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1900 (4 Aug.) UPU picture postcard sent to Belgium, f.w. CIP Coiling Dragons 2c x 2, tied by HANKOW 4 AUG 0 bisected bilingual dater, SHANG-HAI 8 AOUT 00 cds's, and GULLEGHEM 14 SEPT 1900 arrival cds, fne. Photo

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500 726

1900 (29 Oct.) A pc to Germany, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1/2c, 1c and 2c x 2 tied by bilingual SHANGHAI cds. Alongside with prviate '8' Tomb chop in red. And it is overlapped by an overprint 'Chine' on French 10c stamp, tied by SHANG-HAI 31 OCT 00 French P.O cds and YOKOHAMA A MARSELLES French ship cancellation. Germany 5.12.00 arrival cds. Photo

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000 727

1900 (19 Nov.) Locally-used picture postcard franked with 1/2c Waterlow pair tied by Shanghai pa-kua with SHANGHAI LOCAL POST cds alongside. Circular ‘4’ postman’s chop. Photo

HK$ 1,200 - 1,400 728

1900 (24 Dec.) ABoxer period stampless pc from Peking to Germany, on back tied by a red diamond shape private chop in Chinese character. Very interesting item. Photo

HK$ 800 - 1,000 729

1901-09 Selection of 4 postcards, 1 postal envelope (5c) & 1 cover, 3 items franked with French P.O. stamps, tied by PEKIN or TIEN-TSIN cds's, 1 item with combination franking of China & 5 other foreign P.O. stamps, tied by relevant Tientsin cds, etc, interesting group. Photo

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 730

1901 (3 Feb.) A red band cover to Tsingtao, baring CIP 4c brown tied by FOOCHOW oval chop in violet. Photo

HK$ 800 - 1,000 731

1901 (8 Feb.) red band cover from Kiaochow to Tsingtau, f.w. on front CIP Coiling 5c, tied by KIAOCHOW FEB. 8 1901 oval datestamp in violet, some stains at lower left. Photo

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

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1901 (26 Feb) Small cover to Germany, franked on front with French P.O. overprint “CHINE” on 5c yellow green x 2 & 10c black on lilac, French Peace & Commerce type, tied by PEKIN CHINE cds dated 26 FEVR 01, backstamped DIJON COTE-D’OR cds dated 12 AVR 01 & HAGEN arrival cds dated 13.4.01, light toning. Photo

HK$ 1,400 - 1,800 733

1901 (18 Mar.) coloured picture postcard (depicting "Mandarin auf der Strasse", sent from Paoting to Germany, f.w. on front CIP Coiling Dragon 1/2c, 2c x 2, tied by PAOTING 81 MAR 01 (error "81" for "18") dollar chop, fne. Photo

HK$ 1,400 - 1,600 734

1902 (1 May) An incoming cover from Consulat General de France dans la Puissance du Canada to Shanghai, without any franking on front, tied by MONTREAL/ CANADA cds. On back with SAN FRANCISCO/MAY 5 1902 transit and US postage due 1c x 5 and 2c x 2, one stamp peered off, tied by single ring SHANGHAI/JUN 1 US post offce arrival cds, some postage due stamps are defective. Photo

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

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1901 (28 May) picture postcard (depicting "Shanghai" buildings) sent from Peking to Paris, f.w. on front CIP Coiling Dragon 2c scarlet, tied by PEKING MAY 28 1901 oval double-frame datestamp, fne. Photo

HK$ 700 - 800 736

1901 (June) Combination picture postcard to Italy franked with two China 1c Waterlows and 2c single tied by HANKOW bisected-circles. Chinese SHANGHAI bisected-circle transit and French offces in China 5c Sage tied by SHANG-HAI cds. Trieste arrival cds. Minor corner creases far from stamps and markings. Photo

HK$ 2,000 - 2,200