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1902 (1 May) picture postcard (Chefoo - Chinese Junks) sent from Chefoo to Shanghai, f.w. CIP Coiling Dragon 4c, tied by CHEFOO 1 MAY 02 bisected bilingual dater & SHANGHAI LOCAL POST B MY 4 double-ring cds, light age toning; 1905 (24 Jan.) picture postcard (Rue du marche a Mongtze) sent to France, f.w. CIP Coiling Dragons 1/2c x 2, 1c & 2c, tied by Yunnan Hokow "Yi Si" (1905) year, 12th month, 30th day lunar cds's, stained affecting the name of the addressee; 1917 (16 May) picture postcard (Canton) sent to Paris, f.w. 1st Peking Junks 1c & 3c, tied by two CANTON 16 MAY 17 bisected bilingual daters and BUREAUAMBULANT No.1 PEKING-MOUKDEN 24 MAY 17 train post offce cds alongside, with paper remnant at lower left, otherwise fne. Photo

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

750

1902 (11 June) red band cover sent from Soochow to Kiaochow, franked on reverse with CIP Coiling Dragon 2c scarlet, tied by SOOCHOW 11 JUN 02 dollar dater in blue, SHANGHAI 13 JUN 02 bisected bilingual dater in black, on front with same Soochow dollar dater in blue, and an unframed “T” postage due handstamp in blue, very light age toning, scarce late usage of Soochow dollar chops with postage due handstamp. Photo

HK$ 20,000 - 22,000

751

1902 (29 June) A red band cover to Peking, on back with CIP Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by bilingual NANKING cds, bilingual SHANGHAI transit. A very clear Peking Tomb chop and overlapped a unclear oval chop in black. Photo

HK$ 4,500 - 5,000 752

1902 (8 July) An unaddressed pc with CIP Coiling Dragon 1/2c, 1c tied by bilingual PEKING oval cds, plus CHINA overprint on Germany 3pf, French 5c, Japanese 1sen and 5sen, each stamps tied by its own PEKING foreign post offce cds. Photo

HK$ 800 - 1,000 753

1902 (15 Aug.) coloured picture postcard (depicting Japanese Girls "prepariing for dinner"), sent from Shanghai sto France, endorsed "Per Str. 'Bayern'", f.w. on front CIPCoiling Dragon 1c x 4, tied by SHANGHAI 15 AUG 02 bisected bilingual daters, SHANG-HAI 15 AOUT 2 cds, ALBI 20-9 02 arrival cds, fne. Photo

HK$ 600 - 700 754

1902 (29 Aug.) Registered cover from Peking to Shanghai with red PEKING 1 tombstone in red on reverse with Large R registration handstamp alongside, franked with China 1c, 5c Waterlows individually tied by PEKING bilingual oval with additional strike on front and boxed registration handstamp alongside. Photo

HK$11,000 - 12,000 755

1903 (12 Jan.) Incoming coloured picture postcard from Belgium to Paotingsu, f.w. on front German stamp 10Pf., tied by German 12 1 03 cds, SUEZ 20.1.03 cds, SINGAPORE-TO-HONG-KONG B FE 8 03 cds, PEKING FEB 12 1903 oval datestamp, PAOTING 24 FEB 3 arrival dollar chop. Postcard returned to Belgium, franked with CIP Coiling Dragons 2c scarlet x 2, tied by two fne strikes of "Chengtingfu Post Offce" tombstone handstamp, SHANGHAI 19 MAR 03 bisected bilingual dater, SHANG-HAI 19 MARS 03 cds, BRUXELLES21 AVRIL 03 arrival cds, light age toning, scarce. Photo

HK$ 2,500 - 2,800