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1906 (9 Oct.) A cover to Sweden with CIP 10c green on front, tied by faint and rare PAOTEO the year 1906, 10th month & 9th day Lunar cds. With SHANG-HAI Fr.P.O cds and LIGNE N/PAQ.FR.No.6 French ship chop transits. On back with SHANXI/DAITONG and SHANXI/GUIHUA Lurna transits, bilingual PEKING and SHANGHAI transits, STOCKHOLM 25.1 07 arrival cds. Folded at center. Photo

HK$ 3,000 - 3,500 786

1906 (23 Nov.) Illustrated redband cover to Germany with PROCURE DE LA MISSION CATHOLIQUE CHUNGKING bilingual circular cachet of origin on reverse, franked with 10c Waterlow tied by Chungking double-circle lunar cds with CHUNGKING bisected-circle alongside. SHANGHAI bisected-circle transit bkstp. Photo

HK$ 2,400 - 2,800 787

1906 (19 Dec.) UPU postcard (printed in "Swatow in China"), f.w. on reverse CIP Coiling Dragons2c scarlet, vertical pair, tied by two MENGTEZ 19 DEC 06 bisected bilingual daters, also painted with coloured Chinese picture, on front with same Mengtez cds, and a red "Mengtez No...(?)" postal agency tombstone handstamp alongside, some toning along edges. Photo

HK$ 3,000 - 3,500 788

1906 (23 Dec.) Registered multicolored picture postcard from Shantung Province to Belgium franked with 2c Waterlow pair, 10c single tied by CHENGTOW double-circle lunar postmarks. Peking and Shanghai bisected-circle transits, French SHANG-HAI and French Maritime LIGNE N PAQ FR No. 8 transits, Belgian LA LOUVIERE arrival cds (6 Feb.). Photo

HK$ 4,500 - 5,000 789

HK$ 4,500 - 5,000

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1906 (27 Dec.) Registered multicolored picture postcard from Shantung Province to Belgium franked with 2c Waterlow pair, 10c single tied by CHENGTOW double-circle lunar postmarks. Peking and Shanghai bisected-circle transits, French arrival cds (6 Feb.). Photo

HK$ 4,500 - 5,000 791

1907 Three decorative envelopes, all sent from Catholic Mission, Weihsien to Catholic Mission, Fangtze, Shantung, same correspondence, franked with on front CIP Coiling Dragons, 1/2c, 1c and 2c, tied by Shantung Weihsien "Ding Wei" (1907) year lunar cds's, backstamped Shantung Fangtze "Ding Wei" year arrival lunar cds's, fne. Photo

HK$ 3,000 - 3,500 792

1907 (7 May) picture postcard (depicting "HSIA-NIA-TAN. THEWILDHORSERAPIDUPPERYANGTSE.") sent from Chungking to Newchwang, f.w. CIP Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by Szechwan Chungking "Ding Wei" (1907) year, 3rd month, 25th day double-ring lunar cds, PEKING 19 MAY 07 and NEWCHWANG 21 MAY 07 bisected bilingual daters, fne. Photo

HK$ 800 - 1,000 793

1907 (30 May) Picture postcard to Scotland franked with two 2c Waterlow singles canceled by PEKING bisected-circles, with SHANGHAI bisected-circle and French SHANG-HAI transits. Photo

HK$ 500 - 600 794

1907 (26 June) picture postcard sent fromYungchwan to France, f.w. on front CIP Coiling Dragons 2c x 2, tied by two Szechwan Yungchwan lunar cds's dated "Ding Wei" (1907) year, 5th month, 16th and 17th day, Szechwan Chungking 5 "Ding Wei" year, 5th month, 19th day lunar cds, another CHUNGKING 29 JUN 07 bisected bilingual dater, YONNE 18 8 07 arrival cds, fne. Photo

HK$ 3,500 - 3,800 795

1907 (28 Aug.) Picture postcard to Tientsin franked with 1c Waterlow tied by PEHTAIHO lunar cds. Tientsin bisected-circle alongside with two different Carrier Delivery Chops. Photo

HK$ 400 - 500