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1899 (14 July) coloured picture postcard to Belgium, f.w. HK QV 2c x 2, tied by HONG-KONG A JY 14 99 cds's, Bruxelles 20AOUT 99 arrival cds, backstamped HONG-KONG H JY 21 99 cds, fne; 1900 (14 Dec.) coloured picture postcard to Germany, endorsed "Feldpostkarte" at top, f.w. HK QV 2c x 3, one uncancelled, two tied by two fne strikes of HONG-KONG C DE 14 OO cds's, GREIZ 17.1.01 arrival cds, fne; plus another picture postcard to Scotland, f.w. HK QV 4c, tied by illegible Hong Kong cds, fne. Photo

HK$ 2,500 - 3,000 2720

1899 (13 Nov.) HK QV postal card 1c green (with picture on reverse depicting "CHINATOWN, HONG KONG"), sent to Wuchow, cancelled by SHANGHAI NO 13 99 cds, HONG-KONG F NO 16 99 transit cds, and WUCHOW 19 NOV 99 bisected bilingual dater, with one tear at bottom, damaged at upper left corner, and age toning. Photo

HK$ 600 - 800

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1899 (15 Nov.) Combination picture postcard to Germany franked with China 1/2c Waterlow pair, 1c & 2c singles tied by indistinct PEKING bisected-circle postmarks. SHANGHAI bisected-circle transit, Hong Kong 2c Rose pair tied by partial SHANGHAI postmarks. Forwarded within Germany with Berlin and Hamburg postmarks. Photo

HK $2,000 - 2,200 2722

1899 (21 Dec.) A QV 4c red surch. on 3c brown stationery pc with reply card to Holland, tied by large K.B. cds. Webb type A on both card. Yang P12. Photo

HK$ 400 - 500 2723

1899 (4 May) Combination picture postcard to Germany franked with China 4c Waterlow single tied by CHEFOO bisected-circle, Hong Kong 2c Rose pair tied by Chefoo IPO framed handstamp (Webb Type I) and SHANGHAI postmarks. Chinese PO Shanghai bisected-circle transit, Hong Kong bkstp. Very early usage of the Chefoo bisected-circle postmark. Photo

HK$ 5,000 - 5,500

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1899 (30 June) Combination cover to France franked with 10c Waterlow tied by SWATOW bisected-circle, Hong Kong 10c Violet on Red tied by Swatow IPO framed handstamp (Webb Type I) and HONG KONG cds. Partial French Maritime transit cds and French Retiers arrival bkstp. Some wear but a very scarce IPO combination. Photo

HK$ 5,500 - 6,000 2725

1899 (28 Aug.) ICP Coiling Dragon 1c aniline rose sent from Shanghai to Germany, added with CIP Coiling Dragon 1c & 2c, cancelled & tied by SHANGHAI LOCAL POST I AU 28 99 double-ring cds and Shanghai pakua cancels respectively, additionally added with Hong Kong QV 2c horizontal pair, bearing Shanghai "I.P.O." tieprint, tied by SHANGHAI C AU 28 99 cds's, an encircled "20" chop alongside, REGENSBURG28 hf 2 OCT 99 arrival cds, fne combination tieprint usage. Photo

HK$ 2,500 - 3,000 2726

1900-36 Four covers, all sent to Toishan, franked with HK KGV 4c and 5c, tied by Sheungwan and Western Br. Hong Kong cds's, one with Kwangtung Towshan & Kwongmui transit cds's, one with some wormholes, others fne; 1908 (24 Nov.) coloured picture postcard sent to Singapore, f.w. HK KEVII 5c, tied by Singapore NO 24 1908 cds, fne; 1900 Hong Kong Registered Letter envelope QV 10c (size G, Insurance Fee 25c-$1.20), unused, light age toning. Photo

HK 1,200 - 1,400 2727

1901 (3 May) picture postcard sent from Peking to Germany, f.w. CIP Coiling Dragon 4c, tied by PEKING MAY 3 1901 double-frame oval datestamp, added with HK QV 2c horizontal pair, cancelled by SHANGHAI C MY 10 01 cds, SHANGHAI 10 MAY 01 bisected bilingual dater and Germany arrival datestamp, fne. Photo

HK$ 1,600 - 2,000