75
        
        
          491C
        
        
          491C
        
        
          1900 (9 May) A mixed franking on ICP 1st issue stationery card to USA, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1c & 2c, both tied by
        
        
          bilingual 'NANKING' cds, alongside opt. 'Chine' on French Peace and Commence 10c, tied by 'SHANG-HAI/12.3.00' Fr. P.O cds,
        
        
          with 'JAPAN' transit, 'VANCOUVER/3.6.00' transit and 'LEAMANPLACE/11.6.00' arrival cds. a tear at left side. Photo
        
        
          HK$ 5,000 - 6,000
        
        
          491D
        
        
          1901 (16 Apr.) A postage due postcard from Tangshan to Germany, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1/2c & 1c, tied by bilingual
        
        
          ‘TANGSHAN’ cds, with Germany 5f green alongside, tied by ‘FMDEN/11/10.02’ cds, this stamp is used as postage due, and
        
        
          ‘LEER/11.10.02’ arrival cds, this card took almost 10 months to reach its destination, a few dirt marks. Photo
        
        
          HK$ 4,000 - 5,000
        
        
          491D
        
        
          491E
        
        
          491E
        
        
          1904 (22 Feb.) A CIP 2nd issue stationery card with hand painting on front, to France, bearing French P.O stamps 5c green in
        
        
          pair, tied by 'SHANG-HAI' Fr.P.O cds, with 'PIERRE BENITE/26/3.04' arrival cds, center folded. Photo
        
        
          HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
        
        
          491F
        
        
          1913 (7 Feb.) A ROC Flag design 1c green stationery card to Germany, bearing opt. ‘ROC’ on Coiling Dragon 1c and Republic
        
        
          2c, both tied by char. Bisected ‘CHEKIANG’ cds, with bilingual ‘WENCHOW/7.2.13 and ‘ CHUCHOW’ transit. Photo
        
        
          HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
        
        
          491F
        
        
          491G
        
        
          1904 (7 Apr.) A cover from Tientsin to Sweden, via Siberia, on front bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 10c green, tied by '
        
        
          潼
        
        
          ?'
        
        
          Tombstone cancel in black, with char. Index '
        
        
          甲辰年'
        
        
          , (The year of 1904), 'SHANG-HAI/7.4./04' Fr. P.O transit, on reverse with
        
        
          bilingual 'KAIFENG/25.3.04', 'HANKOW/3.4.04' and 'SHANGHAI/7.4.04' bilingual transits, faint char. oval transit, and faint
        
        
          'SHENCHOW' '
        
        
          陝州
        
        
          ' Tombstone cancel in black, very nice cover with multiple rare cancellations. Photo
        
        
          HK$ 20,000 - 30,000
        
        
          491G