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1903 (Nov.) Acover from Chengsintien registered to Lau Kung
Tau, via Chefoo, on front bearing Coiling Dragon 1c orange
x 5, tied by 'CHENGSINTIEN/POST OFFICE' Tombstone
cancel in black, Adjacent char. 'R/CHENGSINTIEN' reg.
frame chop in black, on reverse with Coiling Dragon 1/2c
chocolate x 12, tied by the same Tombstone cancel, with
bilingual 'CHEFOO/8.11.03' transit, fine. Photo
HK$ 11,000 - 15,000
553
1904 A picture postcard to France, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 2c scarlet in pair, tiied by faint Lunar cds, with bilingual
'SHANGHAI/2.7.04' and 'SHANG-HAI' Fr.P.O transit, and 'SARTHE/15.8.04' arrival cds. Fine. Photo
HK$ 400 - 500
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1904 An uprated red band cover from Tientsin to Peking, on reverse bearing CIP Coiling 2c green
strip of 3, tied by faint bilingual 'TIENTSIN CITY' bisected Lunar cds, and faint 'PEKING' cds
struck on stamps also. Very fine. Photo
HK$ 800 - 1,000
555
1904 (2 Apr.) A picture pc sent to Germany, bearing Coiling Dragon 4c chestnut, tied by bilingual
'TIENTSIN' cds, with bilingual 'SHANGHAI/6.4.04', 'SHANG-HAI/7.4.04' Fr.P.O transit and
Germany arrival cds. Fine. Photo
HK$ 400 - 500
556
1904 (31 Oct.) A pc from Peking to Italy, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon
2c scarlet in pair, tied by bilingual 'PEKING' cds, with bilingual
'SHANGHAI/6.11.04' and 'SHANG-HAI' Fr.P.O cds. Photo
HK$ 400 - 500
557
1905 A cover to Shanghai local, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by
‘KIANGSU/SHANGHAI’ Lunar cds, fine. Photo
HK$ 500 - 600
558
1905 (24 Aug.) A postcard from Foochow to Kyoto, Japan. Bearing
Coiling Dragon 1/2c and 1c, tied by bilingual ‘FOOCHOW’ cds,
‘FOOCHOW/I.J.P.O’ transit, and Japan arrival cds in violet. Photo
HK$ 800 - 1,000
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