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1903 (24 Oct.) A reb band cover from Foochow to
Swatow bearing bisected Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by
'Postage/1 Cent/Paid' frame chop , alongside bilingual
'FOOCHOW/24OCT03' cds and bilingual 'SWATOW/27
OCT 03' arrival cds. Unusual at such commercial usage
cover at the Coiling Dragon bisected stamp. with Pascal
Scheller 2008 cert. Photo
HK$ 8,000 - 10,000
689
1904 Shanghai picture postcard from Shanghai to
Denmark. Franked with CIP 4c, cancelled Shanghai
Lunar cds, unclear, French post office 1904 Oct.3 transit
cds. KJOBENHAUN arr. cds. Photo.
HK$ 700 - 800
690
692
1901 (9 Aug.) A retour cover form France to Shanghai
re-addressed toAustralia. On front with French 25c blue,
tied by 'PARIS' cds, alongside 'RETOUR' frame chop
in black. On back with 'HONG KONG/SP 29 01' back
stamp, 'MELBOURNE/17 10 01' arrived cds, returned
to sender, adjacent 'Dead Letter Office/Brisbane/22 AP
02' violet chop, plus 'Non Reclame/Unclaimed' black
frame chop, matching 'Unclaimed/Brisbane/AP 21 02'
oval chop on front, an interesting retour cover took
more than 9 months returned to the sender. Photo
HK$ 2,200 - 2,400
693
1903-20 3 Missionary mail through US post Shanghai
to USA, one cover with 'SHANGHAI/LOCAL POST/
APR 8 20' transit, another 2 covers with intact content
and real photos. Photo
HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
690
1904 (11 Mar.) A red cover to Tientsin, bearing Coiling
Dragon 1c in pair, tied by bilingual 'SHANGHAI' cds, on
reverse with bilingual 'TIENTSIN/15 MAR 04' alongside
with 'Shanghai' letter box deep red chop, unusual. Fine.
Photo
HK$ 5,000 - 6,000
691
1904-10 Coiling Dragon on postcard x 3, all sent to
overseas, including Yunnan Lunar cds, bilingual Ichang
cds. Photo
HK$ 1,200 - 1,500