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295 1904 CIP Coiling Dragon 10c with bilingual overprinted 'POSTAGE DUE', with partially omitted 'POSTAGE' overprint, unused and no gum. Chan D6. Photo HK$ 600 - 800 296 1904 Overprinted ‘POSTAGE DUE’ on CIP Coiling Dragon 5c rose imperforate left margin. Unmounted mint full original gum. Very fresh copy, not listed in Chan catalogue. Chan D5var. Photo HK$ 4,500 - 5,000

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297 1911 Postage Due stamps, second London print, prepared for use, but not issued, 4c brown block of 4 with left sheet margin, each stamp and sheet margin with punch hole, unused. Chan DU2. Photo HK$ 5,000 - 6,000 298 1891 A stampless Man Chu ( 民信局 ) red band Postage Due cover from Shanghai to Singapore, tied by single ring ‘SINGAPORE’ arrival cds, the month and day not clear, hand stamped large ‘T’ Postage Due mark in black triangle, and ‘10’ alongside. An unusual Man Chu cover to overseas. Very fine. photo HK$ 5,000 - 6,000 299 1904 (7 July) A postage due cover to Peking local, bearing Coiling Dragon 1/2c brown and opt. ‘Postage Due’ on Coiling Dragon 1c and 2c x 6, all tied by bilingual ‘PEKING’ cds. Fine. Photo HK$ 6,000 - 7,000

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300 1906 (16 June) An incoming Postage Due cover from France to Yunnan, on reverse, bearing France 5c green, tied by France cds, alongside Imperial 1st London print Postage Due 1/2c, 3 3, tied by char. 'WEST SZECHWAN/CHUNGKING/23.8.06' Lunar cds, and large 'T' Postage Due mark in black. Photo HK$ 8,000 - 9,000

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