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586 1909 A picture postcard from Honan to Congo, Africa, via Capetown, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 2c green in pair, tied by faint Lunar cds, with ‘HONAN/ZHUMADIAN’ ( 駐馬店 ) Lunar cds, with a lot of transits, including bilingual ‘PEKING/9.6.00’, ‘SHANGHAI/14.6.09’, ‘SHANG-HAI/17.7.09’ Fr.P.O transit, and a few African cancellations, including: ‘COLOMBO/?.7.09’, ‘NAAUWPOORT/5.8.09’, ‘RHODESIA/15.8.09’, ‘N.W.RHODESIA/20.8.09’ arrival cds. A very nice item from Imperial China to South Africa. Photo HK$ 5,000 - 6,000 587 1909 A red band cover from Changi to Peking, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 3c blue green, tied by bilingual ‘CHANGI’ cds, with char. index ‘First Year’ (1909 Hsuan Tung First Year) the stamp itself with red mark on it because of the penetration from the red band. bilingual ‘PEKING’ and ‘TSINAM’ postmarks on reverse. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

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588 1910 (10 Sept.) An incoming picture postcard from USA to Foochow, bearing USAWashington 1c green in pair, tied by USA cds, bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/7.10’ transit and bilingual ‘FOOCHOW/15.10.10’ arrival cds. Fine. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000 589 1911 (19 May) A cover from Peking to Scotland, via Siberia, bearing CIP Coiling a Dragon 10c ultramarine, with retouched ‘One’ and ornament ( 壬字頭 ’ 壹 ’) variety (Chan 134g) tied by bilingual ‘PEKING’ on reverse with ‘EDINBURGH/2.6.11’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 3,500 - 4,000 100