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896 1912 (22 Mar.) A local cover to Nanking, bearing ‘Republic of China, Provisional Neutrality’ overprint Coiling Dragon 3c blue green vertical strip of 5 with gutter left sheet margin (Chan 145) tied by bilingual ‘NANKING CITY’ cds, with the same cds on reverse, folded at left, rare cover. Photo HK$ 30,000 - 35,000 897 1912 A large fragment, bearing mixed franking Coiling Dragon 5c violet and overprinted “ROC’ on Coiling Dragon 1c ochre vertical strip of 5 including retouched char. ‘One’ variety (Chan 153b) and broken top of ‘One’ (Chan 153c) tied by char. ‘HOINAN’ cds, with char. index ‘First Year’ ‘ 元年 ’, (1912), very rare combined use of these varieties. Photo HK$ 10,000 - 12,000 898 No lot

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899 1914 (13 Apr.) A local cover sent to Kansu, on reverse bearing Peking 1st print Junk 3c blue green, tied by char. ‘KANSU’ cds with char. index ( 三年 ) ‘ROC Third Year’, with char. ‘KANSU/TAICHOW’ cds, with the same char. ‘Third Year’ index. Photo HK$ 700 - 800 900 1914 (30 Aug.) An early ROC post office registration receipt, tied by char. ‘SHANTUNG/SHUIKUOTOW’ ( 水溝頭 ) and ‘R’ in large black, fine. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000

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