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395 1840’s-50’s A stampless half-cut cover to Anping locally, tied by the rare 38.64mm double ring ‘BRITISH CONSULATE/ ANPING’ in red brown, center image-Lion and Unicorn’ is similar to ‘Hong Kong Royal Arms’, Webb type 4. This type of cancel is not referenced in Webb, with some toned spots on both sides. Photo HK$ 4,000 - 5,000 396 1880 A large official envelop date the 6th Year of Guangxu (光緒六年) sent to Tientsin with red seal chop x 3 on both sides, plus hand writing in black char. (馬上飛遞) damaged in bottom right and creased. Photo HK$ 2,600 - 3,200 397 1889 (5 Mar.) A red band cover to Peking, on front bearing Small Dragon 3 cands mauve, tied by ‘TIENTSIN’ seal chop in black, on reverse with ‘CUSTOMS/TIENTSIN/5.3.89’ matching the front seal chop. Photo HK$ 10,000 -12,000 398 1890 (20 Apr.) A mixed franking cover to Germany, on front bearing Small Dragon 1 cand (faded) tied by ‘TIENTSIN’ seal chop in black, alongside with Reichpost 5pf green, tied by ‘SHANGHAI’ Gr.P.O cds,. On reverse with ‘CUSTOMS/ TIENTSIN/20.4.90’ cds, matching the front seal chop, and ‘CUSTOMS/SHANGHAI/28.4.90’ transit. rare. Photo HK$ 10,000 - 12,000

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