HK046-Main catalogue

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211 1890 (15 July) Cover back franked with 1885 Customs Small Dragon perf. 12-1/2, 3 cds. mauve, horizontal strip of 3, cancelled by two strikes of Peking seal cancels in violet, tied by TIENTSIN JUL 15 90 dollar chop in violet, CUSTOMS SHANGHAI cds, and CATESHLA cds, lower part missing and some toning. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 3,000 212 1900’s A small range of CIP Coiling Dragon on covers x 4, mainly to overseas, with nice cancellation, good to fine. Photo HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

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213 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$ 2,500 - 3,000 214 1901 (10 Dec.) A mixed franking cover to Bohemia, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 10c green in pair, tied by bilingual ‘PEKING’ oval cancel, with overprinted ‘Chine’ on French Peace and Commerce 50c alongside, tied by ‘SHANGH-HAI/16.12.01’ Fr. P.O cds. on reverse bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/16.12.01’ transit and ‘PRAHA/5.1.02’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,400 215 1910 A picture postcard to England, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 4c, tied by illegible ‘The First Section’ Train Post Office cds in char. With bilingual ‘TIENTSIN’ in 2 different types plus England arrival cds. Photo HK$ 7,000 - 8,000

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