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216 1898 A red band cover to Peking, on front bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by unclear ‘SHANGHAI’ Dollarchop cds, on reverse with ‘PEKING’ Dollar chop arrival and hand stamped ‘Postage Paid/don’t Demand. A few dirt marks. Photo HK$ 3,000 - 4,000 217 1898 (24 Mar.) A picture postcard to Peking, on front bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1c, 2c, 4c, 5c and 10c, tied by ‘PEKING’ dollarchop cds, plus ‘PEKING’ customs removed type cancel in red, rare. Photo HK$ 7,000 - 8,000

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218 1904 A Postage Due cover to Peking, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1/2c and 1c, tied by ‘TIENTSIN’ Lunar char. cds. Hand stamped large ‘T’ Postage Due mark in black. And it was overlapped by overprinted ‘POSTAGE DUE’ on Coiling Dragon 2c, 5c, and 10c, tied by bilingual ‘PEKING’ oval cancel in violet, plus unclear arrival cds on reverse. Photo HK$ 15,000 - 18,000

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