Imperial China Postal Stationery
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1897 An ICP 1c carmine, 1st issue stationery card, unused and a dirt spot on top, unused. Photo
HK$ 400 - 500
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1890 (22 Sept.) ACIP 2nd issue 1c red stationery card with reply card, sent from Shanghai to England, one side bearing CIP Coiling
Dragon 4c chestnut, tied by bilingual ‘WEIHAIWEI’ cds, alongside with overprinted ‘Chine’ on French Peace and Commerce 5c
green in pair, tied by ‘SHANG-HAI/28.9.90’ Fr.P.O cds, at the reply card, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1c and 2c carmine, both tied
by the bilingual ‘WEIHAIWEI’ cds, with the same overprinted ‘Chine’ on French 5c in pair, but untied, ‘LIVERPOOL/3.11.90’
arrival cds. a few toned spots, but a rare item with reply card attached. fine. Photo
HK$ 15,000 - 18,000
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1901 (25 May) A 2nd issue CIP stationery 1c reply card, tied by ‘PAOTING’ grey black Dollar chop, sent to Germany, with a single
ring Germany military chop in red., fine. Photo
HK$ 1,000 - 1,400
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1901 (15 Aug) A CIP 2nd issue 1c red stationery reply card sent to Italy, tied by bilingual ‘PEKING’ oval cancel. Alongside Italy
Coat of Arms 2c orange brown, tied by Italian arrival cds. Photo
HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
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1901 A German 2f ultramarine stationery card, with mixed franking addressed to James Maus, bearing Small Dragon 1 cand
perf. 11 1/2, tied by char. ‘KIAUCHOW’ Lunar cds, with Kiautschou 3p tied by ‘KIAUTSCHOU’ German Post Office cds. And
‘LICHTENTHAL/4.8.01’ arrival cds. Very fine. Photo
HK$ 7,000 - 8,000
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1905 (8 Apr.) A CIP 1c red stationery reply card to Belgium, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1c and 2c, both tied by bistected
‘CHILI/PEKING’ cds, ‘CHILI/TONKU’ Lunar cds, bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/12.4.15’, ‘SHANG-HAI/13.4.05’ Fr.P.O transit,
‘VERVIERS/16.5.05’ arrvial cds, date figures ‘16’ inverted variety. dull corner. Photo
HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
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