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477 1898 (17 Sept.) On Her Majesty’s Service embossed cover to Shanghai, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 2c scarlet in pair, tied by ‘SHANGHAI’ Pakua cancel, with ‘CHINKIANG/17.9.98’ transit, on reverse with ‘SHANGHAI/LOCAL POST/18.9.98’ arrival cds, fine. Photo HK$ 1,600 - 2,000 478 1898 (11 Nov.) A Japanese 3 sen green stationery card used in China from Canton to Sydney. Bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 4c chestnut, tied by ‘CANTON’ Dollar chop, with HK QV 2c carmine x 2, tied by ‘HONG KONG/20.11.98’ cds and crossed by blue crayon, alongside an extra Japanese Koban 5 rim x 2, one stamp tied by ‘SYDNEY/16.12.98’ arrival cds. The Japanese stamps may have been originally franked in the China Post Office, but their use was not permitted hence these stamps were untied in China. An interesting item. Photo HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

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479 1898 (2? Nov.) A postcard from Shanghai to Triest, Austria, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1/2c in pair, 1c & 2c, tied by ‘SHANGHAI’ Dollar chop, and one of the 1/2c tied by ‘SHANGHAI’ Pakua cancel, alongside with overprinted ‘Chine’ on French Peace and Commerce 20c, tied by ‘SHANG-HAI/29.11.98’ Fr.P.O cds, ‘TRIEST/30.12.98’, fine. Photo HK$ 1,600 - 2,000 480 1899 (20 May) A Chefoo Local Post 1c red stationery card to London, England, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 4c tied by bilingual ‘CHEFOO’ cds, with HK QV 2c carmine in pair, top stamp damaged, tied by small single ring ‘SHANGHAI/24.5.99’ Br.P.O cds and overstruck ‘I.P.O’ frame chop in black, on reverse with bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/24.5.99’ transit and England 3.7.99 arrival cds, toned. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 1,800

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