HK036 - Main catalogue

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541 1911 (11 June) A picture postcard from Peking to Germany, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 4c red, tied by bilingual ‘PEKING’ cds, with ‘PEKIN’ Fr. P.O transit, ‘F31’ and ‘B325’ black cachet, ‘BREBA/27.7.11’Arrival cds. Photo HK$ 400 - 500 542 1911 (12 Mar.) a picture postcard from Peking to Romania, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 2c green x 2, the left stamp with broken plate at the lower right ornament variety, tied by bilingual ‘PEKING’ cds and ‘TAGOVISTE’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 1,700 - 2,000

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543 1911 (25 May) A postage due postcard from Hankow to France, on front bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1c in pair, tied by bilingual ‘HANKOW’ cds, on reverse with bilingual ‘SHANGHAI /29.5.11’ and ‘SHANG-HAI/30.5.11’ transit, with French Postage Due 10c, tied by ‘TOURS/INDRE ET LOIRE/6.7.11’ arrival cds, hand stamped large ‘T’ postage due mark in black. Photo Note: The figure ‘4’in bilingual ‘HANKOW’cds was an additional date and month instead of year and the purpose of such numerals has yet to be ascertained. The ‘Bisected Circular Bilingual Daters’ by Stephen. P.S. Yen mentions this type cancellation. HK$ 3,500 - 4,000

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544 1911 (22 Dec.) A cover from Peking to Scotland, via Siberia, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 5c mauve in pair, tied by bilingual ‘PEKING’ cds, on reverse with bilingual ‘MOUKDEN/24.12.11’ transit and ‘EDINBURGH/8.1.12’ arrival cds, fine. Photo HK$ 500 - 600 545 1911 (27 June) A cover from Peking to Scotland, via Siberia, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 10c ultramarine, tied by bilingual ‘PEKING’ cds, on reverse with ‘PEKIN/27.6.11’ Fr. P.O transit and ‘EDINBURGH/15.7.11’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 700 - 800

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