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467 1884 A large size stampless official cover from French Concession sent locally, with hand written red char. ‘Smuggling Weapons’ ( 私運軍火 ) folded at top and bottom. Photo HK$ 1,800 - 2,000 468 1887 (5 Sept.) An opened incoming Postage Due cover from USA to Peking, via Russia, on front bearing USA President 5c brown, tied by ‘NEW YORK’ cds, with a lot of postmarks, hand stamped ‘T’ and ‘CENTEMS/25’ black circle postage die marks, double ring ‘GALAI/30.9.87’ French ship cancel. On reverse also with a lot of cancellations, including ‘SAN FRANCISCO’ transit x 2, ‘PARIS/1.10.97’ transit in red, a few Russian transit. Some soiling and a few tears at the edges. Photo HK$ 11,000 - 12,000

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469 1892 (5 July) An incoming Belgium 10c red stationery card to Canton, China, tie by ‘BRUXELLES’ cds, alongside ‘CUSTOMS/ CANTON/11.8.92’ arrival cds, on reverse with ‘HONG.KONG/9.8.92’ transit and ‘CANTON/10.8.92’ ‘star’ index Br. P.O cds, Webb type C. Photo HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

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470 1894 (21 Feb.) An mail matter cover from Peking to France, on front tied by ‘I.G. MAIL MATTER’ in blue oval cancel, overlapped by the French Navigation and Commerce 25c, tied by ‘SHANG-HAI/12.3.94’ Fr. B. O cds, with the same clear cancel alongside, on reverse matching the ‘I.G. OF CUSTOMS/PEKING/21.2.94’ type I cancel in blue, and ‘CUSTOMS/SHANGHAI/10.3.94’ transit and ‘VOSGES/20.4.94’ arrival cds, fine. Photo HK$ 7,000 - 8,000

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