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174 1904 (7 July) A postage due cover to Peking local, bearing Coiling Dragon 1/2c brown and opt. ‘Postage Due’ on Coiling Dragon 1c and 2c x 6, all tied by bilingual ‘PEKING’ cds. Fine. Photo HK$ 4,000 - 5,000 175 1891 A stampless Man Chu (民信局) red band Postage Due cover from Shanghai to Singapore, tied by single ring ‘SINGAPORE’ arrival cds, the month and day not clear, hand stamped large ‘T’ Postage Due mark in black triangle, and ‘10’ alongside. An unusual Man Chu cover to overseas. Very fine. photo HK$ 4,000 - 5,000 176 1904 (18 Apr.) A Postage Due cover to Tientsin, bearing overprinted ‘POSTAGE DUE’ on Coiling Dragon 1c, untied, alongside large ‘T’ Postage Due mark in black and bilingual ‘PEKING/18.4.04’ cds, with bilingual ‘TIENTSIN/18.4.04’ arrival cds on reverse, fine. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,200

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177 1897 A small selection of the Dowager small figures 1/2c, 1c x 3, 2c x 6, large figures surcharged 2c x 4 and 10c on 9 cands, all tied by ‘CUSTOMS/HANKOW’ cds. Danny C. Ko collection, 柯治軍 藏品. Good to fine. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,100 178 1897 A small selection of the Dowager small figures 1c, 2c, 4c, 8c and large figures 2c x 2, all tied by ‘KIUKIANG’ Dollar chop. Danny C. Ko collection, 柯治軍 藏品. Photo HK$ 500 - 600

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