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Imperial China Postage Due Stamps & Postal History

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285 1911 Second London print, Postage Due, Prepared for use, but not issued, 4c brown mint full original gum never hinged and very fresh. Chan DU2. Photo HK$ 10,000 - 12,000 286

288 1911 Second London print, Postage Due, Prepared for use, but not issued, 5c brown with top sheet margin, with ‘Livingstone’ pencil signature on the back side, mint full original gum never hinged and very fresh. Chan DU3. Photo HK$ 5,000 - 6,000 287 A small selection of the Postage Due issues, including the 1st issue short set, missing 2c, and 1909 Hsuan Tung complete mint set. Photo HK$ 400 - 500 288 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$ 3,200 - 4,000 289 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$ 2,800 - 3,200

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