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192 1902 (Aug.) A picture Postcard to Germany, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1/2c and 5 different foreign post office stamps. Each tied by its own Post Office cancellation, a few toned. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,300 193 1903 ( 9 June) Amixed franking cover fromKiaochow registered to Baden, addressed to James Maus., bearing Dowager large figures surcharged 2.50mm on 2nd printing, 30c on 24c, tied by the rare ‘LINGSHANWEI’ (靈山衛) tombstone cancel in black, alongside Kiautschou Yacht type, 3p in single and block of4, 35p, each tied by ‘KIAUTSCHOU’ Gr. P.O cds. on reverse with ‘LICHTENTHAL/20.7.03’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 15,000 - 18,000 194 1903 (3 June) A mixed franking cover registered to Germany, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 10c x 2, each tied by bilingual ‘KINUGCHOW’ cds, hand stamped ‘R/KIUNCHOW/ No.1420’ registered frame chop in black, alongside HK QV 10c blue in pair, tied by ‘I.P.O’ black frame chop, on reverse with ‘HONG KONG/5.6.03’ transit and ‘LIPXIG/6.7.03’ arrival cds. With Peter Holcombe cert.1987. Photo HK$ 7,000 - 8,000 195

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1904 (10 Mar.) A red band cover from Shantung Railway Bureau to Tsingtau, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 4c, 10c green in pair, both tied by very clear bilingual ‘CHINAN’ cds, hand stamped ‘R/From Chinan registered’ frame chop in black char. With bilingual ‘KIAOCHOW/14.3.04’ and ‘TSINGTAU/14.3.04’ Gr. P.O cds. Photo HK$ 5,000 - 6,000 196 1904 (21 July) An incoming Postage Due picture postcard from Japan to Shanghai, bearing Chrysanthemum 2s yellow green, tied by ‘YOKOHAMA/JAPAN’ cds, with ‘SHANGHAI/I.J.P.O/28.7.04’ arrival cds in violet and ‘CTMS/T’ Postage Due mark in violet. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000

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