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523 1908 (3 Apr.) A cover from Shanghai to France, via Siberia. Bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 10c green, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, on reverse with ‘VENDEE/24.4.08’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 524 1909 (27 Sept.) A postcard from Lunchow to Belgium, on front bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1c, each tied by very fine strike of the bilingual ‘LUNCHOW’ cds, on reverse with the same cancel, ‘LANG-SON/TONKIN/29.9.09’ transit, ‘HOY (NORD)/2.11.09’ arrival cds, fine. Photo HK$ 1,600 - 2,000

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525 1909 (31 May) A red band cover from Urga to Peking, on front with bilingual ‘URGA’ cds, on reverse bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 2c green, tied by bilingual ‘URGA’ cds with char. index ‘ 元年 ’ ‘The year of 1909’ and faint bilingual ‘PEKING’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 3,000 - 4,000 526 1908 (Dec.) A Postage Due postcard from Peking to France, on front bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 2c red in pair, tied by bilingual ‘PEKING’ cds. On reverse with bilingual ‘TONKU’, ‘SHANGHAI’ and ‘SHANG-HAI’ Fr. P.O transit. The French Postage Due stamp 10c overlapping the ‘TONKU’ transit, and tied by France 20.1.09 arrival cds, handstamp ‘T’ in triangle postage mark in black alongside. Fine. Photo HK$ 1,600 - 2,000

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