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Imperial China Postal Stationery

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422 1898 (8 Sept.) A mixed franking on ICP 1st issue 1c red stationery card to Germany, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by ‘SHANGHAI’ Dollar chop with date index the month ‘SEP’ ‘S’ inverted variety, and ICP Coiling Dragon 4c, CIP Coiling Dragon 1/2c, 2c x 2, each tied by very neat ‘CHINKIANG’ Pakua cancel, plus HK QV 2c carmine in pair, tied by ‘SHANGHAI/8.9.98’ Br.P.O cds, a few dirt marks. Photo HK$ 9,000 - 10,000 423 1899 (8 Mar.) An ICP 1st issue 1c red stationery card to Belgium, bearing Dowager small figures 4c on 4 cands, tied by ‘TIENTSIN’ Pakua cancel in blue green, alongside ‘TIENTSIN/8.3.99’ and ‘SHANGHAI/14.3.99’ Dollar chop transit, plus QV 2c carmine in pair, tied by small ring ‘SHANGHAI/5.3.99’ Br. P.O cds, ‘LIGNE N/PAG.FR.No.8’ French ship cancel, and ‘CHARLEROI/21.4.99’ arrival cds. fine. Photo HK$ 11,000 - 12,000

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424 1900 (10 Sept.) A mixed franking on ICP 1c red stationery card from Shanghai to Germany, bearing Shanghai Local Post, Arms Coat 1/2c, tied by ‘SHANG-HAI/10.9.00’ cds, plus CIP Coiling Dragon 1/2c strip of 4, 1c x 2, tied by ‘SHANGHAI/LOCAL POST/10.9.00’cds, and overprinted ‘Chine’on Peace and Commerce 10c, tied by ‘SHANG-HAI’Fr.P.O cds, with ‘CELLE/24.10.00’ arrival cds, extremely rare tri-franking card. Photo HK$ 100,000 - 120,000

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