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1278 1927 (26 Sept.) A cover from Tientsin registered to Roma, Italy, bearing the Italian 1927 issue Victor Emmanuel III 60c brown orange x 4, tied by faint cancellation, with ‘R/Tientsin/377’ reg. Label alongside, on reverse with ‘ROMA/11.10.27’ arrival cds. Most of the foreign post offices were closed in 1922, very late usage. Some toning. Photo HK$ 1,600 - 2,000 1279

1921 (2 Mar.) A cover to France, bearing overprinted ‘China’ on Japanese Tazawa 1/2s x 2, 1 1/2s x 2, 2c and 4s, tied by Japanese I.J.P.O cds, ‘YOKOHAMA/29.3.21’ transit, France arrival cds. Photo HK$ 700 - 800 1280 1894 (20 June) cover sent from Tientsin to USA, f.w. on front Japanese stamp 5s blue, tied by TIENTSIN I.J.P.O. MEIJI 27 20 VI 1894 cds, on reverse with YOKOHAMA JAPAN MEIJI 27 8 VII 1894 transit cds, and SAN FRANCISCO PAID ALL JUL 09 1894 arrival cds, light age toning. Photo HK$ 2,500 - 3,000 1281 1901 (13 Jan.) A red band cover from Peking to Japan, bearing the overprinted ‘China’ on Japanese Chrysanthemum 2s yellow green, defects at top left, tied by ‘PEKING/I.J.P.O’ cds in blue. A tear at right. Photo HK$ 500 - 700 1282 1901 (Jan.) A 1 sen grey Chrysanthemum statinery card to Frankfurt, bearing overpinted ‘China’ on 1 sen and 5 sen Chrysanthemum, tied by ‘TIENTSIN/ I.J.P.O’ Japan P.O cds, with ‘FRANKFURT/15.2.01’ arrival cds, fine. Photo HK$ 700 - 800 1283 1900 (27 Jan.) A cover from Shanghai to Germany, bearing overprinted ‘KITAI’ on Russian Arm type 10k, tied by ‘SHANGHAI’ Russian P.O cds, on reverse with ‘HONG KONG/1.2.00’ transit and ‘WIEN/4.3.00’ arrival cds, fine. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,600

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