(p.1-231) HK034-Main

444

445

444 1906 (22 Mar.) An incoming postcard from Nederlandcsh-Indie to Shanghai, bearing 2 1/2c green and 5c vermilion, tied by ‘SOERABAIA’ (a port city on the Indonesian island of Java) alongside ‘HONG KONG/3.4.05’ transit, ‘Hong Kong/D.L.O’ frame chop in black, ‘?/Unclaimed’ frame chop in black’, ‘SHANGHAI/7.4.06’ Br.P.O cds, Webb type K. Rare destination. Photo  HK$ 2,500 - 3,000 445 1906 (18 May) A cover from Tientsin to Italy, on reverse bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1c in pair and block of 6, and 2c scarlet single, both tied by bilingual ‘TIENTSIN’, bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/22.5.06’ transit, and ‘VENEZIA’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000

447

446

446 1906 (20 Oct.) A cover from Chinkiang to Germany, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 10c green, tied by bilingual ‘CHINKIANG’ cds, ‘SHANGHAI/29.10.06’ Br.P.O transit, on reverse with bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ transit and ‘STUTTGART/30.11.06’ arrival cds, fine. Photo HK$ 700 - 800 447 1906 (25 Mar.) A postcard to Kiel, Germany, bearing the Germany Reich Deutsches 5pf green, tied by Germany cancel, alongside, re- franked Imperial China Coiling Dragon 1 cand golden yellow, tied by the bisected ‘Imperial Post/No.2’ ‘ 道至清/大清郵政/信二車 ’ Train postmark, a nice philatelic item, fine. Photo HK$ 1,600 - 2,000 448 1907 (Feb.) A picture postcard from Shanghai reg. to Germany, bearing various foreign post office stamps, with ‘R/Shanghai (Deutsche Post)/No. 959’ Germany post office reg. label, fine. Photo HK$ 1,800 - 2,000 449 1907 (18 Apr.) A picture postcard to France, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1/2c x 2, 1c and 2c, each tied by bilingual ‘HOKOW’ cds, with ‘LAO-KAY/TONKIN/18.4.07’ transit, fine. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 1,800

448

449

81