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450 1909 A red band cover from Kiaochow to Germany, bearing CIP Flying Geese $5 green & salmon, tied by bilingual ‘KIAOCHOW’ Lunar cds, a nice high value Flying Geese. Philatelic item, fine. Photo

HK$ 10,000 - 12,000

451 1909 (June) A cover from Peking to Paris, France, readdressed to London, via Siberia, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 10c blue, tied by bilingual ‘PEKING’ cds, with ‘PEKIN/5.6.09’ Fr.P.O transit, ‘PARIS/21.6.09’ and ‘LONDON/22.6.09’ frame chop, missing back flap affecting the transits. Photo  HK$ 800 - 1,000 452 1911 (11 June) A picture postcard from Peking to Germany, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 4c red, tied by bilingual ‘PEKING’ cds. Alongside with ‘PEKIN’ Fr. P.O transit, ‘F31’ and ‘B325’ black cachet, ‘BREBA/27.7.11’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000

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453 1910 (27 July) An incoming picture postcard from Japan to Kuling, Kiangsi, bearing Japanese Chrysanthemum 5r slate and 1s pale brown, tied by Japanese cds, ‘NAGASAKI/28.7.10’ transit, overlapped CIP Coiling Dragon 1c ochre, tied by ‘KIANGSI/ KULING’ Lunar cds, and bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/30.7.10’ transit, fine. Photo HK$ 2,500 - 3,000 454 1910 (Aug.) A picture postcard depicting Peking Gate, sent to France, bearing Japanese 4s rose, tied by faint cds, on reverse handstamped, ‘Jinglongshan’ ‘ 京龍山涵碧亭 ’ in violet frame chop, ‘CHANGCHUN/I.J.P.O’ transit in violet and France arrival cds. Unusual. Photo HK$ 8,500 - 9,000

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