Lot 158

1904 Peking (23 Jan) to Paoting. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c in pair on front and 1c single on reverse, in total of 11c domestic double-registered rate during reduced rate period, tied by "Peking / Outside Chengyangmen / Postal Branch" tombstone cancel. On front with vertical registered mark, two R marks and Peking bisected bilingual cds. Arrived Paoting (24 Jan). Lovely double registered cover posted at branch office. Dated during reduced rate period even elevates the piece.

1904.1.23 北京寄保定。紅條封，正貼蟠龍1角雙連，背貼1分，合減資時期外埠雙掛號郵資1角1分，銷“北京 / 正陽門外 / 郵政分局”碑形戳。正見掛號直戳、兩處R章及北京半切漢英日戳。1.24抵保定。由分局寄出之出色雙掛號例子，出自減資時期更是錦上添花。