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Lot 178

5,000.00 HKD

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1902 Chefoo (8 Sep) to Canada, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c for domestic printed matter rate, tied by Chefoo bisected bilingual cds.

1902 Chefoo (8 Sep) to Canada, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c for domestic printed matter rate, tied by Chefoo bisected bilingual cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (11 Sep). In combination with Hong Kong QV 4c for international printed matter rate, tied by Shanghai BPO (12 Sep). Transit Vancouver (4 Oct). Arrived Hamilton (10 Oct). Such "relay postage" with combination of CIP and foreign stamps was lower than normal international rate. Rather late and scarce example. 1902.9.8 煙台寄加拿大，貼蟠龍1分，合國內印刷品郵資，銷煙台半切漢英日戳。9.11經上海中國郵局。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像4仙，合國際印刷品郵資，銷上海英局9.12日戳。10.4經溫哥華。10.10抵Hamilton。同時貼大清及外國票之“接力郵資”而非直接貼付國際印刷品郵資以節省郵費，出自大清郵政中期並混貼港英票較為少見。

Lot 3116

8,000.00 HKD

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1899 Canton (3 Jun) to Cholon. Huipi red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Canton bisected bilingual cds. In combination with

1899 Canton (3 Jun) to Cholon. Huipi red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Canton bisected bilingual cds. In combination with Hong Kong 10c, tied by IPO tie-print and Hong Kong (4 Jun) cds. Cover opened out for display. Rather early Huipi to French Indochina. 1899.6.3 廣州寄堤岸“廣東瑞章大寶號”。回批紅條封，貼蟠龍1角，銷廣州半切漢英日戳。加貼香港10仙，銷IPO騎縫戳及香港6.4日戳。封剖開以作展示。為較早之寄印支回批。許茂春著《東南亞華人與僑批》第113頁2-28原件。