1899 Swatow (21 Aug) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c on reverse,
tied by Swatow dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c,
tied by
1899 Swatow (21 Aug) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c on reverse,
tied by Swatow dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c,
tied by Hong Kong (22 Aug). Arrived San Francisco (18 Sep).
1899.8.21 汕頭寄美國，背貼蟠龍1角，銷汕頭大圓戳。正面加貼香
港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷香港8.22中轉戳。9.18抵三藩市。
China British PO
Lot 178
5,000.00HKD
Live
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。
