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Lot 87

12,000 HKD

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1895 Peking (15 Nov) to France. Chinese style cover, f.w. Empress Dowager 1st printing 3ca in strip of 3, tied by Peking Chinese seal,

1895 Peking (15 Nov) to France. Chinese style cover, f.w. Empress Dowager 1st printing 3ca in strip of 3, tied by Peking Chinese seal, matching with I.G. Customs of Peking cds. Transit Customs Shanghai (21 Nov). In combination with French ovpt Chine 25c, tied by Shanghai French PO (22 Nov) cds. Cover opened out for display. With BPA certificate. Tony To Wah Kwan, Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharged Issues. Volume One: First Printing Covers and Cards.(Hong.Kong,.2011), p.187

Lot 88

15,000 HKD

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1895 Tientsin to USA, f.w. Small Dragon 1c x6 + Empress Dowager 1st printing 1ca + 2ca + 4ca + 5ca on both sides, tied by Tientsin Chinese

1895 Tientsin to USA, f.w. Small Dragon 1c x6 + Empress Dowager 1st printing 1ca + 2ca + 4ca + 5ca on both sides, tied by Tientsin Chinese seal. Transit Customs Shanghai (16 Dec). in combination with Japanese Koban 5s + 10s, tied by IJPO Shanghai cds. Transit Yokohama (28 Dec). Arrived USA (16 Jan). Nice triple preferential rate example. With B.P.A..certificate. Tony To-Wah Kwan,.ed., Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharged Issues. Volume One: First Printing Covers and Cards.(Hong Kong 2011), p. 199

Lot 89

14,000 HKD

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1896 Peking (7 Jan) to USA, f.w. Empress Dowager 1st printing 3ca in horizontal pair, tied by Peking Chinese seal, matching with I.G.

1896 Peking (7 Jan) to USA, f.w. Empress Dowager 1st printing 3ca in horizontal pair, tied by Peking Chinese seal, matching with I.G. Customs of Peking cds on reverse. Transit Customs Shanghai (20 Jan) In combination with Japapnese Koban 5s, tied by IJPO Shanghai cds (21 Jan) cds. Transit Yokohama (28 Jan), Vancouver (11 Feb). Arrived New York (18 Feb). Example of 6ca preferential rate to USA through Japanese PO. Provenance:Ex- Ellery.Denison, Christie’s Robson Lowe.(Zurich), (Nov) 1998, lot 1441. Ex- Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Sotheby’s and Corinphila (Hong Kong), (Nov) 1999, lot D18. Reference:Tony To-Wah Kwan, ed., Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharged Issues. Volume One: First Printing Covers and Cards.(Hong.Kong 2011), p.215