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552 A stampless entire letter from Germany to China, probably from late 19th century, tied by the unusual 50mm ‘ZEEBRIEF/RIOUW’ oval cancel in black, with a couple private red chops, manuscript ‘48’, a unique item. Photo HK$ 200,000 - 220,000

Ex. 553

Ex. 554

553 1900’s A small group postcards x 7, each bearing CIP Coiling Dragon, one card with overprinted ‘ROC’, all tied by bilingual cds, one card tied by the French ship cancellation. Fine. Photo HK$ 2,200 - 2,500 554 1900’s A small range of CIP Coiling Dragon on covers x 3, all sent to local, tied by Lunar cancellation, one cover stamp damaged. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

Ex. 555

Ex. 556

555 1900’s Picture postcards x 3 to France, each bearing CIP Coiling Dragon stamps, tied by bilingual ‘HOKOW’ or ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, one card mixed with HK QV 2c green, average. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 2,000 556 1900’s Picture postcards x 6, all bearing CIP Coiling Dragon to overseas, 3 cards probably re-franked the stamps, plus one CIP 1c red second issue unused reply card, average. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

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