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216 A small group of the incoming postal history items x 8, with a few foreign post office items, mainly from Europe, with a few items at the ROC period. Photo HK$ 2,500 - 3,000 217 A stampless envelope sent from Imperial high officer Li Hongzhang (李鴻章), presented as nice golden yellow colour, fine. Photo HK$ 5,000 - 6,000 Ex. 215 Ex. 216

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218 1912 Overpinted ‘Provisional Neutrality’ on 1c ochre Doiling Dragon, prepared for use but not issued. Mint and full of original gum, scare. Chan PN2. Photo HK$ 4,000 - 5,000 219 1912 Overprinted ‘Provisional Neutrality’ on Coiling Dragon 3c blue green, fine used, with red security red chop on reverse. Chan 140. Photo HK$ 700 - 800 220 1912 Overprinted ‘Provisional Neutrality’ on Flying Geese $1, with black security chop x 2 and ‘J.R.H.’ security blue green chop on reverse, lightly hinged and very fresh. With China Stamp Society cert. 2010. Chan 141. Photo HK$ 17,000 - 20,000 221 1912 Overprinted ‘Provisional Neutrality’ on Flying Geese $2, forgery, With RPS cert. 2009. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 3,000

222 1912 Overprinted ‘Republic of China, Provisional Neutrality’ on Flying Geese $2, tied by part of bilingual ‘HANKOW’ cds, only 96 copies sold by post office, fine used. Chan 150. Photo HK$ 10,000 - 12,000 223 1912 Overprinted ‘Provisional Neutrality’ on Flying Geese $5, with black signature on reverse and very nice black overpinted offset on reverse, lightly hinged and very fresh. With KRZYSZTOF CEREMUGA cert. 2003. Only 280 copies. Chan 143. Photo HK$ 25,000 - 30,000

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