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427 1900’s A red band cover to Peking locally, on reverse bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1c in pair, tied by bilingual ‘PEKING’ cds, on front with char. bisected ‘CHILI/POSTAL BRANCH/JINGYANG’ ’ 鏡陽 ’ arrival cancel. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,400 428 1901 (12 Apr.) A mixed franking picture postcard sent to Montreal, Canada, bearing CIP 4c chestnut, tied by bilingual ‘TIENTSIN’ cds, alongside HK QV 2c green in pair, tied by ‘SHANGHAI/20.4.01’ Br.P.O cds, ‘KOBE/JAPAN/26.4.01’ and ‘VANCOUVER/15.5.01’ transit, ‘MONTREAL/20.5.01’ arrival cds, damaged at the top left corner, creased at other corners and a few dirt marks. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,500

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429 1901 A large stampless cover from Imperial Foreign Affair to Belgium Consultant, China, on front tied by Imperial red frame chop x 2, and double ring Belgium Consultant chop in blue green x 2, on reverse with the above cancel one of each, 慶親王致比 利時在華封. Photo HK$ 5,000 - 6,000 430 1901 (21 Jan.) A mixed franking cover from Canton to England, on front bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1/2c brown block of 8, 2c scarlet x 3, both tied by bilingual ‘CANTON’ cds, underneath HK QV 10c blue, tied by ‘HONG KONG/22.1.01’ cds, and overlapped by ‘I.P.O’ frame chop in black,  also touching one of the Coiling Dragon 1/2c, on reverse with ‘SUNDERLAND/22.1.02’ arrival cds, center folded. Photo HK$ 5,000 - 6,000

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