1881 Peking French combination.. 1881 (11 Jan) Peking to Dorset, England. Small-size cover bearing on reverse horizontal strip of 3 5ca Large Dragon stamps with right margin, cancelled by Peking Chinese killer, with I.G of Customs Peking cds alongside. Winter route to Customs Shanghai (26 Jan). Transferred to French PO with 35c stamp...
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Lot #7 - Large Dragon Large Dragon
1880 (24 Feb) Tientsin to Germany.. Cover bearing on reverse a 3ca + 5ca Large Dragon stamps cancelled by Tientsin Chinese killer, with Customs Tientsin cds alongside. Transit Customs Shanghai (9 Mar). Transferred to British PO Shanghai, where Hong Kong QV 10c/12c blue stamp added, cancelled by ‘S1’ killer, with Shanghae cds 11 Mar...
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Lot #8 - Large Dragon Large Dragon
1882 Peking to Tientsin Domestic.. Cover bearing a 1882 Large Dragon wide margins 3 Ca.brown red with spectacular PLATE FLAW “Broken Claw” tied by blue seal “Peking” to small western style cover w.o. reverse blue”I.G.OF CUSTOMS PEKING MAR 2982”. Adressed to Herrn Carl Wolter c/o Meyer & Co.Tientsin with pencil transcription”Shichang...
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Lot #9 - Large Dragon Large Dragon
1881 Newchwang French combination.. 1881 (6 Aug) Newchwang to Isle of Man, England. Cover bearing on reverse marginal pair of 1ca and a block of four 5ca Large Dragon stamps, cancelled by Customs Newchwang cds. This is the largest multiple of 1878 Large Dragon 5ca on cover, paying for double rate. Transit Customs Shanghai (11 Aug)....
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Lot #24 - Large Dragon
1879 Shanghai Domestic,. 1879 (20 Nov) Shanghai to Peking. Cover bearing a 3ca Large Dragon stamp (thin paper, perf 12½) with left margin, cancelled by Customs Shanghai cds. Addressed to William Hancock, I-G of Customs. Annotated “rcvd 28 Nov 79”. Holcombe Cert.
1879年, 上海寄北京関韓威禮, 貼大龍3分銀郵票。
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Lot #25 - Large Dragon
1879 Tientsin Hong Kong combination,. 1879 (20 Dec) Tientsin to Germany. Cover bearing on reverse a 1ca + 2x 5ca Large Dragon stamps cancelled by Tientsin Chinese killer, with Customs Tientsin cds alongside. Winter route to Customs Shanghai (2 Jan 1880). Transferred to British PO Shanghasi, where Hong Kong QV 8c yellow stamp cancelled by...
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Lot #26 - Large Dragon
1880 Peking French combination,. 1880 (6 Aug) Peking to Paris. Cover bearing on reverse a 3ca Large Dragon stamp cancelled by Peking Chinese killer, with I.G of Customs Peking cds alongside. Additionally franked with French 35c stamp cancelled by ‘5104’ diamond of dots, with Shanghai (16 Aug) cds alongside. Paquebot (29 Sept) transit,...
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Lot #27 - Large Dragon
1881 Chinkiang Domestic,. 1881 (1 Aug) Chinkiang to Shanghai. ‘On Service’ cover, bearing 1ca + 5ca Large Dragon stamps cancelled by Customs Chinkiang cds. Addressed to the Commissioner of Customs, Shanghai. Front only. This is the earliest recorded ‘on service’ cover bearing Large Dragons. No official covers bearing Large Dragons are...
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Lot #28 - Large Dragon
1881 Incoming,. 1881 Frankfurt (4 Oct) to Peking. Postal stationary card, transit with ‘Singapore to Hong Kong’ marine sorter cds 5 Nov. Arrived Customs Shanghai (17 Nov) where a 3ca Large Dragon stamp added to pay for domestic postage, and sent onward to I.G. of Customs Peking (28 Nov), then re-directed to Customs Shanghai (8 Dec). The...
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Lot #29 - Large Dragon
1885 Chefoo French combination,. 1885 (20 Apr) Chefoo to London. Cover bearing on reverse 1883 Large Dragon, thick paper, clean-cut perf, 1ca green, Setting V, horizontal strip of three [position 11-19-20] and single + 5ca lemon-yellow, cancelled by Chefoo killer seal in black, matching ’Customs Chefoo’ cds alongside. Transit ‘Customs...
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Lot #30 - Large Dragon
1885 Incoming,. 1885 (28 July) cover from Tokio to Peking. Addressed to Japanese Legation. Franked with 1883-92 Koban 1s + vertical pair of 2s stamps, cancelled by 6-bar oval, with Tokio cds alongside. Transit IJPA Shanghai (6 Aug), transferred to Customs Shanhgai (7 Aug) when a 3ca Large Dragon stamp was affixed to pay for domestic...
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Lot #31 - Large Dragon
1885 French combination Registered,. 1885 (14 Aug) registered cover from Tientsin to Prussia. Franked with on reverse block of 8 5ca Large Dragon stamps (one fallen off in transit) cancelled by Tientsin seal cancel, with Custons Tientsin cds alongside. Transit Customs Shanghai (18 Aug). Tientsin (R) registration mark on front. In...
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Lot #32 - Large Dragon
1887 Kiukiang,. 1887. (1 Mar) Kiukiang to Peking, bearing 1878 thin paper 12ca yellow-green, Setting I, horizontal strip of three [3-4-5], cancelled by Customs Kiukiang type 1 cds in red, with another fine strike on reverse, as well as Customs Shanghai transit cds (3 Mar). Address partly excised and patched with white tape, nevertheless...
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