1894, 6 sen rate to Japan, mailed during sino-japanese war between nations at war: dowager 3 Ca. (2) tied blue seal Tientsin to cover in combination w. french offices 25 C. tied "SHANG-HAI 11 MARS 95" to Powers&Co., Nagasaki/Japan. On reverse blue "CUSTOM TIENTSIN FEB 22 1895", black "CUSTOMS SHANGHAI MARS 10 95", french mail steamer "LIGNE N 11 MARS 95 No. 1" and arrival Nagasaki March 15. Tientsin IJPO was closed during sino-japanese war, hence via Shanghai IJPO. Cert. Robineau/Menozzi (2017).
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1903, blue bilingual "LIU KUNG TAO / WEI HAI WEI 20 JUN 03" on reverse of small cover endorsed "Via Chefoo - Port Arthur - Moscow" with printed return of british cruiser "H.M.S. Argonaut" to London. Via chinese p.o. "CHEFOO 22 JUN 03" (on reverse), the russian p.o. franked offices 1 K., 2 K. and 7 K. tied "Tchifu 22 VI 1903". A scarce early via Siberia cover. (Image)

1923/30, Sven Hedin original hand writing cover: junk franking total 39 C. tied "Peiping 16.7.29" to registered cover to Hedins wife Alma in Stockholm, all in his own handwriting plus his lacquer seal on reverse. Cover reduced. Great document.
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