China Imperial Post, CIP Coiling Dragon continued...
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 1899 Swatow (28 Feb) to Germany. ICP 1st Print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c, tied by Swatow dollar cds. Arrived Gottingen (2 Apr). No combinatino franking with Hong Kong stamps or Hong Kong transit cds. 2004 (Nov)
PhilaChina, lot 325.
1899.2.28 汕頭寄德國。大清第一版郵資片，加貼蟠龍1分 + 2分，銷汕頭大圓戳。4.2抵哥廷根。未見混貼香港票或香港中轉戳。2004.11 PhilaChina，拍品號325。(Image 1)
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 1899 Swatow (21 Aug) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c on reverse, tied by Swatow dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Hong Kong (22 Aug). Arrived San Francisco (18 Sep).
1899.8.21
汕頭寄美國，背貼蟠龍1角，銷汕頭大圓戳。正面加貼香 港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷香港8.22中轉戳。9.18抵三藩市。(Image 1)
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 1899 Shanghai (8 Mar) to Woosung, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by Shanghai Dollar cds with no Chinese year variety. Arrived Woosung (9 Mar), also with dollar chop with missing Chinese year variety. Interesting and rare.
1899.3.8 上海寄吳淞，貼蟠龍2分，銷上海大圓戳（欠中文年份變異）。3.9抵吳淞，同樣鈐欠中文年份之大圓戳。稀罕有趣。(Image 1)
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 1899 Shanghai (20 Oct) to SMS Kaiserin Augusta, Shanghai, redirected to Woosung, applied with Shanghai LPO origin cds. F.w. Coiling Dragon 1c in pair, tied by Pakua cancel. Arrived Woosung Dollar cds without year digit (21
Oct). 2005 (Sep) PhilaChina, lot 297.
1899.10.20 上海寄德國戰艦Kaiserin Augusta，改寄吳淞，鈐上海工部郵局始發日戳。貼蟠龍1分雙連，銷八卦戳。10.21抵吳淞，鈐大圓戳（欠中文年份）。2005.9 PhilaChina﹐拍品號297。(Image 1)
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 1899 Chungking (31 Jul) to France. ICP 1st Print PSC, uprated by 1c + 2c, tied by Chungking bisected bilingual cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (17 Aug). In combinatino with Hong Kong QV 2c in pair, tied by Chungking Webb type
1 IPO tie-print and Shanghai BPO (17 Aug) cds. Transit Hong Kong, French paquebot ligne N (26 Aug). Arrived France (25 Sep). 2021 (15 Dec) Kelleher and Rogers “The IPO Tie-Prints, 1899-1904”, lot 2580.
1899.7.31 重慶寄法國。大清第一版郵資片，加貼1分 +
2分，銷重慶半切漢英日戳。8.17經上海清郵。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像2仙雙連，銷重慶Webb 1型IPO騎縫戳及上海英局8.17日戳。經香港，8.26經法國郵船N線。9.25抵法國。2021.12.15 Kelleher and Rogers“1899-1904年IPO騎縫戳”專場，拍品號2580。(Image
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 1903 Tungkow to Tientsin. Red band cover, applied with Chefoo No. 1 tombstonce cancel and a postal agency branch PO cachet in blue. On fron with "postage 100 cash" annotation. F.w. Coiling Dragon 1c for domestic rate during
reduced rate period, tied by Chefoo bisected bilingual cds. Arrived Tientsin (9 Sep). Exceptional joint delivery of CIP and Min Chu.
1903年東溝寄天津。紅條封，背面鈐煙台“壹”及“源順德代理郵政分局”藍色碑形戳。正面寫有“酒力壹佰文”批示。背貼蟠龍1分，合減資時期外埠郵資，銷煙台半切漢英日戳。9.9抵天津。出色之官民合遞封。(Image 1)
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 1903 Hokienfu to France. ICP 1st Print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c, tied by Hokienfu PO tombstone cancel. Transit Paoting (30 Nov) with dollar cds, Tiientsin Chinese PO (1 Dec), Tientsin French PO (2 Dec). Arrived
France (26 Dec). Scarce outgoing example with tombstonc cancel. Ex- W S Kong.
1903年河間府寄法國。大清第一次版郵資片，加貼蟠龍1分 + 2分，銷河間府郵政局碑形戳。11.30經保定，鈐大圓戳。12.1經天清郵及法國客郵局。12.26抵法國。寄國外者鈐碑形戳少見。龔文生舊藏。(Image 1)
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 1904 Italy to Kayingchow. Picture postcard, f.w. Italian 10c, tied by squared circle d.s. Transit with Singapore-Hong Kong marine sorter (14 May). Showing Chaochowfu and Kayingchow PO tombstone transit and arrival cancel,
alongside with vertical Chinese seal of the church name.
1904年意大利寄嘉應州。圖片明信片，貼意大利票10分，銷內圓外方日戳。5.14鈐新加坡-香港海上分揀日戳。另見潮州府及嘉應州郵政局碑形中轉及到達戳，以及教堂中文直戳。(Image
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 1906 Taihing (4 Jun) to Shanghai. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c x2 on reverse, tied by Taihing PO tombstone cancel, alongside with Kiangsu Taihing double-ringed lunar year cds. Arrived Shanghai (5 Jun).
1906.6.4 泰興寄上海。紅條封，背貼蟠龍1分x2，銷泰興郵政局碑形戳，旁鈐江蘇泰興雙圈干支日戳。6.5抵上海。(Image 1)
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 1907 Shanghai (10 Aug) to Ningpo. Red band cover, applied with Shanghai Hungkow No. 8 tombstone cancel on reverse. F.w. Coiling Dragon 2c on front, tied by Kiangsu Shanghai cds. Arrived Ningpo (10 Aug).
1907.8.10
上海寄寧波。紅條封，背面鈐上海虹口捌號碑形戳。正貼蟠龍2分，銷江蘇上海日戳。10.8抵寧波。(Image 1)
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 1908 Liutwan to Chinchow. Red band cover, frankless, applied with Liutwan PO tombstone cancel. Transit Weihsien. Arrived Chinchow PO (1 Jun) with oval d.s. 2003 (Nov) PhilaChina, lot 13.
1908年柳疃寄青州。紅條封，無貼票，鈐柳疃郵政局碑形戳。經濰縣，6.1抵青州。2003.11 PhilaChina，拍品號13。(Image 1)
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 1908 Hweichow (13 Oct) to Tunki. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c x2, tied by Anhwei Hweichowfu lunar year cds. Arrived with Tunki PO tombstone cancel. 2003 (Nov) PhilaChina, lot 548.
1908.10.13
徽州寄屯溪。紅條封，貼蟠龍1分x2，銷安徽徵州府腰框干支日戳。另鈐屯溪郵政局碑形到達戳。2003.11 PhilaChina，拍品號548。(Image 1)
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 1909 Paoting Military Academy (3 Jan) to Governor of Szechuan. Red band cover, applied with Chihli Paoting tombstone cancel on reverse. F.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c, tied by Chihli Paoting lunar year cds. Transit Hankow (6 Jan),
Wuchang (13 Jan). Arrived Chengtu (28 Jan).
1909.1.3 保定軍校寄四川總督。紅條封，背鈐直隸保定碑形戳。貼蟠龍1分 + 2分，銷直隸保定三格日戳。1.6經漢口，1.13經武昌。1.28抵成都。(Image 1)
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 1909 Kalgan (2 Jun) to Peking. Red band cover, applied with Kalgan No. 1 tombstone cancel on reverse. F.w. Coiling Dragon 3c, tied by Chihli Kalgan lunar year cds. 2012 (Jul) John Bull, lot 1327.
1909.6.2
張家口寄北京。紅條封，背面鈐張家口“壹”碑形戳。貼蟠龍3分，銷直隸張家口腰框干支日戳。2012.6 布約翰，拍品號1327。(Image 1)
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 1909 (12 Jul) Peking local. Red band cover, applied with Peking No. 4 tombstone cancel on reverse. F.w. Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by Peking bilingual cds. Cover opened at left.
1909.7.12
北京本埠。紅條封，背面鈐北京“肆”碑形戳。貼蟠龍1分，銷北京腰框英漢日戳。封左側打開。(Image 1)
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 1909 Yangyi (27 Aug) to Tunki via Shanghai. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by Honan Yangyichen postal agency tombstonce cancel. Arrived Tunki PO with tombstonce cancel.
1909.8.27
陽邑經上海寄屯溪。紅條封，貼蟠龍2分，銷河南陽邑鎮郵政局代辦碑形戳。另鈐屯溪郵政局碑形到達戳。(Image 1)
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 1911 Hangchow to USA. Picture postcard, f.w. Coiling Dragon 3c, tied by Hangchow bilingual cds., alongside with scarce “Hangchow Mail Box” address tombstone cancel. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO and IJPO (1 Dec). Scarce outgoing
example with Hangchow mail box tombstonc cancel.
1911年杭州寄美國。圖片明信片，貼蟠龍3分，銷杭州府三格漢英日戳，旁鈐少見之“杭州信箱 / 公裕布莊 / 九曲巷口 / 五十四號”碑形戳。12.1經上海清郵及上海日局。杭州信箱寄國外者少見。(Image
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 1898 Peking (8 Oct) to Li Shengduo, Ambassador to Japan. Red band cover, f.w. litho Dragon 5c + Coiling Dragon 10c, Peking dollar cds and R mark repsectively. Transit Shanghai (17 Oct). In combination with Japanese Koban 5s
(concessionary letter rate) + 10s (registration fee), tied by IJPO Shanghai cds. Addressee Li Shengduo was Chinese ambassador to Japan since Hundred Days' Reform. Chinese manuscript "The First One" indicated it is the first letter he received since
appointment. It is said that the sender was Li Hung-chang. Cover opened out for display. To complete with US Post in China, IJPO reduced to postage from 10s to 5s for letters to Japan and USA. However, since 1 Oct 1897, only mails to Japan remained
concessionary rate.
1898.10.8 北京寄大清駐日本大使李盛鐸。紅條封，貼日本版蟠龍5分 + 蟠龍1角，分別銷北京大圓戳及R章。10.17經上海。加貼日本小判5錢 （特惠郵資）+ 10錢（掛號費），銷上海日局日戳。收件人李盛鐸於百日維新後就任駐日大使，封面寫有“第壹號”表明為上任後收到之首封公函。據說寄件人為李鴻章。封剖開以作展示。
為與美國客郵局爭奪市場，日本客郵局將寄美國及日本之郵資從10錢下降至5錢。但在1897年10月1日後，僅寄日本郵件仍享有此特惠郵資。(Image 1)
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 1900 (2 Jun) Remitance certificate from Taku to Shanghai, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c for remittance and 1c in vertical pair for fee. Latter tied by Taku bisected bilingual cds. With folds and mild hole in centre. Peculiar example
of remittance value even lower than the fee.
1900.6.2 大沽發上海匯銀執據，左貼匯銀蟠龍1分，右貼匯費蟠龍1分x2，銷大沽半切漢英日戳。帶折痕及中央小洞。匯銀金額比匯費更低之奇特例子。(Image 1)
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 1902 Chefoo (8 Sep) to Canada, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c for domestic printed matter rate, tied by Chefoo bisected bilingual cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (11 Sep). In combination with Hong Kong QV 4c for international printed
matter rate, tied by Shanghai BPO (12 Sep). Transit Vancouver (4 Oct). Arrived Hamilton (10 Oct). Such "relay postage" with combination of CIP and foreign stamps was lower than normal international rate. Rather late and scarce example.
1902.9.8 煙台寄加拿大，貼蟠龍1分，合國內印刷品郵資，銷煙台半切漢英日戳。9.11經上海中國郵局。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像4仙，合國際印刷品郵資，銷上海英局9.12日戳。10.4經溫哥華。10.10抵Hamilton。同時貼大清及外國票之“接力郵資”而非直接貼付國際印刷品郵資以節省郵費，出自大清郵政中期並混貼港英票較為少見。(Image 1)
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