1898 (10 Jun) German 10pf ovpt. "Nur Fur Marine-Schiffsposten" PSC from a warship in Manila to Tsingtau. German. Indicia tied by Hong Kong (13 Jul) cds. Transit Shanghai (18 Jul), Chefoo Chinese PO (22 Jul) with dollar cds. Arrived Tsingtau German PO (31 Jul).
1899 Chungking (23 Jan) to Straits Settlements. ICP 1st Print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 2c + Litho Dragon 1c, tied by Chungking Dollar cds. Transit Shanghai (9 Feb) with dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 2c in pair, tied by Shanghai BPO cds. Transit Hong Kong (17 Feb). Arrived Penang (25 Feb). Rare unusual destination.
1899 Kiukiang (7 Jan) to Switzerland. ICP 1st Print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 2x 1c + Litho Dragon 2c, tied by Kiukiang Dollar cds. Transit Shanghai (9 Jan) with dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 2c in pair, tied by Shanghai BPO (9 Jan) cds. Transit Hong Kong (13 Jan). Arrived Geneve (12 Feb).
1898 Customs Kiungchow (30 Aug) to England, f.w. Litho Dragon 5x 2c on reverse, tied by Kiungchow Dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Hong Kong (31 Aug) cds. Arrived England (3 Oct). Scarce example of Kiungchow Dollar cds on Customs Kiungchow embossed cover.
1897 Lungchow (13 Dec) to France. ICP 1st Print PSC, applied with clear strike of Lungchow Dollar cds. In combination with French issue 10c, tied by Bac Le (16 Dec) cds. Further transit Phu Lang (16 Dec), Haiphong (17 Dec). Lungchow Dollar cds is already scarce, and this card is the only recorded non-philatelic stationery card with Lungchow Dollar cds as well as the only recorded Lungchow mail which did not transit at Langson as the postal clerk there was murdered and the PO was therefore closed for a short period. Mails was handled at Bac Le during the period. As foreign postage was prepaid and affixed by sender, only 1c Chinese postage for the domestic postcard rate was needed.
1898 Newchwang (17 Nov) to Germany. CIP 1st Print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 4c, tied by Newchwang dollar cds. Transit Shanghai (22 Nov) with dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 2c in pair, tied by Shanghai BPO (23 Nov) cds. Transit Hong Kong (2 Dec). Arrived Germany (1 Jan).
1899 Peking (28 Nov) to Turkey. ICP 1st Print PSC, uprated by Litho Dragon 5c, tied by Peking Dollar cds. Transit Shanghai (3 Dec) with dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 2c in pair, tied by Shanghae BPO cds. Transit Hong Kong (Dec), Colombe (21 Dec), Suez (2 Jan). Arrived Constantinople BPO (9 Jan). Unusual destination.
1898 Shanghai (28 Feb) to Germany. ICP 1st Print PSC, uprated by Litho Dragon 1c + 2c + Coiling Dragon 2x 1c, tied by Shanghai Dollar cds., alongside with oval "Austrian Lloyd's / Shanghai Agency / Steam Navigation Company" seal. On content side with "Stubbe & Wentzensen / Shanghai" oval seal. In combination with Hong Kong QV 2x 2c, tied by Shanghai BPO (Feb) cds. Arrived Altona (6 Apr). Nice company seal on Imperial stationery. Early usage of Coiling Dragon.
1898 Shanghai (14 May) to Kiukiang. ICP 1st Print PSC, tied by Shanghai Dollar origin cds. Arrived Kiukiang (17 May) also with dollar cds. Pre-printed with commerical content.
1898 Swatow (15 Apr) to Russia. ICP 1st Print PSC, uprated by Litho Dragon 1/2c in pair + 1c in pair. Indicia tied by Pakua chop while franking tied by Swatow dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 2c in pair, tied by Hong Kong (16 Apr) cds. Transit French paquebot (23 Apr). Arrived St Petersburg (12 May). The content is about the plague in Hong Kong, written by a railway engineer. Illustration in "The Story of an 1898 Chinese Postal Card", "The American Philatelist", Mar 1997, Vol 80, No. 6.
1898.4.15 汕頭寄俄國。大清第一版郵資片,加貼日本版蟠龍半分雙連 + 1分雙連。郵資圖銷八卦戳,貼票銷汕頭大圓戳。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像2仙雙連,銷香港4.16日戳。4.23經法國郵船。5.12抵聖彼得堡。由一名鐵路工程師寄出,內容有關香港的瘟疫。1997年3月《The American Philatelist》第80期中《The Story of an 1898 Chinese Postal Card》原件。(Image 1)(Image 2)
1898 (21 Feb) Canadian 2c stationery cover to Tientsin, redirected to Shanghai, uprated by 1/2c in pair + 2c, tied by Montreal cds. Transit Shanghai BPO (20 Mar). Arrived Tientsin (25 Mar) with "Customs" removed cds and dollar cds. Redirected to Shanghai LPO (29 Mar). Scarce incoming Canadian stationery.
1898 Customs Wuchow (5 Jan) to Customs Canton. ICP 1st Print PSC, applied with oval "IMPERIAL POST OFFICE / WUCHOW" d.s in violet. Indicia tied by Canton Dollar cds (6 Jan) upon arrival.
1898.1.5 梧州海關寄廣州海關。大清第一次郵資片,鈐梧州“IMPERIAL POST OFFICE”英文橢圓形藍色日戳。郵資圖銷1.6廣州藍色大圓戳。(Image 1)(Image 2)
1903 Peking (1 Dec) to England via Siberia. Peking PPC, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c, tied by “Peking - Tangku No. 1 / I.P.O. - R.M.S.” TPO cancel, alongside with Peking (2 Dec) cds. Transit Peking French PO (2 Dec). First year example of Trans-Siberian Railway.
1904 Peking-Shanhaikwan TPO to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 5c in pair, tied by "No. 3 / Peking to Shanhaikwan" rectangular h.s. Transit Tangku (8 Jun), Shanghai Chinese PO (12 Jun), IJPO Shanghai (16 Jun), San Francisco (15 Jul). Arrived Mount Vernon (20 Jul). This type of h.s. was later replaced by datestamp.
1905 Shanhaikwan (4 Oct) to Germany. CIP 2nd Print, front portion of double card uprated by Coiling Dragon 1c + 1/2c in block of 4, tied by "No. 2 / Peking to Shanhaikwan" rectangular h.s. Transit Tangku, Shanghai. Arrived Germany (16 Nov). This type of h.s. was later replaced by datestamp.