Lot# 8041

The 2023 Winter Auction - Sale 342   December 16th - 19th 2023, Hong Kong

Lot# 8041
Starting Price: 1,600 HK$
Hammer Price: 1,800 HK$
1910 (Jan) - 1911 (Mar) a group of C.I.P. 4th stationery cards, with the first one sent from Shanghai to Indonesia, the second one from Anqing, Anhui to U.S.A., and the third one from Nanking to U.S.A.,

the first one was sent from Shanghai to Indonesia on 22 Jan 1910. A 2-cent coiling dragon stamp is affixed on the back of the card, which bears two different Shanghai postmarks. The card was exported through the Shanghai French P.O. (25 Jan) and was transited through Singapore (7 Feb) before arriving in Tandjung, Indonesia (11 Feb) as a rare destination with card dimensions of 91.5x137mm. The second one was sent from Anqing, Anhui to New York, USA on 21 Sep 1910. It bears a 1-cent and a 2-cent "Coiled Dragon" stamp and was stamped with three Anqing postmarks. It was transited through Shanghai and the Japanese post office in Shanghai, and the back of the card bears related US postmarks. The card dimensions are 91x138.5mm. The third one was sent from Nanking to Washington, U.S.A. on 23 Mar 1911. It bears a 3-cent "Coiled Dragon" stamp and was stamped with two Nanjing postmarks. There's no arrival stamp, and the card dimensions are 90.5x139mm.