Lot# 7032

1 Dec 1905, a C.I.P. 2nd series stationery card, sent from the Wangho (Yellow River) North Bank area in Huaiyin, to Netherland, uprated with three 1-cent coiling dragon stamps, cancelled by a hand-writing Chinese 3-grid datestamp "Wangho Pehon, lunar year Jiachen (11th) Month (6th) Day". The date was hand-written with the numerical values of both the month and day. It was further cancelled with a small lunar circular Chengchow datestamp in lunar year format, plus Hankow bilingual bisected c.d.s. and a Shanghai British P.O. Additionally, it bears the postal officer mark of "A.7", and Rotterdam arrival mark, Netherland arrival c.d.s. The cancellation with the hand-writing lunar year datestamp from the Wangho Pehon‮!'‬‭ " i.e. North bank of Yellow River" area is rare. Thea C.I.P. 2nd series stationery double-card reply portion, item is well-preserved.