Lot# 8039

the first card was sent from Shanghai to Tsinan, cancelled with a Shanghai year of Renzi datestamp (22/15 Feb in Renzi year). It was also cancelled with a Tsinan arrival stamp on the back.  The second card was sent from Mengtse, Szechuan to Yunnanfu, cancelled with a bilingual small circle Mengtse datestamp (20 June 1912), and also cancelled with a Yunnanfu arrival stamp (one on the front and one on the back). A few months after the establishment of the Republic of China, Qing postal cards and Qing stamps were still in use, as exemplified by this card. The third card was sent from Shanghai to Yochow City, cancelled with a Shanghai bilingual datestamp (14/20 May in the second year) and a small circle Shanghai cds, and also cancelled with a Yochow City arrival cds (21 May).  These 3 stationery cards are in different size format: 90x134.5mm, 92x139mm, 91.5x138.5mm.