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the first card was sent from Wuhu to Shanghai, cancelled with a "Wuhu Changjie" Chinese-English waist frame lunar cds, with three Shanghai arrival stamps. The second card was sent from Nanking to Shanghai, cancelled with a Nanking (Yi) Han-English waist frame stamp, arranged in the order of "year, day, month", different from the general "year, month, day", and also cancelled with a Shanghai (Jia) Chinese-English waist frame arrival stamp. The third card was sent from Hankow to Kuling, cancelled with a Hankow (Zi) leap month Chinese-English waist frame branch stamp, transferred to Hankow, with a Kweilin arrival stamp on the back. These 3 stationery cards are in different size format: 90x134.5mm, 89.5x137mm, 91x136.5mm.
the first card, 19 Oct 1910 was sent from Daichiachuan, Shantung to Tsingtao, cancelled with a full Chinese Daichiachuan, Shantung lunar year cds, and also cancelled with a bilingual half-cut Tsinan transit cds (21 Oct) and a Shantung arrival stamp. The second card, 24 Jul 1911 was sent from Nanking to the South Gate of Kimling, cancelled with a bilingual Nanking datestamp, without arrival stamp. The card is short by 3mm. The third card, 20 Dec 1911 was sent from Koogmoon, Kwangtung to Hong Kong, cancelled with a bilingual half-cut Koogmoon datestamp (20 Dec 1911). These 3 stationery cards are in different size format: 90.5x137mm, 91.5x138.5mm, 90x135mm.
第一張1912年2月19日從上海寄濟南府,片前面銷上海壬子年戳「壬子二月廿二/十五」,壬子戳印較少見,另銷在片背面濟南腰框到達印。第二張1912年6月20日從四川蒙自寄雲南府,銷蒙自漢英半切小圓戳(1912年6月20日),另蓋有云南府到達印(片前面及後面均有一個 )。 中華民國政府成立後幾個月仍沿用清郵資片及清郵票,此為其中一例。第三張1913年5月14日從上海寄公州,銷上海英漢腰框戳(二年五月十四/ 二十)及上海半切小圓戳,另銷岳州城到達印(5月21 日)。 此三張片有不同尺寸版式包括: 90x134.5mm, 92x139mm, 91.5x138.5mm.。
the first one, 24 Sep 1910 was sent from Kwangpingfu, Weihsien, Hebei. It was affixed with a 1 cent and a 2 cent coiling dragon stamp, and was cancelled with three Hokienfu English-Chinese waist frame lunar year cds (23rd day of the eighth month in the Gengxu year). Since there was no post office in Kwangpingfu, it was then transferred to Hokienfu for processing. It was also cancelled during transit in Paoting and Pekjing, then transferred to the Peking French P.O. where sending via the Siberian route. It has an arrival stamp in Belgium dated 13 Oct. The second stationery card dated 1 Aug 1911, was mailed from Kaifeng, Henan to Belgium. It was also affixed with a 1 cent and a 2 cent coiling dragon stamp, and was cancelled with four Kaifeng English-Chinese waist frame circle cds (the seventh day of the leap month in the Xinhai year). It has a transit stamp from Tientsin, was transferred to the French post office in Tientsin with a round stamp, and also has postal markings "55" in a small circle and "S5". Both stationery postage cards+E50. are well preserved.
第一張1910年1月22日從上海寄印尼棉瀾,片背面蟠龍2分1枚,前後銷上海兩款不同日戳,經上海法客郵局出口 (1月25日),有星加坡中轉(2月7日),棉瀾到達印(2月11日),較少見目的地片,尺寸為91.5x137mm。第二張1910年9月21日從安徽安慶市寄美國紐約,加貼蟠龍1分1枚、蟠龍2分1枚,銷3個安徽安慶腰框幹支戳,中轉上海及上海日本客郵局,片背後有相關美國印,片尺寸為91x138.5mm。第三張1911年3月23日從南京城寄美國華盛頓,加貼蟠龍3分1枚,銷2個南京城英漢腰框戳,中轉上海,片尺寸為90.5x139mm。
第一張1910年5月29日雲南蒙自寄德國漢堡,加貼蟠龍3分1枚,銷3個蒙自半切小圓戳,中轉河口,片前面有「TOO LATE」印,有趣,片尺寸為91x137.5mm。第二張1910年6月18日由直隸馬蘭峪寄德國,加貼蟠龍1分3枚,銷4個清晰直隸馬蘭峪三格幹支戳(庚戌五月十二),中轉直隸北通州分局三格乾支戳(特別字體),片尺寸為90.5x137mm,馬蘭峪屬河北省小地方。第三張1910年11月2日湖北樊城寄美國,加貼蟠龍1分1枚、蟠龍2分1枚,銷樊城FANCHENG 英漢腰框戳,中轉漢口、上海,片尺寸為90x137.5mm 。
the first one was sent from Newchwang to WIEN, Austria on February 20, 1909. It bears a 1-cent and a 2-cent coiling dragon stamp and was stamped with three Newchwang Chinese-English bilingual cds. It was transited through Siberia, and there is a German arrival stamp (10 March). The card dimensions are 92x137mm. The second card was sent from Nankow, Chihli to Germany on 9 Oct 1909. It bears a 4-cent coiling dragon stamp and was stamped with a Chinese Nankow postmark. It was transited through Peking and then Peking French P.O. The card dimensions are 92.5x136mm. Nankow is a small place in Hebei Province and thus rare.
第一張1908年11月23日從安徽省安慶市寄日本,加貼蟠龍半分1枚,銷安徽安慶中文腰框戳,中轉上海及上海日本客郵局,蓋日本到達印,片尺寸為92.5x138.5mm。第二張1908年12月16日,加貼蟠龍半分1枚,銷河南常德腰框戳,另銷湖南嶽州三格小圓戳,中轉上海,片尺寸為91.5x138mm。第三張1912年2月7日從高昌廟寄日本,加貼蟠龍半分1枚,銷江蘇高昌廟腰框戳,中轉上海,由上海日本客郵局出口,蓋有日本長崎縣中轉印 ,另有2個郵差相關印章,片尺寸為91.5x138mm。 高昌廟、安慶市屬小地方較少見。
the first card dated 4 Aug 1908 sent from Canton to Shamian, cancelled by a Canton Chinese-English bilingual cds. The size of the card is 92x137mm. The second card dated 7 Nov 1908 sent from Shanghai to Tsingtao, and further cancelled with a Shanghai (Jia) English-Chinese waist-frame lunar year cds and a Shanghai English-Chinese bilingual cds. The size of the card is 93x138mm. The third card dated 5 Dec 1908 sent from Swatow to Hong Kong, cancelled by a Swatow Chinese-English bilingual cds, and a Hong Kong arrival stamp on the back. The size of the card is 88.5x140mm.
the first card sent from Chengtu to Japan on 13 July 1908. A 1/2-cent coiling dragon stamp was attached, with a Chengtu Chinese-English bilingual cds. It was transferred through Shanghai Chinese P.O.and then the Shanghai I.J.P.O. where the mail was delivered to Japan with Nagoya arrival stamp. The size of the card is 92x140mm. The second card was sent from Chungking, Szechuan to Japan on 31 Dec 1909. A 1/2 cents coiling dragon stamp was attached, with a Chungking half-cut Chinese-English bilingual cds. It was transferred through Shanghai with the Shanghai half-cut small circle cds. There are also a Nagasaki transfer stamp and a Gunma Prefecture arrival stamp from Japan. The size of the card is 92x139.5mm.
a 3-cent Dragon stamp was attached, with a red Shanghai No. 21 Mailbox tombstone, another Shanghai English-Chinese waist frame circle cds dated 6 Jan 1911 (Gengxu lunar 12th month, the 6th day), and a Shanghai Chinese-English bilingual half-cut circle cds (7 Jan). There is also a purple company stamp for outgoing mail from Shanghai (SHANGHAI & HONG-KAW WHARF COMPANY LIMITED).
it was affixed with a 3 cent Hsuan Tung commemorative stamp with margin. It was marked with two Chiayinchow, Kwangtung full Chinese waist-frame lunar year cds, and a Swatow Chinese-English small round cds (9 Oct). The postcard is well-preserved.