China, 1897 Dowager surcharges : 1903 (July) registered red-band envelope to Lichtenthal, Germany (16.8) bearing large figures surcharge 2.5mm. on Dowager 2nd printing 30c. on 24ca., cancelled by “Lingshanwei” tombstone h.s., and Kiautschou 5pf., 10pf. and 25pf., cancelled by “Kiautschou/Deutsche Post” c.d.s. (8.7), with Kiautschou printed registration label adjacent, very fine. Chan 64. Estimate 30,000 - 40,000 References: Tony To-Wah Kwan, ed., Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharged Issues. Volume Three: Surcharged Issues Covers and Cards 1898-1911 (Hong Kong, 2011), p. 1564. Illustrated.
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