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Auction: CSS22 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 2271

China
Postal Stationery
1897 First Issue Coiling Dragon
1897 (7 Oct.) to I.M. Customs in Shanghai and cancelled by a fine strike of te Wuhu Dollar chop, the reverse with picture code letter and Shanghai Dollar Chop (9.10) in blue; vertical crease and a couple of tears at foot. Possibly the earliest non-philatelic usage. Photo

Other early postal stationery cards include lots, 2097, 2109, 2111, 2133, 2146, 2168 and 2170

Estimate
HK$30,000 to HK$40,000