CHINA
REGIONAL TYPE CANCELLATIONS ON CIP COVERS

Distinctive type of cancellations were used in a province or close by provinces only, these types of cancellations are group as Regional Cancellations. As mentioned in previous page, there are the "SUN & MOON" type of shantung province, "Small Circular Imperial Post Sub-post Office" type of shantung province and "ARC" type of Foochow province.
Below are a few examples of the Regional types, other examples like the "SUN & MOON" of Chingchow, "ARC" type of Siukou and Tanweikai backstamp are shown on previous page.

 

  • SHANTUNG SUB-OFFICE
    HUANGHSIEN
COVER FROM HUANGHSIEN TO YANGCHOW

The small circular type with 30th year first month fifth day, Imperial Post Sub-Post Office, Shantung Huanghsien in black canceled the 1 cent CIP stamp on a red band cover to Yangchow with Chefoo Bi-lingual 2 FEB 04 and Shanghai Bi-lingual transit cancels.

     

  • SHANTUNG SUB-OFFICE
    HUANGHSIEN
COVER FROM HUANGHSIEN TO PEKING

The same cancellation as on the previous cover but in red with 28th year eighth month twenty fifth day, Imperial Post Sub-Post Office, Shantung Huanghsien canceled the 1 cent CIP stamp. Chefoo Bi-lingual of 29 SEP 02 beside and Peking oval OC 5 1902 on the back of the red band cover.

  

  • KULIANG BI-LINGUAL 'ARC'
    TYPE
COVER SEND FROM KULIANG TO U.S.A.

A Bi-lingual 'ARC’ type of Foochow Kuliang 3rd year intercalary month fourth day, Kuliang canceled the 10 cents CIP stamp dispatch by the Japanese P.O. in Shanghai to the USA.

 

  • HANKIANG IMPERIAL P.O.
    'ARC' TYPE
COVER SEND FROM HANKIANG TO GERMANY

The two 1 cent CIP stamps was canceled by both a Hsinghwafu Hankiang 29th year intercalary month tenth day Imperial Post Office, all Chinese 'ARC' type and a Foochow "56" letter box Tombstone.
The Tombstone being the office of originates. Dispatched by the French P.O. in Foochow to Germany.

   

  • HANKIANG IMPERIAL P.O.
    'ARC' TYPE
CARD FROM NEW SOUTH WALES TO HSINGHWA

Interesting postcards send to Hsinghwa from New South Wales. Dispatched to Hong Kong and through the British Post Office in Foochow with Foochowfoo index 'A' AU 18 03 datestamp, Foochow Bi-Lingual transit and Hsinghwafu Hankiang 29th year sixth month twenty ninth day Imperial Post Office all Chinese 'ARC' type as arrival.

   

  • CHINGCHOW SUN & MOON TYPE CANCEL
POSTCARD SEND FROM CHINGCHOW TO GERMANY

THE two 2 cent CIP stamps was canceled by a Chingchow SUN & MOON cancel of year 28 (lunar) seventh month 22 day with another unclear SUN & MOON alongside.
Kaiochow Bi-Lingual transit and also the German office 5 pf. stamp cancelled by a German office Tsingtau cancel.

 

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