POSTAGE DUE CIP COVERS

For under paid mails, a 'T' mark was applied to the cover. When the mail arrived to it's destination the recipient is asked to pay the current due rate that is owning. Postage due covers with postage due stamps are shown on latter page.
Below are a few examples of postage due covers.

SOOCHOW LARGE "T"

COVER SEND FROM SOOCHOW TO KIAOCHOW

This red band cover was franked by a pair of 1/2 cents CIP stamps canceled by a light blue Bi-lingual Soochow cancel of 11 JUN 02. Another stroke and a large 'T' in the same color were applied to the front of the cover. Shanghai transit cancel of 12 JUN 02 to the side of the cover.

CHIAN LARGE "T"

COVER FROM CHIAN TO TSINGTAO

The 2 cents CIP stamp was canceled by a Chian lunar cancel and beside a large 'T' with 4 cents in manuscript endorsed the front of the cover. Shanghai, Nanchang and Kiukiang lunar cancel transits and German Tsingtau arrival to the back of the cover. Chianfu main army camp in red is also found printed to the back of the cover.

WEICHOW LARGE "T"

COVER FROM WEICHOW

This is an interesting cover with the Chinese writing on the front of the cover asking to bring this cover to Lungchang in person and delivery to a company and then mailed to the final destination. The lunar cancel tying the stamp was Weichow and not Lungchang. Also the town of the final destination was not supplied. a large 'T' and Bi-lingual due cancel was also applied to the front. With no arrival cancel, the amount due not entered and the letter still intact, I suspect that this is a dead letter and was not delivered.