Hong Kong Office

Hong Kong Office
香港郵政局

Postage due cover from Hankow to England. ICP 5c x 2 canceled by Hankow Dollar Dater on Feb. 18, 1899. Hong Kong 2c vertical pair canceled by Hong Kong P.O. CDS on Feb. 24, 1899. Hong Kong P.O. Circular T mark. "3D" marking for postage due.

The international letter rate at that time required 10c Hong Kong stamp, about UK 5d (indicated by the handwritten "5d"), therefore, the cover was 6c or 3d underpaid.

Post card from Canton to Ceylon. CIP 2c horizontal pair canceled by Canton Bilingual Dater on July 6, 1900. Hong Kong QV 2c vertical pair tied strike of I.P.O. Tie-Print and canceled by Hong Kong A CDS on July 7, 1900. Arrival Colombo CDS of July 19, 1900.