cover 1904 (5 Feb.) printed envelope to Weihsien bearing, on the reverse, three C.I.P. ½c. tied by weak strikes of "SOOCHOW" Dollar chop in bluish, one additionally cancelled by Kiaochow bilingual c.d.s. in blue, Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. and a good strike of Soochow Yang Yu Lane, Yun Lan Ko Paper Shop tombstone mark in red alongside; a couple of small tears but fresh and the latest recorded use of the Soochow Dollar chop

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cover 1904 (5 Feb.) printed envelope to Weihsien bearing, on the reverse, three C.I.P. ½c. tied by weak strikes of "SOOCHOW" Dollar chop in bluish, one additionally cancelled by Kiaochow bilingual c.d.s. in blue, Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. and a good strike of Soochow Yang Yu Lane, Yun Lan Ko Paper Shop tombstone mark in red alongside; a couple of small tears but fresh and the latest recorded use of the Soochow Dollar chop

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