cover 1890 (2 July) registered XU5 from a soldier in the 12th Battalion Infantry of the 1st Company at Aetjeh, Netherland Indies to Peking via Penang (8.7), Singapore (14.7), Hong Kong (20.7), Shanghai (24.7), Hong Kong (20.7), Shanghai (24.7) and Tientsin (29.7), bearing Netherland Indies 15c. (2) cancelled "99" with adjacent "KOTTA-RADJA" c.d.s. (2.7) and 1888 Small Dragon perf. 11½-12 3 ca. cancelled by Tientsin seal in blue. A remarkable cover being the only one recorded from the Dutch Indies bearing a Small Dragon applied as a postage due. Holcombe Certificate (1993). Photo

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cover 1890 (2 July) registered XU5 from a soldier in the 12th Battalion Infantry of the 1st Company at Aetjeh, Netherland Indies to Peking via Penang (8.7), Singapore (14.7), Hong Kong (20.7), Shanghai (24.7), Hong Kong (20.7), Shanghai (24.7) and Tientsin (29.7), bearing Netherland Indies 15c. (2) cancelled "99" with adjacent "KOTTA-RADJA" c.d.s. (2.7) and 1888 Small Dragon perf. 11½-12 3 ca. cancelled by Tientsin seal in blue. A remarkable cover being the only one recorded from the Dutch Indies bearing a Small Dragon applied as a postage due. Holcombe Certificate (1993). Photo

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