Details
cover 1898-1948 a selection of XU5 or cards (176) many addressed to the Bayley Balfour and Aglen families in Scotland and including 1898 registered XU5 from Amoy to Hong Kong bearing I.C.P. 2c., 4c. pair with C.I.P.½c pair cancelled by dollar chop, 1907-10 a series of XU5 (28) from the British Post Office in Hankow cancelled by c.d.s. (several types or sub-types), 1914 XU5 (2) from the Russian P.O. in Peking and later items with T.P.O. markings, flown XU5 with 1921 (14 Aug.) First flight Peitaiho Beach to Peking (one stamp on reverse has been removed). An interesting assembly.