Lot 1686
1686
cover 1903 (17 Mar.) grey envelope addressed to Germany bearing C.I.P. 10c. (2) tied by Jihchao Post Office tombstones and with pair of 1901 20pf. blue tied by Tsingtao type 5 c.d.s., the reverse with Chuchow Sun and Moon dater, Kiaochow bilingual (2) and Cologne arrival; a few peripheral folds, otherwise fine
cover 1903 (17 Mar.) grey envelope addressed to Germany bearing C.I.P. 10c. (2) tied by Jihchao Post Office tombstones and with pair of 1901 20pf. blue tied by Tsingtao type 5 c.d.s., the reverse with Chuchow Sun and Moon dater, Kiaochow bilingual (2) and Cologne arrival; a few peripheral folds, otherwise fine

Details
cover 1903 (17 Mar.) grey envelope addressed to Germany bearing C.I.P. 10c. (2) tied by Jihchao Post Office tombstones and with pair of 1901 20pf. blue tied by Tsingtao type 5 c.d.s., the reverse with Chuchow Sun and Moon dater, Kiaochow bilingual (2) and Cologne arrival; a few peripheral folds, otherwise fine
Further details
The Sun and Moon in this dater are symbolic for month and day. They were used in fourteen offices in Shantung Province, mainly in the vicinity of the Tsinan to Tsingtao railway. These postmarks were employed for only about one year before more conventional styles were introduced.

For Changlo Sun and Moon dater, see lot 1632