cover 1870-1922, the valuable balance of the collection illustrating the progression of rates, and various cancellations throughout the period, comprising envelopes (96) and postcards (2), including 1870-73 covers bearing 10c. pair or singles, 1876 cover bearing 6c. (overpaid by 1c.), 1876 (c)-82 covers (3) each bearing 5c., 1887-89 covers (3) bearing 5c., 1894 cover bearing Columbus 5c., 1895 cover bearing 5c. pair and single, 1895 registered cover from U.S. Consulate in Hankow to U.S.A. bearing 1c. (15, one partly torn away), 1896 cover bearing 1c. (4) + 2c. (3), 1899 cover bearing 1c. placed between two 2c., 1901 cover from Peking to U.S.A. bearing 2c. cancelled by Military Postal Station No.1 c.d.s., 1903 cover to England bearing Hong Kong 2c. (corner defect) + U.S.A. 5c. cancelled by Shanghai duplex, 1909 registered cover bearing 2c. strip of four and single cancelled by oval Registered type d.s., 1917 registered cover bearing 12c., 1912 registered cover bearing 2c. (2) + 5c. pair, 1914 registered front bearing 2c. pair and 10c. pair, and 1916 registered envelope bearing 2c. and 10c. mixed condition. (116)