cover 1897 (5 Dec.) envelope registered from Tientsin to Hong Kong showing bilingual "PAID" h.s. in brown with matching dollar chop and handstruck "R" in red; also 1897 (30 Dec.) envelope (reduced at left) from Shanghai to Soochow showing a similar "PAID" h.s. in red and appropriate dollar chops

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cover 1897 (5 Dec.) envelope registered from Tientsin to Hong Kong showing bilingual "PAID" h.s. in brown with matching dollar chop and handstruck "R" in red; also 1897 (30 Dec.) envelope (reduced at left) from Shanghai to Soochow showing a similar "PAID" h.s. in red and appropriate dollar chops

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