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The Hong Kong 'China' Overprints British Offices In China 1917 - 1930

Hankow

Hankow is nearly 600 miles from the coast on the Yangtzee River, and is 500 miles north of Hong Kong. It became a treaty port under the Treaty of Tianjin, ratified in 1860. Hankow's main export during the Treaty Port period was black tea, which may explain the larger number of 30c usages from Hankow as they were used to send samples of tea by Parcel Post.

The post office of Hankow closed on 30 November, 1922.

Cancel Image Description ERD Stamp LRD Stamp Image Front Image Back Date of Cancel Total Franking Values Used Destination Notes Contributor
M 26/16mm Double Circle No Index

Jan 6 1917
HKSC Jean Paul Beck

"Image Back Feb 7 1917 $0.26 USA
"Image Back Feb 26 1917 $0.10 GB
"Image Back Jul 13 1917 $0.20 USA
"Image Back Dec 5 1917 $0.10 USA
"Image Back Mar 8 1918 $0.10 GB
"Image Back Mar 25 1918 $0.20 GB
"Image Back June 8 1918 $0.20 USA
"Image Back Oct 24 1918 $0.20 GB
"Image Back Dec 2 1918 $0.10 Switzerland
"Image Back Dec 12 1918 $0.20 USA
"Image Back ??? 16 1919 $0.02?
"Image Back Feb 11 1919 $0.20 GB
"Image Back Mar 1 1919 $0.02 Denmark
"Image Back Mar 24 1919 $0.10 GB
"Image Back Apr 11 1919 $0.20 USA
"Image Back Apr 15 1919 $0.10 USA
"Image Back Apr 16 1919 $0.20 USA
"Image Back May 5 1919 $0.16 GB
"Image Back Jun 17 1919 $0.20 USA
"Image Back Oct 2 1919 $0.20 USA
"Image Back Oct 9 1919 $0.10 USA
"Image Back Oct 23 1919 $0.20 USA
"Image Back Nov 10 1919
"Image Back Jan 6 1920 $0.10?
"Image Back Jan 30 1920 $0.10?
"Image Back Mar 18 1920 $0.20 Switzerland
"Image Back Mar 29 1920 $0.10 GB
"Image Front "Image Back Apr 1 1920 (Spink 3018/3019 Lot 1321)
"Image Back Jun 18 1920 $0.10?
"Image Back Jul 6 1920 $0.20 Switzerland
"Image Back Jul 23 1920 $0.26 GB
"Image Back Sep 8 1920 $0.10
"Image Back Oct 20 1920 $0.10 Switzerland
"Image Back Oct 25 1920 $0.10 GB
"Image Back May 2 1921 $0.10 GB (Scotland)
"Image Back Oct 11 1921 $0.10 GB
"Image Back Nov 14 1921 $0.20 GB
"Image Back Nov 25 1921 $0.20 Germany
"Image Back Nov 29 1921 $0.20 Germany
"Image Back Dec 18 1921 $0.10 GB
"Image Back May 18 1922 $0.20 GB
"Image Back Jun 10 1922 $0.50 GB
"Image Back Jun 25 1922 $0.10 GB (Scotland)
"Image Back Jul 25 1922 ?? GB
"Image Back Nov 27 1922 $0.18 Hong Kong
"Image Back Nov 27 1922 (Philatelic) $1.00
Box Riv No Violet Handstamp "Image Back Feb 7 1917
"Image Back Jul 13 1917
"Image Back Mar 25 1918
"Image Back June 8 1918
"Image Back Oct 24 1918
"Image Back Dec 12 1918
Box Riv No Violet Label "Image Back Feb 11 1919
"Image Back Mar 1 1919
"Image Back Apr 11 1919
"Image Back Apr 16 1919
"Image Back Jun 17 1919
"Image Back Oct 23 1919
"Image Back Nov 10 1919
"Image Back Mar 18 1920
"Image Front "Image Back Apr 1 1920 (Spink 3018/3019 Lot 1321)
"Image Back Jul 6 1920
"Image Back Jul 23 1920
"Image Front "Image Back 11/14/1921 Schoenfeld (Questionable)
Box Riv No Black Label "Image Back Oct 2 1919
"Image Back Nov 14 1921
"Image Back Nov 25 1921
"Image Back Nov 29 1921
"Image Back May 18 1922
"Image Back Jun 10 1922
"Image Back Jul 25 1922
"Image Back Nov 27 1922
AR Handstamp "Image Back Mar 1 1919
"Image Back Jun 10 1922