China Covers and Cancellations Postmarks Bilingual Datestamps: Paotingfu: (Hopeh) 1919 (20 Nov.) red band cover to U.S.A. bearing, on the reverse, first Peking Junk 5c. (2, one defective corner) tied by fine strikes of the large "<H>paotingfu" bilingual c.d.s. (Chinese characters in a straight line) with numeral "14" at foot, with a further strike on the address side; with Peking bilingual transit (21.11) and no other postmarks; some light soiling. A scarce postmark, not recorded in this format. Photo.
