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A "Snell Cover" from Hankow to England. April 29, 1897 Hankow Customs CDS. Frech 25c canceled by Shanghai French Post Office CDS on May 6, 1897.

On the back transit Shanghai Customs CDS of May 2, 1897, French ship LIGNE seal of May 8, 1897. Arrival Bristol CDS of June 14, 1897.
















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"N.B. Address all future mail matter to C.I.M. Chungking W.China not to Hankow"
The abbrev. "C.I.M." stand for "China Inland Mission".

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