The Hong Kong 'China' Overprints

British Post Offices in China from 1917 - 1930

Agency Usages - Tientsin

Registered Censored Letter to Italy dated August 8, 1917 A cover from Tientsin to Italy franked with one SG2 two cent stamp, one SG4 six cent stamp and one SG7 twelve cent stamp paying the 10 cent registered letter fee and the 10c Treaty Port/UPU rate. Cancelled with two Webb type B Index A cds and a clear Registered Rii handstamp. Backstamped with multiple clear markings including a Genoa censor handstamp. One of the interesting facts concerning markings from Tientsin is that during the entire life of the Treaty Ports and in spite of Tientsin being one of the largest Ports and the entry to Peking, only two types of cds were ever used.

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Letter to the United States dated September 23, 1919 A commercial cover to the USA franked with one SG6 ten cent stamp, which paid the 10 cent Treaty Port/UPU rate. The stamp is cancelled with a Webb type B Index B cds and the cover also has a couple of internal Montgomery Ward and Company internal handstamps in violet.

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Letter to the Netherlands dated June 28, 1917 A cover from Tientsin to the Netherlands franked with one SG2 two cent stamp and one SG5 eight cent stamp, which paid the 10c Treaty Port/UPU rate. Cancelled with a Webb type B Index B cds.

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Letter to the United States dated September 26, 1919 A cover from Tientsin to the United States franked with an SG2 two cent stamp and a pair of SG3 four cent stamps, which paid the 10c Treaty Port/UPU rate. Cancelled with a Webb type B Index E cds.

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Letter to the United States dated May 1, 1920 A cover from Tientsin to the United States franked with an SG2 two cent stamp, and SG3 four cent stamps and an SG6 ten cent stamp, which paid the 10c plus 6c Treaty Port/UPU rate. Cancelled with a Webb type B Index F cds.

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Letter to the United States dated June 26, 1920 A cover from Tientsin to the United States franked with an SG2 two cent stamp and a pair of SG3 four cent stamps, which paid the 10c Treaty Port/UPU rate. Cancelled with a Webb type B Index F cds.

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Letter to the United States dated July 27, 1921 A cover from Tientsin to the United States franked with an SG3 four cent stamp and an SG4 six cent stamp, which paid the 10c Treaty Port/UPU rate. Cancelled with a Webb type B Index C cds.

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Registered Letter to the United States dated April 8, 1922 A registered cover from Tientsin to the United States franked with an SG18 one cent stamp, and SG20 four cent stamp, and SG21 six cent stamp and an SG23 tex cent stamp, which paid the 10c Registered letter fee plus the 10c Treaty Port/UPU rate. The additional one cent in postage may have paid for some form of receipt of mailing, although that fee was believed to have been two cents. Cancelled with a Webb type B Index B cds and a clear Registered Rii handstamp.

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