Hankow
Hankow is nearly 600 miles from the coast up the River Yangtzee and 500 miles north of Hong Kong. Although the post office of Hankow is previously believed to have closed on 22 November 1922 a couple of covers exist dated 27 November 1922. While Webb suggested that these may have been cancelled to order as a farewell present, neither the adressee nor the appearance of the registered cover seem to suggest this. The other cover, for which there is only a partial black and white image, is stated as philatelic in nature from the auction catalog description and has not been examined. Consequently, I believe that, like the other Agencies, Hankow actually closed on October 30 1922.
Hankow's main business during the Treaty Port period was the black tea export trade. This may explain the larger number of 30c useages from Hankow versus the other ports as it may have been associated with the sending of samples of tea by Parcel Post.
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M 26/16mm Double Circle No Index |
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Box Riv No Violet Handstamp |
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Feb 7 1917 Jul 13 1917 Mar 25 1918 June 8 1918 Oct 24 1918 Dec 12 1918 |
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Box Riv No Violet Label |
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Feb 11 1919 Mar 1 1919 Apr 11 1919 Apr 16 1919 Jun 17 1919 Oct 23 1919 Nov 10 1919 Mar 18 1920 Apr 1 1920 (Spink 3018/3019 Lot 1321) Jul 6 1920 Jul 23 1920 14 Nov 1921 Schoenfeld (Questionable) |
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Box Riv No Black Label |
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Oct 2
1919 Nov 14 1921 Nov 25 1921 Nov 29 1921 Jun 10 1922 Jul 25 1922 Nov 27 1922 |
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AR Handstamp | Mar 1
1919 Jun 10 1922 |
Notes:
Mr. Frank Drake and Mr. David Drake published a study of cancels and frequency in Journal #18 of the Hong Kong Philatelic Society Journal. A total of 175 items were examined and the data summarized below. They believe that it is possible that the MSCA issues were not sent to the Hankow Post Office and that the few examples that exist may have been brought in and used at the port.
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Issue/Value
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Quantity
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Frequency %
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Notes
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| 1c MCA |
9
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5.1%
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| 2c MCA |
20
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11%
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Newspaper and Printed Matter Rate |
| 4c MCA |
35
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20%
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Postcard Rate |
| 6c MCA |
26
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15%
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First step above single letter rate |
| 8c MCA |
7
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4%
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| 10c MCA |
31
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18%
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Letter Rate |
| 12c MCA |
1
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0.5%
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| 20c MCA |
9
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5.1%
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| 25c MCA |
1
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0.5%
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| 30c MCA |
16
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9.1%
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Possibly due to the parcel rate |
| 50c MCA |
1
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0.5%
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| $1c MCA |
6
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3.4%
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| $2c MCA |
2
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1.1%
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| $3c MCA |
1
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0.5%
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| $5c MCA |
1
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0.5%
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| $10c MCA |
1
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0.5%
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| 1c MSCA |
0
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| 2c MSCA |
3
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1.7%
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| 4c MSCA |
0
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| 6c MSCA |
5
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2.8%
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| 8c MSCA |
0
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| 10c MSCA |
0
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| 20c MSCA |
0
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| 25c MSCA |
0
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| 50c MSCA |
0
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Not issued until after closure of the port | |
| $1c MSCA |
0
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| $2c MSCA |
0
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