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Hong Kong

1897 | Hong Kong (DR12086)

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1897. Postal stationery card 4 cents grey cancelled by Canton/star date stamp (Webb Fig 123) addressed to the 'Burma Civil Service, Rangoon, Burma via Hong Kong with transit in Tutticorn and arrival in Rangoon on front. Nice item of destination mail.

£450.00
Hong Kong

1890 | Hong Kong (DR12085)

Hong Kong. (Great Britain). 1890. Envelope addressed to Cambridge bearing Hong Kong SG 37a, 10c green tied by B/62 obliterator with adjacent Hong Kong cds 'Jy 24 90' with Cambridge arrival and forwarded to London bearing Great Britain SG 172, 1d lilac tied by Cambridge/ 158 duplex and London arrival on reverse. Very attractive item.

£950.00
Hong Kong

1918 | Hong Kong (DR12084)

Hong Kong. (British Post Offices In China). 1918. Registered envelope with circular 'Norwegian/ Shanghai' steamer cachet in violet on face addressed to Norway bearing British Post Office in China SG 2, 2c green (8) and SG 3, 4c carmine tied by oval 'Registered/ Shanghai' date stamp with framed 'R/ Shanghai G.P.O.' with 'Opened by censor/ 1150' censor label and Tonsberg arrival and forwarded to Kristiania. Nice item.

£550.00
Hong Kong

1895 | Hong Kong (DR12083)

Hong Kong. (Suriname). 1895. Postal stationery card 2 1/2c red upgraded with Yvert 21, 5c blue tied by Paramaribo double ring '20/5' addressed to the 'Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, Hong Kong' routed via France with boxed 'Suriname via Havre' and Le Havre transit '10/6' with marine sorter 'Singapore to Hong Kong/A' date stamp '7/7' (Webb Type 3) sent on the steamer 'Kaisar-I-Hand' . Superb item of maritime mail via Hong Kong and Singapore.

£450.00
Hong Kong

1894 | Hong Kong (DR12082)

Hong Kong. (Chefoo Local Post). 1894. Chefoo Local Post postal stationery letter card 1c red upgraded with Hong Kong SG 38, 10c purple/red tied by Hong Kong date stamp add to Old Windsor written from 'H.M.S. Limet, Tientsin, China' date Sept 8th 94' . Contents "We arrived here after some difficulty 30th Aug to Protect British interests, there are two other gunboats here and an American one is coming". Attractive item.

£575.00
Hong Kong

1933 | Hong Kong (DR12080)

Hong Kong. (Branch Office). 1933. Envelope addressed to Saigon, French Indo-China bearing Hong Kong SG 105, 10c blue (pair) tied by Hong Kong/ Sheung-Wan double ring '17th May 33' (Webb Type J), underpaid and bearing French Indo-China postage dues SG D207, 10c red/orange (pair) applied and tied by Saigon Central/Cochinchine receiver. Lovely item of underpaid mail from Sheung Wan Branch Office to French China.

£550.00
Hong Kong

1891 | Hong Kong (DR12078)

Hong Kong. 1891. Postal stationery card 1c green upgraded with SG 33, 2c carmine tied by 'B/62' obliterator with adjacent Hong Kong cds, addressed to France with octagonal French paquebot 'Ligne N Paq.Fr.No 7' date stamp (Salles 1924) and Ardeche arrival. Very fine.

£375.00
Hong Kong

1908 | Hong Kong (DR12077)

Hong Kong/ Treaty Ports. (Aden). 1908. Picture post card of the 'Genesungsheim Pagoda, Tientsin' addressed to Prince Ludwig, c/o Austrian Lloyd, Aden' bearing Hong Kong SG 62, 1c brown and purple (2) and SG 63, 2c green tied by Tientsin/ B.P.O. date stamp (Webb Type B) routed via Shanghai with Aden receiver. Lovely item of destination mail.

£395.00
Hong Kong

1906 | Hong Kong (DR12076)

Hong Kong. (French China). 1906. Envelope written from the French Warship/Battleship "Gueydon" addressed to the 'Director of French Postes, Pakoi' bearing Hong Kong SG 64, 4c purple/red tied by Victoria/Hong Kong double ring with 'Croiseur/Cuirasse "Gueydon" hand-stamp on face and reverse with Imperial Post Office Pakhoi arrival on reverse. Scarce item.

£275.00
Hong Kong

1940 | Hong Kong (DR12075)

Hong Kong. (United States - Indo-China). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Saigon, Indo-China bearing United Stage SG 806, 5c light blue (pair) and Air Mail SG A852, 30c blue (2) tied by San Francisco slogan 'Aug 13 40' , endorsed 'via Clipper' routed via Hong Kong with 'Passed by Censor/ Hong Kong/ 9' cachet in blue and Victoria transit '23rd Aug' and Hanoi '28/8' and Saigon arrival '30th Aug' on reverse.

£95.00
Hong Kong

1950 | Hong Kong (DR12074)

Hong Kong. (Field Post Offices). 1950. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing Great Britain SG 487, 1 1/2d pale brown (block of 4) and SG 503, 1/2d pale orange tied by 'Field Post Office/701' double ring with registered label 'FPO D.S. No 701' and London arrival. Nice item from the overseas forces in Hong Kong.

£225.00
Hong Kong

1934 | Hong Kong (DR12072)

Hong Kong. (French Indo-China). 1934. Envelope addressed to Hanoi, French Indo-China bearing Hong Kong SG 101, 2c green and SG 119, 3c grey tied by Hong Kong double ring,underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp with m/s 'T/ 37 1/2' in crayon and bearing French Indo-china postage dues SG 200, 1c orange/yellow (strip of three) and SG D207, 10c orange/yellow (2) tied by Hanoi/ Tonkin receiver. A rare item of postage due mail from Hong Kong to French China.

£375.00
Hong Kong

1936 | Hong Kong (DR12071)

Hong Kong. (Airmail). 1936. Air Mail envelope addressed to Shanghai bearing SG 117, 1c brown (pair) and SG 119, 3c grey tied by 'hong Kong/Air Mail' double ring with boxed cachet 'By Courtesy Air Flight/Hong Kong China Japan/Royal Air Force/Feb 18th 1936' in violet with Imperial Post Office Shanghai arrival. Nice item paying the 5c rate between Hong Hong and Shanghai.

£275.00
Hong Kong

1917 | Hong Kong (DR12070)

Hong Kong. (British Post Offices In China). 1917. Registered envelope addressed to Paris bearing British Post Office in China SG 6, 10c blue (pair) tied by Tientsin/Br. P.O. date stamp (Webb Type B) with framed 'R/Tientsin B.P.O.' in red, routed via Shanghai, Vancouver and Montreal with Paris/Chargements arrival on reverse. Very fine.

£550.00
Hong Kong

1919 | Hong Kong (DR12069)

Hong Kong. (British Post Office In China). 1919. Registered envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing British Post Office in China SG 4, 6c orange and SG 8, 20c green and purple tied by oval 'Registered/Shanghai B.P.O./No' hand-stamp (Webb Type R5) routed via Hong Kong with La Chaux de Fonds arrival. Very attractive cover.

£450.00
Hong Kong

1935 | Hong Kong (DR12068)

Hong Kong. 1935. Registered Air Mail envelope to England bearing SG 129, $1 purple and blue tied by Hong Kong Air Mail aouble ring with registered label and hand-stamp with 'By Air Mail/Par Avion' label. Nice single franking.

£125.00
Hong Kong

1914 | Hong Kong (DR12067)

Hong Kong. (China). 1914. Picture post card of the 'Grand Hotel des Wagon Lits, Peking' addressed to the 'French 16th Regiment, 4th Company, Tien-Tsin' bearing SG 100, 1c brown (pair) tied by Imperial Post Office Peking date stamp. Scarce postmark on Hong Kong stamps on card.

£225.00
Hong Kong

1909 | Hong Kong (DR12066)

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1909. Envelope addressed to France bearing SG 93, 4c carmine tied by Canton/B date stamp (Webb Type Eii) endorsed 'Per English Mail' routed via Hong Kong, underpaid with hand-struck 'T' and bearing French postage dues Yvert 30, 15c yellow-green (pair) applied and tied by Lyon arrival on face. Superb item of underpaid mail from Canton during the King Edward V11 reign.

£550.00
Hong Kong

1901 | Hong Kong (DR12065)

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1901. Envelope addressed to Manitoba, Canada bearing Hong Kong SG 59, 10c ultramarine tied by Hankow date stamp 'Dec 10th' (Webb Type Ji) routed via Shanghai 'De 13' and Vancouver 'Jan 9th' with Winnipeg/Man arrival 'Jan 12' on reverse. Very scarce destination from Hankow, China.

£550.00
Hong Kong

1936 | Hong Kong (DR12064)

Hong Kong. (Airmail). 1936. Air Mail envelope addressed to Singapore bearing SG 125, 20c purple and sage green tied by Hong Kong/ Air Mail double ring. Lovely single franking to Singapore.

£125.00
Hong Kong

1904 | Hong Kong (DR12063)

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1904. Picture post card addressed to England bearing Hong Kong SG 78, 4c purple/red tied by Swatow/C date stamp '19 No 04' (Webb Type F) routed via Victoria/ Hong Kong. Very fine and scarce.

£375.00
Hong Kong

1902 | Hong Kong (DR12062)

Hong Kong. (Belgium). 1902. Picture post card of 'Chinese Temple, Shanghai' addressed to Belgium bearing Hong Kong SG 57, 4c carmine tied by Victoria/ Hong Kong double ring 'My 31st', underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp routed via Bruxelles and bearing Belgian postage due Yvert 5, 10c carmine (3) applied and tied by Jodoigne '3rd Juillet' arrival on face. Unique item paying the triple rate postage due, card may have paid the packet rate.

£450.00
Hong Kong

1899 | Hong Kong (DR12061)

Hong Kong. (German Seepost). 1899. Picture post card of the 'Roman Catholic Cathedral, Hong Kong' addressed to Friburg bearing German 'Reichpost' Yvert 46, 5pf green mixed with Hong Kong SG 35, 5c pale blue tied by 'Kais Deustche/ Marine Schiffspost/ No 40' date stamp '5th Dec' . Very scarce and attractive item.

£750.00
Hong Kong

1941 | Hong Kong (DR12060)

Hong Kong. (French Indo-China). 1941. Envelope addressed to Hong Kong bearing French Indo-China SG 169, 2c green SG 170, 3c brown and SG 186, 20c carmine tied by Saigon Central/Cochinchine date stamp '30/6' with 'Opened by Censor/ Hong Kong' label tied by boxed '108' in violet. Nice item of incoming censored mail.

£150.00
Hong Kong

1941 | Hong Kong (DR12059)

Hong Kong. (India). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Canada bearing India SG 260 2r brown, SG 267, 8p green (pair), SG 274, 6a turquoise and SG 275,8a violet tied by Jhumri-Tela double ring with 'Opened by Censor' tape endorsed 'Clipper Air Mail' , routed via Hong Kong with framed 'Not Opened/ by/ Censor' in violet with circular 'A.V./2' hand-stamp and Victoria/Hong Kong transit. Scarce item to Canada.

£275.00
Hong Kong

1941 | Hong Kong (DR12058)

Hong Kong. (India). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing India SG 254, 3a6p blue,SG 255, 4a brown, SG 256, 6a turquoise and SG 59, 1r brown/ grey (2) tied by Raipur College double ring with 'Opened by Censor' tape tied by triangular 'Passed by Censor /A 11' , endorsed 'via Hong Kong' with framed 'Not Opened/ by/ Censor' in green with circular 'A.V./2' hand-stamp and Victoria/ Hong Kong transit. Very fine item of AV/2 mail via Hong Kong.

£350.00
Hong Kong

1917 | Hong Kong (DR12057)

Hong Kong. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1917. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Prisoner of War' and endorsed 'F. Wirth, Prisoner of War No 370 at Hong Kong' with m/s date '17/15/17' in blue crayon addressed to Austria with framed 'Passed By/ Censor/ Hong Kong (Crown)' on face and boxed 'Zensur/ Wien' applied on arrival in red. Very fine.

£550.00
Hong Kong

1939 | Hong Kong (DR12056)

Hong Kong. 1939. Envelope headed 'The Hong Kong Jockey cub' addressed to 'Kowloon Bowling Green Club' bearing SG 141, 2c grey tied by Victoria/ Hong Kong double ring '24th Oct 39' with framed 'Remember/The British War/ Organization Fund' on face and circular 'KE4' Postman's beat delivery chop for Kowloon. Superb quality item paying the local un-opened printed matter rate with very scarce hand-stamp so fine (Proud HS 5) recorded used between 22/10 and 2nd Jan. Ex Goldsmith.

£450.00
Hong Kong

1932 | Hong Kong (DR12055)

Hong Kong. 1932. Registered envelope written from Canton bearing SG 124, 10c ultramarine (4) tied by 'Registered/ G.P.O. Hong Kong' double ring with registered label, underpaid with instructional 'Letter Package/Collect Ten Cents' in violet and bearing United States postage dues 5c red (pair) tied by 'Pittsburgh/PA' pre cancel. Very attractive combination.

£350.00
Hong Kong

1936 | Hong Kong (DR12054)

Hong Kong. (Paquebot). 1936. Envelope addressed to Japan bearing Hong Kong SG 119, 3c grey, SG 124, 10c ultramarine and SG 124b, 12c purple/yellow tied by Nagasakia/ Nippon date stamp with framed 'paquebot' in carmine, endorsed 'Per R.M.S. "Russia". A very colourful item.

£350.00
Hong Kong

1920 | Hong Kong (DR12053)

Hong Kong. (French Maroc). 1920. Stamp-less Official Mail envelope hand-stamped 'Le Resident General de France au Maroc/ Commandant en Chef' and cancelled Rabat Residence/ Maroc '6th Mars 1920' with boxed instructional 'Advertised/ Unclaimed' (struck twice on face) and Hong Kong receiver '27th April' on reverse. Nice item of instructional mail with scarce origin for Hong Kong.

£850.00
Hong Kong

1909 | Hong Kong (DR12052)

Hong Kong. 1909. 'Zieher' picture post card 'Samoan stamp in relief on reverse' addressed to Scotland written from Kowloon with 'Hong Kong/K.B.' dispatch '10th Mr 09' on face and bearing Hong Kong SG 93, 4c red tied by Victoria/Hong Kong double ring with framed instructional 'Returned/ Not Transmissible' in black on face with boxed 'Hong Kong/D.L.O.' Exceedingly rare mark not recorded in Webb or Proud. See also Inter-Asia sale Dec 15 2012 lot 3306. (25,300 HK).

£1050.00
Hong Kong

1901 | Hong Kong (DR12051)

Hong Kong. 1901. picture post card of 'Hong Kong, Harbour' addressed to Germany bearing SG 49, 50c on 48c purple and SG 50, $1 on 96c grey tied by Hong Kong/D cds with Schoneberg receiver on front. Beautiful item. Rare stamps on card.

£1250.00
Hong Kong

1894 | Hong Kong (DR12050)

Hong Kong. (Russia- Ukraine). 1894. Envelope addressed to Russia bearing Hong Kong SG 33, 2c carmine and SG 35, 5c pale blue tied by Shanghai date stamp 'Mar 23' routed via Hong Kong 'Mr 27' , underpaid with Hong Kong circular 'T' hand-stamp with oval Russian tax hand-stamp on face with Odessa receiver on reverse '20th April' . Super Treaty Port cover taxed in Ukraine (Russia).

£1450.00
Hong Kong

1940 | Hong Kong (DR12049)

Switzerland. (Hong Kong- Netherlands East Indies). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Batavia , Java, Netherlands East Indies bearing Switzerland Yvert 297, 40c grey and Air Mail Yvert 15, 2f brown tied by Sy Gallen date stamp '15th Aug 40' endorsed 'Par Clipper' with framed 'uber via Chiasso' with 'Opened by Censor/Hong Kong' label and Singapore 'C' and '8' circular hand-stamp with 'Censuur Batavia' censor tape tied by circular 'Dev/1' on face and reverse. Lovely item of Trans-pacific mail routed via U.S. Hong Kong and Singapore to Java.

£375.00
Hong Kong

1892 | Hong Kong (DR12048)

Hong Kong. (Postal Stationery). 1892. Hong Kong postal stationery card '3 cents' brown cancelled by Hong Kong date stamp 'Oc 21 92' addressed to France with 'Modane a Paris' ambulant in red and St. Amandles-Eaux arrival on face '27th Nov' . Very fine.

£75.00
China

1903 | China (DR12047)

China. (Hong Kong). 1903. Picture post card of the 'Hotel des Colonies, Shanghai' addressed to France bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 111, 4c brown tied by Woosung date stamp routed via the Imperial and British Post Office Shanghai bearing Hong Kong SG 56, 2c green (pair) tied by Shanghai date stamp with Toulon arrival. Nice Combination.

£450.00
Hong Kong

1900 | Hong Kong (DR12046)

Hong Kong. 1900. Envelope addressed to France bearing Hong Kong SG 35, 5c blue (inter-Pannier pair) tied by Hong Kong/ F date stamp 'Mr 15' with Paris arrival and forwarded to Calvados '15 Avril' on reverse. A very scarce item from Hong Kong. The first inter-pannier stamps we have seen on cover from Hong Kong.

£550.00
Hong Kong

1884 | Hong Kong (DR12045)

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1884. Postal stationery card one cent green upgraded with SG 33, 2c carmine tied by Shanghae date stamp 'Nov 20' (Webb Type Bi) addressed to Germany routed via Hong Kong 'No 23' with Dresdon arrival on face '31/12' . Attractive item.

£245.00
Hong Kong

1904 | Hong Kong (DR12044)

Hong Kong. (British Post Office In Shanghai). 1904. Hong Kong postal stationery '4 cents in 3c' brown double reply card cancelled by Shanghai/ B.P.O. date stamp 'Dec 28 04' (Webb Type J) addressed to France. Scarce cancel on postal stationery.

£150.00
Hong Kong

1890 | Hong Kong (DR12043)

Hong Kong. 1890. Envelope addressed to England bearing Hong Kong SG 37a, 10c green tied by 'B/62' obliterator with adjacent Hong Kong date stamp 'No 13 90' on face, endorsed 'per Roselta' with Colchester arrival.

£125.00
Hong Kong

1918 | Hong Kong (DR12042)

Hong Kong. 1918. Censored envelope written from the 'Chief Officer, S.S. Hias' addressed to Holland bearing SG 105, 10c blue tied by Hong Kong
double ring with 'G Arms R/Opened by Censor' label in blue with boxed 'PBC' in violet and Elburg receiver on reverse. Nice item of 1st War censored mail.

£275.00
Hong Kong

1904 | Hong Kong (DR12041)

Hong Kong. (German Sea Post Office). 1904. Picture post card of 'Park, Hotel and Signal station, Hong Kong' addressed to Germany bearing Hong Kong SG 64, 4c purple/red tied by 'Deutsche Seepost/ Ost/ Asiaatische/ Hauqtlinie' date stamp '28th Sept 04' (Webb Type A) with Munchen arrival '26 Oct' on face. Scarce use of the German Sea Post in Hong kong, Webb records Less than ten examples known.

£275.00
Hong Kong

1860 | Hong Kong (DR12040)

Hong Kong. (Macau-Gibraltar). 1860. Stamp-less envelope written from Macau dated '27th Nov 1860' addressed 'Jose Matia care of Michael Power, Gibraltar' cancelled by Hong Kong transit on reverse 'Nov 28', rated '1s' in m/s with Gibraltar arrival 'Jan 12 61' on face and framed 'To/Pay' in black. The To Pay' in black. The To pay mark applied by the Gibraltar Post Office to be forwarded at the Spanish Inland rate. A very rare item from Macau.

£1500.00
Hong Kong

1947 | Hong Kong (DR12039)

Hong Kong. (Seychelles). 1947. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Government House, Seychelles' bearing SG 152, 30c blue (strip of three) tied by 'Kowloon/ Hong Kong' double ring with instructional 'By Air To Office of Exchange Only' routed via Hong Kong with Victoria/ Seychelles arrival on reverse. Lovely item of destination mail.

£225.00
Hong Kong

1912 | Hong Kong (DR12038)

Hong Kong. 1912. Registered postal stationery card one cent brown upgraded with SG 82, 12c green and purple and SG 91, 1c brown tied by Registered/ Hong Kong double ring with framed 'R/ Hong Kong' hand-stamp addressed to Germany with Hannover arrival on face. Very scarce up-rated Registered postal stationery card.

£750.00
Hong Kong

1940 | Hong Kong (DR12037)

Hong Kong. (Netherlands - Burma). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Shanghai ,China bearing Holland Yvert 140, 7 1/2c orange and Yvert 376, 20c violet-blue (3) tied by Rotterdam double ring '25th Avril 40', routed via Burma with triangular 'Passed Censor/ Rangoon/ 3' in green on face and 'Opened by Censor/ Hong Kong' label applied in transit with Shanghai arrival on reverse.

Mailed across the Atlantic and Pacific on P.A.A. and from Hong Kong on CNAC and BOAC to Shanghai.

£225.00
Hong Kong

1941 | Hong Kong (DR12036)

Hong Kong. (Australia). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Sydney, Australia bearing SG 153, 50c purple and SG 155, $1 purple and blue tied by Victoria/Hong Kong double ring endorsed 'Via Rangoon/per C.N.A.C.' with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by framed '2/Passed by Censor/ 853' on face. Very fine.

£225.00
Hong Kong

1918 | Hong Kong (DR12035)

Hong Kong. (British Post Office In China). 1918. Registered envelope headed 'Netherlands Trading Society Shanghai' addressed to Holland bearing British Post Office in China SG 8, 20c purple and sage tied by oval Registered/Shanghai B.P.O. date stamp with framed 'R/Shanghai B.P.O./No' hand-stamp on face with 'Opened by Censor' label endorsed 'via America' with San Francisco and New York/Reg transits and Dordrecht arrival. Very fine.

£750.00
Hong Kong

1920 | Hong Kong (DR12034)

Hong Kong. (Egypt). 1920. Picture post card of 'The Light House, Port Said' written from the 'Suez Canal' dated '28th July 1920' addressed to Shanghai, China bearing Egypt SG 76, 4m vermilion tied by Port Said date stamp with framed 'B.P.O. To G.P.O./ Shanghai/11 Sep 20' on face with Shanghai Br. P.O. arrival. Lovely item of incoming mail.

£225.00

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French Colonies

6th Apr 2022

Its a real pleasure to add a magnificent selection of French Colonies from Africa, Asia, The Caribbean and Oceania. Very fine pre-stamp, British Post Office, Charged Mail, Advice of Receipt, Printed Matter and postage due mail. A lovely selection of censor mail, some with five or six censor cachets and labels, routed Trans-Africa, two Ocean or over the Atlantic with some unusual destinations.

A few items from the Dr. Edward Grabowski collection, this amazing sale sold in three parts by Spink. Also interesting Tahiti and New Caledonia from Tony Eastgate's life time work.

Over the next few months we hope to add many items to grace the finest collections.

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China, French Indo China and Chinese Labour Force.

6th Apr 2022

A strong area of stock is our China from Imperial to WW2 with many fine censor covers and Air Transits. A good selection of the overseas Post Offices, Austrian, British, French, Japanese and Russian with offices in Manchuria. Many mixed combinations, I.P.O's .

Coming soon the John Marc Sitarek accumulation of China, French Post Office and Indo-China with magnificent French Detachment in the Boxer Campaign covers.

John Marc also had a fine selection of the Chinese Labour Force which are not often seen, he built this selection over thirty years. One of the darker aspects of World War One was the plight of 12,000 Chinese workers who were recruited by the British Army from the North of China in 1916 to serve on the battle front in France as labourers, trench diggers, munitions carriers, mine disarmers and corpse bearers under often inhumane conditions. A large number were also struck down by the devastating Spanish flue of 1918.

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