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China Customs Mail Cancellations and seals

China U.S PO Postage due stamps

US Post in China

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China Customs Mail Cancellations and seals

Lot 7

300,000.00 HKD

Live

1884 Peking (22 Jan) to Hawaii, f.w. Large Dragon thick paper, clean perf 3ca on reverse, tied by Peking Chinese seal, alongside with I.G.

1884 Peking (22 Jan) to Hawaii, f.w. Large Dragon thick paper, clean perf 3ca on reverse, tied by Peking Chinese seal, alongside with I.G. of Customs Peking cds in violet. Transit Customs Tientsin (24 Jan), Customs Shanghai (7 Feb), In combination with Japanese 5s, tied by black cork obliterator, alongside with IJPA Shanghai (20 Feb) cds. Cover opened out for display. Highly unusual destination for Large Dragon cover. With RPSL certificate. Ex- Ryohei Ishikawa. Illustration no. 242, p. 387 in "A Comprehensive Illustration on Covers of the Large Dragons" by James B Whang. 2014 (Jan) Interasia Auctions, lot 75 (Realized HKD1.15 million) 1884.1.22 北京寄夏威夷，背貼厚紙光齒大龍3分銀，銷北京中文戳記，旁鈐北京海關藍色始發日戳。1.24經天津海關，2.7經上海海關。加貼日本小判5錢，銷黑色空十字戳，旁鈐上海日本郵政代理2.20日戳。封剖開以作展示。極為稀罕冷門的目的地。附皇家郵學會證書。石川良佐舊藏。黃建斌《大龍信封存世考》第387頁第242件原件。2014年1月Interasia Auctions拍品號75，成交價港元115萬。

China U.S PO Postage due stamps

Lot 90

16,000.00 HKD

Live

1904 USA (24 Feb) to Newchwang. Taxed US 1c PSC, tied by New York meter stamp. Showing T mark. Transit San Francisco (29 Feb),

1904 USA (24 Feb) to Newchwang. Taxed US 1c PSC, tied by New York meter stamp. Showing T mark. Transit San Francisco (29 Feb), USPA Shanghai (31 Mar), Shanghai Chinese PO (31 Mar). F.w. Coiling Dragon ovpt. Poatge due 4c in pair, tied by Newchwang (7 Apr) arrival cds. Scarce example of Coling Dragon ovpt. postage due issue. 1904.2.24 美國寄牛莊。欠資美國1分郵資片，銷紐約機戳，旁鈐T章。2.29經三藩市，3.31經上海美國郵政代理，同日經上海清郵。貼蟠龍加蓋欠資票4分雙連，銷牛莊4.7到達戳。蟠龍加蓋欠資票之稀罕例子。

US Post in China

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US Post in China

Lot 179

5,000.00 HKD

Live

1904 Peking (4 May) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c for domestic rate, tied by Peking bisected bilingual cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO

1904 Peking (4 May) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c for domestic rate, tied by Peking bisected bilingual cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (10 May). In combination with US 2c for US domesticc rate, tied by USPA Shanghai obliterator. Arrived USA (20 Jun). Such "relay postage" with combination of CIP and foreign stamps was lower than normal international rate. Rather late and scarce example. 1904.2.4 北京寄美國，貼蟠龍2分，合國內郵資，銷北京半切漢英日戳。5.10經上海清郵。加貼美國票2分，合美國國內郵資，銷上海美國郵政代理殺手戳。6.20抵美國。同時貼大清及外國票之“接力郵資”而非直接貼付國際郵資以節省郵費，

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Lot 219

1,900.00 HKD

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1912 (20 Mar) The Young China Association, Seattle cover to Washington, f.w. US 2c, tied by Seattle meter stamp. 1912.3.20

1912 (20 Mar) The Young China Association, Seattle cover to Washington, f.w. US 2c, tied by Seattle meter stamp. 1912.3.20 美洲舍路中國同盟會封，寄華盛頓，貼總統像2分，銷西雅圖機戳。

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Hong Kong

United States

Lot 222

2,800.00 HKD

Sold

1934 USA (19 Dec) to Mrs. Sun Yat-sen (Lu Muzhen), Macao, f.w. Roosevelt 5c, tied by Lanai City duplex d.s. Arrived Macau (9 Jan). Despite

1934 USA (19 Dec) to Mrs. Sun Yat-sen (Lu Muzhen), Macao, f.w. Roosevelt 5c, tied by Lanai City duplex d.s. Arrived Macau (9 Jan). Despite lacking the full name of the addressee, it is clear that the addressee should be Lu Muzhen instead of Soong Ching-ling as Lu resided in Macau since the divorce with Dr. Sun until her death in 1952. 1934.12.19 美國寄澳門之孫中山太太（盧慕貞），貼羅斯福像5分，銷Lanai City雙聯日戳。1.9抵澳門。雖然沒有寫明收件人全名，但憑寄澳門可肯定收件人為盧慕貞而非宋慶齡。前者在與孫中山離婚後一直居住澳門直至1952年去世。

Hong Kong

Lot 1792

22,000.00 HKD

Sold

1853 Hong Kong (13 Jul) to USS Saratoga via US Naval Lyceum, f.w. Washington imperf 3c, tied by Brunswick PAID cds, alongside with “U.S.

1853 Hong Kong (13 Jul) to USS Saratoga via US Naval Lyceum, f.w. Washington imperf 3c, tied by Brunswick PAID cds, alongside with “U.S. Naval Lyceum” oval seal. Flap damaged. With original letters. The U.S. Naval Lyceum was founded in 1833 by a group of Navy and Marine Corps officers. The oval handstamp was applied to mail forwarded to naval personnel from the U.S. Naval Lyceum in Brooklyn at no additional charge. 1853.7.13 香港經US Naval Lyceum寄美國戰艦Saratoga，貼無齒華盛頓3分，銷Brunswick已付日戳，旁鈐US Naval Lyceum帆船圖橢圓形戳記。封舌有損。附原信。 US Naval Lyceum於1833年由海軍及海軍陸戰隊軍官成立。若信件經US Naval Lyceum轉寄至美國海軍成員毋需另外補資，並將蓋上此戳。

US Post in China

Lot 2959

4,200.00 HKD

Sold

1869 (20 Aug) USPA Shanghai to USA by SS Great Republic, f.w. Washington 10c with perf shifted variety, tied by type SHA-Can6 cork

1869 (20 Aug) USPA Shanghai to USA by SS Great Republic, f.w. Washington 10c with perf shifted variety, tied by type SHA-Can6 cork obliterator, alongside with US Consulate General Shanghai type 1 cds and rare Pacific Mail Steamship Co. “CHINA AND JAPAN STEAM SERVICE” oval h.s. Transit San Francisco (20 Sep). SS Great Republic which departed from Hong Kong picked up US bound mail from Shanghai at Yokoaham and arived San Francisco on 18 Sep. 1869.8.20 上海經郵船Great Republic寄美國，貼華盛頓10分，帶齒孔移位變異，銷SHA-Can6型空十字戳，旁鈐美國駐上海領事館1型日戳及少見之PMSS“CHINA AND JAPAN STEAM SERVICE”橢圓形紅戳。9.20經三藩市。SS Great Republic自香港出發，在橫濱接收上海寄美國之郵件，並於9月18日抵達三藩市。