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Lot 128

7,500.00 HKD

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1901 Amoy (21 Oct) to France. Hong Kong QV surch 4c/3c PSC, applied with Amoy bisected bilingual and IPO tie-print. Transit Hong Kong (23

1901 Amoy (21 Oct) to France. Hong Kong QV surch 4c/3c PSC, applied with Amoy bisected bilingual and IPO tie-print. Transit Hong Kong (23 Oct). Scarce usage of Hong Kong surch PSC in Chinese mainland. 1901.10.21 廈門寄法國。香港維多利亞女皇像改值4仙蓋3仙郵資片，鈐廈門始發半切日戳及IPO騎縺戳。郵資圖銷香港10.23日戳。少見之香港改值郵資片於中國內地使用。

China Japanese PO

Lot 139

1,400.00 HKD

Sold

1899 Foochow (28 Dec) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c on reverse, tied by Foochow bisected bilingual cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (1

1899 Foochow (28 Dec) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c on reverse, tied by Foochow bisected bilingual cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (1 Jan). In combination with Koban 10s, tied by IPO tie-print and IJPO Shanghai (1 Jan) cds. Transit Yokohama. Arrived USA (5 Feb). Outstanding Foochow IPO tie-print example. 1899.12.28 福州寄美國，背貼蟠龍1角，銷福州半切漢英日戳。1.1經上海清郵。加貼小判10錢，銷福州IPO騎縫戳及上海日局1.1日戳。經橫濱。2.5抵美國。

Hong Kong

Lot 2911

800.00 HKD

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1852 Amoy to Gibraltar. Entire letter, rated "1/10", applied with Webb type 8 "Paid at Hong Kong circular h.s. On reverse with another

1852 Amoy to Gibraltar. Entire letter, rated "1/10", applied with Webb type 8 "Paid at Hong Kong circular h.s. On reverse with another strike of faint Hong Kong cds. 1997 (30 Aug) John Bull, lot 683. 1852年廈門寄直布羅陀。郵簡，寫有郵資“1/10”，鈐Webb 8型“Paid at Hong Kong”戳記。背面鈐模糊之香港日戳。1997.8.30 布約翰，拍品號683。

Lot 2912

700.00 HKD

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1862 Amoy (5 Feb) to Hong Kong. Entire letter, sent "p Aden". On reverse with Chinese manuscript. The content was mostly about export of

1862 Amoy (5 Feb) to Hong Kong. Entire letter, sent "p Aden". On reverse with Chinese manuscript. The content was mostly about export of tea from Amoy to USA by steamship Ioharma Kalkmann. Early pre-adhesive mail from Amoy is very scarce. 1862.2.5 廈門寄香港。郵簡，寫有“p Aden”郵船批注。背面寫有中文批注。內容有關自廈門經輪船出口茶葉至美國。早期廈門史前封十分難得。

Lot 2913

20,000.00 HKD

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1861 (5 August) entire letter from Amoy to London, endorsed “via Marseilles” and rated “1/-”, bearing a fine strike of Webb type

1861 (5 August) entire letter from Amoy to London, endorsed “via Marseilles” and rated “1/-”, bearing a fine strike of Webb type A “AMOY PAID” datestamp in red. The letter transited through Hong Kong and arrived in London on 27 September. This AMOY pre-adhesive cover was sent prior to the introduction of Hong Kong adhesives and the sorting practices for mails from Amoy via Hong Kong, and handled entirely within the British treaty port postal network in Amoy directly. Webb recorded only eight such pre-adhesive AMOY covers bearing this distinctive red AMOY cds, making this a rare surviving example of early British treaty port correspondence from China to Europe. A good quality pre-adhesive AMOY PAID example.. 1861年8月5日自廈門寄往倫敦的全張信函，信封左上手寫註明「via Marseilles」，並註記郵資「1/-」，封上蓋有清晰之Webb A型「Amoy Paid」紅色日戳。本件經香港中轉（8月），並於9月27日抵達倫敦。此為無貼票的前膠紙時期（pre-adhesive）郵件，屬於香港郵票尚未於廈門啟用前之運作模式，由英國條約港郵政系統全程處理。據Webb紀錄，僅知八件存世封蓋有此型廈門日戳，本件為廈門早期中國通歐英國郵政史實例之一，郵戳清晰，兼具歷史與郵集收藏價值。

Lot 2914

42,000.00 HKD

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1865 Amoy (26 Oct) to USA, sent ‘1-9-1/2” and set “via Southampton”, f.w. Hong Kong QV 4c + 18c + 24c, tied by Webb type A Amoy

1865 Amoy (26 Oct) to USA, sent ‘1-9-1/2” and set “via Southampton”, f.w. Hong Kong QV 4c + 18c + 24c, tied by Webb type A Amoy Paid cds in red. Transit Hong Kong (28 Oct) and further applied B62 obliterator on adhesive. Transit London (22 Dec). Showing “5 CENTS” h.s. With Holcombe signature. When Amoy BPO was established, the stamped covers were required to bring to Hong Kong Post Office for sorting where QV stamps would be cancelled again by B62 obliterator. At the origin Amoy, the red Amoy Paid red cds has been cancelled as well. This method was adopted before the use of A1 and D27 obliterator. Pearson recorded about 16 stamps QV stamps applied with this cds while Webb recorded 13. Provenance: Admiral George C. Dyer 1865.10.26 廈門寄美國，寫有“1-9-1/2′郵資及“via Southampton”批丕，貼香港維多利亞女皇像4仙 + 18仙 +24仙，銷少見Webb A型廈門英局已付紅色日戳。10.28經香港，貼票再鈐B62殺手戳。12.22經倫敦。鈐“5CENTS”戳記。帶Holcombe簽署。在廈門英國客郵局成立之初，貼票之信封需經香港分揀，並再銷B62殺手戳。在始發地廈門則使用此紅色已付日戳，隨後被A1及D27殺手戳取而代之。Pearson記錄共有十六件貼票封使用廈門已付日戳，Webb記錄則有13件。源流: Admiral George C. Dyer

Lot 2915

1,500.00 HKD

Live

1874 Amoy (4 Nov) to USA, applied with Amoy BPO index A cds on reverse, matching with "USS Yangtzie, Amoy Nov 2. 1874" annotation on front.

1874 Amoy (4 Nov) to USA, applied with Amoy BPO index A cds on reverse, matching with "USS Yangtzie, Amoy Nov 2. 1874" annotation on front. Transit Hong Kong (4 Nov) with "PAID ALL" cds and f.w. Hong Kong QV 8cc, tied by B62 obliterator. Transit San Francisco (19 Dec). Since 1 Nov 1867, Hong Kong to USA via San Francisco mail only charged 8c per 1/2oz and were applied with Hong Kong Paid All cds. 2005 (25 Jun) Zurich Asia, lot 795. 1874.11.4 廈門寄美國，背面鈐廈門英局A字始發日戳。正面寫有“USS Yangtzie, Amoy Nov 2. 1874”批注。11.4經香港，鈐PAID ALL紅色日戳。貼維多利亞女皇像8仙，銷B62殺手戳。12.19經三藩市。自1867年11月1日，香港經三藩市寄美國郵件每半盎司僅收取8仙，並蓋上香港PAID ALL戳記。2005.6.25 蘇黎世亞洲，拍品號795。