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Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 3116

8,000.00 HKD

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1899 Canton (3 Jun) to Cholon. Huipi red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Canton bisected bilingual cds. In combination with

1899 Canton (3 Jun) to Cholon. Huipi red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Canton bisected bilingual cds. In combination with Hong Kong 10c, tied by IPO tie-print and Hong Kong (4 Jun) cds. Cover opened out for display. Rather early Huipi to French Indochina. 1899.6.3 廣州寄堤岸“廣東瑞章大寶號”。回批紅條封，貼蟠龍1角，銷廣州半切漢英日戳。加貼香港10仙，銷IPO騎縫戳及香港6.4日戳。封剖開以作展示。為較早之寄印支回批。許茂春著《東南亞華人與僑批》第113頁2-28原件。

China Imperial Post

Lot 3118

7,500.00 HKD

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1902 Canton (19 Feb) to Tonkin via Hong Kong. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Canton bisected bilingual cds.

1902 Canton (19 Feb) to Tonkin via Hong Kong. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Canton bisected bilingual cds. In combination with Hong Kong 10c, tied by IPO tie-print and Hong Kong (20 Feb) cds. Transit Haiphong (16 Feb). Arrived Hanoi (27 Feb). 1902.2.19 廣州經香港寄印支東京。紅條封，貼蟠龍1角，銷廣州半切漢英日戳。加貼香港10仙，銷IPO騎縫戳及香港2.20中轉戳。2.16經海防。2.27抵河內。

China Imperial Post

China Province Yunnan

Lot 3119

8,500.00 HKD

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1903 Szewui (11 Oct) to Saigon. Huipi red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by scarce Szewei Imperial Branch Post cds.

1903 Szewui (11 Oct) to Saigon. Huipi red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by scarce Szewei Imperial Branch Post cds. Transit Samshui (12 Oct), Canton Chinese PO and French PO (13 Oct). Arrived Saigon (20 Oct). Cover opened out for display. Rather early Huipi to French Indochina. 1903.10.11 四會寄西貢“信昌大寶號”。回批紅條封，貼蟠龍1角，銷少見之四會大清郵政分局日戳。10.12經三水，10.13經廣州中國郵局及法國客郵局。10.20抵西貢。封剖開以作展示。為較早之寄印支回批。許茂春著《東南亞華人與僑批》第113頁2-29原件。

China Province Yunnan

China Imperial Post

China Province Yunnan

Lot 3120

2,200.00 HKD

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1907 Hokow (Aug) to Tonkin. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by probably Ami PO tombstone cancel and Hokow bisected bilingual

1907 Hokow (Aug) to Tonkin. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by probably Ami PO tombstone cancel and Hokow bisected bilingual cds. Transti Laokay (26 Aug). Arrival Thanhoi (28 Aug). Cover folded at middle. 1907.8 河口寄印支東京。紅條封，背貼蟠龍1角，銷（應為）阿迷郵政局碑形戳及河口半切漢英日戳。8.26經老街。8.28抵Than Hoi。封中折。

China Imperial Post

Lot 3121

5,200.00 HKD

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1905 Shatow (13 Jun) to Saigon. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Kwangtung Shatow double-ringed lunar year cds.

1905 Shatow (13 Jun) to Saigon. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Kwangtung Shatow double-ringed lunar year cds. Transit Kulo (14 Jun), Canton Chinese and French PO (17 Jun). Arrived Saigon. 1905.6.13 沙頭寄西貢。紅條封，貼蟠龍1角，銷廣東沙頭雙圈干支日戳。6.14經古勞，6.17經廣州中國郵局及法國客郵局。抵西貢。

Lot 3122

6,000.00 HKD

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1905 Kwanghai (13 Nov) to Saigon. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Kwangtung Kwanghai double-ringed lunar year cds. Transit

1905 Kwanghai (13 Nov) to Saigon. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Kwangtung Kwanghai double-ringed lunar year cds. Transit Kongmoon (30 Nov), Hong Kong (1 Dec). Arrived Saigon (6 Dec). 1905.11.13 廣海寄西貢。紅條封，貼蟠龍1角，銷廣東廣海雙圈干支日戳。11.30經江門，12.1經香港。12.6抵西貢。

Lot 3124

5,600.00 HKD

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1909 Shekkok (13 Dec) to Vinmloon, French Indochina. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 5c in pair, tied by Shekkok cds. Transit Tsingyun

1909 Shekkok (13 Dec) to Vinmloon, French Indochina. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 5c in pair, tied by Shekkok cds. Transit Tsingyun (16 Dec), Canton French PO (29 Dec), Saigon (16 Jan). Arrived Vinmloon (16 Jan). Cover opened out for display. 1909.12.13 石角寄印支永隆。紅條封，貼蟠龍5分雙連，銷少見之石角三格日戳。12.16經清遠，12.29經廣州法局，1.16經西貢。1.16抵永隆。封剖開以作展示。

Lot 3167

2,400.00 HKD

Live

1911 Amoy (7 Feb) to “Amoy Hallway”, Bangkok. Remittance red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 4c in pair on reverse, tied by

1911 Amoy (7 Feb) to “Amoy Hallway”, Bangkok. Remittance red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 4c in pair on reverse, tied by Amoy bisected bilingual cds. Transit Amoy French PO (7 Feb), Hong Kong (10 Feb). Arrived Bangkok (19 Feb). “Amoy Hallway” refers to the community of Amoy immigrants by Chao Phraya River. It is the earliest recorded money order remittance cover from Amoy. Most of the Minnan people resided in other Southeast Asian countries instead of Siam. Examples are therefore more unusual. Cover opened out for display. 1911.2.7 廈門寄曼谷“廈門廊”。銀信紅條封，貼蟠龍2分 + 4分雙連，銷廈門半切漢英日戳。同日經廈門法局，2.10經香港。2.19抵曼谷。此為廈門寄出之最早銀信僑批。廈門廊即為湄南河邊上廈門僑民之聚居地。閩南僑胞到暹羅謀生者較其他東南亞國家少，存世郵例亦較罕。封剖開以作展示。許茂春著《東南亞華人與僑批》第60頁1-120原件。

Lot 3169

2,400.00 HKD

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1882 Qiaopi from Bangkok to Tenghai via “Red Bow”, frankless, with address in ink-brush. “Red Bow” is Chinese junk which

1882 Qiaopi from Bangkok to Tenghai via “Red Bow”, frankless, with address in ink-brush. “Red Bow” is Chinese junk which paid protection fee to pirates. It is the only existing example. Qiaopi from China were sent in bulk by that time and carried to Siam by ship for further forwarding by local Qiaopiju. 1882年曼谷經“紅頭船”寄澄海，無貼票，寫有地址。“紅頭船”為潮汕商人之遠洋帆船。此為唯一存世例子。當時中國的批信都集中打包，由輪船帶到泰國，再交本地批局代理分發。許茂春著《東南亞華人與僑批》第57頁1-114原件。