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China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

Hong Kong Cancellations and seals

China Imperial Post Picture postcards

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

Hong Kong Cancellations and seals

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

Lot 36

4,200.00 HKD

Sold

1892 Switzerland (27 Dec) to German Legation Peking, f.w. Swiss 25c Franco, tied by Avenches cds, alongside with framed ToPay

1892 Switzerland (27 Dec) to German Legation Peking, f.w. Swiss 25c Franco, tied by Avenches cds, alongside with framed ToPay cachet. Showing Webb No. 3 Singapore to Hong Kong marine sorter (22 Jan). Transit Customs Shanghai (3 Feb). Webb No. 3 cds was only used for a short time. 1892.12.27 瑞士寄德國駐京公使館，貼瑞士25 Franco，銷Avenches日戳，旁鈐ToPay戳記。1.22抵Webb 3號新加坡至香港海上分揀日戳。2.3經上海海關。3號分揀戳使用時間甚短。

Hong Kong Cancellations and seals

Lot 161

2,400.00 HKD

Sold

1904 Italy to Kayingchow. Picture postcard, f.w. Italian 10c, tied by squared circle d.s. Transit with Singapore-Hong Kong marine sorter

1904 Italy to Kayingchow. Picture postcard, f.w. Italian 10c, tied by squared circle d.s. Transit with Singapore-Hong Kong marine sorter (14 May). Showing Chaochowfu and Kayingchow PO tombstone transit and arrival cancel, alongside with vertical Chinese seal of the church name. 1904年意大利寄嘉應州。圖片明信片，貼意大利票10分，銷內圓外方日戳。5.14鈐新加坡-香港海上分揀日戳。另見潮州府及嘉應州郵政局碑形中轉及到達戳，以及教堂中文直戳。

China Imperial Post Picture postcards

India

China Imperial Post Picture postcards

Lot 183

2,400.00 HKD

Sold

1902 Finland (8 Jan) to Great Northern Telegraph Co., Peking, redirected to Taku. Picture postcard, f.w. Coat of Arms 2k in pair, tied by

1902 Finland (8 Jan) to Great Northern Telegraph Co., Peking, redirected to Taku. Picture postcard, f.w. Coat of Arms 2k in pair, tied by Nystad cds. Transit with Singapore-to-Hong Kong marine sorter (10 Feb). Arrived Peking Chinese PO (27 Feb) in combination with CIP 1c for domestic rate, tied by oval d.s. Redirected to Taku via Tientsin (28 Feb). Arrived on (28 Feb). Superb incoming combination and redirected example. 1902.1.8 芬蘭寄北京大北電報公司，改寄塘沽。圖片明信片，貼軍徽圖2戈比雙連，銷Nystad日戳。2.10鈐新加坡至香港海上分揀戳。2.27抵北京中國郵局，貼蟠龍1分付國內郵資，銷北京郵政局橢圓形日戳。改寄塘沽，2.28經天津，同日抵達。出色之進口混貼再改寄例子。

India

China Japanese Occupation

China Cancellations and seals

India

Lot 1346

80,000.00 HKD

Sold

1911. Lhasa (17 Jul) to Shanghai. F.w. 2x 10c CIP coiling dragon to pay for international registration (#1639). Transit Yatung (25 July)

1911. Lhasa (17 Jul) to Shanghai. F.w. 2x 10c CIP coiling dragon to pay for international registration (#1639). Transit Yatung (25 July) with Indian stamps additionally affixed. Arrived Shanghai 19 Aug. This is the last recorded cover of original CIP stamps used in Tibet. 29 covers from Diez correspondence are recorded. Ex-Fortune Wang. Tibet Postal History and Stamps. p.500 1911. 拉薩（六月廿二）寄往上海，貼大清郵票20分，支付國際挂號郵資，六月三十日、7月25日經亞東，加貼印度郵票，走印度海路，8月19日到達上海。挂號1639. 本件是無加蓋票在西藏最後使用的例子。王豐銓、蔡盛舊藏。《西藏郵政與郵票史》頁500原件。

China Japanese Occupation

China Cancellations and seals

China Japanese Occupation

Lot 2582

1,000.00 HKD

Live

1940s Hong Kong to Shanghai, f.w. Japanese issue surch Governor’s Office 1.5 Yen in pair, tied by Japanese style cds. Cover

1940s Hong Kong to Shanghai, f.w. Japanese issue surch Governor’s Office 1.5 Yen in pair, tied by Japanese style cds. Cover bottom trimmed. 1940年代香港寄上海，貼日本票加蓋總督部1圓50錢雙連，銷日式戳。封底被裁。

China Cancellations and seals

Lot 3150

1,200.00 HKD

Sold

ca 1930s Phnom Penh to Chowan. Redmittanc red band cover, f.w. French Indochina 10c + 15c on reverse, tied by Phnom Penh cds. Showing

ca 1930s Phnom Penh to Chowan. Redmittanc red band cover, f.w. French Indochina 10c + 15c on reverse, tied by Phnom Penh cds. Showing “SWATOW” horizontal h.s. Arrived Kimchioh (28 Jul). 約1930年代金塔寄潮安。銀信紅條封，背貼印支10生丁 + 15生丁，銷金塔日戳。鈐“SWATOW”橫戳。8.27抵金石。

China Imperial Post

Thailand

China Imperial Post

Thailand

China Imperial Post

Lot 3169

2,400.00 HKD

Sold

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。

Thailand

Lot 3170

300.00 HKD

Sold

ca 1920s Siemreap to Chowan. Remittance red band cover, frankless, applied with Siemreap, Bangkok Qiaopiju vertical cachets. Before 1930,

ca 1920s Siemreap to Chowan. Remittance red band cover, frankless, applied with Siemreap, Bangkok Qiaopiju vertical cachets. Before 1930, Qiaopi in Siam were put into mailbag and stamps were franked on the mail bag, hence no stamps on covers. 約1920年代暹叻寄潮安。銀信紅條封，鈐暹叻及暹京僑批局直戳。在1930年前，暹羅寄出之僑批在裝入總包後，郵票匯總貼於總包上，故信上並無貼票。