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China Republic of China

China Post in Tibet

China Republic of China

China Post in Tibet

China Republic of China

Lot 267

900.00 HKD

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1931 (30 Mar) Ichang-Hankow FFC, from Ichang to USA, f.w. airmail issue 30c + State Burial 1c + Junk x4, in total of 70c international

1931 (30 Mar) Ichang-Hankow FFC, from Ichang to USA, f.w. airmail issue 30c + State Burial 1c + Junk x4, in total of 70c international double registered + domestic airmail rate, tied by Ichang bilingual cds. Transit Shanghai (2 Apr). Arrived New York (22 Apr). 1931.3.30 宜昌-漢口首航封，貼航空票3角 + 國葬1分 + 帆船票4枚，合國外雙掛號 + 國內航空郵資7角，銷宜昌三格漢英日戳。4.2經上海。4.22抵紐約。

China Post in Tibet

Lot 1344

80,000.00 HKD

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1911 W.G. O’Sullivan from Lhasa (9 May) to India. Double-registered cover, f.w. Tibet surch Coiling Dragon from 3p to 2r complete

1911 W.G. O’Sullivan from Lhasa (9 May) to India. Double-registered cover, f.w. Tibet surch Coiling Dragon from 3p to 2r complete set, tied by Lhasa dollar cds, alongside with Lhasa registered mark and AR mark. Transit Yatung Chinese PO (18 May). In combination with Indian 3a + 1a, tied by Yatung BPO (14 Aug) cds. Arrived Darjeeling (16 Aug). Fold at left side. Despite pilatelic, the sender O’Sullivan was said to have supervised the evacuation of the Chinese troops driven out of Tibet in Nov 1911. 1911.5.9 由W.G. O’Sullivan自拉薩寄印度。雙掛號封，貼西藏蟠龍全套，銷拉薩大圓戳，旁鈐拉薩掛號章及AR章。5.18經亞東中國郵局，同樣鈐大圓戳。加貼印度票3安娜 + 1安娜，8.14銷亞東英局日戳。 8.16抵大吉嶺。左方帶折痕。雖為集郵封，但寄件人O’Sullivan據說曾監督中國軍隊於1911年11月撤離。