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Hongkong Treaty Ports Cancellations and seals

China British PO

Lot 155

1,200.00 HKD

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1899 Wuchow (6 Oct) to Ceylon. f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by Wuchow bisected bilingual cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 2c, tied by

1899 Wuchow (6 Oct) to Ceylon. f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by Wuchow bisected bilingual cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 2c, tied by Wuchow IPO tie-print and Hong Kong cds (9 Oct). Transit Colombo (21 Oct). Arrived Kandy (22 Oct). 2009 (Mar) PhilaChina, lot 519. 1899.10.6 梧州寄錫蘭，貼蟠龍2分，銷梧州半切漢英日戳。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像2仙，銷梧州IPO騎縫戳及香港10.9日戳。10.21經可倫坡。10.22抵Kandy。2009.3 PhilaChina，拍品號519。

Lot 178

5,000.00 HKD

Live

1902 Chefoo (8 Sep) to Canada, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c for domestic printed matter rate, tied by Chefoo bisected bilingual cds.

1902 Chefoo (8 Sep) to Canada, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c for domestic printed matter rate, tied by Chefoo bisected bilingual cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (11 Sep). In combination with Hong Kong QV 4c for international printed matter rate, tied by Shanghai BPO (12 Sep). Transit Vancouver (4 Oct). Arrived Hamilton (10 Oct). Such "relay postage" with combination of CIP and foreign stamps was lower than normal international rate. Rather late and scarce example. 1902.9.8 煙台寄加拿大，貼蟠龍1分，合國內印刷品郵資，銷煙台半切漢英日戳。9.11經上海中國郵局。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像4仙，合國際印刷品郵資，銷上海英局9.12日戳。10.4經溫哥華。10.10抵Hamilton。同時貼大清及外國票之“接力郵資”而非直接貼付國際印刷品郵資以節省郵費，出自大清郵政中期並混貼港英票較為少見。

Hongkong Treaty Ports Cancellations and seals

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Hongkong Treaty Ports Cancellations and seals

Lot 1763

4,200.00 HKD

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1884 Canton (31 Mar) to USA, f.w. Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Canton BPO Webb type B cds. Transit Hong Kong (1 Apr), San Francisco (26 Apr).

1884 Canton (31 Mar) to USA, f.w. Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Canton BPO Webb type B cds. Transit Hong Kong (1 Apr), San Francisco (26 Apr). Regarded as double rate with “2” at top left and levied postage due. Applied with US postage due mark of 20c. In combination with US 5c in strip of 4 on reverse. Arrived Philadelphia (3 May). Also an early example of Webb Canton BPO type B cds used as a canellation on adhesive after C1 obliterator was withdrawn. 1884.3.31 廣州寄美國，貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷廣州英局Webb B型日戳。4.1經香港，4.26經三藩市。郵局判為超重應收取雙倍郵資，故於左上角寫有“2′′，另鈐美國欠資20分指示戳。背貼美國欠資票5分橫四連。5.3抵費城。同時為停用C1殺手戳後，以廣州英局B型日戳直接銷票之早期例子。

Hongkong Treaty Ports

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Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 2898

800.00 HKD

Sold

1874 Shanghai (26 Feb) to Australia, f.w. Hong Kong QV 4c + 8c + 12c, in total of 24c Australia rate, tied by S1 obliterator in blue,

1874 Shanghai (26 Feb) to Australia, f.w. Hong Kong QV 4c + 8c + 12c, in total of 24c Australia rate, tied by S1 obliterator in blue, matching with Shanghae BPO cds on reverse. Transit Hong Kong (3 Mar) Arrived Melbourne (4 May). Cover top left damaged. 1874.2.26 上海寄澳洲，貼香港維多利亞女皇像4仙 + 8仙 + 12仙，合24仙寄澳洲郵資，銷S1藍色殺手戳，背面蓋有上海英局日戳。3.3經香港。5.4抵墨爾本。封左上方有損。

Japan

Lot 2930

6,500.00 HKD

Sold

1869 Yokohama (25 Jun) to USA via UK, applied with Yokohama BPO origin cds on reverse. On front f.w. Hong Kong QV 30c + 12c, in total of

1869 Yokohama (25 Jun) to USA via UK, applied with Yokohama BPO origin cds on reverse. On front f.w. Hong Kong QV 30c + 12c, in total of 42c, tied by B62 obliterator, matching with Hong Kong cds (6 Jul) on reverse. Further transit London (22 Aug). The cover was first marked "1/9" in which 1d was for rate to Hong Kong. Then was changed to "1/8" which corresponds to 24c Southampton route rate and 16c trans-Atlantic rate. Addressee in US probably had to pay 3c out of 5c US inland rate only given the "2CENTS" applied in the UK. 1869.6.25 橫濱經英國寄美國，背面鈐橫濱英局始發日戳。正貼香港維多利亞女皇像30仙 + 12仙，合42仙，銷B62殺手戳，另鈐香港7.6中轉戳。8.22經倫敦。封面先寫有“1/9”郵資，當中1便士支付寄香港郵資，並改作“1/8” ，即可解釋24仙修咸頓郵路郵資 + 16仙跨太平洋郵資。美國國內郵資為5分，但由於鈐“2CENTS”戳記，故收件人應只需付3分。