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China Customs Mail Cancellations and seals

China Small Dragon Cancellations and seals

China Customs Mail Cancellations and seals

China Small Dragon Cancellations and seals

China Customs Mail Cancellations and seals

Lot 7

300,000.00 HKD

Live

1884 Peking (22 Jan) to Hawaii, f.w. Large Dragon thick paper, clean perf 3ca on reverse, tied by Peking Chinese seal, alongside with I.G.

1884 Peking (22 Jan) to Hawaii, f.w. Large Dragon thick paper, clean perf 3ca on reverse, tied by Peking Chinese seal, alongside with I.G. of Customs Peking cds in violet. Transit Customs Tientsin (24 Jan), Customs Shanghai (7 Feb), In combination with Japanese 5s, tied by black cork obliterator, alongside with IJPA Shanghai (20 Feb) cds. Cover opened out for display. Highly unusual destination for Large Dragon cover. With RPSL certificate. Ex- Ryohei Ishikawa. Illustration no. 242, p. 387 in "A Comprehensive Illustration on Covers of the Large Dragons" by James B Whang. 2014 (Jan) Interasia Auctions, lot 75 (Realized HKD1.15 million) 1884.1.22 北京寄夏威夷，背貼厚紙光齒大龍3分銀，銷北京中文戳記，旁鈐北京海關藍色始發日戳。1.24經天津海關，2.7經上海海關。加貼日本小判5錢，銷黑色空十字戳，旁鈐上海日本郵政代理2.20日戳。封剖開以作展示。極為稀罕冷門的目的地。附皇家郵學會證書。石川良佐舊藏。黃建斌《大龍信封存世考》第387頁第242件原件。2014年1月Interasia Auctions拍品號75，成交價港元115萬。

China Small Dragon Cancellations and seals

Lot 16

60,000.00 HKD

Live

1889 Peking (14 Aug) to USA, f.w. Small Dragon 1ca in block of 3 on reverse for inland fee, tied by Peking Chinese seal, alongside

1889 Peking (14 Aug) to USA, f.w. Small Dragon 1ca in block of 3 on reverse for inland fee, tied by Peking Chinese seal, alongside with I.G. Customs of Peking cds. Transit Customs Shanghai (23 Aug). In combination with US issue 5c, tied by black grid, alongside with USPA Shanghai type III oval d.s (24 Aug). Transit San Francisco (18 Sep). Arrived New Haven (24 Sep). Steve Chazen stated that outgoing Small Dagon covers via US Post Office are very rare in "Selected Treasures of Small Dragon Covers". Another very similar cover dated 1888 (19 Apr) with the same address was seen in "Huayou JiJin II - US Postal Activities in China" by Mizuhara. 1889.8.14 北京寄美國，背貼小龍1分銀三方連，合3分國內郵資，銷北京中文戳記，另鈐北京海關日戳。8.23經上海海關。加貼美國票5分，銷黑色殺手戳，旁鈐上海美國郵政代理III型橢圓形日戳。9.18經三藩市。9.24抵New Haven。蔡盛於《小龍郵票實寄封珍品賞析》一文中指出經美國客郵寄出之早期小龍封十分少見難得。水源明窗《華郵雜錦》中另見一件1888.4.19，地址相同並極為相似的信封。

China Customs Mail Cancellations and seals

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

China Customs Mail Cancellations and seals

Lot 32

6,000.00 HKD

Sold

1895 Peking (27 Dec) to Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Tientsin, f.w. Empress Dowager 1st Print 3ca, tied by Peking Chinese

1895 Peking (27 Dec) to Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Tientsin, f.w. Empress Dowager 1st Print 3ca, tied by Peking Chinese seal, matching with I.G. Customs of Peking cds on reverse. Arrived Customs Tientsin (28 Dec). 1895.12.27 北京寄印度新金山中國渣打銀行天津分行，貼慈壽初版3分銀，銷天津中文戳記，背面另鈐北京海關始發日戳。12.28抵天津海關。

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

China Japanese PO 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。

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

China Japanese PO Cancellations and seals

Lot 37

20,000.00 HKD

Sold

1894 Customs Kowloon (1 Oct) to USA, redirected to Customs Mengtsz and Customs Canton. HSBC cover, f.w. Hong Kong QV 5c + 10c, tied

1894 Customs Kowloon (1 Oct) to USA, redirected to Customs Mengtsz and Customs Canton. HSBC cover, f.w. Hong Kong QV 5c + 10c, tied by Customs Kowloon cds. and Hong Kong index F cds. Arrived USA (19 Dec). Redirected to Customs Mengtsz via Laokay (9 Oct), Hanoi (10 Oct) and arrived on 27 Oct. Further redirected to Customs Canton via Laokay (3 Nov), Haiphong (9 Nov), Hong Kong (12 Nov). Very interesting and unique mail redirected for twice. 1894.10.1 九龍海關寄美國，改寄蒙自海關，再改寄廣州海關。匯豐銀行封，貼香港維多利亞女皇像5仙 + 10仙，銷九龍海關日戳及香港F字日戳。12.19抵美國。改寄蒙自海關，10.9經老街，10.10經河內，10.27抵達。再改寄廣州海關，11.3經老街，11.9經海防，11.12經香港。二次改寄之獨特有趣例子。

China Japanese PO Cancellations and seals

Lot 50

13,000.00 HKD

Sold

1897 Tientsin (18 Sep) to USA, f.w. Empress Dowager surch Small Figure 5c, tied by Pakua cancel., alongside with Tientsin Dollar cds (with

1897 Tientsin (18 Sep) to USA, f.w. Empress Dowager surch Small Figure 5c, tied by Pakua cancel., alongside with Tientsin Dollar cds (with inverted S of SEP). Transit Shanghai (22 Sep). In combination with Japanese Koban 5s, tied by IJPO Shanghai (24 Sep) cds. Transit Yokohama (4 Oct). Arrived USA (25 Oct). On front with TOO LATE cachet. Late example of IJPO concessinoary rate 5s to USA. This rate was only applicable to mails to Japan after 30 Sep. Illustration p. 966 in "Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and Its Surcharged Issues Volume II" by Tony To-Wah Kwan. 1998 (14 May) Sotheby's Hong Kong. 2018 (15 Feb) Pun Lung. 1897.9.18 天津寄美國，貼慈壽加蓋小字5分，銷八卦戳，旁鈐天津大圓戳（SEP之S字倒置）。9.22經上海。加貼日本小判5錢，銷上海日局9.24日戳。10.4經橫濱。10.25抵美國。正鈐TOO LATE戳記。日本客郵局寄美國5錢特惠郵資之晚期例子。在9月30日後，此特惠郵資僅適用於寄日本郵件。關道華著《慈禧壽辰票暨其加蓋票信封圖鑑（中）》第966頁原件。 1998.5.14 香港蘇富比。 2018.2.15 蟠龍。

China Customs Mail Cancellations and seals

Lot 89

3,600.00 HKD

Sold

1897 Shanghai (5 Jul) to Hankow, returned to Shanghai, applied with scarce "SHANGHAI CUSTOMS MAIL MATTER" oval seal, alongside

1897 Shanghai (5 Jul) to Hankow, returned to Shanghai, applied with scarce "SHANGHAI CUSTOMS MAIL MATTER" oval seal, alongside with Shanghai dollar cds. Arrived Hankow (9 Jul) with dollar cds. Address crossed by crayon and changed to Shanghai but no Shanghai return cds. Cover opened out for display. 2004 (Dec) Zurich Asia, lot 9. Ex- Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman. 1897.7.5 上海寄漢口，退回上海，鈐稀罕難得之“SHANGHAI CUSTOMS MAIL MATTER”橢圓紅戳，旁鈐上海大圓始發日戳。7.9抵漢口，同樣鈐大圓戳。地址被劃去指示退回上海，但無上海到達戳。封剖開以作展示。2004.12 蘇黎世亞洲，拍品號9。貝克曼伉儷舊藏。