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Hawaii Cancellations and seals

US Post in China

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Hawaii 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。

US Post in China

Lot 141

8,000.00 HKD

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1902 Foochow (9 Oct) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Foochow bisected bilingual cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (19 Oct). In

1902 Foochow (9 Oct) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Foochow bisected bilingual cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (19 Oct). In combination with US 5c, tied by Foochow IPO tie-print in black and USPA Shanghai duplex d.s. Transit San Francisco (14 Nov). Applied with US 20c due mark because of overweight. F.w. US postage due 5c in block of 4 on reverse. Very scacrce example of IPO on US instead of Hong Kong issues, not to mention a taxed example. 1902.10.9 福州寄美國，貼蟠龍1角，銷福州半切漢英日戳。10.19經上海清郵。加貼美國票5分，銷福州IPO騎縫戳及上海美國郵政代理雙聯日聯。11.14經三藩市。因超重而鈐美國20分欠資章，背貼美國欠資票5分四方連。IPO騎縫戳蓋於美國票而非港英票之極少見例子，欠資更是有趣。

Lot 179

5,000.00 HKD

Live

1904 Peking (4 May) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c for domestic rate, tied by Peking bisected bilingual cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO

1904 Peking (4 May) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c for domestic rate, tied by Peking bisected bilingual cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (10 May). In combination with US 2c for US domesticc rate, tied by USPA Shanghai obliterator. Arrived USA (20 Jun). Such "relay postage" with combination of CIP and foreign stamps was lower than normal international rate. Rather late and scarce example. 1904.2.4 北京寄美國，貼蟠龍2分，合國內郵資，銷北京半切漢英日戳。5.10經上海清郵。加貼美國票2分，合美國國內郵資，銷上海美國郵政代理殺手戳。6.20抵美國。同時貼大清及外國票之“接力郵資”而非直接貼付國際郵資以節省郵費，

Lot 236

2,800.00 HKD

Live

1912 Shanghai (13 Apr) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c for intra-city rate, tied by Shanghai bilingual cds, tied by Shanghai bilingual cds.

1912 Shanghai (13 Apr) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c for intra-city rate, tied by Shanghai bilingual cds, tied by Shanghai bilingual cds. In combination with US Presidential issue 2c, tied by USPA Shanghai duplex (15 Apr) d.s. Very scarce combination cover with US issues. 1912.4.12 上海寄美國，貼蟠龍1分付本埠郵資，銷上海腰框英漢日戳。加貼美國總統像2分，銷上海美國郵政代理4.15雙聯日戳。蟠龍與美國票混貼封十分稀罕少見。