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Lot 25

30,000.00 HKD

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1878 Canton (9 Jan) to Scotland, applied with light but clear strike of Customs Canton type A origin cds on reverse. Showing "per French

1878 Canton (9 Jan) to Scotland, applied with light but clear strike of Customs Canton type A origin cds on reverse. Showing "per French Mail" annotation. F.w. Hong Kong QV 12c, tied by B62 obliterator, alongside with Hong Kong (10 Jan) cds. Arrived Edinburgh (15 Feb). Only 5 covers from Customs Canton prior to the Large Dragon issue were recorded, and this is one of three from the Hobson correspondence.1878.1.9 廣州寄蘇格蘭，背鈐輕淡但清晰之廣州海關A型始發日戳。正貼香港維多利亞女皇像12仙，銷B62殺手戳，旁鈐香港1.10日戳。2.15抵愛丁堡。大龍郵票發行前，廣州海關寄出之郵件僅見五件。

Lot 36

240,000.00 HKD

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1880 Customs Wenchow to England. Hong Kong QV 3c PSC, applied with extremely scarce "Customs / Wenchow" handfilled circular h.s. in red.

1880 Customs Wenchow to England. Hong Kong QV 3c PSC, applied with extremely scarce "Customs / Wenchow" handfilled circular h.s. in red. Transit Customs Shanghai (24 Apr). Indicia tied by S1 obliterator in black, alongside with Shanghai BPO (24 Apr) cds. Transit Hong Kong (29 Apr). Only one usage of the type of Customs Wenchow ciruclar postmark was recorded by Paul K S Chang, dated May 1881. Probably the earliest cover from Customs Wenchow.1880年溫州海關寄英國。香港維多利亞女皇像3仙郵資片，鈐極罕之溫州海關紅色到倒無日期圓戳。4.24經上海海關。郵資圖銷S1黑色殺手戳，旁鈐上海英局4.24日戳。4.29經香港。此款溫州海關圓戳於張愷升的記錄中僅見一例，日期為1881年5月。可能是溫州關最早的郵品，珍罕。

Lot 53

52,000.00 HKD

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1889 Ningpo (14 Jun) to England. Registered cover bearing “Customs Ningpo” origin cds in greenish-blue. Transit Customs Shanghai (15

1889 Ningpo (14 Jun) to England. Registered cover bearing “Customs Ningpo” origin cds in greenish-blue. Transit Customs Shanghai (15 Jun). Manuscripted “Registered”. In combination with French marginal pair of 25c stamp, tied by Shanghai French PO (15 Jun). Transit “Ligne N, Paq. Fr. No.10” (16 Jun). Arrived London (23 Jul) and Colchester (24 Jul).1889.6.14 寧波寄英國。掛號現金封，背面鈐寧波海關藍綠色日戳。6.15經上海海關。寫有“Registered”，加貼法國和平及商貿神像25生丁雙連，銷上海法局6.15日戳。6.16經法國郵船。7.23經倫敦，7.24抵Colchester。