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China Customs Mail

Lot 36

200,000.00 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

20,000.00 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。

China Customs Mail

China Customs Mail Cancellations and seals

Lot 54

40,000.00 HKD

Live

1895 Tientsin (7 Jan) to Switzerland, f.w. Empress Dowager 3ca + 24ca on reverse, tied by Tientsin seal, with Customs Tientsin origin cds

1895 Tientsin (7 Jan) to Switzerland, f.w. Empress Dowager 3ca + 24ca on reverse, tied by Tientsin seal, with Customs Tientsin origin cds on reverse. Took Winter Route to Shanghai (20 Jan). In combination with French 75c stamp, cancelled by Shanghai French PO cds (25 Jan). Arrived Fribourg (4 Mar). Signed by Peter Holcombe and Calves. According to Spink, The 24ca. correctly usued on cover is scarce, only 12 covers have been recoreded, in addition to this there are 22 philatelic covers and 5 Maus covers. Illustration A-1 895-020, p. 160 in "Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharged Issues" Vol I by Tony To Wah Kwan. 2019 (18 Jan) Spink China, The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges, lot 682, hammerd at HKD$85,000. 1987 (Mar) Corinphila.1895.1.7 天津寄瑞士，背貼慈壽3分銀 + 24分銀，銷天津中文戳記，旁鈐天津海關始發日戳。經冬季郵路至上海（1.20）。加貼法國客郵75生丁，銷上海法局1.25日戳。3.4抵Fribourg。帶有Peter Holcombe及Calves簽署。斯賓克統計正確貼用24分銀票僅有十二例，餘分別為22件集郵封及5件茂斯封。關道華著《慈禧壽辰票暨其加蓋票信封圖鑑》第一冊第60頁圖A-1 895-020原件。 2019.1.18 斯賓克中國，林文琰小龍及慈壽專場，拍品號682，成交價港幣85,000元。 1987.3 Corinphila。

China Customs Mail Cancellations and seals

China Customs Mail Postal stationery

China Customs Mail Cancellations and seals

Lot 64

20,000.00 HKD

Live

1890. Covers to German Legation in Peking, each f.w. Germany Eagle stamp 20pf, (1) tied by Brake cds (25 Sep). Transit Brindisi (28 Sep),

1890. Covers to German Legation in Peking, each f.w. Germany Eagle stamp 20pf, (1) tied by Brake cds (25 Sep). Transit Brindisi (28 Sep), Singapore to Hong Kong marine sorter (22 Oct), Customs Tientsin (5 Nov) with purple cds. (2) tied by Neuhaus cds. In combination with Small Dragon 5ca, tied by Tientsin Chinese killer, matching with Customs Tientsin (10 Oct) arrival cds in violet on reverse. (3) tied by Hannover cds. Transit Brindisi, Singapore to Hong Kong marine sorter (31 Dec), Customs Shanghai (12 Jan). Showing framed “TO PAY” cachet in red on front. This series reflect different treatments of incoming diplomatic mails: (1) close mail – no domestic postage levied; (2) loose mail – with Chinese stamp affixed to pay for domestic postage; and (3) loose mail – with “to pay” handstamp to collect domestic postage from the recipient.1890德國寄德國駐京公使館信件3件，各貼鷹徽圖20芬尼，（1）銷Brake 9.25日戳。9.28經布林迪西，10.22經新加坡至香港海上分揀，11.5經天津海關，鈐紫色英文到達戳。（2）銷Neuhaus日戳。加貼小龍5分銀，銷天津中文戳記，背面另鈐天津海關10.10藍色到達戳。（3）銷漢諾威11.28日戳。經布林迪西，12.31經新加坡至香港海上分揀，1.12經上海海關。正面鈐有帶框“TO PAY”指示戳。這一組反映了外國駐華使館三種不同的郵件處理方法。（1）總包封發，不收取國内郵資；（2）零寄零收，貼票表示國内郵資3分已付；（3）零寄零收，鈐 To Pay戳記收取國内郵資3分。

China Customs Mail Postal stationery

Lot 1985

7,000.00 HKD

Live

1903- Macau Postal Card uprated and registered via Kowloon Customs A blue Macau Postal Card franked with a Portugal King Carlos 10 Reis

1903- Macau Postal Card uprated and registered via Kowloon Customs A blue Macau Postal Card franked with a Portugal King Carlos 10 Reis adhesive, addressed to England. Upon arrival in Hong Kong, the card was additionally franked with a Hong Kong Queen Victoria 10c stamp, tied by a fine strike of the double-ring “CUSTOMS KOWLOON / SEP 24 / 1903” c.d.s. Registered by the Hong Kong G.P.O. on 25 September, showing black registration label “R / HONGKONG CHINA / No. 3315”, and an oval London Registered arrival datestamp in red dated 26 October 1903. On the face are manuscript registration markings in blue crayon “137” and a registration cross in both blue and red pencil. This is a highly unusual and important postal history item: a Macau postal card carried into the Hong Kong system, where it was uprated and registered through Kowloon Customs, then processed by the Hong Kong G.P.O. for transmission to England. Very few examples are recorded showing the rare Kowloon Customs datestamp applied to registered Hong Kong overseas mail, making this a significant cross-jurisdictional usage between Macau and Hong Kong and a desirable exhibition item for both Macau and Hong Kong postal history collections.1903年 – 澳門明信片經九龍海關加貼掛號藍色澳門明信片，貼葡萄牙卡洛斯國王10雷亞郵票，寄往英國。到達香港後，再加貼一枚香港維多利亞女王像10仙郵票，並蓋「CUSTOMS KOWLOON / SEP 24 / 1903」雙圈日戳清晰銷訖。其後於9月25日由香港總郵政局掛號，貼有黑色掛號號籤「R / HONGKONG CHINA / No. 3315」，另於1903年10月26日蓋有紅色倫敦掛號到達日戳。信面上並見藍色蠟筆“137”號碼及藍紅色十字掛號標記。此為一件極罕見兼具重要意義的郵史實物：澳門明信片經香港轉遞時，由九龍海關銷訖並加貼香港郵票作掛號郵寄，再交香港總郵政局轉寄往英國。已知蓋有九龍海關日戳的掛號香港海外郵件極為稀少，本件展現了澳門與香港之間跨境郵政聯合合作的珍貴範例，對於澳門及香港郵史收藏均屬難得之展品。