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Lot 19

1,400.00 HKD

Sold

Kuang Hsu Year 34 (1908) Large official cover from the House of Confucius, Kufow, to the Archival Office of the Cabinet.

Kuang Hsu Year 34 (1908) Large official cover from the House of Confucius, Kufow, to the Archival Office of the Cabinet.光緒三十四年（1908）大型公文封，自曲阜聖公府寄內閣典籍廳。

Lot 20

3,000.00 HKD

Sold

Qing Dynasty a group of 9 Yizhan official covers and tax receipts, mostly used in Shehsien. Including two covers of Hwaiking Food, Salt and

Qing Dynasty a group of 9 Yizhan official covers and tax receipts, mostly used in Shehsien. Including two covers of Hwaiking Food, Salt and Water department.清朝一組九件公文封及稅票，大多用於歙縣。包括兩件懷慶糧捕鹽務水利分府封。

China Picture postcards

Lot 71

1,000.00 HKD

Live

Picture postcard of a Manchurian noble family, used from Liaoyang FPO to France, f.w. Coat of Arms 4k.

Picture postcard of a Manchurian noble family, used from Liaoyang FPO to France, f.w. Coat of Arms 4k.滿洲貴族家族之圖片明信片，貼軍徽圖4戈比，銷遼陽俄軍野戰郵局日戳，寄法國。

Lot 72

500.00 HKD

Live

Chinese Mandarin group photo picture postcard, unused. Probably fantasy of artist.

Lot 73

500.00 HKD

Live

Chinese Mandarin picture postcard, unused.

中國官員圖片明信片，未使用。

Lot 74

4,000.00 HKD

Live

"Emperor Heading to the Temple of Heaven" PPC set of 4, all unused. One card f.w. Junk 1/2c and tied by Peking cds.

"Emperor Heading to the Temple of Heaven" PPC set of 4, all unused. One card f.w. Junk 1/2c and tied by Peking cds.“皇帝前往天壇”圖片明信片一組四張，均未使用。當中一張貼帆船半分，銷北京日戳。

Lot 75

3,000.00 HKD

Live

ca 1900s Emperor Hsuan Tung family picture postcard, used from Belgium to Netherlands. Despite the heading, certainly a fantasy imagination

ca 1900s Emperor Hsuan Tung family picture postcard, used from Belgium to Netherlands. Despite the heading, certainly a fantasy imagination to the royal family.約1900年代宣統皇帝全家福肖像明信片，由比利時寄荷蘭。雖題為宣統帝，但肯定為畫家臆想。

Lot 76

600.00 HKD

Sold

A pair of Li Hongzhang and Itō Hirobumi portrait PPC, both unused. Historical.

Lot 77

5,000.00 HKD

Live

Yuan Shikai in official uniform PPC, f.w. Coiling Dragon ovpt. ROC 1/2cc, tied by Peking bilingual cds.

Yuan Shikai in official uniform PPC, f.w. Coiling Dragon ovpt. ROC 1/2cc, tied by Peking bilingual cds.袁世凱身穿官服之肖像明信片，貼宋字蟠龍半分，銷北京半切漢英日戳。

Lot 78

500.00 HKD

Live

Wu Chaoshu protrait postcard, unused. Wu Chaoshu, son of former Minister to the United States Wu Tingfang , was Foreign Minister of the

Wu Chaoshu protrait postcard, unused. Wu Chaoshu, son of former Minister to the United States Wu Tingfang , was Foreign Minister of the Republic of China in 1927–28, and was Minister to the United States from 1928 to 1931.伍朝樞肖像明信片，未使用。伍朝樞乃香港首位華人律師、前清法律修訂大臣及民國外交部長伍廷芳之子；曾一度就任國民政府司法院長。

Lot 79

400.00 HKD

Live

Shanghai Bund view photo (Size 15 x 10.5 cm).

上海外灘風光相片（15 x 10.5 厘米）。

Lot 80

300.00 HKD

Live

1906 a pair of Chefoo view PPC, both f.w. Germania surch China 1c, tied by fake Chefoo German PO cds.

1906 a pair of Chefoo view PPC, both f.w. Germania surch China 1c, tied by fake Chefoo German PO cds.1906年一對煙台風光明信片，貼日耳曼尼亞加蓋China 1分，銷煙台德局假戳。

Lot 81

1,000.00 HKD

Live

1909 Hatamen, Peking PPC, with a blur in the middle of image (probably printing error), applied with French military seal and Tientsin

1909 Hatamen, Peking PPC, with a blur in the middle of image (probably printing error), applied with French military seal and Tientsin French PO cds. Error picture postcard is rather scarce.1909年北京哈德門圖片明信片，圖像中央有一處模糊（可能為印刷錯誤），鈐法軍部隊戳及天津法局日戳。錯版圖片明信片少見。

Lot 82

700.00 HKD

Live

A group of 4 Eight-Nation Alliance and Chinese people PPC, mostly unused.

China Picture postcards

China Postage due stamps

Lot 83

1,000.00 HKD

Live

A pair of coloured picture postcards featuring Coiling Dragon stamps and mounted Mandarin, both commercially used in Europe.

A pair of coloured picture postcards featuring Coiling Dragon stamps and mounted Mandarin, both commercially used in Europe.一對印有蟠龍郵票及騎馬清朝官員之彩色明信片，均歐洲實寄。

China Postage due stamps

China Republic of China

China Postage due stamps

Lot 142

3,600.00 HKD

Sold

1904 Tientsin (27 Dec) to Peking, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1/2c in pair, tied by Chihli Tientsin double ringed lunar year cds. In combination

1904 Tientsin (27 Dec) to Peking, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1/2c in pair, tied by Chihli Tientsin double ringed lunar year cds. In combination with Coiling Dragon ovpt. POSTAGE DUE 10c upon arrival at Peking PO (Dec). Usage of Coiling Dragon ovpt. Postage Due stamp lasted for only 7 months. Examples are therefore rare.1904.12.27 天津寄北京，貼蟠龍半分雙連，銷直隸天津雙圈干支日戳。加貼蟠龍加蓋欠資票1角，銷北京郵政局12月到達戳。蟠龍加蓋欠資票主要使用時間僅七個月，存世例子罕。

China Republic of China

Lot 232

1,500.00 HKD

Live

1940 USA (4 Sep) to Shanghai, redirected to Tientsin, f.w. 3c + 2c, tied by Washington wavy line d.s. Arrived Shanghai with merchant

1940 USA (4 Sep) to Shanghai, redirected to Tientsin, f.w. 3c + 2c, tied by Washington wavy line d.s. Arrived Shanghai with merchant circular h.s. and redirected to Tientsin. In combination with 6th print officially resealed labels. Arrived Tientsin (17 Oct).1940.9.4 美國寄上海，改寄天津，貼美國票2分 + 3分，銷華盛頓機戳。抵上海，鈐商碼戳，並改寄天津。貼第六版民國欠資票。10.17抵天津。

Lot 234

900.00 HKD

Live

1938 England (Oct) to Customs Shanghai, f.w. KGVI 1-1/2d + 2-1/2d, tied by meter stamp. Transit Hong Kong (20 Oct). Affixed with 6th print

1938 England (Oct) to Customs Shanghai, f.w. KGVI 1-1/2d + 2-1/2d, tied by meter stamp. Transit Hong Kong (20 Oct). Affixed with 6th print officially resealed labels with "RECEIVED BROKEN AND OFFICIALLY RESEALED" cachet. Rougly opened at top.1938.10 英國寄上海海關，貼佐治六世1-1/2便士 + 2-1/2便士，銷機戳。10.20經香港。貼第六版民國代封票，鈐“RECEIVED BROKEN AND OFFICIALLY RESEALED”橫戳。封頂打開。