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Lot 289

3,000.00 HKD

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1905 Swatow (27 Dec) to Germany. CIP 2nd print PSC, front portion of double card, uprated by 1c + 2c, tied by Swatow bisected bilingual

1905 Swatow (27 Dec) to Germany. CIP 2nd print PSC, front portion of double card, uprated by 1c + 2c, tied by Swatow bisected bilingual cds. In combination with Hong Kong KEVII 2c, tied by Swatow type 4 IPO tie-print and Hong Kong (28 Dec) cds. Arrived Hamburg (28 Jan). IPO tie-print on KEVII issues are not common as the latest usage of IPO tie-print was Jan 1906. Webb stated that KEVII issues were only found with Swatow type 4 and a manuscript IPO (which is uncertain to be genuine). Hence, a scarce example.1905.12.27 汕頭寄德國。大清第二版郵資片之正片，加貼1分 + 2分，銷汕頭半切漢英日戳。加貼香港愛德華一世2仙，銷汕頭4型IPO騎縫戳及香港2.28日戳。1.28抵漢堡。由於IPO騎縫戳的最後使用記錄為1906年1月，故蓋於愛德華七世票上十分少見。Webb記錄道，愛德華七世票僅見於汕頭4型騎縫戳及一款未知真偽之手寫IPO字樣上。此例稀罕難得。

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 1802

1,300.00 HKD

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19th century a lithography showing the "Dyeing and Winding Silk", hand-coloured and mounted in frame. Engravd by G Paterson. Historical.

19th century a lithography showing the "Dyeing and Winding Silk", hand-coloured and mounted in frame. Engravd by G Paterson. Historical. (31 x 33 cm).十九世紀“染布與紡絲”版畫，已上色及裝裱。由G Paterson雕刻。極具歷史意義。31 x 33厘米。

Lot 1803

1,000.00 HKD

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19th century a lithography showing the "Chinese Cat Merchants", mounted in frame. Engraved by Engraved by T A Prior. Interesting theme (31

19th century a lithography showing the "Chinese Cat Merchants", mounted in frame. Engraved by Engraved by T A Prior. Interesting theme (31 x 33 cm).十九世紀“中國貓販”版畫，已裝裱。由T A Prior雕刻。31 x 33厘米。極具歷史意義。取材獨特有趣。

Lot 1804

1,300.00 HKD

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19th century a lithography showing the "Chinese Marriage Procession", mounted in frame. Engraved by S Bradshaw. Historical. (40 x 46

19th century a lithography showing the "Chinese Marriage Procession", mounted in frame. Engraved by S Bradshaw. Historical. (40 x 46 cm).十九世紀“迎親隊伍”版畫，已裝裱。由S Bradshaw雕刻。極具歷史意義。40 x 46厘米。

Lot 1805

1,100.00 HKD

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19th century a lithography showing the "A Devotee Consulting the Sticks of Fate", mounted in frame. Engraved by A Fox. Interesting theme

19th century a lithography showing the "A Devotee Consulting the Sticks of Fate", mounted in frame. Engraved by A Fox. Interesting theme (31 x 33 cm).十九世紀“求神問卜”版畫，已裝裱。由A Fox雕刻。31 x 33厘米。極具歷史意義。取材獨特有趣。

Lot 1806

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19th century a lithography showing the "The Taeping Shaou Kwan", hand-coloured and mounted in frame. Engraved by J Sanda. Historical. (31 x

19th century a lithography showing the "The Taeping Shaou Kwan", hand-coloured and mounted in frame. Engraved by J Sanda. Historical. (31 x 33 cm).十九世紀“韶關太平”版畫，已上色及裝裱。由J Sanda雕刻。極具歷史意義。31 x 33厘米。

Lot 1807

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19th century a lithography showing the "Lake Lee Hoo and Temple of the thundering Winds from the Vale of Tombs", hand-coloured and mounted

19th century a lithography showing the "Lake Lee Hoo and Temple of the thundering Winds from the Vale of Tombs", hand-coloured and mounted in frame. Engraved by J C Bentley. Historical. (31 x 33 cm).十九世紀版畫，題為“Lake Lee Hoo and Temple of the thundering Winds from the Vale of Tombs”，已上色及裝裱。由J C Bentley雕刻。極具歷史意義。31 x 33厘米。

Lot 1808

1,400.00 HKD

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19th century a lithography showing the "Landing Place at the Yuk Shan", hand-coloured and mounted in frame. Engraved by W H Capone.

19th century a lithography showing the "Landing Place at the Yuk Shan", hand-coloured and mounted in frame. Engraved by W H Capone. Interesting theme (43 x 38 cm).十九世紀“登岸之地”版畫，已上色並裝裱。由W H Capone雕刻。43 x 3厘米。極具歷史意義。取材獨特有趣。

Lot 1809

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19th century a lithography showing the "The Polo Temple Tai Hou", mounted in frame. Engraved by J Sanda. Historical. (31 x 33 cm).

19th century a lithography showing the "The Polo Temple Tai Hou", mounted in frame. Engraved by J Sanda. Historical. (31 x 33 cm).十九世紀中國廟宇版畫，已裝裱。由J Sanda雕刻。極具歷史意義。31 x 33厘米。

Lot 1812

1,300.00 HKD

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19th century a lithography showing the view of Canton, hand-coloured and mounted in frame. Historical. Perfect for Opium War specialists.

19th century a lithography showing the view of Canton, hand-coloured and mounted in frame. Historical. Perfect for Opium War specialists. (31 x 33 cm).十九世紀廣州風光版畫，已上色及裝裱。極具歷史意義。31 x 33厘米。

Lot 1813

1,300.00 HKD

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19th century a lithography showing the "Loading Tea-junks at Tseen Tang", hand-coloured and mounted in frame. Engraved by J Tingle.

19th century a lithography showing the "Loading Tea-junks at Tseen Tang", hand-coloured and mounted in frame. Engraved by J Tingle. Historical. (31 x 33 cm).十九世紀“裝載茶葉上船”版畫，已上色及裝裱。由J Tingle雕刻。極具歷史意義。31 x 33厘米。

Lot 2277

54,000.00 HKD

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1874 Foochow (12 Jun) to Australia, f.w. Hong Kong QV 4c + 6c, tied by scarce F1 obliterator, matching with Webb type B Foochowfoo BPO cds.

1874 Foochow (12 Jun) to Australia, f.w. Hong Kong QV 4c + 6c, tied by scarce F1 obliterator, matching with Webb type B Foochowfoo BPO cds. Transit Hong Kong (13 Jun). Arrived Melbourne (27 Jul). Showing Proud type I220 "DEFICIENT POSTAGE / FINE" marking at Hong Kong and "1s MORE TO PAY" oval marking. In total of 1sh/1d due on arrival was levied. It is the earliest usage of F1 obliterator in private (while other 2 covers with the same date are in Hong Kong Museum of History) as well as the earliest recorded usage of Hong Kong Deficient Postage marking.1874.6.12 福州寄澳洲，貼香港維多利亞女皇像4仙 + 6仙，銷少見之F1殺手戳，另鈐福州府英局Webb B型日戳。6.13經香港。7.27抵墨爾本。鈐Proud I220型“DEFICIENT POSTAGE / FINE”資費不足橫戳及“1s MORE TO PAY”橢圓形戳記。到達時欠資合計1先令1便士。此為私人集藏中日期最早的F1封（另有兩件相同日期的信封藏於香港博物館），同時為蓋有香港資費不足戳之最早例子。

Hongkong Treaty Ports Cancellations and seals

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Hongkong Treaty Ports Cancellations and seals

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Hongkong Treaty Ports Cancellations and seals

Lot 2294

220,000.00 HKD

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1895 Anping (13 Jul) to Isle of Wight, England, applied with scarce Anping BPO Webb type A cds (with wrong month “JU” instead of

1895 Anping (13 Jul) to Isle of Wight, England, applied with scarce Anping BPO Webb type A cds (with wrong month “JU” instead of “JY”), matching with manuscript “Anping / 13.7.95” at bottom left corner. F.w. Hong Kong QV 5c in pair upon transit and tied by Hong Kong (16 Jul). Arrived Sandown (19 Aug). The only example of Anping BPO cds on Hong Kong adhesive as well as one of the two covers bearing Anping BPO cds recorded by Webb (another cover dated 29 Jul 1889 from Anping to England. Ex- Burghard, Ishikawa). Illustration plate 35 in “The Philatelic and Postal History of Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports of China and Japan” by F.W.Webb. Ex- Burghard1895.7.13 安平寄英國懷特島，鈐珍罕難得之安平英國客郵局Webb A型日戳（誤植月份JU而非JY），左下角寫有“Anping / 13.7.95”。7.16中轉香港，加貼香港維多利亞女皇像5仙雙連。8.19抵Sandown。Webb記錄中以安平英局日戳銷香港票之孤例，同是兩件鈐安平英局日戳的信封之一，極為難得。（另一件為1889年7月29日安平寄英國，Burghard及石川良佐舊藏）。 F.W.Web著《The Philatelic and Postal History of Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports of China and Japan》 Plate 35 原件 Burghard舊藏

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 2295

46,000.00 HKD

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1844 Shanghai (21 Jan) to England. Entire letter, sent "overland via Marseilles" and rated "1/10", applied with "FORWARDED BY / CHINA /

1844 Shanghai (21 Jan) to England. Entire letter, sent "overland via Marseilles" and rated "1/10", applied with "FORWARDED BY / CHINA / HOLLIDAY WISER" and "INDIA" oval seal. Transit Bombay. Arrived London (5 May). It is the earliest recorded letter from Shanghai. Historical. Existing correspondence from this early period are scarce as the foreign population was only 90 according to Webb.1844.1.21 上海寄英國。郵簡，寫有“overland via Marseilles”及郵資“1/10”，鈐“FORWARDED BY / CHINA / HOLLIDAY WISER”及“INDIA”橢圓形戳記。經孟買。5.5抵倫敦。此為記錄中上海寄出之最早郵件。Webb指1840年代居於上海的外國人僅90名，故存世信件極罕。

Lot 2296

100,000.00 HKD

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1856 Shanghai (6 Oct) to France. Entire letter, rated “1/” and “10”, sent “via Marseilles overland”, applied with extremely

1856 Shanghai (6 Oct) to France. Entire letter, rated “1/” and “10”, sent “via Marseilles overland”, applied with extremely scarce Webb type 1 “SHANGHAE POST OFFICE PAID” crowned circular seal. Transit Hong Kong (12 Oct). Transit French paquebot (30 Nov). Webb recorded 3 examples on cover while Dr. Andrew Cheung recorded fifteen and it is one of the three addressing to France. It is also the 4th one offered by AVA. (The latest census records 18 examples, please see the list below). 17 covers were reported in HKPS 2014 census. However, the earliest only surfaced in Chazen sales of Ava Auction in 2013, bringing the total to 18. Reference: https://dev.hkpsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/large-crown.pdf. Updated in Asian Philatelist 2025.1856.10.6 上海寄法國。郵簡，寫有郵資“1/”、“10”及“via Marseilles overland”，鈐極罕之Webb 1型“SHANGHAE POST OFFICE PAID”大皇冠圓戳。10.12經香港。11.30經法國郵船。Webb記錄之大皇冠封僅有三件，張文德醫生記錄則有十五件（最新更新至十八件，見下表）。此為當中三件寄法國者之一，同時是艾華所曾經手的第四件。香港郵學會2014年記錄有 17 枚實寄封存世，而最早的一件在2023年艾華拍賣中出現，故存世共有18件： 1. 1850 年上海（11 月 29 日）寄往美國紐約（次年 3 月 7 日），途經香港、英國。帶内函。 2. 1851 年上海（10 月）寄往羅切斯特（12 月 21 日），途經南安普敦。帶内函。 3. 1852 年上海寄往孟買，途經香港（1852 年 1 月 29 日），信封背面封蓋缺失。 4. 1853 年上海（7 月）寄往費城的弔唁郵封，“1853 年 10 月 15 日到達”。 5. 1855 年上海（11 月 6 日）寄往巴黎（1856 年 1 月 1 日），正面有香港框式 “PAID”戳記。 6. 1856 年上海（4 月）經馬賽寄往倫敦。信封背面蓋有韋伯 1 型郵戳，封上有香港框式 “PAID” 戳記。 7. 1856 年上海（8 月）經新加坡寄往悉尼（1856 年 12 月 11 日），信封上有香港框式 “PAID”戳記。 8. 1856 年上海經香港（9 月 12 日）寄往南威爾士斯旺西（11 月 3 日）。封上有香港 “PAID” 日戳。 9. 1856 年上海 “經陸路途經馬賽” 寄往法國瓦爾雷阿斯。11 月 30 日到達巴黎。 10. 1856 年上海（10 月 6 日）經馬賽寄往巴黎。 11. 1856 年上海（10 月 6 日）經馬賽寄往法國里昂，蓋裡安通信。 12. 1856 年上海經香港（香港日戳 10 月 12 日）寄往美國南卡羅來納州查爾斯頓。 13. 1856 年上海經香港（香港日戳 10 月 12 日）寄往法國巴黎。 14. 1857 年上海（6 月 20 日）經錫蘭寄往悉尼，信封上有“誤寄至維多利亞州墨爾本” 日戳。 15. 1857 年上海（7 月）經紐約（1857 年 10 月）寄往康涅狄格州紐黑文。 16. 1857 年上海（7 月 28 日）經錫蘭、香港（8 月 5 日日戳）寄往悉尼，10 月 18 日到達悉尼。 17. 1858 年上海（4 月 13 日），寄往英國，正面有香港框式 “PAID” 戳記，途經馬賽，6 月 12 日到倫敦。 18. 1858 年上海（4 月 24 日）經香港寄往伯明翰，信封正面有香港框式 “PAID”（7 月 20 日）戳記。

Lot 2297

16,000.00 HKD

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1860 Shanghai (14 May) to Australia. Entire letter, rated "4", "2", applied with scarce Shanghae Webb type 2 double-arc cds in red. Transit

1860 Shanghai (14 May) to Australia. Entire letter, rated "4", "2", applied with scarce Shanghae Webb type 2 double-arc cds in red. Transit Hong Kong (19 May) with framed PAID cachet. Arrived Adelaide (4 Jul). Charles T M Chan recorded 26 covers with Shanghae type 2 cds.1860.5.14 上海寄澳洲。郵簡，寫有郵資“4”、“2”，鈐少見之上海英局Webb 2型SHANGHAE雙弧紅色日戳。5.19經香港，另見帶框PAID橫戳。7.4抵Adelaide。陳文達記錄蓋有SHANGHAE 2型日戳之信封共有26件。

Lot 2298

16,000.00 HKD

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1860 Shanghai (7 Nov) to USA, rated "1/2", applied with scarce Shanghae Webb type 2 double-arc cds in red. Transit Hong Kong (11 Nov) with

1860 Shanghai (7 Nov) to USA, rated "1/2", applied with scarce Shanghae Webb type 2 double-arc cds in red. Transit Hong Kong (11 Nov) with framed "PAID" cachet. Transit London (1 Jan). Charles T M Chan recorded 26 covers with Shanghae type 2 cds.1860.11.7上海寄美國。郵簡，寫有郵資“1/2”，鈐少見之上海英局Webb 2型SHANGHAE雙弧紅色日戳。11.11經香港，另見帶框PAID橫戳。1.1經倫敦。陳文達記錄蓋有SHANGHAE 2型日戳之信封共有26件。

Lot 2299

90,000.00 HKD

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1861 Shanghai (3 Mar) to USA, rated “1/2” for British-packet-via-Southampton rate and 16c for trans-atlantic rate, applied with scarce

1861 Shanghai (3 Mar) to USA, rated “1/2” for British-packet-via-Southampton rate and 16c for trans-atlantic rate, applied with scarce Webb type 2 “SHANGHAE” double-arc cds and type 3 “SHANGHAE / PAID / POST OFFICE” circular seal. Transit Hong Kong (10 Mar), London (1 May), New York (17 May). Arrived Annapolis (20 May). Cover opened out for display. Webb recorded less than a dozen of example for type 2 and three covers for type 3. Dr. Andrew Cheung recorded nine for type 3 and it is one of the three addressing to USA. 1980 (5 Dec) Sotheby Parke Bernet “The Ryohei Ishikawa Collection”, lot 586. Illustration fig PO-61-5, p. 284 in “”Far East Mail Ship Itineraries Vol I” by Lee C Scamp. Here are the 9 recorded examples of “SHANGHAE / PAID / POST OFFICE” type 3 postmark 1. 1860, December 2 to Boston, Mass. (Insufficiently prepaid) 2. 1861, January to Corfu 3. 1861, “6” January to London (re: HKPS 2011 June NL) 4. 1861, February 21 to London (ex. Ishikawa lot 585) 5. 1861, February 21 to London (re-directed with Crown circle R.) 6. 1861, March 3 to Annapolis 7. 1861, March 22 to France 8. 1861, April to Sydney 9. 1861, April 5 to Ipswich, Mass1861.3.3 上海寄美國，郵資“1/2”合英國郵船經修咸頓郵資及“16c”跨太西洋郵資，鈐稀罕難得之Webb 2 型“SHANGHAE”雙弧形日戳及Webb 3型“SHANGHAE / PAID / POST OFFICE”圓戳。3.10經香港，5.1經倫敦，5.17經紐約。5.20抵Annapolis。封剖開以作展示。Webb記錄中，2型戳存世不足十來件，3型戳則只有三件。張文德醫生記錄3型戳有九件，此為當中三件寄美國者之一。 1985.12.5 蘇富比石川良佐專場，拍品號586。 Lee C Scamp著《Far East Mail Ship Itineraries Vol I》第284頁圖PO-61-5原件。以下為記錄中九件帶有“SHANGHAE / PAID / POST OFFICE”3型圓戳之例子 Here are the 9 recorded examples of “SHANGHAE / PAID / POST OFFICE” type 3 postmark 1. 1860, December 2 to Boston, Mass. (Insufficiently prepaid) 2. 1861, January to Corfu 3. 1861, “6” January to London (re: HKPS 2011 June NL) 4. 1861, February 21 to London (ex. Ishikawa lot 585) 5. 1861, February 21 to London (re-directed with Crown circle R.) 6. 1861, March 3 to Annapolis 7. 1861, March 22 to France 8. 1861, April to Sydney 9. 1861, April 5 to Ipswich, Mass