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China Pre-philately

Lot 1820

2,000.00 HKD

Live

1834 Singapore (20 Mar) to William S. Wetmore in Canton. Entire lettter, applied with “Forwarded by A.L. Johnston & Co.” oval seal.

1834 Singapore (20 Mar) to William S. Wetmore in Canton. Entire lettter, applied with “Forwarded by A.L. Johnston & Co.” oval seal. Scarce incoming example from Singapore. 1834.3.20 新加坡寄廣州的滑么。郵簡，鈐“Forwarded by A.L. Johnston & Co”橢圓形戳記。少見之新加坡進口例子。

Lot 1821

1,000.00 HKD

Sold

1834 A A Low, Canton (1 Nov) to USA, sent "per Talbot" and rated "6". This mail was carried privately.1834.11.1 廣州的A A

1834 A A Low, Canton (1 Nov) to USA, sent "per Talbot" and rated "6". This mail was carried privately.1834.11.1 廣州的A A Low寄美國。郵簡，寫有“per Talbot”及“郵資“6”。此信經私人送遞。

Lot 1822

1,000.00 HKD

Sold

1838 Canton (28 Feb) to USA. Entire letter, sent "Superior" and rated "6". This mail was carried privately to New Yorl.

1838 Canton (28 Feb) to USA. Entire letter, sent "Superior" and rated "6". This mail was carried privately to New Yorl.1838.2.28 廣州寄紐約。郵簡，寫有“Superior”及郵資“6”。此封私人送遞紐約。

Lot 1823

1,600.00 HKD

Live

1838 Canton (3 Jun) to Scotland. Entire letter, rated "1/8" and "Add 1/2", applied with "India Letter Penzance" h.s. Rare rate cover

1838 Canton (3 Jun) to Scotland. Entire letter, rated "1/8" and "Add 1/2", applied with "India Letter Penzance" h.s. Rare rate cover showing the lowest possible rate during the short period that no inland charges within UK.1838.6.3 廣州寄蘇格蘭。郵簡，寫有郵資“1/8”及“Add 1/2”，另鈐“India Letter Penzance”戳記。郵資少見難得，出自英國不收取國內郵資之短暫時期。

Lot 1839

4,000.00 HKD

Sold

Incoming letter in the use of Indian Ship Letter Rate (from March to Sept 1845) 1845 (May 4), a half ounce letter sent from U.K. to Canton

Incoming letter in the use of Indian Ship Letter Rate (from March to Sept 1845) 1845 (May 4), a half ounce letter sent from U.K. to Canton China, addressed to Messrs. Dent & Co. Canton, showing a dispatch c.d.s. “PAID / MAY 4 / E / 1845 / A”, another UK boxed cancellation “H PAID / 6 MY 6 / 1845”, and red crayon rate marks: “1(s) / 9(d) and 10(d) = 2(s) / 7(d)” [i.e. British packet 1/-, Mediterranean transit 5d, India-China Ship 4d per half ounce, plus 10d per half ounce for French transit]. The letter dispatched from UK post office on 4 May, missed the P&O “D. Cornwall”, but captured “Iberia” on 7 May, sailing via EIC “Cleopatra” to Bombay, then private ship “Prince of Castle Huntley” to arrive at the port of Hong Kong on 28 July, going through the HK post office next day on 29 July, paying the Red Seas Ship Letter 4d due to riding on a private ship. A good pair of Indian Ship Letter Rate usages together with the previous lot of outgoing letter.

Lot 1886

1,500.00 HKD

Live

1903. Ministry of War Internal Postal Memo regarding regular delivery of an official mail to the Viceroy of Canton, from Peking to

1903. Ministry of War Internal Postal Memo regarding regular delivery of an official mail to the Viceroy of Canton, from Peking to Canton.光緒二十九年，兵部内部武選司片行司務廳，為外發兩廣總督公文一角事。

China Pre-philately

Macao Pre-philately

Lot 1973

30,000.00 HKD

Live

1832 Canton (14 Jan) to Lisboa. Entire letter, rated handstruck “80” Reis rate and applied with scarce “CORoMARITIMO” h.s. in

1832 Canton (14 Jan) to Lisboa. Entire letter, rated handstruck “80” Reis rate and applied with scarce “CORoMARITIMO” h.s. in black. Early cover from China to Portugal. Ex- Frazao. 1832.1.14 廣州寄里斯本。郵簡，鈐手蓋郵資“80”及稀罕難得之“CORoMARITIMO”黑色橫戳。甚早之中國寄葡國郵件。范笙祿舊藏。蔡昌道《1616至1891年澳門郵票發行前郵政史調查與紀錄》中第61件封。

Lot 1974

8,000.00 HKD

Live

1835 a pair of Russell Sturgis entire letters from Canton to Macao, both letter no. 15, one with “Sylph May 2” annotation and scarce

1835 a pair of Russell Sturgis entire letters from Canton to Macao, both letter no. 15, one with “Sylph May 2” annotation and scarce “Boat Office / 10 Cents / Macao” type 2-1-1 circular seal. Letters from Canton to Macao were carried by vessels St George, Union or Sylph on Thu and Sat.1835年一對由Russell Sturgis自廣州寄澳門郵簡，信件編號“15”。一件寫有“Sylph May 2”批注，鈐少見之“Boat Office / 10 Cents / Macao”2-1-1型圓戳。廣州至澳門的信件逢星期四及六經由St George、Union或Sylph號送遞。

Macao Pre-philately

Lot 1975

1,500.00 HKD

Live

1843 By George Ryan, Macao (13 Sep) to his brother James Ryan, Canton. Entire letter, with Chinese manuscript of “forwarded by Wetmore

1843 By George Ryan, Macao (13 Sep) to his brother James Ryan, Canton. Entire letter, with Chinese manuscript of “forwarded by Wetmore & Co.” annotation by ink brush. No. 436 covers recorded in “A Survey and Recorded of Pre-Adhesive Period Postal History of Macau 1616-1891”. 1843.9.13 澳門George Ryan寄廣州之兄弟James Ryan。郵簡，無郵戳，寫有“煩交省孖英行，滑么收入，到奉”毛筆批示。蔡昌道《1616至1891年澳門郵票發行前郵政史調查與紀錄》中第436件封。

Macao Pre-philately

Hong Kong Postal stationery

Lot 1976

4,800.00 HKD

Sold

1847 Manila (11 Mar) to Captain William Graves, Canton via Macao. Entire letter, rated “16” and applied with scarce “CORREIO / MACAO

1847 Manila (11 Mar) to Captain William Graves, Canton via Macao. Entire letter, rated “16” and applied with scarce “CORREIO / MACAO / MARITIMO” type 2-3-1 oval seal in red. On the flap with Chinese deivery character by brush. No. 580 covers recorded in “A Survey and Recorded of Pre-Adhesive Period Postal History of Macau 1616-1891”. 1847.3.11 馬尼拉經澳門寄廣州Captain William Graves。郵簡，寫有郵資“16”，鈐少見之“CORREIO / MACAO / MARITIMO”橢圓形紅色戳記。背面寫有毛筆郵資及送遞字樣。蔡昌道《1616至1891年澳門郵票發行前郵政史調查與紀錄》中第580件封。

Macao Pre-philately

Hong Kong Postal stationery

Lot 1978

1,500.00 HKD

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1856 Macao (9 Jul) to France via Hong Kong. Entire letter, sent “via Marseilles” and rated “1/-” and “10”, applied with Webb

1856 Macao (9 Jul) to France via Hong Kong. Entire letter, sent “via Marseilles” and rated “1/-” and “10”, applied with Webb type 11 crowned “PAID AT HONG KONG” circular h.s. and double-arc Hong Kong (23 Jul) cds. Transit Marseilles (12 Sep). Arrived Paris (18 Sep). 2012 (Dec) Interasia, lot 3592. 1856.7.9 澳門經香港寄法國。郵簡，寫有“via Marseilles”及郵資“1/-”、“10”，鈐Webb 11型香港已付皇冠圓戳及9.12香港雙孤日戳。 9.12經馬賽。9.18抵巴黎。2012.12 Interasia，拍品號3592。

Hong Kong Postal stationery

Lot 2036

600.00 HKD

Live

1887 (8 Jul) to Macao. Hong Kong QV 1c PSC, tied by Hong Kong index A cds. Arrived Macao (8 Jul) with double ringed cds.

1887 (8 Jul) to Macao. Hong Kong QV 1c PSC, tied by Hong Kong index A cds. Arrived Macao (8 Jul) with double ringed cds. 1887.7.8 香港寄澳門。香港維多利亞女皇像1仙郵資片，銷香港A字日戳。7.8抵澳門，鈐雙圈無皇冠日戳。

China Russian PO Pre-philately

Lot 3144

6,000.00 HKD

Sold

PORT ARTHUR Russian PO. Group of 18 covers, including early Paquebot mail via Chefoo, registered etc showing various cds.

PORT ARTHUR Russian PO. Group of 18 covers, including early Paquebot mail via Chefoo, registered etc showing various cds. 旅順大連，一組18件實寄封，含早期經烟臺轉遞的船上郵件、英文俄文日戳和挂號條等。