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China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

Lot 168

700.00 HKD

Sold

1908 Shanghai to Ningpo. Red band cover, applied with "Hongkou No. 8" tombstone cancel on reverse. F.w. Coiling Dragon 1c in pair, tied by

1908 Shanghai to Ningpo. Red band cover, applied with "Hongkou No. 8" tombstone cancel on reverse. F.w. Coiling Dragon 1c in pair, tied by Kiangsu Shanghai cds. Arrived Ningpo (7 Mar).1908年上海寄寧波。紅條封，背鈐“虹口 / 捌”碑形戳。貼蟠龍1分雙連，銷江蘇上海三格日戳。3.7抵寧波。

Lot 170

3,200.00 HKD

Sold

1909 Chinkiang to Mr. Ni Yuenfu, Ta-Ching Government Bank, Tientsin. Registered red band cover, applied with "Chinkiang No. 5" tombstone

1909 Chinkiang to Mr. Ni Yuenfu, Ta-Ching Government Bank, Tientsin. Registered red band cover, applied with "Chinkiang No. 5" tombstone cancel. F.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c x3 on reverse, tied by Kiangsu Chinkiang cds. Arrived Tientsin (8 May). Cover opened out for display. Only known example of this tombstone marking.1909年鎮江寄天津大清銀行倪遠甫。掛號紅條封，鈐“鎮江/伍/同泰號”碑形戳，貼蟠龍1分 + 2分x3，銷江蘇鎮江腰框日戳。5.8抵天津。封剖開以作展示。目前所見唯一一件本信櫃發出郵件。

Lot 171

7,000.00 HKD

Sold

1909 Sutsien (29 Apr) to Bohemia. Registered red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c in pair on reverse, tied by Sutsien lunar year cds.,

1909 Sutsien (29 Apr) to Bohemia. Registered red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c in pair on reverse, tied by Sutsien lunar year cds., alongside with Sutsien No. 2 tombstone cancel as well as horizontal and vertical registered marks in English and Chinese respectively. Transit Shanghai (4 May). Annotated “via Siberia” with German TPO registration label, no arrival. Scarce combination of tombstone cancel and English registered mark.1909.4.29 宿遷寄波希米亞。掛號紅條封，背貼蟠龍1角雙連，銷宿遷干支日戳，正背另鈐“宿遷/弍”郵政信櫃碑形戳、中文及英文掛號戳。5.4經上海。注明”經西伯利亞“，有德國火車掛號條，無到達戳。信櫃使用的英文掛號戳記比較少見。

Lot 172

500.00 HKD

Sold

1911 Shanghai to Soochow. Red band cover, applied with "Shanghai No. 8" tombstone cancel. F.w. Coiling Dragon 3c, tied by Kiangsu Shanghai

1911 Shanghai to Soochow. Red band cover, applied with "Shanghai No. 8" tombstone cancel. F.w. Coiling Dragon 3c, tied by Kiangsu Shanghai lunar year cds. Arrived Soochow.1911年上海寄蘇州。紅條封，背鈐“上海 / 捌”碑形戳。貼蟠龍3分，銷江蘇上海干支日戳。抵蘇州。

Lot 173

6,500.00 HKD

Sold

1911 Yencheng to Chaohsien, redirected to Kuling, f.w. Coiling Dragon 3c, tied by scarce Yencheng Letterl Box circular h.s. Transit Hankow

1911 Yencheng to Chaohsien, redirected to Kuling, f.w. Coiling Dragon 3c, tied by scarce Yencheng Letterl Box circular h.s. Transit Hankow (6 Aug), Wuhu (9 Aug). Cover roughly opened at right. 1911年郾城寄巢縣，改寄牯嶺，貼蟠龍3分，銷少見之“郾城信櫃”圓戳。8.6經漢口，8.9經蕪湖。封右側打開。

Lot 174

30,000.00 HKD

Live

1902 Chowtsun (10 Apr) to England, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 2x 4c + 10c, tied by Chowtsun PO "Sun-and-Moon" cds. Transit Weihsien (15 Apr),

1902 Chowtsun (10 Apr) to England, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 2x 4c + 10c, tied by Chowtsun PO "Sun-and-Moon" cds. Transit Weihsien (15 Apr), Tsingchow with "Sun-and-Moon" cds as well. Further transit Kiaochow (16 Apr), Shanghai Chinese PO (18 Apr), Shanghai French PO (21 Apr). Arrived England (26 May). Extremely scarce cover gathering Chowtsun, Weihsien and Tsingchow Sun-and-Moon cds, applying on international mail is even more unusual. 2011 (Dec) John Bull, lot 5562.1902.4.10 周村寄英國，貼蟠龍2分 + 2x 4分 + 1角，銷稀罕之周村郵政局日月戳，隨後經濰縣及青州，同樣鈐日月戳。4.16經膠州，4.18經上海清郵，4.21經上海法局。5.26抵英國。集三款日月戳於一身之極罕品，鈐於寄國外郵件上更是少見。2011年12月布約翰，拍品號5562。

Lot 175

3,200.00 HKD

Sold

1902 (6 Sep) Chinese illustrative cover from Chucheng, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c on reverse, tied by scarce Chucheng PO "Sun-and-Moon" cds.

1902 (6 Sep) Chinese illustrative cover from Chucheng, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c on reverse, tied by scarce Chucheng PO "Sun-and-Moon" cds. Arrived Kiaochow (10 Sep). Cover trimmed at top. 1902.9.6 中式美術封寄自諸城，背貼蟠龍1分，銷珍罕之諸城郵政局日月戳。9.10抵膠州。封頂被裁。

Lot 176

25,000.00 HKD

Live

1902 Ningchow to Tsingtau. Chinese illustrative cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by Ningchow PO cds. Transit Ichow (23 Apr) and Chuchow

1902 Ningchow to Tsingtau. Chinese illustrative cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by Ningchow PO cds. Transit Ichow (23 Apr) and Chuchow (26 Apr) with extremely scarce Sun-and-Moon cds. Further transit Tenghsien with dateless circular postmark, Kiaochow (2 May). Exceptional example of Ichow and Chuchow Sun-and-Moon cds. 2011 (Jun) John Bull. 1902年寧州寄青島。中式美術封，貼蟠龍2分，銷“寧州郵政局 / 濟”日戳。4.23經沂州，4.26經莒州，鈐極為珍罕之日月戳。經滕縣，鈐無日期漢英圓戳。5.2經膠州。出類拔萃之沂州及莒州日月戳例子。2011年6月布約翰拍賣。

Lot 177

25,000.00 HKD

Sold

1902 Ningchow to Tsingtau. Chinese illustrative cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by Ningchow PO cds. Transit Ichow (26 Apr) and Chuchow

1902 Ningchow to Tsingtau. Chinese illustrative cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by Ningchow PO cds. Transit Ichow (26 Apr) and Chuchow (27 Apr) with extremely scarce Sun-and-Moon cds. Further transit Tenghsien with dateless circular postmark, Kiaochow (4 May). Exceptional example of Ichow and Chuchow Sun-and-Moon cds. 2011 (Jun) John Bull. 1902年寧州寄青島。中式美術封，貼蟠龍2分，銷“寧州郵政局 / 濟”日戳。4.26經沂州，4.27經莒州，鈐極為珍罕之日月戳。經滕縣，鈐無日期漢英圓戳。5.4經膠州。出類拔萃之沂州及莒州日月戳例子。2011年6月布約翰拍賣。

Lot 178

15,000.00 HKD

Live

1903 Ichow (23 Apr) to Weihsien. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c on reverse, tied by scarce Ichow PO "Sun-and-Moon" cds, matching

1903 Ichow (23 Apr) to Weihsien. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c on reverse, tied by scarce Ichow PO "Sun-and-Moon" cds, matching with Ichow PO tombstone cancel. Transit Chuchow PO (25 Apr) also with Sun-and-Moon cds. Further transit Kiaochow (1 May). Arrived Weihsien with faint oval d.s. Extremely scarce example of the Ichow and Chuchow Sun-and-Moon cds. 2011 (Feb) Interasia, lot 2398. 1903.4.23 沂州寄濰縣。紅條封，背貼蟠龍1分，銷極罕之沂州郵政局日月戳，另鈐沂州郵政局碑形戳。4.25經莒州郵政局，同樣鈐日月戳。5.1經膠州。抵濰縣，鈐橢圓形到達戳。有如鳳毛麟角之沂州及莒州日月戳例子。2011年2月Interasia，拍品號2398。

Lot 179

9,000.00 HKD

Sold

1902 Ishui (25 Sep) to Tsingtau. Chinese illustrative cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1/2c in pair, tied by very scarce Ishui PO "Sun-and-Moon"

1902 Ishui (25 Sep) to Tsingtau. Chinese illustrative cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1/2c in pair, tied by very scarce Ishui PO "Sun-and-Moon" cds. On reverse with another faint strike of Sun-and-Moon cds. Transit Kiaochow (14 Sep). Arrived Tsingtau German PO (15 Sep). 1902.9.25 沂水寄青島。中式美術封，貼蟠龍半分雙連，銷極為珍罕之沂水郵政局日月戳。背面鈐另一處模糊之日月戳。9.14經膠州。9.15抵青島德局。

Lot 180

10,000.00 HKD

Sold

1903 Pingtu (Jan) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by extremely scarce Pingtu PO "Sun-and-Moon" cds. Transit Kiaochow Chinese PO. In

1903 Pingtu (Jan) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by extremely scarce Pingtu PO "Sun-and-Moon" cds. Transit Kiaochow Chinese PO. In combination with German Kiaochow 10pf in pair, tied by Tsingtau German PO cds. Transit Yokohama (24 Jan), Seattle (14 Feb). Sun-and-Moon cds on outgoing international mails are rather unusual.1903.1 平度寄美國，貼蟠龍1角，銷極為珍罕之平度郵政局日月戳。經膠州中國郵局。加貼德佔膠州10芬尼雙連，銷青島德局日戳。1.24經橫濱，2.14經西雅圖。日月戳鈐於寄國外郵件上更是可遇不可求。

Lot 181

22,000.00 HKD

Live

1902 Tsimo (4 Dec) to Kiaochow. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by Tsimo PO Sun-and-Moon cds. Arrived Kiaochow (25 Dec).

1902 Tsimo (4 Dec) to Kiaochow. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by Tsimo PO Sun-and-Moon cds. Arrived Kiaochow (25 Dec). 1902.12.4 即墨寄膠州。紅條封，貼蟠龍1分，銷即墨郵政局日月戳。12.25抵膠州。

Lot 182

3,200.00 HKD

Sold

1903 Tsimo (31 Aug) to Tsingtau. ICP 1st Print PSC, tied by Tsimo PO Sun-and-Moon cds. Transit Kiaochow (20 Aug). Arrived Tsingtau German

1903 Tsimo (31 Aug) to Tsingtau. ICP 1st Print PSC, tied by Tsimo PO Sun-and-Moon cds. Transit Kiaochow (20 Aug). Arrived Tsingtau German PO (21 Aug). 1903.8.31 即墨寄青島。大清第一版郵資片，銷即墨郵政局日月戳。8.20經膠州。8.21抵青島德局。

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

German Colonies Kiautschou Cancellations and seals

Lot 183

5,200.00 HKD

Sold

1901 Tsinan (17 Dec) to Peking. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c on reverse, tied by scarce Tsinan Post Office non-standard cds.

1901 Tsinan (17 Dec) to Peking. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c on reverse, tied by scarce Tsinan Post Office non-standard cds. Transit Tientsin (18 Dec). Arrived Peking (19 Dec) with tombstone cancel. 2004 (Jul) PhilaChina, lot 337.1901.12.17 濟南寄北京。紅條封，背貼蟠龍4分，銷少見之濟南郵政局不規則日戳。12.18經天津。12.19抵北京，另鈐騾馬市街分局碑形戳。2004.7 PhilaChina，拍品號337。

German Colonies Kiautschou Cancellations and seals

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

German Colonies Kiautschou Cancellations and seals

Lot 184

4,000.00 HKD

Live

1902 Weihsien (9 Jun) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2x 10c, tied by Weihsien PO Sun-and-Moon cds. Transit Kiaochow (10 Jun). In combination

1902 Weihsien (9 Jun) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2x 10c, tied by Weihsien PO Sun-and-Moon cds. Transit Kiaochow (10 Jun). In combination with German Kiaochow 5pf in pair + 30pf, tied by Tsingtau German PO (12 Jun). Transit San Francisco (15 Jul). Arrived Pittsburg (19 Jul). Sun-and-Moon cds applied on outgoing mails is rather scarce. Cover opened out for display. 2003 (Jun) Zurich Asia, lot B38.1902.6.9 濰縣寄美國，貼蟠龍2x 1角，銷濰縣郵政局日月戳。6.10經膠州。加貼德佔膠州5芬尼雙連 + 30芬尼，銷青島德局6.12日戳。7.15經三藩市。7.19抵匹茲堡。鈐日月戳於寄國外郵件較為少見。封剖開以作展示。2003年6月Zurich Asia，拍品號B38。

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

Lot 185

300.00 HKD

Live

1902 Weihsien (20 May) to England, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by FAKE Weihsien "Sun-and-Moon" cds. On reverse with Weihsien tombstonce

1902 Weihsien (20 May) to England, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by FAKE Weihsien "Sun-and-Moon" cds. On reverse with Weihsien tombstonce cancel. Useful reference material. 1902.5.20 濰縣寄英國，貼蟠龍1角，銷濰縣日月戳之假戳。背面蓋有濰縣碑形戳。可作對比參考之用。

Lot 186

2,000.00 HKD

Sold

1903 Yechow to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 5c in pair, tied by faint (probably Yenchow) Sun-and-Moon cds. On reverse with Sutsien PO with

1903 Yechow to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 5c in pair, tied by faint (probably Yenchow) Sun-and-Moon cds. On reverse with Sutsien PO with tombstone cancel. Further transit Tsingkiangpu (12 Jun), Chinkiang (12 Jun), Shanghai Chinese and French PO (13 Jun), San Francisco (13 Jul). Despite the faint cancellation, Sun-and-Moon cds on outgoing mails are very scarce. Cover roughly opened at right. 2011 (Jun) John Bull.1903年兗州寄美國，貼蟠龍5分雙連，銷模糊之（應為）兗州日月戳。背面另鈐宿遷郵政局碑形戳。6.12經清江浦，6.12經鎮江，6.13經上海清郵及法局，7.13經三藩市。雖然郵戳不清，但日月戳封寄國外十分少見，稀罕難得。封右側打開。2011.6 布約翰。