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Hongkong Treaty Ports

China U.S PO

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 2400

10,000.00 HKD

Live

1915 US Consulate, Swatow (13 Feb) to USA. Registered cover, f.w. Hong Kong KGV 10c x2, tied by Swatow BPO Webb type Fi cds., alongside

1915 US Consulate, Swatow (13 Feb) to USA. Registered cover, f.w. Hong Kong KGV 10c x2, tied by Swatow BPO Webb type Fi cds., alongside with scarce 1st type "SWATOW B.P.O" boxed registered mark. Transit Hong Kong (15 Feb), Arrived Philadelphia (22 Mar).1915.2.13 美國駐福州領事館寄美國。掛號封，貼香港佐治五世10仙x2，銷汕頭英局Webb Fi型日戳，旁鈐珍罕之1型“SWATOW B.P.O.”長方形掛號章。2.15經香港。3.22抵費城。

Lot 2543

6,000.00 HKD

Sold

1876 Yokohama (27 Nov) to Germany, f.w. Hong Kong QV unwmk 18c (Yang 4), tied by Y1 obliterator in black, matching with Yokohama BPO cds on

1876 Yokohama (27 Nov) to Germany, f.w. Hong Kong QV unwmk 18c (Yang 4), tied by Y1 obliterator in black, matching with Yokohama BPO cds on reverse. Postage manuscript "1" for rate to Hong Kong. Transit Hong Kong (4 Dec). Arrived Stuttgart (13 Jan). Cover opened at top. On reverse with Austro-Hungarian Consulate at Shanghai seal. 18c was the the rate to UK by French Packet via Marseilles wef 27 Jan 1876. Scarce example.1876.11.27 橫濱寄德國，貼香港維多利亞女皇像無水印18仙（楊目4），銷Y1黑色殺手戳，背面蓋有橫濱英局日戳。手寫“1”合寄香港郵資。12.4經香港。1.13抵斯圖加特。封頂打面。背面貼奧匈帝國駐滬領事館封口紙。18仙乃法國郵船經馬賽寄英國郵資，自1876年1月27日生效，少見。

China U.S PO

Lot 3110

8,000.00 HKD

Sold

1875 (Aug 28) Perfect strike of circular datestamp with matching "DUE" in circle handstamp and manuscript "6" cents interconsular rate on

1875 (Aug 28) Perfect strike of circular datestamp with matching "DUE" in circle handstamp and manuscript "6" cents interconsular rate on cover originating in Foochow, addressed to James Bassel, care of U.S. Consulate in Shanghai, with original letter on "United States Consulate, Foochow" stationery with manuscript June 4, 1875 dateline, interesting letter from M. M. DeLaw regarding "Col Lay's system of Torpedo Coast defence", forwarded to Yokohama, red manuscript line through "Shanghai" and "Try Yokohama" written in Shanghai, "Yokohama Japan Sep. 5 6 A.M." receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine, addressed to one of 50 or so American military officers who went to Egypt in the 1870s to train and direct the army of the Khedive Ismail, Lieutenant-Colonel James Bassel served in Egypt for about one year before leaving for the Far East, this was marked 6c due for the interconsular rate between Shanghai and Yokohama, an extremely rare marking, Provenance: ex Brett Collection

China U.S PO

China Chinkiang

China Nanking

Lot 3111

8,000.00 HKD

Live

1882 (March 16) a stampless cover endorsed “United States Consulate, Ningpo”, addressed to Geo. H. Jones, US Consul, Nagasaki Japan. On

1882 (March 16) a stampless cover endorsed “United States Consulate, Ningpo”, addressed to Geo. H. Jones, US Consul, Nagasaki Japan. On the obverse, cancelled by a double-ring “I.J. POSTAL AGENCY SHANGHAI MAR 18”, a circular handstamp “DUE 10 (sen)” in black, a small circled “T” market in black. On the reverse side, cancelled by an arrival c.d.s. “NAGASAKI JAPAN / MAR 23” in black, and a blue local c.d.s. “SHANGHAI LOCAL POST / 3 / MH 16 / 82”, Chinese manuscript writing “米国领事馆”. Routed Ningpo to Nagasaki via Imperial Japanese Postal Agency, Shanghai. “DUE 10” indicates the local postage amount due, expressed in Japanese sen at arrival. In the early 1880s, Japan has become a UPU member (from June 1877) and applied UPU rules: unpaid letters were charged double the deficiency. A desirable postage due cover from US Consulate Ningpo in the use of Shanghai L.P. and IJPA Agency for delivery.

China Chinkiang

China Nanking

China Chinkiang

Lot 3250

3,000.00 HKD

Sold

1894 (17 Nov) Chinkiang LPO 1c brown PSC to SMS Iltis via German Consulate, tied by Chinkiang Postal Service cds. Chinkiang LPO 1c brown

1894 (17 Nov) Chinkiang LPO 1c brown PSC to SMS Iltis via German Consulate, tied by Chinkiang Postal Service cds. Chinkiang LPO 1c brown PSC were issued on 4 Oct 1894, hence a very early example. Issuance of this card was only 3000.1894.11.17 鎮江書信館1分棕色郵資片經德國領事館寄德國戰艦Iltis號，銷鎮江郵政服務黑色日戳。棕色1分片發行於1894年10月4日，此為甚早之例子。此片發行僅3000張。

China Nanking

Lot 3272

2,400.00 HKD

Live

1896 (11 Dec) US Consulate Shanghai cover to Nanking, frankless, address trimmed, applied with Shanghai LPO origin cds in red. Arrived

1896 (11 Dec) US Consulate Shanghai cover to Nanking, frankless, address trimmed, applied with Shanghai LPO origin cds in red. Arrived Nanking LPO oval arrival d.s. (14 Nov). Early example of Nanking LPO which was estalished on 20 Sep 1896.1896.12.11 美國駐上海領事館寄南京，無貼票，地址被剪去，背面鈐上海工部郵局紅色日戳。11.14抵南京書信館，鈐橢圓形到達戳。南京書信館於1896年9月20日成立，此為早期例子。