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China Imperial Post

Hong Kong Postage due stamps

China Republic of China Postal stationery

China Imperial Post

Hong Kong Postage due stamps

China Imperial Post

Lot 110

3,800.00 HKD

Sold

1898 Chinkiang (13 May) to USA. US 1c PSC used as postcard, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by Pakua cancel, alongside with Chinkiang Dollar

1898 Chinkiang (13 May) to USA. US 1c PSC used as postcard, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by Pakua cancel, alongside with Chinkiang Dollar cds. Transit Shanghai (14 May), San Francisco (24 Jun). Showing T mark. Peculiarly without cancellation of foreign post in Shanghai. Usage of US stationery card in China inland is also unusual.1898.5.13 鎮江寄美國。美國1分郵資片用作明信片，貼蟠龍1分，銷八卦戳，旁鈐鎮江大圓戳。5.14經上海，6.24經三藩市。鈐T章。無上海客郵局中轉戳奇特。美國郵資片用於中國內地亦甚少見。

Hong Kong Postage due stamps

Lot 191

26,000.00 HKD

Sold

1905 England (7 Nov) to Chefoo, redirected to Shanghai and Hsiangchow, f.w. KGV 1d, tied by Harrogate cds. Transit Chefoo BPO (23 Dec). In

1905 England (7 Nov) to Chefoo, redirected to Shanghai and Hsiangchow, f.w. KGV 1d, tied by Harrogate cds. Transit Chefoo BPO (23 Dec). In combintion with Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by Chefoo Chinese PO (23 Dec) cds. Redirecting to Shanghai and arrived on 6 Jan. Further redirected to Hsiangchow and f.w. Postage due 4c in pair, tied upon transit by Hankow (10 Jan) cds. On reverse with "Note. The man who taxed this letter does not understand postal business" annotation and the postage due stamps were crossed out and voided. Arrived Hsiangchow (13 Jan) and departed from Hsiangchow again on 16 Jan. 1st issue officially sealed label was affixed on reverse with Hankow (20 Jan) cds. The cover was sent to Hong Kong (17 Feb) with Victoria cds, DLO d.s. and Returned Letter Office d.s. Front and reverse rejoined for display. Extraordinary and important cover showcasing the earliest recorded usage of officially resealed label as well as errouenous levy of postage due and peculiar redirections. 2014 (13 Jan) Interasia Auction lot 3002.1905.11.7 英國寄煙台，改寄上海及許州，貼佐治五世1便士，銷Harrogate日戳。12.23經煙台英局。貼蟠龍2分，銷煙台清郵12.23日戳。改寄上海，1.16抵達，再改寄許州。貼欠資票4分雙連，銷漢口1.10中轉戳。背面寫有“Note. The man who taxed this letter does not understand postal business”批注，欠資票被劃銷作廢。1.13抵許州，1.16離開。背貼第一版重封封條，鈐漢口1.20日戳。此封最終2.17抵香港，鈐維多利亞日戳、死信局及退信局日戳。此為記錄中最早之重封封條貼用例子，錯判欠資及多次改寄亦甚為難得。2014.1.13 Interasia Auction拍品號3002。前背面重接以作展示。

China Republic of China Postal stationery

China Republic of China

China Republic of China Postal stationery

Lot 198

3,000.00 HKD

Sold

1921 (12 Apr) USA 2c stationery cover to Wuchang, tied by Garrettsville cds, alongside with two strikes of postage due markings. Arrived

1921 (12 Apr) USA 2c stationery cover to Wuchang, tied by Garrettsville cds, alongside with two strikes of postage due markings. Arrived Wuchang (12 May) As addressee was not found, cover was opened in order to look for information and then resealed with 1st print officially resealed labels with "Wuchang First Class Postmaster" oval d.s. for responsibility Redirected to Shanghai (14 Oct). Then forwarded to Dead Letter Office (20 Oct) for return to USA. Arrived on 27 Dec. Interesting and scarce. Illustration fig.11 in "Damaged Mails Salvaged by Reseal Labels of the Republican Post (1916-1949)" by Xiao Hong, Asian Philatelist 2011.1921.4.12 美國2分郵資封寄武昌，銷Garrettsville日戳，旁鈐欠資圓戳。5.12抵武昌。因未能尋獲收件人，故打開信封查該信息，並以第一版民國代封票重封，鈐“武昌一等郵局長”日戳以表明責任。10.14改寄上海，10.20轉至死信局以退美國。12.27抵達。有趣難得。蕭宏著《中華郵政以代封票重封之破損郵件》圖11原件，2011年《亞洲郵學家》。

China Republic of China

China Republic of China Postage due stamps

China Republic of China

Lot 204

2,000.00 HKD

Live

1924 France (17 Mar) to Peking, f.w. French 25c, tied by Grenoble promotional d.s, alongside with "T 0.50" postage due mark. Transit

1924 France (17 Mar) to Peking, f.w. French 25c, tied by Grenoble promotional d.s, alongside with "T 0.50" postage due mark. Transit Harbin. In combination with 2nd print officially resealed label with "RECEIVED IN BROKEN CONDITION & OFFICIALLY SEALED AT PEKING" cachet. Arrived Peking (10 Apr).1924.3.17 法國寄北京，貼法國票25生丁，銷Grenoble宣傳機戳，旁鈐“T 0.50”欠資戳。經哈爾濱。加貼第二版民國代封票，鈐“RECEIVED IN BROKEN CONDITION & OFFICIALLY SEALED AT PEKING”橫戳。4.10抵北京。

China Republic of China

China Republic of China Postage due stamps

Lot 211

2,600.00 HKD

Live

1926 England to Tientsin and redirected to Peking and Weihaiwei, f.w. 3-1/2d,, alongside with T mark. ArrivedTientsin (3 May) and

1926 England to Tientsin and redirected to Peking and Weihaiwei, f.w. 3-1/2d,, alongside with T mark. ArrivedTientsin (3 May) and redirected to Peking (5 May). Applied with 2nd issue officially resealed labels with "Received in broken Condition and Officially sealed by this Office" h.s. in red. Further redirected to Weihaiwei (11 May). Illustration fig.3 in "Damaged Mails Salvaged by Reseal Labels of the Republican Post (1916-1949)" by Xiao Hong, Asian Philatelist 2011.1926年英國寄天津，改寄北京及威海衛，貼英國票3-1/2便士，旁鈐T章。5.3抵天津，改寄北京（5.5）。貼第二版民國代封票，鈐“Received in broken Condition and Officially sealed by this Office”紅色橫戳。再改寄威海衛，5.11抵達。蕭宏著《中華郵政以代封票重封之破損郵件》圖3原件，2011年《亞洲郵學家》。

China Republic of China Postage due stamps

Lot 215

1,500.00 HKD

Live

1928 (Aug) Long Beach Pacific Southwest Exposition cover to Hankow, f.w. 2c, tied by Long Beach wavy line d.s. Transit Shanghai (21 Sep).

1928 (Aug) Long Beach Pacific Southwest Exposition cover to Hankow, f.w. 2c, tied by Long Beach wavy line d.s. Transit Shanghai (21 Sep). Arrived Hankow (25 Sep). In combination with ROC postage due 1c in pair + 10c + 2nd print officially resealed label, tied by oval "SUPERVISOR / HANKOW" oval d.s. Alongside with "Received in broken condition and Officially sealed by this Office" horizontal h.s. Cover folded at middle.1928.8 太平洋西南展覽會封寄漢口，貼美國票2分，銷長灘波浪紋機戳。9.21經上海。9.25抵漢口。加貼民國欠資票1分雙連 + 1角 + 第二版民國代封票，鈐橢圓形“SUPERVISOR / HANKOW”日戳。另見“Received in broken condition and Officially sealed by this Office”橫戳。封中折。

China Republic of China Postage due stamps

China PRC Postage due stamps

Hongkong Treaty Ports

China Republic of China Postage due stamps

China PRC Postage due stamps

Lot 230

1,000.00 HKD

Live

1937 England (31 May) to Shanghai. Top right corner damaged with stamp lost, tied by Liverpool wavy line d.s. Arrived Shanghai (20 Jun)

1937 England (31 May) to Shanghai. Top right corner damaged with stamp lost, tied by Liverpool wavy line d.s. Arrived Shanghai (20 Jun) with "PARTI / LEFT" cachet. In combination with ROC postage due 20c + 30c + 6th print officially resealed label. Cover folded at middle.1937.5.31 英國寄上海。封右上角有損以致郵票丟失，鈐利物浦波浪紋機戳。6.20抵上海，鈐“PARTI / LEFT”橫戳。加貼民國欠資票2角 + 3角 + 第六版民國代封票。封中折。

China PRC Postage due stamps

Lot 2112

500.00 HKD

Live

1986 Taxed cover from mainland China to Hong Kong, f.w. R series issue 10f, but uncancelled, alongside with T mark. In combination with

1986 Taxed cover from mainland China to Hong Kong, f.w. R series issue 10f, but uncancelled, alongside with T mark. In combination with Hogn Kong postage due $1 in strip of 3, tied by Kowloon Central PO cds. On reverse with Return Letter Office / Kowloon (19 Feb) cds and postage due slip. 1986年中國大陸寄香港欠資封，貼普票10分但未蓋銷，鈐T章。加貼香港欠資票1元直三連，銷九龍中央郵局日戳。背面鈐九龍退信局2.19日戳，兼貼欠資通知。

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Hongkong Treaty Ports Cancellations and seals

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 2277

54,000.00 HKD

Sold

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

Lot 2319

32,000.00 HKD

Sold

1869 Shanghai (1 Jul) to USA, f.w. Hong Kong QV 30c + 48c at top right and 6c at bottom right, tied by S1 type I and type II obliterator

1869 Shanghai (1 Jul) to USA, f.w. Hong Kong QV 30c + 48c at top right and 6c at bottom right, tied by S1 type I and type II obliterator respectively, matching with Shanghae BPO cds on reverse. Showing "via San Francisco" annotation but actually sent via Suez. Transit Hong Kong (7 Jul), London (20 Aug). Markings "4CENTS" for trans-altantic rate and "Due 3 cents" for local redirection rate were applied. The sender probably underpaid with the top right two stamps only and he affixed the bottom left stamp afterward which explained why two types of S1 obliterator were applied. It is the only usage of two types of S1 obliterator on cover.1869.7.1 上海寄美國，右上貼香港維多利亞女皇像30仙 + 48仙，左下貼6仙，分別銷I型及II型之S1殺手戳，背面另鈐上海英局日戳。雖寫有“via San Francisco”但實際上經大西洋送遞。7.7經香港。8.20經倫敦。“4CENTS”戳記為跨大西洋郵資，“Due 3 cents”則為美國本地轉寄郵資。寄件人可能一開始只貼了右上兩枚票，後來補貼左下一枚，故解釋為何使用了兩款S1殺手戳。此為同時蓋有兩款S1殺手戳之孤品。

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 2426

1,200.00 HKD

Live

1913 England (5 Aug) to Tientsin. Picture postcard, f.w. KGV 1/2d, tied by Melford cds, alongside with hexagonal T mark. Arrived Tientsin

1913 England (5 Aug) to Tientsin. Picture postcard, f.w. KGV 1/2d, tied by Melford cds, alongside with hexagonal T mark. Arrived Tientsin BPO (23 Aug) with Webb type B cds. Showing Chinese manuscript of "3" for postage due.1913.8.5 英國寄天津。圖片明信片，貼佐治五世半便士，銷Melford日戳，旁鈐六角形欠資T章。8.23抵天津英局，鈐Webb B型日戳。

Lot 2445

6,500.00 HKD

Sold

1904 Weihaiwei (2 Aug) to Japan. OHMS cover, f.w. Hong Kong KEVII 4c, tied by Port Edward BPO Webb type F rectangular d.s, alongside with

1904 Weihaiwei (2 Aug) to Japan. OHMS cover, f.w. Hong Kong KEVII 4c, tied by Port Edward BPO Webb type F rectangular d.s, alongside with Proud type UP1 circled T mark as the correct rate should be 10c. Transit Liu Kung Tau BPO (3 Aug), Shanghai BPO (9 Aug), Yokohama (18 Aug). 2s of postage due was levied upon arrival. Ex- D'Almada.1904.8.2 威海衛寄日本。OHMS封，貼香港愛德華七世4仙，銷愛德華港英局Webb F型方形日戳。正確郵資應為10仙，故鈐Proud UP1型帶圈T章。8.3經劉公島英局，8.9經上海英局，8.18經橫濱。到達抵判罰2錢欠資。D'Almada舊藏。

Great Britain British Post in China

Lot 2446

4,800.00 HKD

Sold

1930 Liu Kung Tau (12 Sep) to Hong Kong, f.w. Hong Kong KGV ovpt. CHINA 4c, tied by Liu Kung Tau BPO Webb type cds., alongside wrongly

1930 Liu Kung Tau (12 Sep) to Hong Kong, f.w. Hong Kong KGV ovpt. CHINA 4c, tied by Liu Kung Tau BPO Webb type cds., alongside wrongly applied with Proud type UP2 circled T mark and crossed-out afterward.1930.9.12 劉公島寄香港，貼香港佐治五世加蓋CHINA 4仙，銷劉公島英局日戳，誤鈐Proud UP2型帶圈T章但隨後被劃去。