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China Imperial Post Postal stationery

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Lot 238

1,800.00 HKD

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1929 USA (7 Nov) to Amoy, returned to sender, f.w. US issue 5c, tied by Detroit d.s. In combination with 7th print officially resealed

1929 USA (7 Nov) to Amoy, returned to sender, f.w. US issue 5c, tied by Detroit d.s. In combination with 7th print officially resealed label, tied by Nanking (9 Dec) transit cds. Arrived Amoy (17 Dec). Returned to sender via Shanghai. Top edge damaged.1929.11.7 美國寄廈門，退回寄件人，貼美國票5分，銷底特律機戳。12.9經南京，加貼第七版民國代封票。12.17抵廈門。經上海退回寄件人。

Lot 254

3,200.00 HKD

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1940 France (20 May) to Hankow, redirected to Shanghai and Haiphong, f.w. French issue x3, tied by Macheoul cds. Arrived Hankow (27 Jul)

1940 France (20 May) to Hankow, redirected to Shanghai and Haiphong, f.w. French issue x3, tied by Macheoul cds. Arrived Hankow (27 Jul) but addressee was not found and redirected to Shanghai (4 Jul). Applied with 8th print officially resealed label and "RECEIVED BROKEN AND OFFICIALLY RESEALED" h.s. Returned to sender via Hong Kong with censor label. Arrived Haiphong (27 Jul). Example with both resealed label and censor label as well as returned delivery. Very scarce. Illustration fig.5 in "Damaged Mails Salvaged by Reseal Labels of the Republican Post (1916-1949)" by Xiao Hong, Asian Philatelist 2011.1940.5.20 法國寄漢口，改寄海防，貼法國票3枚，銷Macheoul日戳。7.27抵漢口。投遞無果故改寄上海，7.4抵達。貼第八版民國代封票，鈐“RECEIVED BROKEN AND OFFICIALLY RESEALED”橫戳。再經香港改寄海防，貼香港檢查封條，7.27抵達。同時貼有代封票及檢查封條之例子，加之進口改退，十分難得。蕭宏著《中華郵政以代封票重封之破損郵件》圖5原件，2011年《亞洲郵學家》。

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

China Republic of China

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

Lot 302

6,500.00 HKD

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1910 Shansi to Belgium, returned to sender. CIP 4th Print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 2c + 1c, tied by incomplete Shansi cds. Transit

1910 Shansi to Belgium, returned to sender. CIP 4th Print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 2c + 1c, tied by incomplete Shansi cds. Transit Tatung (25 Jun), Peking Chinese PO (28 Jun), Peking French PO (28 Jun). Showing "RETURNED LETTER OFFICE / CHINA" d.s. Transit Shanghai (29 Jul), Peking (Sep), Kalgan (7 Nov). Long transit time with multiple attempts of delivery. Interesting.1910年山西寄比利時，退回寄件人。大清第四版郵資片，加貼蟠龍2分 + 1分，銷山西腰框日戳。6.25經大同，6.28經北京清局，6.28經北京法局。鈐“大清郵政RETURNED LETTER TO SENDER”方形日戳。隨後7.29經上海，9月經北京，11.7經張家口，反映了多次嘗試投遞。有趣難得。

China Republic of China

Lot 450

2,000.00 HKD

Live

1939 Switzerland (25 Jun) to Tientsin, returned to sender. Registered cover, f.w. Swiss 10 + 20 + 30 Helvetia, tied by Swiss National

1939 Switzerland (25 Jun) to Tientsin, returned to sender. Registered cover, f.w. Swiss 10 + 20 + 30 Helvetia, tied by Swiss National Exhibition in Zurich cds, alongside with registered label. Arrived Tientsin (9 Jul), alongside with Retour and Non-reclame cachet. Departed from Tientsin (11 Jul) to Zurich (28 Aug). 1939.6.25 瑞士寄天津，退回寄件人。掛號封，貼瑞士票10 + 20 + 30 Helvetia，銷瑞士國家展覽蘇黎世日戳，旁帶掛號標籤。7.9抵天津，旁帶退回及無人領取指示戳。7.11自天津退回，8.28抵蘇黎世。