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China Russian PO

China Province Mandschurei

China Russian PO

Lot 3143

3,600.00 HKD

Sold

1900 Port Arthur (6 Sep) to Singapore. Registered cover, f.w. Coat of Arms x6, in total of 1.5r, tied by Port Arthur Russian PO type 2 cds.

1900 Port Arthur (6 Sep) to Singapore. Registered cover, f.w. Coat of Arms x6, in total of 1.5r, tied by Port Arthur Russian PO type 2 cds. Transit Shanghai Russian PO (18 Sep), French paquebot Ligne N (4 Oct). Showing "Received open officially sealed" annotation. Arrived Singapore (15 Oct). Reduced and folded at middle. Exceptional registered multi-weight usage. 1900.9.6 旅順寄新加坡。掛號封，貼軍徽圖6枚，合1.5盧布，銷旅順俄局2型日戳。9.18經上海俄局，10.4經法國郵船N線。寫有“收到破損並重封”英文批示。10.15抵新加坡。四邊裁剪，中央有折。出類拔萃的高倍數掛號郵例。

Lot 3146

2,500.00 HKD

Sold

1901 Port Arthur (27 Apr) to Odessa. Registered money cover, applied with Port Arthur Russian PO type 2E cds. Showing "3" rouble,

1901 Port Arthur (27 Apr) to Odessa. Registered money cover, applied with Port Arthur Russian PO type 2E cds. Showing "3" rouble, "7+2+7/16" postage annotation. Arrived Odessa (1 Jun). With Port Arthur PO Insured Corrrespondence wax seal on reverse. Earliest recorded money letter from Liaotung as well as Manchuria. 16k rate include 7k postage, 2k insurance and 7k registration. 1901.4.27 旅順寄敖德薩。掛號現金封，鈐旅順俄局2E型日戳。寫有“3”（盧布）、“7+2+7/16”郵資。6.1抵敖德薩。背面帶有旅順郵局保險郵件火漆封口。為遼東乃至滿州地區的最早現金封。16戈比包含7戈比郵資、2戈比保險及7戈比掛號費用。

China Province Mandschurei

China Russian PO

China Province Mandschurei

Lot 3159

600.00 HKD

Live

1905 Harbin (3 Mar) to Germany. Registered cover, f.w. Coat of Arms x9, from 2k to 70k, tied by Harbin Head Field PO type 7D cds.,

1905 Harbin (3 Mar) to Germany. Registered cover, f.w. Coat of Arms x9, from 2k to 70k, tied by Harbin Head Field PO type 7D cds., alongside with registered label and R mark. Censored and resealed. Transit Train PO No. 5 (24 Mar). Arrived Metz (8 Apr). 1905.3.3 哈爾濱寄德國。掛號封，貼軍徽圖自2戈比至70戈比共9枚，銷哈爾濱野戰總局7D型日戳，旁見掛號標籤及R章。檢查及重封。3.24抵火車郵局5號。4.8抵Metz。

China Russian PO

China Province Mandschurei

China Italian PO

China Russian PO

Lot 3160

600.00 HKD

Sold

1907 Harbin (9 Jan) to Austria. Registered cover, f.w. Coat of Arms 10k x9, tied by Harbin Head Field PO T&S type 7B cds, alongside

1907 Harbin (9 Jan) to Austria. Registered cover, f.w. Coat of Arms 10k x9, tied by Harbin Head Field PO T&S type 7B cds, alongside with registered label. Arrived Vienna. Scarce postmark as well as registered label. Wax seal on reverse removed. 1907.1.9 哈爾濱寄奧國。掛號封，貼軍徽圖10戈比 x9，銷哈爾濱野戰總局T&S 7B型日戳，旁貼掛號標籤。抵維也納。郵戳及掛號標籤俱少見。背面火漆被移除。

China Province Mandschurei

China Italian PO

China Province Mandschurei

Lot 3161

600.00 HKD

Live

1905 Harbin (17 Jan) to Riga. Registered cover, f.w. Coat of Arms 14k on reverse, tied by Harbin Head Field PO T&S type 7 cds.,

1905 Harbin (17 Jan) to Riga. Registered cover, f.w. Coat of Arms 14k on reverse, tied by Harbin Head Field PO T&S type 7 cds., alongside with registered label. Arrived Riga (11 Feb). Scarce postmark as well as registered label. Cover opend out for display. 1905.1.17 哈爾濱寄里加。掛號封，背貼軍徽圖14戈比，銷哈爾濱野戰總局T&S 7型日戳，旁貼掛號標籤。2.11抵里加。郵戳及掛號標籤俱少見。封剖開以作展示。

China Italian PO

Lot 3172

2,000.00 HKD

Sold

1934 Italian Battalion in Tientsin (10 Sep) to Genova, f.w. Football World Cup 20c in strip of 5 + 1.25lr, tied by "BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA

1934 Italian Battalion in Tientsin (10 Sep) to Genova, f.w. Football World Cup 20c in strip of 5 + 1.25lr, tied by "BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA / TIENTSIN" cds, alongside with registered label. Arrived Genova (27 Sep).1934.9.10 意大利駐華營自天津寄熱那亞，貼世界盃20分橫五連 + 1.25里拉，銷“BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA / TIENTSIN”日戳。9.27抵熱那亞。

Lot 3173

900.00 HKD

Live

1934 Italian Battalion in Tientsin (12 Oct) to Genova, f.w. International Congress of Electro-Radio-Biology 75c in strip of 5, tied by

1934 Italian Battalion in Tientsin (12 Oct) to Genova, f.w. International Congress of Electro-Radio-Biology 75c in strip of 5, tied by "BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA / TIENTSIN" cds, alongside with registered label. Arrived Genova.1934.10.12 意大利駐華營自天津寄熱那亞，貼生物學會議75分橫五連，銷“BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA / TIENTSIN”日戳。抵熱那亞。

Lot 3174

1,000.00 HKD

Sold

1934 Italian Battalion in Tientsin (16 Dec) to Genova, f.w. Medal of Valor + Medal of Valor airmail stamp x4, tied by "BATTAG ITALIANO IN

1934 Italian Battalion in Tientsin (16 Dec) to Genova, f.w. Medal of Valor + Medal of Valor airmail stamp x4, tied by "BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA / TIENTSIN" cds, alongside with registered label. Arrived Genova (3 Jan).1934.12.16 意大利駐華營自天津寄熱那亞，貼貼勇敢勳章 + 勇敢勳章航空票共4枚，銷“BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA / TIENTSIN”日戳。1.3抵熱那亞。

Lot 3176

1,000.00 HKD

Sold

1935 Italian Battalion in Tientsin (24 Nov) to Genova, f.w. 100th Anniv of the Death of Bellini 20c + 30c + 50c + 1.25lr, tied by "BATTAG

1935 Italian Battalion in Tientsin (24 Nov) to Genova, f.w. 100th Anniv of the Death of Bellini 20c + 30c + 50c + 1.25lr, tied by "BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA / TIENTSIN" cds, alongside with registered label. Arrived Genova (9 Dec).1935.11.24 意大利駐華營自天津寄熱那，貼Bellini 20分 + 30分 + 50分 + 1.25里拉，銷“BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA / TIENTSIN”日戳，旁貼掛號標籤。12.9抵熱那亞。

Lot 3177

1,000.00 HKD

Sold

1935 Italian Battalion in Tientsin (15 Dec) to Genova, f.w. daily stamp 2c in strip of 5 + National Militia 20c + International

1935 Italian Battalion in Tientsin (15 Dec) to Genova, f.w. daily stamp 2c in strip of 5 + National Militia 20c + International Aeronautical Salon 20c + 1.25lr, tied by "BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA / TIENTSIN" cds, alongside with registered label. Arrived Genova (29 Dec).1935.12.15 意大利駐華營自天津寄熱那亞，貼普票2分橫五連 + 民兵20分 + 國際航空展20分 + 1.25里拉，銷“BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA / TIENTSIN”日戳，旁貼掛號標籤。12.29抵熱那亞。

Lot 3186

1,300.00 HKD

Sold

1932 Italian cruiser Trento, Shanghai (13 Mar) to Rome. Registered cover, f.w. daily stamp 15c + 35c x3, tied by "R INCROCIATORE / TRENTO"

1932 Italian cruiser Trento, Shanghai (13 Mar) to Rome. Registered cover, f.w. daily stamp 15c + 35c x3, tied by "R INCROCIATORE / TRENTO" cds., alongside with registered label. Plus a pair of stamp pieces also tied by Trento cds. Trento was deployed to China from Jan to Jun 1932 to protect Italian nationals.1932.3.13 意軍巡洋艦Trento號自上海寄羅馬。掛號封，貼普票15分 + 35分x3，銷“R INCROCIATORE / TRENTO”日戳，旁貼掛號標籤。另附兩件銷Trento號之郵票剪片。Trento號於1932年1月至6月被派駐中國以保護意國僑民。

Lot 3189

4,000.00 HKD

Sold

1932 Italian gunboat Ermanno Carlotto (1 Mar) to Ministry of Defense in Rome, redirected to warship "Gherso", Taranto and forwarded to

1932 Italian gunboat Ermanno Carlotto (1 Mar) to Ministry of Defense in Rome, redirected to warship "Gherso", Taranto and forwarded to Mogadishu, Soamliland, f.w. 50c x4, tied by "R NAVE / ERMANNO CARLOTTO" cds, alongside with registered label. Transit Brindisi (25 Mar). Redirected to Taranto (25 Mar) and Mogadishu (23 Apr). No taxation was applied. Very rare example to Italian Somaliland. Ermanno Carlotto was a Italian river gunboat. After the Italian armistice of 1943 she served in the Imperial Japanese Navy as Narumi, while after the end of World War II she was used by the Navy of ROC and PRC.1932.3.1 意軍炮艇Ermanno Carlotto號寄羅馬國防部，改寄Taranto之戰艦Gherso號，再改寄摩加迪沙，貼50分x4，銷“R NAVE / ERMANNO CARLOTTO”日戳，旁貼掛號標籤。3.25經布林迪西，3.25抵Tarantozxab，4.23抵摩加迪沙。極少見之中國寄意屬索馬里蘭封。 Ermanno Carlotto號本屬意大利海軍，在意大利投降後被收入日本海軍，二戰後先後收編至民國及新中國海軍。封左側被裁。

China Italian PO

China Shanghai

Lot 3190

3,600.00 HKD

Sold

1937 Italian gunboat Ermanno Carlotto (8 Jul) to Osimo, Italy, f.w. definitive issue 5c + 50c x3 + 20c, tied by "R NAVE / ERMANNO CARLOTTO"

1937 Italian gunboat Ermanno Carlotto (8 Jul) to Osimo, Italy, f.w. definitive issue 5c + 50c x3 + 20c, tied by "R NAVE / ERMANNO CARLOTTO" cds, alongside with registered label. Arrived Osimo (25 Jul). Ermanno Carlotto was a Italian river gunboat. After the Italian armistice of 1943 she served in the Imperial Japanese Navy as Narumi, while after the end of World War II she was used by the Navy of ROC and PRC.1937.7.8 意軍炮艇Ermanno Carlotto號寄Osimo，貼5分 + 50分x3 + 20分，銷“R NAVE / ERMANNO CARLOTTO”日戳，旁貼掛號標籤。7.25抵Osimo。 Ermanno Carlotto號本屬意大利海軍，在意大利投降後被收入日本海軍，二戰後先後收編至民國及新中國海軍。封左側被裁。

Lot 3194

2,000.00 HKD

Sold

1934 (3 Feb) Banco Di Napoli, Tripoli cover to Shanghai, f.w. Libyan Sibyl 1.75lr + Italian Colonial airmail stamp 1lr + 3lr in pair, tied

1934 (3 Feb) Banco Di Napoli, Tripoli cover to Shanghai, f.w. Libyan Sibyl 1.75lr + Italian Colonial airmail stamp 1lr + 3lr in pair, tied by Tripoli cds, alongside with registered label. Transit Brindisi (9 Feb), Arrived Shanghai Chinese PO (5 Mar). Extremely scarce incoming cover from Libya.1934.2.3 拿坡里銀行的黎波里分行寄上海，貼利比亞Sibyl 1.75里拉 + 意大利殖民地航空票1里拉 + 3里拉雙連，銷的黎波里日戳，旁貼掛號標籤。2.9經布林迪西。3.5抵上海中國郵局。極為少見之利比亞進口中國航空封。

China Shanghai

China Amoy

China Shanghai

Lot 3221

3,400.00 HKD

Sold

1896 Amoy (17 Mar) to Shanghai. Registered cover, f.w. Amoy LPO 1st issue 1/2c in pair + 5c single, tied by Amoy LPO type 1 cds., alongside

1896 Amoy (17 Mar) to Shanghai. Registered cover, f.w. Amoy LPO 1st issue 1/2c in pair + 5c single, tied by Amoy LPO type 1 cds., alongside with scarce "AMOY L.P." registered mark in red. Arrived Shanghai LPO.1896.3.17 廈門寄上海。掛號封，貼廈門書信館第一版半分雙連 + 5分，銷廈門書信館1型日戳，旁鈐少見之“AMOY L.P.”紅色掛號章。抵上海工部郵局。

China Amoy

China Chefoo

China Chinkiang

China Amoy

Lot 3225

4,200.00 HKD

Sold

1896 Amoy (3 Feb) to Shanghai. Registered cover, f.w. Amoy LPO 1st issue 1c x6, tied by Amoy LPO type 1 cds. On front with scarce "AMOY

1896 Amoy (3 Feb) to Shanghai. Registered cover, f.w. Amoy LPO 1st issue 1c x6, tied by Amoy LPO type 1 cds. On front with scarce "AMOY L.P." registered mark in red. Arrived Shanghai LPO (6 Feb).1896.2.3 廈門寄上海。掛號封，背貼廈門書信館第一版1分x6，銷廈門書信館1型日戳。正鈐少見之“AMOY L.P.”紅色掛號章。2.6抵上海工部郵局。

China Chefoo

China Chinkiang

China Chefoo

Lot 3232

2,000.00 HKD

Sold

1894 Chefoo (28 Sep) to Captain Binns, Shanghai, f.w. Chefoo LPO 1/2c in pair + 1c + 2c in pair, tied by Chefoo LPO cds, alongside with

1894 Chefoo (28 Sep) to Captain Binns, Shanghai, f.w. Chefoo LPO 1/2c in pair + 1c + 2c in pair, tied by Chefoo LPO cds, alongside with REGISTERED mark and R mark. Both R marks were not recorded by Charles Dougan for Chefoo LPO. Cover opened out for display. With F. Z. Chun name seal.1894.9.28 煙台寄上海Captain Binns，貼煙台書信館半分雙連 + 1分 + 2分雙連，銷煙台書信館日戳，旁鈐REGISTERED橫戳及R章。該兩款掛號章均未列於Charles Dougan對煙台書信館的記錄中。封剖開以作展示。背面鈐陳復祥名字章。

China Chinkiang

Lot 3239

1,800.00 HKD

Sold

1894 Chinkiang (15 Aug) to Baron Gabriel de Gunzburg, Shanghai, f.w. Chinkiang LPO 1st issue 6c, tied by Chinkiang Postal Service cds,

1894 Chinkiang (15 Aug) to Baron Gabriel de Gunzburg, Shanghai, f.w. Chinkiang LPO 1st issue 6c, tied by Chinkiang Postal Service cds, alongside with framed "REGISTERED" mark. Arrived Shanghai LPO (16 Aug). One of the two types of registered marks used by Chinkiang LPO.1894.8.15 鎮江寄上海Baron Gabriel de Gunzburg，貼鎮江書信館第一版6分，銷鎮江郵政服務日戳，旁鈐“REGISTERED”帶框橫戳。8.16抵上海工部郵局。為鎮江書信館兩款掛號章之一。