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United States Postal stationery

Lot 116

5,000.00 HKD

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1897 (15 Nov) USA 5c stationery cover to Tientsin, tied by Chicago wavy line d.s. Transit Tacoma (24 Nov), USPA Shanghai (27 Dec), Shanghai

1897 (15 Nov) USA 5c stationery cover to Tientsin, tied by Chicago wavy line d.s. Transit Tacoma (24 Nov), USPA Shanghai (27 Dec), Shanghai Chinese PO (27 Dec). Showing framed "ToPay" mark for domestic rate. Arrived Tientsin (1 Jan) with "Customs" removed cds.1897.11.15 美國5分郵資片寄天津，銷芝加哥波浪紋機戳=。11.24經Tacoma，12.27經上海美國客郵局，同日交中國郵局。鈐黑色“ToPay”指示戳以補國內郵資。1.1抵天津，鈐挖海關日戳。

Lot 117

700.00 HKD

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1901 USA (Nov) to Hankow. US 2c stationery cover, uprated by with Columbus 2c, tied by New York oval obliterator. Transit San Francisco (17

1901 USA (Nov) to Hankow. US 2c stationery cover, uprated by with Columbus 2c, tied by New York oval obliterator. Transit San Francisco (17 Nov), Yokohama (9 Dec), Shanghai Chinese PO (14 Dec). Arrived Hankow (18 Dec).1901.11 美國寄漢口。美國2分郵資封，加貼哥倫布2分，銷紐約橢圓戳。11.17經三藩市，12.9經橫濱，12.14經上海清郵。12.18抵漢口。

Lot 135

1,900.00 HKD

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1901 Chefoo (19 Aug) to USA. US 1c reply card of double stationery card, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c in pair, tied by Chefoo bisected bilingual

1901 Chefoo (19 Aug) to USA. US 1c reply card of double stationery card, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c in pair, tied by Chefoo bisected bilingual cds. Transit Shanghai (15 Aug). In combination with US 1c apart from indicia, tied by USPA Shanghai (28 Aug) duplex d.s. Arrived Hecker (21 Sep). Very scarce example of US stationery used in China.1901.8.19 煙台寄美國。美國1分郵資片之回片，貼蟠龍1分雙連，銷煙台半切漢英日戳。8.15經上海。加貼美國票1分，連同郵資圖銷上海美國郵政代理8.28雙聯日戳。9.21抵Hecker。美國郵資片於中國實寄甚為少見。

Lot 198

3,000.00 HKD

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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》。