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Hong Kong

Hongkong Treaty Ports Postal stationery

Great Britain

Hong Kong

Hongkong Treaty Ports Postal stationery

Hong Kong

Lot 2305

22,000.00 HKD

Sold

1862 Hong Kong (6 Mar) to Shanghai. Entire letter, rated "4" for inter-treaty port rate, applied with Hong Kong PAID cds and index C cds.

1862 Hong Kong (6 Mar) to Shanghai. Entire letter, rated "4" for inter-treaty port rate, applied with Hong Kong PAID cds and index C cds. Arrived Shanghai BPO (16 Mar) with Webb type A cds as arrival (reverse index C). It is the earliest recorded type A cds as arrival marking.1862.3.6 香港寄上海。郵簡，寫有郵資“4”合商埠間郵資，鈐香港已付日戳及C字日戳。3.16抵上海英局，鈐Webb A型反C字到達戳。此為A型日戳用作到達戳之最早記錄。

Hongkong Treaty Ports Postal stationery

Lot 2414

58,000.00 HKD

Sold

1898 (25 Jun) Russian 4k stationery card from St. Petersburg to Kiaochow, missent to Kiungchow, tied by circular obliterator with St.

1898 (25 Jun) Russian 4k stationery card from St. Petersburg to Kiaochow, missent to Kiungchow, tied by circular obliterator with St. Petersburg origin cds. Transit Hong Kong (14 Aug). Arrived Hoihow BPO (17 Aug) with Webb type E cds. Showing extremely scarce "MISSENT TO HOIHOW" marking on address side. Redirected to Kiaochow via Shanghai Chinese PO (27 Aug). Arrived Tsingtau German PO (5 Sep). It is the only recorded example of the "MISSENT TO HOIHOW" marking.1898.6.25 俄國4戈比郵資片自聖彼得堡寄膠州，誤寄瓊州，鈐圓戳殺手戳及聖彼得堡始發日戳。8.14經香港。8.17抵海口英局，鈐Webb E型日戳及極罕之“MISSENT TO HOIHOW”橫戳。8.27經上海清郵改寄膠州。9.5抵青島德局。此為“MISSENT TO HOIHOW”橫戳之存世孤例。

Great Britain

Great Britain Cancellations and seals

Great Britain

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。

Great Britain Cancellations and seals

Bermuda Islands

Korea

Great Britain Cancellations and seals

Lot 2432

18,000.00 HKD

Live

1900 England (28 Feb) to Weihaiwei. Britain 1d PSC, tied by London squared circle d.s. Transit Hong Kong (10 Apr). Arrived Liu Kung Tau (10

1900 England (28 Feb) to Weihaiwei. Britain 1d PSC, tied by London squared circle d.s. Transit Hong Kong (10 Apr). Arrived Liu Kung Tau (10 Apr) with scarce Webb type A oval d.s. in violet. Webb only recorded 4 examples of type A oval d.s. used as arrival d.s.1900.2.28 英國寄威海衛。英國1便士郵資片，銷倫敦內圓外方日戳。4.10經香港。4.10抵劉公島，鈐珍罕難得之Webb A型紫色橢圓日戳。Webb記錄中，A型橢圓日戳用作到達戳者僅有四例。

Bermuda Islands

Korea

Bermuda Islands

Lot 2439

2,800.00 HKD

Sold

1905 Bermuda (27 Mar) to Weihaiwei. Picture postcard, f.w. Bermuda 1d, tied by San Francisco (27 Mar) wavy line d.s. upon transit. Transit

1905 Bermuda (27 Mar) to Weihaiwei. Picture postcard, f.w. Bermuda 1d, tied by San Francisco (27 Mar) wavy line d.s. upon transit. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (21 Apr), Shantung (25 Apr). Arrived Port Edward BPO (25 Apr) with Webb type F d.s. in black. Very scarce origin.1905.3.27 百慕大寄威海衛。圖片明信片，貼百慕大1便士，3.27經三藩市並銷票。4.21經上海清郵，4.25經山東。4.25抵愛德華港英局，鈐Webb F黑色方形日戳。極為少見難得之始發地。

Korea

Lot 2559

170,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Jenchuan (14 Dec) to Shanghai. E Meyer cover, f.w. Small Dragon 5ca on reverse, tied by scarce Customs Jenchuan type D2 cds Transit

1897 Jenchuan (14 Dec) to Shanghai. E Meyer cover, f.w. Small Dragon 5ca on reverse, tied by scarce Customs Jenchuan type D2 cds Transit Chefoo with Dollar chop (16/17 Dec). Arrived Shanghai Local Post (19 Dec). Only 3 covers used in Korea are known with single franking of 5ca. Meyer & Co. was established 1866 in Hong Kong by Hamburg merchants Hermann Constantin Eduaro Meyer (1841-1926) and his brother H. D. Johannes Meyer. In 1873 they opened a branch in Tientsin under Meyers business partner, Carl Andreas Wolter (1858-1916). More branchers followed at Hamburg (1877), London (1883), Shanghai, Hankow, Antung, Tsinan and Tsingtao, also in Korea where Wolter became manager in charge: Chemulpo (1884), Pusan (1886) etc. The Chinese name of the company was “Shi Chang Yang Hong”. E. Meyer was honorary Korean Consul in Hamburg, Germany 1886-1906. The Meyer company exists in Hamburg until today.1897.12.14 仁川寄上海。世昌洋行封，背貼小龍5分銀，銷稀罕少見之仁川海關D2型日戳。12.16/17經煙台，鈐大圓戳。12.19經上海工部信局。朝鮮封單貼小龍5分銀票者僅見三件。世昌洋行創立於1866年，由漢堡商人Eduaro Meyer及其兄弟H. D. Johannes Meyer於香港成立。E. Meyer在1886至1906年間曾任韓國駐德國漢堡榮譽領事。世昌洋行至今仍在漢堡營業。

Korea

Korea Postal stationery

Korea

Korea Postal stationery

Lot 2560

50,000.00 HKD

Live

1898 E. Meyer & Co., Korea (25 Jul) to the Manager, Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, Shanghai, f.w. Litho Dragon 2c and

1898 E. Meyer & Co., Korea (25 Jul) to the Manager, Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, Shanghai, f.w. Litho Dragon 2c and 4c, tied by Customs Jenchuan cds. Transit Shanghai (27 Jul) with dollar chop. Arrived Shanghai LPO (28 Jul). Meyer & Co. was established 1866 in Hong Kong by Eduaro Meyer and his brother H. D. Johannes Meyer. E. Meyer was honorary Korean Consul in Hamburg, Germany 1886-1906. The Meyer company exists in Hamburg until today.1898.7.25 世昌洋行寄上海之印度新金山中國渣打銀行經理，貼日本版蟠龍2分+4分，銷仁川海關日戳。7.27經上海落地，鈐大圓戳。7.28到達上海工部郵局。世昌洋行創立於1866年，由漢堡商人Eduaro Meyer及其兄弟H. D. Johannes Meyer於香港成立。E. Meyer在1886至1906年間曾任韓國駐德國漢堡榮譽領事。世昌洋行至今仍在漢堡營業。

Korea Postal stationery

Lot 2652

17,000.00 HKD

Live

1905 (8 Aug) Imperial Korean Post 1c stationery card from Kyungsung to Canton, tied by JPO Kyungsung cds., alongside with "Postage

1905 (8 Aug) Imperial Korean Post 1c stationery card from Kyungsung to Canton, tied by JPO Kyungsung cds., alongside with "Postage deficient" verticacl seal.1905.8.8 大韓帝國1錢郵資片自京城寄廣州，銷京城日本客郵局日戳，旁鈐“不足”直戳。

Korea

Lot 2655

80,000.00 HKD

Live

1886 Ninsen to Shanghai, f.w. Japanese Koban 5s with top left corner margin, tied by IJPO Ninsen-ko 1st DK type domestic cds. Transit

1886 Ninsen to Shanghai, f.w. Japanese Koban 5s with top left corner margin, tied by IJPO Ninsen-ko 1st DK type domestic cds. Transit Nagasaki (11 Jan), IJPO Shanghai (13 Jan). Arrived Shanghai Chinese PO (13 Jan) with dollar cds. Mails with Ninsen and Ninsen-ko 1st type DK cds are very scarce.1886年仁川寄上海，貼日本小判5錢帶左上直角邊，銷仁川港日本客郵局1型DK雙圈日戳。1.11經長崎，1.13經上海日局。1.13抵上海清郵，鈐大圓戳。蓋有仁川及仁川港日本客郵局1型DK日戳之封片極罕。

Lot 2662

5,000.00 HKD

Live

Cover from Pyongyong to Peking. Arrived IJPO Peking 4.6.10 (1910), undelivered despite multiple attempts, therefore opened by post office

Cover from Pyongyong to Peking. Arrived IJPO Peking 4.6.10 (1910), undelivered despite multiple attempts, therefore opened by post office with explanatory notes pasted, and resealed with 5 labels. Upon arrival at Pyongyong on 34.6.1 (43rd year of Emperor Meiji, 1910) it collected another 3 reseal labels of the Viceroy’s Government, which was the regime erected by Japan to govern Korea, assimilated that same year. Postage due cachet indicated 18 sens to collect from the original sender.明治43年（1910年），韓國京城（平壤）寄北京，郵票被後來的標簽覆蓋，4.6到京，多次投遞無著，被拆開重封，貼5枚封條，銷北京日局公曆日戳（26.5.10即1910年），並附有英文説明便條，到達京城后加貼3枚少見的“統監府封椷“，銷京城明治紀元43.6.1日戳，銷英文欠資戳，注明“18錢”，當年日韓合併，統監府是日本統治韓國的殖民政府。