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Amoy

Lot 2237

19,000.00 HKD

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1857 Amoy (11 Apr) to Jose Matia in Cadiz via forwading agent Michael Power in Gibraltar. Entire letter, rated "1/4" and sent "via Suez",

1857 Amoy (11 Apr) to Jose Matia in Cadiz via forwading agent Michael Power in Gibraltar. Entire letter, rated "1/4" and sent "via Suez", applied with Webb type 11 "PAID AT HONGKONG" circular h.s, Hong Kong double-arc transit cds (14 Apr) and oval forwarding agent seal. Very little correspondence from Amoy before the arrival of the AMOY PAID cds have survived. Webb recorded only one dated 15 Mar 1846 from the consulate to Scotland.1857.4.11 廈門經直布羅陀郵政代理Michael Power寄加的斯Jose Matia。郵簡，寫有“via Suez”及“1/4”郵資，鈐Webb 11型小皇冠“PAID AT HONGKONG”圓戳、香港雙弧中轉戳（4.14）及橢圓形轉運代理戳記。 Webb A型“AMOY PAID”日戳抵達前之廈門史前封十分稀罕少見。Webb記錄中僅見一件，日期為1846年3月15日，由領事館寄蘇格蘭。

Ningpo

Lot 2353

52,000.00 HKD

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1895 Ningpo (2 May) to Scotland. Hong Kong QV surch 4c/3c PSC, tied by extremely scarce Ningpo Webb type C Rhomboid of Dots and type B

1895 Ningpo (2 May) to Scotland. Hong Kong QV surch 4c/3c PSC, tied by extremely scarce Ningpo Webb type C Rhomboid of Dots and type B Ningpo BPO cds. Transit Shanghai BPO (3 May), Hong Kong (7 May). Between 1895-1896, a forwarding agent F F Ferris operated as postal agent and used this "Rhomboid dots" as tie-print. Less than 10 covers and postcards were recorded with this tie-print. In 2024 (Mar), AVA offered a similar stationery card with the same address, postmark and date which was hammered at HKD$85,000 (lot 2314). Both are the earliest recorded date for this Rhomboid of Dots on postcard.1895.5.2 寧波寄蘇格蘭。香港維多利亞女皇像改值4仙蓋3仙郵資片，鈐極罕之寧波Webb C型點戳及B型福州英局日戳。5.3經上海英局，5.7經香港。在1895至1896年間，F F Ferris當地營運一家郵政代理，並使用此點戳。鈐此戳者存世不足十件封片。2024年3月，艾華曾出售一件日期、地址及郵戳均相同之郵資片，並以港幣8萬5千元落鎚。兩件均為C型點戳之最早明信片記錄。

Lot 2354

50,000.00 HKD

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1896 Ningpo (7 May) to England, f.w. Hong Kong QV 5c in pair, tied by extremely scarce Ningpo Webb type C Rhomboid of Dots and type B

1896 Ningpo (7 May) to England, f.w. Hong Kong QV 5c in pair, tied by extremely scarce Ningpo Webb type C Rhomboid of Dots and type B Ningpo BPO cds. Transit Shanghai (8 May), Hong Kong (12 May). Arrived Tunbridge (14 Jun). Between 1895-1896, a forwarding agent F F Ferris operated as postal agent and used this "Rhomboid dots" as tie-print. Less than 10 covers and postcards were recorded with this tie-print and it is the latest dated one on cover.1896.5.7 寧波寄英國，貼香港維多利亞女皇像5仙雙連，銷極罕之寧波Webb C型點戳及B型福州英局日戳。5.8經上海英局，5.12經香港。6.14抵Tunbridge。在1895至1896年間，F F Ferris當地營運一家郵政代理，並使用此點戳。鈐此戳者存世不足十件封片。此為蓋於信封上之日期最晚者。