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China Small Dragon

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China Small Dragon

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China Small Dragon

Lot 42

70,000.00 HKD

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1886 Peking (16 Mar) to Ireland, f.w. Small Dragon 2x 3ca on reverse for domestic double rate, tied by Peking seal cancels, with “I.G. of

1886 Peking (16 Mar) to Ireland, f.w. Small Dragon 2x 3ca on reverse for domestic double rate, tied by Peking seal cancels, with “I.G. of Customs Peking” cds alongside. Transit Customs Shanghai (May). In combination with Peace and Commercei issue 2x 25c, tied by Shanghai French PO (24 Mar) cds. Transit Paris (3 May) and “H & K Packet” (4 May). Roughly open affecting French stamps. Part of flap missing. One of the 16 Small Dragon covers dated 1886 recorded by Michael Ho. It is the earliest outgoing Small Dragon cover as well as the earliest combination cover of Small Dragon and French issues, Illustration fig 3-2, p. 107 in “The Small Dragon” by Michael M Y Ho. 1886.3.16 北京寄愛爾蘭，背貼小龍3分銀x2，合國內雙倍郵資，銷北京中文戳戳，旁有北京海關A型日戳。同月經上海海關。加貼和平及商貿神像25生丁雙連，銷上海法局3.24日戳。5.3經巴黎，5.4經英國輪船H&K Packet。拆封導致法國票有損，部分封舌缺失。此為何沐源記錄之16件1886年小龍封之一，同為最早之寄國外小龍封，以及最早之混貼法國票及小龍封。何沐源著《小龍郵票》第107頁圖3-2原件。

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Lot 171

7,000.00 HKD

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1909 Sutsien (29 Apr) to Bohemia. Registered red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c in pair on reverse, tied by Sutsien lunar year cds.,

1909 Sutsien (29 Apr) to Bohemia. Registered red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c in pair on reverse, tied by Sutsien lunar year cds., alongside with Sutsien No. 2 tombstone cancel as well as horizontal and vertical registered marks in English and Chinese respectively. Transit Shanghai (4 May). Annotated “via Siberia” with German TPO registration label, no arrival. Scarce combination of tombstone cancel and English registered mark.1909.4.29 宿遷寄波希米亞。掛號紅條封，背貼蟠龍1角雙連，銷宿遷干支日戳，正背另鈐“宿遷/弍”郵政信櫃碑形戳、中文及英文掛號戳。5.4經上海。注明”經西伯利亞“，有德國火車掛號條，無到達戳。信櫃使用的英文掛號戳記比較少見。

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Great Britain

Lot 174

30,000.00 HKD

Live

1902 Chowtsun (10 Apr) to England, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 2x 4c + 10c, tied by Chowtsun PO "Sun-and-Moon" cds. Transit Weihsien (15 Apr),

1902 Chowtsun (10 Apr) to England, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 2x 4c + 10c, tied by Chowtsun PO "Sun-and-Moon" cds. Transit Weihsien (15 Apr), Tsingchow with "Sun-and-Moon" cds as well. Further transit Kiaochow (16 Apr), Shanghai Chinese PO (18 Apr), Shanghai French PO (21 Apr). Arrived England (26 May). Extremely scarce cover gathering Chowtsun, Weihsien and Tsingchow Sun-and-Moon cds, applying on international mail is even more unusual. 2011 (Dec) John Bull, lot 5562.1902.4.10 周村寄英國，貼蟠龍2分 + 2x 4分 + 1角，銷稀罕之周村郵政局日月戳，隨後經濰縣及青州，同樣鈐日月戳。4.16經膠州，4.18經上海清郵，4.21經上海法局。5.26抵英國。集三款日月戳於一身之極罕品，鈐於寄國外郵件上更是少見。2011年12月布約翰，拍品號5562。

Great Britain

Lot 185

300.00 HKD

Live

1902 Weihsien (20 May) to England, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by FAKE Weihsien "Sun-and-Moon" cds. On reverse with Weihsien tombstonce

1902 Weihsien (20 May) to England, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by FAKE Weihsien "Sun-and-Moon" cds. On reverse with Weihsien tombstonce cancel. Useful reference material. 1902.5.20 濰縣寄英國，貼蟠龍1角，銷濰縣日月戳之假戳。背面蓋有濰縣碑形戳。可作對比參考之用。