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Japan Post in China

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Japan Post in China

Italy

Japan Post in China

Lot 189

1,900.00 HKD

Sold

1900 Shanghai (1 Sep) to England, f.w. Chrysanthemum ovpt. China 1s in pair, tied by IJPO Shanghai cds. Arrived London (4 Oct) with

1900 Shanghai (1 Sep) to England, f.w. Chrysanthemum ovpt. China 1s in pair, tied by IJPO Shanghai cds. Arrived London (4 Oct) with "Addresse insuffisant / Insufficient address" cachet and returned to Shanghai (8 May) and redirected to Nanking (17 May) where f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c for further redirection to USA. In combination with Chrysanthemum issue 10s, tied by UPO Shanghai (23 May) cds. Transit Yokohama (3 Jun), San Francisco (23 Jun). Applied with the officially sealed label of Britisih, Japanese and American PO. Remarkble triple country combination. Faults along edges.1900.9.1 上海寄英國，貼菊切手加蓋支那1錢雙連，上海日局日戳。10.4抵倫敦，因地址不全退回上海（5.8），改寄南京（5.17）。貼蟠龍1角重寄美國，貼混貼菊切手10錢，銷上海日局5.23日戳。6.3經橫濱，6.23經三藩市。貼英、日、美三國郵局之重封封條，精彩難得。

Italy

Lot 190

38,000.00 HKD

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1918 Likiang (8 Jul) to Norway, returned to sender, f.w. Junk 10c, tied by Likang bilingual cds. Transit Yunnanfu (20 Jul), Hokow (23 Jul).

1918 Likiang (8 Jul) to Norway, returned to sender, f.w. Junk 10c, tied by Likang bilingual cds. Transit Yunnanfu (20 Jul), Hokow (23 Jul). Censored in Italy. Arrived Norway (10 Dec). Returned to sender via London (17 Jan), Canton (7 May). Alongside with “RETURNED TO WRITER” bilingual h.s. Arrived Likiang (6 Jul) and re-sealed with Imperial Post label. Then further returned to Batang as the sender was not found. Only 2 covers applied with this type of Imperial Post label were known. As Yunnan was remote, postal items of Imperial Post was still in use. 1918.7.8 麗江寄挪威，退回寄件人，貼帆船1角，銷麗江腰框英漢日戳。7.20經雲南府。於意大利檢查。12.10抵挪威。退回寄件人，1.17經倫敦，5.7經廣州，鈐“退還原寄人”橫戳。7.6抵麗江，貼全中文“ 大清郵政官局示”重封封條。因寄件人未著，再改退巴塘。此為兩件貼用此款封條之存世信封之一。由於雲南地位遙遠，故仍沿用清代郵政用品。

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United States

Great Britain

Lot 199

1,800.00 HKD

Sold

1921 Britain (15 Jun) to Peking, returned to sender, f.w. KGV 1d in strip of 3. Transit Shanghai (7 Jul). In combination with 1st print

1921 Britain (15 Jun) to Peking, returned to sender, f.w. KGV 1d in strip of 3. Transit Shanghai (7 Jul). In combination with 1st print officially sealed label, tied by Peking (15 Aug). On front affixed with slips instrucing return.1921.6.15 英國寄北京，退回寄件人，貼佐治五世1便士橫三連。7.7經上海。加貼第一版民國代封票，銷北京8.15到達戳。正貼有退回指示憑單。

United States

Lot 219

4,000.00 HKD

Sold

1930 USA (Oct) to Berlin, redirected to Peiping and returned to USA, f.w. US 5c, tied by Boston wavy line d.s. Arrived Berlin (4 Oct) and

1930 USA (Oct) to Berlin, redirected to Peiping and returned to USA, f.w. US 5c, tied by Boston wavy line d.s. Arrived Berlin (4 Oct) and redirected to Peiping. Cover opened to look for addressee information and resealed with 5th print officially resealed label and "POSTAL COMMISSIONER / PEIPING" d.s. but in vain. Returned to USA. Illustration fig.13 in "Damaged Mails Salvaged by Reseal Labels of the Republican Post (1916-1949)" by Xiao Hong, Asian Philatelist 2011.1930.10 美國寄柏林，改寄北平但退回寄件人，貼美國票5分，銷波士頓波浪紋機戳。10.4抵柏林，改寄北平。封被打開以尋求寄件人信息，並以第五版民國代封票重封，鈐北平郵務長日戳。但仍無果，退回美國。蕭宏著《中華郵政以代封票重封之破損郵件》圖13原件，2011年《亞洲郵學家》。

Lot 225

1,500.00 HKD

Live

1932 USA to India, redirected to Nanking and returned to sender, f.w. 2c in strip of 5, tied by wavy line d.s. Transit Shanghai. Arrived

1932 USA to India, redirected to Nanking and returned to sender, f.w. 2c in strip of 5, tied by wavy line d.s. Transit Shanghai. Arrived Nanking. In combination with 7th print officially resealed label and "RECEIVED BROKEN AND OFFICIALLY RESEALED" horizontal h.s. With multiple return cachets.1932年美國寄印度，改寄南京，退回寄件人，貼2分橫五連，銷波浪紋機戳。經上海抵南京。加貼第七版民國代封票，鈐“RECEIVED BROKEN AND OFFICIALLY RESEALED”橫戳。正背蓋有多處退回指示戳。