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Lot 949

2,800.00 HKD

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A group of 8 red band covers and Chinese style covers used in Monoglia, all frankless and carried by Minchu or Urtuu. Mostly sending from

A group of 8 red band covers and Chinese style covers used in Monoglia, all frankless and carried by Minchu or Urtuu. Mostly sending from Urga while a few from Uliasutai or rural area.一組八件蒙古紅條封及中式封，均無貼票，經民信局及驛站送遞，大多寄自庫倫，小量出自烏里雅蘇台或偏遠地方。

Lot 957

3,000.00 HKD

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1900s group of 5 Chinese style covers and cover piece from Dun-Fu-Yu correspondence, Urga. Latter f.w. Coat of Arms 1k + 5k in strip of 3,

1900s group of 5 Chinese style covers and cover piece from Dun-Fu-Yu correspondence, Urga. Latter f.w. Coat of Arms 1k + 5k in strip of 3, tied by Urga Russian PO cds, alongside with vertical Min Chu seal. Scarce example of joint delivery by Russian Post and Min Chu. One such complete cover was hammered at HKD$34,000 in AVA 2025 Summer sale (lot 2745). The other 4 covers were joint service covers with Russian and Chinese stamps but Chinese stamps were torn off. A great petty nevertheless important reference of this rarity.1900年代一組五件庫倫寄出之“東富有”紅條封及封背，其中封背經民信局送遞，貼軍徽圖1戈比 + 5戈比直三連，銷庫倫俄局日戳，旁鈐民信局直戳，為稀罕難得之蒙古俄局與民信局合作投遞例子。2025年艾華夏拍曾有一件蒙古俄局與民信局合作投遞之紅條封以港幣3萬4千元落鎚（拍品號2745）。餘四件為中俄混貼封，於張家口加貼蟠龍票寄北京，均被撕除，但仍不失爲較好的研究資料。

Lot 979

500.00 HKD

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Picture postcard of Yamen in Maimaicheng (Altanbulak). Bottom left with damage. Unused. Interesting theme.

Picture postcard of Yamen in Maimaicheng (Altanbulak). Bottom left with damage. Unused. Interesting theme.買賣城（阿勒坦布拉格）衙門圖片明信片，可見“天理國法人情”碑匾。左下角有損。未使用。

Lot 980

40,000.00 HKD

Lot retreated

1909 (14 Jan) Urga Chinese Post Office FDC to Kalgan. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c in pair for double rate on reverse, tied by

1909 (14 Jan) Urga Chinese Post Office FDC to Kalgan. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c in pair for double rate on reverse, tied by scarce “Mongolia / Urga” Hellrigl type 1 cds with outer rim. Arrived Chihli. Cover opened out for display. Illustration fig 55, p.105 in “The Postal History of Mongolia 1841-1941” by W.C. Hellrigl. With original exhibit page. Extremely historical.1909.1.14 庫倫中國郵局首日封寄張家口。紅條封，背貼蟠龍4分雙連，合雙倍郵資，銷“蒙古庫倫”Hellrigl 1型日戳帶外圈。抵直隸。封剖開以作展示。WC Hellrigl著《The Postal History of Mongolia 1841-1941》第105頁圖55原件。附原展頁。極具歷史意義。

Lot 981

1,100.00 HKD

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ca 1911 Urga to Kalgan. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c in strip of 3 on reverse, tied by "Mongolia / Urga" Hellrigl type 2 cds.

ca 1911 Urga to Kalgan. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c in strip of 3 on reverse, tied by "Mongolia / Urga" Hellrigl type 2 cds.約1911年庫倫寄張家口。紅條封，背貼蟠龍2分直三連，銷蒙古庫倫腰框日戳。

Lot 982

3,200.00 HKD

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1911 Urga (9 Jun) to Kweihwa. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c in pair + 2c in pair on reverse, tied by Mongolia / Urga cds. Arrived

1911 Urga (9 Jun) to Kweihwa. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c in pair + 2c in pair on reverse, tied by Mongolia / Urga cds. Arrived Kweihwating. Cover opened out for display. Most mails from Urga are addressing to Kalgan. Sending to Kweihwa is rare.1911.6.9 庫倫寄歸化。紅條封，背貼蟠龍1分雙連 + 2分雙連，銷蒙古庫倫腰框日戳。抵歸化廳。封剖開以作展示。庫倫寄出之郵件大多寄張家口，寄歸化少之又少。

Lot 983

900.00 HKD

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1913 Urga (15 Aug) to Kalgan. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon ovpt. ROC 2c + 4c on reverse, tied by Urga Chinese PO Hellrigl type 3b

1913 Urga (15 Aug) to Kalgan. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon ovpt. ROC 2c + 4c on reverse, tied by Urga Chinese PO Hellrigl type 3b (narrow U) cds. Arrived Kalgan (29 Aug; cds date reading from left to right)1913.8.15 庫倫寄張家口。紅條封，背貼宋字蟠龍2分 + 4分，銷庫倫腰框英漢日戳（窄U）。8.29抵張家口（日戳日期左讀）。

Lot 984

900.00 HKD

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1916 Urga (29 Sep) to Kalgan. Red band cover, f.w. Junk 6c on reverse, tied by Urga Chinese PO Hellrigl type 4b (tall "G") bilignual

1916 Urga (29 Sep) to Kalgan. Red band cover, f.w. Junk 6c on reverse, tied by Urga Chinese PO Hellrigl type 4b (tall "G") bilignual cds.1916.9.29 庫倫寄張家口。紅條封，背貼帆船6分，銷庫倫（高G字）腰框英漢日戳。

Lot 985

1,100.00 HKD

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1919 Urga (31 Jul) to Kalgan. Red band cover, f.w. Junk 3c + 6c on reverse, tied by Urga Chinese PO Hellrigl type 4a (wide G) bilignual

1919 Urga (31 Jul) to Kalgan. Red band cover, f.w. Junk 3c + 6c on reverse, tied by Urga Chinese PO Hellrigl type 4a (wide G) bilignual cds. Arrived Kalgan (10 Aug).1919.7.31 庫倫寄張家口。紅條封，背貼帆船3分 + 6分，銷庫倫（闊G字）腰框英漢日戳。8.10抵張家口。

Lot 986

1,500.00 HKD

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1915 Urga (24 Dec) to Waikwan. Red band cover, f.w. Junk 6c on reverse, tied by Urga bilingual cds. Dated only a few days after Yuan

1915 Urga (24 Dec) to Waikwan. Red band cover, f.w. Junk 6c on reverse, tied by Urga bilingual cds. Dated only a few days after Yuan Shih-kai proclaimed himerself emperor. Interesting. Cover opened out for display.1915.12.24 庫倫寄外館。紅條封，背貼帆船6分，銷庫倫腰框英漢日戳。日期僅為袁世凱稱帝數天後。封剖開以作展示。有趣。

Lot 987

1,600.00 HKD

Live

1916 Urga (31 Jan) to Kalgan. Red band cover, f.w. Republic commemorative issue 3c x2 on reverse, tied by Urga bilingual cds dated

1916 Urga (31 Jan) to Kalgan. Red band cover, f.w. Republic commemorative issue 3c x2 on reverse, tied by Urga bilingual cds dated (Hunghsien) 1st year, alongside with Tungyingtzu Letter Box vertical seal. Arrived Kalgan (2 Dec) also with cds dated 1st year. Franking of Republic commemorative issue is already scarce, not to mention dated during Hunghsien Empire.1916.1.31 庫倫寄張家口。紅條封，背貼共和紀念票3分x2，銷庫倫元年腰框英漢日戳，旁鈐“東營子信筩”直戳。12.2抵張家口，同樣鈐元年日戳。貼用共和紀念票本已少見，出自洪憲年間更罕。

Lot 988

5,000.00 HKD

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1914 Wangnou to Verkhne-Udinsk, Russia, f.w. Junk x8 on both sides, in total of 20c, tied by Shantung Wangnou cds. Transit Tsinan, Harbin

1914 Wangnou to Verkhne-Udinsk, Russia, f.w. Junk x8 on both sides, in total of 20c, tied by Shantung Wangnou cds. Transit Tsinan, Harbin (31 Oct). With Chinese annotation on reverse. Around 1900s, many Shantung people moved to Russia for a living. Nice example of Shantung immigrants in Russia.1914年王耨寄俄國上烏丁斯克，正背貼帆船票8枚，合2角，銷山東王耨腰框日戳。經濟南，10.31經哈爾濱。背面帶有中文送遞指示。清末民初，大量山東人移民至俄國謀生。出色之中國移民書信例子。

Lot 989

10,000.00 HKD

Lot retreated

1908 Kiachta (19 Aug) to Shanghai. Registered red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c in block of 8 on reverse, tied by scarce Hellrigl type

1908 Kiachta (19 Aug) to Shanghai. Registered red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c in block of 8 on reverse, tied by scarce Hellrigl type 1 "Mongolia / Kiachta" lunar year cds, matching with also rare vertical Kiachta registered mark on front. Transit Harbin (17 Aug). Arrived Shanghai (23 Aug). This cover was opened out for display. It is the earliest cover from Kiachta Chinese PO recorded by Hellrigl. Sending from Mongolia to Shanghai via Siberia (instead of Urga-Kalgan-Peking) is also peculiar. Illustration fig. 66, p. 120 in "The Postal History of Mongolia 1841-1941" by W C Hellrigl.1908.8.19 恰克圖寄上海。掛號紅條封，背貼蟠龍2分八方連，銷少見之Hellrigl 1型“蒙古 / 恰克圖”腰框干支日戳，正面另鈐同樣珍貴之“由蒙古恰克圖挂號′直戳。8.17經哈爾濱。8.23抵上海。此封被剖開以作展示。此為Hellrigl記錄中恰克圖中國郵局寄出之最早郵例，由蒙古經西伯利亞寄中國（而非經庫倫-張家口-北京郵路）同樣奇特。Hellrigl著《The Postal History of Mongolia 1841-1941》第120頁圖66原件。

Lot 990

9,000.00 HKD

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1918 Kiachta (17 Dec) to Urga. Red band cover, f.w. Junk 3c on reverse, tied by Hellrigl type 2 Kiachta bilingual cds. Arrived Urga (20

1918 Kiachta (17 Dec) to Urga. Red band cover, f.w. Junk 3c on reverse, tied by Hellrigl type 2 Kiachta bilingual cds. Arrived Urga (20 Dec). Although Kiachta Chinese PO operated for more than a decade, examples are scarce. One of the 29 covers from Kiachta Chinese PO recorded by Hellrigl. 2009 Interasia, lot 1470.1918.12.17 恰克圖寄庫倫。紅條封，背貼帆船3分，銷Hellrigl 2型恰克圖腰框漢英日戳。12.20抵庫倫。雖然恰克圖中國郵局營業十年以上，但存世例子甚罕。此為Hellrigl所記錄29件恰克圖中國郵局寄出之信封之一。2009年Interasia，拍品號1470。

Lot 991

18,000.00 HKD

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1920 Kiachta (2 Feb) to Kalgan. Red band cover, f.w. Junk 3c in strip of 3 on reverse, tied by scarce Hellrigl type 3 Kiachta bisected

1920 Kiachta (2 Feb) to Kalgan. Red band cover, f.w. Junk 3c in strip of 3 on reverse, tied by scarce Hellrigl type 3 Kiachta bisected bilingual cds. Transit Urga (5 Feb). Arrived Kalgan (19 Feb). Opened out for display. Although Kiachta Chinese PO operated for more than a decade, examples are scarce. One of the 29 covers from Kiachta Chinese PO recorded by Hellrigl. 1985 Feldman, lot 10077.1920.2.2 恰克圖寄張家口。紅條封，背貼帆船3分直三連，銷少見之Hellrigl 3型恰克圖半切漢英日戳。2.5經庫倫。2.19抵張家口。封剖開作展示。雖然恰克圖中國郵局營業十年以上，但存世例子甚罕。此為Hellrigl所記錄29件恰克圖中國郵局寄出之信封之一。1985年Feldman，拍品號10077。

Lot 992

40,000.00 HKD

Lot retreated

1918 Kobdo (12 Dec) to Waikwan, Peking. Red band cover, f.w. Junk 2c + 7c on reverse, tied by extremely scarce Kobdo Chinese PO Hellrigl

1918 Kobdo (12 Dec) to Waikwan, Peking. Red band cover, f.w. Junk 2c + 7c on reverse, tied by extremely scarce Kobdo Chinese PO Hellrigl type 1 cds. Transit Urga (30 Dec), Kalgan (16 Jan). Arrived Waikwan (17 Jan). Cover opened out for display. Kobdo type 1 is probably the rarest cancellation of Mongolia. It is also interesting that this cover travelled via Urga instead of the direct route of Ulisautai and Sair-Ussu. With original exhibit page. Illustration fig 70, p. 124 in "The Postal History of Monoglia 1841-1941" by WC Hellrigl.1918.12.12 科布多寄北京外館。紅條封，背貼帆船2分 + 7分，銷極罕之科布多中國郵局Hellrigl 1型日戳。12.30經庫倫，1.16經張家口。1.17抵外館。封剖開以作展示。科布多1型日戳可謂蒙古最稀罕之日戳之一。此封走庫倫，而非更直接的烏里雅蘇台郵路亦十分有趣。附原展頁。WC Hellrigl著《The Postal History of Mongolia 1841-1941》第124頁圖70原件。

Lot 993

40,000.00 HKD

Live

1920 Uliasutai (20 Sep) to Kalgan. Registered cover, f.w. Junk 3c + 6c on reverse, tied by extremely scarce Uliasutai Chinese PO cds.

1920 Uliasutai (20 Sep) to Kalgan. Registered cover, f.w. Junk 3c + 6c on reverse, tied by extremely scarce Uliasutai Chinese PO cds. Transit Urga (30 Sep). Arrived Kalgan (10 Oct). Latest dated one from Uliasutai Chinese PO among the 12 examples recorded by Hellrigl. 2008 Interasia, lot 1204.1920.9.20 烏里雅蘇台寄張家口。紅條封，背貼帆船3分 + 6分，銷極罕之烏里雅蘇台中國郵局日戳。9.30經庫倫。10.10抵張家口。在Hellrigl記錄之十二件烏里雅蘇台中國郵局寄出封中日期最晚的一件。2008年Interasia，拍品號1204。

Lot 994

400,000.00 HKD

Live

1920 Chayinkulun to Kalgan. Chinese style cover, f.w. Junk 3x 3c on reverse, tied by scarce "Outer Mongolia / Chayin / Postal Agency /

1920 Chayinkulun to Kalgan. Chinese style cover, f.w. Junk 3x 3c on reverse, tied by scarce "Outer Mongolia / Chayin / Postal Agency / Kulun" tombstone cancel.Transit Urga (Dec). Arrived Kalgan. Rough edges but does not affect the postmark. Chayinkulun was a small village near Karakorum. Only 3 covers bearing this type of tombstone cancel were recorded in "The Postal History of Mongolia 1841-1941" by W.C. Hellrigl.1920年扎英庫倫寄張家口。中式封，背貼帆船3x 3分，銷珍罕之“外蒙 / 扎英 / 郵寄代辦所 / 庫倫”碑形戳。12月經庫倫。抵張家口。邊緣輕微磨損但不影響郵戳。扎英庫倫是哈拉和林附近的小村莊。W.C.Hellrigl著《The Postal History of Mongolia 1841-1941》指鈐有此碑形戳之信封僅見三件。