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Amoy

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Canton

Lot 2215

2,200.00 HKD

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1873 British Consulate, Canton (23 Dec) to Hong Kong. OHMS cover, applied with Canton BPO Webb type B on reverse. On front f.w. Hong Kong

1873 British Consulate, Canton (23 Dec) to Hong Kong. OHMS cover, applied with Canton BPO Webb type B on reverse. On front f.w. Hong Kong QV 8c in pair with right wing margin, tied by B62 obliterator, matching with Hong Kong (23 Dec) cds.1873.12.23 英國駐廣州大使館寄香港。OHMS封，背面鈐廣州英局Webb B型日戳。正貼香港維多利亞女皇像8仙雙連帶右闊邊，銷B62殺手戳，另鈐香港12.23到達戳。

Amoy

Lot 2236

24,000.00 HKD

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1844 By Charles A Winchester, medical officer at the British Consulate (21 Oct) to Scotland. Entire letter, sent "via Southampton" and

1844 By Charles A Winchester, medical officer at the British Consulate (21 Oct) to Scotland. Entire letter, sent "via Southampton" and rated "1/-", probably carried by ship Mor to Hong Kong (2 Nov). Transit London (17 Feb). Arrived Aberdeen (19 Feb). Very little correspondence from Amoy before the arrival of the AMOY PAID cds have survived. Webb recorded only one dated 15 Mar 1846 which was also from the consulate to Scotland with same rate and Hong Kong transit cds.1844.10.21 由英國領事館醫生Charles A Winchester寄蘇格蘭。郵簡，寫有“via Southampton”及“1/-”郵資，應是由Mor號送至香港，鈐香港11.2中轉戳。2.17經倫敦。2.19抵鴨巴甸。 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，同樣由領事館寄蘇格蘭，郵資相同並同樣蓋有香港中轉戳。

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。

Amoy

Foochow

Lot 2254

1,500.00 HKD

Live

1892 US Consulate Amoy (27 May) to USA, f.w. Hong Kong QV 5c x2 for 10c UPU rate, tied by Amoy BPO Webb type E cds. Transit Hong Kong (30

1892 US Consulate Amoy (27 May) to USA, f.w. Hong Kong QV 5c x2 for 10c UPU rate, tied by Amoy BPO Webb type E cds. Transit Hong Kong (30 May), San Francisco (23 Jun).1892.5.27 美國駐廈門領事館寄美國，貼香港維多利亞女皇像5仙x2，合10仙萬國郵盟郵資，銷廈門英局Webb E型日戳。5.30經香港，6.23經三藩市。

Foochow

Lot 2274

52,000.00 HKD

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1844 By Mr. Tradescant Lay, British Consulate Foochow (28 Dec) to England. Entire letter, rated "1/-", carried privatley to Hong Kong and

1844 By Mr. Tradescant Lay, British Consulate Foochow (28 Dec) to England. Entire letter, rated "1/-", carried privatley to Hong Kong and applied with Hong Kong double-arc transit d.s. (15 Jan). Arrived London (26 Apr). This mail was carried by EIC Sesostris, P&O Bentinck and Great Liverpool. Foochow became a treaty port on 2 Nov 1843. Mr. Tradescant Lay established a British Consul and postal agency in Jun 1844. It is the earliest recorded letter from Foochow BPO. A rarity.1844.12.28 由英國駐福州領事Mr. Tradescant Lay寄英國。郵簡，寫有郵資“1/-”，私人送遞至香港，1.15鈐香港雙弧中轉日戳。4.26抵倫敦。此封經東印度公司Sesostris、鐵行輪船公司Bentinck及Great Liverpool號送遞。福州在1843年11月2日成為商埠。而Mr. Tradescant Lay於1844年6月成立英國領事館及郵政代理。此為記錄中最早之福州英局信件，為一大珍品。