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China Japanese PO Cancellations and seals

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Lot 50

80,000 HKD

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1884 Peking (22 Jan) to Hawaii, f.w. Large Dragon thick paper, clean perf 3ca on reverse, tied by Peking Chinese seal, alongside with I.G.

1884 Peking (22 Jan) to Hawaii, f.w. Large Dragon thick paper, clean perf 3ca on reverse, tied by Peking Chinese seal, alongside with I.G. of Customs Peking cds in violet. Transit Customs Tientsin (24 Jan), Customs Shanghai (7 Feb), In combination with Japanese 5s, tied by black cork obliterator, alongside with IJPA Shanghai (20 Feb) cds. Cover opened out for display. Highly unusual destination for Large Dragon cover. With RPSL certificate. Ex- Ryohei Ishikawa. Illustration no. 242, p. 387 in "A Comprehensive Illustration on Covers of the Large Dragons" by James B Whang. 2014 (Jan) Interasia Auctions, lot 75 (Realized HKD1.15 million)1884.1.22 北京寄夏威夷，背貼厚紙光齒大龍3分銀，銷北京中文戳記，旁鈐北京海關藍色始發日戳。1.24經天津海關，2.7經上海海關。加貼日本小判5錢，銷黑色空十字戳，旁鈐上海日本郵政代理2.20日戳。封剖開以作展示。極為稀罕冷門的目的地。附皇家郵學會證書。石川良佐舊藏。黃建斌《大龍信封存世考》第387頁第242件原件。2014年1月Interasia Auctions拍品號75，成交價港元115萬。

China Customs Mail Postal stationery

Lot 79

8,000 HKD

Live

1893 (9 Aug) US 5c stationery cover to Ningpo, applied with Boston machine d.s., matching cds on reverse. Transit San Francisco (14 Aug),

1893 (9 Aug) US 5c stationery cover to Ningpo, applied with Boston machine d.s., matching cds on reverse. Transit San Francisco (14 Aug), USPA Shanghai (12 Sep), Shanghai LPO (12 Sep). Arrived Customs Ningpo (14 Sep) with cds in red. Spectacular incoming example jointly delivered by US Post, Shanghai local post and Customs Post.1893.8.9 美國2分郵資封寄寧波，銷波士頓機戳，背鈐圓形日戳。8.14經三藩市，9.12經上海美國郵政代理落地。同日交上海工部郵局。9.14抵寧波海關，鈐紅色日戳。由美國客郵、工部郵局及海關郵政合作送遞之出色進口例子。

United States Cancellations and seals

United States

United States Cancellations and seals

Lot 92

5,000 HKD

Live

Boston, U.S.A. to Peking, China in use of US postal office in Shanghai and China Customs Mail System 11 November 1889, a cover affixed US 5

Boston, U.S.A. to Peking, China in use of US postal office in Shanghai and China Customs Mail System 11 November 1889, a cover affixed US 5 cents adhesive in deep blue addressed to Mr Edwin E. Aiken, Peking, China (Edwin Aiken was a missionary actively involved in congregational education etc in China for 4 years), cancelled by the 6-lined long bar cancellation "3" and BOSTOM MASS. c.d.s. (Nov 11, 1889), a boxed "TO PAY" in red color. On the back side, cancelled by an oval c.d.s. in purple "U.S. POSTAL AGENCY/SHANGHAI/17 DEC 89", a legible "CUSTOMS SHANGHAI / DEC 18/89" and two other transit c.d.s. from the US. The left side of the cover is modestly reduced but little impact of the attractiveness of the cover having "TO PAY" and customs mail system.美國波士頓寄往中國北京之郵件,經美國駐上海郵局與中國海關郵政體系轉遞 1889年11月11日,一封貼有美國5分深藍色郵票的信封,寄給駐華傳教士 Edwin E. Aiken 先生(Edwin Aiken 為來華四年之公理會教士,積極從事教育及傳教工作),信封銷有**“BOSTON, MASS, NOV 11, 1889 日戳**,並施以六線長條"3" 數字取消戳。信封正面另蓋有紅色框線“TO PAY”欠資戳。背面則蓋有多個重要轉遞郵戳,包括: 紫色橢圓戳“U. S. POSTAL AGENCY / SHANGHAI / 17 DEC89”(美國駐上海郵政代理局) "CUSTOMS SHANGHAI / DEC 18/89”中國上海海關日戳另有兩枚美國本土中轉戳記信封左邊邊緣略有修剪,但不影響整體觀賞性,此封兼具紅色“TO PAY”欠資觀與中國海關郵政轉遞系統戳記,具重要郵政史價值與視覺吸引力。

United States

US A.E.F. Siberia

United States

Lot 750

1,000 HKD

Live

1929 "Round the World" PPC sending from USA, plus a group of 8 South American commemorative airmail covers, Please view.

1929 "Round the World" PPC sending from USA, plus a group of 8 South American commemorative airmail covers, Please view.1929年一件美國寄出之“環遊世界”明信片，另附八件南美國家之航空紀念封。請預覽。

US A.E.F. Siberia

Lot 2847

700 HKD

Live

1919 Russian Railway Service Corps in Vladivostok to USA. Preprinted American Red Cross Commission to Siberia cover, f.w. Russian Coat of

1919 Russian Railway Service Corps in Vladivostok to USA. Preprinted American Red Cross Commission to Siberia cover, f.w. Russian Coat of Arms 50k in block of 4 on reverse, tied by Vladivostok cds. 1919年俄國鐵路服務團自海參崴寄美國。美國西伯利亞紅十字會預印封，背貼俄國軍徽圖50戈比四方連，銷海參崴日戳。