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China Customs Mail

China British PO Unit with gutter

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China British PO Unit with gutter

China Customs Mail

Lot 88

2,000 HKD

Live

1896 Britain (13 Feb) to Amoy and redirected. British 1d PSC, tied by Norwich duplex d.s. Transit Hong Kong (21 Mar), Amoy BPO (24 Mar).

1896 Britain (13 Feb) to Amoy and redirected. British 1d PSC, tied by Norwich duplex d.s. Transit Hong Kong (21 Mar), Amoy BPO (24 Mar). Arrived Customs Amoy (24 Mar) with cds in red. Redirected via Customs Shanghai (29 Mar). Despite the faint strike, it is very rare to see Customs Amoy cds on incoming mail.1896.2.13 英國寄廈門，隨後改寄。英國1便士郵資片，銷Norwich雙聯日戳。3.21經香港，3.24經廈門英局，同日交廈門海關，鈐紅色日戳。3.29經上海海關改寄。雖郵戳較淺，但進口郵件上見廈門海關日戳者甚為少見。

China British PO Unit with gutter

Lot 105

25,000 HKD

Live

1899 Ningpo (4 Mar) to France, f.w. Empress Dowager surch small figure 4c in vertical pair (top stamp with character "4" 3.5mm below

1899 Ningpo (4 Mar) to France, f.w. Empress Dowager surch small figure 4c in vertical pair (top stamp with character "4" 3.5mm below Chinese character variety; Chan 40c) + 1/2c in gutter horizontal pair + 1c, tied by Ningpo Dollar cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (5 Mar). In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c on front, tied by Shanghai BPO (6 Mar). Further transit Hong Kong (10 Mar), French paquebot (11 Mar). Nice franking of Empress Dowager variety stamp. The usage of Ningpo Dollar cds is also rather late as the latest record was Apr 1899.1899.3.4 寧波寄法國，背貼慈壽加蓋小字4分直雙連（上方一枚帶“4”字為3.5毫米長距變異；陳目40c）+ 半分過橋橫雙連 + 1分，銷寧波大圓戳。3.5經上海清郵。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷上海英局3.6日戳。3.10經香港，3.11經法國郵船。貼用加蓋變異票十分出色難得，同為寧波大圓戳之較晚例子（最晚為1899年4月）。

China British PO

Lot 126

500 HKD

Live

1899 Canton (13 Mar) to Germany. Chinese barber PPC, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c, tied by Canton dollar dater. In combintion with Hong Kong QV

1899 Canton (13 Mar) to Germany. Chinese barber PPC, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c, tied by Canton dollar dater. In combintion with Hong Kong QV 2c in pair, tied by Hong Kong (19 Mar) cds. Arrived Neugersdorf (23 Apr). 1899.3.13 廣州寄德國。中國剃髮者圖畫明信片，貼蟠龍4分，銷廣州大圓戳。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像2仙雙連，銷香港3.19日戳。4.23抵Neugersdorf。

China British PO

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

China Imperial Post

Lot 127

2,000 HKD

Live

1898 Chefoo (4 Aug) to England. Registered cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2x 2c + 5c + Litho Dragon 20c on both sides, in total of 30c for

1898 Chefoo (4 Aug) to England. Registered cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2x 2c + 5c + Litho Dragon 20c on both sides, in total of 30c for international registered double rate, tied by Chefoo Dollar cds in violet and R mark. In combination with Hong Kong QV 3x 10c, tied by Shanghai BPO (11 Aug) cds. Transit Hong Kong (19 Aug). Arrived England (19 Sep). Nice franking of the high denomination Litho Dragon 20c.1898.8.4 煙台寄英國。掛號封，正背共貼蟠龍1分 + 2x 2分 + 5分 + 日本版蟠龍2角，合3角國外掛號雙倍郵資，銷煙台大圓戳及R章。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像3x 10仙，銷上海英局8.11中轉戳。8.19經香港。9.19抵英國。日本版蟠龍高面值貼票精彩。

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

China Imperial Post

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

Lot 129

1,000 HKD

Live

1900 Chefoo (15 Mar) to England, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Chefoo Dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Hong

1900 Chefoo (15 Mar) to England, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Chefoo Dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Hong Kong (22 Mar) cds. Arrived England (22 Apr). 1900.3.15 煙台寄英國，貼蟠龍1角，銷煙台大圓戳。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷香港3.22日戳。4.22抵英國。

China Imperial Post

Lot 133

900 HKD

Live

1898 Chinkiang (22 Sep) to F. Salzmann, Switzerland, f.w. Litho Dragon 4c + 5c + Coiling Dragon 1c on reverse, tied by Chinkiang Dollar

1898 Chinkiang (22 Sep) to F. Salzmann, Switzerland, f.w. Litho Dragon 4c + 5c + Coiling Dragon 1c on reverse, tied by Chinkiang Dollar cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (23 Sep) with dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 5c x2, tied by Shanghai BPO (23 Sep). Transit Hong Kong (30 Sep). Arrived Switzerland (29 Oct).1898.9.22 鎮江寄瑞士F Salzamnn，背貼日本版蟠龍4分 + 5分 + 蟠龍1分，銷鎮江大圓戳。9.23經上海清郵，同樣鈐大圓戳。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像5仙x2，銷上海英局9.23日戳。9.30經香港。10.29抵瑞士。

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Hong Kong

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Hong Kong

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 134

800 HKD

Live

1898 Chinkiang (18 Nov) to Germany, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c on reverse, tied by Pakua cancel, matching with Chinkiang Dollar cds on front.

1898 Chinkiang (18 Nov) to Germany, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c on reverse, tied by Pakua cancel, matching with Chinkiang Dollar cds on front. Transit Shanghai (18 Nov) with dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kogn QV 10c, tied by Shanghae BPO (21 Nov) cds. Transit Hong Kong (25 Nov), Arrived Celle (25 Dec). 1898.11.18 鎮江寄德國，背貼蟠龍1角，銷八卦戳，正面另鈐鎮江大圓始發日戳。11.18經上海，鈐大圓戳。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷上海英局11.21日戳。11.25經香港。12.25抵Celle。

Hong Kong

Lot 139

20,000 HKD

Live

1902 Foochow (11 Feb) to France, f.w. Coiling Dragon x8 on reverse, in total of 10c, tied by Foochow dollar cds., alongside with scarce

1902 Foochow (11 Feb) to France, f.w. Coiling Dragon x8 on reverse, in total of 10c, tied by Foochow dollar cds., alongside with scarce Foochow Arsenal cds in violet (11 Feb). Transit Pagoda Arch (11 Feb). In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c on front, tied by Foochow IPO cachet and Victoria (15 Feb) cds. Arrived France (16 Mar). Cover opened out for display. With mount remnant on front. Very scarce combination example with Foochow Arsenal cds.1902.2.11 福州寄法國，背貼蟠龍8枚，合1角，銷福州大圓戳，旁鈐珍罕之福州船政紫色同日日戳。2.11經羅星塔。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷福州IPO騎縫戳及維多利亞2.15中轉戳。3.16抵法國。封剖開作展示。正面有粘痕。出色之福州船政混貼封。

Lot 147

15,000 HKD

Live

1898 Customs Kiungchow (30 Aug) to England, f.w. Litho Dragon 2c x5 on reverse, tied by scarce Kiungchow Dollar cds. In combination with

1898 Customs Kiungchow (30 Aug) to England, f.w. Litho Dragon 2c x5 on reverse, tied by scarce Kiungchow Dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Hong Kong (31 Aug) cds. Arrived Nottinghill (3 Oct). Scarce example of Kiungchow Dollar cds on Customs Kiungchow embossed cover.1899.8.30 瓊州寄英國，背貼日本版蟠龍5x 2分，銷瓊州大圓戳。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷香港8.31日戳。10.3抵英國。瓊州海關壓花封上鈐瓊州大圓戳之出色例子。

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Postal stationery

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 164

3,200 HKD

Live

1899 Swatow (21 Aug) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c on reverse, tied by Swatow dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by

1899 Swatow (21 Aug) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c on reverse, tied by Swatow dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Hong Kong (22 Aug). Arrived San Francisco (18 Sep).1899.8.21 汕頭寄美國，背貼蟠龍1角，銷汕頭大圓戳。正面加貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷香港8.22中轉戳。9.18抵三藩市。

Hong Kong Postal stationery

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Hong Kong Postal stationery

Lot 178

7,500 HKD

Live

1901 Amoy (21 Oct) to France. Hong Kong QV surch 4c/3c PSC, applied with Amoy bisected bilingual origin cds. Indicia tied by IPO tie-print

1901 Amoy (21 Oct) to France. Hong Kong QV surch 4c/3c PSC, applied with Amoy bisected bilingual origin cds. Indicia tied by IPO tie-print and Hong Kong (23 Oct) transit cds. This card was prepaid in cash or was a subscriber's mail. Message was written in Volapuk with government bank label alongside. Very interesting and scarce example. Ex- Stephen Gates. 2021 (Dec) Kelleher & Rogers "The IPO Tie-Prints 1899-1904", lot 2512.1901.10.21 廈門寄法國。香港維多利亞女皇像改值4仙蓋3仙郵資片，鈐廈門始發半切日戳。郵資圖銷IPO騎縺戳及香港10.23中轉戳。以現金預付或為訂戶郵件。內容以沃拉普克語書寫，旁貼“永豐官銀號”標籤。少見難得。Stephen Gates舊藏。2021.12 Kelleher & Rogers“1899至1904年IPO騎縫戳”專場，拍品號2512。

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 232

3,000 HKD

Live

1903 Weihaiwei to England. PPC, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c, tied by scarce "LIU KUNG TAU / WEIHAIWEI" bilingual cds in blue. Transit Chefoo

1903 Weihaiwei to England. PPC, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c, tied by scarce "LIU KUNG TAU / WEIHAIWEI" bilingual cds in blue. Transit Chefoo Chinese PO (26 Nov), Chefoo French PO (26 Nov).1903年威海衛寄英國。圖片明信片，貼蟠龍4分，銷少見之“劉公島 / 威海衛”漢英藍色日戳。11.26經煙台中國郵局，11.26經煙台法局

Hong Kong

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Hong Kong Cancellations and seals

Hong Kong

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Hong Kong

Lot 465

500 HKD

Live

1948 Hong Kong to Canton, f.w. Hong Kong stamp but lost, tied by Kowloon cds. Arrived Canton (20 Oct) with "Stamps dropped when received"

1948 Hong Kong to Canton, f.w. Hong Kong stamp but lost, tied by Kowloon cds. Arrived Canton (20 Oct) with "Stamps dropped when received" cachet.1948年香港寄廣州，貼香港票但掉票，銷九龍日戳。10.20抵廣州，另鈐“收到時郵票脫落”指示戳。

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 487

2,000 HKD

Live

1920 (Dec 1) Shanghai to Pennsylvania "Mail Car Fire" Postcard A disaster mail item sent from Shanghai, China to Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania,

1920 (Dec 1) Shanghai to Pennsylvania "Mail Car Fire" Postcard A disaster mail item sent from Shanghai, China to Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, featuring a 3-line instructional handstamp in red: "St. Paul, Minn. Damaged in Mail Car Fire at Luverne, No. Dak. Dec. 31st 1920". The card, written by Be Hong Lee of the Chung Hsing Mining Co. in Shantung, was cancelled in Shanghai (Dec 3) before entering the trans-Pacific mail stream. It survived a severe fire on a Northern Pacific mail car near the North Dakota-Minnesota border, arriving at its destination with characteristic foxing from heat and smoke. This item serves as an exceptional primary record of the December 31, 1920, mail car fire at Luverne, . It is a premier example of American railway disaster mail involving an international origin, documenting the perilous journey of mail across the United States during the winter of 1920.1920年上海寄美國賓州「火車失火」災難明信片，由山東中興煤礦公司人員寄出，蓋有12月3日上海戳記。明信片於1920年12月31日在美國北達科他州 Luverne 經歷郵政列車火災，正面蓋有醒目的三行紅色說明戳記：「St. Paul, Minn. Damaged in Mail Car Fire at Luverne, No. Dak. Dec. 31st 1920」。本品詳盡記錄了北太平洋鐵路的一次重大郵件受損事故，是研究國際災難郵政史及美國鐵路郵路（RPO）的罕見實物。

Hong Kong Cancellations and seals

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Hong Kong Cancellations and seals

Lot 1502

2,000 HKD

Live

1783 Letter by a British naval officer, Canton. The content stated that he attended a funeral from Canton to Whampo the place where theh

1783 Letter by a British naval officer, Canton. The content stated that he attended a funeral from Canton to Whampo the place where theh ship lay and where the Chinese oblige them to bury the deceased. Historical and interesting.1783年一件由英海軍軍官書寫之信件，內容寫道他去黃埔出席一場葬禮，並指黃埔為船隻停泊及埋葬屍體之地。有趣，深具歷史意義。

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Hong Kong

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 1503

5,000 HKD

Live

First Opium War - The Opium Trade 4 Opium trade related Edward Crooke 局碌 correspondences Amongst the four, there are 3 mails from Opium

First Opium War - The Opium Trade 4 Opium trade related Edward Crooke 局碌 correspondences Amongst the four, there are 3 mails from Opium Clipper Ship Hercules dated separately at 1836 (July 4, July 24, Aug 3), letters written on board the 'Hercules' at Cumsingoon Island to Edward Crooke in Canton; there are no postal markings other than a Chinese ink characters "局碌"on the flap; there is a usual filing fold. 3 good mails from Cumsingmoon. Another entire, dated 6 July 1836, is sent from Manila to Canton, endorsed by a private ship "p. Cabot". No postal mark since the mail is carried by a private ship. Hercules was built at Calcutta in 1814. She traded between Britain and India under a license from the British East India Company, before returning to Calcutta registry. She then traded opium between India and China before becoming an opium receiving ship for Jardine Matheson. In 1839 she was one of the vessels that surrendered her store of opium to be burned at the behest of Chinese officials at Canton.一組四件鴉片商人局祿書簡

Hong Kong

Lot 1506

3,000 HKD

Live

2 May 1844, entire letter from Lima, Peru addressed to Samuel W. Comstock Esq., agent of Messrs. Russell & Co., Canton China, carried

2 May 1844, entire letter from Lima, Peru addressed to Samuel W. Comstock Esq., agent of Messrs. Russell & Co., Canton China, carried privately via the Pacific to Manila, Philippines, where it received the forwarding agent's handstamp: "Forwd by Peel Hubbell & Co. / Manila" in red oval cachet. The contents reference the commercial export of cochineal (a prized red dye extracted from insects), offering trade quantities and requesting information on price viability in China. The writer notes that this product "is coming to be produced extensively and suggests trial investment interest in Canton. This correspondence illustrates the early commercial network linking South America, Southeast Asia, and China, well before the consolidation of global postal treaties. The absence of postal markings other than the forwarding cachet confirms the private carriage from Lima to Manila, then forwarded on to Canton likely on a merchant or consular vessel. Such pre-philatelic letters from South America to China are extremely rare, especially with Philippine forwarding agent markings, evidencing the crucial role Manila played as a hub in intercontinental commerce prior to formal mail treaties and organized postal routes across the Pacific. An exceptional and early example of trans-Pacific mercantile correspondence linking Peru, the Philippines, and China-markedly scarce and of high significance1844年5月2日信函由利馬(秘魯)寄往中國廣州,收件人為Samuel W. Comstock 先生,任職於美資洋行 Russell & Co. 廣州辦事處。信件經太平洋私運至菲律賓馬尼拉,蓋有橢圓形紅色轉遞代理人戳記: "Forwd by Peel Hubbell & Co. /Manila"。信函內容提及商業貨品**胭脂蟲染料(cochineal)**之出口,並詢問廣州市場對其價格與投資潛力,顯示當時南美與中國間的初期貨品貿易網絡。由於當時尚未成立萬國郵政聯盟(UPU),此信應係全程依賴私人商船與轉遞代理 Forwarding Agents 安排轉運,並未見正式郵政戳記,進一步突顯馬尼拉在早期中南美與華南貿易中的樞紐角色。此類十九世紀前中葉自秘魯寄往中國的商業書信極其罕見,尤以蓋有菲律賓轉遞代理人戳記之實寄品更為珍稀,太平洋早期商業書信與中西貿易郵史的重要實證。一件連結南美、菲律賓與中國的跨洲早期商貿信函,極具研究與收藏價值之郵政前期

Lot 1507

4,000 HKD

Live

1848 Canton (25 Feb) to Switzerland. Entire letter, sent "via Maresiles" and rated "5", applied with Webb type 8 Hong Kong double-arc (27

1848 Canton (25 Feb) to Switzerland. Entire letter, sent "via Maresiles" and rated "5", applied with Webb type 8 Hong Kong double-arc (27 Feb) d.s. and type 9 crowned "PAID AT HONG KONG" circular mark. Transit Brindisi (18 Apr). Arrived Geneva (24 Apr). Scarce early outgoing mail from Canton to Switzerland.1848.2.25 廣州寄瑞士。郵簡，寫有“via Marseilles”及“9”郵資，鈐Webb 8型香港雙弧日戳及9型“PAID AT HONG KONG”皇冠圓戳。4.18經布林迪西。4.24抵日內瓦。廣州寄瑞士之甚早例子，難得。