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China British PO

China Imperial Post

China British PO

Lot 78

3,000 HKD

Live

1896 Amoy (29 Feb) to USA. Cash registered cover, applied with Customs Amoy origin cds on reverse. In combination with Hong Kong QV surch

1896 Amoy (29 Feb) to USA. Cash registered cover, applied with Customs Amoy origin cds on reverse. In combination with Hong Kong QV surch 20c/30c with Chinese character, tied by Hong Kong (Mar) cds, alongside with R mark. Arrived Hartford (4 Apr). 1896.2.29 廈門寄美國。現金掛號封，背面鈐廈門海關始發日戳。正面加貼香港維多利亞女皇像20仙蓋30仙連中文面值，銷香港日戳，旁鈐R章。4.4抵Hartford。

Lot 80

12,000 HKD

Live

1894 Chefoo (27 Nov) to France. Registered cover, full postage paid by cash and f.w. Small Dragon 5ca for postage between Shanghai LPO and

1894 Chefoo (27 Nov) to France. Registered cover, full postage paid by cash and f.w. Small Dragon 5ca for postage between Shanghai LPO and Customs Post (overpayment as 5ca was registered rate). Applied with Chefoo LPO origin cds on reverse. In combination with Hong Kong QV 5c in pair + surch 20c/30c by Shanghai LPO with "PAID" cachet. Then the cover was handed from Shangnhai LPO to Customs Post with scarce "REGISTERED" horizotnal h.s. Hong Kong stamps tied by Shanghai BPO (30 Nov) cds. Arrived Paris. Extraordinary joint delivery by local post, Customs and British Post. Usage of Small Dragon in this manner is also highly unusual.1894.11.27 煙台寄法國。掛號封，寄件人以現金付全額郵資，再貼小龍5分銀付工部局至海關郵資（5分銀為掛號郵資，故溢貼）。背鈐煙台書信館始發日戳。到上海工部局後加貼香港維多利亞女皇像5仙雙連 + 改值20仙，另見“PAID”橫戳。再由工部郵局交海關郵政，鈐“REGISTERED”橫戳。香港票銷上海英局11.30日戳。抵巴黎。經大清、工部及英國客郵三方聯合投遞之例子，貼小龍票更是精彩難得。

China Imperial Post

China French PO

China Imperial Post

Lot 123

8,000 HKD

Live

1898 by a clerk a Customs Amoy (18 May) to Austria. Hong Kong QV 4c PSC, applied with Amoy dollar cds in brown (dated intercalary 3rd

1898 by a clerk a Customs Amoy (18 May) to Austria. Hong Kong QV 4c PSC, applied with Amoy dollar cds in brown (dated intercalary 3rd month). Transit Hong Kong (19 May). Arrived Leobin (18 Jun). The dollar chop relates to either payment in cash, subscriber's card, or acceptance of foreign postage applied by the sender ("Postal Note, No. 14" of 3 Apr 1897). 2008 (6 Dec) Interasia "Imperial Dollar Daters of China - The W S Kong Collection Part 1", lot A3. Illustration fig 23-9, p. 162 in "Explore Dollar Daters (1897-1913)" by Philatelic Writers' Club.1898.5.18 由廈門海關一名職員寄奧國。香港維多利亞女皇像4仙郵資片，鈐廈門棕色大圓戳（月份為閏三月）。5.19經香港。8.13抵德國。根據1897年4月3日第144號郵政通令，所蓋之大圓戳可代表寄件人已支付購買外國客郵之郵資，或已接受寄件人自貼之外國客郵郵票。 2008.12.6 Interasia“龔文生大圓戳專場第一部分”，拍品號A3。郵文聯誼會《大圓戳探索（1897-1913）》第162頁圖23-9原件。

China French PO

China German PO

China French PO

Lot 130

1,000 HKD

Live

1897 Chinkiang (18 Aug) to Germany. Cash cover, applied with Chinkiang Dollar origin cds. Transit Shanghai (19 Aug). F.w. French Peace and

1897 Chinkiang (18 Aug) to Germany. Cash cover, applied with Chinkiang Dollar origin cds. Transit Shanghai (19 Aug). F.w. French Peace and Commerce issue 25c, tied by Shanghai French PO (20 Aug) cds. Arrived Hamburg (28 Sep). 2007 (Jun) Zurich Asia, lot 712.1897.8.18 鎮江寄德國。現金封，鈐鎮江大圓始發日戳。8.19經上海。正貼法國和平及商貿神像25生丁，銷上海法局8.20日戳。9.28抵漢堡。2007.6 蘇黎世亞洲，拍品號712。

China German PO

Lot 156

2,600 HKD

Live

1898 Peking (9 Mar) to Germany. Registered cash cover, bearing Peking dollar chop on front. Transit Shanghai (14 Mar) with dollar chop on

1898 Peking (9 Mar) to Germany. Registered cash cover, bearing Peking dollar chop on front. Transit Shanghai (14 Mar) with dollar chop on reverse. F.w. German Eagle stamp 10pf + 20pf + 50pf, tied by Shanghai German PO (14 Mar) cds, alongsidewith R mark and registered label. Arrived Germany (17 Apr).1898.3.9 北京寄德國。掛號現金封，鈐北京大圓戳。3.14經上海，同樣鈐大圓戳。貼德國鷹徽圖10芬尼 + 20芬尼 + 50芬尼，銷上海德局3.14日戳，旁帶R章及挂號標籤。4.17抵德國。