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Lot 1525

4,400 HKD

Sold

Havana, Cuba to Hong Kong, China in use of Forwarding Agent in London 21 August 1863, entire letter sent from Habana (Cuba) to Sr. D. Juan

Havana, Cuba to Hong Kong, China in use of Forwarding Agent in London 21 August 1863, entire letter sent from Habana (Cuba) to Sr. D. Juan Salvador Álvarez in Hong Kong, China, endorsed "per overland via Marseille", routed through London with forwarding agent handstamp "ENCAMINADA POR MANCHA Y C" / LONDRES", and carried overland through France to the Far East via the French packet system. Red London transit marking and manuscript "1/-" credit rating indicate handling under British-French postal arrangements. Manuscript accountancy mark "14" suggests application of international charges. Backstamp in green-black shows origin cancel from Habana (C MAYO). This is a rare pre-UPU correspondence from Spanish colonial Cuba to China, demonstrating complex postal logistics in the pre-Suez Canal era. Few letters from Cuba to Hong Kong are recorded from this early period, especially bearing forwarding marks and routed via the overland Marseille route. A remarkable example of transcontinental mercantile correspondence from Latin America to Qing China. Provenance: Ritchie Bodily. 古巴寄中國 - 1863年由哈瓦那經倫敦與馬賽寄香港,郵政聯通前罕見的遠東郵件。本件信函全文日期為1863年8月21日,由古巴哈瓦那(Habana)寄往中國香港的胡安·薩爾瓦多·阿爾瓦雷斯先生(Sr. D. Juan Salvador Alvarez)。信封上手寫標示“per overland via Marseille" (陸路經馬賽),經倫敦轉運,並蓋有轉遞代理人手戳:“ENCAMINADA POR MANCHA Y Cª / LONDRES,隨後經法國陸路郵路轉發遠東,推測搭乘法國郵船系統。信封上蓋有紅色倫敦轉遞戳記,手寫郵資記錄“1/-”表示英國方面記帳,另有紅色手寫“14”會計記號,反映當時國際郵費安排。封背並見綠黑色哈瓦那日戳(C. MAYO). 本件為萬國郵政聯盟(UPU)成立前,少見自西班牙殖民地古巴寄往中國的郵政實寄封,不僅展示出當時複雜的郵路系統,更是陸路馬賽線與倫敦轉遞的精彩實例。此類來自古巴寄中國的早期郵件極為罕見,兼具轉遞代理戳與精美手寫郵資標示。為一件橫跨三洲、具歷史價值之十九世紀中葉拉丁美洲對華商業通信郵品。Ritchie Bodily舊藏。

Lot 1527

1,500 HKD

Live

1858 England (7 Aug) to Royal Engineers, Hong Kong, f.w. QV 6d, tied by Guernsey duplex d.s. Showing "via Southampton" annotation. Transit

1858 England (7 Aug) to Royal Engineers, Hong Kong, f.w. QV 6d, tied by Guernsey duplex d.s. Showing "via Southampton" annotation. Transit London (19 Aug). Arrived Hong Kong (9 Oct) with double-arc cds.1858.8.7 英國寄香港皇家工兵，貼維多利亞女皇像6便士，銷Guernsey雙聯日戳。寫有“via Southampton”。8.19經倫敦。10.9抵香港，鈐雙弧日戳。

Lot 1543

2,000 HKD

Live

1848 Hong Kong (30 Oct) to France. Outer wrapper, rated "90" and "1/-", applied with crowned PAID AT HONG KONG Webb type 8 cds and type 9

1848 Hong Kong (30 Oct) to France. Outer wrapper, rated "90" and "1/-", applied with crowned PAID AT HONG KONG Webb type 8 cds and type 9 Hong Kong double-arc cds. Arrived France.1848.10.30 香港寄法國。郵簡封套，寫有“90”及“1/-”郵資，鈐Webb 8型皇冠PAID AT HONGKONG戳記及9型香港雙弧日戳。抵法國。

Lot 1591

1,200 HKD

Live

1905 (20 Mar) Dutch East Indies 5c stationery card to Hong Kong, redirected to Shanghai, tied by Soerabaja squared circle d.s. Transit

1905 (20 Mar) Dutch East Indies 5c stationery card to Hong Kong, redirected to Shanghai, tied by Soerabaja squared circle d.s. Transit Makasser (22 Mar), Menado (30 Mar). Arrived Hong Kong (1 May). Redirected to Shanghai BPO (4 May). Nice incoming and redirected example.1905.3.20 荷屬東印度2分郵資片寄香港，改寄上海，銷泗水日戳。3.22經望加錫，3.30經美娜多。5.1抵香港，改寄上海英局，5.4抵達。出色之荷屬東印度進口再改寄例子。

Lot 2220

600 HKD

Live

1905 Austria (7 Apr) to Shanghai. Picture postcard, f.w. Austrian 1h in pair + 3h + 5h, tied by Trieste cds. Trnsit Shanghai German PO (8

1905 Austria (7 Apr) to Shanghai. Picture postcard, f.w. Austrian 1h in pair + 3h + 5h, tied by Trieste cds. Trnsit Shanghai German PO (8 May). Arrived Shanghai LPO (8 May).1905.8.7 奧國寄上海。圖片明信片，貼奧國票1h雙連 + 3h + 5h，銷的里雅斯特日戳。5.8經上海德局落地。同日交上海工部郵局。

Lot 2282

500 HKD

Live

1899 (31 Dec) South African Republic 1 penny stationery card to German Kiaochow, tied by Roodepoort cds. Transit Aden (29 Jan), Sea Post

1899 (31 Dec) South African Republic 1 penny stationery card to German Kiaochow, tied by Roodepoort cds. Transit Aden (29 Jan), Sea Post Office (30 Jan). Showing "Mal Dirige" missent cachet. Extremely scarce origin. 1899.12.31 南非共和國1便士郵資片寄德佔膠州，銷Roodepoort日戳。1.29經亞丁，1.30經海上郵局。鈐“Mal Dirige”誤寄橫戳。極為少見稀罕之始發地。

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China Postage due stamps

China

China Postage due stamps

Lot 2296

3,000 HKD

Live

1900 Shanghai (14 Jul) to USA. Registered cover, f.w. Hong Kong QV 10c x2, tied by Shanghai BPO index C cds., alongside with circled R

1900 Shanghai (14 Jul) to USA. Registered cover, f.w. Hong Kong QV 10c x2, tied by Shanghai BPO index C cds., alongside with circled R mark. Transit Kobe (22 Jul), San Francisco (12 Aug), Victoria (15 Aug). Arrived Regina (18 Aug).1900.7.14 上海寄美國。掛號封，貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙x2，銷上海英局C字日戳，旁鈐帶圈R章。7.22經神戶，8.12經三藩市，8.15經維多利亞。8.18抵Regina。

China Postage due stamps

Lot 2309

3,000 HKD

Live

1919 India (2 Dec) to Shanghai. Taxed incoming cover, f.w. Indian KGV 1-1/2a, tied by Calcutta cds., alongside with "T 8cts" due mark.

1919 India (2 Dec) to Shanghai. Taxed incoming cover, f.w. Indian KGV 1-1/2a, tied by Calcutta cds., alongside with "T 8cts" due mark. Transit Shanghai BPO (31 Dec) with "BPO to CPO" d.s. In combination with ROC postage due 1c + 2c + 5c, tied by Shanghai Chinese PO (1 Jan) cds.1919.12.2 印度寄上海。欠資進口封，貼印度佐治五世1-1/2安娜，銷加爾各答日戳，旁鈐“T 8cts”欠資章。12.31經上海英局落地，鈐“BPO to CPO”指示日戳。加貼民國欠資票1分 + 2分 + 5分，銷上海中國郵局1.1日戳。

China

Lot 2720

5,200 HKD

Sold

1913 Khabarovsk (7 Apr) to Fangtze. Romanov 7k stationery cover, uprated with 1k + 2k + 3k + 4k on reverse, tied by Khabarovsk oval d.s,

1913 Khabarovsk (7 Apr) to Fangtze. Romanov 7k stationery cover, uprated with 1k + 2k + 3k + 4k on reverse, tied by Khabarovsk oval d.s, alongside with registered label. Transit IJPO Changchun (22 Apr), IJPO Moukden (23 Apr), Moukden Chinese PO (24 Apr), Tsinan (25 Apr). Arrived Fangtze (26 Apr). Nice incoming example.1913.4.7 伯力寄坊子。羅曼諾夫7戈比郵資封，背加貼1戈比 + 2戈比 + 3戈比 + 4戈比，銷伯力日戳，另貼掛號標籤。4.22經長春日局，4.23經奉天日局，4.24經奉天中國郵局，4.25經濟南。4.26抵坊子。出色之進口例子。

Lot 2724

800 HKD

Live

1916 US Embassy in Petrograd to USA via Shanghai, f.w. Coat of Arms 10k, tied by Irkutsk wavy line transit d.s (30 Aug), alongside with

1916 US Embassy in Petrograd to USA via Shanghai, f.w. Coat of Arms 10k, tied by Irkutsk wavy line transit d.s (30 Aug), alongside with military no. 14 marking. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (28 Sep).1916年美國駐彼得格堡領事館經上海寄美國，貼軍徽圖10戈比，銷伊爾庫次克中轉機戳，旁鈐軍郵14號戳記。9.28經上海中國郵局。

Lot 3368

3,400 HKD

Live

1907 France to Customs Shanghai, redirected to Customs Tengyueh via Bhamo, f.w. French 10c. Transit Shanghai French PO (11 Dec), Shanghai

1907 France to Customs Shanghai, redirected to Customs Tengyueh via Bhamo, f.w. French 10c. Transit Shanghai French PO (11 Dec), Shanghai Chinese PO (11 Dec), Shanghai LPO (11 Dec), Shanghai German PO (14 Dec). Addressee was not found and redirected to Tengyueh via Singapore (23 Dec), Rangoon (30 Dec), Myitkyina (1 Jan), Bhamo (4 Jan). Arrived on 10 Jan. Very scarce redirected example via Bhamo. 1907年法國寄上海海關，後經八莫改寄騰越海關，貼法國票10生丁。12.11經上海法局、清郵及工部郵局。12.14抵上海德局，但收件人他去。改寄騰越，12.23經新加坡，12.30經仰光，1.1經密支那，1.4經八莫。1.10抵達。極少見之改寄例子，並走八莫郵路。

Lot 3369

3,400 HKD

Live

1910 Italy (4 Jul) to Tengyueh via Bhamo, redirected to Wuhu. View PPC, f.w. Italian 10c, tied by Padove cds. Transit Bhamo (19 Aug).

1910 Italy (4 Jul) to Tengyueh via Bhamo, redirected to Wuhu. View PPC, f.w. Italian 10c, tied by Padove cds. Transit Bhamo (19 Aug). Arrived Tengyueh (26 Aug). Addressee was not found and redirected to Wuhu via Shanghai French PO (11 Oct), Shanghai Chinese PO (11 Oct). Arrived on 13 Oct. Very scarce and unusual example. 1910.7.4 意大利經八莫寄騰越，改寄蕪湖。風光明信片，貼意大利票10分，銷Padove日戳。8.19經八莫，8.26抵騰越。收件人他去，改寄蕪湖。10.11經上海法局及清郵，10.13抵達。非常少見難得之改寄例子。

Lot 3373

700 HKD

Live

1925 (29 Jan) Indian KGV 1a stationery cover, from Bhamo to Customs Tengyueh, uprated by 1a in pair, tied by Bhamo cds. Arrived Tengyueh (4

1925 (29 Jan) Indian KGV 1a stationery cover, from Bhamo to Customs Tengyueh, uprated by 1a in pair, tied by Bhamo cds. Arrived Tengyueh (4 Feb). Scarce incoming stationery example. 1925.1.29 印度佐治五世1安娜郵資封，自八莫寄騰越海關，加貼1安娜雙連，銷八莫日戳。2.4抵騰越。少見之進口郵資用品。

Lot 3407

1,500 HKD

Live

1937 Pinbaw, Burma (6 Dec) to Tengyueh. Chinese style cover, f.w. Indian KGV ovpt. BURMA 1a in strip of 3 + 1/2a, tied by Pinbaw Myitkyina

1937 Pinbaw, Burma (6 Dec) to Tengyueh. Chinese style cover, f.w. Indian KGV ovpt. BURMA 1a in strip of 3 + 1/2a, tied by Pinbaw Myitkyina cds. Arrived Tengyueh (12 Dec). Scarce incoming mail from Burma. Cover opened out for display. 1937.12.6 緬甸奔波寄騰越。中式封，背貼印度佐治五世加蓋BURMA 1安娜橫三連 + 半安娜，銷密支那奔波日戳。12.12抵騰越。少見之緬甸進口封。封剖開以作展示。