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China Picture postcards

Lot 749

2,600 HKD

Live

A collection of 32 view PPC in the theme of Panama Canal, partly coloured or commercially used. Excellent material for exhibition.

A collection of 32 view PPC in the theme of Panama Canal, partly coloured or commercially used. Excellent material for exhibition.一組32張以巴拿馬運河為題之風光明信片，部分為彩色或實寄。組集之良好材料。

Lot 752

3,000 HKD

Live

A picture postcard of White Star Liner Titanic, plus a lettersheet printed with image of the Olympic-class ocean liner. Very historical.

A picture postcard of White Star Liner Titanic, plus a lettersheet printed with image of the Olympic-class ocean liner. Very historical.印有鐵達尼號在冰山中巡航之圖片明信片，未使用。另附一份印有奧林匹克級郵輪圖案之信紙。極具歷史意義。

China Picture postcards

Tibet Picture postcards

Lot 1001

500 HKD

Sold

A group of 6 Simla, Darjeeling, Jalapahar and Kurseong view PPC.

Tibet Picture postcards

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China Picture postcards

Tibet Picture postcards

Lot 1066

400 HKD

Live

A pair of 4 picture postcards showing buildings in Simla, including Viceregal lodge, Foreign Office, Lower Bazaar and GPO. All unused. Very

A pair of 4 picture postcards showing buildings in Simla, including Viceregal lodge, Foreign Office, Lower Bazaar and GPO. All unused. Very Fine.一組四張西姆拉風光明信片，展示了總督官邸、外務部、郵政總局及市集，均未使用，上品。

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China Picture postcards

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Lot 1236

800 HKD

Sold

1953 Italy (1 Mar) to stamp dealer Tuladhur, Lhasa, f.w. Armed Forces Day 60 lira, tied by Roma commemorative meter stamp. Transit Gyantse

1953 Italy (1 Mar) to stamp dealer Tuladhur, Lhasa, f.w. Armed Forces Day 60 lira, tied by Roma commemorative meter stamp. Transit Gyantse Indian PO (11 Apr). In combination with Tibet 3rd issue 1t, tied by Gyantse type T41 arrival h.s.1953.3.1 意大利寄拉薩之郵商Tuladhur，貼武裝部隊日60里拉，銷羅馬紀念機戳。4.11經江孜印度客郵局。加貼西藏獅圖第三版1章噶，銷江孜T41型到達戳。

China Picture postcards

Lot 1501

1,500 HKD

Live

1909 (27 Apr) "Signing of the Nankin Treaty" scene picture postcard, from Hong Kong to USA, f.w. KEVII 4c, tied by Victoria cds.

1909 (27 Apr) "Signing of the Nankin Treaty" scene picture postcard, from Hong Kong to USA, f.w. KEVII 4c, tied by Victoria cds. Historical.1909.4.27 “簽署南京條約”圖案明信片自香港寄美國，貼愛德華七世4仙，銷維多利亞日戳。極具歷史意義。

China Pre-philately

Hong Kong

Hongkong Treaty Ports

China Pre-philately

Hong Kong

China Pre-philately

Lot 1509

1,400 HKD

Sold

1859 Canton (7 Feb) to Scotland. Entire letter, sent “via Marseilles”, applied with framed “PAID” cachet and Hong Kong (15 Feb)

1859 Canton (7 Feb) to Scotland. Entire letter, sent “via Marseilles”, applied with framed “PAID” cachet and Hong Kong (15 Feb) transit cds. Transit London. Arrived Aberdeen. With original letter. Example during the second opium war.1859.2.7 廣州寄蘇格蘭。郵簡，寫有“via Marseilles”批示，鈐帶框“PAID”戳記及香港2.15中轉戳。隨後經倫敦，抵鴨巴甸。附原信。出自第二次鴉片戰爭期間。

Hong Kong

Lot 1524

6,000 HKD

Sold

19 August 1859, entire from Chile to Hong Kong "via Southampton paid" bearing Chile 1856-62 Chilean Colón 10-cents sky-blue 2x, cancelled

19 August 1859, entire from Chile to Hong Kong "via Southampton paid" bearing Chile 1856-62 Chilean Colón 10-cents sky-blue 2x, cancelled by barred circle obliterator with London transit "PAID 19 OC 1858", and a "6" pink crayon manuscript rate on the front side; the reverse bearing a "Frederick Huth & Co., London" forwarding agent mark, together with a 1988 Royal Philatelic Society certificate. The entire is accompanied by a 1988 Royal Philatelic Society London certificate confirming authenticity. Mail from South America to Hong Kong in the 1850s is particularly scarce, and this example is especially desirable for: The forwarding agent marking, seldom seen on South American mails. Early usage of Chilean Colón adhesives on intercontinental mail. A well-preserved and scarce example of early pre-UPU transcontinental mail, illustrating forwarding practices and global postal connectivity of the period. Provenance: Ritchie Bodily. 1859年智利瓦爾帕萊索寄香港,經倫敦轉遞商標記。本件信函寄自智利瓦爾帕萊索(Valparaiso),日期為1859年8月19日,信封正面註明“via Southampton paid”(經南安普敦郵資已付),貼用1856-62年智利「哥倫」系列10分淡藍色郵票兩枚料,以橢圓形格線銷印蓋銷。封面有一枚清晰的紅色圓形倫敦過境戰林“PAID/19 OC 1859/Ε.Ε.",確認此信經英國郵輪從南安普敦出口,郵資已全數預付。另以粉紅蠟筆書寫“6”字,表示自倫敦到香港之英國會計補貼費用(accountancy rate) **.封背蓋有“Frederick Huth & Co., London”橢圓轉遞商印記,該公司為19世紀中期極具規模的英德貿易銀行與轉遞商,曾活躍於全球商業郵件網絡。此件附有1988年英國皇家郵學會(RPSL)證書。智利早期經英國中轉寄往中國香港之信函極為罕見,本件尤具以下收藏價值: 蓋有罕見之倫敦轉遞商印記,對研究南美至遠東郵路尤具意義; 使用智利早期「哥倫」郵票貼寄亞洲信函,實例稀少; 本件為一封保存良好的前萬國郵聯時期洲際郵件實例,體現轉遞商制度與19世紀環球郵政聯繫之發展。Ritchie Bodily舊藏。

Hongkong Treaty Ports

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Hongkong Treaty Ports

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。

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China Pre-philately

China

Lot 1527

1,500 HKD

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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。

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China Pre-philately

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。

China Pre-philately

Lot 1545

1,000 HKD

Live

1856 Canton (9 Feb) to France. Entire letter, sent via “Marseilles” and rated “1/-” and “20”, applied with Webb type 11 crowned

1856 Canton (9 Feb) to France. Entire letter, sent via “Marseilles” and rated “1/-” and “20”, applied with Webb type 11 crowned “PAID AT HONGKONG” h.s. and Hong Kong (14 Mar) double-arc cds. Transit Marseilles (27 Apr). Arrived Paris (27 Apr).1856.2.9 廣州寄法國。郵簡，寫有“Marseilles”批示、“1/-”及“20”郵資，鈐Webb 11型皇冠“PAID AT HONGKONG”戳記及香港3.14雙弧日戳。 4.27經馬賽。4.47抵巴黎。

China

Lot 1574

1,000 HKD

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1864 London (May 3) to Hong Kong, sent “Via Southampton” and rated “1d” in red ink; f.w. QV 1sh, tied by oval “75” obliterator,

1864 London (May 3) to Hong Kong, sent “Via Southampton” and rated “1d” in red ink; f.w. QV 1sh, tied by oval “75” obliterator, along with London cds. Arrived Hong Kong (18 Jun). The handwritten 1d is credited for local delivery in Hong Kong.1864.5.3 倫敦寄香港，貼維多利亞女皇像1先令，銷橢圓形“75”號殺手戳，旁鈐倫敦日戳。寫有“Via Southampton”及紅色“1d”郵資字樣。6.18抵香港。手寫之“1d”郵資乃香港本地送遞費用。

Lot 1577

1,900 HKD

Sold

England to Hong Kong with 1-penny late fee paid 26 February 1875, an entire letter sent from England to Hong Kong, addressed to Messrs.

England to Hong Kong with 1-penny late fee paid 26 February 1875, an entire letter sent from England to Hong Kong, addressed to Messrs. Augustine Heard & Co. Hong Kong, franked with 4 UK stamps: QV 1x one-shilling in green, 1x two-pence in dark blue, 2x one-penny in brown, all cancelled by barred numeral "5", UK despatch c.d.s. "LONDON / 26 FE/75". On the flip side, cancelled by HK c.d.s. "HONG-KONG / AP 8/75". A very fine letter with clear cancellations with 1-penny brown late fee paid usage.英國寄香港商業信函 1875年2月26日一封自英國寄往香港的全張商業信函,收件人為香港赫德洋行 (Augustine Heard & Co.)。信上貼有四枚維多利亞女王郵票,包括綠色一先令一枚、深藍色二便士一枚、棕色一便士兩枚,全部均蓋銷英國數字「5」橫條格抹銷戳, 旁有清晰之倫敦寄出日戳“LONDON / 26 FE/75"。信背蓋有**“HONG-KONG / AP 8 /75"**香港到達日戳。整體品相甚佳,郵票與戳記均保存清晰。

Lot 1590

1,000 HKD

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1905 Philippines (1 May) to Italy via Hong Kong. Picture postcard, f.w. Presidential issue ovpt. PHILIPPINES 2c, tied by Manila duplex d.s.

1905 Philippines (1 May) to Italy via Hong Kong. Picture postcard, f.w. Presidential issue ovpt. PHILIPPINES 2c, tied by Manila duplex d.s. In combination with HongKong QV 2c, tied by "PAID" cachet, along with Victoria (6 May) transit cds1905.5.1 菲律賓經香港寄意大利。圖片明信片，貼總統像加蓋菲律賓2分，銷馬尼拉雙聯日戳。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像2仙，銷PAID橫戳，旁見維多利亞5.6中轉戳。

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Hong Kong Picture postcards

China Picture postcards

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。

Hong Kong Picture postcards

China Picture postcards

Hong Kong Picture postcards

Lot 1713

400 HKD

Live

A group of 5 vintage picture postcards in the theme of 1919 Peace Celebration, showing the view of Queen's Road East (Daibutsu Company is

A group of 5 vintage picture postcards in the theme of 1919 Peace Celebration, showing the view of Queen's Road East (Daibutsu Company is seen), Wellington Barracks, Alexandra Building (Alexandra House now), Hongkong Hotel (The Landmark now) and Cricket Ground etc. All unused and partly coloured. Scarce. Good materials for thematic and postcard collection.一組五張以1919年歐戰和平紀念日為題之早期明信片，展示了皇后大道東（可見大佛洋行）、威靈頓兵房、亞歷山大行（現時歷山大廈）、香港大酒店（現時置地廣場）、及木球會等。均未使用，部分上色。有趣難得之題材，適合主題類及明信片類郵集。

China Picture postcards

Lot 1714

300 HKD

Live

A group of 3 vintage picture postcards in the theme of British Empire Exhibition in Hong Kong. All unused and partly coloured. In 1924 and

A group of 3 vintage picture postcards in the theme of British Empire Exhibition in Hong Kong. All unused and partly coloured. In 1924 and 1925, the British Empire Exhibition was held in London to promote cooperation within the British Empire. Hong Kong took part, with its own exhibition area - the Hong Kong Section - which was the largest comprehensive showcase of Hong Kong to take place in Britain during the colonial era. Good materials for thematic and postcard collection.一組三張以1924至1925年“英京賽會”香港展區為題之早期明信片。均未使用，部分上色。1924至1925年，倫敦舉辦了大英帝國博覽會（時稱“英京賽會”），以推動大英帝國內的合作。香港於專屬展區參展，是在殖民地統治期間，香港在英國進行的最大型綜合展覽。有趣難得之題材，適合主題類及明信片類郵集。