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Lot 2080

8,000 HKD

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1861 (15 March) Linen envelope from the “Legation de France en Chine” to Paris (27 April) and redirected, showing superb impression of

1861 (15 March) Linen envelope from the “Legation de France en Chine” to Paris (27 April) and redirected, showing superb impression of “VICE CONSULAT DE FRANCE / HONG KONG / eagle image” cachet, with “POSS. ANG. V. SUEZ / A. MARSEILLE A” entry c.d.s. in red color. On reverse side, cancelled by “HONG KONG / C” origin c.d.s. manuscript “36” (decimes) for one oz letter, minor surface faults, a truly very rare example of the Hong Kong French Consular seal that we would not be able to see much others. This French Consulate mail was carried by British P&O packet ligne “PEKIN”, “CANDIA”, “VALETTA” arrived at Marseille on 24 April. Provenance: The “Mosaic” Collection – Aug 20101861.3.15 在華法軍寄法國，鈐“VICE CONSULAT DE FRANCE / HONG KONG”鷹徽圓戳。另見香港始發日戳。這款法國駐港領事圓戳極為珍罕，存世者寥寥可數。2010.8 Mosaic集藏。

Lot 2295

600 HKD

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1893-1910 a group of 3 outgoing covers and postcards from Amoy, Canton and Shanghai BPO.

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。

Lot 2313

1,100 HKD

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1874 Amoy (4 Nov) to USA, applied with Amoy BPO index A cds on reverse, matching with "USS Yangtzie, Amoy Nov 2. 1874" annotation on front.

1874 Amoy (4 Nov) to USA, applied with Amoy BPO index A cds on reverse, matching with "USS Yangtzie, Amoy Nov 2. 1874" annotation on front. Transit Hong Kong (4 Nov) with "PAID ALL" cds and f.w. Hong Kong QV 8cc, tied by B62 obliterator. Transit San Francisco (19 Dec). Since 1 Nov 1867, Hong Kong to USA via San Francisco mail only charged 8c per 1/2oz and were applied with Hong Kong Paid All cds. 2005 (25 Jun) Zurich Asia, lot 795.1874.11.4 廈門寄美國，背面鈐廈門英局A字始發日戳。正面寫有“USS Yangtzie, Amoy Nov 2. 1874”批注。11.4經香港，鈐PAID ALL紅色日戳。貼維多利亞女皇像8仙，銷B62殺手戳。12.19經三藩市。自1867年11月1日，香港經三藩市寄美國郵件每半盎司僅收取8仙，並蓋上香港PAID ALL戳記。2005.6.25 蘇黎世亞洲，拍品號795。

Lot 2314

1,200 HKD

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1897 Amoy (7 Jul) to Shanghai, f.w. Hong Kong QV 5c, tied by Amoy BPO Webb type F (index C) cds. Transit Shanghai BPO (9 Jul). Arrived

1897 Amoy (7 Jul) to Shanghai, f.w. Hong Kong QV 5c, tied by Amoy BPO Webb type F (index C) cds. Transit Shanghai BPO (9 Jul). Arrived Shanghai Cinese PO (9 Jul) with dollar cds. With original letter.1897.7.7 廈門寄上海，貼香港維多利亞女皇像5仙，銷廈門英局Webb F型C字日戳。7.9抵上海英局。同日抵上海清郵，鈐大圓戳。附原信。

Lot 2315

7,500 HKD

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1910 Amoy (27 Aug) to Austria. Double-registered cover, f.w. Hong Kong KEVII 10c + 20c, tied by Amoy BPO Webb type Ji index A cds,

1910 Amoy (27 Aug) to Austria. Double-registered cover, f.w. Hong Kong KEVII 10c + 20c, tied by Amoy BPO Webb type Ji index A cds, alongside with A.R. mark (unrecorded by Webb and Proud) and type Riv oblong registered mark. Transit Hong Kong (31 Aug). Double registered covers from Amoy are scarce as Dr. Andrew Cheung recorded fewer than five.1910.8.27 廈門寄奧國。雙掛號封，貼香港愛德華七世10仙 + 20仙，銷廈門英局Ji型A字日戳，旁鈐AR章（未見Webb及Proud記錄）及Riv型方框掛號章。8.31經香港。廈門英局之雙掛號封十分少見，張文德醫生記錄不足五件。

Lot 2316

5,000 HKD

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1884 Foochow (9 Dec) to USA, f.w. Hong Kong QV 10c green, tied by scarce F1 obliterator in black, alongside with Foochow BPO Webb type B

1884 Foochow (9 Dec) to USA, f.w. Hong Kong QV 10c green, tied by scarce F1 obliterator in black, alongside with Foochow BPO Webb type B cds. Transit Hong Kong (13 Dec), San Francisco (6 Jan). Arrived Brookline (14 Jan). Webb only recorded 9 covers and postcards with F1 obliterator.1884.12.9 福州寄美國，貼香港維多利亞女皇像綠色10仙，銷少見之F1黑色殺手戳，另鈐福州英局Webb B型日戳。12.13經香港，1.6經三藩市。1.16抵Borrkline。Webb記錄中，F1封片僅有九件。

Lot 2317

1,000 HKD

Live

1885 USA (9 Jul) to Joseph C. A. Wingate, US Consul at Foochow, f.w. US 5c, tied by target obliterator, alongside with South New Market

1885 USA (9 Jul) to Joseph C. A. Wingate, US Consul at Foochow, f.w. US 5c, tied by target obliterator, alongside with South New Market cds. Transit Boston (9 Jul), San Francisco (15 Jul), Hong Kong (22 Aug). Arrived with Webb type B Foochowfoo BPO cds (23 Aug). Nice incoming cover via Hong Kong to Foochow BPO. 1885.7.9 美國寄駐福州領事Joseph C. A. Wingate，貼美國票5分，銷靶型殺手戳，旁鈐South New Market日戳。7.9經波士頓，7.15經三藩市，8.22經香港。8.23抵福州英局，鈐Webb B型日戳。經香港進口福州英局之出色進口例。

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Postal stationery

Lot 2318

2,400 HKD

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1916 WWI POW cover from Australia to Foochow, applied with Foochow BPO Webb type J cds (12 Dec). Very scarce incoming WWI POW mail to

1916 WWI POW cover from Australia to Foochow, applied with Foochow BPO Webb type J cds (12 Dec). Very scarce incoming WWI POW mail to Foochow BPO.1916年一戰戰俘封，自澳洲寄福州，鈐福州英局Webb J型到達戳（12.12）。甚為少見難得之進口福州一戰戰俘郵件。

Hong Kong Postal stationery

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Hong Kong Postal stationery

Lot 2322

10,000 HKD

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1906 (21 Apr) Hong Kong QV 10c stationery cover (size K, 6 x 11-1/2 inch) with surch insurance fee 25c to $2.5, from China Inland Mission,

1906 (21 Apr) Hong Kong QV 10c stationery cover (size K, 6 x 11-1/2 inch) with surch insurance fee 25c to $2.5, from China Inland Mission, Chefoo, England, uprated by KEVII 2c in pair + 10c in pair, tied by Chefoo BPO cds., alongside with circled R mark. Transit Hong Kong (30 Apr). Arrived England (30 May). Seven times rate example. Scarce usage of K surch registered cover. 1906.4.21 香港維多利亞女皇像10仙掛號郵資封（size K 6 x 11-1/2 inch），保費加蓋改值25仙至2元5角，自中國內地會寄英國，加貼愛德華七世2仙雙連 + 10仙雙連，銷煙台英局日戳，旁鈐R章。4.30經香港。5.30抵英國。七倍郵資例子。K改值封實寄相當稀罕難得。

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Hong Kong Postal stationery

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 2325

8,000 HKD

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20 July 1869, cover sent from Haverhill, Massachusetts, to Swatow, franked with a US 10c adhesive tied by dumb cross stamp. On the front

20 July 1869, cover sent from Haverhill, Massachusetts, to Swatow, franked with a US 10c adhesive tied by dumb cross stamp. On the front side, further cancelled by a boxed handstamp “PAID ONLY TO HONG KONG” with manuscript deletion, San Francisco Paid All red circular c.d.s. On the reverse side, two cancellations including HK c.d.s. (5 Sep) and Swatow arrival c.d.s. (9 Sep). According to Goldsmith, this special “PAID ONLY TO HONG KONG” handstamp was a locally made cancellation, specifying the postage paid was sufficient up to Hong Kong only. But in this cover, the US postage 10c has already covered the charge to the Treaty Port, Swatow, and therefore deleted the boxed handstamp subsequently by the HK postal officer when he forwarded the mail to Swatow. Provenance: Mike Goldsmith Collection1869.7.20 美國寄汕頭，貼美國票10分，正鈐“PAID ONLY TO HONG KONG”指示戳，另見香港中轉戳及汕頭到達戳。Goldsmith指此指示戳為當地製作，表明郵資僅覆蓋至香港。但此封之郵資亦足以寄至商埠，故在香港被劃去。Mike Goldsmith舊藏。

Hong Kong Postal stationery

Lot 2329

10,000 HKD

Live

1906 Miliary Hospital. Tientsin (5 Dec) to England. Hong Kong QV 10c registered stationery cover (size H2 4 x 9 inch; ovpt 25c - $2.5),

1906 Miliary Hospital. Tientsin (5 Dec) to England. Hong Kong QV 10c registered stationery cover (size H2 4 x 9 inch; ovpt 25c - $2.5), uprated by KEVII 8c, tied by Tientsin BPO Webb type A cds, alongside with type Ri registered mark. Transit Shanghai BPO (11 Dec), London (16 Jan). Arrived Portefract (16 Jan). Mild toning spots. Commercial usage of ovpt. registered stationery cover is especially scarce.1906.12.5 天津軍醫院寄英國。香港維多利亞女皇像10仙掛號郵資封（size H2 4 x 9 inch；改值25仙至2.5元），加貼愛德華七世8仙，銷天津英局Webb A型日戳，旁鈐Ri型掛號章。12.11經上海英局，1.16經倫敦。1.16抵Portefract。帶黃點。實寄之改值掛號郵資封尤其少見難得。

Hong Kong Postal stationery

Hong Kong Cancellations and seals

Hong Kong Postal stationery

Hong Kong Cancellations and seals

Lot 2332

4,000 HKD

Live

1905 Liu Kung Tau (6 Oct) to England. Hong Kong QV 10c stationery cover (size H 5 x 8 inch; ovpt 25c - $2.5), uprated by KEVII 4c, tied by

1905 Liu Kung Tau (6 Oct) to England. Hong Kong QV 10c stationery cover (size H 5 x 8 inch; ovpt 25c - $2.5), uprated by KEVII 4c, tied by Webb type B Liu Kung Tau index B cds, alongside with R mark. Transit Hong Kong (16 Oct), London (16 Nov). Arrived St Carriage (17 Nov). with crease, aging and soilded. Still, remarkable usage.1905.10.6 劉公島寄英國。香港維多利亞女皇像10仙掛號郵資封（size H 5 x 8 inch；改值25仙至2.5元），加貼愛德華七世4仙，銷Webb B型劉公島B字日戳，旁見R章。10.16經香港，11.16經倫敦。11.17抵St Carriage。帶折痕及瑕疵，但仍精彩萬分。

Hong Kong Cancellations and seals

Lot 2349

1,100 HKD

Sold

1901 (20 Apr) Cover to Royal Engineers, Tangku, f.w. Indian QV ovpt. C.E.F. 3p in pair, tied by FPO No. 4 cds. In combination with Coiling

1901 (20 Apr) Cover to Royal Engineers, Tangku, f.w. Indian QV ovpt. C.E.F. 3p in pair, tied by FPO No. 4 cds. In combination with Coiling Dragon surch B.R.A. 5c, tied by “RAILWAY POST OFFICE / TIENTSIN” circular seal in violet. On reverse with another type of FPO No. 4 cds. 1901.4.20 寄塘沽皇家工兵團封，貼印度維多利亞女皇像加蓋“C.E.F.”3派雙連，銷英軍第4局日戳。加貼蟠龍改值B.R.A. 5分，銷“RAILWAY POST OFFICE / TIENTSIN”紫色圓戳。背面鈐另一樣式之英軍4局日戳。

Lot 2350

2,000 HKD

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1901 Tientsin British FPO (10 May) to Newchwang, f.w. Indian QV ovpt. C.E.F. No.1, tied by FPO No. 4 cds. Transit Base Office B (Tangku)

1901 Tientsin British FPO (10 May) to Newchwang, f.w. Indian QV ovpt. C.E.F. No.1, tied by FPO No. 4 cds. Transit Base Office B (Tangku) (11 May), Chefoo Chinese PO (13 May). Arrived Newchwang (14 May). Nice commerical usage of C.E.F.1901.5.10 天津英軍郵局寄牛莊，貼印度維多利亞女皇像加蓋C.E.F. 1安娜，銷英軍4局日戳。5.11經基地郵局B（塘沽），5.13經煙台中國郵局。5.14抵牛莊。少見之遠征軍實寄封。

Lot 2351

1,800 HKD

Live

1901 India (4 Aug) to Shanhaikwan, frankless, bearing Haipur origin cds on reverse. On front showing “POSTAGE CANCELLED BY CHINA E.F.

1901 India (4 Aug) to Shanhaikwan, frankless, bearing Haipur origin cds on reverse. On front showing “POSTAGE CANCELLED BY CHINA E.F. BASE OFFICE” cachet and Paipur due mark. Transit Base Office B (2 Sep; Tangku). Arrived FPO No. 6 (3 Sep; Shanhaikwan).1901.8.4 印度寄山海關，無貼票，背面鈐Haupur始發日戳。正面鈐“POSTAGE CANCELLED BY CHINA E.F. BASE OFFICE”指示戳及Paipur欠資章。9.2經溏沽基地B局，9.3抵英軍第6局（山海關）。

Lot 2352

2,600 HKD

Live

1906 (17 Sep) Chinese Expeditionary Force cover to German Legation Peking, f.w. Indian QV ovpt. CEF 1/2a + 1a + KEVII 1a in pair, tied by

1906 (17 Sep) Chinese Expeditionary Force cover to German Legation Peking, f.w. Indian QV ovpt. CEF 1/2a + 1a + KEVII 1a in pair, tied by FPO No. 4 cds., alongside with boxed registered mark. Arrived Peking Chinese PO (18 Sep). FPO No. 4 was at Tientsin by that time.1906.9.17 英國對華遠征軍封寄德國駐京公使館，貼印度維多利亞女皇像加蓋CEF半安娜 + 1安娜 + 愛德華七世1安娜雙連，銷軍郵4局日戳，旁鈐長方形掛號章。9.18抵北京清郵。軍郵4局當時位於天津。

Lot 2353

8,000 HKD

Live

1900s a group of 12 Indian QV ovpt. C.E.F. postal stationeries, tied by FPO No. 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, Base Office cds etc. A comprehensive

1900s a group of 12 Indian QV ovpt. C.E.F. postal stationeries, tied by FPO No. 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, Base Office cds etc. A comprehensive collection.1900年代一組12件印度維多利亞女皇像加蓋C.E.F郵資封片，銷英軍1、3、4、7、9局、基地郵局等日戳。一組豐富之集藏。