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Lot 85

800 HKD

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1893 Britain (31 Oct) to British Legation Peking via Yizhan, f.w. QV 1d for British domestic rate, tied by Nestport duplex d.s. Chinese

1893 Britain (31 Oct) to British Legation Peking via Yizhan, f.w. QV 1d for British domestic rate, tied by Nestport duplex d.s. Chinese domestic rate was not applied as diplomatic mails were delivered via Yizhan. 1521893.10.31 英國經驛站寄英國駐京公使館，貼維多利亞女皇像1便士合英國國內郵資，銷Nestport雙聯日戳。因外交郵件經驛站分揀而免卻中國國內郵資。

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Lot 219

5,400 HKD

Live

1899 (12 May) German 10pf PSC to Hankow, returned to sender, tied by Chefeld cds. Transit Shanghai German andn Chinese PO (12 Jun). Showing

1899 (12 May) German 10pf PSC to Hankow, returned to sender, tied by Chefeld cds. Transit Shanghai German andn Chinese PO (12 Jun). Showing "Gone Away / Retour" annotation upon arrival. F.w. Coiling Dragon 5c for return, tied by Hankow Chinese PO (16 Jun). Transit Shanghai Chinese and German PO (19 Jun).1899.5.12 德國10芬尼郵資片寄漢口，退回寄件人。郵資圖銷Chefeld日戳。6.12經上海德局及清郵。到達漢口寫有“Gone Away / Retour”批示。貼蟠龍5分退回德國，銷漢口6.16日戳。6.19經上海郵郵及德局。

Lot 220

1,000 HKD

Live

1902 France (18 Nov) to Shanghai. French 10c PSC, tied by Le Havre cds. Transit Shanghai French PO (23 Dec). Arrived Shanghai LPO (24 Dec).

1902 France (18 Nov) to Shanghai. French 10c PSC, tied by Le Havre cds. Transit Shanghai French PO (23 Dec). Arrived Shanghai LPO (24 Dec). Small damage at right edge but not affecting postmark.1902.11.18 法國寄上海。法國10生丁郵資片，銷Le Havre日戳。12.23經上海法局落地。12.24抵上海工部郵局。右邊帶一小缺損，但不影響郵戳。

Lot 221

500 HKD

Sold

1904 England to Interpreter's Department, Foreign Office, Peking. Wrapper, f.w. KEVII 1d, tied by WC cds. Arrived Peking (4 May). Cover

1904 England to Interpreter's Department, Foreign Office, Peking. Wrapper, f.w. KEVII 1d, tied by WC cds. Arrived Peking (4 May). Cover opened out for display.1904年英國寄北京外務部繙譯處。印刷品封皮，貼愛德華七世1便士，銷WC日戳。5.4抵北京。封剖開以作展示。

Lot 222

1,000 HKD

Live

1908 Romania (20 Jan) to Chunliangcheng. Picture postcard, f.w. Romanian 5 bani, tied by Calarasi cds. Transit with Singapore-to-Hong Kong

1908 Romania (20 Jan) to Chunliangcheng. Picture postcard, f.w. Romanian 5 bani, tied by Calarasi cds. Transit with Singapore-to-Hong Kong marine sorter (15 Feb), Shanghai Chinese PO (24 Feb). Arrived Peking (2 Mar). Very scarce origin1908.1.20 羅馬尼亞寄軍糧城。圖片明信片，貼羅馬尼亞5 Bani，銷Calarasi日戳。2.15鈐新加坡-香港海上分揀日戳。2.24經上海清郵。3.2抵北京。甚為少見難得之始發地。

Lot 223

700 HKD

Live

1909 Italy (23 Mar) to Tayuen. View PPC, f.w. Italian 10c, tied by Genova cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (25 Apr). Arrived Taiyuan (3

1909 Italy (23 Mar) to Tayuen. View PPC, f.w. Italian 10c, tied by Genova cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (25 Apr). Arrived Taiyuan (3 May).1909.3.23 意大利寄太原。風光明信片，貼意大利票10分，銷熱那亞日戳。4.25經上海中國郵局。5.3抵太原。

Lot 225

2,400 HKD

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1907 Colombia (27 May) to Peking. Picture postcard, f.w. Colombia 2c. Transit Shanghai BPO (27 Jun). Arrived Peking Chinese PO (2 Jul).

1907 Colombia (27 May) to Peking. Picture postcard, f.w. Colombia 2c. Transit Shanghai BPO (27 Jun). Arrived Peking Chinese PO (2 Jul). Nice incoming example of South America.1907.5.27 哥倫比亞寄北京。圖片明信片，貼哥倫比亞2分。6.27經上海英局落地。7.2抵北京清郵。出色之南美進口例子。

Lot 227

5,000 HKD

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1898 Peru (22 Aug) to Peking. Mourning cover, f.w. Peru ovpt. Gobierno 1c in pair + 10c x4 on both sides, tied by Lima cds., along with

1898 Peru (22 Aug) to Peking. Mourning cover, f.w. Peru ovpt. Gobierno 1c in pair + 10c x4 on both sides, tied by Lima cds., along with registered mark. Transit New York (18 Sep), San Francisco (22 Sep), Shanghai Chinese PO (3 Nov). Arrived Peking with dollar cds. Cover opened out for display. Spectacular incoming cover from South America. Ex- Steve Chazen.1898.8.22 秘魯寄北京。報哀封，正背貼秘魯票加蓋Gobierno 1分雙連 + 10分x4，銷利馬日戳，旁見掛號章。9.18經紐約，9.22經三藩市，11.3經上海中國郵局。抵北京，鈐大圓戳。封剖開以作展示。出類拔萃之南美進口封。蔡盛舊藏。

Lot 229

700 HKD

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1905 South Africa (5 Jun) to Tsingtau, f.w. Transvaal KEVII 2-1/2d, tied by Denver cds. Transit Hong Kong (14 Jul), Shanghai Chinese PO (19

1905 South Africa (5 Jun) to Tsingtau, f.w. Transvaal KEVII 2-1/2d, tied by Denver cds. Transit Hong Kong (14 Jul), Shanghai Chinese PO (19 Jul). Arrived Tsingtau German PO (24 Jul). Nice incoming example from South Africa.1905.6.5 南非寄青島，貼川斯瓦省愛德華七世2-1/2便士，銷Denver日戳。7.14經香港，7.19經上海清郵。7.24抵青島德局。出色之南非進口封。

Lot 230

800 HKD

Sold

1906 South Africa (22 Nov) to Wuhu, redirected to Ichang. Picture postcard, f.w. KEVII 1d, tied by Johannesburg cds. Transit Hong Kong (3

1906 South Africa (22 Nov) to Wuhu, redirected to Ichang. Picture postcard, f.w. KEVII 1d, tied by Johannesburg cds. Transit Hong Kong (3 Jan), Shanghai Chinese PO (7 Jan)), Hankow (12 Jan). Arrived Wuhu (7 Feb) with lunar year cds. Redirected to Ichang (7 Jan) also with lunar year cds.1906.11.22 南非寄蕪湖，改寄宜昌。圖片明信片，貼愛德華七世1便士，銷約翰尼斯堡日戳。1.3經香港，1.7經上海清郵，1.12經漢口。2.7抵蕪湖，鈐干支日戳。改寄宜昌（1.7），同樣鈐干支日戳。

Lot 231

600 HKD

Live

1905 New Zealand (4 Jun) to Foochow, redirected to Peking. Picture postcard, f.w. New Zealand 1d, tied by meter stamp. Transit Hong Kong

1905 New Zealand (4 Jun) to Foochow, redirected to Peking. Picture postcard, f.w. New Zealand 1d, tied by meter stamp. Transit Hong Kong (28 Aug). Arrived Foochow BPO and Chinese PO (4 Sep). Redirected to Peking (14 Sep). Nice incoming example.1905.6.4 新西蘭寄福州，改寄北京。圖片明信片，貼新西蘭票1便士，銷機戳。8.28經香港。9.4抵福州英局及中國郵局。改寄北京（9.14）。出色之進口例子。

Lot 272

700 HKD

Live

1900 Celyon (15 Apr) to Tientsin. Picture postcard, f.w. Celyon QV 6c, tied by Colombo cds. Transit with Webb No. 4 Singapore to Hong Kong

1900 Celyon (15 Apr) to Tientsin. Picture postcard, f.w. Celyon QV 6c, tied by Colombo cds. Transit with Webb No. 4 Singapore to Hong Kong marine sorter (22 Apr). Arrived Tientsin Chinese PO (5 May).1900.4.15 錫蘭寄天津。圖片明信片，貼錫蘭維多利亞女皇像6分，銷可倫坡日戳。4.22鈐Webb 4號新加坡-香港海上分揀戳。5.5抵天津清郵。

Lot 318

1,500 HKD

Live

1912 (24 Apr) NÜRNBERG to Mission-House in MeiChou and Changlok via Swatow. German postcard to Hong Kong, redirected to Meichou and then

1912 (24 Apr) NÜRNBERG to Mission-House in MeiChou and Changlok via Swatow. German postcard to Hong Kong, redirected to Meichou and then changlok via Swatow (汕頭), with multiple Chinese datestamps. Picture postcard franked with a 10 Pfennig red "Bayern" issue, tied by clear NÜRNBERG/24.4.12 circular datestamp, correctly paying the UPU international postcard rate. Originally addressed to Hong Kong, to a German missionary at "Mission-House", the card was redirected to Changlok (likely present-day Changlou/長洛), a rural station near Meizhou (梅州), Guangdong. The address was amended in red ink with the instruction "via Swatow", and the card received several Chinese transit and arrival postmarks, including: 汕頭 (Swatow) transit marking: 梅州 (Meichou) regional postmarks; 長樂(Changlok) local delivery mark. This postcard is an excellent example of early German missionary correspondence redirected through the Hong Kong-Swatow-Changlok inland route. It highlights the complexity of missionary mail forwarding in pre-republican China, with complete routing and delivery markings.1912.4.24 德國寄香港明信片,轉寄廣東梅州「德教堂」,經汕頭轉遞並蓋多枚中文戳記。貼有德國巴伐利亞紅色10便士郵票，銷紐倫堡 NÜRNBERG/1912年4月 24日清晰日戳,正確支付萬國郵聯(UPU)明信片國際郵資。原址為香港,寄往德國傳教士駐「德教堂(Mission-House)」，惟收件人已遷離,地址被紅筆劃去並改為廣東梅州長樂(Changlok)。信件另加紅筆註明「via Swatow(經汕頭)」，並蓋有多枚中文戳記,包括:汕頭(Swatow)日戰、廣東興寧元年五月廿八日(Hingling)、長樂元年五月廿九日(Chonglok)日戳。此為德國傳教郵件經香港轉送中國內陸之完整實寄實例,展示早期傳教士郵件改遞處理流程與條約港與內陸郵路之連繫,具研究價值。

Lot 329

200 HKD

Sold

1920 Japan (Aug) to Shanghai. Picture postcard, f.w. Taisho 1-1/2s, tied by Kobe cds. In combination with Junk 1c, tied by Shanghai (2 Sep)

1920 Japan (Aug) to Shanghai. Picture postcard, f.w. Taisho 1-1/2s, tied by Kobe cds. In combination with Junk 1c, tied by Shanghai (2 Sep) cds upon arrival. Arrived Shanghai LPO (2 Sep).1920.8 日本寄上海。圖片明信片，貼田澤型切手1錢5厘，銷神戶日戳。加貼帆船1分，銷上海9.2到達戳。同日抵上海工部郵局。

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China Japanese Occupation

Lot 333

700 HKD

Live

1926 and 1931 a pair of incoming covers from Germany to Keelung and Peiping. Former showing "via Siberien: cachet while latter with airmail

1926 and 1931 a pair of incoming covers from Germany to Keelung and Peiping. Former showing "via Siberien: cachet while latter with airmail annotation and label.1926及1931年一對德國進口基隆及北京封，前者鈐“via Siberien”指示戳，後者見空郵批注及標籤。

China Japanese Occupation

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China Japanese Occupation

Lot 378

700 HKD

Live

1937 Austria (19 Jul) to Nanking, f.w. Austrian 60 Groschen, tied by Oetz cds. Transit Shanghai (13 Aug) with postal saving promotional

1937 Austria (19 Jul) to Nanking, f.w. Austrian 60 Groschen, tied by Oetz cds. Transit Shanghai (13 Aug) with postal saving promotional meter stamp. Arrived Nanking (18 Aug). The Battle of Shanghai broke out on 13 Aug. Extremely historical. 1937.7.19 奧國寄南京，貼奧國票60 Groschen，銷Oetz日戳。8.13經上海，鈐郵政儲金宣傳機戳。8.18抵南京。淞滬會戰正正於8月13日爆發，極具歷史意義。

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Lot 390

500 HKD

Live

1939 Germany (10 Jul) to Shanghai via Hong Kong, Airmail cover, f.w. German issue 5pf + 15pf + 60pf, tied by Frankfurt cds. Transit Hong

1939 Germany (10 Jul) to Shanghai via Hong Kong, Airmail cover, f.w. German issue 5pf + 15pf + 60pf, tied by Frankfurt cds. Transit Hong Kong (20 Jul). In combination with SYS 5c upon arrival at Shanghai (24 Jul) for Hong Kong to Shanghai rate.1939.7.10 德國經香港寄上海。進口航空封，貼德國票5芬尼 + 15芬尼 + 60芬尼，銷法蘭克福日戳。7.20經香港。7.24抵上海，貼孫像5分以補香港寄上海郵資。

Lot 466

500 HKD

Live

1948 USA (18 Apr) to Peiping. Airmail cover, f.w. US airmail issue 10c + 100th Anniv of US Stamps M/S, tied by duplex d.s. Arrived Peiping

1948 USA (18 Apr) to Peiping. Airmail cover, f.w. US airmail issue 10c + 100th Anniv of US Stamps M/S, tied by duplex d.s. Arrived Peiping (24 Apr). Cover opened at right.1948.4.8 美國寄北平。航空封，貼美國航空票10分 + 美國郵票百週年小型張，銷雙聯日戳。4.24抵北平。封右側打開。