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Lot 1139

800 HKD

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1954 Denmark (4 Feb) to Shigatse, returned to sender. Registered cover, f.w. Danish issue 3x 30 ore (one stamp lost), tied by Hellerup cds,

1954 Denmark (4 Feb) to Shigatse, returned to sender. Registered cover, f.w. Danish issue 3x 30 ore (one stamp lost), tied by Hellerup cds, alongside with registered label. Arrived Gyantse (5 May). Showing “no postal serivce beyond Gyantse” and ”To sender thru DLO Calcutta” annotation. Unclaimed and departed from Gyantse (13 Mar). Arrived Calcutta, transfered to Bombay DLO (18 Apr). As Tibetan stamps were not recognized outside Tibet, incoming mails had to be exchanged via agent. If not, they would be returned via Gyantse BPO. 1954.2.4 丹麥寄日喀則，退回寄件人。掛號封，貼丹麥票3x 30 ore（一枚掉票），銷Hellerup日戳，旁帶掛號標籤。5.5抵江孜。寫有“no postal serivce beyond Gyantse”及“To sender thru DLO Calcutta”批示。無人認領，3.13離開江孜，抵加爾各答。4.18抵孟買死信局。由於英藏地方郵票不被國際承認，英印郵局承擔了西藏對外通信的部分功能。但同時印度與西藏沒有正式通郵關係，郵件交換需經中間人安排。沒有中間人的進口信件只能退回。

China

Lot 1236

800 HKD

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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 Province Szechuan

China Province Yunnan

China Province Szechuan

Lot 1249

5,400 HKD

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1915 Tatsienlu to Chengtu. Picture postcard, f.w. Junk 2c, tied by "Enclosure of Money and Banknote Prohibited" cachet, along with

1915 Tatsienlu to Chengtu. Picture postcard, f.w. Junk 2c, tied by "Enclosure of Money and Banknote Prohibited" cachet, along with Tatsienlu bilingual cds (date slug not inserted). Arrived Chengtu (17 Jan). Very scarce and unusual example.1915年打箭鑪寄成都。圖片明信片，貼帆船2分，以禁寄錢銀指示戳蓋銷，另見打箭鑪無日期腰框日戳。1.17抵成都。十分奇特少見。

China Province Yunnan

China Province Szechuan

China

China Province Yunnan

Lot 1250

1,600 HKD

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1934 Baan (2 Dec) to Germany, f.w. Junk and Martyrs ovpt. Limited For Use in Szechuan x3, in total of 25c, tied by "Sikiang / Baan" type

1934 Baan (2 Dec) to Germany, f.w. Junk and Martyrs ovpt. Limited For Use in Szechuan x3, in total of 25c, tied by "Sikiang / Baan" type 6.2 cds. Transit Tatsinlu (16 Dec), Chungking (27 Dec). "Tibet and Stamps and Postal History" recorded that Bataang was renamed as Baan after 1939 but obviously this example was much earlier. Cover flap damaged.1934.12.2 巴安寄德國，貼帆船及烈士加蓋限四川貼用3枚，合2角5分，銷“西康 / 巴塘”6.2型三格點線日戳。《青康藏郵驛史》記載巴塘於建省後改名為巴安，但此例更早。封舌有損。

China Province Szechuan

China

China Province Szechuan

Lot 1251

800 HKD

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1937 Chengtu (5 Jan) to Maohsien via Aba. Official cover, f.w. Martyrs 10c in pair + 13c, tied by Chengtu bilingual cds. Arrived Maohsien

1937 Chengtu (5 Jan) to Maohsien via Aba. Official cover, f.w. Martyrs 10c in pair + 13c, tied by Chengtu bilingual cds. Arrived Maohsien (10 Jan).1937.1.5 成都經阿壩寄茂縣。大型公文封，貼烈士1角雙連 + 1角3分，銷成都三格點線日戳。1.10抵茂縣。

China

Lot 3361

3,800 HKD

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1910 USA (24 May) to Batang, f.w. US 5c, tied by Chincinnati wavy line d.s. Transit USPA Shanghai (24 Jun), Shanghai Chinese PO (24 Jun),

1910 USA (24 May) to Batang, f.w. US 5c, tied by Chincinnati wavy line d.s. Transit USPA Shanghai (24 Jun), Shanghai Chinese PO (24 Jun), Ichang, Chengtu, Tatsienlu (1 Aug). No arrival. Tatsienlu PO was found before 1910. With original letter. Cover roughly opened at left.1910.5.24 美國寄巴塘，貼美國票5分，銷辛辛那堤波浪線日戳。6.24經上海美國郵政代理及清郵。再經宜昌、成都。8.1經打箭鑪。無到達戳。巴塘郵局於1910年前設立。附原信。封左側打開。

Lot 3386

22,000 HKD

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1917 USA (25 Dec) to Batang, f.w. US 3c, tied by Ana Arbor wavy line d.s. Transit Shanghai (11 Feb), Yunnanfu (14 Feb), Likiang (23 Feb),

1917 USA (25 Dec) to Batang, f.w. US 3c, tied by Ana Arbor wavy line d.s. Transit Shanghai (11 Feb), Yunnanfu (14 Feb), Likiang (23 Feb), Atuntze (9 Mar). In combination with ROC postage due 1c x8, tied by Batang bilingual arrival cds (14 Mar). Nice incoming example to Batang. Cover roughly opened at right.1917.12.25 美國寄巴塘，貼美國票3分，銷Ana Arbor波浪線機戳。2.11經上海，2.14經雲南府，2.23經麗江，3.9經阿墩子。加貼民國欠資票1分x8，銷巴塘三格英漢日戳。難得之進口巴塘例子。封右側打開。