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Lot 97

15,000 HKD

Live

1896 (29 Dec.) registered cover front only, to France via Shanghai, showing “Chinese Imperial Post Office/ Peking/ Postage Paid”

1896 (29 Dec.) registered cover front only, to France via Shanghai, showing “Chinese Imperial Post Office/ Peking/ Postage Paid” triple-ring bilingual h.s. in blue, matching “I.G. of Customs/Peking” double-ring origin d.s and ‘registered’ handstamp; also bearing France “Chine” 1f cancelled by “Shang-hai/Chine” c.d.s. (15.1.97) with ‘R’ handstamp. Transit Ligne N (16.1). Front only, Berteaux correspondence, nevertheless very early date for this first postage paid handstamp of the Imperial Chinese Post.1896.12.29掛號封封面，自北京寄法國，鈐 “信力已付” 三圈圓戳、北京海關始發日戳及REGISTERED橫戳。加貼法國客郵1法郎，銷1.15上海法局日戳，另見R章。1.16經郵船N線。Berteaux書信。乃“信力已付”三圈圓戳之極早例子。

China Imperial Post

Lot 123

8,000 HKD

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1898 by a clerk a Customs Amoy (18 May) to Austria. Hong Kong QV 4c PSC, applied with Amoy dollar cds in brown (dated intercalary 3rd

1898 by a clerk a Customs Amoy (18 May) to Austria. Hong Kong QV 4c PSC, applied with Amoy dollar cds in brown (dated intercalary 3rd month). Transit Hong Kong (19 May). Arrived Leobin (18 Jun). The dollar chop relates to either payment in cash, subscriber's card, or acceptance of foreign postage applied by the sender ("Postal Note, No. 14" of 3 Apr 1897). 2008 (6 Dec) Interasia "Imperial Dollar Daters of China - The W S Kong Collection Part 1", lot A3. Illustration fig 23-9, p. 162 in "Explore Dollar Daters (1897-1913)" by Philatelic Writers' Club.1898.5.18 由廈門海關一名職員寄奧國。香港維多利亞女皇像4仙郵資片，鈐廈門棕色大圓戳（月份為閏三月）。5.19經香港。8.13抵德國。根據1897年4月3日第144號郵政通令，所蓋之大圓戳可代表寄件人已支付購買外國客郵之郵資，或已接受寄件人自貼之外國客郵郵票。 2008.12.6 Interasia“龔文生大圓戳專場第一部分”，拍品號A3。郵文聯誼會《大圓戳探索（1897-1913）》第162頁圖23-9原件。

China German PO

Lot 156

2,600 HKD

Live

1898 Peking (9 Mar) to Germany. Registered cash cover, bearing Peking dollar chop on front. Transit Shanghai (14 Mar) with dollar chop on

1898 Peking (9 Mar) to Germany. Registered cash cover, bearing Peking dollar chop on front. Transit Shanghai (14 Mar) with dollar chop on reverse. F.w. German Eagle stamp 10pf + 20pf + 50pf, tied by Shanghai German PO (14 Mar) cds, alongsidewith R mark and registered label. Arrived Germany (17 Apr).1898.3.9 北京寄德國。掛號現金封，鈐北京大圓戳。3.14經上海，同樣鈐大圓戳。貼德國鷹徽圖10芬尼 + 20芬尼 + 50芬尼，銷上海德局3.14日戳，旁帶R章及挂號標籤。4.17抵德國。