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Lot 148

24,000 HKD

Live

1897 Lungchow (26 Mar) to France. Cover front, f.w. Litho Dragon 10c, tied by scarce Lungchow dollar cds, alongside with "LONGTCHEOU"

1897 Lungchow (26 Mar) to France. Cover front, f.w. Litho Dragon 10c, tied by scarce Lungchow dollar cds, alongside with "LONGTCHEOU" horizontal h.s. In combination with Peace and Commerce issue 15c, tied y Langson (27 Mar) cds. Lungchow dollar cds is the second rarest dollar cds after Shasi.1897.3.26 龍州寄法國。封面，貼日本版蟠龍1角，銷珍罕之龍州大圓戳，旁見“LONGTCHEOU”橫戳。加貼和平及商貿神像15生丁，銷諒山3.27日戳。龍州為繼沙市後第二稀罕之大圓戳。

Lot 149

2,000 HKD

Live

1899 (27 Jan) Red band cover used in Lungchow, f.w. CIP 10c,tied by rare Lungchow dollar chop. Lungchow dollar chop wasthe second rarest

1899 (27 Jan) Red band cover used in Lungchow, f.w. CIP 10c,tied by rare Lungchow dollar chop. Lungchow dollar chop wasthe second rarest type of dollar chop after Shasi.1899.1.27 紅條封寄自龍州，貼蟠龍1角，銷珍罕之龍州大圓戳。龍州大圓戳乃繼沙市大圓戳後最稀少珍貴之大圓戳，存世量屈指可數。

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China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

Lot 150

2,000 HKD

Live

1898 Nanking (Oct) to USA, f.w. Litho Dragon 5c in pair on reverse, tied by Nanking Dollar cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (10 Oct) also

1898 Nanking (Oct) to USA, f.w. Litho Dragon 5c in pair on reverse, tied by Nanking Dollar cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (10 Oct) also with dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c tied by Shanghai BPO (10 Oct) cds. Further transit Kobe (19 Oct), Yokohama (22 Oct). Arrived USA (16 Nov).1898.10 南京寄美國，背貼日本版蟠龍5分雙連，銷南京大圓戳。10.10經上海清郵。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷上海英局10.10日戳。10.19經神戶，10.22經橫濱。11.16抵美國。

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

China Imperial Post

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

Lot 151

10,000 HKD

Live

1899 Newchwang (6 May) to Shanghai. Registered cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c + 5c, tied by Newchwang dollar cds in brown, alongside with

1899 Newchwang (6 May) to Shanghai. Registered cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c + 5c, tied by Newchwang dollar cds in brown, alongside with type 8-1-1 Newchwang oval R mark. Arrived Shanghai (11 May). Late example of Newchwang brown dollar cds on cover as well as the earliest example of this type of R mark recorded by Paul K S Chang. Cover opened out for display. Ex- W S Kong, Steve Chazen. Illustration fig 1-13, p.29 in "Explore Dollar Daters (1897-1913)" by Philatelic Writers' Club.1899.5.6 牛莊寄上海。掛號封，貼蟠龍4分 + 5分，銷牛莊棕色大圓戳，旁鈐8-1-1型牛莊橢圓形R章。5.11抵上海。封剖開以作展示。此為牛莊棕色大圓戳之較晚實寄封例子，同為張愷升記錄8-1-1型R章之最早例子。龔文生舊藏。郵文聯誼會《大圓戳探索（1897-1913）》圖1-13第29頁原件。

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

China Imperial Post

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

Lot 152

800 HKD

Live

1901 Paoting (15 Jun) to Germany. ICP 1st Print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 1/2c in pair + 1c x2 + 2c, tied by Paoting Dollar cds.

1901 Paoting (15 Jun) to Germany. ICP 1st Print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 1/2c in pair + 1c x2 + 2c, tied by Paoting Dollar cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (21 Jun). In combination with French Peace and Commerce issue ovpt. Chine 10c, tied by Shanghai French PO cds. 2005 (Dec) PhilaChina, lot 334.1901.6.15 保定寄德國。大清第一版郵資片，加貼蟠龍半分雙連 + 1分x2 + 2分，銷保定大圓戳。6.21經上海中國郵局。加貼法國和平及商貿神像加蓋Chine 10生丁，銷上海法局日戳。2005.12 PhilaChina，拍品334。

China Imperial Post

Lot 154

1,500 HKD

Live

1901 Paoting (20 Jul) to England. Tsingtau view PPC, applied with Paotingfu PO tombstone cancel. F.w. Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by Paoting

1901 Paoting (20 Jul) to England. Tsingtau view PPC, applied with Paotingfu PO tombstone cancel. F.w. Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by Paoting Dollar cds. 2007 (Mar) Phila China, lot 440.1901.7.20 保定寄英國。青島風光明信片，鈐保定府郵政局碑形戳。貼蟠龍2分，銷保定大圓戳。2007.3 Phila China，拍品號440。

China Imperial Post

China Shanghai

China Imperial Post

China Shanghai

Lot 155

5,000 HKD

Live

1903 Hokien (Jul) to Belgium, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c on reverse, tied by Hokienfu PO tombstone cancel. Transit Paoting (22 Jul) with

1903 Hokien (Jul) to Belgium, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c on reverse, tied by Hokienfu PO tombstone cancel. Transit Paoting (22 Jul) with dollar cds (dated intercalary 3rd month, single year digit "3" instead of common "03", missing Kuang Hsu year "29" in Chinese), Peking PO (23 Jul) with oval d.s., Newchwang Chinese PO (25 Jul). in combination with Coat of Arms ovpt. KITAI 10k, tied by Inkow (Newchwang) Russian FPO No. 13 cds (13 Jul) cds. Arrived Mouscron (18 Aug). Cover opened out for display. Very scarce variety dollar cds example. 2009 (Dec) Interasia "Imperial Dollar Daters of China - The W.S. Kong Collection", lot B92. Illustration fig 5-23a, p. 57 in "Explore Dollar Daters (1897-1913)" by Philatelic Writers' Club.1903年河間府寄法國，背貼蟠龍1角，銷河間府郵政局碑形戳。經保定，鈐大圓戳（月份為閏三月；年份為單位數“3”而非常見的“03”，另漏光緒年份“廿九”）。7.23經北京，鈐橢圓形郵政局日戳。7.25經牛莊。加貼軍徽圖加蓋KITAI 10戈比，銷營口（牛莊）俄軍13局7.13日戳。8.18抵法國。封剖開以作展示。十分難得之變異大圓戳例子。 2009.12 Interasia“龔文生大圓戳專場”，拍品號B92。郵文聯誼會《大圓戳探索（1897-1913）》第57頁圖5-23a原件。

China Shanghai

Lot 157

500 HKD

Live

1898 Shanghai LPO Coat of Arms 1c stationery cover, used in local, pplied with Shanghai Dollar cds.

China Imperial Post

Lot 158

700 HKD

Live

1898 Shanghai (4 Oct) to Customs Woosung, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c in pair, tied by Shanghai dollar cds. Arrived Woosung (4 Oct) with dollar

1898 Shanghai (4 Oct) to Customs Woosung, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c in pair, tied by Shanghai dollar cds. Arrived Woosung (4 Oct) with dollar cds.1898.10.4 上海寄吳淞海關，貼蟠龍1分雙連，銷上海大圓戳。10.4抵吳淞，同樣鈐大圓戳。

Lot 159

900 HKD

Live

1899 Shanghai (8 Mar) to Woosung, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by Shanghai Dollar cds with no Chinese year variety. Arrived Woosung (9

1899 Shanghai (8 Mar) to Woosung, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by Shanghai Dollar cds with no Chinese year variety. Arrived Woosung (9 Mar), also with dollar chop with missing Chinese year variety. Interesting and rare. 1899.3.8 上海寄吳淞，貼蟠龍2分，銷上海大圓戳（欠中文年份變異）。3.9抵吳淞，同樣鈐欠中文年份之大圓戳。稀罕有趣。

Lot 160

1,500 HKD

Live

1898 Soochow (2 Jul) to Italy. Picture postcard, f.w. Litho Dragon 4c, tied by Soochow Dollar cds in violet. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (3

1898 Soochow (2 Jul) to Italy. Picture postcard, f.w. Litho Dragon 4c, tied by Soochow Dollar cds in violet. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (3 Jul) with dollar cds. In combination with Hongn Kong QV 2c in pair, tied by Shagnhai BPO cds. Transit Hong Kong (8 Jul). Arrived Italy.1898.7.2 蘇州寄意大利。圖片明信片，貼日本版蟠龍4分，銷蘇州紫色大圓戳。7.3經上海清局，同樣鈐大圓戳。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像2仙雙連，銷上海英局日戳。7.8經香港。抵恴大利。

Lot 161

2,000 HKD

Live

1898 Soochow (4 Jul) to USA, f.w. Litho Dragon 10c, tied by Soochow Dollar cds in blue. Transit Shanghai (5 Jul) with dollar cds. In

1898 Soochow (4 Jul) to USA, f.w. Litho Dragon 10c, tied by Soochow Dollar cds in blue. Transit Shanghai (5 Jul) with dollar cds. In combination with Japanese Koban 5s in pair, tied by IJPO Shanghai (17 Jul) cds. Transit Yokohama, San Francisco. Cover top left damaged.1898.7.4 蘇州寄美國，貼日本版蟠龍1角，銷蘇州藍色大圓戳。7.5經上海，鈐大圓戳。加貼日本小判5錢雙連，銷上海日局7.17日戳。經橫濱、三藩市。封左上角有損。

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

Hong Kong

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

Lot 162

3,000 HKD

Live

1898 Swatow (6 May) to Mr. W Fic of Basel Mission, Hong Kong. ICP 1st print PSC, tied by Swatow Dollar cds (dated intercalary 3rd month).

1898 Swatow (6 May) to Mr. W Fic of Basel Mission, Hong Kong. ICP 1st print PSC, tied by Swatow Dollar cds (dated intercalary 3rd month). Arrived Hong Kong (7 May). 2019 (Jun) Interasia, lot 2303. Ex- Steve Chazen. Dr. Sam Chiu estimated about 50 examples of Swatow Dollar cds exist which is a rather small number given the prosperity of Swatow as a treaty port. Also, as dollar cds was formally used between 1897 and 1899, there was only one intercalary month in between and it is one of the only four exmples of Swatow Dollar cds dated intercalary 3rd month were recorded by Robert Kong. Illustration fig 3, p. 111 in "Interesting Covers Bearing Swatow Large Circular Date Stamp" by Robert Kong, "Asian Philatelist 2020".1898.5.6 汕頭寄香港。大清第一版郵資片，銷汕頭大圓戳（月份為閏三月）。5.7抵香港。2019.6 Interasia，拍品號2303。蔡盛舊藏。趙資靈博士推算，汕頭大圓戳之存世封片僅約50來件，以一繁華商埠而言算是較少。而由於大圓戳的正式使用為1897至1899年間，當中僅有一個閨月，故閨三月之汕頭大圓戳稀罕難得，此為龔秀彬記錄的僅四件之一。《亞洲郵學家2020》龔秀彬著《漫談汕頭大圓戳郵件》一文第111頁圖3原件。

Lot 163

1,000 HKD

Live

1899 Swatow (28 Feb) to Germany. ICP 1st Print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c, tied by Swatow dollar cds. Arrived Gottingen (2

1899 Swatow (28 Feb) to Germany. ICP 1st Print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c, tied by Swatow dollar cds. Arrived Gottingen (2 Apr). No combinatino franking with Hong Kong stamps or Hong Kong transit cds. 2004 (Nov) PhilaChina, lot 325.1899.2.28 汕頭寄德國。大清第一版郵資片，加貼蟠龍1分 + 2分，銷汕頭大圓戳。4.2抵哥廷根。未見混貼香港票或香港中轉戳。2004.11 PhilaChina，拍品號325。

Hong Kong

China Imperial Post

Hong Kong

Lot 164

3,200 HKD

Live

1899 Swatow (21 Aug) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c on reverse, tied by Swatow dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by

1899 Swatow (21 Aug) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c on reverse, tied by Swatow dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Hong Kong (22 Aug). Arrived San Francisco (18 Sep).1899.8.21 汕頭寄美國，背貼蟠龍1角，銷汕頭大圓戳。正面加貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷香港8.22中轉戳。9.18抵三藩市。

China Imperial Post

China Wuhu Cancellations and seals

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

China Imperial Post

Lot 165

3,000 HKD

Live

1898 Wuhu (6 May) to Switzerland, f.w. Litho Dragon 20c on reverse, tied by Pakua cancel, matching with clear strike of Wuhu dollar cds on

1898 Wuhu (6 May) to Switzerland, f.w. Litho Dragon 20c on reverse, tied by Pakua cancel, matching with clear strike of Wuhu dollar cds on front. Transit Shanghai (8 May). In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Shanghai BPO (9 May) cds. Transit Hong Kong (12 May). Arrived Baden (12 Jun). Cover opened out for display.1898.5.6 蕪湖寄瑞士，背貼日本版蟠龍2角，銷八卦戳，正另鈐清晰之蕪湖大圓戳。5.9經上海，蓋大圓戳。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷上海英局5.9日戳。5.12經香港。6.12抵Baden。封剖開以作展示。

China Wuhu Cancellations and seals

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

China Wuhu Cancellations and seals

Lot 166

900 HKD

Live

1898 Wuhu (4 Oct) to Shanghai, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by Wuhu Dollar dater. Arrived Shanghai LPO (6 Oct).1898.10.4

1898 Wuhu (4 Oct) to Shanghai, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by Wuhu Dollar dater. Arrived Shanghai LPO (6 Oct).1898.10.4 蕪湖寄上海，貼蟠龍1分，銷蕪湖大圓戳。10.6抵上海工部郵局。

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

Lot 167

3,000 HKD

Live

1898 Wuhu (15 Oct) to Greece. ICP 1st print PSC, uprated by Litho Dragon 1/2c + Coiling Dragon 1/2c + 2c, tied by Wuhu Dollar cds and Pakua

1898 Wuhu (15 Oct) to Greece. ICP 1st print PSC, uprated by Litho Dragon 1/2c + Coiling Dragon 1/2c + 2c, tied by Wuhu Dollar cds and Pakua chop. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (17 Oct). In combination with Hong Kong QV 2c in pair, tied by Shanghai BPO (17 Oct). Transit Hong Kong (21 Oct), French paquebot ligne N (22 Oct), Port Said (15 Nov). Card folded at middle.1898.10.15 蕪湖寄希臘。大清第一版郵資片，加貼日本版蟠龍半分 + 蟠龍半分 + 2分，銷蕪湖大圓戳及八卦戳。10.17經上海清郵。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像2仙雙連，銷上海英局10.17日戳。10.21經香港，10.22經法國郵船。片中折。