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China French PO Cancellations and seals

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China French PO Cancellations and seals

China Japanese PO Cancellations and seals

China French PO Cancellations and seals

Lot 49

200,000 HKD

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1882. Newchwang (20 Aug) to England. F.w. marginal vertical strip of three 3-ca Large Dragons, cancelled by CUSTOMS NEWCHWANG cds.Transit

1882. Newchwang (20 Aug) to England. F.w. marginal vertical strip of three 3-ca Large Dragons, cancelled by CUSTOMS NEWCHWANG cds.Transit CUSTOMS SHANGHAI (? Aug). Additionally affixed with French 25 ctm stamp cancelled by ‘SHANG-HAI CHINE’ French P.O. cds (25 Aug) with another alongside. French transit (8 Oct), Cheltenham arrival (10 Oct).1882.8.20牛莊寄英國封，貼大龍叁分銀直三連帶邊紙，銷牛莊海關日戳，經上海關。加貼法郵25生丁票一枚，銷上海法國客郵局8.25日戳，10.8經法國，10.10到達英國。

China Japanese PO Cancellations and seals

Lot 50

80,000 HKD

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1884 Peking (22 Jan) to Hawaii, f.w. Large Dragon thick paper, clean perf 3ca on reverse, tied by Peking Chinese seal, alongside with I.G.

1884 Peking (22 Jan) to Hawaii, f.w. Large Dragon thick paper, clean perf 3ca on reverse, tied by Peking Chinese seal, alongside with I.G. of Customs Peking cds in violet. Transit Customs Tientsin (24 Jan), Customs Shanghai (7 Feb), In combination with Japanese 5s, tied by black cork obliterator, alongside with IJPA Shanghai (20 Feb) cds. Cover opened out for display. Highly unusual destination for Large Dragon cover. With RPSL certificate. Ex- Ryohei Ishikawa. Illustration no. 242, p. 387 in "A Comprehensive Illustration on Covers of the Large Dragons" by James B Whang. 2014 (Jan) Interasia Auctions, lot 75 (Realized HKD1.15 million)1884.1.22 北京寄夏威夷，背貼厚紙光齒大龍3分銀，銷北京中文戳記，旁鈐北京海關藍色始發日戳。1.24經天津海關，2.7經上海海關。加貼日本小判5錢，銷黑色空十字戳，旁鈐上海日本郵政代理2.20日戳。封剖開以作展示。極為稀罕冷門的目的地。附皇家郵學會證書。石川良佐舊藏。黃建斌《大龍信封存世考》第387頁第242件原件。2014年1月Interasia Auctions拍品號75，成交價港元115萬。

China German PO Cancellations and seals

Lot 75

3,000 HKD

Live

1894 German Consulate Peking (2 Feb) to Germany, applied with I.G. of Customs Peking type A origin cds on reverse. Transit Customs Tientsin

1894 German Consulate Peking (2 Feb) to Germany, applied with I.G. of Customs Peking type A origin cds on reverse. Transit Customs Tientsin (9 Feb), Customs Shanghai (22 Feb) via Winter route. In combination with German Eagle 20pf, tied by Shanghai German postal agency (25 Feb). On reverse with German Consulate seal label.1894.2.2 德國駐京大使館寄德國，背鈐北京海關A型始發日戳。2.9經天津海關，經冬令郵路南下，2.22抵上海海關。加貼德國鷹徽圖20芬尼，銷上海德國郵政代理。背貼德國大使館封口紙。