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China Dowager

China French PO Postal stationery

China Japanese PO

China Dowager

China French PO Postal stationery

China Dowager

Lot 110

8,000 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager first print surch large figure, wide space 30c/24ca, with "30" shifted upward variety (Chan 55d), tied by Customs cds.

1897 Empress Dowager first print surch large figure, wide space 30c/24ca, with "30" shifted upward variety (Chan 55d), tied by Customs cds. According to Shih-Jen Chen, only 11 mint and 3 used examples were recorded for this variety stamp.1897年慈壽初版加蓋大字長距3角蓋24分銀，帶“30”上移變異（陳目55d），銷海關日戳。按陳士仁記錄，此變異僅有11枚新票及3枚舊票存世。

China French PO Postal stationery

Lot 111

12,000 HKD

Live

1897 Chefoo (29 Sep) to Germany. French ovpt. 10c PSC, f.w. Empress Dowager surch large figure narrow spaced 2c/2ca, tied by Chefoo Dollar

1897 Chefoo (29 Sep) to Germany. French ovpt. 10c PSC, f.w. Empress Dowager surch large figure narrow spaced 2c/2ca, tied by Chefoo Dollar cds. Transit Shanghai (1 Oct) with dollar cds. Indicia tied by Shanghai French PO (2 Oct) cds. Arrived Hamburg. 1897.9.29 煙台寄德國。法國加蓋Chine 10生丁郵資片，貼慈壽加蓋大字短距2分蓋2分銀，銷煙台大圓戳。10.1經上海，鈐大圓戳。郵資圖銷上海法局10.2日戳。抵漢堡。

China Japanese PO

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

China Japanese PO

Lot 112

8,000 HKD

Sold

1899 Shanghai (19 Jan) to USA, f.w. Empress Dowager surch large figure, narrow spaced 10c/9ca, tied by Pakua chop, matching with

1899 Shanghai (19 Jan) to USA, f.w. Empress Dowager surch large figure, narrow spaced 10c/9ca, tied by Pakua chop, matching with Shanghai Dollar cds on reverse. In combination with Japanese Koban 5s in pair, tied by IJPO Shanghai (20 Jan). Transit Yokohama. Arrived New York (15 Feb).1899.1.19 上海寄美國，貼慈壽加蓋大字短距10分蓋9分銀，銷八卦戳，背面另鈐上海大圓戳。加貼日本小判5錢雙連，銷上海日局1.20日戳。經橫濱。2.15抵紐約。

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

China Red Revenue

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

Lot 113

1,300 HKD

Sold

1899 Hankow (12 Mar) to Shanghai, f..w Empress Dowager surch Large Figure 2c/2Cd, tied by faint Hankow Dollar dater. Arrived Shanghai LPO

1899 Hankow (12 Mar) to Shanghai, f..w Empress Dowager surch Large Figure 2c/2Cd, tied by faint Hankow Dollar dater. Arrived Shanghai LPO (15 Mar).1899.3.12 漢口寄上海，貼慈壽加蓋大字2分，銷漢口大圓戳。3.15抵上海工部郵局。

China Red Revenue

Lot 114

700 HKD

Sold

1897 Red Revenue surch 1c/3c, with large box of Chinese character "One" variety (Chan 87a), tied by Pakua cancel.

1897 Red Revenue surch 1c/3c, with large box of Chinese character "One" variety (Chan 87a), tied by Pakua cancel.1897年紅印花加蓋大字1分，帶大口“壹”變異（陳目87a），銷八卦戳。

Lot 115

2,200 HKD

Sold

1897 Red Revenue surch large figre 4c/3c (Chan 89), MH.

1897年紅印花加蓋大字4分新（陳目89），背貼。

China Red Revenue

China Red Revenue Bulk lot

China Red Revenue

China Red Revenue Bulk lot

Lot 116

7,500 HKD

Sold

1897 Red Revenue surch large figure $1/3c (Chan 90), MH.

1897年紅印花加蓋大字1元新（陳目90），背貼。

China Red Revenue Bulk lot

Lot 117

2,800 HKD

Sold

1897 a group of 5 Red Revenue used stamps, including 1c, small figure 2c, large figure 2c x2 and large figure 4c, tied by Pakua cancel or

1897 a group of 5 Red Revenue used stamps, including 1c, small figure 2c, large figure 2c x2 and large figure 4c, tied by Pakua cancel or Customs cds. 4c stamp with broken ovpt. character "nt".1897年一組五枚紅印花舊票，包括1分、小2分、大2分x2及大4分，銷八卦戳或海關日戳。大4分之加蓋“nt”破版。

China Red Revenue Bulk lot

China Russian PO

Lot 118

2,000 HKD

Sold

1897 a group of 5 Red Revenue used stamps, including 1c, small figure 2c and large figure 2c x3, tied by dollar cds.

1897 a group of 5 Red Revenue used stamps, including 1c, small figure 2c and large figure 2c x3, tied by dollar cds.1897年一組五枚紅印花舊票，包括1分、小2分及大2分x3，銷大圓戳。

China Russian PO

China Red Revenue

China Imperial Post

China Russian PO

Lot 119

75,000 HKD

Sold

1897 Shanghai (17 Sep) to Mr. F Salzmann, Switzerland, f.w. Red Revenue surch large figre 4c/3c (Chan 89) for double printed matter rate,

1897 Shanghai (17 Sep) to Mr. F Salzmann, Switzerland, f.w. Red Revenue surch large figre 4c/3c (Chan 89) for double printed matter rate, tied by Shanghai dollar cds. In combination with Coat of Arms 7k, tied by Shanghai Russian PO (4 Sep) with T&S type 1 cds in violet. Transit Shanghai BPO (18 Sep), Hong Kong (21 Sep). Arrived Bern (22 Oct). Despite philatelic given the addressee, single franking of Red Revenue 4c and combination with Russian stamps is very appealing. Combination with Russian stamps is the rarest combination for Red Revnue covers as there is only one example recorded in "The Revenue Surcharges China 1897" by Directorate General of Posts, ROC. 2024 (May-Jun) Interphila Auction, lot 806. With swissasia-philately certificate.1897.9.17 上海寄瑞士F. Salzmann，貼紅印花加蓋大字4分蓋3分（陳目89），銷上海大圓戳。加貼軍徽圖7戈比，銷上海俄局T&S 1型紫色日戳。9.18經上海英局，9.21經香港。10.22抵伯恩。從收件人可知為集郵封，但單貼大肆分並混貼俄國票實在稀罕難得。混貼俄國票為紅印花封片中最為稀罕少見之混貼形式，即使在交通部郵政總局《紅印花郵票》中亦僅見一例，可遇不可求。2024.5-6 Interphila Auction，拍品號806。附swissasia-philately證書。

China Red Revenue

China Imperial Post

China Red Revenue

Lot 120

18,000 HKD

Sold

1898 Wuhu (13 Sep) to Shanghai, f.w. Red Revenue surch 1c with large box of central character (Chan 87a), tied by Wuhu Dollar cds in brown.

1898 Wuhu (13 Sep) to Shanghai, f.w. Red Revenue surch 1c with large box of central character (Chan 87a), tied by Wuhu Dollar cds in brown. Arrived Shanghai LPO (15 Sep).1898.9.13 蕪湖寄上海，貼紅印花加蓋1分，帶大口“壹”變異，銷蕪湖棕色大圓戳。9.15抵上海工部郵局。

China Imperial Post

Lot 121

5,600 HKD

Sold

1897 Litho Dragon used complete set (Chan 92-103), mostly tied by clear strike of Dollar cds.

China Imperial Post Bulk lot

China Imperial Post

China Imperial Post Bulk lot

China Imperial Post

China Imperial Post Bulk lot

Lot 122

800 HKD

Sold

1900s a group of 17 Coiling Dragon and ovpt. Postage Due used stamps, applied with various cds and tombstone cancel.

1900s a group of 17 Coiling Dragon and ovpt. Postage Due used stamps, applied with various cds and tombstone cancel.1900年代一組17枚蟠龍及加蓋欠資票舊票，銷圓型日戳或碑形戳。

China Imperial Post

Lot 123

8,500 HKD

Sold

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 Imperial Post

Japan Postal stationery

Lot 124

1,300 HKD

Sold

1898 Customs House Canton (1 May) to the Transport Officer of Customs House Wuchow. On service cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by clear

1898 Customs House Canton (1 May) to the Transport Officer of Customs House Wuchow. On service cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by clear strike of Canton Dollar cds. Arrived Customs Wuchow (2 May) with oval "IMPERIAL POST OFFICE" d.s. in violet. Rare. 1898.5.1 廣州海關寄梧州海關。郵政公事封，貼蟠龍2分，銷清晰之廣州大圓戳。5.2抵梧州，鈐橢圓形藍色“IMPERIAL POST OFFICE”英文日戳。罕。

Japan Postal stationery

China British PO

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

Japan Postal stationery

Lot 125

1,200 HKD

Sold

1898 Canton (14 Jul) to Germany. Japanese 2s PSC used as postcard, applied with Canton dollar cds. In combintion with Hong Kong QV 2c in

1898 Canton (14 Jul) to Germany. Japanese 2s PSC used as postcard, applied with Canton dollar cds. In combintion with Hong Kong QV 2c in pair, tied by Hong Kong (15 Jul) cds. Arrived Hamburg (16 Aug).1898.7.14 廣州寄德國。日本2錢郵資片，鈐廣州大圓始發日戳。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像2仙雙連，銷香港7.15日戳。8.16抵漢堡。

China British PO

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

China British PO

Lot 126

500 HKD

Live

1899 Canton (13 Mar) to Germany. Chinese barber PPC, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c, tied by Canton dollar dater. In combintion with Hong Kong QV

1899 Canton (13 Mar) to Germany. Chinese barber PPC, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c, tied by Canton dollar dater. In combintion with Hong Kong QV 2c in pair, tied by Hong Kong (19 Mar) cds. Arrived Neugersdorf (23 Apr). 1899.3.13 廣州寄德國。中國剃髮者圖畫明信片，貼蟠龍4分，銷廣州大圓戳。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像2仙雙連，銷香港3.19日戳。4.23抵Neugersdorf。

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

Lot 127

3,800 HKD

Sold

1898 Chefoo (4 Aug) to England. Registered cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2x 2c + 5c + Litho Dragon 20c on both sides, in total of 30c for

1898 Chefoo (4 Aug) to England. Registered cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2x 2c + 5c + Litho Dragon 20c on both sides, in total of 30c for international registered double rate, tied by Chefoo Dollar cds in violet and R mark. In combination with Hong Kong QV 3x 10c, tied by Shanghai BPO (11 Aug) cds. Transit Hong Kong (19 Aug). Arrived England (19 Sep). Nice franking of the high denomination Litho Dragon 20c.1898.8.4 煙台寄英國。掛號封，正背共貼蟠龍1分 + 2x 2分 + 5分 + 日本版蟠龍2角，合3角國外掛號雙倍郵資，銷煙台大圓戳及R章。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像3x 10仙，銷上海英局8.11中轉戳。8.19經香港。9.19抵英國。日本版蟠龍高面值貼票精彩。