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China French PO

Lot 60

5,000 HKD

Live

1893 Peking (20 Jun) to France, f.w. Small Dragon 3ca on reverse for domestic rate, tied by Peking Chinese seal, alongside with I.G. of

1893 Peking (20 Jun) to France, f.w. Small Dragon 3ca on reverse for domestic rate, tied by Peking Chinese seal, alongside with I.G. of Customs cds. Transit Customs Tientsin (21 Jun), Customs Shanghai (25 Jun). In combination with French issue 15c x 2, tied byy Shanghai French PO (13 Jun) cds. Transit Modane-Paris (5 Aug). Arrived Yssingeaux (Aug). Cover opened at top.1893.6.20 北京寄法國，背貼小龍3分銀單枚付國內郵資，銷北京漢文戳記，旁鈐北京海關日戳。6.21經天津海關，6.25經上海海關。另貼法國票15生丁x2，銷上海法局6.13日戳。8.5經Modane-Paris。8月抵Yssingeaux。封頂打開。

Lot 61

20,000 HKD

Live

1894 Peking (17 Dec) to France, f.w. Small Dragon 3ca in strip of 3 for 9ca international letter rate, tied by Peking Chinese seal,

1894 Peking (17 Dec) to France, f.w. Small Dragon 3ca in strip of 3 for 9ca international letter rate, tied by Peking Chinese seal, matching with I.G. Customs of Peking cds. Transit Customs Shanghai (1 Jan). In combination with Peace and Commerce issue 25c, tied by Shanghai French PO (4 Jan) cds. Arrived Rhone (Feb).1894.12.17 北京寄法國，貼小龍3分銀直三連，合9分銀國外信函郵資，銷北京中文戳記，背鈐北京海關日戳。1.1經上海海關。加貼和平及商貿神像25生丁，銷上海法局1.4日戳。2月抵Rhone。

China British PO

China French PO Cancellations and seals

China British PO

Lot 80

12,000 HKD

Sold

1894 Chefoo (27 Nov) to France. Registered cover, full postage paid by cash and f.w. Small Dragon 5ca for postage between Shanghai LPO and

1894 Chefoo (27 Nov) to France. Registered cover, full postage paid by cash and f.w. Small Dragon 5ca for postage between Shanghai LPO and Customs Post (overpayment as 5ca was registered rate). Applied with Chefoo LPO origin cds on reverse. In combination with Hong Kong QV 5c in pair + surch 20c/30c by Shanghai LPO with "PAID" cachet. Then the cover was handed from Shangnhai LPO to Customs Post with scarce "REGISTERED" horizotnal h.s. Hong Kong stamps tied by Shanghai BPO (30 Nov) cds. Arrived Paris. Extraordinary joint delivery by local post, Customs and British Post. Usage of Small Dragon in this manner is also highly unusual.1894.11.27 煙台寄法國。掛號封，寄件人以現金付全額郵資，再貼小龍5分銀付工部局至海關郵資（5分銀為掛號郵資，故溢貼）。背鈐煙台書信館始發日戳。到上海工部局後加貼香港維多利亞女皇像5仙雙連 + 改值20仙，另見“PAID”橫戳。再由工部郵局交海關郵政，鈐“REGISTERED”橫戳。香港票銷上海英局11.30日戳。抵巴黎。經大清、工部及英國客郵三方聯合投遞之例子，貼小龍票更是精彩難得。

China French PO Cancellations and seals

Hong Kong Queen Victoria Unit with gutter

China British PO

China French PO Cancellations and seals

Lot 97

15,000 HKD

Sold

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。

Hong Kong Queen Victoria Unit with gutter

China British PO

Hong Kong Queen Victoria Unit with gutter

Lot 105

25,000 HKD

Live

1899 Ningpo (4 Mar) to France, f.w. Empress Dowager surch small figure 4c in vertical pair (top stamp with character "4" 3.5mm below

1899 Ningpo (4 Mar) to France, f.w. Empress Dowager surch small figure 4c in vertical pair (top stamp with character "4" 3.5mm below Chinese character variety; Chan 40c) + 1/2c in gutter horizontal pair + 1c, tied by Ningpo Dollar cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (5 Mar). In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c on front, tied by Shanghai BPO (6 Mar). Further transit Hong Kong (10 Mar), French paquebot (11 Mar). Nice franking of Empress Dowager variety stamp. The usage of Ningpo Dollar cds is also rather late as the latest record was Apr 1899.1899.3.4 寧波寄法國，背貼慈壽加蓋小字4分直雙連（上方一枚帶“4”字為3.5毫米長距變異；陳目40c）+ 半分過橋橫雙連 + 1分，銷寧波大圓戳。3.5經上海清郵。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷上海英局3.6日戳。3.10經香港，3.11經法國郵船。貼用加蓋變異票十分出色難得，同為寧波大圓戳之較晚例子（最晚為1899年4月）。

China British PO

Lot 139

20,000 HKD

Live

1902 Foochow (11 Feb) to France, f.w. Coiling Dragon x8 on reverse, in total of 10c, tied by Foochow dollar cds., alongside with scarce

1902 Foochow (11 Feb) to France, f.w. Coiling Dragon x8 on reverse, in total of 10c, tied by Foochow dollar cds., alongside with scarce Foochow Arsenal cds in violet (11 Feb). Transit Pagoda Arch (11 Feb). In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c on front, tied by Foochow IPO cachet and Victoria (15 Feb) cds. Arrived France (16 Mar). Cover opened out for display. With mount remnant on front. Very scarce combination example with Foochow Arsenal cds.1902.2.11 福州寄法國，背貼蟠龍8枚，合1角，銷福州大圓戳，旁鈐珍罕之福州船政紫色同日日戳。2.11經羅星塔。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷福州IPO騎縫戳及維多利亞2.15中轉戳。3.16抵法國。封剖開作展示。正面有粘痕。出色之福州船政混貼封。

China French PO

China British PO Picture postcards

China French PO

China British PO Picture postcards

China French PO

Lot 172

11,000 HKD

Sold

1899 Chungking (18 Sep) to France, applied with Chungking bisected bilingual origin cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (29 Sep). F.w. Peace

1899 Chungking (18 Sep) to France, applied with Chungking bisected bilingual origin cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (29 Sep). F.w. Peace and Commerce issue ovpt. Chine 25c, tied by Chungking type I IPO tie-print and Shanghai French PO cds (29 Sep). Transit French paquebot ligne N (3 Oct). Arrived France (Nov). Chungking IPO tie-print is already scarce, applied on French stamps are even more unusual.1899.9.18 重慶寄法國，鈐重慶半切漢英日戳。9.29經上海中國郵局。貼和平及商貿神像加蓋Chine 25生丁，銷重慶I型IPO騎縫戳及上海法局9.29日戳。10.3經法國郵船N線。11月抵法國。重慶IPO騎縫戳本已少見，蓋於法國票上更是可遇不可求。

China British PO Picture postcards

Lot 173

700 HKD

Live

1899 Shanghai (29 May) to England. View PPC, applied with Shanghai LPO origin cds. F.w. Coiling Dragon 4c, tied by Pakua cancel. In

1899 Shanghai (29 May) to England. View PPC, applied with Shanghai LPO origin cds. F.w. Coiling Dragon 4c, tied by Pakua cancel. In combination with Hong Kong QV 2c in pair, tied by IPO tie-print and Shanghae BPO (30 May) cds. 2008 (Jan) Spink China, lot 914.1899.5.29 上海寄英國。風光明信片，鈐上海工部郵局始發日戳。貼蟠龍4分，銷八卦戳。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像2仙雙連，銷IPO騎縫戳及上海英局5.30日戳。2008.1 斯賓克中國，拍品號914。