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Lot 387

1,100 HKD

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1935 (July 4) London to Shanghai "Return to Sender" and “P.T.O.” Cover Sent from South Kensington to Lt. Commdr. A. Yates at the

1935 (July 4) London to Shanghai "Return to Sender" and “P.T.O.” Cover Sent from South Kensington to Lt. Commdr. A. Yates at the Shanghai Club, redirected to the Admiralty, London. Features a GB 1½d Silver Jubilee stamp and a reverse block of 4x 1c Chinese postage due stamps tied by Shanghai cancels. The delivery failure is meticulously documented by three boxed instructional marks: "1ST NOTICE SENT" (Aug 7), "2ND" (Aug 12), and "3RD" (Aug 21). Includes a bilingual "Returned to Sender" wavy line handstamp and a London (Sept 13) arrival mark. A manuscript mark of "P.T.O." (Please Turn Over) was made on the front – this is alerted by postal clerks to direct attention to the extensive markings, Chinese stamps, and redirection instructions on the reverse of the envelope. This cover illustrates the disciplined three-stage notification attempt used by the Chinese Post Office before returning the item to the UK. The combination of British Jubilee commemoratives and Chinese definitive stamps makes it an exceptional piece of inter-postal and military history plus manuscript instructional marking.1935年倫敦寄上海「退回發信人」封，貼英國銀禧紀念郵票寄上海總會海軍少校。背面貼四連支1分帆船票，並完整蓋有 8月7日、12日及21日之三次催領通知戳記。本封詳盡記錄了中國郵政對海軍郵件的死信處理程序，是研究中英軍事郵政史之經典實物。

Great Britain Postage due stamps

Lot 389

700 HKD

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1933 England (24 Oct) to Shanghai, f.w. KGV 1d + 1/2d, tied by London meter stamp. Showing T mark on front. In combination with ROC postage

1933 England (24 Oct) to Shanghai, f.w. KGV 1d + 1/2d, tied by London meter stamp. Showing T mark on front. In combination with ROC postage due issue x13, in total of 20c on reverse, tied by Shanghai (23 Nov) arrival cds. Nice postage due example.1933.10.24 英國寄上海，貼佐治五世1便士 + 半便士，銷倫敦機戳。正鈐T章。背面加貼民國欠資票13枚，合2角，銷上海11.23到達戳。出色之欠資例。

China French PO

Lot 545

2,000 HKD

Live

1945 Yunnan (14 Sep) to France. WWII Red Cross cover by member of Corps Expéditionnaire Français en Extrême-Orient,showing French

1945 Yunnan (14 Sep) to France. WWII Red Cross cover by member of Corps Expéditionnaire Français en Extrême-Orient,showing French military PO origin cds and “TROUPS FRANCAISES / EN CHINE” h.s. With letter sheet content.1945.9.14 雲南寄法國。二戰紅十字會封，由法國遠東遠征軍官兵寄出，鈐法軍軍郵局始發日戳及在華法軍戳記。附信紙內容。