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Lot 17

15,000 HKD

Live

1839 Cover front from Egypt to “T.O. Upjohn, Transport Eagle, Captn Patterson, Eastern Expedition, China”, showing fine strike of

1839 Cover front from Egypt to “T.O. Upjohn, Transport Eagle, Captn Patterson, Eastern Expedition, China”, showing fine strike of Waghorn type 7 “CARE OF MESSRS. WAGHORN & CO./LONDON. ALEXANDRIA.” (Sidebottom 7; Smith 7) handstamp. Arrived on 15 Jun 1842 according to manuscript. The Type 7 handstamp is scarce, with Smith recording only eighteen covers dated between Apr. 25, 1839, and Sep. 1841. Only about 5 Waghorn covers (or fronts such as this) are recorded to China, and probably unique to Opium War soldier.1839年埃及寄“中國東方遠征軍”封面，鈐清晰之Waghorn 7型“CARE OF MESSRS. WAGHORN & CO./LONDON. ALEXANDRIA.” 兩行橫戳（Sidebottom 7; Smith 7）。按批注可知1942.6.15抵達。7型橫戳甚為少見，Smith記錄中僅見18例，日期為1839年4月25日至1841年9月間。Waghorn 封寄中国的不过5件左右，寄给鴉片戰爭军人的可能只此一件。

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Lot 125

1,500 HKD

Live

1933 London (3 Feb) to Shanghai Volunteer Corps, f.w. KGV 1-1/2d, tied by London meter stamp. Arrived Shanghai (10 Mar), in combination

1933 London (3 Feb) to Shanghai Volunteer Corps, f.w. KGV 1-1/2d, tied by London meter stamp. Arrived Shanghai (10 Mar), in combination with ROC postage due 20c. The Shanghai Volunteer Corps was a multinational volunteer force controlled by the Shanghai Municipal Council. The SVC also engaged in the battle of Shanghai in 1937.1933.2.3 倫敦寄上海萬國商團，貼佐治五世1-1/2便士，銷倫敦機戳。3.10抵上海，加貼民國欠資票2 角。萬國商團是上海公共租界內由英、美領事組織成立的外國僑民民兵武裝，並參與淞滬會戰。

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 316

13,000 HKD

Live

1883 (10 Dec) Italian postal card to Egypt, missent to Yokohama, applied with Nocera Inferiore cds and oval "Fratelli Rossi" seal. Missent

1883 (10 Dec) Italian postal card to Egypt, missent to Yokohama, applied with Nocera Inferiore cds and oval "Fratelli Rossi" seal. Missent to Yokohama (26 Jan) with "MISSENT TO YOKOHAM JAPAN" cachet. Redirected to Alexandrie via Hong Kong (4 Feb), Suez (3 Mar). Interesting and scarce. Webb only recorded one example of this missent h.s. on a 1881 cover from Spain to Bombay.1883.12.10 意大利明信片寄埃及，誤寄橫濱，銷Nocera Inferiore日戳及“Fratelli Rossi”橢圓形戳記。1.26誤抵橫濱，鈐“MISSENT TO YOKOHAMA JAPAN”橫戳。改寄回亞歷山大，2.4經香港，3.3經蘇伊士。有趣難得。此誤寄橫戳於Webb記錄中僅見一件1881年例子。