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Hongkong Treaty Ports

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China Japanese Occupation

Hongkong Treaty Ports

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Hongkong Treaty Ports

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。

Hong Kong

Lot 23

2,000 HKD

Sold

1843 (5 Oct) Missionary entire letter from Hong Kong to New York, USA. One of earliest mail from Hong Kong as British colony.

1843 (5 Oct) Missionary entire letter from Hong Kong to New York, USA. One of earliest mail from Hong Kong as British colony.1843.10.5 香港寄美國教會郵簡，是香港开埠以来最早的信件之一。

China Japanese Occupation

China Japanese Occupation Machine cancellations

China Japanese Occupation

Lot 30

6,000 HKD

Live

1941 Hong Kong (29 Nov) to USA but detained during occupation. Airmail cover, f.w. Centenary of British Occupation 15c in pair, tied by

1941 Hong Kong (29 Nov) to USA but detained during occupation. Airmail cover, f.w. Centenary of British Occupation 15c in pair, tied by Victoria cds., alongside with “NOT OPENED BY CENSOR”, “RETOUR”, “NO SERVICE” and “DETAINED IN HONGKONG BY JAPANESE FROM DECEMBER 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 1945” cachet. Very early detained mail. Extremely historcal. “1941.11.29 香港寄美國但被扣留，貼開埠百週年1角5分雙連，銷維多利亞日戳。鈐“NOT OPENED BY CENSOR”、“RETOUR”、“NO SERVICE”及“DETAINED IN HONGKONG BY JAPANESE FROM DECEMBER 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 1945”戳記。極早之扣留例子，深具歷史意義。”數。

China Japanese Occupation Machine cancellations

Hong Kong

Japan

China Japanese Occupation Machine cancellations

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。

Hong Kong

Japan

Hong Kong

Lot 176

1,200 HKD

Live

1934 Hong Kong (22 Mar) to Tientsin, redirected to Japan. Italian Government double-registered cover, f.w. Hong Kong KGV 5c, tied by

1934 Hong Kong (22 Mar) to Tientsin, redirected to Japan. Italian Government double-registered cover, f.w. Hong Kong KGV 5c, tied by Victoria cds. Arrived Tientsin (20 Mar). F.w. Martyrs 10c + Reaper 16c for redirect to Japan, tied by Tientsin (29 Mar) cds. Hong Kong stamp was crossed out. Interesting. 1934.3.22 香港寄天津，改寄日本。意大利政府雙掛號封，貼香港佐治五世5仙，銷維多利亞日戳。3.20抵天津，背面加貼烈士1角 + 農穫圖1角6分改寄日本，銷3.29天津三格日戳。香港票被劃上交叉。有趣。

Japan

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。