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Hong Kong Picture postcards

Lot 1713

200 HKD

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A group of 8 vintage picture postcards in the theme of Hong Kong Island street scene. Two cards showing Daibutsu at the corner of Arsenal

A group of 8 vintage picture postcards in the theme of Hong Kong Island street scene. Two cards showing Daibutsu at the corner of Arsenal Street. All unused and coloured. Good materials for thematic and postcard collection.一組八張以港島街景為題之早期明信片，當中兩張可見軍器廠街上的大佛洋行，乃莊士敦道口一帶被稱為大佛口之故，十分少見。大多未使用並上色。適合主題類及明信片類郵集。

Lot 1714

200 HKD

Live

A group of 6 vintage picture postcards in the theme of Supreme Court. All unused and partly coloured. This building housed the Legislative

A group of 6 vintage picture postcards in the theme of Supreme Court. All unused and partly coloured. This building housed the Legislative Council and Court of FInal Appeal afterward. Good materials for thematic and postcard collection.一組六張以最高法院為題之早期明信片，均未使用，部分上色。該建築隨後改作立法會及終審法院。有趣難得之題材，適合主題類及明信片類郵集。

Lot 1715

200 HKD

Live

A group of 8 vintage picture postcards in the theme of Queen Victoria statue. All unused and partly coloured. Good materials for thematic

A group of 8 vintage picture postcards in the theme of Queen Victoria statue. All unused and partly coloured. Good materials for thematic and postcard collection.一組八張以皇后像廣場為題之早期明信片。均未使用，部分上色。有趣難得之題材，適合主題類及明信片類郵集。

Lot 1716

200 HKD

Live

A group of 6 vintage picture postcards in the theme of hosptials, including Naval Hospital, Military Hospital and Government Civil

A group of 6 vintage picture postcards in the theme of hosptials, including Naval Hospital, Military Hospital and Government Civil Hospital. All unused. Partly coloured. Located at Sai Ying Pun, Government Civil Hospital is the first public hospital in Hong Kong. Its image is rarely seen on postcard.一組六張以醫院為題之早期明信片，包括海軍醫院、英軍醫院及國家醫院。均未使用，部分上色。國家醫院位於西營盤，是全港首間公立政府醫院，其圖像難得少見。

Lot 1717

200 HKD

Live

A group of 4 vintage picture postcards in the theme of cricket ground and and Garrison Parade Ground. All unused and partly coloured. Good

A group of 4 vintage picture postcards in the theme of cricket ground and and Garrison Parade Ground. All unused and partly coloured. Good materials for thematic and postcard collection.一組四張以木球場及軍營操場為題之早期明信片，均未使用，部分上色。有趣難得之題材，適合主題類及明信片類郵集。

Lot 1718

100 HKD

Live

A pair of East Point and North Point view PPC. East point is nowadays Causeway Bay while the beach of North point in the image is now

A pair of East Point and North Point view PPC. East point is nowadays Causeway Bay while the beach of North point in the image is now hotel. Both unused. Scarce. Good material for thematic and postcard collection.一對以東角及北角岸邊風光明信片。東角即時期銅鑼灣一帶，而北角沙灘現已為酒店。均未使用。難得。適合主題類及明信片類郵集。

Lot 1719

200 HKD

Live

A group of 8 vintage picture postcards in the theme of water, showing scarce images such as , North Point Beach, Sulphur Channel and Deep

A group of 8 vintage picture postcards in the theme of water, showing scarce images such as , North Point Beach, Sulphur Channel and Deep Water Bay. All unused and partyl coloured. Good material for thematic and postcard collection. Sulphur channel was named after HMS Sulphur commanded by Edward Belcher who took the first British survey to Hong Kong harbour on 25 January 1841一組八張以香港水域為題之早期明信片，印有北角海傍、硫磺海峽、深水灣等少見圖像。均未使用，部分上色。適合主題類及明信片類郵集。硫磺海峽以英軍測量船硫磺號命名。

Lot 1720

200 HKD

Live

A group of 3 vintage picture postcards in the theme of pier, showing Statue Pier (Queen's Pier), Blake Pier and Star Ferry Wharf

A group of 3 vintage picture postcards in the theme of pier, showing Statue Pier (Queen's Pier), Blake Pier and Star Ferry Wharf respectively. All unused and coloured. Good materials for thematic and postcard collection.一組三張以碼頭為題之早期明信片，展示了皇后像碼頭（即皇后碼頭）、卜公碼頭及天星碼頭。均未使用並上色。有趣難得之題材，適合主題類及明信片類郵集。

Lot 1721

500 HKD

Live

A group of 5 Kowloon view picture postcards, showing Yau Ma Tei Police Station, Natham Road, Signal Station etc. All unused and coloured.

A group of 5 Kowloon view picture postcards, showing Yau Ma Tei Police Station, Natham Road, Signal Station etc. All unused and coloured. View postcards of Kowloon are much rarer than those of Hong Kong Island. Good material for thematic and postcard collection.一組五張以九龍風光早期明信片，印有彌敦道、油麻地警署、訊號山等少見圖像。均未使用並上色。九龍風景之明信片遠比港島少見難得。適合主題類及明信片類郵集。

Lot 1722

500 HKD

Live

A group of 5 Kowloon view picture postcards, showing Natham Road, rural area, Church of Roman Catholic etc. All unused and mostly coloured.

A group of 5 Kowloon view picture postcards, showing Natham Road, rural area, Church of Roman Catholic etc. All unused and mostly coloured. View postcards of Kowloon are much rarer than those of Hong Kong Island. Good material for thematic and postcard collection.一組五張以九龍風光早期明信片，印有彌敦道、教堂、農田等少見圖像。均未使用，大多上色。九龍風景之明信片遠比港島少見難得。適合主題類及明信片類郵集。

Lot 1723

100 HKD

Live

A group of 3 vintage picture postcards in the theme of rural area in Kowloon and Satin. All unused and partly coloured. Most of the vintage

A group of 3 vintage picture postcards in the theme of rural area in Kowloon and Satin. All unused and partly coloured. Most of the vintage Hong Kong PPC show the view of Hong Kong island. Examples of rural area are rather scarce. Good materials for thematic and postcard collection.一組三張以九龍及沙田農田為題之早期明信片。均未使用，部分上色。大多香港老明信片都印上港島風光，印有鄉郊風光者十分少見。有趣難得之題材，適合主題類及明信片類郵集。

Lot 1724

100 HKD

Live

A group of 4 vintage picture postcards in the theme of Taitam Reservoir and water tank,. All unused. Good materials for thematic and

A group of 4 vintage picture postcards in the theme of Taitam Reservoir and water tank,. All unused. Good materials for thematic and postcard collection一組四張以大潭水塘及山邊貯水池為題之早期明信片。均未使用。有趣難得之題材，適合主題類及明信片類郵集。

Hong Kong Picture postcards

Japan

Hong Kong Picture postcards

Japan

Lot 1725

800 HKD

Live

A group of 15 vintage picture postcards in the theme of local folklore, showing temple, actors, children etc. Mostly unused and coloured.

A group of 15 vintage picture postcards in the theme of local folklore, showing temple, actors, children etc. Mostly unused and coloured. Good material for thematic and postcard collection.一組十五張以本地居民生活為題之早期明信片，展示了廟寺、戲劇演員、兒童等。大多未使用並上色。適合主題類及明信片類郵集。

Japan

Lot 1908

2,000 HKD

Live

Kuang Hsu (Guangxu) Year 21 (1895) Official cover from a Kwangtung officer at the Liaoning battlefield of Sino-Japanese War to the Zhang

Kuang Hsu (Guangxu) Year 21 (1895) Official cover from a Kwangtung officer at the Liaoning battlefield of Sino-Japanese War to the Zhang Zhidong, Minister of Nanyang and Viceroy of Kiangsu-Chekiang.光緒二十一年（1895）甲午戰爭後期從遼寧戰場發出之公文。統領湖廣愷字炮隊廣東大鵬協鎮吳自錦州西海口發，致南洋大臣兩江總督張之洞。

Japan

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 1911

2,000 HKD

Live

Kuang Hsu (Guangxu) Year 34 (1908) Official mail from the Garrison Commander in Yingkow to German Consulate Yingkow, applied with red

Kuang Hsu (Guangxu) Year 34 (1908) Official mail from the Garrison Commander in Yingkow to German Consulate Yingkow, applied with red official seal光緒三十四年（1908）營口統帶致德國駐營口領事公文。

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Japan

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 1926

1,000 HKD

Live

1898 (28 Feb) Cover front applied with Newchwang dollar cds., alongside with Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Shanghai BPO cds.

1898 (28 Feb) Cover front applied with Newchwang dollar cds., alongside with Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Shanghai BPO cds.1898.2.28 信封封面，鈐有牛莊大圓戳。另貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷上海英局日戳。

Japan

Lot 1941

1,200 HKD

Live

1910 Harbin (10 Mar) to Germany. Registered cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 4c in pair + 10c, tied by Harbin bisected bilingual cds, along

1910 Harbin (10 Mar) to Germany. Registered cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 4c in pair + 10c, tied by Harbin bisected bilingual cds, along with registered mark and “via SIBERIA-MOSCOW” cachet. Arrived Berlin (23 Mar). 1910.3.10 哈爾濱寄德國。掛號封，貼蟠龍2分 + 4分雙連 + 1角，銷哈爾濱半切漢英日戳，旁見掛號章及“經西伯利亞-莫斯科”指示戳。3.23抵柏林。

Lot 1946

2,000 HKD

Live

1911 Sansing (27 Oct) to Japan. CIP 4th print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 1/2c for concessionary rate to Japan, tied by Sansing

1911 Sansing (27 Oct) to Japan. CIP 4th print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 1/2c for concessionary rate to Japan, tied by Sansing bilingual cds. Sansing is known as Yilan County nowadays. Very scarce. 1911.10.27 三姓寄日本。大清第四版郵資片，加貼蟠龍半分，合寄日本特惠郵資，銷三姓腰框英漢日戳。三姓即現時依蘭。郵例難得。