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China Postal stationery

China Covers bulk lot

China Postal stationery

Lot 415

300 HKD

Live

1941 (16 Jan) SYS 1st print 15c PSC (Han 45), from Shanghai to Bohemia, uprated by 2c + 13c, tied by Shanghai bilingual cds, along with

1941 (16 Jan) SYS 1st print 15c PSC (Han 45), from Shanghai to Bohemia, uprated by 2c + 13c, tied by Shanghai bilingual cds, along with censor mark. Very late usage of this card as 15c international postage rate only lasted to 31 Aug 1939.1941.1.16 孫像第一版1角5分郵資片（韓目45），自上海寄波希米亞，加貼2分 + 1角3分，銷上海三格點線日戳，另鈐納粹德國檢查章。1角5分國外明信片郵資到1939年8月31日為止，故此為1角5分片之甚晚使用。

Lot 433

3,000 HKD

Live

194X (8 Aug) Shansi surch CNC$50 on SYS $10 stationery card, from Taiyuan to Japan, uprated by Dah Tung 1st Print SYS $100 + $200 x6, tied

194X (8 Aug) Shansi surch CNC$50 on SYS $10 stationery card, from Taiyuan to Japan, uprated by Dah Tung 1st Print SYS $100 + $200 x6, tied by Taiyuan cds (dated ROC year 38 = 1949 which is obviously wrong. Probably 1947) , along with triangular censor mark. Card folded. Commerical usage of Shani surch CNC$50 stationery card is scarce.194X.8.8 山西加蓋“國幣伍拾圓”於孫像10元郵資片，自太原寄日本，加貼大東一版孫像100元 + 200元x6 ，銷太原日戳（日戳年份為民國38年，顯然為誤，應為1947年），另見三角形檢查章。山西加蓋之國幣50元片實寄頗為少見難得。

China Covers bulk lot

China Province Mandschurei

China Covers bulk lot

Lot 538

3,500 HKD

Live

1916 and 1917 a group of 3 censored covers in Shansi, applied with "Shansi Capital City Censor E", "Fansze- hsien Government Office" and

1916 and 1917 a group of 3 censored covers in Shansi, applied with "Shansi Capital City Censor E", "Fansze- hsien Government Office" and "Shansi Censor" censor markings. Shansi conducted postal censorship under the governance of warlord Yan Xishan.1916及1917年一組三件山西檢查封，分別鈐“山西省城郵件檢查員E驗訖”橢圓戳、“繁峙縣公署驗訖”直戳及“山西檢查員驗訖”橫戳。山西於閻錫山統治時期實施郵政檢查。

China Province Mandschurei

China Republic of China

China Province Mandschurei

Lot 539

2,000 HKD

Live

1917 Tsingshih (29 May) to Finland but not delivered due to WWI, f.w. Junk 1c + 3c in strip of 3, tied by Tsingshih bilingual cds. With

1917 Tsingshih (29 May) to Finland but not delivered due to WWI, f.w. Junk 1c + 3c in strip of 3, tied by Tsingshih bilingual cds. With "Via Siberia" annotation. Transit Hankow (4 Jun), Harbin (6 Jun) but did not proceed further and redirected to USA where the cover censored and resealed. Then returned to Return Letter Office at Shanghai (3 Oct). On front f.w. New York PO slip, stating that delivery to or via Germany was suspended while mails to some parts of Russia were accepted at sender's risk. Historical1917.5.29 津市寄芬蘭但因一戰而未被送遞，貼帆船1分 + 3分三連，銷津市腰框日戳。寫有“via Siberia”批示。6.4經漢口，6.6經哈爾濱。但應未有前進而改經美國，於美國檢查重封，10.4退回上海退信局。正貼紐約郵局告示，指停止送遞寄/經德國郵件，但仍可寄俄國部分地區，惟寄件人責任自負。極具歷史意義。

China Republic of China

Lot 541

500 HKD

Live

1919 Cover to USA by Kwangtung local postal agency, f.w. Junk 10c, tied by faint red tombstone cancel and cds. On reverse with oval "Yun On

1919 Cover to USA by Kwangtung local postal agency, f.w. Junk 10c, tied by faint red tombstone cancel and cds. On reverse with oval "Yun On & Co" postal agency marking. Transit Canton (22 Mar). Affixed with censor label.1919年於廣東地方郵政代理寄美國封，貼帆船1角，銷紅色碑形戳及腰框日戳。背鈐“七安”橢圓形郵政代理戳記。檢查後重封。

Lot 555

200 HKD

Live

1947 Shanghai (12 Dec) to Austria. WWII censor cover, f.w. Mobile Post and Postal Kiosk complete set + Teacher's Day $500 + Shanghai Dah

1947 Shanghai (12 Dec) to Austria. WWII censor cover, f.w. Mobile Post and Postal Kiosk complete set + Teacher's Day $500 + Shanghai Dah Tung Print SYS $5000 + $10,000 x2, in total of $30,050 for $30,000 international airmail letter rate, tied by Shanghai bilingual cds. Censored and resealed. Showing Austrian censor mark on front. Second day cover of new postage but international airmail letter rate remained unchanged.1947.12.12 上海寄奧國。二戰檢查封，貼行動郵局及郵亭郵票全 + 教師節500元 + 上海大東版孫像5000元 + 1萬元x2，合3萬50元（國外航空信函郵資3萬元），銷上海三格點線日戳。檢查並重封。正面鈐奧國檢查圓戳。為郵資次日封，但國外航空信函郵資不變。

Manchukuo Russian Post Postal stationery

Japan

Manchukuo

Manchukuo Russian Post Postal stationery

Japan

Manchukuo Russian Post Postal stationery

Lot 878

1,500 HKD

Live

1905 Mukden (7 Feb) to France. Japanese military cover used as civilian cover, f.w. Coat of Arms 2k + 3k + 5k, tied by scarce Mukden

1905 Mukden (7 Feb) to France. Japanese military cover used as civilian cover, f.w. Coat of Arms 2k + 3k + 5k, tied by scarce Mukden T&S type 3 cds. T&S only saw examples on this cds on stampless military cover.1905.2.7 瀋陽寄法國。日本軍郵封用作民郵封，貼軍徽圖2戈比 + 3戈比 + 5戈比，銷少見之瀋陽T&S 3型日戳。T&S指此戳僅曾見於無貼票之軍郵封上。

Japan

Lot 886

3,000 HKD

Live

1905 Russo-Japanese War POW cover from Hamadera POW camp to Russia, applied with Japanese “Hamadera Prisoner of War Camp” censor mark

1905 Russo-Japanese War POW cover from Hamadera POW camp to Russia, applied with Japanese “Hamadera Prisoner of War Camp” censor mark in violet, along with Japanese cds. Arrived Russia. Cover opened out for display.1905年日俄戰俘戰俘封，自濱寺俘虜收容所寄俄國，鈐“濱寺俘虜收容所”紫色檢查戳及日本始發日戳。抵俄國。封剖開以作展示。

Manchukuo

Manchukuo Russian Post

Manchukuo

Lot 897

800 HKD

Live

1922 Vladivostok (14 Jun) to USA. Registered cover, f.w. Far Eastern Republic Coat of Arms imperf 10k in block of 4 on reverse, tied by

1922 Vladivostok (14 Jun) to USA. Registered cover, f.w. Far Eastern Republic Coat of Arms imperf 10k in block of 4 on reverse, tied by Vladivostok cds. On front with registered label. Arrived New York (6 Jul).1922.6.14 海參崴寄美國。掛號封，背貼遠東共和國無齒10戈比四方連，銷海參崴日戳。正貼掛號標籤。8.7抵紐約。

Manchukuo Russian Post

Malaya Covers bulk lot

Macao

Manchukuo Russian Post

Lot 904

800 HKD

Live

1945 (14 Aug) Soviet Red Army family letter from FPO No. 49430, Manchuria, folded in triangular shape, along with 02184 censor mark.

1945 (14 Aug) Soviet Red Army family letter from FPO No. 49430, Manchuria, folded in triangular shape, along with 02184 censor mark. Arrived Kolomna (30 Aug). Sovie Army invaded Manchuria on 9 Aug 1945 and retreated on 3 May 1946. These mails were strictly confidential for years and not seen until the collapse of USSR. Illustration 2 in “Soviet Japanese War 1945 adn Soviet Miliary Mail in Manchuria” by Danny Wong, “Asian Philatelist 2015”.1945.8.14 蘇聯紅軍家書，自滿州軍郵49430局寄出，折成三角形，旁見02184檢查章。8.30抵Kolomna。蘇聯在1945年8月9日進攻滿洲，並在1946年5月3日撤離。由於蘇聯嚴格保密，實物一直不為人所知，直至蘇聯解體後才有實物流出。《亞洲郵學家2015》王劍智著《日蘇戰爭與在滿洲蘇聯紅軍軍郵》一文圖2原件。

Malaya Covers bulk lot

Macao

Malaya Covers bulk lot

Lot 1084

1,500 HKD

Live

1939-1941 a group of 5 WWII censor covers from Malaya, applied with various type of censor marks. One cover applied with Penang type 6F

1939-1941 a group of 5 WWII censor covers from Malaya, applied with various type of censor marks. One cover applied with Penang type 6F "PASSED FOR TRANSMISSION" no. 24 triangular mark which Konrad Morenweiser rated its value as 9 out of 10.1939至1941年一組五件馬來亞寄出之二戰檢查封，鈐不同樣式之檢查戳。當中一件鈐檳城6F型“PASSED FOR TRANSMISSION”24號三角形戳。Konrad Morenweiser標注其稀罕程度為9（滿分10）。

Macao

Lot 1805

700 HKD

Live

1941 Macao (11 May) to Hong Kong, f.w. Imperial Colonial Portugue 1a in pair + Portugal and San Gabriel surch with singlar bar 5a/8a in

1941 Macao (11 May) to Hong Kong, f.w. Imperial Colonial Portugue 1a in pair + Portugal and San Gabriel surch with singlar bar 5a/8a in pair, tied by Macao hexagonal d.s. Along with "NOT OPENED BY CENSOR" marking. Arrived Hong Kong (12 May).1941.5.11 澳門寄香港，貼大葡帝國1仙雙連 + 航海紀念碑單線改值5仙蓋8仙雙連，銷澳門六角形日戳。另見“NOT OPENED BY CENSOR”戳記。5.12抵香港。

China Republic of China Postal stationery

Manchukuo

China Republic of China

China Republic of China Postal stationery

Manchukuo

China Republic of China Postal stationery

Lot 2010

800 HKD

Live

1915-18 a pair of card/cover to Europe. The 1915 PC to Italy specified “via America” but was censored in Russia, indicating

1915-18 a pair of card/cover to Europe. The 1915 PC to Italy specified “via America” but was censored in Russia, indicating trans-Siberia route was still operative. The 1918 registered cover to Denmark specified “via Siberia” but with New York transit, obviously took the American rout instead. Censored twice. Contrasting pair. 1915-18，兩件經“京奉行動郵局”歐洲寄信，貼夏威夷或農票，1915年一件寄意大利，記載“經美洲郵路”，但接受俄羅斯檢查，證明實際上走西伯利亞郵路。另一件掛號信寄丹麥，記載“經西伯利亞郵路”，實際上經紐約，接受兩次檢查。

Manchukuo

Lot 2033

3,000 HKD

Live

1931 Changchun (1 Dec) to Shenyang, f.w. Junk ovpt. Limited For Use in Ki-Hei 4c, tied by Changchun cds. On reverse with “Japanese

1931 Changchun (1 Dec) to Shenyang, f.w. Junk ovpt. Limited For Use in Ki-Hei 4c, tied by Changchun cds. On reverse with “Japanese Military Police / Changchun” censor mark. Arrived Shenyang (3 Dec). Since the Japanesee occupation of Manchuria, Kwantung Army conducted postal censorship to collect intelligence. Illustration fig 4-12, p.71 in “The 1934 Negotiation of China-Manchukuo Mail Exchange and Related Postal History” by Huei Ching Ho.1931.12.1 長春寄瀋陽，貼帆船加蓋限吉黑貼用4分，銷長春日戳，另鈐長春日本憲兵隊檢查章。12.3抵瀋陽。自日軍佔領東北後，關東軍實施郵政檢查以收集反日情報。何輝慶《1934華滿通郵談判暨相關郵史》第71頁圖四-12原件。

China Republic of China

China Japanese Occupation

China Republic of China

Lot 2040

100,000 HKD

Live

1932 Lishuichen (27 Jul) to Harbin, f.w. Junk ovpt. Limited For Use in Ki-Hei 5c, tied by Lishuchen bilingual cds (dated “Year 32”

1932 Lishuichen (27 Jul) to Harbin, f.w. Junk ovpt. Limited For Use in Ki-Hei 5c, tied by Lishuchen bilingual cds (dated “Year 32” instead of Manchukuo calendar). On reverse with scarce Kirin Resistance Army against Japan censor mark. It is the only known censor example conducted by the Kirin Resistance Army against Japan. 1932.7.27 梨樹鎮寄哈爾濱，貼帆船加蓋限吉黑貼用5分，銷梨樹鎮三格英漢日戳。背鈐難得之吉林抗日聯軍檢查章。此為吉林抗日聯軍實施郵政檢查之孤例。

China Japanese Occupation

Manchukuo

China Republic of China

China Japanese Occupation

Lot 2077

2,500 HKD

Live

1942-1943 a pair of WWII POW covers from Hoten POW Camp to Japan and Korea, applied with censor marks in Japanese and English respectively

1942-1943 a pair of WWII POW covers from Hoten POW Camp to Japan and Korea, applied with censor marks in Japanese and English respectively as well as name seal of the censor. Archival records indicate over 2, 000 Allied prisoners were held here.1942至1943年一對二戰戰俘檢查封，自奉天俘虜收容所寄日韓，分別鈐日文、英文檢查章以及檢查員名字章。奉天俘虜收容所曾經關押了二千名盟軍戰俘，亦被認為是日軍戰俘營當中最有代表性的一座。

Manchukuo

China Republic of China

Manchukuo

Lot 2078

2,500 HKD

Live

1943-1944 a pair of WWII POW covers from Hoten POW Camp to USA, applied with different types of POW censor mark as well as name seal of the

1943-1944 a pair of WWII POW covers from Hoten POW Camp to USA, applied with different types of POW censor mark as well as name seal of the censor. Archival records indicate over 2, 000 Allied prisoners were held here,1943至1944年一對二戰戰俘檢查封，自奉天俘虜收容所寄美國，鈐不同樣式之檢查章以及檢查員名字章。奉天俘虜收容所曾經關押了二千名盟軍戰俘，亦被認為是日軍戰俘營當中最有代表性的一座。

China Republic of China

Lot 2132

2,000 HKD

Live

1932 Kuche (17 Nov) to Tihwa, f.w. SYS and Junk ovpt. Limited For Use in Sinkiang x4, in total of 6c, tied by Kuche bilingual cds. Censored

1932 Kuche (17 Nov) to Tihwa, f.w. SYS and Junk ovpt. Limited For Use in Sinkiang x4, in total of 6c, tied by Kuche bilingual cds. Censored and resealed with "Kuchehsien Government" label. Arrived Tihwa (29 Nov) and censored again with another label.1932.11.17 庫車寄迪化，貼孫像及帆船加蓋限新省貼用4枚，合6分，銷庫車三格英漢日戳。背貼“庫車縣政府派員檢查訖重封”封片。11.29抵迪化，並再次檢查重封。