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Hongkong Treaty Ports

Norway

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Norway

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。

Norway

Lot 1935

1,000 HKD

Live

1908 Newchwang (20 May) to Norway via Suez. Picture postcard, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c, tied by Newchwang bisected biilingual cds. Transit

1908 Newchwang (20 May) to Norway via Suez. Picture postcard, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c, tied by Newchwang bisected biilingual cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (1 Jun), Shanghai French PO (2 Jun). Example of not taking Siberian route.1908.5.20 牛莊寄挪威。圖片明信片，貼蟠龍4分，銷牛莊半切漢英日戳。6.1經上海清郵，6.2經上海法局。不走西伯利亞郵路的例子。

Norway

Russia Post in China Cancellations and seals

Lot 1938

1,800 HKD

Sold

1903 Tientsin (1 Jul) to Norway. Registered cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Tientsin bisected bilingual cds. Transit Newchwang (3

1903 Tientsin (1 Jul) to Norway. Registered cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Tientsin bisected bilingual cds. Transit Newchwang (3 Jul). In combination with Coat of Arms ovpt. KITAI 10k, tied by Russian FPO No. 13 cds (21 Apr). Arrived Norway (24 Jul). 1903.7.1 天津寄挪威。掛號封，貼蟠龍1角，銷天津半切漢英日戳。7.3經牛莊。加貼軍徽圖加蓋KITAI 10戈比，銷俄軍13局4.21日戳。7.24抵挪威。

Russia Post in China Cancellations and seals

China Imperial Post

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

Russia Post in China Cancellations and seals

Lot 1939

1,800 HKD

Live

1903 Paoting to England, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c in pair, tied by Paotingfu PO tombstone cancel. Transit Tientsin (10 Jul), Newchwang (15

1903 Paoting to England, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c in pair, tied by Paotingfu PO tombstone cancel. Transit Tientsin (10 Jul), Newchwang (15 Jul). In combination with Coat of Arms ovpt. KITAI 10k x2, tied by Russian FPO No. 13 (3 Jul) cds. Arrived London (5 Aug). 1903年保定寄英國，貼蟠龍1角雙連，銷保定府郵政局碑形戳。7.10經天津，7.15經牛莊。加貼軍徽圖加蓋KITAI 10戈比x2，銷俄軍13局7.3日戳。8.5抵倫敦。

China Imperial Post

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

China Imperial Post

Lot 1941

1,600 HKD

Sold

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。

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

Lot 1942

1,000 HKD

Live

1910 Harbin (24 Aug) to Germany. CIP 4th print PSC, uprated by 1c + 2c, tied by Harbin bisected bilingual cds.1910.8.24

1910 Harbin (24 Aug) to Germany. CIP 4th print PSC, uprated by 1c + 2c, tied by Harbin bisected bilingual cds.1910.8.24 哈爾濱寄德國。大清第四版郵資片，加貼1分 + 2分，銷哈爾濱半切漢英日戳。

China Imperial Post

Lot 1943

50,000 HKD

Sold

1907 (20 Aug) Red band cover from Heilungkiang Mining Bureau, Kwanyinshan to Tientsin via Russian PO, f.w. Coat of Arms 2k x3 + 5k x3 on

1907 (20 Aug) Red band cover from Heilungkiang Mining Bureau, Kwanyinshan to Tientsin via Russian PO, f.w. Coat of Arms 2k x3 + 5k x3 on reverse, tied by Amur River Russian PO cds. Transit Harbin. Arrived Tientsin (7 Sep). Rare example of domestic mail posted from across the border. 1907.8.20 黑龍江礦務總局紅條封，自觀音山經俄國郵局寄天津，背貼軍徽圖2戈比x2 + 5戈比x3，銷阿穆爾河俄局日戳。經哈爾濱。9.7抵天津。交國境外寄國內郵件，罕見例子。

Lot 1944

4,000 HKD

Lot retreated

併入lot 1943 1907 (Sep) Red band cover from Heilungkiang Mining Bureau, Kwanyingshan to Peking, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by Kirin

併入lot 1943 1907 (Sep) Red band cover from Heilungkiang Mining Bureau, Kwanyingshan to Peking, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by Kirin Harbin lunar year cds. Arrived Peking. Probably privately carried to Harbin as Imperial Post has no office at Kwanyingshan. merged into lot 1943 1907.9 黑龍江礦務總局紅條封，自觀音山寄北京，貼蟠龍2分，銷吉林哈爾濱雙圈干支日戳。抵北京。大清郵政在觀音山並無郵局，此封應由私人送遞至哈爾濱。

Lot 1946

2,000 HKD

Sold

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。

China Imperial Post

Postmark special type

Lot 1947

2,800 HKD

Sold

1909 (30 Dec) Kirin to Pingchow. Chinese style cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c on reverse, tied by Kirin bilingual cds., along with Kirin No.

1909 (30 Dec) Kirin to Pingchow. Chinese style cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c on reverse, tied by Kirin bilingual cds., along with Kirin No. 15 tombstone cancel in red. Arrived Pingchow (5 Jan). Ex- Stephen Yen. 1909.12.30 吉林寄濱州。中式封，背貼蟠龍2分，銷吉林腰框英漢日戳，旁鈐吉林“十五”紅色碑形戳。1.5抵濱州。嚴平西《地區郵集之二東三省》第101頁原件。

Postmark special type

Lot 1948

3,400 HKD

Sold

1907 Shenyang (29 Jun) to Peking. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c in pair on reverse, tied by Moukden Shenyang cds., along with

1907 Shenyang (29 Jun) to Peking. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c in pair on reverse, tied by Moukden Shenyang cds., along with Shenyang No. “Two One” tombstone cancel in red. Arrived Peking (1 Jul). Ex- Stephen Yen. 1907.6.29 瀋陽寄北京。紅條封，背貼蟠龍2分x2，銷奉天瀋陽腰框日戳，旁鈐瀋陽“二一”紅色碑形戳。7.1抵北京。嚴平西《地區郵集之二東三省》第100頁原件。

Lot 1949

6,500 HKD

Sold

1907 Shenyang (7 Oct) to Peking. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c on reverse, tied by Moukden Shenyang cds., along with Moukden

1907 Shenyang (7 Oct) to Peking. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c on reverse, tied by Moukden Shenyang cds., along with Moukden Shenyang First Branch tombstone cancel. Arrived Peking (9 Oct). Ex- Stephen Yen. 1907.10.7 瀋陽寄北京。紅條封，背貼蟠龍2分，銷奉天瀋陽腰框日戳，旁鈐奉天瀋陽“第一分局”碑形戳。10.9抵北京。嚴平西《地區郵集之二東三省》第96頁原件。

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

China

China Postal stationery

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

China

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

Lot 1952

1,900 HKD

Sold

1904 (31 Oct) Liaoyang local. ICP 1st print PSC, tied by Moukden Liaoyang double-ringed lunar year cds. With Chinese pagoda handpainting

1904 (31 Oct) Liaoyang local. ICP 1st print PSC, tied by Moukden Liaoyang double-ringed lunar year cds. With Chinese pagoda handpainting1904.10.31 遼陽本埠。大清第一版郵資片，銷奉天遼陽雙圈干支日戳。帶中國古塔手繪。

China

Lot 1953

2,600 HKD

Sold

1905 Liaoyang (4 Dec) to Sweden. CIP 2nd print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 1c in strip of 3, tied by Moukden Liaoyang double-ringed

1905 Liaoyang (4 Dec) to Sweden. CIP 2nd print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 1c in strip of 3, tied by Moukden Liaoyang double-ringed lunar year cds. Transit Newchwang (7 Dec), Shanghai Chinese PO, French PO (20 Dec). Arrived Sweden (27 Jan). Content side with coloured hand-painting. 1905.12.4 遼陽寄瑞典。大清第二版郵資片，加貼蟠龍1分三連，銷奉天瀋陽雙圈干支日戳。12.7經牛莊，再經上海清郵。12.20經上海法局。1.17抵瑞典。內容一面帶彩繪。

China Postal stationery

China Imperial Post Picture postcards

China Postal stationery

Lot 1954

3,000 HKD

Live

1907 Chinchow (18 Dec) to Belgium. CIP 2nd print PSC, uprated by 1c + 2c, tied by Moukden Chinchow double-ringed lunar year cds. Transit

1907 Chinchow (18 Dec) to Belgium. CIP 2nd print PSC, uprated by 1c + 2c, tied by Moukden Chinchow double-ringed lunar year cds. Transit Kwanchengtsz (23 Dec). Very nice usage of CIP 2nd print PSC in Manchuria.1907.12.15 錦州寄比利時。大清第二版郵資片，加貼1分 + 2分，銷奉天錦州干支日戳。12.23經寬城子。出色難得之清二次片滿洲實寄例子。

China Imperial Post Picture postcards

Postmark special type

China Imperial Post

China Imperial Post Picture postcards

Lot 1956

1,800 HKD

Live

ca 1911 a pair of PPC from Antung to the same address in Denmark, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c x2, tied by Antung bisected bilingual cds.

ca 1911 a pair of PPC from Antung to the same address in Denmark, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c x2, tied by Antung bisected bilingual cds.約1911年一對安東寄丹麥相同地址之圖片明信片，貼蟠龍2分x2，銷安東半切漢英日戳。

Postmark special type

China Imperial Post

Postmark special type

Lot 1957

3,800 HKD

Sold

1910 Tiehling to England, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c x4 on reverse, tied by Tiehling bilingual cds. On front with Tiehling No. 4 Mail Box

1910 Tiehling to England, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c x4 on reverse, tied by Tiehling bilingual cds. On front with Tiehling No. 4 Mail Box tombstone cancel. Transit Harbin (18 Jun). Arrived London (30 Jun). 1910年鐵嶺寄英國，背貼蟠龍2分x4，銷鐵嶺腰框英漢日戳。正鈐“鐵嶺第四箱”碑形戳。6.18經哈爾濱。6.30抵倫敦。

China Imperial Post

Lot 1959

12,000 HKD

Live

1911 Moukden (10 Apr) to Théophile Piry, Postmaster General of Imperial Post. Red band cover, f.w. “SERVICE DES POSTES” bilingual h.s.

1911 Moukden (10 Apr) to Théophile Piry, Postmaster General of Imperial Post. Red band cover, f.w. “SERVICE DES POSTES” bilingual h.s. Transit Newchwang (12 Apr). Scarce example of of this h.s. 1911.4.10 奉天寄北京之大清郵政總辦帛黎。紅條封，鈐“郵政公事”中文法文圓戳。4.12經牛莊。少見。