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China Province Mandschurei Cancellations and seals

China Imperial Post

China Province Mandschurei Cancellations and seals

China Imperial Post

China Province Mandschurei Cancellations and seals

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。

China Province Mandschurei Cancellations and seals

China Imperial Post

China Province Mandschurei Cancellations and seals

Lot 1960

5,800 HKD

Sold

1912 Chengkengtien (11 Jul) to Tunglin via Ninguta. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 3c on reverse, tied by Anhwei Chengkengtien cds.

1912 Chengkengtien (11 Jul) to Tunglin via Ninguta. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 3c on reverse, tied by Anhwei Chengkengtien cds. Transit Hweichow (11 Jul), Tatung (17 Jul), Nanking (18 Jul), Kwangchengtze (24 Jul), Ninguta (27 Jul), Suifenho (30 Jul). Arrived Tunglin with “Kirin Tunglin PO” tombstone cancel. Ninguta cds is especially rare. 1912.7.11 鄭坑店經寧古塔寄東寧。紅條封，背貼蟠龍3分，銷安徽鄭坑店腰框日戳。7.11經徽州，7.17經大通，7.18經南京，7.24經寬城子，7.27經寧古塔，7.30經綏芬河。抵東寧，鈐“吉林東寧廳郵政局”紅色碑形戳。寧古塔日戳尤其少見。

China Imperial Post

China Province Yunnan Documents

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

China Imperial Post

Lot 2113

1,500 HKD

Live

Guangxu / Kuang Hsu Year 34 (1908) From the Minisry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce to the Ministry of the Army, regarding dispatch

Guangxu / Kuang Hsu Year 34 (1908) From the Minisry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce to the Ministry of the Army, regarding dispatch of Commercial Gazette to the Governor of Sinkiang. The route between Peking and Tihwa took months to cover.光緒三十四年（1908）農工商部致陸軍部咨片，為致新疆巡撫公文事。北京-烏魯木齊公文甚稀，投遞需時數月。

China Province Yunnan Documents

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

China Province Yunnan Documents

Lot 2146

2,500 HKD

Sold

Guangxu / Kuang Hsu Year 34 (1904) Transcript of Royal Decree of emperor Guangxu by telegraph, to the Viceroy of Yunnan-Kweichow, Yunnanfu,

Guangxu / Kuang Hsu Year 34 (1904) Transcript of Royal Decree of emperor Guangxu by telegraph, to the Viceroy of Yunnan-Kweichow, Yunnanfu, praising his initial success to suppress the Republican Revolutionaries invading from Indochina.光緒三十四年（1904）雲貴總督錫良鎮壓雲南河口起義，電報上諭嘉獎，鈔錄，電報公文是清末公文改革之一。

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

Lot 2147

7,500 HKD

Sold

ca 1900 yellow silk cover from the Commander of Tengyueh Garrison to the emperor, applied with red official seal.

ca 1900 yellow silk cover from the Commander of Tengyueh Garrison to the emperor, applied with red official seal. 約1900年黃綾封，自署理雲南等處總兵寄出之進賀表文，鈐紅色官印。

China Province Yunnan Documents

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

China Imperial Post Pre-philately

China Province Yunnan Documents

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

China Province Yunnan Documents

Lot 2149

800 HKD

Sold

Kuang Hsu (Guangxu) Year 34 (1908) Ministry of Finance postal memo to Ministry of the Army, regarding conveyance of an official mail to the

Kuang Hsu (Guangxu) Year 34 (1908) Ministry of Finance postal memo to Ministry of the Army, regarding conveyance of an official mail to the Szemao Customs in Yunnan. The Customs Post was operative but Chinese government mails still went through Yizhan. 光緒三十四年（1908）度支部為發雲貴總督及思茅關驛遞公文事，咨陸軍部片。

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

Lot 2151

4,000 HKD

Sold

A group of about 10 Yizhan mails, daily return and postal memo between Central Government and Yunnan via Royal Dispatch Office.

A group of about 10 Yizhan mails, daily return and postal memo between Central Government and Yunnan via Royal Dispatch Office. 一組約十件件往來中央政府及雲貴總督間之捷報處紅條封、日報及郵驛咨片。

China Imperial Post Pre-philately

China Imperial Post Documents

China Imperial Post Pre-philately

Lot 2152

3,000 HKD

Sold

Xianfeng Year 9 (1859) Express official cover from Tengyueh to the Yunnan border, applied with red official seal. In 1856, the Panthay

Xianfeng Year 9 (1859) Express official cover from Tengyueh to the Yunnan border, applied with red official seal. In 1856, the Panthay Rebellion broke out. Qing army was gathered to oppress. 咸豐九年（1859）公文快信封，由騰越寄邊防重鎮民光隘，鈐紅色官印。1856年，杜文秀起義爆發。清軍調集至雲南圍剿。

China Imperial Post Documents

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

China Imperial Post Documents

Lot 2153

3,000 HKD

Live

1866-1869 a pair of document and piece applied with the seal of Du Wenxiu’s regime.

1866-1869 a pair of document and piece applied with the seal of Du Wenxiu’s regime. 1866至1869年兩件鈐“蘇萊蔓主簿之篆”及“總理軍機南路參軍之篆”官印之文件。

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

Lot 2154

6,500 HKD

Sold

Tongzhi Year 12 (1873) Large official cover from Kunming to Tali, applied with Dali Yizhan Station oval handfilled d.s. Postal daters were

Tongzhi Year 12 (1873) Large official cover from Kunming to Tali, applied with Dali Yizhan Station oval handfilled d.s. Postal daters were introduced in the final years of Qing Empire. 同治十二年（1873）大型公文封自昆明寄大理，鈐“大理城驛站”橢圓手填日戳。驛站日戳至晚清才出現。

Lot 2155

3,000 HKD

Live

Tongzhi Year 14 (1875) Large official cover from the military commander in Meng Meng Garrison to a sergeant in the frontline, where rebels

Tongzhi Year 14 (1875) Large official cover from the military commander in Meng Meng Garrison to a sergeant in the frontline, where rebels were still active. Due to its remoteness, the news of the death of emperor Tongzhi had not reached Yinnan, hence the “14th Year in the reign of Tongzhi” was still in use. 同治十四年（1875）雲南孟孟行營扎六品軍工趙儒，鈐“順寧府知府之關防”大印三方，時清軍在掃蕩大理起義軍餘部。同治帝已駕崩，雲南路遙未知，沿用同治年號。

China Imperial Post Pre-philately

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

French Post in China

China Imperial Post Pre-philately

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

China Imperial Post Pre-philately

Lot 2156

3,000 HKD

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Kuang Hsu (Guangxu) Year 24 (1898) Large official cover from Tali to Menghwa, applied with transit tombstone d.s. of Taiyang, Weiken and

Kuang Hsu (Guangxu) Year 24 (1898) Large official cover from Tali to Menghwa, applied with transit tombstone d.s. of Taiyang, Weiken and Tsanghung. It is the earliest Yizhan mail in Yunnan with tombstone cancellations. Despite rough edges, postmarks are not affected. 光緒二十四年（1898）大型公文封，自大理寄蒙化，鈐太陽站、圍埂站、蒼宏站碑形日戳。此為雲南最早之排單式碑形戳封。雖然邊緣磨損，但不影響郵戳。

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

Lot 2157

2,000 HKD

Sold

Kwang Hsu (Guangxu) Year 24 (1898) Mail among military units in Yunnan, disptached by Pu and Shao.

French Post in China

China Imperial Post

French Post in China

Lot 2159

5,000 HKD

Sold

1900 Szemao (24 May) to France, applied with Szemao bisected bilingual cds. Transit Mengtsz (4 Jun). In com- bination with Navigation and

1900 Szemao (24 May) to France, applied with Szemao bisected bilingual cds. Transit Mengtsz (4 Jun). In com- bination with Navigation and Commerce issue 15c, tied by Laokay (11 Jun) cds. Transit Hanoi (19 Jun), Sasigon (25 Jun). Arrived France (31 Jul). The Chinese Post Office in Yunan was only for customs internal use until 1901. It is a rather early example of Szemao bisected bilingual cds.1900.5.24 思茅寄法國，鈐思茅半切漢英始發日戳。6.4經蒙自。加貼航海及商貿神像15生丁，銷老街6.11日戳。6.19經河內，6.25經西貢。7.31抵法國。海關時期之雲南中國郵局僅供海關職員使用，直至1901年才收寄公眾郵件。此為思茅半切漢英日戳之較早例子。

China Imperial Post

China French PO

China Imperial Post

Lot 2161

6,000 HKD

Sold

1901 Mengtsz (30 May) to France, applied with Mengtsz bisected bilingual origin cds. In combination with Navi- gation and Commerce issue

1901 Mengtsz (30 May) to France, applied with Mengtsz bisected bilingual origin cds. In combination with Navi- gation and Commerce issue 15c, tied by Laokay (1 Jun) cds. Transit Hanoi (8 Jun). Arrived France (21 Jun). Since Chinese PO in Yunnan was only for Customs internal use until 12 Oct 1901, no Chinese franking was required. It is one of the four as well as the earliest example of Mengtsz bisected bilingual cds.1901.5.30 蒙自寄法國，鈐蒙自半切漢英日戳。加貼航海及商貿神像15生丁，銷老街6.1日戳。6.8經河內。6.21抵法國。由於雲南之中國郵局在1901年10月12日前僅供海關內部使用，故毋需貼中國票。此為該時期四件蒙自半切漢英日戳例子中的最早一件。

China French PO

China Imperial Post

China French PO

Lot 2162

25,000 HKD

Sold

1901 Szemao (9 Dec) to France. PIcture postcard, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by Szemao bisected bilingual cds (with year digit wrongly

1901 Szemao (9 Dec) to France. PIcture postcard, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by Szemao bisected bilingual cds (with year digit wrongly inserted as “10”). In combination with Navigation and Commerce issue x4, in total of 35c for international registered postcard rate, tied by Muong Hou Neua cds. Transit Muong Ngoi (12 Jan), Dien Bien (21 Jan), Hanoi (3 Feb). Arrived France (11 Mar). Combination mails of Chinese and French Indochina stamps from Yunnan are very scarce with only about 20 recorded. This one was dated very early, probably the earliest combination postcard from Szemao to France. Not to mention that sending from Szemao and taking Laos route are even more unusual. Card with tear and folds. It is also a very early combination postcard from Szemao to France, if not earliest. 1901.12.9 思茅寄法國。圖片明信片，貼蟠龍1分，銷思茅半切漢英日戳（年份誤作“10”）。加貼航海及商貿神像4枚，合35生丁，銷Muong Hou Neua日戳。1.12經Muong Ngoi，1.21經奠邊，2.3經河內，3.11抵法國。混貼大清及印支票之雲南封片十分少見難得，存世僅約20件。出自思茅並經老撾中轉更是可遇不可求。此另為極早之雲南寄法國混貼明信片，可能為最早。片帶裂痕及折痕。

China Imperial Post

Lot 2163

12,000 HKD

Sold

1903 Yunnanfu (5 Apr) to Belgium. ICP 1st print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 1/2c in pair + 2c, tied by Yunnanfu PO handfilled cds.

1903 Yunnanfu (5 Apr) to Belgium. ICP 1st print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 1/2c in pair + 2c, tied by Yunnanfu PO handfilled cds. Transit Mengtsz Chinese PO (11 Apr), Mengtsz French PO (13 Apr). Arrived Belgium. Combination with Indochian adhesive was no longer required since Oct 1902 according to Mah Lang Moe.1903.4.5 雲南府寄比利時。大清第一版郵資片，加貼蟠龍半分雙連 + 2分，銷雲南府郵政局手填日戳。4.11經蒙自清郵，4.13經蒙自法局。抵比利時。馬蘭茂指1902年10月初起，經印支郵路寄出之雲南郵件毋需再混貼印支票。