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China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

China Pre-philately

China Province Yunnan Documents

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

China Pre-philately

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

Lot 2143

12,000 HKD

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1738 Submission from the Viceroy of Yunnan to the Emperor Qianlong, regarding postal matters (return of postal warrant). Contained in

1738 Submission from the Viceroy of Yunnan to the Emperor Qianlong, regarding postal matters (return of postal warrant). Contained in wooden mail box, conveyed by official relay-couriers by horse. 1738年由雲南地方軍務呈乾隆之驛站公文，鈐紅色官印。

China Pre-philately

Lot 2145

17,000 HKD

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A group of 3 yellow silk covers applied with the red seal of the Viceroy of Yunnan.

China Province Yunnan Documents

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

China Province Yunnan Documents

Lot 2146

2,500 HKD

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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

China Province Yunnan Documents

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

Lot 2147

7,500 HKD

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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 Province Yunnan Documents

Lot 2149

800 HKD

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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

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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 Documents

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

China Imperial Post Documents

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

China Imperial Post Documents

Lot 2153

3,000 HKD

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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

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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。

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

China Imperial Post Pre-philately

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

China French PO

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

China French PO

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

Lot 2157

2,000 HKD

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

China French PO

Lot 2158

19,000 HKD

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1893 Mengtzu (9 Dec) to England, applied with scarce Customs Mengtzu cds on reverse F.w. France 25c on front, tied by Laokay (10 Dec) cds.

1893 Mengtzu (9 Dec) to England, applied with scarce Customs Mengtzu cds on reverse F.w. France 25c on front, tied by Laokay (10 Dec) cds. Transit Yen Bai (23 Dec), Hanoi (25 Dec), Haiphong (26 Dec), Hong Kong (31 Dec). Arrived England (5 Feb). Customs Post was only available for internal mails so no Chinese franking was required. 1893.12.9 蒙自寄英國，背鈐少見之蒙自海關日戳。正貼法屬印支票25生丁，銷老街12.10日戳。12.23經安沛，12.25經河內，12.26經海防，12.31經香港。2.5抵英國。當時海關郵政僅供內部職員使用，故毋需貼中國票。

French Post in China

China Customs Mail

China Imperial Post

French Post in China

China Customs Mail

French Post in China

Lot 2159

5,000 HKD

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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 Customs Mail

Lot 2160

280,000 HKD

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1898 Szemao (15 Mar) to C.E.Tanant, Customs Wuhu via French Indochina, applied with Customs Szemao origin cds. Transit Customs Mengtzu (25

1898 Szemao (15 Mar) to C.E.Tanant, Customs Wuhu via French Indochina, applied with Customs Szemao origin cds. Transit Customs Mengtzu (25 Mar). In combination with Navigation and Commerce ovpt. Chine 25c, tied by Laokay (31 Mar) cds. Further transit Hanoi (8 Apr), Haiphong (9 Apr), Shanghai (21 Apr) with dollar cds. Arrived Wuhu (23 Apr) with dollar cds in brown. Cover opened out for display. Covers of Customs Szemao are extremely scarce with only 5 examples known. This one dated the second. Ex- Steve Chazen. 1898.3.15 思茅經印支寄蕪湖海關稅務司譚安，鈐思茅海關始發日戳。3.25經蒙自海關。加貼航海及商貿神像加蓋Chine 25生丁，銷3.31老街日戳。4.8經河內，4.9經海防，4.21經上海，鈐大圓戳。4.23抵蕪湖，鈐棕色大圓戳。封剖開以作展示。思茅海關封極為難得，存世僅見五例，此為日期第二早者。蔡盛舊藏。 1. 1897.7.21 思茅關 Customs Szemao → 重慶 Chungking. Rate: 25 ctm. 2. 1898.3.15 思茅關 Customs Szemao → 4.23 蕪湖 Wuhu. Rate: 25 ctm. 3. 1898.9.15 思茅關 Customs Szemao → 倫敦 London. Rate: 25 ctm. Provenance: Steve Chazen (Ava Auctions, 2023.3.11 sales) 4. 1898.12.22 思茅關 Customs Szemao → 2.27 倫敦 Kew Gardens. Rate: 25 ctm. 5. 1899.4.9 思茅關 Customs Szemao → 5.19 北京 Peking. Rate: 75 ctm triple rate.

China Imperial Post

China French PO

China Imperial Post

Lot 2161

6,000 HKD

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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 Province Yunnan

China French PO

Lot 2162

25,000 HKD

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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

China Province Yunnan

China Imperial Post

Lot 2163

12,000 HKD

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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。

China Province Yunnan

Lot 2164

1,000 HKD

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1907 Mengtsz (28 Jun) to Canton. Registered cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c x7, tied by Mengtsz bisected bilingbual cds, along with R mark.

1907 Mengtsz (28 Jun) to Canton. Registered cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c x7, tied by Mengtsz bisected bilingbual cds, along with R mark. Example of domestic overland route. 1907.6.28 蒙自寄廣州。掛號封，貼蟠龍1分x7，銷蒙自半切漢英日戳，旁鈐掛號章。國內陸路郵路例子。