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Lot 42

1,000 HKD

Live

Kuang Hsu Year 29 (1903) Ministry of War internal memo regarding dispatch of mail to Viceroy of Szechuan, regarding submission to the

Kuang Hsu Year 29 (1903) Ministry of War internal memo regarding dispatch of mail to Viceroy of Szechuan, regarding submission to the emperor of ethnic officials kacking efforts in suppressing bandits. The ethnic officials in Szechuan were Tibetans and Lolos. 光緒二十九年（1903）兵部武選清吏司致司務廳付片，為匯奏土官承緝不力各案事，馬遞四川總督公文。

Lot 43

5,400 HKD

Sold

Tongzhi Year 1 (1862) Diplomatic mail cover from the Magistrate of Chuanchow to US Consulate Amoy.

Lot 44

2,000 HKD

Live

Hsuan Tung Year 3 (1911) Official cover from Viceroy of Kiangnan-Kiangsi to the Finance Ministry, Peking.

Lot 45

2,500 HKD

Live

Guangxu / Kuang Hsu Year (23) official cover from Shansi Frontier land Reclamation Commissioner from Baotow to the Governor of Shansi,

Guangxu / Kuang Hsu Year (23) official cover from Shansi Frontier land Reclamation Commissioner from Baotow to the Governor of Shansi, Taiyuan. The commissioner was responsible for recruiting poverty-ridden Chinese farmer's to open up Mongolian.光緒二十三年（1897）辦理晉邊屯政招墾興邊分局寄山西巡撫。

Lot 46

2,500 HKD

Live

Guangxu / Kuang Hsu Year 24 (1899) Cover from the bishop of Shanghai to the Magistrate of Shanghai, applied with red seal.

Guangxu / Kuang Hsu Year 24 (1899) Cover from the bishop of Shanghai to the Magistrate of Shanghai, applied with red seal.光緒二十四年（1899）代理江南天主教主教事務寄江南海關分巡蘇松太兵備道，鈐紅印。

Lot 1912

800 HKD

Live

Kuang Hsu Year 31 (1905) postal memo to the General of Shenking.

China Pre-philately

China Province Northeast Provinces Pre-philately

China Pre-philately

China Province Northeast Provinces Pre-philately

Lot 1913

1,000 HKD

Live

1904 and 1909 a pair of postal memos of Ministry of Army, requesting approval for delivery of mail to Gov- cabinet to the Viceroy of the

1904 and 1909 a pair of postal memos of Ministry of Army, requesting approval for delivery of mail to Gov- cabinet to the Viceroy of the Three Eastern Provinces via the ernor of Kwangtung and Mouden respectively.約1900年代由文報局送遞之滿洲公文紅條封，鈐興京、奉天及長白文報局直戳。難得。宣統二年（1910）吏部為馬遞東三省總督公文事，諮陸軍部片。陸軍部據此發出火票，遞送公文。

China Province Northeast Provinces Pre-philately

Lot 1914

800 HKD

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Qing Dynasty. Daily return with red band cover from the cabinet to the Viceroy of the Three Eastern Provinces via the Royal Dispatch

Qing Dynasty. Daily return with red band cover from the cabinet to the Viceroy of the Three Eastern Provinces via the Royal Dispatch Office. 清朝北京捷報處日報，連紅條封，寄東三省總督。朝廷所有郵件均由捷報處送遞，而以便每日呈報兵部。

China Pre-philately

Lot 1915

2,500 HKD

Live

Hsuan Tung Year 2 (1910) pre-printed postla memo from the Ministry of Human Resources to the Ministry of the Army, requesting dispatch of

Hsuan Tung Year 2 (1910) pre-printed postla memo from the Ministry of Human Resources to the Ministry of the Army, requesting dispatch of express official mail to the Viceroy of Manchuria. 宣統二年（1910）吏部為馬遞東三省總督公文事，諮陸軍部片。陸軍部據此發出火票，遞送公文。

Lot 1916

3,200 HKD

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Kuang Hsu Year 33 (1908) Official cover from the Fengtien Self Govenment Bureau to Sinkiang, with cachets of both Fengtien and Sinkiang

Kuang Hsu Year 33 (1908) Official cover from the Fengtien Self Govenment Bureau to Sinkiang, with cachets of both Fengtien and Sinkiang Wenbaoju. Seven days enroute. 光緒三十三年（1908）奉天全省地方自治局致興京廳公文封套，鈐長框戳“於十月初八日收到 / 奉天全省文報總局轉遞”、“興京文報分局於十月十五日收到轉遞”。

Lot 1917

2,600 HKD

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Kuang Hsu Year 33 (1908) Official cover from the Fengtien Self Govenment Bureau to Sinkiang, with cachets of both Fengtien and Sinkiang

Kuang Hsu Year 33 (1908) Official cover from the Fengtien Self Govenment Bureau to Sinkiang, with cachets of both Fengtien and Sinkiang Wenbaoju. Six days enroute. 光緒三十三年（1908）奉天全省地方自治局致興京廳公文封套，鈐長框戳“於十二月初三日收到 / 奉天全省文報總局轉遞”、“興京文報分局於十二月初九日收到轉遞”。

Lot 1918

6,500 HKD

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ca 1900s official red band covers carried by Wenbaoju in Manchuria, showcasing Hsinking, Moukden, Changbai Wenbaoju vertical d.s.

ca 1900s official red band covers carried by Wenbaoju in Manchuria, showcasing Hsinking, Moukden, Changbai Wenbaoju vertical d.s.約1900年代由文報局送遞之滿洲公文紅條封，鈐興京、奉天及長白文報局直戳。難得。

Lot 1919

2,600 HKD

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ca 1900s official red band covers carried by Wenbaoju in Manchuria, showcasing Hsinking, Moukden, Changbai Wenbaoju vertical d.s.

ca 1900s official red band covers carried by Wenbaoju in Manchuria, showcasing Hsinking, Moukden, Changbai Wenbaoju vertical d.s. 約1900年代由文報局送遞之滿洲公文紅條封，鈐興京、奉天及長白文報局直戳。難得。

Lot 1920

3,800 HKD

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Hsuan Tung Year 2 (1910) entry in the Journal of Royal Yizhan in Peking, showing Manchuria Wenbaoju alongside other Yizhan and a Postal

Hsuan Tung Year 2 (1910) entry in the Journal of Royal Yizhan in Peking, showing Manchuria Wenbaoju alongside other Yizhan and a Postal Receipt from Manchuria Wenbaoju in Peking, pasted onto the journal. 宣統二年（1910）皇華驛發文薄，東三省文報局與驛站並列，其上粘貼東三省駐京文報局收照，反映東三省文報局已取代驛站。

Lot 2405

3,600 HKD

Sold

1957 Letter of Dalai Lama from Lhasa, applied with the small personal seal of Dalai Lama (Dawson no. 5). This personal seal is said to be

1957 Letter of Dalai Lama from Lhasa, applied with the small personal seal of Dalai Lama (Dawson no. 5). This personal seal is said to be rarest of all Dalai Lama seals and have been the original possession of Sanggye Gyatso, the Regent of Tibet.1957年達賴喇嘛信，寄自拉薩，鈐達賴喇嘛私人小圓章（Dawson no. 5）。Dawson指此章為達賴喇嘛各式戳記中最為稀罕者，為桑結嘉錯所有。

China Pre-philately

China Imperial Post Pre-philately

Lot 2411

2,400 HKD

Sold

1934 Letter of the Sakya Lama, applied with official seal of Sakya Lama (Dawson no. 32), alongside with small red seal (Dawson no. 33).

1934 Letter of the Sakya Lama, applied with official seal of Sakya Lama (Dawson no. 32), alongside with small red seal (Dawson no. 33).1934年薩迦喇嘛信件，鈐薩迦喇嘛官印（Dawson no. 32），旁鈐小圓章（Dawson no. 33）。

China Imperial Post Pre-philately

Lot 2434

13,000 HKD

Sold

1911 Shigatse (4 Feb) to Lhasa. Nepalese merchant cover, f.w. unovpt. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c on reverse, for 3c local rate, tied by

1911 Shigatse (4 Feb) to Lhasa. Nepalese merchant cover, f.w. unovpt. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c on reverse, for 3c local rate, tied by Shigatse Dollar cds. Transit Gyantse (6 Feb). Arrived Lhasa (11 Feb). Cover opened out for display. 2002 (Oct) Spink "Meiso Mizuhara The Exhibition Collections - Tibet" lot 49. Ex- Charles H Dougan (Oct 1980).1911.2.4 西格孜寄拉薩，背貼未加蓋蟠龍1分 + 2分，銷合3分區內郵資，銷西格孜大圓戳。2.6經江孜。2.11抵拉薩。封剖開以作展示。2002.10 斯賓克“水源明窗西藏專場”拍品號49。1980.10 Charles H Dougan舊藏。