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China Imperial Post

Lot 1930

5,000 HKD

Sold

1902 Newchwang (4 Nov) to USA. Registered cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 5c in block of 4 on reverse, tied by Newchwang bisected bilingual cds.

1902 Newchwang (4 Nov) to USA. Registered cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 5c in block of 4 on reverse, tied by Newchwang bisected bilingual cds. On front with scarce type 8-1-2 Newchwang R mark. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (10 Nov), Shanghai French PO (15 Nov), Nagasaki (18 Nov). Arrived USA (9 Dec). 1902.11.4 牛莊寄美國。掛號封，背貼蟠龍5分四方連，銷牛莊大圓戳。正鈐少見之牛莊8-1-2型紅色R章。11.10經上海清郵，11.15經上海法局。11.18經長崎。12.9抵美國。

Lot 1931

2,800 HKD

Sold

1907 Newchwang (19 Jul) to Denmark. Registered cover of Yokohama Specie Bank, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c in pair, tied by Newchwang bisected

1907 Newchwang (19 Jul) to Denmark. Registered cover of Yokohama Specie Bank, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c in pair, tied by Newchwang bisected bilingual cds., along with Newchwang full English registered mark. Transit Chefoo Chinese PO (22 Jul), Chefoo French PO (23 Jul), Shanghai French PO (27 Jul). Arrived Denmark (23 Aug).1907.7.19 牛莊寄丹麥。橫濱正金銀行掛號封，貼蟠龍1角雙連，銷牛莊半切漢英日戳，另鈐牛莊全英文掛號橫戳。7.22經煙台清郵，7.23經煙台法局，7.27經上海法局。8.23抵丹麥。

China Imperial Post

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

Lot 1932

11,000 HKD

Sold

1909 Newchwang (27 Aug) to England. Registered cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 5c x4 + 10c x3 + 16c, tied by Newchwang bisected bilingual

1909 Newchwang (27 Aug) to England. Registered cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 5c x4 + 10c x3 + 16c, tied by Newchwang bisected bilingual cds, along with "Newchwang East Branch PO" vertical registered mark. Transit Harbin (Aug). Arrived London (11 Sep).1909.8.27 牛莊寄英國。掛號封，貼蟠龍2分 + 5分x4 + 1角x3 + 1角6分，銷牛莊半切漢英日戳，另鈐“牛莊郵政東分局”直戳。同月經哈爾濱。9.11抵倫敦。

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

China Imperial Post

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

Lot 1933

3,200 HKD

Sold

1909 Newchwang (31 Aug) to Tsinan. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 5c (but 5c reeled off), tied by Moukden Newchwang lunar year

1909 Newchwang (31 Aug) to Tsinan. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 5c (but 5c reeled off), tied by Moukden Newchwang lunar year cds. On front with nice strike of "New chwang West Branch PO" vertical registered mark. Transit Peking (3 Sep). Arrived Tsinan (8 Sep).1909.8.31 牛莊寄濟南。紅條封，背貼蟠龍2 分 + 5分（5分票被撕去），銷奉天牛莊腰框干支日戳。正鈐“牛莊郵政西分局”直戳。9.3經北京。9.8抵濟南。嚴平西《地區郵集之二東三省》第319頁原件。

China Imperial Post

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

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 Cancellations and seals

Lot 1945

10,000 HKD

Sold

1907 Tsitsihar (20 Jul) to Peking. Double-registered red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c in pair + 5c in pair on reverse, tied by scarce

1907 Tsitsihar (20 Jul) to Peking. Double-registered red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c in pair + 5c in pair on reverse, tied by scarce “Heilungkiang / Tsitsihar” circular h.s, along with Tsitsihar registered mark. Transit Newchwang (26 Jul). Arrived Peking. This Tsitsihar circualr h.s. is only seen in 1907. 1907.7.20 齊齊哈爾寄北京。雙掛號紅條封，背貼蟠龍2分雙連 + 5分雙連，銷少見之“黑龍江 / 齊齊哈爾”圓戳，旁鈐齊齊哈爾掛號章。7.26經牛莊。抵北京。此齊齊哈爾圓戳僅見於1907年。

China Imperial Post

Lot 1950

1,500 HKD

Live

1907 (31 May) Red band cover back from Shenyang, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c x6, tied by Moukden / Shenyang lunar year cds., along with

1907 (31 May) Red band cover back from Shenyang, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c x6, tied by Moukden / Shenyang lunar year cds., along with “Moukden / Shenyang” registered mark. Ex- Stephen Yen. 1907.5.31 紅條封封背，寄自瀋陽，貼蟠龍2分x6，銷奉天瀋陽三格干支日戳，旁鈐“奉天瀋陽”掛號橫戳。嚴平西《地區郵集之二東三省》第44頁原件。

Lot 1955

3,800 HKD

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1908 Antung (27 Jul) to Tientsin. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c x3 on reverse, tied by Antung lunar year bilingual cds, along

1908 Antung (27 Jul) to Tientsin. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c x3 on reverse, tied by Antung lunar year bilingual cds, along with “Moukden / Antung” registered mark. Arrived Tientsin (3 Aug). 1908.7.27 安東寄天津。紅條封，背貼蟠龍1分 + 2分x3，銷安東腰框干支英漢日戳，旁鈐奉天 / 安東掛號章。8.3抵天津。

China Imperial Post

China French PO

Lot 1958

8,000 HKD

Sold

1908 Tiehling (12 Jan) to Viceroy of Szechuan, Chengtu. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 5c, tied by Tiehling bilingual cds., along

1908 Tiehling (12 Jan) to Viceroy of Szechuan, Chengtu. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 5c, tied by Tiehling bilingual cds., along with scarce bilignual “REGISTERED” mark. Transit Newchwang (13 Jan). Arrived Chengtu (8 Feb). 1908.1.12 鐵嶺寄四川總督。紅條封，貼蟠龍2分 + 5分，銷鐵嶺腰框干支日戳，旁鈐少見之“掛號信件”漢英方框。1.13經牛莊。2.8抵成都。

China French PO

China Province Yunnan

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 Province Yunnan

Lot 2164

1,000 HKD

Sold

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。

Lot 2172

13,000 HKD

Sold

1908 Apichung to France, f.w. Coiling Dragon x20c, tied by Apichung PO tombstone cancel, along with Mengtsz registered mark. Transit Hokow,

1908 Apichung to France, f.w. Coiling Dragon x20c, tied by Apichung PO tombstone cancel, along with Mengtsz registered mark. Transit Hokow, Laokay (7 Aug), Haiphong (9 Aug). Arrived France (17 Sep). Rough edges. Apichung was a temporary settlement for the construction of Yunnan-Indochina railway. It was abandoned when the railway was completed.1908年阿丕沖寄法國，貼蟠龍票合2角，銷少見之阿丕沖郵政局碑形戳，旁鈐蒙自掛號章。經河口，8.7經老街，8.9經海防。9.17抵法國。邊緣磨損。阿丕沖為修建滇越鐵路時的臨時工寮，在鐵路落成後便被遺棄。

China Imperial Post

China Province Yunnan

China Imperial Post

China Province Yunnan

China Imperial Post

Lot 2182

2,200 HKD

Sold

1905 Mengtsz (29 Nov) to Hokow. Double-registered red band cover front only, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 10c, tied by Yunnan Mengtsz double-

1905 Mengtsz (29 Nov) to Hokow. Double-registered red band cover front only, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 10c, tied by Yunnan Mengtsz double- ringed lunar year cds, along with registered mark and RR mark. Arrived Hokow. Scarce intra-Yunnan double-registered example. 1905.11.29 蒙自寄河口。雙掛號紅條封封面，貼蟠龍2分 + 1角，銷雲南蒙自雙圈干支日戳，另鈐掛號章及RR章。抵河口。少見之雲南省內雙掛號例子。

China Province Yunnan

Lot 2245

10,000 HKD

Live

1912 French Consulate Lungchow (18 Sep) to Hanoi, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c + 16c, tied by Lungchow bisected bilingual cds, alongside with

1912 French Consulate Lungchow (18 Sep) to Hanoi, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c + 16c, tied by Lungchow bisected bilingual cds, alongside with registered mark and Consulate seal. Arrived Hanoi (20 Jul). Cover back partly damaged.1912.9.18 法國駐龍州大使館寄河內，貼蟠龍1角 + 1角6分，銷龍州半切漢英日戳，旁鈐英文掛號章及領事館圓戳。7.20抵河內。封背部分有損。

China Imperial Post

Tibet

China Imperial Post

Lot 2248

3,000 HKD

Live

1905 Lungchow (19 Apr) to Switzerland. Registered cover, f.w. CIP 30c, tied by Lungchow bisected bilingual cds., along with R mark. Transit

1905 Lungchow (19 Apr) to Switzerland. Registered cover, f.w. CIP 30c, tied by Lungchow bisected bilingual cds., along with R mark. Transit Langosn (21 Apr), Hanoi (22 Apr), French paquebot (5 May). Arrived Switzerland (30 May). 1905.4.19 龍州寄瑞士。掛號封，貼躍鯉3角，銷龍州半切漢英日戳，旁鈐掛號橫戳。4.21經諒山，4.22經河內，5.5經法國郵船。5.30抵瑞士。

Tibet

Lot 2450

19,000 HKD

Sold

1911 Tatsienlu (13 May) to Col Bailey, Scotland, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c in pair + 3c x2 + 7c, tied by Tatsienlu bilingual lunar year

1911 Tatsienlu (13 May) to Col Bailey, Scotland, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c in pair + 3c x2 + 7c, tied by Tatsienlu bilingual lunar year cds. On reverse with registered mark. Transit Yachow (17 May), Hankow (Jun), Peking Chinese PO (3 Jun), Peking French PO (6 Jun), London (19 Jun). Very nice Bailey's correspondence during his expedition.1911.5.13 打箭鑪寄蘇格蘭的貝利。掛號封，貼蟠龍1分 + 2分雙連 + 3分 x2 + 7分，銷打箭鑪腰框英漢日戳。背見掛號章。5.17經雅州，6月經漢口，6.3經北京清郵，6.6經北京法局，6.19經倫敦。出色之貝利探險書信。