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Hong Kong Picture postcards

Lot 1719

600 HKD

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A group of 8 vintage picture postcards in the theme of water, showing scarce images such as , North Point Beach, Sulphur Channel and Deep

A group of 8 vintage picture postcards in the theme of water, showing scarce images such as , North Point Beach, Sulphur Channel and Deep Water Bay. All unused and partyl coloured. Good material for thematic and postcard collection. Sulphur channel was named after HMS Sulphur commanded by Edward Belcher who took the first British survey to Hong Kong harbour on 25 January 1841一組八張以香港水域為題之早期明信片，印有北角海傍、硫磺海峽、深水灣等少見圖像。均未使用，部分上色。適合主題類及明信片類郵集。硫磺海峽以英軍測量船硫磺號命名。

Lot 1720

500 HKD

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A group of 3 vintage picture postcards in the theme of pier, showing Statue Pier (Queen's Pier), Blake Pier and Star Ferry Wharf

A group of 3 vintage picture postcards in the theme of pier, showing Statue Pier (Queen's Pier), Blake Pier and Star Ferry Wharf respectively. All unused and coloured. Good materials for thematic and postcard collection.一組三張以碼頭為題之早期明信片，展示了皇后像碼頭（即皇后碼頭）、卜公碼頭及天星碼頭。均未使用並上色。有趣難得之題材，適合主題類及明信片類郵集。

Lot 1721

1,000 HKD

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A group of 5 Kowloon view picture postcards, showing Yau Ma Tei Police Station, Natham Road, Signal Station etc. All unused and coloured.

A group of 5 Kowloon view picture postcards, showing Yau Ma Tei Police Station, Natham Road, Signal Station etc. All unused and coloured. View postcards of Kowloon are much rarer than those of Hong Kong Island. Good material for thematic and postcard collection.一組五張以九龍風光早期明信片，印有彌敦道、油麻地警署、訊號山等少見圖像。均未使用並上色。九龍風景之明信片遠比港島少見難得。適合主題類及明信片類郵集。

Lot 1722

900 HKD

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A group of 5 Kowloon view picture postcards, showing Natham Road, rural area, Church of Roman Catholic etc. All unused and mostly coloured.

A group of 5 Kowloon view picture postcards, showing Natham Road, rural area, Church of Roman Catholic etc. All unused and mostly coloured. View postcards of Kowloon are much rarer than those of Hong Kong Island. Good material for thematic and postcard collection.一組五張以九龍風光早期明信片，印有彌敦道、教堂、農田等少見圖像。均未使用，大多上色。九龍風景之明信片遠比港島少見難得。適合主題類及明信片類郵集。

Lot 1723

100 HKD

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A group of 3 vintage picture postcards in the theme of rural area in Kowloon and Satin. All unused and partly coloured. Most of the vintage

A group of 3 vintage picture postcards in the theme of rural area in Kowloon and Satin. All unused and partly coloured. Most of the vintage Hong Kong PPC show the view of Hong Kong island. Examples of rural area are rather scarce. Good materials for thematic and postcard collection.一組三張以九龍及沙田農田為題之早期明信片。均未使用，部分上色。大多香港老明信片都印上港島風光，印有鄉郊風光者十分少見。有趣難得之題材，適合主題類及明信片類郵集。

Lot 1724

400 HKD

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A group of 4 vintage picture postcards in the theme of Taitam Reservoir and water tank,. All unused. Good materials for thematic and

A group of 4 vintage picture postcards in the theme of Taitam Reservoir and water tank,. All unused. Good materials for thematic and postcard collection一組四張以大潭水塘及山邊貯水池為題之早期明信片。均未使用。有趣難得之題材，適合主題類及明信片類郵集。

Hong Kong Picture postcards

China PRC Port Arthur & Dairen Area

Hong Kong Picture postcards

China PRC Port Arthur & Dairen Area

Lot 1725

800 HKD

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A group of 15 vintage picture postcards in the theme of local folklore, showing temple, actors, children etc. Mostly unused and coloured.

A group of 15 vintage picture postcards in the theme of local folklore, showing temple, actors, children etc. Mostly unused and coloured. Good material for thematic and postcard collection.一組十五張以本地居民生活為題之早期明信片，展示了廟寺、戲劇演員、兒童等。大多未使用並上色。適合主題類及明信片類郵集。

China PRC Port Arthur & Dairen Area

Lot 1908

11,000 HKD

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Kuang Hsu (Guangxu) Year 21 (1895) Official cover from a Kwangtung officer at the Liaoning battlefield of Sino-Japanese War to the Zhang

Kuang Hsu (Guangxu) Year 21 (1895) Official cover from a Kwangtung officer at the Liaoning battlefield of Sino-Japanese War to the Zhang Zhidong, Minister of Nanyang and Viceroy of Kiangsu-Chekiang.光緒二十一年（1895）甲午戰爭後期從遼寧戰場發出之公文。統領湖廣愷字炮隊廣東大鵬協鎮吳自錦州西海口發，致南洋大臣兩江總督張之洞。

China PRC Port Arthur & Dairen Area

China Imperial Post

Lot 1911

2,400 HKD

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Kuang Hsu (Guangxu) Year 34 (1908) Official mail from the Garrison Commander in Yingkow to German Consulate Yingkow, applied with red

Kuang Hsu (Guangxu) Year 34 (1908) Official mail from the Garrison Commander in Yingkow to German Consulate Yingkow, applied with red official seal光緒三十四年（1908）營口統帶致德國駐營口領事公文。

China Imperial Post

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

China Imperial Post

Lot 1926

1,000 HKD

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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。

China Imperial Post

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

Lot 1941

1,600 HKD

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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

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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

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

China Imperial Post

Lot 1946

2,000 HKD

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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。

Lot 1947

2,800 HKD

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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。

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

Lot 1948

3,400 HKD

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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。

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

China Postal stationery

China Imperial Post

Lot 1949

6,500 HKD

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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 Postal stationery

China Imperial Post

China Postal stationery

Lot 1954

3,000 HKD

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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

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。