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China Pre-philately

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

Live

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

Sold

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。

China Pre-philately

China Republic of China Pre-philately

Lot 1919

2,600 HKD

Sold

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。

China Republic of China Pre-philately

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

China Republic of China Pre-philately

Lot 2004

3,000 HKD

Live

1915 (27 Jan) Official cover from the foreign affairs officcial of Heilungkiang to Russian Consulate in Harbin, f.w. Junk 1c in pair + 3c

1915 (27 Jan) Official cover from the foreign affairs officcial of Heilungkiang to Russian Consulate in Harbin, f.w. Junk 1c in pair + 3c in pair, tied by Tsitsihar bilingual cds., along with Wenbaoju registered mark. 1915.1.27 民國外交部特派黑龍江交涉員寄俄國駐哈爾濱領事之公文封，貼帆船1分雙連 + 3分雙連，銷齊齊哈爾腰框英漢日戳，另見“文報掛號”戳。出色。

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

China Province Yunnan Documents

China Imperial Post Pre-philately

China Province Yunnan Pre-philately

Lot 2144

8,000 HKD

Sold

Hsuan Tung Year 2-3 (1910-1911) a group of 3 Yizhan official covers used in Yunnan.

China Province Yunnan Documents

China Imperial Post Pre-philately

China Province Yunnan Documents

Lot 2148

800 HKD

Live

Guangxu / Kuang Hsu Year 35 (1905) Ministry of War memo from officer appointment office to the general office delivery of an mail to the

Guangxu / Kuang Hsu Year 35 (1905) Ministry of War memo from officer appointment office to the general office delivery of an mail to the Viceroy of Yunnan-Kweichow, Yunnanfu, applied with departmental seal.光緒三十五年（1905）兵部發雲南府公文，為發送雲貴總督公文事，付司務廳片。

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。