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China Post in Tibet

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China Post in Tibet

Lot 2424

14,000 HKD

Sold

1911 Tibet surch Coilng Dragon Specimen set from 3p to 2r. The origin and authenticity of this specimen set is still mysterious.

1911 Tibet surch Coilng Dragon Specimen set from 3p to 2r. The origin and authenticity of this specimen set is still mysterious. Information suggested that its previous owners include F.Z. Chun, M.D.Chow and underwent several auctions. Still an interesting item for Tibetan and Imperial Post philately. Sold as is, no return.1911年西藏蟠龍樣票全，包含半分至2圓。這套樣票之真實性及源流仍成疑。資料指此套票先後流轉於陳復祥、周今覺等人手上並經過數次拍賣，但未能確定。無論如何，仍為西藏及大清郵學之一大趣味珍品。現況出售，不設退換。

Tibet

Lot 2425

1,900 HKD

Sold

1911 Tiebt surch 2-1/2a on Coiling Dragon 10c in block of 4 with bottom margin, ovpt shifted to left variety. MNH with original gum.

1911 Tiebt surch 2-1/2a on Coiling Dragon 10c in block of 4 with bottom margin, ovpt shifted to left variety. MNH with original gum. Toning,1911年西藏蟠龍改值5分蓋1角四方連新帶下紙邊，加蓋左移變異。原膠無貼。微黃。

China Post in Tibet

Lot 2426

14,000 HKD

Sold

1911 Tibet surch 2-1/2a on Coiling Dragon 10c in gutter block of 40 with bottom margin. MH with original gum.

1911 Tibet surch 2-1/2a on Coiling Dragon 10c in gutter block of 40 with bottom margin. MH with original gum.1911年西藏蟠龍改值5分蓋1角過橋四十方連新帶下紙邊，原膠背貼。

Lot 2427

3,600 HKD

Sold

1911 Tibet surch Coiling Dragon 3a on 16c in horizontal pair with right margin, left stamp with inverted capital "S" variety. MH with

1911 Tibet surch Coiling Dragon 3a on 16c in horizontal pair with right margin, left stamp with inverted capital "S" variety. MH with original gum. This variety occurs on the cliche 14 of right pane. Famous variety of Tibet Coiling Dragon issues.1911年西藏蟠龍改值6分蓋1角6分橫雙連新帶右邊紙，左方一枚帶“Annas”之“S”大寫並倒蓋變異。原膠背貼。此變異見於右格第14號子模。著名之西藏蟠龍變異票。

Lot 2428

40,000 HKD

Live

1911 Tibet surch Coiling Dragon 3p on 1c in block of 4 with inverted ovpt variety. MH with partial original gum. Only 40 inverted 3p stamps

1911 Tibet surch Coiling Dragon 3p on 1c in block of 4 with inverted ovpt variety. MH with partial original gum. Only 40 inverted 3p stamps exist and block of 4 is the largest mulitples. In Jul 2025, Shanghai Universe Auction sold a marginal block of 4 from Meiso Mizuhara collection at RMB$82,160. Famous variety of Tibet Coiling Dragon issues.1911年西藏蟠龍改值半分蓋1分四方連新，帶加蓋倒蓋變異。背貼，帶部分原膠。倒蓋半分票存世僅四十枚，而四方連則為存世最大方連。2025年7月華宇拍賣ASG之夜第185期，曾以人民幣$82,160元拍出一件水原明窗舊藏之帶邊四方連。著名之西藏蟠龍變異票。

Lot 2429

6,000 HKD

Live

1911 Tibet surch 2-1/2a on Coiling Dragon 10c, with retouched "One" on basic stamp variety (Chan T5a). MH with original gum. With Geoffrey

1911 Tibet surch 2-1/2a on Coiling Dragon 10c, with retouched "One" on basic stamp variety (Chan T5a). MH with original gum. With Geoffrey Flack certificate. Catalogue price $13,000.1911年西藏蟠龍改值5分新，原票“壹”字修飾（陳目T5a）。原膠背貼。目錄價格達13,000元。原膠背貼。附Geoffrey Flack證書。

Tibet

China Republic of China

China Post in Tibet

Tibet

China Republic of China

Tibet

Lot 2430

2,600 HKD

Lot retreated

A group of 3 Nepalese merchant covers privated carried by Yizhan to Lhasa during Qing Dynasty, showing the name of the addressee and

A group of 3 Nepalese merchant covers privated carried by Yizhan to Lhasa during Qing Dynasty, showing the name of the addressee and Postage Paid annotation by ink-brush on reverse. Carriage of private mails by Yizhan was prohibited but the rule was ignored by the couriers for the sake of profit.清朝廓爾喀民信一組三件，經驛站私遞至拉薩，背面寫有“大木松他收”及“酒資照付”批注。清朝驛卒往往不顧禁令私遞民信。

China Republic of China

Lot 2431

20,000 HKD

Sold

1911 Peking (15 Feb) to the Military Supply Station, Chumbi via India. Double-reigstered red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c x3 on

1911 Peking (15 Feb) to the Military Supply Station, Chumbi via India. Double-reigstered red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c x3 on reverse, tied by Chihli Peking lunar year cds. On front with registered mark and RR mark. Transit Shanghai (21 Feb), Tuticorin (12 Mar), Yatung BPO (18 Mar).1911.2.15 北京經印度天益號寄靖西糧台。雙掛號紅條封，貼蟠龍1角x3，銷直隸北京雙圈干支日戳。正鈐掛號章及RR章。2.21經上海，3.12經Tuticorin，3.18抵亞東英局。天益號與西藏關係密切，辛亥革命川軍撤出西藏後，其東主陸興祺曾被任命為駐藏長官但被阻撓。

China Post in Tibet

Lot 2432

6,000 HKD

Lot retreated

1911 Lhasa (Jan) to Nepal, f.w. unovpt. Coiling Dragon 2c for printed matter rate, tied by scarce Lhasa type C2 trilingual h.s. Transit

1911 Lhasa (Jan) to Nepal, f.w. unovpt. Coiling Dragon 2c for printed matter rate, tied by scarce Lhasa type C2 trilingual h.s. Transit Gyantse also with dollar cds. On reverse affixed with Imperial Post resealed label with Yatung Dollar cds (13 Jan). Further transit Yatung BPO. Arrived Nepal. Cover trimmed and opened at corners. Very scarce resealed mail in Tibet. Not to be missed by both Tibetan and resealed mail collectors1911.1 拉薩寄尼泊爾，貼未加蓋蟠龍2分，合印刷品郵資，銷少見之拉薩C2型漢英藏圓戳。經江孜，鈐大圓戳。背貼大清郵政代封票，鈐1.13亞東大圓戳。再經亞東英局。抵尼泊爾。封邊角被裁及撕開。十分珍罕之西藏重封郵件，不論對西藏郵政史或重封郵件收藏家而言均不可或缺。

China Post in Tibet

China Imperial Post Pre-philately

Tibet

Lot 2433

5,400 HKD

Sold

1911 Lhasa (16 Jan) to Gyantse, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c on reverse, tied by Lhasa Dollar cds. Arrived Gyantse (18 Jan) with dollar cds

1911 Lhasa (16 Jan) to Gyantse, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c on reverse, tied by Lhasa Dollar cds. Arrived Gyantse (18 Jan) with dollar cds . Early example of Tibet dollar cds.1911.1.13 拉薩寄江孜，背貼蟠龍1分 + 2分，銷拉薩大圓戳。1.18抵江孜，同樣鈐大圓戳。早期之西藏大圓戳例子。

China Imperial Post Pre-philately

Tibet

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。

Tibet

Lot 2435

4,200 HKD

Sold

1911 Lhasa (22 Apr) to Gyantse, f.w. unovpt. Coiling Dragon 2c x2 on reverse, tied by Lhasa Dollar cds. Arrived Gyantse (25 Apr) also with

1911 Lhasa (22 Apr) to Gyantse, f.w. unovpt. Coiling Dragon 2c x2 on reverse, tied by Lhasa Dollar cds. Arrived Gyantse (25 Apr) also with dollar cds. Cover opened out for display and partly damaged on reverse1911.4.22 拉薩寄江孜，背貼未加蓋蟠龍2分x2，銷拉薩大圓戳。另鈐4.25江孜大圓到達戳。

Tibet Cancellations and seals

Tibet

China Post in Tibet

Tibet Cancellations and seals

Tibet

Tibet Cancellations and seals

Lot 2436

6,000 HKD

Lot retreated

1911 Shigatse (6 Mar) to Lhasa. Double registered cover, f.w. unovpt. Coiling Dragon 1c x11 + 2c on both sides, tied by Shigatse dollar

1911 Shigatse (6 Mar) to Lhasa. Double registered cover, f.w. unovpt. Coiling Dragon 1c x11 + 2c on both sides, tied by Shigatse dollar cds., along with very scarce type CR2 RR mark. One of the two examples of this RR mark recorded by Mizuhara. 2002 (18 Oct) Spink London, "Meiso Mizuhara The Exhibition Collections Tibet", lot 50. Ex- Tony and Pat Wheeler (Mar 1979).1911.3.6 西格孜寄拉薩。雙掛號封，正背共貼未加蓋蟠龍1分x11 + 2分，銷西格孜大圓戳，另見極罕之CR2型RR章。封剖開以作展示。此為水原明窗記錄該RR章之存世兩例之一。2002.10.18 倫敦斯賓克“水原明窗西藏專場”，拍品號50。Tony及Pat Wheeler舊藏（1979.3）。

Tibet

Lot 2437

6,500 HKD

Sold

1911 Gyantse (30 Apr) to Lhasa, f.w. unovpt. Coiling Dragon 1/2c + 1c x4 on reverse, tied by Gyantse Dollar cds. Arrived Lhasa (1 Apr) also

1911 Gyantse (30 Apr) to Lhasa, f.w. unovpt. Coiling Dragon 1/2c + 1c x4 on reverse, tied by Gyantse Dollar cds. Arrived Lhasa (1 Apr) also with dollar cds. Cover opened out for display. Rough edges. 2002 (18 Oct) Spink London, "Meiso Mizuhara The Exhibition Collections Tibet", lot 55.1911.4.30 江孜寄拉薩，背貼未加蓋蟠龍半分 + 1分x4，銷江孜大圓戳。4.1抵拉薩，同樣鈐大圓戳。封剖開以作展示。邊緣有損。2002.10.18 倫敦斯賓克“水原明窗西藏專場”，拍品號55。

China Post in Tibet

Lot 2438

7,000 HKD

Sold

1911 Lhasa (26 Jul) to Théophile Piry, Postmaster General, Peking. Registered cover (front only), applied with Lhasa Dollar cds (with

1911 Lhasa (26 Jul) to Théophile Piry, Postmaster General, Peking. Registered cover (front only), applied with Lhasa Dollar cds (with serif) without Chinese franking. f.w. Indian KEVII 1/2a + 1a + 3a, tied by Yatung BPO (3 Aug) cds. Along with registered mark and label. No transit or arrival but probably taking the Indian route which is scarce.é 1911.7.26 拉薩寄大清郵政總局總辦帛黎。掛號封封面，鈐拉薩大圓戳（無襯線），未見貼西藏蟠龍票。貼印度愛德華七世半安娜 + 1安娜 + 3安娜，銷亞東英局8.3日戳。另見掛號章及標籤。無中轉或到達戳，但應經印度郵路送遞，十分少見難得。

China Post in Tibet

China Post in Tibet Picture postcards

China Post in Tibet

Lot 2439

5,000 HKD

Lot retreated

1911 Lhasa (26 Sep) to Chingwangtao, f.w. Tibet surch Coiling Dragon 1/2a + 2a + 2-1/2a on front and 1/2a x2 on reverse, tied by Tibet

1911 Lhasa (26 Sep) to Chingwangtao, f.w. Tibet surch Coiling Dragon 1/2a + 2a + 2-1/2a on front and 1/2a x2 on reverse, tied by Tibet Dollar cds (serif characters), along with Lhasa registered mark. Transit Yatung (3 Oct), also with dollar cds. In combination with Indian KEVII 1/2a + 4a, tied by Yatung BPO (3 Oct) cds, matching with registered label. Transit Hong Kong (23 Oct), Tongku (31 Oct). Arrived Chingwangtao (1 Nov) with cds date reading from left to right. Scarce example addressing to this North China city.1911.9.26 拉薩寄秦皇島。掛號封，正貼西藏蟠龍1分 + 4分 + 5分，背貼1分x2，銷拉薩大圓戳（英文帶襯線），另鈐拉薩英文掛號戳。10.3經亞東，同樣鈐大圓戳。加貼印度愛德華七世半安娜 + 4安娜，銷亞東英局10.3日戳，另貼掛號標籤。10.23經香港，10.31經塘沽。11.1抵秦皇島（日期日期左讀）。西藏寄秦皇島少見難得。

China Post in Tibet Picture postcards

China Post in Tibet

China Post in Tibet Picture postcards

Lot 2440

3,400 HKD

Live

1911 Lhasa (4 Aug) to Col. Bailey, Gangtok. Picture postcard, f.w. Coiling Dragon Tibet surch 7a, tied by Lhasa dollar cds (with

1911 Lhasa (4 Aug) to Col. Bailey, Gangtok. Picture postcard, f.w. Coiling Dragon Tibet surch 7a, tied by Lhasa dollar cds (with serifs),1911.8.4 拉薩寄甘托克的貝利，貼西藏蟠龍4分，銷拉薩大圓戳（帶襯線）。

China Post in Tibet

Lot 2441

4,000 HKD

Lot retreated

1911 Lhasa (6 Aug) to Calcutta, f.w. Coiling Dragon Tibet surch 2a, tied by Lhasa dollar cds (with serifs). Transit Yatung (15 Aug) also

1911 Lhasa (6 Aug) to Calcutta, f.w. Coiling Dragon Tibet surch 2a, tied by Lhasa dollar cds (with serifs). Transit Yatung (15 Aug) also with dollar cds. In combination with Indian KEVII 1/2a, tied by Yatung BPO (15 Aug) cds. Arrived Calcutta (18 Aug).1911.8.6 拉薩寄加爾各答，貼西藏蟠龍4分，銷拉薩大圓戳（帶襯線）。8.15經亞東，同樣鈐大圓戳。背加貼印度愛德華七世半安娜銷，亞東英局8.15日戳。8.18抵加爾各答。