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Lot 1522

700 HKD

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1853 Canton (8 Feb) to USA, sent “VIA MARSEILLES”. No postmark as this mail was carried privately.1853.2.8

1853 Canton (8 Feb) to USA, sent “VIA MARSEILLES”. No postmark as this mail was carried privately.1853.2.8 廣州寄美國。郵簡，鈐“VIA MARSEILLES”橫戳。私人送遞故無郵戳。

Lot 1523

2,000 HKD

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1854 Calcutta (17 Feb) to Augustine Head Co., Canton. Entire letter, sent “per str Pekin” and rated “4”, applied with Singapore

1854 Calcutta (17 Feb) to Augustine Head Co., Canton. Entire letter, sent “per str Pekin” and rated “4”, applied with Singapore rectangular d.s. Transit Hong Kong (11 Mar).1854.2.17 加爾各答寄廣州瓊記洋行。郵簡，寫有“per str Pekin”及郵資“4”，鈐新加坡方形中轉戳。3.11經香港。

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China Cancellations and seals

Lot 1524

1,000 HKD

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1854 Augustine Heard & Co., Canton (7 Sep) to Archer Low & Bull, USA. Entire letter, sent “via Marseilles” and rated “32”

1854 Augustine Heard & Co., Canton (7 Sep) to Archer Low & Bull, USA. Entire letter, sent “via Marseilles” and rated “32” and changed to “53”, applied with Hong Kong (10 Sep) transit cds. Transit London (28 Oct). Arrived New York (12 Nov). The content described the Taiping Rebellion. Interesting. This mail was carried by Ganges, Hindostan and Valetta.1854.9.7 廣州瓊記洋行寄美國Archer Low & Bull。郵簡，寫有“via Marseilles”、郵資“32”但改作“53”，鈐香港9.10中轉戳。10.28經倫敦。11.12抵紐約。內容提到太平天國，有趣難得。此信經Ganges、Hindostan及Valetta號送遞。

China Cancellations and seals

China Pre-philately

China Cancellations and seals

Lot 1525

4,600 HKD

Sold

1883 Canton (Oct) to Hong Kong, redirected to Shanghai. Cover front only, f.w. Hong Kong QV 2c, tied by scarce C1 obliterator in black,

1883 Canton (Oct) to Hong Kong, redirected to Shanghai. Cover front only, f.w. Hong Kong QV 2c, tied by scarce C1 obliterator in black, alongside with Canton BPO Webb type B cds. Webb recorded only 20 postcards and covers with C1 obliterator.1883.10 廣州寄香港，改寄上海。僅封面，貼香港維多利亞女皇像2仙，銷少見之C1黑色殺手戳，旁鈐廣州英局Webb B型日戳。Webb記錄中，C1封片僅有二十件。

China Pre-philately

Lot 1540

700 HKD

Live

1853 (26 Jan) “Canton Market Report” entire letter to France via Hong Kong, sent “via Marseilles” and rated “10”, with small

1853 (26 Jan) “Canton Market Report” entire letter to France via Hong Kong, sent “via Marseilles” and rated “10”, with small crowned “PAID AT HONG KONG” Webb type 11 h.s and Hong Kong double-arc cds. Arrived Lyon (14 Mar).1853.1.26 “Canton Market Report”郵簡經香港寄法國，寫有“via Marseilles”及郵資“10”，鈐小皇冠“PAID AT HONG KONG”Webb 11型戳記及香港雙弧日戳。3.14抵里昂。

Lot 1541

2,000 HKD

Live

1856 (Sep) a pair of entire letters from Canton to France and carried on the same voyage, sent “Marseilles” and rated “1/-”,

1856 (Sep) a pair of entire letters from Canton to France and carried on the same voyage, sent “Marseilles” and rated “1/-”, “20” and “10” respectively, applied with Webb type 11 Paid at Hong Kong small crowned h.s. and Hong Kong transit cds. Both carried by Ganges, Hindostan and Valetta.1856.9 一對經相同船隻自廣州寄法國之郵簡，寫有“via Marseilles”、“1/-”、“10”及“20”郵資，鈐Webb 11型香港已付小皇冠戳記及香港中轉戳。兩封均由Ganges、Hindostan及Valetta號送遞。

Lot 2869

800 HKD

Sold

1948 Shalan (15 Jul) to USA, f.w. Shanghai Dah Tung Print SYS $20000 in pair + $100000 x2, in total of $240,000 international registered

1948 Shalan (15 Jul) to USA, f.w. Shanghai Dah Tung Print SYS $20000 in pair + $100000 x2, in total of $240,000 international registered airmail letter rate, tied by Kwangtung Toishan Shalan cds. Transit Kwanghai (15 Jul), Canton (18 Jul), San Francisco (22 Jul). This rate only lasted between 5 - 20 Jul 1948, not to mention the scarce small town cds.1948.7.15 沙欄寄美國，貼上海大東版孫像2萬元雙連 + 10萬元x2，合24萬元國外掛號航空信函郵資，銷廣東台山沙欄三格點線日戳。7.15經廣海，7.18經廣州，7.22經三藩市。此郵資僅於1948年7月5日至20日生效，小地名亦十分難得。