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China Imperial Post Postal stationery

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China Russian PO

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China Imperial Post Postal stationery

Lot 314

11,000 HKD

Sold

1906 (Jun) CIP 2nd print PSC posted at Canton-Samshui TPO, indicia not cancelled, applied with scarce Can- ton-Samshui Mail Car No. 1

1906 (Jun) CIP 2nd print PSC posted at Canton-Samshui TPO, indicia not cancelled, applied with scarce Can- ton-Samshui Mail Car No. 1 bilingual h.s. Transit Canton (5 Jun). Arrived Hong Kong (5 Jun). Very scarce early example of Canton-Samshui TPO.1906.6 大清第二版郵資片，於廣三鐵路投遞。郵資圖未蓋銷，鈐少見難得之“郵車第壹號”漢英圓戳。6.5經廣州，同日抵香港。這款早期廣三鐵路郵戳十分珍罕。

China Imperial Post

Lot 839

3,600 HKD

Sold

1909 (28 Aug) Picture postcard posted onboard Chinese Eastern Railway line 263 to Switzerland, f.w. Coat of Arms 2k + 3k, tied by scarce

1909 (28 Aug) Picture postcard posted onboard Chinese Eastern Railway line 263 to Switzerland, f.w. Coat of Arms 2k + 3k, tied by scarce T&S type 2 oval d.s. T&S only recorded one postcard example apart from loose stamps. 2013 (Dec) David Feldman, lot 10162.1909.8.28 中東鐵路263線寄瑞士。圖片明信片，貼軍徽圖2戈比 + 3戈比，銷少見之T&S 2型橢圓日戳。除散票外，T&S記錄此戳僅見於一件明信片上。2013.12 David Feldman，拍品號10162。

China Russian PO

China Imperial Post

China Russian PO

Lot 840

3,000 HKD

Live

1903 (20 Aug) Picture postcard from Warsaw to Kobe,. f.w. Coat of Arms 1k in pair, tied by Warsaw d.s. Transit Odessa (23 Aug), Applied

1903 (20 Aug) Picture postcard from Warsaw to Kobe,. f.w. Coat of Arms 1k in pair, tied by Warsaw d.s. Transit Odessa (23 Aug), Applied with very scarce Chinese Eastern Railway line 261 postal due mark and circled T mark. Arrived Kobe with Japanese "Postage Insufficient" handfilled h.s. 2013 (Dec) David Feldman, lot 10107.1903.8.20 圖片明信片自華沙寄神戶，貼軍徽圖1戈比雙連，銷華沙日戳。8.23經敖德薩。鈐少見難得之中東鐵路264線橢圓形欠資章及T章。抵神戶，鈐日文手填欠資直戳。2013.12 David Feldman，拍品號10107。

China Imperial Post

Manchukuo

China Imperial Post

Lot 841

1,400 HKD

Live

1905 a pair of Russian military postcards posted at Chinese Eastern Railway TPO No. 264, applied with unit seal in blue, line 264 T&S

1905 a pair of Russian military postcards posted at Chinese Eastern Railway TPO No. 264, applied with unit seal in blue, line 264 T&S type 2 oval d.s. and arrival cds. Illustration p. C094 in "The History & Postal History of Japan's Wars" Vol I by Kenneth G Clark.1905年一對於中東鐵路264線投遞之俄軍明信片，均鈐藍色單位圓戳、264線T&S 2型橢圓日戳及到達戳。Kenneth G Clark著《The History & Postal History of Japan's War》第一冊第C094頁原件。

China Imperial Post

Manchukuo

Lot 844

2,600 HKD

Live

1910s a group of 3 Russian picture postcards posted at TPO, showcasing postal wagon no. 264, 129 and scarce Manchouli Station oval d.s.

1910s a group of 3 Russian picture postcards posted at TPO, showcasing postal wagon no. 264, 129 and scarce Manchouli Station oval d.s.1910年代一組三件於火車郵局投遞之俄國明信片，包括郵車264、129及少見之滿洲里車站例子。

Manchukuo

Lot 845

3,000 HKD

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1907 Harbin Wharf (6 Sep) to Odessa. Picture postcard, f.w. Coat of Arms 3k, tied by Harbin Wharf cds. Arrived Odessa (20 Sep).

1907 Harbin Wharf (6 Sep) to Odessa. Picture postcard, f.w. Coat of Arms 3k, tied by Harbin Wharf cds. Arrived Odessa (20 Sep).1907.9.6 哈爾濱碼頭寄敖德薩。圖片明信片，貼軍徽圖3戈比，銷哈爾濱碼頭日戳。9.20抵敖德薩。

China Imperial Post Collections

China Imperial Post

China Province Yunnan

China Imperial Post Collections

China Imperial Post

China Imperial Post Collections

Lot 860

800 HKD

Live

China Imperial Post

Lot 1941

1,200 HKD

Live

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 Province Yunnan

China Province Yunnan Postal stationery

China Province Yunnan

Lot 2174

8,000 HKD

Live

1910 (17 Nov) Picture postcard posted at Mengtsz TPO to Switzerland, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Mengtsz Mail Car No. 2 cds. Transit

1910 (17 Nov) Picture postcard posted at Mengtsz TPO to Switzerland, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Mengtsz Mail Car No. 2 cds. Transit Hokow (18 Nov). Arrived Switzerland. 1910.11.17 蒙自郵車寄瑞士。圖片明信片，貼蟠龍1角，銷少見之蒙自郵車（二）腰框英漢日戳。11.18經河口。抵瑞士。

China Province Yunnan Postal stationery

Lot 2186

4,000 HKD

Live

1909 Yunnanfu (7 Dec) to Japan. CIP 4th print PSC, uprated by 1c for concessionary rate to Japan, tied by Yunnanfu bilingual cds. Transit

1909 Yunnanfu (7 Dec) to Japan. CIP 4th print PSC, uprated by 1c for concessionary rate to Japan, tied by Yunnanfu bilingual cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (27 Dec) and IJPO Shanghai (28 Dec). Arrived Nagasaki (30 Dec). Since the inauguration of Yunnan-Vietnam Railway in Feb 1907, mails from Yunnan did not pass through French Indochina PO. Therefore, this cover took the train PO and was sealed in mail bag at Haiphong for Shanghai. The time-consuming overland route was not needed. 1909.12.7 雲南府寄日本。大清第四版郵資片，加貼1分以合寄日本特惠郵資。12.27經上海清郵，12.28經上海日本客郵局。12.30抵長崎。自1907年2月滇越鐵路通車，寄自雲南的郵包不經印支郵局轉寄。故此封採用火車郵車，經印支海防郵包直接封發上海，不用走費時費力的內陸郵路。

Lot 2187

4,000 HKD

Live

1909 Yunnanfu (7 Dec) to Japan. CIP 4th print PSC, uprated by 1c for concessionary rate to Japan, tied by Yunnanfu bilingual cds. Transit