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China Republic of China

Lot 555

200 HKD

Live

1947 Shanghai (12 Dec) to Austria. WWII censor cover, f.w. Mobile Post and Postal Kiosk complete set + Teacher's Day $500 + Shanghai Dah

1947 Shanghai (12 Dec) to Austria. WWII censor cover, f.w. Mobile Post and Postal Kiosk complete set + Teacher's Day $500 + Shanghai Dah Tung Print SYS $5000 + $10,000 x2, in total of $30,050 for $30,000 international airmail letter rate, tied by Shanghai bilingual cds. Censored and resealed. Showing Austrian censor mark on front. Second day cover of new postage but international airmail letter rate remained unchanged

Lot 558

700 HKD

Live

1948 (4 Oct) Value declared cover from Chenghsien to Shanghai, f.w. 1st Union surch rectangular box $10,000 on CK Central Print SYS $20 in

1948 (4 Oct) Value declared cover from Chenghsien to Shanghai, f.w. 1st Union surch rectangular box $10,000 on CK Central Print SYS $20 in block of 19, in total of $190,000, tied by Chenghsien bilingual cds. On front with "value declared" mark and airmail label. Arrived Shanghai (6 Oct)

Lot 566

80,000 HKD

Live

1920 (7 May) Tientsin - Peking FFC, used on Hong Kong GPO OHMS cover, f.w. Junk 1-1/2c x3 + 3c x3, for 13c domestic express letter rate

1920 (7 May) Tientsin - Peking FFC, used on Hong Kong GPO OHMS cover, f.w. Junk 1-1/2c x3 + 3c x3, for 13c domestic express letter rate (because there was no airmail postage yet), tied by Tientsin GPO Aeroplane Service bilingual cds. On reverse sealed with Hackmack & Co / Tientsin-Peking label. Cover with folds and creases, but not affecting its historical significance. Plus an Aston Hotel Tientsin advertisement of providing mail service supported by air flight from Tientsin to Peking. With folds and creases. Very historical and interesting. (43 x 30cm). In 1919, the Peiyang Government established Aeroplance Service in Peking. On 7 May 1920, inaugural flight from Peking to Tientsin and then returned to Peking was conducted. 195 mails were carried back to Peking. A milstone piece for Chinese airmail postal history

Lot 567

1,800 HKD

Live

1923 Peking (4 Jun) to Shanghai. Airmail cover, f.w. Peking 1st print airmail issue complete set (Chan A1-5) on front and Junk 8c on

1923 Peking (4 Jun) to Shanghai. Airmail cover, f.w. Peking 1st print airmail issue complete set (Chan A1-5) on front and Junk 8c on reverse, tied by Peking bisected bilingual cds. On front with "To be despatched by Aerial Service" bilingual cachet and Peking registered mark. Transit Tientsin (13 May). Arrived Shanghai (8 Jun). Cover folded. Peking-Tientsin air route was inaugurated on 23 May 1923. Example of the first few flights

Lot 568

700 HKD

Live

1929 Shanghai (22 Oct) to Philippine via Hankow. Airmail cover, f.w. Peking 2nd Print airmail issue complete set (Chan A6-10) + State

1929 Shanghai (22 Oct) to Philippine via Hankow. Airmail cover, f.w. Peking 2nd Print airmail issue complete set (Chan A6-10) + State Burial 10c + Unification 10c + Junk 5c on both sides, tied by Shanghai bilingual cds. On front with bilingual "AIR MAILS" marking, registered mark and label. Transit Hankow (23 Oct) but returned to Shanghai (26 Oct) via domestic airmail. Given the peculiar route and addressee W. Brugmann (famous Filipino philatelist), it is philatelic in nature. Still, very interesting

Lot 569

1,000 HKD

Live

1929 Hankow (11 Nov) to Shanghai. Airmail cover, f.w. Peking 2nd print airmail issue 15c in strip of 3 + Junk 1c in pair + 10c, tied by

1929 Hankow (11 Nov) to Shanghai. Airmail cover, f.w. Peking 2nd print airmail issue 15c in strip of 3 + Junk 1c in pair + 10c, tied by Hankow bilingual cds. Arrived Shanghai. Shanghai-Hankow flight was inaugurated on 21 Oct 1929. This one, pre-dated the inauguration, was probably from a trial flight?

Lot 570

1,600 HKD

Live

1931 (31 May) Inauguration of International Airmail Ser- vice commemorative cover, f.w. Peking 2nd print airmail issue complete set and

1931 (31 May) Inauguration of International Airmail Ser- vice commemorative cover, f.w. Peking 2nd print airmail issue complete set and Junk from 1/2c to $5, tied by Peiping commemorative cds. Nice franking

Lot 571

1,000 HKD

Live

1933 Kunming (21 Jul) to England. Airmail cover, f.w. London print SYS London ovpt. Limited For Use in Yunnan 25c (Chan Y39) + Peking 2nd

1933 Kunming (21 Jul) to England. Airmail cover, f.w. London print SYS London ovpt. Limited For Use in Yunnan 25c (Chan Y39) + Peking 2nd print airmail issue 60c + 90c + Junk 7c, in total of $1.82, tied by Kunming bilingual cds. Transit Hokow (1 Aug). Applied with "Saigon-Marseille" marking. Transit Tonkin (2 Aug), Laokay (4 Aug), Marseilles (13 Aug)

Lot 572

1,000 HKD

Live

1933 (25 Oct) CNAC Canton-Shanghai FFC, f.w. Peking 2nd print airmail issue 30c + SYS 25c, tied by "Shanghai Canton Airmail Inauguration /

1933 (25 Oct) CNAC Canton-Shanghai FFC, f.w. Peking 2nd print airmail issue 30c + SYS 25c, tied by "Shanghai Canton Airmail Inauguration / Canton" commemorative cds. Arrived Shanghai (27 Oct) also with commemorative cds. Plus a Shanghai-Canton line flight schedule. Historical

Lot 573

1,200 HKD

Live

1933 and 1934 a pair of airmail covers from Canton to Europe via Bandeong-Amsterdam route, f.w. airmail and Martyrs issue, tied by Canton

Lot 574

1,500 HKD

Live

1936 Shanghai (18 Feb) to Germany, f.w. airmail issue, Martyrs and New Life Movement x13, tied by Shanghai bilingual cds., along with "AIR

1936 Shanghai (18 Feb) to Germany, f.w. airmail issue, Martyrs and New Life Movement x13, tied by Shanghai bilingual cds., along with "AIR MAIL SERVICE POSTPONED FORWARDED BY STEAMER TO SINGAPORE FOR ONWARD TRANSMISSION BY AIR" cachet. Transit Marseilles (16 Mar). The cover was supposed to catch the Canton-Hanoi flight did not succeed due to bad weather

Lot 575

500 HKD

Live

1936 Korea to Peitaiho Beach, redirected to Tientsin. Airmail cover, f.w. Japanese 7s + airmail 9-1/2s, tied by Keijo cds. Arrived Peitaiho

1936 Korea to Peitaiho Beach, redirected to Tientsin. Airmail cover, f.w. Japanese 7s + airmail 9-1/2s, tied by Keijo cds. Arrived Peitaiho Beach (21 Jul) but redirected to Tientsin. In combination with SYS 5c for domestic rate, tied by Peitaiho Beach (24 Jul) departure cds. Arrived Tientsin (24 Jul). Interesting

China Republic of China

China Province Northeast Provinces

Lot 577

600 HKD

Live

1940s a group of 4 domestic and international airmail covers, f.w. SYS, surch CNC issues and airmail issues, tied by Foochow, Toishan cds

Lot 578

700 HKD

Live

1945 USA to Szetsin airmail cover, plus a pair of 1947 Pan-American World Airways 1st Clipper San Francisco / Honolulu-Shanghai FFC

China Province Northeast Provinces

China Republic of China

China Province Northeast Provinces

Lot 2088

2,800 HKD

Live

1946 Chinchow (22 Jan) to Peiping, f.w. Manchukuo surch ROC $1 in block of 8 on reverse, tied by Chinchow cds. Arrived Peiping (27 Jan).

1946 Chinchow (22 Jan) to Peiping, f.w. Manchukuo surch ROC $1 in block of 8 on reverse, tied by Chinchow cds. Arrived Peiping (27 Jan). The first period of airmail postage in Northeast in 1946 was effective between 15 Jan to Feb. However, Mak Kwok Pui did not record any existing example. This cover, despite having no "Airmail" annotation, was f.w. correct airmail postage of this period ($1 letter rate + $7 airmail) and was possibly the earliest airmail example in Northeast in 1946

China Republic of China

Lot 2220

1,500 HKD

Live

1940 Kunming (22 Jun) to Germany via Hami. Airmail cover, f.w. SYS 5c + $1 + Martyrs 20c, tied by Szemao bilingual cds. Transit Kunming (7

1940 Kunming (22 Jun) to Germany via Hami. Airmail cover, f.w. SYS 5c + $1 + Martyrs 20c, tied by Szemao bilingual cds. Transit Kunming (7 Mar). With Russian airmail cachet and Nazi Germany censor label. Example of USSR Hami-Almaty air route

Lot 2731

2,000 HKD

Live

1942 Shatanshi (11 Jan) to USA, f.w. SYS $1 x5 + surch 10c/25c, tied by scarce Shatanshi bilingual cds. Transit Toishan (12 Jan), Kweilin

1942 Shatanshi (11 Jan) to USA, f.w. SYS $1 x5 + surch 10c/25c, tied by scarce Shatanshi bilingual cds. Transit Toishan (12 Jan), Kweilin (21 Jan). On front with airmail marking and "via Rangoon" annotation. Censored and resealed. Exampleof WIII outgoing airmail from small town in Kwantung via Kwangsi and Burma

Lot 2736

1,500 HKD

Live

1946 Swatow (22 Jun) to USA. Bank of China Swatow registered cover, f.w. SYS x22 + Victory issue $100, in total of $4220, tied by Swatow

1946 Swatow (22 Jun) to USA. Bank of China Swatow registered cover, f.w. SYS x22 + Victory issue $100, in total of $4220, tied by Swatow bilingual cds., along with registered and airmail label. Transit Canton (28 Jun). Arrived USA. Exceptional high rate exaxmple