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Lot 650

25,000 HKD

Live

1967 Lhasa (3 Aug) to Nepal. Registered cover, f.w. W1 Long Live Chairman Mao's Thought complete set, tied by Lhasa bilingual cds. Arrived

1967 Lhasa (3 Aug) to Nepal. Registered cover, f.w. W1 Long Live Chairman Mao's Thought complete set, tied by Lhasa bilingual cds. Arrived Kathmandu (15 Aug). Exceptional franking. A cover of the same correspondence and franking was hammered at HKD36,000 in 2023 (Dec) John Bull.1967.8.8 拉薩寄尼泊爾。掛號封，貼文1毛澤東思想萬歲全，銷拉薩中文英文國際日戳。8.15抵加德滿都。2023.12布約翰曾見一件地址及貼票相同之信封，當時以港幣3萬6千元落鎚。

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 916

800 HKD

Live

1902 Shanghai (24 Jul) to England. Registered cover, f.w. Hong Kong QV 2c + 4c x3, in total of 14c, tied by Shanghai BPO Webb type G cds.,

1902 Shanghai (24 Jul) to England. Registered cover, f.w. Hong Kong QV 2c + 4c x3, in total of 14c, tied by Shanghai BPO Webb type G cds., along with circled R mark and "Post Order Department" annotation. Arrived London (27 Aug).1902.7.24 上海寄英國。掛號封，貼香港維多利亞女皇像2仙 + 4仙x3，合14仙，銷上海英局Webb G型日戳。另見帶圈R章及“Post Order Department”批示。8.27抵倫敦。

China French PO

China French PO Picture postcards

China French PO

Lot 975

500 HKD

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1938 Fort Bayard (11 Feb) to France. Registered cover, f.w. French Colonial Arts Exhibition S/S (Chan FL97), tied by Fort Bayard type 5

1938 Fort Bayard (11 Feb) to France. Registered cover, f.w. French Colonial Arts Exhibition S/S (Chan FL97), tied by Fort Bayard type 5 cds., alongside with registered label. Arrived Paris (18 Mar).1938.2.11 西營寄法國。掛號封，貼法國屬地藝術展覽會小型張（陳目FL97），銷西營5型日戳，旁貼掛號標籤。3.18抵巴黎。

China French PO Picture postcards

China German PO

Tibet Cancellations and seals

China French PO Picture postcards

Lot 976

400 HKD

Live

1905 Chungking (15 Aug) to France. Registered PPC, f.w. Navigation and Commerce ovpt. TCHONGKING with Chinese value x2, tied by Chungking

1905 Chungking (15 Aug) to France. Registered PPC, f.w. Navigation and Commerce ovpt. TCHONGKING with Chinese value x2, tied by Chungking French PO cds., alongside with R mark. Transit Hankow French PO (24 Aug). Arrived Francec (3 Oct).1905.8.15 重慶寄法國。掛號圖片明信片，貼航海及商貿神像加蓋TCHONGKING連中文面值十二仙 + 二仙，銷重慶法局日戳，旁鈐R章。8.24經漢口法局。10.3抵法國。

China German PO

Tibet Cancellations and seals

China German PO

Lot 988

1,200 HKD

Live

1901 KD Field Post Station No. 9 (13 Jul) to Germany. Registered cover, f.w. Germania ovpt. China 40pf, tied by KD Field Post Station no. 9

1901 KD Field Post Station No. 9 (13 Jul) to Germany. Registered cover, f.w. Germania ovpt. China 40pf, tied by KD Field Post Station no. 9 cds., along with registered label. Arrived Bamberg (25 Aug). Although the cancellation of KD Field Post Station No. 9 is rare common, applied on stamp is quite valuable.1901.7.13 德軍野戰9局寄德國。掛號封，貼日耳曼尼亞加蓋China 40芬尼，銷野戰9局日戳，旁貼掛號標籤。8.25抵Bamberg。野戰9局日戳雖然常見，但用作銷票十分難得。

Tibet Cancellations and seals

Lot 2496

4,000 HKD

Live

1907 Gyangtse (22 Jan) to Ludwig Hedin, father of Sven Hedin, Sweden. Registered cover, f.w. Indian KEVII 6a, tied by Gyantse BPO cds,

1907 Gyangtse (22 Jan) to Ludwig Hedin, father of Sven Hedin, Sweden. Registered cover, f.w. Indian KEVII 6a, tied by Gyantse BPO cds, matching with temperory PO registered mark. Arrived Stockholm (31 Mar).1907.1.22 江孜寄瑞典斯文赫定之父親Ludwig Hedin。掛號封，貼印度愛德華七世6安娜，銷江孜英局日戳，另鈐臨時郵局掛號章。3.31抵斯德哥爾摩。

Tibet

Lot 2497

4,000 HKD

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1907 Gyangtse (7 Mar) to Ludwig Hedin, father of Sven Hedin, Sweden. Registered cover, f.w. Indian KEVII 4a, tied by Gyantse BPO cds,

1907 Gyangtse (7 Mar) to Ludwig Hedin, father of Sven Hedin, Sweden. Registered cover, f.w. Indian KEVII 4a, tied by Gyantse BPO cds, matching with temperory PO registered mark. Arrived Stockholm (7 Apr).1907.3.7 江孜寄瑞典斯文赫定之父親Ludwig Hedin。掛號封，貼印度愛德華七世4安娜，銷江孜英局日戳，另鈐臨時郵局掛號章。4.7抵斯德哥爾摩。

Lot 2531

1,200 HKD

Live

1930-1950s Registered wrapper to Gyantse, f.w. Tibet 3rd issue 2t in pair, in total of 4t registered rate, tied by faint h.s. Probably the

1930-1950s Registered wrapper to Gyantse, f.w. Tibet 3rd issue 2t in pair, in total of 4t registered rate, tied by faint h.s. Probably the only known registered wrapper used in Tibet. As the Tibetan postmarks are usually dateless and the related documents are missing, it is still a puzzle for philatelists to ascertain the chronicle of Tibetan postage, not to mention the registered rate.1930至1950年代掛號包裝封皮寄江孜，貼西藏獅圖第三版2章噶雙連，合4章噶掛號郵資，銷模糊戳記。很可能是西藏唯一之掛號包裝封皮例子。西藏郵戳大多沒有日期，相關文獻亦從缺，掛號郵資之調資仍有待探索。

Lot 2532

1,000 HKD

Live

1930-1950s Tibet registered cover f.w. Tibet 3rd issue 2/3 in block of 6 with bottom right corner margin. Scarce large franking.

1930-1950s Tibet registered cover f.w. Tibet 3rd issue 2/3 in block of 6 with bottom right corner margin. Scarce large franking.1930至1950年代西藏掛號封，貼西藏獅圖第三版2/3章噶六方連帶右下直角紙邊。出色之大幅貼票。