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China Province Yunnan

China Imperial Post

China Province Yunnan

China Imperial Post

China Province Yunnan

Lot 2165

1,000 HKD

Live

1907 Iliang (20 Aug) to France, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1/2c x2 + 4c + 5c, tied by Yunnan Iliang cds. Transit Mengtsz (Aug), Hokow (30 Aug),

1907 Iliang (20 Aug) to France, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1/2c x2 + 4c + 5c, tied by Yunnan Iliang cds. Transit Mengtsz (Aug), Hokow (30 Aug), Laokay, Haiphong (1 Sep). Arrived Paris (7 Oct). Cover opened at top.1907.8.20 宜良寄法國，貼蟠龍半分x2 + 4分 + 5分，銷雲南宜良腰框日戳。8月經蒙自，8.30經河口，隨後經老街，9.1經海防。10.7抵巴黎。封頂打開。

China Imperial Post

Lot 2167

30,000 HKD

Live

1908 Peking (24 Dec) to Customs Tengyueh, missent to Tibet and returned to Peking. Large registered red band cover, applied with Chihli

1908 Peking (24 Dec) to Customs Tengyueh, missent to Tibet and returned to Peking. Large registered red band cover, applied with Chihli Peking origin cds. F.w. Coiling Dragon 10c + probably several dropped stamps, tied by Shanghai Chinese PO bisected bilingual cds. Transit Shanghai (31 Dec) and then missent to Tibet via Tuticorin (17 Jan), Calcutta (10 Feb / 18 Mar), Bombay (22 Mar / 2 Apr). Returned to Peking via Hong Kong (21 Apr), Shanghai (27 Apr). Arrived on 2 May. This cover never reached Yunnan. Interesting. Rough edges.1908.12.24 北京寄騰越海關，誤寄西藏，後退回北京。大型掛號紅條封，鈐直隸北京始發日戳。貼蟠龍1角 + 數枚掉票，銷上海半切漢英日戳。12.31經上海，後經Tuticorin（1.17）、加爾各答（2.10 / 3.18）及孟買（3.22 / 4.2）誤寄西藏，再經香港（4.21）、上海（4.27）退回北京（5.2）。此信似乎從未寄抵雲南。邊沿磨損。

China Province Yunnan

Lot 2169

2,800 HKD

Sold

1912 Szemao (9 Jul) to France via Siberia. Picture postcard f.w. CIP 20c, tied by Szemao bisected bilingual cds (29 Jul). Transit Hokow

1912 Szemao (9 Jul) to France via Siberia. Picture postcard f.w. CIP 20c, tied by Szemao bisected bilingual cds (29 Jul). Transit Hokow (29/30 Jul), Shanghai Chinese PO and French PO (10 Aug). Arrived France. As most outgoing mails from Yunnan were delivered by Burma or French Indochina, examples via Siberia are scarce. 1912.7.9 思茅經西伯利亞寄法國。圖片明信片，貼躍鯉2角，銷思茅半切漢英日戳。7.29/30經河口，8.10經上海清郵及法局。由於雲南寄國外郵件大多經緬甸及印支走海路，經西伯利亞者少見難得。

China Province Yunnan

China Province Yunnan Picture postcards

China Province Yunnan Cancellations and seals

Lot 2170

2,000 HKD

Sold

1919 Peking (3 Sep) to the Governor of Yunnan via Wenbaoju, f.w. Junk 5c + 8c, tied by Peking “Wen” bilingual cds. Arrived Yunnanfu (27

1919 Peking (3 Sep) to the Governor of Yunnan via Wenbaoju, f.w. Junk 5c + 8c, tied by Peking “Wen” bilingual cds. Arrived Yunnanfu (27 Sep). Scarce.1919.9.3 北京經文報寄雲南省長，貼帆船5分 + 8分，銷北京“文”腰框英漢日戳。9.27抵北京。少見難得。

China Province Yunnan Picture postcards

China Province Yunnan Cancellations and seals

China Province Yunnan Picture postcards

Lot 2171

800 HKD

Sold

A pair of Mengtsz French PO and Yunnan-Vietnam Railway PPC, plus a ticket of the Yunnan-Vietnam railway. Interesting.

A pair of Mengtsz French PO and Yunnan-Vietnam Railway PPC, plus a ticket of the Yunnan-Vietnam railway. Interesting. 一對蒙自法局及滇越鐵路風光明信片，另附一枚滇越鐵路火車票。有趣。

China Province Yunnan Cancellations and seals

Lot 2173

8,000 HKD

Sold

1907 Apichung to Turkey, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c in block of 4 + 2c x8, tied by Apichung PO tombstone cancel. Transit Hokow (27 May), Laokay

1907 Apichung to Turkey, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c in block of 4 + 2c x8, tied by Apichung PO tombstone cancel. Transit Hokow (27 May), Laokay (27 May), Haiphong (29 May). Cover opened out for display.1907年阿丕沖寄土耳其，正背貼蟠龍1分四方連 + 2分 x8，銷阿丕沖郵政局碑形戳。5.27經河口，5.27經老街，5.29經海防。封剖開以作展示。

China Province Yunnan

China Picture postcards

China Imperial Post

China Province Yunnan

China Picture postcards

China Province Yunnan

Lot 2174

8,000 HKD

Sold

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 Picture postcards

Lot 2175

8,000 HKD

Sold

1911 (19 Mar) Picture postcard posted at Mengtsz TPO to Belgium. Picture postcard, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c in pair, tied by scarce Mengtsz

1911 (19 Mar) Picture postcard posted at Mengtsz TPO to Belgium. Picture postcard, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c in pair, tied by scarce Mengtsz Mail Car No. 5 bilingual cds. Transit Amichow, Hokow (20 Mar), Laokay (20 Mar). Arrived Belgium (25 Apr). 1911.3.19 蒙自郵車寄比利時。圖片明信片，貼蟠龍2分雙連，銷少見之蒙自郵車（五）腰框英漢日戳。經阿迷州，3.20經河口及老街。4.25抵比利時。

China Imperial Post

China Province Yunnan

China Imperial Post

Lot 2176

1,600 HKD

Live

1905 and 1906 a pair of incoming and outgoing cover and postcards to/from Yunnan via Burma. One card from Tengyueh to Italy, f.w. Coiling

1905 and 1906 a pair of incoming and outgoing cover and postcards to/from Yunnan via Burma. One card from Tengyueh to Italy, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c x2. Transit at Sea Post Office. One cover from France to Likiang via Bhamo. 1905及1906年一對經緬甸郵路往來雲南之進出口封片。一件明信片自騰越寄加拿大，貼蟠龍2分x2。經英印海郵中轉。一件信封自法國經八莫進口麗江。

China Province Yunnan

China Province Yunnan Cancellations and seals

China Province Yunnan

Lot 2177

1,600 HKD

Live

1905 and 1909 a pair of incoming and outgoing postcards to/from Yunnan via Burma. One from Tengyueh to Canada, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c. One

1905 and 1909 a pair of incoming and outgoing postcards to/from Yunnan via Burma. One from Tengyueh to Canada, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c. One from Bhma to Tengyueh, f.w. Indian KEVII issue x4.1905及1909年一對經緬甸郵路往來雲南之進出口明信片。一件自騰越寄加拿大，貼蟠龍4分。一件自八莫寄騰越，貼印度愛德華七世票4枚。

China Province Yunnan

China Province Yunnan Cancellations and seals

Lot 2178

2,400 HKD

Sold

1906 (30 Nov) By British explorer G Rippon from Tamarkan, Burma to Likiang via Bhamo, f.w. Indian KEVII 2a + 1/2a, tied by Tamarkan cds.

1906 (30 Nov) By British explorer G Rippon from Tamarkan, Burma to Likiang via Bhamo, f.w. Indian KEVII 2a + 1/2a, tied by Tamarkan cds. Applied with “Cover wrongly dealt with by PO” label applied with TPO (1 Dec) cds. Transit Bhamo (4 Dec), Tengyueh (10 Dec). With original letter. Ex- Steve Chazen. 2024 (Nov) AVA Auctions, lot 866. 1906.11.30 由英國探險家G Rippon自緬甸Tamarkan經八莫寄麗江，貼印度愛德華七世像2安娜 + 半安娜，銷Tamarkan日戳。背貼郵局錯誤處理標籤，鈐火車郵局12.1日戳。12.4經八莫。12.10經騰越。附原信。蔡盛舊藏。2024.11 艾華秋拍，拍品號866。

China Province Yunnan Cancellations and seals

Lot 2179

1,700 HKD

Sold

1907 Hokow (Aug) to Tonkin. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by probably Ami PO tombstone cancel and Hokow bisected bilingual

1907 Hokow (Aug) to Tonkin. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by probably Ami PO tombstone cancel and Hokow bisected bilingual cds. Transti Laokay (26 Aug). Arrival Thanhoi (28 Aug). Cover folded at middle.1907.8 河口寄印支東京。紅條封，背貼蟠龍1角，銷（應為）阿迷郵政局碑形戳及河口半切漢英日戳。8.26經老街。8.28抵。封中折。

Hong Kong King George VI

China Imperial Post

Hong Kong King George VI

China Imperial Post

Hong Kong King George VI

Lot 2180

1,500 HKD

Sold

1907 Shanghai (6 Dec) to Tengyueh via Bhamo. Picture postcard, f.w. Hong Kong KEVII 4c, tied by Shanghai BPO cds. Transit Bhamo (22 Dec).

1907 Shanghai (6 Dec) to Tengyueh via Bhamo. Picture postcard, f.w. Hong Kong KEVII 4c, tied by Shanghai BPO cds. Transit Bhamo (22 Dec). Arrived Tengyueh (3 Jan). Only domestic postage was applied for mails to/from Yunnan via Indochina since Feb 1907, mails taking the Burma route (which required international postage) were more unusual. 1907.12.6 上海經八莫寄騰越。圖片明信片，貼香港愛德華七世4仙，銷上海英局日戳。12.22經八莫。1.3抵騰越。自1907年2月起，中國內地經印支往來雲南之郵件僅收取國內郵資，故取八莫郵路者較少。

China Imperial Post

Lot 2181

3,400 HKD

Sold

1910 Chaotung (19 Mar) to Peking, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by Yunnan Chaotung double-ringed lunar year cds. Transit Chungking (31 Mar).

1910 Chaotung (19 Mar) to Peking, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c, tied by Yunnan Chaotung double-ringed lunar year cds. Transit Chungking (31 Mar). Arrived Peking (14 Apr). Example of overland route which is rather unusual as taking Indochina sea route costed the same rate. 經八莫。12.10經騰越。附原信。蔡盛舊藏。2024.11 艾華秋拍，拍品號866。 1910.3.19 昭通寄北京，貼蟠龍2分，銷雲南昭通雙圈干支日戳。3.31經重慶。4.14抵北京。由於走印支海路寄國外同樣只收取國內郵資，故走國內陸路者較罕。

China Imperial Post

China Province Sinkiang

Lot 2182

2,200 HKD

Sold

1905 Mengtsz (29 Nov) to Hokow. Double-registered red band cover front only, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 10c, tied by Yunnan Mengtsz double-

1905 Mengtsz (29 Nov) to Hokow. Double-registered red band cover front only, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 10c, tied by Yunnan Mengtsz double- ringed lunar year cds, along with registered mark and RR mark. Arrived Hokow. Scarce intra-Yunnan double-registered example. 1905.11.29 蒙自寄河口。雙掛號紅條封封面，貼蟠龍2分 + 1角，銷雲南蒙自雙圈干支日戳，另鈐掛號章及RR章。抵河口。少見之雲南省內雙掛號例子。

China Province Sinkiang

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

China Province Yunnan Postal stationery

China Province Sinkiang

Lot 2183

2,400 HKD

Sold

1913 Ningyuan, Sikang (Nov) to France. Chinese style cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon ovpt. ROC 1/2c + 2c for international printed Yunnan via

1913 Ningyuan, Sikang (Nov) to France. Chinese style cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon ovpt. ROC 1/2c + 2c for international printed Yunnan via Indochina since Feb 1907, mails taking the matter rate, tied by Ningyuanfu bilingual cds (dated 2nd Year). ble-ringed lunar year cds, along with registered Haiphong (1 Dec). Arrived France (1 Jan). Ningyuan, known as Xichang now, was one of the Lolo population towns in Sikang province.1913.11 西康省寧遠寄法國。中式封，背貼楷字蟠龍半分 + 2分，合國外印刷品郵資，銷寧遠府腰框英漢日戳（年份為“二年”）。11.28經雲南府，11.30經河口，11.30經老街，12.1經海防。1.1抵法國。寧遠即現時西昌，為西康省之彝族聚居地。

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

China Province Yunnan Postal stationery

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

Lot 2184

1,500 HKD

Live

1910 Tengyueh (3 May) to England. CIP 4th print PSC, uprated by Hsuan Tung 2c + Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by Tengyueh bisected bilingual cds.

1910 Tengyueh (3 May) to England. CIP 4th print PSC, uprated by Hsuan Tung 2c + Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by Tengyueh bisected bilingual cds. Rather scarce imperial stationery card from Yunnan f.w. Hsuan Tung issue 1910.5.3 騰越寄英國。大清第四版郵資片，加貼宣統2分 + 蟠龍1分，銷騰越半切漢英日戳。雲南清片貼宣統票較少見難得。

China Province Yunnan Postal stationery

Lot 2185

5,000 HKD

Sold

1913 Kueiyang (24 Feb) to French Indochina. CIP 4th print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon ovpt. ROC 3c, tied by Kueiyang bisected bilingual

1913 Kueiyang (24 Feb) to French Indochina. CIP 4th print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon ovpt. ROC 3c, tied by Kueiyang bisected bilingual cds. Transit Yunnanfu (4 Mar), Hokow (6 Mar). Arrived Hanoi. 1913.2.24 貴陽寄印支。大清第四版郵資片，加貼宋字蟠龍3分，銷貴陽半切漢英日戳。3.4經雲南府，3.6經河口。抵河內。