Ava Auctions 16th Auction - Summer 2026 sale

Home

China

Search for auction content

Price Range

Price from

Price to

Catalog No.

Catalog

Catalog number

Categories

Search for auction content

Price Range

Price from

Price to

Catalog No.

Catalog

Catalog number

Index

All lots Aftersale lots Sold at auction

China

Lot 184

400 HKD

Sold

FIRENZE, ITALY to Shanghai China in use of combination stamps 2 November 1900, a picture post card sent from FIRENZE, Italy to Nanyang

FIRENZE, ITALY to Shanghai China in use of combination stamps 2 November 1900, a picture post card sent from FIRENZE, Italy to Nanyang College in Shanghai China, affixed with 10-cents Italian adhesive in red cancelled by boxed circle d.s. FIRENZE dated 2 11 00". Adjacent to the Italian stamp, affixed a Chinese C.I.P. 1c cancelled by a pakua in Shanghai, together with other cancellations of "SHANGHAI LOCAL POST F / DE 8/00", another FIRENZE boxed date stamp, and HK transit c.d.s. dated 3 December 19001900.11.2 意大利寄上海，圖片明信片。到達後混貼蟠龍1分。

Lot 185

300 HKD

Sold

England to Newchwang, China 23 February 1901, a picture postcard addressed to I.M. Customs, Newchwang, China, franked with one-penny

England to Newchwang, China 23 February 1901, a picture postcard addressed to I.M. Customs, Newchwang, China, franked with one-penny postage stamp, cancelled by barred numeral "28B", plus "STREATHAM S.W. / FE 23/01" c.d.s. in England, further cancelled by the arrival China bilingual c.d.s. "NEWCHWANG 9 APR / 01". On the reverse side, Shanghai B.P.O entry c.d.s. "SHANGHAI B.Ρ.Ο. / ΑΡ 3 / 01".1901.1.23 英國寄牛莊海關，圖片明信片。經上海英局落地。

China

China Postal stationery

Lot 186

1,000 HKD

Sold

French Post Office in Constantinople (Levant) to Tsingtau, China Registered Mail via Suez and Hong Kong 30 May 1904, registered cover sent

French Post Office in Constantinople (Levant) to Tsingtau, China Registered Mail via Suez and Hong Kong 30 May 1904, registered cover sent from the French Post Office in Constantinople (Levant). addressed to Monsieur Bühler, Tsingtau (Kiautschou), China. Franked with a French Levant overprinted stamp, 50c brown with "2 PIASTRES" surcharge, cancelled by the French P.D. in "CONSTANTINOPLE R. DE PERA" double-circle datestamp (30 MAI 04), and boxed "R" registration handstamp at upper left. The front is further endorsed "Recommande" in manuscript with "R" handstamp, indicating registered service. This is a rare origin from Ottoman Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) using French Levant postal issues. Reverse side bears an exceptional array of transit and arrival markings: SUEZ, Egypt (7 VI 04); ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (7 VI 04); HONG KONG Registered/JU 30/04; TSINGTAU/KIAUTSCHOU/8.7.04 arrival (German P.O.); Chinese lunar c.d.s. in KiangSu 「江蘇上海甲辰五月廿一日」;Sender's cachet on reverse: A. Mouradyan, 14 Rue Lalé, Péra, Constantinople (Turquie). This item is a fine and scarce example of French Levant mail from Constantinople, routed via the Suez Canal and British Hong Kong, destined for the German-leased territory of Kiautschou (Tsingtau), combining rare origin, complex routing, and multinational postal systems. Particularly notable as early registered mail linking the Ottoman Empire to German colonial in China.法國駐君士坦丁堡(Levant)郵局寄往中國膠州灣青島之掛號信經蘇伊士與香港轉遞 1904年5月30日,由法國駐君士坦丁堡(Levant)郵局寄出之掛號信封,寄予中國膠州灣青島(Tsingtau, Kiautschou) Bühler 先生。信封貼用法國 Levant 郵票,面值50生丁褐色,另加蓋「2 PIASTRES」附加值,並蓋銷「CONSTANTINOPLE R. DE PERA / POSTE FRANÇAISE 30 MAI04」雙圈日戰,左上方加蓋掛號方框「R」戰記,並手寫註明「Recommande」(掛號)。本封件屬罕見的發信地一奧斯曼帝國之君士坦丁堡(即今土耳其伊斯坦堡),使用法國在 Levant 地區專用郵票寄往遠東,極具郵政史與地緣政治研究價值。背面蓋有一系列精彩的中轉與到達戰記:埃及蘇伊士SUEZ/7V104;埃及亞歷山大港 ALEXANDRIA/7VI 04;香港掛號日戳 HONG KONG REGISTERED JU30/04;膠州灣青島到達戰 TSINGTAU / KIAUTSCHOU/8.7.04;另見中文戳記「江蘇上海甲辰五月廿一日」;封背寄件人章記為:A. Mouradyan, 14 Rue Lale, Pera, Constantinople (Turquie) 此封掛號信為十九世紀末至二十世紀初法國 Levant 郵政系統運作之極佳實例,經蘇伊士運河及香港英國郵政轉遞至德國租借地膠州灣青島。集「稀有發信地」、「多國郵政系統協作」、「掛號服務」、「殖民地收件地」於一身,為研究奧斯曼-遠東郵政路線之難得實物。

China Postal stationery

China

China Imperial Post

China Postal stationery

Lot 187

600 HKD

Sold

SPEZIA, Italy to Shanghai, redirected to Tangku, China 17 October 1908, Italy postal stationery card with 10-cents indicium, addressed to

SPEZIA, Italy to Shanghai, redirected to Tangku, China 17 October 1908, Italy postal stationery card with 10-cents indicium, addressed to Imperiali Poste Cinesi, Shanghai, Cina, cancelled by two SPEZIA datestamp, adjacent to it cancelled by German P.O. in Shanghai "SCHANGHAI a DEUTSCHE POST/22/11 05", after entering into China through German P.O. in Shanghai, transferred to Shanghai Local Post (NOV 23/05), and then Chinese P.O. The address was crossed out and replaced by Tangku, and hence the card directed to the Northern part in China. A very fine quality Italian postal stationery card.義大利斯佩齊亞(SPEZIA)寄上海後改轉塘沽中國 1908年10月17日,一張義大利郵政明信片(附有10分面值印刷郵資),寄往中國上海之「中國帝國郵政(Imperiali Poste Cinesi)」,由斯佩齊亞(SPEZIA)寄出,蓋有兩枚“SPEZIA”日戳:旁見德國駐華郵局上海戳記「SCHANGHAI a DEUTSCHE POST/22/11 05」,表示該明信片自德國郵政系統進入中國。之後,此卡轉交上海本地郵政局,蓋「NOV 23/05」上海本埠日戳,再由本地郵局轉交中國官辦郵政。原本的收件地址被劃去,改寫為塘沽(TangKu),明信片遂轉往中國北部地區投遞。此為義大利郵政明信片保存佳。

China

China Imperial Post

China

Lot 188

300 HKD

Sold

Belgium to China – 1910 Redirected Postcard from Huy (Nord) to Chin-Wan-Tao 秦皇島 6 January 1910, a picture postcard titled "Vue

Belgium to China – 1910 Redirected Postcard from Huy (Nord) to Chin-Wan-Tao 秦皇島 6 January 1910, a picture postcard titled "Vue prise des hauteurs des Forges, Huy" (View from the heights of Forges, Huy, Belge), franked with a 5c green King Leopold II stamp of Belgium, cancelled by a "HUY (NORD)" circular date stamp dated 6 April 1910. Originally sent from HUY, Belgium to Chun Liang-Cheng?, China, and addressed to Mr. Wathlet, c/o Capoul Gérant Tanneau. It was redirected to Chin-Wan-Tao (now called Qinhuangdao 秦皇島) after transit through multiple postal stations. Transit and arrival markings include: BRUXELLES DÉPART (15 MARS 1910); SHANGHAI B.P.O. (APR 18, 1910); TANGKU (23 APR 10); a bilingual SHANGHAI c.d.s. (18 April 26 - error year slug). This piece showcases Belgian-Chinese international mail redirection, multiple transit handstamps, and a rarely seen HUY (NORD) postmark.1910.1.6 比利時寄秦皇島，圖片明信片。原經上海英局落地寄軍糧城，但改寄秦皇島。中比通信較少見。

China Imperial Post

Lot 189

2,000 HKD

Live

1910 and 1911 a pair of Swiss stationery covers to Basel Mission in Kaying, tied by Zurich cds. One with Shanghai Chinese PO and German PO

1910 and 1911 a pair of Swiss stationery covers to Basel Mission in Kaying, tied by Zurich cds. One with Shanghai Chinese PO and German PO transit cds while another one transit at Hong Kong. Both with Swatow arrival cds.1910及1911年一對瑞士郵資片寄嘉應巴色會，銷蘇黎世日戳。一件經上海中國郵局及德局落地，一件經香港中轉。均鈐汕頭到達戳。

China

China British PO Postal stationery

China

China British PO Postal stationery

China

Lot 190

1,200 HKD

Live

Algeria, North Africa to Shanghai via French Packet 18 January, 1898 Algiers, Algeria Registered Cover via French Packet, addressed to Mr.

Algeria, North Africa to Shanghai via French Packet 18 January, 1898 Algiers, Algeria Registered Cover via French Packet, addressed to Mr. P.L. Barbier at the Imperial Maritime Customs in Shanghai, China. On the front side, franked with a combination of five French stamps totaling 50 centimes, including the 25c black on rose, a pair of 5c green, a 15c blue, all stamps are cancelled by the double-circle postmark "ALGER/18 JANV/98". A large blue "R" handstamp and a octagonal boxed "R" in black, accompanied by the manuscript registry number "401". The reverse bears a "MARSEILLES-BU-DU-RHONE" French paquebot transit mark dated 19 January 1898 and a bold "SHANGHAI / 25 FEB/98" large dollar arrival postmark in China. Carried by French packet via Marseille and the Suez Canal, this cover represents a complete and well-preserved example of late 19th-century intercontinental registered mail from French North Africa to the Far East. Mail from Algeria to China is uncommon and even more to a registered mail.阿爾及利亞經法國郵船寄中國上海掛號信 1898年1月18日,阿爾及利亞阿爾及爾掛號信經法國郵船寄往中國上海,收件人為清朝海關稅務司署之P.L. Barbier先生。信封正面貼用五枚法國郵票,包括25 生丁黑色/粉紅、兩枚5生丁綠色、以及15生丁藍色,合共資費50生丁。全部郵票均蓋銷 “ALGER/18 JANV/98” 雙圈日戳。信上加蓋大型藍色掛號“R”字樣,另見一枚黑色八角框“R”掛號戳,並手寫掛號編號“401”。背面可見一枚“MARSEILLES BDU-RHONE”之法國郵船中轉戰(paquebot),日期為 1898年1月19日,及一枚中國“SHANGHAI / 25 FEB/98”大圓戳。本封經由馬賽及蘇伊士運河,由法國郵船投遞至遠東,為十九世紀末法屬北非至中國間掛號信件的典型範例,保存完整,狀況良好。阿爾及利亞寄中國的郵件原已屬罕見,此掛號信件更具收藏價值。

China British PO Postal stationery

Lot 192

800 HKD

Sold

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE to Shanghai, China 14 June 1898, a Cape of Good Hope postal stationery envelope addressed to Diercking Esq. c/o Customs

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE to Shanghai, China 14 June 1898, a Cape of Good Hope postal stationery envelope addressed to Diercking Esq. c/o Customs House, Shanghai, China, cancelled the two-pence indicium by "EAST LONDON /JU 14/98" boxed obliterator, On the reverse side, cancelled by transit mark: "DURBAN 16 JU 98”, “COLOMBO / MY 11/98", HK transit c.d.s. "HONG-KONG JY 26/98", China entry port c.d.s. "SHANGHAI / JY 29/98" from the B.P.O. in Shanghai, then taken to "SHANGHAI LOCAL POST / JY 29 / 98", arrival Chinese P.O. with dollar chop "SHANGHAI / 29 JUL 98".1898.6.14 南非好望角郵資封寄上海。

China

Lot 194

500 HKD

Live

NATAL to Shanghai, China (Natal was a British colony located on the southeastern coast of Africa, now part of KwaZulu-Natal Province in

NATAL to Shanghai, China (Natal was a British colony located on the southeastern coast of Africa, now part of KwaZulu-Natal Province in modern-day South Africa) 13 February 1907, picture post card sent from NATAL addressed to St Josephs Institute, Shanghai China, franked with a pair of NATAL postage 1d stamps in red, cancelled by "NEUWEIER/WARTBURG/NATAL/FE 13/07", transit via "TUTICORIN" in India dated 14 March, further cancelled by the entry to China c.d.s. "SHANGHAI B.P.O. / MR 31". A truly rare place of origin in early 1900s.納塔爾(NATAL)寄往中國上海的明信片【註:納塔爾為英國殖民地,位於非洲東南沿海,現為南非夸祖魯-納塔爾省的一部分】 1907年2月13日,一張自南非納塔爾(NATAL)寄往中國上海**聖若瑟書院(St Joseph's Institute)**的風景明信片。貼有兩枚紅色1便士納塔爾郵票,蓋銷 [NEUWEIER/WARTBURG/NATAL/FE13/07」郵戳,經印度的「TUTICORIN」於3月14日中轉,並蓋有中國進口郵戳「SHANGHAI B.P.O. / MR 31」. 自納塔爾寄往中國的實寄明信片,屬當時極為罕見的非洲郵政來源地,難得一見之郵品。

Lot 195

1,900 HKD

Sold

South Africa to Kongmoon, China(廣東江門)-Registered Cover via Mozambique and Hong Kong (1912) 27 November 1912, remarkable registered

South Africa to Kongmoon, China(廣東江門)-Registered Cover via Mozambique and Hong Kong (1912) 27 November 1912, remarkable registered cover sent from Pretoria, Transvaal/South Africa to Mr. E. Volekmann, c/o Customs House, Kongmoon (now Jiangmen), West River, Kwangtung Province, South China. The envelope bears a rare multi-country postal routing, with evidence of transit via Lourenço Marques (Mozambique) and Hong Kong, before reaching interior China. Envelope Front: franked with three different types of South African colony stamps, including a Natal overprint "HALF" on 1d and a Transvaal 1d definitive. Registered handstamp and "Pretoria" cds dated 27 OCT 12. Destination noted as "Kongmoon West River", with routing through British Hong Kong. Envelope Back: a striking block of 10 x ½d Transvaal green KEVII stamps, tied by multiple Pretoria registration handstamps, and with an important transit "Lourenço Marques Registered/28 NOV 12 (Portuguese Mozambique)"; Hong Kong/13 JA 13 arrival cds., Chinese handstamp “福”(possibly a handling postal officer mark in China). This cover refers to a rare destination to interior South China (Kongmoon, now Jiangmen), a river port not commonly seen on early 20th century covers. More importantly, the unusual routing via Mozambique - Portuguese East Africa, showcasing complex logistics of cross-continental registered mail at the time.南非普利托里亞寄中國江門(1912年)掛號封,經莫三比克及香港轉遞極為罕見的掛號郵封,1912年10月27日自南非普利托里亞(Pretoria, Transvaal)寄至中國廣東省西江口岸江門(Kongmoon / Jiangmen),收件人為海關人員E. Volekmann 先生,經由葡屬莫三比克(羅倫索馬貴斯)及香港中轉。掛號封正面:使用南非殖民地三種郵票混貼:包括一枚納塔爾(Natal)1便士加盖“HALF”郵票與特蘭斯瓦爾(Transvaal)1便士郵票。加蓋掛號戳記與 Pretoria/27 OCT12日戳。收件地標明「Kongmoon = Westriver」顯示其位於中國內河的港口。掛號封背面:十枚連張的特蘭斯瓦爾愛德華七世綠色半便士郵票,整齊貼於信封底部,由多枚掛號戳蓋銷,視覺效果極佳。中轉與到達戰記包括:葡屬莫三比克/羅倫索馬責斯/28 NOV 12 掛號戳記。香港/1913年1月13日到達戳。紫色 “福”字印章,或為江門地區接收或分發記錄。郵路涵蓋南非葡屬東非→香港→廣東江門,展現當時國際掛號郵件的複雜路線與轉運網絡。寄往中國華南內陸城市江門,此地為清末民初重要商埠,極少見寄達地。

Lot 196

1,000 HKD

Live

Persia to China - Redirected Registered Cover from Hamadan to Shanghai, Then Forwarded to Hong Kong (1919) 10 October 1919, A rare

Persia to China - Redirected Registered Cover from Hamadan to Shanghai, Then Forwarded to Hong Kong (1919) 10 October 1919, A rare registered cover, endorsed American Persian Relief Commission, sent from Hamadan, Persia, addressed initially to Mr. George Daniel, YMCA, Shanghai, and redirected to Hong Kong. Front Side: (1) endorsed manuscript sender: from Saul Peras, A.P.R. Com., Hamadan, Persia, (2) black Persian boxed registration mark: "R/HAMADAN/N 1359", (3) originally addressed to 79 Rue du Consulat, Shanghai, then redirected to Hong Kong, with various forwarding notations and trilingual markings ("China" in French, English, and Chinese), (4) blue Persian annotation and script in Arabic handwriting Reverse Side: (1) franked with Persian provisional handstamped issues of 1919: 1x 6 chahis violet, 2x 3 chahis green (provisional overprints "Provisoire 1919"); (2) postmarked with Persian cancels, Hamadan origin dated (10 X 1919); (3) registered cachets of "REGISTERED G.P.O. HONG-KONG/15 DE 19", Shanghai B.P.O. registration oval cancellation "REGISTERED SHANGHAI B.P.O. / DE 8 19", (4) Shanghai Chinese P.O. c.d.s. Registered mail from interior Persia was relatively scarce, especially addressed to China, and this example demonstrates the use of Persian provisional issues during a transitionary postal phase; multiple postal agencies (Persian, Chinese, British) handled the registered mail item, evidenced by layered postmarks and redirection.由波斯哈馬丹(Hamadan)經上海轉寄至香港之掛號封 1919年10月10-封極具代表性的波斯(伊朗)掛號實寄郵件[American Persian Relief Commission]寄自內陸城市哈馬丹(Hamadan),原址為中國上海,後轉寄至香港。正面特徵:(1)左上角寄件人手寫: “Saul Peras, A. P. R. Com., Hamadan, Persia” 寄往收件人George Daniel 先生,上海亞細亞問訊局(Y.M.C.A.), (2) 蓋有罕見”R/HAMADAN/N 1359” 方框式波斯掛號郵戳。背面特徵:蓋貼三枚1919年臨時加蓋波斯郵票1枚6查希紫色,2枚3查希綠色(加 "Provisoire 1919")蓋清晰波斯日戳,(2)轉運與掛號戰記包括:REGISTERED SHANGHAI BPO DE 8 19. REGISTERED G. P. O. HONG-KONG 15 DE 19. 從波斯內陸地區寄出的掛號郵件本已相當罕見,尤其是寄往中國者更屬少見。此封實寄範例不僅展示了波斯處於郵政過渡時期所使用的臨時加蓋郵票,同時也呈現出多重郵政機構(波斯、中國、英國)共同處理此掛號郵件的流程,從各式轉運郵戳與改址痕跡中可清楚觀察其跨國傳遞與重導經過。

Lot 197

1,000 HKD

Live

Republic of Georgia 格魯吉亞to Tientsin, China via Poti - Registered 1923 13 July 1923, a remarkable early Soviet-era registered cover

Republic of Georgia 格魯吉亞to Tientsin, China via Poti - Registered 1923 13 July 1923, a remarkable early Soviet-era registered cover posted from the rural Georgian locality of Kumari, as evidenced by the clear Cyrillic postmark: "КУМАРИ ТИФЛ. ОКР. ПОчт. КОНТ. / 13.7.23" (Kumari, Tiflis District Postal Control, 13 July 1923) addressed to Mrs. J. J. Gaull, Imperial Hotel, Tientsin, China, The cover bears a Poti registration label (No. 536), showing it was routed through the Black Sea port city of Poti, a regional hub under the Tiflis postal district, franked with a combination of 1922-23 overprinted Soviet Georgia high-denomination stamps, including 3 x 3000 maneti (brown), 4 x 2000 maneti (dark blue) tied by Kumari datestamps; also cancelled with a bold bilingual arrival mark: "TIEN TSIN / 11 AUG 23". This is a rare Soviet Transcaucasia to Tientsin from the early Georgian SSR under Soviet administration.格魯吉亞寄往中國天津——經波季轉運之掛號郵件(1923年) 1923年7月13日,一件極具歷史意義的早期蘇聯時期掛號信件,自喬治亞蘇維埃共和國鄉村地區的庫馬里(Kumari)寄出,郵戳清晰可見俄文「КУМАРИ ТИФЛ. ОКР. почт. конт. / 13.7.23]. 信封貼有註明「第536號」Poti 掛號標籤,顯示此信件經由黑海港口城市波季轉運。波季為當時隸屬第比利斯郵區的重要郵政樞紐。郵資方面貼用1922-23年喬治亞蘇維埃共和國期間發行之高面值附加蓋銘郵票,包括:棕色3000馬內票共3枚,深藍色 2000馬内票共4枚,均蓋有庫馬里日戳銷票,信封背面蓋有醒目的雙語到達戳「TIEN TSIN/11 AUG23」,證實於1923年8月11日送達天津。此件為罕見的蘇維埃外高加索地區格魯吉亞寄往天津的郵件實寄範例,。

China Pre-philately

China Picture postcards

China Pre-philately

Lot 198

500 HKD

Live

1873 Red band cover from Hokow by Min Chu, applied with Hokow Min Chu tombstone cancel and "Postage As Usual" vertical seal. Cover top

1873 Red band cover from Hokow by Min Chu, applied with Hokow Min Chu tombstone cancel and "Postage As Usual" vertical seal. Cover top right corner damaged. With original letter.1873年紅條封寄自河口，背鈐河口“王先信棧”及“酒資照例”直戳。封右上角有損。附原信。

Lot 199

500 HKD

Live

ca 1870-1900s Hokow to Kiukiang by Min Chu. Red band cover, frankless and applied with Hokow Min Chu tombstone cancel and "Postage Paid"

ca 1870-1900s Hokow to Kiukiang by Min Chu. Red band cover, frankless and applied with Hokow Min Chu tombstone cancel and "Postage Paid" vertical seal.約1870至1900年代河口寄九江。紅條封，無貼票，背鈐河口“全泰盛輪船局”碑形戳及“酒資付訖”直戳。

China Picture postcards

Lot 200

500 HKD

Live

A postcard printed with US President Benjamin Harrison's advocates on Chinese, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c tied by Tientsin bisected bilingual

A postcard printed with US President Benjamin Harrison's advocates on Chinese, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c tied by Tientsin bisected bilingual cds. Featuring the Flag of Qing Empire. Historical.一張印有美國總統班傑明·哈里遜對華立場之明信片，貼蟠龍1分，銷天津半切漢英日戳。印有清國國旗。極具歷史意義。

China Picture postcards

China

China Picture postcards

Lot 201

800 HKD

Live

1908 Picture postcard with coloured paintining of a Chinese woman, commerically used in USA.

China

China Picture postcards

China

Lot 202

800 HKD

Live

A pair of Temple of Heaven PPC, both commerically used.

一對天壇風光明信片，均實寄。

China Picture postcards

Lot 203

800 HKD

Live

A pair of Great Hall of the Brightness PPC, one unused and one f.w. Coiling Dragon 1/2c. This temple is burned down in 1900 during the

A pair of Great Hall of the Brightness PPC, one unused and one f.w. Coiling Dragon 1/2c. This temple is burned down in 1900 during the Boxer Uprising and the subsequent Boxer war.一對大光明殿風光明信片，一件未使用，一件貼蟠龍半分。該殿毀於八國聯軍之戰火中。