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Japan Covers bulk lot

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

Japan Covers bulk lot

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Japan Covers bulk lot

Lot 1024

2,500 HKD

Live

1900s a group of 10 Japanese military covers and postcards, showcasing postmarks of Tientsin, Tongku, Newchwang and scarce Yangtsun IJPO

1900s a group of 10 Japanese military covers and postcards, showcasing postmarks of Tientsin, Tongku, Newchwang and scarce Yangtsun IJPO cds. With Kenneth G Clark's exhibit pages.1900年代一組十件日軍軍郵封片，分別展示了天津、塘沽、牛莊及少見之楊村日本客郵局日戳。附Kenneth G Clark展頁。

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 1926

1,000 HKD

Live

1898 (28 Feb) Cover front applied with Newchwang dollar cds., alongside with Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Shanghai BPO cds.

1898 (28 Feb) Cover front applied with Newchwang dollar cds., alongside with Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Shanghai BPO cds.1898.2.28 信封封面，鈐有牛莊大圓戳。另貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷上海英局日戳。

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

Lot 1927

4,000 HKD

Live

1898 Newchwang (10 Sep) to French Indochina, f.w. litho Dragon 4c x4 on reverse, tied by Pakua chop, matching with Newchwag dollar cds on

1898 Newchwang (10 Sep) to French Indochina, f.w. litho Dragon 4c x4 on reverse, tied by Pakua chop, matching with Newchwag dollar cds on front. In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Hong Kong (20 Sep) cds. Arrived Saigon (26 Sep). Cover opened out for dis- play.1898.9.10 牛莊寄印支，背貼日本版蟠龍4分x4，銷八卦戳。正鈐牛莊大圓戳。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷香港9.20日戳。9.26抵西貢。封剖開以作展示。

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

Japan

Japan Postal stationery

Lot 1928

4,000 HKD

Live

1899 Newchwang (3 May) to Denmark, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Newchwang Dollar cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (8 May). In

1899 Newchwang (3 May) to Denmark, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Newchwang Dollar cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (8 May). In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Shanghai BPO (8 May) cds and Newchwang IPO cachet. Transit Hong Kong (11 May). Arrived Denmark (12 Jun)1899.5.3 牛莊寄丹麥，貼蟠龍1角，銷牛莊大圓戳。5.8經上海清郵。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷上海英局5.8日戳及牛莊IPO騎縫戳。5.11經香港。6.12抵丹麥。

Japan

Japan Postal stationery

Japan

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。

Japan Postal stationery

Lot 1942

1,000 HKD

Live

1910 Harbin (24 Aug) to Germany. CIP 4th print PSC, uprated by 1c + 2c, tied by Harbin bisected bilingual cds.1910.8.24

1910 Harbin (24 Aug) to Germany. CIP 4th print PSC, uprated by 1c + 2c, tied by Harbin bisected bilingual cds.1910.8.24 哈爾濱寄德國。大清第四版郵資片，加貼1分 + 2分，銷哈爾濱半切漢英日戳。

Japan

Japan Cancellations and seals

Japan

Lot 1946

2,000 HKD

Live

1911 Sansing (27 Oct) to Japan. CIP 4th print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 1/2c for concessionary rate to Japan, tied by Sansing

1911 Sansing (27 Oct) to Japan. CIP 4th print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 1/2c for concessionary rate to Japan, tied by Sansing bilingual cds. Sansing is known as Yilan County nowadays. Very scarce. 1911.10.27 三姓寄日本。大清第四版郵資片，加貼蟠龍半分，合寄日本特惠郵資，銷三姓腰框英漢日戳。三姓即現時依蘭。郵例難得。

Lot 1947

2,000 HKD

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1909 (30 Dec) Kirin to Pingchow. Chinese style cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c on reverse, tied by Kirin bilingual cds., along with Kirin No.

1909 (30 Dec) Kirin to Pingchow. Chinese style cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c on reverse, tied by Kirin bilingual cds., along with Kirin No. 15 tombstone cancel in red. Arrived Pingchow (5 Jan). Ex- Stephen Yen. 1909.12.30 吉林寄濱州。中式封，背貼蟠龍2分，銷吉林腰框英漢日戳，旁鈐吉林“十五”紅色碑形戳。1.5抵濱州。嚴平西《地區郵集之二東三省》第101頁原件。

Japan Cancellations and seals

Lot 1948

2,500 HKD

Live

1907 Shenyang (29 Jun) to Peking. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c in pair on reverse, tied by Moukden Shenyang cds., along with

1907 Shenyang (29 Jun) to Peking. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c in pair on reverse, tied by Moukden Shenyang cds., along with Shenyang No. “Two One” tombstone cancel in red. Arrived Peking (1 Jul). Ex- Stephen Yen. 1907.6.29 瀋陽寄北京。紅條封，背貼蟠龍2分x2，銷奉天瀋陽腰框日戳，旁鈐瀋陽“二一”紅色碑形戳。7.1抵北京。嚴平西《地區郵集之二東三省》第100頁原件。

Japan Cancellations and seals

Japan

Lot 1949

2,500 HKD

Live

1907 Shenyang (7 Oct) to Peking. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c on reverse, tied by Moukden Shenyang cds., along with Moukden

1907 Shenyang (7 Oct) to Peking. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c on reverse, tied by Moukden Shenyang cds., along with Moukden Shenyang First Branch tombstone cancel. Arrived Peking (9 Oct). Ex- Stephen Yen. 1907.10.7 瀋陽寄北京。紅條封，背貼蟠龍2分，銷奉天瀋陽腰框日戳，旁鈐奉天瀋陽“第一分局”碑形戳。10.9抵北京。嚴平西《地區郵集之二東三省》第96頁原件。

Japan

Lot 1950

1,500 HKD

Live

1907 (31 May) Red band cover back from Shenyang, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c x6, tied by Moukden / Shenyang lunar year cds., along with

1907 (31 May) Red band cover back from Shenyang, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c x6, tied by Moukden / Shenyang lunar year cds., along with “Moukden / Shenyang” registered mark. Ex- Stephen Yen. 1907.5.31 紅條封封背，寄自瀋陽，貼蟠龍2分x6，銷奉天瀋陽三格干支日戳，旁鈐“奉天瀋陽”掛號橫戳。嚴平西《地區郵集之二東三省》第44頁原件。

Lot 1959

12,000 HKD

Live

1911 Moukden (10 Apr) to Théophile Piry, Postmaster General of Imperial Post. Red band cover, f.w. “SERVICE DES POSTES” bilingual h.s.

1911 Moukden (10 Apr) to Théophile Piry, Postmaster General of Imperial Post. Red band cover, f.w. “SERVICE DES POSTES” bilingual h.s. Transit Newchwang (12 Apr). Scarce example of of this h.s. 1911.4.10 奉天寄北京之大清郵政總辦帛黎。紅條封，鈐“郵政公事”中文法文圓戳。4.12經牛莊。少見。

Burma

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。

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。

Burma

Hong Kong King George VI

Lot 2178

2,400 HKD

Live

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。

Hong Kong King George VI

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

Hong Kong King George VI

Lot 2180

1,500 HKD

Live

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。

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

Lot 2251

3,000 HKD

Live

1901 Canton (1 Jun) to Lungchow. Postcard, f.w. Hong Kong QV 2c in pair, tied by Canton BPO cds. Transit Hong Kong (2 Jun), Haiphong (5

1901 Canton (1 Jun) to Lungchow. Postcard, f.w. Hong Kong QV 2c in pair, tied by Canton BPO cds. Transit Hong Kong (2 Jun), Haiphong (5 Jun), Langson (6 Jun). Example of 4c international postcard rate.1901.6.1 廣州寄龍州。明信片，貼香港維多利亞女皇像2仙雙連，銷廣州英局日戳。6.2經香港，6.5經海防，6.6經諒山。4仙國外明信片郵資例子。

Lot 2768

3,000 HKD

Live

1888 Kungyikfow to Singapore, applied with Kungyikfow forwarding agent vertical seal on front while Canton and Hong Kong agent seals on

1888 Kungyikfow to Singapore, applied with Kungyikfow forwarding agent vertical seal on front while Canton and Hong Kong agent seals on revese. Transit Hong Kong and f.w. QV 5c, tied by B62 obliterator, along with Hong Kong cds. Arrived Singapore (14 Jul). Early example of Qiaopi correspondence to Singapore. 1888年公益埠寄新加坡，鈐公益埠“利行號”直戳，背見“寧市匯同昌生記信局”及“香港巨隆號書柬”直戳。貼香港維多利亞女皇像5仙，銷B62殺手戳，另見香港日戳。7.14抵新加坡。早期之新加坡僑批例子。