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China Province Yunnan Cancellations and seals

China Imperial Post

Burma

China Province Yunnan Cancellations and seals

China Imperial Post

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 Imperial Post

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。

Burma

China Imperial Post

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。

China Imperial Post

China Imperial Post Cancellations and seals

China Imperial Post

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 Imperial Post

China Imperial Post 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 Imperial Post 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 Province Yunnan

Hong Kong King George VI

China Province Yunnan

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 Province Yunnan

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 Province Yunnan

China Province Yunnan Postal stationery

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 Yunnan Postal stationery

China Imperial Post Postal stationery

China Province Yunnan 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 Imperial Post Postal stationery

Lot 2186

4,000 HKD

Live

1909 Yunnanfu (7 Dec) to Japan. CIP 4th print PSC, uprated by 1c for concessionary rate to Japan, tied by Yunnanfu bilingual cds. Transit

1909 Yunnanfu (7 Dec) to Japan. CIP 4th print PSC, uprated by 1c for concessionary rate to Japan, tied by Yunnanfu bilingual cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (27 Dec) and IJPO Shanghai (28 Dec). Arrived Nagasaki (30 Dec). Since the inauguration of Yunnan-Vietnam Railway in Feb 1907, mails from Yunnan did not pass through French Indochina PO. Therefore, this cover took the train PO and was sealed in mail bag at Haiphong for Shanghai. The time-consuming overland route was not needed. 1909.12.7 雲南府寄日本。大清第四版郵資片，加貼1分以合寄日本特惠郵資。12.27經上海清郵，12.28經上海日本客郵局。12.30抵長崎。自1907年2月滇越鐵路通車，寄自雲南的郵包不經印支郵局轉寄。故此封採用火車郵車，經印支海防郵包直接封發上海，不用走費時費力的內陸郵路。

Lot 2187

4,000 HKD

Live

1909 Yunnanfu (7 Dec) to Japan. CIP 4th print PSC, uprated by 1c for concessionary rate to Japan, tied by Yunnanfu bilingual cds. Transit

China French PO

China Imperial Post

China Province Yunnan

China French PO

China Imperial Post

China French PO

Lot 2243

5,200 HKD

Sold

1902 Lungchow (2 Jan) to Hanoi, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 4c on reverse, for 6c border rate to French Indochina, tied by Lungchow bisected

1902 Lungchow (2 Jan) to Hanoi, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 4c on reverse, for 6c border rate to French Indochina, tied by Lungchow bisected bilingual cds. In combination with Navigation and Commerce issue 15c, tied by Langson (3 Jan) cds. Arrived Hanoi (4 Jan). Cover opened out for display. 1902.1.2 龍州寄河內，背貼蟠龍2分 + 4分，合6分邊境寄印支郵資，銷龍州半切漢英日戳。加貼航海及商貿神像15生丁，銷諒山1.3日戳。1.4抵河內。封剖開以作展示。

China Imperial Post

Lot 2244

2,500 HKD

Live

1903 Lungchow (31 Dec) to Tonkin, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c for printed matter rate, tied by Lungchow bisected bilingual cds. Transit Langson

1903 Lungchow (31 Dec) to Tonkin, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c for printed matter rate, tied by Lungchow bisected bilingual cds. Transit Langson (2 Jan). Arrived Nacham (2 Jan). 1903.12.31 龍州寄印支東京，貼蟠龍2分合印刷品郵資，銷龍州半切漢英日戳。1.2經諒山，1.2抵Nacham。

China Province Yunnan

China Imperial Post

China Province Yunnan

Lot 2245

10,000 HKD

Live

1912 French Consulate Lungchow (18 Sep) to Hanoi, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c + 16c, tied by Lungchow bisected bilingual cds, alongside with

1912 French Consulate Lungchow (18 Sep) to Hanoi, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c + 16c, tied by Lungchow bisected bilingual cds, alongside with registered mark and Consulate seal. Arrived Hanoi (20 Jul). Cover back partly damaged.1912.9.18 法國駐龍州大使館寄河內，貼蟠龍1角 + 1角6分，銷龍州半切漢英日戳，旁鈐英文掛號章及領事館圓戳。7.20抵河內。封背部分有損。

China Imperial Post

Lot 2246

2,500 HKD

Live

1903 (25 Jan) French Consulate at Lungchow cover to France, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Lungchow bisected bilingual cds. Transit

1903 (25 Jan) French Consulate at Lungchow cover to France, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Lungchow bisected bilingual cds. Transit Langson (26 Jan), Haiphong (28 Jan). Arrived France (3 Jun).1903.1.25 法國駐龍州領事館封寄法國，貼蟠龍1角，銷龍州半切漢英日戳。1.26經諒山，1.28經海防。6.3抵法國。

Lot 2247

2,000 HKD

Live

1913 Lungchow (16 Jun) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon ovpt. ROC 3c x2 + 10c, tied by Lungchow bisected bilingual cds. Transit Langson (17

1913 Lungchow (16 Jun) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon ovpt. ROC 3c x2 + 10c, tied by Lungchow bisected bilingual cds. Transit Langson (17 Jun), Hanoi (17 Jun), Haiphong (18 Jun). 1913.6.16 龍州寄美國，貼楷字蟠龍3分x2 + 1角，銷龍州半切漢英日戳。6.17經諒山，6.17經河內，6.18經海防。

Lot 2248

3,000 HKD

Live

1905 Lungchow (19 Apr) to Switzerland. Registered cover, f.w. CIP 30c, tied by Lungchow bisected bilingual cds., along with R mark. Transit

1905 Lungchow (19 Apr) to Switzerland. Registered cover, f.w. CIP 30c, tied by Lungchow bisected bilingual cds., along with R mark. Transit Langosn (21 Apr), Hanoi (22 Apr), French paquebot (5 May). Arrived Switzerland (30 May). 1905.4.19 龍州寄瑞士。掛號封，貼躍鯉3角，銷龍州半切漢英日戳，旁鈐掛號橫戳。4.21經諒山，4.22經河內，5.5經法國郵船。5.30抵瑞士。