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Mongolia

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Mongolia

China Literature

Mongolia

Lot 2645

700 HKD

Sold

"Postal History of Mongolia 1863-1933" by Enkhbat Chuluundorj. Useful reference of Mongolian philately. Superb condition.

"Postal History of Mongolia 1863-1933" by Enkhbat Chuluundorj. Useful reference of Mongolian philately. Superb condition. Enkhbat Chuluundorj著《Postal History of Mongolia 1863-1933》一冊，重要之蒙古郵學參考書，品相上佳。

China Literature

Lot 2646

500 HKD

Live

"The Illustrated Postal Covers of The Mongolian Peoples Republic (1942-1992)”. Useful reference of Mongolian philately. Superb

"The Illustrated Postal Covers of The Mongolian Peoples Republic (1942-1992)”. Useful reference of Mongolian philately. Superb condition.《The Illustrated Postal Covers of The Mongolian Peoples Republic (1942-1992)》一冊，重要之蒙古郵學參考書，品相上佳。

United States

Hong Kong

United States

Lot 2701

1,000 HKD

Live

San Francisco China Town view lithographes on paper.

三藩市唐人街之版畫印刷品。 OVERSEA CHINESE LETTER 僑信

Hong Kong

Macao

Hong Kong

Lot 2702

20,000 HKD

Sold

1886 Hong Kong (3 Nov) to USA, f.w. Hong Kong QV 10c x5 + surch 20c/30c without Chinese characher (Yang 37) in vertical pair, tied by B62

1886 Hong Kong (3 Nov) to USA, f.w. Hong Kong QV 10c x5 + surch 20c/30c without Chinese characher (Yang 37) in vertical pair, tied by B62 obliterator, along with Hong Kong cds. Showing "Per S.S. City of Peking" annotation. Arrived USA. R N Gurevitch only recorded 26 items f.w. the surch 20c/30c without Chinese character stamp. 1994 (Nov) Stanley Gibbons Hong Kong "The John Parker Collection" lot 1278.1886.11.3 香港寄美國，貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙x5 + 改值20仙蓋30仙直雙連（楊目37），銷B62殺手戳，另鈐香港日戳。寫有“Per S.S City of Peking”批注。抵美國。R N Gurevitch記錄，貼用改值20仙蓋30仙無中文面值票之存世例子僅26件。1994.11 香港Stanley Gibbons“The John Parker Collection”拍品號1278。

Hong Kong

Macao

Lot 2703

1,000 HKD

Sold

1898 Hong Kong (23 Nov) to USA, f.w. Hong Kong QV 10c in strip of 4 + 5c x2, tied by Hong Kong index C cds. Transit Victoria, Canada (14

1898 Hong Kong (23 Nov) to USA, f.w. Hong Kong QV 10c in strip of 4 + 5c x2, tied by Hong Kong index C cds. Transit Victoria, Canada (14 Dec). Arrived USA (15 Dec).1898.11.23 香港寄美國，貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙橫四連 + 5仙x2，銷香港C字日戳。12.14經加拿大維多利亞。12.15抵美國。

Macao

Lot 2704

12,000 HKD

Sold

1898 Macau (15 Jun) to USA, f.w. 400th Anniv of Vasco Da Gama's Discovery 2a + 8a (Yang C72, C74), tied by Direccao do Correio de Macau

1898 Macau (15 Jun) to USA, f.w. 400th Anniv of Vasco Da Gama's Discovery 2a + 8a (Yang C72, C74), tied by Direccao do Correio de Macau cds. Transit Hong Kong (15 Jun). Arrived San Francisco (15 Jul).1898.6.15 澳門寄美國，貼達伽馬發現印度400週年2仙 + 8仙（楊目C72, C74），銷澳門日戳。6.15經香港。7.15抵三藩市。

Hong Kong

China Imperial Post

Hong Kong

China Imperial Post

Hong Kong

Lot 2705

5,800 HKD

Sold

1899 Canton (23 Nov) to USA. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Canton bisected bilingual cds. In combination with Hong Kong

1899 Canton (23 Nov) to USA. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Canton bisected bilingual cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Canton BPO (24 Nov) cds and IPO tie-print. Arrived San Francisco (29 Dec).1899.11.23 廣州寄美國。紅條封，貼蟠龍1角，銷廣州半切漢英日戳。背加貼香港維多利亞女皇像1角，銷廣州英局11.24日戳及IPO騎縫戳。12.29抵三藩市。

China Imperial Post

Lot 2706

2,400 HKD

Sold

1900s Kungyifow to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Kungyifow bilingual cds., along with oval postal agency marking. Transit Canton

1900s Kungyifow to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Kungyifow bilingual cds., along with oval postal agency marking. Transit Canton Chinese PO and IJPO.1900年公益埠寄美國，貼蟠龍1角，銷公益埠腰框英漢日戳，旁鈐橢圓形“匯豐號”戳記。經廣州清郵及日局。

Lot 2707

3,400 HKD

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1908 Kwangi to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c in strip of 5, tied by Kwangtung double-ringed lunar year cds. Transit Wuchow (4 Aug), Hong Kong

1908 Kwangi to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c in strip of 5, tied by Kwangtung double-ringed lunar year cds. Transit Wuchow (4 Aug), Hong Kong (7 Aug). Correspondence to overseas Chinese from Kwangi is rarer than those from Kwangtung.1908年廣西寄美國，貼蟠龍2分橫五連，銷廣西雙圈干支日戳。8.4經梧州。8.7經香港。出自廣西之僑信較少見難得。

Lot 2708

3,200 HKD

Sold

1909 Chikam (20 Feb) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 5c + 10c, tied by Kwangtung Chikam lunar year cds. Transit Sunchong (21 Feb), Canton

1909 Chikam (20 Feb) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 5c + 10c, tied by Kwangtung Chikam lunar year cds. Transit Sunchong (21 Feb), Canton Chinese and French PO (22 Feb), Hong Kong (23 Feb). Transiting at French PO is rather unusual.1909.2.20 赤磡寄美國，貼蟠龍1分 + 5分 + 1角，銷廣東赤磡三格干支日戳。2.21經新昌，2.22經廣州清郵及法局，2.23經香港。經廣州法局中轉較少見。

Lot 2709

4,600 HKD

Sold

1910 Kaiping to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by "Kaiping Tongtow / Kihing" tombstone cancel. Transit Suncheong (4 Dec), Canton (6

1910 Kaiping to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by "Kaiping Tongtow / Kihing" tombstone cancel. Transit Suncheong (4 Dec), Canton (6 Dec), IJPO Canton (6 Dec). Nice cancellation.1910年開平寄美國，貼蟠龍1角，銷“開平塘頭 / 吉興”碑形戳。12.4經新昌，12.6經廣州清郵，同日交廣州日局。戳記出色。

Lot 2710

4,200 HKD

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1910 Twanfun tp USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, along with "O. F. SUAT" postal agency marking. Transit Canton Chinese PO and IJPO (18

1910 Twanfun tp USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, along with "O. F. SUAT" postal agency marking. Transit Canton Chinese PO and IJPO (18 Mar).1910年端芬寄美國，貼蟠龍1角，正背鈐“大清國 / 端芬墟信局”橢圓形戳記。3.18經廣州清郵及日局。

China Imperial Post

China Republic of China

Lot 2711

3,000 HKD

Sold

1910 Sampat (25 Dec) to USA. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 4c in pair on reverse, tied by scarce Kwangtung Sampat lunar year

1910 Sampat (25 Dec) to USA. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 4c in pair on reverse, tied by scarce Kwangtung Sampat lunar year cds. Transit Suncheong. Transit IJPO Canton (27 Dec). Cover opened out for display. Exceptional small town cds.1910.12.25 三八寄美國。紅條封，背貼蟠龍2分 + 4分雙連，銷少見之廣東三八腰框干支日戳。經新昌。12.27經廣州日局。封剖開以作展示。出色之小地名例子。

Lot 2712

7,000 HKD

Sold

1912 Suncheong (25 Feb) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 5c + 10c, tied by Kwangtung Suncheong lunar year cds. On reverse with oval "Wah

1912 Suncheong (25 Feb) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 5c + 10c, tied by Kwangtung Suncheong lunar year cds. On reverse with oval "Wah Fook Co. / Sunning CIty / Canton China" postal agent mark. Transit Kungyikfu. Continued usage of lunar year cds in ROC period.1912.2.25 新昌寄美國，貼蟠龍1分 + 5分 + 1角，銷廣東新昌干支正月日戳。背鈐“新寧城縣前街華福”郵政代戳記。經公益埠。民國時期沿用干支日戳之例子。

China Republic of China

Lot 2713

5,000 HKD

Sold

1912 Hokshiha (13 Aug) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 3c in strip of 3 + ovpt. ROC 1c, tied by Kwangtung Hokshiha cds. Transit Kowkang (13

1912 Hokshiha (13 Aug) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 3c in strip of 3 + ovpt. ROC 1c, tied by Kwangtung Hokshiha cds. Transit Kowkang (13 Aug; date reading from left to right), Canton Chinese PO (14 Aug), IJPO Canton (14 Aug).1912.8.13 鶴市下寄美國，混貼未加蓋蟠龍3分三連 + 宋字蟠龍1分，銷廣東鶴市下腰框元年日戳。8.13經九江（日期左讀），8.14經廣州中國郵局，同日交廣州日局。

Lot 2714

6,500 HKD

Sold

1913 Saimoon (8 Dec) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon ovpt. ROC 10c, tied by Kwangtung Saimoon cds. Transit Kungyifow (8 Dec), Sunning Railway

1913 Saimoon (8 Dec) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon ovpt. ROC 10c, tied by Kwangtung Saimoon cds. Transit Kungyifow (8 Dec), Sunning Railway TPO Mail Car no. 3 (8 Dec), Canton (9 Dec), Shanghai Chinese PO (16 Dec), IJPO Shanghai (16 Dec).1913.12.8 西門寄美國，貼宋字蟠龍1角，銷廣東西門三格日戳（月份以臘月顯示12月）。12.8經公益埠，12.9經廣州，同日經新寧鐵路郵車（三），12.9經廣州，12.16經上海中國郵局，同日交上海日局。

Lot 2715

1,500 HKD

Sold

1913 Pingkiang (17 Dec) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon ovpt. ROC 10c, tied by Kwangtung Pingkiang cds. Transit Sunchong (27 Dec), Canton

1913 Pingkiang (17 Dec) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon ovpt. ROC 10c, tied by Kwangtung Pingkiang cds. Transit Sunchong (27 Dec), Canton Chinese PO (29 Dec), IJPO Canton (29 Dec) with type IX(b) cds.1913.12.17 平崗寄美國，貼楷字蟠龍1角，銷廣東平崗腰框日戳。12.27經新昌，12.29經廣州中國郵局，同日交廣州日局，鈐IX(b)型日戳。

Lot 2716

3,800 HKD

Sold

1914 Suncheong to USA, f.w. Junk 3c in pair + 4c, tied by faint tombstone cancel and Sunchong cds., along with oval "Hung Yuk" merchant

1914 Suncheong to USA, f.w. Junk 3c in pair + 4c, tied by faint tombstone cancel and Sunchong cds., along with oval "Hung Yuk" merchant marking. On reverse with "Kwong Shau" postal agency oval marking. Transit Canton (11 Jul). Nice postmarks.1914年新昌寄美國，貼帆船3分雙連 + 4分，銷模糊之碑形戳及新昌腰框日戳。另見“恒益”之橢圓形書柬戳記，背面則為“寧邑新昌廣肇信局局接理各江匯兌”戳記。7.11經廣州。戳記精彩豐富。