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China Imperial Post

China Province Yunnan

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China Province Yunnan

China Imperial Post

Lot 2169

2,800 HKD

Live

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

Lot 2173

3,500 HKD

Live

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

China Province Yunnan

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 Province Yunnan

China Imperial Post

China Province Yunnan

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。

China Imperial Post

China Province Yunnan

China Imperial Post

Lot 2181

2,000 HKD

Live

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

Lot 2182

1,500 HKD

Live

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。

Lot 2185

1,500 HKD

Live

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。

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 Province Yunnan

China Imperial Post

China Post in Tibet

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

China Post in Tibet

China Imperial Post

Lot 2250

1,000 HKD

Live

1909 Pakhoi (29 Mar) to England. Real photo postcard, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c, tied by Pakhoi bisected bilingual cds. Transit Pakhoi French

1909 Pakhoi (29 Mar) to England. Real photo postcard, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c, tied by Pakhoi bisected bilingual cds. Transit Pakhoi French PO (29 Mar), Saigon (5 Apr). Arrived England (4 May). Nice example from Southwest China.1909.3.29 北海寄英國。相片明信片，貼蟠龍4分，銷北海半切漢英日戳。3.29經北海法局，4.5經西貢。5.4抵英國。出色之西南郵例。

China Post in Tibet

Lot 2425

1,000 HKD

Live

1911 Tiebt surch 2-1/2a on Coiling Dragon 10c in block of 4 with bottom margin, ovpt shifted to left variety. MNH with original gum.

1911 Tiebt surch 2-1/2a on Coiling Dragon 10c in block of 4 with bottom margin, ovpt shifted to left variety. MNH with original gum. Toning,1911年西藏蟠龍改值5分蓋1角四方連新帶下紙邊，加蓋左移變異。原膠無貼。微黃。

China Imperial Post Pre-philately

Tibet

Tibet Cancellations and seals

China Imperial Post Pre-philately

Tibet

China Imperial Post Pre-philately

Lot 2434

3,000 HKD

Live

ca 1890 Protocol submission to the emperor in Manchu,約1890年那彥等漢文請安折，皇帝硃批“朕安”。

ca 1890 Protocol submission to the emperor in Manchu,約1890年那彥等漢文請安折，皇帝硃批“朕安”。約1890年裕祿興升滿漢文請安折，慈禧太后滿文硃批。光緒十八年（1892）湖廣總督張之洞漢文奏摺封套。

Tibet

Lot 2450

5,000 HKD

Live

1911 Tatsienlu (13 May) to Col Bailey, Scotland, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c in pair + 3c x2 + 7c, tied by Tatsienlu bilingual lunar year

1911 Tatsienlu (13 May) to Col Bailey, Scotland, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c in pair + 3c x2 + 7c, tied by Tatsienlu bilingual lunar year cds. On reverse with registered mark. Transit Yachow (17 May), Hankow (Jun), Peking Chinese PO (3 Jun), Peking French PO (6 Jun), London (19 Jun). Very nice Bailey's correspondence during his expedition.1911.5.13 打箭鑪寄蘇格蘭的貝利。掛號封，貼蟠龍1分 + 2分雙連 + 3分 x2 + 7分，銷打箭鑪腰框英漢日戳。背見掛號章。5.17經雅州，6月經漢口，6.3經北京清郵，6.6經北京法局，6.19經倫敦。出色之貝利探險書信。

Tibet Cancellations and seals

China Imperial Post

Tibet Cancellations and seals

Lot 2451

3,500 HKD

Live

1911 Chengtu (22 May) to to F M Bailey, Tatsienlu. Mourning cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c in pair, tied by Chengtu bisected bilingual cds,

1911 Chengtu (22 May) to to F M Bailey, Tatsienlu. Mourning cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 4c in pair, tied by Chengtu bisected bilingual cds, along with oval "DISTRICT POST OFFICER / CHENGTU" d.s. Arrived Tatsienlu (May). Cover opened out for display.1911.5.22 成都寄打箭鑪的貝利。報哀封，貼蟠龍4分雙連，銷成都半切漢英日戳，旁鈐橢圓形“DISTRICT POST OFFICER / CHENGTU”日戳。5月抵打箭鑪。封剖開以作展示。

China Imperial Post

Lot 2455

1,500 HKD

Live

1938-1948 a group of 3 Szechuan covers carried by Aba route, sending between Maohsin, Chengtu and Wenchwan. Including one large official

1938-1948 a group of 3 Szechuan covers carried by Aba route, sending between Maohsin, Chengtu and Wenchwan. Including one large official cover.1938至1948年一組三件經阿壩郵路送遞之四川封，往來於茂縣、成都及汶川，當中包含一件大型公文封。

Lot 2706

1,200 HKD

Live

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

1,500 HKD

Live

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。