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China Imperial Post

China Province Yunnan

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China Province Yunnan

China Imperial Post

Lot 2162

25,000 HKD

Sold

1901 Szemao (9 Dec) to France. PIcture postcard, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by Szemao bisected bilingual cds (with year digit wrongly

1901 Szemao (9 Dec) to France. PIcture postcard, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by Szemao bisected bilingual cds (with year digit wrongly inserted as “10”). In combination with Navigation and Commerce issue x4, in total of 35c for international registered postcard rate, tied by Muong Hou Neua cds. Transit Muong Ngoi (12 Jan), Dien Bien (21 Jan), Hanoi (3 Feb). Arrived France (11 Mar). Combination mails of Chinese and French Indochina stamps from Yunnan are very scarce with only about 20 recorded. This one was dated very early, probably the earliest combination postcard from Szemao to France. Not to mention that sending from Szemao and taking Laos route are even more unusual. Card with tear and folds. It is also a very early combination postcard from Szemao to France, if not earliest. 1901.12.9 思茅寄法國。圖片明信片，貼蟠龍1分，銷思茅半切漢英日戳（年份誤作“10”）。加貼航海及商貿神像4枚，合35生丁，銷Muong Hou Neua日戳。1.12經Muong Ngoi，1.21經奠邊，2.3經河內，3.11抵法國。混貼大清及印支票之雲南封片十分少見難得，存世僅約20件。出自思茅並經老撾中轉更是可遇不可求。此另為極早之雲南寄法國混貼明信片，可能為最早。片帶裂痕及折痕。

China Province Yunnan

Lot 2163

12,000 HKD

Sold

1903 Yunnanfu (5 Apr) to Belgium. ICP 1st print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 1/2c in pair + 2c, tied by Yunnanfu PO handfilled cds.

1903 Yunnanfu (5 Apr) to Belgium. ICP 1st print PSC, uprated by Coiling Dragon 1/2c in pair + 2c, tied by Yunnanfu PO handfilled cds. Transit Mengtsz Chinese PO (11 Apr), Mengtsz French PO (13 Apr). Arrived Belgium. Combination with Indochian adhesive was no longer required since Oct 1902 according to Mah Lang Moe.1903.4.5 雲南府寄比利時。大清第一版郵資片，加貼蟠龍半分雙連 + 2分，銷雲南府郵政局手填日戳。4.11經蒙自清郵，4.13經蒙自法局。抵比利時。馬蘭茂指1902年10月初起，經印支郵路寄出之雲南郵件毋需再混貼印支票。

Lot 2165

1,000 HKD

Live

1907 Iliang (20 Aug) to France, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1/2c x2 + 4c + 5c, tied by Yunnan Iliang cds. Transit Mengtsz (Aug), Hokow (30 Aug),

1907 Iliang (20 Aug) to France, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1/2c x2 + 4c + 5c, tied by Yunnan Iliang cds. Transit Mengtsz (Aug), Hokow (30 Aug), Laokay, Haiphong (1 Sep). Arrived Paris (7 Oct). Cover opened at top.1907.8.20 宜良寄法國，貼蟠龍半分x2 + 4分 + 5分，銷雲南宜良腰框日戳。8月經蒙自，8.30經河口，隨後經老街，9.1經海防。10.7抵巴黎。封頂打開。

Lot 2168

1,000 HKD

Sold

1911 Yunnanfu (22 Jan) to France, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c + 7c, tied by Yunnanfu bisected bilingual cds. Transit Hokow (25 Jan),

1911 Yunnanfu (22 Jan) to France, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c + 7c, tied by Yunnanfu bisected bilingual cds. Transit Hokow (25 Jan), Laokay. Arrived France (2 Mar). 1911.1.22 雲南府寄法國，貼蟠龍1分 + 2分 + 7分，銷雲南府半切漢英日戳。1.25經河口。3.2抵法國。

Lot 2169

2,800 HKD

Sold

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。

Lot 2172

13,000 HKD

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1908 Apichung to France, f.w. Coiling Dragon x20c, tied by Apichung PO tombstone cancel, along with Mengtsz registered mark. Transit Hokow,

1908 Apichung to France, f.w. Coiling Dragon x20c, tied by Apichung PO tombstone cancel, along with Mengtsz registered mark. Transit Hokow, Laokay (7 Aug), Haiphong (9 Aug). Arrived France (17 Sep). Rough edges. Apichung was a temporary settlement for the construction of Yunnan-Indochina railway. It was abandoned when the railway was completed.1908年阿丕沖寄法國，貼蟠龍票合2角，銷少見之阿丕沖郵政局碑形戳，旁鈐蒙自掛號章。經河口，8.7經老街，8.9經海防。9.17抵法國。邊緣磨損。阿丕沖為修建滇越鐵路時的臨時工寮，在鐵路落成後便被遺棄。

China Province Yunnan Cancellations and seals

China Picture postcards

Burma

China Province Yunnan Cancellations and seals

China Picture postcards

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 Picture postcards

Lot 2175

8,000 HKD

Sold

1911 (19 Mar) Picture postcard posted at Mengtsz TPO to Belgium. Picture postcard, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c in pair, tied by scarce Mengtsz

1911 (19 Mar) Picture postcard posted at Mengtsz TPO to Belgium. Picture postcard, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c in pair, tied by scarce Mengtsz Mail Car No. 5 bilingual cds. Transit Amichow, Hokow (20 Mar), Laokay (20 Mar). Arrived Belgium (25 Apr). 1911.3.19 蒙自郵車寄比利時。圖片明信片，貼蟠龍2分雙連，銷少見之蒙自郵車（五）腰框英漢日戳。經阿迷州，3.20經河口及老街。4.25抵比利時。

Burma

China Province Yunnan

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 Province Yunnan

China Province Yunnan Postal stationery

China Province Yunnan

Lot 2183

2,400 HKD

Sold

1913 Ningyuan, Sikang (Nov) to France. Chinese style cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon ovpt. ROC 1/2c + 2c for international printed Yunnan via

1913 Ningyuan, Sikang (Nov) to France. Chinese style cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon ovpt. ROC 1/2c + 2c for international printed Yunnan via Indochina since Feb 1907, mails taking the matter rate, tied by Ningyuanfu bilingual cds (dated 2nd Year). ble-ringed lunar year cds, along with registered Haiphong (1 Dec). Arrived France (1 Jan). Ningyuan, known as Xichang now, was one of the Lolo population towns in Sikang province.1913.11 西康省寧遠寄法國。中式封，背貼楷字蟠龍半分 + 2分，合國外印刷品郵資，銷寧遠府腰框英漢日戳（年份為“二年”）。11.28經雲南府，11.30經河口，11.30經老街，12.1經海防。1.1抵法國。寧遠即現時西昌，為西康省之彝族聚居地。

China Province Yunnan Postal stationery

China Province Yunnan

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 Province Yunnan

Lot 2189

800 HKD

Sold

1921 Yunnanfu (21 Dec) to England. Double registered cover, f.w. Junk x13, in total of 51c for international double-registered rate, tied

1921 Yunnanfu (21 Dec) to England. Double registered cover, f.w. Junk x13, in total of 51c for international double-registered rate, tied by Yunnanfu bisecteed bilingual cds. Showing registered mark and AR mark on front. Transit Shanghai (4 Jan). Arrived England (9 Feb). Since the road condiitons improved, domestic route was available1921.12.21 雲南府寄英國。雙掛號封，背貼帆船13枚，合雙掛號國外郵資5角1分，銷雲南府半切漢英日戳。鈐掛號章及AR章。1.4經上海。2.9抵英國。隨路況改善，可經上海寄國外。

China Province Yunnan

China French PO Cancellations and seals

French Indochina Post Offices Cancellations and seals

China Province Yunnan

China French PO Cancellations and seals

Lot 2190

1,000 HKD

Sold

1933 Atuntze (6 May) to France. Red band cover, f.w. Junk ovpt, Limited For Use in Yunnan 5c + 20c, tied by Yunnan Atuntze cds. Transi

1933 Atuntze (6 May) to France. Red band cover, f.w. Junk ovpt, Limited For Use in Yunnan 5c + 20c, tied by Yunnan Atuntze cds. Transi Likiang (15 May), Kunming (26 May), Haiphong (30 May). Arrived France (1 Jul). 1933.5.6 阿墩子寄法國。紅條封，貼帆船加蓋限滇省貼用5分 + 2角，銷雲南阿墩子三格日戳。5.15經麗江，5.26經昆明，5.30經海防。7.1抵法國。

China French PO Cancellations and seals

Lot 2201

2,000 HKD

Sold

1922 Yunnanfu (5 Sep) to France, f.w. Native Girl surch YUNNANFOU with Chinese value x2, tied by scarce single ringed “YUNNAN-FOU

1922 Yunnanfu (5 Sep) to France, f.w. Native Girl surch YUNNANFOU with Chinese value x2, tied by scarce single ringed “YUNNAN-FOU CHINE” bilingual cds. Transit Haiphong (9 Sep). It is the last type of Yunnanfu French PO cds and was in use only for months before the closure of Yunnnan French PO on 31 Dec 1922. J. Desrousseaux did not record any example of it. It is also a very late example of this post office. Cover roughly opened at left.1922.9.5 雲南府寄法國，貼土女圖加蓋YUNNANFOU連中文面值2枚，銷少見之雲南府法局“YUNNAN-FOU CHINE”單圈日戳。9.9經海防。此為雲南府法局最晚一款日戳，僅使用數月，J. Desrousseaux未有記錄任何例子。雲南府法局於1922年12月31日關閉，故此亦為較晚例子。封左側打開。

French Indochina Post Offices Cancellations and seals

China Province Yunnan Cancellations and seals

French Indochina Post Offices Cancellations and seals

Lot 2204

8,000 HKD

Sold

1913 Atuntze (1 Nov) to France via Indochina, f.w. Coiling Dragon 3c ovp. ROC in strip of 3 + 1 missed stamp on reverse, tied by Atuntze PO

1913 Atuntze (1 Nov) to France via Indochina, f.w. Coiling Dragon 3c ovp. ROC in strip of 3 + 1 missed stamp on reverse, tied by Atuntze PO tombstone cancel. Transit Likiang (1 Nov), Siakwan (5 Nov), Kunming (13 Nov), Hokow (16 Nov), Laokay (16 Nov). Arrived France (18 Dec). Very early example of Auntze PO. 1913.11.1 阿墩子經印支寄法國，貼楷字蟠龍3分三連 + 1枚掉票，銷阿墩子郵政局碑形戳。11.1經麗江，11.5經下關，11.13經昆明，11.16經河口，11.16經老街。12.18抵法國。極早之阿墩子郵局例子。

China Province Yunnan Cancellations and seals

China Province Yunnan

China Imperial Post

China Province Yunnan Cancellations and seals

Lot 2205

26,000 HKD

Sold

1913 Atuntze to England via Burma, f.w. Coiling Dragon Statistical Dept ovpt. ROC 1c x10 on reverse, tied by Atimtze PO tombstone cancel.

1913 Atuntze to England via Burma, f.w. Coiling Dragon Statistical Dept ovpt. ROC 1c x10 on reverse, tied by Atimtze PO tombstone cancel. Transit Likiang (7 Nov), Tengyueh (19 Nov). Arrived England (21 Dec). Very early example of Auntze PO, not to mention the Burma route. 1913年阿墩子經緬甸寄英國，背貼楷字蟠龍1分x10，銷阿墩子郵政局碑形戳。11.7經麗江，11.19經騰越。12.21抵英國。極早之阿墩子郵局例子，走緬甸郵路更是難得。

China Province Yunnan

China Imperial Post

China Province Yunnan

Lot 2229

2,400 HKD

Sold

1944 (14 Nov) By Gaudie, French Military Mission, Kunming to England. Registered cover, f.w. SYS $3 in pair + $20 on reverse, tied by

1944 (14 Nov) By Gaudie, French Military Mission, Kunming to England. Registered cover, f.w. SYS $3 in pair + $20 on reverse, tied by Kunming bilingual cds. On front with “A16” and “RM” markings. 1944.11.14 由法軍駐雲南軍事代表團寄英國。掛號封，背貼孫像3元雙連 + 20元，銷昆明三格點線日戳。正鈐“A16”及“RM”戳記。

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。