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Lot 1003

2,500 HKD

Live

1900 Tsingtau (24 Feb) to Italy, returned to China, f.w. unovpt. numeral stamp 5pf x2 + Eagle stamp ovpt. China 10pf, tied by Tsingtau

1900 Tsingtau (24 Feb) to Italy, returned to China, f.w. unovpt. numeral stamp 5pf x2 + Eagle stamp ovpt. China 10pf, tied by Tsingtau German PO cds. Returned for mulitple times. Arrived Tsingtau again (11 Oct). Interesting.1900.2.24 青島寄意大利，退回中國，貼未加蓋數目字票5芬尼x2 + 鷹徽圖加蓋China 10芬尼，銷青島德局日戳。中途多次改寄。10.11退回青島。有趣。

China Italian PO

Lot 1034

1,200 HKD

Live

1933 Italian Battalion in Tientsin (23 Oct) to Genova. Picture postcards, f.w. 10th Anniv of the March on Rome 10c + 20c, tied by “BATTAG

1933 Italian Battalion in Tientsin (23 Oct) to Genova. Picture postcards, f.w. 10th Anniv of the March on Rome 10c + 20c, tied by “BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA / TIENTSIN” type V cds.1933.10.23 意大利駐華營自天津寄熱那亞。圖片明信片，貼進軍羅馬十週年10分 + 20分，銷“BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA / TIENTSIN”V型日戳。

Lot 1035

1,000 HKD

Live

1933 Italian Battalion in Tientsin (16 Oct) to Genova. Picture postcard, f.w. daily stamp 2c in strip of 5 + 10th Anniv of March on Rome

1933 Italian Battalion in Tientsin (16 Oct) to Genova. Picture postcard, f.w. daily stamp 2c in strip of 5 + 10th Anniv of March on Rome 20c, tied by “BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA / TIENTSIN” type V cds.1933.10.16 意大利駐華營自天津寄熱那亞。圖片明信片，貼普票2分橫五連 + 進軍羅馬十週年20分，銷“BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA / TIENTSIN”V型日戳。

Lot 1036

1,300 HKD

Live

1933 Italian Battalion in Tientsin (23 Oct) to Genova. Picture postcards, f.w. 10th Anniv of the March on Rome 5c + 25c, tied by “BATTAG

1933 Italian Battalion in Tientsin (23 Oct) to Genova. Picture postcards, f.w. 10th Anniv of the March on Rome 5c + 25c, tied by “BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA / TIENTSIN” type V cds.1933.10.23 意大利駐華營自天津寄熱那亞。圖片明信片，貼進軍羅馬十週年5分 + 25分，銷“BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA / TIENTSIN”V型日戳。

Lot 1037

1,000 HKD

Live

1934 Italian cruiser Quarto from Shanghai (28 Feb) to La Spezia, f.w. 30c, tied by “R. ESPLORATORE QUARTO” type II cds. In the early

1934 Italian cruiser Quarto from Shanghai (28 Feb) to La Spezia, f.w. 30c, tied by “R. ESPLORATORE QUARTO” type II cds. In the early 1930s, Quarto was sent to East Asian waters, where she replaced the cruiser Libia.1934.2.28 意大利巡洋艦Quarto號自上海寄La Spezia，貼30分，銷“R. ESPLORATORE QUARTO”II型日戳。 1930年代，Quarto號被派往東亞替代Libia號。

Lot 1038

2,000 HKD

Live

1934 Italian Battalion in Tientsin (12 Oct) to Genova. Registered cover, f.w. International Congress of Electro-Radio-Biology 30c in strip

1934 Italian Battalion in Tientsin (12 Oct) to Genova. Registered cover, f.w. International Congress of Electro-Radio-Biology 30c in strip of 6, tied by “BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA / TIENTSIN” cds, alongside with registered label. Arrived Genova (27 Oct).1934.10.12 意大利駐華營自天津寄熱那亞。掛號封，貼生物學會議30分橫六連，銷“BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA / TIENTSIN”日戳。旁貼掛號標籤。10.27抵熱那亞。

China Italian PO

China Republic of China Postal stationery

Burma

China Italian PO

China Republic of China Postal stationery

Lot 1039

1,000 HKD

Live

1938 65th Infantry Division “Granatieri di Savoia” from Shanghai to Genova, f.w. Famous Artists 2.75lr, tied by scarce “REGIE POSTE /

1938 65th Infantry Division “Granatieri di Savoia” from Shanghai to Genova, f.w. Famous Artists 2.75lr, tied by scarce “REGIE POSTE / COMANDO / 10o REGGIMENTO GRANATIERI DI SAVOIA” oval seal. Arrived Genova (25 Apr). During the Second Sino-Japanese War Italy dispatched the I Grenadier Battalion of the 10th Regiment to China on 23 August 1937 to help guard the Shanghai International Settlement during the Battle of Shanghai. The battalion returned to Addis Ababa on 28 December 1938.1938年意大利第65步兵師“Granatieri di Savoia”自上海寄熱那亞，貼著名藝術家2.75里拉，銷稀罕之“REGIE POSTE / COMANDO / 10o REGGIMENTO GRANATIERI DI SAVOIA”橢圓形戳記。淞滬會戰期間，意大利於1937年8月23日派出一個營保護上海意租界，後來於1938年12月28日返回埃塞俄比亞。

China Republic of China Postal stationery

Lot 2010

1,600 HKD

Sold

1915-18 a pair of card/cover to Europe. The 1915 PC to Italy specified “via America” but was censored in Russia, indicating

1915-18 a pair of card/cover to Europe. The 1915 PC to Italy specified “via America” but was censored in Russia, indicating trans-Siberia route was still operative. The 1918 registered cover to Denmark specified “via Siberia” but with New York transit, obviously took the American rout instead. Censored twice. Contrasting pair. 1915-18，兩件經“京奉行動郵局”歐洲寄信，貼夏威夷或農票，1915年一件寄意大利，記載“經美洲郵路”，但接受俄羅斯檢查，證明實際上走西伯利亞郵路。另一件掛號信寄丹麥，記載“經西伯利亞郵路”，實際上經紐約，接受兩次檢查。

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。