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China PRC Covers bulk lot

Hongkong Treaty Ports Cancellations and seals

China Province Mandschurei

China PRC Covers bulk lot

Hongkong Treaty Ports Cancellations and seals

China PRC Covers bulk lot

Lot 594

500 HKD

Live

1960s a group of 12 People's Bank of China covers, applied with domestic postage paid d.s. of different town names. Estimates HK 350,000 -

Hongkong Treaty Ports Cancellations and seals

Lot 909

7,800 HKD

Live

1864 Shanghai (3 Jan) to England. Entire letter, sent “via Marseilles” and rated “1/4”, applied with Shanghai BPO Webb type 6 PAID

China Province Mandschurei

China Republic of China

China Province Mandschurei

Lot 2093

1,000 HKD

Live

1948 Kirin (19 Feb) to Peiping. Chinese style cover, applied wih “Kirin City / Postage Paid / Post Office” circular mark. Transit

China Republic of China

China Province Yunnan

Nepal

China Republic of China

Lot 2188

1,000 HKD

Live

1916 (1 Jul) Inspectorate General of Customs, Shanghai On Service cover tom Customs Tengyueh, with postage paid indicia, applied with

1916 (1 Jul) Inspectorate General of Customs, Shanghai On Service cover tom Customs Tengyueh, with postage paid indicia, applied with Shanghai origin cds. Transit Hokow (10 Jul), Yunnanfu (12 Jul). Arrived Tengyueh (22 Jul)

China Province Yunnan

Nepal

China Province Yunnan

Lot 2237

20,000 HKD

Live

1949 (2 May) OHMS cover from Tengchung to Customs Shanghai. Transit Canton (20 May) but returned to sender due to civil war with cachet.

1949 (2 May) OHMS cover from Tengchung to Customs Shanghai. Transit Canton (20 May) but returned to sender due to civil war with cachet. The cover was re-sent from Kunming (20 Jul) with postage paid cachet. Transit Tengchung (27 Sep) and f.w. Yunnan Half-value Silver Yuan 30c in pair for re-addressing to Taiwan. Transit Hoihow (27 Mar). Arrived Keelung (10 Apr). Historical piece witnessing the retreat of KMT to Taiwan

Nepal

Lot 2430

2,600 HKD

Live

A group of 3 Nepalese merchant covers privated carried by Yizhan to Lhasa during Qing Dynasty, showing the name of the addressee and

A group of 3 Nepalese merchant covers privated carried by Yizhan to Lhasa during Qing Dynasty, showing the name of the addressee and Postage Paid annotation by ink-brush on reverse. Carriage of private mails by Yizhan was prohibited but the rule was ignored by the couriers for the sake of profit

Malaya

Lot 2933

800 HKD

Live

1949 and 1950 a pair of Qiaopi (money remittance cover) from Singapore and Malaya to Fukien, both applied with same type of "Domestic

1949 and 1950 a pair of Qiaopi (money remittance cover) from Singapore and Malaya to Fukien, both applied with same type of "Domestic remittance receipt letter postage paid" d.s. Reflecting the continued usage of the d.s