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China Province Mandschurei

China Republic of China

China Province Mandschurei

China Republic of China

China Province Mandschurei

Lot 2024

2,200 HKD

Sold

1929 Harbin (3 Oct) to Germany via Japan and Siberia, f.w. Junk ovpt. Limited For Use Ki-Hei 5c + 20c on reverse, tied by Harbin bilingual

1929 Harbin (3 Oct) to Germany via Japan and Siberia, f.w. Junk ovpt. Limited For Use Ki-Hei 5c + 20c on reverse, tied by Harbin bilingual cds. Transit Shenyang (4 Oct). Arrived Hanrbug (8 Nov). Due to Sino-Soviet conflict, this cover had to detour at Osaka. 1929.10.3 哈爾濱經日本及西伯利亞寄德國，背貼帆船加蓋限吉黑貼用5分 + 2角，銷哈爾濱三格英漢日戳。10.4經瀋陽。11.8抵漢堡。由於中東路事件，此信需繞道日本接駁西伯利亞。

China Republic of China

Lot 2025

6,500 HKD

Sold

1929 Tientsin (Oct) to Switzerland. Registered cover, f.w. Unification 1c + Reaper 30c, tied by Tientisn bilingual cds. Along with “AT

1929 Tientsin (Oct) to Switzerland. Registered cover, f.w. Unification 1c + Reaper 30c, tied by Tientisn bilingual cds. Along with “AT SENDER’S RISK” bilingual cachet due to Sino-Soviet conflict over Chinese Eastern Railway. Transit Moukden but could not further proceed, redirected to Shanghai. Further transit Kobe (9 Nov). Arrived Basel (28 Nov). Exceptional example of Sino-Soviet conflict.1929.10 天津寄瑞士。掛號封，貼統一1分 + 農穫圖3角，銷天津三格英漢日戳。另鈐“此件由寄件人情願自負責成始行收寄”指示戳。經瀋陽但因中東路事無法繼續送遞。南下改經上海，11.9經神戶。11.28抵瑞士。出類拔萃之中東路事件例子。

China Province Mandschurei

Lot 2026

2,600 HKD

Sold

1929 Tsitsihar (21 Nov) to Switzerland via Japan and Siberia, f.w. Unification and Junk ovpt For Use in Ki-Hei x5 on reverse, tied by

1929 Tsitsihar (21 Nov) to Switzerland via Japan and Siberia, f.w. Unification and Junk ovpt For Use in Ki-Hei x5 on reverse, tied by Tsitsihar bilingual cds. Transit Shenyang (23 Nov). Arrived Switzerland (13 Dec). Due to Sino-Soviet conflict, this cover had to detour at Osaka. 1929.11.21 齊齊哈爾經日本及西伯利亞寄瑞士，背貼統一及帆船加蓋吉黑貼用5枚，銷齊齊哈爾三格英漢日戳。11.23經瀋陽。12.13抵瑞士。由於中東路事件，此信需繞道日本接駁西伯利亞。

China Province Mandschurei

China Republic of China

Lot 2027

6,000 HKD

Sold

1929 Harbin (Dec 14) to Russia. Censored registered cover, f.w. Junk and Reaper ovpt. Ki-Hei 5c and 20c, tied by Harbin bilingual cds.

1929 Harbin (Dec 14) to Russia. Censored registered cover, f.w. Junk and Reaper ovpt. Ki-Hei 5c and 20c, tied by Harbin bilingual cds. Censored and resealed with “Harbin Martial law HQ Censor” oval mark in violet. Example of Sino-Soviet Conflicht in 1929. 2022 (Nov) John Bull, lot 8152, hammered at HKD$15,000. 1929.12.14 哈爾濱寄俄國。檢查掛號封，背貼帆船加蓋限吉黑貼用5分 + 2角，銷哈爾濱三格英漢日戳。鈐“哈爾濱戒嚴司令部檢查處”紫色橢圓檢查章。1929年中東路事件例子。2022.11 布約翰，拍品號8152，以港幣1萬5千元落鎚。

China Republic of China

Lot 2028

3,000 HKD

Live

1930 Tientsin (19 Feb) to France. Registered cover, f.w. Unification 1c + 4c + 10c + Junk 5c in pair, tied by Tientsin bilingual cds. Along

1930 Tientsin (19 Feb) to France. Registered cover, f.w. Unification 1c + 4c + 10c + Junk 5c in pair, tied by Tientsin bilingual cds. Along with “AT SENDER’S RISK” bilingual cachet due to Sino-Soviet conflict over Chinese Eastern Railway. Arrived Fracnce (5 Mar). Exceptional example of Sino-Soviet conflict. 1930.2.19 天津寄法國。掛號封，貼統一1分 + 4分 + 1角 + 帆船5分雙連，銷天津三格英漢日戳。另鈐“此件由寄件人情願自負責成始行收寄”指示戳。3.5抵法國。出類拔萃之中東路事件例子。

Lot 2029

3,400 HKD

Sold

1930 Shanghai (12 Apr) to Switzerland. Registered cover, f.w. Junk 10c x2 + surch 1c + State Burial 4c, tied by Shanghai bilingual cds.

1930 Shanghai (12 Apr) to Switzerland. Registered cover, f.w. Junk 10c x2 + surch 1c + State Burial 4c, tied by Shanghai bilingual cds. Along with “AT SENDER’S RISK” bilingual cachet due to Sino-Soviet conflict over Chinese Eastern Railway. Arrived Lausanne (28 Apr). Exceptional example of Sino-Soviet conflict. 1930.4.12 上海寄瑞士。掛號封，貼帆船1角x2 + 改值1分 + 國葬4分，銷上海三格英漢日戳。另鈐“由寄件人自負責成”指示戳。4.28抵瑞士。出類拔萃之中東路事件例子。

China Republic of China

Mongolia

China Republic of China

Mongolia

Lot 2030

7,500 HKD

Sold

1930 (9 Sep) Posted at Graf Zeppelin to Peiping, f.w. German 2m, tied by Graf Zeppelin cds. Transit Moscow (11 Sep), Manchouli (19 Sep).

1930 (9 Sep) Posted at Graf Zeppelin to Peiping, f.w. German 2m, tied by Graf Zeppelin cds. Transit Moscow (11 Sep), Manchouli (19 Sep). Arrived Peiping (22 Sep). Example of USSR airmail service after Sino-Soviet conflict.1930.9.9 齊柏林飛艇投遞，寄北京。貼德國航空票2馬克。9.11經莫斯科，9.19經滿洲里。9.22抵北京。中東路事件結束後，恢復蘇聯航空郵運之例子。

Mongolia

Lot 2031

5,000 HKD

Live

1931 Ulanbator (27 Feb) to Peiping. Red band cover, f.w. Mongolian surch 25m/40m on reverse, tied by Ulanbator cds. Transit Manchouli (24

1931 Ulanbator (27 Feb) to Peiping. Red band cover, f.w. Mongolian surch 25m/40m on reverse, tied by Ulanbator cds. Transit Manchouli (24 Mar) with scarce “Eastern Province Special Region 3rd District Police Department” censor mark in violet. In combination with Junk 5c in block of 4. Arrived Peiping (29 Mar). Exceptional censor example, the franking of surch Mung issue is also unusual. 1931.2.27 烏蘭巴托寄北平。紅條封，背貼蒙古票改值25m蓋40m，銷烏蘭巴托日戳。3.24經滿洲里，鈐少見之“東省特別區第三區警事廳署”檢查章。加貼帆船5分四方連3.29抵北平。出色之檢查例子，貼用蒙古Mung改值票亦較難得。

China Republic of China

Lot 2032

4,000 HKD

Sold

1931 Peiping (18 Sep) to Czechoslovakia, f.w. Junk 10c + 20c in pair, tied by Peiping bilingbual cds. Transit Harbin (21 Sep). Arrived

1931 Peiping (18 Sep) to Czechoslovakia, f.w. Junk 10c + 20c in pair, tied by Peiping bilingbual cds. Transit Harbin (21 Sep). Arrived Paris (3 Oct). This cover was posted at the day of Mukden incident. Historical. 1931.9.18 北平寄捷克斯洛伐克，貼帆船1角 + 2角雙連，銷北平三格英漢日戳。9.21經哈爾濱。10.3抵巴黎。此信於九一八事變當天寄出，甚具歷史意義。

Lot 2033

5,400 HKD

Sold

1931 Changchun (1 Dec) to Shenyang, f.w. Junk ovpt. Limited For Use in Ki-Hei 4c, tied by Changchun cds. On reverse with “Japanese

1931 Changchun (1 Dec) to Shenyang, f.w. Junk ovpt. Limited For Use in Ki-Hei 4c, tied by Changchun cds. On reverse with “Japanese Military Police / Changchun” censor mark. Arrived Shenyang (3 Dec). Since the Japanesee occupation of Manchuria, Kwantung Army conducted postal censorship to collect intelligence. Illustration fig 4-12, p.71 in “The 1934 Negotiation of China-Manchukuo Mail Exchange and Related Postal History” by Huei Ching Ho.1931.12.1 長春寄瀋陽，貼帆船加蓋限吉黑貼用4分，銷長春日戳，另鈐長春日本憲兵隊檢查章。12.3抵瀋陽。自日軍佔領東北後，關東軍實施郵政檢查以收集反日情報。何輝慶《1934華滿通郵談判暨相關郵史》第71頁圖四-12原件。

Lot 2034

2,400 HKD

Sold

1932 a pair of covers between Manchuria and China proper. One from Peiping to Newchwang but returned to sender, f.w. Junk 10c. Another one

1932 a pair of covers between Manchuria and China proper. One from Peiping to Newchwang but returned to sender, f.w. Junk 10c. Another one from Yukiatun to Lungkow, f.w. Junk ovpt Limited For Use in Ki-Hei 4c. A nice pair for comparison. 1932年一對往來滿洲及關內之實寄封。一件自北平寄牛莊但被退回，貼帆船1角。一件自尤家屯寄龍口，貼帆船加蓋限吉黑貼用4分。

Lot 2035

5,000 HKD

Sold

1932 (9 Apr) Cover of “Secretariat of National Crisis Congress”, Loyang to Nanking, f.w. Junk 4c in block of 4 on reverse, tied by

1932 (9 Apr) Cover of “Secretariat of National Crisis Congress”, Loyang to Nanking, f.w. Junk 4c in block of 4 on reverse, tied by “National Crisis Congress / Loyang” cds. The National Crisis Congress held in Loyang was held between 7-11 Apr 1932 and aimed to discuss national defense against Japanese aggression. 1932.4.9 “國難會議秘書處”封自洛陽寄南京，背貼帆船4分四方連，銷“國難會議 / 洛陽”三格日戳。國難會議是因應九一八事變而於1932年4月7日至11日召開的一場會議，圍繞政治和禦侮而展開。

Lot 2036

700 HKD

Live

1932 Shenyang (15 May) to Peiping, f.w. Junk 1c in pair + 4c in strip of 3, tied by Shenynag bilingual cds. Arrived Peiping (17 May). While

1932 Shenyang (15 May) to Peiping, f.w. Junk 1c in pair + 4c in strip of 3, tied by Shenynag bilingual cds. Arrived Peiping (17 May). While domestic postage was changed in China proper, this example showed that old postage was still used in Japanese occupied Manchuira. 1932.5.15 瀋陽寄北平，貼帆船1分雙連 + 4分直三連，銷瀋陽三格漢英日戳。5.17抵北平。雖然關內郵資已上調，但日佔東北仍使用舊郵資。

Lot 2037

500 HKD

Sold

1932 USA (1 Jan) to Moukden. Picture postcard, f.w. US 1c in pair, tied by Lake Wales wavy line d.s., along with T mark and 10c due mark.

1932 USA (1 Jan) to Moukden. Picture postcard, f.w. US 1c in pair, tied by Lake Wales wavy line d.s., along with T mark and 10c due mark. Arrived Moukden (26 Jan). 1932.1.1 美國寄瀋陽。圖片明信片，貼美國票1分雙連，銷Lake Wales波浪線機戳，旁鈐T章及10分欠資章。1.26抵瀋陽。

China Republic of China

China Province Mandschurei

Lot 2038

500 HKD

Live

1932 Yenki (20 May) to Germany. Printed matter cover, f.w. Junk ovpt. Limited For Use in Ki-Hei 5c, tied by Yenki bilingual cds.

1932 Yenki (20 May) to Germany. Printed matter cover, f.w. Junk ovpt. Limited For Use in Ki-Hei 5c, tied by Yenki bilingual cds. 1932.5.20 延吉寄德國。印刷品封，貼帆船加蓋限吉黑貼用5分，銷延吉三格英漢日戳。

China Province Mandschurei

China Republic of China

China Province Mandschurei

Lot 2039

800 HKD

Sold

1932 a pair of covers from Harbin to Germany, f.w. Junk ovpt. Limited For Use in Ki-Hei 2c (printed matter) and 10c respectively, tied by

1932 a pair of covers from Harbin to Germany, f.w. Junk ovpt. Limited For Use in Ki-Hei 2c (printed matter) and 10c respectively, tied by Harbin bilingual cds. Both with VIA SIBERIA annotation. In Jul 1932, Chinese PO in Manchuria was withdrawn after the founding of Manchukuo. 1932.7.27 梨樹鎮寄哈爾濱，貼帆船加蓋限吉黑貼用5分，銷梨樹鎮三格英漢日戳。背鈐難得之吉林抗日聯軍檢查章。此為吉林抗日聯軍實施郵政檢查之孤例。 1932年一對哈爾濱寄德國封，分別貼帆船加蓋限吉黑貼用2分（印刷品郵資）及1角，銷哈爾濱三格漢英日戳。均帶有批示。1932年7月，因滿州國成立，中國郵局撤出東北。

China Republic of China

Lot 2040

100,000 HKD

Live

1932 Lishuichen (27 Jul) to Harbin, f.w. Junk ovpt. Limited For Use in Ki-Hei 5c, tied by Lishuchen bilingual cds (dated “Year 32”

1932 Lishuichen (27 Jul) to Harbin, f.w. Junk ovpt. Limited For Use in Ki-Hei 5c, tied by Lishuchen bilingual cds (dated “Year 32” instead of Manchukuo calendar). On reverse with scarce Kirin Resistance Army against Japan censor mark. It is the only known censor example conducted by the Kirin Resistance Army against Japan. 1932.7.27 梨樹鎮寄哈爾濱，貼帆船加蓋限吉黑貼用5分，銷梨樹鎮三格英漢日戳。背鈐難得之吉林抗日聯軍檢查章。此為吉林抗日聯軍實施郵政檢查之孤例。

Lot 2041

9,500 HKD

Sold

1931.10.31 Shanghai to Lungchingtsun. From Inspectorate General of Customs to Lungching Customs. Applied with anti-Japanese slogan Defend

1931.10.31 Shanghai to Lungchingtsun. From Inspectorate General of Customs to Lungching Customs. Applied with anti-Japanese slogan Defend to the Last Blood by post office. Arrived 11.7. Lungchingtsun was under Japanese occupation then.1931.10.31 上海寄往吉林龍井村，上海關寄給龍井關公事。鈐“以經濟政策對付兵刃武力！”、“中華民族誓以最後一滴血捍衛國土！”抗日宣傳戳記，11.7到達，寄往淪陷區尤為難得！