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China Postal stationery

Hong Kong Cancellations and seals

China Postal stationery

Hong Kong Cancellations and seals

China Postal stationery

Lot 187

500 HKD

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SPEZIA, Italy to Shanghai, redirected to Tangku, China 17 October 1908, Italy postal stationery card with 10-cents indicium, addressed to

SPEZIA, Italy to Shanghai, redirected to Tangku, China 17 October 1908, Italy postal stationery card with 10-cents indicium, addressed to Imperiali Poste Cinesi, Shanghai, Cina, cancelled by two SPEZIA datestamp, adjacent to it cancelled by German P.O. in Shanghai "SCHANGHAI a DEUTSCHE POST/22/11 05", after entering into China through German P.O. in Shanghai, transferred to Shanghai Local Post (NOV 23/05), and then Chinese P.O. The address was crossed out and replaced by Tangku, and hence the card directed to the Northern part in China. A very fine quality Italian postal stationery card

Hong Kong Cancellations and seals

Lot 837

3,000 HKD

Live

1905 a pair of Russian military postcards posted at Chinese Eastern Railway TPO No. 262, applied with unit seal in blue, line 262 T&S

1905 a pair of Russian military postcards posted at Chinese Eastern Railway TPO No. 262, applied with unit seal in blue, line 262 T&S type 2 oval d.s. and arrival cds. T&S stated that cancellations of line 262 are great rarity during the early 1900s and remains scarce until 1920s. With Kenneth G Clark's exhibit page

China Postal stationery

Hong Kong Queen Victoria Postal stationery

China Postal stationery

Lot 1005

1,000 HKD

Live

South Africa to Tsingtau Kiautschou, China via German P.O. 3 February 1908, a German PO registered stationery envelope in South Africa (on

South Africa to Tsingtau Kiautschou, China via German P.O. 3 February 1908, a German PO registered stationery envelope in South Africa (on the top part of the cover: AANGETEEKENDE BRIEF: Registered Letter in German) with a printed registered mark of "R ZA.R."addressed to E.W, Volckmann Esq., Tsingtau, Kiautschou, China, On the front side, affixed with a 2-1/2 d King Edward stamp in blue cancelled by a double circled c.d.s. in purple "REGISTERED JOHANNESBURG/-3 FEB 08", together with two boxed registration mark "R/JOHANNESBURG / No.578" in purple color. HK registered c.d.s. "REGISTERED HONG KONG / 20 MR 08", German P.O. arrival c.d.s. "TSINGTAU KIAUTSCHOU /27.3/08". On the reverse side, cancelled by entry port Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. dated 23 MAR 08. A very desirable South Africa registered postal stationery envelope

Hong Kong Queen Victoria Postal stationery

Malaya

Hong Kong Queen Victoria Postal stationery

Lot 1577

1,000 HKD

Live

1900 Hong Kong (4 Oct) to SMS Jaguar at Shanghai, redirected to Tsingtau. Hong Kong QV surch 4c/3c PSC, tied by Hong Kong cds. Arrived

1900 Hong Kong (4 Oct) to SMS Jaguar at Shanghai, redirected to Tsingtau. Hong Kong QV surch 4c/3c PSC, tied by Hong Kong cds. Arrived Shanghai German PO (8 Dec). Redirected to Tsingtau according to annotation

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