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China Imperial Post

China PRC

Hongkong Treaty Ports

China Imperial Post

China PRC

China Imperial Post

Lot 173

3,200 HKD

Sold

1903 Tientsin (11 Apr) to Russia, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c in pair, tied by Tientsin bisected bilingual cds, along with registered mark.

1903 Tientsin (11 Apr) to Russia, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c in pair, tied by Tientsin bisected bilingual cds, along with registered mark. Transit Newchwang Chinese PO (14 Apr). In combination with Russian Coat of Arms ovpt. KITAI 10k in pair, tied by Inkow Russian PO T&S type 2 cds., along with FPO No. 13 registered label and R mark. Arrived Munchen (May).1903.4.11 天津寄俄國，貼蟠龍1角雙連，銷天津半切漢英日戳，另見掛號章。4.14經牛莊中國郵局。加貼俄國軍徽圖加蓋KITAI 10戈比雙連，銷營口俄局T&S 2型日戳，旁見軍郵13局掛號標籤和掛號戳。5月抵慕尼黑。

China PRC

Lot 633

1,900 HKD

Sold

1953 Siking (27 May) to Czechoslovakia. Registered airmail cover, f.w. C9 30th Anniv of CPC, C13 Tibet, C14 Children Conference and airmail

1953 Siking (27 May) to Czechoslovakia. Registered airmail cover, f.w. C9 30th Anniv of CPC, C13 Tibet, C14 Children Conference and airmail issue x7, in total of $13700, tied by Sikng cds. Along with airmail and registered label. Nice franking.1953.5.27 西京寄捷克斯洛伐克。掛號航空封，貼紀9中共三十週年、紀13解放西藏、紀14保衛兒童及航空票7枚，銷西京三格點線日戳。

Hongkong Treaty Ports

China French PO

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 916

900 HKD

Sold

1902 Shanghai (24 Jul) to England. Registered cover, f.w. Hong Kong QV 2c + 4c x3, in total of 14c, tied by Shanghai BPO Webb type G cds.,

1902 Shanghai (24 Jul) to England. Registered cover, f.w. Hong Kong QV 2c + 4c x3, in total of 14c, tied by Shanghai BPO Webb type G cds., along with circled R mark and "Post Order Department" annotation. Arrived London (27 Aug).1902.7.24 上海寄英國。掛號封，貼香港維多利亞女皇像2仙 + 4仙x3，合14仙，銷上海英局Webb G型日戳。另見帶圈R章及“Post Order Department”批示。8.27抵倫敦。

China French PO

France

China Italian PO

China French PO

Lot 975

500 HKD

Sold

1938 Fort Bayard (11 Feb) to France. Registered cover, f.w. French Colonial Arts Exhibition S/S (Chan FL97), tied by Fort Bayard type 5

1938 Fort Bayard (11 Feb) to France. Registered cover, f.w. French Colonial Arts Exhibition S/S (Chan FL97), tied by Fort Bayard type 5 cds., alongside with registered label. Arrived Paris (18 Mar).1938.2.11 西營寄法國。掛號封，貼法國屬地藝術展覽會小型張（陳目FL97），銷西營5型日戳，旁貼掛號標籤。3.18抵巴黎。

France

China Italian PO

France

Lot 976

600 HKD

Sold

1905 Chungking (15 Aug) to France. Registered PPC, f.w. Navigation and Commerce ovpt. TCHONGKING with Chinese value x2, tied by Chungking

1905 Chungking (15 Aug) to France. Registered PPC, f.w. Navigation and Commerce ovpt. TCHONGKING with Chinese value x2, tied by Chungking French PO cds., alongside with R mark. Transit Hankow French PO (24 Aug). Arrived Francec (3 Oct).1905.8.15 重慶寄法國。掛號圖片明信片，貼航海及商貿神像加蓋TCHONGKING連中文面值十二仙 + 二仙，銷重慶法局日戳，旁鈐R章。8.24經漢口法局。10.3抵法國。

China Italian PO

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 Imperial Post

Great Britain

China Imperial Post

Lot 1931

2,800 HKD

Sold

1907 Newchwang (19 Jul) to Denmark. Registered cover of Yokohama Specie Bank, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c in pair, tied by Newchwang bisected

1907 Newchwang (19 Jul) to Denmark. Registered cover of Yokohama Specie Bank, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c in pair, tied by Newchwang bisected bilingual cds., along with Newchwang full English registered mark. Transit Chefoo Chinese PO (22 Jul), Chefoo French PO (23 Jul), Shanghai French PO (27 Jul). Arrived Denmark (23 Aug).1907.7.19 牛莊寄丹麥。橫濱正金銀行掛號封，貼蟠龍1角雙連，銷牛莊半切漢英日戳，另鈐牛莊全英文掛號橫戳。7.22經煙台清郵，7.23經煙台法局，7.27經上海法局。8.23抵丹麥。

Lot 1932

11,000 HKD

Sold

1909 Newchwang (27 Aug) to England. Registered cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 5c x4 + 10c x3 + 16c, tied by Newchwang bisected bilingual

1909 Newchwang (27 Aug) to England. Registered cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c + 5c x4 + 10c x3 + 16c, tied by Newchwang bisected bilingual cds, along with "Newchwang East Branch PO" vertical registered mark. Transit Harbin (Aug). Arrived London (11 Sep).1909.8.27 牛莊寄英國。掛號封，貼蟠龍2分 + 5分x4 + 1角x3 + 1角6分，銷牛莊半切漢英日戳，另鈐“牛莊郵政東分局”直戳。同月經哈爾濱。9.11抵倫敦。

Great Britain

Russia Japanese War

Great Britain

Lot 1972

800 HKD

Live

1922. cover from Harbin to England via America, f.w. Junk stamps tied by scarce Harbin II cds and reg h/s. The trans-Siberia route Being

1922. cover from Harbin to England via America, f.w. Junk stamps tied by scarce Harbin II cds and reg h/s. The trans-Siberia route Being disrupted by 1917 Revolution and Civil War, mails were re-routed via America. It took the southerly route via Mukden.1922年，哈爾濱寄給英國掛號信，貼復活節票，銷少見的哈爾濱二分局和掛號戳，由於俄羅斯革命與內戰關係，西伯利亞鐵路中斷，南下奉天，改行美國。

Russia Japanese War

China Province Yunnan

Russia Japanese War

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。

China Province Yunnan

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。

Lot 2172

13,000 HKD

Sold

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

Tibet

Asia

China Province Yunnan

Tibet

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。

Tibet

Lot 2450

19,000 HKD

Sold

1911 Tatsienlu (13 May) to Col Bailey, Scotland, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c in pair + 3c x2 + 7c, tied by Tatsienlu bilingual lunar year

1911 Tatsienlu (13 May) to Col Bailey, Scotland, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c in pair + 3c x2 + 7c, tied by Tatsienlu bilingual lunar year cds. On reverse with registered mark. Transit Yachow (17 May), Hankow (Jun), Peking Chinese PO (3 Jun), Peking French PO (6 Jun), London (19 Jun). Very nice Bailey's correspondence during his expedition.1911.5.13 打箭鑪寄蘇格蘭的貝利。掛號封，貼蟠龍1分 + 2分雙連 + 3分 x2 + 7分，銷打箭鑪腰框英漢日戳。背見掛號章。5.17經雅州，6月經漢口，6.3經北京清郵，6.6經北京法局，6.19經倫敦。出色之貝利探險書信。

Asia

Lot 2496

4,000 HKD

Live

1907 Gyangtse (22 Jan) to Ludwig Hedin, father of Sven Hedin, Sweden. Registered cover, f.w. Indian KEVII 6a, tied by Gyantse BPO cds,

1907 Gyangtse (22 Jan) to Ludwig Hedin, father of Sven Hedin, Sweden. Registered cover, f.w. Indian KEVII 6a, tied by Gyantse BPO cds, matching with temperory PO registered mark. Arrived Stockholm (31 Mar).1907.1.22 江孜寄瑞典斯文赫定之父親Ludwig Hedin。掛號封，貼印度愛德華七世6安娜，銷江孜英局日戳，另鈐臨時郵局掛號章。3.31抵斯德哥爾摩。