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German Empire

German Post China Postal stationery

German Colonies Kiautschou Cancellations and seals

German Empire

German Post China Postal stationery

German Empire

Lot 896

1,300 HKD

Live

1918 (13 Jan) Russo-Asiatic Bank cover from Harbin to France, frankless and applied with Harbin Russian PO cds. Censored and resealed twice

1918 (13 Jan) Russo-Asiatic Bank cover from Harbin to France, frankless and applied with Harbin Russian PO cds. Censored and resealed twice with Russian and French miliary label respectively. Nice censored mail from Manchuria.1918.1.13 華俄道勝銀行自哈爾濱寄法國，無貼票，鈐哈爾濱俄局日戳。分別由俄方及法方兩次檢查重封，鈐軍事檢查章。出色之滿洲檢查郵件。

German Post China Postal stationery

Lot 1004

500 HKD

Live

St. Helena to Germany and China - Boer War POW Postcard Intended for German Naval Forces in Tsingtau 25 July 1900, a 1d red postal

St. Helena to Germany and China - Boer War POW Postcard Intended for German Naval Forces in Tsingtau 25 July 1900, a 1d red postal stationery card of St. Helena, cancelled by a crisp "ST. HELENA /JY 28/00" c.d.s., sent from the Boer War prisoner-of-war camp on the island. The card bears a prominent "CENSOR / PRISONERS OF WAR" cachet and was carried via Southampton, showing a SHIP LETTER / SOUTHAMPTON / 28 AU 00 transit mark. Addressed to Herr David S. Hirsche, on board S.M.S. Gefion, a German naval cruiser, the original delivery address roughly reads "Tsantau in China" (Tsingtau), which was at the time Germany's leased territory and naval stronghold in East Asia. This line was not crossed out, indicating the card was initially intended to reach "Kiel, Germany" and was later added to Berlin, with a final redirection to Tsantau in China. A German arrival mark KIEL / 29.8.00 confirms its arrival in Germany. The handwritten note at the top references the 1st Seebataillon bound for Tientsin, further linking this card to the German intervention in China during the Boxer Rebellion, making it a rare and historically significant example of Boer War POW mail with direct ties to East Asian military operations

German Colonies Kiautschou Cancellations and seals

German Southwest Africa

German Colonies Kiautschou Cancellations and seals

Lot 1006

4,000 HKD

Sold

1913 Germany (9 Dec) to Tsingtau, redirected to Peking, appleid with scarce framed "Porto/Marine-Postbureau" handstamp, crayon "5" (taxed

1913 Germany (9 Dec) to Tsingtau, redirected to Peking, appleid with scarce framed "Porto/Marine-Postbureau" handstamp, crayon "5" (taxed at Tsingtau) and oval "Entlastet/in/Tsingtau" attendant handstamp, and manuscript "O.M.D./Peking". Matthew Bennett International sale 291 lot 1161.1913.12.9 德國寄青島明信片，改寄北京，帶少見之“Porto / Marine-Postbureau”戳記、“5”元欠資批注及“Entlasstet in Tsingtau”橢圓戳記。Matthew Bennett International第291期，拍品號1161。

German Southwest Africa

Old German States Bergedorf Covers bulk lot

German Southwest Africa

Lot 1009

2,500 HKD

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1914 (26 Jul) German Southwest Africa 5pf PSC to Tsingtau, tied by Windhoek cds. Arrived Japanese 1st FPO (2 Jan). Japanese troops occupied

1914 (26 Jul) German Southwest Africa 5pf PSC to Tsingtau, tied by Windhoek cds. Arrived Japanese 1st FPO (2 Jan). Japanese troops occupied Tsingtau in Nov 1914.1914.7.26 德屬西南非5芬尼郵資片寄青島，銷Windhoek日戳。1.2抵日軍第一野戰局。1914年11月，日軍攻佔青島。

Old German States Bergedorf Covers bulk lot

Lot 2843

600 HKD

Sold

1937 and 1939 a pair of Siamese 15 stg stationery covers from Bangkok to Swatow, applied with Bangkok rice-selling promotional d.s. Showing

1937 and 1939 a pair of Siamese 15 stg stationery covers from Bangkok to Swatow, applied with Bangkok rice-selling promotional d.s. Showing vertical Qiaopiju vertical cachet and number1937及1939年一對暹羅15士打郵資封，自曼谷寄汕頭，銷曼谷大米宣傳機戳。另見批局直戳及編號。