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China Postal stationery

Lot 500

500 HKD

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1936 (7 May) Chunghwa Post vertical 5c small type stationery cover (Han 16.2), showing "Postage Ta- ble for Sending Parcel" inscription on

1936 (7 May) Chunghwa Post vertical 5c small type stationery cover (Han 16.2), showing "Postage Ta- ble for Sending Parcel" inscription on reverse, from Pahsien to Tientsin, tied by Hopeh Pahsien cds. Arrived Tientsin (8 May). x2 + 5 x21936.5.7 中華郵政直式小型5分特製信箋（韓目16.2），背面印有“郵政包裹寄費簡表”，自霸縣寄天津，銷河北霸縣三格日戳。5.8抵天津。

Lot 501

500 HKD

Live

1934 (31 Oct) Chunghwa Post vertical 5c small type stationery cover (Han 16.5), showing "Parcel Receiving Service" inscription on reverse,

1934 (31 Oct) Chunghwa Post vertical 5c small type stationery cover (Han 16.5), showing "Parcel Receiving Service" inscription on reverse, tied by CKS 50th Birthday commemorative d.s.1934.10.31 中華郵政直式小型5分特製信箋（韓目16.5），背面印有“郵政代收貨價”，銷蔣總統五秩壽辰紀念日戳。

Lot 502

1,000 HKD

Live

1936 SYS 5c large type carte-lettre (Han L18.2, 18.4, 18.8) in a group of 3, with “Simple Life Insurance”, “Notes for Sender” and

1936 SYS 5c large type carte-lettre (Han L18.2, 18.4, 18.8) in a group of 3, with “Simple Life Insurance”, “Notes for Sender” and “Stamp Booklet and Philatelic Stamps” inscriptions respectively. All unused. 1936年孫像西式大型5分特製信簡（韓目L18.2, 18.4, 18.8）一組三件，分別印有“簡易人壽保險”、“寄件人注意事項” 及“郵票小冊 / 集郵郵票”銘文。均未使用。

China Postal stationery

China PRC Postal stationery

Lot 503

2,500 HKD

Live

1935 Chunghwa Post horizontal type 5c carte letter (Han 20.1, 20.2, 20.4, 20.5) in a group of 6, showcasing Postal Saving and Remittance

1935 Chunghwa Post horizontal type 5c carte letter (Han 20.1, 20.2, 20.4, 20.5) in a group of 6, showcasing Postal Saving and Remittance Bureau , Parcel Mail Postage Table and other inscriptions. All unused.1935年中華郵政橫式5分特製信箋（韓目20.1, 20.2, 20.4, 20.5）共六件，印有“郵政儲金匯業局”、“郵政包裹寄費簡表”、“郵票小冊 / 集郵郵票”及“郵政代收貨價”銘文。均未使用。

China Postal stationery

China PRC Postal stationery

Lot 504

500 HKD

Live

1940 Chunghwa Post vertical 8c stationery cover (Han 22), with "Notes to Sender" inscription on reverse. Unused.

1940 Chunghwa Post vertical 8c stationery cover (Han 22), with "Notes to Sender" inscription on reverse. Unused.1940年中華郵政直式小型8分特製信箋（韓目22），背面印有“寄件人注意事項”。未使用。

China PRC Postal stationery

Lot 505

3,000 HKD

Live

1952 (3 Nov) R4 Tiananmen $400 type A PSC (PP1) from Shanghai to Nanking, tied by Shanghai Branch 23 cds. Arrived Nanking (4 Nov). Type A

1952 (3 Nov) R4 Tiananmen $400 type A PSC (PP1) from Shanghai to Nanking, tied by Shanghai Branch 23 cds. Arrived Nanking (4 Nov). Type A is far scarcer than type B card, commerical usage is even more unusual.1952.11.3 普4天安門圖400元A型郵資片（PP1），自上海寄南京，銷上海支廿三三格點線日戳。11.4抵南京。A型片遠比B型少見，實寄更是難得。

China PRC Postal stationery

Manchukuo Russian Post Postal stationery

China British PO Postal stationery

China PRC Postal stationery

Manchukuo Russian Post Postal stationery

Lot 768

200 HKD

Live

A collection of PRC stationery covers and postcards, containing Landscapes of Guilin x2 sets, Huangshan stationery card and Huangshan

A collection of PRC stationery covers and postcards, containing Landscapes of Guilin x2 sets, Huangshan stationery card and Huangshan international airmail stationery card set each and many sets of JP1 Olympic CTO stationery cards.一組新中國郵資封片，當中包含桂林山水2套、黃山郵資片及黃山國際航空郵資片各一套、大量JP1奧運蓋銷郵資片等。重要通知：所有新中國郵品（從第587項開始到773項），在拍賣後7天内完成支付的，只收10%買方佣金。IMPORTANT NOTICE: only 10% buyers’ commission are charged on New China items (from Lot 587 till Lot 773) provided payment is received in full within 7 days from sales.

Manchukuo Russian Post Postal stationery

Lot 878

1,500 HKD

Live

1905 Mukden (7 Feb) to France. Japanese military cover used as civilian cover, f.w. Coat of Arms 2k + 3k + 5k, tied by scarce Mukden

1905 Mukden (7 Feb) to France. Japanese military cover used as civilian cover, f.w. Coat of Arms 2k + 3k + 5k, tied by scarce Mukden T&S type 3 cds. T&S only saw examples on this cds on stampless military cover.1905.2.7 瀋陽寄法國。日本軍郵封用作民郵封，貼軍徽圖2戈比 + 3戈比 + 5戈比，銷少見之瀋陽T&S 3型日戳。T&S指此戳僅曾見於無貼票之軍郵封上。

China British PO Postal stationery

Hong Kong Postal stationery

China British PO Postal stationery

Lot 914

500 HKD

Live

Sydney, Australia to Shanghai, redirected to Saigon 7 July 1893, New South Wales 1-1/2 pence UPU card in blue to Shanghai, and then

Sydney, Australia to Shanghai, redirected to Saigon 7 July 1893, New South Wales 1-1/2 pence UPU card in blue to Shanghai, and then re-directed to Saigon, cancelled by Sydney duplex "SYDNEY/JY 7/93" and barred numeral cancellation On the reverse side, cancelled with 3 transit and arrival c.d.s. "HONG-KONG/A/AU 1/93", Shanghai B.P.O. c.d.s. "SHANGHAI/C/AU 4/93", Saigon French c.d.s. "SAIGON-CENTRAL/24 AOUT 93".澳洲雪梨寄上海後轉寄西貢-1893年新南威爾士萬國郵聯明信片 1893年7月7日,一張新南威爾士發行之1-1/2便士藍色萬國郵聯(UPU)明信片,由澳洲雪梨(Sydney)寄往中國上海,後轉寄至越南西貢(Saigon)。正面蓋有雪梨雙圈日戳「SYDNEY/JY7/93」及格線數字銷戳。背面則蓋有三個清晰的轉運與到達戳記:香港中轉戰「HONG-KONG/A/AU 1/ 93」;上海英國郵局到達戳「SHANGHAI/C/AU4/93」:法屬西貢中央郵局戳記 SAIGON-CENTRAL/24 AOUT 93」。此件為澳洲早期寄亞洲的萬國郵聯明信片,因收件人已離開上海而轉寄至法屬印度支那之西貢,展示了19世紀末國際郵件在亞洲區內的再投遞情況。

Hong Kong Postal stationery

China German PO Postal stationery

Hong Kong Postal stationery

Lot 920

7,000 HKD

Live

1906 Miliary Hospital. Tientsin (5 Dec) to England. Hong Kong QV 10c registered stationery cover (size H2 4 x 9 inch; ovpt 25c - $2.5),

1906 Miliary Hospital. Tientsin (5 Dec) to England. Hong Kong QV 10c registered stationery cover (size H2 4 x 9 inch; ovpt 25c - $2.5), uprated by KEVII 8c, tied by Tientsin BPO Webb type A cds, alongside with type Ri registered mark. Transit Shanghai BPO (11 Dec), London (16 Jan). Arrived Portefract (16 Jan). Mild toning spots. Commercial usage of ovpt. registered stationery cover is especially scarce.1906.12.5 天津軍醫院寄英國。香港維多利亞女皇像10仙掛號郵資封（size H2 4 x 9 inch；改值25仙至2.5元），加貼愛德華七世8仙，銷天津英局Webb A型日戳，旁鈐Ri型掛號章。12.11經上海英局，1.16經倫敦。1.16抵Portefract。帶黃點。實寄之改值掛號郵資封尤其少見難得。

Hong Kong Postal stationery

China German PO Postal stationery

Lot 922

2,500 HKD

Live

1905 Liu Kung Tau (6 Oct) to England. Hong Kong QV 10c stationery cover (size H 5 x 8 inch; ovpt 25c - $2.5), uprated by KEVII 4c, tied by

1905 Liu Kung Tau (6 Oct) to England. Hong Kong QV 10c stationery cover (size H 5 x 8 inch; ovpt 25c - $2.5), uprated by KEVII 4c, tied by Webb type B Liu Kung Tau index B cds, alongside with R mark. Transit Hong Kong (16 Oct), London (16 Nov). Arrived St Carriage (17 Nov). with crease, aging and soilded. Still, remarkable usage.1905.10.6 劉公島寄英國。香港維多利亞女皇像10仙掛號郵資封（size H 5 x 8 inch；改值25仙至2.5元），加貼愛德華七世4仙，銷Webb B型劉公島B字日戳，旁見R章。10.16經香港，11.16經倫敦。11.17抵St Carriage。帶折痕及瑕疵，但仍精彩萬分。

China German PO Postal stationery

Lot 983

1,000 HKD

Live

1901 Peking (9 Jan) to Germany. ICP 1st Print PSC used by German military, uprated by Coiling Dragon 1/2c in pair, tied by oval Peking PO

1901 Peking (9 Jan) to Germany. ICP 1st Print PSC used by German military, uprated by Coiling Dragon 1/2c in pair, tied by oval Peking PO d.s., alongside with Expedition Corps unit seal. Transit Peking German PO (19 Jan). Arrived Mainz (7 Mar).1901.1.9 北京寄德國。大清第一版郵資片用作德軍軍郵片，加貼蟠龍半分雙連，銷橢圓形北京郵政局日戳，旁鈐鷹徽部隊章。1.19經北京德局。3.7抵Mainz。

German Post China Postal stationery

China Postal stationery

Hongkong Treaty Ports Postal stationery

German Post China Postal stationery

China Postal stationery

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

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.南非經德國郵局寄往中國膠州灣掛號郵件 1908年2月3日,本件為一封德國郵政格式的掛號郵資信封,於南非使用,信封頂部印有荷蘭語「AANGETEEKENDE BRIEF」(即掛號信,對應德語 Eingeschriebener Brief),並印有紫色「RZAR」掛號標記,寄往:E. W. Volckmann Esq. Tsingtau, Kiautschou, China(寄達地址為德國租借地膠州灣青島)。信封正面貼有英王愛德華藍色2%便士郵票一枚銷以紫色雙圈日戳 “REGISTERED JOHANNESBURG-3 FEB 08 並加蓋兩枚紫色掛號框戳 “R/JOHANNESBURG /No. 578”,途中經香港註冊郵局中轉戰“REGISTERED HONG KONG / 20 MR 08" 德國膠州灣郵局到達戳 “TSINGTAU KIAUTSCHOU / 27.3/08" 此封展示南非早期掛號郵資信封的實寄用途,使用德式格式設計掛號信封,但於英屬南非實際寄出。

Hongkong Treaty Ports Postal stationery

Hong Kong Postal stationery

Hongkong Treaty Ports Postal stationery

Lot 1106

1,000 HKD

Live

A collection of about 36 Indian postal stationery, including many QV stationery cards. Mostly mint. Please view. Plus two Hong Kong QV

A collection of about 36 Indian postal stationery, including many QV stationery cards. Mostly mint. Please view. Plus two Hong Kong QV cards.一組約36件印度郵資用封片集藏，當中大多為新。當中含兩件香港片。請預覽。

Hong Kong Postal stationery

Lot 1576

1,200 HKD

Live

1879 Hong Kong formualr cards f.w. QV surch 3c/16c and 5c/18c stamp respectively (Yang P1a, white card red printing and Yang P2, blue card

1879 Hong Kong formualr cards f.w. QV surch 3c/16c and 5c/18c stamp respectively (Yang P1a, white card red printing and Yang P2, blue card black printing). Both unused.1879年香港明信片，分別貼維多利亞女皇像3仙蓋16仙及5仙蓋18仙票（楊目P1a白卡紅字；楊目P2藍卡黑字），均未使用。

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.1900.10.4 香港寄停泊上海之德國戰艦Jaguar號，改寄青島。香港維多利亞女皇像改值4仙蓋3仙郵資片，銷香港日戳。12.8抵上海德局。根據批注改寄青島。

Lot 1578

500 HKD

Live

1895-1901 a group of 4 Hong Kong QV 4c grey and carmine PSC (Yang P6, P16), one mint and three from Hong Kong to Germany.

1895-1901 a group of 4 Hong Kong QV 4c grey and carmine PSC (Yang P6, P16), one mint and three from Hong Kong to Germany.1895至1901年一組四件香港維多利亞女皇像4仙灰色及洋紅郵資片（楊目P6, P16），一件為新，餘香港寄德國。