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China Republic of China Cancellations and seals

Japan Cancellations and seals

China Province Northeast Provinces Cancellations and seals

China Republic of China Cancellations and seals

Japan Cancellations and seals

China Republic of China Cancellations and seals

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。

Japan Cancellations and seals

Lot 1973

2,800 HKD

Live

1916 Newchwang (5 May) to Tientisn. Chinese style cover, f.w. Junk 1c in strip of 3 on reverse, tied by Newchwang No. 17 tombstone cancel,

1916 Newchwang (5 May) to Tientisn. Chinese style cover, f.w. Junk 1c in strip of 3 on reverse, tied by Newchwang No. 17 tombstone cancel, along with Newchwang bilingual cds. Stephen Yen and Sun Jun Yi did not record this number for Newchwang tombstone cancel. 1916.5.5 牛莊寄天津。中式封，背貼帆船1分三連，銷牛莊“十七”碑形戳，旁鈐牛莊腰框英漢日戳。嚴平西及孫君毅均未記錄此號碼之牛莊碑形戳。

China Province Northeast Provinces Cancellations and seals

French Indochina Southchina: Yunnan Fu Cancellations and seals

China Province Northeast Provinces Cancellations and seals

Lot 2099

2,000 HKD

Sold

1946 Japan (9 Jul) to Harbin but redirected to sender due to civil war, f.w. Japanese stamp 3s + 7s. Redirected to sender with Osaka

1946 Japan (9 Jul) to Harbin but redirected to sender due to civil war, f.w. Japanese stamp 3s + 7s. Redirected to sender with Osaka Central PO cachet “This mail cannot be delivered”. 1946.7.9 日本寄哈爾濱但因內戰退回寄件人，貼日本票3錢 + 7錢。鈐大阪中央郵便局“送達不能”指示戳。

French Indochina Southchina: Yunnan Fu Cancellations and seals

China French PO Cancellations and seals

French Indochina Post Offices Cancellations and seals

French Indochina Southchina: Yunnan Fu Cancellations and seals

Lot 2200

22,000 HKD

Sold

1916 (15 Jan) Large official cover from the Viceroy of Yunnanfu to the Governor-General of Burma, Rangoon, f.w. Native Girl surch YUNNANFOU

1916 (15 Jan) Large official cover from the Viceroy of Yunnanfu to the Governor-General of Burma, Rangoon, f.w. Native Girl surch YUNNANFOU with Chinese value x3, tied by Yunnanfu French PO cds, along with R mark. Transit Singapore (2 Feb). Arrived Rangoon (11 Feb). Very scarce usage of ROC official cover via French PO in Yunnan. Using “5th Year” instead of Hunghsien “1st Year” is also interesting as Yunnan was the first province to fight against the Hunghsien Empire. 1916.1.15 大型公文封，由雲南總督寄緬甸總督，貼土女圖加蓋YUNNANFOU連中文面值3枚，銷雲南府法局日戳，旁鈐R章。2.2經新加坡。2.11抵仰光。經雲南法局寄出之民國公文封，十分稀罕難得。同時寫有年份“民國五年”而非（洪憲）元年同樣極具歷史意義。

China French PO Cancellations and seals

French Indochina Post Offices Cancellations and seals

China French PO Cancellations and seals

Lot 2201

2,000 HKD

Sold

1922 Yunnanfu (5 Sep) to France, f.w. Native Girl surch YUNNANFOU with Chinese value x2, tied by scarce single ringed “YUNNAN-FOU

1922 Yunnanfu (5 Sep) to France, f.w. Native Girl surch YUNNANFOU with Chinese value x2, tied by scarce single ringed “YUNNAN-FOU CHINE” bilingual cds. Transit Haiphong (9 Sep). It is the last type of Yunnanfu French PO cds and was in use only for months before the closure of Yunnnan French PO on 31 Dec 1922. J. Desrousseaux did not record any example of it. It is also a very late example of this post office. Cover roughly opened at left.1922.9.5 雲南府寄法國，貼土女圖加蓋YUNNANFOU連中文面值2枚，銷少見之雲南府法局“YUNNAN-FOU CHINE”單圈日戳。9.9經海防。此為雲南府法局最晚一款日戳，僅使用數月，J. Desrousseaux未有記錄任何例子。雲南府法局於1922年12月31日關閉，故此亦為較晚例子。封左側打開。

French Indochina Post Offices Cancellations and seals

Lot 2204

8,000 HKD

Sold

1913 Atuntze (1 Nov) to France via Indochina, f.w. Coiling Dragon 3c ovp. ROC in strip of 3 + 1 missed stamp on reverse, tied by Atuntze PO

1913 Atuntze (1 Nov) to France via Indochina, f.w. Coiling Dragon 3c ovp. ROC in strip of 3 + 1 missed stamp on reverse, tied by Atuntze PO tombstone cancel. Transit Likiang (1 Nov), Siakwan (5 Nov), Kunming (13 Nov), Hokow (16 Nov), Laokay (16 Nov). Arrived France (18 Dec). Very early example of Auntze PO. 1913.11.1 阿墩子經印支寄法國，貼楷字蟠龍3分三連 + 1枚掉票，銷阿墩子郵政局碑形戳。11.1經麗江，11.5經下關，11.13經昆明，11.16經河口，11.16經老街。12.18抵法國。極早之阿墩子郵局例子。

China Province Yunnan Cancellations and seals

China Province Yunnan Covers bulk lot

Hong Kong Cancellations and seals

China Province Yunnan Cancellations and seals

China Province Yunnan Covers bulk lot

China Province Yunnan Cancellations and seals

Lot 2205

26,000 HKD

Sold

1913 Atuntze to England via Burma, f.w. Coiling Dragon Statistical Dept ovpt. ROC 1c x10 on reverse, tied by Atimtze PO tombstone cancel.

1913 Atuntze to England via Burma, f.w. Coiling Dragon Statistical Dept ovpt. ROC 1c x10 on reverse, tied by Atimtze PO tombstone cancel. Transit Likiang (7 Nov), Tengyueh (19 Nov). Arrived England (21 Dec). Very early example of Auntze PO, not to mention the Burma route. 1913年阿墩子經緬甸寄英國，背貼楷字蟠龍1分x10，銷阿墩子郵政局碑形戳。11.7經麗江，11.19經騰越。12.21抵英國。極早之阿墩子郵局例子，走緬甸郵路更是難得。

China Province Yunnan Covers bulk lot

Lot 2210

6,000 HKD

Sold

1920s a group of 11 covers and telegraph of Mr. Peronne correspondence. Covers mostly from the French Delegation at Yunnan to Atuntze, f.w.

1920s a group of 11 covers and telegraph of Mr. Peronne correspondence. Covers mostly from the French Delegation at Yunnan to Atuntze, f.w. Junk issues. Partly with rare postmarks such as Maihsienchieh Branch PO registered mark , Yunnanfu and Likiang Checked and No Damaged seal. Mostly with original letters. Telegraph, on the other sodes, from Rangoon to Bhamo. A nice group.1920年代一組十一件貝祿先生書信及電報，信封大多由法國駐雲南使團寄阿墩子，貼帆船票。部分鈐特色郵戳包括“賣線街郵務支局”掛號戳、雲南府及麗江“查驗無損”戳記等。大多帶原信。電報則由仰光至八莫。

Hong Kong Cancellations and seals

India Cancellations and seals

Hong Kong Cancellations and seals

Lot 2495

500 HKD

Live

1905 Bombay (11 May) to Peking, f.w. Indian KEVII 1/2a in pair, tied by Bombay cds. Transit Hong Kong (30 May), Base Office B (6 Jun), FPO

1905 Bombay (11 May) to Peking, f.w. Indian KEVII 1/2a in pair, tied by Bombay cds. Transit Hong Kong (30 May), Base Office B (6 Jun), FPO No. 1 (7 Jun; Peking). Arrived Peking Chinese PO (7 Jun).1905.5.11 孟買寄北京，貼印度愛德華七世半安娜雙連，銷孟買日戳。5.30經香港﹐7.6經基地B局，6.7經英軍第1局（北京）。同日抵北京中國郵局。

India Cancellations and seals

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。

Lot 2505

1,700 HKD

Sold

1954 Lhasa to Kalimpong via Temporary PO C-622, f.w. Tibet 3rd issue 4tr on reverse, tied by Lhasa bilingual h.s. In combintion with Indian

1954 Lhasa to Kalimpong via Temporary PO C-622, f.w. Tibet 3rd issue 4tr on reverse, tied by Lhasa bilingual h.s. In combintion with Indian 2a, tied by scarce Temporary PO C-622 (29 Sep) cds. Arrived Kalimpong (6 Oct). Cover roughly opened at right. In Jun 1954, Gyantse suffered from a severe flood. A post office at Saugang was turned into temporary PO C-622 in Jul which operated for 9 months. Only about 10 covers of this temporary PO are known.1954年拉薩經臨時郵局C-622寄噶倫堡，背西藏獅圖4章噶，銷拉薩圓戳。加貼印度票2安娜，銷少見之臨時郵局C-622日戳（9.22）。10.6抵噶倫堡。封右側打開。1954年6月，大水淹沒江孜縣城，故印度在少崗鄉成立C-622臨時郵局。該局實寄封存世僅約十件。

Lot 2506

1,700 HKD

Sold

1955 Lhasa to Kalimpong via Temporary PO C-622, f.w. Tibet 3rd issue 2tr on reverse, tied by Lhasa bilingual h.s. In combintion with Indian

1955 Lhasa to Kalimpong via Temporary PO C-622, f.w. Tibet 3rd issue 2tr on reverse, tied by Lhasa bilingual h.s. In combintion with Indian 1a x2, tied by scarce Temporary PO C-622 (26 Jan) cds. Arrived Kalimpong (3 Feb). In Jun 1954, Gyantse suffered from a severe flood. A post office at Saugang was turned into temporary PO C-622 in Jul which operated for 9 months. Only about 10 covers of this temporary PO are known.1955年拉薩經臨時郵局C-622寄噶倫堡，背西藏獅圖2章噶，銷拉薩圓戳。加貼印度票1安娜x2，銷少見之臨時郵局C-622日戳（1.26）。2.5抵噶倫堡。1954年6月，大水淹沒江孜縣城，故印度在少崗鄉成立C-622臨時郵局。該局實寄封存世僅約十件。

Tibet Cancellations and seals

Burma Cancellations and seals

Tibet Cancellations and seals

Burma Cancellations and seals

Tibet Cancellations and seals

Lot 2510

3,200 HKD

Sold

1941 a pair of cover and postcard from Yatung BPO to England and USA, f.w. Indian KGV or KGVI issues, tied by Yatung BPO cds. Both censored

1941 a pair of cover and postcard from Yatung BPO to England and USA, f.w. Indian KGV or KGVI issues, tied by Yatung BPO cds. Both censored in India with triangular marking. According to Steve Chazen and Danny Wong, there was a period of not conducing censorship in Tibet between Oct 1940 and Jun 1942, but this pair was still censored in India.1941年一對自亞東英局寄英美之封片，貼印度佐治五世及六世票，銷亞東英局日戳。均鈐印度檢查三角戳。蔡盛及王劍智記錄西藏於1940年10月至1942年6月間不實施郵政檢查，但這對封片仍需於印度受檢。

Burma Cancellations and seals

Lot 2823

2,200 HKD

Sold

1935 Rangoon (7 Aug) to Santu. Qiaopi red band cover, f.w. Indian KGV 3a6p, tied by Rangoon cds. Arrived Amoy with “Attaching extra mail

1935 Rangoon (7 Aug) to Santu. Qiaopi red band cover, f.w. Indian KGV 3a6p, tied by Rangoon cds. Arrived Amoy with “Attaching extra mail is prohibited. Offender will be penalized / Wingfuk Com- pany” circular cachet in order to comply with UPU regulation that mails should not enclose any mail sent on behalf of other senders.1935.8.7 仰光寄三都。銀信紅條封，貼印度佐治五世3安娜6派，銷仰光日戳。抵廈門，鈐“禁止多夾信件違則重罰 / 永福公司”圓戳，以合萬國郵聯“信內不准夾寄他人信件”之規定。