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China PRC Covers bulk lot

Hongkong Treaty Ports Cancellations and seals

China Province Mandschurei

China PRC Covers bulk lot

Hongkong Treaty Ports Cancellations and seals

China PRC Covers bulk lot

Lot 594

500 HKD

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1960s a group of 12 People's Bank of China covers, applied with domestic postage paid d.s. of different town names. Estimates HK 350,000 -

1960s a group of 12 People's Bank of China covers, applied with domestic postage paid d.s. of different town names. Estimates HK 350,000 - HK$ 450,0001960年代一組中國人民銀行封，鈐不同地名之國內郵資已付日戳。

Hongkong Treaty Ports Cancellations and seals

Lot 909

7,800 HKD

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1864 Shanghai (3 Jan) to England. Entire letter, sent “via Marseilles” and rated “1/4”, applied with Shanghai BPO Webb type 6 PAID

1864 Shanghai (3 Jan) to England. Entire letter, sent “via Marseilles” and rated “1/4”, applied with Shanghai BPO Webb type 6 PAID cds. Transit Hong Kong (13 Jan).1864.1.3 上海寄英國。郵簡，寫有“via Marseilles”及郵資“1/4”，鈐上海英局Webb 6型已付戳。1.13經香港。

China Province Mandschurei

China Republic of China

China Province Mandschurei

Lot 2093

1,000 HKD

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1948 Kirin (19 Feb) to Peiping. Chinese style cover, applied wih “Kirin City / Postage Paid / Post Office” circular mark. Transit

1948 Kirin (19 Feb) to Peiping. Chinese style cover, applied wih “Kirin City / Postage Paid / Post Office” circular mark. Transit Shenyang (23 Feb). Arrived Peiping (25 Feb). 1948.2.19 吉林寄北京。中式封，鈐“吉林市 / 郵資已付 / 郵局”三格紅色圓戳。2.23經瀋陽。2.25抵北平。

China Republic of China

Tibet

China Republic of China

Lot 2188

1,000 HKD

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1916 (1 Jul) Inspectorate General of Customs, Shanghai On Service cover tom Customs Tengyueh, with postage paid indicia, applied with

1916 (1 Jul) Inspectorate General of Customs, Shanghai On Service cover tom Customs Tengyueh, with postage paid indicia, applied with Shanghai origin cds. Transit Hokow (10 Jul), Yunnanfu (12 Jul). Arrived Tengyueh (22 Jul).1916.7.1 海關總署造冊處公事封，自上海寄騰越海關，背鈐上海始發日戳。7.10經河口，7.12經雲南府。7.22抵騰越。

China Republic of China

Tibet

Lot 2237

20,000 HKD

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1949 (2 May) OHMS cover from Tengchung to Customs Shanghai. Transit Canton (20 May) but returned to sender due to civil war with cachet.

1949 (2 May) OHMS cover from Tengchung to Customs Shanghai. Transit Canton (20 May) but returned to sender due to civil war with cachet. The cover was re-sent from Kunming (20 Jul) with postage paid cachet. Transit Tengchung (27 Sep) and f.w. Yunnan Half-value Silver Yuan 30c in pair for re-addressing to Taiwan. Transit Hoihow (27 Mar). Arrived Keelung (10 Apr). Historical piece witnessing the retreat of KMT to Taiwan. 1949.5.2 OHMS封自騰衝寄上海海關。5.20經廣州但因內戰受阻，鈐退回指示戳。7.20自昆明再寄出，鈐“國內資費已付”日戳。9.27經騰衝，加貼雲南半值銀圓3角雙連以改寄台灣。3.27經海口。4.10抵基隆。可謂見證著國民黨退守台灣之難得郵例。

Tibet

Lot 2430

2,600 HKD

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A group of 3 Nepalese merchant covers privated carried by Yizhan to Lhasa during Qing Dynasty, showing the name of the addressee and

A group of 3 Nepalese merchant covers privated carried by Yizhan to Lhasa during Qing Dynasty, showing the name of the addressee and Postage Paid annotation by ink-brush on reverse. Carriage of private mails by Yizhan was prohibited but the rule was ignored by the couriers for the sake of profit.清朝廓爾喀民信一組三件，經驛站私遞至拉薩，背面寫有“大木松他收”及“酒資照付”批注。清朝驛卒往往不顧禁令私遞民信。