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China Province Sinkiang

Manchukuo Russian Post

China PRC

China Province Sinkiang

China PRC

Lot 632

3,800 HKD

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1951 Siking (7 Dec) to Czechoslovakia, f.w. S1 National Emblem completet set + C11, A1 and Tiananmen R series issue odd values, tied by

1951 Siking (7 Dec) to Czechoslovakia, f.w. S1 National Emblem completet set + C11, A1 and Tiananmen R series issue odd values, tied by Siking cds. Transit Peking (8 Dec). Censored and resealed in Czechoslovakia. Nice franking. Censorship is also unusual.1951.12.7 西京寄捷克斯洛捷克，貼特1國徽全 + 紀11、航1及天安門普票散票，銷西京日戳。12.8經北京。於捷克斯洛捷克檢查重封。貼票出色，檢查重封亦較少見。

China Province Sinkiang

Lot 830

8,000 HKD

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1915 Kashgar (12 Oct) to Sweden. Romanov 4k PSC, tied by Kashgar Russian PO type Ka-2b cds, alongside with censor mark. Transit Taskhent

1915 Kashgar (12 Oct) to Sweden. Romanov 4k PSC, tied by Kashgar Russian PO type Ka-2b cds, alongside with censor mark. Transit Taskhent (22 Oct). Arrived St. Petersburg (20 Oct).1915.10.12 喀什寄瑞典。羅曼諾夫4戈比郵資片，銷喀什俄局Ka- 2b型日戳，旁鈐檢查章。10.22經塔什罕。10.20抵聖彼得堡。

Manchukuo Russian Post

Japan

Manchukuo Russian Post

Lot 875

4,200 HKD

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1904 (17 May) Red band cover from Headquarter FPO to England, f..w Coat of Arms 10k in pair, tied by Headquarter FPO cds., along with

1904 (17 May) Red band cover from Headquarter FPO to England, f..w Coat of Arms 10k in pair, tied by Headquarter FPO cds., along with registered label and R mark. Ex- Liphschutz. With Peter Holombe certificate.1904.5.17 紅條封自俄軍司令部寄出，貼軍徽圖10戈比雙連，銷總部野戰郵局日戳，旁見掛號標籤和掛號章。Liphschutz舊藏。附Peter Holcombe證書。

Japan

Russia Japanese War

Japan

Lot 886

3,000 HKD

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1905 Russo-Japanese War POW cover from Hamadera POW camp to Russia, applied with Japanese “Hamadera Prisoner of War Camp” censor mark

1905 Russo-Japanese War POW cover from Hamadera POW camp to Russia, applied with Japanese “Hamadera Prisoner of War Camp” censor mark in violet, along with Japanese cds. Arrived Russia. Cover opened out for display.1905年日俄戰俘戰俘封，自濱寺俘虜收容所寄俄國，鈐“濱寺俘虜收容所”紫色檢查戳及日本始發日戳。抵俄國。封剖開以作展示。

Japan

Russia Japanese War

Lot 888

1,000 HKD

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1898 Russia (13 Mar) to Russian warship Navarin, f.w. Coat of Arms 10k, tied by double-ringed 9 obliterator, matching with St. Petersburg

1898 Russia (13 Mar) to Russian warship Navarin, f.w. Coat of Arms 10k, tied by double-ringed 9 obliterator, matching with St. Petersburg cds. Transit with Singapore-Hong Kong marine sorter (8 May). Arrived Shanghai Russian PO (9 Mar), redirected to Port Arthur. Transit Chefoo Russian PO (12 Mar). Cover trimmed at right.1898.3.13 俄羅斯寄往上海俄國軍艦 Navarin，貼軍徽圖10戈比，銷雙圈9字殺手戳，另鈐聖彼得堡日戳。5.8經新加坡-香港海上分揀。3.9抵上海俄局，改寄旅順。3.12經煙台俄局。封右側被裁。

Russia Japanese War

Lot 895

2,000 HKD

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1916 (28 May) WWI German POW postcard from Nikolsk-Ussuriysky to Peking, applied with Nikolsk-Ussuriysky censor mark. Transit Vladivostok

1916 (28 May) WWI German POW postcard from Nikolsk-Ussuriysky to Peking, applied with Nikolsk-Ussuriysky censor mark. Transit Vladivostok (28 May), Peking Russian PO (4 Jun). Arrived Peking German PO (18 Jun).1916.5.28 一戰德軍戰俘明信片自雙城子戰俘營寄北京，鈐雙城子檢查戳。5.28經海參崴，6.4經北京俄局。6.18抵北京德局。

Manchukuo

Manchukuo Russian Post

China Republic of China Postal stationery

Manchukuo

Manchukuo Russian Post

Manchukuo

Lot 897

800 HKD

Live

1922 Vladivostok (14 Jun) to USA. Registered cover, f.w. Far Eastern Republic Coat of Arms imperf 10k in block of 4 on reverse, tied by

1922 Vladivostok (14 Jun) to USA. Registered cover, f.w. Far Eastern Republic Coat of Arms imperf 10k in block of 4 on reverse, tied by Vladivostok cds. On front with registered label. Arrived New York (6 Jul).1922.6.14 海參崴寄美國。掛號封，背貼遠東共和國無齒10戈比四方連，銷海參崴日戳。正貼掛號標籤。8.7抵紐約。

Manchukuo Russian Post

Lot 904

800 HKD

Live

1945 (14 Aug) Soviet Red Army family letter from FPO No. 49430, Manchuria, folded in triangular shape, along with 02184 censor mark.

1945 (14 Aug) Soviet Red Army family letter from FPO No. 49430, Manchuria, folded in triangular shape, along with 02184 censor mark. Arrived Kolomna (30 Aug). Sovie Army invaded Manchuria on 9 Aug 1945 and retreated on 3 May 1946. These mails were strictly confidential for years and not seen until the collapse of USSR. Illustration 2 in “Soviet Japanese War 1945 adn Soviet Miliary Mail in Manchuria” by Danny Wong, “Asian Philatelist 2015”.1945.8.14 蘇聯紅軍家書，自滿州軍郵49430局寄出，折成三角形，旁見02184檢查章。8.30抵Kolomna。蘇聯在1945年8月9日進攻滿洲，並在1946年5月3日撤離。由於蘇聯嚴格保密，實物一直不為人所知，直至蘇聯解體後才有實物流出。《亞洲郵學家2015》王劍智著《日蘇戰爭與在滿洲蘇聯紅軍軍郵》一文圖2原件。

China Republic of China Postal stationery

India Cancellations and seals

China Republic of China Postal stationery

Lot 2010

1,600 HKD

Sold

1915-18 a pair of card/cover to Europe. The 1915 PC to Italy specified “via America” but was censored in Russia, indicating

1915-18 a pair of card/cover to Europe. The 1915 PC to Italy specified “via America” but was censored in Russia, indicating trans-Siberia route was still operative. The 1918 registered cover to Denmark specified “via Siberia” but with New York transit, obviously took the American rout instead. Censored twice. Contrasting pair. 1915-18，兩件經“京奉行動郵局”歐洲寄信，貼夏威夷或農票，1915年一件寄意大利，記載“經美洲郵路”，但接受俄羅斯檢查，證明實際上走西伯利亞郵路。另一件掛號信寄丹麥，記載“經西伯利亞郵路”，實際上經紐約，接受兩次檢查。

India 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。