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Empress Surcharge

Lot 123

10,000 HKD

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1897. Peking (19 Sep) to France. Cover franked with Dowager 10c/6ca stamp, tied by Peking dollar dater. Transit Shanghai (24 Sep) with

1897. Peking (19 Sep) to France. Cover franked with Dowager 10c/6ca stamp, tied by Peking dollar dater. Transit Shanghai (24 Sep) with dollar dater. In combination with French “Chine” 25c stamp tied by Shanghai Fr.PO (24 Sep ) cds. Transit “Ligne N” (25 Sep) to arrive La Roche Bernade (27 Oct). 2024 (Nov) AVA Auctions, lot 22. Ex- Steve Chazen.1897.9.19 北京寄法國，貼慈壽6分銀加蓋小字1角，銷北京大圓戳。9.24經上海，鈐大圓戳。加貼法國和平及商貿神像加蓋“Chine”25生丁，銷上海法局9.24日戳。9.25經法國郵船。10.27抵La Roche Bernade。2024.11 艾華拍賣，拍品號22。蔡盛舊藏。

Lot 124

12,000 HKD

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1897 (22 Mar) Small lady cover used in local, from Masonic Club to Baron Gunzberg, f.w. Shanghai LPO Coat of Arms 1c and Empress Dowager

1897 (22 Mar) Small lady cover used in local, from Masonic Club to Baron Gunzberg, f.w. Shanghai LPO Coat of Arms 1c and Empress Dowager surch large figure narrow sapced 2c/2ca, tied by obliterator, matching with Local Post cds on reverse. Fine and rare combination of Imperial Post and Coat of Arms issues despite probably philatelic. Baron Gabriel de Gunzburg was a famous stamp dealer as well as a spy of Russian secret service. 1897.3.22 Masonic Club小型封寄上海本埠Baron Gabriel de Gunzburg，貼上海工部市徽圖1分 + 慈壽加蓋大字短距2分，銷殺手戳，另鈐上海工部郵局日戳。雖應為集郵封，但大清郵政與上海工部市徽圖票混貼十分難得少見。Baron Gabriel de Gunzburg則為著名之郵商兼俄國間諜。

Lot 125

50,000 HKD

Live

1897 Tientsin (9 Sep) to Austria. Large registered cover, f.w. Empress Dowager 2nd printing surch large figure wide spaced 30c/24ca (with

1897 Tientsin (9 Sep) to Austria. Large registered cover, f.w. Empress Dowager 2nd printing surch large figure wide spaced 30c/24ca (with "30" 2mm above "cents") + small figure surch 10c/9ca in vertical pair with gutter margin(Chan 44, 64f), tied by Pakua cancel, along with Tientsin dollar cds and R mark. In combination with French ovpt. Chine 1f + 25c, tied by Shanghai French PO cds (17 Sep). The 30c/24ca variety is from the right Pane, position 5. Striking four times weight registered franking, especially so with the.variety. Provenance:Ex- Sir David Roseway, Robson Lowe (London), (Jan) 1973, lot.1411. Ex- Lam Man Yin, Spink (Hong Kong), (Jan) 2019, lot 899. The Revenue Surcharges 1897, Vol. II.(Taipei: Directorate General of Posts of Taiwan, 1987),p. 867. Tony To-Wah Kwan,.ed., Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharged Issues. Volume Two: Surcharged Issues Covers and Cards - 1897. (Hong Kong, 2011),p. 943.1897.9.9 天津寄奧國。大型掛號封，貼慈壽再版加蓋大字長距3角蓋24分銀（“30”於“cents”上方2毫米）+ 加蓋小字1角蓋9分銀直雙連帶過橋邊紙（陳目44, 64f），銷八卦戳，另鈐天津大圓戳及R章。加貼法國客郵加蓋Chine 1法郎 + 25生丁，銷上海法局9.17日戳。當中3角變異票出自左盤格位置5。出色難得之四倍重量掛號例子，貼用變異票更是難得。源流﹕ Sir David Roseway舊藏（1973年1月倫敦Robson Lowe，拍品號1411）。林文琰舊藏。（2019年1月斯賓克香港，拍品號899）。交通部郵政總局《紅印花郵票》第二冊第867頁。關道華《慈禧壽辰票暨其加蓋票信封圖鑑》中冊第943頁。

Empress Surcharge

Empress Dowager

Red Revenue

Lot 126

11,000 HKD

Sold

1897 Wuhu (8 Pct) to Canada, f.w. Empress Dowager 3rd printing surch large figure narrow spaced 5c/5ca, tied by Wuhu Dollar cds. Transit

1897 Wuhu (8 Pct) to Canada, f.w. Empress Dowager 3rd printing surch large figure narrow spaced 5c/5ca, tied by Wuhu Dollar cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO. In combination with Japanese Koban 5s, tied by IJPO Shanghai (12 Oct) cds. Arrived Canada (11 Nov). Showing ctms / T" h.s. in violet and "5" and blue crayon "12-1/2". Since the 5 cents preferential rate through the Japanese Post Office was eliminated on 1 October 1897 and the rate raised to 10 cents to conform to the U.P.U. rate, the 5 cents underpayment of postage was taxed. Provenance:Ex- Wen Sun Kong. Interasia (Hong Kong) (Jul) 2009, lot.143.Reference:Explore Dollar Daters (1897-1913), p. 93. Tony T W Kwan, “Large Figure 1½mm Surcharge on Third Printing 5c/5Cn Covers”,. Journal of China Philately, Vol. 3.(2008),.p..268. Tony T W Kwan,.ed., Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharged Issues. Volume Two: Surcharged Issues Covers and Cards - 1897 (Hong Kong 2011), p. 1025.1897.10.8 蕪湖寄加拿大，貼慈壽後期再版加蓋大字短距5分蓋5分銀，銷蕪湖大圓戳。經上海清郵。加貼日本小判5錢，銷上海日局10.12日戳。11.11抵加拿大。鈐“ctms / T”欠資章及“12-1/2”欠資字樣。由於日本客郵局之5分特惠郵資已取消，故需收取1角萬國郵盟郵資，故此封欠資。龔文生舊藏（2009年7月Interasia，拍品號143）。《大圓戳探索(1897-1913)》第93頁。關道華《慈禧壽辰票暨其加蓋票信封圖鑑》中冊第1025頁。

Empress Dowager

Red Revenue

Empress Dowager

Lot 127

5,000 HKD

Live

1897 Chefoo (29 Sep) to Germany. French ovpt. 10c PSC, f.w. Empress Dowager surch large figure narrow spaced 2c/2ca, tied by Chefoo Dollar

1897 Chefoo (29 Sep) to Germany. French ovpt. 10c PSC, f.w. Empress Dowager surch large figure narrow spaced 2c/2ca, tied by Chefoo Dollar cds. Transit Shanghai (1 Oct) with dollar cds. Indicia tied by Shanghai French PO (2 Oct) cds. Arrived Hamburg.1897.9.29 煙台寄德國。法國加蓋Chine 10生丁郵資片，貼慈壽加蓋大字短距2分蓋2分銀，銷煙台大圓戳。10.1經上海，鈐大圓戳。郵資圖銷上海法局10.2日戳。抵漢堡。

Red Revenue

Lot 128

20,000 HKD

Sold

1897 Tientsin (11 Sep) to Canada, f.w. Red Revenue surch large figure 1c, tied by Pakua chop, alongside with Tientsin dollar cds. Transit

1897 Tientsin (11 Sep) to Canada, f.w. Red Revenue surch large figure 1c, tied by Pakua chop, alongside with Tientsin dollar cds. Transit Shanghai (14 Sep). In combination with Japanese Koban 1s, tied by IJPO Shanghai (14 Sep). Arrived Canada (9 Oct). Scarce “bookpost” example as well as early example of Tientsin Dollar cds.1897.9.11 天津寄加拿大，貼紅印花加蓋大字1分，銷八卦戳，旁鈐天津大圓戳。9.14經上海。加貼日本小判1錢，銷上海日局9.14日戳。10.9抵加拿大。少見之“bookpost”例子，同為天津大圓戳之較早例子。