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Lot 134

5,000 HKD

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1898 Whampoa (Dec) to Germany. Picture postcard, applied with “IMPERIAL POST OFFICE / WHAMPOA” handfilled cds., alongside with Canton

1898 Whampoa (Dec) to Germany. Picture postcard, applied with “IMPERIAL POST OFFICE / WHAMPOA” handfilled cds., alongside with Canton Dollar cds (30 Dec). F.w. Hong Kong QV 4c, tied by Hong Kong (31 Dec) cds. Arrived Hamburg (29 Jan). Very late usage of this emergency Whampoa cds as dollar cds was already available since Jun or Jul 1897. One similar PPC also dated Dec 1898 was hammered at HKD18,000 in Mar 2024 AVA Auctions.1898.12 黃埔寄德國。圖片明信片，鈐“IMPERIAL POST OFFICE / WHAMPOA”黃埔手填英文圓戳，旁鈐12.30廣州大圓戳。貼香港維多利亞女皇像4仙，銷12.31日戳。1.29抵漢堡。由於大圓戳在1897年六七月已開始使用，此臨時英文戳理應停用良久，為極晚例子。2024年3月艾華春拍曾出售一件同月之相似例子，落槌價18,000港元。

Lot 135

4,200 HKD

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1890-1900s a group of 5 Dollar cds covers and postcards, applied with Wuhu, Paoting, Hankow dollar cds respectively, containing both

1890-1900s a group of 5 Dollar cds covers and postcards, applied with Wuhu, Paoting, Hankow dollar cds respectively, containing both philatelic and commerical usage.1890至1900年代一組五件大圓戳封片，包括蕪湖、保定、漢口，兼具實寄及集郵封例子。

Lot 136

2,000 HKD

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1904 Tientsin (18 Apr) to German troops in Peking. Picture postcard, applied with Tientsin German PO origin cds. F.w. Coiling Dragon 1/2c,

1904 Tientsin (18 Apr) to German troops in Peking. Picture postcard, applied with Tientsin German PO origin cds. F.w. Coiling Dragon 1/2c, tied by Tientsin bisected bilingual cds (19 Apr). Applied with "IPO RMS / Peking-Tongku No. 2" Train PO circular h.s. Arrived Peking (20 Apr).1904.4.18 天津寄駐北京德國。圖片明信片，鈐天津德局始發日戳。貼蟠龍半分，銷天津切漢英日戳。鈐“北京 - 塘沽第二號”火車郵局圓戳。4.20抵北京。

Lot 137

3,200 HKD

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1898 Canton (22 Dec) to Chinese Legation USA. Red band cover, f.w. Hong Kong QV 10c on reverse, tied by Canton BPO cds. Transit Hong Kong

1898 Canton (22 Dec) to Chinese Legation USA. Red band cover, f.w. Hong Kong QV 10c on reverse, tied by Canton BPO cds. Transit Hong Kong (23 Dec), San Francisco (25 Jan). Arrived Washington (30 Jan).1898.12.22 廣州寄美國之“中國欽命出使大臣”沈桐。紅條封，背貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷廣州英局日戳。12.23經香港，1.25經三藩市。1.30抵華盛頓。

Lot 138

300 HKD

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1899 (25 Jan) Shanghai local, to Baron Gabriel de Gunzburg, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by Pakua chop. Showing "Per Local Post"

1899 (25 Jan) Shanghai local, to Baron Gabriel de Gunzburg, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by Pakua chop. Showing "Per Local Post" annotation. On reverse with Shanghai LPO (25 Jan). Baron Gabriel de Gunzburg was a famous stamp dealer as well as a spy of Russian secret service. 2003 (Nov) PhilaChina.1899.1.25 上海本埠，寄Baron Gabriel de Gunzburg，貼蟠龍1分，銷八卦戳。寫有“Per Local Post”批示。背面鈐上海工部郵局1.25日戳。Baron Gabriel de Gunzburg則為著名之郵商兼俄國間諜。2003.11 PhilaChina。