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1931 (18 May) opened-out commercial envelope sent by domestic air mail from Hankow to Tientsin "Via Air Mail to Nanking" and "Via Pukow" bearing air mail 15c. and 4c. Junk tied by the despatch c.d.s. with "par avion" etiquette, bearing two fine strike of large handstruck "T" and 1915 5c. Postage Due (6, one defective) tied by Tientsin c.d.s. An attractive cover. Photo HK$2,500-3,000
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1935 (12 July) international air mail envelope to Shanghai bearing Switzerland 60c. tied by Grindalwald despatch c.d.s., underpaid and bearing "T" in circle and the Par Avion has been crossed through and bearing, on the reverse, 1915 5c. with 1932 1c. (2) and 20c. Postage Dues. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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1948 (29 June) air mail envelope to Shanghai bearing Canada 10c. and 20c. tied by Grimsby despatch datestamps with a fine strike of "T" in bisected oval and bearing, on the reverse, 1948 C.N.C. $10,000 and $30,000 (8) Postage Dues, paying $250,000, tied by Shanghai c.d.s. (5.7); some light soiling. Photo HK$2,500-3,000
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1943 (28 Apr.) message sent by Gertrude Kirschfeld, a non-interned German living in Shanghai, to Berlin, with the reply dated 25th September, bearing Shanghai Red Cross double-oval in purple, two strikes of the Geneva Red Cross handstamp in red and German Red Cross datestamp. Photo HK$1,500-2,000
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1943 (13 Sept.) message from Amy Jagger, a civilian internee in Yangchow Camp, working in the hospital, to a friend in Halifax, Yorkshire, with the reply dated 1944 (28.3) and showing a good array of handstamps including boxed Yangchow Civilian Assembly Centre Censored handstamp in red with Hasegawa seal, British censor handstamps "P.W.1977" and "P.W.7694", Geneva, Ankara and British Red Cross handstamp plus unknown seal applied on the return. Typical creasing. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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1912 (27 Dec.) envelope to New York "Via Hankow-Siberia" from Sichuan via Chungking (31.12), Hankow (12.1) and Peking-Moukden Railway (15.1), bearing on reverse "Republic of China" Commercial Press overprint 2c. deep green, vertical pair and single with variety overprint inverted, and 2c. deep green singles (2) with normal surcharge, two stamps (one the variety) are defective due to opening of envelope which has been slightly reduced at right. An extraordinary commercial franking utilising this variety. Chan 168a. Photo HK$18,000-22,000
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1917 (Apr.) two envelopes from the same correspondence to the Belgian Soldier's Home in Surbiton "Via Siberia", the first is registered and bearing, on the reverse, Junk 2c. (2) and 8c. (2) tied by faint Chinwangtao despatch c.d.s. (very faint registration handstamp on front), a fair strike of "bureau ambulant no.1/peking-moukden" (12.4), London and Surbiton arrival (12.5); the second cover bearing, on the reverse, Junk 2c. (2) and
3c. (2) tied by the same despatch c.d.s. and with the Peking-Moukden datestamp (26.4), a little roughly opened with the flap torn through the railway postmark. Both covers a little soiled. (2 covers) HK$1,200-1,500
For Peking - Shanhaikwan, see lot 2584 and for China Eastern Railway, see lot 2773
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1946 (14 Feb.) air mail envelope to Liverpool bearing $120 franking cancelled by Shanghai c.d.s.; an additional $20 on 8c. has been added, this cancelled by (16 Feb.) c.d.s. and with fragment of label at left, "1. Return fo...", the reverse with inspector's handstamp. Some crumpling of the envelope but still very unusual. Photo HK$1,500-2,000
The deficiency in postage was $10, plus the fine of $10
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1937 (14 Oct.) official envelope to Taiyuan bearing Sun Yat Sen 5c. green tied by Pinglu datestamp and bears a good strike of "Postal Route interrupted, Mail Returned" characters in black; some wrinkling HK$1,000-1,500
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China: 1927 (18 June) heavy envelope to Alma Hedin "Via Siberia" bearing Junk 10c. (6) tied by light strikes of Shansi village postal box circular postmark with transit and arrival backstamps; some soiling and ageing HK$1,000-1,500
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_ 1933 (23 Jan.) opened-out envelope registered to Alma Hedin bearing 1932 North-West Scientific Expedition 10c. (5) tied by neat Peiping c.d.s. with the registration label alongside, Shanghai transit on the reverse; a few tone spots on the adhesive. Photo HK$7,000-9,000
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Japan: 1908 (27 Nov.) Swedish Legation envelope registered to Ludwig Hedin bearing Japan 6s. and 20s. Chrysanthemum tied by Yokohama c.d.s. with the registration oval alongside; faint Stockholm arrival on the reverse (19.12) and the arrival notation in red ink HK$1,000-1,200
Sent from Yokohama on his return from Tibet
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Kazakhstan: 1928 (19 Sept.) envelope registered to Alma Hedin bearing Russia 18k. (2) tied by Bakhty (Ayaguz) c.d.s. with the registration handstamp with manuscript
"R 8805/Bahty" added in blue ink. A good cover. Photo HK$1,000-1,500
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Tibet: 1907 (30 Mar.) envelope registered to Ludwig Hedin in Stockholm bearing India K.E.VII 4a. tied by a good strike of "gyantse.tibet/siliguri base" c.d.s. and with boxed "R/temporary p.o. Y" handstamp, with Stockholm arrival (20.4) on the reverse. Arrival notation in red ink. A fine and scarce Hedin cover from Tibet. Photo HK$25,000-30,000
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Uzbekistan: 1893 (16 Dec.) large envelope registered to Ludwig Hedin bearing Russia 10k. and 20k. tied by Tashkent despatch c.d.s. with a further strike alongside and dotted "R" in circle, the reverse with Moscow (2.1) and Stockholm arrival (18.1) c.d.s.
With heavy arrival notation on front. Unusual. Photo HK$2,500-3,000
Posted on Hedin's first trip to central Asia
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1913-35, a group of covers including registered and air mail including 1921 picture postcard from Mengtsz to Haiphong with good Hokow bilingual transit c.d.s., via air-orient envelope, 1928 neat parcel front to Vienna with 8c. Junk; mixed condition.
(12 items) HK$500-600
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A selection of covers with C.I.P. 4c. cancelled by Kiaochow dated oval in purple, cover from to U.S.A. bearing Junk franking tied by Hanchow c.d.s.; 1924 red band cover bearing 4c. Temple of Heaven (2) tied by Tsingtao c.d.s. with registration handstamp alongside, some middle period covers including Martyrs 2 1/2c. pair tied by the scarce Ninghsien c.d.s.; fair to fine. (7 items) HK$1,500-2,000
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A selection of early to modern on stock cards, stock leaves and in albums including Small Dragons 3ca. and 5ca. used, 1897 2c. Revenue Surcharge used, 1909 Hsuan Tung set unused, Junk values to $2 unused, Galloping Horses miniature sheet on cover, 1980's commemorative sets unmounted mint including some miniature sheets, later issues with some duplication and a few Taiwan. A varied lot HK$4,000-5,000
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An early to middle period selection in small stockbook which includes Large Dragon 3ca. and 5ca. good used, 1894 Dowager values to 12ca. and 24ca. good used, 1897 Small Figures 30c. on 24ca. fresh unused with large margins, Large Figures, Wide Setting, second print 30c. on 24ca. unused showing the variety cracked dot of yang with tso shifted right (pane 1 [2]), Narrow Setting 10c. on 9ca. and 12ca. unused, Revenue Surcharge 1c. and $1 (corner thin) unused, 1923 Second Peking Print set to $10 part original gum, Sinkiang with 1924-36 values to $5 and $20 part original gum, 1932 values to $5 and some others. A most attractive lot. Stated to catalogue £21,000 HK$25,000-30,000
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1932 1f., 7f. and 20f. bearing the four character handstamp, each cancelled by c.d.s. Scarce. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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Liaoning - Pen Ki: Handstamp in purple; a group with 20f. on 30f. single, pair and block of four (used), 1y. on 4f, 1y. on 7f. and 1y. on 12f. block of four. good to fine. (13) HK$1,000-1,200
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1934 (13 June) envelope to "Switzerland via Siberia" bearing 1932 1f. and 4f. pair tied by Ni Ho, Hei Lung Kiang province c.d.s. and with the arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Good. Photo HK$1,000-1,500
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1934-36 a group of covers to Switzerland showing a good range of frankings and postal markings. (4 covers). Photo HK$1,500-2,000
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1936 (9 Oct.) envelope to Switzerland from the Catholic Mission in Tsitsikar bearing 1935-37 2f. paying the printed paper rate. Fine HK$800-1,000
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1937 (16 May) envelope to Germany bearing 1937 provisional 6 1/2mm spacing 13f. on lithographed 12f. (lower margin) with 1932 7f. grey tied by Kirin despatch c.d.s.; fine and very scarce used on cover. S.G. 106; Chan MK102. Photo HK$4,000-6,000
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1937 (21 June) air mail envelope registered to Chungking "Via Shanghai" bearing
1935-37 8f. (5) tied by Harbin c.d.s. and an array of markings; reduced at top and some wrinkling. A scarce destination. Photo HK$1,200-1,500
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1939 (2 Dec.) envelope to Switzerland from the Catholic Mission in Haising bearing 20f. franking tied by the despatch c.d.s. Good HK$800-1,000
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1940 (11 Apr.) envelope to Switzerland bearing, on the reverse, 20f. franking tied by the despatch c.d.s. Good HK$800-1,000
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1940 (18 Nov.) envelope registered air mail to Hankow bearing, on the reverse, 1936-37 4f. and 30f. with 1940 National Census 2f. tied by Harbin c.d.s., Peking transit alongside with the arrival c.d.s. and Par Avion etiquette on the address side; vertical bend. Photo HK$1,200-1,500
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1944 (16 July) envelope registered to Shanghai bearing 1936-37 3f. and 50f. tied by Harbin c.d.s. with a good strike of the registered handstamp in purple, with Manchukuo censor seal at side and arrival c.d.s. on the reverse; vertical crease. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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1912 (19 Nov.) envelope to Austria bearing, on the reverse, Austria 10h, tied by "k.u.k. marine/kaiser franz-joseph" c.d.s. and Saltzburg arrival; from mail sent by the Austrian fleet when visiting China. Photo HK$1,500-2,000
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1914 (27 May) wood envelope to Graz bearing, on the reverse, Austria 10h. well tied by a good strike of "k.u.k. krieggmarine/kaiserin elisabeth" in deep blue; fresh and fine. Photo HK$1,500-2,000
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Canton: 1898 (21 Oct.) picture postcard from Whampoa to Germany, bearing Hong Kong 4c. grey tied by Hong Kong c.d.s. and bearing a good strike of the Canton Dollar chop at left and Hamburg arrival (22.11). Fresh and fine. Photo HK$5,000-6,000
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Chungking: 1908 (10 Mar.) parcel front to Belgium bearing C.I.P. 20c. (3) tied by Chungking pa-kua with the despatch c.d.s. alongside, bearing Hong Kong K.E.VII 10c. (two other adhesives missing) tied by Shanghai c.d.s. and some other markings. Somewhat soiled, but still interesting. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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Hankow: 1898 (7 Apr.) envelope to U.S.A. bearing 10c. purple on red tied by Hong Kong c.d.s. (15.4) with a second strike alongside and a very fine strike of Hankow Dollar chop in left corner struck in reddish black, the reverse bears Boston flag postmark (21.5) and part of the Burleigh arrival c.d.s. Fresh and fine, a very appealing cover. Photo HK$9,000-10,000
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Kiukiang: 1899 (9 Feb.) envelope to Birmingham bearing C.I.P. 5c. pair with C.I.P. 2c. tied by Kiukiang Dollar chop and, on the reverse, C.I.P. 4c. pair tied by Kiukiang pa-kua and with Hong Kong 10c. purple on red pair cancelled by Shanghai c.d.s. (13.2), the reverse with part Shanghai Dollar chop (11.2) and Birmingham arrival (18.3). Quite late use of this fairly scarce postmark. Photo HK$4,000-5,000
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Nanking: 1898 (3 May) buff envelope to U.S.A. bearing, on the reverse, C.I.P. 2c. deep orange tied by a light but crisp strike of Nanking Dollar chop with Shanghai Dollar chop alongside, the address side bearing Hong Kong 2c. carmine tied by Shanghai c.d.s. (7.5) and a good strike of unframed "deficiency in address/supplied by/Post Office, Boston, Mass."; some edge faults and fragile, nevertheless a good example of this elusive postmark. Unusually paying the printed paper rate. Photo HK$7,000-9,000
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Ningpo: 1901 (6 Apr.) envelope registered to Paris bearing C.I.P. 20c. tied by a fine strike of the Ningpo bilingual c.d.s. with large "R" alongside and a good strike of the diminutive Ningpo registration handstamp in red; with Hong Kong 20c. on 30c. (large character Chinese handstamp) tied by Shanghai c.d.s., the reverse bearing Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. (8.4) and Charenton le Pont arrival c.d.s. (11.5). An attractive and appealing cover. Photo HK$15,000-20,000
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Peking: 1901 (4 May) I.C.P. 1c. stationery card to Lichterfelde, Germany (14.6) uprated C.I.P. 4c., cancelled by "Peking" oval c.d.s., in combination with Hong Kong 2c. green horizontal pair, cancelled by its faint c.d.s., showing "Shanghai" transit c.d.s., fine. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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Canton: 1899 (26 Sept.) I.C.P. 1c. stationery card uprated C.I.P. 1c. and 2c. to Germany, cancelled by Canton bilingual c.d.s., with pair of Hong Kong 2c. carmine cancelled by Hong Kong c.d.s. and the small Canton type 3 tieprint (Webb rated R). Fine and attractive. Photo HK$4,000-5,000
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Chungking: 1899 (15 May) envelope to Paris bearing C.I.P. 2c. and 4c. pair tied by a fair strike of Chungking Dollar chop and with Hong Kong 10c. purple on red tied by a superb strike of Chungking type 1 tieprint with Shanghai c.d.s. (25.5) and with part French packet octagonal datestamp; the reverse with Shanghai bilingual and Hong Kong (1.6) c.d.s. An attractive and scarce cover rated RR (ten or less recorded). Photo HK$3,000-5,000
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Kongmoon: 1901 (10 Nov.) envelope to Haiphong bearing a vertical pair of C.I.P. 5c. tied by fine strikes non-standard Kongmoon dater with manuscript date, used with Hong Kong 10c. blue with a strong strike of the boxed I.P.O. tieprint and, on the reverse, Victoria, Hong Kong (1.12) and Haiphong (6.12) c.d.s.; fragment of top right corner of the envelope missing and a vertical crease to the right of the adhesives. An exceedingly rare and desirable cover. This is the only recorded example of an I.P.O. cover from Kongmoon and the tieprint, although bearing some similarities to Canton 2 it is distinctly different. Unique. Photo HK$60,000-80,000
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Swatow: 1903 (17 Jan.) second issue 1c. postal stationery card uprated with I.C.P. 1c. and 2c. cancelled by light strikes of Swatow bilingual c.d.s., addressed to Germany with Hong Kong 4c. carmine tied by Swatow type 3 tieprint but without the box and Victoria, Hong Kong c.d.s. with Kleeburg arrival c.d.s. (18.2) alongside. Fresh and fine. This tieprint is not recorded without it's box. With 10c. blue and 20c. on 30c. bearing the type 3 tieprint. Photo HK$8,000-10,000
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Tientsin: 1899 (26 June) envelope to London bearing, on the reverse, C.I.P. 10c. deep green cancelled by Tientsin pa-kua in blue and London arrival (7.8) and Shanghai bilingual c.d.s., the address side with a fine strike of Tientsin bilingual c.d.s. in blue Hong Kong 10c. purple on red with a good strike of the Tientsin type 1 tieprint in blue and Shanghai c.d.s. (3.7). An attractive cover and fairly early use of the bilingual c.d.s. Photo HK$7,000-9,000
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Shanghai Defence Force: 1937 (7 Dec.) envelope registered to England bearing G.B. 5 1/2d. franking tied by good strikes of "army post office/1" c.d.s. with the special registration label at left; this lot also includes the registration receipt which is cancelled by the despatch c.d.s. HK$1,500-2,000
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1902-06 Mouchon: a collection of millisime pairs with 10c. carmine ("2" and "6"), 15c. ("2" and "5"), 20c. ("2"), 25c. ("2") and 30c. ("3"), 1907 4c. on 10c. ("6"), 6c. on 15c. ("5"), 8c. on 20c. ("2"), 10c. on 25c. ("2" two pairs), 1911-21 4c. on 10c. ("1", "3", "5" two pairs), 6c. on 15c. ("6"), 8c. on 20c. ("1" , two pairs), also 10c. on 25c. interpanneau block of four, large part original gum. Generally fine to very fine.
S.G. 38-42, 77-80, 85-88. Yvert 24-28, 76-79, 84-87 HK$4,000-5,000
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Hankow: 1907 (15 Oct.) picture post card of Hong Kong (Gleneally) bearing French Chine 5c. "Blanc" interpanneau pair cancelled by "hankeou - chine/postes française" c.d.s. with a further strike and "shang-hai" c.d.s. alongside and faint French arrival c.d.s.. Fresh and fine. Photo HK$1,200-1,500
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Shanghai: 1886 (27 Oct.) cover front and part reverse to Germany bearing France 25c. (2, one trimmed at right) tied by "shang-hai/chine" c.d.s. (4.11), the reverse shows part Tientsin Customs and Shanghai Customs (31.10) c.d.s. and Jena arrival (14.12); light soiling. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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–– 1911 (11 May) envelope registered to Milan bearing 1907 20c. on 50c. tied by "shanghai/chine" c.d.s. with a second strike alongside, with red on white registration label and two Milan backstamps. Fine HK$500-800
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Tientsin: 1900 (1 Nov.) envelope registered to Germany bearing I.C.P. 5c. pair and 20c. tied by Tientsin bilingual c.d.s. in blue with large "R" in red alongside, with French "Chine" 25c. and 50c. tied by "shang-hai/chine" c.d.s. (11.11) and the small boxed "R" with champhered corners, the reverse with Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. (10.11) and the German arrival c.d.s.; light soiling on the reverse and small split at top, horizontal fold clear of the adhesives. An attractive registered cover. Photo HK$7,000-8,000
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