Phila China Limited Stamp Auction Catalog - PC46 - November 24 2015

Hong Kong November 24, 2015

AUCTION tuesday november 24, 2015 11 am EXHIBITION friday & monday november 20 & 23, 2015 10 am - 6 pm

The Bruce Lee Collection (selected lots) saturday & sunday november 21 & 22, 2015 Venue: 31st Asian Stamp Exhibtion Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai, Hong Kong

catalog HK$300, US$40 front cover lots 625, 626, 627 & 685 back cover lot 619

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BIDDING INCREMENTS (HK$) 500-2,000 2,000-3,000 3,000-5,000 5,000-10,000 10,000-20,000 20,000-30,000 30,000-50,000 50,000-100,000 100,000-200,000 200,000-300,000 300,000-500,000 500,000-1,000,000

100 200 200 or 300 500 1,000 2,000 2,000 or 3,000 5,000 10,000 20,000 20,000 or 30,000 50,000

Bids outside these increments will be reduced to the nearest increment.

ESTIMATES Estimates have been given for all lots in this auction. They are meant to reflect our idea of the current market value of the item given its scarcity and condition.

Lots may sell for more or less than the estimates as the bidding dictates.

KEY TO CATALOG Symbols

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Unused/Mint (with gum, without gum or regummed) Used E Essay Block or strip of four or larger P Proof On piece S Specimen Cover, card, entire or document F Forgery

cds CTO FDC pmk

circular date stamp cancelled to order first day cover postmark

Abbreviations

NH UM og ovpt

never hinged unmounted mint original gum overprint

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CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS Estimates have been given for all lots in this auction. They are meant to reflect our idea of the current market value of the item given its scarcity and condition. Lots may sell for more or less than the estimates as the bidding dictates.

Postal Bid Forms should be sent or faxed to be received by our office before 6 PM prior to the day of the auction. For evening auctions no later than 12 noon on auction day.

Extension on lots should be noted on bid forms.

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Floor bidders requesting extensions should do so at the time of bidding. All floor bidders will not be granted any return privileges. It is presumed that all floor bidders have inspected the lots prior to bidding. Therefore, lots purchased by floor bidders are sold "AS IS" and may not be returned. Floor bidders include those bidders acting as agents for others. Due to possible mishandling of items by subsequent owners, the Auctioneer reserves the right to describe items differently than shown on certificates from any certification service that accompany the items. Describing and grading are an art, not a science, and therefore the descriptions provided in this catalog may not agree with the opinion of others (including trained experts), and the same expert may not describe and grade the same stamp with the same description and grade at two different times. Description and grading standards have changed in the past, and as time passes and market conditions changed over the years, they may do so again in the future. If any dispute arises in this context, the Auctioneer retains the right to the final resolution of the matter. For lots that requested extension, Phila China will submit the item to a mutually-acceptable expertizer, providing that: 1) The lot will be paid for in full plus all charges for expertizing, including postage, mail registration, insurance and handling at the time of purchase, and 2) The expertizer can provide a written opinion within 30 days of the auction date. All costs and charges for expertization are the sole responsibility and liability of the buyers.

All lots containing more than two items may not be returned under any circumstances. Mail and telephone bidders are encouraged to have a local agent view these on their behalf.

Phila China Limited reserves the right to refuse admission to the viewing and auction venue to any person, at its discretion.

Placing of a bid constitutes acceptance of the above Conditions of Business.

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To place bids, please use the absentee bid form provided in the catalog. Be sure to accurately record the lot number(s) and the top price you are willing to pay for each lot. "Buy" bids will not be accepted. Always indicate a "top limit" - the amount to which you would bid if you were attending the auction yourself.

Bids may be placed by telephone, but are accepted subject to Phila China Limited's discretion and are at caller's risk. At the sole discretion of Phila China Limited, telephone bids may be recorded.

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To place telephone bids, or for further information, please call our Head of Auctions Amy Yung at +852 25 300 100.

Alternative bids should be indicated by using the word "OR" between lot numbers. If your bid on an early lot is successful, we will not continue to bid on other lots for you. Or, if your early bids are unsuccessful, we will continue to execute bids for alternative lots until a bid is successful. Bids must always be placed in the same order as the lot numbers appear in the catalog.

BUYER'S PREMIUM The "top limit" you indicate on your bid form is for the hammer price only. A 15% buyer's premium will be added to the successful bid price for each lot you buy and is payable by you.

SUCCESSFUL BIDS Each absentee bid form should contain bids for one auction only; the auction code number should appear in the top left-hand corner of the form. Please place your bids as early as possible. In the event of identical bids, the earliest received will take precedence.

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CONTENTS NUMBERS 1-393 394-452 453-469 470-590

591-604 605-618 619-621 622-628

629-676 677-817

818-859 860-865 866-909

DESCRIPTIONS 1-35 36-393

394-411 412-452 470-563 564-570 571-573 574-584 585 586 587-590 605-615 616-618 622 623-624 625-627 628 677 678-680 681-687 688-693 694 695 696-756 757-759 760-763 764 765 766 767-772 773-816 817

Collections, Accumulations and Foreign China, Hong Kong and Macau Rest of the World Hong Kong Stamps Postal History Macau Shanghai and Treaty Ports Shanghai Local Posts Amoy Local Posts Chefoo Local Posts Chinkiang Local Posts Hankow Local Posts Ichang Local Posts Kewkiang Local Posts Early Mail to and from China China Customs Post Issues 1878-85 Large Dragon Issues 1894-97 Empress Dowager Issues Postal History of Customs Post China Imperial Post Issues 1897 Large Figure Wide Spacing Surcharges 1897 Red Revenue Surcharge Issues 1897 Japanese Print Coiling Dragons 1898-1910 Coiling Dragon Issues 1897-1912 Postal History Republic of China 1912 "Provisional Neutrality" Overprints 1912 "Republic of China" Overprints 1913-26 London and Peking Junk Issues 1932-48 General Issues Gold Yuan Issues Silver Yuan Issues 1912-49 Postal History Special Purpose Issues Airmail Issues and First Flights Postage Due Issues Revenues 1942-45 Japanese Occupation of China Issues Manchukuo Tibet Yunnan Foreign Post Offices in China Taiwan People's Republic of China

The Bruce Lee Collection A Selection of Rare Photographic Prints and Ephemera

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Collections, Accumulations & Foreign

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PRC Liberated Areas Collection, old-timer mint and used material mounted on loose album pages, hundreds of useful issues, very few duplicates, need to examine, total 71 pages mostly well filled.

PRC Mint & Used Selection, hundreds of loose stamps in glassine envelopes and stock cards, including liberated areas, good items throughout, need to examine.

HK$15,000-20,000

HK$1,000-2,000

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PRC Liberated Areas Error Selection, group of 24 stamps with minor varieties, mostly unused.

PRC 1949-1960s Mint Collection, fresh and pristine examples housed on hingeless Lighthouse album pages, many good C & S issues represented, over 50 complete sets, must view to appreciate.

HK$1,000-2,000

HK$4,000-5,000

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1948/1967, China/Taiwan (mainly)/PR China, the collection of airletters (aerogrammes) mint, specimen, cto and commercially used, including stampless forms mint/used and two copies overprinted "Specimen" which are previously unrecorded. Total 186 items mounted on pages. An untouched old time collection, many are ex-Singley.

HK$25,000-30,000

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1949/1999, the collection of airletters (aerogrammes) mint/specimen and from 1978 also first day FD cto, mounted on pages in two stockbooks, total 203 items. Included rare variety 2LSa, double handstamp overprint.

1865-1967 China Collection of Used and Mint Stamps in Three Albums: the 1st album starts with classic Shanghai local post, then China proper with large dragon issue (often twice), the surcharged (including red revenue) issues and other better values, mostly complete, the 2nd album features "People Rebublic of China" nearly complete in used condition with all the good S/S and sets between 1949 and 1967, eg 1962, Mei Lan Fang set imperforated and S/S, 1967 Mao's thoughts in strips of five etc, the 3rd album contents is German Offices in China with many rare and valuable items, viewing a must to appreciate.

HK$7,000-8,000

HK$400,000-500,000

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1883-1983 Mint and Used China Ccollection, on pages including local posts, PRC and some covers.

HK$2,000-3,000

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1878-1950 China Collection, housed in a stockbook mainly used, large dragons, small dragons, dowager incl 10c on 12ca and 30c on 24ca mint etc, also stock in box with mint (incl blocks of 4, imprint units etc) and used presorted in paper pouches mainly Republic, also Japanese Occupation mint and used etc.

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Dowager & Dowager Surcharge Selection, group of 38, including small and large surcharges, must examine.

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Coiling Dragon Multiples, group of seven large blocks, including Japanese Print half cent (two panes of 20) & 1c (four panes of 20), engraved 4c (two panes of 20), 5c (three shades, all in two panes of 20) and 7c (34), all unmounted mint, two blocks with paper backing, overall very fine (314).

1913 London Print Junk Series 1c to 5c & 10c File Copies (Chan 209-213p & 217p), complete proof sheets of 200 with security punch holes, indication of print run quantity in pencil at top, with perforation splits missing some margins, few stamps damaged, stained with wax paper backing, still very rare assemblage (1,200).

HK$8,000-10,000

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Engraved Coiling Dragon Multiples, group of nine blocks, including half cent (two panes of 20), 4c (two shades, all in two panes of 20), 5c (four shades, all in two panes of 20), 7c (two panes of 25), 16c (two panes of 25), all unmounted mint, one block with paper backing, overall very fine (380).

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Mint and Used Dr SYS and Martyrs Collection, neatly housed in large Lighthouse stock book, mostly identified and annotated, hundreds of issues.

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Imperial to Republic Period Miscellany, mint and used stamps mounted on pages in a loose Comet Stamp Album.

Republic Period Postal History Selection, group of six covers, including a scarce 1950 East China Military cover from Nanking to Hebei (6).

HK$800-1,000

HK$1,000-2,000

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China Postal History Miscellany, group of 18, ranging from 1909 Hsuan Tung cover from Shanghai to Peking to PRC period, need to examine (18).

Republic Period Postal History Galore, an amazing group of 31 covers, unpicked, comprising many different usages with various issues of the period, definitely worth careful examination (31).

HK$2,000-3,000

HK$10,000-20,000

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Republic Period Postal Stationery Selection, group of 15 postal cards, used and unused, plus three covers, also a group of unused Russian postal envelopes, inspection worthwhile.

China Postage Stamps - Empire, full sets of fake stamps complete with fake postmarks mounted on oversized printed album page, good reference material.

HK$8,000-10,000

HK$1,000-1,200

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1913-1948 Postal History Selection, group of covers (13) including air mail, censorship, registration, mostly used foreign.

Early Mint and Used Taiwan Selection, hundreds of stamps neatly housed on ten full size stock pages, including overprints on Japanese issues, many earlier issues represented, plus multiples of some 1970s issues, need to examine.

HK$900-1,000

HK$3,000-4,000

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1949-1952 Airletter Collection, study of airletters mounted on pages, #2 handstamped mint and used to Hong Kong, used uprated to US, #3 on white and greyish paper, both mint and used, two more commercial usages, total 6, Hopeng and CEPW prints, mint, #4 reissue (Han 64) mint and used.

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1954-82 Taiwan Selection, hundreds of mint stamps housed on seven full size stock pages, including some specimens, mostly in complete sets, post office fresh.

HK$4,000-5,000

HK$2,800-3,000

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1952-75 Taiwan Selection, almost 600 mint stamps housed on 14 full size stock pages, mostly in complete sets, post office fresh.

1957-1978 Boy Scout Related Covers, all with boyscout special postmarks, Changhua winter jamboree 1957 (4), 10th world scout jamboree 1959 Kaohsiung (1), Baden Powell jubilee etc, total 11 items.

HK$4,000-5,000

HK$1,000-1,200

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1964-76, Airletters and Aerogrammes, almost all different from old stock, mint (33) or first day CTO (41), clean condition, total 74 items.

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1940-45 China Covers & PPC, commercially used of North China (7 incl one stationery and one FDC), Mengkiang (1942 from Kalgan), Hopeh (1), Central China (1944 from Wuhu), total 10 items incl one with Japanese censortape.

HK$1,000-1,200

HK$1,500-2,000

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1943-45 US APO/FPO in China, on air mail (17) or surface envelopes (1), 210, 211 (also with dues, overweight), 290 (machine only), 430 (also machine pmk), 488, 627 (also machine pmk), 987, total 7 offices, 19 covers.

1954-1972 QEII Registration Envelopes, 4 different, uprated and used to US or Germany, air letters used (5, inc. KGVI used Aug 18, 48 and QEII used "REPULSE BAY") and a KGVI 40c "SPECIMEN", total 10 items.

HK$1,000-1,200

HK$800-1,000

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1862-1953 QV-KGVI Mint and Used Collection, on pages incl some covers with KEVII 20c single on registered cover by DAB 1907 to Switzerland.

1877-1908 QV Stationery Cards, mint (9, 8 different) or used (2, inc. 1 C. with "reply" being overstamped by bar), KEVII 4 C. mint and used, 1c mint; KGV 1c SPECIMEN, total 15 cards, clean condition.

HK$1,200-1,500

HK$1,000-1,200

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1939-1950 Group of KGVI Covers (11) & PPC (1), including 1937 FDC (2).

1886-1898 Unused Mint Stationery, all different, cards (17), letter cards (3), also 1980s "Anos 50" postage paid card series set of 6 mint (x2), total 32 items.

HK$1,000-1,200

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1891-1912 Macau Postal Stationery, including letter cards 5a "Republica" ovpt resp. 10a, both used 1912 to Estionia/Russia with backstamp "KEGEL", also cards (12, 7 different) CTO MACAU.

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CAMBODIA: 1902 Picture Post Card, from Kratie.

HK$900-1,000

HK$800-1,000

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BHUTAN: 1908 (July27) 1/2a Postal to UK, with additional 1/2a on reverse cancelled by "Kalimpong" cds with rare "Too Late" in black.

CAMBODIA: 1907 Picture Post Card, from Stung Treng.

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CAMBODIA: 1929 Post Card to UK, with scarce "Ruines" marking readdressed to Sweden.

GERMANY: 1933-1945 Germany 3rd Empire Complete Collection, including all souvenir sheets, "Nothilfe" semipostal S/S with cert, Schlegel, "Ostropa" S/S with Oechsner BPP certificate, all the famous topical issues like 1936 Olympics, armed forces 1943/44 etc, mint never hinged only in hingeless pouches, clean in Borek album.

HK$900-1,000

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HK$60,000-70,000

FOREIGN POST OFFICES: 1900-1906 French Offices, covers (2), used ppc (1), stationery mint (5 all different including letter card x2) and used (1), total 9 items.

HK$800-1,000

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FOREIGN POST OFFICES: 1900-1907 Russia Mint Stationery Lot (7), all different including wrapper (1), envelopes x3 and double cards x2.

HK$1,000-1,200

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INDIA: 1842 (December) Entire Letter from India to London, endorsed "per Overland Mail via Falmouth" at top, oval framed "INDIA" on front in red, on arrival readdressed to Oxfort with GB 1841 1d red brown tied by black Maltese Cross, reverse bears London, Oxfort and eventually Pewsey arrival cds, rare and interesting entire.

INDIA: 1799 (February 26) Extremely Early Entire Letter from Calcutta to Madeira, send outside the mails and endorsed inside as received "March 5, 1800", a fresh and fine entire.

HK$4,000-5,000

HK$4,000-5,000

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INDIA: 1857 (January 8) Long Entire from Madras, endorsed "Per Steamer via Marseilles" with double arc cds of despatch; mailed as Consignee's letter via Ship's Captain to London and via Forwarding Agents in the Strand, franked on arrival with GB 1d red tied by LONDON duplex to Regent Street, unusual usage and an appealing entire.

INDIA: 1800 (August 18) Extremely Early Entire Letter from CALCUTTA to MADEIRA, send outside the mails and endorsed on front "Forwarded by y.m..s Prinsch & Saunders" (probably in London), docketed inside as received "April 10, 1802", a fresh and fine entire.

HK$2,500-3,000

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INDIA: 1858 Cover to "His Grace the Duke of Norfolk at ARUNDEL", with CALCUTTA despatch on reverse and a good strike of scarce SAVED FROM THE WRECK / OF THE AVA in black, the Ava was wrecked near Trincomalee in Ceylon on 16 Feb 1858 and the mails mostly arrived in London in June 1858.

INDIA: 1859 (July 28) Smell Envelope to CHIPPENHAM (UK), franked by 1850 1a carmine (2x, both with four margins) used in combination with 1856 4a black on white paper, tied in black with a red framed "INDIA PAID" alongside, reverse with unclear framed despatch, Bombay transit cds in red and Chippenham arrival cds (July 22) in black.

HK$8,000-10,000

HK$15,000-20,000

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INDIA: 1881 SIALKOT to Paris, 1/2 anna blue and 4 annas grey green, on reverse local stamp of KASHMIR 1 anna red, rare combination franking on cover to overseas.

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INDIA: 1872 (August 16) Cover from BOMBAY to CAIRO, franked by 1865 2a orange an 1866 4a green tied by BOMBAY-1 duplexes, struck in transit with Britisch PO SUEZ cds in black (Sept 1) and CAIRO cds in blue ( Sept 3).

HK$6,000-7,000

HK$3,000-4,000

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INDIA: 1879 Cover to Paris, franked by single 1866-1878 4a green tied by numeral obliterator and manuscript, underpaid with circular "T" mark in black, the "T" mark erased in red crayon, the reverse shows SEA POST OFFICE - B cds and Paris arrival, manuscript PAID 60 cts at lower left of an unusual cover.

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INDONESIA: 1946 Cover to Sourabaya, the Dutch and Japanese stamps overprinted Rep Indonesia are cancelled by Medan Indonesia postmarks dated 21MR46.

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JAPAN: 1871-72 Dragons, 1/2 sen, 48m & 500m, unused with minor faults (3).

JAPAN: 1914 Empress Jingo 10Y Violet, first watermark, granite paper, with "Specimen" overprint.

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JAPAN: 1883-88, New Koban, 50s (RC), 15s (4 including pair, one RC), 10s., 8s (pair) and UPU Koban 2s (pair), 5s (strip-4) tied "YOKOHAMA 7 SEP 99" to large size (315x133 mm) registered cover to Paris France with 5 OCT arrival on reverse, vertical bend affecting one 15s, attractive 6-colour franking paying the Y1.70 rate (16th weight + registration).

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JAPAN: 1914 BUGRA World Exhibition, for books and graphical industries Leipzig, stamp-like label official logo with Japanese language inscription, a top left corner block of four, NH, rare.

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JAPAN: 1912 Stockholm Olympics, stamp-like label in Japanese language, scarce.

JAPAN: 1916 Heir Apparent 10s, used.

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JAPAN: 1934 Communications Day Souvenir Sheet, hinged with center creased.

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JAPAN: 1948 Philatelic Week 5y (JSCA C140var; Scott 422a), miniature sheet of 5, original gum, never hinged.

JAPAN: 1924 Empress Jingo 5Y Green, first watermark, granite paper, with right margin, NH. HK$1,500-2,000 60

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JAPAN: 1927 Souvenir Conference Poste Aerienne Presentation Folder, with compliments of the Japanese Delegation, containing 1924 Empress Jingo 5Y & 10Y, etc, scarce.

JAPAN: 1949 Philatelic Week 5y (JSCA C173var; Scott 479a), miniature sheet of 5, original gum, never hinged.

HK$1,500-2,000

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JAPAN: 1876 (Aug 5) Cover to Kaitikishi Toyko, franked by 1874 1/2 sen grey (two horizontal pairs) all tied by native datestamps in black, repeated strike at base of cover and arrival on reverse, flap missing but rare usage with anglicised address.

JAPAN: 1879 3c Postal Stationery Envelope, sent from New York to Tokyo, with circle "T" handstamp and circled DUE/4 arrival due marking, old Koban 4s applied and tied by framed "Insufficiently Paid" chop, cover forwarded to Yokohama with both Roman type and three strikes of Maruichi type cds, and with additional pair of Old Koban 2s tied by Yokohama mite cancels, small framed railway letter box mark SHIBASHI in red on front, a great rarity.

HK$7,500-8,500

HK$18,000-20,000

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JAPAN: 1884 Delightful Hand-painted Illustrated Cover to USA, franked by Koban 5s blue tied by "Y" dumb handstamp in black with neat YOKOHAMA cds (Jan 10) at left in black, reverse with SAN FRANCISCO CAL/PAID ALL in red (Jan 25) and Duxbury arrival cds (Feb 2), a very attractive and scarce cover.

JAPAN: 1884 (Nov 22) Cover to France, franked by top marginal Koban 1876-77 10s blue, cancelled by cork cancel in black with YOKOHAMA cds alongside, reverse with scarce YOKOHAMA / PAQ. FR.S.No 3 octagonal paquebot datestamp (22/11) and faint arrival cds, very unusual combination of a Japanese stamp with French maritime cancel, a rare and attractive cover.

HK$4,000-5,000

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JAPAN: 1956-64 Mint and Used Airletters/ Aerogrammes Specimen Collection, mounted on pages up to the 37.oo series, specializiation in wmk. position, paper stock shades, total 38 items.

JAPAN: 1885 German Postal Stationary Card from BERLIN to Yokohama, franked with Japanese 10s blue and returned to Germany, very interesting combination.

HK$3,000-4,000

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JAPAN: 1888 Letter From a Ship of the Swedish Navy in the Bay of Yokohama, interior text "WSS MONACARY", franked with a 10s blue, tied in YOKOHAMA, alongside French maritime mail cds "LIGNE N / PAQ. FR. No.1", very rare, one of the few known letters send from a Swedish warship in the Pacific during this period.

JAPAN: 1889 Destination Mail Envelope to CARACAS (Venezuela), bearing Koban 5s blue (perf 81/2) and 5 sen blue (perf 13) tied by cork cancels with YOKOHAMA POST cds alongside, this cover in the UPU rate - is routed via San Francisco (transit mark on reverse), very rare mixed franking and a very rare destination.

HK$7,000-8,000

HK$14,000-15,000

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JAPAN: 1896 (March 23) Cover from Tokyo to Madeira, franked by Koban 10s brown (2) with octagonal "Ligne N" datestamp alongside, reverse with Paris/Bordeaux TPO, Lisbon and Madeira arrival datestamps, an extraordinary destination for Japanese Mail at this date.

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JAPAN: 1901 (July 26) UPU Postcard, franked by 1888 4s bronze bistre, written from KOBE on board Italian Naval Steamer used to Venice cancelled by R NAVE ELBA datestamp in black.

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JAPAN: 1898 UPU 4s Card, tied "Kanghwamun 45.4.18" (Seoul) via oval "IJPO 1 MOUKDEN CHANGCHUN 19.4.12 SOUTH MANCHURIA" to Frankfurt/Germany, endorsed "via Antung & Mukden Moscow!", some paper adhesions on reverse and corner crease.

JAPAN: 1914 (October 3) "China - Japanese Navy", from "HMJS Suoh" off Tsingtau, cancelled Fleet PO No 6, a rare Campaign item, the sailor writes, "Soldiers who serve for Imperial force long for action on the battlefield we are pleased to receive mails.

Please give my best regards to all".

HK$3,500-4,000

HK$1,500-2,000

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JAPAN: 1916 Coronation, 10s, 3s (4 including pair, one tiny thin) and 11/2s (3 inc. pair) tied "MOKDEN I.J.P.O. .. 12.16" to registered cover to staff of Foreign Ministry, Paris/France, oval transit "IJPO 1... SOUTH MANCHURIA 8.12...", creased seal of" French Consulate for Manchuria, Moukden", cover opened out for display.

JAPAN: 1916 (June 21) Printed Cover "Truk Station der Jaluit-Gesellschaft, Truk" used from Japanese Naval Base to San Francisco, bearing Japan 10s blue pair tied by TRUK cds, with Truk and Yokohama registered labels at left, readdressed on arrival in San Francisco to New York (July 29), a rare and very fine cover.

HK$22,000-25,000

HK$28,000-30,000

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JAPAN: 1918 (May 7) Registered Cover from the Japanese Naval Base at Jaluit, Marshall Islands, bearing Japan 20s red-violet tied by "Jaluit" in red manuscript and by native cds, Yokohama red & white exchange office label on front, reverse showing New York arrivals (June 4), a rare and appealing cover.

JAPAN: 1932 Caroline Islands Postcard, franked with granite paper 1s and 3s Tazawa issue (from booklet pane), 4s Fuji-Deer and 2s Scenery issue, prepaying 10s rate to Czechoslovakia, card sent

by SAIPAN post master and stamps tied by SAIPAN POST OFFICE cds, unique usage, an important Japanese postal history item.

HK$20,000-22,000

HK$15,000-20,000

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JAPAN: 1942 Cover to Ipoh, Perak, with 1942 Pahang overprint 8c scartlet, tied by violett seriffed circular cancel PAHANG/SUNGEI SIPUT/27.7.2062/YUBIN KYOKU. (date manuscripted), black small censor chop at left on rare cover.

JAPAN: 1944 POW Card from Camp Hakodate III, Dutch soldier to female relatives in civilian internee camp in Bandung/Java, large red SDPDG, boxed violet "Hakodate POW camp/censorship passed" and boxed "JA(vaII) plus censor "Suzuki", the reverse has original message plus long annotation in pencil in Dutch language.

HK$4,200-4,500

HK$1,500-2,000

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JAPAN: Malaya – Japanese Occupation Military Postcard, censored by "Nakaiimi" sent from I20 (means Penang) via Naval Postal Agency No41 (Seletar Port, Singapore) to Kumamoto-City, card in overall good contition, upper left corner is supported.

JAPAN: 1942 Cover to Kuala Lumpur, franked single and strip of three 1942 overprinted 2c orange tied by Japanese PO in PENANG cds, censor reseal strip at left tied by purple chop.

HK$3,000-3,500

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KOREA: 1897 Dae Han in Vermilion on 25p, 2nd printing tied "SEOUL 10 JAN 00" to small unsealed wester stlye cover cover addressed local.

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KOREA: 1897 Dae Han Red on 50P, 'no period' tied "SEOUL" cover adressed locally, 50P-10 Ch. HK$900-1,000

HK$1,800-2,000

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KOREA: 1897 Dae Han on 5p, second printing, a horizontal strip of three tied "SEOUL 10 JANV 00" to city drop mail cover, 15p-3 Ch and correct basic letter rate.

KOREA: 1900-01 1C Card, uprated 1C plum blossoms (2) cancelled "CHEMULPO 3 MAY 01” with Austrian navy handstamp "KAISERIN MARIA THERESIA” and "FELDPOST” to Feldkirch/Austria, also security mark "diamond/P" (2) ties stamps to card.

HK$1,800-2,000

HK$22,000-25,000

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KOREA: 1900-1901 Ewha 2R, 1C. (2), 2C. new design tied "SEOUL 12 MARS 3" to ppc "Souvenir de Soul (Coree)-1903" via "CHEMULPO 15 MARS 03" to France with arrivals April 25/26.

KOREA: 1900 Envelope Addressed to the Catholic Mission Kong-Shyou, bearing 2r grey (pair), 1c green (9), 2c blue (18), 5c pale rose (10) and 10 s (pair) tied by VERNACULAR datestamp, very fine 5 colour franking paying the 116 cent rate.

HK$8,000-10,000

HK$40,000-50,000

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KOREA: 1901 CHEMULPO to AUSTRIA, 1cn blue postal stationary card with additional frankings by 1cn green and 5cn rose.

KOREA: 1902 Cover to Delaware, USA, franked by single 1901 10 ch purple, perf 11-111/2 tied

by CHEMULPO cds in black, with repeated strike alongside. Reverse with Seatle and Delaware cds's. Rare stamp on letter.

HK$4,500-5,000

HK$5,500-6,000

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KOREA: 1902, 3 P on 5 P type I, used, exZirkle, scarce, pencil signed and 1983 Holcombe certificate.

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KOREA: 1904 (October 4) Registered Cover to Schio, Italy, franked by 1900-01 1 ch yellow green, 2 ch. pale plue in a vertical pair and 15 ch. grey-violet all tied by "SEOUL-COREE" datestamp in black, repeated strike at lower left with framed registration chachet, reverse with Schio (Nov 16) arrival datestamp, a scarce cover.

KOREA: 1914 (December 19) Remarkable Large Cover at 56s Registered Rate to New York, bearing 1913-25 2s green, pair and single; irregular block of five 10s blue all tied by scarce KEIJOSEOUL-CHOSEN in violet, REGISTERED in red at left and Yokohama transit registered label and cds on front, reverse with wax seals and New York oval arrivals (Jan 13, 1915), a splendid and extremely scarce franking.

HK$12,000-15,000

HK$9,000-10,000

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KOREA: 1901 Russia Stationery Card 4k, cancelled "GENSAN 12 JUN 01 IJPO" with boxed "PAQUEBOT" alongside, to Osaka/Japan with June 16 arrival, senders private return, Ota shop Vladivostok, card toning.

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KOREA: 1915 Beautifil Franked Cover from Seoul to England, tied by KEIJOO/CHOSEN in violet.

KOREA: 1915 Registered Letter from Gensai to France, with a beautiful franking, arrival and transit mark on the reverse.

HK$4,000-4,500

HK$3,500-4,000

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MALAY STATES: Johor 1898. Registered cover to Singapore, franked by single 1898 $3 dull purple & blue tied by MAUR star and crescent in black, red MAUR REGISTRATION cachet and red BANDAR MAHARAN-MUAR cds at left. Singapore arrival on reverse.

HK$4,500-5,000

MALAY STATES: Johor 1898. Registered Cover to Singapore, franked by single 1898 $2 dull purple & brown tied by MAUR star and crescent in black, red MAUR REGISTRATION cachet and red BANDAR MAHARAN-MUAR cds at left. Singapore arrival on reverse.

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MALAY STATES: Johor 1902. Printed Matter rate cover to the Earl of Buckinghamshire in LONDON, franked by single 1896 1c green for the consessionary rate, tied by JOHORE BAHRU crown cancelation in black. Red JOHORE BAHRUPAID cds below and forwarded on arrival to GRAT MISSENDEN. A very scarce cover.

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MALAY STATES: Johor 1898. Registered Cover to Singapore, franked by single 1898 $2 dull purple & carmine tied by MAUR star and crescent in black, red MAUR REGISTRATION cachet and red BANDAR MAHARAN-MUAR cds at left.

Singapore arrival on reverse.

HK$3,200-3,500

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MALAY STATES: Johor 1932, 15 April: Red band cover, franked by sultan 1c & 2c x 2 with Benut D4.

HK$1,500-1,800

MALAY STATES: Johor Mersing: 1916 Registered cover to Singapore with boxed registration handstamp and with 3c, 10c tied by single ring c.d.s. (D2) with a second clear strike on the front.

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MALAY STATES: Johor 1930s: Envelope to Japan, bearing 1922 12c tied by "Pengerang/1" double ring ds (Type D4) . Scarce!

MALAY STATES: Johor 1933, 28 October: Envelope to Johore Bahru, bearing 1922 1c vertical strip of five clearly tied by "Kulai" double ring ds (Type D2) and showing arrival cds alongside, the envelope a little soiled.

HK$3,500-4,000

HK$2,200-2,600

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MALAY STATES: Johor Parit Jawa: 1936: Postcard to Penang with 2c tied by c.d.s. (D4), a little stained.

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MALAY STATES: Johor 937: Letter from Tangkak franked with 8 cts to the UK.

MALAY STATES: Kedah 1910, 29 November: Kuala Muda, "Chettiar" envelope to lndia bearing, on reverse, FMS 4c clearly tied by "KUALA MUDA" cds (type D2) and showing Penang and arrival datestamps alongside; the envelope a little truncated at top and at left.

HK$7,000-8,000

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MALAY STATES: Kedah 11 July 19 10: Kulim, envelope (front and back severed) registered to Penang, bearing FMS 3c (3, all different, two on reverse) and 4c, all tied by "KULIM" doublering d/s (type D2, ERD) and showing good to fine registration d/s (type R1, ERD). Rare.

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MALAY STATES: Kedah 1911, 11 June: Part letter, Alor Star to India via Penang 12 June, arrived 22 June. Franked 8c for double Imperial rate.

HK$2,800-3,200

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MALAY STATES: Kedah Alor Star - G.P.O: 1911 (4/9): "Chettiar" envelope to India bearing, on reverse, FMS 1c and 4c tied by "ALOR STAR" double-ring d.s. (Type D2), showing Penang and Indian datestamps alongside.

MALAY STATES: Kedah Lunas: 1917 (15/2): 3c stationery card to Malta, clearly cancelled by "LUNAS" double-ring d.s. (Type D2), showing another part strike at upper left and Penang transit d.s.; some light fox spotting.

HK$7,500-8,500

HK$2,000-2,500

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MALAY STATES: Kedah 1918, 8 July: Registered letter to India via Penang arrived 20 July.

Franked 14cts for the 4cts Imperial rate plus 10cts registration fee.

HK$1,000-1,200

MALAY STATES: Kedah 1912: Letter to Baling, Canada via Semiling. Franked 8c for the imperial rate. Some stains but decorative.

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MALAY STATES: Kedah Kuala Ketil: 1920 (3/8): envelope to Bukit Tambun bearing, on reverse, 1919 2c vertical pairs (2) tied by "KUALA KETIL" double-ring d.s. (Type D2) and showing Padang Serai, Penang and arrival datestamps alongside.

MALAY STATES: Kedah Jitra: 1919 (18/8): envelope to Ipoh bearing, on reverse, 1919 4c tied by "JITRA" double-ring d.s. (Type D2) and showing Alor Star, Penang and arrival datestamps alongside with another fine strike of Jitra d.s. On face, the envelope a little discoloured and with a tear at top of face panel.

HK$2,200-2,500

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MALAY STATES: Kedah Kuala Ketil: 1920 (13/12): 10c registered envelope to Bukit Tambun, uprated with 1919 3c (2) and 8c, clearly cancelled by "KUALA KETIL" double-ring d.s. (Type D2), showing registration d.s. (Type R1) and large "A.R." h.s. (Type AR1) with, on reverse, Padang Serai, Penang and arrival datestamps; a little soiled and the 8c with some staining around perfs.

MALAY STATES: Kedah Gurun: 1919 (1/11): Postcard to USA, bearing 1919 4c, tied by "GURUN" double-ring d.s. (Type D2) and showing Alor Star and Penang transit datestamps; the card with the staple holes on top left corner.

HK$3,200-3,800 117

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MALAY STATES: Kedah 1919, 25 June: Registered A.R. letter to Kuala Lumpur arrived 26 June.

Franked 24 cts for the 4c postage plus 10c registration fee and 10c AR fee.

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MALAY STATES: Kedah Jitra: 1921, 24 September: Registered letter to Penang. Franked 14cts.

HK$2,400-2,800 118

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MALAY STATES: Kedah Padang Serai: 1920 (9/4): envelope from Kuala Ketil to Simpang Ampat, Penang bearing, on reverse, 1919 1c block of four with light central cancellation and showing good to fine strike of "POST OFFICE/PADANG SERAI" oval d.s. In black (Type D1); the envelope with some small peripheral faults.

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MALAY STATES: Kedah 1921, 12 May: Kuala Ketil, 10c registered envelope to Bukit Tambun, uprated 14c. cancelled by"KUALA KETIL" double ring d/s (type D2), showing mainly fine type R1 registration d/s and "AR" h/s (type AR1, LRD), the envelope a little soiled.

HK$3,200-3,800

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MALAY STATES: Kedah Lunas: 1920 (24/12): envelope registered to Beirut bearing, on reverse, 1911 8c, 10c and 1919 2c, all tied by "LUNAS" double-ring d.s. (Type D2), showing Penang, Port Tafiq, Port Said and arrival datestamps alongside and, on face, fine registration d.s. (Type R2).

MALAY STATES: Kedah Jitra: 1923 (28/2): envelope to USA bearing, on reverse, 1921 1c marginal pair and 10c tied by "JITRA" double-ring d.s.

(Type D2), showing Alor Star and Penang transit d.s. alongside and another fine strike of the Jitra d.s. on face; the envelope with some peripheral creases.

HK$3,500-4,000

HK$2,400-2,800

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MALAY STATES: Kedah 1924, 16 August: Front Kulim to England, franked 6cts for the Imperial rate. The stamps are cancelled with HS1 (L.R.D.), also struck with D2.

MALAY STATES: Kedah Gurun: 1927 (16/8): Envelope to Manchester bearing, on reverse, 1922 1c (6) tied by "GURUN/KEDAH" double-ring d.s. (Type D3).

HK$900-1,000

HK$2,000-2,400

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MALAY STATES: Kedah 1924, 2 October: Registered letter, Yen to Alor Star, the rare R7 in 1st state being struck on arrival. Franked 17cts for the 5cts postage fee plus 15cts registration fee. Cover some stains.

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MALAY STATES: Kedah 1928, 11 January: Registered letter to the UK via Penang 11 January arrived 4 February. Franked 27cts for the 15ts registration fee and the 6cts imperial rate on reverse.

HK$3,200-3,800

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MALAY STATES: Kedah Padang Serai: 1924 (20/10) 1c stationery card to London, uprated with 1921 2c and 1921 1c, all clearly cancelled by "PADANG SERAI" double-ring d.s. (Type D2); some light overall discolouration.

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MALAY STATES: Bedong: 1928 (16/11): envelope registered to London, bearing 1921 21c tied by "BEDONG/KEDAH" double-ring d.s. (Type D3) and showing registration label alongside.

HK$1,800-2,000

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MALAY STATES: Kedah Lunas: 1926 (28/5): envelope to Penang bearing, on reverse, 1921 4c tied by fine "LUNAS/KEDAH" double-ring d.s. (Type D3) and showing arrival datestamp alongside.

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MALAY STATES: Kedah 14 January 1928: Registered letter from Jitra to Parit Buntar, via Alor Star and Taiping 15 January arrived 16 January. Franked 19cts. Struck with I10 instead of R4.

HK$1,300-1,500

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MALAY STATES: Kedah Kuala Ketil: 1926 (1/2): envelope registered to London, bearing 192126 1c, 2c (3), 3c (3, one on reverse) and 5c, all tied by "KUALA KETIL/KEDAH" double-ring d.s. (Type D3) and showing registration d.s. (Type R1) with, on reverse, Kulim and Penang transit datestamps.

MALAY STATES: Kedah 1931, 15 March: Registered letter (big part of the back is missing), Sik to the U.K. via Penang 19 March, arrived 13 April. Overfranked 27cts.

HK$3,200-3,800

HK$3,200-3,800

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MALAY STATES: Kedah 1932: letter from franked 2x 4 cts tied Bandar Bharu c.d.s. to Canada.

Transit Mark PENANG.

MALAY STATES: Kedah 1935: Registered letter from Kuala Nerang to Alor Star. Cover with slight stains.

HK$2,000-2,400

HK$5,500-6,000

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MALAY STATES: Kedah Yen: 1932 (30/10): unstamped envelope from India to Yen, showing "YEN/KEDAH" double-ring d.s. (Type D3), circularframed "T/50-C" and framed "TO PAY/_CENTS" (Type UP8) with blue crayon, "18" inserted applied in transit at Alor Star.

MALAY STATES: Kedah Bedong: 1935 (15/3): envelope to England, bearing 1921 25c, tied by fine "BEDONG/KEDAH" double-ring d.s. (Type D4) and showing piece of paper alongside with manuscript "Imp Airmail", the envelope with part of flap missing.

HK$2,400-2,800

HK$2,200-2,600

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MALAY STATES: Kedah 1936, 1 May : Airmail to the U.K. franked 62cts for the 60cts KLM rate HK$1,800-2,000

MALAY STATES: Kedah 1933, 8 March: Registered AR, Alor Star to Sumatra via Penang 9 March arrived 11 March. Franked 39 cts for 12 cts UPU rate plus 15 cts registration fee and AR fee 12 cts.

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MALAY STATES: Kedah 1933, 16 October: Airmail to the UK franked 53 cts for the Imperial 8cts and 45cts air fee.

MALAY STATES: Kedah Karangan: 1936 (18/4): envelope to England, bearing 1921 25c tied by mainly fine "KARANGAN/KEDAH" double-ring d.s. (type D2) and with "BY AIR MAIL" label alongside; the envelope with flap missing.

HK$2,000-2,400

HK$2,800-3,200

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MALAY STATES: Kedah 1934, 18 September: Registered AR letter Yen to Alor Star, arrived the same day. Franked 32 cts for the 5c postage, 15cts registration fee and 12cts AR fee.

MALAY STATES: Kedah Karangan: 1936 (9/12): envelope registered to USA bearing, on reverse, 1921 2c and 25c clearly tied by "KARANGAN/ KEDAH" double-ring d.s. (Type D2) and showing, on face, registration label and Kulim transit d.s.

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MALAY STATES: Kedah Kuala Ketil: 1934 (23/1): envelope to Scotland, marked "By Dutch Airmail" and bearing, on reverse, 1921 10c and 1922-40 4c vertical pair and 35c, all tied by "KUALA KETIL/ KEDAH" double-ring d.s. (Type D3).

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MALAY STATES: Kedah 1937, 30 July: Airmail to the UK via Bandar Bharu. Franked 25cts for the Imperial Airways rate.

HK$1,400-1,600

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MALAY STATES: Kedah Serdang: 1946 (20/9): Envelope to Penang, bearing BMA 8c clearly tied by "POST OFFICE/SERDANG" Japanese occupation canceller (Type D5) and showing manuscript date below.

MALAY STATES: Kedah 1937, 15 March: Airmail from Langkawi to the UK franked 25cts for the Imperial Airways rate.

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MALAY STATES: Kedah Serdang: 1938 (14/1): Airmail envelope to England, bearing 1922 5c and 1937 10c (2), all tied by "SERDANG/KEDAH" double-ring d.s. (Type D3) and showing, on reverse, Bandar Bharu transit d.s.

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MALAY STATES: Kedah 939, 3 January: Registered letter to Singapore, arrived 6 January.

Franked 20cts for the 5c postage and 15cts registration fee.

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MALAY STATES: Kedah Langkawi: 1947 (1/2): Rubber Research Institute circular to Kuala Lumpur, bearing BMA 1c and 2c tied by light "LANGKAWI" c.d.s. (Type D6).

HK$2,400-2,800

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MALAY STATES: Kedah Alor Star - G.P.O. 2 March 1940: Envelope to the USA, bearing 1937 12c cancelled by Type D6 c.d.s. and partly obscured by Censor label at top, showing light Censor h/s and, on reverse, oval "Dead Letter Office / Alor Star Kedah" datestamp in blue; a few minor creases.

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MALAY STATES: Kedah Gurun: 1947 (16/1): Rubber Research Institute circular to Kuala Lumpur, bearing BMA 1c and 2c tied by fine "GURUN" c.d.s.

(Type D6).

HK$900-1,000

MALAY STATES: Kedah Kuala Ketil: 13 November 1939: Airmail to the UK. Franked 55cts for the wartime rate.

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MALAY STATES: Kedah Padang Serai: 1947 (29/1): envelope to Penang, bearing BMA 2c and 8c cancelled by "P.SERAI P.O." Japenese occupation canceller (Type D7, latest recorded date) and showing manuscript date below.

HK$2,400-2,800 149

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MALAY STATES: Kedah Karangan: 1948 (5/10): envelope to Penang, bearing BMA 10c tied by fine "KARANGAN" c.d.s. (Type 6).

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MALAY STATES: Kedah Kulim: 1941 (20/10): envelope to Manchester, bearing 1937 50c, tied by fine "KULIM/KEDAH" double-ring d.s. (type D6), showing bi-lingual Airmail label alongside with brown sealing tape at left tied by violet Censor h.s.

MALAY STATES: Kedah Jitra: 1949 (6/10): envelope registered to Penang bearing, on reverse, BMA 2c (2), 8c (2) and 10c, all tied by "JITRA" c.d.s.

(Type D8) and showing, on face, provisional registration label and Alor Star transit d.s. Colourful.

HK$1,100-1,300

HK$900-1,000

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MALAY STATES: Kelantan Kuala Krai (Batu Mengkebang): 1927 (28/6): envelope to London, bearing 1922-28 2c and 4c clearly tied by "KUALA KRAI/KELANTAN" c.d.s. (type D6); envelope with tear at top left corner.

MALAY STATES: Kelantan 1916: Cover to USA franked with 4c (2) tied by Tumpat D7 and showing ringed "Passed by Censor Madras", with Singapore transit cds (28/12/16).

HK$2,000-2,400

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MALAY STATES: Kelantan 1921, 21 December: Postcard from Tumpat to Selangor, via Penang 23 December, arrived 24 December.

MALAY STATES: Kelantan 1927: cover from Tumpat to Germany, franked 10c and 2c tied by rare "TUMPAT" c.d.s.. Kota Bhari and Penang c.d.s. as transit on the back side.

HK$2,400-2,800

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MALAY STATES: Kelantan Kuala Krai (Batu Mengkebang): 1932 (1/9): envelope registered to England, bearing 1922-28 3c and 10c pair tied by "KUALA KRAI/KELANTAN c.d.s. (Type D6), showing registration h.s. (Type R2) and fine framed "RECOMMANDÈ" (Type R6); envelope with small tear at top clear of adhesives and handstamps. Scarce.

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MALAY STATES: Kelantan 28 May 1924: Letter, Tumpat to Denmark via Kota Bharu 28 May, Penang 30 May, arriving 2 April. Franked 12c for UPU rate.

HK$2,800-3,200

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MALAY STATES: Kelantan Gua Musang: 1934 (21/5): illustrated "red band" envelope to Singapore bearing, on reverse, 1922 5c, tied by "GUA MUSANG/KELANTAN" c.d.s. (type D2); some light discolouration and other lesser faults. Rare.

MALAY STATES: Kelantan 1925: Cover to England franked 1c and 5c tied by double ring "KUALA KRAI / KELANTAN" c.d.s. (D5), cover with opening tear at lower left.

HK$1,400-1,600

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MALAY STATES: Kelantan 1926: Registetered cover from Tumpat to Hungary with rare "Recommandè" R6 (ERD).

MALAY STATES: Kelantan Kuala Krai: 1934: Cover to the USA bearing 2c and 5c vertical pair (one with corner faults) tied by single ring c.d.s.

(D6)

HK$6,000-7,000

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MALAY STATES: Kelantan 30 May 1927: Letter, Tumpat to Costa Rica via Kota Bharu 31 May and Penang 2 June. Franked 12c for UPU rate.

MALAY STATES: Kelantan 1939: Very early forces letter to India with "FIELD POST OFFICE S.P. 504" (F1) ERD.

HK$2,000-2,400

HK$3,500-4,000

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MALAY STATES: Negri Sembilan Kampong Batu: 1913 (26/5): Envelope to Port Dickson bearing, on reverse, FMS 3c tied by rare "K. BATU" c.d.s.(Type D2) and showing Seremban and arrival datestamps alongside; the envelope with faults.

MALAY STATES: Malacca 1921 (19/9): Envelope from Ceylon to Malacca bearing 6c and showing, on reverse, Singapore (27/9) and arrival (28/9) datestamps, and distorted framed "MALACCA/TO PAY 8 CENTS" h.s. (Type UP10); the envelope with some peripheral faults.

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MALAY STATES: Negri Sembilan Gemas: 1918 (19/11): envelope to Singapore bearing, on reverse, FMS 1c and 3c tied by "GEMAS" double-ring d.s. (Type D2, latest recorded date), showing arrival machine d.s. alongside and, on face, a fine strike of the Gemas c.d.s.; the envelope a little cut down at left.

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MALAY STATES: Malacca 1922, 16 February: Postcard India to Malaya. Taxed 8cts (UP10) so refused and sent to D.L.O. 6 March 22.

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MALAY STATES: Malacca 15 December 1928: Registered letter (wrapper?) to India and 29 December. Franked 33cts for 6c Imperial rate 15c registration fee and 12c AR fee.

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MALAY STATES: Negri Sembilan Tampin: 1919 (16/4): FMS 2c on 1c stationery card, addressed locally, cancelled by "TAMPIN" double-ring d.s. (Type D5).

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MALAY STATES: Malacca 22 May 1933: Airmail to I.F.S. f/e KGV 1c x 3 and 50c tied by Merlimau D4. Flap of cover missing.

MALAY STATES: Negri Sembilan Rantau: 1919 (8/8): FMS 12c registered envelope to Bristol, uprated with 3c and 6c, each clearly cancelled by "RANTAU/ F.M.S." double-ring d.s. (Type D4 State ), showing registration label and, on reverse, Seremban transit d.s.

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MALAY STATES: Malacca 1937, 17 July: Registered cover to Penang, franked by KGV 10c (2) tied

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MALAY STATES: Negri Sembilan 1922: Unpaid cover from Karaikudi to Seremban with violet boxed "SEREMBAN / 16cts / TO PAY" (UP11) handstamp.

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MALAY STATES: Negri Sembilan Kuala Klawang (formerly Jelebu): 1905 (30/8): ppc (Kuala Lumpur - Engrance to Batu Caves) to London, bearing FMS 3c tied by "JELEBU" c.d.s. (Type nD3) and showing Seremban and Penang transit d.s.

MALAY STATES: Negri Sembilan 1925: Paul St Seremban showing provisional use of GPO datestamp at Paul Street (Note registration label).

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MALAY STATES: Negri Sembilan Kuala Pilah: 1939 (17/3): 2c stationery card to Malacca, crisply cancelled by "KUALA PILAH/F.M.S." double-ring d.s.; fine.

MALAY STATES: Negri Sembilan 1926, 3 August: FMS 12c registered letter up rated by FMS 3c to the UK cancelled by Rantau D4 State 1 and struck with R3.

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MALAY STATES: Negri Sembilan Mamba: 1926 (28110): postcard to England, bearing FMS 6c, clearly tied by fine "MAMBAU/F.M.S." double-ring d.s. (type D3) and showing Seremban transit d.s. alongside.

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MALAY STATES: Negri Sembilan Ayer Kunning South 3 April 1934: Envelope flown by Imperial Airways to London bearing, on reverse, FMS 10c strip of four clearly tied by "Ayer Kuning South" double ring d/s (Type D2), showing Tampin transit d/s and, on face, Airmail etiquette; the envelope a little roughly opened at top.

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MALAY STATES: Negri Sembilan Nilai: 1945 (4/10): Stampless envelope, with Economy label affixed to face, to Seremban sent during the free post period, showing "NILAI" double-ring d.s.

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MALAY STATES: Negri Sembilan Ayer Kunning South: 1940 (Apr.): Envelope to Scotland bearing, on reverse, 1935-36 1c, 2c (3) and 8c (6), all clearly tied by "AYER KUNING SOUTH" doublering d.s. (Type D2); the envelope roughly torn open at top.

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MALAY STATES: Negri Sembilan Rembau: 1935 (20/8): envelope registred to England bearing, on reverse, FMS 5c and 6c (10), all tied by "REMBAU/F.M.S." double-ring d.s.(Type D5), showing Seremban transit d.s. alongside and, on face, provisional registration label.

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MALAY STATES: Negri Sembilan Broga: 1947 (24/1): Rubber Research Institute circular to Kuala Lumpur, bearing BMA 1c and 2c tied by "BROGA" double-ring d.s. (Type D3 State 1) with manuscript date in centre.

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MALAY STATES: Negri Sembilan Kuala Pilah: 1936 (27/5): envelope registered to Glasgow, bearing 1935-36 5c (3) and 8c, all tied by "KUALA PILAH/M.O.O." double-ring d.s. (Type R6), showing registration label and, on reverse, Seremban and Kuala Lumpur transit d.s.

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MALAY STATES: Negri Sembilan Nilai: 1947 (18/1): Rubber Research Institute circular to Kuala Lumpur, bearing BMA 1c and 2c tied by light "NILAI" double-ring d.s. (Type D2 State 2)

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MALAY STATES: Negri Sembilan Pedas: 1938 (3/6): envelope to Glasgow, bearing 1935 4c vertical pair placed sideways and tied by "PEDAS" double-ring d.s. (Type D2). Scarce.

MALAY STATES: Pahang, Kuala Lipis: 1901 (31/3): 1c stationery card to Raub, cancelled by light "KUALA LIPIS PAHANG" c.d.s. (Type D3) 2nd showing arrival datestamp alongside.

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MALAY STATES: Pahang, Tras: 1908 (24/6): picture postcard to USA. bearing FMS 4c tied by poor "TRAS" c.d.s.

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MALAY STATES: Pahang, Bentong: 1926 (11/5): envelope to Manchester, bearing FMS 2c and 4c clearly tied by "BENTONG/F.M.S. " double-ring d.s. (Type D7) and showing Kuala Lumpur transit d.s. on reverse; the envelope with some peripheral faults.

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MALAY STATES: Pahang, 1935: Sultan Abu Bakar 5c to Kuala Pilah tied by Mengkuang D2. Cover with stains and needle holes.

MALAY STATES: Pahang, Kuantan G.P.O.: 1910 (8/11): FMS 10c registered envelope to Singapore, uprated with 3c, cancelled by "KUANTAN" double-ring d.s. (Type D5) and showing, on reverse, clear registration d.s. (typc R2, earliest recorded date).

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MALAY STATES: Pahang, Tanah Rata: 1915 (20/3): envelope to London, bearing Perak 1935 5c (5) tied by "TANAH RATA/CAMERON HIGHLANDS" double-ring d.s.

(Type D3, earliest recorded date).

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MALAY STATES: Pahang, Ringlet (Renglet): 1937 (29/1): envelope to Denmark, bearing 1936 12c tied by "RENGLET/CAMERON HIGHLANDS" double-ring d.s. (Type D2). Scarce.

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MALAY STATES: Pahang, Kuala Krau: 1923 (7/2): FMS 10c registered envelope to California, uprated with 2c and 6c (2) cancelled by "KUALA KRAU" doublering d.s. (type D2), showing registration label, and, on reverse, Singapore transit d.s.; envelope a little damaged at left caused through opening.

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MALAY STATES: Pahang, Triang: 1939 (27/12): envelope to Bristol, bearing 1935 4c pair tied by "TRIANG/F.M.S." double-ring d.s. (Type D3) and showing black "PASSED/FOR/TRANSMISSION" hand stamp.

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MALAY STATES: Pahang, Sungei Lembing: 1936 (16/1): envelope to New Zealand, bearing FMS 25c tied by "SUNGEI LEMBING/F.M.S." double-ring d.s. (Type D4) and showing Sydney transit d.s. on reverse; the envelope with part flap missing and some light creases.

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MALAY STATES: Pahang, Kuantan G.P.O.: 1925 (12/2): FMS 12c registered envelope to Kampar, uprated with 2c, 5c and 10c, cancelled by "KUANTAN" double-ring d.s., showing registration label, circular-framed "A.R." and, on reverse, very fine arrival datestamp.

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MALAY STATES: Pahang, 1941,15 April: Postcard (file punch holes) Mela to Singapore, franked 4c for the local rate. The card is cancelled with D2 (E.R.D.).

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MALAY STATES: Penang, 1875, cover from PENANG to Switzerland bearing 8 c, 12 c % 24 c (2) all canceld by PENAG / D17 duplexes & backstamped at BRINDISI in transit & on arrival at NIEDERUZWIL.

MALAY STATES: Pahang, 1947: Circular from Sungei Lembing, stamps with BMA overprint, scarce.

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MALAY STATES: Pahang, Tras: 1947 (16/1): Rubber Research Institute circular to Kuala Lumpur, bearing BMA 1c and 2c tied by "TRAS" datestamp (Type D8, earliest recorded date).

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MALAY STATES: Pahang, Triang: 1947 (18/1): Rubber Research Institute circular to Kuala Lumpur, bearing BMA 1c and 2c tied by "TRIANG" doublering d.s. (Type D3).

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MALAY STATES: Penang, 1864, 22 October: Letter to Bordeaux, France via Suez showing manuscript 18, framed "India Unpaid".

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MALAY STATES: Penang, 1869: Letter (reduced) Penang to Bombay with first issue 8c, Cat £630 on cover.

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MALAY STATES: Penang, 1897: Local cover franked with QV 1c x 3 tied by Balik Pulau D3 with backside Penang D10.

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MALAY STATES: Penang, 1886: 1c p.s. card (reduced) from Bukit Mertajam (The only recorded example of K1) via Butterworth to Georgetown.

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MALAY STATES: Penang, 1883/1885: QV 10c on large piece struck by Nibong Tebal K1, PD1 (29 May 1885) and Penang PD6. 20 November 1883 cover (back only with small part of front) bearing QC 4c (2) and 2c cancelled by Penang K6, struck with PD6 and Nibong Tebal PD1.

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MALAY STATES: Penang, 1879/1883: two 3c QV postcards to Amsterdam and the UK resp. struck with K6 and PD6.

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MALAY STATES: Penang, 1875 (May 31).

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MALAY STATES: Penang, 1898: Cover to Wales with GB 21/2d, cancelled at Penang and bearing very scarce "PAQUEBOT" in violet.

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MALAY STATES: Penang, 1926: Two P.P.C. with scarce Penang Hill c.d.s.

MALAY STATES: Penang, 1899: Cover from India, franked on reverse by India 1/2A stamps, cancelled at Penang and bearing very scarce "PAQUEBOT" in black. Cover three sides open.

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MALAY STATES: Penang, Pulau Tikus: 1929 (20/12): 15c registered envelope to England, uprated with 3c pair, cancelled by "PULAU TIKUS/ PENANG" double-ring d.s. (type D2), showing provisional registration label and legible framed "RECOMMANDÉ" h.s. (type R4).

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MALAY STATES: Penang, 1907/1917: Two letters Butterworth to the USA. HK$1,100-1,300 220

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MALAY STATES: Penang, Butterworth: 1912 (25/11): 10c registered envelope to London, uprated with 1c. vertical strip of four and 6c., all cancelled by "BUTTERWORTH" c.d.s. (Type D5) and showing, on face, provisional registration label, fine.

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MALAY STATES: Penang, 1936: Cover to Scotland franked with KGV 1c x 3 and 5c tied by Bukit Tambun D7.

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MALAY STATES: Penang, Bukit Tambun: 1936 (7/3): envelope to Glasgow, bearing 4c vertical pair (upper stamp with perf. faults) placed sideways and neatly tied by fine "BUKIT/TAMBUN/S.S" double-ring d.s. (Type D7) and showing, on reverse, "SIMPANG AMPAT/S.S." double-ring transit d.s.

(Type D3).

HK$2,200-2,600

MALAY STATES: Penang, 1916: S,S, 10c registered letter uprated by KGV 1c and 3c (5) AR to USA cancelled by Butterworth D5 and struck with AR2 and Detroit handstamp.

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MALAY STATES: Penang, 1923 (2/1): envelope to Madras, bearing 6c (3) and 10c tied by Penang double-ring d.s. and showing fine framed "LATE FEE PAID" h.s. (Type I 56) with arrival datestamp on reverse.

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MALAY STATES: Penang, Prai (Prye): 1925 (23/1): envelope (opened-out for display) registered to England, bearing 1c (3, two on reverse) and 5c (3, one on reverse), all tied by "PRYE/PENANG" doublering d.s. (Type D3) and showing provisional registration label.

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MALAY STATES: Penang, 1945: Two covers: 29 September 1945: Sent during the free post period, arrived 27 October and 3 October 1945: Sent to India, arrived 2 November and charged 2As postage due.

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MALAY STATES: Penang, Butterworth: 1941 (3/4): envelope to USA, bearing 5c (3) tied by "BUTTERWORTH/S.S." double-ring d.s. (Type D8), showing brown sealing tape at left tied by violet censor h.s.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, Tronoh: 1908 (12/8): picture postcard (penang Weed Quay) to Sweden bearing, on picture side, FMS 3c clearly tied by fine "TRONOH' squared-circle d.s. (Type D2).

MALAY STATES: Perak, 1891: Taiping to India Double rate, franked 2 x 5c Straits Settlement.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, 1891: Taiping to India, franked with 5c Straits Settlement.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, Parit Buntar: 1893 (29/8): envelope to India bearing, on reverse, Straits Settlements 5c tied by oval of bars (Type K1), showing Penang transit d.s. alongside and, on face, "PARIT BUNTAR" c.d.s. (Type D3).

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MALAY STATES: Perak, Teluk Anson: 1896 (29/4): 1c stationery card to Germany, uprated with Straits Settlements 1895 3c, cancelled by light "TELUK ANSON/POST OFFICE" squared-circle d.s., showing Penang and arrival datestamps. A SCARCE COMBINATION. Some stains on the back side.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, 1912, 2 April: FMS 10c registered letter uprated by FMS 1c (S/3) to Ipoh struck with Gopeng R2 and R1.

HK$1,000-1,200

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MALAY STATES: Perak, 1911: Picture postcard bearing FMS 4c to U.K. via Grit D2, K. Kangsar D5, Taiping D40 and Penang cancelled by Intan D2.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, Gula: 1909 (10/12): picture postcard (Market, Ipoh) to Scotland, bearing FMS 4c clearly tied by "GULA" double-ring d.s. (type D2, earliest recorded date) and showing Kuala Kurau and Penang transit datestamps.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, 1912, 26 February: Local cover franked with FMS 3c tied by fine Menglembu D3 and struck with Ipoh transit and Teluk Anson arrival c.d.s.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, Ipoh G.P.O.: 1900 (17/3): 1c stationery card to Batu Gajah, cancelled by "IPOH/POSTOFFICE" squared-cirde d.s. (Type D3) and showing arrival d.s. alongside.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, Tapah: 1900 (5/9): outward half of 1c reply paid card to Batu Gajah, cancelled by "TAPAH" squared-circle d.s. (type D3) and showing arrival datestamp below.

MALAY STATES: Perak, Chendriang: 1915 (28/12): FMS 1c stationery card to Telok Anson, clearly cancelled by fine "CHENDERLANG" squared-circle d.s. (Type D2) and showing Temoh and arrival datestamps; the card with two tiny punctures.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, 1922, 12 July: Cover to USA bearing KG VI 6c pair tied by fine Bukit Mertajam D5 and Penang transit h/s by D8.

MALAY STATES: Perak, 1916, 22 May: 1c postcard tied by Tronoh D2 with Ipoh transit d/s and Telok Anson arrival d/s.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, Lumut: 1917 (5/5): envelope to USA, bearing Straits Settlements 5c (2) tied by "LUMUT/PENANG" double-ring d.s.

(Type D5) and showing another fine strike at lower left.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, Trong: 1923 (6/4): FMS 2c stationery card to Taiping, clearly cancelled by"TRONG" double-ring d.s. (type D3) and showing arrival d.s. alongside.

MALAY STATES: Perak, Hutan Melintang: 1917 (6/11): picture postcard (Tin mining in Serandah, Selangor) to Sweden, bearing FMS 3c tied "UTAN MELINTANG" (type D2) and showing Taiping, Teluk Anson and Penang transit datestamps; some minor corner creases.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, 1922, 13 November: AR registered cover to Switzerland franked by F.M.S. 12c, 20c and 10c tied by Sungei Siput R4.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, 1923: Unfranked P.P.C. to the USA with scarce Batu Gajah UP2.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, 1918, 2c/1c postcard Chemor to Kuala Lumpur.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, 1919: 4c Provisional card Batu Gajah to Dutch East Indies.

MALAY STATES: Perak, 1925, 8 June: To Penang franked with KGV 5c (not cancelled) struck by Parit Buntar D8 and UP2, on reverse, affixed with Straits Settlements postage due 1c and 2c pair cancelled by Penang double ring c.d.s.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, Ayer Tawar: 1930 (25/11): envelope to Ipoh bearing, on reverse, FMS 4c clearly tied by "AYER TAWAR" double-ring ds.

(Type D1) and sbowing Taiping and Ipoh machine ds. alongside.

HK$1,800-2,000

MALAY STATES: Perak, Teluk Anson: 1919 (16/8): envelope to USA, bearing FMS 2c (4) tied by "TELUK ANSON" double-ring d.s. (type D7) and showing Tax h.s. (type UP2) at lower right with manuscript "5" alongside.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, 1921, 26 May: 4c surcharge on FMS 4c postcard to Germany cancelled by Tronoh D3.

MALAY STATES: Perak, Tanjong Tualang: 1930, 30 December: Cover to the USA via Penang and Singapore franked by FMS 1c pair and 4c (4) tied

by Tanjong Tualang D4.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, 1930/1934: Two local letters from Lumut, before the transfer from the Straits Settlements.

MALAY STATES: Perak, 1940, 23 February: Airmail to Australia franked with Sultan 5c (3) and 40c, both tied with Malim Nawar D2, struck by unframed passed for transmission.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, 1931, 13 May: Unfranked cover to Ipoh, struck with Utan Melintang D2 and UP1, affixed with FMS postage due 8c tied by Ipoh FMS h/s.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, 1940, Letter franked 8 cts. from Lumut to Klang.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, Ipoh New Town: 1932 (11/2): picture postcard to New York bearing, on picture side, FMS 2c and 4c, both tied by"IPOH NEW TOWN/F.M.S. " double-ring d.s. (Type D2, latest recorded date).

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MALAY STATES: Perak, 1940: Maxwells Hill (scarce) d.s. on letter franked with 8 c. to the UK. HK$900-1,000

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MALAY STATES: Perak, 1940: Maxwells Hill to USA, franked with Straits Settlements stamps. A rare office. Ccover damaged top left corner.

MALAY STATES: Perak, Parit Buntar: 1933 (4/3): envelope to England, bearing FMS 1c (2) and 4c clearly tied by "PARIT BUNTAR/F.M.S." doublering d.s. (Type D8), and showing Tax h.s. (Type UP2, latest recorded date) alongside.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, 1941, 13 November: Censor registered cover to India franked by KG VI 8c and 15c tied by Bukit Mertajam D8 with arrival h/s.

MALAY STATES: Perak, Teluk Anson: 1937 (9/12): 2c stationery card to New York, cancelled by "TELOK ANSON/F.M.S." double-ring d.s. (type D4) and showing Tax h.s. (Type UP2) below with manuscript "20c" alongside; small corner crease.

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MALAY STATES: Perak, 1940, 20 August: Train letter from Penang to Taiping franked with SS KGVI 4c x 2 tied by Ipoh D26 and struck with TL4.

MALAY STATES: Perak, 1941: Maxwells Hill (Hill Station) to U.K. from "Hugh Lows" Bungalow. A scarce office. Censored.

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MALAY STATES: Sarawak, 1956, 27 July: Kuching G.P.O. to U.S.A., franked 70cts instead of 95cts, so struck with I5.

MALAY STATES: Perak, Malaya Perak Teluk Anson: 1945 (25/9): Stampless "Chettiar" to India sent during the free post period showing, on reverse, fair to fine framed "TELUK ANSON" h.s. (type D15) with datestamp below. Very Rare.

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MALAY STATES: Sarawak, 1960, 5 February: letter from Kuching G.P.O. to Birmingham, England franked with 12 cents.

MALAY STATES: Perak, Sungkai: 1946 (6/5): envelope registered to Tapah, bearing BMA 5c and 15c pair tied by "SUNGKAI" skeleton c.d.s. (Type D9), showing provisional registration label and unframed "A.R." h.s. (Type AR3)

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MALAY STATES: Perak, 1949, 8 September: Chinese illustrated red band cover to Singapore bearing BMA 10c tied by fine Kemavan single ring c.d.s.

MALAY STATES: Sarawak, 1964,8 October: Registered A.R. letter, addressed locally. Cover some stains.

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MALAY STATES: Sarawak, 1898. Registered cover franked with 2 c., 3 c., 5 c., 8 c., 10 c, 25 c. and 50 c. bi-coloured issue, along with 4 c. black, prepaying the letter rate plus registry fee to HONG KONG. Stamps cancelled by SARAWAK cds, and front shows additional scarce SARAWAK/R registry handstamp.

Reverse bears SINGAPORE transit and HONG KONG arrival datestamps. A scarce and colorful registered cover.

MALAY STATES: Selangor, 1889: S.G. No.40 (Cat ÂŁ25) used on piece from K. Langat with K1 and D2.

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MALAY STATES: Selangor, 1899, 19 April: Cover to Rangoon via Kuala Lumpur (19/4) franked with Selangor half tiger 2c pair tied by fine Sungei Bese D2.

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MALAY STATES: Sarawak, 1946, 10 February: Sibu to Singapore. Franked 8 cts for the Imperial rate, the stamp being cancelled with D10.

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MALAY STATES: Sarawak, 1946, 26 July: Sibu to England, arriving 30 September. Franked 8c for the Imperial rate, the stamp being cancelled with D10. In addition two pieces bearing different 8c stamps tied by the same cancel.

MALAY STATES: Selangor, 19 February 1926: Cover to the USA bearing FMS 6c tied by Klang D10 with UP2.

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MALAY STATES: Selangor, 1926, 13 March: Cover from India via SS Takliwa struck by Port Swettenham D8 and Paquebot SL2, on reverse, bearing India 1A (2) tied by Port Swettenham D8 and Klang c.d.s.

MALAY STATES: Selangor, 1913: Picture Postcard from Semenyih to England. Card vertical folded.

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MALAY STATES: Selangor, 1917: Cover from Semenyih to South Africa (censored) with type D2 c.d.s.

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MALAY STATES: Selangor, 1921, 5 July: Underfranked cover to Brussels via KL (5/7) tied

by Batang Berjunati D2 and struck with tax mark BTB and KL UP25 (only one recorded). Cover some faults.

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MALAY STATES: Selangor, 1924: FMS 10c registration envelope from Ulu Yam to England.

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MALAY STATES: Selangor, Ulu Yam: 1924: Cover to England franked 6 c. bearing FMS stamps.

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MALAY STATES: Selangor, Port Swettenham: 1927, 12 July: Postcard written aboard S.S. Muzapore (B.I.) at Penang to Australia put ashore at Port Swettenham. Franked 4c Straits Settlements for the Imperial rate, the stamp being cancelled with D8, on arrival also struck with SL2 in accordance with UPU regulations.

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MALAY STATES: Selangor, 1926: Registered Cover from Sabak Bernam addressed local with type D3 cds.

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MALAY STATES: Selangor, 1926, 6 September: P.P.C. to Denmark bearing FMS 1c, 3c and 5c tied by Sepang D5 State 1 and Seremban transit h/s.

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MALAY STATES: Selangor, 1926, 21 December: P.P.C. to USA franked with FMS 2c tied by Klang double ring c.d.s. and struck with rare UP2.

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MALAY STATES: Selangor, 1925: Registered cover from Sabak Bernam with type D3 cds, with provisional handstamped registration label and circular framed "AR" handstamped (AR2).

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MALAY STATES: Selangor, 1926, 13 February: Cover to Penang from India franked with India 2A tied by Port Swettenham D8 and struck with Paquebot SL2 in black.

MALAY STATES: Selangor, 1930, 12 July: Cover to Singapore struck by Port Swettenham D8 and Paquebot SL2, on reverse bearing India 1A (2) stamps tied by fine Port Swettenham D8.

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MALAY STATES: Selangor, Tanjong Karang: 1954 (8/9): envelope registered to Penang bearing, on reverse, BMA 10c strip of three clearly tied by "TANJONG KARANG" skelton c.d.s. (Type D1) and showing on face, provisional registration label. Scarce.

MALAY STATES: Selangor, 1930, 6 February: Cover from India to Kuala Lumpur franked with India 2A tied by Port Swettenham D8 and struck with Paquebot in blue.

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MALAY STATES: Selangor, 1941: Censored letter to India with rare double circle skeleton pmk.

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MALAY STATES: Selangor, 1941: Registered letter from Kuala Lumpur to the UK via Singapore

by Pan Am TransPacific & Trans Alantic Routes.

The Kuala Lumpur oval registration cancellation is dated 1 July 1941.

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MALAY STATES: Selangor, 1945, 25 September: (45 in manuscript) unfranked cover (Malaya Free Post) to India cancelled by Kajang D9 State 2.

HK$10,000-12,000 303

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MALAY STATES: Terengganu, Besut: 19 October 1931: Pink envelope registered to Singapore, bearing 1921-41 10c and 12c tied by fine bi-lingual "Besut" c.d.s..

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MALAY STATES: Terengganu, Seti: 1931 (30/3): envelope to England, bearing 1926 1c (on reverse) and 5c, both clearly tied by bi-lingual "SETI" c.d.s. (Type D2, earliest recorded date) and the latter by part maching d.s. Rare.

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MALAY STATES: Terengganu, Kuala Trengganu - G.P.O.: 1921 (9/7): envelope to Seremban, bearing Straits Settlements 6c tied by large part bilingual "TRENGGANU" c.d.s. (Type D2), showing another clearer strike alongside and, on reverse, Singapore and arrival datestamps.

HK$900-1,000 296

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MALAY STATES: Terengganu, Kerteh: 1917 (9/6): picture postcard (Malaya village on the Rochor River, Singapore) to Batavia, bearing 1910 3c tied by bi-lingual "KRETAI" c.d.s. (Type D2) and showing Singapore transit d.s. at left; the card is partly soiled.

MALAY STATES: Selangor, 1935, 8 February: Airmail to the UK franked by FMS 1c and 12c pair tied by Bangi D2.

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MALAY STATES: Selangor, Kuala Lumpur Brickfields Road: 1949 (11/3): envelope registered to Liverpool bearing BMA 10c pair and 50c clearly tied by "BRICKFIELDS ROAD KUALA LUMPUR" double-ring d.s. (Type D2 State 2) and showing provisional registration label. Attractive.

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MALAY STATES: Terengganu, Kemaman: 1934 (14/4): picture postcard to USA, bearing 1926 5c tied by bi-lingual "KEMAMAN" c.d.s. (Type D4).

HK$1,500-1,800

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MALAY STATES: 1902, FS 5c ultramarine registered stationary envelope used to PARIS and uprated with FMS pair 1900 3c black & brown with two 5c red and green on yellow tied KAMPAR squared circle datestamp (Perak, Proud D1, R1) with registration cachet alongside. PENANG and PARIS cds's on reverse of this delightful cover.

MALAY STATES: Terengganu, Dungun: 1936 (22/2): envelope to England bearing, on reverse, block of eight 1926 1c black stamps, tied by light bilingual "DUNGUN" c.d.s. (Type D3).

HK$2,200-2,600 306

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MALAY STATES: Terengganu, Kemaman: 1937 (28/8): envelope registered to USA, bearing 1921-41 2c, 5c and 20c all tied by bi-lingual "KEMAMAN" c.d.s. (Type D4), showing registration label with Singapore transit d.s. on reverse.

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MALAY STATES: 1907: Kalumpang, ERD of use to France via Kuala Kubu and Penang.

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MONGOLIA: 1926, 50 M. single frank tied "ULAN BATOR15 X 28" to registered cover to Tientsin/China, marked "T" , on reverse Chinese due 20 C. tied "TIENTSIN 2.11.28".

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MONGOLIA: 1926, 10 M., 40 M. tied "ULAN BATOR 25 IX 28" to registered cover to Tientsin/ China, marked "T", on reverse Chinese dues 4 C. (5, inc. strip-4) tied "TIENTSIN 13.10.28".

MONGOLIA: 1926, 1 T. and 25 M. . tied "ULAN BATOR 13 IX 28" to registered cover to Tientsin/ China, marked "T", on reverse Chinese dues 4 C. (6) and 1 C. tied "TIENTSIN 7.10.28".

HK$10,000-12,000

HK$9,000-10,000

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NEPAL: 1899/1906, 1 A. blue tied native marking to inland cover dated 1904, on reverse three daters inc. "Palpa" and "Ride".

HK$900-1,000

NEPAL: 1881, 1 A. blue tied native marking to inland cover, on reverse three daters inc. "Okhal Dhunga" and "Khaldhunju".

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NEPAL: 1942, 2 P. green, a full sheet of 40 of type III with margin imprints, three mounts in margin otherwise MNH, error printing of 2 P. in colour of 4 P.

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NEPAL: 1886, 1 Anna. greyish ultramarine tied native dater to inland cover, three backstamps.

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NEPAL: 1899, 1/2 Anna. black tied native postmark to reverse of inland cover, two datestamps alongside.

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NEPAL: 1959, King Mahendra 12 P., a top margin block of four, imperforated, unused no gum (Michel cat. 1000.-).

HK$2,200-2,600

NEPAL: 1899/1906, 1 Anna. blue tied native dater to inland cover dated 1903, three backstamps.

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NEPAL: 1959, King Mahendra 12 P., a horizontal pair, vertically imperforated in-between, mint never hinged MNH. HK$1,400-1,600

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NEPAL: 1958, Himalaya-expedition card sent Daulagiri to Germany, signatures (8, mostly Swiss participants, inc. of Werner Stäuble who became a casualty in 1961) and thumbs of two Sherpas, includes detailed list of participants with profession and place of reside HK$900-1,000

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NEPAL: 1899, 1 Anna. blue tied native dater to very small inland cover, three daters on reverse inc.

"Ghahawa".

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NEPAL: 1942, 2 P. brown, a full sheet of of 32, imperforated, unused no gum. Included explanation sheet states origin "from Brihaspatti". SG57.

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NEPAL: 1884, inland cover paid in cash 1 Anna and dater of Jan. 23, 1884. Detailed explanation in two page Swedish-language letter enclosed.

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NEPAL: 1941, 8 P. deep rose, a part sheet of 18 (2x9) of type V with right margin imprint, horizontally imperforated, some mounts but mostly MNH, one stamp top right thin on reverse.

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NEPAL: 1881, 1 A. blue tied native marking to inland cover, three backstamps, envelope corner fault.

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PHILIPPINES: 1859 (11 April): French-Spanisch campaign in Cochinchina. Letter from REUS (Taragona) to Manila franked with 2 reales brown. The reverse shows an arrival cds of Manila.

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NETHERLANDS INDIES: 1818: Letter Salatiga to Batavia.

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PHILIPPINES: 1859 (5 Oct.): French-Spanisch campaign in Cochinchina. Letter from REUS (Taragona) to Manila franked with 2 reales lila-brown. The reverse shows an arrival cds of Manila. From Manila the letter was forwarded to Cochinchina. Letter vertical folded, upper rght corner is missing. Very rare, only 5 to 6 letters have been send to Cochinchina during the military campaign.

HK$13,000-15,000

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NORTH BORNEO: 1926, 16 July: Letter to England, franked 6c for the Imperial rate via Sandakan 17 July. The stamp cancelled with D8.

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PHILIPPINES: 1859: Spanisch Colonies: Philipines. Letter from Manila to Cadiz (Spain) franked by a pair of 1 real verde tied by MANILA/ISL FILIPINAS in blue. A fine cover.

PHILIPPINES: 1860, letter from TAAL to MANILA bearing a strip of three 5 cuartos vermillon tied by MANILA / ISLAS FILIPINAS. Very rare.

HK$3,500-4,000

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PHILIPPINES: 1860, Augusr 12. Letter from Manila to London. Arrival cds on front October 16.

Franked with 2 annas (defective) and 4 annas - the postage rate for a 1/4 oz. letter via Marseilles.

PHILIPPINES: 1863 ( Dec. 18). letter from MANILA to BINONDO. 5 cts vermilon lower edge of sheet. Some unimportant paper erosions. Spectacular and rare.

HK$11,000-13,000

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PHILIPPINES: 1899, 5 C. blue tied duplex with clear "MIL. STA No. I PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AUG 18 1899" to cover to England. On reverse transit "HONG KONG C AU 22 99" and arrival "LIVERPOOL SP 26 99".

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PHILIPPINES: 1926 4 cts carmine with INVERTED OVERPRINT. Nice appereance. Cert Philatelic Foundation 1954 "genuine stamp, but cleaned and regummed". Very rare. Scott $4,000.

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PHILIPPINES: 1926 (Nov. 10th): Cover with handstamped "Via Army Sea Plane" in violet and blue "U.S. Army Reconnaisance Flight AND Postal Emergency Mail Service to the Southern Luzon Typhoon Stricken Areas 9-10 November, 1926" mailed without stamps with BATANGAS duplex in black to Manila.

On arrival struck with "Postages Due .. (4) ... Cvos" in red brown and taxed with 1926 Madrid-Manila Flight 4c carmine. Rare and fascinating cover, only 21 flying.

PHILIPPINES: 1927 ( 2 March). Special flight CABO to MANILA with an US army sea plane.

Letter nearing 10 cts green tied by an "aeroplane" alongside an oval date stamp "VIA US ARMY AIR SERVICE" and a blue "Via ARMY SEA PLANE" (also on reverse). Front also shows an CEBU duplex date stamp. The reverse shows also MANILA arrival marks.

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PORTUGUESE INDIES: 1874. Letter from PANGIM to MARGAO franked by 20 reis red tied by barred number cancel "1" (Pangim) with mark "CHECOU/TARDE" (Too late) alongside. The reverse bears to cds from PANCIM and the arrival mark from Margao. Great.

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PORTUGUESE INDIES: 1852 (5 March).

Stampless letter from GOA to Lisbon. The entire letter shows a brown GOA/P.P. at the reverse and a blue POR ALEXANDRIA on the front. The front also shows a oval mark "LEY DE 20.50/15 RS", a blue "FRANCA" and a blue 300, to show that the postage was paid. Very rare combination of post marks.

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PORTUGUESE INDIES: 1872. cover BOMBAY to PANGIM franked with 20 reis carmine-red on thin hard yellowish paper together with British India 1856-64 1/2 A blue. Very rare. Certificate B.P.A.

PORTUGUESE INDIES: 1881 (Nov.) Registered cover to VINGORLA with black string tied by red WAXX SEALS, overlapped by rare usage of provisional 1881-82 6r on 25 r violet, 1 t on 25 r violet and defective 2t on 50 r green cancelled by "1" numeral obliterators and by oval "CORREIO / NOVA GOA" datestamp. Front with framed REGISTRADA handstamp and reverse with arrival cds. A very rare and probably unique franking. Ex collection Lawson.

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PORTUGUESE INDIES: 1883 DIU to BOMBAY. 6 on 100 reis green tied by clear DIU on small cover. Fine and very rare.

RUSSIA: 1916 (June 28). CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY. Postcard franked by Arms 3 k red tied by a very fine strike of oval HARBIN-262-MANCHULI (serial d) Traveling Post Office datestamp in black (Tchilinghiran fig. 665). A rare and fine card, with two off cover pairs shoing the same cancellation.

HK$28,000-32,000

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PORTUGUESE INDIES: 1885: letter from NOVA GOA to KARACHI franked with 6 reis green. Arrival "SECOND DELy KARACHI" cds.

The letter is shortend at the left and the top right.

RYUKYU ISLANDS: 1951 5s + 85 s double postal card uprated by 1950 5 y cancelled KATENA 1952 JUN 22 cds to USA. Reply card remains unused. Rare usage of this provisional card, especially with this type A surcharge to an external destination.

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SINGAPORE: 1846, March: To Holland struck with ERD of PS4! via BPO Alexandria, disinfected at Malta via FA at Marseilles.

SINGAPORE: 1861: Singapore to MARSEILLE. Envelope franked 35 c Sage, cancelled LIGNE N. PAQ FR No 3 cds on board ss "YANGTSE" en route Colombo to Singapore. Addressed to Marseille. Offloaded Singapore and placed aboard P.O. "Rosetta".

Transferred at Alexandria to the "Bangalore" for Brindisi and then by rail to destination. On the Back SINGAPORE PAID cds. RARE RATE / cancellation.

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SINGAPORE: 1851 (Aug 30). Entire letter from Singapore to CADIZ via Gibraltar, reverse with fine British Post Office ALEXANDRIA cds (Oct 8) and front with Malta 'PurifiĂŠ au Lazaret' disinfection cachet. Charged '10d' due in manuscript without the usage of ta "TO PAY" marking.

SINGAPORE: 1865: envelope to Samarang, the address handstamp in red in English and Chinese with the senders seal handstamps on reverse, with India 1/2A tied by an indistinct numeral, boxed "SINGAPORE / SHIP LETTER / PAID" (SL3) in red.

Cover has small corner faults and stains.

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SINGAPORE: 1866: Military letter Madras to Singapore at 1/2A rate via Calcutta.

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SINGAPORE: 1875, 23 October: Singapore entire letter to Calcutta, marked "pr Str Hindostan", bearing 1867-72 12c. (perf. faults at top) tied by firm's chop in red and "dumb" obliterator, and showing poor Singapore Paid cds in red.

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SINGAPORE: 1867: envelope to Rembang, the address handstamp in red in English and Chinese with the senders seal handstamps on reverse, unstamped, boxed "SINGAPORE / SHIP LETTER / PAID" (SL3) in red.

SINGAPORE: 1918: Letter to Kuala Lumpur.

Struck with rare HS2 (late use) via Censorship, delayed 5 days, although struck with "eye" mark to show it had been seen but not opened.

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SINGAPORE: 1923: The only recorded example of UP60 on unfranked cover from India.

SINGAPORE: 1937: PASIR PANJANG: airmail letter to the UK franked with KGV 25c and tied 6/11/1937 (LAST RECORDED DATE), together with airmail letter to the UK franked with KGV 5c strip of five. Both lettes tied by Pasir Panjang D2. In addition a 4 c stamp tied by the same P.O.

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SINGAPORE: 1935, 6 June: Airmail to the UK franked with Silver Jubilee 25c tied by Changi D2.

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SINGAPORE: 1946: Airmail B.A.P.O. No.17 at Singapore to Australia.

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TANNU-TUWA: 1927: Registered letter to Moscow. 15 days in transit.

THAILAND: 1895 "Smith's Premier Typewriter" illustrated advertising envelope used to USA franked by 1887 12a purple & carmine tied by Bangkok/1 cds in black. Execptional and rare early usage of an advertising envelope in Thailand.

HK$3,200-3,500 359

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THAILAND: 1885/1954, collection of all different mint stationery inc. cards (12), letter cards (3), envelopes (2) and airletters (2). Plus P 1 study of 11 different plate positions. Also 1985 cards (9). Total 39 items.

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THAILAND: 1926/1961, airmails mostly FFC but inc. three from "ROI ETCH", 1933 SingaporeLondon and 1947/49 to commercial usages with large "AV2" marks.

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THAILAND: 1900/1941 (ca.), lot 12 mint/used stationeries.

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THAILAND: 1899. Military mail envelope to PARIS endorsed Troupes d'occupation de Chantaboun and cancelled CORPS. EXEPD SAIGON CHOCHIN. datestamp with military cachet REGIMENT DE TIRAILLEURS ANNAMMITES, 2nd.

BON. 7e C.C./Le CAPITAINE COMMANDANT in blue (also on reverse) nad signed by the Commander.

A rare item of military mail, the first recorded example of this cachet on Siam occupation mail.

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THAILAND: 1886/1910 (ca.), eary ppc/add cards (7) including "La Poste au Siam", Liebig card, embossed coin card, "The Mail in Siam" etc., all mint.

HK$1,400-1,600 364

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THAILAND: 1899, Bangkog to Germany, 3 atts. on 12 atts. A very rare early post card.

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THAILAND: 1883/1950, mint/used on pages plus three covers 1936/41 to US inc. censorship.

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THAILAND: 1897 (Fab 12) 10 c red on buff Gibraltar stationary card canceld by GIBRALTAR/ A26, used to Germany. Unusually struck with "Royal Siamese Consulte" circular cachet at left.

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THAILAND: 1895, 1 Att on 64 Att. in small script, tied "BANGKOK 7 28/9 95" to "REUTER'S TELEGRAM" envelope, on reverse special dater "BANGKOK2 28 9 III" and all-native script delivery mark.

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THAILAND: 1892/1895. Redirected Mail. MOLLENDO (PERU) to MARANAHO (Brasil) with Peru 20 cts blue. MARANHO to England with Brasil 10 reis blue (pair). England to BANGKOK with 1/2p brown postal stationary and BANGKOK to ENGLAND with Siam 1 att on 64 atts (2) and 2 atts, on 64 atts. A very unusual franking.

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THAILAND: 1900, Germany, UPU card "HAMBURG 26.10.00" to Bangkok w. arrival "BANGKOK 2 23 11 00".

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THAILAND: 1903 (Dec 12). 4a. carmine on buff postal stationary card used to TOKYO (Japan) uprated with 1899-1904 2a. yellow green tied by native BANGKOK cds (and by Tokio arrival). BANGKOK cds at left and transit of Victoria-Hong Kong alongside (Dec 28). An unusual and attractive usage.

THAILAND: 1912 (ca.) early ppc "The King of Siam" showing King Vajravudh, unused mint.

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THAILAND: 1903, intaglio seal of Chantaburi with 3 S. scarlet/light blue tied "CHANTABURI 28.12.03" to ppc to France, charged due with triangular framed "T", blue crayon 3 1/2 C. and French due 5 C. blue pasted. An 1 Att. on reverse tied "CHANTABURI 20.8.03".

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THAILAND: 1929, 10 St., 15 St. each tied "PENANG" resp. large thai "SOUTH EXPRESS" to small cover to Denmark.

HK$1,800-2,000

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THAILAND: 1916, 3 sat green postal stationary from BANGKOK to Switzerland uprated with 2 sat on 14 stg and 3 sat.

HK$6,500-7,500 372

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THAILAND: 1929, stationery envelope 25 S. uprated air mail 50 S. tied pictorial purple "planes/ waves" with "BANGKOK G.P.O. 17.12.28" alongside to London, endorsed "Air Mail Via Karachi-London".

HK$2,200-2,600

THAILAND: 1904. Registered cover from BANGKOK to Paris franked by 1887 24a. purple and blue vertical pair tied by SWISS-type-Bangkok-2 cds.

Framed BANGKOK registration cachet in green at left, Paris arrival cds (13/7) on reverse. A fine and scarce cover.

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THAILAND: Incoming mail, Denmark, 1906 franked ppc "MARIBO 14.12.06" to Bangkok with Bangkok1 bilingual resp. Bangkok2 arrivals.

THAILAND: 1930, FFC Bangkok-Batavia, surcharge/ovpt. stamps (3) for 25 S. and airmails 15 S. pair total 55 S. rate tied pictorial "planes/waves" with "BANGKOK G.P.O. 8.11.30" on reverse, registered to Batavia/Java Dutch East Indies with "WELTEVREDEN 10.11.30".

HK$900-1,000

HK$2,200-2,600

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THAILAND: 1907, surcharged stationery card uprated 3 A. tied blue all-native style via "Bangkok5 10.12.07" to Pitsanulok, slight vertical crease.

THAILAND: 1933, Air Orient form marked "AIR GRAM" franked total 20 S. "BANGKOK G.P.O. 7.1.33" to India, backstamps.

HK$900-1,000

HK$1,100-1,300

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THAILAND: 1908. Postal stationary card 2 att on 1 1/2 att. red uprated for mail to france with 1 att. green (pair) tied by bilingual BANGKOK 2 cds with French arrival. Superb.

THAILAND: 1938, envelope 10 St. uprated 2 St., 3 S. tied "NORTH EXPRESS 8.3.38" to Finland, two Bangkok transits inc. slogan machine type on reverse, unusual destination.

HK$2,200-2,600

HK$1,400-1,600

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THAILAND: 1939, 1 T. 1926 tied "BANGKOK G.P.O. 30.12.39" to air mail cover to Denmark, probably with chemical censorship

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THAILAND: 1939, 10 S. and airmails 25 S. pair tied "BANGKOK 24.11.39" to small size air mail cover to Denmark, pink censor tape.

THAILAND: 1942 WWII Japanese card from death railway, the text reads: From - Juntaro Sakaguchi, Inuyama Unit, Oka5805 Unit. Thai dispatch.

To-Togoro Hara, Koyama, Suzaka-Town, Nagano Prefecture. "I'm sorry for not writing you so long, I hope that you all are fine. During my absence, it seems that you take care of my mother, Thank you very much!"

Military cover censored by Wakui.

Replied on 15th December Showa 17th Year (1942).

Okameant 7th Area Army which served for S.E. Asia 5805 Unit meant Railway 5"' Regiment which served for construction of Thai-Burma Railway.

HK$1,100-1,300

HK$2,000-2,400

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THAILAND: 1945: Front from RAF POST 181 at Bangkok D2 (ERD).

HK$1,100-1,300

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THAILAND: 1939, national day 10 S., 15 S. (3) with airmail 25 S. (strip-4) tied "BANGKOK G.P.O. 14.11.39" to air mail cover to Sweden, red censor tape.

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THAILAND: 1946: RAF P.O. 181 then at Don Maung Airfield Bangkok.

HK$1,100-1,300

HK$900-1,000 387

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THAILAND: 1942 (ca): Thai-Burma Railway From: Kurao Numata, Sudo Party Gi1381 Unit, Thai Dispatch To: Toshino Takahashi, Moniwashitacho, Ikude Village, Natori-Gun, Miyagi Prefecture. Military postcard written by a member of Guard Unit which served for Thai-Burma Railway area. Censored by 'Sudo'. Written: "It seems that it's very cold (in Japan) now. I wish that, you all are fine as ever. According to letter from my house, you've taken care for my family members. I appreciate you very much.

As you've helped them. I can flight for Great Eastern war which has continued for long time. I'm trying to achieve aim early as possible as I can. I inform you at first" on 16th February. 'GI' meant Thai Garrison Force. '1381' meant 42nd Guard Unit which served for Thai Burma Railway area.

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THAILAND: Parcel label to Algeria sent at the Registered Printed Matter rate - most unusual.

HK$2,200-2,600

HK$1,500-1,800

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THAILAND: 1942, Japanese military card from the Death Railway.

VIETNAM: 1951, Bao-Dai 30 P., a block of four, mint never hinged MNH, scarce thus.

HK$2,000-2,400

HK$1,800-2,000

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1891 QV 2c Jubilee Issue (Yang C1a), short "J" variety, used with first day January 22, 1891 cds.

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HK$1,000-1,500

1862 QV Unwatermarked 8c & 24c (Yang 2 & 5), both regummed (2).

HK$1,000-1,500 395

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1891 QV 2c Jubilee Issue (Yang C1), horizontal pair used with first day January 22, 1891 cds (2).

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HK$2,000-3,000

1863 QV Watermarked CC 30c (Yang 16), mint right wing margin example with toning spots on gum side.

HK$1,000-2,000 397

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1891 QV 2c Jubilee Issue (Yang C1a), short "J" variety, used with Hong Kong cds.

HK$1,000-1,500

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1863-80 QV Watermark CC (Yang 10, 14, 28 & 30), group of six including 2c, 6c(2), 10c & 24c(2), mint (6).

HK$2,000-3,000 396

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1898 QV $1 on 96c, overprint "Specimen", mounted mint, lightly hinged.

HK$1,800-2,000

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1877 QV Watermarked CC 16c (Yang 22), cancelled "N2" in blue overstruck "S1" in black, rare.

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1912 KGV $3 & $10 (Yang 113 & 115), mint (2).

HK$12,000-15,000 398

HK$3,000-4,000

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1891 QV 2c Jubilee Issue (Yang C1), group of three mint examples (3).

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1912 KGV 2c Green, a block of 9 with center stamp (position 5) showing "broken crown" variety, never hinged.

HK$1,000-1,200

HK$3,000-4,000 399

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1891 QV 2c Jubilee Issue (Yang C1), partial overprint omitted due to weak printing, used with "B62" obliterator.

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HK$3,200-3,800

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1891 QV 2c Jubilee Issue (Yang C1), used with partial "B62" obliterator.

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1891 QV 2c Jubilee Issue (Yang C1a), short "J" variety, used with first day January 22, 1891 cds.

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1931 KGV 3c Grey, a bottom corner margin plate number "2" block of 6, NH. HK$600-800

HK$1,000-1,500 November 24, 2015

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1922 KGV "China" 2nd Overprint $2 (Yang BP27), mint example with re-joined left gutter margin.

HK$1,000-1,500

HK$1,000-1,500 401

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1912 KGV $2 Grey & Carmine, a horizontal strip of 3 with ovpt "Specimen", never hinged.

HK$1,000-1,500 400

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1945 Japanese Occupation $5 on 5s (Yang J23), unused.

HK$1,500-2,000

Black & White Real Photo Picture Post Card of King Edward Hotel, scarce.

HK$800-1,000

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Black & White Real Photo Picture Post Card of Wanchai District, circa 1950s, scarce.

HK$800-1,000

Black & White Real Photo Picture Post Card of Hennessy and Johnston Roads with Trams, circa 1950s, scarce.

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Black & White Real Photo Picture Post Card of Queen's Road with Police Traffic Stand to Turkey, franked with KGV 8c, tied by 30 JUN 31 cds, tear at right, scarce.

HK$1,000-1,500

Black & White Real Photo Picture Post Card of Queen's Road East with Trams & Cars, circa 1930s, scarce.

HK$1,000-1,500 www.philachina.com

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1834 Canton Entire Folded Letter to London, with rare PO error "DOVER/INDIA LETTER" replaced by "SHIP LETTER/DOVER" marks, spectacular and fine 24 APR 1834 EL from "Canton" to London "Pr [Ship] Francis Charlotte" charged "1/4" and then "1/4".

HK$4,200-4,800

Hong Kong Peak Tramway Picture Post Card Collection, group of 29, housed in old-time postcard folder, including real photos, B/W and colored, used and unused, an excellent and difficult assemblage.

HK$5,000-6,000 418

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1842 Folded Envelope Hong Kong to England, endorsed "per Euphrates", dated on flap "1842 7th April Russell & Co" to London with red arrival "16th Sept 1842"on reverse, boxed "NEW ROMNEY / SHIP LETTER", so mail probably landed at Dungeness, Scamp, Far East.

HK$6,000-7,000

Hong Kong Postal History Selection, group of over 40 cards and covers with most cancels identified, including surface and airmails, mostly KEVII to KGVI, a couple of QEII. HK$1,000-1,500 November 24, 2015

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1850 (Jan 30) Entire letter from HONG KONG to Paris via Marseille, reverse with HONG KONG cds in black abd obverse with good strike of PIAD AT HONG KONG Crown Circle in red. Prepaid 1 sh in manuscipt and charged 10 decimes due on receipt (March 21).

1850 Folded Envelope from Canton to London, "per Record" with fine blue "DEAL/SHIP LETTER" (S8), backstamped in London, charged 1/4, two vertical file folds, otherwise fine, the ship letter mark is scarce in blue.

HK$9,000-11,000

HK$2,800-3,200

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1865 The Famous Cover Front to Manila, Philippines, franked by India 1856-64 4a black (three examples) used in combination with Hong Kong 1862/63 8c yellow-buff single and pair, with exceptional strike of circular LABUAN datestamp (March 4) in black.

1867 (March 14) Envelope to Maunts, Devon in England to Swatow "Via Marseilles", endorsed "Officer's Letter" and franked by GB 1d red (pl 94), 3d rose-red (pl 4) and 6d mauve (pl 5) tied to each other by two very fine "A86" Mailboat Cancels, struck on board.

HK$280,000-320,000

HK$40,000-50,000

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1874 (December 23) Entire Folded Letter from Foochow to Melbourne Australia, franked with QV 24c green, a horizontal pair canceled "B62", dated "The Camp, Foochow 23rd December 1874" (typewritten transcript included) endorsed "Via Galle" to Melbourne/Australia, on reverse Hong Kong index A DE 26 74 transit cds.

1891 20c on 30c Gray Green, tied by Hong Kong cds on a registered 1895 cover to Michigan (USA), with tree backstamps including the very scarce Customs Kowloon postmark.

HK$5,500-6,500

HK$13,000-15,000

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1892 Round-the-world Card, westbound Germany-Canada-Hong Kong-Australia-Cape Town-London-Germany with QV 10c cancelled B62 and on reverse dater index A "JA 9 92", itinerary enclosed.

1899 (November 18) Picture Post Card to Austria, franked with QV 4c Grey, canceled by dispatch cds, octagonal Yokohama A Marseille LN No 6 ship marking alongside, early use and scarce on card or cover.

HK$800-1,000

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1900 Picture Post Card from Hong Kong, bearing a pair of French Type Sage 5 cent yellow green tied by Frnech paquebot LIGNE N PAQ FR No 10 (Salles 1921) datestamp sent on the French steamer Sydney with Dijon arrival.

HK$1,500-2,000

1892 Registered Cover to GB, franked by 1882 3x 2c rose, 5c ultramarine an 10c violet on red all tied by B62 obliterators with Hong Kong cds in black and London transit also on front of a fine cover.

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1901 (March 15) Cover to Holmwood in Surrey, England, franked by Great Britain 1881 1d lilac tied by single ring Hong Kong code F datestamp in black. Reverse with Dorking arrivals cds (April 13) in black, light aging traces at the cover but a rare and attractive usage.

HK$2,000-2,500 432

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1902 (December 2) QV Registered 10c Envelope to Germany (Yang G2), size 3.75" x 6", uprated with $1 on 96c black, tied by registered Hong Kong cds, scarce.

HK$15,000-18,000

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1901 Red Band Envelope to France, bearing Chinese Imperial Post 10c green tied by Swatow date stamp routed via Hong Kong bearing 10c blue tied by boxed Swatow IPO tie-print in red (Webb Type 3) sent by French paquebot with octagonal LIGNE N PAQ FR No5 datestamp with Retiers arrival in France on reverse, very fine combination cover.

HK$4,000-5,000 www.philachina.com

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1904 (June 13) Cover to Seattle, franked with KEVII 5c gutter block of four tied "Victoria Hong Kong cds, endorsed "SS Gaelic" to Seattle USA with Jul 4 arrival on reverse.

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1906 Registered Cover to Seattle USA, franked by 1903-06 1c, 2c, 4c, 5c, 8c and 10c all tied Registered Hong Kong cds with registration cachet alongside, reverse with Seattle arrival cds, colorful and attractive cover.

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1908 (November 28) Picture Post Card (depicting Sikh Temple) to USA, franked with KEVII 4c, tied by Victoria Hong Kong cds, a clear Western Branch index B cds alongside, scarce.

HK$1,000-1,200

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1907 Hong Kong to Manila KEVII Registered 10c Envelope, uprated 20c, arrival Manila cds on back, very fine and decorative.

1915 Envelope to France, franked KGV 2c (3) and 4c tied by Amoy date stamp, on reverse Shanghai Br PO-V transit cds.

HK$2,800-3,200

HK$1,800-2,000

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1915 Cover to Birmingham, with Hong Kong 2c pale green single & strip of three, all tied by bold Hankow British PO index C cds, scarce and attractive cover.

1935-1956, Paquebot: three ppc (two showing "P&O S.S. Chitral / Australia Mail and Passenger Service") used w. KGV franks tied "PAQUEBOT" w. "VICTORIA HONG KONG" daters alongside to Bombay; also 1956 surface letter w. Australie 7 1/2d frank tied "PAQUEBOT.

HK$1,800-2,000 440

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1921 Registration Envelope KGV 10c, uprated KGV 4c scarlet (strip-3) tied "Registered GPO Hong Kong 4 AU 21" endorsed "SS Yokohama Maru" to Saltash/Cornwall, England.

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1922, Liu Kung Tau to England Cover, franked with 4c scarlet tied "LIU.KUNG.TAU A AU 8 22" to cover (vert. bend) to England.

194? WW2 Military Postcard from the Military Hospital, very rare. The text reads: - Censored

by Ozeki "I'm sorry for not writing you so long. How are you, Chief of District? I'm serving as ever, don't take care of me please! I suppose that it snows heavily in mainland now. I hope that snow will melt and that sound of Ichinomita Drums will be heard when you receive this letter. Please help my family during my absence! Please take care, 'Hara' was Inf. 22nd division which sailed for Hong Kong in Feb. 1944 from Jinfa in Zhejiang Province of China. But the ship was sunk on the way." It seems that the writer was at hospital owing to the attack.

HK$900-1,000

HK$3,200-3,800

HK$1,100-1,300

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1940, boxed three-line "ARE YOU SUPPORTING / THE BRITISH WAR / ORGANIZATION FUND" on air mail cover w.

China great wall air mail 90 C. tied "CHUNGKING 27.2.29" (Feb. 27, 1940) to HK with HK censor tape.

1922 Picture Postcard Wan Tsai to the UK, readdressed to Switzerland.

HK$2,000-2,400 443

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HK$2,200-2,600

1927 (June 23) 10c Violet Registration Envelope, 154x95 mm, used to Germany and uprated with 2x1c brown, 2c green and 8c orange all tied by Registered GPO-Hong Kong cds, scarce usage but some slight imperfections.

448

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1933 Cover to London, readdressed on arrival to Antwerp franked by 1921-37 2c blue-green and 10 c ultramarine tied by rare Sai Ying Pun - Hong Kong cds in black, Hong Kong cds on reverse with Shanghai and Antwerp datestamps, scarce and fine cover.

HK$700-900 449

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1942 Japanese Military Postcard from occupied Hong Kong to Tokyo.

HK$1,800-2,000

HK$2,200-2,600 November 24, 2015

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1941-1942, incoming mail, Australia 9d tied "AIR MAIL SECTION MELBOURNE 21 NOV 41" to censored air mail cover to Hong Kong, violet two line "NOT TRANSMISSIBLE / SERVICE SUSPENDED" w. vermilion finger mark "RETURN TO SENDER" plus vermilion "DEAD LETTER OFFICE".

HK$1,400-1,600 444

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1944 (ca.): From Mitsuyoshi Tanaka, Hong Kong Prison, Military postcard, censored by Terada.

HK$2,800-3,200

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1944: WWII Hong Kong Army Hospital, Special Military Air Postcard From Ryu Murata,(‘Ri’ Party, An 10021 unit, Indochina Dispatch,) c/o 3rd Building, 2nd , HQ of Hong Kong Army HospitalTo) Yasuko Muraya, Imadegawanoboru, Muromachidori, Kamigyo-Ku, KyotoCity Special Military Air Postcard. Censored by ‘Uchida’. Written “No.1. Lonely winter has gone.

Cheerful spring has come. I wish that you all are fine. Funeral of my father, problem of tax, chief of district…thank you for your hard work. Since my decease of three years old, I was taken care for the first time. I’ve recovered myself perfectly. I may stay here until the birthday of So. I’m anxious for taking job of Hamaguchi. Please do works of our home! Please send me a few books! Give my regards to all! Take care of your health! Shigeru, thank you for your kindness. Please help my family! There is red hill like Rokko here. There are many houses like match boxes. People wear light and colorful clothes.

Crowd of foreign women. I’ve not yet felt nostalgy.

I found various things which may attract you. If I can take them, I want to do it. I wish your luck and health” Written by a member of Japanese force who served in French Indochina. ‘Yasushi’ meant 53rd Division which served in French Indochina from January to Spring of 1944 only. It was used for operation in Burma a little time before Imphal Operation. ‘10021’ meant Infantry 128th Regiment which left Moji Port on 29th December 1943 and reached Saigon. After that, it entered Burma in April 1944.

This is very scarce usage of Corner Cut Type of Special Military Air Postcard which was begun to use in summer of 1943. Corner was used for use to frank on postcard to send to member of Japanese force abroad by airmail. It seems that this postcard was used in Hong Kong in Spring of 1944.

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451

HK$2,800-3,200 452

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1945: Hong Kong to Sweden, struck with rare AM15.

452

HK$1,100-1,300 www.philachina.com

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Macau - Postal History

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1836 (May 25): Macau to Canton. Entire letter with private text. Manuscript in Chinese letters - probably from a forwarder.

HK$3,200-3,800 454

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1841, 1st OPIUM WAR - "NEW ROMNEY/SHIP LETTER" TO G.B. WITH MENTION OF TROOPS & HONG KONG EXPANSION; 22 Jan. 1841 EL (minor wear) from "Macao" to London "Pr. Foam" with a mostly very fine (though partly overstruck) boxed "NEW ROMNEY/SHIP LETTER" arrival.

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1839 Macau to London. On the reverse arrival mark "FALMOUTH/SHIP LETTER". Manuscripted "Par Jardine" indicating a Ship of Jardine Matheson & Co. HK$3,000-3,500 November 24, 2015

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1932. Cover to Chicago franked with 1913 Vasco Da Gama 8 a deep blue with 1931 provisional 12 a on 14 a violet tied by Macau hexagonal datestamp (Feb 1). Hong Kong transit cds on reverse.

1910, two covers with bisects, one used local to Lappa Customs, one to France. Both with "CUSTOMS LAPPA" daters as arrival or mark of origin.

HK$2,200-2,600

HK$1,800-2,000 457

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1911 (DEC 20) Cover to Hong Kong franked

by Macau 1898-1903 grey green tied by Hong Kong IV datestamp with framed PAQUEBOT alongside. A fine and scarce cover.

HK$2,600-3,000 458

1932: Envelope to Chicago franked 20 A Ceres tied by date stamp. Very clear Hong Kong transit cds on reverse.

HK$1,800-2,000

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465

1911 Macau to Hong Kong. 2 avos, 4 avos and 6 avos on 10 reis. Rare frankings.

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1911 Registered cover to Hong Kong franked by 1911 1a on 5 r (2x), 6 a on 25 r and 1898-1903 4a. carmine all tied by MACAU cds's. Reverse with red registered label and Hong Kong arrival cds (Oct 1).

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HK$900-1,000

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1914 Registered AR cover to Chicago franked by 1913 Ceres 2 a. blue green and 18 a on 2 1/2 r newspaper stamp tied by MACAU datestamp in black. Circular 'AR' also on front. On reverse Hong Kong (March 13) and Chicago datestamps.

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1939, 5 A. pair tied boxed "PAQUEBOT" w.

"VICTORIA HONG KONG 16 AU 39" alongside to cover to HK. HK$600-800

1929 Registered letter Macao to USA franked by4 av. + 16 ac. on the reverse. Transit mark of Hong Kong G.P.O. Rare franking.

469

HK$1,400-1,600 462

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1937, four clipper FFC covers, air on sections to Guam (2) and to Manila (2). To US (3) or Guam (1).

HK$4,500-5,000 461

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1937, clipper FFC (6, all different): MacaoHong Kong, Macao-Hawaii, Macao-US; and from US Hawaii-Macao, Guam-Macao and SF-Macao, all w.

Macau backstamps. Clean condition, clear markings.

HK$1,800-2,000 460

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1933: registered letter Macao to Taihoku (Formosa / Taiwan) franked on the reverse with 6 av, 8 av, 10 av and 12 av.

HK$2,000-2,400

HK$2,500-3,000 459

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1930 Envelope to Chicago franked 2A Ceres + 8 a Carlos overprinted "Republica" tied by datestamp.

Hong Kong transit mark on reverse.

1940, incoming air mail cover from Portugal with 530 Esc. frank and backstamps "HONG KONG 5 MY 40" resp. arrival "MACAU 7-V-50", s. l. "RECEIVED DAMAGED" over left flap. Also HK censor mark.

HK$1,600-1,800

HK$3,200-3,800

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SHANGHAI POSTAL SYSTEM An impressive offering of sixty-six extraordinary Shanghai Large Dragons, comprising many early printing examples, unused (lots 470-518) and used (lots 519-535), with an array of a number of rarely seen in public auction items, first time appearance since the Chow Wei-Liang Collection auction in 1997 offered by Sotheby's.

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1865-66 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Early Period, 12ca Scarlet-red, Chow Printing 12 (Scott 4), yellowish wove paper, narrow LPO, close margins particularly at right, sharp and clear center motif, very minute thin on reverse, "6" of "16" almost omitted variety, very rare printing.

1865-66 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Early Period, 2ca Black, Chow Printing 6var (Scott 1var), pelure paper variety, usually printed on wove paper, narrow LPO, good margins, very rare early printing, ex Dr Stephen Gates.

HK$8,000-10,000

471

HK$15,000-20,000

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1865-66 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Early Period, 8ca Yellow-green, Chow Printing 7 (Scott 3), thin hard porous wove paper, narrow LPO, wide margins, thinned slightly on back, bright color, very rare.

1865-66 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Early Period, 2ca Gray-black, Chow Printing 13 (Scott 1), yellowish wove paper, narrow LPO, good margins, light ink printing, rare early printing.

HK$3,000-4,000

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1865-66 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Early Period, 8ca Dark green, Chow Printing 19a (Scott 6var), pelure paper, wide LPO, "mace" for "candareen", wide margins, clear offset on reverse, very scarce.

HK$3,000-4,000

1865-66 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Early Period, 2ca Black, Chow Printing 14 (Scott 1), soft opaque wove paper, narrow LPO, large margins, fresh clear motif, rare early printing.

HK$3,000-4,000

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1865-66 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Early Period, 4ca Orange-yellow, Chow Printing 15 (Scott 2), semi-pelure paper, close margins particularly at left, light thin on reverse, a very rare early printing.

1865-66 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Early Period, 2ca Black, Chow Printing 21 (Scott 1), ordinary wove paper, wide LPO, large margins, good early printing.

HK$10,000-15,000

HK$3,000-4,000

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1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 1ca Blue, Chow Printing 23 (Scott 8), laid paper, wide LPO, ample margins, fresh.

1865-66 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Early Period, 2ca Black, Chow Printing 21 (Scott 1), ordinary wove paper, wide LPO, narrow to close margins, two unused examples (2).

HK$3,000-4,000

HK$3,000-4,000 479

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1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 1ca Blue, Chow Printing 22 (Scott 8a), laid paper, wide LPO, very wide margins, fresh deep shade, fully gummed prior to separation from the sheet, a visible vertical watermark line at left, rare, 2003 APS certificate.

HK$6,000-8,000

1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 2ca Gray-black, Chow Printing 25 (Scott 12), ordinary wove paper, wide LPO, good margins, on gummed paper, rare.

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483

HK$6,000-8,000

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1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 1ca Blue, Chow Printing 23 (Scott 8), laid paper, wide LPO, very close margins, frame line dropped down of under "Hai" variety, rare.

1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 4ca Yellow, Chow Printing 27 (Scott 10), laid paper, wide LPO, close margins, bright color, very rare printing.

HK$6,000-8,000

HK$8,000-10,000

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1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 1ca Blue, Chow Printing 29 (Scott 11), ordinary wove paper, wide LPO, good margins, minimal inking with blurred impression,

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1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 16ca Scarlet (Orange-vermilion), Chow Printing 31 (Scott 15), wove paper, wide LPO, wide margins, fresh.

HK$3,000-4,000

HK$3,000-4,000 486

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1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 16ca Scarlet (Orange-vermilion), Chow Printing 31 (Scott 15), wove paper, wide LPO, wide margins, with traces of blue ink, confirming that printing 31 was executed after printing 30, the 1 ca blue, rare.

HK$4,000-5,000

1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 1ca Blue, Chow Printing 29 (Scott 11), ordinary wove paper, wide LPO, good margins, blurred impression.

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1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 16ca Scarlet, Chow Printing 31 (Scott 15), wove paper, wide LPO, good margins, light inking, slight thin on back of character "Hai", "6" of "16" much higher than "1", fresh and rare.

1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 8ca Olive-green, Chow Printing 32 (Scott 14), wove paper, wide LPO, very large margins, heavy inking on several characters, a fresh example with bright color, rare.

HK$5,000-6,000

HK$5,000-6,000

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1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 12ca Terra-cotta, Chow Printing 35 (Scott 17), wove paper, wide LPO, raised dot after "O" of "LPO", good wide margins.

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1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 1ca Bright Blue, Chow Printing 38 (Scott 16), wove paper, wide LPO, clear wide margins, no gum as issued.

HK$2,500-3,000

HK$3,000-4,000

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1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 12ca Terra-cotta, Chow Printing 35 (Scott 17), wove paper, wide LPO, raised dot after "O" of "LPO", good wide margins, heavy inking on several characters.

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1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 2ca Black, Chow Printing 41 (Scott 5a), wove paper, wide LPO, good to wide margins, broken frame line at bottom left, unused.

HK$3,000-4,000

HK$2,500-3,000 www.philachina.com

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1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 6ca Terra-cotta, Chow Printing 36 (Scott 22), wove paper, wide LPO, raised dot after "O" of "LPO", wide margins, a scarce example with crude attempt to cut the stamp pattern out as often seen on the later 3ca printing, hand gummed, fresh and rare.

HK$8,000-10,000

HK$6,000-8,000

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1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 8ca Olive-green, Chow Printing 32 (Scott 14), wove paper, wide LPO, heavy inking on several characters, two unused examples, one with wider margins, rare (2).

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HK$3,000-4,000

HK$2,000-3,000

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1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 6ca Vermilion, Chow Printing 46 (Scott 23), wove paper, wide LPO, good wide margins, two unused examples with bright color (2).

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1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Late Period, 1ca Blue, Chow Printing 48 (Scott 19), pelure paper, wide LPO, close margins, gummed.

HK$3,000-4,000 November 24, 2015

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1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Late Period, 1ca Blue, Chow Printing 48 (Scott 19), pelure paper, wide LPO, large margins, showing varying impressions of additional frame lines and extra dots after "CANDAREEN", light creasing in places as often encountered with this delicate paper.

1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 3ca Terra-cotta Brown, Chow Printing 45d (Scott 20var), wove paper, wide LPO, "3 CAN" above "DAREENS" variety, two unused examples (2).

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1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 12ca Chocolate, Chow Printing 47 (Scott 18), wove paper, wide LPO, wide margins, heavy inking.

HK$2,000-3,000

1866 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Middle Period, 8ca Grass-green, Chow Printing 43 (Scott 3), wove paper, wide LPO, wide margins, underinking on several characters, fresh and bright color.

HK$2,000-3,000 497

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HK$1,500-2,000 506

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1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Late Period, 1ca Blue, Chow Printing 53 (Scott 30), wove paper, wide LPO, two unused examples (one ample margins, the other with wide margins) with partial character "Kung" missing and clear double printing of numeral "3", unrecorded error (2).

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1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Late Period, 3ca Red-brown, Chow Printing 50 (Scott 20), pelure paper, wide LPO, large margins, "IPO" for LPO" variety, rare.

HK$2,000-3,000 504

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1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Late Period, 3ca Red-brown, Chow Printing 53 (Scott 30), wove paper, wide LPO, fresh bright color.

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Late Period, 1ca Deep Blue, Chow Printing 48 (Scott 19), pelure paper, wide LPO, wide margins on two sides, ink smudges on face with clear offset on reverse, very minor light creasing, a rarely seen printing.

HK$2,000-3,000 503

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1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Late Period, 2ca Gray-black, Chow Printing 51 (Scott 31), wove paper, wide LPO, huge margins, fresh.

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Late Period, 2ca Black, Chow Printing 54 (Scott 5), wove paper, wide LPO, extra wide margins, clear sharp impression of center motif, rare.

HK$2,000-3,000

HK$2,000-3,000

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1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Late Period, 8ca Olive-green, Chow Printing 59 (Scott 3), wove paper, wide LPO, narrow margins, part character "Hai" missing and broken right center frame line, unrecorded varieties.

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Late Period, 3ca Red-brown, Chow Printing 55var (Scott 32var), wove paper, wide LPO, wide margins, part character "Kung" and dot after "Candareens" omitted variety, two unused examples, rare printing with variety (2).

HK$3,000-4,000 509

HK$3,000-4,000

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1866-67 Group of 3 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Late Period, Chow Printing 57, 65 & 70 (Scott 2, 5a & 34a), including 4ca orange-yellow (printing 57) and 2ca black (printing 65 & 70), all wove paper and wide LPO, even margins, unused (3).

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1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Late Period, 12ca Orange-brown, Chow Printing 60 (Scott 24), wove paper, wide LPO, narrow margins, "CA" raised above "NDAREENS" variety.

HK$3,000-4,000

HK$2,000-3,000 510

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1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Late Period, 6ca Reddish-brown, Chow Printing 58 (Scott 21), wove paper, wide LPO, two unused examples, one with huge margins and the other with good margins (2).

HK$3,000-4,000 November 24, 2015

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1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Late Period, 16ca Scarlet, Chow Printing 62 (Scott 25), wove paper, wide LPO, extra large margins.

HK$2,000-3,000 111

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1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Late Period, 2ca Black, Chow Printing 65 (Scott 5a), wove paper, wide LPO, good margins, trace of thin.

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HK$3,000-4,000 515

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1871-72 Shanghai Large Dragon Reissues, Group S, 1ca Blue (Chow S1 & S2), horizontal strip of eight, showing Die II and Die III alongside each other in four pairs, folded in middle, exceptionally fresh and very rare (8).

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1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Late Period, 4ca Yellow, Chow Printing 68 (Scott 2), wove paper, wide LPO, good margins.

HK$5,000-6,000

HK$3,000-4,000 516

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1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragon, The Late Period, 12ca Scarlet and Orange-red, Chow Printing 75 (Scott 39a), wove paper, wide LPO, Scarlet example with extra ink dot on "Shang", good and large margins (2).

1871-72 Shanghai Large Dragon Reissues, Group S, 2ca Black (Chow S3 & S4), horizontal strip of six, showing Die II and Die III alongside each other in three pairs, folded in middle, exceptionally fresh and very rare (6).

HK$3,000-4,000

HK$4,000-5,000

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Shanghai Local Post Postmarks, Chow SLP-2 in Blue on Hong Kong QV 2c (March 17, 1864), earliest use in the pre-adhesive period of Shanghai Local Post, 12 stamps and 4 cover pieces recorded on Hong Kong stamps, for similar markings please refer to Fortune Wang's book, Shanghai Local Post - Stamp Issues and Postal History, volume 1, page 29, ex Fortune Wang.

Shanghai Local Post Postmarks, Chow SLP-2 in Blue on Hong Kong QV 6c (May 14, 1865), latest use in the pre-adhesive period of Shanghai Local Post, 12 stamps and 4 cover pieces recorded on Hong Kong stamps, for similar markings please refer to Fortune Wang's book, Shanghai Local Post - Stamp Issues and Postal History, volume 1, page 29, ex Fortune Wang.

HK$120,000-150,000

HK$120,000-150,000

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Shanghai Local Post Postmarks, Chow SLP-2 in Black on Hong Kong QV 8c (May 2, 1964), one of three used Hong Kong stamps with this dater in black during the pre-adhesive period, for similar markings please refer to Fortune Wang's book, Shanghai Local Post - Stamp Issues and Postal History, volume 1, page 28, and F W Webb's book, page 321 and plate 73, ex Fortune Wang.

Shanghai Local Post Postmarks, Chow SLP-3 in Red on Shanghai Large Dragon, 16ca Scarlet, Chow Printing 5 (Scott 4), almost complete Local Post Office Shanghai small belt buckle postmark, very rare used early printing example, ex Fortune Wang.

HK$35,000-40,000

HK$70,000-80,000 November 24, 2015

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Shanghai Local Post Postmarks, Chow SLP-3 in Red on Shanghai Large Dragon, 4ca Yellow, Chow Printing 9 (Scott 2), almost complete Local Post Office Shanghai small belt buckle postmark, very rare used early printing example, ex Fortune Wang.

Shanghai Local Post Postmarks, Chow SLP-3 in Red on Shanghai Large Dragon, 4ca Orange-yellow, Chow Printing 15 (Scott 2), complete Local Post Office Shanghai small belt buckle postmark, very rare used early printing example, ex Fortune Wang.

HK$35,000-40,000

HK$25,000-30,000

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Shanghai Local Post Postmarks, Chow SLP-3 in Red on Shanghai Large Dragon, 2ca Black, Chow Printing 10 (Scott 1), complete Local Post Office Shanghai small belt buckle postmark, very rare used early printing example, ex Fortune Wang.

Shanghai Local Post Postmarks, Chow SLP-2 in Blue on Shanghai Large Dragon, 8ca Green, Chow Printing 19 (Scott 6), pelure paper, wide LPO, "mace" for "candareen", close margins, tied by complete strike of Shanghae Local Post DE 16 65 dater, believed to be the only known dater on this particular printing, extremely scarce.

HK$25,000-30,000

HK$50,000-60,000

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Shanghai Local Post Postmarks, Chow SLP-3 in Red on Shanghai Large Dragon, 2ca Black, Chow Printing 21 (Scott 1), almost complete Local Post Office Shanghai small belt buckle postmark, very rare used example of this particular printing, ex Fortune Wang.

Shanghai Local Post Postmarks, Chow SLP-2 in Blue on Shanghai Large Dragon, 1ca Blue, Chow Printing 29 (Scott 11), a complete, rather faint but totally legible Shanghae Local Post "January 27, 1866" circular datestamp, paper repaired, very rare used example, ex Fortune Wang.

HK$15,000-20,000

HK$20,000-30,000

528

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Shanghai Local Post Postmarks, Chow SLP-3 in Red on Shanghai Large Dragon, 2ca Gray-black, Chow Printing 25c (Scott 4var), final "N" in "CANDAREEN" very much lower variety, almost complete Local Post Office Shanghai small belt buckle postmark, very rare used example, similar example sold for HK$86,250 in the Wei-Liang Chow auction (Sotheby's 1997), ex Fortune Wang.

530

Shanghai Local Post Postmarks, Chow SLP-3 in Red on Shanghai Large Dragon, 3ca Terracotta Brown, Chow Printing 45 (Scott 20), virtually complete Local Post Office Shanghai small belt buckle postmark, very rare used example, ex Fortune Wang.

HK$15,000-20,000

HK$30,000-40,000 November 24, 2015

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Shanghai Local Post Postmarks, Chow SLP-3 in Red on Shanghai Large Dragon, 3ca Reddish-brown, Chow Printing 50 (Scott 20), virtually complete Local Post Office Shanghai small belt buckle postmark.

HK$15,000-20,000

Shanghai Local Post Postmarks, Chow SLP-3 in Red on Shanghai Large Dragon, 1ca Blue, Chow Printing 48 (Scott 19), almost complete Local Post Office Shanghai small belt buckle postmark, rare, ex Fortune Wang.

HK$15,000-20,000

532

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Shanghai Local Post Postmarks, Chow SLP-3 in Red on Shanghai Large Dragon, 1ca Blue, Chow Printing 48 (Scott 19), a complete strike of Local Post Office Shanghai small belt buckle postmark, very clear and sharp marking, sold in the Wei-Liang Chow auction at Sotheby's in 1997 for HK$69,000, very rare.

HK$35,000-40,000 533

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Shanghai Local Post Postmarks, Chow SLP-N (Ningpo) in Red on Shanghai Large Dragon, 1ca Blue, Chow Printing 49 (Scott 19), a complete strike of the Local Post Office Ningpo small belt buckle postmark, similar markings sold in the Wei-Liang Chow auction at Sotheby's in 1997 for as high as HK$80,500, very rare Ningpo markings.

HK$20,000-30,000 www.philachina.com

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Shanghai Local Post Postmarks, Chow SLP-2 in Blue on Shanghai Large Dragon, 6ca Reddish-brown, Chow Printing 58 (Scott 21), a complete legible Shanghae Local Post "January 17, 1867" circular datestamp, very late use and extremely rare used example, ex Fortune Wang.

HK$35,000-40,000 116

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1889 Shanghai Small Dragon Issue (Value in Cash), 6th Issue (Chan LS105-109), complete set of 5 with extra 40 cash, 80 cash and 100 cash, 60 cash example with dot missing in character "Wen" variety, bright color, original gum with hinge remnants (8).

HK$1,000-1,500

1867 Shanghai Small Dragon 2nd Issue 12ca Pale Grey Color Proof, engraved on white card, size 58mm x 70mm, very fresh and well preserved.

HK$5,000-6,000

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1873-77 Shanghai Small Dragon Surcharges, 1ca on 4c Grey Lilac (Chan LS58), block of six with bottom margin, lower bottom stamp with smaller numeral "1" variety, fresh bright color with full original gum (6).

1889 Shanghai Small Dragon Issue (Value in Cash), 6th Issue 100 cash Blue (Chan LS109), two blocks with margins, one four and one six, watermark shifted to between perforations, bright color, large part original gum (10).

HK$2,500-3,000

HK$1,000-1,500

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1892 (December 22) Double Dragon 2c Postal Card to Woosung, canceled by Local Post Shanghai bilingual marking with dispatch datestamp alongside, rare.

1893 Shanghai Municipality Local Post Packing Band, size 114mm x 265mm, for 100 half cent newspaper wrappers, printed in brown by Barclay & Fry in London.

HK$4,000-5,000

HK$2,000-2,500

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1893 Surcharges on Double Dragons, Press Surcharged in Red, 1c on Half 2 Cents (LS149), a single with double surcharge in red & blue, a horizontal strip of 10 with middle two stamps showing surcharge double variety as well, very rare (11).

1893 Pair of Shanghai Municipality Local Post Packing Bands, one for 100 half cent newspaper wrappers and the other for 25 1c envelopes, fresh and clean, very rare reference material for Shanghai Local Post postal stationery studies (2).

HK$6,000-8,000

HK$4,000-5,000

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1893 1c Coat of Arms Unwatermarked Proofs, imperforate block of twenty, with top margin showing "Specimen of Engraving and Printing from Barclay & Fry, London, England", very rare (20).

HK$8,000-10,000

1893 2c Coat of Arms Watermarked Proofs, full imperforate sheet of fifty, small tears and repaired, original gum, extremely rare (50).

HK$8,000-10,000 545

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1893 Half Cent Coat of Arms Unwatermarked Proofs, imperforate block of twenty, with top margin showing "Specimen of Engraving and Printing from Barclay & Fry, London, England", very rare (20).

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1893 5c Coat of Arms Unwatermarked Proofs, imperforate block of twenty, with top margin showing "Specimen of Engraving and Printing from Barclay & Fry, London, England", very rare (20).

HK$8,000-10,000

HK$8,000-10,000 November 24, 2015

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550

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1893 10c Coat of Arms Unwatermarked Proofs, imperforate block of twenty, with top margin showing "Specimen of Engraving and Printing from Barclay & Fry, London, England", very rare (20).

HK$8,000-10,000

549

1893 20c Coat of Arms Unwatermarked Proofs, imperforate block of twenty, with top margin showing "Specimen of Engraving and Printing from Barclay & Fry, London, England", very rare (20).

HK$8,000-10,000

Ho

551

1893 15c Coat of Arms Unwatermarked Proofs, imperforate block of twenty, with top margin showing "Specimen of Engraving and Printing from Barclay & Fry, London, England", very rare (20).

HK$8,000-10,000 www.philachina.com

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1893 Coat of Arms Issue One Cent Brown Postal Envelope, tied by Shanghai Local Post FE 26 97 double ring dater, rare albeit philatelic.

HK$800-1,000 120

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1893 One Cent Postage Due Watermarked Proofs, full imperforate sheet of fifty with original gum, manuscript 30/5/94 at left margin, several vertical crease lines, extremely rare, ex Fortune Wang (50).

1893 1c Postage Due Unwatermarked Proofs, imperforate block of twenty, with top margin showing "Specimen of Engraving and Printing from Barclay & Fry, London, England", very rare, ex Fortune Wang (20).

HK$8,000-10,000

HK$10,000-12,000

553

555

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1893 Half Cent Postage Due Unwatermarked Proofs, imperforate block of twenty, with top margin showing "Specimen of Engraving and Printing from Barclay & Fry, London, England", very rare, ex Fortune Wang (20).

1893 2c Postage Due Unwatermarked Proofs, imperforate block of twenty, with top margin showing "Specimen of Engraving and Printing from Barclay & Fry, London, England", very rare, ex Fortune Wang (20).

HK$10,000-12,000

HK$10,000-12,000

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1893 5c Postage Due Unwatermarked Proofs, imperforate block of twenty, with top margin showing "Specimen of Engraving and Printing from Barclay & Fry, London, England", very rare, ex Fortune Wang (20).

1893 20c Postage Due Unwatermarked Proofs, imperforate block of twenty, with top margin showing "Specimen of Engraving and Printing from Barclay & Fry, London, England", very rare, ex Fortune Wang (20).

HK$10,000-12,000

HK$10,000-12,000

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1893 15c Postage Due Unwatermarked Proofs, imperforate block of twenty, with top margin showing "Specimen of Engraving and Printing from Barclay & Fry, London, England", very rare, ex Fortune Wang (20).

1893 (November 14) Shanghai Local Post Cover to USA, bearing a good dispatch strike in blue at back with Ohio arrival cds, on front US 5c added and canceled by US Postal Agency Shanghai datestamp.

HK$10,000-12,000

HK$4,000-5,000

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1894 (January 26) "Exempt From Postage" Cover, bearing a clear strike of the marking on front, Shanghai Local Post datestamp in blue on reverse, a rare first type of postage paid handstamp for the Shanghai Local Post.

562

1897 (March 16) US 2c Blue Postal Card to Shanghai, canceled by New York dispatch cds with San Francisco transit, US Postal Agency Shanghai and double ring Shanghai Local Post AP 20 97 arrival cds all alongside.

HK$5,000-6,000 561

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1894 (May) Shanghai Local Post Cover to USA via Japanese Post Office in Shanghai, bearing dispatch cds on reverse with Yokohama transit and US arrival cds, on front franked with Japanese 5s, tied by IJPO Shanghai cds, three months later in August 1894 with the Sino-Japanese war, mail service was suspended until May 1895.

HK$4,000-5,000 563

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1897 (June 17) One Cent Coat of Arms Cover, tied by Shanghai Local Post index A cds.

HK$2,000-2,500

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1894 Chefoo 3rd Issue, 5c Brown Orange (Chan LC11), mint block of 30 showing minor printing errors (30).

HK$2,000-2,500

1895-96 Amoy 1st and 2nd Issues (Chan LA1//13), group of 10, including half cent & 1c shades, 2c, 4c, 5c, 15c, 20c and 25c, large part original gum, some minor faults (10).

572

HK$1,200-1,500 565

573

HK$5,000-6,000 574

HK$2,000-2,500

HK$3,000-4,000

HK$2,000-2,500

575

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1894 Chinkiang 1st Issue (No clouds), 1c Rose Perforated Essay, normal rose color should be half cent, very rare.

1895 Amoy Postage Due Stamp (Chan LAD1a), mint half cent example with imperforate right wing margin, scarce.

HK$3,000-4,000

HK$2,500-3,000 569

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1894 (July 28) Official GPO Cape of Good Hope Document to The Director of Posts in Chinkiang, requesting a supply of "Specimen" stamps to complete their records, important indication of The Shanghai Postal System's international relationship at the time.

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1896 Amoy 3rd Surcharge in Black (Chan LA16-17), complete set of two in blocks of four with wide "f" of "Half" variety, lightly hinged with overall tropical toning (8).

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1894 Chefoo 1c Scarlet, tied by LOCAL POST CHEFOO cds on a blue cover 1896 send to Shanghai, with SHANGHAI LOCAL POST backstamp, very fine, quite scarce.

Ho

1896 Amoy 3rd Surcharge in Black (Chan LA16-17), complete set of two in blocks of four with narrow "f" of "Half" and minor broken surcharge variety, lightly hinged (8).

567

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1894 Chefoo Local Post 1c Red Letter Card, with reply portion, unused, also postal band for 100 half cent postal cards (2).

HK$2,000-2,500

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1896 Amoy 3rd Surcharge in Blue (Chan LA14-15), two mint examples, both with "Half Cent" surcharge shifted to right and narrow "f" of "Half" variety (2).

HK$800-1,000 566

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576

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1894 Chinkiang 1st Issue (No clouds), 1c Reddish Brown Perforated Essay, normal 1c color should be blue, very rare.

Amoy Local Post Agency Bilingual Marking, five examples of Shanghai Local Post Double Dragon 5c tied by this Amoy double ring postmark, unusual (5).

HK$3,500-4,500 577

HK$1,000-2,000

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1893 Shanghai Postage Paid 1 Cent Manila Envelope to Amoy, bearing Amoy Local Post Agency bilingual marking in blue.

1894 Chinkiang 1st Issue (No clouds), 1c Rose Red Perforated Essay, normal 1c color should be blue, tied by trial "Chinkiang Local Post" postmark in red, after stamp issuance the markings are black, very rare.

HK$500-1,000

HK$3,500-4,500

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1896 Chinkiang Official Stamps (Chan LCHO 1-8A), complete set of eight with inverted overprint, large part original gum with hinge remnants, very rare set (8).

HK$8,000-10,000

1894 Chinkiang 1st Issue (No clouds), 1c Red Perforated Essay, normal 1c color should be blue, tied by trial "Chinkiang Local Post" postmark in red, after stamp issuance the markings are black, very rare.

HK$3,500-4,500 579

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HK$3,000-4,000

HK$1,000-2,000 587

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1894 Kewkiang 1st Issue, Half Cent Black on Rose (Chan LK2 & var), complete mint sheet of 50 split into left block of 25, center vertical strip of five and right block of 20, rare multiples (50).

HK$2,500-3,000 Ho

HK$4,000-5,000

1895 Chinkiang Postage Due 2nd Overprint in Red on 1st Issue (Chan LCHD16b & c), one mint example with overprint inverted variety, another used vertical tete-beche pair, rare (3).

589

HK$3,000-4,000

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1895 Chinkiang Postage Due 10c Stamp (Chan LCHD39p), stone proof imperforate pair with irregular double impression on both sides, front 10c over 4c & reverse 10c over 10c, rare (2).

Ho

1894 Kewkiang 1st Issue, 15c Red on Yellow (Chan LK8a), left marginal mint block of 15 including "1" of "15" at left omitted variety, hinged on four sides onto card paper (15).

HK$1,500-2,000

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1894 Kewkiang 1st Issue, 2c Vermilion (Chan LK4a), complete mint sheet of 50 printed on white European paper, rare multiple (50).

HK$3,500-4,500

583

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1894 Kewkiang 1st Issue, Half Cent Black on Rose (Chan LK2 & var), complete mint sheet of 50, with scattered tropical toning spots, rare multiple (50).

HK$4,000-5,000

1895 Chinkiang Postage Due 2nd Overprint in Black on 1st Issue (Chan LCHD8b & 9b), overprint inverted variety, two half cent rose examples (one with overprint shifted to left) and one 1c blue, rare (3).

582

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1894 Ichang 1st Issue Half Candarin Brown (Chan LI-1), vertical pair with double perforation at middle, scarce variety, dry gum (2).

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1895 Chinkiang 2nd Issue (Clouds in Sky), 1c Rose Red Imperforate Essay, printed on thin white paper, rare.

581

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1893 Hankow 1st Issue, 5c Violet on Yellow Paper Essay, scarce.

HK$1,500-2,500

1895 Chinkiang 2nd Issue (Clouds in Sky), 1c Rose Red Imperforate Essay, printed on very thin paper with minor faults, rare.

580

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1842 (Nov. 30th). KOOLONGSOO (Amoy) to Jersey. Endorsed "Kolongsoo, Nov. 30th 1842 E.P. Cotton" sent outside the mails as a favour from a naval Captain, to LONDON and posted there with a G.B. 1p red imperforated tied by a very fine London Number 6 in Maltese Cross, with London and Jersey datestamps on the top flap. Long inter-

esting letter from the addressee's husband, officer with the BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE en route from Churan. RARE and important Campaing Letter from the 1st OPIUM WAR. Highly important Exhibition item. EARLIEST COVER KNOWN FROM CHINA WITH A POSTAGE STAMP. Ex Ishikawa and R. Chan.

HK$60,000-80,000

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1862 (May 24) Incoming Folded entire from Liverpool to Shanghai, manuscript "via Marseilles" and "2/3" rate marking paying the British colonial and foreign transit charges, "1d" handstamp in red representing the credit by GPO London to Hong Kong for handling charge, bearing Liverpool dispatch, London & Hong Kong transits and Shanghae (Webb type 7) arrival cds.

1858 (datelined December 6) Foochow British Consular Post to Launceston, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), a folded entire with tea trade content, bearing Small Crowned Circle "Paid at Hong Kong" and medium datestamp "14 DE 1858", manuscript "4" rate marking and "Per Mail" on front, two types of "Ship Letter - Inwards Free" dated 1FE1 and 12FE12 1859, an important piece of early postal history from Foochow to a rare destination.

HK$5,000-6,000

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1864, Cover with embossed flap on reverse "STATION NAVALE DES MERS DE CHINE/ Command en Chef" mailed to Paris and endorsed "Via Suez" on front. Cover franked by 1862 10 c bistre (scissors cut) tied by Paris Star in red with red cds (May 27) alongside. A delightful and rare item.

1865, 6 Ca. reddish brown, thin wove paper, full sheet of 6, pos. 1 slight crease, few tone spots in margin, unused no gum as issued, pencil sign Scheller.

HK$12,000-15,000

HK$30,000-35,000

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1872 (6 July): FRENCH POST OFFICE. Shanghai to Hampshire, England. Envelope bearing France 5 francs bluish gray on lavender, VERTICAL pair with full perforations, Empire 80c perf (x5, strip of 4 and single) and 40c orange Republic, all tied "5104" romboids, "Shang-hai / 6 Juil 72 / China" (***) cds alongside + red PD. Arrival cds on reverse. Cover in excellent condition, furthermore considering its size and travelling. Total

franking 14 francs 40 cents or twelve times rate. This item was last auctioned by Christies at Tokyo in 1981 in the legendary better Far East Postal History sale and was the highest estimated cover in the whole sale, personally supervised by Robson Lowe, the great postal history dealer. Astonishing exhibition item. Regarded as the largest franking recorded of the French Post Office in China and a key item for classic China Postal History.

HK$450,000-550,000

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1875. Sailor's concessionary rate cover endorsed "From N.Skinner, Seaman, HMS Victor Emanuel, Hong Kong, China" at top, countersigned at lower left by Commanding Officer and franked for concession with Great Britain 1d. red pl.

120 tied in black. Reverse with Hong Kong cds of despatch (May 7). A rare cover with stains an faults.

1874 (Aug 29). Cover, corner fault, mailed from SHANGHAI to PARIS with France 1871-75 5c. green, 15c.bistre and 80c. carmnine all tied by 5104 gros chiffres. CORR. D' ARMEES-SHANGHAI cds in black below. Reverse with Marseille and Paris cds's (Oct 13). A rare cover. Signed Calves.

HK$10,000-12,000

HK$18,000-20,000 www.philachina.com

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1886 (September 4) Registered Russian Post Office in Poland 14k Postal Envelope from Warszawie to Shanghai, bearing oval firm marking with despactch date, tied by BAPIIIABA Russian Calendar 8.23 cds, circular "R" marking alongside Shanghai arrival cds, on reverse Hong Kong transit cds, rare early registered mail from Poland to Shanghai.

HK$8,000-10,000

1883 (December 13) Incoming Cover from USA to Foochow, franked on front with US President Garfield 5c with Stratham dispatch cds, manuscript "via San Francisco" and "Rec'd Jan 26, 1884", on reverse Boston, New York, San Francisco and Hong Kong transits with Foochowfoo JA 26 84" arrival cds.

HK$4,000-5,000 November 24, 2015

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1890 (January 30) Cover from Nanking to USA, bearing on reverse Nanking despatch large dollar dater in blue, Shanghai Local Post and San Francisco transit cds alongside, on front US 5c added, canceled and with oval US Postal Agency Shanghai datestamp alongside, since Nanking did not issue stamps prior to 1896, thus this scarce usage through the Shanghai Local Post system, ex Fortune Wang.

1893 (March 22) Incoming Cover from Switzerland to Shanghai, re-directed to Amoy, bearing Singapore to Hong Kong marine sorter marking on reverse with a brilliant strike of Shanghai Local Post arrival cds, on front Amoy Local Post Agency final arrival marking, an amazing usage through the British Post, Shanghai and Amoy Local Posts, one of four covers believed to exist, very scarce, ex Fortune Wang.

HK$50,000-60,000

HK$8,000-10,000

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1896 (April 20) German 10pf Carmine Reichspost Postal Card to Germany, tied by oval Nanking Local Post despatch datestamp in violet, Stolp arrival cds alongside, on reverse two types of Shanghai transit markings including Shanghai Local Post and German Post Office in Shanghai, only three postal cards with this usage believed to exist, ex Dr Wei-Liang Chow, Sotheby's November 1996.

1903 (May 3) Incoming German 10pf Postal Card to Port Arthur, up-rated with 10pf, tied by Hof & Saale dispatch cds, on reverse Singapore to Hong Kong marine sorter cds and Port Arthur arrival marking.

HK$20,000-30,000

HK$1,000-1,500

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China Customs Post Issues

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1882 Customs Large Dragons, wide margin printing, 5ca Yellow ochre (Chan 6; Scott 6), used with partial seal cancel, usual minor faults.

1878 Customs Large Dragons, thin paper printing, 1ca Green (Chan 1; Scott 1), used with partial Tientsin seal cancel in violet.

HK$2,000-3,000 www.philachina.com

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1882 Customs Large Dragons, wide margin printing, 3ca Brown red (Chan 5; Scott 5), fine mint.

HK$3,000-4,000

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1878 Customs Large Dragons, thin paper printing (Chan 1-3; Scott 1-3), complete mint set of three (3).

HK$12,000-15,000 607

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1878 Customs Large Dragons, thin paper printing, 5ca Orange (Chan 3; Scott 3), used with partial Customs Chinkiang dater.

Imperial China "Elephant" Design Chinese Characters Essay, "Post Office" and "5 Cash Silver" printed on watermarked laid paper with "Imperial Customs Shanghai" embossed marking alongside, extremely rare Imperial period essay, 1989 Georg Buhler certificate.

606

610

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611

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612

614

611

615

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1882 Customs Large Dragons, wide margin printing, 5ca Yellow ochre (Chan 6; Scott 6), used with partial seal cancel and foreign marking, usual minor faults.

614

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1883 Customs Large Dragons, thick paper printing with clean cut perforations, 5ca Chrome yellow (Chan 9; Scott 9), used with partial Chefoo seal cancel.

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1882 Customs Large Dragons, wide margin printing, 5ca Yellow ochre (Chan 6; Scott 6), used with partial seal cancel, usual minor faults.

HK$1,000-1,500

HK$3,000-4,000 613

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1883 Customs Large Dragons, thick paper printing with clean cut perforations (Chan 7-9; Scott 7-9), complete used set of three (3).

1883 Customs Large Dragons, thick paper printing with clean cut perforations, 5ca Chrome yellow (Chan 9; Scott 9), used with Peking seal cancel.

HK$5,000-6,000

HK$1,000-1,500

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1894 Empress Dowager commemorative issues, First Printing, 24ca Carmine (Chan 30; Scott 24), used with almost complete Customs Hankow JAN 22 95 dater.

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HK$2,500-3,000 mo

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1894 Empress Dowager commemorative issues, First Printing, 9ca Dull green (Chan 28; Scott 22), complete pane of 25 with CTO Shanghai seals, very scarce multiple (25).

1897 Empress Dowager commemorative issues, Second Printing, 4ca Pale rose (Chan 25s; Scott 19), fine mint.

HK$3,000-4,000

HK$80,000-100,000 www.philachina.com

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1881 (July 22) Large Dragon & French Combination Cover from Peking to Paris, franked on reverse with 1878 thin paper Large Dragon 3c Brown Red (Scott 2), wonderfully fresh and wellcentered example, tied by clear blue Peking seal, with matching blue "IG of Customs, Peking JUL 22 81" double-circle datestamp, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai where it received France 5c Green on Greenish and two singles of 15c Blue Sage Issues (Scott 78 & 92; Yvert 75 & 90), each tied by dotted "5104" cancel with matching "Shanghai, Chine 29 Juil 81" datestamp, cover originated

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from the "Legation de la Republique Francaise, Pekin" with large blue cachet on back, Tientsin and Shanghai Customs transit backstamps, Paris receiving datestamp, cover with tear at top left and opening tear on backflap going thru blue cachet of little importance, this outstanding China and France mixed-franking cover is believed to be one of the few earliest known bearing the Large Dragon and Sage issues, a cover of exceptional importance and deserving of a key role in an award-winning exhibit, 2007 Calves certificate.

HK$300,000-400,000

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1890 (July 24) Incoming Cover from Hanover to Peking, franked with Deichspost 10pf pair, tied by Hanover cds, Small Dragon 3ca added and tied by Tientsin seal with matching Customs Tientsin cds on reverse with Brindisi and Hong Kong transit markings, rough opening at top, rare incoming mail with Imperial stamps added for inland postage.

1896 Cover from Peking, franked with Provisional 25c black on rose, superimposed on blue oval IG/MAIL MATTER handstamp stamp canceled by Shanghai/Chine cds, and front shows red French entry marking, reverse bears customs markings of Peking and Shanghai, plus Paris arrivel cds, scarce markings on a fine cover.

HK$8,000-10,000

HK$6,000-7,000

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China Imperial Post Issues

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1897 Large Figure Wide Spacing Dowager Surcharges, second printing, 1c on 1ca Red orange (Chan 57; Scott 48), block of nine used with Customs Shanghai APR 17 1897 cds, early postmark (9).

HK$3,000-4,000

623

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1897 1c on 3c, Revenue Surcharge (Chan 87; Scott 78), fine mint.

HK$1,500-2,000 625Ex

625

624

1897 Japanese Print Coiling Dragons (Chan 92-103), complete mint set of 12 in blocks of four with brilliant colors, very seldom offered intact as a set, hinged, some with remnants, light tropical toning on gum side on some low values, dollar values exceptionally fresh (48).

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1897 1c on 3c, Revenue Surcharge (Chan 87; Scott 78), fine used.

HK$1,000-1,500 November 24, 2015

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HK$150,000-200,000 141

626

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1897 Japanese Print Coiling Dragons, 50c Black green (Chan 100a), block of four, overall gum toning, very difficult multiple (4).

HK$25,000-35,000

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1897 Japanese Print Coiling Dragons, 50c Blue green (Chan 100b), block of four, dry gum, very scarce multiple (4).

1898 Engraved Coiling Dragons, watermarked, $1 to $5 (Chan 113-115; Scott 107-109), three dollar values in blocks of six, very fresh color, $2 block with gum toning, hinged on two to three stamps with original gum (18).

HK$35,000-45,000

HK$40,000-50,000

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1897, 1 C. type I on red revenue resp. 4 C. large type on red revenue with surcharges on dowager: seriffed 5 C., 8 C. and non-seriffed 2 C., 10 C./12 Cn., 30 C./24 Cn. all canc. brown Pa-Kua on registered cover with brown "CUSTOMS APR 22 1897" and bold vermilion "R" alongside, in combination with French offices 50 C. tied "SHANG-HAI 22 AVRIL 97" to Boehmer, Oppeln/ Germany. On reverse transits of "NAPOLI 24 MAI 97", "AMB. ROMA BOLOGNA 24 5 97" (TPO Rome-Bologna) and arrival "OPPELN 27.5.97". The handstamped address appears erased and reinstated in manuscript, adhesives lifted and re-affixed.

The cover is accompanied by the original registration receipt signed by the Shanghai counter staff.

- A note on Captain Alfred Boehmer (1860-1908): mainly known as addressee of German colonial issues covers.

His dominant private interests were photography and travelling. He was in the military administration in Oppeln/Silesia from 1891. From 1904, now Major, he was No. 2. in the county defense district of Lyck/Eastern Prussia. He met his fate, when his yacht capsized on lake Lyck during an unexpected summer storm 1908.6.21.

This cover is a major new find, cert. BPA (2014) "is genuine."

HK$250,000-300,000

Cover is not yet listed in the excellent "The‌ Red Revenues on Cover" census by Benjamin Y. K. Hwa (ed. CSS 2003). The present cover bears the handwritten registration number '195', which is one earlier than cover #41 in Hwa Vol. I p. 89. This makes it the earliest of covers posted to Boehmer. The franking seen here is identical to the one in Hwa #44.

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1897 ICP 1c Postal Card, cancelled by blue "TIENTSIN 12 APR 01", form usage as German FPO card w. Kiautschou 3 Pf. (2), 5 Pf., 10 Pf. and Germany 5 Pf. tied "Imp. German field post exped. of East Asian Expedition Corps 13/4" to Germany w. arrival "DARMSTADT 31.5.01".

1897 (November 15) Combination Japanese Print Coiling Dragon and French PO Cover from Newchwang to Hamburg, franked on reverse with 1c pair and 4c, canceled by Newchwang large dollar daters with Shanghai transit dollar dater in blue and Hamburg arrival cds alongside, on front 2c added tied by pa kua cancel, French chine 25c alongside canceled by Shanghai Chine cds, scarce.

HK$3,000-3,500

HK$60,000-80,000

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1898 (May 7): Cover from Shanghai to Camberly, Surrey franked by China 1897 1c yellow and 4c brown with CIP 1c orange all tied by "PA-KUA" with Shanghai Dollar chop on reverse in black. Hong Kong 5c ultramarine pair applied for onwards transmission and tied by "SHANGHAI" cds's in black.

HK$11,000-13,000 633

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1898 Coiling Dragon 2c Pair, tied two full strikes lunar dater "Chihli Peking 4" to ppc (Great Wall near Peking) via Shanghai BPO to Batavia/ Java, endorsed "via Hong Kong", many transit markings.

HK$700-900

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1898 (May 30) Combination Cover from Shanghai, franked with China 1897 4c brown, 5c rose and 1898 CIP 1c orange all tied by Shanghai dollar chops in black, Hong Kong 10c purple on red applied for onward transmission to Paris, tied by Shanghai British PO cds. Ligne N Paquebot (Salles 2142) below, a pretty cover.

635

1899 French Post in China 15c (red overprint "CHINE"), tied by CORR.D.ARMEES / SHANGHAI. Alongside a big decorative mark "MARINE FRANCAISE / SERVICE A LA MER".

HK$11,000-13,000

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1900 Combination Cover to Lahr, Baden, franked on reverse with Chinese Imperial Post 5c salmon pink pair tied at SHANGHAI (Feb 26) and obverse with French Chine 25 c tied at French PO in Shanghai. Arrival cds (March 31) on reverse.

HK$4,500-5,000 640

HK$3,000-3,500 638

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1900 (July 20) Postcard of Peking and ruins of Wan-shou-san, written from TAKU from Italian Naval Steamer and franked on reverse with Chinese Imperial Post 4c chesnut tied by bold strike of R.NAVA ELBA datestamp in black, mailed to Venice.

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1900 (June 8) Postcard of Peking Observatory, franked on reverse with CIP 4c chesnut tied by bold strike of TAKU datestamp in black, mailed to BRIXEN (Austria).

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1900 (July 20) Postcard of Peking, seen from the City Wall, written from TAKU from Italian Naval Steamer and franked on reverse with CIP 4c chesnut tied by bold strike of R. NAVE ELBA datestamp in black, mailed to Venice.

1900 Picture Postcard, with comprehensive 10c French China and 4s China.

HK$1,400-1,600 637

640

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1897 Coiling Dragon 2c, tied bilingual dater "HANKOW 24 JUN 99" to cover to Kuling via Kiukiang w. lunar bilingual dater transit of Kikuking reverse, multipage letter still enclosed. Early usages of the bilingual daters.

1900 (December 7) Registered Cover to France, franked by CIP 1898 20c claret tied by Tientsin cds in blue; large red "R" alongside and franked by Chine 50c rose applied for onward transmission and tied by Shanghai cds of French PO (Dec 17), arrival cds on reverse (Jan 9, 1901), scarce cover.

HK$1,800-2,000

HK$7,000-8,000 642

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1900 (December 26) USA 1c Black Postal Card from Tientsin to Berlin, with blue framed S.B. OSTAS. EXPED. FELD-INTENDANTUR, stamp area canceld by K.D. FELDPOST / DES OSTASIATISCHEN/EXPEDITIONSCORPS datestamp in black.

1897 Coiling Dragon 1c, tied bilingual dater "HANKOW 19 SEP 00" to cover to Wuchang w. lunar dater arrival "Hupeh Wuchang -.8.2" on reverse, backflap incomplete, letter still enclosed.

HK$900-1,000

HK$7,500-8,500 November 24, 2015

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1901 (January 18) Cover to Bordeaux, franked

by France Type Sage 25c. black on rose tied by TRESOR ET POSTES AUX ARMEES-CHINE in black with repeated strike alongside, arrival (March 13) on reverse of an unusual cover.

1897 ICP 1c Postal Card, uprated coiling dragon 10c tied oval bilingual "PEKING JAN 19 01", posted German" FPO No. 2 20 3" to Germany (form use) w. arrival "HALLE 3 5 01".

HK$900-1,000 646

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HK$2,000-2,500 648

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1901 (January 15) Imperial Chinese 1c Pink on Buff Postal Card, used to BAUTZEN, canceld

by German PO PEKING-DEUTSCHE POST cds in black, Bautzen arrival cds (Feb 26) alongside, scarce usage with China Imperial card only to overseas destination.

1901 (July) "CHINE" 5c Yellow Green Postal Envelope, used to MAGDEBURG struck with K.D.FELDPOSTSTATION-N° 2 cfds and framed S.B. OSTAS. EXPED. FELDLAZARETH 2 at lower left.

Madgeburg arrivals on reverse, rare German mail with French franking.

HK$5,500-6,500

HK$6,000-7,000

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1901 Incoming Mail, UK, 1/2d tied "CLOVELLY OC 7 01" to Amoy, transit "SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG B NO 3 01", arrival "AMOY 11 NOV 01", bold "T" due mark and blue crayon "5" (amount to be charged) .

1901 Amoy to Manila, Philippine Islands. Gorgeous printed papers rate US Navy ship illustrated complete magazine, franked at 10+2cts China + FRENCH P.O. 30 cents for the rare newspaper rate. Addressed to the US troops while during the US Occupation of the Philippines. A fantastic item in finest condition of the rarest in the Asia French P:O. rate, in a combination usage.

HK$900-1,000

HK$40,000-45,000

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1903 (April) Red Band Envelope to Peking, franked with CIP half cent pair, tied by oval China datestamp, on reverse Tientsin transit cds, scarce.

1901: French military cover from the Boxer Campaign.

HK$900-1,000 652

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1901: Picture postcard with French P.O. and China used in combination.

1903: PPC from Russian P.O. Tientsin to Germany.

HK$900-1,000

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1903: Reply card cancel oval T.P.O. "Tsingtau-Weihsien" dateless Chowtsun German agency double circle to "Weihsien 7/12/03", reply card part cancelled "Weihsien 8/12/03" and arrival at Chowtsun German agency, amazing array of Shantung markings.

HK$1,800-2,000

1904: Incoming mail, South Australia, ppc with 1 1/2d frank tied "ADELAIDE JY 14 04" to Amoy, transit Hong Kong, arrival British P.O. "AMOY AU 12 04".

656

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HK$900-1,000

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1904 (June 23) Incoming US 1c Postal Card from Santa Barbara to Amoy, uprated with President 1c, tied by "SanFran S Jose & Losang RPO" dispatch cds, San Francisco and Hong Kong transit alongside Amoy arrival cds.

1902, carp 20 C. w. coiling dragon 10 C. tied oval violet bilingual "CHOWTSUN MAY 18 1904" to "Shantung Railway Co." envelope in combination w. Kiautschou 30 Pf. pair tied "TSINGTAU 20/5 00" registered cover to Hungary, on reverse transit blue KIAOCHOW. HK$42,000-48,000 November 24, 2015

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1905: Picture Postcard to Russia from FPO No.3 at Shanhaikwang Manchuria.

1902, coiling dragon 10 C. (2), 20 C. on reused cut-out (two sides scissor cut) tied bisected bilingual "AMOY 3 NOV 05" to registered cover to USA, backstamps HK, SF and arrival Seattle.

HK$1,400-1,600

HK$6,500-7,500 660

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1905: P.P.C. franked with French and Chinese stamps.

1905: Picture Postcard, Tientsin to France, triple combination.

HK$1,000-1,200

HK$2,200-2,600

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1907, card CIP 1 C. light green uprated coiling dragon 1 C. (strip-3) tied boxed dater "Shantung Wenchang 1.19" via "PEKING 15 FEB (09)" to Gelsenkirchen/Germany, painting on reverse, dated "Wenchang 6 II 09".

HK$10,000-12,000

1898, card CIP 1 C. reply part uprated coiling dragon 1 C., 2 C. tied lunar dater "Shantung Tungchang" via CHINAN, SHANGHAI and "Shanghai B.P.O. APR 20 06" to Germany w. arrival "LĂ–VENICH 2.6.06". Painting on reverse, from Puoly mission station.

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HK$6,000-7,000 664

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1908, Picture post card from LOFAO near Tonghing (China) canceled by TONGHING CHINE P&I POSTE MONKAY TONKIN in red, routed via IndoChina bearing Indo-China 1 cent olive and a pair of 2 cents brown tied by MONCAY TONKIN double ring.

This letter was posted in China and routed via IndoChina post as the most convenient route to France.

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1906 MANCHURIA. KWANDIEN (Sakhalin Island). Postcard (Japanese postal stationary) to DENMARK with Japanese 1 sen (China Occupation Overprint) and 3 sen with local cancel.

Yokohama transit and Kjobenhavn arrival.

HK$1,600-1,800

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1908: picture postcard from Harbin to Austria.

1908: Picture postcard to Russia posted on the Harbin-Manchuli TPO 262 on the Chinese Eastern Railway Tchilinghirian states only one recorded.

HK$900-1,000 668

HK$3,500-4,000

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1908: Picture postcard from Russia P.O. Hankow to Belgium.

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1908: Picture postcard to France posted at Russian P.O. Manchuli Station on the Chinese Eastern Railway. According to Tchilinghinian "no covers known" (stamp missing on picture side).

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1909: Picture postcard, Vladivostok, posted on Chinese Eastern Railway TPO No.264 (Vladivostok to Harbin) to Russia.

HK$1,200-1,500

HK$900-1,000 www.philachina.com

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Incoming mail, Norway, 1908 ppc (skiing) to Hancheng/Shensi with boxed dater or lunar dater of Shensi, unusual.

HK$900-1,000

HK$1,100-1,300 669

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1910: Circular to the UK with arrival c.d.s. Rare printed matter note.

1911: Picture postcard to Belgium used from Hashin Station.

HK$1,100-1,300

HK$1,000-1,200

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1910: Russia - China Picture postcard on C.E.R. TPO No.264

1912: Hankow to France.

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Republic of China

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677

679

679

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680

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1912 Statistical Department Overprints, $1 Red and Pale Rose (Chan 164a), basic stamp with retouched "One" variety, used.

1912 Provisional Neutrality Overprints, 1c Ochre, "Provisional Neutrality" shifted upwards (Chan 144c; Scott 138var), block of four with top margin, hinged at top two stamps only, full original gum, scarce multiple with variety (4).

HK$1,000-1,500 680

HK$8,000-10,000

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1912 Statistical Department Overprints, 1¢ Ochre (Chan 153var; Scott 147var), broken top of "One" in basic stamp variety, used.

1912 Commercial Press Overprints, 1c Ochre (Chan 167var), mint block of 24 with character "Chung" shifted variety, some to right, some to left, unfortunately entire block stuck down on stock card, still very scarce (24).

HK$1,000-1,500

HK$8,000-10,000

678

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1914-19 First Peking Print Junk Series, $1 to $10 (Chan 244-247), four mint imprint blocks of four, lightly hinged with some remnants, rare multiples (16).

Postes Chinoises Junk Series Specimen, group of 24 stuck down on official French printed page, annotated at bottom of page "From the British PO Records (1976)" in pencil, excellent archive material for the discerning collector.

HK$10,000-15,000

HK$10,000-20,000 682

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1913 London Print Junk Series, 50c to $10 (Chan 222-226), five mint blocks of four, $10 with corner margins, lightly hinged with some remnants, light foxing on $10 block in particular along the margins, otherwise very fresh multiples (20).

1914-19 First Peking Print Junk Series, $10 (Chan 247), top marginal imprint block of four, exceptionally fresh (4).

HK$15,000-20,000

HK$25,000-35,000 November 24, 2015

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688

686

685

687

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1924 Junk Series booklet (Chan booklet 12), intact cover with few stamps remaining, lightly stained, scarce.

HK$2,500-3,000

1914-19 First Peking Print Junk Series, $20 (Chan 248), top right marginal block of four, exceptionally fresh (4).

HK$150,000-200,000 686

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President Hsu Shih-Chang Inauguration Commemorative Cachets, used on group of 18 Junk Series issues, value to $5 (18).

1940 Dr SYS Hong Kong Dah Tung Print Watermarked $1 to $20 (Chan 422-426), set of five dollar values in unfolded full sheets of fifty, never hinged, fresh and scarce (250).

HK$4,000-5,000

HK$4,000-5,000

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1946 Dr SYS First Shanghai Dah Tung Print $700 Red Brown (Chan 989), lower bottom marginal block of four, bottom left stamp with extra inking variety due to foreign particle adherence, unused (4).

1940-41 Kiangsi 3c on 5c, a full sheet of 200 with character variety position 128, unused mint mostly NH, some slight separations and toned gum (200).

HK$2,200-2,600 690

HK$1,000-1,500 693

1940-41, East Szechuan 3c on 55c, a full sheet of 200 with character variety position 127, unused mint mostly NH, few separations and toned gum.

(200).

m

1946, Yili uprising issues 5 and 10, both used, ex Feng Huang collection (van Dieten sale).

HK$600-800

HK$2,200-2,600 691

694

694

Ho

m

1942 Hunan-Kwangtung Surcharge of 40 Cents on 50c Dr SYS New York Print (Chan 545), complete sheet of 200 less top right corner block of 4, with very thin paper backing, unused (196).

1949 Hankow Gold Yuan $2,000,000 & $5,000,000 (Chan G126-7), two used examples, extremely rare either mint or used, lacking key issues in most Gold Yuan collections (2).

HK$4,000-5,000

HK$15,000-20,000

November 24, 2015

159

695Ex

696

697

698

700

699

695

698

H

1913 (April23): Postcard endorsed "Via Siberia" franked by 1912 3 c. blue-green tied by TIENTSIN cds, with large "T" marking alongside. taxed on arrival in Paris with blue Postage Due 10 c. Scarce and fine.

1949 Dr SYS Chungking Hwa Nan Print Silver Yuan Issue (Chan S22-30), complete unused set of 9.

HK$3,000-4,000 696

)

HK$2,800-3,200

1913 (April 14) Junk 1c Green Postal Card to Japan, up-rated with Waterlow "Republic" overprint on CIP half cent, tied by Kalgan cds, Moukden transit marking alongside, rare one and a half cent rate from Mongolia to Japan routing.

699

)

1913-26, junk franking tied tombstone (6 strikes) of rural agency in Shantung province, to both sides of registered cover to Germany, German label "arrived damaged in Berlin" plus signatures and two repair seals of Berlin 2 p.o.

HK$8,000-10,000 697

)

)

HK$15,000-20,000

1913 (October 24) Cover from Kaifang to Canada via Siberia, franked with Waterlow "Republic" overprint 10c, tied by Kaifang bilingual dater with Canadian arrival cds alongside, on reverse Moukden and Peking transit markings.

HK$2,000-3,000 www.philachina.com

700

)

1913: Picture postcard from Hankow to France.

HK$1,000-1,200 160

703 701

702

704

701

706

705

704

)

)

1914, BUGRA world exhibition for books and graphical industries Leipzig, stamp-like label official logo with chinese language inscription, a block of four MNH, rare.

HK$900-1,000

1916: P.o.W. letter, Shanghai to Japan.

702

1917, British Post Officies. Registered envelope to IRELAND bearing 2 cents green, 4 cents red (pair) and 10 cents blue tied by TIENTSIN BR P.O. datestamp with boxed hand-struck REGISTERED TIENTSIEN B.P.O in red, routed via Hong Kong with DUBLIN arrival on reverse. very fine item of mail.

HK$1,800-2,000 705

)

1914, junks 1 C. and 3 C. each gutter pairs tied boxed bilingual "PEITAIHO 3.7.25" (July 25, 1914) to registered cover to Peking w. next day arrival on reverse.

HK$1,700-2,000 703

)

HK$5,500-6,000

) 706

1914/21, junks tricolour cover tied "TIENTSIN 29.5.25" to cover to France, on reverse two line "Collected from Pillar box / 9", unusual.

1917: Military card via Russian P.O. Hankow.

HK$1,600-1,800

HK$1,300-1,500 November 24, 2015

)

161

708Ex

707

709

710

707

711

710

)

HK$5,000-5,500

HK$1,000-1,500

) 711

1919-1927, junk design stationery cards ovpt. "restricted for use in Sinkiang": 1 C., 1+1 C., with frame 4 C., with frame 4+4 C., 6 C., 2 C. all unused mint in clean condition. Total 6 cards.

HK$1,100-1,300

)

712

Incoming mail with repair seal, 1920, US 5 C. tied "GALVESTON" to cover to Shanghai and fwd. to Manila/Philippines, repaired in China with green seal tied two strikes boxed bilingual "RECEIVED IN SUCH CONDITION".

)

1921, FFC Peking-Tsinan: biplane air mail 30 C. w. 1920 North China flooding set tied boxed bilingual "PEKING10.7.3" to registered cover to Tsinanfu w. same day backstamp.

HK$3,500-4,000

HK$1,800-2,000 www.philachina.com

)

1920: Registered front Shanghai to the Czech H.Q. Vladivostok via the Russian p.a. Expertized Hovest BPP.

HK$1,400-1,600 709

)

1920 (March 15) Incoming Cover from Edinburgh to Shanghai, re-directed to Tsinan, franked with GB KGV issue, tied by Edinburgh roller type cancel, on reverse Shanghai BrPO cds with boxed "BPO to CPO Shanghai" handstamp; also 1921 (August 10) from Norway to Shanghai, also bearing "BPO to CPO Shanghai" handstamp on reverse (2).

1918, Britisch Post in China. Censored envelope to United States bearing 2c green and 4c carmine (pair) tied by CANTON datestamp with boxed P.B.C. (Passed by Censor) hand stamp in violet with N.Y. arrival on reverse. Fine and scarce.

708

712

162

715

714

713

716 717Ex

713

718

716

)

)

1921 (February 28) Pair of Junk Series 1c Green Postal Cards, each tied with a different Famine Relief issue, tied by Tientsin cds with boxed "National Famine Relief Association" commemorative cachet in black (2).

HK$1,000-1,500

1923, constitution 3 C., 4 C. (strip-3) tied boxed bilingual dater "CHANGSHA" to small cover to Sweden, on reverse transits Shanghai, "HARBIN 17.1.24" and arrival Stockholm.

714

717

HK$900-1,000

)

)

1921 (November) Native Cover to Shanxi, franked with Junk 3c, canceled by Letter Box Office tombstone marking, illegible origin, Kufow arrival cds alongside, scarce.

HK$4,000-5,000

1923-31, three registered covers (265x135 mm) with 88 C. (2) or 85 C. (1) frankings used "PEPING s/o 1 to Sven Hedin in Stockholm/Sweden.

715

718

HK$2,200-2,600

)

)

1922 (January 8) Real Photo Post Card from Chalainor (near Manchouli) to Russia, franked with Junk 1c, rare usage from a Mongolia small town.

1923-32, junk 5 C. and martyr 40 C. tied "SHANGHAI 22.4.33" to registered "silk sample of no value" to Lyons/France, 4 times rate.

HK$1,500-2,000

HK$1,700-2,000

November 24, 2015

163

719

720 721 723

722

719

724Ex

722

)

1923 (December) Red Band Cover from Chengchow to Peking, franked with Junk 8c, tied

by Chengchowhsien cds, on reverse two types of Peking arrival markings.

HK$1,000-2,000

)

1926, junk franking used "KULING" to Sian, opened and resealed with green repair seal tied 6 strikes of bisected bilingual dater "SIAN APR12 26", apted type with the "..FU" removed.

HK$2,800-3,200

720

723

)

1926, Nov.24: Cover and original printed letter from the French Consul in Tientsin (and signed by him), mailed to Perpigan "VIA SIBERIA", with large part TIENTSIN cds and manuscript "Stamp off" in red and oval GENERAL SUPERVISOR / POST OFFICE TIENTSIN in violet. Forwarded to France without further charges. French consular cachet on reverse of a rare cover.

1925, incoming mail, Germany, cover from "HAMBURG 18.6.25" to Canton w. vermilion "ADDRESSEE LEFT" and "REBUTS" plus on reverse "RETURNED LETTER OFFICE CANTON 21 A'UG / CHINA", cover some faults.

HK$900-1,000 721

)

)

HK$1,800-2,000 724

1925, junk 3 C./4 C. grey (10) tied "SHANGHAI 25.8.25" to registered cover addressed local, backstamp.

HK$900-1,000 www.philachina.com

)

1927 "Shanghai Defence Force": Cover plus 2pcs from rare FPO No.3.

HK$2,800-3,200 164

726

725

727

728

729

725

728

)

HK$3,200-3,800 )

1927, two covers from the "Shanghai Defence Force". Cover 1: 20 May 1927: Field Post Office 1 at Tifeng Road Shanghai. Only open for four months then moved to Tientsin. Cover 2: 2 August 1927: Army Post Office 1 at Army Headquaters, Kalee Hotel, Shanghai.

HK$600-800 729

)

1929, FFC Shanghai-Nanking, biplane 30 C. and unification 10 C. tied propeller pictorial dater plus "SHANGHAI 10.7.9" to registered air mail cover to Nanking poste restante w. same day backstamp.

HK$1,000-1,200 727

HK$700-900

) 730

1929, FFC Shanghai-Nanking, biplane 15 C. and unification 10 C. tied propeller pictorial dater "Shanghai 18.7.8" plus "SHANGHAI 8.7.29" to registered air mail cover to Nanking poste restante w. backstamp "NANKING 8.7.18" resp. 18.7.8 native style date.

)

1931, FFC China-Europe by Eurasia, air mail 60 C. etc. total $2.50 tied pictorial comemmorative dater "Shanghai 20.5.31" to RR-registered cover to Berlin/ Germany w. "12.6.31" and returned.

HK$2,200-2,600

HK$600-800 November 24, 2015

730

1929, FFC Shanghai-Nanking, biplane 15 C., unification 10 C. and Dr. Sun burial 1 S. tied propeller pictorial dater "Shanghai 18.7.8" plus "SHANGHAI 8.7.29" to registered air mail cover to Nanking poste restante w. same arrival on front resp. backstamp".

1927, July "Shanghai Defence Force"- Letter from rare BFPO No4 at Shanghai.

726

)

165

732

731

733 735

734

738

737

736

739

740 www.philachina.com

742

741 166

731

737

)

1936, SYS $1 and martyr 3 C. tied "PEIPING 11.10.24" to 1934 real photo ppc to Denmark, endorsed "Par Avion Saigon-Marseille et au deja de Marseille", unusual.

HK$900-1,000

1931. Cover to Denmark, underpaid with single Junk 1c. orange tied by Shanghai cds; taxed on arrival with 1921-30 Postage Due 1 รถ orange pair, 20 รถ grey and 25 รถ violet tied by Copenhagen cds's. Cover opened at all four sides.

738

HK$1,800-2,000 732

739

)

740

1933 (May 21) Cover from Yining (Ghulja - Ili and Kulja) to Tihwa, franked on reverse with Junk "Sinkiang" 3c pair, with Tihwa arrival cds alongside, on front bearing Yining dispatch cds, scarce.

)

1936, FFC China-Europe by CNAC endorsed "via Hanoi" 1.15 frank tied "SHANGHAI 12.2.36", special propeller pictorial marking "CANTON 14.2.1936", boxed red "AIRMAIL SERVICE POSTPONED..." resp.violet "DESPATCHED 6.3.1936" and boxed red "DELAYED BY ADVERSE

741

)

1936, FFC first direct flight Canton-Yunnanfu with 4 C., 15 C. airmail tied "CANTON 25.11.29", Yunnanfu backstamp.

HK$2,000-3,000

HK$900-1,000

742

)

)

1941 (September 9) Parcel Post Receipt from Kunming to Hunan Province, franked with various Dr SYS and Martyr issues, canceled by Kunming cds, on reverse Yunnanfu censor handstamp and Hunan arrival cds.

1936, New Life Movement FDC, cpl. set tied bilingual "LICHENG (TSINAN) 25.1.1" with violet transit same "1.1.36" to Sweden, clean condition.

HK$900-1,000

November 24, 2015

)

1941 (August 1) Cover from Shanghai to USA, 50c rate with Martyrs 25c pair, tied by Shanghai cds, original 3-page letter in English by a Texas company employee in Peking to his parents in NY state, discussing President Roosevelt's July 26 freezing of Japanese assets in the US, resulting in Japanese retaliation to freeze US company assets in Occupied North China, possibly the earliest known usage of HK Martyrs watermarked issues, virtually all known covers were used in Occupied Central china after the December 1941 outbreak of the Pacific War, scarce.

HK$1,700-2,000

736

)

Incoming mail, Guam, 1940, commercial air mail cover at 35 C. rate "GUAM MAY 12 1940" to Shanghai, clipper mail via Hong Kong with HK triangular censor, on reverse HK 14 MY 40 transit and Shanghai 15 5 arrival. Sender staff of Guam cable station.

PanAm Gu HK$500-1,000

HK$2,000-3,000

735

)

1937 (June 1) Train Cover to Tsingtao, franked with Dr SYS 2nd London Print 5c, canceled by Train PO cds, scarce.

HK$500-1,000

HK$4,000-5,000

734

)

1937 (April 11) Dr SYS 21/2c Green Postal Card from Weihsien to Nuan Quan Zhen, tied by Weihsien cds with Nuan Quan Zhen arrival cds on reverse, rare postal card usage from Chahaer, Mongolia.

HK$4,000-5,000

)

1932 (August 25) Official Large Size Shanghai Land Office Envelope, franked on front with Dr SYS 1st London Print 1c orange vertical pair, canceled by Shanghai cds, large undelivered slip attached alongside, on reverse brush writing manuscript "No Such Person Please Return to Sender", horizontal folding lines, scarce local rate cover.

733

)

HK$800-1,000 167

744

743

747 749 745 746 750

748

752

753

755

751 756

754 www.philachina.com

168

743

750

)

1947 (June 10) Cover from Tsam Kong to Shanghai, franked on front with CNC $100 on $1 Dr SYS issue, canceled by Canton cds, scarce single rate cover.

HK$1,000-1,500

1941 (Nov7). Airmail cover to SHANGHAI franked by Burma 3 p purple & India 2 a.6 p. orange overprinted BURMA, tied by RANGOON cds, red Reseal Censor at left tied by green PASSED CENSOR-32 handstamp, further stamp has fallen off and bilingual Chinese-English handstamp in violet STAMP MISSING applied. Taxed on arrivel with reused China 8c. green. A scarce instructional handstamp.

HK$1,600-1,800 744

751

)

1947 (August 7) Registered Air Mail Cover from Shenyang to England, franked on reverse with Dr SYS "Limited for Use in Northeast" issues, tied by Shenyang cds with Shanghai transit cds alongside.

HK$1,500-2,000

)

1945 (April 16) Air Mail Cover from East Szechwan to USA, franked with Postal Savings issues.

HK$1,500-2,000 745

)

752

)

1948 (March 18) Cover from Foochow to Taipei, franked with CNC issue on front, Taiwan arrival cds on reverse.

HK$1,000-1,500

)

1945 (November) Express Air Mail Cover from Tientsin to Shanghai, franked on reverse with North China issues in Tientsin, scarce.

753

)

HK$8,000-10,000

1948, 70 years stamp expo $5000 dark green (10 inc. block-6 on reverse) canc. "SHANGHAI 29.7.48" to cover to Sweden.

1946, local overprints, 50 C. ovpt. "China Postal Service" tied "Hulan 35.5.19" to cover used within Manchuria.

HK$1,100-1,300

HK$1,100-1,300

746

747

)

754 1948 (December) Local Cover Used in Shanghai, a scarce Gold Yuan single rate usage.

)

1947 (January) Official Registered Cover, franked with Dr SYS Chungking Central Print and Postal Savings issue with Fukien arrival cds alongside.

HK$1,500-2,000 755 1948 (December 27) Registered Cover to Nanking, franked on reverse with Gold Yuan issues, part registration label attached with Nanking arrival cds alongside, scarce.

HK$1,500-2,000 748

)

1947 (April 16) Air Mail Cover to England via Hong Kong, franked on front with various CNC issues, tied by Shanghai cds.

HK$1,500-2,000 749

HK$3,000-4,000 756

1949 (October 11) Double Registered Cover from Bishan to Chungking, franked on reverse with Silver Yuan revenue surcharged 4c on $100 with local Bishan overprint & domestic registered unit stamp pair, on front bearing Chungking arrival cds, late usage of Silver Yuan issue with local overprint.

)

1947 (May 1) Express Registered Air Mail Cover from Tientsin to Shanghai, franked on reverse with CNC issue, partial registration label attached with Shanghai arrival cds.

HK$1,000-1,500

HK$800-1,000 November 24, 2015

)

169

758 757

761

759 760

765 764

762

766

www.philachina.com

170

763

762

Special Purpose Issues

757

)

1935 (July 12) First Air Mail from Yunnan to Chungking, franked with Yunnan Dr SYS 5c and 25c air mail issue, tied by first flight cancel, Pahsien backstamped.

m

1900's Chinese Imperial Post Officially Sealed Stamps, first issue in dark green, two examples on a cut piece of a cover, tied by Yochow 1 JAN 14 cds, late usage in Republic period.

HK$2,000-3,000 763

)

1907 (May 24) Shanghai Society of St Vincent de Paul Commemoratives, set of three (red, blue and green), tied by "International Fancy Fair and Fete Shanghai May 1907" type 2 cachet (SUN Junyi, page 103), plus extra 20 denomination (different shade of blue) with type 1 cachet, scarce (4).

1936 (February 12) "Canton, Hanoi" First Flight Cover from Shanghai to London, franked with 3rd Peking print 25c, 50c & $1, tied by Shanghai dispatch cds, "Canton, Hanoi First Flight 14.2.1936" cachet alongside with boxed "Delayed by Adverse Weather Reforwarded on 28.2.36" marking in red and boxed "Despatched 6.3.1936" marking in violet, on reverse boxed "Air Mail Service Postponed ..." marking in violet with Paris transit cds, interesting delayed first flight cover.

HK$800-1,000

HK$3,000-4,000

HK$1,000-1,500 758

759

m

P Postage Due Issues

1944 War Refugees (Chan 815p), die proof of center design on thick Indian card in red brown.

764

HK$3,000-4,000

1911 Second London Print Postage Due Stamps, 2c Brown (Chan D16), three complete panes of 25 plus one less five stamps, never hinged, overall in excellent fresh condition, very scarce multiple (95).

Airmail Issues and First Flights

760

HK$8,000-10,000 )

765

1930 Wuchang to Shanghai Air Mail Native Cover, bearing rectangular bilingual Air Mail handstamp on front, on reverse franked with air mail 15c and Junk 4c, both canceled by Wuchang cds, Shanghai arrival cds alongside, rough opening at top not affecting stamps.

HK$3,000-4,000

Japanese Occupation of China Issues

)

766

1931 (June 2) Registered Air Mail Cover to Manchouli, franked with complete set of 2nd Peking Print Air Mail issue and an extra 10c Junk, all tied by special International Air Mail Service Peiping commemorative cachets, on reverse partial registration slip attached with Peiping origin cds and Manchouli arrival cachet, scarce.

)

1941-45, North China surcharges 50 C. (8), SYS $2 (3) and 7 years commemorative $10 brown tied "TIENTSIN 6.9.45" to local cover (toning at left), to HQ of 14th USMC with two line typewritten "WELCOME OUR / CO-WORKERS." Useup of occupation issues.

HK$2,200-2,600

HK$10,000-15,000 November 24, 2015

H

1900's Imperial Revenue Stamps, Japan print 500 cash & 1000 cash, fine unused (2).

HK$1,500-2,000 761

Ho

171

768Ex

769

767

771

770

772

773

775

774

776 777 www.philachina.com

778 172

779

Manchukuo

Tibet

767

773

)

Tibet Pre-Stamp Period Wax Seals, two private letters to Nepal (2).

HK$2,000-2,500

1932, 30 F. (2), 5 F. tied bilingual trisected Manchoukuo type "HARBIN/2 27.4.33" to registered cover to Germany w. May 9 backstamp.

774

HK$700-900

768

m

1904 (August to September) Tibet British and Indian Post Offices, group of nine India QV and KEVII stamps on six pieces, each tied by Lahssa cds (9).

HK$3,000-4,000

)

1932-1933, two Japanese field post cards pmkd.

Manchoukuo places Aug. '32-'Feb. 33, Mancuko incident related.

775

s

1912 Tibet Local Government 1st Issue 1/2 t Deep Violet and 2/3 t Dull Carmine, both used on large piece with complete marking (2).

HK$500-600

769

)

HK$2,000-3,000

) 776

1932, 7 F. with 1934, 1/2 F., 1 F., 1 1/2 F. and 10 F.on reverse of registered cover Harbin to Yugoslavia via Siberia.

mo

1912 Tibet Local Government 1st Issue, three used multiples (pair, strip of three and block of six) with wave roller cancel markings (11).

HK$1,800-2,000

HK$3,000-4,000 770

777

)

Ho

1933-59 Tibet Local Government 2nd Issue 1/2 t Orange Yellow, three full sheets of twelve with color shades and printed on different papers, ex Fortune Wang (36).

HK$8,000-10,000

1934, 1 F. (2) tied clear strike bisected dater "Antung Da..shan 2.12.5" to unsealed printed matter envelope to Denmark.

HK$900-1,000

778

Ho

1937, 10 F. comemmorative vertical pair tied "HARBIN 2.1.38" to cover to Germany.

1933-59 Tibet Local Government 2nd Issue 2/3 t Deep Blue, three full sheets of twelve with color shades and printed on different papers, ex Fortune Wang (36).

HK$900-1,000

HK$10,000-12,000

771

772

)

779

)

Ho

1952, peace conference $800 orange w. Tien An Men 4th printing $100 and $800 (pair) tied "SHANGHAI 52.10.3" to cover to Denmark.

1933-59 Tibet Local Government 2nd Issue 2/3 t Deep Blue, four full sheets of twelve with color shades and printed on different papers, ex Fortune Wang (48).

HK$700-900

HK$10,000-12,000

November 24, 2015

173

780

781

783

784

785

782

787

788

786

789

790

791 792 www.philachina.com

174

793

780

787

Ho

)

1932 (June) Tibet British and Indian Offices, printed Acquittance Roll from Rhenock and Telegraph from Lhasa to Calcutta (2).

1933-59 Tibet Local Government 2nd Issue 1 t Rose Carmine, four full sheets of twelve with color shades and printed on different papers, ex Fortune Wang (48).

HK$2,000-3,000

HK$12,000-15,000 781

Ho

788

1933-59 Tibet Local Government 2nd Issue 2 t Vermilion, four full sheets of twelve with color shades and printed on different papers, ex Fortune Wang (48).

)

1936 (August 6) Cover from Nepal to Tibet, franked on front and reverse with Nepal issues tied by dispatch cds, Tibet 3rd issue 2t(2) added, rare.

HK$10,000-12,000 782

HK$2,000-2,500

Ho

789

1933-59 Tibet Local Government 2nd Issue 2 t Dull Yellow, setting II in a complete sheet of twelve with printing color variety, rare (12).

1954 (July 5) Cover from India to Tibet, franked on reverse with India issues and tied by Ponani cds, Tibet 2t pair added at arrival.

HK$5,000-6,000 783

)

HK$1,000-1,500

Ho

790

1933-59 Tibet Local Government 2nd Issue 4 t Emerald, four full sheets of twelve with color shades and printed on different papers, ex Fortune Wang (48).

)

1954 (August 7) Incoming Cover to Pharijong, franked on reverse with India issue and pair of Tibet 2nd issue.

HK$12,000-15,000 784

HK$2,000-2,500 791

Ho

)

1950 Tibet Local Government Official Stamp 1/3 t Black, vertical strip of three with left margin and a block of nine with right margin (12).

1954 (August 29) Incoming Cover to Pharijong, franked on reverse with India 9ps pair, Tibet 4t added upon arrival at Pharijong.

HK$4,000-5,000

HK$1,000-1,500

785

792

)

)

1919 (September 25) British and Indian Post Office Cover to Gyantse, franked with India KGV 1/2a.

1950, 2/3 T. dark blue tied "LHASA" to inbound cover from Denmark to Gorkha Office Gyantse w. backstamp "GYANTSE 12 JAN 54".

HK$1,500-2,000

HK$2,800-3,200

786

)

793

1929 (March 9) Printed Commercial Cover to Pharijong, franked with India KGV 1a and Tibet Local Government first issue, rare, ex Fortune Wang.

1933-50, 1 T. red, two margin copies tied type IX "Phari" to reverse of local cover. Stamps are pos. 2 and pos. 10 of setting 1.

HK$1,500-2,000 November 24, 2015

)

HK$2,200-2,600 175

795

794

798 797 796

800

799 801

804 803

802

805 806 www.philachina.com

176

807

794

800

)

1912, 1/3 T. blue pos. 4 tied intaglio "GYANTSE P.O." to local cover.

1933/34, 1/2 T. orange, original perforation, pos.

10, tied by indistinct dater of probably Gyantse to cover to Shigatse, a very rare single frank, Sc. 9, cert.

Flack (2006).

HK$900-1,000 801

HK$1,800-2,000

795

) HK$1,400-1,600 802

HK$1,400-1,600 )

803

1950, 1 Tr. deep rose red and 2 Tr. orange tied by "GYANTSE" type VIII (Helrigl 41) to reverse of cover to Lhasa, dated 2nd April no year, plate 2 pos. 1 cliché 5 resp. plate 2 pos. 3 cliché 12, cert. Flack (2007.

)

1933/50, 2 T. orange tied "LHASA" to reverse of inland cover.

HK$900-1,000 804

HK$1,800-2,000

)

1950 (ca.), 2 T. cliche 6, 4 T. chliche 4 and 2/3 T. cliche 1 tied "SHIGATSE" to piece, also tied by wavy machine type India transit of "...DOM..."

)

1912, 1/6 Tr. deep yellow green, the shiny enamel printing, pos. 3, tied "LHASSA" to cover to Kathmandu/Nepal, in combination w. on reverse, India KGVI 1 A. tied "PHARIJONG 15 OCT 25" and NEPAL Oct. 19 in combination w. oval framed "KATHMANDU" arrivals.

HK$900-1,000 805

m

1920, 8 T. carmine rose canc. "LHASA" type VIII (Helrigl T42), a bottom margin copy, cert. Flack (2005) stating "VF". Sc. 8.

HK$1,800-2,000 798

)

1950, 2 T. cliché 10, tied "LHASA" to cover to Lalitpur/Nepal in combination w., on reverse, India 1 A. pair tied "GYANTSE 30 SEPT 52".

HK$1,800-2,000

797

)

1912, 1/6 T. green, a bottom margin copy, setting 2 pos. 16 cliché 5, tied "LHASA" to inland cover. Sc. 1.

1912, 2/3 T. carmine cliché 7 with "POTSAGE" error, used with violet cancel, pos. 6, cert. Flack (2007); and a mint copy of the same error from pos. 7. Sc. 4a.

796

)

)

HK$900-1,000

1912, 1/6 Tr. deep yellow green, the shiny enamel printing, pos. 5, tied intaglio "GYANTSE" type 1 (Helrigl 3) to cover (a little tatty) to Lhasa. Shows Dhakwa familly 'pennant shaped' traders mark, cert. Flack (2003). Sc. 1a.

806

)

1912, 1/6 T. probably pos. 6, tied unclear intaglio "GYANTSE" to reverse of inland cover.

HK$1,400-1,600

HK$1,800-2,000 799

807

)

Ho

1940-1955, 4 T. yellowish green, cliche 11 pos.

16, tied indistinct to reverse of inland cover.

1933/50, 4 T. emerald imperforated, a full sheet, unused no gum as issued. Sc. 8.

HK$900-1,000

HK$1,100-1,300

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1933-50, 2/3 T. prussian blue, perforated, a full sheet, unused no gum as issued. Sc. 10. Pencil signed Flack.

1951-1960, 4 T. green, setting II, a full sheet of 12 inc. pos. 12 beeing the large 25x25 mm replacement clichĂŠ 13. Slight creases, otherwise VF. Cert. Flack (2005) who suggests Waterfall #214. Sc. 18, 18a.

HK$2,800-3,200

809

Ho

HK$1,200-1,500 816

Ho

Ho

1935-1958, 1/2 T. yellow, a full sheet of 12, unused no gum as issued. Sc. 14.

1933-1950, 2 T. brown lake on silky thin paper, setting IIb, a full sheet of 12, unused no gum as issued.

HK$1,100-1,300

HK$1,100-1,300 810

Yunnan

Ho

1943 (ca.), 1/2 T. chrome yellow setting III, a full sheet of 12, unused no gum as issued, cert. Flack (2004) who states "Waterfall #115". Three slight vertical creases. Sc. 14.

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1926 Second Peking Print Junk Series Overprinted "Limited for Use in Yunnan Province" (Chan Y1-Y20), complete mint set of 20 in blocks of four, almost post office except $2 and $5 blocks, not affecting face of stamps, scarce multiples (80).

HK$1,100-1,300 811

Ho

Ho

1959, 2/3 T. violet blue, a full sheet of 12, unused no gum as issued. Sc. 15

HK$10,000-15,000

HK$1,100-1,300 812

Ho

1950, 2 T. orange, a full sheet of 12, unused no gum as issued. Sc. 17.

Foreign Post Offices in China

HK$1,100-1,300 813

818

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1901 (July 16) UPU Post Cards from Chefoo to Steiermark, Austria, group of two real photo cards bearing KuK Kriegsmarine Kaiserin Elisabeth cds with Feldpost marking alongside (2).

1950, 2 T. brown-orange, Waterfall setting 2a (note pos. 12 bent to the right), a full sheet of 12, unused no gum as issued. Cert. Flack (2004) who states "vertical crease, but prior to printing".

Sc. 17.

HK$3,000-4,000 819

HK$1,100-1,300 814

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French offices, military mail, 1901/1905, stampless expedition corps cover dated Feb. 1901 with LIGNE N transit resp. franked occupation ppc (2, "russian camp" and "chinese telegraph dept.", both ed.

Scholz, Tsingtau) all used to France.

Ho

1940-1955, 4 T. yellow green, a full sheet of 11 setting Ib with clichĂŠ 4 missing, on very thick native paper, unused no gum as issued. Double signed Dr. Orth and cert. Flack (2005). Sc. 18.

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1932. Letter from CONCHINCHINA to PORT VILA (New Hebrides), 1 cent brown with "T" mark alongside a "TROUVE A LA BOITE" (found in box). Taxed at arrival with New Hebrides 50 cts. Rare combination of frankings.

French Post Office, 1922, last day covers: two envelopes (240x115 mm) with various issues inc. dues pmkd. "TIENTSIN 31-12 22", last day of french offices in China.

HK$900-1,000

821

HK$2,000-2,400 828

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HK$1,100-1,300

HK$4,500-5,000 )

829

1941: Indo-China letter from Japanese Occupied country to Vichy Madagascar by blockade runner, arrived 12 May (b/s).

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1941: Indo-China letter from Japanese Occupied country to Madagascar by blockade runner, arrived 11 November 1942 (b/s).

HK$13,000-15,000 830

HK$1,200-1,500 824

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1889 (April). General Issues Dubois 15 c. blue postal stationary envelope, sent registered to Vinh-Long and uprated with 10 c black on lavender and postal stationary 15 c blue cut out, all tied by unclear (Tonkin) cds's. Reverse with TONQUIN (April 16), Saigon and Vinh-Long cds's. A scarce ussage.

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1946: Front from RAF PO No177 at Saigon.

HK$900-1,000 825

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1874 (Jan 18): Cover from Saigon to Evian (France) franked at military concession rate with 1871-75 25 c. blue tied by lozenge of dots, also cancelled by octagonal CORR. D'ARMEES-SAIGON datestamp in black. Reverse with Evian arrival cds and initially taxed '4' (40 c), deleted and '15 c" eventually charged in red for using French stamps instead of colonial stamps. A rare cover.

HK$1,100-1,300 823

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1873 (July 21), "Correpondence Militaire" cover to Lille, France franked by General Issues 1872 5c green and 1871 29 c blue (contemporary faults), both ties by CCH dotted lozenge in black with octagonal SAIGON datestamp alongside and arrival (Sept 7) on reverse. Mimitary cachet on reverse.

27 March 1941: Letter to Madagascar, by blockade runner delivered 11 November 1942.

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1896, Cover to France franked by 1892 5 c, defective 10 c and 15 c blue, all tied by octogonal "Corr D' ArmĂŠes/Saigon" datestamp in black. "MArine Francaice Anchor chachet at left and Paris arrivals on reverse.

HK$3,200-3,800 831

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1904, manual illustrated cover with illustrated card send as stampless military letter from Hanoi to France. Beautiful.

1892, Cover to Chaudoc (Indo-China) franked

by Type Sage 15c. blue tied by bold CORR.D.ARM / LIG. N. PAQ. FR. NO 6 in black with fine repeated strike at left (Sallers figs 1946/51). Taxed on arrival with 1881/92 imperforate Postage Due 5c black and 15 c black tied by CHAUDOC/COCHINECHINE datestamp. Reverse with Saigon transit cds (OCt 29). Slight closed cover tear but a scarce usage.

HK$1,800-2,000

HK$3,500-4,000

HK$2,000-2,400 826

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1886. Letter from SAIGON to France franked with a strip of three 15 cts blue tied by "MARSEILLE / SPECIAL MOBILE" alongside an octagonal "CORR.D.ARMEES/* SAIGON *".

1893. Mourning envelope to FRENCH CHINA bearing France Type Sage 25 cent black on rose tied by HEREPLAN double ring routed via Saigon to French Post and Telegraph Office Long-Xuyen Indochina with French Colonies General Issues 2 franc marron tax stamp, applied on arrival. This cover is the first recorded with the 2 fr used in Indo-China. It would have been used as a form of accounting the tax on incoming mail in groups of eight unpaid letters. A superb item.

HK$2,800-3,200 838

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1893 (Dec 22). Cover to PARIS franked by 1881 Dubois 25c. black on rose tied by VIETTRI-TONKIN cds with repeated strike at left. Rare locally manufactured BM oval Boite Mobile handstamp alongside in black. Scarce cover. Signed Jamet.

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HK$2,800-3,200

1903 (April). Colourful cover to FRANCE bearing 1892-1900 Type Sage 5c yellow green, 10 c. red, 15 c grey, 25 c black on rose and 40 c orange on yellow allm tied by superb strikes of LIGNE N / PAQ. Fr.No. 6 in black (Salles 2924), Arrival cds of St. Maur Des Fosses (May 6) on reverse.

840

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1929. Registered airmail cover to Switzerland franked by Canton 1919 2 pi on 5 fr and Indo China 1927 5c violet tied by Saigon cds's and framed "Premier Voyage / Postale Par Avion/Indochine France' in black. Brugg (April 22) arrival on reverse.

HK$3,500-4,000 836

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1891 (July 15). Cover to France franked by 1881 Dubois 25c black on rose tied by BAC-NINH cds in black with repeated strike at right. Blue circular cachet at left "TIRAILLEUERS TONKINOIS - 3e.

REGIMENT" (also on reverse). Entry cds "MODANEPARIS" in red on front, MANSLE arrival cds on the reverse.

HK$2,000-2,400 November 24, 2015

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German Offices, 1901: "Inliegend 8 Feldtelegramme" (8 field post telegrams included) on reverse of registered postal matter with provisional label "Deutsche Seepost Taku-Bremerhafen Nr.18" (German sea posts Taku-Bremerhafen No. 18) from COLOMBO, telegraph station (11.7.) to imperial post office in TSINGTAO with arrival date stamp on reverse from 29 July 1901 originating from HAPAG steamer "PALATIA" with single circle "KDMSP No.49 11.7.01", and official seal of steamer "Palatia" on reverse. One of two known postal matters for field telegrams from China. This item with the provisional registration label of China-Germany SPO is the only one known! Major German post offices in China RARITY! ÷ 1901, "Inliegend 8 Feldtelegramme" rückseitig auf eingeschriebener Postsache mit provisorischem R-Zettel "Deutsche Seepost Taku-Bremerhafen Nr.18" aus COLOMBO, Telegraphenanstalt vom 11.7. an das Kaiserliche Postamt in TSINGTAU mit rückseitigem Ankunftsstempel vom 29.7.01 vom Hapag-Dampfer "PALATIA" mit Einkreisstempel "KDMSP No.49 11.7.01", rückseitig mit Dienstsiegel der "Palatia". Einer von zwei bekannten Sammelumschlägen für Feldtelegramme aus China.

Dieser Beleg mit provisorischem R-Zettel ist der einzige Bedarfsbeleg! Große Deutsche Post-China RARITÄT!

HK$3,200-3,800 835

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1898, 5 Pf., 10 Pf. and 20 Pf (a top-margin copy) tied "SHANGHAI 16/5 98" to registered larger envelope (350x141 mm) endorsed "business papers" to Imp. German Consulate, Canton. On reverse transit ONG KONG MY 20 98".

HK$3,500-4,000 834

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1901, France to SAIGON. Letter to an Soldier of the Marine Infrantry forwarded to HANOI, MONCAY, HAIPHONG and TONKIN. Rare label "9° DE MARINE - Inconnu" signed by the treasurer. Very interesting.

HK$2,200-2,600

HK$18,000-20,000 833

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HK$40,000-50,000 183

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Imperial German Navy Mail, incoming in China, Austrian envelope 10 K. to Berlin with two line "Marine-Postbureau" for c/o adressed to MD of gunboat "SMS JAGUAR", no uprate hence taxed, scarce, cert. Steuer (2014).

GERMAN OFFICES: 1911, Field-Telegram: German, unoptd. 50 Pfg. Germania (12 = RM 6.-, the rate for army officers) on reverse of field telegram from gunboat "KAISERLICHE MARINE S.M.S. JAGUAR" during the 17th Yangtze River journey from "HANKAU DEUTSCHE POST 23.11.11". One of the few known known field telegrams not directly from the Boxer Rebellion period. Exceptional and major German post offices in China RARITY! ÷ 1911, Feldtelegramm: Deutsches Reich 50 Pfg. Germania (12 Expl. = 6 Mark als korrekter Tarif für Offiziere) rückseitig auf Feldtelegramm-Vordruck vom Kanonenboot "S.M.S. JAGUAR" auf der 17. Yangtse-Reise ab "HANKAU DEUTSCHE POST 23.11.11". Nummer der Nachricht: 46 - "Herzl. Glückwunsch und Gruss". Mit Absender und Kommando-Stempel "KAISERLICHE MARINE S.M.S. JAGUAR". Eines der wenigen bekannten Feldtelegramm nicht aus der Zeit des Boxeraufstandes. Außergewöhnliche Deutsche Post in China Rarität!

HK$45,000-55,000 842

HK$7,500-8,500 847

HK$1,000-1,500 848

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HK$700-900 849

HK$1,400-1,600 850

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1899, Japanese stationery card canc. "TUNGCHOW I.J.P.O. 30 DEC 00" via German p.o. "PEKING 7 / 1 01" to Germany w. HAMBURG arrival, smudging, field post usage.

HK$3,500-4,000 851

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1901 (April 5) Japanese 4s Postal Card from Tungchow to Germany, tied by Tungchow IJPO cds, KD Feld Poststation No 2 transit and Hamburg arrival cds alongside, rare usage.

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German p.o., 10 + 10 Pf. double card used "WEIHSIEN 3/10 02" to Kaomi w. reply part adhering returned "KAUMI 6/10 02" and same day arrival of Weihsien, attractive.

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1888, new Koban 10 S. tied "I.J.P.O. SHANGHAI 13 IX 92 MEIJ 25" to double weight cover to Osaka/Japan, transit Kobe, arrival "OSAKA JAPAN 17 X 1892" on reverse, also embossing and lacquer seal of Mitsui Bussan Shanghai. Scarce double rate usage

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Matsuyama, 1915, large oval camp seal in violet with vermilion han of censor "Motomiya" and dater "Matsuyama 4.12.24" (Dec. 24, 1915) alongside to Lt. v. Wexle in POW camp Kurume with Kurume large camp seal in violet. Scarcer inter-camp mail.

HK$900-1,000 845

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Italy, navy p.o. in China: 1925, 30 C. tied "R. NAVE SAN GIORGIO 17 2 25" w. two more strikes alongside to ppc ("Passing through Chinese Village", edit Kingshill, Shanghai) dated "Shanghai 15-2-925" to Milano/Italy.

Osaka, 1916, incoming ppc ("black forest idyll") endorsed "SdPdg" with German army troop mark "Reserve hospital / Lahr" w. "LAHR 26.7.16" alongside, German censor two line "Geprüft / Überwachungsstelle" (checked/censor dept.) and vermilion han of censor.

HK$500-600 844

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1903 (July 29) Italian Post Offices in China, cut piece franked with Italy 10c & 20c stamps, tied by "Camando Truppe Italiane in Cina" 29 LUG 03 dater.

Narashino, 1915/1916, two ppc with large red camp seal and two different censor chops to Germany.

HK$700-900 843

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HK$3,000-4,000 185

852

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855

853

852

854

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1899, 1 K. and 7 K. tied "SHANGHAI POSTE RUSSE 19 8 08" to wrapper of "East Asiatic Lloyd" to Vladivostok, commercial usage.

1908 Japanese Post Offices in China Empress Jingo (Chan FJ21), with "China" overprint 10Y, mint.

HK$5,000-6,000 853

HK$2,200-2,600

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855

1899, 1 K. and 3 K. applied to ppc "Chinese beauty" tied two strikes German office "TSCHIFU 31 8 00", then Russian violet "CHIFU 31 VII 00", transit Russian p.o. "XANGHAI 22 AVG 1900" to Germany w. arrival "MĂœNSTER 13.10.00".

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1912 (June 7) Picture Post Card from Manchouli to Chita, franked with Russian 3k, tied by Manchouli cds, Chita arrival cds alongside, vertically creased.

HK$1,000-1,500

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1912, 70 K., 20 K. tied "Xanghai 9 8 12" to parcel card to Samarkand.

1916, stationery card 3 K. uprated 1 K. tied "Tientsin 30 3 16" to Denmark, transit and censormark of Russian Petrograd

HK$8,000-10,000 857

HK$1,800-2,000

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859

1913 (July 8) Picture Post Card from Peking to Belgium, re-directed to Tirlemont, bearing Peking origin cds with Brussel transit and Tirlemont arrival cds alongside, franked on picture side with Russian PO "Kitai" 4k on picture side, uncancelled.

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1917, 14 K., a horizontal pair tied "Tientsin p. o.

-5.4.17" to reverse of sealed registered POW envelope to Siberia, transit Japanese "TIENTSIN 20.4.17", arrival "TOBOLSK 27.4.17", cover two file bends not affecting stamps.

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HK$2,800-3,200 187

Taiwan

860

) Island. Described by Raymond Salles in his ten volumes encyclopedia of XIX French Maritime mails as EXCEPTIONALLY with text: "Corps Expeditionnaire de Formose" (see Vol. V, page 138 / 139). This is the ONLY item with the proper text "OCCUPATION TROOPS IN TAIWAN", in reference to this French troops presence at Kelung, as the French changed it inmediately in the few covers relating to this period campaign in existance. An outstanding exhibition item, undoubtely one of the great rarities of Taiwan Philately.

1884. CORPS D´OCCUPATION DE L´ISLE FORMOSE. Envelope addressed to M. Cussinet / Bellenases / France, with circular cachet "Corr. D. Arm(ees) / Lig. N. Paq. Fr. Nº 10 / 4 - Nov - 84" cds (***). In September 1884 to July 1885, the French Naval Force "Courbet", was present in Chinese waters, with the occasion of the Chinese military conflict in Tonkin territory. After the occupation of Kelung in North Formosa by the French in order to have a more direct control with the maritime line "S", there was a brief stopover of this line in the

HK$400,000-500,000 www.philachina.com

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864

861

865

863

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1954 Silo Bridge Souvenir Folder (Yeh 26; Scott 1095a), without gum as issued, printing quantity 10,000, scarce, staples not stained.

862

861

HK$5,000-6,000 864

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1940, parcel arrival note with fiscals total 3.63Y. tied rubber comb "TAIHOKU 10.9.40" plus same date metal comb on reverse.

1955 President Chiang Kai-Shek 1st Anniversary of 2nd Re-election Souvenir Sheet (Yeh 34; Scott 1114a), without gum as issued, printing quantity 20,000, scarce.

HK$1,100-1,300

HK$1,000-1,500

862

865

H

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1953 President Chiang Kai-Shek 67th Birthday Souvenir Folder (Yeh 24; Scott 1091a), without gum as issued, printing quantity 15,449, scarce.

1955 President Chiang Kai-Shek 69th Birthday Souvenir Sheet (Yeh39; Scott 1126a), without gum as issued, printing quantity 20,000, scarce.

HK$2,000-2,500

HK$800-1,000

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870

869 872

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872

People's Republic of China

866

Northwest Liberated Area, Shansi Posts: 1949 North Shensi Surcharge on Pagoda 4th Print (Yang NW53), unused block of 42, some stamps with light double surcharge variety, bottom imperforate margin and double horizontal perforation on second row from top, scarce multiple (42).

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North China Liberated Area, Chin-Ki-Cha Border Area: 1938 Commemorative of the Soldier of the War Against Japanese Aggression (Yang NC8), unused example with right margin, scarce.

HK$8,000-10,000 867

HK$1,000-2,000 873

HK$1,000-2,000 874

Ho

Northeast Liberated Area, 1948 (November 5) Cover to Russia, franked with $1,000 orange-yellow, tied by "Harbin Taowei 37.11.5" cds, on reverse same day transit Harbin and arrival of Moscow.

North China Liberated Area, North China People's Posts: 1949 28th Anniversary of Chinese Communist Party (Yang NC388-394), complete imperforate set of seven in blocks of six, all with margins except $80 block, unused (42).

HK$1,800-2,000 875

HK$2,000-3,000 869

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1950 (March 9) Cover from Shanghai to USA, franked with Chairman Mao Sanyi print $100, Dr SYS "East China Region" surcharge $2,000 on $1,000, unit stamps surcharged $200 & $800, tied by Shanghai cds.

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East China Liberated Area, East China People's Posts: 1946 Su-Wan Border Area, $10 Purple Imperforate Train Issue (Yang EC328), unused, scarce.

HK$1,500-2,000 870

Hmo

Northeast Liberated Area, Northeast People's Posts: 1947 Surcharge on 1st Print Chairman Mao (Yang NE36-43), complete set of eight in blocks of four, all unused except $100 on $1 pale violet with green surcharge used (32).

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North China Liberated Area, Ki Tung Area: 1945 Large Victory Commemoratives (Yang NC17b, NC20a & 24a), $1 pair with wide left margin, $5 & $20 singles, imperforate variety, unused (4).

HK$500-1,000 868

Ho

HK$1,000-1,500 876

Ho

Ho

1950 Tien An Men (Used in North East) 1st Print $2,500 Yellow (Yang NE5), complete unused sheet of 100, overall heavy inking particularly at right, scarce (100).

East China Liberated Area, East China People's Posts: 1949 7th Anniversary of Founding of Shantung Communist Postal Administration (Yang EC373-383), complete imperforate set of 11 in blocks of four plus $5 block of four with small character "Post", unused (48).

HK$5,000-6,000 877

HK$1,000-2,000

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East China Liberated Area, East China People's Posts: 1949 Victory of Hwai-Hai (Yang EC395-405), complete imperforate set of eleven in blocks of four, all with margins, unused (44).

1950 Tien an Men (Used in North East) 2nd Print (Yang RN2), in complete sheets of 100 ($250, $500, $1,000, $2,000, $2,500, $3,000, $5,000(2 shades), $10,000 and $12,500) and 80 ($1,000, $2,500 & $5,000), total 13 sheets, unused (1,240).

HK$1,000-2,000

HK$8,000-10,000

871

Ho

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878

885

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1966 Basketball 43f on Airmail PPC to Sweden, tied by "Shantung Tsingtau 21 branch 1966.1.3" cds, depicting Tsingtau Sailors Home, correct rate, commercial usage.

1950 Tien An Men (Used in North East) 2nd Print (Yang RN2), assemblage of large unused multiples, comprising $250(30), $500(60), $1,000(40), $2,000(80), $5,000(10), $20,000(260, two shades) and $30,000(60), total 540 stamps.

HK$900-1,000

HK$800-1,000 879

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886

Ho

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1966-1968 Group of Four Meter Mail, registered air mail bank covers to Germany.

1950 (October 1) 1st Anniversary of Founding of PRC $800 Large National Flag (Yang C6), complete unused sheet of 20, scarce (20).

HK$700-900

HK$1,500-2,000 880

887

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1967 (April 20) Thoughts of Chairman Mao (Yang W1; Scott 938-948), complete set of 11 with two se-tenant strips of five, unfolded, gold color a little oxidated, otherwise excellent colors, NH (11).

1950 Tien An Men 4th Printing $1000, tied "Peking 52.5.7" to unsealed printed matter envelope to Denmark with double circle permit marking.

HK$900-1,000 881

HK$8,000-10,000

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888

1954-1973 Group of Nine Covers and one PPC, all used to Germany or CSR but one to Hong Kong, commercial usages.

HK$5,000-6,000

Ho

889

1963 (September 25) Golden-Haired Monkeys (Yang S60), complete set of three in full sheets of 50, 8f sheet with minor tropical tone spots, 22f toning along margins, overall light crease lines, NH (150).

H

1967 (May 23) Talks on Literature and Art (Yang W3; Scott 957-959), choice and fresh set of three, NH (3).

HK$4,000-5,000

HK$8,000-10,000 883

H

1967 (May 1) Long Live Chairman Mao (Yang W2; Scott 949-956), beautiful and fresh set of eight, NH (8).

HK$1,500-2,000 882

H

890

Ho

H

1967 (July 1) Chinese Communist Party 46th Anniversary (Yang W4; Scott 960-964), post office fresh set of five, NH (5).

1963 (September 25) Golden-Haired Monkeys (Yang S60), complete set of three in full sheets of 50, 8f margin with few toned spots, NH (150).

HK$2,000-2,500

HK$8,000-10,000 884

891

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H

1964 Peonies 52f on Airmail Cover to Sweden, tied by Tientsin 1966.3.5 cds, correct rate, commercial usage.

1968 (January 30) Revolutionary Literature and Art (Yang W5; Scott 982-990), complete set of nine, post office fresh, NH (9).

HK$900-1,000

HK$5,000-6,000

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1969 Group of Four Cultural Revolution Issues (Yang 15 & W17-19), including completion of Nanking Yangtse Bridge (4), The Red Lantern (2), Intellectual Youths (4) and Defend Chen Pao Tao (5), all NH (15).

1967 (October 1) 18th Anniversary of the People's Republic (Yang W6; Scott 965-966), complete set of two, NH (2).

HK$1,000-1,500

HK$1,000-1,500 898 893

Cultural Revolution Period Chairman Mao Propaganda Receipt, dated October 5, 1972, bearing miscellaneous transportation expense receipts and leave certificate attached on reverse, scarce.

H

1967 (October 1) Poems of Chairman Mao (Yang W7; Scott 967-980), complete set of fourteen, beautifully fresh, NH (14).

HK$1,000-2,000

HK$15,000-20,000

894

899

)

Cultural Revolution Period Chairman Mao Propaganda Receipt, undated, bearing miscellaneous transportation expense receipts, scarce.

H

1968 (May 31) Chairman Mao's Anti-American Declaration (Yang W9; Scott 991), NH.

HK$1,000-2,000 900

HK$1,000-1,500

895

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Cultural Revolution Period Expense Receipt, dated August 12, 1972, mounted with numerous transportation tickets etc.

HK$1,000-2,000

H

901

1968 (July 20) Directives of Chairman Mao (Yang W10; Scott 996a), a pristine unfolded setenant strip of five, right stamp with small paper inclusion showing on reverse only, NH (5).

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Cultural Revolution Period Expense Receipt, dated December 4, 1972, mounted with transportation tickets etc.

HK$20,000-30,000

HK$1,000-1,500 902

896

Cultural Revolution Period Expense Receipt, dated June 29, 1968, mounted with railway exchange vouchers etc.

Hm

1967-1968 Group of Five Cultural Revolution Issues (Yang W8, W11-13 & W16), including two W8 (Sailing the Sea Depends on Helmsman) examples (mint and used), a W11 (Lin Biao Inscription), one W12 (Chairman Mao Goes to Anyuan), a W13 (Chairman Mao's Instruction) and W16 (Publication of Communique of 12th Plenary Session of 8th CCCPC), all NH except one used (6).

HK$1,000-1,500 903

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Cultural Revolution Period Expense Receipt, dated April 4, 1973, mounted with train tickets etc.

HK$1,000-1,500 November 24, 2015

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HK$1,000-1,500 195

904-908

909 904

907

Ho

1974 (October 1) 25th Anniversary of Founding of PRC (Yang J2), complete NH sheet of 25, fresh (25).

HK$3,000-4,000

1974 (October 1) 25th Anniversary of Founding of PRC (Yang J2), complete NH sheet of 25, lightly creased and minor toning along margins (25).

HK$3,000-4,000 905

908

Ho

909

HK$3,000-4,000

Ho

1980 (February 15) Year of the Monkey (Yang T46), block of nine with left imprint margin, UM (9).

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1974 (October 1) 25th Anniversary of Founding of PRC (Yang J2), complete NH sheet of 25, fresh (25).

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Kato -Freeway to Death from The Green Hornet

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stunning and entirely unique shadowbox presentation celebrating the cult ‘60s TV series, The Green Hornet (1966-1967). The shadowbox features a beautiful high resolution colour photograph of Bruce Lee as “Kato”, the show’s most beloved character, coupled with an original production-used teleplay of “Freeway to Death” (Episode 14), written by Ken Pettus and first aired on December 16th, 1966.

It is presented in a designer Italian frame crafted from premium conservation materials and covered with UVprotected extruded acrylic. The shadowbox has been cut and lined by hand.

The teleplay is dated October 27th, 1966, and comes in its original powder-blue studio printed wraps (top righthand corner removed). It has been covered with a sky-blue overwrap and secured in a bespoke perspex clip-mount and backing-plate. Both the clip-mount and the hinged facia have quick-release mechanisms to allow easy access to the script.

Dimensions (including frame) - 47cm x 64cm (19 x 35 inches approx) Image Dimensions (excluding frame) - 25.4cm x 20.32cm (10 x 8 in approx)

This one-of-a-kind shadowbox presentation comes from a prestigious European private collection and remains in pristine condition. Script comes with a C.O.A.

Lot Number: 1 Estimate: HKS 10,000-12,000

This timeless 10 x 8 in. “Kato” image has been printed on high-quality Kodak paper and then mounted to board.

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The Bruce Lee Collection

Warrior in Repose from Enter the Dragon

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rare and evocative framed fine art print of martial arts legend, Bruce Lee, capturing a pensive “offcamera� moment on the set of Enter the Dragon (1973). Bruce, standing in the iconic full-production makeup from his life or death battle with arch-nemesis, Han, played by Shieh Kien, contemplates the scenes he has just filmed. Sadly, just a few short weeks later, Bruce passed away very suddenly, and the world lost one of its greatest and most magnetic stars. Enter the Dragon was Bruce’s parting gift to his devoted fanbase and would become a box-office sensation worldwide.

This powerful and captivating image has been printed on high-quality Kodak paper and then mounted to board.

It is presented in a designer Italian frame crafted from premium conservation materials, including a white core acid-free linen mountboard and UV-filtering water-white glass. It is further protected with a moisture barrier and sealed against dust.

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This remarkable large-format fine art print comes from a prestigious European private collection and remains in pristine condition.

Dimensions (including frame) - 63.7cm x 78cm (25 x 31 inches approx) Image Dimensions (excluding frame) - 38.1cm x 27.18 cm (15 x 11 in approx) Lot Number: 2 Estimate: HKS 10,000-12,000

The Moment before the Battle from Enter the Dragon

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unique and breathtaking framed fine art print of the legendary Bruce Lee from his groundbreaking opening fight sequence in Enter the Dragon (1973). Showcasing his powerful physique and his own very distinctive pair of Vale Todo gloves, Bruce Lee deploys Kung Fu, Western Boxing. locking, trapping and grappling to spectacular effect against his powerful opponent, played by the incomparable Sammo Hung.

Captured during the last fight scene Bruce Lee ever filmed, this timeless image has been printed on highquality Kodak paper and then mounted to board. It is presented in a designer Italian frame crafted from premium conservation materials, including a white core acid-free linen mountboard and UV-filtering water-white glass. It is further protected with a moisture barrier and sealed against dust.

This remarkable large-format fine art print comes from a prestigious European private collection and remains in pristine condition.

Dimensions (including frame) - 97cm x 53cm (38 x 21 inches approx) Image Dimensions (excluding frame) - 60.96cm x 49.53cm (24 x 19 in approx) Lot Number: 3 Estimate: HKS 20,000-25,000

The Bruce Lee Collection

The Calm before the Storm from Enter the Dragon

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rare and dynamic framed fine art print of the martial arts legend, Bruce Lee, from Enter the Dragon (1973). The image comes from an out-take sequence filmed during Lee’s period of contemplation and training in his private appartment on Han’s island.

Bruce’s character prepares for battle against Han’s deadly bodyguard O’Harra - the man responsible for the death of his sister. The immediacy of the body angle combined with the alignment of Lee’s famous piercing eyes and his overdeveloped fist deliver a truly magnetic image that appears to jump out of the frame.

This powerful and arresting image has been printed on high-quality Kodak paper and then mounted to board. It is presented in a designer Italian frame constructed from premium conservation materials, including a white core acid-free linen mountboard and UV-filtering water-white glass. It is further protected with a moisture barrier and sealed against dust.

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This stunning large-format fine art print comes from a prestigious European private collection and remains in pristine condition.

Dimensions (including frame) - 94.5cm x 101cm (37 x 40 inches approx) Image Dimensions (excluding frame) - 60.96cm x 59.44cm (24 x 23 in approx) Lot Number: 4 Estimate: HKS 25,000-30,000

Facing the Nemesis from Enter the Dragon

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howcasing one of the greatest and most memorable pop-culture images of the 20th Century, this spectacular framed fine art print plays tribute to Bruce Lee in a truly iconic moment from his final feature film, Enter the Dragon (1973). The image comes from the multi-levelled climactic fight sequence, where a battlescarred Lee battles heroically against rogue Shaolin master, Han, in his museum before moving on to the mesmerizing Hall of Mirrors fight sequence.

This stunning large-format fine art print comes from a prestigious European private collection and remains in pristine condition.

This genre-defining image has been printed on highquality Kodak paper and then mounted to board. It is presented in a gilded designer Italian frame constructed from premium conservation materials, including a white core acid-free linen mountboard and UV-filtering waterwhite glass. It is further protected with a moisture barrier and sealed against dust.

Lot Number: 5

Dimensions (including frame) - 87.3cm x 82.4cm (34 x 32 inches approx) Image Dimensions (excluding frame) - 50.8cm x 40.64cm (20 x 16 in approx)

Estimate: HKS 25,000-30,000

The Bruce Lee Collection

Warrior without Fear from Enter the Dragon

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beautiful framed fine art print of the martial arts icon, Bruce Lee, from Enter the Dragon (1973). The image comes the hi-impact ‘museum of horrors’ fight sequence, where Lee’s arch-enemy, Han, retrieves his deadly knife-hand and deploys it with seemingly deadly effect against his younger opponent. Lee’s consumate skill and adaptability finally allow him to prevail against his dangerous adversary. Enter the Dragon has now been certified as “culturally significant” in the United States and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

This extremely collectable high-contrast large-format fine art print comes from a prestigious European private collection and remains in pristine condition.

This mesmeric image has been printed on high-quality Kodak paper and then mounted to board. It is presented in a designer Italian frame constructed from premium conservation materials, including a white core acid-free linen mountboard and UV-filtering water-white glass. It is further protected with a moisture barrier and sealed against dust.

Estimate: HKS 25,000-30,000

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Dimensions (including frame) - 87.3cm x 81cm (34 x 32 inches approx) Image Dimensions (excluding frame) - 50.8cm x 40.64cm (20 x 16 in approx) Lot Number: 6

The Little Dragon A Star in Ascendency

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breathtaking tribute to Bruce Lee’s matchless charisma, this unique framed fine art print shows “The Little Dragon” enjoying a moment of celebrity at the height of his fame in Hong Kong. This image was captured at the car-port in Hong Kong’s Ocean Terminal in March, 1972. Bruce is the epitomy of cool ‘70s style in designer Persol Ratti sunglasses with prescription lenses to offset his famously poor eyesight.

This spectacular image, which is seldom, if ever, seen in these dimensions, has been printed on high-quality Kodak paper and then mounted to board. It is presented in a designer Italian frame crafted from premium conservation materials, including a white core acid-free linen mountboard and UV-filtering water-white glass. It is further protected with a moisture barrier and sealed against dust.

This highly-desirable large-format fine art print comes from a prestigious European private collection and remains in pristine condition.

Dimensions (including frame) - 94.6cm x 105.8cm (42 x 37 inches approx) Image Dimensions (excluding frame) - 76.2cm x 60.45cm (30 x 24 in approx) Lot Number: 7 Estimate: HKS 35,000-40,000

The Bruce Lee Collection

The Dragon on Red with a rare Jun Fan Gung Fu Membership Card

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magnificent framed fine art print of a Bruce Lee from his famous promotional photoshoot for The Green Hornet TV series (1966-1967). The image is complimented with a very rare first-generation greentopped Jun Fan Gung Fu membership card. These cards were only ever issued to the elite cadre of students, who attended one of Bruce Lee’s celebrated trio of martial arts schools based in Seattle, Oakland and Los Angeles, USA. This stunning image set against a red backdrop has been printed on high-quality Kodak paper and then mounted to board. It is presented in a designer Italian frame crafted from premium conservation materials, including a white core acid-free linen mountboard and UV-filtering waterwhite glass. It is further protected with a moisture barrier and sealed against dust.

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This remarkable large-format fine art print and rare Jun Fan Gung Fu Membership Card comes from a prestigious European private collection and remains in outstanding condition. The card comes with a C.O.A. from a member of Bruce Lee’s inner circle.

Dimensions (including frame) - 43cm x 54.3cm (17 x 21 inches approx) Image Dimensions (excluding frame) - 25.4cm x 20.32cm (10 x 8 in approx) Lot Number: 8 Estimate: HKS 35,000-40,000

The Legend begins from The Big Boss with a prestigious Double-Sided Bruce Lee Business Card

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stellar framed fine art print of the legendary Bruce Lee as the star of his first full-length motion picture, The Big Boss (Fists of Fury). The image is complimented with a genuine and highly collectable business card, personally owned by Bruce Lee. This rare double-sided card details “Jeet Kune Do” in English and Chinese on the rear and also lists Bruce’s tuition fees at $150 per hour or $500 for ten sessions.

This historic image has been printed on high-quality Kodak paper and then mounted to board. It is presented in a designer Italian frame crafted from premium conservation materials, including a white core acid-free linen mountboard and UV-filtering water-white glass. It is further protected with a moisture barrier and sealed against dust. The business card is in very good condition, and the bespoke frame provides a window on the rear side to allow inspection of the details on the back of the card.

This remarkable large-format fine art print and rare Bruce Lee Business Card comes from a prestigious European private collection and remains in outstanding condition.

The card comes with a C.O.A. from a member of Bruce Lee’s inner circle.

Dimensions (including frame) - 43cm x 53cm (17 x 21 inches approx) Image Dimensions (excluding frame) - 25.4cm x 20.32cm (10 x 8 in approx) Lot Number: 9 Estimate: HKS 30,000-35,000

The Bruce Lee Collection

Dragon Warrior from Enter the Dragon with a prestigious Bruce Lee Business Card

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timeless framed fine art print of the legendary Bruce Lee from his final groundbreaking film, Enter the Dragon (1973). The image comes from an out-take sequence filmed during Lee’s period of contemplation and training in his private appartment on Han’s island.

The image is complimented with a genuine and highly collectable single-sided business card, personally owned by Bruce Lee. This high-impact image has been printed on high-quality Kodak paper and then mounted to board. It is presented in a designer Italian frame crafted from premium conservation materials, including a white core acid-free linen mountboard and UV-filtering water-white glass. It is further protected with a moisture barrier and sealed against dust. The business card is in very good condition. www.philachina.com

This unique and desirable fine art print and rare Bruce Lee Business Card comes from a prestigious European private collection and remains in outstanding condition.

The card comes with a C.O.A. from a member of Bruce Lee’s inner circle.

Dimensions (including frame) - 43cm x 53cm (17 x 21 inches approx) Image Dimensions (excluding frame) - 25.4cm x 20.32cm (10 x 8 in approx) Lot Number: 10 Estimate: HKS 30,000-35,000

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