The 2022 Winter Auction - Sale 339
17 – 20 December 2022
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Starting Price: 4,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 4,000 HK$
f.w. Russian issue 5k vertical pair, tied by Russian PO cds. On reverse with Troitskosavsk (Kyakhta) (Feb 22), Moscow (Mar 29) transit and Amsterdam arrival cds. (Mar 31).
This cover was carried by private courier to Kyakhta and channelled into Russian post , as in Quasi Merchant Post period. Part of address cut out. F-VF.
Starting Price: 2,000 HK$
Unsold
tied by Irkutsk cds. (Oct 10), along with Troitskosavsk (Kyakhta) (Nov 5), Tientsin Russian PO (Nov 26) transit cds. and Hankow Dollar cds. as arrival (Dec 6).
Rare item via Kyakhta route bearing CIP cds. Card stained. F-VF.
Starting Price: 3,000 HK$
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f.w. Russian issue 10k in horizontal strip of 3 on reverse, tied by Russian cds. (Nov 1)., along with Troitskosavsk (Kyakhta) (Dec 2) transit and Tientsin Russian PO arrival cds. (Dec 21).
Starting Price: 4,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 4,000 HK$
1901 cover f.w. Russian PO in China 10k, tied by Peking Russian PO cds., along with Troitskosavsk (Kyakhta) transit cds. 1898 registered cover sent from Dutch Consul, with pair of 10k stamps on reverse, bearing rare Russian "Obeszzarasheno" disinfection cachet.
Starting Price: 3,000 HK$
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f.w. Russian issue 4k, tied by St Petersburg cds. (Dec 27), along with Troitskosavsk (Kyakhta) (Jan 23) and Peking Russian PO transit cds. (Feb 10).
Scarce usage of Kyaktha route even Trans-Siberian Railway mail route resumed in 1906.
Starting Price: 5,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 16,000 HK$
bearing an originating Foochow Dollar cds., postage canceled by Hong Kong cds., along with Russia arrival cds. Russia was a rare destination for China Imperial Post before the inauguration of Trans-Siberia Railway mail route. Therefore, transition at Hong Kong was required.
Starting Price: 3,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 5,500 HK$
cover f.w. ICP 10c and Hong Kong QV 10c pair, tied by Pakua cancel and Hong Kong cds. respectively, along with Foochow Dollar cds. On reverse with Russian arrival cds. VF-F.
Russia was a rare destination for China Imperial Post before the inauguration of Trans-Siberia Railway mail route. Therefore, transition at Hong Kong was required.
Starting Price: 15,000 HK$
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f.w. Russian issue 10k, tied by Harbin Russian PO cds (Aug 6). On reverse with Moscow transit (Aug 31) and Germany arrival cds. (Sep 3).
It is the earilest recorded Trans-Siberian Railway mail from China. Extremely rare.
Starting Price: 3,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 3,600 HK$
f.w. Russian issue 10k, tied by Russian cds (Nov 7). On reverse with Irkutsk, Harbin (Dec 1), Port Arthur Russian PO (Dec 6), Chefoo (Dec 8), Shanghai (Dec 11) Chinese PO transit and Ningpo arrival cds. (Dec 13).
Rare early incoming mail via Trans-Siberian Railway.
Starting Price: 12,000 HK$
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postcard from Vladivostok to Paotingfu while cover from Peking to Nikolaevka. Both item bearing Yingkow Russian PO transit cds.
Former was the earliest recorded example via Harbin - Vladivostok line of Trans-Siberian Railway as well as the earliest recorded example of Trans-Siberian Railway connected to Newchwang - Peking Railway. Latter, on the other hand, delivered via Peking - Shanhaikwan - Newchwang of Chinese Eastern Railway to Vladivostok.
Starting Price: 3,600 HK$
Hammer Price: 3,600 HK$
both f.w. Russian issues, tied by Harbin Russian PO cds., along with Russian registered label and with various transit and arrival cds. Rare 1902 trans-Siberian mails.
Starting Price: 15,000 HK$
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mixed franking with German Kiaochow 20pf and CIP 4c, tied by Tsingtau German PO cds. and Tsinan PO bisected cancel respectively, along with Kiaochow bisected (Apr 7) and Germany arrival (May 2) cds.
The earliest recorded Trans-Siberian Railway mail from Chinese Imperial Post.