The 2022 Winter Auction - Sale 339

17 – 20 December 2022

17th to 20th December 2022, Hong Kong
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Lot# 8013
Starting Price: 2,400 HK$
Hammer Price: 2,400 HK$
1902 (Aug 23) red band cover from Shanghai registered to Harbin,

f.w. CIP 10c strip of 3 on revese, tied by Shanghai bisected bilingual cds (Aug 23), along with registered mark and Newchwang transit (Aug 29).

The earliest recorded mail by Chinese Imperial Post to Harbin.

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Lot# 8014
Starting Price: 3,200 HK$
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1902 a used picture postcard and a printed matter cover from Talienwan and Shanghai to Europe, via Siberia,
both item f.w. Russian PO in China issues, tied by Talienwan and Shanghai Russian PO cds. respectively. Former with framed paquebot cachet of streamer for loose mail between Chefoo and Talienwan. Latter bearing Port Arthur Russia PO transit cds. Nice pair of 1902 mail via Siberia.
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Lot# 8015
Starting Price: 2,200 HK$
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1902 a used picture postcard and a cover front, from Peking and Tientsin to Germany respectively,
card f.w. Russian PO in China issues while cover front f.w. French PO in China issues, tied by Peking and Tientsin Russian PO cds respectively. The postcard is the earliest recorded mail sent from Peking via Trans-Siberian Railway. The cover front, on the other hand, is a rare early example of French PO in China mail via Trans-Siberian Railway.
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Lot# 8016
Starting Price: 2,600 HK$
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1903 two picture postcards from Peking to Europe, via Chinese railway,

both cards f.w. combination of CIP 2c and Russian issues, tied by oval Peking Chinese PO cds and Russian Train PO cds.

For the card to Germany, Chinese local rate to Russian PO for Trans-Siberian Railway delivery was charged. For the card to France, please note that Peking - Newchwang route was used.

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Lot# 8017
Starting Price: 3,000 HK$
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1903 two picture postcards from Peking to Europa, via Shanghai,
both items mixed franking with CIP and Russian PO issues, tied by oval Peking PO cds., along with Shanghai Chinese PO and Russian PO transit cds. Former used Peking - Tientsin - Shanghai route while latter used Shanghai - Port Arthur route with 24 days of transits.
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Lot# 8018
Starting Price: 2,600 HK$
Hammer Price: 4,200 HK$
1903 a registered cover and a used picture postcard, both from Hankow to Germany via Shanghai Russian PO,
both f.w. Russian PO in China issues tied at Shanghai Russian PO, along Hankow Chinese PO originating cds, Shanghai Chinese PO transit and Germany arrival cds. Former used Shanghai - Port Arthur route with 24 days of transit. Latter used Shanghai - Vladivostok route with 28 days of transit. An interesting pair.
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Lot# 8019
Starting Price: 3,200 HK$
Hammer Price: 6,000 HK$
1903 (Jun 5) Imperial 2nd postal card from Chinkiang to Germany, via Shanghai Russian PO,
postage tied by Chinkiang bisected bilingual PO cds (Jun 5), along uprated by Russian PO in China issues x 3 and tied by Shanghai Russian cds. as well as Shanghai Chinese PO (Jun 6) and Moscow transit (Jun 29). Content side with hand coloured painting. This example used Shanghai - Vladivostok route with 28 days of transit.
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Lot# 8020
Starting Price: 2,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 3,000 HK$
1903 a cover and a used postcard to Europe, both from and via Shanghai Russian PO,

former sent from Hangchow, f.w. Russian PO in China issues while latter sent from Shanghai, f.w. combination of CIP and Russian PO in China issues. All stamps canceled by Shanghai PO cds.
Shanghai - Vladivostok route was adopted for both items with 28 days of transit.

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Lot# 8021
Starting Price: 4,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 28,000 HK$
1903 (Oct) Imperial 2nd postal card, reply portion of double card, from Szechuan Paoning to England, via Shanghai and Siberia,

mixed franking with CIP 1c x 3 and Russian PO in China 2k x 2, tied by Paoning PO tombstone cancels and Russian PO (probably Shanghai) cds, along with Chungking (Oct 11), Shanghai Chinese PO (Oct 27) and unclear Russian PO transit cds.

It is the earliest recorded Trans-Siberian Railway mail from Szechuan Province.

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Lot# 8022
Starting Price: 2,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 2,000 HK$
1903 (Jun 13) Newchwang picture postcard to Austria, via Siberia,

mixed franking with CIP 4c and Russian 4k, tied by Newchwang bisected bilingual cds. and Newchwang Russian PO cds. respectively, along with Austrian arrival cds. (Jul 3). It is the earliest recorded Trans-Siberian Railway mail from Fengtien Province by Chinese Imperial Post with 20 days of transit.

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Lot# 8023
Starting Price: 1,500 HK$
Hammer Price: 2,000 HK$
1903 two incoming picture postcard and postal stationery card from Russia to Changsintien and Shanghai,
both tied by Russian cds. Former bearing Harbin - Manchuouli line Russian mail car 262 (Oct 27) and Peking transit cds. Latter bearing Trans-Siberian Railway Russian mail car line 198 transit cds. (Dec 4).
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Lot# 8024
Starting Price: 2,200 HK$
Hammer Price: 2,800 HK$
1903 two picture postcards from Peking to Germany, via Shanghai and Tientsin French PO,

both f.w. CIP issues, tied by oval Peking PO cds., along with Shanghai French PO and Tientsin French PO transit CDS. respectively. Former was sent via Shanghai - Vladivostok route with 26 days of transit, being the earliest recorded Trans-Siberian Railway packet via Chinese Imperial Post and French PO.

The latter, on the other hand, was sent via Tientsin - Port Arthur route with 22 days of transit which is also an early example of the type.

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