The 2022 Winter Auction - Sale 339
17 – 20 December 2022
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Displaying 2821 - 2832 of 4146
Starting Price: 1,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 2,200 HK$
f.w. Martyrs 5c and 20c x 2, tied by Kiukiang bilingual cds., along with "Plane delayed, delivered via Rail" cachet. On reverse with Canton and Hong Kong transit cds. This cover was carried from Hankow to Hong Kong by rail, then to England by airmail. Interestingly, the 65c affixed postage was insufficinet for airmail but no postage due instruction was seen.
Starting Price: 800 HK$
Unsold
f.w. SYS 5c x 8 and surch 10c x 5, tied by Yunnan Hsichow cds., endorsed "via Imperial Airways from Rangoon" remark and Tali transit cds. On reverse with Marseilles transit mark. Despite the remark, this cover was sent to Hanoi by train and then to Marseille by Air France, probably because the postage was insufficient or the Bruma route was more difficult to travel.
Starting Price: 500 HK$
Hammer Price: 500 HK$
f.w. SYS x 5, in total rate of $26.5, tied by Shanghai machine cancel, along with Shanghai registered label, registered mark and Customs Pass cachet. VF-F.
Starting Price: 10,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 13,000 HK$
f.w. SYS 25c and $2 x 2, tied by Hinkongho bilingual cds., along with "By Air from Hong Kong" air route cachet. On reverse with Shayuchung transit cds. Extremely rare secret postal route cover during Japanese Occ. Period. VF-F.
Starting Price: 1,200 HK$
Hammer Price: 1,200 HK$
f.w. Martyrs 1c in horizontal strip of 3 on front and SYS 5c x 2 on reverse, tied by Hopeh Shunyi cds., along with Hopeh Shunyi Mail Box cancel. On front bearing registered mark. On reverse bearing Peking arrival cds. VF-F.
Starting Price: 13,000 HK$
Unsold
Canton and Chungking transit cds. applied on label. This label is type 1, which shows error in spelling of word "Throug". Extremely rare, less than 6 covers recorded. On front side also bearing violet Tihwa transit cds., showing that the cover finally went out China through Tacheng, Sinkiang. A very nice cover showing the very difficult postal route during Japanese occupation of China. VF-F.
Starting Price: 1,000 HK$
Unsold
f.w. German 60pf, tied by Vienna cds., along with German airmail label, circular Athens air sorter and f.w. SYS 5c for charge of Poste Restante, tied by Shanghai cds. On reverse with Athens, Hanoi Tonkin, Hong Kong transit and Shanghai arrival cds. This cover was first delivered by Lufthansa to Athens, then by KLM to Bangkok, Air France to Hanoi and Hong Kong and finally arriving at Shanghai by ship. Excellent example of WWII airmail to China.
Starting Price: 600 HK$
Hammer Price: 600 HK$
f.w. SYS $1, $2, $5 in block of 6 (all with Chungking anti-bandit ovpt.), Martyrs 10c and SYS 25c, tied by East Szechuan Chunking cds., along with airmail mark.
Starting Price: 1,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 2,600 HK$
f.w. SYS 25c x 5 and surch 10c x 2 on reverse, tied by Kwangtung Chengmuishi cds, along with Honolulu transit and Cleverland arrival cds. On front with Sheungchak registered label in English covered Chengmuishi registered mark in Chinese, along with Kwangtung Kongmoon transit. As Chengmushi is a small town, only Chinese registered mark was available and it was against the UPU regulation. Therefore, Sheungchak registered label in English was supplemented afterward.
Starting Price: 1,000 HK$
Unsold
f.w. SYS 5c, $1, $5 and Martyrs 20c with HSBC perfin, tied by Shanghai bilingual cds., along with "via HONGKONG" cachet, registered and airmail label. On reverse with Hong Kong, Brindisi and 2 different Italian railway (#284 and #305) transit cds. This cover was first sent to Hong Kong by ship, then to Cairo and Brindisi by airmail and finally arriving at Denmark by Italian railway. The train trip had taken 23 days because the German Army had invaded Denmark on Apr 9th, 1940.
Starting Price: 1,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 1,000 HK$
f.w. CIP $2 x 2 and $5 with East Szechuan anti-banit ovpts., tied by East Szechuan Chungking cds., along with registered mark, registered label, "Express Airmail" cachets and Adjutant Office mark. On reverse with USA transit and arrival cds. This cover was delivered to Patriotic Society of Overseas Chinese.
Starting Price: 1,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 3,200 HK$
f.w. SYS surch. 10c x 1 and $2 x 14 on reverse, tied by Pingnam postal saving cds., along with Miami transit and Maryknoll arrival cds. On front with Kweilin transit cds., British Indian censor mark and label. This cover was sent via Kunming, Calcutta, Cairo, Lago and Miami by airmail because nearer airport was occupied by Japanese forces.