The 2023 Summer Auction - Sale 340

24 – 28 June 2023

24th to 28th June 2023, Hong Kong
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Lot# 5145
Starting Price: 4,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 4,800 HK$
1895 registered cover from Sweden to Sven Heidin at Russian Consul in Kashgar,

f.w. Swedish 1 kr issue, tied by Stockholm cds, along with registered label and red "94" manuscript (the number of letters recorded by his father). This cover was sent during the first expedition of Sven Hedin between 1893 and 1897 in which he went through the Pamir Mountains into Northern Tibet and finally arrived at Peking in 1897 before returning to Sweden.

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Lot# 5146
Starting Price: 1,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 1,800 HK$
1898 (Dec) Shanghai to Austria combination postcard,
mixed franking with CIP 1/2c x 2, 1c, 2c & Hong Kong QV 2c pair, tied by Pakua cancel and Shanghai Br. PO cds. respectively, along with Shanghai LPO cds., Hong Kong transit and Wien arrival cds. VF-F.
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Lot# 5147
Starting Price: 3,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 3,000 HK$
1898 (Nov) Japan 3s UPU postal card from Canton to Australia N.S.W.,
uprated by Japan 1/2s x 2, but not canceled, then mixed franking with CIP 4c & Hong Kong QV 2c x 2, tied by Canton Dollar cds. and Hong Kong cds. Respectively, Sydney arrival cds alongside. Interesting. VF-F.
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Lot# 5148
Starting Price: 4,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 8,500 HK$
1898 (Dec 3) Woosung to Shanghai cover,
f.w. ICP 1c pair, tied by Woosung Dollar cds., on reverse with Shanghai LPO arrival cds. VF-F.
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Lot# 5149
Starting Price: 1,500 HK$
Hammer Price: 8,500 HK$
1898 (Apr 18) Shanghai to Hong Kong registered cover,

f.w. CIP 1c x 16 on both sides, tied by Shanghai Dollar cds. and Pakua cancel, along with R mark. Hong Kong arrival cds. on reverse. VF-F.

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Lot# 5150
Starting Price: 1,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 1,200 HK$
1898 (Nov 28) Shanghai to Canada registered combination cover,
franked on both sides CIP stamps and Hong Kong QV stamps, tied by Shanghai Dollar cds. and Shanghai Br. PO cds. respectively, also with R handstamp, Japan Kobe, Yokohama, San Fransico, Canada transit cds. Cover roughly opened and caused CIP stamps damaged. F.
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Lot# 5151
Starting Price: 1,700 HK$
Hammer Price: 1,700 HK$
1898 (Oct 4) Tientsin to "H.M.S. "Arrogant"/ Channel Squadron/ England" cover,
mixed franking with CIP 10c & Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Pakua cancel and Shanghai Br. PO cds. respectively, along with Tientsin Dollar cds., on reverse with Shanghai Dollar transit cds. VF-F.
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Lot# 5152
Starting Price: 15,000 HK$
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1898 (Jan 17) Foochow to USA printed matter cover,

f.w. ICP 1c and 2c (domestic printed matter rate) tied by Foochow dollar cds. Insufficient postage for foreign mail was noted and uprated by ICP 5c and 10c, tied by Pakua cancel. Along with Japanese Koban 4s x 2 and 10s, tied by Shanghai Japanese PO cds. Rare combination cover of ICP and Japanese issues.

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Lot# 5153
Starting Price: 6,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 6,000 HK$
1898 (Dec 16) Peking to German III Sea Battalion in Tsingtau registered cover,

f.w. CIP 1c and 2c x 4, tied by Peking dollar cds., along with R mark. On reverse with Shanghai and Chefoo dollar cds as transit and Tsingtau (Tsintau) German PO arrival.

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Lot# 5154
Starting Price: 1,200 HK$
Hammer Price: 1,600 HK$
1899 (Mar 17) Shanghai to England combination cover,
mixed franking with CIP 10c & Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Shanghai Dollar cds. and Shanghai Br. PO cds. + IPO cachet . Three England transit and arrival cds. on both sides. VF-F.
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Lot# 5155
Starting Price: 10,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 18,000 HK$
1899 (Apr 14) red band cover from Canton double registered to Tientsin,
f.w. CIP 1c and 5c x 3 on reverse, tied by Canton Dollar cds., R mark and RR mark. On front also a registered mark. The cover endorsed a post office remittance receipt attached.
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Lot# 5156
Starting Price: 1,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 1,600 HK$
1899 (May 29) newspaper wrapper from Foochow to Shanghai,

f.w. CIP 1c, tied by Foochow bisected bilingual cds. Shanghai LPO arrival cds. on reverse. Very early usage of Foochow bisected cds. VF-F.

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