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1897: 5 c. on 5 ca. dull orange, Small figures, a fine ...more
1897: 5 c. on 5 ca. dull orange, Small figures, a fine horizontal
pair used on 1897 cover to Liverpool tied by the square dated
tombstone cancellation of Hang Zhou in black; with France 'Chine'
25 c. black on rose (Gi 9) applied for onward transmission and tied
by "SHANG-HAI / CHINE" cds (Aug 13). Reverse with SHANGHAI Dollar
Chop in black (Aug 13) and Liverpool arrival cds (Sept 15). A rare
and very fine combination cover.
1892.04.11 (April 11) Combination Cover from Ichang to England ...more
1892.04.11 (April 11) Combination Cover from Ichang to England via
Shanghai and Hong Kong, on front franked with Hong Kong Queen
Victoria 2c and 5c, both tied by Shanghai B.P.O. cds (22 April
1892), beneath the Hong Kong 5c adhesive, a clear strike of CUSTOMS
ICHANG / AP 11 / 92 is discernible through the paper under strong
light, confirming the point of origin, on reverse franked with a
full set of Small Dragons (1c, 3c, 5c), each tied by large red
ICHANG Chinese Customs seals, further struck by CUSTOMS SHANGHAI
double-ring cds of 17 and 18 April, alongside a blue Shanghai Local
Post (17 April) marking, the cover finally shows a UK arrival cds
(31 May 1892), ex Steve Chazen.
An outstanding open-out cover dispatched from Ichang (宜昌) to England, bearing a remarkable combination of Chinese and foreign postal systems. A superb Small Dragons origin franking from Ichang, one of the scarcer Customs Houses. The combination of HK stamps through B.P.O. is the rarest amongst all Small Dragon’s foreign PO combination covers. (Estimate 50.000 HK$)
一枚十分罕少宜昌海關封，1892年4月11日， 正面貼香港維多利亞女皇像2分及5分各一枚，銷「SHANGHAI BPO / 22 APR 92」日戳；於5分票下方可見透紙黑色「CUSTOMS ICHANG / AP 11 / 92」清晰戳記，確證寄件地，封背貼小龍全套（1分、3分、5分），各蓋黑色宜昌橢型戳，並蓋「CUSTOMS SHANGHAI / 17 & 18 APR 1892」雙圈日戳及藍色「SHANGHAI LOCAL POST / 17 APR」戳，最終蓋英國到達戳「31 MY 92」
** 宜昌海關寄出之小龍全套實寄封，為罕見之原地貼用範例，經英局轉遞之小龍與香港票混貼封，為所有小龍組合Foreign P.O.封中最為罕見
China. 1885-88 Small Dragon Issue. Covers. 1889 (22 June)
opened-out ...more China. 1885-88 Small Dragon Issue. Covers. 1889 (22 June) opened-out envelope to France bearing perf.11½ 3ca. tied by Peking seal in blue with France 25c. tied by "shang-hai/chine" c.d.s. (28.6) with a second strike alongside; the reverse bearing a fine strike of serif letter "i.g. of customs/peking" c.d.s. in blue, Customs Tientsin (22.6) and Shanghai (27.6), some French transit c.d.s. plus pair of Peace and Commerce 15c. (trimmed perfs. one side) tied by Cette a Bordeaux c.d.s. (4.8). A good cover and unusual with the apparent postage due stamps which were not required. Photo (Estimate 15000 US$ - 20000 US$)
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1897年10月5日北京寄法國現金不貼票封，蓋北京郵政局大圓戳，混貼法國客郵票2枚，銷上海法國客郵局日戳，背面有上海大圓戳、法國中轉及到達戳。上品。
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1891年1月27日北京寄義大利小龍混貼封，正背面混貼法國客郵25生丁和小龍3分銀帶紙邊直3連，分別銷上海法國客郵局日戳和北京海關漢文戳，背面另有北京海關總署藍色日戳和上海海關中轉戳和意大利到達，封黃，展覽上戳，上品。
1895 Registered cover front post to UK franked complete set of ...more
1895 Registered cover front post to UK franked complete set of 9
Dowager issue tied by Tientsin Seal. Mixed franking with France
office in China 75c tied by Shanghai-Chine cds (2-Mar-1895). Red
London arrival marking chop on stamps. Still scarce with complete
set franking. Fine. 1895
掛号信封封面寄英國.貼全套慈壽票9全，销天津印。混貼法國客郵75分销法屬上海印。有红色倫敦到達印及法國船印。貼全套票實寄封全世量少。上品。
1898.02.09 (February 9) A Rare Combination Cover of Small ...more
1898.02.09 (February 9) A Rare Combination Cover of Small Dragon
Surcharge Stamps and Dowager Small Figures Surcharges, which
includes 1897 Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, 4c on
4ca rose pink, and on Small Dragon, 1c on 1ca green (Chan 32, 40.
Scott 25, 31), horizontal and vertical pairs respectively, canceled
by “NINGPO” dollar dater on reverse of 1898 (9 Feb.) envelope to
Vitry, France (15.3), “Shanghai” transit dollar dater (10.2)
alongside, in combination with Hong Kong 10c applied on front and
canceled by “Shanghai/C” c.d.s. (14.2), showing “G.M.H.
PLAYFAIR/H.B.M. CONSULATE/NINGPO” cachet in violet adjacent, cover
opened out for display, one 4c on 4ca with defect at left and cover
has small portion of flap at back torn, a rare Small Dragon and
Dowager surcharge mixed issue franking, illustrated in The Covers
and Cards of the Empress Dowager Jubilee and Its Surcharges, Tony
Kwan, 2011. (Estimate 50.000 HK$)
1898年2月9日寧波寄法國，貼1897年慈壽小字加蓋暫作郵票，慈壽加蓋4分玫紅一對，小龍加蓋1分綠一對（Chan 32, 40；Scott 25, 31），分別作橫、直雙連，背蓋「NINGPO / 9 FEB 98」寧波大圓戳及「SHANGHAI / 10.2」中轉大圓戳戳，正貼香港10仙，銷「SHANGHAI / C / 14.2」日戳，旁蓋紫色「G.M.H. PLAYFAIR / H.B.M. CONSULATE / NINGPO」領事章，封展開示，左側一枚4分票略有缺角，背部封舌輕損，小龍與慈禧加蓋暫作混貼罕見實寄封，品相佳，殊為珍貴
China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Small Figures. 1897 (13 ...more
China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Small Figures. 1897 (13 July)
envelope to France by "First mail" bearing 10c. on 9ca. dull green
cancelled by Chefoo pa-kua with French "Chine" 25c. tied by
"shang-hai/chine" c.d.s. (16.7), the reverse with embossed Cornabe
& Co oval, Customs Chefoo c.d.s., Shanghai Dollar dater (16.7),
octagonal Ligne N and Lyon arrival datestamp. A good cover. Photo
(Estimate 10000 US$ - 12000 US$)
China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Large Figures Covers. 1897 ...more
China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Large Figures Covers. 1897 (15
Sept.) red band envelope to Vienna "via Brindisi" bearing, on the
reverse, Wide Setting on second print 10c. on 12ca. orange-yellow
(defect at foot) tied by Chinkiang Dollar dater, with Shanghai
Dollar dater in dark blue (18.9, reversed "S") and Vienna arrival
(23.10), the address side with France "chine" 25c. tied by
"shang-hai/chine" c.d.s. (17.9) with a second strike alongside; a
little roughly opened but a scarce franking. Photo (Estimate 12000
US$ - 15000 US$)
1897.07.25 (July 25) A Very Rare Registered Combination Cover ...more
1897.07.25 (July 25) A Very Rare Registered Combination Cover of
Dowager 3rd Printing Surcharge Stamps and Red Revenue 1c Surcharge
Stamp from Tientsin to Belgium - the Earliest Recorded Use of
Dowager 1.5mm surcharge on combination cover, franked on front with
Large Figures Narrow surcharges on Dowager 3rd printing, 2c on 2ca,
5c on 5ca, 10c on 12ca, and Large Figures surcharges on Red
Revenue, 1c on 3c red (Chan 76, 78, 80, 87. Scott 67, 69, 71, 78),
with two examples of 2c on 2ca, cancelled by Tientsin pakua,
matching “Tientsin” origin and brown “Shanghai” transit (30.7, on
reverse) dollar daters, in combination with overlapping France
“Chine” 50c, cancelled by “SHANG-HAI/CHINE” c.d.s. (30.7), showing
“R” unframed handstamp in red (China PO) and handstruck framed “R”
in black adjacent (French PO), with “LIGNE N/PAQ. FR. No. 4”
octagonal datestamp (31.7) and “SERAING” arrival c.d.s. (4.9) on
reverse, address scratched out, Fine to Very Fine, and the earliest
recorded use of the 1.5mm. surcharge on cover.
Experts and Consultants certificate (2008), which states that the 10c on 12ca is the “Empress Dowager Second Printing Surch. with large figures, wide spacing, 10c. on 12Cds. pale orange yellow”.
Provenance: Paul K.S. Chang
References:
1. Paul K.S. Chang, History of Postal Cancellation of China, Part VIII, p. 72.
2. Tony T.W. Kwan, “Large Figure 1½mm Surcharge on Third Printing 5¢/5Cn Covers”, Journal of China Philately, Vol. 3 (2008), pp. 265, 268.
3. The Covers and Cards of the Empress Dowager Jubilee and Its Surcharges, Tony Kwan, 2011 (illustrated page 830). (Estimate 80.000 HK$)
1897年7月25日，天津寄比利時掛號封，貼慈壽第三次加蓋「大字短距」暫作郵票加蓋2分（2枚）、5分加蓋5分、10分加蓋12分各一枚，另加貼「紅印花」加蓋1分（Chan 76, 78, 80, 87；Scott 67, 69, 71, 78），全封另銷天津「八卦」戳，背有上海（7月30日）中轉圓戳，另貼法國在華郵政「CHINE」50分，銷「SHANG-HAI / CHINE」日戳（7月30日），加蓋中國郵政紅色無框「R」掛號戳及法國郵政黑色框「R」掛號戳。另見「LIGNE N / PAQ. FR. No. 4」八角海上郵路戳（7月31日）及比利時「SERAING」到達戳（9月4日），地址被刮去，不影響品相，為1.5 毫米加蓋暫作郵票最早實寄紀錄封，罕見之紅印花與第三次加蓋合貼封
KIAUTSCHOU : 1901 5pf (x2) + 10pf canc. TSINGTAU + CHINA 10c canc. ...more
KIAUTSCHOU : 1901 5pf (x2) + 10pf canc. TSINGTAU + CHINA 10c canc. Tombstone cachet to ENGLAND. Scarce. Vvf
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1899年12月14日自羅星塔經香港寄倫敦封，貼蟠龍5分票2枚、香港QV 2先票5枚，分別銷羅星塔日戳及香港日戳+IPO小橫戳，背面有倫敦到達戳。上品。
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1901年2月20日蟠龍及香港QV混貼片，自上海經英國客郵局寄法國巴黎，貼蟠龍票3枚及香港QV 2仙票2枚，分別銷上海郵局、法國輪船中轉戳，上品。
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1900年8月8日清一次片，背面有精美彩色手繪圖片，自北海掛號寄奧國，混貼蟠龍票4枚及香港票3枚，分別銷北海半切日戳及香港日戳+IPO小橫戳，旁蓋橫濱到馬賽郵輪戳和奧國到達戳。上品。
4 C. dragon in mixed franking with French post in China 10 C. on ...more
4 C. dragon in mixed franking with French post in China 10 C. on picture postcard from "SHANGHAI 23 AOUT 00" to Metz with French ship cancel and arrival postmark.
10 C. dragon in mixed franking, French post in China 25 C. on cover ...more
10 C. dragon in mixed franking, French post in China 25 C. on cover from "Shanghai 11 JUL 01" to Metz with arrival postmark, traces of use.
1883.08.14 (August 14) Customs Large Dragon and French ...more
1883.08.14 (August 14) Customs Large Dragon and French Combination
Cover to England, single letter rate of 9 candareens to Europe,
franked on reverse with 3ca single and a horizontal pair, canceled
by Customs Newchwang cds (14 August) in black, Customs Shanghai cds
(17 August) in blue alongside with Exeter arrival cds (23
September). (Estimate 100.000 HK$)
海關大龍信封混貼法國郵票寄英國埃克塞特，貼叁枚闊邊叁分票
7-Nov-1900 China picture postcard post to Belgium. Franked CIP ...more
7-Nov-1900 China picture postcard post to Belgium. Franked CIP 4c
tied by Hankow cds. Combination with French office 5c pair tied by
Shanghai Chine cds. Fine. 1900清明信片汉口寄比利时混贴法国客邮。上品。
China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Large Figures Covers. 1899 ...more
China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Large Figures Covers. 1899 (11
Nov.) an envelope to Birmingham bearing Wide Setting, second print
10c. on 9ca. pale yellow-green with C.I.P. 2c. carmine tied by good
strike of Shuntehfu Post Office rectangle with upper name of
office, with France "Chine" (misplaced overprint) tied by
"shang-hai/chine" c.d.s., a delightful array of backstamps with
Paoting Dollar dater in red (rare), superb strikes of Shuntehfu and
Chengtingfu Post Office rectangles with upper name of office,
Tientsin (12.11) and Shanghai (17.11 bilingual c.d.s. An
extraordinary cover. Photo (Estimate 30000 US$ - 40000 US$)
CEYLON - GB / JAPAN combination : 1880 GB 1d (x5) canc. 01 + ...more
CEYLON - GB / JAPAN combination : 1880 GB 1d (x5) canc. 01 + COPPLESTONE (verso) on envelope (faults) to "H.M.S TYNE" at TRINCOMALEE (CEYLON) redirected to PORSMOUTH then to "H.M.S FLY" in CHINA SEA with JAPAN 5s tied by cork killer + I.J. POSTAL AGENCY SHANGHAI. Fascinating usage. Vf
1898: China Coiling Dragon 10 c. deep green, a marginal example ...more
1898: China Coiling Dragon 10 c. deep green, a marginal example (Gi
113), used on 1899 combination cover to London tied by bilingual
oval framed "WEI HEI WEI" datestamp in black (June 22). Hong Kong
1882/96 10 c. purple on red applied for onward transmission tied by
framed "I.P.O." handstamp and by both HONG KONG and London arrival
cds's. Readdressed from London to Major Crompton Roberts of the
Grenadier Guards at Pirbright Camp with reverse showing London cds
(Aug 7) and "Pirbright Camp B.O. / Woking" arrival cds (Aug 8).
Scarce and fine cover.
Mongolia -- Ulan Bator, 1931, 5m on 5c Brown Violet (59). ...more
Mongolia -- Ulan Bator, 1931, 5m on 5c Brown Violet (59). Color
oxidized, used with 1926, 50m Buff & Black (41) and 1931, 20c
Bister Brown (52), all cancelled by Ulan Bator Apr. 20, 1932
double-circle datestamp on back of registered cover to Moscow,
Russia, violet framed Ulan Bator registry handstamp and additional
despatch datestamp on front, Moscow (May 7) arrival backstamp,
cover roughly opened at right, Fine and exceptional tri-issue
combination cover, unlikely many examples exist and noted as
"probably unique" by Hellrigl (p. 253), though we are aware of at
least one other example
Tibet: 1911.10.06 (October 6) Registered Cover from Yatung via
India ...more Tibet: 1911.10.06 (October 6) Registered Cover from Yatung via India to England, Tibetan surcharge issues and Indian stamps combination cover, one of the later usage, neatly presented on gold edged exhibition page, ex Meiso Mizuhara. (Estimate 15.000 HK$)
西藏經印度混貼掛號封寄英國，甚後期使用例，貼蟠龍改值加蓋票兩枚，水原明窗舊藏
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An outstanding open-out cover dispatched from Ichang (宜昌) to England, bearing a remarkable combination of Chinese and foreign postal systems. A superb Small Dragons origin franking from Ichang, one of the scarcer Customs Houses. The combination of HK stamps through B.P.O. is the rarest amongst all Small Dragon’s foreign PO combination covers. (Estimate 50.000 HK$)
一枚十分罕少宜昌海關封，1892年4月11日， 正面貼香港維多利亞女皇像2分及5分各一枚，銷「SHANGHAI BPO / 22 APR 92」日戳；於5分票下方可見透紙黑色「CUSTOMS ICHANG / AP 11 / 92」清晰戳記，確證寄件地，封背貼小龍全套（1分、3分、5分），各蓋黑色宜昌橢型戳，並蓋「CUSTOMS SHANGHAI / 17 & 18 APR 1892」雙圈日戳及藍色「SHANGHAI LOCAL POST / 17 APR」戳，最終蓋英國到達戳「31 MY 92」
** 宜昌海關寄出之小龍全套實寄封，為罕見之原地貼用範例，經英局轉遞之小龍與香港票混貼封，為所有小龍組合Foreign P.O.封中最為罕見
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opened-out ...more China. 1885-88 Small Dragon Issue. Covers. 1889 (22 June) opened-out envelope to France bearing perf.11½ 3ca. tied by Peking seal in blue with France 25c. tied by "shang-hai/chine" c.d.s. (28.6) with a second strike alongside; the reverse bearing a fine strike of serif letter "i.g. of customs/peking" c.d.s. in blue, Customs Tientsin (22.6) and Shanghai (27.6), some French transit c.d.s. plus pair of Peace and Commerce 15c. (trimmed perfs. one side) tied by Cette a Bordeaux c.d.s. (4.8). A good cover and unusual with the apparent postage due stamps which were not required. Photo (Estimate 15000 US$ - 20000 US$)
13000.00 HKD
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01/12/2026 HKT
(app. 1409 EUR)
John Bull Stamp Auctions
Lot 5057
2000.00 HKD
(app. 217 EUR)
12/15/2025 HKT
(app. 217 EUR)
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Lot 5169
10000.00 HKD
(app. 1084 EUR)
12/15/2025 HKT
(app. 1084 EUR)
HKPNC Hong Kong Philatelic & Numismatic Company Ltd.
Lot 389
16500.00 HKD
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1898年2月9日寧波寄法國，貼1897年慈壽小字加蓋暫作郵票，慈壽加蓋4分玫紅一對，小龍加蓋1分綠一對（Chan 32, 40；Scott 25, 31），分別作橫、直雙連，背蓋「NINGPO / 9 FEB 98」寧波大圓戳及「SHANGHAI / 10.2」中轉大圓戳戳，正貼香港10仙，銷「SHANGHAI / C / 14.2」日戳，旁蓋紫色「G.M.H. PLAYFAIR / H.B.M. CONSULATE / NINGPO」領事章，封展開示，左側一枚4分票略有缺角，背部封舌輕損，小龍與慈禧加蓋暫作混貼罕見實寄封，品相佳，殊為珍貴
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Lot 43
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Lot 54
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Experts and Consultants certificate (2008), which states that the 10c on 12ca is the “Empress Dowager Second Printing Surch. with large figures, wide spacing, 10c. on 12Cds. pale orange yellow”.
Provenance: Paul K.S. Chang
References:
1. Paul K.S. Chang, History of Postal Cancellation of China, Part VIII, p. 72.
2. Tony T.W. Kwan, “Large Figure 1½mm Surcharge on Third Printing 5¢/5Cn Covers”, Journal of China Philately, Vol. 3 (2008), pp. 265, 268.
3. The Covers and Cards of the Empress Dowager Jubilee and Its Surcharges, Tony Kwan, 2011 (illustrated page 830). (Estimate 80.000 HK$)
1897年7月25日，天津寄比利時掛號封，貼慈壽第三次加蓋「大字短距」暫作郵票加蓋2分（2枚）、5分加蓋5分、10分加蓋12分各一枚，另加貼「紅印花」加蓋1分（Chan 76, 78, 80, 87；Scott 67, 69, 71, 78），全封另銷天津「八卦」戳，背有上海（7月30日）中轉圓戳，另貼法國在華郵政「CHINE」50分，銷「SHANG-HAI / CHINE」日戳（7月30日），加蓋中國郵政紅色無框「R」掛號戳及法國郵政黑色框「R」掛號戳。另見「LIGNE N / PAQ. FR. No. 4」八角海上郵路戳（7月31日）及比利時「SERAING」到達戳（9月4日），地址被刮去，不影響品相，為1.5 毫米加蓋暫作郵票最早實寄紀錄封，罕見之紅印花與第三次加蓋合貼封
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Lot 1223
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Lot 5247
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Lot 5251
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Lot 5297
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Dr. Reinhard Fischer Auktionen
Lot 6407
Mi
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Lot 6408
Mi
52,FranzP.Chin
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海關大龍信封混貼法國郵票寄英國埃克塞特，貼叁枚闊邊叁分票
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Lot 431
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(app. 60 EUR)
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Lot 56
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(app. 3252 EUR)
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Lot 1216
600.00 EUR
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Lot 4138
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India ...more Tibet: 1911.10.06 (October 6) Registered Cover from Yatung via India to England, Tibetan surcharge issues and Indian stamps combination cover, one of the later usage, neatly presented on gold edged exhibition page, ex Meiso Mizuhara. (Estimate 15.000 HK$)
西藏經印度混貼掛號封寄英國，甚後期使用例，貼蟠龍改值加蓋票兩枚，水原明窗舊藏
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