China, Taiwan Incoming Mail : 1894 (11 June) Macau 30r. postal stationery card to "Taiwanfoo (Anping), Formosa, China", cancelled by "Direccao/Do Correio/de Macau" c.d.s., showing "Hong Kong/C" c.d.s. (11.6), with "A/Amoy" transit c.d.s. (13.6) on reverse, card has central vertical crease and small chipped corner at top right, unusual origin for Cross-Straits mail to Taiwan. Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)
Est. HK$1,200-1,500
Opening HK$ 1,200.00
Sold...HK$ 9,775.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 9775
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 14
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China, Taiwan French Military Mail : 1885 (27 May) unfranked envelope endorsed "Corps expéditionnaire du Tonkin" to Lyon (4.7), showing "Marine et Colonies/Service à la Mer" circular cachet in blue and matching "Corps Exp./Tonkin. Ligne N. 5" c.d.s. (23.5), the ship "Tanais" of the Naval Squadron of Admiral Courbet, which left Yokohama on 7 May 1885, stopped at Keelung on 22 May, Makung on 23 May and then Hong Kong on 24 May, beside the ships of Courbet's Squadron included an Expeditionary Corps comprised of a battalion of the Naval Infantry, a battalion of the Foreign Legion, and the 3rd Battalion of the Light Infantry of Africa, the notation "Corps expéditionnaire du Tonkin" refers to these troops, very fine military usage during the short-lived Formosa Campaign. Estimate HK$ 10,000 - 12,000
References: Raymond Salles, La Post Maritime Française, Tome V. Les Paquebots de l'Extrême Orient (Limassol, 1993), pp. 138-139, No. 20. Est. HK$10,000-12,000 (Image1)
Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Opening HK$ 10,000.00
Sold...HK$ 12,650.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 12650
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 15
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China, Taiwan French Military Mail : 1885 (June) unfranked envelope endorsed "Escadre de l'Extrême Orient" and countersigned by officer, to Paris (22.7) redirected to Anvers, Belgium (23.7), showing "Corps. Exp. Tonkin/Ligne N. 6" c.d.s. (11.7) and "France & Colonies/Service de la Mer" double-ring cachet, manuscript notation indicating that addressee had left for Anvers, with Peace and Commerce 25c. applied for redirection (no longer treated as soldier's letter) and cancelled by "Paris/B. Milton" c.d.s., very fine and unusual mail from French Forces of the Formosa campaign. Estimate HK$ 10,000 - 12,000
The addressee was a family member of Admiral Marie Jules Dupré, who spent part of his career in Cochinchina. Est. HK$10,000-12,000 (Image1)
Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Opening HK$ 10,000.00
Sold...HK$ 11,500.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 11500
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 16
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China, Korea Chinese Imperial Post : 1898 (24 May) envelope (218 x 97mm., embossed "Custom House/Jenchuan" on flap) endorsed "On Postal Service" to the Imperial Russian Post Office, Shanghai (30.5, Local Post arrival) bearing I.C.P. 2c. deep orange singles (2), cancelled by "Customs/Jenchuan" c.d.s., another strike on reverse with "24 May" inserted in manuscript, "Chefoo" transit dollar dater (26.5) in blue and "Shanghai/Local Post" arrival c.d.s. backstamps, very fine double rate usage from this rare Korean office. Estimate HK$ 80,000 - 100,000
A REMARKABLE USAGE FROM THE CHINESE IMPERIAL POST OFFICE IN JENCHUAN, KOREA. Est. HK$80,000-100,000 (Image1)
