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| 1568 |
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 1911 (21 Dec) Cover posted at Trans-Siberian Railway to Vyatka, f.w. Coat of Arms 7k on reverse, tied by Manchouli-Chita postal wagon No. 262 oval d.s. Arrived Vyatka (2 Jan) with day inverted variety on cds. Cover trimmed at
right.
1911.12.21 西伯利亞鐵路投遞寄維亞特卡封，背貼軍徽圖7戈比，銷滿洲里-赤塔262號郵車橢圓形日戳。1.2抵維亞特卡，日戳帶倒日期變異。封左側被裁。(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:800 to 2,000HK$
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Closing..Nov-29, 07:00 AM |
| 1801 |
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 A group of 3 Shameen and Canton coloured picture postcards. All unused. Very Fine.
一組三件沙面及廣州風光明信片，均未使用，上品。(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:400 to 1,000HK$
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| 1810 |
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 19th century a lithography showing the "Western Gate Peking", hand-coloured and mounted in frame. Engraved by E Brandard. Historical. (43 x 38 cm).
十九世紀“北京西直門”版畫，已上色及裝裱。由E Brandard雕刻。極具歷史意義。43 x 38厘米。(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:1,400 to 3,000HK$
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| 1811 |
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 19th century a lithography showing the "Western Gate Peking", mounted in frame. Engraved by E Brandard. Historical. (31 x 33 cm).
十九世紀“北京西直門”版畫，已裝裱。由E Brandard雕刻。極具歷史意義。31 x 33厘米。(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:1,000 to 3,000HK$
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| 1816 |
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 1805 By James Crichton, Canton (1 Jan) to Scotland by ship bag of the East Indian Company . Entire letter, rated “1/-”, put to post in London, applied with h.s. In early 1800s, senior officials of the East Indian Company in
China could send private letters through the bags of the company’s ships. Scarce. It is one of the earliest East-West mail with postal markings.
1805.1.1 由James Crichton由廣州交東印度公司船隻郵包寄蘇格蘭，到達倫敦後付郵，郵局注明郵 資“1/-”，是最早鈐郵戳的東西方郵件之一。1800年代初，
東印度公司高層可交公司船隻郵包寄私人信 件，並可從事私人貿易。少見難得。(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:5,000 to 10,000HK$
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| 1817 |
cover |
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 1819 a pair of entire letters by Philip Ammidon, Canton to USA, carried by Trumbull and Savannah respectively. Ammidon correspondence is the earliest known China to America mails according to Scamp. Cover no.8 and 9 in Scamp's
article. (HKSC Bulletin 264).
1819年一對Philip Ammidon自廣州寄美國郵簡，分別由Trumbull及Savannah號送遞。Scamp指Ammidon書信為已知最早之中國寄美國郵件。Scamp於其文章中記載之第八及第九件封（HKSC Bulletin 264）。(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:4,000 to 8,000HK$
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| 1818 |
cover |
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 1831 USA (22 Apr) to Canton. Entire letter, carried privately, showing "Duplicates" and receival annotation.
1831.4.22 美國寄廣州。郵簡，私人送遞，寫有“Duplicates”及收件日期批注。(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:1,000 to 2,000HK$
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| 1819 |
cover |
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 1831 G W Holmes, Capsingmoon (7 Oct) to Russell & Co., Canton. Entire letter, carried privately. Capsingmoon was the re-loading port in the Pearl River delta downstream from Canton
1831.10.7 由G W
Holmes自金星門寄廣州旗昌洋行。郵簡，私人送遞。金星門為珠江口商船裝卸貨物之地。(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:1,800 to 3,000HK$
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Closing..Nov-30, 07:00 AM |
| 1820 |
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 1834 Singapore (20 Mar) to William S. Wetmore in Canton. Entire lettter, applied with “Forwarded by A.L. Johnston & Co.” oval seal. Scarce incoming example from Singapore.
1834.3.20 新加坡寄廣州的滑么。郵簡，鈐“Forwarded by
A.L. Johnston & Co”橢圓形戳記。少見之新加坡進口 例子。(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:2,000 to 4,000HK$
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| 1821 |
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 1834 A A Low, Canton (1 Nov) to USA, sent "per Talbot" and rated "6". This mail was carried privately.
1834.11.1 廣州的A A Low寄美國。郵簡，寫有“per Talbot”及“郵資“6”。此信經私人送遞。(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:1,000 to 2,000HK$
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Closing..Nov-30, 07:00 AM |
| 1822 |
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 1838 Canton (28 Feb) to USA. Entire letter, sent "Superior" and rated "6". This mail was carried privately to New Yorl.
1838.2.28 廣州寄紐約。郵簡，寫有“Superior”及郵資“6”。此封私人送遞紐約。(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:1,000 to 2,500HK$
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Closing..Nov-30, 07:00 AM |
| 1823 |
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 1838 Canton (3 Jun) to Scotland. Entire letter, rated "1/8" and "Add 1/2", applied with "India Letter Penzance" h.s. Rare rate cover showing the lowest possible rate during the short period that no inland charges within UK.
1838.6.3 廣州寄蘇格蘭。郵簡，寫有郵資“1/8”及“Add 1/2”，另鈐“India Letter Penzance”戳記。郵資少見難得，出自英國不收取國內郵資之短暫時期。(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:1,600 to 4,000HK$
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Closing..Nov-30, 07:00 AM |
| 1835 |
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 1844 Canton (11 Jun) to Frederick Huth Co., London. Entire letter, rated “1/10”, applied with “SHIPLETTER” cachet on reverse. Arrived London (16 Nov).
1844.6.11 廣州寄倫敦Frederick Huth
Co.。郵簡，寫有郵資“1/10”，背鈐“SHIPLETTER”橫戳。11.16抵倫敦。(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:1,200 to 3,000HK$
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| 1836 |
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 1844 Canton (3 Sep) to Frederick Huth Co., London. Entire letter, sent “p Main” and rated 8d”, applied with scarce “DEAL SHIPLETTER” cachet. Arrived London (26 Feb). Deal is a small port near Dover. Incoming examples from China
are scarce.
1844.9.3 廣州寄倫敦Frederick Huth Co.。郵簡，寫有“p Main”及“8d”郵資，銷少見之“DEAL SHIPLETTER”戳記。 2.26抵倫敦。Deal為Dover附近之小港口，進口自中國之例子少見。(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:2,500 to 5,000HK$
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Closing..Nov-30, 07:00 AM |
| 1837 |
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 1844 Canton (28 Sep) to Frederick Huth Co., London. Entire letter, sent “via Marseilles” and rated “4/1”, applied with “Forwarded by W&T Edmond & Co / Bombay” seal and oval “INDIA” seal. Arrived London (3 Jan). Scarce
wrongly rated example as there should be additional 4d charged on letter arriving from India. Scamp only recorded 7 covers of this rate and this example pre-dates the record of Scamp.
1844.9.28 廣州寄倫敦Frederick Huth Co.。郵簡，寫有“via
Marseilles”及“4/1”郵資，鈐“W&T Edmond & Co”孟買轉運代理戳記及INDIA橢圓形戳記。1.3抵倫敦。少見之錯誤郵資例子，經印度中轉應再加上4便士。Scamp記錄中，此郵資僅見七例，而此例日期比Scamp之記錄更早。(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:3,000 to 7,000HK$
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| 1839 |
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 Incoming letter in the use of Indian Ship Letter Rate (from March to Sept 1845) 1845 (May 4), a half ounce letter sent from U.K. to Canton China, addressed to Messrs. Dent & Co. Canton, showing a dispatch c.d.s. “PAID / MAY
4 / E / 1845 / A”, another UK boxed cancellation “H PAID / 6 MY 6 / 1845”, and red crayon rate marks: “1(s) / 9(d) and 10(d) = 2(s) / 7(d)” [i.e. British packet 1/-, Mediterranean transit 5d, India-China Ship 4d per half ounce, plus 10d per half
ounce for French transit]. The letter dispatched from UK post office on 4 May, missed the P&O “D. Cornwall”, but captured “Iberia” on 7 May, sailing via EIC “Cleopatra” to Bombay, then private ship “Prince of Castle Huntley” to arrive at the port
of Hong Kong on 28 July, going through the HK post office next day on 29 July, paying the Red Seas Ship Letter 4d due to riding on a private ship. A good pair of Indian Ship Letter Rate usages together with the previous lot of outgoing letter.(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:4,000 to 10,000HK$
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 1845 USA (30 Sep) to Augustine Head & Co., Canton. Entire letter, sent “pr Rainbow” but crossed out to be “Great Britain”, applied with “Fowarded by J Howard & Son New York” oval seal on the flap. Scarce incoming
example, not to mention the forwading agent seal.
1845.9.30 美國寄廣州瓊記洋行。郵簡，寫有“p Rainbow”但改作“Great Britain”，背面蓋有“Fowarded by J Howard & Son New York”橢圓形轉運代理戳。少見之進口例子，此轉運代理戳更是難得。(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:3,000 to 7,000HK$
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| 1843 |
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 1847 Canton (28 Dec) to Frederick Huth & Co., London. Entire letter of printed circular, sent “via Marseilles” and rated “2/3”, applied with “G T Siemssen / Canton” oval seal, Hong Kong transit cds (29 Dec). Arrived London
(20 Feb). This mail was carried by Pekin, Heddington, Hindostan and Flamer (last voyage).
1847.12.28 廣州寄倫敦Federick Huth & Co。印刷通告郵簡，寫有“via Marseilles”及郵資“2/3”，鈐“G T Siemssen Canton”橢圓形戳記，
香港12.29中轉戳及倫敦2.20到達戳。此信經Pekin、Heddington、Hindostan及Flamer（最後一程）送遞。(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:1,500 to 3,000HK$
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| 1844 |
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 1847 Canton (24 Feb) to Frederick Huth & Co., London. Entire letter, sent “via Marseilles” and rated “2/3”, applied with Hong Kong (28 Feb) transit cds. Arrived London (23 Apr). This mail was carried by Lady Mary Wood,
Bentinck and Ariel.
1847.2.24 廣州寄倫敦Ferderick Huth & Co。郵簡，寫有“via Marseilles”及郵資“2/3”，鈐2.28香港中轉日戳。4.23抵倫敦。此信經Lady Mary Wood、 Bentinck及Ariel號送遞。(Image
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Estimate Range:1,500 to 3,000HK$
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Closing..Nov-30, 07:00 AM |
| 1845 |
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 1847 Canton (22 Apr) to Frederick Huth & Co., London. Entire letter of printed market circular, rated “1/-”, aplied with Hong Kong (22 Apr) transit cds. Arrived London (29 Jun). With content on the British troops movement.
This mail was carried by Lady Mary Wood, Precursor and Ripon.
1847.4.22 廣州寄倫敦Frederick Huth & Co.。印刷市場報告，寫有郵資“1/-”，鈐香港4.22中轉戳。6.29抵倫敦。內容有關英軍動向。此信經Lady Mary Wood、Precursor及Ripon號送遞。(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:1,500 to 3,000HK$
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Closing..Nov-30, 07:00 AM |
