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3523

1935 (Apr. 4-Nov. 1), Three Airmail covers from Fujin to Harbin, similarly cacheted, covers cancelled Apr. 4, July 1 and Nov. 1, the first two with next-day receivers, the third same-day, variously franked by Third General Issues, the April cover with redesigned 4f China Mail issue as well; each with red boxed bilingual Airmail handstamp on address side, the French text script-style, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Est. HK$1,500-2,000
SOLD for HK$1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

3524

1936 (Sept. 13), Pair of Airmail covers from Sankiang Province to Harbin, the first franked by Third General Issue 30f red brown tied by bold postmark (town poorly struck) with boxed Chinese-language "Air Mail" handstamp, same-day receiver on reverse; the second franked by vertical pairs of Third General Issue 10f blue Pagoda and 2f re-designed China Mail issue, tied by two of three crisp "3.9.13" postmarks, bilingual black-on-blue Airmail etiquette and fragment of postal form, Fine to Very Fine, nice covers. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Est. HK$2,000-2,400
SOLD for HK$1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

3525

1935-37, Pair of covers to Australia, the first 1935 (Sept. 12 (?)) Registered cover from Harbin to South Australia, franked by top margin vertical pair 13f Third General Issue, with Harbin Registry label on front, reverse showing Shanghai (Sept. 17), Sydney (Oct. 18) and Payneham (Oct. 21) transits plus one other; the second a June 2, 1937 "On His Britannic Majesty's Service" envelope to Sydney, franked by 20f Fourth General Issue, with red wax seal intact and with contents responding to a query regarding local stamp dealers, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Est. HK$1,000-1,400
CLOSED
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3526

1936-37, Two covers to Canada, the first on "Hotel 'Moderne'/Harbin" corner card envelope to Saskatoon, franked by 1f, 3f and 6f Third General Issue singles, the first two with foreign mail bridge cancelled of June 12, 1936, the 6f manuscript cancelled, the cover endorsed at bottom "Via Quickest" with next-day Harbin transit; the second April 11, 1937 cover from Lungchingtsun to Halifax, franked by vertical strip of five 4f Fourth General Issue, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Est. HK$1,000-1,400
SOLD for HK$700.00
Will close during Public Auction

3527

1932-43, Selection of eleven covers to China, to Tientsin or Peiping with the exception of one each to Hong Kong, Shanghai, and to the USS Black Hawk at Chefoo; offering a variety of solo, single and mixed frankings, three Registered uses (one a 1932 cover with manuscript note on reverse, "Rec'd Oct. 27, 1932 without payment of postage due"), three with Manchukuo Official Commemorative cancels, a Tientsin slogan roller cancel receiver, etc.; a nice grounding for a collection, spanning nearly the whole of Manchukuo's existence, Fine to Very Fine, well worth review. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1)

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Est. HK$3,000-4,000
SOLD for HK$2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

3528

1936-41, Three Registered covers from Harbin to Egypt, comprising two from the same 1936 correspondence (July 14 and Aug. 11) between H. Henningsen c/o Royal Danish Consulate and a Professor at College St. Louis in Tantah, each with red-on-white Harbin Registry label on front, the July cover with straightline "Via Siberia" handstamp and, on back, Venice (July 26), Brindisi (July 27) and Alexandria (July 30) transits plus Tanta receiver (day not struck up), the Aug. cover with Venice (Aug. 24), Naples (Aug. 25) and Port Said (Aug 30) transits plus Tanta (Aug. 31) receiver; along with Mar. 2, 1941 cover from Mukden to Alexandria with Egyptian hexagonal bilingual "34/Postal Censor" handstamp and censor's tape at left, backstamped Cairo May 1 and Alexandria May 2; some soiling to the Alexandria cover, but an uncommon destination, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Est. HK$1,600-2,000
SOLD for HK$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3529

1935-38, Group of eight covers to Europe, a fun little group, variously franked with two Registered, most from Harbin or Mukden, with destinations of Czechoslovakia, Germany, England (3, including personal correspondence to W.J. Davies, OBE, c/o the Foreign Office, with Establishment of Manchukuo Red Cross Official Commemorative cancel (Zirkle #42)), Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Switzerland; nearly all with "via Siberia" endorsement, one in Japanese, one in Chinese, Fine to Very Fine, well worth a look. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$3,000-4,000
SOLD for HK$2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

3530

1936 (Jan. 9), Registered cover from Telingho to Göttingen, Germany, addressed to the Director of the Botanical Garden in Göttingen, with vertical Chinese Registry handstamp and manuscript boxed "R/Telingho/#20" marking; franking on reverse eye-catching vertical strips of five 1f (3) and 3f Third General Issue Pagodas, with Göttingen Jan. 27, 1936 receiver; a striking cover, front and back, almost Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,600-2,000
SOLD for HK$1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

3531

1942 (Sept. 10), Registered cover from Harbin to Tokyo, Japan, franked by horizontal pair of 12f Fourth General Issue tied by Harbin bridge-style cancel; endorsed "Registered" at top right with blue two-line Harbin Registry handstamp at left; the cover addressed in English and in Japanese, "Russian Emigrant" and "Russian language" noted as well; red-on-white imperforate "Department of Communications" Mail Censor Seal (Shimomura #A2) at left; great eye appeal, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,600-2,000
CLOSED
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3532

1933-36, Two covers to Latin America, the first franked by a multicolor mix of First Issue Pagodas, cancel May 16, 1933 and addressed to Buenos Aires, Argentina, all but three stamps additionally tied by Argentine roller or postmark; the second franked 2f and 8f First China Mail stamps cancelled Jan. 10, 1936 (city not struck up) to Monterrey, Mexico, a receiving roller (Feb. 2) on reverse; Mexico cover slightly reduced at right, some soiling along left edge of Argentina cover, but uncommon destinations both, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Est. HK$1,400-1,800
SOLD for HK$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3533

1934 (Feb. 21), Registered cover from Harbin to the Philippines, 24f postage paid by First Issue 6f and Second Issue 2f (2), 4f and 10f Pagodas, from the Museum of North Manchuria to the University of the Philippines in Los Banos; red-on-white Registry label lower left ("Harbin2" handstamped); reverse with Hong Kong (Mar. 3) Manila Post Office (Mar. 5) transits along with Agricultural College, Laguna M.O.B. receiver (Mar. 6); light toning, but an early (first-month) use of the Second Issue, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,200-1,600
SOLD for HK$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3534

1936-39, Three covers to Scandinavia, two to Sweden, one to Denmark; Sweden Apr. 27, 1935 Printed Matter envelope franked two 1f Third General Issue Pagodas (one lower right corner margin) with purple Printed Matter handstamp at bottom and all-over advertisement for The Ming Lang Philatelic Society on reverse, plus June 6, 1936 cover franked 10f Second General Issue Pagoda tied by Harbin foreign mail bridge cancel; Denmark Mar. 6, 1938 long cover franked by 4f Fourth General Issue (5; 2 singles plus vertical strip of three) tied by Takushan postmarks; Danmark cover with vertical file fold of no consequence, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Est. HK$1,600-2,000
CLOSED
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3535

1933-38, Group of six covers to the United States, attractive sextet with origins of Antachan, Tsitsihar, Hsinking (2) and Harbin (2, one with Registry label affixed in Mukden), offering a variety of franking combinations and cancel varieties; four Registered uses, one opened for display, the usual wear and tear for age and distance traveled, Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$2,000-2,400
SOLD for HK$1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

3536

1933-36, Three American Consular Service covers, to and from Mukden, the first a personal letter, Apr. 26, 1933, from the Consulate General in Batavia, Java, franked by Netherlands Indies 15c Queen Wilhelmina addressed to Mukden; the second Apr. 27, 1933 from the Consulate in Stuttgart, Germany franked Germany 10pf and 15pf Eagle Airmails, sent to Canton and forwarded to Mukden (routing information written on plastic holder, not the cover itself); the third sent from Mukden to the American Embassy in Peiping, on arrival Mar. 6, 1936 receiving violet handstamp used on Diplomatic Pouch mail between embassies; an uncommon offering, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Est. HK$2,200-2,600
CLOSED
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3537

1933 (Oct. 26), Incoming Graf Zeppelin-flown cover from the United States, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration corner card envelope franked by pristine US 50¢ "Baby Zepp" tied by Chicago, ILL. postmark with larger version alongside; endorsed for the Graf Zeppelin's flight from Chicago to Friedrichshafen, Germany, with black Century of Progress Exposition "Dispatched from Chicago" cachet at lower left and partial reversed offset of green Lakehurst receiver at bottom; reverse with Lakehurst flight receiver and truncated Moukden receiving postmark, along with small "S. Buzin" owner's handstamp; cover reduced at right, some edge wear, Fine to Very Fine. An exceedingly rare US Zeppelin Flight Cover to Manchukuo. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$4,000-6,000
SOLD for HK$8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3538

1937-38, Group of six American Foreign Service/Consular Service covers to the United States, all from M. Ludden at the American Consulate in Mukden addressed to the same two recipients; three covers from 1937, each franked by Japanese definitives, two marked Airmail; the three 1938 covers variously franked with Manchukuo stamps (one cover cancelled "Moukden/I.N.P.O.", the other two with Manchukuo postmarks; an interesting group offering both interesting markings and pretty combinations paying different rates, Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$2,400-2,800
CLOSED
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3539

1937 (June 25), Registered cover to the United States, pretty franking consisting of top left corner vertical pair Third General Issue 20f, 6f Fourth General Issue single, and vertical pair of narrow-spaced 13f on 12f overprints, all tied by Harbin postmarks on stamp dealer's corner card envelope; Registry label at lower left (boxed "Harbin Pristan" handstamp), with US straightline "Supposed liable to customs duty" (2) and magenta boxed "Passed Free/U.S. Customs/San Francisco, Cal." handstamps; reverse with San Francisco receivers of July 14, 15 and 16, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,000-1,400
SOLD for HK$700.00
Will close during Public Auction

3540

1938 (Nov. 3), Postage Due cover to the United States, neat cover franked by Fourth General Issue 4f and vertical strip of four 20f, all tied by two strikes of Harbin postmark on stamp dealer's printed corner card envelope; 4f additionally tied by red boxed "Manchudikuo" handstamp, partly covered by Moukden Registry label; numerous US Customs handstamps on front, including "Passed…Free of Duty", but assessed Postage Due: "Foreign Letter Postage/COLLECT 10 CENTS/for Customs Clearance./Postage-due stamp to/be affixed & canceled.", which was dutifully done with single 10¢ stamp; reverse with San Francisco receivers (Nov. 27, 28 & 29) along with red wax seal with dealer's Cyrillic initials, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,600-2,000
CLOSED
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3541

1939 (Nov. 8), Registered cover to the United States, addressed to Boston and forwarded to Trenton, N.J., franked by Fourth General Issue 6f horizontal pair and 9f top margin single, plus 39f Airmail, all tied by Harbin postmarks with straightline "HarbinTaoli" handstamp at bottom; Moukden transit (Nov. 10) and "Moukden A" Registry label; endorsed "Via Nippon", passed free by US Customs and assessed 10¢ Postage Due for Customs clearance, but no indication this was ever paid; reverse with appropriate Boston and Trenton transits/receivers between Dec. 3 and Dec. 6; a cover with a little bit of everything, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,200-1,600
CLOSED
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3542

Manchukuo, Exceptional Mint and Used Collection, 1932-43, a stellar, near-complete parallel mint and used (used often as singles and blocks of four, some of the latter in sets with both postal and Official Commemorative cancels), mostly hinged in the freshest example we've seen of a Schumann springback album; many premium items, including #1-18 mint blocks of four, #1-18 set on single First Day Cover; #30 mint and used, mint booklet panes #39a, 85a (2), 86a (mint and used), 87a, 88a (2), Airmails, some shades, etc.; a top-of-the-line collection needing very little for completion, the stamps—even the used—all fresh and bright, Very Fine, inspection rewarding; fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (Image1)

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Est. HK$15,000-20,000
SOLD for HK$22,000.00
Will close during Public Auction