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LotNo.	Symbol	Lot Description
4122		1895 (Jan. 18), Registered cover from Chefoo to Victoria, Australia, franked by 24ca Dowager tied by Chefoo seal cancel with horizontal pair of 25c French Offices in China overlaid, the latter tied by two of three French "Shang-haï/21/Janv/95/Chine" postmarks; front crossed in blue crayon with red octagonal "R" and double-oval "REGISTERED" handstamps; reverse with "Customs/Jan 18/95/Chefoo" origin postmark, plus blue Shanghai Customs (Jan. 21) and black Melbourne (Mar. 2) transits; a pretty combination cover, generally Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)	Est. HK$50,000-60,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
4123		1896 (Nov. 18), Combination cover from Peking to Yssingeaux, France, franked on reverse by single 1ca and block of four 2ca Dowagers, tied by blue Peking seal cancels with matching "I.G. of Customs/Nov 18/96/Peking" origin, black "Customs/Shanghai" (Nov. 24) transit, and "Yssingeaux/Haute Loire" (Jan. 4, 1897) receiver—along with striking "Hackmack & Co./Tientsin-Peking" white on red wafer sealing backflap; front bears un overprinted France 25c single tied by one of two "Shang-haï/27/Nov./96/Chine" postmarks; a couple vertical file folds, one affecting the left two stamps of the block of four, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1)	Est. HK$18,000-22,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
4124		1897 (Mar. 18), Narrow illustrated cover from Hankow to Hong Kong, franked by 4c on 4ca Dowager, tied by Hankow pakua with "Customs/Mar 18/1897/Hankow" dater at left; reverse with brown Shanghai Customs transit (Mar. 21) and small-diameter "Hong-Kong/B/MR 25/97" receiver on reverse; addressed to the "Post Master General, Hong Kong", Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)	Est. HK$10,000-12,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
4125		1899 (Mar. 16), Cover from Chicago, IL, to Tientsin, franked with US 5¢ pair (small faults) tied by Chicago flag cancel; San Francisco (Mar. 19) and Shanghai (Apr. 20) transits; on reverse "U.S. Postal Agency/Shanghai Rec'd" c.d.s. (Apr. 20) and "Tientsin" Large Dollar Dater (Apr. 24) in blue, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images)	Est. HK$2,000-2,600 SOLD for HK$1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
4126		1900 (June 18), Cash cover from Nanking to Damascus, Ohio, with bold Nanking bilingual postmark, the cover franked by US 5¢ Grant tied by US Postal Agency Shanghai duplex dated June 21; reverse with bilingual Shanghai (June 19) and San Francisco (July 18) transits plus Damascus receiver of July 20, Fine to Very Fine, a rare cash/US adhesive combination cover. (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)	Est. HK$8,000-10,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
4127		1901 (Jan. 17), Boxer Rebellion Postcard from Tientsin to Cawnpore, India, franked by US 1¢ green and 2¢ carmine First Bureau issues, tied by "MIL.PSTANo1 Tientsin China" duplex; endorsed "Via America", with Cawnpore Mar. 6 receiver on front; reverse with multi-color printed corner card, Manila (Feb. 9), Singapore (Feb. 25) and Calcutta (May 5) transits, nearly Very Fine, an attractive military use. (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)	Est. HK$5,000-6,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
4128	O	*1901 (May 17), CIP 1c red postal card, from Shanghai to Linden, Hannover, Germany, via French Post,* the card uprated by 1c and 2c CIP Coiling Dragons, all cancelled by two strikes of bilingual Shanghai postmark; French 10c Offices in China adhesive added at left, tied by one of two double-ring "Shang-haï/20/Mai/01/Chine" postmarks; Linden June 24 receiver at lower left over "T"-in-circle handstamp; attractive two-country franking, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)	Est. HK$1,000-1,200 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
4129	O	1903 (Jan.), Postal card from Chinwangtao to Grevesmühlen, Germany, red second issue 1c CIP postal card uprated by "China"-overprinted 5pf Germania, the indicium cancelled by rare "Chinwangtao" oval postmark (date unclear, possibly 17 Jan 03), the German Offices stamp tied by one of two "Tschinwangtau/20/1 /03 Deutsche Post" postmarks; bridge-style receiver (Mar. 1) at lower left; soiling and scuffing, but still a rarely seen cancel, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)	Est. HK$2,800-3,200 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
4130	O	1903 (Mar. 9), Postal card from Jian, Jiangsi to London, 1c ICP postal card, uprated by 1c and 2c CIP Coiling Dragons, tied by two strikes of dateless Jian postmarks; bilingual Kiukiang (Mar. 9), Chinese and French Shanghai (Mar. 14) transits, plus tombstone handstamp on front; correspondence on reverse datelined Feb. 28, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)	Est. HK$8,000-10,000 SOLD for HK$7,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
4131		China, Mint and Used Classics Collection, 1878-97, on nine homemade quadrille pages with rich annotation, with a number of Large Dragons, and solid holdings of Small Dragons and surcharged Dowagers; we note some varieties, a range of cancel types (some centrally struck), numerous pairs, shades, etc.; some condition issues, but still useful and valuable for student and dealer alike, generally Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1) (All Images)	Est. HK$20,000-26,000 SOLD for HK$12,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
4132		China, Lovely Mint/Unused Collection, 1894-97, mounted on Scott album pages comprising Dowagers and New Currency surcharges; present are #16-24, 28-37, 41, 47-55, 57 (used), 62, 65-70, 73-74, 76-77, 78-79 and 82; nice colors throughout, hinged to varying degrees (several appearing never hinged), some with album page set-off; a couple faults, but still a generally fresh holding of these ever-popular issues, Fine to Very Fine with much better, fully imaged online. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1) (All Images)	Est. HK$18,000-22,000 SOLD for HK$22,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
4133		China, Varied and Useful Mint and Used Assortment, 1883-97, neatly arranged on two-row cards, an attractive group sure to please the busy dealer; beginning with a 3ca Large Dragon, a selection of 1894 Dowagers including a 24ca, a group of 25 Small and Large Figure Dowager Surcharges, and ½c//5c CIP Coiling Dragons; used to 1894 issues with a mix of seal and Customs cancels, mint/unused thereafter; the occasional tiny fault or reference item to be expected, but all fresh and bright, with light to useful duplication of a couple values, generally Fine to Very Fine, inspection invited; fully imaged online. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (All Images)	Est. HK$3,200-3,600 SOLD for HK$3,800.00 Will close during Public Auction