The 2024 Winter Auction - Sale 344 - Day 3

1913 (Jul 6) AR receipt from Shansi Fancheng to Sianfu, returned to Fancheng,f.w. Junk 5c, bearing Shensi Fangchen (Kui Chou Year lunar cds.), Tungchowfu, Sianfu (Ping) cds. Rare usage of Junk issue. Except the Fangcheng cds. dated lunar year, all other cds. dated ROC 2nd year while the month and date on all cds. were in Gregorian calendar. Ex Stephen Yen's collection.

1913年7月6日收件回執自陜西郃陽坊鎮寄西安府，再寄回坊鎮。加貼帆船5分票，銷西安日戳，另蓋有罕見之陝西坊鎮癸丑年干支戳、...

1913 (Apr 30) Szechuan Liangshanhsien to Shanghai cover,f.w. Revolution Issue 3c, tied by rare Liangshanhsien Kuichow Year lunar year cds., on reverse with Wanhsien (ROC) 2nd Year transit and Shanghai bisected arrival cds. VF-F.

1913年4月30日四川梁山縣寄上海西式封，正面單貼光復紀念3分票，銷罕見的梁山縣癸醜年英漢干支戳，背面有萬縣二年中轉戳和上海到達戳。上品。干支戳精品實寄封。3000

1915 western style cover franked on front Junk 10c, canceled Shekchuenhsien 1915.2.16 cds., addressed to England and endorsed Via Siberia at top left,with a fine array of transit backstamps of CHUNGKIANGHSIEN showing MIN GUO FOURTH YEAR 1915.2.19, Mienchuhsien, Wanhsien, Hankow, Peking-Moukden Bureau Ambulant datestamp, arriving Ramsgatge 29 MR 1915. It took 29 days for the cover to travel from Peking-Mpoukden Railway to destination,...

1916 Ireland to China registered cover then redirected back to Ireland,f.w. GB stamps first, tied by Dublin cds., then sent back to Ireland, f.w. Junk Issue 20c, tied by Nanking City cds., on reverse with Peking to Moukden Railway PO, Dublin, Nanking transit and arrival cds. VF-F.

1917 & 1918 a gorup of 3 Junk Issues covers,from Beijing to Anhui, Canton to Hong Kong and Beijing to Shanghai. All bearing unusal Letter Box cachet.

1917及1918年一組3枚貼帆船票封，分別自北京寄安徽、廣東寄香港及北京寄上海，均蓋有少見的信櫃戳。上品。

1920 (Mar 23) large size official cover from Kwangtung Tunghing double registered to French Embassy in Lianchow,f.w. Junk Issue x 5 on reverse, tied by Tunghing cds., along with R.R. and Tunghing registered cachet, bearing on both sides three "Tunghing Foreign Affairs Officier seals", on reverse with Pakhoi transit cds. VF-F.

1920年3月23日大型民國公函封自廣東東興洋務局寄法國駐廉州領事，背面貼帆船票5枚，銷東興日戳，旁蓋RR及掛號戳，正背面蓋有3枚紅色“東興洋務專員關防”印章，背面另有北海中轉戳。上品。

1920 (Nov 10) large size official cover from Canton registered to French Embassy in Lianchow,f.w. Junk Issue x 4, tied by Canton cds., along with rare boxed "Canton City Official Mail Matter Registered" cachet. On reverse with Pakhoi transit cds. VF-F.

1920年11月10日大型民國公函封自廣州外交部特派廣東交涉員署寄法國駐廉州領事館，貼帆船票4枚，銷廣州府日戳，旁蓋罕見的“廣州城衙署公文掛號”戳，另有兩枚紅色“廣州外交部特派廣東交涉員之印”印章，背面有北海中轉戳。上品。十分難得的外交部公函封，很可能是與法國商議交還廣州灣事宜。

1923 Shanghai International Exchange Club to Germany cover,bearing a Emergency Postal Service stamp, plus a SYS 25c for oversea address. Attached a used piece and a booklet cover of these emergency stamps. VF-F.

1923年上海寄德國西式封，貼有上海郵政員工罷工期間發行的緊急臨時郵票，因為要寄國外，加貼孫像25分票一枚，銷上海日戳。另有舊票剪片一件及臨時郵票小本票封面一件等。

1933 Peiping regsitered to Sweden cover,franked on both sides Northwest Scientific Expedition complete set, SYS x 1 and Martyr x 1, tied by Peiping cds., on reverse with Shanghai transit and Sweden arrival cds., also with Sven Hedin signature at flap.

1933年北平掛號寄瑞典斯文赫定封，正背面貼西北科學考察團全套票及孫像、烈士票各一枚，銷北平日戳，背面有上海中轉及瑞典到達戳，旁邊更有斯文赫定親筆簽名。

1936 (Oct 10) Postal Service 40th Anniv. stamps set and FDC,the FDC sent from Hunan Yiyang double registered to Changsha. VF-F.

1936年10月10日郵政40周年紀念票新一套及首日雙掛號實寄封一枚。

1940 & 42 WWII period Chungking and Chengtu to USA airmail covers,both f.w. SYS issues ovpt. Chungking or Chengtu anti-bandit cachet. The Chungking cover endorsed "DIPLOMATIQUE" without censoring, while Chengtu one censored and resealed. VF-F.

1940及42年重慶及成都寄美國航空封各一枚，均貼有加蓋重慶或成都地名防盜票，其中重慶封正面蓋有“外交郵件”字樣，未有檢查，成都封則檢查後重封。有趣。

1943 (Jul 29) Chengtu to USA registered express airmail censored cover,f.w. SYS $3, $5 x 3 and SYS Surch. of 20c on reverse, tied by Chengtu cds. USA transit and arrival cds. alongside. Rare usage of Surch. of 20c stamp on cover.

1943年7月29日成都寄美國挂號航快檢查封，貼孫像3元1枚、5元3枚及孫像改作貳角票1枚，銷成都日戳，旁有美國中轉及到達戳。上品。抗戰時期的改作貳角票實寄封十分稀少。