The 2024 Winter Auction - Sale 344 - Day 3

1918 Shanghai Russia PO to Switzerland taxed cover,f.w. Russian PO in China 10k stamp, tied by Shanghai Russian PO cds., along with "Livrasion impossible/ a cause de la guerre" cachet, taxed in Swiss f.w. 25c Postage Due stamp. Interesting.

1918年上海俄國客郵局寄瑞士欠資封，單貼俄國客郵10戈比，銷上海俄國客郵局日戳，旁蓋法文指示戳並貼有瑞士欠資票。上品。

1918 (Aug 17) Tientsin locally addressed cover,f.w. Tientsin Italian PO in China stamp x 14, tied by Tientsin Italian PO cds. Philatelic but rare. Folded at middle. VF-F.

1918年8月17日天津本地封，貼天津義大利客郵票14枚，銷天津義大利國客郵局日戳，雖然是集郵品，但十分罕見。中折上品。

1918 (Oct 16) Tientsin PO in China Tientsin local cover,f.w. Tientsin Italian P.O. stamps x 3, tied by Tientsin Italian P.O. cds. Rare Italian P.O. cover. VF-F.

1918年10月16日義大利客郵天津本地實寄封，貼加蓋天津客郵票3枚，銷天津客郵局日戳，罕見的義大利客郵實寄封。

1865 (Oct 26) London to Shanghai entire letter sheet, via Marseilles,bearing a red "1d" rate marking and oval London company chop on front, on reverse with London originating and Shanghai Br. PO arrival cds. Uncommon route to Shanghai not via Hong Kong. VF-F.

1865年10月26日倫敦寄上海封，正面蓋有“1d”郵資指示印及倫敦橢圓形公司戳。背面有倫敦始發戳及上海英國客郵局到達戳。少見的不經香港直接到上海郵船班次。

1889-1911 a group of 3 incoming postal cards to China,from Macao and Siam (Thailand) to Shanghai and Hong Kong to Canton cards. VF-F.

1889-1911年一組3枚進口郵資片，分別有澳門和暹羅（泰國）經香港寄上海片和香港寄廣州片各一枚。

1893-1902 a group of 3 Austria, Belgium and Germany to China incoming cover and postcards,including double postal cards from Germany and Belgium. A nice group. VF-F.

1893-1902年一組3枚自奧國、比利時及德國寄中國進口封片，其中比利時及德國郵資片是正片和回片相連的雙片，難得的一組。上品。

1896 (Jun 8) Columbia Postal Stationery Card, from Bogota to Shanghai,via Barranquilla (16 Jun), New York (FOREIGN NY TRANSIT, 4 Jul), San Francisco (9 Jul), Shanghai U.S.POSTAL AGENCY (11 Aug), with same day Shanghai Local Post arrival cds. applied. Possibility of the earliest postal card sent from Columbia to China.

1896年哥倫比亞寄上海進口郵資片，經過美國上海客郵代辦處轉寄。難得的清代南美洲進口郵品。

1897 (Nov 22) Around the World Picture Post Card, originated from Munchen Germany, to Customs Kowloon (29 Dec) and re-directed to various countries,a pair of Hong Kong QV 5c issues added and re-addressed for onward journey, re-addressed countries included Guatemala and Liberia where affixed with respective stamps and finally back to Munchen (1898,12 Jun), displaying a fantastic array of markings including Singapore, San Francisco, New Orleans...

1899 (Oct 23) G.B. to H.M. Warship in China, then redirected to many places,bearing many postmarks, including Portsmouth (1899 Oct 23), Point, Natal (Nov 22), Durban, Natal (Nov 23), Colombo, Ceylon (Dec 20), Singapore (To Hong Kong) (1900 Jan 1), Hong Kong (1900 Jan 13), Portsea, Portsmouth (1900, Apr 14), Colombo, Ceylon (1900 May 16) and Hong Kong (1900 May 30). Got him on: HMS Victorious, China Station. Interesting. VF-F. 

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1901 (Dec 16) Korea Fushan to Shanghai, China incoming postal card,bearing brown Fushan Chinese cds., Japan Moji, Shanghai I.J.P.O., LPO transit and arrival cds. Card toned. F-VF.

1901年12月16日韓國釜山寄中國上海進口郵資明信片，蓋有釜山漢文戳、日本門司、上海日本客郵局和書信舘等中轉和到達戳。片有黃，上中品。

1903 Austria to Paotingfu, China incoming postcard,bearing Suez, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Chengtingfu tombstone transit markings. VF-F.

1903年奧國寄中國保定府進口明信片，蓋有蘇伊士、香港、上海和正定府郵政局碑型戳等中轉戳。上品。