134
873
1914 (18 Dec.) A WWI censor cover from Chili to Stockholm, Sweden, via Siberia, bearing Junk 1c and 3c strip of 3 tied by
char. 'CHILI/LUNGMON' (
龍門
) cds, on reverse with a lot of interesting postmarks, including bilingual "PEKING/19.12.14',
'MANCHOULI/26.12.14', 'BUREAU AMBULANT/No. 1' Train Post Office cds, Russia transit and censor chop in violet box,
'STOCKHOLM/18.1.15' arrival cds, very fine. Photo
HK$ 7,000 - 8,000
873
874
875
874
1916 (22 Jan.) picture postcard depicting "WATER MELON MARKET MOUKDEN", endosed "Moukden 21 Janurier 1916", sent
to England, franked on front Junks, London print, 1c on 3c, tied by MOUKDEN 22.1. (Hunghsien) 1st year cds's, light age toning.
Photo
HK$ 4,000 - 4,500
875
1916 (May) A censor cover via Russia, from Tsinshi, Hunan to Helsinki, redirected to Lahti, both are in Finland area, on front
bearing Peking 1st print Junk 5c rose mauve, (one stamp took off), tied by 'TSINSHI' cds, date not clear due to one stamp took
off, with bilingual 'HANKOW/26.5.16' transit, and bilingual 'HARBIN' transit, date not clear and showing the transit reversed
variety, alongside Russia oval censorship chop in purple, dated 27.7.16. On reverse with a lot of postmarks, bilingual 'BUREAU
AMBULANT No.1/PEKING-MOIKDEN/29.5.16', 'KWANCHENGTZE/30.5.16', 'MANCHOULI/2.6.16' Chinese areas transit,
Russia 25.7.16 transit, 'MOSCOW/8.8.16' transit, 'HELSINKI' arrival cds, date not clear, 'VESIJARVI/16.8.16' transit and 'LAHTI
AS' and 'LAHTI' arrival cds, both dated 16.8.16, with 2 different Russia censor labels, tied by Russia censor chop in violet, a very
lovely redirected cover with multiple cancellation, showing the complicated mailing route. Photo
HK$ 4,500 - 5,000
876
1916 (13 Feb.) Hung Hsien Yuan nien cover from Honan to England, bearing Junk 10c blue, tied by char. 'HONAN/TAIKANG' cds,
with faint bilingual 'KAIFRNG/14.2.16' transit, on reverse with char. 'HONAN/JIHSIEN/13.2.16' and bilingual 'PEKING/16.2.16'
transit, and a clear bilingual 'BUREAUAMBULANT No.1/PEKING-MOUKDEN/17.2.16' train postmark, alongside showing oval
'S2' black marking, it probably denotes 'Station (Peking) No.2', some lightly toned spots on cover but still an attractive with a lot
of markings. Photo
HK$ 7,000 - 8,000
876
