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1917 (10 Oct.) cover to USA, f.w. on front 1st Peking Junks, 1c and 3c x 3, tied by Changli cds's, opened and resealed with three "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALLY SEALED" labels, light age toning; 1918 (10 July) cover to USA, f.w. on front 1st Peking Junk 10c, tied by Canton cds, backstamped CANTON 11 JUL 18 bisected bilingual dater, opened and resealed with a "OPENED BY CENSOR" label, tied by a "PASSED BY CENSOR 1489" circular chop in magenta at right, with tears at top and light age toning. Photo

HK$ 1,500 - 1,700 1159

1917 (29 Nov.) Registered cover from Honan Province to France franked with total of eight 1c & 3c First Peking Junks tied by CHANGTE HO postmarks with boxed registration handstamp alongside. Shanghai and French bkstps. Photo

HK$ 700 - 800 1160

1918-1973 selection of eight covers, sent to Austria (1), Germany (1), USA (1), Czechoslovakia (1), domestic (2), incoming from USA to Shanghai (1) and incoming from France to Peking (1), registered, express, airmail and ordinary, franked with various issues and surcharges at different postal rates, good to fne. Photo

HK$ 3,500 - 4,000 1161

1919-24 Three covers and one cover front, sent from Hankow, Nanking, Peiping and Tientsin to Australia, France and Shanghai, franked with Junks, Surch. on Junks, 2nd Air Mail stamp and 25th Anniv. of the Chinesse Postal Service commem. issue, tied by relevant cds's, light age toning. Photo

HK$ 800 - 1,000 1162

1920-47 Selection of nine covers, sent from Tsinghwa, Nanking, Shanghai, Kwangtung Tungkun, Chungking, Siangtan and Wuhing to Belgium, U.S.A., Finland, France, Taiwan, Nanking and Shanghai, franked with various issues of Dr. SYS, Martyrs, Junks, Surch. on Junks, CNC Surcharges, commemorative issues, including 40th Anniversary of The Chinese Postal Services commemorative set of 4 (registered to Finland), one damaged, others fne. Photo

HK$ 2,000 - 3,000

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1917 (18 Feb.) registered cover from Hankow to Paris, via America, f.w. on reverse 1st Peking Junks 1c x 22 and 3c x 16 (total rate of 70c), tied by HANKOW 18 FEB 17 20 bisected bilingual daters, with large red wax seal, on front with SHANGHAI 22 FEB 20 10 bisected bilingual dater, an illegible boxed registration handstamp, roughly opened at left. Photo

HK$ 800 - 1,000 1155

1917 (14 June) registered cover sent from Moukden to France endorsed "via Suez", f.w. on front 1st Peking Junks, 3c, 7c and 8c x 2, tied by MOUKDEN 12 JUN 17 bisected bilingual daters, a rectangular "Moukden/ Shenyang/RegisteredMail/No...." registrationhandstamp alongside, also a very fne strike of "CONSULAT DE FRANCE MANDCHOURIE MOUKDEN" circular handstamp in violet, on reverse with same Moukden cds and circular handstamp, also SHANGHAI 18 JUN 17 bisected bilingual dater, PONTARLIER 23-8 17 and PARIS 26-8 17 arrival cds's, fne. Photo

HK$ 3,500 - 4,000 1156

1917 (19 Jun.) coloured picture postcard to Holland, franked with Junk 4c, tied by unclear Shanghai cds with other two Shanghai cds's dated 19 & 20 Jun. respectively, "BUREAU AMBULANT NO. 2 / PUKOWKU - TIENTSIN" bilingual Train P.O. cds dated 21 JUN 17 and "BUREAU AMBULANT NO.1 / PEKING - MUKDEN" bilingual Train P.O. cds dated 23 JUN 17 alongside, Russian local transit cds, fne. Photo

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 1157

1917 (7 Sept.) A Chinese Government Railways, Tiensin-Pukow Line printed cover to Peking, bearing Junk 1c, 3c x 4, tied by unusual bilingual TIENTSIN CITY CENTRAL STATION cds x 6, adjacent hand stamped bilingual 'Passed by the Censors' in blue cachet. On back hand stamped a large box 'Chinese Government Railways Tientsin Pukow/7-SEP.1917' blue chop, plus small part of Express Delivery receipt attachment. Rare cover. Photo

HK$ 25,000 - 30,000