The 2023 Special Sale - Sale 341

1902 Imperial 2nd postal card, front portion of double card, from Chengtu to Colombo, Ceylon, a rare destination,uprated by CIP 1c x 4, tied by Chengtu Post Office tombstone marks, along with Chungking, Shanghai Chinese PO, French PO, Hong Kong transit and Colombo arrival cds. Showing clear postal route. Card folded at middle. VF-F.

1902年清二次雙片之正片，自四川成都寄錫蘭科倫坡，少見之收件國，加貼蟠龍1分票4枚，銷成都郵政局碑型戳，旁蓋重慶、上海中國郵局、法國客郵局、香港中轉戳和科倫坡到達戳，郵路清晰，...

1902 Imperial 1st postal card from Shantung Techow to Germany,uprated by CIP 2c x 2, tied by Techow Post Office tombstone marks, along with Tientsin, Shanghai French PO, Shanghai Chinese PO transit and Germany arrival cds. VF-F.

1902年清一次片自山東德州寄德國，加貼蟠龍2分票2枚，銷藍色德州郵政局碑型戳，旁蓋天津、上海中國郵局、法國客郵局中轉戳和德國到達戳。難得品相、上品。林光照舊藏，流傳有序。

1903 (Jan 28) Imperial 1st postal card, with hand-coloured painting on reverse, from Tientsin to Austria,uprated by CIP 1c x 3, tied by rare Tientsin Shitoumenkan Branch Post Office tombstone marks, along with Tientsin, Shanghai French PO, Chinese PO transit and Wien arrival cds. VF-F.

1903年1月28日清一次片，背面有彩色手繪，自天津寄奧國，加貼蟠龍1分票3枚，銷罕見的天津石頭門坎郵政分局碑型戳，旁蓋天津、上海中國郵局、法國客郵局中轉戳和維也納到達戳。上品。

1906 Imperial 2nd postal card, reply portion of double card, from Shantung Lingshanwei to Germany,uprated by CIP 4c, tied by Lingshanwei tombstone marks, along with Shantung Kiaochow lunar year, bisected cds., Shanghai transit cds. and Germany arrival cds. Showing clear postal route. VF-F.

1902年清二次雙片之回片，自山東靈山衛寄德國，加貼蟠龍4分票一枚，銷靈山衛碑型戳，旁蓋山東膠州干支戳、膠州半切日戳、上海中轉戳和德國到達戳。上品。

1902 Sweden to Tientsin incoming postcard,bearing Shansi Ping Yang PO, Ping Yao PO, Tai Yuan PO tombstone marks, Peking oval datestamp, Tientsin German PO, Chinese PO transit and arrival cds. Showing clear inland route. VF-F.

1902年瑞典寄天津進口明信片，到達中國華北地區蓋有山西平遙郵政局、平陽郵政局、太原郵政局等碑型戳、北京橢圓日戳、天津中國郵局和德國客郵局等中轉和到達戳。展現清晰内陸郵路。戳印清晰，上品。

1911 Hangchow to USA postcard,f.w. CIP 3c, tied by Hangchowfu cds., along with very rare Hangchow #54 Letter Box tombstone mark, Shanghai Chinese PO and IJPO transit cds. Extremely rate to use such local letter box tombstone for an overseas mail to the USA. VF-F.

1911年杭州寄美國明信片，單貼蟠龍3分票，銷杭州府日戳，旁蓋非常罕見之杭州九曲巷口公裕布莊五十四號信箱碑型戳、上海中國郵局和日本客郵局中轉戳。難得有此小地方信箱碑型戳並用於出口實寄去美國，上品。

1903 Imperial 1st postal card from Hunan Pinghsiang to Germany, via Siberia,uprated by CIP 4c, tied by Pinghsiang Post Office tombstone marks, along with rare Siangtan oval datestamp, Shanghai French PO, Chinese PO and LPO transit cds. VF-F.

1903年清一次片自湖南萍鄉經西伯利亞寄德國，加貼蟠龍4分票1枚，銷萍鄉郵政局碑型戳，旁蓋罕見的湘潭橢圓日戳、上海中國郵局、法國客郵局、書信館中轉戳和德國到達戳。片中輕折，戳印清晰好兼有十分罕少的湘潭橢圓日戳，上品。

1903 Imperial 1st postal card from Chihli Hokanfu to France,uprated by CIP 1c and 2c, tied by Hokanfu Post Office tombstone mark, along with Paoting Dollar cds., Tientsin French PO, Chinese PO transit and France arrival cds. VF-F. Ex. W.S. Kong.

1903年清一次片自直隸河間府寄法國，加貼蟠龍1分和2分票各一枚，銷河間府郵政局碑型戳，旁蓋保定大圓戳、天津中國郵局、法國客郵局中轉戳和法國到達戳。上品。龔文生先生舊藏，流傳有序。

1902 (Apr) Imperial 1st postal card from Kiangsu Changchow to Peking,tied by rare Changchow Post Office Kwanghsu Year tombstone mark, along with Shanghai transit cds. And oval Peking arrival datestamp. VF-F.

1902年4月清一次片自江蘇常州寄北京，銷罕見的常州郵政局光緒紀年碑型戳，旁蓋上海中轉戳及北京橢圓到達戳。上品。光緒紀年的碑型戳難得。

1907 Imperial 2nd postal card from Yunnan Shi Tai to Italy,uprated by CIP 2c x 2, tied by Yunnan Shi Tailunar year cds, along with Puer, Mengtze, Hokow, Lao-Kai, French Paquebot transit marks and Italy arrival cds. Showing clear South West China international postal route. VF-F.

1907年清二次片自雲南石臺及意大利，加貼蟠龍2分票2枚，銷雲南石臺干支戳，旁蓋普洱、蒙自、河口、印度支那老街、法國郵輪等中轉戳和意大利到達戳，展現清晰的西南國際郵路，是研究雲南及中國西南郵路的極佳素材。上品。

1906 Imperial 2nd postal card, reply portion of double card, from Szechuan Shichwan to England,uprated by CIP 1c x 3, tied by rare Szechuan Shichwan lunar year cds. in red, along with Chengtu, Hankow, Shanghai Chinese PO, British PO, England transit and arrival cds. Showing clear postal route. VF-F.

1906年清二次雙片之回片，自四川石泉寄英國，加貼蟠龍1分票3枚，銷極為罕見的紅色四川石泉干支戳，旁蓋成都、漢口、上海中國郵局、英國客郵局、英國中轉戳和到達戳，郵路清晰。上品。

1907 Imperial 2nd postal card, front portion of double card, from Szechuan Chu Hsien to England,uprated by CIP 1c and 2c, tied by Szechuan Chu Hsien lunar year cds., along with Suiting, Yichang lunar year, bisected, Shanghai Chinese PO and French PO transit cds. Showing clear postal route. Card with real photo attached on reverse. The mail does not opt to take the Southwest route via Indochine but rather to go for the Eastern route through...