HK038-Main Catalogue

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1209 1917 Russian Post Office, Arm types surcharged with Chinese currency, 1d on 1r in complete sheet of 50, the sheet margins are missing. Unmounted. Chan FR52. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000 1210 1917 Russian Arm types surcharged with Chinese currency, 1c on 1k orange block of 6 x 2, both tied by double ring 'SHANGHAI/ POST RUSSE/28.1.20' late usage of this cancellation, fine used, one block partial split. Chan FR39. Photo HK$ 500 - 600 1211 1921 (10 Oct.) An incoming cover from Ussuriysk (雙城子) to Tientsin, on reverse bearing Russian Eagle design imperf. 5k x 2, each tied by Russian cancel, with bilingual 'TIENTSIN/23.10.21' arrival cds. Ussuriysk is a city in Primorsky Krai, Russia, located in the fertile valley of the Razdonlnaya River, North of Vladivostok, from both the china-Russia border and the Pacific Ocean. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

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Ex. 1213 1212 1887 (10 June) A cover from Shanghai to Tacoma, USA, bearing USA James A. Garfield 5c yellow brown (Sc205) tied by killer cancel, slight defects at bottom left corner, alongside with double ring 'U.S.POSTAL AGENCY/SHANGHAI/10.6.87' oval cancel in violet. on reverse with 'SAN FRANSCICO/PAID ALL/7.87' transit in magenta and '...WASH/9.7.87' arrival cds. Some toning. Photo HK$ 4,000 - 5,000 1213 A small selection of the Foreign Post Office stamps, mainly used and a few mint, including France, Germany, Russia, mainly comes into complete sets. Approx. 60. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 1214 1907 (6 Jan.) A cover from Shanghai to France, bearing overprinted ‘KITAI’ on Russian Arm type 10k, tied by small double ring 'SHANGHAI' Russian P.O cds, on reverse with 'VENDEE' arrival cds. This cancellation was used from 1906 to 1910. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000

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