219 / 300
1278
1927 (26 Sept.) A cover from Tientsin registered to Roma, Italy, bearing the Italian 1927 issue Victor Emmanuel III 60c brown
orange x 4, tied by faint cancellation, with ‘R/Tientsin/377’ reg. Label alongside, on reverse with ‘ROMA/11.10.27’ arrival cds.
Most of the foreign post offices were closed in 1922, very late usage. Some toning. Photo
HK$ 1,600 - 2,000
1279
1921 (2 Mar.) A cover to France, bearing overprinted ‘China’ on Japanese Tazawa
1/2s x 2, 1 1/2s x 2, 2c and 4s, tied by Japanese I.J.P.O cds, ‘YOKOHAMA/29.3.21’
transit, France arrival cds. Photo
HK$ 700 - 800
1280
1894 (20 June) cover sent from Tientsin to USA, f.w. on front Japanese stamp
5s blue, tied by TIENTSIN I.J.P.O. MEIJI 27 20 VI 1894 cds, on reverse with
YOKOHAMA JAPAN MEIJI 27 8 VII 1894 transit cds, and SAN FRANCISCO
PAID ALL JUL 09 1894 arrival cds, light age toning. Photo
HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
1281
1901 (13 Jan.) A red band cover from Peking to Japan, bearing the overprinted
‘China’ on Japanese Chrysanthemum 2s yellow green, defects at top left, tied by
‘PEKING/I.J.P.O’ cds in blue. A tear at right. Photo
HK$ 500 - 700
1282
1901 (Jan.) A 1 sen grey Chrysanthemum statinery card to Frankfurt, bearing
overpinted ‘China’ on 1 sen and 5 sen Chrysanthemum, tied by ‘TIENTSIN/
I.J.P.O’ Japan P.O cds, with ‘FRANKFURT/15.2.01’ arrival cds, fine. Photo
HK$ 700 - 800
1283
1900 (27 Jan.) A cover from Shanghai to Germany, bearing overprinted ‘KITAI’
on Russian Arm type 10k, tied by ‘SHANGHAI’ Russian P.O cds, on reverse with
‘HONG KONG/1.2.00’ transit and ‘WIEN/4.3.00’ arrival cds, fine. Photo
HK$ 1,200 - 1,600
219
1280
1281
1282
1279
1283