HK036 - Main catalogue

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1372 1928 (5 Nov.) A cover from Peiping to Urumtsi, addressed to Sino Swedish Sinkiang Expedition, Sven Hedin, via Siberia, on front tied by bilingual ‘PEIPING’ cds, on reverse bearing Reaper 16c, tied by unclear cancellation, and the stamp is overlapped by Sinkiang censor label, with bilingual ‘TIHWA (URUMTSI)/6.1.29’ arrival cds, with a tear at top. Photo HK$ 3,500 - 4,000 1373 1928 (6 Jan.) A cover from Tihwa to Suilai, on front bearing overprinted ‘For use in Sinkiang’ on 2nd print junk 6c, tied by very fine bilingual ‘TIHWA (URUMTSI’ cds, with bilingual ‘SUILAI/7.1.28’ transit and Sinkiang censor seal label, very fine. Photo HK$ 2,500 - 3,000 1374 1933 Two different Remittance receipts, each tied by bilingual ‘TIHWA (URUMTSI)’ cds, fine. Photo HK$ 600 - 800 1375 1936 (28 July) A cover from Tihwa to Tientsin, on front bearing overprinted ‘For Use In Sinkiang’ on SYS 2nd London print 2c and 1st Peking print Junk 3c, tied by bilingual ‘TIHWA’ cds, on reverse with bilingual ‘TIHWA (URUMTSI)/30.7.36’ transit in red, bilingual ‘TIENTSIN/9.9.36’ and ‘TIENTSIN/9.9.36’ roller machine arrival cancel. Center lightly folded, this cover took almost 65 days from Sinkiang to Tientsin. Photo HK$ 3,000 - 3,500

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1376 1935 (2 Dec.) A cover from West Szechwan sent to locally, bearing overprinted ‘For Use In Szechwan’ on SYS London 2nd print, stamp was partial cut at the top, tied by char. ‘WEST SZECHWAN/BAILEIBA’ ( 白磊壩 ) cds, a few dirt marks. Photo HK$ 400 - 500 1377 1935 (25 Nov.) A cover from Chungking reg. to Bristol, England. On reverse bearing SYS London 2nd print 5c x 3 and Peking print Martyrs 50c, all tied by bilingual ‘PAHSIEN (CHUNGKING)’ cds. Photo HK$ 1,400 - 1,600

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