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Lot 4043 - china northeastern provinces cancellations -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

Lot 4043 - china northeastern provinces cancellations - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China, 1908 (20 Jan.) registered "A.R." red-band envelope to Shanghai (2.2) via Harbin (21.1) bearing on reverse C.I.P. 2c. and 5c. pair, cancelled by "Kirin/Ashiho" lunar c.d.s., with matching framed registration h.s. adjacent, showing "Imp. Ch. Teleg. Office/Ashiho" bilingual oval sender's h.s. in violet on both front and back.
Estimate HK$ 8,000 - 10,000

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China northeastern provinces cancellations
Lot 4085 - china northeastern provinces cancellations -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

Lot 4085 - china northeastern provinces cancellations - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China, 1915 (25 Aug.) Junk 4c. red postal stationery card double registered and censored to Stockholm (19.9) via Tientsin (26.8), Kwanchengtze (28.8) and Manchouli (30.8), bearing Junk 10c. vertical pair, cancelled by "Tsinan" bilingual c.d.s. with date in central box, matching "R/Tsinan (China)/No. 2055" framed h.s., with "Manchouli" standard type bilingual transit c.d.s. and framed Petrograd censor cachet in violet, very fine and extremely rare usage, possibly unique.
Estimate HK$ 70,000 - 90,000

References: Ho Huei-Ching, ed., China Postal Cards, 1897-1949 (Taipei: Philatelic Writer's Club, 2011), p. 117, Illustrated.
ACCORDING TO OUR RECORDS, THE ONLY KNOWN A.R. USAGE OF THE JUNK 4C. POSTAL STATIONERY CARD.

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China northeastern provinces cancellations
Lot 4005 - china northeastern provinces cancellations -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

Lot 4005 - china northeastern provinces cancellations - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China, 1898 (13 Feb.) Great Britain 1d. postal stationery card to Newry, Ireland via Shanghai (24.2) and Hong Kong (3.3, on reverse) bearing I.C.P. 1c., cancelled by "Newchwang" dollar dater, fine and unusual; also 1898 (19 Mar.) piece bearing I.C.P. 4c. and 5c. pair cancelled by pakua and dollar dater, in combination with Hong Kong 10c. cancelled at Shanghai, and 1898 (9 Dec.) piece bearing I.C.P. 5c. cancelled by dollar dater, fine to very fine strikes.
Estimate HK$ 20,000 - 25,000

References: Explore Dollar Daters (1897-1913), Taipei: Philatelic Writer's Club, 2007, p. 27.
From the beginning of the Chinese Imperial Post, there was a regulation that "mail franked with unobliterated foreign postage for foreign mailing must be accepted without need for domestic postage." In this case, the Chinese 1 cent stamp was to pay the winter rate surcharge on postcard from cities north of Chefoo to Shanghai.

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China northeastern provinces cancellations
Lot 4108 - china northeastern provinces cancellations -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

Lot 4108 - china northeastern provinces cancellations - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China, 1927(c.) native envelope to Kirin bearing on reverse "Limited for Use in Ki-Hei" overprint on Junk 4c., cancelled by "Kirin/Piaohokowtze Station/Mail Services Letter Counter" circular undated h.s., mostly fine strike, water staining.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China northeastern provinces cancellations
Lot 4026 - china northeastern provinces cancellations -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

Lot 4026 - china northeastern provinces cancellations - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China, 1907 (7 Oct.) red-band envelope to Peking (9.10) bearing on reverse C.I.P. 2c., cancelled by "Moukden/Shenyang" segmented lunar d.s. and showing "Shenyang Fengtien/No. 1 Sub-Office" rectangular h.s. adjacent.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China northeastern provinces cancellations
Lot 4042 - china northeastern provinces cancellations -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

Lot 4042 - china northeastern provinces cancellations - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China, 1907 (2 Aug.) red-band envelope to Peking (8.8) via Kiuchen (3.8) and Shenyang (5.8) bearing C.I.P. 2c., cancelled by two strikes of "Kirin/Kirin" double-ring lunar d.s., fine.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China northeastern provinces cancellations
Lot 4059 - china northeastern provinces cancellations -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

Lot 4059 - china northeastern provinces cancellations - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China, 1911 (13 Jan.) C.I.P. horizontal format 1c. green postal stationery card to Germany via Harbin (14.1) bearing C.I.P. 1c. and 2c. green, cancelled by "Suifenho" bilingual lunar c.d.s.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China northeastern provinces cancellations
Lot 4075 - china northeastern provinces cancellations -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

Lot 4075 - china northeastern provinces cancellations - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China, 1916 (4 Jan.) red-band envelope to Harbin bearing on reverse Junk 3c., cancelled by "Ashiho/(Hung Hsien) first year" bilingual c.d.s., stamp and cancellation fine, showing "Harbin/(Hung Hsien) first year" bilingual arrival c.d.s., the envelope water stained and with some surface damage.
Estimate HK$ 50,000 - 60,000

THE EARLIEST RECORDED EXAMPLE OF HUNG HSIEN FIRST YEAR DATER FOR 1916.

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China northeastern provinces cancellations
Lot 4092 - china northeastern provinces cancellations -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

Lot 4092 - china northeastern provinces cancellations - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China, 1912 (July) registered "A.R." red-band envelope to Kirin (13.7) via Hwaite (8.7), Kunchuling (10.7) and Kwanchengtze (11.7) bearing on reverse C.I.P. 1c. and 3c. pairs (2) and single, cancelled by "Chenglinghsien/Post Office" rectangular framed h.s., showing framed registration h.s. adjacent, envelope has water stain clear of stamps and horizontal folds (one of which just crosses one 3c. stamp), nevertheless fine and appealing.
Estimate HK$ 8,000 - 10,000

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China northeastern provinces cancellations
Lot 4010 - china northeastern provinces cancellations -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

Lot 4010 - china northeastern provinces cancellations - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China, 1910 (27 Oct.) registered envelope to Warmbrunn, Germany (9.11) bearing on reverse C.I.P. 2c. green block of eight and pair, each stamp cancelled by "Moukden" bilingual c.d.s., with similar "Moukden" departure c.d.s. adjacent (28.10), and on front "R/Moukden/No. 573" registration h.s., a few gum toned perfs., fine example of 20 cents overseas single rate for registered mail.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #46 - Northeastern Provinces of China Cancellations and Hung Hsien Empire

China northeastern provinces cancellations