Sino-French War 1885. 1885 (March). Official cover from Chuanchow (Quanzhou) to Foochow (Fuzhou), from General Cheng Wenbing, Commander of Hubei garrisoning Chuanchow to General Yang Changjun, Deputy Commander-in-Chief. Both were top officers in charge of defense against the French and breaching the blockade against Taiwan. In June,...
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Lot #504 - empire empire
1895,. official stamp, for one letter from Taiwan Side Station to Taiwanfu. Used.
光緒廿一年, 台灣公文郵票, 台灣旁站寄台灣府。
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Lot #521 - empire empire
10th century Gerege (Lingpai or Pass) of the Liao Dynasty controlling Inner Mongolia and eastern part of Mongolia.. The bearer and the mails were entitled to safe passage, facilities and provisions en route.
遼代令牌, 持有者及其公文可安全通過並享受供給的待遇。
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Lot #522 - empire empire
Viceroy of Uliyasutai. Circa 1780. Submission to the Emperor from the Viceroy of Uliyasutai in Manchu. Affixed with Grand Seals of the Viceroy of Uliyasutai.
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Lot #523 - empire empire
Viceroy of Uliyasutai. 1908. Postal Memo from the Ministry of the Empire in Peking for conveyance of official mail from the Ministry of the Army to a.o. the Viceroy of Uliyasutai. Impressed with the Grand Seal of the Ministry of the Empire to invoke postal previlege.
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Lot #524 - empire empire
Viceroy of Uliyasutai. 1910. Peking (25th day, 11th month). Daily Return (with cover) from the Royal Dispatch Office recording an incoming mail from the Acting Viceroy of Uliyatutai, Mongolia, to the Emperor. All royal mails were channeled through the Royal Dispatch Office, and a Daily Return was reported to the Ministry of the Army....
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Lot #525 - empire empire
Urga. Circa 1910. Official cover from Urga Amban, impressed with 3 Grand Seal of Urga Amban. VF
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Lot #526 - empire empire
Urga. 1910. Official cover from Urga Tax Office to Urga Amban, dated 6th day, 6th month, impressed with 3 Grand Seal of Urga Tax Office. Annotated "Lord Fu visiting Ugensk will take the Trans-Siberia Railway back to Peking", a vivid example of the trans-Mongolia trade route giving way to the comfort of trans-Siberia railway. Roughly...
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Lot #528 - empire empire
Bird cover -. express mail with drawing of a bird indicating express delivery 'like a bird flies'.
飛鳥封。
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Lot #531 - empire empire
1915 Trade Pass. 1915 (18.2) Trade Pass in Chinese and Mongolian, granted by the Mongolia Autonomous Government to Chinese merchants for trading in Mongolia. In the Era of "Gongdai" of Bogh Khan.
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Lot #601 - empire empire
Postal Memo. 1910. Postal Memo from the Ministry of Education in Peking for conveyance of official mail to the Governor and the Director of Education of Xinjiang. Impressed with the Grand Seal of the Ministry of Education to invoke postal previlege.
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Lot #602 - empire empire
Royal Dispatch Office. 1909. Peking (6th day, 10th month). Daily Return (with cover) from the Royal Dispatch Office recording a.o. an incoming mail from the Viceroy of Kuldja, Xinjiang, to the Emperor, originated on 29th day, 7th month. All royal mails were channeled through the Royal Dispatch Office, and a Daily Return was reported to...
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Lot #603 - empire empire
Yizhan Memo. 1907 (4th day 12th month 32nd year = January). Yizhan Memo for provision of one horse from Qixian to Jiexiu in Shanxi province, for conveyance of official mail from the Cabinet to the Viceroy of Kuldja. Yizhan station were relay stations each approx 30 li (15 km) apart where horses are changed while the courier carried on...
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Lot #604 - empire empire
Yizhan Registry. 1904 (23rd day, 6th month). A Daily Return of official mails passing through the Xiaocaohu Yizhan in Toksun, Turfan, Xinjiang. Only a handful of these returns are known.
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Lot #605 - empire empire
Official mail. 1884. Official cover from the Magistrate of Turfan to his successor, impressed with his own seal. Any mails from Xinjiang prior to 1885 founding of Xinjiang provincial government is rare.
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Lot #606 - empire empire
Official mail. 1892. Official cover from the Chief Secretary of Xinjiang to the Magistrate of Turfan, impressed with the Grand Seal of the Chief Secretary.
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Lot #607 - empire empire
Official mail. 1911. Official cover from the Chief Secretary of Xinjiang to the Magistrate of Turfan, impressed with the Grand Seal of the Chief Secretary. Note: this is the last year of the Empire, and during the brief period when the imperial post office worked in parallel with yizhan.
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Lot #651 - empire empire
Yizhan Memo. 1906 (27th day 7th month 32nd year). Yizhan Memo for provision of two horses from Jiexiu to Qixian in Shanxi province, for conveyance of Submission from the Lhasa Amban to the Emperor, attached with 2 leather cases and a Buddhist statue. Yizhan station were relay stations each approx 30 li (15 km) apart where horses are...
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Lot #652 - empire empire
Amban cover. Circa 1810 cover from Lhasa Amban to the Maharaja of Nepal. Received date and filing note in Bikram Sabat at the back of cover. Nepal became the protectorate of China after the Second Nepal-Tibet War ended with a 1792 treaty, which started the regular but infrequent official communication between the Lhasa Amban and the...
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Lot #653 - empire empire
Nepali merchant's mail.. Circa 1872. Miniature size. From the border town of Kuti (Khasa, Tibet) to Lalitpur. Date 992 NS, Ashad 13. Address side with balck wax seal along with paper tie.
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Lot #654 - empire empire
Private courier. Circa 1909. Shigatse to Lhasa. Nepali merchant letter carried by Chinese courier, with inkbrushed annoation "wine fee one dollar".
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