411
            
            
              2440
            
            
              1878 A Souvenir de Exposition Universelle Paris 1878
            
            
              with hard cover presentation, showing the Chinese
            
            
              Pavillon and other countries, very good in condition.
            
            
              Photo
            
            
              HK$ 3,000 - 3,500
            
            
              2441
            
            
              1880-90 A HK Peak view photo (blue print type)
            
            
              probably Pok Fu Lam area, size 26.50cm x 20.50cm,
            
            
              good condition and unusual. Photo
            
            
              HK$ 1,000 - 1,500
            
            
              2442
            
            
              1890's An Imperial Post Office Announcement from
            
            
              Shanghai post office, printed on thin paper with the
            
            
              content 'The opening of the branches in Shanghai area',
            
            
              size 135 x 210mm. Good condition. Photo
            
            
              HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
            
            
              2443
            
            
              1899 A large stampless official envelop with red frame
            
            
              seal chops on front on reverse sides.
            
            
              HK$ 500 - 700
            
            
              2444
            
            
              1900's Hong Kong depicting harbor views picture
            
            
              postcard x 3, bearing QV and KE stamps commercial
            
            
              used. Fine. Photo
            
            
              HK$ 1,000 - 1,500
            
            
              2445
            
            
              1910 Yamamoto Photographic Studio 60-Page Album of
            
            
              mostly multicolored photographic views, 126 of which
            
            
              are ‘franked’ with genuine Waterlow Dragons tied by
            
            
              various postmarks. Front and back covers with some
            
            
              wear but all interior pages are in excellent condition.
            
            
              Rare and possibly the finest known surviving example
            
            
              of this album.
            
            
              HK $50,000 - 55,000
            
            
              2446
            
            
              1910's 2 postcards with different design of the Naval
            
            
              Flag of the Chinese Republic. Unused and fine. Photo
            
            
              HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
            
            
              2447
            
            
              1916 A license of Land Reclamation issued from
            
            
              Mongolia with handstamp 'Hung Hsien Frist Year' in red
            
            
              char. Some soiling.
            
            
              HK$ 500 - 700
            
            
              2448
            
            
              1916 An opt. 'ROC/Five year' on Hung Hsien Frist Year
            
            
              original taxation receipt, fine.
            
            
              HK$ 500 - 800
            
            
              2449
            
            
              1918 Yunnan whole province map published by
            
            
              Commercial Press, first print, heaving soiling.
            
            
              HK$ 500 - 700
            
            
              2450
            
            
              1920's-30's A small selection of the ROC stamps were
            
            
              collaged and designed as different images on plain pc, 9
            
            
              mint and 1 used, an interesting item. Photo
            
            
              HK$ 7,000 - 8,000
            
            
              2451
            
            
              1906 A collection of the 1906 HK Strom pictures and
            
            
              postcard, well present and stuck in an album with foot
            
            
              notes, total 48 photos, a good documentary at the early
            
            
              HK incident. Photo
            
            
              HK$ 12,000 - 15,000
            
            
              2452
            
            
              1920's-40's A small selection of unused picture postcard
            
            
              x 8, including one used, and few of Japanese invasion of
            
            
              China scenes. Photo
            
            
              HK$ 600 - 800
            
            
              2453
            
            
              1930 ROC Railway Department Bond, $40 torn at top.
            
            
              And 1937 ROC Saving Nation Bond $5 x 3, general
            
            
              condition. Photo
            
            
              HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
            
            
              2454
            
            
              1890 Chinese Imperial Commerce Bureau Shantung
            
            
              "STRAW CAP" revenue stamps (
            
            
              大清山東省商務局籐
            
            
              草帽稅
            
            
              ), unissued, 3 Cents, red, part sheet of 9 (3 x 3),
            
            
              with the 1st, 2nd, 6th and 8th stamps inverted, unused,
            
            
              light age toning at right margin; 1908 Chinese Revenue
            
            
              stamps, Cloud, Dragon and Scenery issue, New York
            
            
              print, 20 Cash, 100 Cash and 1,000 Cash, set of 3 x 5
            
            
              (singles and blocks of 4), all overprinted "SPECIMEN" in
            
            
              red and small punch holes, fine mint; 1934 ROC Pagoda
            
            
              issue, perf. 14, 2c green, with misplaced perforations,
            
            
              showing imperf. between variety, fine; 1924 "Yunnan"
            
            
              Great Wall revenue issue, New York print, 1c, 2c and
            
            
              10c, horizontal pairs, all overprinted "SPECIMEN" in
            
            
              red and with small punch holes, fine mint; scarce and
            
            
              nice assembly. Photo
            
            
              HK$ 20,000 - 24,000