Chinese Local Posts (Chungking), 1894 (Dec.) third issue 16ca. mauve vertical strip of five with sheet margins at top and foot, the lower three stamps being an imperforate between strip of three, very fine and fresh mint. Livingston 6, a.
Estimate HK$ 4,000 - 5,000
Sale #47 - The Elling O. Eide Collection of Local Posts (Part 2)
By: Interasia Auctions Limited
Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #47 - The Elling O. Eide Collection of Local Posts (Part 2)
Interasia’s November 1-4 auction of China, Hong Kong and Asian stamps and postal history will take place at the Excelsior Hotel in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong. The four day, 4,500-lot sale includes another outstanding offering of China and Hong Kong stamps and postal history, with important Ching Dynasty and Republic, substantial postal history, and large offerings of both People’s Republic and Liberated Areas. Hong Kong and Treaty Ports alone comprises over 650 lots and includes a mint Q.V. 96c. olive-bistre.
This Session is the final part of the Elling O. Eide Collection of Chinese Local Posts and includes rare proofs and artwork, along with issued stamp varieties and good postal history.
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Lot #4168 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Lot #4169 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Chungking), 1895 (20 Aug.) envelope to Shanghai (arrival) via Ichang (2.9) and Hankow (4.9) bearing 2ca. rose, also 1897 local red-band envelope bearing Postage Due overprint 16ca. mauve, both cancelled by "Chungking" framed bilingual d.s. in violet, the former envelope (a little tatty) is a fine example of mail entering the Shanghai postal system at Hankow. Livingston 3, D9.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500...
Lot #4170 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Chungking), 1896 (4 Mar.) mosaic-style envelope (opened out for display) to London bearing third issue 8ca. orange, cancelled by "Chungking" framed bilingual d.s. in violet, in combination with France "Chine" 25c., cancelled by "Shang-hai/Chine" c.d.s. (20.3), showing "Chungking L.P.O. Shanghai Agency" double-ring d.s. in violet on reverse and "Modane á Paris" c.d.s. (24.4) in red on front, fine and handsome....
Lot #4171 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Chungking), 1896 (2 Nov.) envelope to "Major Bewicke, Manchester Regt. Dinapore, Bengal Residency" (12.12) via Hong Kong (24.11) and Tuticorin (8.12) bearing third issue 8ca. orange, cancelled by "Chungking" framed bilingual d.s. in violet, in combination with Hong Kong 5c. pair, cancelled by "Shanghai/C" c.d.s. (16.11), light vertical filing fold which passes between the Hong Kong stamps and part of back flap...
Lot #4172 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Chungking), 1897 (23 Feb.) envelope to London (26.4) via Hong Kong (23.3) bearing third issue 8ca. orange, cancelled by "Chungking" framed bilingual d.s. in violet, in combination with Hong Kong 10c., cancelled by "Shanghai/C" c.d.s. (13.3), the address is written in Archibald Little's hand and has his monogram on reverse, light central vertical filing fold clear of stamps, fine. Livingston 5.
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Lot #4173 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Chungking), Postage Dues : Letter sheet containing the issued stamps, including the rare handstamped "Postage Due" overprint on 2ca. to 24ca., affixed with notes as to quantities available and selling prices, signed "LST, Local Postmaster, Chungking", a few faults, rare document. Livingston 1, 3-7, D1-D5.
Estimate HK$ 20,000 - 25,000
Provenance: Ellery Denison.
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Lot #4174 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Chungking), Postage Dues : 1895 handstamped "Postage Due", an unused (15) and used (7) assembly including black handstamp on 1894 second issue 2ca., proofs of the handstamp in violet on 2ca., 16ca. and 24ca. (2), 1895 early handstamp in black on 2ca. to 16ca. unused, and 2ca. on fragment dated "29 Apr. 1896", similar type overprint in manuscript on 4ca. used, and different type of handstamp presumably used at the...
Lot #4175 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Chungking), First issue : 1895 (18 July) 2ca. postal stationery card from Alicia Little to London via Hong Kong (13.8), showing "Chungking" framed bilingual origin d.s. in violet, "Hankow/Local Post" transit c.d.s. (31.7) in blue (on reverse), "Ichang/Post Office" thimble type h.s. in purple, "Shanghai/Local Post" c.d.s. in blue (3.8) and on reverse "British Post Office Shanghae/C" transit c.d.s. (6.8), there is...
Lot #4176 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Chungking), First issue : 1895 (9 Oct.) 2ca. postal stationery card to Shanghai (arrival), showing "Chungking" framed bilingual origin d.s. in violet, and on reverse "Hankow/Local Post" transit c.d.s. (19.10) and "Shanghai/Local Post" transit c.d.s., both in blue, fine. Livingston PC1.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #4177 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Chungking), First issue : 1895 (29 Oct.) 2ca. postal stationery card from Alicia Little to Mrs. Robert Little in Shanghai (11.11), showing "Chungking" framed bilingual origin d.s. in violet, "Chungking L.P.O/Shanghai Agency" double-ring d.s. (11.11), also in violet, and "Shanghai/Local Post/F" arrival c.d.s. in blue, light vertical filing fold, nevertheless very fine. Livingston PC1.
Estimate HK$ 4,000...
Lot #4178 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Chungking), First issue : 1895 (24 Dec.) 2ca. postal stationery card from Ichang to Shanghai (faint arrival), showing "Ichang" framed bilingual origin d.s. in violet, and on reverse "Hankow/Local Post" transit c.d.s. (30.12) in violet. Rare origin. Livingston PC1.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #4179 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Chungking), First issue : 1896 (22 June) 2ca. postal stationery card from A.J. Little to R.W. Little in Shanghai, showing "Chungking" framed bilingual origin d.s. in violet and "Shanghai/Local Post" arrival c.d.s. in blue, central vertical crease and light age spotting. Livingston PC1.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #4180 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Chungking), First issue : 1896 (10 Mar.) 2ca. postal stationery card from Alicia Little to Worcester, England via Hong Kong (31.3), showing "Chungking" framed bilingual origin d.s. in violet and "Chungking L.P.O/Shanghai Agency" double-ring d.s. (27.3) in violet-blue, bearing Hong Kong 2c. (2), cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s. (27.3), minor wrinkles or creases, one of which affects the Hong Kong stamps, a very fine...
Lot #4181 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Chungking), Second issue : 1896 essay surcharge in black "1 Candarin" on 2ca. postal stationery card, very fine and rare. Livingston PC2E1.
Estimate HK$ 20,000 - 25,000
Provenance: Sir Percival David
E.N. Lane, Sotheby's and Corinphila (Hong Kong), 8.10.97, lot 1360.
Lot #4182 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Chungking), Second issue : 1896 essay surcharge in red "1 Candarin" on 2ca. postal stationery card, a few negligible age spots, nevertheless very fine and rare. Livingston PC2E2.
Estimate HK$ 20,000 - 25,000
Provenance: Sir Percival David
E.N. Lane, Sotheby's and Corinphila (Hong Kong), 8.10.97, lot 1360.
Lot #4183 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Chungking), Collection : 1895-96, the unused and used collection with a few variations, comprising first issue 2ca. postal stationery cards (8, three with "Chungking" or "Chungking L.P.O." datestamps in violet) and second issue 1ca. on 2ca. postal stationery cards (4), mainly fine (12).
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000
Lot #4184 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Foochow), 1895 Waterlow & Sons master die proof for the issued design with blank value tablets, engraved in black on India paper, stamp size, mounted on card, very fine and fresh.
Estimate HK$ 40,000 - 50,000
ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF SUCH ESSAYS PRODUCED. A SIMILAR EXAMPLE WITH FILE NUMBER WAS IN THE WILLIAM L. KULLMAN COLLECTION, INTERASIA (HONG KONG) 16.12.2012, LOT 1073.
The design...
Lot #4185 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Foochow), 1895 (Aug.) imperforate plate proofs on mesh paper in issued colours 2c. orange, 5c. ultramarine, 6c. carmine and 10c. yellow-green horizontal pairs, all but 5c. with sheet margin at left, one 2c. shows the "b" transfer variety (2nd man in boat with only one leg), the 5c. has horizontal crease across foot, a couple of minute inclusions of no consequence, very fine and fresh. The only four values known in...
Lot #4186 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Foochow), 1896 (23 Apr.) Japan 2s. postal stationery card to Chicago via Yokohama (4.5) and San Francisco (20.5) bearing 1895 ½c. blue, cancelled by "Postal Service Foochow/China" c.d.s., the indicia cancelled by "Shanghai/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. (29.4), showing "Shanghai/Local Post/H" transit c.d.s. (26.4) in blue, as well as other transit c.d.s. adjacent, fine and unusual combination usage on Japan postal stationery....
Lot #4187 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Foochow), 1896 (25 Aug.) envelope to Amenia, New York (28.9) via Shanghai Local Post (31.8), Yokohama (7.9) and Vancouver (23.9), bearing 1895 1c. green, cancelled by "Postal Service Foochow/China" c.d.s., in combination with Japan Koban 5s., cancelled by "Shanghai/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. (1.9), showing all the transit and arrival c.d.s. on reverse, very fine and appealing envelope to the U.S.A. with the Local Post 1c....
Lot #4188 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Foochow), 1896 (28 Aug.) envelope to Waterbury, Connecticut (28.9) via Shanghai Local Post (31.8), Yokohama (7.9) and Vancouver (23.9) bearing 1895 1c. green, cancelled by "Postal Service Foochow/China" c.d.s., in combination with Japan 1894 Silver Wedding 5s., cancelled by "Shanghai/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. (1.9), showing all the transit and arrival c.d.s. on reverse, the envelope has minor peripheral corner faults,...
Lot #4189 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Foochow), 1896 (19 Sept.) "Rev. W.H. Brewster/Hinghua City/P.O. Address, Foochow, China" corner card envelope to Syracuse, New York (arrival) via Shanghai Local Post (28.9), Yokohama (4.10) and Vancouver (21.10), bearing 1895 1c. green, cancelled by "Postal Service Foochow/China" c.d.s., in combination with Japan Koban 5s., cancelled by "Shanghai/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. (29.9), showing all the transit and arrival c.d.s....
Lot #4190 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Foochow), 1897 (18 Jan.) ½c. red-brown on manila wrapper (front and part back) to Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts, via Shanghai Local Post (21.1) cancelled by "Postal Service Foochow/China" c.d.s., in combination with Japan Koban 1s. pair, cancelled by "Shanghai/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. (smudged), and additionally tied by origin c.d.s.; also similar unused wrapper and part wrapper with c.t.o. Livingston NW1.
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Lot #4191 - chinese local posts hankow / ichang / kewkiang / nanking / shanghai private post
Chinese Local Posts (Hankow), 1893 (20 May) first issue 5c. green on salmon, variety printed on both sides, both impressions are cliché 8 (often referred to as position H), very fine and fresh mint. Livingston 2b.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
ONE OF THE GREAT LOCAL POST RARITIES. PROBABLY ONLY ONE SHEET OF TEN PRODUCED, OF WHICH ONLY A FEW SINGLE EXAMPLES ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED.
Lot #4192 - chinese local posts hankow / ichang / kewkiang / nanking / shanghai private post
Chinese Local Posts (Hankow), 1893 (20 May) first issue 10c. claret on dull rose, lovely colour, very fine and fresh unused without gum. Livingston 3.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
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