1873 (30 Aug) outer FL paying 1fr with French 80c and pair of 10c, tied by large numerals "5104" and Shanghai departure cds, sent via Marseille to Lyon, with transit and arrival postmarks, usual filing fold and little toning away from the stamps, fine -
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Welcome to our September 9-10 sale, with 1228 lots of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World.
This four-session auction commences with quality United States, with unused examples of Scott's Nos.1 and 2, both with original gum, Special Printings, inverted centers 1869 and Pan-Americana, Inverted Jenny, flight covers and more.
The foreign section includes specialized Egypt Zeppelin flight covers, Scandinavian countries, with Denmark, Finland and Sweden, France and Colonies, Germany and German Colonies, Great Britain (with many rarities, all with BPA certificates), British North America (excellent group of postal history ex-Wilkinson), British Commonwealth, Baltic Countries, Italy and Italian Colonies, Korea, Poland, Russia, Switzerland and many others.
As always there are many Large Lots and Collections, with an exceptional selection of Reference material and cover lots.
Lot #160 - China
1887 (16 Mar) cover with blue "Shanghai Local Post" departure postmark on back, franked on front with 3 Can red, cancelled (not tied) by oval chop, perf. faults, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai, with 25c Type Sage added for further transmission to Gross Salze, with arrival postmark (24 Apr), wax seal removed from back, filing folds away from the stamps, some overall wear and toning, otherwise a fine and rare item, signed Roger...
Lot #161 - China
1894 (30 July) small registered cover franked on back with 3c and 5c Large Dragons, used in combination with 1c Small Dragon, tied by oval chops, with "I.G. of Customs Peking" postmark alongside, addressed to Le Baron Gabriel de Gunzburg in Shanghai, with registry number entered in manuscript, fine and attractive cover, sold AS IS -
Lot #162 - China
1888-98 Small Dragon, 3c lilac, also CIP 5c and 50c, plus 20c and 100c Revenues, each with green or red surcharge, fine and scarce -
Lot #163 - China
1897 4c surcharge, neat "Customs" pmk, fine, -
Cat. Val. $ 600
Lot #164 - China
190 (Apr) registered picture postcard from Shanghai, franked with two each 1/2c and 2c, also single 10c C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, sent via the French Post Office where 10c and 25c Chine overprints were added for further transmission via "Ligne N Paq Fr. No.1" to Germany, with Stuttgart arrival cds, card creases, otherwise fine -
Lot #165 - China
1901 (16 July) German Feld-Postkarte with 20pf and 10pf overprints, tied by Peking Deutsche Post cds, registered to Tientsin, with additional stamps of Japanese, French, India C.E.F., United States and Imperial China added alongside and cancelled at their prospective post offices, boxed "S.N. Armee-Oberkommando in Ostasien Armee-Intendt" and arrival pmk, v.f. -
Lot #166 - China
1901 (Apr) German Feld-Postkarte with 5pf and 25pf overprints, tied by Tientsin Deutsche Post cds, registered to Potsdam, with additional stamps of Japanese, French, Russian, India C.E.F., United States and Imperial China added alongside and cancelled at their prospective post offices, fine card, with arrival postmark -
Lot #167 - China
1904 picture postcard franked with 1/2c C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, tied by framed chop, with Germany Offices in China 5pf alongside, cancelled by Tschinwangtau Deutsche Post (24 Dec) cds, sent to Germany, with Eichstadt arrival pmk alongside, fine -
Lot #168 - China
1905 native cover, registered from Amoy to Saigon, franked on back with two pairs of 5c C.I.P., Tay Ninh and Saigon Cochinchine postmarks on front, little toning, scarce usage -
Lot #169 - China
1911 (4 Dec) picture postcard (German Post Office in Chefoo) franked with 1c, 2c and 4c Coiling Dragons, sent via the German and Russian Post Offices, where additional stamps were added for further transmission to Germany, fine -
Lot #170 - China
1986 $2 Macaw, 300 copies (three sheets of 100), n.h., folded between the stamps, v.f. -
Cat. Val. $ 420
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