CHINA: SHANGHAI LOCAL POST, 1899, registered envelope from Great Britain, addressed to 'Imperial Maritime Customs Shanghai, China' bearing Great Britain SG 197, 1/2 d orange and SG 205, 4d brown and green tied by registered/Aberdeen date stamp with Union Street/Abredeen c.d.s. 'Jy 7 99' on reverse with violet 'R/Fee Paid', routed via London with hooded ?registered/London' and Hong Kong transit 'Au 13' with squared circle 'registered/...
Auction #19 - Worldwide & Asia
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HA HARMER sa Auction #19 - Worldwide & Asia
The sale contains 967 lots of worldwide stamps, postal history and collections, including important sections of:
- Europe
- British Commonwealth
- Israel
- China, from Empire through PRC
- Hong Kong
- Comprehensive Macao, ex. F. Mayer
- Other Asia areas
- And much more
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Lot #497 - China chinese empire
CHINA, 1897, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, von Mollendorf Special Printing, 1ca-24ca complete, full o.g., barely hinged, fresh colours, rarely offered, Only 5000 sets issued. SG 25 var.-33 var. Chan 22M-30M. Scott 16n-24n vars.
Est. 3 000 - 4 000 CHF
Lot #498 - China chinese empire
CHINA, 1897, Small and Large Figure Surcharges on Empress Dowager, 3ca to 12ca, mint and used good quality. Good lot for specialists. Needs careful examination for overprint varieties.
Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF
Lot #499 - China chinese empire
CHINA, 1897, Large $1 on 3¢ Red Revenue, full o.g., small hinge remnant, bright color, tiny stain onb the top of gum, at the bottom right corner, not showing on front, otherwise Very Fine. SG 91. Chan 90. Scott 84.
Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF
Lot #500 - China chinese empire
CHINA, 1884-1901, group of French occupation military covers (2) and cards (5), with a wide array on cancellation and military cachets with interesting origins. Unusual and attractive group., Ex. Desrousseaux.
Est. 150 - 250 CHF
Lot #501 - China chinese empire
CHINA: Sino-Japanese War, 1894 (Nov. 15), letter from Japanese F.P.O., No 6 in red, correlated at FPO 6 in IJYU KOREA. Antung-Xian F.P.O. did NOT open until mid December 1894. Rare example of early usage of F.P.O. No 6 from KOREA.
Est. 250 - 500 CHF
Lot #502 - China chinese empire
CHINA: Sino-Japanese War, 1894-98, very interesting selection of mail, l from/to (cover and stationery card) Japanese F.P.O. 1 at Wei-Hai-Wei. In addition franked cover from Darien port & inward envelope, with illustration of the triumph at Gasan in Korea, showing very rare F.P.O. 19 of 1st Army (Gaixain). Most of them with very interesting contents, translations in English, about recent battles and military activities. Despite...
Lot #503 - China chinese empire
CHINA: Incoming mail from U.S., 1895-1955, group of 18 items, very useful selection of covers(8), postal stationery (6) and picture postcards(4) of incoming mail to Hong Kong, Ningpo, Wuchow, Chefoo, Peking and Shanghai (one with dollar chop receiver). Some faults.
Est. 300 - 400 CHF
Lot #504 - China chinese empire
CHINA: Taiwan Occupation, 1897, two Japanese stationery cards, from Kilung and Taipei with very interesting content, with translation, about rebellions and battles with guerrillas. Highly interesting pair.
Est. 200 - 300 CHF
Lot #505 - China chinese empire
CHINA: Incoming mail from France, 1899, cover sent to Peking, opened for display, redirected several times undelivered and finally sent back to Paris. Back shows the full story of this journey with transits from Hong Kong, Kiautschau, Shanghai, Chingchow, Peking, Chefoo passing through British, French, German and Chinese Post Offices. A simple cover surviving an incredible journey around China which, at the end, proved to be futile....
Lot #506 - China chinese empire
CHINA: Incoming mail from France, 1900, military letter, with full content to officer at expeditionary corps in China & Indochina, following him on assignments at seven different posts (Peking, Hanoi, Saigon etc) bearing redirection manuscript endorsements from all of them. Front bears very scarce French label "Inconnu du 110 de Marine / Le Tresorier" and signed by officer in charge. French military cachets on reverse. Despite some...
Lot #507 - China chinese empire
CHINA, 1901 (May 5), Imperial Chinese Railways stationery used by Boxer War soldier to send greetings, cancelled KUK Feldpost Exped. Ostasiatische---' to Lobeda with arrival c.d.s.
Est. 100 - 200 CHF
Lot #508 - China chinese empire
CHINA: Incoming mail from French Sudan, 1902, letter sent from French Expeditionary Forces in Sudan, to an officer at Tientsin, Expeditionary Corps in China. Letter was censored and label applied tied by straight line 15th Train Escadron handstamp in blue. Redirected two times showing manuscript endorsements. Did not find recipient and send back to Paris. Very interesting military mail between French Expeditionary Troops from two...
Lot #509 - China chinese empire
CHINA: Boxer Campaign, 1902, picture post card, showing 'Panorama view of Shanghai' written from 'Tong-Ku' dated '13 Aout 1902' addressed to France cancelled by 'Cor.D.Armees/Shang-Hai' double ring with circular 'Marine Francaise/Service a la mer', underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing French postage dues Yvert 28,5c blue and Yvert 30,15c yellow-green applied and tied by Manche receiver. Nice item of underpaid mail from the French...
Lot #510 - China chinese empire
CHINA, 1902-38, very nice selection of nine postal cards, mostly used (one registered) to various destinations, some minor faults, attractive lot.
Est. 200 - 300 CHF
Lot #511 - China chinese empire
CHINA, 1903-10, excellent group of seven C.I.P. covers (4 red band) Tsingtau related. Noted two taxed covers one with 10c for re-routing and second one for 1c underpayment. Highly interesting and attractive group.
Est. 300 - 400 CHF
Lot #512 - China chinese empire
CHINA, 1904, nice hand painted unfranked Russian postal card sent from Shanghai, to German P.O. at Chefoo.T applied at Shanghai and blue crayon 2, then taxed on arrival with Chinese Postage Due stamp Coiling Dragon 2c with straight line bilingual overprint "POSTAGE DUE" tied by CHEFOO 18 Apr. 04 c.d.s. Very attractive & commercial usage.
Est. 400 - 600 CHF
Lot #513 - China chinese empire
CHINA: Russo-Japanese War, 1904-05, very good accumulation of 117 items, including 65 covers showing variety of Japanese F.P.O. (some with nice frankings - various censor markings Newchang, Dairen etc); 45 postcards (picture postcard, military stationery, hand-painted, Red Cross) and scarce group of seven P.O.W. cards with various camps censor cachets and instructional markings. Great opportunity for expansion of this highly...
Lot #514 - China chinese empire
CHINA: Russo-Japanese war, 1906 (July), Japanese postal card, bearing Japanese F.P.O. Kakuta Branch Office at Dairen c.d.s. At the time F.P.O. had name of place. Rare usage of military cancellation on civilian mail.
Est. 100 - 200 CHF
Lot #515 - China chinese empire
CHINA - Great Britain, 1906, Chefoo postcard, franked with pair of 1c orange CIP Dragons tied by 'Tsingtau' c.d.s. to England. Card 'T'axed 20 ctms. by German PO and 1d. FB applied by Foreign Branch on arrival in London. Unusual usage.
Est. 100 - 200 CHF
Lot #516 - China chinese empire
CHINA, 1906, Shanghai picture postcard, with London Dragon 2c tied by "The 3rd Train PO, Shanghaikwang to Peking" cancel to Tientsin. Tientsin China PO on German PO of June 22 alongside. Rare Train PO usage tying the stamp.
Est. 200 - 300 CHF
Lot #517 - China chinese empire
CHINA - France, 1907, attractive registered UPU Swatow print illustrated postcard, hand-painted at the back, sent from Foochow French Consulate to Vannes via Siberia (in manuscript). Card originally franked with C.I.P. 4c+10c(traces at the right edge, but no trace of cancel) stamps which have been removed officially by post office clerk at the P.O. due to regulation that CONSULAR MAIL was FREE OF POSTAGE. Card shows Registration cachet...
Lot #518 - China chinese empire
CHINA - U.S., 1908, newspaper wrapper to Chicago, franked with 2x2c. red C.I.P. tied by YACHOW-FU bilingual c.d.s. (important city on the tea and tobacco trade route to Tibet via Tachienlu), reverse shows Shanghai transit. Very rare early wrapper send abroad.
Est. 400 - 500 CHF
Lot #519 - China chinese empire
CHINA, 1911, postcard sent from Hungary, showing railway "I.J.P.O. 2 CHANGCHUN - MUKDEN * SOUTH MANCHURIA" entry datestamp, alongside Mukden transit and arrival CHINWANTAO bilingual c.d.s. Very nice and attractive incoming mail from a scarce origin.
Est. 200 - 300 CHF
Lot #520 - China chinese republic
CHINA: Taiwan Pacification Period, 1913, Japanese stationery card, sent by Corporal of the 1st regiment from Jukirin near Hsinchu during internal campaign against Taiyaru Tribe. Card with full English translation of message of these military actions against Taiwan tribes.
Est. 150 - 250 CHF
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