30th International Auction

1898, coiling dragon5 C. tied bilingual "SHANGHAI 19 NOV 01" in combination w. french offices10C. tied same day to ppc to Sweden, transit TPO ferry "SASSNITZ-TRELLEBORG 12.11.01 142B" Catalog Price 250.00

1898, coiling dragon 10 C. tied bilingual "SHANGHAI 12 NOV 01" in combination w. french offices 25 C. tied same day to cover to Sweden, transit TPO ferry "SASSNITZ-TRELLEBORG 17.12.01 142B". With letter, dated "Nov. 9th 1901 Hotel Metropol" Catalog Price 300.00

1898, coiling dragon/carp/wild geese wmkd. 1/2 C.-$1 cpl., unused mounted mint, Cert. Haveman BPP (2012). Plus colour change 1905/09, 2 C.-16 C. cpl., unused mounted mint. (Michel ca. 766.-) Catalog Price 150.00

1898, coiling dragon 1 C. (2), 2 C. canc. on arrival in Hungary "EGER 98 NOV 22" in combination w. french offices 5 C. pair tied "SHANG-HAI 18 OCT 98" to ppc endorsed "Per S. S. Natal" to Erlau (Eger)/Hungary. Very unusual Hungary postmarks on China in a officially required, non philatelic usage. Catalog Price 500.00

1898, coiling dragon 1/2 C., 1 C. and 2 C. tied large dollar "SHANGHAI 21 APR 98" to ppc (bumped corner) in combination with Hong Kong QV 2 C. rosine pair tied by two clear strikes of framed seriffed "I.P.O." and "SHANGHAI AP 22 99" to ppc "Shanghai Custom House" (ed. Ablert Aust) via "HONG KONG B AP 25 99" to Schillersdorf/Prussian Silesia w. 27 5 99 arrival Catalog Price 200.00

1898/1914, coiling dragons with tombstone markings (9, inc. two pairs) resp. junks with Shanghai bilingual branch office markings (strips-3/4 or block-4), on stock cards. Catalog Price 60.00

1898, coiling dragon 2 C. tied oval bilingual "PEKING APR 19 1901" in combination with Germany unoverprinted 10 Pf. (so called "Petschili") tied "PEKING DP 19/4 01" to ppc "occupation ceremony by the powers soldiers"via russian office "PEKIN1 6 IV 19-01" (julian calendar date) to Hamburg/Germany Catalog Price 200.00

1898, coiling dragon 4 C. brown tied large dollar "CANTON 1 MAR 99" in combination w. Hong Kong, 2 C. rosine, a horizontal pair tied "HONG KONG MR 18 99" to Germany w. arrival "HALLE 15.4.99" Catalog Price 150.00

1898/1902, coiling dragon 2 C. red (2, one interleaving margin), 5 C. salmon (3, one interleaving margin) and 10 C. green (2) tied bilingual "SHANGHAI 22 MAY 02" to registered cover, via french p.o. "SHANG-HAI 25 MAI 02" boxed italian "PIROSCAFI / ESTERI" (foreign mail boats) and unclear italian transit, to Seckenheim/Baden, Germany w. 1/7 02 arrival both on reverse. Cover vertical margins bit tattered. Catalog Price 100.00

1898, coiling dragon 5 C. salmon, a block of four canc. bilingual dater "KIUKIANG 13 JAN 01" in combination with french offices 50 C. tied "SHANG-HAI 18 JANV 01" to registered cover to Munich/Germany. On reverse transits Shanghai, Bologna/Italy and arrival "MUENCHEN 20 FEB 01". Endorsed in red by sender "through German Post office" but disregarded by chinese postal administration. Cert. Brfmprfstl Basel (2008). Catalog Price 2000.00

1898, coiling dragon 10 C. tied bilingual "SWATOW 16 OCT 01" in combination with Hong Kong QV 10 C. ultra tied brilliant vermilion framed "I.P.O." resp. "VIC(TORIA) HONG KONG OCT 17 00" to small cover (vert. bend) to Wurttemberg/Germany w. arrival "HAITENBACH 20 11 01" on reverse, rare Catalog Price 800.00

1898, coiling dragon 10 C. (3 inc. pair) tied bilingual "PEKING 28 NOV 99" to registered cover in combination w. french offices 25 C., 50 C. tied "SHANG-HAI 4 DEC 99" to chancellor of german legation, The Hague/Netherlands. Bold "R" of Peking, small boxed R of french office, on reverse chinese transit SHANGHAI and arrival "sGRAVENHAGE 7 JAN 00". Bit unevenly opened on top slightly affecting one 10 C. (0.5 mm tear), attractive double weight...