30th International Auction

1898, coiling dragon 10 C. green tied bilingual "TIENTSIN 17 MAR 00" in combination w. japanese offices 5 S. yellow pair tied clear and complete "SHANGHAI I.J.P.O. 24 MAR 00" to small cover to Budgeton/NJ, USA, additional Shanghai and Yokohama transit pmks, backstamped on arrival (Apr 22), fine Catalog Price 250.00

1899(0ct) envelope (traces of ageing, spots, backflap partly missing) registered to Amsterdam franked on reverse 10c (2) coiled dragons [SG 127] tied Pa Kua cancel w/on face Tientsin d/s & alongside Hong Kong 20c on 10c [SG 148a] tied boxed I.P.O. [Chang type 11] & Shanghai thimble d/s & w/black R within circ h/s & red R h/s w/manu Registered c/1176 alongside. octagonal Ligne N Paq Fr No 2 d/s & on reverse additional...

1898, carp 20 C. (pair) tied bilingual "KIUKIANG 21 FEB 00" to small size registered cover in combination with HongKong, 1891, 20 C./10 C. (2) tied "SHANGHAI C FEB 23 00" to Naples/Italy, on reverse transits Shanghai, Brindisi and arrival "NAPOLI 30 3 00". Catalog Price 400.00

1902, coiling dragon 1 C. (2), 2 C. (2) and 4 C. brown tied four strikes bilingual "SWATOW 2 MAR 03" to small cover in combination w. Hong Kong QV 10 C. blue tied vermilion "IPO" via "VICTORIA HONG KONG MR 4 03" to Germany w. Wilhelmshütte 3 4 03 arrival on reverse. Catalog Price 250.00

1902, coiling dragon 2 C. and 5 C. salmon (margin copy) both tied lunar dater "Chihli Tientsin1 -.9.7" to reverse of registered cover via Peking -.9.9 to "Chihli Jungi 9.9" (irregular lunar type) Catalog Price 120.00

1902, coiling dragon 1 C. used lunar dater Tientsin: two margin pairs on ppc via "SHANGHAI 26 JUN 04" to Germany. And pair tied to name card size envelopette via french office "SHANG-HAI 26 NOV 04" to France and fwd. Catalog Price 100.00

1902, coiling dragon 1 C., 2 C. tied bilingual dater "HANGCHOW 20 MAY 03" to inland cover (unevenly opened), on reverse large tombstone "Hangchow/branch office/2" Catalog Price 80.00

1902, coiling dragon, three ppc with bilingual daters used foreign: 2 C. red pair two clear strikes "HANGCHOW 18 AUG 08" to ppc "New Shang garden, Nanking" (ed. Matsuda&Co.) via german p.o. Shanghai to Amsterdam w. 24 9 08 arrival; 4 C. brown tied "NEWCHANG 8 MAY 07" to ppc "interrogation of russian officers after surrender by japanese troops"via Shanghai to England; 1 /2 C. (2), 1 C., 2 C. tied four strikes "CHEFOO 4 OCT 07" to ppc "The...

1902, coiling dragon 2 C. carmine, 4 C. brown (2) tied apted customs dater "FOOCHOW NOV 25 7" (late usage) to small cover to Boston/USA, on reverse vermilion letter box "Foochow/33", transits french offices Foochow Nov. 27 resp. Shanghai Dec. 2, also Nagasaki Dec. 5 on reverse. Printed return of" A.B.C.F.M. WOMAN'S HOSPITAL KATE C. WOODHULL, M.D". Cover corner missing, but stamp not affected. Catalog Price 250.00

1902, coiling dragon 4 C. brown tied tombstone "Post Office/Yenchowfu" to reverse of redband cover to Tsingtau, transits Taian (small Shantung branch office type), oval bilingual Tsingchow (light green), Chinan (blue), bilingual Kiaochow and arrival "TSINGTAU JUN 7 03". Cover unevenly opened, nice array of irregular Shantung postmarks. Catalog Price 150.00

1902, coiling dragon 10 C. green tied irregular Shantung type "27.2.7/Dai Tsing branch office/Shantung Shihtao" to cover via "CHEFOO 7 MAR 03" and french office Shanghai to Berlin/Germany, on reverse transits same irregular type Shantung Wenteng, bilingual "MA LAU / WEIHAIWEI 6 MAR 0.", Shanghai plus Berlin delivery of April 12. Cover smudges, smaller office. Catalog Price 200.00

1902, carp 50 C. tied perfect strike lunar dater "Chihli Peking -.1.25" in combination w. russian offices 50 K. tied "PEKIN15 I 1906" to small size registered cover to Switzerland w. arrival "MOUDON 15.III.06" on reverse. Endorsed "Via Russian Post office", rather late combination cover. Catalog Price 600.00