14 Jun 2021 – 19 Jun 2021
5664 lots
Lot 40234 | 1901 (Nov 15) Registered postcard to Haspe (Germany), 1899 overprinted 1k (2), 2k (single and strip of three and 3k (2), tied by “CHIFU/POCHTOVAYA KONTORA” cds’s, usage of the registration label and marking of Chefoo in
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1901 (Nov 15) Registered postcard to Haspe (Germany), bearing 1899 overprinted 1k (2), 2k (single and strip of three and 3k (2), tied by “CHIFU/POCHTOVAYA…
Estimate: 500 – 750 EUR
Lot 40235 | 1903 (June 9) Registered cover from Tientsin to Germany, bearing rare China-Russia combination franking with Russian pmks of Yingkow (Newchwang)
China » Foreign Post Offices » Russian Post Offices
1903 (June 9) Registered cover from Tientsin (Karlowitz correspondence) to Osnabrück (Germany), franked on reverse with China ‘Coiling Dragon’ 5c vertical…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40236 | 1903 (Aug 8) Registered cover from Hankow to Berlin
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1903 (Aug 8) Registered cover from Hankow to Berlin, endorsed via Dalny-Siberia, bearing bilingual Chinese “HANKOW” cds with corresponding registration…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40237 | vCoiver to England with China-Russia combination franking, dispatched at Kiukiang, Russian transit of Shanghai
China » Foreign Post Offices » Russian Post Offices
1903 (Oct 12) Small envelope to Lincolnshire (Great Britain), franked on dispatch by China ‘Coiling Dragon’ 1c, 2c (2) and 5c, tied by bilingual “KIUKIANG”…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40238 | 1906 (Feb 5) Registered cover from Kangchow to Switzerland, mixed China-Russia franking, “SHANKHAI/a” cds’s
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1906 (Feb 5) Registered cover to Moudon (Switzerland), dispatched at Kangchow where it was franked by ‘Coiling Dragon’ 10c pair, tied by bilingual cds,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40239 | 1906 (Feb 15) Registered cover from Tangku to Switzerland, China ‘Coiling Dragon’ 20c tied by bilingual “TANGKU” cds, 1899 overprinted 10k pair, tied by “SHANKHAI/a” cds’s
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1906 (Feb 15) Registered cover from Tangku to Moudon (Switzerland), initially franked by China ‘Coiling Dragon’ 20c tied by bilingual “TANGKU” cds, black…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40240 | 1907 (June 7) “Kitai” 7k stationery envelope to Doubs
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1907 (June 7) “Kitai” 7k stationery envelope to Doubs (France), uprated with 1899 overprinted 3k, tied by “SHANKHAI ZAGRAN. P.K.” cds (T&S Subtype 5B),…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40241 | 1908 (Apr 6) Picture postcard sent to ICELAND with “KITAI” 1k tied by Tientsin Cyrillic double circle ds
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1908 (Apr 6) Picture postcard sent to ICELAND with “KITAI” 1k tied by Tientsin Cyrillic double circle ds, very fine and scarce destination.
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40242 | 1912 (April 24) Registered cover from Shanghai to Berlin, 1907 overprinted 14k strip of five , tied by (Subtype 6a)
China » Foreign Post Offices » Russian Post Offices
1912 (April 24) Registered cover from Shanghai to Berlin, franked by 1907 overprinted 14k strip of five, tied by “SHANGHAI POSTE RUSSE” cds’s (T&S Subtype…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40243 | 1917 (March 20) Registered cover from Shanghai to Stockholm, franked on reverse by Russia 1908-18 10k pair
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1917 (March 20) Registered cover from Shanghai to Stockholm, franked on reverse by Russia 1908-18 10k pair, tied by “SHANKHAI ZAGRANICHN.P.KONT.” cds (T&S…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40244 | 1918-19 Two postcards to france and Switzerland bearing diff. frankings and cds’s (T&S Subtypes 7B and 8B)
China » Foreign Post Offices » Russian Post Offices
1918-19 Two postcards to france and Switzerland bearing diff. frankings incl. 1917 2c on 2k pair and 4c on 4k, with different cancellations of Shanghai…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40245 | 1919 (Oct 27) Photo picture postcard of Vladivostok sent from Harbin to Denmark “via USA”
China » Foreign Post Offices » Russian Post Offices
1919 (Oct 27) Photo picture postcard of Vladivostok sent from Harbin to Denmark “via USA” with 5k and imperf. 70k tied by double circle Cyrillic ds with…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40246 | 1920 (Oct 4) Registered postcard to Zurich, a very rare usage of the last issue during the last month of validity
China » Foreign Post Offices » Russian Post Offices
1920 (Oct 4) Registered postcard to Zurich, franked by 1917 4c on 4k and 10c on 10k (surcharged in cents to use Chinese currency instead of the highly…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40247 | 1894 Cover bearing 1894 5c chocolate tied by “U.S.POSTAL AGENCY/SHANGHAI/1”
China » Foreign Post Offices » USA Post Offices
1894 (Nov 20) Cover via Peking (as denoted in the endorsement at top left) to San Francisco, bearing 1894 5c chocolate, imperf. edge at left, neatly tied…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40248 | 1865-66 Shanghai Local Post – ‘Large Dragons’ collection
China » Collections and Lots
1865-66 Shanghai Local Post – ‘Large Dragons’ collection comprising over 60 unused stamps from the Max Mayer collection, all classified according to the…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40249 | 1867-1921 Foreign P.O.’s and Incoming Mail group of 22 covers
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1867-1921 Foreign P.O.’s and Incoming Mail group of 22 covers, postcards and stationeries, including interesting French and German p.O.’s examples, as…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40250 | 1878-1929 An exceptional lot comprising several hundreds
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1878-1929 An exceptional lot comprising several hundreds on stock cards, used and mint and with some duplication, including 1878 ‘Large dragons’, 1885-88…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 40251 | 1883-1897 China and Local Post Shanghai lot of 28 stamps used and unused, including ‘Red Revenues’
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1883-1897 China and Local Post Shanghai lot of 28 stamps used and unused, including ‘Red Revenues’ and overprinted ‘Dowager’ issues, some faults, predominantly…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 40252 | 1885-1913 Selection of cancellation usages
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1885-1913 Selection of cancellation usages on over 80 stamps, including several neatly struck seal handstamps on ‘Small Dragons’ & ‘Dowager’, as well as…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40253 | 1890-1903 Local Post offices group of 22 covers
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1890-1903 Local Post offices group of 22 covers or postal stationeries, the most part related to Shanghai, but also including examples from Chinkiang,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40254 | 1892-1902 “Tchong King” group on an album page
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1892-1902, French Post Offices: “Tchong King” in small capital letters in red or black, group of 35 stamps on an album page, these stamps were sold at…
Estimate: 600 – 800 EUR
Lot 40255 | 1893-1999, China, Duplication in old stockbook, noted Imperial and Republic Post, PRC 1949-1970, etc
China » Collections and Lots
1893-1999, Duplication in old stockbook (approx. 26 pages), noted Imperial Post, Republic Post, PRC 1949-1970, also div. Macau, Timor, Taiwan, foreign…
Estimate: 150 – 250 EUR
Lot 40256 | 1894-1941, Mint & used collection on Scott album pages of the French offices in China, Canton, Hoi Hao, Kwangchowan, Mongsteu, Pakoi, Yunnanfou and Tchong King
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1894-1941, French Post Offices: Mint & used collection on Scott album pages of the French offices in China, Canton, Hoi Hao, Kwangchowan, Mongsteu, Pakoi,…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’600 EUR
Lot 40257 | 1898-1908 China Imperial Post group of 15 covers/cards and postal stationeries
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1898-1908 China Imperial Post group of 15 covers/cards and postal stationeries, including two Min-Chu items, seven commercial ‘Coiling Dragons’-France…
Estimate: 500 – 750 EUR
Lot 40258 | 1900ca. Advertising cards: Group of four advertising cards for cigarettes
Large Lots and Collections
China: 1900ca. Advertising cards: Group of 8 advertising cards for American “Pin Head” and British “Pirate” cigarettes, depicting Chinese paintings, one…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 40259 | 1912-49 Chinese republic lot of 40 covers including interesting
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1912-49 Chinese republic lot of 40 covers including interesting inflation and airmail examples, with abundant mail sent to europe and USA.
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40260 | 1915-50 China Republic and P.R.C. choice group of 18 unusual covers
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1915-50 China Republic and P.R.C. choice group of 18 unusual covers, including rare registered airmail item to Chile, scarce 1928 express cover from Manchuria…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40261 | 1921-36 ‘Junk’ Issue, interesting assembly comprising 40 covers
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1921-36 ‘Junk’ Issue, interesting assembly comprising over 40 covers and postal stationeires, including a wide range of frankings and destinations, combinations…
Estimate: 500 – 750 EUR
Lot 40262 | 1927-29 Very interesting selection of 29 covers
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1927-29 Manchuria – very interesting selection of 29 covers bearing Junk issues with “Limited for Use in Ki-Hei” overprints, the majority originating from…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40263 | 1930s-80s, Mixed accumulation in an album plus complete mint sheets of 1984 issues
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1930s-80s, Mixed accumulation in an album plus complete mint sheets of 1984 issues, with 1930s-40s covers and cards to the USA incl. US Sea Post cancel…
Estimate: 100 – 200 EUR
Lot 40264 | 1945-97, Collection in 3 dealer’s stockbooks, only mint and almost all mint nh in very fine and fresh condition
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1945-97, Taiwan: Collection in 3 dealer’s stockbooks, only mint and almost all mint nh in very fine and fresh condition, with up to a dozen of each stamp,…
Estimate: 600 – 800 EUR
Lot 40265 | 1958-96, Lot of about 100 sheets and part sheets in mint nh very fine condition
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1958-96, Taiwan: Lot of about 100 sheets and part sheets in mint nh very fine condition, several thousand stamps and some booklets, noted 1969 double camp…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40266 | 1895 (Apr 10) 4c on 3c brown postal stationery card
Hong Kong
1895 (Apr 10) 4c on 3c brown postal stationery card written from Hungtanh to Germany, posted in Hong Kong 15 days later with Cologne arrival, very fine.
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40267 | 1940 (Sep 12) Incoming envelope sent by airmail from Netherlands Indies to Hong Kong, censored, underpaid with postage dues
Hong Kong
1940 (Sep 12) Incoming envelope sent by airmail from Netherlands Indies to Hong Kong, censored in Batavia with tape at side, underpaid and franked on the…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40268 | 1867 (Feb 11) Incoming envelope from London to Hong Kong endorsed “via Marseilles” paying double rate plus late fee
Hong Kong
1867 (Feb 11) Incoming envelope from London to Hong Kong endorsed “via Marseilles” paying double rate plus late fee with 1865-67 1s pair and 4d pair plus…
Estimate: 400 – 500 EUR
Lot 40269 | 1871 100m blue on thin laid paper, plate I, vertical pair, “KENSAZUMI” cancellation
Japan
1871 100m blue on thin laid paper, plate I, vertical pair, pos. 23 & 31, upper stamp barely touched in small portion at lower right, otherwise good margins,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40270 | 1868 (March-July) Two incoming covers from London
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » British Post Office
1868 (March-July) Two incoming covers from London carried at 1s4d rate, franked by 4d. pl. 9 and 6d pl. 6 (2), one additionally bearing 1d late fee, Br….
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40271 | 1870 (Aug 26) Incoming cover from London via Marseilles
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » British Post Office
1870 (Aug 26) Incoming cover from London via Marseilles, paying the single rate with 1870 4d pl. 12 and 1867 marginal 1s pl. 4, tied by London duplexes…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40272 | 1871 (April 15) Cover to Bourg-sur-Gironde franked by 1863 20c, snet during the “Commune” period
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Military Mail
1871 (April 15) Cover to Bourg-sur-Gironde franked by 1863 20c, tied by “5118” lozenge with “CORR.D.ARMÉES/YOKOHAMA” cds in centre, a very fine cover rarely…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40273 | 1872 (July 13) Incoming envelope from Paris via brindisi to Captain Lebon in Tokyo
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Military Mail
1872 (July 13) Incoming envelope from Paris via brindisi addressed to Captain Lebon (Chief Artillery Instructor of the Military Mission to Japan) in Yedo…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40274 | 1874 (Feb 13) Envelope from Paris to Captain Lebon in Tokyo, transit “YOKOHAMA/BAU FRANÇAIS” cds
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Military Mail
1874 (Feb 13) Incoming envelope from Paris addressed to Captain Lebon (Chief Artillery Instructor of the Military Mission to Japan) in Yedo (the old name…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40275 | 1876 (June 28) Cover franked by perf. ‘Cérès’ 25c, tied by “CORR.D.ARM./LIG.S.PAQ.FR.N°3” cds
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Military Mail
1876 (June 28) Cover to Landerneau franked by perf. ‘Cérès’ 25c, tied by “CORR.D.ARM./LIG.S.PAQ.FR.N°3” cds (Salles 1.976/3), repeated alongside, French…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40276 | 1870-1900 Two covers, incoming and outgoing mail
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Military Mail
1870-1900 Two covers, the earlier being incoming mail from Marseilles bearing ‘Laureated Empire’ 10c, 30c & 40c with “YOKOHAMA/BAU FRANÇAIS” cds uncommonly…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40277 | 1865 (Oct 17) Entire letter from Yokohama to Vienna, an extraordinarily rare postage-due letter sent to a destination outside of France
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1865 (Oct 17) Entire letter from Yokohama to Vienna, bearing very fine “YOKOHAMA/17 OCT 65/BAU FRANÇAIS” cds, charged “1f20” in ms to pay the single rate…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 40278 | 1865 (Nov 8) Incoming and very early cover from Amsterdam to Yokohama through the French P.O.
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1865 (Nov 8) Incoming cover from Amsterdam to Yokohama, displaying red dispatch cds at left, red french transit at right, and very fine strike of “YOKOHAMA/BAU…
Estimate: 600 – 800 EUR
Lot 40279 | 1866 (Feb 1) Envelope to Bordeaux, 1862 40c vertical pair
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1866 (Feb 1) Single rate envelope to Bordeaux, bearing 1862 40c vertical pair cancelled by “5118” dotted lozenge, showing “YOKOHAMA/BAU FRANÇAIS” and red…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40280 | 1866 (Feb 28) Cover to Lyon franked by 1862 80c
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1866 (Feb 28) Cover to Lyon, paying the single rate with 1862 80c, tied by “5118” dotted lozenge, with superb “YOKOHAMA/BAU FRANÇAIS” and red French entry…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40281 | 1866 (April 7) Cover from Hakodate to Yokohama, an extraordinary mail addressed internally but carried via China
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1866 (April 7) Cover from Hakodate to Yokohama, endorsed “p. ‘Laringo’/Care of Messrs Siemssen & C/Shanghai”, with corresponding “SIEMSSEN & C°/MAY 18…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 40282 | 1868 (May 19) Incoming cover from Marseilles to Yokohama, with “LIGNE N/PAQ. FR. N°3” and “YOKOHAMA/6 JUIL 68/BAU FRANÇAIS” cds’s
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1868 (May 19) Incoming cover from Marseilles to Yokohama, franked by perf. ‘Empire’ 40c (2), tied by anchor lozenges with “LIGNE N/PAQ. FR. N°3” cds (Salles…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40283 | 1868 (July 11) Stampless envelope to Rochefort-sur-Mer,
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1868 (July 11) Stampless envelope to Rochefort-sur-Mer, endorsed “Voie anglaise”, bearing very fine “YOKOHAMA/BAU FRANÇAIS” cds, red French entry and correctly…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR