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Lot 60339 | 1889 (Dec 24) QV 1c green postal stationery card from Swatow
Hong Kong » British Post Offices in China
1889 (Dec 24) QV 1c green postal stationery card from Swatow to the American Presbyterian Mission Press in Shanghai, cancelled by rare Swatow cds (Webb…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80835 | 1917-1919, Italian Post Offices in China almost complete
Italy » Post Offices Abroad » Italian Post China
1917-1919, Italian Post Offices in China almost complete with Pechino 1+2 **, cert for 2, 8/17 **, Error di Valore 19A+20A ** cert, 19/27 * then Tientsin…
Estimate: 6’000 – 8’000 CHF
Lot 81527 | 1838 (12.2) Entire letter from Canton, China to Mr.
China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail
1838 (12.2) Entire letter from Canton, China to Mr. S. Wetmore, Care of M/s. Morrison, Cryder & Co. London, sent via private ship, “Edinburgh” with a cryptic…
Estimate: 400 – 500 CHF
Lot 81528 | 1839 (3.1) Three-page legible letter from American
China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail
1839 (3.1) Three-page legible letter from American trader Cryder in London to his partner Wm Wetmore by private ship Marmion, to Canton, China, letter…
Estimate: 300 – 400 CHF
Lot 81529 | 1882 Letter with content (regarding Shanghai stock
China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail
1882 Letter with content (regarding Shanghai stock of Malwa and Opium) sent from Shanghai to Bombay, carried by steamer “Bokhara” (Peninsular and Oriental…
Estimate: 500 – 600 CHF
Lot 81530 | 18 Sept. 1838 Lima, Peru to Canton, China. The 11/2
Peru
1838 (18.9) Folded entire written from Lima, Peru to Canton, China, the 1 1/2 page letter from Edwin Bartlett in Lima to S. Wetmore in Canton who received…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 CHF
Lot 81531 | 1929 (Jul 15) catapult post card to China with “Erster / Deutscher / Katapultflug / Dampfer-Bremen-New York” datestamp
China » Incoming Mail
1929 (Jul 15) catapult post card to China with “Erster / Deutscher / Katapultflug / Dampfer-Bremen-New York” datestamp, franked with 50pf & 15pf tied by…
Estimate: 180 – 240 CHF
Lot 81532 | Shanghai. Selection of some key values ( SG# 36,69,70,85,101a,103a,113,
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1866-93, Selection of some key values (S.G. 36, 69, 70, 85, 101a, 103a, 113, D137, 141, 150/151, ca. £3’500).
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 81533 | 1865 “CANDAREENS” 4ca orange-yellow (printing 57) on wove paper, unused
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1865 “CANDAREENS” 4ca orange-yellow (printing 57) on wove paper, unused, four large margins, very fine and fresh.
Estimate: 150 – 200 CHF
Lot 81534 | 1866, 12ca, 16 Sperati items used to produce the 12ca stamp with overprint
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1866, 12ca, 16 Sperati items used to produce the 12ca stamp with overprint, comprising 12 glass clichés of the stamp in a variety of colours (vermilion,…
Estimate: 2’500 – 3’000 CHF
Lot 81535 | Local Post Amoy: ½c on 5c orange second surcharge type,
China » Local Post » Amoy
½c on 5c orange second surcharge type, top marginal horizontal pair, showing variety SURCHARGE DOUBLE, BLACK & RED, C.T.O by Amoy cds for DE 19, couple…
Estimate: 500 – 700 CHF
Lot 81536 | 1894-95, Selection of 15 better stamps in exceptional quality
China » Local Post » Chinkiang
1894-95, Selection of 15 better stamps in exceptional quality (Mi. 1 IIA (LH), D1-D8 (LH), P1II-P6II, inverted overprints mint n.h).
Estimate: 750 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 81537 | 1894-95, Selection of 39 stamps, incl. better (S.G. 1/7, 15/22, etc.), also inverted overprints
China » Local Post » Chinkiang
1894-95, Selection of 39 stamps, incl. better (S.G. 1/7, 15/22, etc.), also inverted overprints, mostly mint lightly hinged.
Estimate: 400 – 500 CHF
Lot 81538 | 1894-96 Complete in main numbers plus some varieties,
China » Local Post » Ichang
1894-96 selection of 16 stamps, mint and used, complete in main numbers plus some varieties, very good quality.
Estimate: 300 – 400 CHF
Lot 81539 | 1894-96, Selection of 41 stamps, mint and used, including
China » Local Post » Kewkiang
1894-96, Selection of 41 stamps, mint and used, including better, varieties, colour shades, also a very rare inverted overprint Mi. P7 var (unlisted).
Estimate: 400 – 500 CHF
Lot 81540 | 1895 Kewkiang United States combination embossed envelope to Kentucky
China » Local Post » Kewkiang
1895 (Mar 26) embossed envelope to Louiville, Kentucky franked Kewkiang Local Post 1/2c red/yellow Pagoda in horizontal strip of three and vertical pair…
Estimate: 2’000 – 4’000 CHF
Lot 81541 | 1898 2c black on scarlet, very good quality
China » Local Post » Wei Hai Wei
1898 2c black on scarlet unused, light vertical bend, very good quality, scarce.
Estimate: 300 – 400 CHF
Lot 81542 | 1898 China Wei Hai Wei courier post, handwritten 2c black on red primitive paper unused
China » Local Post » Wei Hai Wei
1898 China Wei Hai Wei courier post, handwritten 2c black on red primitive paper unused with signature on back, also 2c red and 5c olive green with colour…
Estimate: 400 – 600 CHF
Lot 81543 | 1878 thin paper, 21/2mm spacing 3ca brown-red, unused
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1878-83 Large Dragon
1878 thin paper, 21/2mm spacing 3ca brown-red, unused with small part o.g., very fine.
Estimate: 150 – 200 CHF
Lot 81544 | 1894 Dowager Empress first printing 1ca to 24ca mint set of 9
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1894 Dowager
1894 Dowager Empress first printing 1ca to 24ca mint set of 9, fine and fresh (S.G. £2’300, Mi. €2’600).
Estimate: 500 – 700 CHF
Lot 81545 | 1894 Dowager Empress, first printing, 1ca to 24ca used set of nine
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1894 Dowager
1894 Dowager Empress, first printing, 1ca to 24ca used set of nine, all but 3ca used by neat Shanghai seal in blue or black, 3ca has Peking seal, 1ca odd…
Estimate: 240 – 300 CHF
Lot 81546 | 1899 Ningpo to England combination IPO cover
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1899 (9 Oct) envelope to Chesterfield, England, franked coiling Dragons 1/2c (2), 1c (3) and 2c (2) tied by fine Ningpo bilingual cds, additionally franked…
Estimate: 400 – 800 CHF
Lot 81547 | 1899 China Hong Kong registered combination card
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1899 colour picture postcard (Chinese Dinner) used registered to Germany, franked Coiling Dragons 1/2c (4), 1c., 2c., 4c. and 5c., the latter three tied…
Estimate: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 81548 | 1901 Postcard showing Royal Palace (printed in ink-drawn style) franked Imperial Post 1/2c brown (2) bearing oval “PEKING” ds
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1901 Postcard showing Royal Palace (printed in ink-drawn style) franked by Imperial Post 1/2c brown (2) bearing oval ‘PEKING 15.4.01’ to German Empire,…
Estimate: 100 – 120 CHF
Lot 81549 | 1901 China Boxer Uprising, picture postcard datelined Pei Tai Ho
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1901 China Boxer Uprising, picture postcard datelined Pei Tai Ho 29/7 1901, franked with pair 2c dragon stamps, SG 97, tied by circular K.D. Feldpost Station…
Estimate: 100 – 200 CHF
Lot 81550 | 1901 Cover to Prague franked with 10c deep-green dragon Peking oval and French Colonies 25c black and rose
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1901 (Aug 2) Cover to Prague franked with a combination of a 10c deep-green dragon tied by Peking oval and French Colonies 25c black and rose tied by superb…
Estimate: 200 – 250 CHF
Lot 81551 | China 1910 1c post. stat. from Shanghai to Hankow
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1910, 1c postal stationery card with printed advertising clothing message, sent from Shanghai to Hankow, uprated with 1902-08 1c tied by Shanghai cds,…
Estimate: 80 – 120 CHF
Lot 81552 | 1912 Commemorating the Republic registered cover
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1913 (May 28) registered cover to Germany franked 1912 Commemorating the Republic 3c. to 50c. with each stamp tied Swatow bilingual cds, registration…
Estimate: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 81553 | Combination franking The Netherlands & China: 1913
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
Combination franking The Netherlands & China: 1913 picture postcard sent on 2/8/1913 from Vlissingen to Pekin, on arrival the pencil name and address were…
Estimate: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 81554 | 1913 London Waterlow printing, 1c. blue vertical pair
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1913 London Waterlow printing, 1c blue mint with variety imperf. between in vertical pair with interpane margin at left, light tone spots, a rare variety.
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 81555 | 1914, nice postcard franked with for stamps (Junk,
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1914, nice postcard franked with for stamps (Junk, British Hong-Kong, Russian office and French office) with four different Tientsin cancellations. Aesthetic…
Estimate: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 81556 | 1914, nice postcard (young wife) franked with for stamps
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1914, nice postcard (young wife) franked with for stamps (Junk, British Hong-Kong, Russian office and French office) with four different Tientsin cancellations….
Estimate: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 81557 | 1923 Hankow to Germany Officially Sealed registered envelope
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1923 (Sep 8) large registered envelope from Hankow to Hamburg franked on reverse with Second Peking Junks 1c and 3c (13) tied bilingual cds, transiting…
Estimate: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 81558 | 1923-33 Second Peking Printings 6c yellow-brown in mint n.h. top marginal block of eight with imprint
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1923-33 Second Peking Printings 6c yellow-brown in mint n.h. top marginal block of eight with “CHINESE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING” imprint and plate…
Estimate: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 81559 | China 1924 (23 May) Letter from Harbin to Vienna
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1924 (23 May) Letter from Harbin to Vienna, bearing on back block of four and a single 5c rose mauve Junk series, all stamps tied by circular Harbin ds,…
Estimate: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 81560 | 1931 China long airmail cover sent to Hamburg,
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1931 long airmail cover sent to Hamburg, “In Commemoration of the First Flight Asia-Europe Air-Mail Service”, bearing SG 352-356, SG 281, 282, tied by…
Estimate: 100 – 200 CHF
Lot 81561 | 1938 (Jul 16) Italian Navy envelope sent from China to Italy with Dr Sun Yat Sen 25c
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1933 (Jul 16) Italian Navy envelope from the R. Esploratore “Quarto”, originating from China and redirected inland in Italy, bearing Dr. Sun Yat Sen 25c…
Estimate: 80 – 120 CHF
Lot 81562 | 1934 Airmail cover from Kunming, China to Switzerland
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1934 Airmail cover from Kunming, China to Hospice du Grand St Bernard, Switzerland, bearing China Jenny airmail 30c (SG 353), 45c (SG 354), 13c (SG 298),…
Estimate: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 81563 | 1939 (June 24) First flight registered cover Northern Trans-Atlantic England to China mixed USA China franking
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1939 (June 24) First flight registered cover, the Northern Trans-Atlantic England to China air mail flight, addressed to New York, with USA and China mixed…
Estimate: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 81564 | 1939 China large air mail cover from Chungking to Rangoon
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1939 large air mail cover from Chungking to Rangoon, bearing SG 423, 426, 470, 472, tied by impressive large circular Chungking 30.10 1939, also on front…
Estimate: 150 – 250 CHF
Lot 81565 | 1941 censored Air Transit 6 cover to Switerland
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1941 (4.9.) airmail cover to La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland franked Sun Yat-sen 30c and New York print $1 and $10 tied Shanghai cds, endorsed “P.A.A./…
Estimate: 250 – 300 CHF
Lot 81566 | 1942-44 China Sinkiang SG195-213, three complete sets
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1942-44 China Sinkiang SG195-213, three complete sets with red and black overprints, uncancelled, most without gum; very fine sets in very fresh colours.
Estimate: 250 – 350 CHF
Lot 81567 | 1943-44 three censored airmail covers
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1943-44 three censored airmail covers to United States with registered cover to New York, censored en route in India and Bermuda, reverse with Miami transit…
Estimate: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 81568 | 1938 pair airmail covers to Switzerland
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1938 registered airmail cover to Chur, Switzerland from Shameen, canton, redirected on arrival to Switzerland, the redirection in pencil now erased reverse…
Estimate: 100 – 200 CHF
Lot 81569 | 1947-48 group of five airmail covers
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1947 Shanghai to Austria cover via Hong Kong, censored on arrival by occupying troops, four further airmails to Switzerland at various rates during the…
Estimate: 150 – 250 CHF
Lot 81570 | 1943 East Szechwan surcharge: 50c on 16c olive-brown,
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1940-43 Provincial Surcharges
1943 East Szechwan surcharge: 50c on 16c olive-brown, left marginal strip of three, with first and second stamp showing variety IMPERFORATE BETWEEN, unused…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 81571 | 1948 China Communist Radio card QSL Nanking to USA
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1945-48 Post War Inflation Period
1948 Radio QSL card from Nanking with details filled in on one side, reverse with 194-48 $1’250 on $70 pair uncancelled, US QDL Bureau arrival hs, fine…
Estimate: 90 – 120 CHF
Lot 81572 | 1899 1c mixed Hong Kong IPO franking card
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Postal Stationery
1899 (May 20) 1c card uprated from Shanghai to Germany additionally franked Coiling Dragons 1/2c and 1c pairs plus a 4c and 5c (slightly proud of card),…
Estimate: 150 – 200 CHF
Lot 81573 | 1907 1c insurance advertising 1c card used Shanghai Local Post
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Postal Stationery
1907 1c red reply card used within Shanghai with printed advert for insurance “TO BE, or NOT TO BE Insured” with somewhat unclear Local Post double ring…
Estimate: 100 – 200 CHF
Lot 81574 | China 1908 1c green stationery card used with painted image
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Postal Stationery
1908 1c green stationery card to Ravensburg, Germany, additionally franked two pairs 1/2c and single 1c Coiling Dragons tied three Tungchangfu cds, Tsinan…
Estimate: 300 – 500 CHF