13 Jun 2022 – 17 Jun 2022
5048 lots
Lot 20529 | 1901 (May 9) Art Nouveau naval illustrated postcard with caceht of the « Fieramosca »
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Italian Naval Mail
1901 (May 9) Art Nouveau naval illustrated postcard to London, tied by bilingual Shanghai cds, with blue « R. Ariete Torpie. Fieramosca » cachet with coat…
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 20530 | 1901 The only registered mail of the « Fieramosca » in China, also exhibiting the extremely rare usage of its cds
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Italian Naval Mail
1901 (June 17) Large registered cover to Rome, sent free of charge as addressed to the Ministry of the Navy, on the date of dispatch the ship calling at…
Estimation: 250 EUR
Lot 20531 | 1901 (Aug 19) Cover to Italy franked by « Umberto » 20c tied by « Ra Nave Elba » cds
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Italian Naval Mail
1901 (Aug 19) Cover to Italy franked by « Umberto » 20c pair, tied by « Ra Nave Elba » cds’s in bluish black, when this battleship was harboured in Taku, backstamps…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 20532 | 1901 (Nov 14) Envelope to Italy franked by « Floreale »
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Italian Naval Mail
1901 (Nov 14) Envelope to Italy franked by « Floreale » 10c pair tied by « Ra Nave San Marco » cds, when this was in transit in Singapore (confirmed by the…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 20533 | 1900 A unique and spectacular registered franking of the italian Navy in China
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Italian Naval Mail
1901 (Dec 16) Registered hand-illustrated cover made of bamboo to Lecce (Italy), franked on reverse by « Umberto » 20c pair and two singles, and « Stemma »…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 20534 | 1901 (Dec)-1902 (Aug) Two souvenir cards sold with Chinese and japanese stamp used, later posted through Italian naval mail
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Italian Naval Mail
1901 (Dec)-1902 (Aug) Two souvenir cards sold with Chinese and Japanese stamp cancelled and not travelled, then posted on board the « Marco Polo » and the…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 20535 | 1902 (July 11) Registered cover sent to an officer of the « Puglia » in China
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Italian Naval Mail
1902 (July 11) Registered cover (rough opening at top) from Rome sent to an officer in the crew of the « Puglia », then navigating to China, forwarded through…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20536 | 1902 (Aug 2) Postcard from the « Puglia » stationed at Kobe (Japan)
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Italian Naval Mail
1902 (Aug 2) Postcard from the « Puglia » stationed at Kobe (Japan), franked by 1896-97 2c tied by « Ra Nave Puglia » cds, very fine. Cert. Marchese (2004).
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20537 | 1902-03 Two postcards to Italy and France from the « Lombardia » in Japan and China
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Italian Naval Mail
1902 (Sept 21)-1903 (Jan 2) Two postcards to Italy and France, bearing different single frankings incl. 1896-97 2c and 1901 10c, tied by violet « Ra nave…
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 20538 | 1903 A very rare usage of the Naval Mail dispatch cancellation in conjunction with the C.I.P. and the French P.O.
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Italian Naval Mail
1903 (March 5) Postcard from Shanghai to Naples, posted at the post office of the cruiser with neat « R. Incrociatore Piemonte » cds in bue at left, from…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20539 | 1903 « Ricordo della Spedizione in Cina-1903 » postcard issued by the « Minghetti »
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Italian Naval Mail
1903 (Oct 1st) « Ricordo della Spedizione in Cina-1903 » postcard issued by the « Minghetti » steamer, sent to Italy between two military members, posted in…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20540 | 1903 Quadruple rate cover to Naples with « Ra Nave Vettor Pisani » cds
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Italian Naval Mail
1903 (Sept 1st) Large cover to Naples, franked at quadruple rate by « Floreale » 20c vertical strip of three, (lower left corner perf. missing) tied by blue…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20541 | 1903-07 Group of eight postcards/cover from Italian battleships
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Italian Naval Mail
1903-07 Group of eight postcards/cover to Italy bearing 2c and 10c single frankings as well as 15c rate with naval cancellations of the « Vettor Pisani »…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 20542 | 1901 An extremely rare incoming mail to the Italian troops in China
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via Chinese Mail
1901 (Aug 10) Postcard from Biella (Italy) on 26 June sent to an officer of the Italian contingent in Peking, sent back to Biella where the addressee was…
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 20543 | 1901 A very scarce Chinese inland mail posted at the C.I.P. with arrival of the Indian C.E.F.
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via Chinese Mail
1901 (Aug 22) C.I.P. 1c stationery postcard from Peking to an Italian naval officer in the International Fort in Shan-Hai-Kuan, uprated with 4c and cancelled…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20544 | 1901 Unused postcard depicting a Parade of the European troops in Nanking Road
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via Chinese Mail
1901 Unused postcard depicting a stamp (top left) and a Parade of the European troops in Nanking Road, Shanghai, with C.I.P. 1/2c applied at right, a rare…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20545 | 1902 Postcard with 1c tied by rare tombstone cancel of Shan-Hai-Kuan in bue
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via Chinese Mail
1902 (Jan 26) German picture postcard showing the barracks of the Austrian, German and Italian troops as well as the Fortress in Shan-Hai-Kuan, bearing…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 20546 | 1903 Postcard from Szemao to Como, CIP 4c and Mogtze French tarnsit
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via Chinese Mail
1903 (July 27) Postcard from Szemao to Como (Italy), bearing C.I.P. 4c tied by bilingual Szemao cds, very neatly repeated at lower left, French « Mongtze/Chine »…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20547 | 1903 C.I.P. 1c stationery postcard cancelled very rare provisional « Shanhaikwan » pmk
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via Chinese Mail
1903 (Dec 1st) C.I.P. 1c stationery postcard addressed to Italy, showing a real photography on reverse of the Italian Royal Navy Detachment in in Shan-Hai-Kuan…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20548 | 1904 Postcard from Shan-Hai-Kuan to Italy, franked by C.I.P. 4c
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via Chinese Mail
1904 (April 4) Postcard from Shan-Hai-Kuan to Italy, franked by C.I.P. 4c, tied by indistinct cds, with bilingual transit of Tangku and Shanghai alongside,…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20549 | 1904 (Aug 22) Pre-printed envelope of the « R. N. Puglia », posted at the Chinese P.O. in Shanghai
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via Chinese Mail
1904 (Aug 22) Pre-printed envelope of the Italian « R. N. Puglia », posted at the Chinese P.O. in Shanghai with 10c tied by dispatch cds, and French P.O….
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 20550 | 1900 (Sept 5) Postcard from Taku with thext indicating the disembark of the troops
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via British Post Office
1900 (Sept 5) Postcard from Taku to Rome redirected inland, franked by Hong Kong 2c pair, tied by British Shanghai cds’s, with Roma ds alongside, including…
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 20551 | 1901 A probably unique three-country combination franking
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via British Post Office
1901 (Jan 15) Postcard from Tientsin to Leghorn (Italy), correctly franked to the port of embark with C.I.P. 4c, tied by blue bilingual cds of Tientsin,…
Estimation: 1’500 EUR
Lot 20552 | 1901 Postcard to Italy underfranked by 2c by the British P.O., in combination with China 2c
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via British Post Office
1901 (June 24) German illustrated postcard « Count Waldersee inspecting the Italian troops » from the « Forte Italiano »in Taku to Italy, bearing C.I.P. 2c…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 20553 | 1902 China-Hong Kong mixed franking on postcard from an Italian soldier
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via British Post Office
1902 (Oct 3) Picture postcard of the Fort in Taku to Italy, with C.I.P. 1c (2, one applied on back) and 2c, tied by Tientsin bilingual cds, repeated at…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 20554 | 1900 Illustrated « R. Nave Fieramosca » postcard sent via the CIP and french P.O., interesting text
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via French Post Office
1900 (Aug 16) Illustrated « R. Nave Fieramosca » postcard to Italy and readdressed twice inland, franked by C.I.P. 4c tied by Shanghai Local Post cds, entering…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20555 | 1901 (July 8) Postcard from Peking to Aviano (Italy), C.I.P. 4c and French overprinted « Sage » 10c type I
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via French Post Office
1901 (July 8) Postcard from Peking to Aviano (Italy), franked by C.I.P. 4c tied by bilingual oval ds on dispatch, French overprinted « Sage » 10c type I,…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20556 | 1902 (June 3) A spectacular and rare double rate registered cover from the Italian forces
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via French Post Office
1902 (June 3) Large registered envelope sent to an officer in Italy, franked by C.I.P. 1/2c (2), 1c, 2c (4) and 10c (2), tied by bilingual Tientsin cds’s,…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 20557 | 1903 (Nov 12) « Croce Rossa Italiana » Italian Red Cross issued for China
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via French Post Office
1903 (Nov 12) Picture « Croce Rossa Italiana » Italian Red-Cross postcard issued for China during the Boxer War, sent to Italy from Tientsin, franked by…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20558 | 1904 A very rare combination between the C.I.P. cds of Shanghai and the French P.O. « Mouchon » stamp from an Italian seaman
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via French Post Office
1904 (Nov 18) Postcard from from an Italian seaman in Shanghai to Italy, entering the C.I.P. system with chop circle hs at left and bilingual cds of Shanghai…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 20559 | 1900 (April) Postcard to Trieste (Austria), franked by 10pf tied by framed « HANKAU » postmark
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via German Post Office
1900 (April) Postcard to Trieste (Austria), franked by overprinted 10pf tied by framed « HANKAU » postmark, « Ligne N/Paq. fr. N° 7 » French maritime cds indicating…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 20560 | The only example recorded of acceptance of any Italian value by the German postal service in China
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via German Post Office
1900 (Oct 11) Italian « Umberto » 10c postal stationery postcard from Peking to Lugo (Italy), exceptionally accepted despite representing an Italian denomination…
Estimation: 1’500 EUR
Lot 20561 | 45° overprinted 20pf in combination with « Germania » 5pf pair, a possibly unique combination of these two issues on a registered postcard
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via German Post Office
1900 (Nov 20) Registered postcard from Peking to Turin, franked by 45° overprinted 20pf in combination with « Germania » (Rebellion in Pestchili) 5pf vertical…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 20562 | One of only two German parcel cards sent by member of the Italian contingent, and possibly a unique triple-issue combination franking.
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via German Post Office
1901 (March 29) Parcel card from from a member of the crew of the « Fieramosca » battleship to Naples via Genoa (« Ueber Genua » instructional marking), franked…
Estimation: 1’200 EUR
Lot 20563 | 1901 One of only two German parcel cards sent by a member of the Italian contingent
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via German Post Office
1901 (March 29) Parcel card from from a member of the crew of the « Fieramosca » battleship to Naples, carried via Genoa with « Ueber Genua » straitgh-line,…
Estimation: 1’000 EUR
Lot 20564 | 1901 (May 7) « Petschili » unoverprinted « Germania » 10pf stationery postcard
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via German Post Office
1901 (May 17) « Petschili » unoverprinted « Germania » 10pf stationery postcard from Peking to Naples, showing on reverse a printed view of the Imperial Palace…
Estimation: 750 EUR
Lot 20565 | The only example recorded of this spectacular Italian handstamp, besides an astonishing combination with the Feldpost n. 8 canceller and the Feldpost n. 4 registration label.
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via German Post Office
1901 (Aug 11) Registered cover sent to Rome posted at the German military P.O. n. 8 in Shan-Hai-Kuan, bearing « Germania » 30pf pair « Petschili » provisional…
Estimation: 1’500 EUR
Lot 20566 | 1900 3s stationery card datelined in Huang-Tsun to Parma, 3s, 8s, 10s, 15s and 20s, tied by « Tientsin/I.J.P.O. » cds’s
China » Foreign Post Offices » Japanese Post Offices
1900 (Nov 1st) Japan 3s stationery card datelined in Huang-Tsun to Parma, posted at Tientsin and additionally bearing 1900-06 3s, 8s, 10s, 15s and 20s,…
Estimation: 250 EUR
Lot 20567 | 1901 (March 1st) Postcard from Peking to Turin, 4s rose
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via Japanese Post Office
1901 (March 1st) Postcard from Peking to Turin, franked by 4s rose tied by « Peking/I.J.P.O. » cds.
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20568 | 1901 (Aug 20) Japan 4s stationery postcard from Yokohama cancelled by « Ra Nave Elba » cds
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via Japanese Post Office
1901 (July 20) Japan 4s stationery postcard from Yokohama, cancelled by « Ra Nave Elba » cds; the « Elba » was in Japan for one month only to return later…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 20569 | 1901 4s stationery postcard from Peking to Italy. This item demonstrates that in summer 1901the Command was located in Peking.
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via Japanese Post Office
1901 (Aug 6) Japanese 4s stationery postcard from Peking to Italy, cancelled by « Peking/I.J.P.O. » cds, with Yokohama transit and arrival cds alongside;…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20570 | 1901 (Nov 23) Postcard withJapanese P.O. 4s tied by bluish black « Ra Nave Elba » cds
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via Japanese Post Office
1901 (Nov 23) Postcard from Shanghai to Venice, bearing Japanese P.O. 4s tied by bluish black « Ra Nave Elba » cds; usual tone spots. The practice of using…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 20571 | 1902 A very rare Italian naval mail sent via Russian P.O. in Chefoo
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via Russian Post Office
1902 (Jan 23) Pre-printed envelope of the « R.N. Marco Polo » (in red on back) from Chefoo to Naples, franked by 10k pair, tied by Cyrillic « Chifu/Pochtovaya…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 20572 | 1901 (March 29) Parcel card from from a member of the
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via Russian Post Office
1902 (Nov)-1903 (July) Two postcards from Chefoo and Shanghai to Italy, bearing different frankings including 3k single and 2k pair.
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20573 | 1903 (Oct 26) Postcard from Shanghai to Italy, C.I.P. 4c and Russian P.O. 2k pair
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Via Russian Post Office
1903 (Oct 26) Postcard from Shanghai to Italy, dispatched with C.I.P. 4c tied by bilingual cds, then consigned to the Russian P.O. with 2k pair tied by…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20574 | 1897-1905 An attractive assembly comprising over 40 items, made up of covers/cards, newspapers, photographs, maps and other documents
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Mixed Lots
1897-1905 An attractive assembly comprising over 40 items, made up of covers/cards, newspapers, photographs, maps and other documents, starting with an…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 20575 | 1918 Cover from Peking to the « Irredentisti » Committee in Rome, « Pechino » 20c
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » 1917-22 Italian Post Office in China
1918 (June 1st) Cover from Peking addressed to the Irredentist Committee in Rome, franked by « Pechino » overprinted 20c, tied by « R.R. Poste Italiane/Pechino-Cina »…
Estimation: 750 EUR
Lot 20576 | 1919 Registered cover bearing « Pechino » 25c and very rare 20c on non-philatelic mail
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » 1917-22 Italian Post Office in China
1918 (Oct 19) Registered cover from Peking to a carabiniere Marshal in Genoa, readdressed to Rome, bearing « Pechino » overprinted 20c and 25c, tied by « R.R….
Estimation: 800 EUR
Lot 20577 | 1919 Postcard with « Pechino » surcharged 4c on 10c non pliatelically used
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » 1917-22 Italian Post Office in China
1919 (April 26) Postcard with an Italian cachet with crossed rows (Cann.Sc,Bombagi.Tito/Pechino » on reverse, sent by an Italian military member from Peking…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 20578 | 1922 Registered express cover from Peking with 40c on 1L and express 12c on 30c
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » 1917-22 Italian Post Office in China
1922 (Aug 21) Registered express cover from Peking to Greenville (United States), franked by « Pechino » surcharged 40c on 1L and express 12c on 30c, each…
Estimation: 1’500 EUR