5 Dec 2025 – 9 Dec 2025
5003 lots
Lot 41171 | 1983 wildlife stamps on three airmail envelopes. Rare genuine usages.
Burundi
1983 wildlife stamps on three airmail envelopes. 25F (rounded corner) and 65F with silver WWF overprints letter to Paris; 85F with WWF overprint to Paris;…
Estimation: 100 – 200 CHF
Lot 41172 | Canton 1818 (June 24), entire letter to Old Rain, Scotland, very rare early China mail.
China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail
Canton 1818 (June 24), entire letter to Old Rain, Aberdeenshire, Scotland with manuscript endorsement “Via Marseille” and DEAL SHIPLETTER step arrival…
Estimation: 150 – 250 CHF
Lot 41173 | Canton 1819 (May 1), entire letter to Old Rain, Aberdeenshire, very rare early China mail.
China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail
Canton 1819 (May 1), entire letter to Old Rain, Aberdeenshire, Scotland with manuscript endorsement “p. Julia” and boxed straight-line SHIP LETTER handstamp,…
Estimation: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 41174 | Canton 1833 (Oct. 30), entire letter to William Leslie in Scotland with endorsement “Per H.C.S. Waterloo »
China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail
Canton 1838 (June 3), entire letter to William Leslie in Old Rain, Aberdeenshire, Scotland with manuscript endorsement “Per Tapley from China”; on reverse…
Estimation: 150 – 300 CHF
Lot 41175 | Canton 1833 (Oct. 30), entire letter to William Leslie in Scotland with mention of trade in Canton and Whampoa, 16 pages.
China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail
Canton 1833 (Oct. 30), entire letter to William Leslie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland with manuscript endorsement “Per H.C.S. Waterloo China Nov 16 1833”;…
Estimation: 150 – 300 CHF
Lot 41176 | Canton 1833 (18 Oct.), entire letter to Old Rain, Aberdeenshire,
China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail
Canton 1833 (18 Oct.) thick entire letter to Old Rain, Aberdeenshire, Scotland with manuscript endorsement “H.C.S. Scaleby Castle”; on back is note « rec’d…
Estimation: 500 – 700 CHF
Lot 41177 | Canton 1834-1838, group of 9 letters from a family correspondence, rare early China letters.
China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail
Canton 1834-1838, group of 9 letters from a family correspondence sent to Old Rain, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, various manuscript endorsements including…
Estimation: 600 – 800 CHF
Lot 41178 | Canton 1836-1838, group of 11 commercial letters sent to London. Rarely offered early China letters.
China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail
Canton 1836-1838, group of 11 letters sent to Mr. Davidson, Harris Farquhar & Co London. With various manuscript endorsements, e.g. « per Tigris », « General…
Estimation: 400 – 800 CHF
Lot 41179 | 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…
Estimation: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 41180 | Canton 1838 (Aug. 24), entire letter to William Leslie in Scotland. OPium War communication.
China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail
Canton 1838 (Aug. 24), entire letter to William Leslie in Old Rain, Aberdeenshire, Scotland with manuscript endorsement “Per Mary Anne Loebb from China…
Estimation: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 41181 | 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…
Estimation: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 41182 | Canton 1839 (Feb. 11), entire letter to Aberdeen, Scotland
China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail
Canton 1839 (Feb. 11), entire letter to Aberdeen, Scotland with manuscript endorsement “Per Chelydra from China 11 Feb 1839”; black 2-line unframed BRISTOL…
Estimation: 150 – 250 CHF
Lot 41183 | Canton 1844 (Dec. 5), entire letter to Old Rain, Aberdeenshire,
China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail
Canton 1844 (Dec. 5) entire letter to Old Rain, Aberdeenshire, Scotland with manuscript endorsement “Via Marseille”, reverse with postmarks of 7, 8 Mar….
Estimation: 150 – 250 CHF
Lot 41184 | Canton 1845 (Sep. 26), entire letter to Old Rain, Aberdeenshire, with Hong Kong datemark 1845.
China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail
Canton 1845 (Sep. 26), entire letter to Old Rain, Aberdeenshire, Scotland with manuscript endorsement “Via Southampton”; reverse with date stamps of 25,…
Estimation: 150 – 200 CHF
Lot 41185 | 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…
Estimation: 500 – 800 CHF
Lot 41186 | China Local Post accumulation on pages or loose
China » Local Post
Accumulation including chefoo Smoke Tower sets and Views used, 1895 1/2c wrapper used to Shanghai, Foochow Dragon Boats used plus 1c combination piece…
Estimation: 400 – 500 CHF
Lot 41187 | 1893-96 China Local issues of Chungking, Hankow and Foochow
China » Local Post
1893-96, Small but very nice collection of mint* and used on handmade album pages of Chungking, Hankow and Foochow, scarce group, SG approx GBP 2700+
Estimation: 500 – 600 CHF
Lot 41188 | China Shanghai 1876 3c carmine dragon in sheet of 25
China » Local Post » Shanghai
Shanghai 1876 3c carmine on white paper in complete sheet of 25 in very fresh condition, showing two small plate varieties, pos 14 retouch and pès 22 IPO…
Estimation: 300 – 400 CHF
Lot 41189 | China Shanghai 1893 1ct on half 2c green hutter block of 94 mint n.h. or o.g.
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1893 1Ct on half 2c green in a complete sheet less a block of six pairs from bottom right of sheet with full gutter through middle, without outer margins,…
Estimation: 300 – 400 CHF
Lot 41190 | 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…
Estimation: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 41191 | Amoy1895 2c Postage Due type I red ovpt mh
China » Local Post » Amoy
1895 stone I 2c blue overprinted in red Postage Due, slightly yellowed gum, the key basic stamp from this Office.
Estimation: 300 – 400 CHF
Lot 41192 | Chungking 1895 Postage Due 4c yellow imperf between vert pair used
China » Local Post » Chinkiang
1895 Postage due 4c yellow vertical pair, variety imperf between fine used.
Estimation: 120 – 150 CHF
Lot 41193 | China Chungking Local Post 1895 1/2c Postage due ‘DE’ for ‘DUE’ used in strip
China » Local Post » Chinkiang
1895 1/2c Postage Due black overprint in horizontal strip of four, the second stamp with variety ‘DE’ for ‘DUE’, the other three stamps showing the different…
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 41194 | China local Post Chinkiang 1895 Service 15c inverted ovpt
China » Local Post » Chinkiang
Local Post Chinkiang 1895 15c rosine overprinted SERVICE inverted, fine and fresh mint never hinged
Estimation: 80 – 150 CHF
Lot 41195 | Local Ichang Local Post mint and used collection on leaves
China » Local Post » Ichang
A fine specialised collection on home-made landscape pages with narrow spacing 1/2ca including used horiz. strip of three, 1ca blocks of eight hinged o.g….
Estimation: 600 – 800 CHF
Lot 41196 | China Ichang Local Post 1895 2ca Gunzburg cover to Shanghai
China » Local Post » Ichang
1895 cover addressed to Baron Gunzburg at Shanghai bearing single franking roughly perforated 2ca tied by small violet Ichang Post Office seal, reverse…
Estimation: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 41197 | China Local Post Wuhu 1894 6c imperf corner block 6 unused
China » Local Post » Wuhu
1894 6c slate-green from second printing in a top left corner marginal block of six (3 x 2), imperf variety on thin paper unused without gum, horizontal…
Estimation: 60 – 100 CHF
Lot 41198 | China Wuhu 1895 two character overprints hinged mint
China » Local Post » Wuhu
1895 set of two Chinese character overprint excluding the 1/2c black with black overprint, hinged mint with some usual rough perfs.
Estimation: 50 – 100 CHF
Lot 41199 | China 1885-88 Small Dragons unused collection
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1885-88 Small Dragon
Small Dragons mint accumulation of singles and multiples with perf 12.5 1ca block of four, perf 11.5 blocks of four(2), pair and seven singles, 3ca perf…
Estimation: 1’500 – 1’800 CHF
Lot 41200 | China Small Dragon 1885-88 5ca perf 12 block of four used red Customs Hankow cds
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1885-88 Small Dragon
1885-88 Small Dragon 5ca perf 12 block of four used with central red Customs Hankow cds of APR 4/1892, small fault at top left otherwise fine and attractive
Estimation: 300 – 400 CHF
Lot 41201 | China 1899, 3 very attractive newspaper wrappers sent from Canton to Wuchow.
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 Dowager Small Surcharges
1899, three very attractive newspaper wrappers sent from Canton to a member of I.M. Customs in Wuchow, unopened, complete with journals intact. All franked…
Estimation: 500 – 700 CHF
Lot 41202 | 1897 Dowager wide spacing 10c on 9ca first printing block of four hinged o.g.
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 (Mar) Dowager Large Wide Surcharges
Dowager Large Surcharge, wide spacing, original printing, 10c on 9ca block of four, inverted watermark, showing strong retouch under 9 of top left stamp,…
Estimation: 600 – 800 CHF
Lot 41203 | 1897, China, red revenues 2c on 3c mint *, Mi 30
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 Red Revenues
1897, 2 cents. on 3c mint *, v.fine example, Mi 30, € 1000
Estimation: 240 – 300 CHF
Lot 41204 | 1897, China, red revenues 2c on 3c & 4cents. on 3c, Mi 30
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 Red Revenues
1897, 2 cents. on 3c (2 over cents.) & 4 cents. on 3c, used, v.fine examples, Mi 31 & 32 I € 800
Estimation: 240 – 300 CHF
Lot 41205 | China 1900-06 No Watermark Coiling Dragin 1c and 3c (2) sheets unused
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1900-06 No Watermark Coiling Dragon 1c sheet of 240 adhered to backing paper with many perforation splitting especially down centre, two 3c green sheets…
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 41206 | China Postal History 1898 cover Chinkiang Dollar Chop
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1898 (10 Dec) envelope to Malstadt-Burbach, Germany, the local postage paid in cash with fine Chinkiang Dollar Chop at top, additionally franked Hong Kong…
Estimation: 300 – 400 CHF
Lot 41207 | China 1898 postcard mixed franking card to Austria, Tientsin Dollar Chop
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1898 picture postcard of German Club, Tientsin franked ICP 4c tied Tientsin Dollar Chop together with pair Hong Kong 2c paying overseas postage tied Shanghai…
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 41208 | 1898, Coiling Dragon 2c deep red, very fine horizontal strip of five on cover
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1898, Coiling Dragon 2c deep red, very fine horizontal strip of five used on 1900 cover to Germany, all ti3d by bilingual WEI HAI WEI circular date stamps…
Estimation: 850 CHF
Lot 41209 | China 1901 postcard mixed franking with French Post Offices
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1901 picture postcard of Russian Bank, Hankow to Vienna franked pair 2c Coiling Dragons tied Hankow cds plus French post Offices 10c tied Shang-Hai cds,…
Estimation: 260 – 300 CHF
Lot 41210 | China-Shangaï : 1901, nice cover 25/11/1901 from Shangaï
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1901 (Nov 25) envelope from Shanghai to the Chinese embassy in Berlin franked with five stamps Coiling Dragons 2c red, sent during the Boxer Rebellion,…
Estimation: 400 – 800 CHF
Lot 41211 | 1903-1909, five letters and one postcard, addressed to Howard Richards, Director of the Boone College in Wuchang
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1903-1909, five letters and one postcard, addressed to Howard Richards, Director of the Boone College in Wuchang, franked with Imperial Post Dragon issue…
Estimation: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 41212 | China 1912 Republic overprints Statistical blocks of 4 unused and used singles
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
Republic 1912 overprints collection with Statistical Department 1/2c to $1 very fresh mint with disturbed gum in blocks of our, two other singles hinged…
Estimation: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 41213 | China 1913 London printing 20c plate crack hinged
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1913 London printing 20c Reaper, a bottom right corner marginal shoeing a spectacular plate crack which runs from top right of stamp, through the stamp…
Estimation: 60 – 100 CHF
Lot 41214 | 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.
Estimation: 500 – 800 CHF
Lot 41215 | China circa 1914 presentation book with specimens
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1914ca. presentation album inscribed cover by Chinese Bureau of Engraving and Printing containing a selection of postage and revenue stamps, all imperforate…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 CHF
Lot 41216 | China 1917-19 three registered covers to Chicago, USA, one Officially Sealed
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
Postal History: 1917 registered cover to Chicago, franked on reverse Junks 3c (3) and 5c (2) with native datestamps, in transit tape has been applied at…
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 41217 | China 1930s cover and wrapper to British Solomon Islands
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1930s envelope sent to Shortlands, British Solomon Islands franked on reverse three 1c on 3c Junks with indistinct cancel, plus an envelope from Canton…
Estimation: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 41218 | 1939 (Dec. 11) censored On Service envelope to England
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1939 (Dec. 11) censored On Service envelope to England franked Sun Yat-sen 25s. pair, with Shanghai Customs District Accounts Office red oval datestamp…
Estimation: 75 – 110.50 CHF
Lot 41219 | China 1941 New York ptg Sun Yat-sen set to 50c Specimen and 1942 Provincial surcharge on 16c Sun Yat-sen with red Kansu overprint unused
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1941 Dr Sun Yat-sen short set to 50c, each with red SPECIMEN overprint and small punch hole, ex american Bank note archive, fresh mint never hinged, and…
Estimation: 50 – 100 CHF
Lot 41220 | China 1942 Provincial surcharge 16c Kansu unused
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1942 Provincial surcharges on 16c. Sun Yat-sen with red Kansu overprint unused without gum, with 1943 50c re-surcharge for comparison.
Estimation: 50 – 80 CHF