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Lot# 2431 - Auction 222-226

  • Lot# : 2431 Imperial China

    Foreign Post Offices 1894/1921: Collection on Schaubek leaves with 1894 overprinted values incl. scarce 75 c. brown on orange and 5 fr. lilac unused, 1903 Postage Due 'A Percevoir' in violet on 5 c. green and 15 c. blue each tied to individual piece by 'Tientsin' cds's in black (both signed Zöbisch), 1902 Merson 5 fr. unused; 1922 issue with fine range of used on piece and 1 pi. on Merson 5 fr. unused; Indo-China General Issues with Grasset 1 fr. pale olive, 2 fr. brown on yellow and 10 fr. red on green unused, Japanese PO's with good range and 1900 8 s. used on 3 s. violet stationery envelope from Shanghai to Hamburg; Russian PO's with 1899/1908 'Kitai' opt. with values to 5 r., and fine 1916 registered card from Tientsin addressed to a POW Camp and much re-addressed (incl. Peking cds), 1921 Harbin issue 2, 3 and 4 c. unused; USA P.O.'s with 1919 optd. 20 c. on 10 c. in a used strip of four; 1913 Tibet issue, Manchukuo etc. A good lot with much useful material.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF