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Lot# : 19 Imperial China
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1859 (Oct 2): Entire letter from Amoy to Hoyer, Schleswig; sent unpaid with reverse showing "Hong Kong" transit cds in blue (Oct 10). Red Marseille entry marking on front and reverse with Thurn & Taxis and Danish P.O. in Hamburg cds's (Nov 28) in black. Red crayon "11½" on reverse (assessed 4¾ sgr. for Amoy to France, 2½ sgr. for French share, 1 sgr. Belgian share and 3 sgr. German share = 11½ sgr. = 48 skilling). Charged "57" in manuscript red crayon on front (48 sk. + 9 sk. Danish share) due from recipient. A fine and unusual entire both from and to a scarce destination.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 750 CHFLot# : 20 Imperial China
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1878/83: Large Dragon 1 ca. green, a fine mint example of good colour and centering with large part original gum Gi = £ 650.Starting bid : 220 CHFHammer price : 240 CHFLot# : 21 Imperial China
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1 ca. green, 3 ca. red and 5 ca. orange, fine mint examples with usual slightly irregular perforations, the 1 ca. and 5 ca. particularly well centred, fine large part og Gi = £ 3'000+.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 1,300 CHFLot# : 22 Imperial China
1 / 15 ca. orange, a fine used example centred to base cancelled lightly in black Gi = £ 700.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 240 CHFLot# : 23 Imperial China
1 / 15 ca. chrome-yellow, wide setting, a lightly used well centred example, minor thin and tiny cut at base by one perforation but a rare stamp Gi = £ 2''000.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 24 Imperial China
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1 ca. green on thicker paper, an unsed example, well centred with somewhat rough perfs. but of good colour, part og Gi = £ 700.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 240 CHFLot# : 25 Imperial China
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1889: Small piece bearing vertical pair of Small Dragons 3 ca. mauve tied by blue chop, overlapped by Hong Kong 5 c. blue tied by "Shanghai" cds (Feb 1, 1889). Attractive and scarce.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 26 Imperial China
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1898: Chinese Imperial Post, the set twelve values mint, the 2 c. deep red to $ 5 deep green & salmon all with horizontal "SPECIMEN" overprint in black, fresh colours, part to large part og. Rare and attractive set Gi = £ 750+.Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : 900 CHFLot# : 27 Imperial China
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1901 (Feb 28): 1 c. rose pink on buff postal stationery card sent registered to Switzerland franked by CIP 1900 1 c. orange, 2 c. red and 10 c. deep green all tied by "Canton" datestamps; Hong Kong 1896 4 c. grey and 1900 10 c. ultramarine (Gi 34+59) tied by fine framed I.P.O. handstamp in black and by Hong Kong datestamps at left. A rare and most attractive usage.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 1,200 CHFLot# : 28 Imperial China
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1902 (July 4): 1 c. pink postal stationerycard sent registered to Germany, up-rated with CIP 1 c. brown-orange pair tied by "Tientsin" cds's, thence carried via French P.O. in Shanghai to Oschersleben (Aug 13) cds of receipt. Card re-used and mailed with 1919 Germany 15 pf. brown & blue (Michel 108) in a strip of three from Oschersleben.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 29 Imperial China
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1906 (April 6): Postcard to Berlin franked by China CIP ½ c. brown (2), 1 c. orange-yellow pair, 2 c. rose red (2) and 4 c. pale chestnut (3) all tied by Shanghai cds's with registration cachet alongside. French P.O. datestamp of transit and German arrival datestamps alongside, A scarce usage.Starting bid : 180 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 30 Imperial China
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1910 (March 26): Postcard (Peking Railway Station) sent registered to Germany franked by China CIP 4 c. chestnut and 10 c. deep green tied by bilingual oval "PEKING" datestamps in black with framed "R-PEKING" registration cachet alongside. Transferred to Hong Kong P.O. in Shanghai for onward transmission and franked by Hong Kong 1882-96 2 c. carmine (2) and 10 c. purple on red, one short perf., tied by "SHANGHAI" cds's (April 8). Leibenwerda arrival cds at lower left (May 12). A fresh and fine registered combination usage, rare.Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : 700 CHFLot# : 31 Imperial China
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1912: Waterlow Republic Overprint 3 c. grey-green, unused mint original gum example from bottom of sheet, fresh of colour and well centered, showing variety: Imperforated between stamp and margin. Slightest adherences on bottom of margin, far away from stamp. Fine and scarce though Gi = £ 700 for variety 'imperf. between' in a vertical pair.Starting bid : 220 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 32 Imperial China
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1913 (Oct 10): 1 c. green postal stationery car, registered usage to His Imperial Russian Majesty's Consul in Harbin, up-rated with 1912 Republic overprinted 5 c. mauve tied by violet obliterators with single ring "Peking" cds at left and registration cachet below. Chinese Harbin arrival at left and on reverse. Slight ageing but scarce.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 4,200 CHFLot# : 33 Imperial China
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1913: London printing, Postal Department notice (dated Peking, February 1914), bearing the complete set of nineteen values ½ c. to $ 10 black & green, affixed to "Ministère Des Communications" notice with 'Original Seal Mill / Kent' watermark. Fresh and very fine, a splendid and attaractive set Gi = £ 1'300.Starting bid : 1,200 CHFHammer price : 2,400 CHFLot# : 34 Imperial China
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1923/33: 2nd Peking printing, group of eight stamps: 4 c., 6 c., 15 c., $ 1, $ 2, $ 5, $ 10 (nibbed perfs. at top) and $ 20, fresh mint examples all overprinted "Specimen" in black, fresh and very fine mint with large part og., the top value with Cert. BPA (2012).1 / 2Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 41 Imperial China
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Airmail 1936 (Feb 18): Registered Cover Shanghai to Berlin, franked with 'Curtis Jenny' (four diff. values) and 'Junkers F-13' (four diff. values) Airmail stamps in combination with 'New Life' definitive stamps (few stamps with small imperfections), all tied by Shanghai cds's, cover endorsed 'via Hanoi' with lilac framed 'Despatched 6.3.1936' and 'Airmail service postponed, forwarded by steamer to Singapore for onward transmission by air' handstamps, Marseille transit and Berlin arrival (March 18) cds's on reverse.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 42 Imperial China
1 / 11897: Group of three Red Revenues, including 1 c. on 3 c. (two short perfs. at bottom) unused with part original gum, well centered and of fresh colour, further Large 2 c. and Small 2 c. used Gi = £ 1'375.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 43 Imperial China
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1897 (May 14): China 4 c. on 4 ca. rose pink, a sheet marginal example used in combination with Large 2 c. on 3 c. Red Revenue pair alkl tied to cover front to Lyons, France by "Pa-kua" in brown and France 'Chine' 25 c. black on rose, tied by "Shanghai/Chine" cds in black which also ties the lower 2 c. on 3 c. Endorsed at lower left 'per French Packet'. A rare and most attractive item.1 / 2Starting bid : 3,500 CHFHammer price : 7,000 CHFLot# : 44 Imperial China
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German Post Offices during the Boxer War 1900: Field Post cover with Chinese wood-cut illlustration reverse, struck with framed "S.B." cachet at left and fine strike of "K.D. Feldposts Exped./No. 7" datestamp (March 29) in black.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 45 Imperial China
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German Post Offices during the Boxer War 19001: Group of five cards, two cards with "Tongku" cds on Feldpost usages, one superb with grisly card showing beheaded Boxers, two further cards with rectangular "S. B. / Ostas. Exped. / I. Bat. 6 Inf-Regmts" cachet and "K. D. Feldpostexped. / Des / Ostasiatischen / Expedition Corps" datestamps, another with datestamp only. Some imperfections but an interesting group.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 46 Imperial China
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Sinkiang. 1916/1919: First Peking printings, the magnificent mint complete set of 22 values, all overprinted "Specimen" in black, fine and very rare, large part og. Cert BPA for $ 20 value Gi = £ 1'400 as normals.1 / 2Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,200 CHFLot# : 47 Imperial China
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Yunnan 1926: Overprinted definitive set of 20 values to $ 5 fresh mint, 1929 Chang Tso-lin set of four values optd., fresh mint, also 1933 Szechwan Martyrs overprinted issue set of 12 values fresh and fine, Sinkiang 1929 Chang Tso-lin set of four values optd., all fresh mint large part og., together with a few remainders mint Gi = £ 420+.Starting bid : 220 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 48 Imperial China
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1927: Definitive set overprinted, complete mint set of 20 values to $ 5, 1928 Chang Tso-lin set of four optd., fresh and very fine og., also China1936 New Life set of four values, fresh and fine og Gi = £ 395.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 50 Imperial China
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French Expeditionary Force in China 1853/60: 20 c. blue (three fine examples) all used on exceptional 1862 cover to Paris and tied by dotted CECC lozenge of dots in black with corresponding CORPS EXP. CHINE / BAU. G datestamp below (May 27). Sent registered and underpaid for the Soldier's Concessionary rate (framed red 'PD' deleted) and both PAYS ANG. V. SUEZ / MARSEILLE applied in red (July 12) deleted in manuscript and PAYS ETR. V. SUEZ / MARSEILLE substituted (July 12). "Affranchisement / Insuffisant" cachet left in red and rate box on reverse explaining charges of an extra "10" decimes to pay in manuscript. An astonishing and extremely rare cover, sensibly opened for Exhibit display.Starting bid : 9,000 CHFHammer price : 22,000 CHFLot# : 51 Imperial China
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1900 (March 16): Cover from Peking to Lyon, France bearing CIP 10 c. greeen tied by Peking cds, over-lapped by France 'Chine' 25 c. applied for onward transmission and tied by "Shanghai-Chine" cds (20/3). Octagonal French Paquebot "Yokohama A Marseille - L.N.No.6" datestamp alongside in black (22/3) and arrival cds on reverse. File fold and edge wear to envelope away from adhesives, a fine cover.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 52 Imperial China
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1901: Postcard to Spezia, Italy franked by China CIP 5 c. pink tied by "Tientsin" cds in blue and France 'Chine' 10 c. black tied by 'Shanghai / Chine' datestamp for onward transmission (Jan 28). Spezia Arsenal squared circle arrival datestamp /March 2) alongside. A fine and scarce usage.Starting bid : 160 CHFHammer price : 230 CHFLot# : 53 Imperial China
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1903 (Jan 25): Cover from Peking to France franked by France Blanc 5 c. green (5) all tied by PEKIN / CHINE datestamps in black. Reverse with Paris transit and Colommiers arrival (12/3).Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 54 Imperial China
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French P.O. in Chinese Yunnan province 1906 (April 6): French China type Groupe 10 c. red (2), type Grasset 10 c. red and French PO Indochina Mongtze 5 c. green-yellow, all tied by MONGTSEU - CHINE 24 AVRIL 06 cds's to Chinese Imperial Post stationery postcard used as blank, sent registered from Mengzi to Cologne with black 'R' in slanted frame, transit HAIPHONG - TONKIN 4 MAI 06 cds, YOKOHAMA À MARSEILLE L. N. No 6 18 MAI 06 octogonal datestamp and two Cologne arrival cds's (June 13) alongside. Correct 10 & 25 c. registered postcard rate abroad depicting a nice Chinese handpainted motif on reverse.Starting bid : 2,000 CHFHammer price : 2,600 CHFLot# : 55 Imperial China
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1907 (Jan 23): "Taxe Reduite / A 0f.10" in black on Chine 15 c. vermilion postal stationery letter-card, sent registered to Düsseldorf, endorsed "Per S.S.Prinz Heinrich", up-rated with 1902-06 5 c. green (3) and 25 c. blue all tied by "Shanghai / Chine" datestamps. Framed "R" of registration at left and arrival cds (Feb 26) also on front of a fine and most unusual card.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 2727 Imperial China
1 / 171878/1960: Small selection some hundred stamps used/unused incl. large dragons (3 - the 3 Cand. being a small tragedy) and small dragons (3), the rest in good condition and housed in one stockbook.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 900 CHFLot# : 2728 Imperial China
1 / 111878/1990(ca.): Collection hundreds used/unused stamps, incl. Large and Small Dragons, Imperial Post 1897 overprints, Junk definitives, PRC commemorative issues, Hongkong Victoria & Edward definitives, several modern covers and maximum cards, in addition two covers from Japanese occupation of Dairen and a selection of banknotes from Republic and PRC.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 700 CHFLot# : 2731 Imperial China
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1930(ca.): Lot five large format covers (18.5 x 31.5 cm), sent entirely in Chinese language from the administration in Hangchow, related to a gun license, buying policemen's truncheons or the establishment of a police museum among other topics. In addition a 1929 Austrian stationery postcard to this police officer, from Vienna. A very attractive group.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 550 CHF -
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