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    1873: Third edition of the manual 'Code de Telégraphie Chinoise' (T'een-piao hsin-shu) issued in Shanghai by Mr. S.A.Viguier, Inspecteur-divisionaire du Service des Ports, "servant à la transmission télégraphiques de dépèches écrites en Chinois, contenue tous les caractères usuellementes employés dans les correspondances officielles commerciales en particulières de la Chine", printed on the American Presbyterian Mission Press, Shanghai 1873. A rare guide for telegraphic transmission in Chinese, in good condition.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

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    1897: 30 c. thin figures on Dowager 24 c. carmine, mint example of deep colour, perforation faults at top but a good example of a very rare stamp Gi = £ 1'800.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

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    1897: Large 1 c. on 3 c. red revenue, and 2 c. on 3 c. red revenue, the 11 c. fresh and fine with large part og., the 2 c. with missing corner perf., large part og Gi = £ 1'450.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 443 Imperial China

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    1901: Enormous cover to the German Consul in Swatow, sent registered and franked by CIP 1900 2 c. deep red, 5 c. salmon and 10 c. deep green, the 2 c. and 5 c. tied by CANTON datestamps (June 6) and the 10 c. with unframed 'R' in black. Swatow arrival cds alongside (June 10). An extraordinary item, encased within a large embossed 'Republica de Chile' folder.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 444 Imperial China

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    1901: 1 c. rose on buff postal stationery card written from Kalgan on reverse and addressed to Shanghai, struck with framed rectangular chop of KALGAN Post Office in black, oval 'Peking' bilingual datestamp at left and circular 'Shanghai Local Post' datestamp of receipt (Dec 21) in black. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

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    1929 (July 8): First Flight cover from Nanking to Shanghai franked with1929 Sun Yt-sen mausoleum  2 x 1 cts. brown-orange + 2 x 4 cts. olive-green tied by Nanking date stamp together with 1921 airpost 15 cts. blue-green / black cancelled by commemorative cachet with "Shanghai 8.7.1929" arrival mark on front. Muller 12a.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 446 Imperial China

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    1931: Sun Yat-sen 4 c. green, second issue with thick inner circle, a corner marginal example from upper left of sheet showing a dramatic pre-printing paper fold and leaving a 5 mm square blank space at top left of stamp, neatly tied by 'Tientsin' datestamp. Rare and very fine variety on cover.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 447 Imperial China

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    1878/1970: Small collection resp. lot with several hundred stamps used/unused, mainly small values and incompl. sets, some airmails and Chinese provinces, housed in one album.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 448 Imperial China

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    1890/1990: Selection with 120 covers, cards, picture postcards and postal stationery items, the latter mainly unused, incl. six red band envelopes, some better frankings, various destinations as well as modern FDC's, Maxicards and other philatelic products, good to mixed condition and housed in two albums.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 450 Imperial China

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    Italian Post Office in Peking 1919: Italian 'flowery design' definitive 5 l. rose & ultramarine, ovpt. "2 dollari Pechino" in black, unmounted og. Cert. Raybaudi (2004) Sassone = EUR 37'500.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 451 Imperial China

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    Italian Post Office in Tientsin 1919: Italian 'flowery design' definitive 5 l. rose & ultramarine, ovpt. "2 dollari Tientsin" in black, unused with full original gum, lightly hinged. Cert. Raybaudi (1996) Sassone = EUR 25'000.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 452 Imperial China

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    Italian Post Office in Tientsin 1919: Italian 'flowery design' definitive 5 l. rose & ultramarine, ovpt. "2 dollari Tientsin" in black, unmounted og. Cert. Enzo Diena (1987) Sassone = EUR 33'000.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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