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LotNo.

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Lot Description

1307

1899 (Dec. 16) registered envelope from Foochow to Paris (1.20.00), bearing on reverse I.C.P. 5c and C.I.P. ½c pair, 1c, 2c (2), 4c and 5c, with blue crayon security lines, canceled by "Foochow" bilingual c.d.s., and on front Hong Kong Chinese character surcharge 20c on 30c with "I.P.O." framed tie-print and "Hong Kong/B" c.d.s. (12.20), showing "R" unframed handstamp, and with "Modane à Paris" entry c.d.s. in red adjacent, Fine to Very Fine and attractive franking. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) Foochow 1899.12.16] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$4,000-6,000
SOLD for HK$4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1308

1900 (Jan. 11) envelope from Foochow to Markenkirchen, Germany, bearing C.I.P. 2c, canceled by "Foochow" bilingual c.d.s., in combination with Hong Kong 2c with "I.P.O." framed tie-print and "Shanghai/B" c.d.s. (1.14), the C.I.P. 2c oxidized and small cover faults at lower left corner, nevertheless Fine to Very Fine printed matter rate unusually sent through the British Post Office in Shanghai. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) Foochow 1900.01.11] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$3,000-4,000
SOLD for HK$2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1309

1902 (Apr. 28) postcard from Foochow to Boston, showing "Foochow" bilingual c.d.s., indicating payment in cash, subscriber's mail, or acceptance of foreign postage applied by the sender, "Shanghai" bilingual transit c.d.s. (5.1), bearing U.S. 2c with "I.P.O." framed tie-print and light strike of "U.S. Postal Agency/Shanghai/1" duplex (5.3), the card has a small tear at top, Fine to Very Fine, and an exceedingly rare usage of the Foochow I.P.O. tie-print on mail matter sent from the U.S. Postal Agency in China. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China Foochow 1902.04.28] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$32,000-40,000
SOLD for HK$30,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1310

1900 (Mar. 5) envelope from Nanking to Hildesheim, Germany (4.10), showing on reverse superb "Nanking" bilingual origin c.d.s. and unclear "Shanghai" bilingual transit c.d.s., and on front German "China" diagonal overprint 5pf green and 10pf light carmine with two examples of the steep overprint 3pf yellow brown (Michel 1IIb, 2I, 3Ia. Scott 1a, 2a, 3a) with "I.P.O." framed tie-print and "Shanghai/Deutsche Post/b" c.d.s. (3.7), inconsequential piece of flap missing, Very Fine and a fabulous franking from the German Post Office, with 2013 Steuer certificate. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Get Market Data for [China Nanking 1900.03.05] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$26,000-32,000
SOLD for HK$26,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1311

1899 (June) envelope from Paoting to London (7.21), bearing C.I.P. 2c pair and singles (3), with manuscript "Stamped", canceled by "Post Office/Paotingfu" tombstone handstamp, "Peking" (6.17) and "Shanghai" (6.22) transit c.d.s. on reverse, in combination with Hong Kong 5c pair with "I.P.O." framed tie-print (type 1) and "Shanghai/C" c.d.s. (6.22), faults, Fine to Very Fine appearance and a pleasing usage. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) Peking 1899.06.] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$5,000-7,500
SOLD for HK$4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1312

1899 (July 12) registered parcel frontispiece (252 x 111mm) with reverse sender's portion from Woosung to Lichtenthal, Germany (8.21), via Shanghai Imperial Post (7.13) and Hong Kong (7.21), bearing C.I.P. $2, canceled by "Woosung" bilingual c.d.s., in combination with Hong Kong 10c purple on red block of six, vertical strip of three, pairs (4) and singles (3) with "I.P.O." framed tie-print and "Shanghai/C" c.d.s. (7.13), showing "R" in circle handstamp adjacent, the Hong Kong 10c stamps have a few small faults, Fine to Very Fine and sensational franking. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) Shanghai 1899.07.12] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$6,000-8,000
SOLD for HK$6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1313

1899 (Apr. 15) postcard from Taku to Eckesey, Germany (5.27), via Hong Kong (4.25), bearing C.I.P. 4c, canceled by pakua in blue, matching "Taku" dollar dater, "Shanghai" transit dollar dater (4.19), in combination with Hong Kong 2c pair with "I.P.O." framed tie-print of Shanghai and "Shanghai/C" c.d.s. (4.20), Fine to Very Fine, and among the rarest of the dollar daters for China. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Get Market Data for [China Taku 1899.04.15] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$6,000-8,000
SOLD for HK$6,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1314

Lot 1314 duplicated as Lot 1315. Please bid for Lot 1315. (Image1) (Image2)

Est. HK$0-0
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1315

1899 (May 31) registered envelope (260 x 122mm) from Tientsin to Baden-Baden, Germany (7.9), via Hong Kong (6.9), redirected to Friedrichroda (7.10), bearing C.I.P. $2 claret and yellow (Chan 114. Scott 108), canceled by "Tientsin" bilingual c.d.s. in blue, in combination with Hong Kong Chinese character surcharge 50c on 48c lilac (S.G. 49. Scott 62) with I.P.O. framed tie-print (type 1) in blue and "Shanghai/C" c.d.s. (6.5), showing "R" unframed handstamp in red and "R" in circle handstamp in black, the C.I.P. $2 has a corner bend and the cover has vertical filing fold at left well clear of the stamps, Fine to Very Fine and fresh single franking of the C.I.P. high value, ex Stephen Gates. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) Tientsin 1899.05.31] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$8,000-12,000
SOLD for HK$16,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1316

1899 (June 6) envelope from Tientsin to Detroit, Michigan (7.22), via Yokohama (6.22) and Tacoma (7.16), bearing C.I.P. 1c and 2c vertical pair, both with interpane margins at left, canceled by "Tientsin" bilingual c.d.s. in blue, in combination with Japan Koban 1s and 2s (2) with "I.P.O." framed tie-print (type 1) in blue and "Shanghai/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. (6.16), the envelope having been additionally franked by the Chinese Imperial P.O. at Shanghai with German "China" diagonal overprint 10pf and 20pf, canceled by "Shanghai" c.d.s. (6.12) of the German Post Office, which could not transmit the letter overseas, which is why the Japanese P.O. was finally entrusted with the envelope as originally intended, truncated top right corner as per printed matter regulations, one Japan 2s has an irregular perforation of no consequence, Fine to Very Fine, and an exceptionally rare printed matter triple combination. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China Tientsin 1899.06.06] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$18,000-22,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1317

Lot 1317 duplicated as Lot 1318. Please bid for Lot 1318. (Image1) (Image2)

Est. HK$0-0
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1318

1899 (Sept. 15) envelope from Wuhu to New York (10.14), via Yokohama (9.26) and San Francisco (10.9), bearing on reverse C.I.P. 10c, canceled by pakua, matching "Wuhu" bilingual origin c.d.s. (on front) and "Shanghai" bilingual transit c.d.s. (9.17), and on front Japan Koban 10s with "I.P.O." framed tie-print (RRR) and "Shanghai/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. (9.21), the cover opened out for display, Extremely Fine, ex Stephen Gates. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) Wuhu 1899.09.15] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$3,400-4,000
SOLD for HK$4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1319

1900 unofficial "Provisional Neutrality" ("Lin-shi chung-li") overprints in red and black on C.I.P. 1c ochre, prepared for use during the Boxer Rebellion, canceled by "Chi-li/Hsien Hsien" native c.d.s. (1st month, 7th day, Keng-tzu cyclical year), on separate 1900 (Feb. 6) red-band envelopes to "Mr. Geo. Ed. Baker, Directorate General of Posts, Yuchuanpu, Peking", the cover with the red overprint reduced at left, Fine to Very Fine and rare, ex Sir Percival David (black overprint), Godfrey Mellor (red overprint), and Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman.,

Sir David Roseway wrote that "The Viceroy of Chihli, who succeeded Jung-lu after the so-called Hundred Days Reform and committed suicide after the fall of Tientsin in 1900, first reported the Boxers' activities in Hochien, Shenchou, and Chichou in a memorial dated Kuangshu 25, 11th, 13th (December 15th, 1899); and on Kuangshu 26, 2nd, 26th (March 26th, 1900), he again reported them in the same districts." From his article, "A Problem of Two Covers with 'Neutrality' Overprinted Stamps", The Journal of Chinese Philately, Vol. 8, No. 5 (June, 1961), pp. 55-57. . (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1900.02.06] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$15,000-20,000
SOLD for HK$8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1320

1902 (Feb. 20), Red-band cover from Tientsin to Peking (2.21), bearing 2c scarlet, canceled by Kungnan Branch Post Office tombstone datestamp, with transit and arrival c.d.s. on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1902.022] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$1,000-1,200
SOLD for HK$1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1321

1902 (Jan. 22), "The Shanghai Times" corner card envelope from Shanghai to Philadelphia (2.27), via Yokohama (1.31) and San Francisco (2.22), bearing C.I.P. 4c chestnut pair, canceled by Shanghai bilingual c.d.s., "Shang-hai/Chine" French P.O. transit c.d.s. (1.28) alongside, showing "T" and "U.S. Charge/to Collect/2 Cents" unframed handstamps adjacent, with U.S. Postage Due 2¢ canceled by "Philadelphia/Pa./P.D." oval handstamp; cover opened out for display, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1902.0122] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$2,600-3,000
SOLD for HK$1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

1322

1909 (Nov. 18), Illustrated cover from Tientsin to Haverhill, Massachusetts, attractive vertical cover, endorsed "via Siberia" and franked by 3c and 7¢ Temple of Heaven (#132, 133), each tied by bilingual Tientsin postmark; reverse with two additional Tientsin strikes, a French "Tien-Tsin-Chine/19/Nov/09/Poste Francaise" postmark, a Dec. 16 Haverhill receiver with oval "Received/1" alongside, plus a vertical "S/8" handstamp; cover folded above 3¢ stamp, but otherwise sound, Fine to Very Fine, with a better French transit postmark. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1909.1118] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$2,000-2,600
SOLD for HK$4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1323

1909 (May 26), Registered cover from Peking to Montevideo, Uruguay, via Tientsin (5.26), Yokohama (6.3), San Francisco (6.18), and New York (6.23) bearing CIP ½c pair, 1c, 2c, and 16c, canceled by Peking bilingual c.d.s., showing "R/Peking China/No. 1320" framed handstamp adjacent, with printed registration labels for Yokohama, New York exchange office and Montevideo, Fine to Very Fine and an uncommon South American destination. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China 1909.0526] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$1,000-1,200
SOLD for HK$3,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1324

ca. 1910, Red Band Cover from Urga to Zhangjiakou (Kalgan), franked by 1c and 5c CIP Coiling Dragons, tied by two Chinese-English Lunar Daters 8.30 without year, further tied by a Kalgan receiver on the 1c stamp (date poorly struck); additionally with unboxed vertical Tungyintze Pillar Box handstamp (Chang #30-1-2 var.); fresh and sound, the address side—imaged online—most appealing, Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1910.083] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$2,000-2,600
SOLD for HK$3,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1325

1910 (Sept. 8), Cover from Lungchow to Suzhou, franked by 3c Temple of Heaven (#132) tied by Lungchow bilingual postmark, brushstrokes of two characters of the address, and by corner of boxed handstamp; front additionally with boxed red two-column handstamp at right; no backstamps; markings faded (and possibly second stamp missing) due to water immersion, but an attractive item still, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1910.0908] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$1,000-1,200
SOLD for HK$1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1326

1911 (Jan. 2), Registered cover from Taiyuan to Rome, Italy, thick paper 221 x 113 mm cover addressed to Cecilia Contessa Castelli, franked by 2c, 4c and horizontal pair 10c CIP Coiling Dragons (#124, 126, 129), each tied by bilingual "Taiyuan/2 JAN/11" postmark; endorsed "Italie Via Siberia" at upper left, with black boxed Taiyuanfu Registered handstamp at lower left; reverse shows bilingual Chinese Peking 3 JAN and French "4 JANV 11" transits, plus two strikes of Rome 20.1.11 receivers; backflap reglued, light vertical file fold affecting Registry handstamp, but an attractive multicolor franking and use, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1911.0102] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$1,200-1,600
SOLD for HK$5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction