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CHINA 1909 Temple of Heaven continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

4281

133S

1909 Temple of Heaven, 7c blue & gray, imperforate trial color proof overprinted "Waterlow & Sons Specimen", card mounted, v.f. (Cat No. 133S) (Image)

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SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

CHINA Imperial China - Postal History

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

4282

1887 (19 Jan) cover (opened for display and slightly reduced) from Hankow to Germany, with red "Hankow Customs Mail Matter" oval on front, with unoverprinted France 25c Type Sage tied by "Shang-hai Chine" departure postmark (Jan 25), repeated alongside, red "Customs Hankow" departure pmk and "Customs Shanghai" (Jan 22) transits on back, Kiel, Germany (8 Mar) arrival, some toning, otherwise fine and scarce usage from Hankow, via the French Office in Shanghai to Germany (Image)

SOLD for $6,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

4283

1890 (ca) "Customs Mail Matter" handstamps, group of 13, mostly different handstamped impressions on envelope paper or white card, including "Jinchuan" and "Seoul, Korea", fine-v.f. (Image) (image 4283a)

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SOLD for $3,500.00
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4284

1894 (16 Feb) large double-weight registered cover from Shanghai to Denmark, franked with unoverprinted France 25c Sage strip of three tied by "Shang-hai Chine" postmarks, repeated alongside, small hexagonal "R" registration handstamp in red, French Maritime "Ligne N Paq. Fr. No. 4" and "Marseille a Lyon" entry pmks (March 22), Copenhagen arrival backstamp (March 25), filing fold away from the stamps, fine cover (Image)

SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction

4285

1895 (28 Mar) stampless cover from Peking to Tientsin showing "I.G. Mail Matter" oval on front, with corresponding "I G of Customs Peking" and "Customs Tientsin" arrival, all markings in blue, with additional red chop on reverse, cover roughly opened with tears on back, still fine (Image)

CLOSED
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4286

1896 (28 July) cover (opened for display, with mended tear on back) from Chefoo ("Custom House Chefoo" embossed on backflap) sent to Germany with "Customs Chefoo" postmark of origin in black on reverse, "Chefoo Customs Mail Matter" boxed handstamp in red on front, "Customs Shanghai" transit in blue (July 30), sent through the French Post Office, where 25c "Chine" was added, tied by Shang-Hai Chine postmark, with additional strike alongside, Berlin arrival (Sept 4) on back (Image)

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

4287

1897 (21 Oct) cover franked on back with pair of 4c ICP (portion of cover removed, along with possible additional franking), tied by Chinkiang large dollar pmks, sent via the Japanese Post Office in Shanghai, with 20sen added on front and tied by Shanghai I.J.P.O. departure pmk, addressed to New York (Image)

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4288

1898 (9 Nov) subscriber's cover from Chinkiang to USA, with bold strike of Chinkiang large-dollar postmark at left, two China I.C.P. Lithographed 5c Dragons (Chan 96), tied on reverse by Chinkiang pa-kuas in black, "Shanghai" large-dollar transit backstamp (No. 11), sent through the Japanese Post Office, with 5sen U-Koban pair on front canceled by indistinct Shanghai IJPO postmark, Yokohama transit (Nov.17) and New York PONY Paid All arrival backstamps, some toning, and cover wear, otherwise fine and attractive combination (Image) (image 4288a)

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction

4289

1898 (12 Nov) cover from Tientsin to Shanghai, franked with 2c on 2ca Third Printing and Waterlow 2c scarlet C.I.P. (Chan 76,118), tied by blue "Tientsin" ("Customs" removed) cds, "Shanghai Local Post" arrival (indistinct date) on back, some cover wrinkling, fine and highly unusual mixed issues combination (Image)

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction

4290

1898 (13 May) cover from Tientsin to Shanghai franked with 2c on 2ca Third Printing (Chan 76), straight edge at bottom, tied by Tientsin pa-kua in blue with "Tientsin" ("Customs" removed) cds in blue at bottom, "Shanghai Local Post" (May 18) arrival (Image)

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

4291

1898 (3 Oct) cover from Tientsin to Shanghai franked with 2c on 2ca Second Printing (Chan 58), tied by Tientsin pa-kua in black with indistinct "Tientsin" ("Customs" removed) pmk alongside, "Shanghai Local Post" (Oct 7) arrival on back, fine (Image)

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

4292

1898 coverfront with "Service Des Postes" bilingual cachet in red, pre-printed address to "On Postal Service to the Chinese Imperial Post Office", Soochow filled-in by hand, fine (Image)

SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction

4293

1900 (14 May) registered red-band cover from Canton to Tientsin, franked with 1c, 2c, 4c (2) tied by departure cds, also 5c salmon tied by R.R. handstamp, additional large "R" with registry number filled-in by hand, Tientsin (23 May) arrival, fine and unusual 16c internal rate (Image)

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

4294

1900 registered cover (opened for display), with 2c and 5c franking, one tied by "R", the other boxed tombstone strike, with Hankow transit and Yochow arrival (19 Jan 00) pmks, fine and extraordinary internal usage (Image)

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

4295

1900 cover franked with 1/2c on 3ca Dowager, used in combination with 3pf German "China" overprint, sent from Kiauchau to J.Maus in Germany, M.Breitenfeldt I.M.C. Kiaochow, China return address handstamped on back, small piece of cover missing at top, filing fold away from the stamps, fine combination cover (Image)

CLOSED
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4296

1901 (Sep) picture postcard (Buddhist temple in Tschu-Yung-kuan in Nankonpass), franked with pair of 1/2c C.I.P., tied by red chops, with additional markings alongside, Wriezen, Germany arrival (10.9.01) pmk (Image)

CLOSED
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4297

1901 (6 Sep) registered picture postcard sent to Julius Maus in Germany (14c rate), franked with Small Figures 4c on 4ca, 5c on 5ca, and Large Figures 5c on 5ca Dowagers (Chan 40, 41, 60), all tied by Shanghai bisected-circle postmarks in black (Sep 9) with Large "R" registration handstamp alongside, additionally franked with two French Offices 25c Sage singles each tied by "Shang-Hai Chine" postmarks and additional strike at top right, German "Lichtenthal" arrival backstamp (Oct 13), with original Chinese Imperial Post "Registered Article" sender's receipt (small faults), postcard in excellent condition (Image)

SOLD for $3,000.00
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4298

1902 registered red-band cover franked with 5x1c and single 2c, tied by framed letter box and Chia-shu daters, with oval "Kiaochow" (Jan 29, 1902) datestamp alongside, violet "R" with registry number filled-in by hand, fine (Image)

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

4299

1902 (28 May) Wiley Memorial Hospital corner card cover (opened for display), sent from Foochow to USA, franked with 10c green, tied by framed dater, red letter-box below, Shanghai (4 June) transit, additional markings on back include Foochow departure, framed dater, Yokohama and Nagasaki, Japan and Oakland arrival pmks (Image)

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

4300

1903 (23 Sep) large cover "Via Siberia" to London, franked on back with 2x50c CIP, tied by Tientsin departure pmk, sent via Newchwang (25 Sep), with Russian "Kitai" overprints 10x10k (horizontally laid), tied by Trans-Siberian Railroad "Nikolayevsk Priamur.Okr." cds, with 29 Sep transit and London Oct.16 arrival pmks, some toning on back, most of the red wax seals still intact, rare usage (Image)

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction