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Sale No: 39
Lot No: 1319
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1900.02.06
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.. Est. HK$15,000-20,000
Est. HK$15,000-20,000
Opening HK$ 7,500.00
Sold...HK$ 8,000.00
Closed..Jul-11-2023, 12:20:46 EST
Sold For 8000
Sale No: 39
Lot No: 1320
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1902.022
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. Est. HK$1,000-1,200
Est. HK$1,000-1,200
Opening HK$ 600.00
Sold...HK$ 1,500.00
Closed..Jul-11-2023, 12:21:50 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 39
Lot No: 1321
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1902.0122
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. Est. HK$2,600-3,000
Est. HK$2,600-3,000
Opening HK$ 1,500.00
Sold...HK$ 1,600.00
Closed..Jul-11-2023, 12:22:24 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 39
Lot No: 1322
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1909.1118
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. Est. HK$2,000-2,600
Est. HK$2,000-2,600
Opening HK$ 4,000.00
Sold...HK$ 4,000.00
Closed..Jul-11-2023, 12:23:09 EST
Sold For 4000
Sale No: 39
Lot No: 1324
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1910.083
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. Est. HK$2,000-2,600
Est. HK$2,000-2,600
Opening HK$ 3,200.00
Sold...HK$ 3,200.00
Closed..Jul-11-2023, 12:25:16 EST
Sold For 3200
Sale No: 39
Lot No: 1325
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1910.0908
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. Est. HK$1,000-1,200
Est. HK$1,000-1,200
Opening HK$ 1,500.00
Sold...HK$ 1,500.00
Closed..Jul-11-2023, 12:25:39 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 39
Lot No: 1326
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1911.0102
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. Est. HK$1,200-1,600
