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The Customs Mail Matter Handstamps of China, 1883- Tientsin
Sale No: 34
Lot No: 2059
Symbol: C
1883 (June 6) official envelope from Tientsin to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Peking, showing "Tientsin Customs/Mail Matter" ornate framed double-oval handstamp in red (type I), with "Customs/Tientsin" double-ring datestamp and "Postage Paid. Do not Demand. Do not Pay" framed handstamp on reverse, Very Fine and a rare color.
Provenance Sir David Roseway, Robson Lowe (London), Nov. 13, 1964, lot 596. Paul Hock, Robson Lowe (Zurich), Oct. 19, 1983, lot 8. Est. HK$30,000-40,000
Est. HK$30,000-40,000
Opening HK$ 22,000.00
Sold...HK$ 45,000.00
Closed..Dec-15-2021, 10:32:53 EST
Sold For 45000
Sale No: 34
Lot No: 2060
Symbol: C
1888 (June 12) envelope from Tientsin to Paris, via Brindisi (8.2), showing on reverse "Tientsin Customs/Mail Matter" ornate framed double-oval handstamp (type I) in purple, with "Customs/Tientsin" and "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring datestamps in black adjacent, and bearing on front France "Chine" 25c pair, canceled by "Shang-hai/Chine" c.d.s. (6.23), with "R" framed handstamp in red adjacent, "Brindisi" transit and "Wien" arrival (8.4) c.d.s. on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Opening HK$ 13,000.00
Sold...HK$ 13,000.00
Closed..Dec-15-2021, 10:33:58 EST
Sold For 13000
Sale No: 34
Lot No: 2061
Symbol: C
1894 (Nov. 4) envelope from Tientsin to Paris, showing "Tientsin Customs/Mail Matter" oval handstamp (type II) in blue, matching "Customs/Tientsin" and "Customs/Shanghai" (11.9) double-ring datestamps in blue on reverse, bearing France "Chine" 25c, canceled by "Shang-hai/Chine" c.d.s. (11.9), Fine to Very Fine. Est. HK$8,000-10,000
Est. HK$8,000-10,000
Opening HK$ 8,000.00
Sold...HK$ 8,000.00
Closed..Dec-15-2021, 10:34:48 EST
Sold For 8000
Sale No: 34
Lot No: 2062
Symbol: C
1894 (Nov. 6) envelope from Tientsin to Weilheim, Germany, showing "Tientsin Customs/Mail Matter" oval handstamp (type II) in blue, "Customs/Tientsin" and "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring datestamps in blue on reverse, bearing France "Chine" 5c, canceled by "Shang-hai/Chine" c.d.s.(11.15), with "Weilheim 2" arrival c.d.s. (12.24) on reverse, cover unsealed as per printed matter regulations, Fine to Very Fine. Est. HK$8,000-10,000
Est. HK$8,000-10,000
Opening HK$ 9,000.00
Sold...HK$ 9,000.00
Closed..Dec-15-2021, 10:35:35 EST
Sold For 9000
Sale No: 34
Lot No: 2063
Symbol: C
1895 (May 13) registered envelope from Tientsin to Kansas City, Missouri, via Yokohama (5.27), Victoria B.C. (6.11), Winnipeg (6.15) and St. Paul, Minn. (6.17), showing on reverse superb "Tientsin Customs/Mail Matter" oval handstamp (type II) in blue, matching "Customs/Tientsin" and black "Customs/Shanghai" (5.17) double-ring datestamps adjacent, and bearing on front France "Chine" 25c, canceled by "Shang-hai/Chine" c.d.s. (5.23), with "Tientsin/R/No. 1055" oval handstamp (type III) and "R" framed handstamp, both in red, Very Fine, and an outstanding registered usage with the Customs registration handstamp. Est. HK$45,000-55,000
Est. HK$45,000-55,000
Opening HK$ 45,000.00
Sold...HK$ 110,000.00
Closed..Dec-15-2021, 10:37:00 EST
Sold For 110000
Sale No: 34
Lot No: 2064
Symbol: C
1896 (Apr. 16) envelope from Tientsin (embossed "Custom House, Tientsin" on flap) to Wiesbaden, Germany, redirected to Jugenheim, showing on reverse "Tientsin Customs/Mail Matter" oval handstamp (type II) in blue, matching "Customs/Tientsin" and "Customs/Shanghai" (4.21) double-ring datestamps adjacent, and bearing on front France "Chine" 25c, canceled by "Shang-hai/Chine" c.d.s. (4.23), with "Wiesbaden (5.26) and "Jugenheim" (5.28) arrival c.d.s. on reverse, Fine to Very Fine.
Auction Record Sun Philatelics (Hong Kong), July 23, 1991, lot 166. Est. HK$10,000-12,000
