1856 (July 31) Entire letter from Shanghai (written by Eugène Buissonet) to Paris, with Hong Kong cds on reverse, on obverse red boxed "PAID" of Hong Kong, taxed on arrival with 10 decimes, which was crossed out and amended to "20" at left.
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 380.00
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Sale No: 21JE
Lot No: 40001
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1857 (Dec 7) Entire letter from Shanghai to Cadiz (Spain), privately carried to Gibraltar, where it was handled by the agent James Speed with corresponding octagonal "FORWARDED/BY/JAs. SPEED" marking in blue, delivered to the Spanish mail and posted at the bordering town of San Roque, with application of Spain 1855 4cu red, tied by oval grid with "SAN ROQUE/16 FEB 58/CADIZ." cds adjacent, both neatly struck, receiving cds of Cadiz one day later on reverse, a highly interesting postal artifact featuring an extraordinary combination, of which only two covers so far recorded; cert. Graus (2000).
Note: The text, written in Spanish, was sent by a Spanish merchant. In order to avoid high Spanish charges, merchants from Spain requested the services of British packets to carry their correspondence to Spain via a forwarding agent in Gibraltar. (Image)
Opening EUR 800.00
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Lot No: 40003
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1861 (Dec 23) Entire letter from Shanghai to Paris, struck with red "FORWARDED BY/PUSTAU & C°/HONG KONG" hs, and as entering the mails in Hong Kong, bearing "GB/1F 62 4/10" rhomboid hs and 9 decimes postage due collected in Paris. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
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Sale No: 21JE
Lot No: 40004
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1863 (Dec 24) Printed matter from Shanghai to Marseilles, sent without any postal sign until entering the port of Marseilles, with red French entry cds and "PJ" marking of private origin, very scarce. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
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Sale No: 21JE
Lot No: 40005
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1869 (July 2) Entire letter from Shanghai (Siemssen & Co cachet on back) to Amsterdam, bearing rhomboid "GB/1F66c" accountancy marking, red transit cds of Marseilles, "60" cents ms postage due and treated as a letter originating in Hong Kong. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 180.00
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Lot No: 40006
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Incoming Mail. 1886 (Aug 8) Cover from Germany to Taku franked by 'Pfennig' 10pf pair, tied by dispatch cds's, carried via New York and San Francisco with corresponding transit backstamps, with also neat oval "U.S. POSTAL AGENCY/18 OCT.86/SHANGHAI." ds and faint strike of Customs Tientsin cds, obverse displaying very fine "CUSTOMS/24 Oct. 86/TAKU" cds, a very rare incoming mail to Taku sent through the unusual route via San Francisco and the U.S. postal agency in China. (Image)
