1878/83: 1 ca. yellow-green, "Dragon", thin paper fresh copy, well centred with usual perfs, slight discolouration Gi. = £ 550. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 170.00
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Closed..Nov-21-2021, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2505
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1878/83: Large Dragon 3 ca. red, thin paper, a vertical pair from Setting V [23/3], of fine centering and colour, one or two blunted perfs. of no significance, neatly cancelled by complete strike of Peking chop in blue Gi = £ 550+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Major James Starr, Sotheby's, London, 11-13 Sept 1991, lot 59. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 360.00
Sold...CHF 440.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2506
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1878/83: Large Dragon 1 ca. green, wide Setting, a used example on pelure paper of perfect centering and colour, light strike of near complete Peking chop in black. Frame break below "C" of "CANDARIN" very prominent at base (Ma cliche 16 / Chan 4c/e). A superb stamp Gi = £ 700. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 200.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2508
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1894: 9 ca. dull-green, "Dowager Empress", fresh copy, well perfed with large part og. Gi. = £ 350. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 100.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2509
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1894: 12 ca. brown-orange, "Dowager Empress", fresh copy, well centred and perfed with large part og. Gi. = £ 600. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 200.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2510
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1894: 24 ca. rose-carmine, "Dowager Empress", fresh copy, well centred and perfed with large part og. Gi. = £ 900. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 380.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2511
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1897: Dragon ½ c. brown tied with oval bilingual datestamp to German Fieldpost card wth handpainted dragon motif on reverse, the card franked in addition by Germania 'Reichspost' 5 pf. green (Mi 55), tied by ZINTEN 1.1.02" cds and sent to Danzig. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 100.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2513
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1898: Coiling Dragon 1 c. ochre-buff and 2 c. deep red used on 1 c. pink on buff postal stationery card to Switzerland tied by CANTON Dollar Chops (Nov 25) in black, in combination with Hong Kong 1884/96 2 c. carmine (2) tied in manuscript and by 'Hong Kong' cds's (Nov 26). Carried on the 'S.S. Bengal' with Glarus arrival (Dec 24). Minor edge wear, a most attractive usage. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 150.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2514
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1898: Coiling Dragon 1 c. ochre-buff and 2 c. deep red used on 1899 1 c. pink on buff postal stationery card to Switzerland tied by CANTON Dollar Chops (Jan 5) in black, in combination with Hong Kong 1884/96 2 c. carmine (2) tied in manuscript and by 'Hong Kong' cds's (Jan 6) and by Zurich arrival (Feb 2). A most attractive usage. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 150.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2515
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1898: Japan 2+2 s. red postal stationery reply card used from Chefoo (struck with blue CHEFOO Dollar chop on May 25 despatch) to Strassburg, Germany up-rated with Koban 1 s. green (2) tied by SHANGHAI / I.J.P.O. cds's in black (May 27). Reverse with SHANGHAI Dollar chop in black (May 27). Hong Kong transit cds (Aug 3). Reply half attached unused. A fine and attractive usage. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 200.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2516
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1903: Incoming mail 10 rp. rose-red on ppc from Switzerland via "HONG-KONG" to SWATOW" with transit mark "VICTORIA" and boxed chop arrival mark. Unusual item. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 200.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2521
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1900: British Railway Administration, India CEF 3 p. carmine, a horizontal pair used on 1901 Twining cover from Tientsin to Tongku tied by "F.P.O. No. 20" cds (April 20) in black, used in combination with China 1901 5 c. on ½ c. brown surcharged "B.R.A. / 5 / Five Cents" in black, variety "Surcharge Inverted" cancelled by circular "Railway Post Office / Tientsin" in violet. Reverse with "F.P.O. No. 4" arrival cds (April 20). Trivial aging on the Railway Administration adhesive mentioned for full accuracy only and not affecting the significance and rarity of a superb First Day of Issue usage. Cert. BPA (1987) Gi = £ 2'750+.rnrnNote: The British Railway Administration adhesives were in use from April 20, 1901 until May 20, 1901 only. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2522
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1900: British Railway Administration, India CEF ½ a. blue-green, a used example on 1901 cover from Tientsin to Peking tied by "F.P.O. No. 20" cds (May 3) in black, used in combination with China 1901 5 c. on ½ c. brown surcharged "B.R.A. / 5 / Five Cents" in black, variety "Surcharge Inverted" cancelled by circular "Railway Post Office / Tientsin" in violet. Reverse with "F.P.O. No. 7" arrival cds (May 3). File fold well away from the adhesives, a very rare cover. Cert. RPSL (1979) Gi = £ 2'750+.rnrnNote: The British Railway Administration adhesives were in use from April 20, 1901 until May 20, 1901 only. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
Opening CHF 1,500.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2523
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2524
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1878/1970: Empire and later collection including foreign offices and local beginning with a very fine 1 ca. green (SG7) with further early dragon issues, Japanese offices, Hong Kong, and some People's Republic issues. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image 6)(Image 7)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2525
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1900/50: Lot four envelopes, three picture postcards, one postal stationery card and a large part envelope (one stamp missing), partly showing better frankings with surcharged stamps of the 'republic' issue of 1912, addrssed to GB and Germany (Berlin) and Switzerland, good to mixed condition. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image 6)(Image 7)(Image)
Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2548
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1905/1965: Collection of twentyfive items of postal history mainly to Italy, including some registered, ranging from a censored letter from an Italian expatriate wine merchant, who writes home during WWI, a beautiful letter from "PEIPING 2" from 1919 and a letter to Ethiopia. Some items show traces of ageing. Fine lot (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image 6)(Image 7)(Image 8)(Image)
Opening CHF 400.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2550
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1937/38: Statistical Department of the Inspectorate General of customs, issued by Order of the Inspector General of Customs, Frederick Maze; Documents illustrative of the Origin, Development, and activities of the Chinese Customs Service, in six volumes including documents and circulars from the years 1861 to 1937. Each volume bound in half leather, title printed in gold on the spine, spine partially broken in vols. 1 & 2. An exceedingly rare source of information. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 1,000.00
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Closed..Nov-21-2021, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7301
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1899: China Coiling Dragon 2 c. red used on 1899 cover to Port Said, Egypt cancelled by 'Pa-Kua' in black; originally mailed with SHANGHAI / LOCAL POST cds and "T" marking in black (Nov 23), franked by 1882/96 Hong Kong 2 c. carmine for onward transmission tied by HONG KONG cds (Nov 27). Carried on French Paquebot "Annam" with octagonal "LIGNE N / PAQ. FR. No. 8" datestamp in black (Dec 2). Charged on arrival at French P.O. in Port Said with 1893 Postage Due 10 c. brown (2) each tied by "Port Said / Egypte" datestamps (Dec 6). An extraordinary usage. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
Opening CHF 2,000.00
Sold...CHF 2,000.00
Closed..Nov-23-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7302
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1899: China Coiling Dragon 10 c. green used on underpaid cover to Paris endorsed "Corps exped. du Chine", tied by TIENTSIN cds in blue with corresponding large "T" marking in blue at left. Hong Kong 1882/96 2 c. carmine in a vertical strip of three applied for onward transmission and tied by SHANGHAI cds's (Jan 14) in black below. Reverse with Chinese Shanghai cds and Hong Kong (Jan 18) transits. The cover taxed on arrival in Paris with Postage Due 1893 10 c. brown (Maury T29) horizontal pair tied by triangular handstamp in black. Opening tears at top but rare. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
