China, Postage Paid handstamps : 1897 (9 Feb.) registered front to Fourmies, France, showing "Chinese Imperial Post Office/Peking/Postage Paid" circular h.s. in blue, matching "I.G. of Customs/Peking" double-ring origin d.s. of "Feb 9 97" and "Registered" unframed h.s., bearing France "Chine" 5c. strip of four, 15c. pair, and 25c., cancelled by "Shang-hai/Chine" c.d.s. (26.2), with "R" framed h.s. in red alongside and "Ligne N/Paq. Fr. No. 8" octagonal d.s. (27.2). A very fine and spectacular registered usage from the Berteaux correspondence, with the French stamps paying the U.P.U. registered double rate. Estimate HK$ 20,000 - 25,000
Provenance: Stanley Gibbons (Hong Kong), 15.3.1989, lot 545 Christie's Swire (Hong Kong), 26.10.1993, lot 1891 Paul B. Lee, John Bull (Hong Kong), 18.4.2010, lot 2039. Est. HK$20,000-25,000 (Image1)
Est. HK$20,000-25,000
Opening HK$ 20,000.00
Sold...HK$ 80,500.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 80500
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 18
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China, Postage Paid handstamps : 1897 (15 Feb.) envelope to Tientsin (16.2), showing "Chinese Imperial Post Office/Peking/Postage Paid" circular h.s. in blue, matching "I.G. of Customs/Peking" double-ring origin d.s. of "Feb 15 97", with "Customs/Tientsin" double-ring arrival d.s. (16.2) on reverse, fine strikes despite light age spotting. Estimate HK$ 30,000 - 40,000
Auction Record Christie's Swire (Hong Kong), 2.11.1994, lot 2181. Est. HK$30,000-40,000 (Image1)
Est. HK$30,000-40,000
Opening HK$ 30,000.00
Sold...HK$ 34,500.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 34500
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 19
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China, Bilingual "Paid"/Canton : 1897 (2 June) neat envelope to the P. & O. Steam Navigation Co., Hong Kong (2.6), showing bilingual "Paid" framed h.s. in red and "Customs/Canton" double-ring d.s., fine to very fine. Estimate HK$ 7,000 - 9,000 Est. HK$7,000-9,000 (Image1)
Est. HK$7,000-9,000
Opening HK$ 7,000.00
Sold...HK$ 8,050.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 8050
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 20
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China, Bilingual "Paid"/Canton : 1897 (27 Aug.) to Macau (25.8), showing bilingual "Paid" framed h.s. in red and "Canton" dollar dater, with "Direccao/Do Correio/de Macau" arrival c.d.s. on reverse, a few light gum stains, nevertheless very fine and desirable destination. Estimate HK$ 10,000 - 12,000 Est. HK$10,000-12,000 (Image1)
Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Opening HK$ 10,000.00
Sold...HK$ 16,100.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 16100
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 21
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China, Bilingual "Paid"/Canton : 1897 (21 Dec.) envelope to the P. & O. Steam Navigation Co., Hong Kong (22.12), showing bilingual "Paid" framed h.s. in red and "Canton" dollar dater in blue, small envelope defects at foot, fine. Estimate HK$ 8,000 - 10,000
Provenance: Paul K.S. Chang, Zurich Asia (Hong Kong), 15.11.2001, lot 24 Dr. Stephen Gates, John Bull (Hong Kong), 8.3.2009, lot 2356. Est. HK$8,000-10,000 (Image1)
Est. HK$8,000-10,000
Opening HK$ 8,000.00
Sold...HK$ 9,775.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 9775
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 22
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China, Bilingual "Paid"/Chefoo : 1897 (1 June) registered envelope ("H. Sietas & Co., Chefoo, China" imprint on flap) to Berlin (10.7) via Imperial P.O. in Shanghai (3.6), showing bilingual "Paid" framed h.s. in red, with "Customs/Chefoo" double-ring origin d.s. in brown on reverse, and bearing France "Chine" 50c., cancelled by "Shang-hai/Chine" c.d.s. (4.6), with "R" unframed h.s. in red and "R" framed h.s. adjacent, light horizontal letter fold at foot, very fine and rare. Estimate HK$ 25,000 - 30,000
ONLY FOUR ITEMS OF MAIL MATTER ARE RECORDED WITH THE "PAID" BILINGUAL HANDSTAMP OF CHEFOO, AND THIS IS THE ONLY REGISTERED ENVELOPE. Est. HK$25,000-30,000 (Image1)
Est. HK$25,000-30,000
Opening HK$ 24,000.00
Sold...HK$ 40,250.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 40250
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 23
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China, Bilingual "Paid"/Chungking : 1897 (24 June) envelope to the French Legation in Peking (11.7) redirected to the French Consulate at Tientsin (14.7), showing bilingual "Paid" framed h.s. in red, and "Customs/Chungking" oval d.s., and 1897 (30 Dec.) "Consulat de France à Tchong-King" corner card envelope to Peking (1.2.98), showing bilingual "Paid" framed h.s. in red and "Chungking" dollar dater, very fine and an outstanding pair of covers. Estimate HK$ 50,000 - 60,000
ONLY FOUR ENVELOPES ARE RECORDED WITH THE "PAID" BILINGUAL HANDSTAMP OF CHUNGKING, THREE WITH THE CUSTOMS OVAL DATER AND ONE ONLY WITH THE DOLLAR DATER.
THEREFORE, THESE ENVELOPES REPRESENT AN EXCEPTIONAL AND UNIQUE PAIR OF COVERS IN THAT THESE SHOW THE CUSTOMS DATER AND THE DOLLAR DATER RESPECTIVELY.
Provenance and Auction Record 24 June 1897 envelope Richard Canman, Stanley Gibbons (London), 19.10.1972, lot 23 George Alevizos (Santa Monica), 21.7.1981, lot 199 Frederick and Tomiko Bartlett, Christie's Swire, 30.9.1992, lot 1377
30 December 1897 envelope Paul K.S. Chang, Zurich Asia (Hong Kong), 10.5.2001, lot 45 Dr. Stephen Gates, John Bull (Hong Kong), 8.3.2009, lot 2358. Est. HK$50,000-60,000 (Image1)
Est. HK$50,000-60,000
Opening HK$ 50,000.00
Sold...HK$ 57,500.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 57500
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 24
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China, Bilingual "Paid"/Peking : 1897 (27 Apr.) red-band registered envelope to Meran, Austria (14.6) via Imperial P.O. in Shanghai (3.5), redirected to Munich (15.6), showing bilingual "Paid" framed h.s. in brown with "Customs/Peking" type D origin c.d.s. in blue, and bearing France "Chine" 25c. (2), cancelled by "Shang-hai/Chine" c.d.s. (7.5), with "Ligne N/Paq. Fr. No. 1" octagonal d.s. (8.5) on reverse, one 25c. stamp damaged and part of the red band removed affecting much of the bilingual "Paid" h.s., nevertheless an early usage of the bilingual "Paid" h.s. and a very late example of the "Customs/Peking" double-ring d.s. Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000 Est. HK$3,000-4,000 (Image1)
Est. HK$3,000-4,000
Opening HK$ 3,000.00
Sold...HK$ 3,450.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 3450
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 29
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China, Bilingual "Paid"/Shanghai : 1897 (8 Apr.) envelope to I.M. Customs, Canton (14.4), showing bilingual "Paid" framed h.s. in red and "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring origin d.s. in brown, with "Customs/Canton" double-ring arrival d.s. in black on reverse, addressee's name neatly inked out, fine to very fine. Estimate HK$ 9,000 - 12,000 Est. HK$9,000-12,000 (Image1)
Est. HK$9,000-12,000
Opening HK$ 9,000.00
Sold...HK$ 10,350.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 10350
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 30
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China, Bilingual "Paid"/Shanghai : 1897 (7 Sept.) envelope to H.M.S. Consulate, Wenchow (16.9), showing showing bilingual "Paid" framed h.s. in red and "Shanghai" origin dollar dater ("S" in "Sep" reversed) in blue, with "Wenchow" arrival dollar dater in brown on reverse, fine and scarce destination. Estimate HK$ 8,000 - 10,000 Est. HK$8,000-10,000 (Image1)
Est. HK$8,000-10,000
Opening HK$ 8,000.00
Sold...HK$ 14,950.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 14950
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 32
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China, Bilingual "Paid"/Shanghai : 1897 (21 Dec.) envelope to Customs, Chinkiang redirected to Wuhu (23.12), showing bilingual "Paid" framed h.s. in red and "Shanghai" origin dollar dater in black, with "Wuhu" arrival dollar dater in brown on reverse, fine. Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000 Est. HK$5,000-6,000 (Image1)
