1894 Shanghai Seal cancels, 1c orange red, block of four, each stamp canceled in blue ink, fine (Cat No. 16) (Image)

Est.US$250

1897-1903 late usage cancels, selection on page, with "Customs Swatow Jan 12, 97", Tientsin and Peking with 6-bar Pakua obliterators, Imperial Post Office cancels in blue oval, Large Dollar Chops of Shanghai, also 1c canceled on piece by Lungchow pmk in blue, with 2/7/03 arrival pmks alongside (Cat No. 16/21) (Image)

Est.US$500

1894-96 Red cancels, selection including "Customs Kiukiang" on 1c, "Customs Wenchow" and red Seal, both applied on 6c dark brown, plus "Customs Wuhu" on 3c (faulty) and 9c, very scarce (Cat No. 16/22) (Image)

Est.US$500

1894 "Customs Shanghai" double circle postmarks in brown (2c, 12c), in blue (1c, 2c, 2x6c and vertical pair of 9c) and in black (3c, 4c, 5c and block of 4x9c), various dates, some faults noted (including the block of four), rare assembly (Cat No. 16/23) (Image)

Est.US$500

1894 Shanghai Seal cancels (ancient "Grass" characters), 1c-24c eight different canceled in blue ink, also 1c-4c and vertical pair of 9c canceled in black ink, splendid group (Cat No. 16/24) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1894 Shanghai Seal cancels (modern characters), 1c-24c eight different canceled in black ink, also 1c-24c nine different canceled in blue ink, incredibly difficult to assemble (Cat No. 16/24) (Image)

Est.US$2,000

1894 Tientsin Seal cancels in "Royal Blue" 1c-24c, six different, each with a fair strike, fine (Cat No. 16/24) (Image)

Est.US$500

1894 Newchwang Seal cancels 3c (2), 4c, 5c, 12c and 24c, six singles with large seal cancels, fine and scarce group (Cat No. 17/24) (Image)

Est.US$500

1894 Chefoo Seal cancels, 2c-24c seven different, also 3c and 4c canceled "Customs Chefoo", both canceled Dec 1894 (the latter Dec 20) (Cat No. 17/24) (Image)

Est.US$500

1894 Peking Seal cancels in "Royal Blue", 2c-24c seven different singles, plus 1c, 3c, 5c (2), 9c and 12c, six strips of three, precanceled with Peking Seals, all with original gum on reverse, beautiful group (Cat No. 17/24) (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1894 24c dark carmine, canceled "Kowloon Customs Apr 1895", rough perforations, faint marginal toning, fine (Kowloon Customs was established 1887-1896 on peninsula just north of Hong Kong. It's principal function was to collect taxes, mostly on opium shipments from Macao. There was little commercial correspondence and very few "Customs Kowloon" markings are known from this period) (Cat No. 24) (Image)

Est.US$500

1894 Tientsin Seal cancels in "Royal Blue", 24c carmine, block of four with three seals, wrinkles, still a fine and rare multiple (Tientsin, only 80 miles east from the capital was the river port for Peking) (Cat No. 24) (Image)

Est.US$500