Foreign Offices in China, 1895-1949, envelopes and postcards mostly pertaining to French P.O. in China and French Indochina, including 1895 "United States Consulate at Ningpo China" corner card envelope registered to California via Montreal bearing France "Chine" values (5) to 25c., 1897 (19 Mar.) envelope to England showing "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring d.s. in combination with France "Chine" 25c., 1897 France "Chine" 10c. postal stationery card to England with "Chefoo" origin dollar dater, 1900 envelope from Shanghai to Sydney, Australia bearing C.I.P. 10c. in combination with France "Chine" 10c., and 1901 postcard (Tientsin war scenes) from F.P.O. No. 4 bearing C.E.F. overprint ½c., mixed condition (17).
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000 Est. HK$3,000-4,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$3,000-4,000

British Offices in China, Chefoo : 1898 (1 Oct.) envelope to Lyon via Hong Kong (13.10) bearing C.I.P. 10c., cancelled by "Chefoo" dollar dater in blue, in combination with Hong Kong 10c., cancelled by "Shanghai/C" c.d.s. (5.10), fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000 Est. HK$1,500-2,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,500-2,000

British Offices in China, Chefoo : 1898 (Nov.) envelope to Germany (1.1.99) via Hong Kong (2.12) bearing C.I.P. 10c., cancelled by "Chefoo" dollar dater, in combination with Hong Kong 10c., cancelled by "Shanghai/C" c.d.s. (25.11), fine partly legible strike.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,500

British Offices in China, Nanking : 1902 (Dec.) envelope to a "Passenger per S.S. 'Glenlogan'", at Shanghai (3.12 Local Post arrival) bearing C.I.P. 1c., cancelled by "Nanking" bilingual c.d.s. endorsed "Please deliver on board steamer on arrival", redirected to Singapore (5.2.03) with Hong Kong 2c. pair, cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s. (26.12), showing "Shanghai/Local Post" and "Singapore" arrival c.d.s. on reverse, envelope slightly reduced at right, fine and unusual example of redirected mail.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000 Est. HK$2,500-3,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,500-3,000

British Offices in China, Peking : 1898 (24 Mar.) envelope to Sydney, Australia (19.4) via Hong Kong (1.4) bearing I.C.P. 2c. and 4c. pair, cancelled by "Peking" dollar dater, in combination with Hong Kong 5c. pair, cancelled by "Shanghai/C' c.d.s. (29.4), fine despite a few cover faults.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500 Est. HK$2,000-2,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,000-2,500

British Offices in China, Shanghai : 1898 (4 Oct.) envelope to Germany (arrival) via Hong Kong (13.10) bearing C.I.P. 10c., cancelled by "Shanghai" dollar dater, in combination with Hong Kong 10c., cancelled by "Shanghai/C" c.d.s. (6.10), fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000 Est. HK$1,500-2,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,500-2,000

British Offices in China, Tientsin : 1898 (9 Sept.) envelope to Dover, England (23.10) bearing I.C.P. 10c. (applied just over top of envelope), cancelled by pakua, matching "Tientsin" double-ring origin d.s. with "Customs" removed alongside, in combination with Hong Kong 10c., cancelled by "Shanghai/C" c.d.s. (15.9), fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500 Est. HK$2,000-2,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,000-2,500

British Offices in China, 1898-1900 envelopes (3), comprising 1898 Chefoo to France bearing I.C.P. 10c. in combination with Hong Kong 5c. pair, 1898 Tientsin to London bearing I.C.P. 2c. + 10c. (winter rate) in combination with Hong Kong 10c., and 1900 Canton to New York bearing C.I.P. 10c. in combination with Hong Kong 10c., the Hong Kong adhesives all cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s., the last additionally with "I.P.O." tie-print, fine appearance, a few faults.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000 Est. HK$3,000-4,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$3,000-4,000

British Offices in China, 1899-1901 postcards (3), comprising 1899 Chefoo to Belgium, 1901 Peking to Germany, and 1901 from Shanghai to Italy each bearing C.I.P. 4c., cancelled by their respective daters, in combination with Hong Kong 2c. (2), cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s., fine, though two of the Chinese daters are only partly to barely legible strikes.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000 Est. HK$2,500-3,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,500-3,000

British Offices in China, Ningpo : 1899 (24 June) envelope to Germany (26.7) via Shanghai (25.6) and Hong Kong (30.6) bearing C.I.P. 10c., cancelled by "Ningpo" bilingual c.d.s., and Hong Kong 10c. with neat "I.P.O." framed tie-print and "Shanghai/C" c.d.s. (26.6), small cover faults at top, fine and scarce tie-print.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000 Est. HK$3,000-4,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$3,000-4,000

British Offices in China, Shanghai : 1900 (Jan.) envelope to France (part arrival) via Tientsin (17.1) bearing C.I.P. ½c. vertical pair, 1c., 2c. and 5c. vertical pair, cancelled by "Changsintien/Post Office" tombstone h.s., in combination with Hong Kong 5c. pair with "I.P.O." framed tie-print and "Shanghai/C" c.d.s. (25.1), a few stamp faults and envelope (a little crumpled) has missing flap at back, fine winter rate (14 cents) usage with the "tombstone" cancellation.
Estimate 9,000 - 12,000 Est. HK$9,000-12,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$9,000-12,000

French Offices in China, 1892 (6 Dec.) envelope to Germany, showing on reverse "Customs/Tientsin" double-ring origin d.s. of "Dec 6 92" and "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring transit d.s. of "Dec 10 92", both in blue, and bearing on front Peace and Commerce 25c., cancelled by "Shang-hai/Chine" c.d.s., light strikes and central vertical filing fold, fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

French Offices in China, Cancellations : 1894-1911, a study of the Shanghai cancellations, comprising envelope, wrapper, postcards (4), postal stationery cards (2), letter card, and loose stamps or pieces (21) based on the research article by M.E. Reynolds, "Cancellations of the French Post Office in Shanghai" Journal of Chinese Philately, Vol. 35, No.4 (April 1988), pp. 72-76, which is included with this lot.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,500

German Offices in China, 1886 (29 Nov.) Japan 2s. postal stationery card to Belgium (31.12) bearing Germany 10pf. cancelled by "Deutsche Seepost/Ost-/Asiatische/Hauptlinie" c.d.s., light uniform toning and central vertical filing fold, scarce usage.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

German Offices in China, 1888 (13 July) envelope to Berlin (22.8) bearing Germany 20pf. vertical pair, cancelled by "Kaiserlich/Deutsche/Postagentur/Shanghai" c.d.s., small faults; also included is damaged 1892 envelope from the Japanese Post Office in Shanghai to U.S.A. bearing Japan Koban 5s.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

German Offices in China, 1892 (10 Sept.) registered envelope to Germany (17.10) bearing Germany Eagle 20pf. horizontal pair, cancelled by "Kaiserlich/Deutsche/Postagentur/Shanghai" c.d.s., with printed registration label alongside, fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

German Offices in China, 1892-1912 envelopes (7) and postcards (4, three are postal stationery, one is unused), including 1890-98 envelopes (5) from Shanghai (4) and Tientsin to Germany bearing Germany Eagles 10pf. (2) or 20pf. (6), mainly fine (11).
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500 Est. HK$2,000-2,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,000-2,500

German Offices in China, 1898 (24 Feb.) parcel card piece bearing Germany 5pf., 50pf., and 2m. strip of five, cancelled by "Shanghai/*" c.d.s., fine to very fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

German Offices in China, 1898 (13 Nov.) German "China" diagonal overprint 10pf. postal stationery card written from Shanghai to Sydney, Australia (12.12) via Hong Kong (15.11), showing "Swatow" dollar dater in brown, slight creasing at left, fine and unusual.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

Kiauchau, 1899 (28 Aug.) envelope to Agra, India (5.11) via Weihsien (29.8) bearing C.I.P. 10c., cancelled by "Chinchow" bilingual oval d.s., in combination with German "China" steep overprint 10pf. pair, cancelled by "Tsintau/Kiautschou/a" c.d.s. (7.9), showing "Ligne N/Paq. Fr. No. 1" octagonal d.s. (19.9) adjacent and "Sea Post Office/B" c.d.s. (29.10) on reverse, fine and pleasing.
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000 Est. HK$6,000-8,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$6,000-8,000

Kiauchau, 1901(15 May) picture postcard (caricature of the storming of the Taku Forts) to Germany (arrival) bearing C.I.P. ½c. pair and 1c. (3, with a pair), cancelled by "Kiaochow" bilingual oval d.s. in violet, in combination with Kiautschou 5pf., cancelled by "Tsingtau/Kiautschou" c.d.s. postcard has vertical filing crease not crossing stamps, otherwise fine and appealing.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500 Est. HK$2,000-2,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,000-2,500

German Offices in China, 1898-1913 envelopes and postcards, including 1891-98 envelopes (5) from Shanghai (4) and Tientsin to Germany bearing Germany Eagle 5pf. and 20pf. (5) values, 1898 envelope from Tientsin to Germany bearing German "China" diagonal overprint 10pf. and 50pf. cancelled by c.d.s., 1901 postcard from Suez to Germany bearing German "China" 5pf. cancelled by "Kais. Deutsche Schiffpost/Dampfer/Krefeld" circular undated h.s., 1907 envelope to Germany bearing 2c. on 5pf. cancelled by "Tsingtau-Tsinanfu/Zug 1" oval d.s., and 1899-1913 postcards with various themes and views relating to Kiautschou (8), mainly fine (19).
Estimate 3,500 - 4,000 Est. HK$3,500-4,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$3,500-4,000

German Offices in China, Prisoner of War Mail : 1916 (23 Mar.) "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre" unfranked registered printed envelope from the German and Austro-Hungarian Relief Committee foe Prisoners in Siberia to Austria, showing "Tientsin (China)/Deutsche Post" origin c.d.s., and "Auslandstelle Emmerich Frei-gegeben" circular h.s. in blue, with "Shanghai China (U.S. Postal Agency)/Registered" double-ring d.s. (29.3) in purple and "New York, N.Y./Registry Div." (2.5) and "New York/Rec'd (3.5) Foreign" (3.5) oval d.s. on reverse, since such mail was routed via the U.S.A., small stain on front, nevertheless a fine example of returned mail.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000 Est. HK$1,500-2,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,500-2,000

German Offices in China, Prisoner of War Mail : 1916 (10 May) "Agence des Prisonniers de Guerre" unfranked registered printed envelope from the German and Austro-Hungarian Relief Committee for Prisoners in Siberia to Nagykanizsa, Austria-Hungary (16.9), showing "Tientsin (China)/Deutsche Post" origin c.d.s., with "Shanghai China (U.S. Postal Agency)/Registered" double-ring d.s. (15.5) in purple and "New York, N.Y./Reg'y Div." (10.6) and "New York, N.Y./Rec'd (17) Foreign" and same for No. "20" (10.6) oval transit d.s., "Nagykanizsa/B 1 B" receipt (16.9) and despatch (19.9) c.d.s. on reverse, since the recipient was unknown and the envelope returned to Tientsin, appropriate Hungarian instructional h.s. in violet on front, small opening tears at top.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000 Est. HK$1,500-2,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,500-2,000

German Offices in China, Prisoner of War Mail : 1917 (22 Jan.) "Agence des Prisonniers de Guerre" censored envelope to the Danish Red Cross in Copenhagen, Denmark (21.4) "Via Amerika", showing "Tientsin/Deutsche Post/a" origin c.d.s., with "Shanghai China (U.S. Postal Agency)/Registered" double-ring d.s. (26.1) in purple on reverse, with "Opened by Censor/P.W.93" label on back, very fine and scarce mail from the German P.O. routed via the U.S. Postal Agency in China because of the War, the German P.O. closed in March after China broke off diplomatic relations with Germany.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,500