1865 (ca) cover to Lauterberg showing on reverse "H. Henkel/Ningpo" sender's handstamp in red, carried privately to Hamburg and bearing Hannover 1sgr rouletted, canceled by Hamburg cds (17.10) in blue, endorsed "Franco", fine (Image)

Est.US$250

1890 (25 Sep) cover (with Reuter Brockelmann & Co. sender's imprint on inside of flap) to Bremen (25.10) "p S.S. Bay", bearing Hong Kong 5c blue, block of six, canceled by "Deutsche Seepost/Ost-Asiatische Hauptlinie/d" cds, minor toning, fine-v.f., scarce (Image)

Est.US$500

1891 cover from Shanghai to Rogasen (25.5) with sender's endorsement "S.M.S. Leipzig, Z.Z. Shanghai, China", bearing Eagle 10pf red, canceled by "Berlin C" transit cds (24.5), cover has slight uniform aging, fine maritime cover with stamp canceled on arrival in Germany (carried inside a "Hofpostamtsbrief" and mailed in Berlin) (Image)

Est.US$500

1893 (13 June) registered cover (reduced at left) from Shanghai to Germany, franked with pairs of overprinted Germany Reichspost Eagle 10pf, 20pf and 50pf vertical or horizontal pairs, all tied by "Deutsche Post Agentur Shanghai" and addressed to Husum, with filing fold away from the stamps, fine and impressive forerunner cover, with arrival pmk and signed Bothe, BPP, etc. (Cat No. Mi.47b,48b.50d) (Image)

Est.US$250

1894 (22 Jan) cover from Shanghai to Kiel, franked with pair of 20pf ultramarine, tied by Kaiserlich Deutsche Ostasien Shanghai departure pmks, with oval "Forwarded by H.Sietas & Co. CHEFOO" hs, fine, with 6.3.94 arrival pmk on back, scarce forwarded via Chefoo cover (Image)

Est.US$250

1895 (10 Dec) Naval officer's letter from Shanghai to Hamburg, franked with unoverprinted 20pf, tied by "Marine Schiffspost" naval pmk, with Hamburg arrival (11.1.96) and Imperial Post Office Berlin label sealing the backflap (The German Cruiser "Arcona" was in Shanghai at that time. The cover did not bear the sender's name and it was opened by censor and resealed with label. Each crew member was permitted to send two letters per month) (Image)

Est.US$250

1897 (14 May) Northdeutscher Lloyd cacheted "Melchers & Co. Agents Shanghai" cover franked with pair of German 10pf carmine, tied by Shanghai departure cds and sent to Bremen, with Bruxelles Exposition label on back and arrival pmk, filing fold and overall toning, still an attractive cover (Image)

Est.US$150

1900 newspaper wrapper franked with 5pf and 10pf "China" overprints, with "Per Ostasiatische Lloyd Saipan" address label, showing clear Saipan Marianen 24.8.00 arrival, unusual and scarce wrapper from German Shanghai to Mariana Islands (Image)

Est.US$250

1901 (21 Sep) registered free frank cover from Tientsin to Germany, "Ostasiatische Feldartillerie-Abteilung" (East-Asia Field Artillery Unit) military hs and red "R Tientsin" registry, number filled in by hand, fine Boxer Rebellion usage, Altona arrival pmk (Image)

Est.US$250

1901 cover to Germany, franked with pair of 10pf China overprints, canceled by red "IPP Swatow" with corresponding bilingual departure pmk alongside, sent via Hong Kong, where stamps were additionally canceled (June 1901), arriving in Nienburg (9.7.01), fine and undoubtedly rare departure combination Swatow via Hong Kong to Germany (Image)

Est.US$500

1901 (17 June) registered cover from "Hankau" to Vienna, franked with 10pf (2) and block of 4x25pf orange, tied by departure pmks, with corresponding Registry label at left, filing fold away from the stamps, fine registered usage from German post office in Hankow (Image)

Est.US$200

1901 "China" overprints, 13 different, complete set to 5m (red retouched at left), all canceled on pieces, last one with "Tschifu" cds, fine-v.f., cat. $492 (Cat No. 24-35,36b) (Image)

Cat. $492, Est.US$250

1902 (29 Apr)10pf stationery card from Tientsin to Yokohama, with "Tongku I.J.P.O." May 1 transit, Yokohama arrival, sent back to Tientsin, with I.J.P.O. Tientsin arrival (29 May), with censor chop alongside, scarce application of the Japanese Post Office markings (Image)

Est.US$500

1903 (11 May) cover from Basel to "German Brigade" in Peking, China, franked with five copies of 5rp green, tied departure pmks, endorsed "Uber Russland", crossed out and in red "l'envoie par la Suisse et defendu" in red (sending from Switzerland is forbidden), Moscow (2.5.03 = May 13) transit (Trans-Siberian Rail Road was not opened to foreign mail until June 1), with German Post Office in Peking arrival (28.5.03), fine and rare incoming cover to the German Brigade in Peking (Image)

Est.US$500

1904 (4 Aug) registered cover from Tsinanfu to Tsingtau, franked with pair of 20pf China overprints, tied by Tsinanfu departure pmks, with Tsinanfu Deutsche Post registry label and Tsingtau arrival pmk, v.f. usage from German Offices in China to Kiauchau (Image)

Est.US$150

1905 surcharges (unwatermarked), complete set used on pieces, fine-v.f., cat. $486 (Cat No. 37-46) (Image)

Cat. $486, Est.US$200

1905 10c on 20pf ultramarine, surcharge shifted to right ("0 10 Cents 10"), used on Astor House Hotel cover from "Schanghai" to Berlin, fine, extremely rare on cover (Mi.Euro 6,000 as used off cover) (Cat No. Mi.31 I) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1914 (26 Oct) cover from Neustrelitz to Tsinanfu, China, franked with 20pf Germania, arrival pmks of Tsinanfu, forwarded to Shanghai, with both Tsinanfu and Shanghai German Post Office arrival (18.12.14) markings on back, interesting and scarce redirected cover within German Offices in China (Image)

Est.US$250

1915 (1 Dec) registered cover from Peking to Berlin, franked with 10c and 20c surcharged, showing the complete wax seal "Associate Director General's Office", redirected on arrival, showing transit markings of New York and Frankfurt arrival, scarce redirected cover from Peking (Image)

Est.US$250

1916 large cover to Germany, franked on back with 5x2c China surcharges, tied by Hankau Deutsche Post cds, with Opened by Censor tape resealing the top, intact wax seal on back, fine War usage from Hankau to Germany (Image)

Est.US$250

1916 (17 Feb) registered POW cover from Tientsin to Eger, showing "Hilfsaktion Fur Deutsche u Osterr-Ung. Gefangene in Siberie / Tientsin Nord China" backflap imprint, sent via U.S.Postal Agency in Shanghai to New York and from there to Europe, filing fold, otherwise v.f. and scarce usage via the U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai to Bohemia (Image)

Est.US$500

1912 (31 May) registered cover to Germany, franked with two each 2c and 4c China surcharges, tied by "Deutsche Seepost Ostasiatische Ligne" departure pmks, corresponding Registry label below, tied by "Reichspostdampfer Bulow" (German Mail Steamer) cachet, Hong Kong transit and Lodersburg arrival pmks on back (Image)

Est.US$200