1900 newspaper wrapper franked with 5pf, mostly intact contents of the local newspaper, addressed locally and redirected to a Naval Hospital in Yokohama, "Marine Schiffspost" and various Japanese transit markings, censored in red, blue "German Hospital" directional crayon, rare and unusual (Image)

Est.US$250

1900 (12 Mar) registered cover from Tsingtau to Magdeburg, franked with two each unoverprinted 10pf carmine and China overprinted 5pf green, tied by Tsingtau Kiautchou departure pmks, filing folds away from the stamps, fine and rare mixed-franking forerunner usage, with arrival pmk on back (Image)

Est.US$500

1901 (9 Apr) Fieldpost cover from K.D.Marine Schiffspost No.42 (Hela), franked with 2x10pf Reichspost, tied by Berlin (17.5.01) pmks on arrival and from there readdressed to England, with arrival pmk on back, fine and interesting usage from Kiauchau. Also included is a cover with single 10pf carmine used in 1904 to Kiel, "Marine Schiffspost No.75" (SMS Torpedo boat Taku), with arrival pmk (Image)

Est.US$250

1901 5m Yacht, right sheet margin single, used in combination with 20pf on large envelope, endorsed "Marinesache", addressed to the S.M.S."Furst Bismarck" in Nagasaki, sealed on reverse with two blue "Kaiserl. Marine Komando des Kreuzergeschwaders" (Cruiser Squadron Command) labels, stamps tied by Tsingtau Kiauchau 20.II.07 departure pmks, cover folded several times, well away from the stamps, fine and extremely rare properly franked cover with 5m Kaiser Yacht (SMS "Furst Bismarck" (Prince Bismarck) was Germany's first armored cruiser, built for the Imperial Navy before the turn of the 20th century. The ship served in China during the Boxer Rebellion as part of the East Asia Squadron until she was relieved in 1909, at which point she returned to Germany) (Cat No. Mi.17) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1902 (6 Aug) red-band cover franked on both sides with 50pf (2) and 5pf, 20pf and 50pf, tied by "Tsingtau Kiauchau" departure pmk and sent to Shanghai, with endorsement indicating "Wert Eintausend Dollars" (value $1,000), fine and rare Insured letter from German Tsingtau to Shanghai (Image)

Est.US$500

1904 (27 Aug) registered cover from Tsingtau to Germany, franked with single 30pf, tied by departure cds, handmade Registry "label", redirected on arrival, with Hamburg registry markings, showing sender's name and unit ("Torpedo boat"), Berlin Marine Bureau transit and various forwarding directionals, fine and interesting usage (Image)

Est.US$250

1905 Yacht (unwatermarked) $1/2-$21/2, four different, fresh and well centered, last two unused without gum, others h.r., fine-v.f. (Mi.24-27) cat. $2645 (Cat No. 29-32) (Image)

Cat. $2645, Est.US$1,000

1906 Yacht (watermarked) $1 1/2 black brown violet, canceled by double strikes of "Litsun" 1909 on small piece, v.f., signed Pfenninger, Rohr, etc., rare, cat. €3500 (Cat No. Mi.36IAb) (Image)

Cat. €3500, Est.US$1,000

1912 (24 Jan) registered cover to Germany, franked with 4c and 10c Yacht, tied by "Tatungtschen Kiauchau" departure pmks, with "Tsingtau" registry label crossed out and endorsed by hand "Tatungtschen", small cover stain, rare usage, with Chemnitz (8.2.12) arrival (Image)

Est.US$200

1914 (7 Nov) military postal card from Bremen to Tsingtau, redirected to Toku, Japan, with "P.C. Prisoner of War" censor and additional markings, including framed "Sending is delayed, no transport available. Recipient is likely to be a prisoner of war. Naval Post Office", sent back to Germany, fine historical card (the same day this card was sent, November 7, 1914, the German and Austrian troops ran out of ammunition and the fortress surrendered to the Japanese. The defenders were transported to Japan, where they spend the rest of the war as POWs) (Image)

Est.US$500

1914 (Dec) cover addressed to German Post Office in Tsingtau, care of Berlin Naval Post Office, sent from the German Post Office in Constantinople, handstamped "Zuruck", with Turkish censor handstamp and Constantinople arrival pmk on back, violet framed "Sending is delayed, no transport available. Recipient is likely to be a prisoner of war. Naval Post Office", fine and interesting usage from German Office in Constantinople to Tsingtao, Kiauchau, after it had already fallen to the Japanese (Image)

Est.US$500

1918 (Dec) German POW in Japan, printed card from Narashino Camp to Changsha, China, with red censor cachet and arrival markings, minor creases, fine (The Changsha office of Arnhold Carberg, served a liaison role to facilitate shipments and remittances to and from German POWs in Japan. The sender, Dietrich Klopp was initially sent to Kumamoto Camp, transferred to Oita and later to Narashino. He stayed in China after the war and returned to Germany in 1950) (Image)

Est.US$150