Shanghai, 1874 (1 Dec.) neat envelope to "Miss Fey, Hong-Kew, Shanghai" bearing Second Candareen Provisional surcharge in blue 3ca. on 2c. rose perf. 12, cancelled by "Local Post Office Shanghai" small garter h.s. in red and showing "Shanghai/Local Post/G" c.d.s. in blue on reverse, small opening tear at top extending vertically through the flap at back, fine to very fine and a rare usage of the Candareens Provisional surcharge, predating by at least one month the January 1875 issue date ascribed by Lyons Livingston, Dr. Wei-Liang Chow and the traditional literature. Livingston 73.
Estimate 80,000 - 100,000

There is a record of a similar cover from this correspondence, which was sent on 20 April 1875. Est. HK$80,000-100,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$80,000-100,000

Shanghai, 1879 (14 Oct.) envelope to Boston (28.11) via Yokohama (1.11) and San Francisco (21.11), showing on reverse "Shanghai/Local Post/R" origin c.d.s. in blue and bearing on front Japan Koban 5s. pair, cancelled by "crossroads" type, with matching "I.J. Postal Agency/Shanghai" double-ring d.s. (22.10) alongside, one stamp has a few toned perfs. and the envelope a little ragged around (but not affecting) the right stamp, fine overseas usage originating in the Shanghai Local Post.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500 Est. HK$2,000-2,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,000-2,500

Shanghai, 1877 (Feb.) Candareen Provisional surcharge in blue 1ca. on 6ca. green, basic stamp original Stone, fine unused with much original gum, centred to left. Livingston 87a.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

Shanghai, 1886 handstamped surcharge in blue 40cash on 80cash reddish buff, variety surcharge reading down, fine unused with part to large part original gum Livingston 119b.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

Shanghai, 1893 (Apr.) Half stamps surcharged in blue ½c. on 5c. carmine-pink pairs (2) with types IB + IIB and IIB + IIIB surcharges se-tenant and inverted, ½c. on 5c. vermilion pair with type IA + IA, IA + IIB and IB + IB surcharges normal and inverted se-tenant used (2 pairs on pieces), cancelled by "Local Post/Shanghai" small bilingual double-ring h.s. in blue, and Amoy 1895-96 "Postage Due" overprint in block letters in black on 2c. blue, Stone II, Setting III [5], on piece, cancelled by "Local/Post/Amoy/A" c.d.s. (14.10.96) and showing "Paid" circular h.s. adjacent, fine to very fine. Livingston 159A, 160A, 162B, 166B, 167B, D11 for Amoy c.d.s.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000 Est. HK$4,000-5,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$4,000-5,000

Shanghai, 1893 Barclay & Fry essay proofs with complex ornaments in spandrels imperf. 2c. to 20c. in colours similar to those of the issued stamps on unwatermarked stout paper, horizontal pairs, one 5c. is thinned; also imperf. proof with design similar to issued stamp 5c. blue on watermarked paper with offset of frame on reverse, horizontal pair, fine to very fine. Livingston 174EP2-178EP2; 175P var.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000 Est. HK$3,000-4,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$3,000-4,000

Shanghai, 1896 Barclay & Fry 2c. scarlet and black, variety black inscriptions inverted, well centred, very fine and fresh unused with original gum. Livingston 194a.
Estimate 7,000 - 9,000 Est. HK$7,000-9,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$7,000-9,000

Shanghai, 1897 (2 Aug.) local wrapper bearing Barclay & Fry 1c., cancelled by "Shanghai/Local Post/I" double-ring d.s., fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000 Est. HK$750-1,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$750-1,000

Shanghai, 1893-97 envelopes (5) and postal stationery 1c. envelope (age spotting) used locally, the envelopes bearing 1c. frankings (4) or Jubilee 2c., various cancellation types, the Jubilee usage showing "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring arrival d.s. on reverse, mainly fine (6).
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500 Est. HK$2,000-2,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,000-2,500

Shanghai, Postage Dues : 1892-93 overprinted in black "Postage Due" on 10c. orange, cancelled by part "Shanghai/Local Post/B" c.d.s. of 1892 in blue, fine. Livingston D10.
Estimate 800 - 1,000 Est. HK$800-1,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$800-1,000

Shanghai, 1884 20 cash green on buff postal stationery card with customary handpainted multi-colour design on reverse, showing black frame below the indicia for the additional stamp, fine, a few faint age spots, believed to have been intended for international mail with the framed space to add the foreign stamp. Livingston PC4.
Estimate 20,000 - 25,000 Est. HK$20,000-25,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$20,000-25,000

Shanghai, 1893 (5 Sept.) ½c. postal stationery card wrapper used locally in Shanghai bearing Half stamps surcharged in blue ½c. on 5c. vermilion, cancelled by "Shanghai/Local Post/D" c.d.s. in blue and showing "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring d.s. (5.9) adjacent, fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500 Est. HK$2,000-2,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,000-2,500

Shanghai, Shanghai Local Post Agencies : 1866 Jubilee 2c. rose and 1867 6ca. slate, each cancelled by "Local Post Office Ningpo" small garter in red, and 1893 20c. cancelled by "Shanghai L.P.O./Swatow Agency" oval h.s. in violet, also 1893 (Mar.) Provisional surcharge "One Cent" on 20c. brown cancelled by British P.O. "C/Ningpo" c.d.s. (0.3.94), fine strikes, faults (4 items).
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500 Est. HK$2,000-2,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,000-2,500

Shanghai, 1894 20cash postal stationery card addressed to Diercking at the Custom House in Kowloon and redirected to Shanghai, cancelled by "Local Post Agency/Amoy/A" c.d.s. in blue, very fine.
Estimate 800 - 1,000 Est. HK$800-1,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$800-1,000

Shanghai, Shanghai Private Post : 1922 Shanghai Light Horse 20c. red on piece, cancelled by "Shanghai Light Horse/S.V.C./April, 1922" double-ring d.s., fine and scarce.
Estimate 7,000 - 9,000 Est. HK$7,000-9,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$7,000-9,000

Amoy, Volapuk : 1895(c.) 1 franz blue horizontal strip of three containing imperf. between horizontal pair, fine unused with much original gum, manuscript notations on reverse.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

Chefoo, 1893 (28 July) envelope to Shanghai (30.7), showing "Paid" framed h.s. and "Chefoo/Local Post" oval d.s. in black, with "Shanghai/Local Post/H" arrival c.d.s. on reverse, fine and early use of the "Paid" handstamp.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000 Est. HK$3,000-4,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$3,000-4,000

Chinkiang, 1894 (19 June) Shanghai Local Post ½c. wrapper to E.K.A. Ruhstrat, the Customs official at Chinkiang (20.6), cancelled by "Shanghai/Local Post/H" c.d.s. in blue, with another strike on reverse and "Customs/Chinkiang" double-ring arrival d.s., fine and remarkable usage through the Customs Post.
Estimate 7,000 - 9,000

A rare example of a Local Post wrapper sent to Chinkiang through the Shanghai Local Post just prior to the opening of the Chinkiang Local Post during the forerunner period when the Imperial Maritime Customs Post acted as the agent for Chinkiang.

The addressee, Ernst Ruhstrat, the son of Friedrich Andreas Ruhstrat (Chairman of the State Ministry of the German State of Oldenburg) was a member of the Customs Service in China for many years, having been originally stationed in Shanghai, then in Formosa during the mid-eighties when the French blockaded the island, and later back in China itself. Est. HK$7,000-9,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$7,000-9,000

Chinkiang, 1895 second issue 6ca. mauve, horizontal pair, variety imperf. vertically, fine and fresh mint, trivial natural wrinkle at foot, Livingston 13a.
Estimate 800 - 1,000 Est. HK$800-1,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$800-1,000

Chinkiang, Postage Dues : 1895 second issue "Postage Due" overprint in red 2.5mm. spacing ½c. rose, block of four, lower pair with overprints inverted thereby forming two vertical tête-bêche pairs, fine and fresh appearance unused with much original gum, lower horizontal pair is thinned causing slight damage to one stamp. Livingston D16d.
Estimate 800 - 1,000 Est. HK$800-1,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$800-1,000

Chinkiang, Postage Dues : 1895 third issue imperforate plate proofs on confectionary wrapping paper, 5c. green and 10c. orange each in a horizontal pair, fine. Livingston PD21, PD23.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500 Est. HK$2,000-2,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,000-2,500

Chungking, 1894 "Chungking Local Post" printed public notice with large violet "Chungking L.P.O. Shanghai Agency" c.d.s. of "15 Mar. 95", text commences "This office forwards letters and parcels from Chungking by Express Courier to Ichang and thence by Steamer to the Treaty Ports and vice versa…" detailing charges and explaining the relationship between the Chungking L.P.O. and its agencies in Shanghai and Ichang, a few horizontal folds with slight splitting along edges, very fine and scarce surviving postal document.
Estimate 3,500 - 4,000 Est. HK$3,500-4,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$3,500-4,000

Chungking, 1893 (Nov.) essay for first issue 2ca. carmine imperf. x perf. on greyish paper, lovely impression, fine with practically full original crackly gum. Livingston E3.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500 Est. HK$2,000-2,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,000-2,500

Chungking, 1894 first issue imperf. x perf. 12½ 2ca. red-orange, a complete sheet of ten, fine to very fine mint, light tones on gum. Livingston 2.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

Chungking, 1894 first issue imperf. x perf. 12½ 2ca. red-orange, a complete sheet of ten, fine to very fine mint, some light gum toning. Livingston 2.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200