1857, Stamp-less folded envelope written from Shanghai dated '24th Sept. 57' addressed to 'Monsieur Galimard' carried privately with Chinese chop 'Han Carried' in red on face. Nice item from the Galimard archive to France
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1899, Kiku 2 S., 10 S. (3) canc. Korea type "Daelanok 3.4.9" (April 9, 1914) to registered cover via oval "I.J.P.O. 1 CHANGCHUN-MUKDEN 13.4.14" with rare registration label of same text to Paris/France, sender "Concession Minière Francaise de CHANG-SONG" with large lacquer seal "C.M.F." and Paris arrival. Cover opened out for display. Very scarce.
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1901, 15 May, "B.R.A. Five Cents" on ½c. brown in combination with horizontal pair India C.E.F. 3p. carmine on letter addressed to Tientsin, the ½c. postmarked with violet rimless "RAILWAY POST OFFICE PEKING" others with F.P.O. c.d.s. and backstamped, envelope some slight imperfections. Rarely seen mail of British Railway Administration which took control over the Railway link Peking-Shanhaikwan during Boxer Uprising. (Image)

1901, coiling dragon 1/2 C. tied blue "TIENTSIN 7 JAN 01" to card as seven-country card with stamps of foreign offices Germany, Japan, Russia (red postmark), France, USA and India military stamp all tied cto July 8 01 postmarks, except Germany all with military p.o. postmarks of Tientsin-based units. Adressed to Germany with message and Feb. 28 private arrival note, but ostensibly sent under cover.
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1907 exhibition: exhibition stamp 10 (-) red, tied violet bilingual "International Fancy Fair and Fête at Shanghai, May 1907" to ppc (woodcut: 'International Fancy Fair and Fête / Chang Su Ho's Gardens, Shanghai') addressed to Mrs. Carr of the "Irish Stall" (pavillon). A long event review in the North China Herald 1907.5.31 issue shows that Mrs. Cranford Carr headed the Irish booth.
- Staged May23/25, 1907 as a flood victims charity "International Fancy Fair and Fête at Shanghai" mobilized the international community of women in the Settlement (consuls and merchants wifes), including China, which sent 2 delegates into the board comittee: Zhuang Dehua, the wife of Shanghai’s first tycoon, Sheng Xuanhuai (1911 Minister of Communications), and Mrs. Mencarini of the Customs and Excise Departments staff of philatelic fame, with daughters. It was exclusively of and by women. As this was "first", there is a multitude of academic and non academic treatments in the internet, qv.
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1908, "German Seaposts East Asian Line 26 6 08 e" ties Germany 10 Pf. red to ppc (Shanghai - Chinese street, illuminated) via Shanghai german p.o. June 27 to Switzerland w. arrival "ZÜRICH 18.VII.08".
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1913, used in Mongolia: junk 6 C. grey tied boxed bilingual "URGA 5.1.28" (Jan. 28, 1916) to reverse of red band cover to Kalgan with arrival (ties). Vertical single line "Tung-Ying-Chung letter box No. 1" alongside. Cover slightly reduced on top.
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1917, stampless POW-matter mail on envelope with printed "SDPDG" from "TIENTSIN-.11.11" via "SHANGHAI 15 NOV 17" to USA w. private entry marking of Dec. 18. Printed return of FISCHER TOGO FUND". Slight corner fault. (Image)

1926, famous revolutionary Dr. Hu Shih (1891-1962): card junk 1 C. orange canc. 10.4.26" addressed to Dr. Hu c/o Peking National University, invitation of Peking Historical Association.
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1932, Germany se-tenant booklet panes tied "CHEMNITZ 14.4.32" to inbound airmail registered-AR cover to German legation Peking, on reverse transit "Berlin C L2 15.4.32" (airport p.o.) and arrival "PEIPING 27.4.21". Cover was found damaged and sealed chinese by official repair seal on top tied by four PEIPING daters plus boxed chop of official. - German return receipt pink form with handstamp of german legation and senders registry receipt included.
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1933, Great Wall airmail 15 C.-$1 ex 8 values with SYS 25 C. tied "SHANGHAI 1.12.36" to both sides of small air mail cover to USA, Royal Hawaiian Hotel envelope used.
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1937, inland mail AR-registration label usage: SYS 1 C./4 C. (3) with 5 C. strip-3 tied "Shansi 26.11.22 Licheng"(Nov. 22, 1937) to R-AR cover via Changya 26.12.24 to Yüncheng same day. AR number label: violet "AR 01689" stamped into R-label, very unusual label usage, while even the registration/number in Licheng was done completely handwritten.
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People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, around 1950, Stamps overprinted and surcharged / Five Pointed Star issue, $300/$30, $500, sea freight collection vouchers for the cargo ship Haimenlun (???), nice example for the use from postage stamps as revenue stamps, F-VF (Yang CC74, SC6) (Image)

People's Republic of China, 1950-1952, Luda Mao Zedong Stamped Postcards, additional 5 stamps and tied by 8 decorative special postmarks, unusual philatelic item, VF (Mizuhara LDPC2) (Image)

1900/35 (ca.), ppc commercially used (16 inc. one mint) with views mostly of Shanghai or Peking, but also Hankow, Tsinan ec. with frankings coiling dragon, for foreign offices inc. Russia, Germany, to be inspected.
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Incoming mail, Germany, 1933, 25 Pf. frank tied "BADEN-BADEN 25.10.33" to Shanghai w. "19.11.33" arrival and sealed by two green official seals tied boxed "RECIEVED BROKEN AND / OFFICIALLY RESEALED". Also Berlin 1930 meter mark to Shanghai w. July 26 arrival, violet "FIRM EXTINCT" resp. boxed "Fermé/Closed", vermilion "SHANGHAI 22.9.30".
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1956/2003, used in Tibet, covers (30), used ppc (5) with bilingual postmarks mostly sent inland but some to Austria and two to Nepal, inc. many airmails and some registration, one postage due, large variety of p.o. Inc. llegitimate use-up of four vals. ex 1954 old currency set S8 set tied "Phari 56.3.16" to Peking. Total 35 items.
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