1893/1920, four used stationery cards inc. CIP 1 C. reply part uprated 1 C., 2 C. used 1906 to Germany w. arrival resp. junk UPU card 4 C. canc. bilingual "NININGHSIEN 9.2.28" (Feb. 28, 1920) via Swatow to Germany. (Tax Method: Margin System)

1897, card 1 C. ICP w. french offices South China 4 F. / 10 C. "MONGTZE" tied "MONGTZE 17 SEPT 04" to Switzerland, message and painting on reverse (Tax Method: Margin System)

1897, card ICP 1 C. red uprated coiling dragon 1/2 C. (pair), 1 C. (2) tied green oval bilingual "CHINGCHOW APR 23 1903" in combination w. Kiautschau Yacht 10 Pf. tied "TSINGTAU 27/4 03" to Berlin/Germany, transit KIAOCHOW, arrival Berlin p.o. 9, corner soiling, scarce (Tax Method: Margin System)

1897, card ICP 1 C. uprated coiling dragon 1/2 C., 4 C., 5 C. cto blue "TIENTSIN 31 OCT 00". Used as message side of german field post card from "Imp. Field Post Station No. 7 5/12 (00)" dated "Paoting 5 Dec." Adressed on reverse to Erlangen/Germany w. Jan 29 arrival, unusual. Signed Bothe resp. Bothe BPP. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation)

1897, card ICP 1 C. (reduced vertically) uprated Russia 3 K. tied "LYAOYANG FIELD POST OFFICE 'b' 28 6 04 (the '6' inverted)" written from Mukden to St. Petersburg w. July 19 arrival cds. Liaoyang was captured by the Japanese Aug. 23/Sept. 5 1904 and the russian FPO transferred to Mukden, ex-Casey. (M) (Tax Method: Regular Taxation)

1897, card ICP 1 C.uprated Russia 10 K. tied blue "No. 10 FIELD POST OFFICE/1/PRIAMUR DISTRICT 23 II 1905" addressed to Paris/France by french national stationed at TIEHLING/Manchuria. Black script censormark "SEAL OF CENSORSHIP DIVISION / GENERAL HEADQUARTERS MANCHURIA". Sender states in message that he was not troubled by the war. - A week later Tiehling was burned to the ground by the Russians and abandoned in the face of the Japanese advance, small tear at left backed , ex-Casey. (M) (Tax Method: Regular Taxation)

1898, reply card CIP 1 C. canc. violet tombstone "KAOMI / post office" (uprate probably missing) in combination with Kiautschou 5 Pf., 20 Pf tied "KAUMI 28/8 03" registered to Germany w. arrival "BREMEN 11.3.03" (Tax Method: Regular Taxation)

1898: China imperial postal stationery card 1c with 1c CIP franking tied by RARE UNRECORDED BOXED CHINESE POSTMARK in mixed franking with German Post in China 5 Pfennig (pair) cancelled "TSINGTAU CHINA 29.7.98" send to Colmar, Elsass, Germany with arrival. Very Fine. (Tax Method: Margin System)

1898, double card CIP 1+1 C. red canc. "SHANGHAI LOCAL POST I MAR 13 07" local usage with transcription and messenger mark. Reply part adhering unused, printed message re. life insurance offer. (Tax Method: Margin System)

1898, card CIP 1 C. uprated coiling dragon 1 C. (pair, one more stamp fallen off) tied lunar dater "Chihli Chengtehfu 7.28" via Peking and Shanghai to Germany w. arrival "BIEBESHEIM 19 OCT 07" (Tax Method: Margin System)

1898, double card question part 1 C. red canc. lunar dater "Shangtung Kaomi -.1.28" to Ichow w. lunar dater arrival "-.2.7". Senders dateline on reverse "Kaumi 20. febr. 06." (Tax Method: Margin System)

1st issue used: 1901 (27 Mar.) I.C.P. 1c. stationery card to Germany (12.5) endorsed "Feldpost" bearing C.I.P. 1c., 2c. and 5c., cancelled by "Peking" oval d.s., and Japanese P.O. overprint on 4s. and 5s. cancelled by "Peking/(Meiji) 34th year" c.d.s. (28.3), showing "K.D. Feld-Poststation/No.2" c.d.s. (28.3). Ex Interasia Hong Kong Sale 20 in Feb. 2011. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation)

1901, question part of double card 1 C. uprated coiling dragon 1 C., 2 C., 5 C. canc. oval bilingual "PEKING JAN - 5 1901" with Kiautschou 10 Pf., 20 Pf. (this bottom margin overlapping) canc. "PEKING 18/6 01" registered to Germany w. arrival "FRIEDRICHSFELDE (BEI BERLIN) 3 8 01". So called "Petschili" (Beichihli) = Kiautschou yacht issue used en-lieu in North China, very unusual combination, signed Steuer BPP (provenience ex-Romanow, No. 31 Kruschel-auction Berlin 1991 lot 73), detailed analysis in german included (Tax Method: Margin System)

1904 (Nov 8): Part of PS double card 1c.+1c. used from Shanghai to Metz (Lorraine), uprated with 4c. and ½c. pair definitives, cancelled with Shanghai cds, also large "I.P.O.-R.M.S. ..." double-ring d/s, further native cds, French 'Shanghai-Chine' dater and arrival cds alongside. Sender cachet "2. Ostas. Infr. Regt./1. Kompanie" on front, multi coloured hand-made painting (Chinese playing 'Go') on back. Card slightly stained, good else. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation)

1907, card 1 C. red w. s. l. "SOLD IN BULK" in violet and bilingual "HANKOW 19 DEC 07" adressed local (Tax Method: Margin System)

1908: Hong Kong International Reply Coupon used in SHANGHAI with good strike of "SHANGHAI/C/MR 13/08/Br.P.O." cds, with a few little stains at left and hinge marks on back, but still good. A SCARCE HONGKONG I.R.C. USED SHANGHAI. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation)

1913 (Feb 12), Postal stationery card 1c. green used registered from Tsinan to Berlin, Germany via Moukden, uprated with 1912 commemoratives 'Dr Sun Yat-sen' 2c. and 'Pres. Yuan Shih-kai' 3c. and 8c. all tied with Tsinan dater, reg. cachet and arrival dater alongside, on reverse with fine strike of "MOUKDEN/15 FEB/13" bilingual cds. Card partially toned, but still a good and scarce postcard used registered via Moukden. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation)

1915, card junk 1 C. light green uprated junk 3 C. tied "Shenhsi Hsiaocheng 5.4.12" (April 12, 1916) via Siberia to Sweden, transits bilingual "WEINAN 5.4.11", Peking, Manchouli, Petrograd 18./25.5.16 and boxed violet russian censormark (Tax Method: Margin System)

1921, junk 1 1/2+1 1/2 f. blue, reply card, unused mint, very clean condition (Tax Method: Regular Taxation)

1924, junk 1 1/2 C. blue uprated 3 C. from "MOUKDEN 21.2.24" resp. 1/2 C., 1 C., 3 C. from "TAKUSHAN 13.3.14" (March 14, 1924) both to Herning/Denmark (Tax Method: Margin System)

1938 (ca.), card 1 C. SYS with private perforation at right, unusual. With printed text of "German Theatre Club" re. feast dated Nov. 19, 1938. (Tax Method: Margin System)

1946/47, non-chinese airletter forms (5): used to Canada from CHENGTU (2, $1000 single frank resp. $940 mixed frank, M.I.P. 29-11-44 imprint) resp. used to USA from SHANGHAI ($3000 single frank or $1400 resp. $18.000 mixed franks, use-up of US-army airletter forms) (Tax Method: Regular Taxation)

1947/48, SYS plum blossoms on official airletter forms to England (2) or USA, pure multiple frankings: $50.000 (5) tied "TIENTSIN14 37.8.7" (Aug. 7, 1948); $200.000 (3) tied "TIENTSIN 37.9.17" (Sept. 17, 1948); and $2.000.000 (6, three pairs) tied "WUCHANG 37.11.24" (Nov. 24, 1948). Total 3 Airletters. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation)

1947/48, SYS plum blossoms on official airletter forms to L. F. Livingston, Inc., USA: $3.000.000 (4 inc. strip-3) tied "TIENTSIN11 7.12.48", a $12 million rate, some gum stains; $5.000.000 ultra top value with $1.000.000 and gold yuan $2/$100 tied "TIENTSIN 8.12.48", an interesting currency mixed frank, no contents. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation)

1948, two $535.000 franks on official airletter forms to USA: Taiwan recession $10.000 (3) etc. tied "SHANGHAI 6.7.48"; and TBC imperforated set etc. tied "PEIPING 1.8.37" (Aug. 1, 1948) with triangular numeral mark, this bit soiled. Scarce commemoratives usage on airletters. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation)