1897, card ICP 1 C. uprated Tokyo print coiling dragon 2 C. resp. coiling dragon 1 C. canc. large dollar in blue "CHEFOO 16 MAY 98" in combination w. Japan, 1883, 2 S. carmine horizontal pair tied "SH(ANGHAI) I.J.P.O.21 MAY 98" to Germany. Also largedollar "SHANGHAI 20 MAY 98" transit and bold vermilion "T" and blue crayon "15 c." resp. large "25", arrival "MENDEN 23.6.98". Underpaid for the required japanese letter rate of 10 sen, spectacular. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1897, card CIP 1 C. uprated coling dragon 1 C., 2 c. tied bisected bilingual "CANTON 17 OCT 01" in combination w. Hong Kong QV 4 C. grey tied boxed "I.P.O." of Canton and "VICTORIA OC 18 01" to Göttingen/Germany w. Nov. 21 arrival. Card creased. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1897, card ICP 1 C. uprated coiling dragon 4 C. tied two strikes large dollar "AMOY 6 AP 99" in combination w. Hong Kong, QV 4 C. grey tied boxed "I.P.O." and "HONG.KONG APR 10 99" to Switzerland w. arrival "BERN 12.V.99". (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1897, card CIP 1 C. uprated coiling dragon 2 C. (2) tied two strikes tombstone "Techow/post office" (Jun. 1 dateline on reverse) via "TIENTSIN 7 JUL 02", Shanghai and Shanghai french p.o. to Germany and fwd. internal. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)

1898, two stationery cards CIP 1 C. with paintings on reverse used "MENGTSZ“, one registered with uprate 13 C. "13 MAY 05“ via "Yunnan Hokow“and Haiphong/Indochina to Pau/France (card two sides reduced); and uprated 1 C., 2 C. "8 DEC 05“ endorsed "via Hong Kong“ with transits of "HOKOW" on revrse and french and chinese Canton p. o. to "SAMSHUI 1 JAN 06“, name of addressee rubbed. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)

1898, card 1 C. CIP cancelled lunar dater "Shantung Weihsien -.1.29" via same date "Kiaochow" to "TSINGTAU / KIAUTSCHOU / 5.3.05", water coloured painting on reverse (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)

1898, CIP 1+1 C. reply card uprated coiling dragon 2 C. (pair) tied oval bilingual "PEKING FEB 25 01" in combination w. japanese offices 1 S., 2 S. tied "SHANGHAI I.J.P.O. 7 MAR 01"(chinese imperial transit 9 MAR) to Nagasaki/Japan, ship MD of germancruiser "Irene" w. 9 MAR arrival, then fwd. "Tschifu", sender MD Dr. Schröder of german navy hospital Peking, reply part enclosed. Cards show ink stains and bumped corners, commercial usage. Combination usages of reply cards to Japan are very unusual. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1898, card CIP 1 C. reply part uprated coiling dragon 1/2 C. (pair) 2 C. canc. four strikes bilingual bisected "KIAOCHOW 29 JAN 03" resp. same office Jan. 30 to Germany w. arrival "CÖLN 11.3.03", painting on reverse, corner crease, sender Puoly Catholic Mission. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1898, card CIP 1 C. question part canc. tombstone "p.o./Paotingfu" used as german fieldpostcard w. June 27 1901 dateline; and reply part w. uprate 1 C. and 1/2 C. from January, both from f.p. station No. 7 (open 2 Nov 1900- 25 July 1901). (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1898/1912, four cards, two commercially used (one RC), two cto "KUWEIYANG" resp. "KWEIYANG". (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1902, 1 Cent stationery card uprated with 4 C. coiling dragon sent from ICHANG with french transitmark "SHANG-HAI CHINE 20 NOV 02" to Rastenburg/Ostpreussen with arrival on 27.12.02. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1905, postal stationery card 1 c. used with violet Russian official negativ cachet via "MUKDEN 16.1.05" to Moskow with arrival mark, fine, rare combination (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)

1907, card CIP 1 C. light green uprated coiling dragon 1 C. (strip-3) tied boxed dater "Shantung Wenchang 1.19" via "PEKING 15 FEB (09)" to Gelsenkirchen/Germany, painting on reverse, dated "Wenchang 6 II 09". (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)

1908 (ca.), card square dragon 1 C. canc. boxed "Kwangtung Hokhashi" via boxed bilingual "LAOLUNG" to "HOYÜNHSIEN", toning. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1908, card square dragon 1 C. uprated coiling dragon 1 C., 2 C. green canc. boxed bilingual "SHANGHAI" to Germany (now Denmark) w. arrival "SONDERBURG 13.12.08" on Alsen island. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1908, card square dragon 1 C. used as foreign printed matter 2 C. rate: uprated coiling dragon 1 C. canc. boxed bilingual "(TS)INAN“ via bisected bilingual "PEKING 1 JUL 09“ and "SHANGHAI 8 JUL 09“ to Berin/Germany, "Carte Postale“ deleted and endorsed "Printed Matter“, on reverse printed ad "German language lections for Chinese“ etc. similiar, to "German Asiatic Society“, violet mark of Berlin pneumatic (tube) postal system?, unusual. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)

1908, card square dragon 1 C. uprated coiling dragon 1 C., 2 C. three clear strikes bisected "MOUKDEN 18 SEPT 08“ to Müllheim/Baden, Germany, bottom 2 mm tear and bumped corners, as is. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)

1910, card square dragon 1 C. uprated coiling dragon 1 C., 2 C. green canc. lunar dater "Kwangtung Hoyün -.6.29" via CANTON and SHANGHAI endorsed "via Siberia" to Switzerland and fwd. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1912/15, flag card 1 C. resp. junk card 1 C. used locally in Shanghai, both with "SHANGHAI LOCAL POST K" delivery datestamps, different types: double frame seriffed, single frame non-seriffed. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1915, junk 1 C. uprated junk 3 C. canc. boxed bilingual "LINGKIANG 5.12.14" via bisected bilingual "NANCHANGFU 15 DEC 16" and "SHANGHAI 20 DEC 16" to Osnabrück/Germany. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1915, card junk 1 c. light green uprated junk 3 C. canc. boxed dater "Kwangtung Hingninghsien" via "SWATOW 8 JUN 16", SHANGHAI, TPO "AMBULANT No. 2 PUKOWPU-TIENTSIN" resp. "AMBULANT No. 1 PEKING-MOUKDEN" and "HARBIN II" to Switzerland "BASEL 26.VII.16", boxed russian censormark, bumped corners. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1915, junk 4 C. canc. boxed bilingual "KAYING 6.4.17" via "SWATOW 20 AP 17", "SHANGHAI 1 MAY 17" and "NAGASAKI 8.5.17" to Basel Misson Bookshop, Basel/Switzerland. Sent by german missionary. Endorsed "via San Francisco-Kopenhagen", but routed via France and boxed "SAISI PAR / L'AUTORITÉ MILITAIRE" (confiscated by the military authorities), rare WWI condemned usage of China stationery. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1920, letter card 3 C. uprated junk 2 C., 5 C. canc. "PAOTINGFU 3 MAY 20" to Netherlands with July 12 arrival on reverse, one backflap and small part of backside missing. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1925, letter card 3 C. uprated junk 1 C., 3 C. (3), 5 C. (pair) canc. "HARBIN K2 19.5.25" registered via "MOUKDEN 20 MAY 25" to Berlin. "K.2." probably refers to a postal Kiosk. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1926, junk 6 C. UPU double card, reply part 6 C. uprated 6 C.carmine for the 12 C. rated canc. "ODESSA 21 5 31" to China w. arrival "SHANGHAI 20.6.7", also Shanghai machine arrival mark of "7 6 31". Commercial usage. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)