1897, card ICP 1 C. canc. large dollar "PEKING 24 OCT 98" with german offices 10 Pf. tied "Imp. German Navy Mails No. 40 21 11 98" to Germany w. arrival "CASSEL 1". On reverse painting of war god. Senders dateline "S.M.S. Deutschland Woosung 20.11.98". SMS Deutschland was a large cruiser which headed the german far east squadron. (Image)

1897, card ICP 1 C. canc. large dollar "PEKING 24 OCT 98" with german offices 10 Pf. tied "IMp. German Navy Mails No. 40 21 11 98" to Germany w. arrival "CASSEL 1". On reverse painting of lady with pot garden. Senders dateline "Peking, 21.10.98". - SMS Deutschland was a large cruiser which headed the german far east squadron. (Image)

1897, card CIP 1 C. uprated 1897 coiling dragon 1/2 C. (pair) tied brown large dollar "NEWCHWANG" and 1898 coiling dragon 2 C. tied brown pa-kua of Newchang, the imprint canc. apted customs dater "NEWCHWANG MCH 28 99", transit large dollar "SHANGHAI 1 APR 98", in combination with Hong Kong QV 2 C. pair tied "SHANGHAI AP 1 99" via "HONG KONG B AP 7 99" to Hamburg/Germany with 8/5 99 arrival. On reverse "Steamer Serbia 26. March 1899. Best greetings fro Niutshwan".
- The Newchang customs dater with year is reported until August, 1897. The variety "MCH" instead of "MAR" for the month is confirmed by PWC p. 125 for 1897.
No report of any "customs removed" (apted) Newchang dater, not in Chang 1996 and not in "Customs Dater (1875-1913)" by Taipeh PWC of 2007. A new discovery, extremely fine and rare item of exhibition calibre. (Image)

1897, ICP 1 C. uprated coiling dragons 1 C., 2 C. canc. lunar dater "Shantung Entai -.6.21" via "CHEFOO 3 AUG 04" and "SHANGHAI" to Saarbrücken/Germany, card creases and somewhat battered margins. (Image)

1897, card ICP 1 C. with coiling dragon 1 C., 2 C. canc. blue bisected bilingual "TIENTSIN 29 AUG 01" used as german field post from "KP FPS of East Asiatic Expedition Corps 29/8" to Mühlhausen/Elsaß. (Image)

1897, card ICP 1 C. uprated coiling dragon 1 C., 2 C. tied bisected bilingual "HOKOW 19 MAR 07" via "LAO-KAY TONKIN" same day to Straßburg/Germany w. April 22 arrival. (Image)

1897, card ICP 1 C. canc. large dollar (faint) "PEKING 14 JU 98" with german offices 10 Pf. tied "Imp. German Navy Mails No. 40 21 8 98" (SMS Deutschland, the large cruiser headed the german far east squadron ) to Germany w. arrival "CASSEL 1". On reverse painting of chinese official mounted on horseback. Senders dateline "Fusan 4.8.98" (from Korea). (Image)

1898, card CIP 1+1 C. canc. lunar dater "Shanghai" w. "SHANGHAI LOCAL POST B AUG 24 05" alongside, the next day fwd. to Hong Kong w. SP 4 arrival on reverse, reply part adhering unused. Ad text for new "Pantelegraphy code system." (Image)

1898, card CIP 1 C., reply part, canc. "SHANGHAI LOCAL POST D APR 25 07" used local with messenger mark, Club Concordia message "April 30th ball cancelled due to insufficient number of participants". (Image)

1898, complete CIP 1+1 C. double card used "SHANGHAI LOCAL POST H MR 13 01" with reply part unused adhering, imprinted with text of plebiscite regarding general recommendations to Shanghai City Council. (Image)

1898, complete CIP 1+1 C. double card canc. bisected bilingual "SZEMAO 15 MAY 03 with reply part unused adhering, addressed to Saigon/Indochina. (Image)

1901, 1 C / 1 C red mint postal stationery reply card, both parts with beautiful watercolor landscape illustrations on the message sides. VF condition and very unusual! (Image)

1904, CIP double card question part 1 C. uprated coiling dragon 1/2 C. tied "CHUNGKING 18 DEC 03" via Shanghai to Tokyo/Japan w. 10 JAN 04 arrival and delivery marks of Yotsuya and Ushigome branch p.o., new years greetings addressed to chinese at the Army Central School. The special card rate of 1 1/2 C. to Japan, introduced 1903. (Image)

1907, double card 1+1 C. light green canc. "SHA(NG)HAI LOCAL POST C JAN 13 08" addressed local, reply part adhering unused: printed invitation of Club Concordia for celebration dinner at the occasion of German emperors birthday "Jan 27 8 P.M." (Image)

1907, card CIP 1 C. with violet s. l. "SOLD IN BULK" canc. bisected bilingual "HANKOW 19 DEC 07", addressed local. (Image)

1908, square dragon 1 C. uprated coiling dragon 1 C., 2 C. green tied boxed dater "Kwangtung Shuian -.10.21" via bilingual "HOYÜN -.10.23", Canton and Shanghai via Siberia to Stuttgart/Germany. On reverse senders dateline "Hoschuwan 1. Dez. 09".
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1908, card square dragon 1 C. uprated 3 C. green, 10 C. ultra tied bisected bilingual "PEKING 4 APR 12" as registered UPU card to Munich / Germany, german TPO R-label "From Foreign/by TPO 18", on reverse painting "Three Ladies", vertical light bend not affecting stamps
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1908, square dragon double card 1+1 C. uprated coiling dragon 1 C., 2 C. tied boxed bilingual "TIENTSIN C. 15 DEC 10" via Tientsin french p.o. to Germany, reply part adhering unused. (Image)

1915, Kirin POW camp: junk 1 C. light green canc. boxed bilingual "KIRIN 7.8.21" from POW camp to Prague/Bohemia, Austria with diamond shaped bilingual censor mark of Kirin POW camp "CENSORED". Also US-censormark. Marked by sender SdPdG resp. "Prisoner of War". Front handwritting affected by soiling. (Image)

1927/29, junk 1 c. reply part uprated junk 1 C., 4 C. bilingual "TSINING 16.9.10" (Sept. 10, 1927) to Höhr near Coblence/Germany, transit Tientsin, via Siberia - use up of reply part. And entire junk 1 + 1 C. reply card used "SHANGHAI 21.10.18" (1929) to agent of North German Lloyd, printed pricelist of Havana cigars, reply part (bit thinned on reverse) adhering unused . Two cards. (Image)

1949, SYS $500 (5), $1000, $5000 tied "SHANGHAI 16.5.49" to reverse of official airletter form to Hamburg/Germany, long typewritten text a. o. discussing "8 demands of Communists" towards KMT, commercial usage. (Image)

Local Posts, mint stationery, Kewking card 1/2 C. (7, shades), Chinkiang card 1 C., Chungking card 1 Ca./2 Ca. (toning) and Chefoo card 1/2 C. resp letter card 1 C.
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1897/1936 (ca.), mint lot stationery (16 inc. double cards x8), x4-ex part toning.
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1897/1936 (ca.), mint lot stationery (9 inc. double cards x5), x2-ex part toning.
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1897/1926 (ca.), mint lot stationery inc. ICP 1 C., square dragon 1 C. resp. same with "Republic" ovpt. (company imprints), Singkiang ovpt.: junk 1 C. (2), 1+1 C. double card and 6+6 C. (no frame) double crd.
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