1897-1911 Imperial Post. 1898 Waterlow 1/2c to $5 set of 12 with "SPECIMEN" overprint, affixed to album page piece from the Swedish UPU archive, reverse with Russian P.O's in China "KITAI" 1k to 10k, fresh colours and scarce. (Image)

1900 (Mar 30) Picture postcard to Austria with China 1898 1/2c & 4c tied by Canton bilingual cds, in combination with Hong Kong 2c vertical pair tied by Hong Kong cds and boxed "I.P.O" hs, some minor staining, fine and attractive mixed franking. (Image)

1900 (Mar 30) Picture postcard to Austria with China 1898 1/2c (2), 1c & 2c tied by Canton bilingual cds, in combination with Hong Kong 2c vertical pair tied by Hong Kong cds and boxed "I.P.O" hs, some minor staining, fine and attractive mixed franking. (Image)

1900 (Apr 8) 1c Picture postal stationery card to Austria uprated with China 1898 1c & 2c tied by "Pa-kua" hs, with Shanghai Local Post cds adjacent in combination with French P.O. 10c Sage tied by Shanghai double circle ds, Rodaun arrival, fine and very attractive. (Image)

1900 (Apr 8) Picture postcard to Austria with China 1898 4c tied by "Pa-kua" hs, with Shanghai Local Post cds adjacent in combination with French P.O. 10c Sage tied by Shanghai double circle ds, Rodaun arrival, very fine. (Image)

1900 (Apr 8) Picture postcard to Austria with China 1898 4c tied by "Pa-kua" hs, with Shanghai Local Post cds adjacent in combination with French P.O. 10c Sage tied by Shanghai double circle ds, Rodaun arrival, very fine. (Image)

1900 (Apr 8) Picture postcard to Austria with China 1898 5c tied by "Pa-kua" hs, with Shanghai Local Post cds adjacent in combination with French P.O. 10c Sage tied by Shanghai double circle ds, Rodaun arrival, very fine. (Image)

1900 (Apr 9) 1c Picture postal stationery card to Austria uprated with China 1898 4c both cancelled by single Shanghai Local Post cds, in combination with French P.O. 10c Sage tied by Shanghai double circle ds, Rodaun arrival, fine. (Image)

1900 (Apr 9) 1c Picture postal stationery card to Austria uprated with China 1898 4c both cancelled by single Shanghai Local Post cds, in combination with French P.O. 10c Sage tied by Shanghai double circle ds, Rodaun arrival, fine. (Image)

1900 (Apr 11) Picture postcard to Austria with China 1898 5c tied by Shanghai bilingual cds, in combination with French P.O. 10c Sage tied by Shanghai double circle ds, Rodaun arrival, very fine. (Image)

1901 (Aug 2) Cover to Prague franked with a combination of a 10c deep-green dragon tied by Peking oval and French Colonies 25c black and rose tied by superb Shanghai cds, very attractive envelope and scarce combination. (Image)

1902-03 1c Brownish Orange 1c, without wmk, in mint hr horizontal pair with variety imperf. between, a trace of thinning otherwise very fine and scarce. (Image)

1902-03 No Wmk 10c green in vertical pair imperf. between, mint n.h., very fine, cert. PF (2021) (Chan $600, S.G. £1'600). (Image)

1902-03 No Wmk 50c green in horizontal strip of three imperf. between, tied to piece by blue Tientsin 12 Jan 08 cds, fine and very rare, with this variety not listed as a strip of three by Chan or S.G., cert. PF (2021). (Image)

1904 (Jan) Registered cover to Luxembourg franked with 10c deep-green dragon and 30c red carp from the Imperial Post issues, tied by a Hankow cds and registry mark numbered "347", Shanghai transit dated 21 Jan 04 to the front and one to the reverse 20 Jan, together with arrival cds indistinguishable. (Image)

1907 (Jul 8) Registered picture postcard of Peking sent to Vienna, franked with a pair of 2c reds and a 10c green, tied by Peking cds , with Shanghai transit dated 13 July, with octagonal "Yokohama a Marseille" 19 July, a Beijing registered postmark is just distinguishable below the 2c stamp, with the registration number "1960", a rare usage; cert. Haveman (2015). (Image)