CHINA. 1854 (July 21). SHANGHAI to FRANCE. Entire letter red PAID/AT/HONG-KONG and spectacular straight VIA MARSEILLES in red, taxed ´10´ decimes in arrival. VERY FINE. (Image1)

€500

CHINA. Sg.11, 14. 1870. SHANGHAI to LONDON. Envelope franked with Hong Kong 8 cents. yellow and 24 cents. green (low margin contemporany fault) tied by oval grill S-1, on reverse SHANGHAE and HONG KONG cds and arrival. Very fine presentation. (Image1)

€200

CHINA. Sc.61. 1900. TIENTSIN to GERMANY. Envelope franked with Chinese 1 cto. (3), 2 cts. (3), 4 cts., 5 cts. (2) and 10 cts. (2) stamps tied with TIENTSIN cds mixed with Hong Kong 10 cents. and 20 cts. on 30 cts. with I.P.O. ovpr., send registered, arrival on reverse. Three stamps with faults but and spectacular and rare combination franking. (Image1)

€1400

CHINA. 1900. HANKOW to BELGIUM. Envelope franked with Chinese 1/2 cts. (6), 1 cto. (3), 2 cts. (2) with HANKOW cancel mixed with french 25 cts. black with SHANGHAI cancel. Spectacular and rare franking. (Image1)

€850

CHINA. 1903. PEKIN to TIENTSIN unfranked envelope taxed in arrival with French China stamp of 30 cts. overprinted A PERCEVOIR in lilac, tied with TIENTSIN CHINE/POSTE FRANCAISE, rare stamp on cover. (Image1)

€600

CHINA. 1936. SHANGHAI to FRANCE. Registered envelope franked with 25 cts. blue and 1 dollar yellow brown stamps. (Image1)

€140

CHINA. 1855 (Septiembre). FRANCE to MACAO. Envelope with full contents to ´German Chirurgien a bord de la Corvette a Vapeur Francaise Colbert, Macao, Station de Chine´. French Military expedition to China during the CRIMEAN WAR. Cover franked with french 20 cts. blue and 80 cts. carmín, double arc HONG KONG cds on reverse and manuscript taxe ´1/-´ on front. A very rare cover from this military carmpaing. (Image1)

€2500

NEPAL. Mi.22 (9). 1923 (August). DHANKUTA to KATHMANDU. Registered 4 tola weight cover bearing nine 4 pice stamps, the highest known 4 pice franking of the 1907 issue. Ex W. Hellrig. (Image1)

€400

NEPAL. Mi.22, 23, 24. 1926 (Feb.). From a Post Office near POKHARA (Western Nepal) to KATHMANDU. Double-weight registered cover franked with 4 pice green, 8 pice red and 16 pice violet, cancelled with an unrecorded postmaster´s ink seal, addressed to the Commander-in-Chief of Nepal, Bhim Shamsher. The excess weight was caused by a rupee coin that was originally enclosed, as a sign of respect for the addressee. EXTREMELY RARE franking and cancellation. Ex W. Hellrig. (Image1)

€400

NEPAL. Mi.23, 24, 47. 1937 (July). TATAPANI to KATHMANDU. Registered double-weight cover bearing an unusual mixed franking of the 1907 issue 8 and 16 pice and the 1935 issue 4 pice. Only two covers are known with mixed frankings of 1907 & 1935. Ex W. Hellrig. (Image1)

€350

NEPAL. Mi.47 (7). 1941 (Nov.). SINDHULI to KATHMANDU. Registered cover addressed to the Maharaja, franked with seven 2 pice stamps. The only known cover with a manuscript cancellation of SINDHULI. Ex W. Hellrig. (Image1)

€300

FILIPINAS. Ed.4 (10). 2 reales verde. Bloque de 10, mat. CÍRCULO DE PUNTOS. Color fresco e impresión nítida, algún pequeño cortecito sin importancia, normal en éstos frágiles sellos. Pieza muy rara de excepcional presencia. Ex. BOCKER, ALFARO, LANGE. Cert. GRAUS y EXFIMA. (Image1)

€3000

FILIPINAS. 1897. MANILA a AUSTRIA. Entero Postal de 5 cts. castaño con franqueo adicional de 8 cts. castaño rojo, mat. R y lineal CERTIFICADO, llegada en anverso. Muy raros los enteros postales circulados por correo certificado en Filipinas. (Image1)

€400

FILIPINAS. 1942-44. JAPANESE OCCUPATION. OFICIAL MAIL. Collection of 16 covers of Official mail most bearing a different ´K.P.´ optd. Local stamp of small cities, ORANI, LEGASPI, CARABATUAN, BAYOMBONG, LINGAYEN, TACLOBAN, etc. Very rare and unusual group (see web). (Image1)

€500