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| 944 |
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 1929/31: Group of four First Fligt envelopes, incl. 1931 (Jan. 16) Wuchow - Canton return flight, franked with 1921 airpost 15 cts. 'Curtis Jenny over Great Wall' and Junk 3c pair plus 2 c. tied by Wuchow cds's
with Canton arrival h.s. on reverse (Muller 22a), two 1929 First Flight covers of attempted Canton -Yunnan-Fu (Kunming) flight, each franked with 1921 airpost 15 cts. and additional 4c. franking (not flown, as pilot General Fou crashed the engine the
day before) as well as pre-printed First Flight envelope of 1933 Chungking-Chengtu flight franked with 1921 airpost 30 c. tied by "Hankow 30.5.33" cds's. A fine and scarce group (Image 1)
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| 945 |
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 1930 (16. Nov.): Airmail envelope from Nanking to Shanghai, franked with 1921 Second Peking Print, complete set of five values 15 c. to 90 c. with additional Junk franking 4 cts. vertical pair and 10 c. blue on reverse, all
cancelled by Nanking cds's. A fine airpost set franking, used on the Yangtse River Line. Gi. 352-356 (Image 1)
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| 946 |
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 First Eurasia Flight Manzhouli - Schanghai 1931 (June 1): Registered envelope franked with China 1921 airpost 45 c. toghether additional Junk 1c. (2) and 4 c. (2) tied by special flight cachet to envelope, backstamped on
arrival in Shanghai on reverse (Image 1)
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| 947 |
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 1946 (June 7): Registered airmail cover from Peiping addressed to Swiss General Consulate in Shanghai, franked with Sun Yat-sen 1944 $10 claret and 1945 Chiang Kai-shek Victory Flag $100 blue tied by Peiping cds.'s to
envelope, handstamped with boxed 'A.R.' in red on front, with Shanghai arrival cachet (9.6.46) on reverse. In addition an original CNAC (China National Aviation Corporation) Flight schedule (1930's), all printed in Chinese script, showing
Douglas-Dolphin Hydroplane flying over land and sea (Image 1)
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Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM |
| 952 |
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 1894/1948c.: A very mixed lot but with some useful items noted including Foochow 1895 2 c. - 40 c. with some duplication unused, Hankow 1894 set of five unused plus 30 c. purple in a block of four; China incl.
1912 SYS to $ 5 used, 1912 Yuan Shh-kai set part set incl. $ 2 brown and $ 5 grey used, Junk 1913/33 issues loose in envelopes and in stockbook with values to $ 10 and $ 20 used, early commemoratives and SYS issues, Communist issues incl. East China
1944 Mao Tse-tung litho 10 c- yellow-green pair and 50 c. brown pairs (2) imperforate, North China 1945 Victory over Japan set of eight unused (large format) and 1946 Victory part set of fourteen unused, Taiwan 1945 set of nine unused, Japan National
Parks mini sheets, Manchukuo etc. A tad messy and condition variable, an unusual lot (Image 1)
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Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM |
| 955 |
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 1940/92ca: Lot hundreds stamps used / unused from the Republic, local issues and the PRC; in addition 65 covers/postcards incl. three postcards 1939c from Manchuko to Moravia, then under German control, also
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Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM |
| 958 |
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 Literature lot China incl. among others Mizuhara collection vol VII Chinese Imperial Post & VIII Northern Warlords Period 1912-1928, both in slipcases; Ma's Illustrated Catalogue of the Stamps of China;
original first issue of 1947, no unauthorized reprint; 1955 & 1964 issues of the Postage Stamp Catalogue of the PRC, Stamp Catalogue of the Republic of China 1996; Cane, Treaty Ports; Thornhill, W.B.; Shanghai, Stanley Gibbons Philatelic
Handbooks, 1998 reprint; and Tibet Hellrigl, Philatelic Bibliography (in total 11 books) (Image 1)
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Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM |
| 5083 |
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 1894/1940: Selection of covers/cards (20) on leaves with 1892 Turkish 20 pa. card used to Hong Kong with "Singapore / To Hong Kong" cds (Feb 5, 1894), two Shanghai Local Post covers, 1898 New South Wales 1½ d.
card used to Hong Kong, 1899 Switzerland 25 c. green used to HMS Powerful of the China Squadron; 1900 Russian "Kitai" frankings used on postcards (2) ex Chefoo, 1901 Hong Kong 4 c. grey on cover, 1901 German card to China with two line "Marine /
Postbureau" in black, 1904 incoming India cards (3) used from Aden to Hong Kong etc (Image 1)
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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 5084 |
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 1845 (March 17): Entire letter from Augustine Heard & Co. in Canton endorsed "pr. Gloster", carried outside the Mails and posted on arrival in New York to Boston with rate mark "5" and "EXPRESS MAIL / NEW YORK/ NY" both
struck in red (July 26). Scarce and fine (Image 1)
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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 5085 |
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 1854 (Sept 23): Entire letter from Russell & Co. in Canton to New York endorsed "via Marseilles", reverse with faint Hong Kong cds in black, struck on arrival of the Cunard steamer "Africa" with "NEW YORK / BR. PKT." cds
in black (Nov 29) and showing manuscript rates of "32" (cents) and "48" (cents) deleted and altered to "53" cents due on arrival to include local delivery. Scarce (Image 1)
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| 5086 |
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 1854 (Dec 30): Entire letter from Augustine Heard & Co. in Shanghai to New York endorsed "via Marseilles", reverse with Hong Kong cds in black (Jan 14, 1855), struck on arrival of the Cunard steamer "Canada" with "NEW YORK
/ BR. PKT." cds (March 18) in black. Rated "48" in manuscript and handstamped "53" (cents) in black to include local delivery fee. Scarce (Image 1)
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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 5087 |
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 1855 (Jan 12): Entire letter from Augustine Heard & Co. in Canton to New York endorsed "via Marseilles", reverse with faint Hong Kong cds in black, struck on arrival of the Cunard steamer "Canada" with "NEW YORK / BR.
PKT." cds (March 18) in black. Rated "48" in manuscript and handstamped "53" (cents) in black to include local delivery fee. Note: An interesting letter "The political problems still continue around us, and a large fleet of Rebels is anchored between
the foreign factories and the shipping at Whampoa. In most engagements which have taken place, the Rebel forces have been victorious and much alarm is felt for the safety of Canton as the weakness of the Mandarins becomes every day more apparent" (Image 1)
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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 5088 |
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 1857 (Jan 6): Entire letter from Augustine Heard & Co. in Shanghai to New York endorsed "via Marseilles", reverse with Hong Kong cds in black (Jan 12), struck on arrival of the Cunard steamer "Africa" with "NEW YORK / BR.
PKT." cds (March 24) in black. Rated "42" in manuscript, altered as double rate to "74" (cents) again deleted and handstamped "84" (cents) in black to include 10 c. local delivery fee. Scarce. Note: Contents as with other letters from the
correspondence, a detailed market report, including rates for Tea and Silk (Image 1)
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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 5089 |
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 1857 (July 29): Entire letter from Augustine Heard & Co. in Shanghai to New York endorsed "via Marseilles", reverse with Hong Kong cds in black (Aug 5), struck on arrival of the Cunard steamer "Asia" with "45 / NEW YORK"
cds (Oct 17) in black. Rated "40" in manuscript and cds confirming the local delivery fee. Scarce (Image 1)
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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 5090 |
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 1859 (Dec 30): Entire letter from Augustine Heard & Co. in Shanghai to New York endorsed "via Marseilles", reverse with Hong Kong code C cds in black (April 20), struck on arrival of the Cunard steamer "Persia" with "NEW
YORK / BR. PKT." cds (June 22) in black. Rated "40" in manuscript deleted, handstamped "45" (cents) in black to include local delivery fee. Scarce (Image
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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 5091 |
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 The Opium Trade 1885 (Oct 31): Eight page document in an Official Foreign Office copy of the letter from Sir Robert Hart to Sir Julian Pauncefote written and dated at Peking. In this letter Hart expresses his reservations and
concerns over the recent negotiations between the British and Chinese Governments concerning the Trade in Opium. Sir Robert's comments can be seen on our website but include the fact that "the July 18, 1885 article concerning Opium was negotiated by
men who know little about Customs affairs (the Marquis Tseng & Sir H. McCartney) and it was only after it was signed that I saw it...". A fascinating and unique document written by Sir Robert Hart who had perhaps the most thorough grasp of
Chinese affairs at this date. Note: Please see our website for further information (Image 1)
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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 5094 |
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 1897 (Feb 14): France 'Chine' 10 c. grey postal stationery card written by a Missionary from "Wan Hsiean" to Tunbridge, England and struck with fine strikes of "CUSTOMS / HANKOW" cds (March 1, 1897) in black, reverse with
transit cds "CUSTOMS / SHANGHAI" in red-brown (March 4) and the card cancelled with "Shanghai / Chine" cds of the French P.O. on March 5th. Scarce and fine strikes of the Customs datestamps. Note: Text states "...Raped by a gang of 20 robbers and had
to pay money or else we might have bad fortune and further unpleasantness, but our God kept us..." (Image 1)
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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 5095 |
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 1897 (Oct 25): Stampless cover to P&O Navigation Co. in Hong Kong, struck with extremely scarce Canton offical large bilingual "PAID" handstamp in red at right and fine "CANTON" dollar chop in black (Oct 25). Reverse with
Hong Kong cds code A datestamp (Oct 26) of arrival in black. Pencil manuscript "Official envelope" which may or may not be contemporary. Rare - an early use of the "PAID" marking, introduced in 1897 to replace the Customs datestamps (Image 1)
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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 5096 |
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 1897 (Oct 25): Stampless cover to P&O Navigation Co. in Hong Kong, struck with extremely scarce Canton offical large bilingual "PAID" handstamp in red at right and fine "CANTON dollar chop in blue (Dec 7). Reverse with
Hong Kong cds code A datestamp (Dec 8) of arrival in black. Reverse flap with albino crest 'Custom House, Canton'. Rare - an early use of the "PAID" marking, introduced in 1897 to replace the Customs datestamps (Image 1)
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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 5097 |
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 1897: 5 c. on 5 ca. dull orange, Small figures, a fine horizontal pair used on 1897 cover to Liverpool tied by the square dated tombstone cancellation of Hang Zhou in black; with France 'Chine' 25 c. black on rose (Gi 9)
applied for onward transmission and tied by "SHANG-HAI / CHINE" cds (Aug 13). Reverse with SHANGHAI Dollar Chop in black (Aug 13) and Liverpool arrival cds (Sept 15). A rare and very fine combination cover (Image 1)
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