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5098 cover image1913: 1 c. orange-yellow (3) all used on 1918 cover with contents ("we have just returned here from a monstrous trip up river") written from "H.M.S. Bee" at Hankow, mailed upon arrival in Shanghai and heavily tied by "SHANGHAI / LOCAL POST" cds's (Aug 20) with Local P.O. square chop at right and delivery instructions in Chinese, reverse with Shanghai P.O. cds. Some soiling but a scarce late usage of the Local Post. Note: HMS Bee was largely employed as a patrol boat on the River Yangtze (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM
5099 cover image1929: Airmail 15 c., 30 c., 60 c. and 90 c. used with Junk 5 c. and 2 x 20 c. adhesives on flown cover to England, tied by good strikes of Nanking special Airmail despatch datestamps (June 13) in black. Berlin transit cds and redirected on arrival with "The Dockyard / Plymouth" cds, Edgware cds (June 26) and thence to Durham (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM
5100 cover imageChina Expeditionary Force 1900: C.E.F ¼ a. brown on buff postal stationery card, used from Peking to Bedford, England cancelled by "F.P.O. No. 1" cds in black (March 3), with two types of "Base Office" datestamps at left (April 1 and April 11) in black. Reverse with message from Lt. Col. Radford "Enjoying myself immensely here, seen the Legations, Temple of Heaven, Walls, Summer and Winter Palaces...got heaps of curios and War Stamps" (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM
5101 cover imageChina Expeditionary Force 1900: C.E.F. ½ a. blue-green, a single example used on 1901 cover tied by "F.P.O. No. 9" cds in black (March 26), addressed to a Captain in the Wiltshire Regiment at Poona, India. Reverse with "Base Office" cds (March 26) and further strike of same (April 6), Poona cds (April 22) and readdressed to England with framed "RÉEXPEDIE" handstamp and eventual Paddington arrival ((May 13). Scarce and fine commercial usage (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM
5102 cover imageChina Expeditionary Force 1900: China 1 c. rose on yellowish postal stationery card used from Wei Hei Wei to Bedford, England uprated with 1898 Coiling Dragon 2 c. deep red and 4 c. chestnut tied by fine strikes of "F.P.O. No. 13" cds's (Sept 23) with "Base Office" transit cds alongside (Sept 30) in black. Message from Lt. Col. Radford on board the "S.S. Pundua" on reverse "There is no more fighting out here at present...if we have to winter anywhere this is the best place to be" (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM
5103 cover imageChina Expeditionary Force 1900: China 1 c. rose on yellowish postal stationery card used to Bedford, England uprated with 1898 Coiling Dragon 4 c. chestnut tied by fine strikes of "F.P.O. No. 13" cds's (Sept 23) with "Base Office" transit cds alongside (Sept 30) in black. Written by Lt. Col. Radford on board the "S.S. Pundua" at Wei Hei Wei with message "There does not seem to be any regular post from here, the post goes out now and then and waits at Shanghai for a ship" (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM
5104 cover imageChina Expeditionary Force 1901 (April 20): British Railway Administration 5 c. on ½ c. brown, surcharged in black, used on 1901 cover to Major Reed at the Base Office Hospital in Tientsin, tied by "RAILWAY POST OFFICE / TIENTSIN" cachet in purple in combination with 1900 C.E.F. 3 p. carmine pair tied by "Base Office" code C datestamp (May 19) in black. Reverse with "Base Office" code B cds (May 19) and "F.P.O. No. 4" datestamp (May 20) in black. File fold away from the adhesives but a scarce and attractive cover (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM
5105 cover imageChina Expeditionary Force 1901 (April 20): British Railway Administration 5 c. on ½ c. brown, surcharged in green, a single example used on local cover tied by circular "RAILWAY POST OFFICE / SHANHAIKWAN" cachet in purple. A fresh and fine cover self-addressed to Lt. Col. O.C. Radford, Commandant of the 4th Native Infantry based at Shanhaikwan (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM
5106 cover imageChina Expeditionary Force 1908: C.E.F. 1 a. carmine, a used example on 1911 OHMS cover to The Captain, H.T. "Somali", Chingwangtao, tied by "BASE OFFICE" code B cds (Oct 23) in black; reverse with Tientsin Chinese P.O. cds (Oct 25) and Chingwangtao arrival cds. Some soiling but a scarce usage (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM
90266 cover image1923: Definitive 15 cents deep blue and Biplane 15 cents green/black, tied by bilingual cds “CHANGSHA” with adjacent franking USA 5 cents and Special Delivery 10 cents (the latter paying the express service from West to East coast) to airmail envelope to New Haven, underpaid regarding the Chinese leg and taxed “T" with two-line purple ”POSTAGE DUE 6 CENTS SEATTLE, WASH.", a couple of short perforations and the envelope with some slight corner wear, not distracting, fine. A scarce mixed franking (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM
90267 cover image1935: US International prepaid Reply Coupon 9 cents, issuing cds in purple “BROOKLYN PARCEL POST APR 27 1935”, redeemed with black cds “HSINKING MANCHUKUO 25 . 6. 35” to a commercial registered envelope sent to New York, USA, two additional “HSINKING MANCHUKUO 25 . 6. 35”, alongside a registration label with framed “HSINKING” in violet and numbered “4126. Redirected to Long Beech with violet ”Forwarded". Reverse, transit and arrivals, “NEW YORK REG'Y.DIV. 7 20 1935”, “BROKKLYN REG. SEC. TOUR 2 JUL 20 1935” and “LONG BEECH N.Y. GEN. DEL. JUL 23 1935”. Unusual and Illegal use per UPU rules (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM
China British PO
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5107 cover imageBritish Post Offices in China 1917/21: 10 c. mauve postal stationery registered envelope (151 x 94 mm.), a 1921 used example uprated with 6 c. orange, 10 c. ultramarine and 50 c. black & blue-green (5, four on reverse) registered to London "per Empress of Asia", with pink label "INSURED / VALEUR DECLAREE" for the amount of "£ 120 sterling / frs. 3'000 gold", with all adhesives tied by "Registered / Shanghai" oval datestamps (Jan 21) and London arrival in red (Feb 27). Rare and spectacular usage (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM
5108 cover imageBritish Post Offices in China 1928/34: Great Britain 1924/26 2½ d. blue used on 1934 cover, with contents, addressed to "Major E.E. Gawthorn, Postmaster, Wisbech" and endorsed per "President MacKinley and USA", with adhesive tied by "FIELD POST OFFICE / 1" cds (Nov 22); with contents from Major E.H. Tomlin, the Head Postmaster in Tientsin reporting on the state of the Field Post Offices in Tientsin and Shanghai; the parlous state of the F.P.O.'s is underscored by the fact that the British Tientsin Post Office was operating from a Junk on the Grand Canal and comments "Capt. Bouch and three of the staff have been withdrawn" - due to safety reasons. Together with the letter Tomlin has included a Greetings card, original photographs (6) including two showing "Tomlin's TPO" with a horse leading a cart on rail tracks, all sold with a further 1928 cover with GB 1½ d. chestnut also tied by "FIELD POST OFFICE / 1" cds (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8)

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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM
China Chefoo
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5092 cover imageChefoo Local Post 1894: Chefoo 1 c. red, a single example on 1895 cover to Stamford, England tied by "LOCAL POST / CHEFOO" cds (Sept 11) in black, franked for onward transmission with France 'Chine' 10 c. black on lilac and 15 c. blue (Gi 5+6) tied by "SHANG-HAI / CHINE" cds (Sept 14) in black. Reverse with octagonal "LIGNE N / PAQ. FR. No. 10" datestamp (Sept 14), Paris-Calais cds and Stamford arrival cds (Oct 18). A charming and scarce combination usage (Image 1) (Image 2)

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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM
China Foochow
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5093 cover imageFoochow Local Post 1895: Foochow 1 c. green, a single example used on 1895 cover to H. Pinckney, Manager of the National Bank of China in Amoy, tied by "POSTAL SERVICE FOOCHOW CHINA" circular datestamp code T in black (Sept 25) - note year date '95' inverted; "Local Post Office" Amoy cds of receipt in black at left (Sept 28). Scarce and fine commercial usage in second month of issue (Image 1) (Image 2)

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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM
China Imperial Post
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
90265 cover image1898 Chinese Imperial Post, $2 brown, red & yellow, in combination with Hong Kong 1898, “1 DOLLAR” in black on 96 cents greyish-black, all fresh colour and fine perforations, the former tied by cds “WUCHOW 4 OCT 99”, the latter tied by boxed "l.P.O." and Hong Kong cds (date unclear) to large size registered linen envelope sent to Lichtenthal, Germany, an unframed “R” and manuscript “871” to top. Reverse, arrival “LICHTENTHAL 6 11 99”. Envelope reduced at left, worn in places as might be expected and creasing which does not affect adhesive. Scarce mixed franking. Note: The Hong Kong stamps were courtesy cancelled in Wuchow to prevent theft in transit (Image 1) (Image 2)

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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM
China PRC
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
948 **/* image1951 (May 1): Airmail $ 1'000 carmine, perf. 12½, an unused horizontal strip of five, marginal at left and at right, variety "Imperforate between Vertically" between second and third stamps, of fine fresh colour and superb appearance, unused without gum. An exceptional airmail rarity, the first example this describer has recorded Michel unlisted / Gi unlisted. Note: Yang lists the $ 3'000 and $ 5'000 values with this variety (Yang A2a and A3a), but not the $ 1'000, which, somewhat surprisingly, is illustrated in his 1996 catalogue (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM
949 (*) 1964: Souvenir sheet 'Peonies' unused, without gum as issued, certificate Havemann BPP. Mi = € 3000



CLOSED
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM
950 ** image1980: Year of the Monkey 8 f., exceptional centring, a couple of characteristic small black marks on the gum otherwise superb, unmounted Gi. = £ 1'500 (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM
951 ** image1980: Year of the Monkey 8 fen in horizontal pair, fresh MNH with deep red and bright golden colour. This issue was the first lunar year stamp issued by the PRC and has been always popular among collectors given its auspicious design elements and historical status. A couple of characteristic small black marks on the gum otherwise superb. An unmounted very fine multiple. Scott 1586 / Yang T234 / Gi 2968 = £ 1'500 (Image 1) (Image 2)

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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

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