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| Lot |
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Opening |
| 41176 |
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 Canton 1833 (18 Oct.) thick entire letter to Old Rain, Aberdeenshire, Scotland with manuscript endorsement “H.C.S. Scaleby Castle”; on back is note "rec'd 4 March 1834". An exceptional, heavy letter that was most likely privately
forwarded; 8 letter sheets (30+ pages) from a private correspondence in which a young trader describes his arrival to the port of Whampoa and to a commercial factory in Canton, with lots of detail about the city of Canton and commercial life in
Canton, Singapore, Macao. Some heavy folds, remaining an important historical document of which very few like this exist. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 500
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Closing..Dec-06, 02:00 AM |
| 41177 |
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 Canton 1834-1838, group of 9 letters from a family correspondence sent to Old Rain, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, various manuscript endorsements including "H.C.S. Scaleby Castle", "Lady Melville", "Rosalind to St Helena". and with range of
ship letter postmarks, transit markings and manuscript postal charges. A fascinating correspondence about the early commercial scene in China and the factories in Canton in the period leading up to the Opium Wars. . (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 600
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Closing..Dec-06, 02:00 AM |
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 Canton 1836-1838, group of 11 letters sent to Mr. Davidson, Harris Farquhar & Co London. With various manuscript endorsements, e.g. "per Tigris", "General Palmer", "Marquess Camden". and with range of ship letter postmarks (Gravesend,
Liverpool, Deal, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Penzance), transit markings and manuscript postal charges. A fascinating correspondence about the early commercial scene in China in the period leading up to the Opium Wars. Also a Canton letter 1838 routed via
St Helena and Cape of Good Hope, and an interesting manuscript folder entitled "Wm. Dent's letter to Wm. Leslie and others, concerning his going out to China". A fine impressive group with some fine content. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 400
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Closing..Dec-06, 02:00 AM |
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 1838 (12.2) Entire letter from Canton, China to Mr. S. Wetmore, Care of M/s. Morrison, Cryder & Co. London, sent via private ship, "Edinburgh" with a cryptic note: "In the event of Mr. Wetmore having left for China (From
London) this letter to be returned to Samuel Wetmore in Canton, letter advocates establishing our House in London, Liverpool, and Paris, suggests vast prospects for business not only from US but fine show from India ... , the letter is written as the
Wetmore firm was rapidly expanding with focus on tea and silk trade as the British and Indian traders had the monopoly on more lucrative trade...Hence Wetmore wanted to establish a House in London to pursue opium trade and House in Paris to pursue
Chinese silk trade, Back has clear dark red wax seal of "W&Co.", fascinating letter for of interesting content (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 200
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Closing..Dec-06, 02:00 AM |
| 41180 |
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 Canton 1838 (Aug. 24), entire letter to William Leslie in Old Rain, Aberdeenshire, Scotland with manuscript endorsement “Per Mary Anne Loebb from China 25 Aug 1838”; on reverse are red 2-line unframed LIVERPOOOL SHIP LETTER and datemark
JAN 11 1839. 1/9 rate marking, two pages of correspondence that mention admiral Maitland onboard the Wellesley, the British Fleet and Captain Elliot, and the stoppage of trade in the period leading up to the outbreak of the Opium Wars. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 200
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Closing..Dec-06, 02:00 AM |
| 41181 |
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 1839 (3.1) Three-page legible letter from American trader Cryder in London to his partner Wm Wetmore by private ship Marmion, to Canton, China, letter contains information on politics in USA, Canada, GB and France etc. contemporary
interesting account, Cryder mentions remorse from death of his wife, tea trade dull, political unrest in Harrisburg Pa (Capital of Pennsylvania), an attractive and historical political item (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 200
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Closing..Dec-06, 02:00 AM |
| 41182 |
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 Canton 1839 (Feb. 11), entire letter to Aberdeen, Scotland with manuscript endorsement “Per Chelydra from China 11 Feb 1839”; black 2-line unframed BRISTOL SHIP LETTER and postmarks of JUN 11 1839, 1/10 rate marking. Small ink stain and
filing creases, fine three pages of mercantile correspondence from the period leading up to the outbreak of the Opium Wars that same year. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 150
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Closing..Dec-06, 02:00 AM |
| 41183 |
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 Canton 1844 (Dec. 5) entire letter to Old Rain, Aberdeenshire, Scotland with manuscript endorsement “Via Marseille”, reverse with postmarks of 7, 8 Mar. and a dream strike boxed Old Rain MR 9 1845, taxation 4/1 noted on front, light
filing creases, a fine early-China entire with well-struck postmarks (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 150
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Closing..Dec-06, 02:00 AM |
| 41184 |
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 Canton 1845 (Sep. 26), entire letter to Old Rain, Aberdeenshire, Scotland with manuscript endorsement “Via Southampton”; reverse with date stamps of 25, 26 Nov. and double lined circular Hong Kong 30 SE 1845, taxation 1 shilling noted on
front, light vertical filing creases. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 150
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Closing..Dec-06, 02:00 AM |
Incoming Mail
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 41185 |
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 1838 (18.9) Folded entire written from Lima, Peru to Canton, China, the 1 1/2 page letter from Edwin Bartlett in Lima to S. Wetmore in Canton who received it 26 Dec. 1838. Letter refers to defection of General Orbegoso and the capture of
Lima by Chilean forces...foresees years of anarchy in Peru.. His Business made only $3000 in Peru to China from 1830s. An important historic letter about Chile-Peru war of Confederation.
The letter was sent privately from Lima to Canton as there was no regular sailings to China via Pacific. Well known Peruvian philatelist, (H. Marquez) is of the opinion that the letter was sent by private ships via Panama to Europe to Turkey and from
their "Silk Route" on land via Central Asia on to China to Canton, however, this can't be proven, an outstanding historical item (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 500
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Closing..Dec-06, 02:00 AM |
Local Post
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 41186 |
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 Accumulation including chefoo Smoke Tower sets and Views used, 1895 1/2c wrapper used to Shanghai, Foochow Dragon Boats used plus 1c combination piece with Japan 5s, Ichang including 1894 3ca block of 45 mint n.h.2ca on 3m violet
overprint used with straight edge at right, Nanking complete used, Shanghai 1889 20 cash famed overprint on red 100 cash on 100 cash used (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 400
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Closing..Dec-06, 02:00 AM |
| 41187 |
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 1893-96, Small but very nice collection of mint* and used on handmade album pages of Chungking, Hankow and Foochow, scarce group, SG approx GBP 2700+ (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 500
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Closing..Dec-06, 02:00 AM |
Local Post » Shanghai
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 41188 |
 ,, |
Chan 52; S.G. 63 |
 Shanghai 1876 3c carmine on white paper in complete sheet of 25 in very fresh condition, showing two small plate varieties, pos 14 retouch and pès 22 IPO for LPO, two parts of selvedge missing at base and others at base reinforced, one
stamp with some black offsetting, mostly fine mint n.h. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 300
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-06, 02:00 AM |
| 41189 |
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Chan 148, S.G. 156 |
1893 1Ct on half 2c green in a complete sheet less a block of six pairs from bottom right of sheet with full gutter through middle, without outer margins, a few stamps hinged but mostly fresh hinged o.g.; a striking mulitple (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [China Chan 148, S.G. 156] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate. CHF 300
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Closing..Dec-06, 02:00 AM |
Local Post » Amoy
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 41190 |
O |
S.G. 21b |
 ½c on 5c orange second surcharge type, top marginal horizontal pair, showing variety SURCHARGE DOUBLE, BLACK & RED, C.T.O by Amoy cds for DE 19, couple of shortish perfs to far right stamp, otherwise fine, scarce only one sheet of forty
exists. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 300
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-06, 02:00 AM |
| 41191 |
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D8 |
 1895 stone I 2c blue overprinted in red Postage Due, slightly yellowed gum, the key basic stamp from this Office. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 300
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Closing..Dec-06, 02:00 AM |
Local Post » Ichang
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 41195 |
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 A fine specialised collection on home-made landscape pages with narrow spacing 1/2ca including used horiz. strip of three, 1ca blocks of eight hinged o.g. (2), 2ca to 5ca blocks of four hinged o.g., 3m block of four mint o.g., Wide
Setting including the scarce 1ca type I in two blocks of four hinged o.g., type II blocks of four mint and used, 3m horizontal pairs mint and used, horizontal strip of four and block of four hinged o.g., 1896 surcharges including late impressions 2ca
on 3m blocks of four mint o.g.. Showing the different plate varieties as singles or multiples, mint or used (Hundreds) (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 600
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Closing..Dec-06, 02:00 AM |
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