Russian Offices in China continued...
Lot |
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Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
4003 |
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PEKING; 1903 Postcard to Wien, "Peking / Post Office" 29 Oct 1903 cds ties 2k pair (Scott 2),
Wien 2,12,03 arrival cancel, card with a corner bend UR, Fine use; this replacement postmark was used from early 1901 to about 1905 (Image1) |
250-300
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:46 PM |
4004 |
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PEKING; 1904 Registered Postcard to Munich, "Peking / Post Office" 3 May 1904 cancels tie 1k,
3k, 10k Overprints, registry label in Cyrillic (not conforming to UPU regulations)plus circled "R", Munchen 12 Jun 04 and 13 Jun 04 arrival cancels, Fine and attractive 3-color franking, card sent from a guard at the German legation (Image1) |
300-400
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:46 PM |
4005 |
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PEKING; 1910 Registered Cover to Germany, 20k Overprint tied by "Peking" 3.2.10 cds, registry
label in Cyrillic (not conforming to UPU regulations), backstamped Chemnitz 3.3.10, fresh and Very Fine, the "Peking" only cancel was in service from 1906-20. (Image1) |
300-400
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:46 PM |
4006 |
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PEKING; 1912 Registered Cover to Berlin, 2k, 4k (2), 15k Overprints plus Russia 5k without
overprint tied by Peking 27.4.12 cancels, bilingual registry label (now conforming to UPU regulations), backstamped Berlin 23.5.12, Very Fine double rate cover with mixed franking (Image1) |
300-400
SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:47 PM |
4007 |
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TIENTSIN; 1908 Registered Letter Card to Germany, 7k letter card (tabs attached) uprated with
Russia 7k without overprint and cancelled by Tyan-Tszin Zagr. Poch. Kon. (Tientsin Post Office Abroad) 12 5 08 cds, Cyrillic registry label and circled "R", Bonn 30.6.06 arrival cancel, stamp was torn in two prior to affixing, still a Fine use with
the non-overprinted stamp paying the registry fee (Image1) |
300-400
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:48 PM |
4008 |
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TIENTSIN; 1912 Homemade Wrapper to Imperial Russian Mission in Peking, franked with 7k
Overprint, tied by light Tyan-Tszin Zagr. Poch. Kon. 16 10 12 cds, "Doplatit / Tientsin" oval postage due handstamp (only three examples recorded), Fine and unusual, great showpiece (Image1) |
600-900
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:48 PM |
4009 |
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TIENTSIN; 1916 Unfranked Censored Postcard to Paris, real photo ppc with light Cyrillic Tientsin
Russian Post 16 5 16 cds, Petrograd censor handstamp, couple of indistinct cancels at bottom, Very Fine
(Image1) |
250-300
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:48 PM |
4010 |
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TIENTSIN; 1916 Locally Addressed Postal Card, 3k overprinted card (probably a reply card)
cancelled by Cyrillic Tientsin Russian Post 18 4 16 cds and Tientsin Poste Russe 18 4 16 (French Post) cancel, Very Fine; backside printing indicates card authorized a gift parcel worth 10 rubles to be sent to a Hungarian POW in Russia, (Image1) |
300-400
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:49 PM |
4011 |
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CHEFOO; 1900 Cover to Germany, 1k, 2k (2, one on back), 3k, 5k, 7k Overprints tied by Cyrillic
Chefoo / Post Office 27 VI 00 large cds (31mm) with strike of a similar but smaller (26mm) strike alongside, red registry handstamp and various crayon markings, backstamped Russian PO in Shanghai and Hong Kong, addressed to noted dealer Gebruder Senf
in Leipzig but no arrival cancel, Very Fine and attractive (Image1) |
350-450
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:49 PM |
4012 |
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CHEFOO; 1916 Postcard to London, 4k Overprint tied by Chefoo 5 4 16 cds (another strike at
bottom), Petrograd transit cancels and censor handstamp, neat 2-line "PART OF MAIL CAPTURED / BY GERMANS AND DELAYED" handstamp applied in England, card with bit of expected wear and a corner crease, Fine, probably transited through Sweden but was
intercepted by the German Navy in the Baltic; this second type of Chefoo cancel debuted in 1905/06 and served until 1920 (Image1) |
300-400
SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:49 PM |
4013 |
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CHEFOO; 1915 Registered Cover to USA, 2k, 4k, 14k Overprints tied by Chefoo 1 12 15 cancels with
another strike along bilingual registry label, backstamped Seattle and Detroit, Fine trans-Pacific use
(Image1) |
250-300
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:49 PM |
4014 |
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HANKOW; 1906 Stationery Entire and Postal Card to Prag / Austria, 7k overprinted postal
stationery envelope uprated with 3k Overprint and cancelled by strong Cyrillic Hankow 11 9 06 cancel, 4k overprinted message/reply postal card with same Hankow 11 9 06 cds plus a Prag receiver on face (cover no receiving cancel though there is a
fragment of apparently the same blue Prag cancel seen on the postal card), F-VF (Image1) |
250-300
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:50 PM |
4015 |
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'"HANKOW;1917 Registered Censored Cover to Holland, 20k Overprint tied by Hankow Poste Russe 29
I 17 cds with another full strike below, bilingual registry label (two labels overlapping to make bilingual), triangle framed ""12/6"", Russian censor label and handstamp (Petrograd), backstamped ''sGravenhage 2 IV 17, cover bit edge worn with small
break at top, Fine use; the French style Hankow postmark appeared in 1910"' (Image1) |
300-400
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:51 PM |
4016 |
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HANKOW; 1912 Registered Cover to England, 10k Overprints (3) tied by Hankow Russe Poste 28 9 12
cds with another strike alongside, bilingual registry label and circled "R" handstamp, "Via Siberia" routing instruction, backstamped red oval London 16 OC 12 and Brighton OC 16 12, cover some light aging and wrinkling, couple tiny staple holes,
Fine (Image1) |
200-250
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:51 PM |
4017 |
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SHANGHAI; 1900 Registered Cover Front with six-color overprint franking, all tied by Cyrillic
Shanghai Post Office large 11 V 00 double circle cancels, unusual English "I.R.P.O. Shanghai, China" (Imperial Russian Post Office) registry label, Very Fine, this large-type cancel was used until 1903 (Image1) |
150-200
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:52 PM |
4018 |
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SHANGHAI; 1902 "Red Band" Cover to USA, 1k pair, 2k, 3k pair Overprints tied on small envelope
by Cyrillic Shanghai Post Office large 4 X 1902 double circle cancels, backstamped Nagasaki, Yokohama, Seattle transits and Amsterdam NY Oct 31 1902, envelope small edge break LR corner, still Very Fine (Image1) |
300-400
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:52 PM |
4019 |
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SHANGHAI; 1905 Postal Card to Germany, 3k overprinted card uprated with German Offices 20c
(added as a souvenir), cancelled by Cyrillic Shanghai 19 8 05 cds with another strike below, light arrival cancel on face, trivial bit of aging, Fine use to Prussian Moresnet, this type of Shanghai postmark was in use 1903-05 (Image1) |
100-150
SOLD for $65.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:52 PM |
4020 |
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SHANGHAI; 1907 Letter Card to Saigon, 10k overprinted card (tabs intact) with Cyrillic Shanghai
P.O. Abroad 16 6 07 cds and addressed to the Captain of the French frigate "Redoubtable" in Saigon, Indochina, indistinct arrival backstamp, Very Fine (Image1) |
300-400
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:52 PM |
4021 |
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SHANGHAI; 1909 Registered Cover to Hungary, 15k, 25k Overprints tied by nice strikes of Shanghai
Poste Russe 9 6 09 cancels, registry label in English, routing instructions "Via Siberia", backstamped Budapest 1909 Jun 25, Very Fine, nice destination; the French style Shanghai postmark began service in 1906 (Image1) |
300-400
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:53 PM |
4022 |
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SHANGHAI; 1913 Registered Cover to Germany, 10k Overprint pair tied by Shanghai Poste Russe 22 4
13 cds with another strike alongside, bilingual registry label, backstamped Berlin 7.5.13, envelope couple file folds with 2cm break at top, Fine use (Image1) |
200-250
SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:53 PM |