FOREIGN POST OFFICES continued...
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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3307 |
PSE |
 GERMAN POST OFFICES: 1900 (March 5) usage of 'China' Overprint Postal Card 5pf green with an illustration of a German sailor and
Chinese ladies on the reverse and the message headed "Tsingtau 3/3/1900", to Germany posted directly onto German warship in Chinese waters during the Boxer Rebellion with 'KAIS. DEUTSCHE/MARINE-/SCHIFFSPOST/No.38' cds used on board the Cruiser SMS
Gefion, 'RENDSBURG/11 4/00' arrival cds on the face, a couple of minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3308 |
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 GERMAN POST OFFICES: 1900 (April) Boxer Rebellion cover to Germany with Germania 10pf red tied by 'KAIS.
DEUTSCHE/MARINE-/SCHIFFSPOST/No.46' d/s used on board the Cruiser 'Hansa' in Chinese waters, another strike alongside and 'KIEL' arrival b/s, a couple of minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3309 |
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 GERMAN POST OFFICES: 1900 (August) Boxer Rebellion stampless Feld-Postkarte to Germany with lengthy personal message and 'KAIS.
DEUTSCHE/MARINE-/SCHIFFSPOST/No.28' cds used on board the Hospital Ship 'Wittekind' in Chinese waters, boxed 'S.B./OSTAS. EXPED./FELDLAZARETH 2' Field Hospital cachet in blue and 'WALDBROE' arrival cds alongside, couple of minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3310 |
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 GERMAN POST OFFICES: 1900 (August) Boxer Rebellion unstamped Singapore picture postcard endorsed "Feld-Postkarte" to Germany with
lengthy personal message and 'KAIS. DEUTSCHE/ MARINE-/SCHIFFSPOST/No.35' cds used on board the Battleship 'Weissenburg' in Chinese waters, 'EISENACH' arrival cds alongside, a couple of minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3311 |
PSE |
 GERMAN POST OFFICES: 1900 (Dec 12) usage of China Coiling Dragon Postal Card 1c red with Coiling Dragons ½c brown & 1c orange added
for the foreign postcard rate, to Germany with a lengthy personal message on the reverse, '... EXPED.- KORPS/[Eagle] ...' cachet at upper-left and a very fine strike of 'K.D. FELDPOSTEXPED./ DES/OSTASIATISCHEN/EXPEDITIONSCORPS/a' cds tying the ½c
adhesive, Hannover arrival cds also on the face, a few minor transmission marks. The card was mailed through the German Fieldpost service so no postage was required. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3312 |
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 GERMAN POST OFFICES: 1901 (July) Boxer Rebellion unstamped Singapore 'Malay Village' picture postcard endorsed "Feld-" to Germany
with lengthy personal message and 'KAIS. DEUTSCHE/MARINE-/ SCHIFFSPOST/No.65' cds used on board the chartered steamer 'Strassbourg' returning German troops from China, 'DORFEN' arrival cds alongside, a couple of minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3313 |
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 GERMAN POST OFFICES: 1901 (Aug 26) PPC (Chinese Market) to Italy with a lengthy personal message on the reverse and 'China'
Overprint on Germania 10pf red tied by largely very fine strike of 'K.D. FELDPOSTEXPED./DES/OSTASIATISCHEN/EXPEDITIONSCORPS/b' cds, Milan arrival cds where redirected with black/yellow 'Al mittente ...' label and 'DESTINATAIRE INCONNU' (= unknown)
handstamp, the new address written above in pencil and apparently successfully delivered, minor blemishes. The German Expedition datestamp was usually used on Fieldpost items to the home country, which was postage-free, hence the datestamp is scarce
used on stamps. Mail to non-German destinations required postage to be paid: the foreign postcard rate was 10pf. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3314 |
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 GERMAN POST OFFICES: 1902 (March) Boxer Rebellion cover to Germany from serviceman on board "SMS Buzzard, Hong Kong" (return
address) with Germania 10pf tied 'KAIS. DEUTSCHE/MARINE-/ SCHIFFSPOST/No.51' cds plus another fine strike alongside, used on board the Cruiser 'Buzzard', 'WILHELMSHAVEN' arrival backstamp, couple of minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3315 |
PSE |
 GERMAN POST OFFICES: 1904 (Aug 24) usage of Japanese Postal Card 4s violet with 'The Kinkodo Publishing Co, Nihonbashiku, Tokyo'
handstamp in violet on the face, to Tsingtau, China with lengthy typed message on reverse, largely very fine bold strike of 'TSINGTAU/21.9/04/KIAUTSCHOU' arrival cds on the face, a couple of very minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3316 |
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 GERMAN POST OFFICES: 1914 (Jan 2) usage of 'Ming Graves, Peking' picture postcard showing Lion Headstone, to Tientsin with ' * */2
Cents 2/China' overprint on Germania 5pf green tied by 'PEKING/DEUTSCHE POST' cds for the local postcard rate. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3317 |
 OPSE |
 INDIAN POST OFFICES - CHINA EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: Overprints on India selection comprising issued stamps virtually complete *, a few
used including QV ½a pair with fine 'F.P.O. No.14' cds plus 1911 usage of Envelope KEVII ½a green 'CEF' overprint to England with 'Via Siberia' handstamp and QV 3p red & KEVII 3p grey overprints added tied by light 'BASE OFFICE' cds, 1913 Temple of
Heaven, Peking real photo postcard to France with KEVII 1a overprint tied by light cancel with clear 'BASE OFFICE B' cds alongside, also unused postal stationery group x9 three CTO one with 'F.P.O. No.4' cds (a stamp removed) and two with 'F.P.O.
No.8' cds (one with address added later), condition a little mixed.
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$1,000.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3318 |
O=PSE |
 ITALIAN POST OFFICES: Selection comprising Forerunner Victor Emmanuel III 10c brown tied by 'COMANDO TRUPPE ITALIANE IN/CINA' 1903
cds in blue on small piece, 1910 Italian PPC to Wuhu re-directed to Shanghai with French PO transit, 1917 Handstamped Surcharges 'TIENTSIN/2 CENTS' on Victor Emmanuel III 5c green (SG 31 Cat £550; Scott 1 Cat US$575) tied to piece by 'R.R.POSTE
ITALIANO/15.1.18/TIENTSIN CINA' cds, and 1930s Military POs 'BATTAG. ITALIANO CINA/TIENTSIN' on a range of commemoratives x8, also Postal Stationery 1917 'PECHINO/4 CENTS' and 'TIENTSIN/4 CENTS' handstamps on Postal Cards 10c red and 1920 'Pechino'
overprint on Reply Postal Card 5c green + 10c red and 'Tientsin' overprint on Reply Postal Card 10c+10c red all unused (Interitalia Cat €3000; Michel Cat €2600 for these), a few with minor blemishes but condition generally fine to very fine.
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Get Market Data for [China 31] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3319 |
F |
 ITALIAN POST OFFICES: 1917 Handstamped Surcharges on Victor Emmanuel 'PECHINO/2 CENTS' on 5c green SG 1 (Scott 1), and 'TIENTSIN/2
CENTS' on 5c green SG 31 (Scott 1), both lightly mounted, and 'TIENTSIN/4 CENTS' on 10c rose SG 32 (Scott 2) tied to small piece by [R.R].POSTE ITALIANO/[TIEN]TSIN CINA' cds, usual wayward centring, Cat £1750 (US$1500). Chris Ceremuga Certificates
(2014) for the first two. (3) (Image1) (Image2)
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Get Market Data for [China 1 (Scott 1] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3320 |
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 ITALIAN POST OFFICES: 1937 (Sept 3) usage of Battaglione Italiano in Cina [Italian Battalion in China] envelope with 'Lion' logo on
back flap, to Italy with King Emmanuele 50c violet solo tied by 'DISTACCAMENTO R. MARINA IN CINA' Italian Naval double-ring cds with a better strike alongside, Bologna arrival backstamp and very fine 'QUARTIERE POSTALE/133/3' postal district
handstamp on the face, a few blemishes mostly on the back. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3321 |
#OPSE |
 JAPANESE POST OFFICES: Selection including Forerunner 1894 Emperor's Silver Wedding 2s with superb strike of 'I.J.P.O
SHANGHAI/MEIJI 27' cds, then China Overprints */unused & used range with potential postmark interest, also postal stationery group including a few used noted 1911 Reply Postal Card Tazawa 1½s+1½s brown-violet with printed message and return address
(still attached; a few minor aging marks), two covers 1913 Shanghai Club envelope to Kobe with Chrysanthemum 3s China Overprint solo, and 1921 to Switzerland with various Tazawa China Overprint values, also a few Japan Revenues and some overprint
'fantasy' items, plus also Mizuhara Collection 'Japanese Post Offices in Chinese Mainland' two hardbound volumes (1982), condition quite variable so careful inspection is recommended.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$400.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3322 |
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 JAPANESE POST OFFICES: 1900-08 Two Small Characters Overprints on Chrysanthemums 20s to 1y, a few irregular perfs, unmounted, Cat
£475+ minimum for mounted. (4) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3323 |
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 JAPANESE POST OFFICES: 1900 (Dec 19) cover to the Philippines with Overprints on Japanese 10s tied by very fine rubber
'CHEFOO/IJPO' cds with partial similar Shanghai transit alongside, the reverse with British POs 'SHANGHAI/DE24/00' & 'HONG-KONG/ E /DE28/00' transits & 'MANILA PI/JAN1/19/RECD' (apparently no '01' year slug available). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3324 |
#OPSE |
 RUSSIAN POST OFFICES: Selection of China Overprints 1899-1916 range to 70k */unused & used plus 5r Varnish Lines *, 1917 Value
Overprints to '1 DOLLAR' */unused, unoverprinted 3r50k grey & black with Vrga, Mongolia cds, postal stationery Letter Card 10k blue x2 & Envelope 14k blue all unused, also 1918 'Russian Concession, Tientsin' postcard to the "Chine Arsenal de l'Est"
in the French Concession with Arms 2k green tied by Russian POs cds & French POs arrival, plus inwards 1905 Russian Postal Card 3k red uprated with Arms 1k orange to Lieutenant in the "2. Ostasiatischer Infantrie-Regiment, Langfang" with German POs
'PEKING/ 2/8/05/DEUTSCHE POST' arrival, etc, condition quite variable so personal inspection is recommended. See also Lot 3337.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$240.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3325 |
PSE |
 RUSSIAN POST OFFICES: 1916 (Oct 28) WWI usage of Russian 3k Postal Card with 35mm Cyrillic POW cachet in violet, to a German
engineer in Peking with 1k added, Cyrillic Peking cds of 3.11.16 and German 'PEKING/16.11/16/DEUTSCHE POST' cds, two filing holes at the base otherwise very fine. The message written in German from a POW who requests tobacco & old newspapers in
German English or French & states papers from neutral territories (as was China) are permitted. Rare usage to China, enhanced by the Russian PO in Peking datestamp. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3326 |
OPSE |
 UNITED STATES POST OFFICES: Selection including US Postal Agency Shanghai cancels on unoverprinted US Parcel Post 10c red,
'SHANGHAI POSTAL AGENCY CHINA' precancels on Washington-Franklin 10c, 30c, 50c pair & $1 pair, and 'SHANGHAI/CHINA' overprints 2c green, 4c red x2 & 40c blue * plus 4c used, 1903 Asiatic Corporation flimsy envelope with 4c Grant tied by Shanghai
duplex cancel (faults), 1900s-20s covers x5 plus two Postal Stationery envelopes with various types of the duplex cancel, 1918 registered cover to New York with Washington-Franklin 3c & 10c tied by a reasonable strike of the oval datestamp plus a
large-part cover & cover front with poor strikes of the oval but both with very fine Hong Kong 'PBC' [Passed by Censor] handstamps, 1930s US NAVY cancels from ships in Chinese waters on philatelic covers x17 plus 1936 'USS AUGUSTA' on Navy Department
penalty envelope, 1942 War Department penalty envelope from "American Embassy, Chungking, China" to New York with 'CENSORED/ [signature]/MILITARY ATTACHE ...' handstamp, etc, also Mizuhara Collection 'US Postal Activities in China' hardbound volume
(1982), condition quite mixed so close inspection is recommended.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
