Postal History
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3327 |
 PSE |
 Small box of covers & cards including 1890s Shanghai Treaty Port Local Post Envelope 1c brown with International Missionary
Alliance Wuhu cachet used to Chefoo (closed edge tears) and 1893 Envelope 5c grey 'Jubilee' overprint used locally, 1909 picture postcards x2 each used with Coiling Dragon ½c brown affixed on the view side, 1918 Princeton University Centre in China
envelope printed matter to USA with Junk 2c green solo & 'CENSORED' cachet, 1937 Andersen Meyer & Co envelope airmail to USA with Sun Yat-sen 25c and Airmails 60c, $1 & $2 with two different "VIA HONG KONG &/BY US AIR SERVICES' cachets plus PanAm
Clipper first flight cover registered to USA and similar from Macau, 1941 Vogue magazine business reply envelope returned registered with Sun Yat-sen $1 'NCB' perfin solo, Japanese Occupation illustrated military postcards x4 used & x4 unused/CTO
plus a 'TOTAL EVACUATION' notice, 1950s PRC internal mails, 1960s-80s airmails to Australia with better frankings including 1979 National Games se-tenant block of 4 and Gu Dong strip of 5, some FDCs and commemorative covers & cancels a few from the
1940s, etc, condition quite mixed but those mentioned (except as noted) and more are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$850.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3328 |
PSE |
 1893 (April 28) local usage of Treaty Ports 'LOCAL POST NEWSPAPER WRAPPER/POSTAGE PAID ½ CENT' wrapper with colourless embossed
'SHANGHAI/LOCAL POST OFFICE' oval at upper-right, 'LOCAL POST/SHANGHAI' cds cancel in blue on the face, 'SHANGHAI/B/AP 28/93/LOCAL POST' arrival backstamp alos in blue, light folds & small closed tear at right. These were used in both Shanghai &
Chefoo, with the respective embossed oval indicating the post office of issue. Very scarce used. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3329 |
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 1901 (Feb 25) usage of 'Chinesischer Tempel' postcard published by Max Nössler & Co, Shanghai to Austria with short messsage on
reverse and China Coiling Dragon 2c red pair tied by just-legible '.../SHANGHAI' Chinese PO transit cds on the face, then added combination franking of Hong Kong QV 2c red pair tied by 'SHANGHAI' British PO cds of the same day, 'CHROPIN/CAROPIN'
Moravian arrival cds of '30/3/01' also on the face, a couple of very minor marks. Prior to China joining the UPU in 1914, mail was often sent overseas via one of the Treaty Ports. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3330 |
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 1901 (March 11) usage of 'Coolies bringing Guns into position' vignette view postcard published by the German Printery, Shanghai
showing a heavy four-wheeled artillery piece being dragged & pushed by a group of around 20 men, to "Susa/Posen/East Prussia" endorsed "Freigegeben" [Passed] so presumably from a member of the German Expeditionery Corps for the Boxer Rebellion, with
Coiling Dragon 1c orange tied by largely very fine strike of 'PAOTING' dollar chop cancel, a few minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3331 |
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 1901 (April 12) usage of 'Chinese Artillery' postcard with vignette view of Chinese soldiers & gun with Pagoda border published by
Max Nössler & Co, Shanghai (but captioned in English), to Germany with short messsage on reverse and China Coiling Dragon 2c red x2 tied by light but legible '.../SHANGHAI' Chinese PO cds cancels, then added combination franking of French Post
Offices Peace & Commerce 'Chine' Overprint 10c black/pink tied by 'SHANG-HAI/CHINE' French PO cds of the same day, carried via Italy with Milan transit cds and 'WERDOHL' arrival cds of '16.5.01' also on the face, minor marks & bumped corners. Prior
to China joining the UPU in 1914, mail was often sent overseas via one of the Treaty Ports. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$260.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3332 |
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 1901 (May 30) usage of 'Woochang Pagoda' postcard to Hungary with short messsage on reverse and China Coiling Dragon 2c red pair
tied by light but legible '.../HANKOW' cds cancel and '.../SHANGHAI/3 JUN/01' Chinese PO transit cds on the face, then added combination franking of French Post Offices Peace & Commerce 'Chine' Overprint 10c black/pink tied by 'SHANG-HAI/CHINE'
French PO cds of the same day, 'SEGESVAR' arrival cds of '901 JUL.8' also on the face, minor marks & bumped corners. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$240.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3333 |
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 1901 (Aug 16) usage of 'An der Stadtmauer von Peking' [= at the Beijing City Wall] postcard published by Max Nössler & Co,
Shanghai, to France with short messsage on reverse and China Coiling Dragon 4c brown tied by very fine complete '.../TANGKU' cds and '.../SHANGHAI/20 AUG/01' Chinese PO transit cds alongside, then added combination franking of French Post Offices
Peace & Commerce 'Chine' Overprint 10c black/pink tied by 'SHANG-HAI/21/AOUT/01/CHINE' French PO cds, Jonzac arrival cds of '27/SEPT/01' also on the face, a couple of minor marks. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$290.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3334 |
PSE |
 1902 (April 15) usage of Postal Card 1c red with lengthy message in German headed "Puoly" and signed "R Pieper/Missionaer", to
Germany with oval 'PEKING/APR. 22 1902' bi-lingual datestamp, Kiautschou Yacht 5pf affixed and tied by 'TSINGTAU/2 5/02' cds, 'CAMEN' arrival cds. A very similar item (also with 1c Coiling Dragon cancelled at Peking) carried in the same mail sold at
our our auction of 2.3.2023 for $1500. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3335 |
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 1904 (Aug 8) usage of Japanese postcard endorsed written on board "S/S Wing Sang, Yokohama", to England with Hong Kong KEVII 4c
tied by 'SHANGHAI/AU8' cds, message on view side reads in part "... we were detained here 13 days passing the Russians/Shanghai 6th arriving all well ...", minor aging marks. Russian naval ships were in Chinese waters as part of the Russo-Japanese
War, the major Battle of the Yellow Sea taking place on 10.10.1904. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3336 |
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 1905 (Dec 3) usage of 'Gruss aus China' PPC (illustrations on both sides) with message in German headed "Puoly via Tsingtau" and
signed "R Pieper" (a German missionary), to Bavaria with 1c Coiling Dragon (just trimmed at top) tied by superb Chinese-characters cds & large 'chop' in red below, largely superb 'CHINAN' bi-lingual cds, Kiautschou 5pf affixed and tied by
'TSINGTAU/12 2/05' cds, very fine double-circle 'UNTERJOCH/16/JAN/06' arrival cds, light stain at the base & minor imperfections.
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3337 |
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 1918 (May 29) large bank envelope (187x125mm) with wax seals on reverse endorsed for insured mail on the face, to Tientsin from the
Russian Post Office at Kashgar, Sinkiang with unoverprinted Russia Arms 50k block of 10 (2x5) and 70k pair tied by fine to very fine strikes of the Cyrillic cds cancel with another very fine strike alongside, some paper 'cracking' & resultant faults
clear of the stamps & markings. Kashgar is one of the western-most cities in China, located in Sinkiang Province near the border with present-day Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. For over
2,000 years, Kashgar was an important stopping-place on the Silk Road between China, the Middle East, and Europe. The Russian railway network across Siberia, Manchuria and Central Asia offered an expeditious service to and from Sinkiang. All Russian
post offices in the province were closed in October 1920. See also Lot 3324. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3338 |
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 1924 (Dec 5) cover to "D McLorn Esq, GPO, Peking" with Junk 1c orange solo tied by 'PEKING' cds for the local rate, forwarded to
him at the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, London taxed for the additonal postage with 'T ... ["90"] ... ctms' boxed handstamp in violet on the face and Shanghai transit backstamp, British '2½d/FB' tax marking and Postage Dues 1d red x2 (one later fallen
off) & ½d brown affixed tied London cds, undeliverable and re-addressed to him "c/- Messrs T Cook & Son" where French Postage Dues 1f brown, 30c red & 5c blue affixed, a little roughly opened at top & small part back flap missing. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3339 |
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 1936 (Nov 12) John Ree & Co, British Concession Shameen, Canton merchant envelope airmail to Germany with Reaper '5' overprint in
red, Martyrs 10c violet & 50c green and Airmails Plane 90c black & olive marginal single from the upper-right corner of the sheet with Plate Number & Sheet Number all tied by bi-lingual '.../CANTON S.O. No.4' cds cancels, Paris 'PAR AVION' machine
cancel backstamp of '24 XI/1936', light vertical fold clear of the adhesives. Presumably carried by French Air Orient service to Paris and onwards by airmail to destination. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3340 |
D |
 1942 (June 10) Red Cross message form from a Catholic priest in Peking who states "...Americans cannot leave city. Fathers treated
excellently by Jaspanese...", superb triple-oval 'COMITE INTERNATIONAL/ SHANGHAI/CROIX + ROUGE' cachet in violet, very fine; and 1944 (July 12) 'MESSAGE' form from a British internee in Shanghai to a women at Lungwha Enemy Civilian Assembly Centre
with telegram-like message "...Ward Road Police Hospital. Operation. Now better. Returning camp shortly...", very fine Lungwha camp cachet in rosine & unidentified han in scarlet, a bit aged.
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3341 |
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 1942 (June 20) Japanese Occupation Shanghai Prisoner of War Camp long envelope from Utah to a soldier ".../formerly at Wake
Island/Held by Japan/Shanghai China" with Red Cross at Geneva transit cachet in violet and unidentified han in scarlet, part of the flap missing & overall soiling. On 23.12.1941, the Japanese captured the US submarine base on Wake Island. 1187 troops
were taken to Shanghai as POWs. A very fine smaller cover sold at our auction of 28.8.2024 for $701 (Sale 257 Lot 1275). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3342 |
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 1942 (Aug 16) Japanese Occupation Chapei Civilian Internment Camp, Shanghai unstamped cover from Northamptonshire to interned
missionaries with Japanese censor label across British label & arrival cds of 19.3.4 (= 4.3.1944), Japanese Red Cross 'roundel' in violet on the reverse, pencilled "Chapei", opened-out for display. The camp was on the site of the former Great China
University, 11km from Shanghai. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3343 |
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 1942 (Dec 6) Japanese Occupation Weihsien Internment Camp, North China unstamped cover from Somerset with Weston-Super-Mare
Christmas slogan, to an Anglican missionary in "Pekin", no Japanese markings but with 'CIVIL ASSEMBLY CENTRE/WEIHSIEN, SHANTUNG' redirection label affixed on the face, slightly trimmed at right on opening. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3344 |
PSE |
 1943 (circa) Japanese Occupation Shanghai Prisoner of War Camp Japanese POW envelope with printed 'Shanghai War-prisoner's [sic]
Camp' and boxed censor cachet with han of Matsui in scarlet, typed "Section 5, Barracks 4" at upper-left, to Colorado with US censor tape, rather worn. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3345 |
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 1943 (circa) largely printed Vatican Secretariat of State message form with central cachet, stating 'News is desired of...' a
British POW in Taiwan with brief family message at the base, Japanese cachet applied at Kinkaseki Camp No 1 in violet with han of Tahara in scarlet, surprisingly fine. Stated by Lindsay Chitty to be the only such Vatican form recorded to "the Far
East", not just to Taiwan, making this a very significant item. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3346 |
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 1943 (May 12) Japanese Occupation Yangchow Internment Camp, Shanghai cover endorsed on flap "Civil Assembly
Centre/Pootung/Shanghai" to "Civil Assembly Centre/Yangchow" with Sun Yat-sen 16c olive tied by Shanghai cds, Chinese-language Kiangsu cds on the reverse, pencilled "C Camp" & "X8" (?) in red. There were three camps at Yangchow, designated A B & C. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
