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186

1899 (Mar. 16), Cover from Chicago, IL, to Tientsin, franked with US 5¢ pair (small faults) tied by Chicago flag cancel; San Francisco (Mar. 19) and Shanghai (Apr. 20) transits; on reverse "U.S. Postal Agency/Shanghai Rec'd" c.d.s. (Apr. 20) and "Tientsin" Large Dollar Dater (Apr. 24) in blue, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1899.0316] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$3,000-4,000
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187

1899 (Sept.), "Marcus L. Taft, Tientsin, China" corner card cover from Peitaiho to Chicago (10.22), via Yokohama, bearing on reverse C.I.P. 10c green canceled by "Peitaiho" bilingual c.d.s., with "Taku" (9.25) and "Shanghai" (9.28) bilingual transit c.d.s.'s adjacent; on front, Japan 10s Koban with "I.P.O." framed tie-print (formerly known as Tientsin type 2) and "Shanghai/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. (9.29); "Chicago/Ill./Mail Delayed/Train Late" arrival datestamp on reverse; the cover has a small tear at foot and a portion of the back in one corner cut out, nevertheless Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$2,000-2,600
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188

1900-01, CIP 1c red postal card, trio used as Boxer Rebellion-era German Feldpost cards, CSS #PC-2, Han #2, each endorsed "Feldpostkarten", the first, datelined Dec. 11, 1900, uprated by ½c and 1c CIP Coiling Dragons (uncancelled), the indicium cancelled by "K.D. Feld-Poststation/No. 1" postmark of Jan. 4 with violet battalion handstamp at lower left; the second, datelined Tientsin Dec. 11, 1900, uprated by 1c and 2c CIP Coiling Dragons, indicium and 2c cancelled by "K.D. Feldpostexped./Des/Ostasiatischen/Expeditionscorps/13/12" postmark with boxed "S.B./Ostas. Exped./1. Komp.Pion-Batls" handstamp; the third cancelled by oval "Peking/May 25/1901" bilingual dater, with boxed "S.B./Ostas. Exped./II.Bat 2 Ing-Regmts." handstamp alongside; each addressed to different city in Germany; some toning to first, others clean, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Est. HK$2,000-2,600
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189

1900 (Apr. 9), 1c aniline rose I.C.P. postal card, CSS #PC-1, Han #1, uprated with 4c CIP Coiling Dragon, indicium and stamp tied by "Shanghai/AP 9/00/Local Post" postmark, with French Offices in China 10c black on lavender Type I (#3) at left, tied by one of two "Shang-Haï/Chine" same-day postmarks; addressed to Rodaun, Austria, with May 12 receiver at top left; reverse with printed "Shanghai" and date line with tinted "Chinese Street" scene; "Sold by Hirsbrunner & Co. - Shanghai" imprint at lower left; some toning, but still an attractive card and use, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,200-1,600
SOLD for HK$900.00
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190

1900 (Dec. 18), CIP 1c red postal card, from Tientsin to Colmar, France, datelined Dec. 17; uprated by vertical pair ½c plus single 1c and 2c CIP Coiling Dragons, all tied by bilingual Tientsin postmarks of Dec. 18; bilingual Shanghai transit (Dec. 29) alongside, plus 10c French Offices in China adhesive tied by one of two double-ring French Dec. 31 cancels; Colmar bridge receiver (Feb. 2, 1901) at lower left, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$3,000-4,000
SOLD for HK$2,200.00
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191

1901 (May 17), CIP 1c red postal card, from Shanghai to Linden, Hannover, Germany, via French Post, the card uprated by 1c and 2c CIP Coiling Dragons, all cancelled by two strikes of bilingual Shanghai postmark; French 10c Offices in China adhesive added at left, tied by one of two double-ring "Shang-haï/20/Mai/01/Chine" postmarks; Linden June 24 receiver at lower left over "T"-in-circle handstamp; attractive two-country franking, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$2,400-3,000
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192

1901 (June 15), ICP 1c red postal card, from Paoting to Munich, Germany, brightly colored card uprated by vertical pair of misperforated ½c, plus normal 1c and 2c CIP Coiling Dragons, with additional French Offices in China 10c adhesive partially covering the 1c stamp; Chinese stamps cancelled by three generally clean strikes of Paoting Large Dollar Dater, the French Offices tied by one of two June 21 (?) Shang-haï double-ring postmarks; bilingual Shanghai transit (June 21) and two Munich receivers (July 29) at lower left, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$3,000-4,000
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193

1903-12, Pair of CIP Coiling Dragon items to Europe, the first a cover to London, franked 1c plus three 3c singles (one serving as backflap seal), front stamps tied by indistinct Lunar Daters and French Shang-haï double-ring transit of Jan. 21, 1912, reverse tied by bilingual Shanghai Jan. 20 transit plus additional illegible cancel, with Jan. 21 Shanghai bilingual transit and London Feb. 5 receivers alongside; the second a picture post card sent Shanghai to Brussels, Belgium, franked 1c and 4c singles cancelled Shanghai "Nov. 17, 18" with French "Nov. 17/03" Shang-haï transit and Bruxelles receiver (date unclear); cover with opening tears at top not affecting stamps, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Est. HK$2,600-3,000
SOLD for HK$1,500.00
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194

1903 (June 11), CIP 1c red postal card with hand-painted illustration, from Shanghai to Altona, Germany, boldly colored card, indicium un cancelled, uprated by German Offices in China overprinted 10pf Germania tied by "Shanghai/11/6/03/Deutsche Post/a/" postmark; Altona bridge receiver (July 15) at left; reverse with hand-painted depiction of barber (or servant) braiding a customer's (or master's) hair; crease at lower right affects only a small part of the painted design, nearly Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$2,000-2,600
SOLD for HK$1,300.00
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195

1903 (Sept. 6), CIP 1c red Message card from Tsimo to Tsingtau, Sun and Moon cancel, cancelled by Tsimo Sun and Moon c.d.s., with Kiaochow bilingual c.d.s. (date unclear) and "Tsingtau/Kiautschou" c.d.s. (Sept. 9) at lower left; message on reverse in Chinese, Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$6,000-8,000
SOLD for HK$3,400.00
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196

1906 (Sept. 20), ICP 1c red postal card, from Peking to Antwerp, Belgium, CSS #1, Han #1, brightly colored card uprated by horizontal pair ½c and single 2c CIP Coiling Dragons, cancelled by mix of bilingual and Lunar Dater Peking postmarks, with bilingual Shanghai (Sept. 25) and French double-ring "Shang-haï" transits (latter date not struck up); "Anvers/Arrivee" Oct. 31 receiver at bottom; couple toned spots, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$2,000-2,600
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197

1907-33, Pair of incoming mail items, the first a 100r postal card sent Aug. 24, 1907 from Santos, Brazil, to an infantry captain of the China Occupation Corps at Ching-Wan-Tao, North China, "Ambte Rio" (Aug. 26) transit and Shanghai bilingual Dec. 24 dater alongside, reverse with US Postal Agency Shanghai receiver of Dec. 24; the second a Soviet postal card uprated by 2k and 5k adhesives, sent Moscow to Shanghai Sept. 8, 1933 with Shanghai bilingual Oct. 13 receiver below; both clean and sound for their age, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Est. HK$1,200-1,600
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198

1907-11, Trio of CIP Coiling Dragon items, two sent via Shanghai I.J.P.O., the first a cover to Munich, Germany, franked by single 10c with indistinct Lunar Dater, reverse with bilingual Shanghai Jan. 24 [1907] transit and Munich Feb. 26, 1907 receiver; the second a tinted picture post card to the US franked by single 4c tied by indistinct Shanghai Lunar Dater and violet Shanghai I.J.P.O. bridge cancels, bilingual Shanghai Feb. 25, 1908 transit and Wappingers Falls, NY Mar. 25 receiver at left; the third a cover from Shanghai to Plainfield, NJ, franked 1c and 3c (single plus horizontal pair) all tied by bilingual Shanghai Sept. 18, 1911 postmarks (fourth on reverse) with same-day black I.J.P.O. bridge postmark at left; usual wear but attractive, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Est. HK$3,000-4,000
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199

ca. 1907, Trio of locally used cards, CSS #PC-3, Han #4, mailed within Tientsin (Municipal Library printed message on reverse), Shanghai (Club announcement printed on reverse), and Tschingtschou (manuscript message on reverse); first two clean, last with light overall toning, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Est. HK$1,600-2,000
SOLD for HK$3,200.00
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200

ca. 1907-10, CIP 1c red and 1c green message-reply cards, CSS #PCDRC-2, PCDRC-3; Han #5, 7, the 1c red Message card uprated by 1c and two ½c CIP Coiling Dragon adhesives, all favor-cancelled by two strikes of Paoting June 16, 01 (erroneously for "10"?) Large Dollar Daters, unaddressed, the Reply card mint; the 1c green mint, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Est. HK$1,200-1,600
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201

1907 (Nov. 19), CIP 1c green "Club Concordia" postal card, local Shanghai use, reverse with pre-printed announcement of an informal dinner with music in honor of Rear Admiral Cörper on Nov. 22; indicium cancelled by double-ring "Shanghai/NOV 19/07/Local Post" postmark; a clean example of these popular Club Concordia cards, Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1907.1119] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$1,600-2,000
SOLD for HK$1,200.00
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202

1908 (Apr. 19), 1¢ green vertical format postal card, sent from Tungchangfu to Germany, uprated with C.I.P. ½c pair and 2c single cancelled by "Tungchangfu" segmented bilingual c.d.s.; Tsinan (Apr. 26) and Shanghai (May 1) transits; a few lightly foxed perforations at top of one ½c stamp, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1908.0419] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$3,000-4,000
SOLD for HK$5,000.00
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203

1908 (May 19), CIP 1c green Message-Reply Card half, sent between Shantung and Tsingtau, the indicium cancelled by double-ring Shantung Lunar Dater (4.11, city unclear), the card addressed to Tsingtau (with additional Lunar Dater poorly struck at lower left); message side of card datelined Tsingtau 19.5.08, thus the original recipient's reply; some light soiling, but an uncommon item, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,600-2,000
SOLD for HK$1,500.00
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204

1908 (Sept. 28), CIP 1c green postal card, from Peking to Ledeberg, Belgium, uprated by horizontal pair of ½c and single 2c CIP Coiling Dragons, all cancelled by bilingual Peking daters, with light Sept. 30 French "Pekin" double-ring postmark alongside; endorsed "Via Siberia" at top left; light age and travel wear, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,600-2,000
SOLD for HK$2,000.00
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205

1908 (Oct. 22), CIP 1c green postal card, from Logang (Kwangtung) to Bern, Switzerland, uprated by 1c and 2c (with interpane selvage at right) CIP Coiling Dragons, datelined Oct. 22, 1908, stamps tied by Logang Lunar Year c.d.s.'s (date unclear); route clearly shown by Hingning (9.30), Swatow (29 Oct) and Victoria/Hong Kong (1 NO) transits; attractive item, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1908.1022] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$3,000-4,000
SOLD for HK$5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction