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1897-1911 Issues

1903-1912 Bisected Coiling Dragons

General Postal History

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LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

3089

1897, Large 4¢ on 3¢ Red Revenue (Chan 89. Scott 82), with enticing color and bold surcharge, o.g., hinged; small area of soiling in top margin, otherwise near Very Fine. Scott $1,650 (HK$ 12,690). (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 89] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$2,800-3,200
SOLD for HK$1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

3090

1898, Chinese Imperial Post, watermarked, $5 deep green and salmon, horizontal pair imperforate between (Chan 115b. Scott 109a), well centered, unused without gum, light grease mark from hinge and insignificant trace of thinning, Fine to Very Fine appearance. One of the rarest of the Waterlow perforation varieties.

There are believed to be only six examples of this variety known.

Provenance
So Y Tong, Christies' Swire (Hong Kong), 2.11.1994, lot 2409.
Huang Ming-Fuang, Zurich Asia (Hong Kong), 29.1.2004, lot 19. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 115b] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$70,000-90,000
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3091

1903-04, Chinese Imperial Post, unwatermarked, 2¢ scarlet, Foochow and Chungking bisects (Chan 136A, 136B. Scott 112 var., 123), one each, corner-mounted on gray exhibition page, the stamps fresh with clean, full strikes of the cancels, Very Fine. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 136A, 136B] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$4,000-5,000
SOLD for HK$3,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

3092

1904, Chinese Imperial Post, unwatermarked, 2¢ scarlet, Chungking bisect (Chan 136B. Scott 112 var.), fresh lower left half cleanly tied by appropriate Chungking June 22 double-ring c.d.s.; cover addressed to William Campbell at Chungking Customs; stamp bright, with corner tip missing at top from opening; light toning to back of envelope of no consequence, almost Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 136B] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$3,000-4,000
SOLD for HK$1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

3093

1904, Chinese Imperial Post, unwatermarked, 2¢ scarlet, Chungking bisect (Chan 136B. Scott 112 var.), upper right half with rich color, sound and tied by Chungking double-ring c.d.s.; cover addressed locally to Customs, slightly reduced at right on opening, not affecting stamp or cancel, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 136B] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$3,000-4,000
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3094

1906, Chinese Imperial Post, unwatermarked, 2¢ scarlet, Changsha bisect (Chan 136H. Scott 112 var.), bottom left half, tied by bold first day of use Changsha Apr. 10, 1906 bilingual postmark; stamp with outstanding color, cover addressed to Customs House and sound, Very Fine, signed L.F. Livingston. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 136H] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$3,000-4,000
SOLD for HK$2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3095

1906, Chinese Imperial Post, unwatermarked, 2¢ scarlet, Changsha bisect (Chan 136H. Scott 112 var.), lower left half in deep color, sound and complete, used on local cover, the stamp tied by clean Changsha bilingual c.d.s. dated Apr. 10, 1906 (first day of use); envelope with light foxing but otherwise sound, Fine to Very Fine, signed J.R. Hughes. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 136H] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$3,000-4,000
SOLD for HK$2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

3096

1876 (Aug. 30), I.J. Postal Agency cover from Shanghai to Guernsey, England, franked by 10s ultramarine Cherry Blossom (syll. 4) tied by clean strike of crossroads postmark, with red "Yokohama/Sep/14/Paid All" and magenta San Francisco Oct. 3 transits plus red "5/cents." accountancy handstamp across front; reverse with "I.J. Postal Agency/Aug/30/Shanghai" origin and Guernsey Oct. 24 receiver overlapping; stamp rubbed at right due to placement, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1876.083] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$10,000-12,000
SOLD for HK$9,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

3097

ca. 1876 (Dec. 5), I.J. Postal Agency cover from Shanghai to Washington, DC, franked by a Japan 5s green Cherry Blossom without syllabic (#54A), tied by smudged crossroads cancel with "I.J. Postal Agency/Dec/5/Shanghai" postmark at left; front also shows red "Yokohama/Paid All" (Dec. 23) and "San Francisco/Paid All" (Jan. 11 [1877]) transits; reverse with faint "Carrier/18/Jan" postmark, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1876.1205] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$7,500-9,000
SOLD for HK$8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3098

1880 (Oct. 3), "Custom House, Kiukiang"-inscribed cover to North Marshfield, Massachusetts, opened for display, a great three-country cover from the Oakman Correspondence, the back sporting Customs/Kiukiang origin, "Customs/Oct 5/80/Shanghai" and red San Francisco Nov. 8 "Paid All" transits; cover franked by 5s brown Old Koban (compound perf 11x9) tied by both crossroads and Yokohama Oct. 21 cancels, an clear "I.J. Postal Agency/Oct/13/Shanghai." postmark alongside; light splitting along fold easily reinforced, Fine to Very Fine. Attractive and very rare, particularly in this quality, ex JB Hwang. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1880.1003] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$26,000-32,000
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3099

1894 (Apr.), Small Dragon-franked cover back, from Ichang to Shanghai, pretty piece franked by 3ca and vertical strip of three 5ca clean-perforated Small Dragons, the 3ca with particularly strong color, tied by Ichang seal cancels; two small Customs daters poorly struck, with blue Customs Shanghai receiver dated Apr. 20, almost Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1894.042] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$5,500-7,000
SOLD for HK$6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3100

1897 (July 3), ½c postal card uprated by Large Figure 4c on 4c Dowager, from Chefoo to Kiel, Germany, great-looking card, clean and crisply printed, with left wing-margined surcharged Dowager at left, tied by one of two "Customs/Jul 3/97/Chefoo" Small Dollar Daters with brown Shanghai July 6 Large Dollar Dater at lower right; indicium and Dowager partly covered by horizontal pair of French Offices in China 5c green tied by two of three "Shang-haï/9/Juil/97/Chine" postmarks; Kiel Aug. 15 receiver at left; a great three-country franking with all markings together, Very Fine, ex WS Kong sale. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [French Offices in China 1897.0703] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$24,000-28,000
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3101

1897 (July 17), Red band cover from Wuhu, franked by 2c CIP Coiling Dragon, tied by bold Wuhu Large Dollar Dater; fresh and surprisingly clean, Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1897.0717] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$1,600-2,000
SOLD for HK$1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

3102

1898 (June 12), ICP 1c red postal card, two from Tientsin, the first in fresh condition and addressed to Zhejiang Province, the indicium cancelled by near-complete Tientsin Large Dollar Dater (second strike on reverse); the second undated with poorly struck Lunar Dater, written in German and locally addressed to the English Concession in Tientsin, generally clean apart from two filing hole punches at right, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1898.0612] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$1,000-1,400
SOLD for HK$600.00
Will close during Public Auction

3103

1898 (June 20), 1c aniline rose ICP postal card, from Peking to Paris (CSS #PC-1) uprated by two each ½c brown and 1c yellow Coiling Dragons, all cancelled by Peking Large Dollar Dater, with Shanghai Large Dollar Dater transit (June 27) and horizontal pair 2c Hong Kong Queen Victorias with British same-day Shanghai C postmark; personal message on reverse, ending with report of high heat, "the temperature improving, despite [being] 38-40C"; central fold and soiling to card not affecting adhesives, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1898.0620] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$1,500-2,000
SOLD for HK$2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

3104

ca. 1898 (Aug. 6), Red band cover from Shanghai to Changde, franked by 4c CIP Coiling Dragon tied by bilingual Shanghai postmark (year not struck up), with rectangular Changde mailbox handstamp at center, from the Yongfayuan Company in the British Concession; seam on back separated, otherwise sound, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1898.0806] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$1,000-1,400
SOLD for HK$600.00
Will close during Public Auction

3105

1899 (Sept.), "Marcus L. Taft, Tientsin, China" corner card I.P.O. 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)

Get Market Data for [China 1899.09] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$1,200-1,600
SOLD for HK$1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

3106

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)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1900-01] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$1,000-1,400
SOLD for HK$600.00
Will close during Public Auction

3107

1900 (Dec. 19), IPO cover from Kungchow to Binghamton, New York, wonderfully clean, franked by five single 2c CIP Coiling Dragons tied by three Kungchow bilingual postmarks; Hong Kong 10 Queen Victoria affixed at top left, tied by both Dec. 22, 1900 postmark and boxed "I.P.O." handstamp; reverse with New York City opera glass Jan. 30, 1901 "Paid/C/All" transit and Binghamton same-day flag cancel receiver, almost Very Fine, great eye appeal. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1900.1219] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$5,000-7,000
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3108

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)

Get Market Data for [China 1901.0517] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$1,200-1,600
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