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CHINA BOXER REBELLION - British Forces in China continued...

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3201

1901 (Taku Gate, Tientsin) 1a C.E.F. stationery entire envelope addressed to Wei-hai-wei, F.P.O. No.18 (3 Dec 1900) departure cds, redirected on arrival to Tientsin, with Base Office and F.P.O. transit and arrival pmks on back (F.P.O.18 accompanied the 4th Infantry Brigade from India and was attached to its HQ in Tientsin until August 1901) (Image)

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3202

1901 (Tongshan) "On Her Majesty's Service" cover franked with overprinted O.H.M.S. India 1a official, tied by F.P.O. No.19 (15 Apr 1901) departure pmk, addressed to a Major F.B.Lange in Calcutta, redirected to Shillong, with transit and arrival markings on back, fine (F.P.O.19 operated from February to August 1901 at Tongshan, a railway junction town between Peking and Chinwangtao, a port city on the coast of China) (Image)

SOLD for $1,000.00
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3203

1902 (5 Apr) registered cover (opened for display, piece (and another stamp?) missing at upper right) franked on both sides with 3x3pi and block of 6x1/2a C.E.F. overprinted adhesives, tied by F.P.O. No.1 (Legation Gate) double-ring cds, framed "F.P.O.No.1" handstamped used as a registry mark, number filled-in by hand, addressed to Ootacamund, S.India, with May 2 arrival pmk, rare usage (registered mail from the FPOs is extremely rare, in same cases only one or two recorded. Registration datestamps were not provided for FPOS, but most had the rectangular box with the number of the station which they applied to registered covers) (Image)

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3204

1903 (22 July) cover ("Punjab Infantry" backflap imprint) paid at unsealed Printed Matter rate, posted though the Imperial Post Office Railway Mail Service, with 1c CIP Coiling Dragon tied by "I.P.O. - R.N.S. Peking Shanhaikwan No.3" bilingual cancel, addressed to Capt. Andrew in Tientsin, with 22 July FPO No.4 and Tientsin arrival markings, fine example of close co-operation between the C.E.F. Field post and the Chinese Imperial Post Office after the Boxer War (Image)

SOLD for $1,100.00
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3205

1905 (Peking) picture postcard with 1a C.E.F. stamp canceled by F.P.O. No.1 (16 Mar 1905) cds, datelined Peking, 12 March, addressed to Copenhagen, with Base Office B transit and arrival (27.4.05) pmks, extraordinary usage to Denmark (Image)

SOLD for $250.00
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3206

Postage Dues. 1901 (Hong Kong) Base Office A (6 July) incoming envelope addressed to an Indian hospital assistant at the 51 Native Field Hospital at Shan-Hai-Kwan, mailed from Raipur in India, without stamps. On the front of the envelope there is a framed "Postage Due One Anna" due handstamp, with "POSTAGE CANCELLED BY / CHINA E.F. BASE OFFICE 6 JU. 01." applied in transit at the Base Office Hong Kong, with F.P.O. No 6 arrival cds on back (The C.E.F. postal authorities passed the unpaid mail to the recipient without any charges, canceling the postage due at the Base Office) (Image) (image 3206a)

SOLD for $950.00
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CHINA British Railway Administration (B.R.A.)

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3207

1901 (20 Apr) cover addressed to Major Browne in Tientsin, franked with C.E.F.1/2a green, tied by F.P.O. No.15, with B.R.A. 5c tied by violet Railway Post Office mark at left, "Base Office B Dely" (Tientsin) arrival pmk on back, using "Delivery" application mark (Image)

SOLD for $375.00
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3208

SG BR133,133b

1901 four covers, each with C.E.F. overprinted adhesives, supplemented by the B.R.A. 5c on 1/2c brown (two with green surcharges), used from Tientsin, Tongku, Tongshan and Peking, fine-v.f. (these overprinted stamps were used by the British Railway Administration in the North China Railway for the collection of the 5c late letter fee. The late fee was abolished after only one month and the stamp was withdrawn) (Cat No. SG BR133,133b) (Image)

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SOLD for $1,800.00
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3209

SG BR133

1901 (28 Apr) cover franked with 1/2a C.E.F. canceled by F.P.O. No.20 cds, addressed to Peking, with B.R.A. 5c brown added at left and tied by violet Railway Post Office Tientsin pmk, filing fold away from the stamps, F.P.O. No.2 (29 Apr) arrival pmk on back (Cat No. SG BR133) (Image)

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SOLD for $300.00
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3210

SG BR133b

1901 (1 May) cover franked with 1/2a C.E.F. canceled by F.P.O. No.20 cds, addressed to Tientsin, re-addressed to Peking, with green overprinted B.R.A. 5c brown added at left and tied by violet "Railway Post Office Peking" pmk, showing F.P.O. No.1, F.P.O. No.4 and finally F.P.O. No.18 arrival pmks on back, fine and rare cover with various TPO markings and green B.R.A. franking (Cat No. SG BR133b) (Image)

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SOLD for $525.00
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3211

1901 two covers and C.E.F. stationery entire envelope, Base Office C markings, used together with the B.R.A. Five Cents, various cancels and destinations, mixed condition, fine-v.f. The Postal markings for the third Base Post Office designated as "C" were prepared, with additional markings such as "DEP" (deposit), "DELY" (delivery) and "REG (registered), assigned to the mail cars on the Shanhaikwan-Hanku and Tientsin-Shanhaikwan railway lines. These markings were mostly used in combination with the "B.R.A. 5 Cents" overprinted stamps used to pay the late fee on mail posted from 10 to 60 minutes prior to the departure of trains (Image)

SOLD for $1,400.00
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CHINA BOXER REBELLION - French Forces in China

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3212

1900 selection of 11 covers or cards, written-up on five exhibit pages, including covers sent prior to the opening of French post offices in China, showing "Corps Exp. Tonkin" Ligne N.2 and Ligne N.4 cds, supported by "Corps Expeditionnaire de Chine" cachets (Commanding General and Railway Engineers), Naval cachets from cruisers "Vauban", "Pascal", gunboat "Surprise", troops in transit from France and North Africa, showing en-route pmks "Corps Expre Du Tonkin Port Said", covers with Tresor et Postes Aux Armees 1 (Peking), 2 (Paotingfu), 3 (Yangtsun), 5 (Tientsin), last one free-frank to Romania, where it was charged 50bani postage due, mixed condition, representative group of French Boxer covers (Image) (image 3212a) (image 3212b) (image 3212c) (image 3212d)

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3213

1900 (1 Dec) native envelope overprinted on both sides "Corps Expeditionnaire de Chine", with "Tresor et Postes aux Armees 6 Chine", sent unpaid to Paris, fine (FPO No.6 operated from Shanhaikwan from October 1900 to July 1901). Also included is part of a coverfront addressed to Paris, with "Tresor et Postes aux Armees 7 Chine Dec 5, 1901", endorsed Corps Expeditionnaire de Chine (FPO No.7 operated in Tongku from April to December 1901) (Image)

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3214

1900 two stampless "Corps Expeditionnaire de Chine" covers, one with violet military cachet "Section d'Aerostiers", the other is a native cover with a 1st Battalion of Marines cachet, both sent to France, fine covers with unusual cachets (Balloon Observers) and Naval Infantry units (Image)

SOLD for $1,300.00
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3215

1900 (Nov) "The North-China Daily News" wrapper (professionally restored), franked with 1c CIP Coiling Dragon, sent from Shanghai, "Par Pekin" to Paotingfu, preprinted address of "General Bailloud, Commandant la 2e Brigade du Corps Expeditionnaire Francais en Chine C/o the French Consulate" (Maurice Camille Bailloud, was the commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade sent to suppress the Boxer Rebellion), with Tientsin transit pmk on back, rare example of inbound mail to the French Expeditionary Corps (Image)

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3216

1900 (29 Oct) picture postcard to France, franked with Chinese Imperial Post 1/2c (4) and 1c Coiling Dragons, tied by "Tresor et Postes Aux Armees 6 Chine" departure pmks, repeated at bottom, fine and unusual (Field Post Office No.6 operated at Shanhaiwan from October 1900 to July 1901) (Image)

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3217

1901 (15 Mar) small registered cover to France, endorsed "Corps Expeditionnaire de Chine", franked with 10c and 30c "Chine" overprints, tied by "Tresor et Postes Aux Armees 1 Chine" departure pmk, further endorsed at bottom "1/2 Regiment de Marche de chasseurs d'Afrique 2e escadron", with Paris (26 Apr) arrival pmk on back (while the military free frank privileges were extended to the Corps Expeditionnaire de Chine, registered mail had to be paid at 15c postage and 25c registration fee) (Image)

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3218

1901 (7 Jan) registered cover from Peking to France, single 50c "Chine" overprint, tied by "Pekin Chine" departure, with violet "Corps Expeditionnaire de Chine" regimental cachet, backstamped 25 Feb 1901 on arrival. Also included is a 1c Chinese Imperial Post stationery card (hand painted on picture side), additionally franked with 5c and 30c "Chine" adhesives, departing Peking on 15th July, 1901, with French Ligne N Paq. Fr.No.1 octagonal maritime datestamp, fine-v.f. (Image)

SOLD for $270.00
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3219

1901-04 two covers and card to France, each with a different "Tresor et Postes aux Armees Chine" (date removed) markings, first one sent unfranked, endorsed "Brigade d'occupation de Chine", Corr.D'Armees Shanghai departure cds, sent from FPO No.3 (Shanghai), Chinese 1c stationery card, with FPO No.4 (which was actually used at the French Post Office in Paotingfu), FPO No.5 on cover with 15c franking, tied by Tientsin Poste Francaise (30 May 1904) cds, handstamped "Voie Siberie" and "Corres.es d'Armees", scarce group (Image)

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SOLD for $1,500.00
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CHINA BOXER REBELLION - Italian Forces in China

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3220

1901 (12 Jan) cover (opened for display) franked with 20c Umberto, tied by "Ra. Nave Fiera-Mosca" naval cancel, addressed to Livorno, with Japan 4sen rose added on reverse, tied by a private boxed seal in red, with additional Italian markings and Livorno arrival (19.2.01), fine and unusual combination, with Holcombe certificate ("the only explanation for the Japanese stamp without a Japanese cancelation is that the sender thought the letter would have to go through the Japanese postal system if the ship was at that time in a Japanese port and therefore paid the 4sen to cover the internal Japanese postage") (Image)

SOLD for $475.00
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