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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

China Mails, Outbound, Stampless and Stamped continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
3131 c ImageBoston to Hong Kong. 1858 folded letter with red "Boston B. Pkt. Paid 5 May" circular datestamp and red "19" credit handstamp to Hong Kong, China, addressed care of Baring Bros. in London, red May 17 London circular datestamp, endorsed "Via Marseilles" and "prepaid to London", pencil "24" for total postage paid by sender, light horizontal file fold, Very Fine and unusual use sent thru the mails to London then carried privately (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
3132 c ImageTo H.M.S. Camilla, China Station. Manuscript "Galesville Wi. Nov. 13/58" postmark and "Paid 30 cts" rate on small envelope to Albert Markham on board the H.M.S. Camilla in China, prepaid 30c for French Mail but credited 12c for British Mail via Southampton and sent by Kangaroo on Nov. 20, red New York Am. Pkt. backstamp and London Paid datestamp (Dec. 30), Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

CLOSED
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3133 c ImageBoston to Hong Kong, China. 1860 folded letter to Hong Kong, China, red "Boston B. Pkt. Paid Jan. 11" circular datestamp, red London transit, red crayon "74" credit marking and "2" for double the 1p colonial rate, endorsed "via Marseilles", receiving backstamp (March 11), pencil "84" for total paid by sender, Very Fine, a beautiful cover paying an unusual rate (double the U.S. and G.B. and triple the French portion) (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
3134 c Image30c Orange (71). Used with 12c Black and 3c Rose (69, 65), 3c and 30c bright early 1861 shades, tied by bold strikes of large "Paid" grid cancel, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 40 Nov. 13" (1861) credit datestamp on bluish folded cover to Hong Kong, China, sender's directive "for Overland Mail via Marseilles" and struck twice with "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" two-line handstamp, red crayon "1" 1p Colonial rate handstamp, red London transits and Hong Kong arrival backstamp, outstanding condition

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL THREE-COLOR 1861 ISSUE FRANKING TO HONG KONG FROM THE AUGUSTINE HEARD CORRESPONDENCE.

The rate to Hong Kong by British Mail via Marseilles was 45c at this time. This was probably charged additional postage due to the Sep. 1861 change in rate for a half-ounce letter.

With 2017 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $5,000.00
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3135 c Image30c Orange (71). Used with 24c Brown Lilac and 3c Rose (70a, 65), tied by bold strikes of large "Paid" grid cancel, red "Boston Am. Pkt. Paid Apr. 25" (1863) backstamp on bluish folded cover to Hong Kong, China, sender's directive "Via Marseilles" and "per Hibernian" at top, red crayon "36" credit, red crayon "1" Colonial rate marking, red London transit and Hong Kong arrival backstamp of June 20, 24c and 3c affixed slightly overlapping, beautiful condition

EXTREMELY FINE. A COLORFUL AND CHOICE 1861 ISSUE FRANKING TO HONG KONG.

This cover from the Augustine Heard correspondence is correctly prepaid 57c for the British Mail via Marseilles rate prior to June 1863.

With 2017 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $5,000.00
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3136 c Image3c Rose, 24c Red Lilac, 30c Orange (65, 70, 71). Tied by grid cancels, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Jul. 16" circular datestamp on 1862 cover to Hong Kong and forwarded to Shanghai, China, red London transit datestamp and red crayon "1" Colonial rate marking also tie 30c stamp, magenta manuscript "52" credit, sender's directive "Via Marseilles", blue "Hong Kong C SP 30 62" receiving backstamp with "C" reversed, missing part of top flap, minor edgewear, Very Fine and unusual forwarded use, carried on the Cunarder Scotia (dep. N.Y. July 16, arr. Queenstown July 25), then forwarded to Marseilles for sailing of the P. & O. steamer Vectis (dep. Marseilles July 28, 1862, arrived Alexandria Aug. 3), then carried overland to Suez where carried on the P. & O. steamer Bengal (dep. Suez Aug. 4, arrived Galle Aug. 17) then on the P. & O. steamer Behar (dep. Galle Aug. 19, arrived Hong Kong Sept. 3) (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,000.00
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3137 c Image30c Orange (71). Three singles, used with 24c Lilac (78) and tied by grid cancels on 1863 folded letter to Hong Kong, China, sender's directive "Via Marseilles", red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Nov. 11" circular datestamp, manuscript magenta "98" credit, red London transit datestamp, red "2" Colonial double-rate handstamp, "Hong Kong C JA 7" receiving backstamp with "C" reversed, faint horizontal file fold well away from stamps, left stamp small tear at bottom

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL DOUBLE-RATE 1861 ISSUE FRANKING SENT BY BRITISH MAIL VIA MARSEILLES.

This is an extremely rare high franking, with $1.14 in postage. Power Search located only one higher to China (with two 90c a 30c and a 2c stamp) and two others equal to this (both to Shanghai, one with a 90c stamp). With copy of 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
3138 c Image5c Yellow Brown (205). Horizontal pair, tied by cork cancels and used with China, 1885, 3ca Lilac, Rough Perf 12-1/2 (11; Chan 17), affixed to back and tied by blue Tientsin customs seal and "Customs Shanghai Feb. 26, 1887" transit circular datestamp on cover to Pawtucket R.I., blue "Customs Tientsin Feb. 12 87" double-circle datestamp, red "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 4" also ties China stamps as does arrival circular datestamp (April 12), light strike of "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai" oval handstamp on front, stamps affected by toning from gum or additional adhesive, cover torn and repaired affecting one China stamp

A RARE CHINA SMALL DRAGON AND UNITED STATES MIXED-FRANKING COVER FROM TIENTSIN TO THE UNITED STATES VIA SHANGHAI.

During the winter months the port at Tientsin was blocked by ice, so mails were carried overland, a journey of approximately twelve days through occasionally unsafe territory. This entered the U.S. postal system at the U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai.

Illustrated in Prize Selections from Rocpex Taipei 1981 on p. 88. (Image)

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 E. $ 5,000-7,500

CLOSED
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3139 c Image6c Carmine (148). Tied by cork cancel, "San Francisco Cal. Oct. 3" circular datestamp on 1874 cover originating in Hong Kong and sent to Charleston S.C., endorsed "Vasco de Gama via San Francisco" at top left, seal on back "Russell & Co., Hong Kong, China", blue "Forwarded by Macondray & Co., San Francisco" oval backstamp, receipt docketing, some edgewear, stamp with faulty perfs at right, otherwise Fine, a very unusual use, the Vasco de Gama was a British steamship plying the trans-Pacific route, it arrived in San Francisco on Oct. 2 (copy of Shipping Intelligence accompanies) (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

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3140 c ImageCovers from U.S. to China. Three, including two with No. 205 on cover to J.C.A. Wingate in Foochow, China, last is 2c paid reply card from New York to Hong Kong used in 1905, some wear, Fine group (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $200.00
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3141 c ImageManila, Philippines to Boston. Folded letter datelined "Manila 8 Jany 1861" to Boston, red "RUSSELL & STURGIS, MANILA" oval forwarder's handstamp, Hong Kong (Jan. 30), London (Mar. 16) and Boston (Ap. 1) backstamps, bold "Boston 45 Apr. 1" integral-rate circular datestamp, "40 Cents" for credit to G.B., light vertical file fold, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

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