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1878: 3ca brown red, wide setting, cancelled by "CUSTOMS NEWCHWANG" AUG 2 82 in black, usual perforations, very rare stamp with a good postmark. (Image 1)<
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1878: 5 ca yellow ochre, wide setting, cancelled by three strikes "CHEFOO" chop in blue, minor imperfections at top, very rare stamp. (Image 1) (page)
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1878: 3 ca pale red, third setting, "CLICHE 21" hollowed out right 3, cancelled by two strikes "TIENTSIN" chop in black,very fine and very rare stamp. (Imag
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1883: 3 ca vermillion and 5 ca chrome yellow originating from the same letter, both cancelled with single "TIENTSIN" chop, 5 ca minor creasing from adhesion to paper. Very fine. (page)
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1885: 1ca green to 5 ca olive-yellow, forteen copies selected for their postmarks, eight bearing mainly blue chops "PEKING" and various "TIENTSIN", others with red "CUSTOMS" or more rarely seen markings. (page)
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1888: 1 ca green to 5 ca olive-yellow, all three values in fresh unused marginal copies, 3 ca mauve horizontal marginal pair, all with full og. very fine and rare in such outstanding condition. (page)
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1888: 1 ca green to 5 ca olive-yellow, sixteen unused copies mainly with large part og. slightly mixed condition. (Image 1)
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1897: Small Dragon with new currency overprint 1 c to 5 c, five stamps in used and unused . Slightly varied condition. (Gi = 2'000). (Image 1)
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Dowager Empress 60th Birthday 1897: 30 cents on 24 ca. red (Gi 46), a fine and fresh example with full og. Gi = £ 1'800. (Image 1) (page)
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1897: Dowager Empress with new currency overprint 1/2 c to 10 c, 36 mostly fine copies in uesd and unused condition including a horizontal marginal pair of the 1/2c on 3 ca orange and all three types of the 2 c on 2 ca green and 4 c on 4ca pink unused, including (Gi 50/51) Fine and scarce. (page)
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1897: Dowager Empress with new currency overprint 30 c on 24 ca deep rose red "wide gap" overprint, very fresh bottom marginal copy with large part og. Fine and scarce. (page)
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1912: 1 c orange to $ 5 slate complete series of twelve, "REVOLUTION" portrait Dr. Sun Yat-sen, fresh with large part og., fine and very rare. (Image 1)
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1912: 1 c orange to $ 5 slate complete series of twelve, "REPUBLIC" portrait President Yuan Shih-kai, fresh with large part og., high value no gum, fine and rare. (page)
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1929 (April 16): Unification of China under Chiang Kai-shek, the set of four values, stuck down in Official "Flag" folder, secured at right with red, white and blue cotton ribbons. Scarce thus Gi = £ 150. (page)
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1927/29: Manchuria, 1/2 c to $5 complete area of 32 overprinted stamps including the definitive issue, as well as "UNIFICATION" and "SUN YAT-SEN" memorial, the definitive 10 c, $1 and $2 values without gum, otherwise fine and fresh. (page)
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Round the world cover 1888: Cover from Nikolajevsk to Havant, Great Britain, readressed via Canada to the German post office in Shanghai, readressed again to Havant, bearing Russia 1884 Imperial Arms 7 kop. blue tied by faint NIKOLAEVSK cds, HAVANT arrival (Nov 9), new franking QV 4 d. adhesive, des
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1896 (Sept 7): Chefoo local post Stationery lettercard 1 c. cancelled by light "CHEFOO LOCAL POST" cds, sent to Germany used in combination with Hong Kong vertical pair 5 c. blue tied by HONGKONG cds (Sept 10). STRASSBURG arrival (Oct 14) cds on reverse. A fine and fresh combination usage. (page)
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1898 (Nov 6): Postcard from Shanghai to Bielefeld, Germany, bearing a combination franking of China Dragon ½ c. brown (Gi 121) and German post offices in China, Eagle definitive with CHINA ovpt 10 pf. carmine (Mi 3/I). The Chinese adhesive was tied by a six barred mute obliterator with a bilingual d
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1899 (Sept 7): Stationery postcard 1 c. cancelled by "SHANGHAI LOCAL POST", sent to Germany with add. franking CIP 1 c. orange and 2 c. red tied by six barred obliterator used in combination with Hong Kong horizontal pair 2 c. rose tied by SHANGHAI cds of the same day. HONGKONG transit (Sept 12) and
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1899 (Nov 10): Chinese inland stationery postcard 1 c. with add. franking Dragon 1 c. orange (oxidised) and 2 c. red, tied by oval bilingual WEIHSIEN datestamp, oval "KIAOCHOW NOV 14, 1899" transit datestamp alongside. Given to the German postal administration in Tsingtau, German offices in China pr
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1900 (July 10): Cover from Ganking via Shanghai to Wiesbaden with full contents, bearing vertical pair China Dragon 5 c. brown tied by NOANKIN cds in blue and France 'Chine' ovpt 25 c. black on rose tied by 'SHANG-HAI CHINE 16 JUIL 00' cds for onward transmission. Reverse with Chinese bilingual tran
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1901 (Jan 17): German Reichspost stationery postcard 10 pf. carmine used at the Chinese PO of TANGKU with add. franking Dragon 2 c. red-brown, tied by bilingual TANGKU, SHANGHAI transit (Jan 29) cds of the Chinese PO alongside. Given to the German postal administration, where the indicium was cance
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Austrian Naval Forces, Boxer War 1901 (March 20): Postcard written from Wei-Hai-Wei from the Cruiser "S.M.S. Kaiserin Elisabeth", mailed at free Military concession rate to Trieste, struck with "FELDPOST" straight line and circular "K UND K KRIEGS-MARINE / S.M. SCHIFF KAISERIN ELISABETH" cachets bot
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1901 (April 4): Chinese inland stationery postcard 1 c. with add. franking Dragon 4 c. brown, tied by oval bilingual PEKING datestamp, given to the German post office, despatched there registered and bearing 10 pf. carmine and 20 pf. ultramarine adhesives (Mi 3/II+4/II) tied by "PEKING DEUTSCHE POS
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1901 (June): Cover from Ychow via Kiaochow to München, bearing vertical pair Dragon 5 c. red, tied by oval bilingual YCHOW datestamp with year slug inverted, oval "KIAOCHOW JUL 1, 1901" transit datestamp in violet on reverse. Given to the German postal administration in Tsingtau, German offices in C
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Ingoing 1901 (Sept 10): Envelope from an unknown P.O. in the Dutch Indies to a British FPO address in Shanghai, forwarded to another one nearby Tien Tsin and back to Shanghai, bearing Dutch Indies 1900 ovpt 10 on 10 c. lilac and 15 on 15 brown (Gi 111+113), tied by a rectangular datestamp, the rever
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1902 (Nov 16): Picture postcard from 'Sche tschia tun' via Tsingtau to Schalke, bearing Dragon 4 C. brown, tied by indistinct local handstamp, bilingual "KIAOCHOW 24 .. 02" transit cds alongside. Given to the German postal administration in Tsingtau, Kiautschou adhesive (Mi 6) added to the card and
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1902 (Nov 24): Chinese inland stationery postcard 1 c. with add. franking Dragon 1 c. orange and 2 c. red, tied by Tsinanfu handstamp, Kiaochow transit (Dec 1, 1902) cds alongside. Given to the German postal administration in Tsingtau, Kiautschou adhesive 5 pf. green (Mi 6) added to the card and tie
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1903 (Nov 23): Chinese inland stationery postcard 1 c. with add. franking Dragon 1 c. orange and 4 c. brown, tied by clear Chinese handstamp, bilingual "KIAOCHOW 29 NOV 03" transit cds alongside. Given to the German postal administration in Tsingtau, Kiautschou adhesive (Mi 7) added to the card and
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1903 (Dec 14): Chinese inland stationery postcard 1 c. with add. franking Dragon 1 c. orange and 2 c. red-brown, tied by light bilingual WEIHSIEN datestamp, crisp bilingual "KIAOCHOW 15 DEC 03" transit cds alongside. Given to the German postal administration in Tsingtau, vertical pair of Kiautschou
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1904 (July 23): Picture postcard with 'Hankow' motif, despatched at the German post office in Kankow and sent to Shanghai, forwarded locally, bearing German Offices in China 5 pf. green (Mi 16), tied by "HANKAU DEUTSCHE POST" cds, with "SHANGHAI DEUTSCHE POST" transit cds alongside. "SHANGHAI LOCAL
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1905 (Dec 8): Chinese inland stationery postcard 1 c., sent from Puoly via Tsingta to Altusried, Bavaria, the indicium tied by clear Chinese handstamp. Given to the German postal administration in Tsingtau, two examples of Kiautschou adhesive 1 c. brown-ochre (Mi 18) added to the card and tied by "T
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1906 (April 5): Picture postcard with 'The Wheelwright' motif, bearing China Dragon 2 c. red-brown and German PO's in China 2 c. green, both in pairs, tied by clear SINANFU and CHINAN cds's, an information strike alongside. Sent to Moudon, Switzerland with perfect arrival (May 16) cds alongside. A m
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1906 (July 30): Stationery postcard 1 c. sent to Germany with add. franking CIP ½ c. brown (2), 1 c. orange and 2 c. red tied by Tschingwangtau datestamp, transit (Aug 6) cds's of the Chinese and British PO's in SHANGHAI and CHEMNITZ arrival (Sept 8) cds alongside. Written by a soldier of the German
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1907 (July 20): Picture postcard from Peking to the Austrian battleship SMS 'Kaiser Franz Joseph I' in Shanghai, forwarded to Yokohama, bearing CIP 2 c. red-brown tied by bilingual PEKING cds, "SHANGHAI LOCAL POST" (July 24), SHANGHAI despatch (July 25) and YOKOHAMA arrival (July 29) cds's alongside
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1909 (Nov 13): Printed matter wrapper from Tsingtau to the catholic mission in Wenshang, bearing Kiautschou adhesive 2 c. green (Mi 29) tied by "TSINGTAU KIAUTSCHOU" despatch cds. Upon arrival charged with 1 cent and bearing Imperial Post 1 c. blue due, tied by Chinese handstamp. A fine cover, signe
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1911 (May 13): Registered cover from Mongtse/Mengzi in Yunnan province to Haiphong in Tonkin, French Indochina bearing CIP 3 c. bluish green, a strip of five and a single adhesive and 2 c. green tied by "MENTSZ Train Station" datestamp with matching registration handstamp alongside. Reverse with HOK
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Austrian Navy in China 1912: Registered cover from Peking to Hohenberg franked by 1908 10 k. rose, single and a horizontal strip of three, tied by two fine strikes of "K. u. KL. MARINE DETACHEMENT / in PEKING" cds's (Feb 6) with yellow registration label handstamped as per the cancellation over S.M.
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Austrian Naval Forces 1913: Postcard from Shanghai to Pola, franked by 1908 Austria 5 h. green tied by fine "K UND K KREIGSMARINE / SMS KAISER FRANZ JOSEPH" cds (Feb 25) in black. Slightest of aging but a fine strike. The Cruiser was on a 'Flag Waving' tour of the Far East - the contents refer to a
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1929 (Nov 1): Registered cover from Lungchingtsun to Seoul, Korea bearing Manchuria ki-hei ovpts. on China Chiang Kai-Shek 1 c. & 4 C. and Burial commemorative issue 1 C. & 4 C., tied by LUNGTCHINGSUN cds, reverse with KEIJO (Nov 4) and Saedaemun (Nov 4) transit cds's. Backflap torn, nevertheless an
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1878/1913: Fine collection beginning with three "Large Dragons" 1ca green, 3 ca red and 5 ca yellow, "narrow setting", later values include "Red revenues" of one, two and four cents, coiled dragons and postage dues. Most stamps are used, the quality is not always great but many acceptable pieces can
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1878/1940: Accumulation beginning with a superb set of German Offices "REICHSPOST" to 5 Mark on pieces (Mi.15/27), also several other foreign offices including Japanese, French and Russian with high values. The Empire itelf contains 3 Large Dragons with qualitative challenges of varying degrees, 189
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1885/88: 1 ca green to 5 ca olive-yellow, forty-seven used copies in mixed condition. with many different postmarks including 1885 3 ca mauve with "CHEFOO" chop. (page)
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1885/1946: Lot 85 unused stamps incl. 1885 Dragon wmk Yin Yang 1 ca. green, Dowager Empress 1894 2 ca. green, 5 ca. orange, 9 ca. green & 24 ca. rose-carmine, 1909 Temple of Heaven, 1946 Airmail CNC surcharges, Shanghai local post and few Korea. (page)
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1894: Dowager Empress, values to 6 ca brown, twenty-four stamps in both unused and used condition including a pair, with some very attractive pieces with near to full cancels. The lot comprises two unused 5 ca dull orange with large part og. and five further unused stamps including a corner margina
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1898/1950c. Collection starting with three red revenue 2 c, all with faults, then a complete set of the 1909 "First Aniversary" temple of heaven, 1909 coiled dragon 7c crimson unused copy with large part og. 1912 "Revolution" $1 used, 1912, provisional neutrality Shanghai overprint $1 and many other
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Kiaochow - Tsingtau combination usages 1899/1901: Group nine covers / cards with combinations of Chinese and German Kiautschou adhesives and postmarks incl. 1899 US stationery envelope from Philadelphia to the Chinese Kiaochow PO, then despatched again at the German Tsintau PO to Scotland, one chine
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1901/46c: Lot 19 covers / postcards incl. two 1901 postcards despatched by German soldiers, two stationery postcards, one from Pingtu to Kiaochow, postcard from Shanghai to the USA, the adhesives cancelled upon arrival; Junk issue special 1917 4 c. stationery postcard for POWs to Copenhagen with Rus
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1909/1958c.: Accumulation of China and Chinese related materials including four sets "First year of reign" including two full og., "25th Aniversary Chinese National Postal Service", later issues including larger blocks, covers and other philatelic material. (page)
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1949: NORTHEAST CHINA, "First Session of the Chinese People's Conference", $ 5,000 carmine, $ 20,000 green and 35,000 blue fine unused complete series, with the high value being a right hand marginal. Very rare set. (page)
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1955: TIBET 8 f orange-red, single franking, cancelled bilingual "LASA" on foreign letter to "NEPAL", backstamped on arrival, stamp small tear and slight staining to envelope, very rare. (page)
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1967 (MAR 10): "Herioc Oilwell Firefighters", complete series of three (2) all in marginal pairs, unused with full og., two with sheet numbers, (Gi = 400).
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1967 (MAR 25): "Liu Ying-chun" Commemoration, complete series of six (2) unused with full og., all except Gi 2336 in marginal pairs, (Gi = 950). (Image 1)(page)
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1967 (MAY 23): "Talks on Literature and Art", complete series of three unused all with full og, (Gi = 1'800). (Image 1)
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1967 (July 1): "THIRD FIVE-YEAR PLAN", two series in vertical pairs and "18th ANIVERSARY", all unused with full og., (Gi = £ 660). (Image 1)
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1967 (OCT 1): "46th ANNIVERSARY" complete set of five values unused with full original gum. Very fresh, (Gi = 475). (Image 1)
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1967 (Sept 20): Mao Tse-tung 'Our Great Teacher' set of three values, 8 f. to 10 f. multicoloured, fresh and very fine, unused full og. Gi = £ 2'500. (
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1980: Year of the Monkey 8 f., fresh mint copy with few black specks on reverse, probably from the sheet stored below Mi = € 2'700 / Gi = £ 1'600. (Ima
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1953. MILITARY POST, $800, orange-yellow, vermillion and brown-purple, unused undistributed service stamp in fresh and very fine condition, as issued without gum. For comparison $800, orange-yellow, vermillion and red-orange also unused without gum. Fine and exceptionally rare pair. (Gi = £ 5'2
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1890/1990c: Lot hundreds used/unused stamps beginning with Chinese Republic issues, 1893 Shanghai Treaty Port adhesives, foreign offices, Formosa, PRC up to modern commemorative issues. In three add. albums Asian, primarily modern issues from Afghanistan to Vietnam, also some Imperial China, British
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1900/1990c. Collection in twenty-one albums with vast range of unused and used, value predominantly in the PRC period, with 1955 Scientists Miniature Sheets unused, 1958 Heroes Monument Miniature sheet (2) (Gi = £ 250 each), 1958 Kuan Han-ching Miniature sheet unused (Gi = £ 325), 1960 Gol
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1935/1964: Vast accumulation of part sheets both used and unused with a large number of marginal inscriptions, horizontal gutter pairs for some values of the 1959 "First National Games". Many thousands of stamps seldom seen in large blocks and units. A rare opportunity to acquire some out of the ord
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1949/1960: Small collection People's Republic, containing used stamps, such as two series 1955 "Scientists" (Gi 1663a (four sheets)), and many issues of the early period all in predominantly fine used condition. (page)
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1949/71ca.: Lot with Sun Yat sen issues (1949) in unused multiples and part sheets together with issues of Communist China, further about fifty covers and cards franked with PRC issues, including some commercially used with 1971 envelope from Lhasa (Tibet) to Lalitpur, Nepal. (page)
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1949/1980: Powerful collection People's Republic containing many rare and sought after unused sets and single issues, such as 1951 "Gate of Heavenly Peace" $50,000 violet (Gi 1496), 1955 "Scientists" (Gi 1663a (four sheets)), 1960 "Goldfish" (Gi 1911/22), "Pigs" (Gi 1923/27), "Chrysanthemums" (Gi 19
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1952/1962: Small collection People's Republic, containing used stamps, such as 1963 "Hwangshan Landscapes" (Gi 2124/2139), 1964 "First International" (Gi 2212) two copies one with marginal inscription, 1965 "Chinkiang Mountains" (Gi 2251/58) all marginal copies with printing dates, and many issues
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1971/1982: Accumulation containing mostly complete sets in unmounted og. condition with 1971 Afro-Asian friendship (Gi 2466/2469), 1974 Gymnastics (Gi 2549/2554), 1976 4th 5 Year Plan (Gi 2637/2652) and many others. The lot also comes with twelve earlier booklets including 1983 Terracotta Figures (G
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1949/1980: Valuable collection People's Republic containing many rare and sought after unused sets, such as 1963 "Monkeys" imperforate (Gi 2121/3), 1965 "Tsunyi Conference", (Gi 2235/7), 1972 "SHIPS" (Gi 2485/8), 1973 "Revolutionary Ballet" (2516/9), 1974 "Industrial Production" (Gi 2593/6) two sets
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1904 (Feb 26): 'PROVISORIO' stationery postcard 1 avo on 2 avos, sent from Macao to Tsangkou, German colony Kiautschou, with crisp "TSANKOU KIAUTSCHOU 29 3 04" arrival cds alongside. A decorative card to a scarce destination. (page)
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1953: President Chiang Kai-shek, the complete set of 15 values printed imperforate on three sheets, in a souvenir folder. Gi 165-179 = £ 750. (Image 1)
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Around-the-world postcard 1881 (July): German stationery postcard sent from Dresden, Germany to the German consul in New York (July 15), where franked again, YOKOHAMA (Aug 28), where franked with two single examples of 5 sen brown (both damaged), tied by mute 'cork' obliterator, further to Singapore
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The Official 1896 Presentation Album of Japanese Stamps: "Dai Nippon Teikoku Ubin Kitte Eukakushi" (The Postage Stamp History of the Japanese Empire), with all postage and telegraph issues and postal stationery from 1871/1896 and two 1874 Express labels; printed in both Japanese and English, complet
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1913/14: ½ s. brown - 1 y. green and brown definitive issues both with and without watermark, overprinted "MIHON" = "SPECIMEN" in black, some lower values with small faults, otherwise fine and scarce. (page)
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1916/18: POW printed postcard and envelope, the earlier card printed in red sent from German POW in Marugame Camp with triangular cachet in red and cds (25 Nov, 1916) in black sent to Stuttgart fine but for central fold; envelope printed in black from Bando Camp near Tokushima with cds (Jan 30, 1918
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Japanese Navy at Malta 1918 (Jan): Picture Postcard depicting Malta St. Paul's Bay despatched from the Japanese 1st class destroyer H.I.J.M.S. Kanran, ex British H.M.S. Nemesis on loan 1917-1919, attacking the Austrian submarine U-28 with another Japanese destroyer. Despatched at Yokohama P.O., stru
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1935: Mount Fuji 1½ s. rose-carmine on granite paper, the Miniature Sheet of twenty (4 x 5), of fresh colour and appearance, mounted in margins only, stamps unmounted og. Scarce Scott = $ 600. (page)
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Japanese Post Offices in Korea 1939 (June 27): Registered Insured Avis de Reception cover from Keizyo, today Seoul to Shanghai bearing 1937 Showa pair 50 sen on white paper and pair 6 sen tied by superb "KEIZYO TYOSEN" cds, a green registration seal below, large boxed "A.R." handstamp and foreign re
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Japanese Post Offices abroad - China 1889 (March 30): Japanese UPU postal card 2 sen olive-green (H&G 17), the indicium cancelled by clear thimble "I.J.P.A. SHANGHAI" cds, front struck by thimble YOKOHAMA (April 4), "SAN FRANCISCO CAL. RECD." (April 25), and "SAN FRANCISCO CAL. ST. SHP." (May 3) tra
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Japanese Post Offices abroad - China 1896 (May 28): Japanese UPU postal card 3 sen green (H&G 18), the indicium cancelled by oval "NANKING LOCAL POST" datestamp in violet, front struck by Imperial Chinese SHANGHAI (May 29), "SHANGHAI I.J.P.O (June 5)", "YOKOHAMA JAPAN" (June 12, date slug inverted)
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Japanese Post Offices abroad - China 1897 (Sept 4): Japanese inland postal card 1 sen light blue (H&G 12), the indicium cancelled by "SHANGHAI I.J.P.O." cds, front struck by indistinct YOKOHAMA transit and TORGAU arrival (Oct 13) cds's. Taxed in China with '20' (pf.) charge in blue crayon noted on
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Japanese Post Offices abroad - China 1901 (Jan 5): Japanese UPU postal card 4 sen sepia on cream (H&G 27), the indicium cancelled by "SHANGHAI I.J.P.O." cds, front struck by framed PAQUEBOT handstamp, "HONGKONG TOO LATE " transit and BREMERHAFEN arrival (Feb 11) cds's. (page)
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1875/1941: Collection hundreds used/unused stamps, the early issues with many forgeries, thereafter cancellation interest, Airmail stamps, also 1938/41 six National Park souvenir sheets unused, also military stamps and offices in China. Mi = € 11'000 following the consignor without calculating the a
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1900/20: Important collection with 500 picture postcards s/w and mostly in colour, used and mainly unused, showing a large variety of handpainted cards (partly in sets), commemorative cards franked on picture side and showing special cancellations, street scenes, some items regarding the sino russia
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1900/1930: Fine accumulation of over 110 early Japan covers and picture postcards including some 35 letters including one franked 3 s with booklet perforation, a further 35 or so postal stationery cards and three unused handpainted envelopes with native scenes. A most interesting contemporary lot wi
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1900/40: Interesting Lot 240 old picture postcards b/w or in colour, used and mainly unused, noteworthy topographic views, artistic cards, personalities, leisure time, military scenes and more, furthermore a rather heavyly plundered old private photo book showing family members and kids, mostly in t
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1912/39c.: Collection of covers/cards (96), with 1912 Panorama postcard from Miyajima franked 8 sen, underpaid and taxed in Switzerland on arrival, 1935 registered airmail postcard to Switzerland with four values from the 1929/34 airmail issue, strength in Foreign P.O.'s with 1903 1½ s. blue card up
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1925/39: Range of covers (8) all with colourful registered frankings to Lucerne, Switzerland with 65 stamps utilised, cancelled at Kyoto, Kobe, Tokyo and Tsuruga; as well as 1939 Manchukuo cover registered from Harbin. (page)
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Lots and Collections 1964/82: Lot 15 yearbooks and special booklets issued by the postal administration of Japan, in addition a presentation folder for the UPU congress in 1964, all in perfect condition and housed in a box. (page)
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1905 (Aug 21): Korean stationery postcard 4 chon (H&G 8), from Chemulpo via Tsingtau to Celle, Germany, the indicium cancelled by light Japanese "CHEMULPO I.J.P.O." handstamp in violet, the card was franked with a additional Kiautschou Hohenzollern 5 pf. green adhesive tied by "TSINGTAU KIAUTSCHOU 2
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1886/2020: Collection of used and unused blocks of four on leaves, starting with 1886/89 King Prithivi 1/2 a. black in used blocks of four, of which one with tête-bêche, 1898/99 Native paper 1 a. blue (3), 2 a. violet and 4 a. green and 1907/30 Siva Mahadeva issue, the later issues from 1935 onward
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1899/1930: Specialised study collection of 'Bow, Arrow' and 'Sripech & Crossed Khukuries' printed at the Chhapakhana Press with 1 a.blue to 4 a. green, all used including singles, pairs, blocks of four and larger multiples with some tête-bêches as 1899/1900 1/2 a. black in large blocks of 24 to 64,
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1937/53: Special collection with emphasis on cancellations, 75 covers showing diff. handstamps as Late Pashupati Postmarks, diff. date stamps and official negative seals, incl. some items franked with Shree Pashupati Issue 1930, further an official cover bearing LALITPUR d.s. with 'Pulak Adda' inscr
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1903 (Aug 20): Picture postcard to France depicting a 'Siamese band', bearing on the picture side King Chulalongkoen 1 a. green, tied by small "CHANTABOURI 20.08.03" cds, it shows in addition an unusual negative seal. Text written on January 25, 1904, additional 3 a. adhesive added on the address si
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1902 (Aug 31): Battambang Provisional 10 atts. type-written surcharge on 12 a. brown-purple & carmine (Gi. Type 50b), a fine used example cancelled by part "Battambong" cds (1902) in black. Some original paper adherence on reverse, a fine example of an exceptionally rare stamp. Cert. BPA (2022) Gi =
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1899: 'Korat' 1½ a. red on yellow postal stationery cards (10 examples) unused, the rejected design, fresh and fine (H&G 5). Scarce. (Image 1) (page)
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1912: â…“ tr. blue, imperforate, an unused complete sheet of twelve (4 x 3) in a resonant emerald shade, some creasing and margin would appear better with a slight trim at right, a scarce sheet. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 180+. (page)
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1912: â…“ tr. blue, imperforate, an unused complete sheet of twelve (4 x 3) in a resonant fresh shade. Rare so fine. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 240+. (Ima
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1912: ½ tr. violet, imperforate, an unused complete sheet of twelve (4 x 3) in a rich deep shade, marginal creasing at top, but nevertheless rare. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 250+. (page)
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1912: â…” tr. deep carmine, imperforate, an unused complete sheet of twelve (4 x 3) in a rich deep shade, positions 6 and 7 showing "POTSAGE" error, central vertical crease and paper thins at base but nevertheless rare so fine. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 500+. (page)
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1912: Small group with 1/6 tr. green unused and used on piece together with usages on reverse of covers: each tied by "LHASA P.O." negative handstamp in black, â…“ tr. blue in an unused pair and used on piece with bold strike of negative "LHASA P.O." also in blue, ½ tr. violet unused and used on pie
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1912/33: 1/6 t. green on cover backstamped on front with indistinctive arrival mark 'Gyantse'-type (Hellrigl T3), further 2 t. in the rare orange shade (1951) horizontal pair on reverse of registered envelope with late registration marking (Hellrigl Type 94 'Lhasa XI') and route instruction 'From L
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1933/38: Covers (4), all bearing 4 tr. emerald (shades, all are genuine), India usages with 'Book Post' covers from Gyantse or Pharijong, further Indian usages incl. one cover to Nepal with half-round deleted Tax marking. A scarce group, condition as usual is variable (12 items). (page)
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1919 (4./5. April): 26c green, on first airmail in the Philippines special commemorative card depicting Miss "RUTH LAW" tied by special triangular handstamp. (Müller 1; 30'000 points) Fine and rare card. (page)
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Thailand 1912/25: Lot eleven stamps used/unused, incl. 1912 photocard showing 'Scouts Parade' from Bangkok to Germany, 1920 Scouts' Fund 2 S. and 3 S. cancelled by clear strike of 'Court. Office' handstamp to small piece. (page)
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Japan, Dr. Legrand (Dr. Magnus, Jacques Amable) 1878; Les Écritures et la lêgende des TIMBRES DU JAPON. 43 pages, published by Moens Bruxelles. Half leather hardbound with raised and gold tooled spine. An extremely rare and very early monograph, not in the collections of Garratt-Adams or Hackmey. <
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Japan, Ichida Soichi Dr. 1959/65; The DRAGON STAMPS OF JAPAN 1871-1872 and The CHERRY BLOSSOM ISSUES OF JAPAN 1872-1876, both much sought after books in overall good condition with some imperfections of the binding (waterstains, toning, break, dustjackets rubbed and torn), the text itself in nearly
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French P.O.'s in Japan 1873 (Feb 17): Cover from Yokohama to Marseille, bearing Napolêon laureated 4 c. grey type II, a pair and a strip of three and single 80 c. rose, fresh and fine adhesives tied by clear Gros Chiffres '5118' numeral lozenge, "YOKOHAMA Bau FRANCAIS 17 FEVR. 73" despatch cds in bl
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French Post Offices in China 1870 (May 19): Double rate Cover from Shanghai toLyon, endorsed "Via Marseilles", bearing Napolêon laureated 80 c. rose in a horizontal pair with fresh colour and good perforation, tied by Gros Chiffres '5104' numeral lozenge. Crisp "SHANG-HAI Bau FRANCAIS 19 MAI 70" cds
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French P.O.'s in China 1875 (Jan 6): Triple rate Envelope from Shanghai to St. Étienne, endorsed "Voie de Marseille" and bearing a three-colour combination of Siège 40 c. orange in mixed franking with Cêrès 1871 80 c. rose, pair and a single as well as 10 c. brown on rose in a horizontal pair, ti
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French Offices in China 1875 (May 9): Triple rate Cover from Shanghai to Munich, Bavaria, endorsed "Per French Mail to Marseilles" and bearing Siège 40 c. orange (slightly oxidised) in combination with horizontal strip of four Cêrès 80 c. rose, tied by Gros Chiffres "5104" numeral lozenge, matchin
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