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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

U.S.-China Mails, U.S.-Japan Mails
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2355 c Image30c Orange (71). Radiant color, tied by segmented cork cancel, red "Boston Am. Pkt. Aug. 12" circular datestamp on blue 1864 cover to Shanghai, China, red "21" crayon credit, boxed "P.D." handstamp, French transits, Very Fine and attractive use sent via French Closed Mail, ex Hubbard, with 1988 Holcombe certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
2356 c Image10c Yellow Green (68). Tied by Japanese "X" chop cancel on blue cover to the Hon. John Phelan, Waynesburg Pa. with red "China and Japan Steam Service" oval handstamp, cancel with some slight oil marks and cover with minor creasing, Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction
2357 c Image5c Chocolate (223). Tied by circular waffle grid cancel, bold strike of San Francisco "SHIP" in circle handstamp on 1893 cover to Ningpo, China, originated on the U.S.S. Petrel in Oonalaska (modern-day Unalaska, in the Aleutian Islands), blue embossed name-of-ship seal with sea bird design (a petrel of course) on flap, handed off to another ship traveling to San Francisco where it was posted with "San Francisco Sep. 9 '93" circular datestamp on back, pencil "Ship Letter" notation, "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai Rec'd Oct. 7, 3:30 PM '93" circular datestamp on back struck on arrival in China, backflap with tear, Very Fine and an outstanding use, our newspaper research located articles announcing the mid-September 1893 departure of the U.S.S. Petrel from Oonalaska to China, due to "uncertainly over American interests due to the Geary Act", the Geary Act was an anti-Chinese immigrant law passed in May 1892 which added onerous permit requirements for Chinese residents of the U.S., accompanied by an article discussing the Petrel's imminent departure for China and commenting that "parties and secret organizations on the Pacific coast are sending Chinese back to their native land. The present bad feeling is being augmented" (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
2358 c Image5c Trans-Mississippi (288). S.e. at right, tied by "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, Sep. 27 12M 99" duplex datestamp on "Nanyang College, Shanghai" corner card cover to New Haven Conn., San Francisco transit and New Haven arrival backstamps, cover with minor edge flaws, otherwise Fine and scarce use (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
2359   Image1c-10c 1895-98 Bureau Issue Used in Tientsin, China. Six stamps, 1c, 2c, 5c, 8c and 10c (Ty. I, small perf fault) each on piece tied by "Mil. P Sta N. 01 Tientsin, China, Mar. 25, 1901" circular datestamps, plus an additional 8c tied by "Military Postal Sta. No. 1, China" double-circle datestamp, Very Fine and unusual (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2360   Image6c Ultramarine (115). Bright color, cancelled by neat strike of "Steamer Costa Rica P.M.S.S.Co." handstamp, perfs scissors-separated, still a Very Fine strike, according to Michael Laurence's book, the Costa Rica carried mails between Yokohama and Shanghai in China, it is not known used on cover and this is the first we have encountered on a 6c 1869 Pictorial which would have paid the interconsular rate, ex Eubanks, with 2009 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

CLOSED
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2361   Image2c Black, F. Grill, Very Thin Paper (93 var). Centered to bottom left, clear strike of "Hiogo, Japan" double-circle handstamp and trace of red cancel at bottom, couple nibbed perfs at left, Fine, with 2007 A.P.S. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2362   Image10c Yellow Green, F. Grill, Very Thin Paper (96 var). Rich color, well-centered, clear and legible "Hiogo, Japan" double-circle handstamp, small tear at top, Very Fine appearance, scarce cancel on this issue (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
2363   Image30c Orange (71). Bold central strike of "Hiogo, Japan" double-circle handstamp, thin spots and pulled perf at bottom, Fine appearance, a very scarce and an uncommonly clear cancel on this value, with 2013 P.F. certificate, listed but unpriced in Scott (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2364   Image30c Orange, F. Grill, Double Grill, One Split (100 var). Clear second grill, one split between top and bottom, cancelled by bold "Hiogo, Japan" double-circle handstamp, bright shade, Fine, a remarkable combination of the rare double grill used in Hiogo, Japan -- each scarce on their own, with 1986 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as double grill with Japan cancel (Image)

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 $ 2,200.00

CLOSED
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2365   Image30c Gray Black (165). Clear strike of "Hiogo, Japan" dateless circle, stamp with small faults, Fine and rare, the earliest known use of the 30c Bank Note in Scott is Oct. 14, 1874, the U.S. Post Office in Hiogo was closed on Dec. 31, 1874, creating a very narrow window for this stamp to be used, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

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