U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
July 19-20, 2006
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #506 CHINA 1896 cover franked on reverse with 6x3c Dowager, tied by blue chops and corresponding "Peking Customs", sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai where 50c TYpe Sage overprinted "Chine" was added (on front of the cover) for external transmission to Berlin, "Ligne N Paq Fr. No.8" maritime transits, also blue "Shanghai Customs" and Berlin arrival pmks on reverse, v.f. and extremely rare Dowager combination cover, with two diff. Customs (Shanghai and Peking) cds  | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #507 CHINA 1896 Shanghai Local Post 1c stationery entire envelope, additionally franked with 1c orange red, cancelled by blue chop, used via the U.S. Post Office in Shanghai, where 1c, 2c and 15c were added for further transmission, viaSan Francisco and New York to Reichenberg (Bohemia), stamps tied by "U.S.Postal Agency Shanghai" Oct.31 cds, New York Registration label, transit and arrival pmks, fine and colorful combination cover | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #508 CHINA 1898 registered cover (opened for display) from Hankow, franked on back with 2c, 4c (2) and 10c, with Kiukiang large Dollar chop 5 Aug. 98, also another struck in Shanghai 8 Aug., with Hong Kong 30c added on the same date to payexternal charges to Germany, with French packet "Ligne N Paq. Fr. No.4" 13 Aug. and 10.9.98 Haydingen arrival pmk, filing folds away from the stamps, some ink smeared on front, fine and colorful combination | Unsold |
 | Lot #509 CHINA Air Post. 1925 flown cover, carried by Francesco De Pinedo, with violet cachet "First Air Mail China-Japan", showing return address of Nanking and addressed to Nagasaki, v.f., signed Forester. Only 50 covers carried | Price Realized $1,850.00 |
 | Lot #510 CHINA Air Post. 1925 flown cover, carried by Francesco De Pinedo, with violet cachet "First Aerial Mail Shanghai-Rome Carried by Major de Pinedo", showing return address of Nanking and addressed to Rome, with ms inscription back"one of 10 covers prepared for DePinedo return flight Shanghai-Rome. Revolution caused railroad to be broken, letters sent by steamer and arrived too late to be carried", signed "L.S.R." (Lloyd Stanton Ruland), | Price Realized $1,850.00 |
