U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
April 29-30, 2009
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #229 CHINA 1889-1947 Sven Hedin (famous Swedish explorer), correspondence of 20 letters (opened for display), mostly from Sven to the Hedin family in Stockholm, sent from Germany, Russia (St.Petersburg, Krasnoyarsk and Baku), from China (10 items), addressed to Alma (sister) and Ludwig (father, chief architect of Stockholm), also to Sven himself, plus used and unused sets of four stamps issued to commemorate his expedition, fine and scarce group  | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #230 CHINA 1898 2c "red revenue", used in combination with 2c Imperial Chinese Post on cover headed "E.L. Mondon" (little reduced at top), sent in 1899 from Shanghai (31 July) to Ningpo, with August 2 arrival cds on back, fine and scarce combination | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #231 CHINA 1898 4c "red revenue", single used in 1900 on cover from Shanghai (20 Dec) to Tsingtao, fine | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #232 CHINA 1901 (Feb 6) cover franked with 10c and 2x2c C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, tied by oval "Peking" bilingual departure pmks, sent via the Japanese Post Office in Shanghai, where 10sen (Japanese Offices in China) adhesive was added for further transmission to USA, with additional Shanghai (22 Feb), Seattle transit and Cleveland arrival pmks, cover wear and tear, otherwise fine | Price Realized $700.00 |
