U.S. & Worldwide; Vladivistok Collection of Russia; A. Cronin Collection
September 16-17, 2009 and September 22-24, 2009

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #2315
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1899-1904 1k-10k overprinted Kitai, six different imperf. blocks of ten, each perforated "Obrazets", v.f., rare
Box S
Catalog #1-6S
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #2316
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1900-19 selection of 16 covers and cards, mostly with Kitai overprints, also usages with Russian adhesives, mostly from Shanghai, Harbin, Chifu, Tientsin, also a group of 18 covers or cards used from Harbin, with various pmks incl. Manchuria-Harbin, Kharbin-Vokz, one with military markings used during Russo-Japanese War etc., plus selection of Russian stamps used in China, with better pmks from Kashgar, Chifu and others, generally fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #2317
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1901 (27.4) cover from Drogichin (Belarus) to Bulgaria, franked on back with single 10k dark blue, misdirected to the Russian Post Office in Chifu (4.6) and Shanghai (21.6), continuing via Hong Kong (26.6) and arriving in Sofia on 17 July, filing fold through the stamp, well travelled cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #2318
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1903 (3.2) registered cover from Port Arthur (Manchuria), franked with 3x10k dark blue and used via Yokohama (28 Feb) and San Francisco (16.3) to Hecker, Ill, some overall toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #2319
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1903 (3.8) cover from Hankow to Amsterdam, franked with 10c Coiling Dragon, sent via the Chinese and Russian Post Offices in Shanghai where 10k Kitai was added, sent via Moscow, with appropriate transit and arrival pmks, red wax seal partially showing through, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #2320
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1903 (28.4) cover from Newchwang (also Yingkow and Inkou) franked with 10c Coiling Dragon, sent via the Russian Post Office where 10k Kitai was added, sent via Siberia, with Field Post Office (FPO No.13 Priamur Region) pmk was applied, addressed to the Belgian Consulate in Neuchatel, Switzerland, fine, with additional departure and arrival pmks on back
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #2321
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1903 (10.9) 25k imprinted telegraphic money order for 30r, used from Chuguchak (Sinkiang province) to Yuriev (Tartu), showing two different types of departure strikes, arrival pmk on back, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #2322
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1904 (9.3) cover from Newchwang to London, franked with unoverprinted 7k blue, tied by Inkou departure cds, underpaid 3k (=3/4d) and charged 1 1/2d F.B. (Foreign bag) double penalty rate on arrival, with Russo-Chinese Bank wax seal on back, overall toning, cover carelessly opened at right, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #2323
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1910-17 20k blue & carmine, horizontal strip of five, overprinted "Obrazets" in red, also $5 on 5r block of eight, perforated "Obrazets", fine-v.f.
Box S
Catalog #37S,68S
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #2324
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1914 (15.8) ppc franked with Russian 2x3k red, tied by oval "Vladivostok-Harbin e" TPO 264 pmks, addressed to Station Imyangpo, with a good strike of "Imyangpo St. Kit. Vos. Zh. D." (station of the Chinese Eastern Railway in Manchuria), also another card with 3k Romanov franking, used in 1913, oval "Vladivostok-Harbin 264" TPO pmk, sent to Vilnius, with arrival pmk, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #2325
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1916 (20.10) registered cover from Harbin to Canada, franked on back with a combination of unoverprinted 2k Arms, 4k Romanov and 1k, 3k and 10k War Fund adhesives, paying the correct 20k (foreign registered) rate, fine and very rare usage of the Russian semi-postals and Romanov stamps from China, with Waterloo arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #2326
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1917 (24.3) registered cover from Peking to England, franked with 10k Kitai and on back with 1k,3x3k War Fund adhesives, paying the correct 20k (foreign registered) rate, fine and very rare usage of the Russian semi-postals on mail from China, with London arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,200.00

Lot #2327
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1917 50c on 50k, horizontal strip of five, basic stamp grossly misperforated, n.h., fine and unusual variety
**
Catalog #61var
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #2328
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1918 (14.6) cover, value declared 500 rubles, registered from Kashgar (Sinkiang province) to Tientsin, franked on both sides with a total of 6.40r (2x20k, 16x25k and 4x50k) with unoverprinted Russian Arms issues, largely intact red wax seals, clear pmks of Kashgar Chinese Vlad., fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #2329
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1918 (4.6) cover, value declared 500 rubles, registered from Kuldzha (Sinkiang province), via Harbin to Tientsin, franked on back with unoverprinted Russian Arms issues 25k (2), 1r (2) and 7r (for a total of 9.50r), part of red wax seals, clear pmks of Kuldzha Chinese Vlad., Russian Post Office in Tientsin and Chinese Post Office arrival markings, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$625.00

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