U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
October 31-November 1, 2012
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #631 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1890 (7 Mar and 26 Apr) forerunners, two covers, one headed "Deutsch-Asiatische Bank", each franked with 20pf ultramarine (distinct shades), tied by Shanghai cds, endorsed "per English Mail" and "per French Mail,", sent to Cologne and Breslau, each with arrival pmk, fine  Catalog #Mi.V42b,c | Unsold |
 | Lot #632 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1895-98 forerunners, two covers headed "Droste & Walte, Tientsin, China", each franked with 10pf, 20pf and 50pf, tied by Tientsin cds and sent to Japan, with Kobe and Yokohama arrival pmks, one cover with closed tears at top, tape stains and some folds away from the stamps, fine | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #633 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1900 (3 Feb) registered cover from Peking to Berlin, franked with 10pf and 20pf "China" overprints on front, also unoverprinted block of 6x5pf Reichspost (Mi.Vb) on back, fine combination franking, with arrival pmk Catalog #3,4 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #634 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1901 ppc (printed by a German firm in Shanghai & showing a burning pagoda during the Boxer Rebellion) from Yokohama to Taku, with oval Peking, Japanese P.O. in Shanghai transit & arrival pmk, v.f. and rare incoming card | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #635 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1901 Chinese ppc, used from Tientsin to Germany, military hs "Feldpostbrief", with Berlin arrival pmk, fine | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #636 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1901 cover to Breslau, franked with Chinese 1/2c and 1c Coiling Dragon, tied by "K.D.Feldpostation No.8" cds, with framed "S.B. Ostas. Exped. 9 Komp. 6 Inf. Rgmts" military handstamp alongside, endorsed "Feldpost", arriving in Breslau on 18th February, minor stains, otherwise fine usage from Shanhaikuan | Unsold |
 | Lot #637 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1904 (22 Apr) Reichspost 2pf stationery card additionally franked with 3pf China overprint cancelled "Marine Schiffspost" and used to Essen, v.f. | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #638 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1916 (28 Feb) registered cover headed "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre", with "Tientsin Eingeschrieben" and Tientsin Deutsche Post departure cds, additional handstamps, addressed to Budapest, opened and resealed by censor, oval "Ouvert par L'Autorite Militaire", returned to sender, this time via the U.S. Post Office ("Registered Shanghai China") and New York, on to Berlin, again to USA, back to Manchuria, with Moukden (15 Sep) postmarks, also several different postal labels in German and Hungarian, no less than 17 postmarks on back, remarkably well preserved and interesting item | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #639 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1916 (27 Mar) registered cover headed "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre", with "Tientsin Eingeschrieben" and Tientsin Deutsche Post departure cds, additional handstamps, addressed to Budapest, opened and resealed by censor, returned to sender, this time via New York, on to Mestecko Trnavka & re-directed several times, with final arrival in St. Stefan, fine and rare cover | Price Realized $475.00 |
