U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 9-10, 2014

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #159
CHINA
1873 (30 Aug) outer FL paying 1fr with French 80c and pair of 10c, tied by large numerals "5104" and Shanghai departure cds, sent via Marseille to Lyon, with transit and arrival postmarks, usual filing fold and little toning away from the stamps, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #160
CHINA
1887 (16 Mar) cover with blue "Shanghai Local Post" departure postmark on back, franked on front with 3 Can red, cancelled (not tied) by oval chop, perf. faults, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai, with 25c Type Sage added for further transmission to Gross Salze, with arrival postmark (24 Apr), wax seal removed from back, filing folds away from the stamps, some overall wear and toning, otherwise a fine and rare item, signed Roger Calves, but since the Large Dragon is not tied, the cover is offered AS IS
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #161
CHINA
1894 (30 July) small registered cover franked on back with 3c and 5c Large Dragons, used in combination with 1c Small Dragon, tied by oval chops, with "I.G. of Customs Peking" postmark alongside, addressed to Le Baron Gabriel de Gunzburg in Shanghai, with registry number entered in manuscript, fine and attractive cover, sold AS IS
Envelope
Price Realized
$6,250.00

Lot #162
CHINA
1888-98 Small Dragon, 3c lilac, also CIP 5c and 50c, plus 20c and 100c Revenues, each with green or red surcharge, fine and scarce
*
Catalog #14,102,106
Unsold
Lot #163
CHINA
1897 4c surcharge, neat "Customs" pmk, fine,
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Catalog #82
Catalog Value $ 600
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #164
CHINA
190 (Apr) registered picture postcard from Shanghai, franked with two each 1/2c and 2c, also single 10c C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, sent via the French Post Office where 10c and 25c Chine overprints were added for further transmission via "Ligne N Paq Fr. No.1" to Germany, with Stuttgart arrival cds, card creases, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #165
CHINA
1901 (16 July) German Feld-Postkarte with 20pf and 10pf overprints, tied by Peking Deutsche Post cds, registered to Tientsin, with additional stamps of Japanese, French, India C.E.F., United States and Imperial China added alongside and cancelled at their prospective post offices, boxed "S.N. Armee-Oberkommando in Ostasien Armee-Intendt" and arrival pmk, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #166
CHINA
1901 (Apr) German Feld-Postkarte with 5pf and 25pf overprints, tied by Tientsin Deutsche Post cds, registered to Potsdam, with additional stamps of Japanese, French, Russian, India C.E.F., United States and Imperial China added alongside and cancelled at their prospective post offices, fine card, with arrival postmark
Envelope
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #167
CHINA
1904 picture postcard franked with 1/2c C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, tied by framed chop, with Germany Offices in China 5pf alongside, cancelled by Tschinwangtau Deutsche Post (24 Dec) cds, sent to Germany, with Eichstadt arrival pmk alongside, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #168
CHINA
1905 native cover, registered from Amoy to Saigon, franked on back with two pairs of 5c C.I.P., Tay Ninh and Saigon Cochinchine postmarks on front, little toning, scarce usage
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #169
CHINA
1911 (4 Dec) picture postcard (German Post Office in Chefoo) franked with 1c, 2c and 4c Coiling Dragons, sent via the German and Russian Post Offices, where additional stamps were added for further transmission to Germany, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #170
CHINA
1986 $2 Macaw, 300 copies (three sheets of 100), n.h., folded between the stamps, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #2539
Catalog Value $ 420
Price Realized
$95.00

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