1839, Canton: entire folded letter w. dateline "Canton October 1th 1839" endorsed "p. Talbot" rated in manuscript "6" top right, to Seth, Low & Co.New York. In relation to Camphor per "Althorpe" Oct. 16 1839, lacquer seal R&Co. From the Russel & Co. correspondence. An early letter from Canton.
Public auction #38
By: Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG
Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG Public auction #38
The 38th Christoph Gärtner auction October 10+11th and 16th - 20th, 2017 is an outstanding offer with more than 40.000 lots is on line.
The auction schedule as follows:
October 10 - 11, 2017 / coins & banknotes
World bank notes
Germany bank notes
October 16 - 20, 2017 / philately & picture postcards including:
Asia, Europe, Thematics, Overseas, Germany and picture post cards
Sale Terms
Lot #6242A - China
1878/94, large dragon 1 Ca. (torn) used on piece, small dragon 1 Ca. used, dowager 3 Ca. used.
Lot #6242 - China
1862, Napoleon III french 80c rose perforated on pinkish, used with 40c orange (Yvert 27), both fine, cancelled and tied by "5104" in lozenge on native hand-illustrated cover to Scotland (opened at bottom, missing side back flaps) bearing SHANG-HAI 25 JANV 70 c.d.s. and red boxed PD, on reverse GLASGOW MR 14 70 c.d.s. receiver.
Lot #6243 - China
1882, large dragon wide margins 3 Ca. brown red tied by blue seal "Peking" to small western style cover w. o. reverse blue "I. G. OF CUSTOMS PEKING MAR 29 82". Adressed to Herrn Carl Wolter c/o Meyer&Co. Tientsin with pencil transcription "Mee Yeeh".
Meyer & Co. was established 1866 in Hong Kong by Hamburg merchants Hermann Constantin Eduard Meyer (1841-1926) and his brother H. D. Johannes Meyer. In 1873 they opened a branch in...
Lot #6244 - China
1881, "CUSTOMS SHANGHAI DEC 6 81" on reverse of small cover with french offices, forerunners type sage 5 C. (pair), 15 C. tied dotted "5104" w. french office same day alongside to Oldenburg/Germany w. boxed arrival "18/1 82" on reverse. Sender E. Buhrtrat, Shanghai Customs.
Lot #6245 - China
1882, large dragon thick paper 3 Ca. brownish red canc. seal "Shanghai" on small cover w. on reverse "CUSTOMS SHANGHAI OCT 20 86", in combination with France 25 C. bistre on straw (slight rubbing at top) canc. "Shang-hai/Chine 20 OCT 86", to London (Nov. 29 arrival), transits red TPO "Modane × Paris" and TPO "Paris × Calais" 29 NOV 86" on reverse, somewhat unevenly opened, not affecting stamps, very fine. Chan 8.
Lot #6246 - China
1883, large dragon thick paper canc. full strike blue seal "PEKING", also corner cancel ot customs dater.
Lot #6247 - China
1885, large dragon thick paper rough perforation (Chan type IV) 3 Ca. canc. faint blue large seal and belgian "BRUXELLES 19 DEC 188.-19", very rare
Lot #6248 - China
1894, Dowager 3 Ca. tied blue seal "Tientsin" to reverse of small envelope (file bend at left) w. blue customs dater "DEC 1 1895" alongside, via "CUSTOMS SHANGHAI DEC 5 1895", in combination w. France 25 C. "SHANG-HAI 8 DEC 95" to Paris/France w. Jan. 10 arrival on reverse.
Lot #6249 - China
1897, 2 c. on 2 Ca. green, showing variety "shifted and therefore bisected overprint", mint o.g.
Lot #6250 - China
1897, 10 C./9 Cand. dark green, unused mounted mint (Michel cat. 750.-)
Lot #6251 - China
1897, non-seriff 10 C./12 Ca., 2 1/2 mm, tied pa-kua w. on reverse large dollar "SHANGHAI 18 APR 98" in combination with Hong Kong, 10 C./30 C. greyish green tied "SHANGHAI C AP 9 98" to small cover to Sweden and fwd., on reverse transits Hong Kong, Frinnaryd and arrival Karlsberg May 23, also senders hs. oval violet "China Inland Mission 13 Apr 1898 Hankow".
Lot #6252 - China
1897 1/2c. surcharge on re-drawn Dowager Empress 3ca. bright orange-yellow, Perf 111/2-12, variety "1/2" only 0.5mm below Chinese characters, pane 2, Pos. 19, unused without gum, small internal split at upper right on reverse and in left margin, few shortened perfs, fresh colour and fine appearance. A RARITY OF CHINESE IMPERIAL POST. B.P.A. certificate (2017) (SG £6800)
Lot #6253A - China
1897, red revenue 1 C./3 C. type 1, used brown customs-dater, tiny thin on reverse (Michel cat. 250.-)
Lot #6253 - China
1897, red revenues 2/cents (2), 1 C. tied three strikes brown customs dater "CUSTOMS CHEFOO MAY 1 1897" to red band cover to Inchon/Korea. On reverse lunar date by sender "3rd moon 30th day" and brown dispatch mark "CUSTOMS CHEFOO MAY 7 1897". All are type B of Chefoo customs dater. Addressed to a Mr. Wang c/o Meyer & Co. Sent by a Wang company in Chefoo, perhaps a relative.
Meyer & Co. was established 1866 in Hong Kong by...
Lot #6254 - China
1897, red revenue 1 C./3 C. type I resp. 2/cents, clean used (Michel cat. 650.-)
Lot #6255 - China
1897, dragon 4 C. tied large dollar "SHANGHAI 15 AUG 98" to ppc "Chinese Musicians in combination w. HK QV 2 C. rosine tied "SH(AN)GHAE AU 19 98" via HK AU 19 to Austria endorsed "via Brindisi per S. S. Parramatta", arrival "ST. MAREIN 18 9 98".
Lot #6256 - China
1897, dragon 10 C. tied pa-kua w. apted customs "TIENTSIN AU 4 98" alongside, in combination w. Hong Kong QV 5 C. ultra vertical pair tied two strikes "SHANHGAI AU 9 98" to cover to England and fwd., on reverse transits large dollar Shanghai, Camberley and arrival Leominster Sept. 12.
Lot #6257 - China
1897, dragon 10 C. tied large dollar "CANTON 17 JUN 98", also oval violet bilingual security chop "F. A. WENDT, CANTON" (corresponds to backflap imprint) in combination w. HK QV 10 C. lilac/red tied "HONG KONG JU 18 98" to Germany, backstamp "TRARBACH 18.7.98".
Lot #6258 - China
1897, large dollar "SHANHGAI. 10 DEC 97" w. french offices 25 C. canc. "SHANG-HAI 10 DEC 97" on small cover to Saxony/Germany w. "DRESDEN 16.1.98" backstamp.
Lot #6259 - China
1898, coiling dragon 1/2 C. (2), 1 C. tied bisected bilingual "FOOCHOW 27 SEP 99" to printed matter envelope "The Rebecca Orphanage, Antau China via Foochow" in combination w. Hong Kong, QV 2 C. bit overlapping but complete tied seriffed boxed "I.P.O." resp. "HONG KONG B OC 15 99" to Gera/Germany w. Nov. 6 99 backstamp, envelope faults.
Lot #6260 - China
1898, coiling dragons 1 C. (pair) 4 C. brown (2) tied bisected bilingual "PAGODA ANCH. 18 MAY 00" to reverse of cover in combination w. on front Hong Kong QV 10 C. purple/red tied boxed seriffed "I.P.O." and "HONG KONG B MY 23 00" to Paris w. June 25 arrival on reverse.
Lot #6261 - China
1898, coiling dragon 1 C. tied intaglio to ppc ("Commoran fisher on Tahu lake", Faber B. Pfeifer Tientsin) in combination with german offices 5 Pf. tied "TIENTSIN 7/II 01" to Germany and fwd., endorsed "per Navy postal bureau" and delivery of Berlin p. o. 53 Dec. 18 01, senders dateline "Yangtsun 5.11.01".
Lot #6262 - China
1898, coiling dragon 1 C., 2 C. (2), 4 C., 5 C. salmon (2), 10 C., carp 20 C., 30 C. and 50 C. total $1.29 tied bisected bilingual "SHANGHAI 29 NOV 99" to registered cover with large bold "R" in combination w. french offices 5 Ct. 10 Ct., 15 Ct., 20 Ct. (torn), 25 Ct., 30 Ct., 40 Ct. and 1 Fr. total 2.45 Fr.tied "SHANG-HAI 4 DEC 98" with framed "R", cover two creases and faults, repaired in french p.o. Shanghai w. tie mark of 4 DEC 98, to...
Lot #6263 - China
1898, coiling dragon 2 C. (pair), 10 C. tied large dollar "PEKING 1 NOV 98" to small size registered cover in combination w. Hong Kong, QV 5 C. ultra (pair) and 2 C. rosine (2) tied "SHANGHAI NO 9 98" to ppc w. painting on reverse to Frankfurt/Germany, transits large dollar "SHANGHA 7 NOV 98", HK NO 18, also bold "R" resp. circular framed "R", senders dateline "PEKING 29.X.98".
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