China, 1904 (27 Dec.) envelope to Peking bearing C.I.P. 2c., cancelled by "Tientsin" lunar c.d.s. with Form I.-10 "Found Broken and Officially Closed in the Post Office" printed label, signed by postal officials and cancelled by "Peking" bilingual oval d.s. (28.12) in violet, the letter having been underpaid had Postage Due charged two days later with "Postage Due" overprints on 2c. and 10c. (3, with pair), cancelled by "Peking"...
Sale #40 - China Official Postal Seals and “Republic of China” Overprints
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Jan 13, 2014 Asia/Hong_Kong
Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #40 - China Official Postal Seals and “Republic of China” Overprints
Monday Jan 13, 2014 09:00 Asia/Hong_Kong
Interasia’s January 11-14 auction of China, Hong Kong and Asian stamps and postal history will take place at the Excelsior Hotel in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong. The four day, 3,600 lot sale includes another outstanding offering of China and Hong Kong stamps and postal history, with important Ching Dynasty and Republic, substantial postal history and a large offering of People’s Republic and Liberated Areas with major rarities. Among the Hong Kong and Treaty Ports highlights is the earliest recorded letter from Hong Kong.
Session 6 presents special collections of China Official Postal Seals and the 1912 Republic of China overprints. The latter includes rare Provisional Neutrality and high values covers, local overprints, as well as the overprinted express letter stamps.
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Lot #3002 - China official postal seals
China, 1905 (7 Nov.) envelope from England to Chefoo via the British Post Office (23.12) redirected to Shanghai (6.1.06), further directed to Hsiang-chow in Honan via Hankow bearing Great Britain 1d., cancelled by "Harrogate/4" c.d.s., with C.I.P. 2c., cancelled by "Chefoo" bilingual c.d.s. (23.12) and prior to its further redirection to Hsiang-chow Postage Due 4c. (2, one has surface abrasion from attempted removal of the stamps),...
Lot #3003 - China official postal seals
China, 1906 (17 July) registered envelope to Mengtsz in Yunnan (9.9) via Tengyueh (18.8) and Alexandria (21.7) bearing French Levant 1pi. on 25c. and 2pi. on 50c., cancelled by "Constantinople-Pera/Poste Francse" c.d.s., with "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" dark green label applied at top right and tied by "Yunnanfu" double-ring d.s., the envelope endorsed "Parti pour Constantinople" and "Parti/Left" framed h.s., with the...
Lot #3004 - China official postal seals
China, 1910 (30 May) registered envelope to West Worthing, England (2.7) "via Pekin & Siberia", redirected internally to Shrewton (3.7) bearing C.I.P. 2c. and 10c. strip of three and pair, cancelled by "Chengtu" bilingual c.d.s., showing matching framed registration h.s., with second issue "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" yellow-green label, tied by "Peking" bilingual c.d.s. (17.6) with "R/Peking (China)/No. 20" framed...
Lot #3005 - China official postal seals
China, 1910 "A.M. Lindsay… Canadian Methodist Mission. Chengtu, Sze." corner card envelope to Kiating, endorsed in red ink "Recovered from Robbed mail, S.A.C." and "stamps lost S.A.C." bearing on reverse second issue "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" yellow-green label, tied by "Chengtu" bilingual c.d.s. (12.8) and "Ngormei" native transit c.d.s. (16.8), with "Kiating" double-ring arrival d.s. (16.8) adjacent. A striking bandit...
Lot #3006 - China official postal seals
China, 1911 envelope to Fowler, California (18.11) via Kongmoon and Hong Kong (20.10) bearing C.I.P. 10c. (damaged), cancelled by "Kwangtung/Chunglau" indistinct native c.d.s., showing "Advertised" framed d.s. (8.1.12) in violet and consequently returned (22.1.12) to the sender in China, with second issue "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" yellow-green label strip of three (right stamp damaged upon opening) applied on the return...
Lot #3007 - China official postal seals
China, 1912 (18 May) envelope to Hong Kong (29.5) via Kweilin and Wuchow (27.5) bearing C.I.P. 1c. and 3c., cancelled by "Hunan/Yungchow" double-ring lunar d.s., with "General Post Office/Hong Kong/Officially Sealed" brown labels (2) applied on arrival, aside from the usage of the Officially Seal labels, surprisingly no label had been applied at the lower left corner where the cover was also damaged. Very scarce inland mail route usage...
Lot #3008 - China official postal seals
China, 1912 "Chung Hwa You Cheng" overprint in red on "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" label block of six from the left of the sheet, unused, block of eight from the lower left corner of the sheet (2 x 4), cancelled to order by "Canton" bilingual c.d.s. (7.8.16), invalidating the stamps since these had been replaced by the Officially Sealed labels of the Chinese Post Office; also four used examples, one with overprint inverted...
Lot #3009 - China official postal seals
China, 1912 (11 July) "Methodist Episcopal Mission 'Special Gift' Day Schools… Foochow, China" corner card wrapper to Chestertown, U.S.A. bearing "Republic of China" Commercial Press overprint 1c. ochre pair, cancelled by "Foochow" bilingual c.d.s. and additionally tied by "Shanghai/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. (16.7), with "Chung Hwa You Cheng" overprint in red for Foochow on "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" label, tied by "Foochow...
Lot #3010 - China official postal seals
China, 1913 (16 July) "Rev. J.W. Vinson/Haichow China/via Chinkiang" registered corner card large envelope to Chicago (9.8) via Seattle (4.8) bearing "Republic of China" Commercial Press overprint 1c. pair and Commemorating the Revolution 8c. and 20c. pair, cancelled by "Chinkiangpu" c.d.s., showing "R/Chinkiangpu/No. 227" framed registration h.s. adjacent, with second issue "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" yellow-green label...
Lot #3011 - China official postal seals
China, 1914 (7 Mar.) native envelope to Peking (10.3) bearing Junk 3c., cancelled by "Wen An" c.d.s., with second issue "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" yellow-green label from the left of the sheet applied on reverse and tied by two strikes of "Peking" bilingual c.d.s. OS 2.
Estimate 10,000 - 12,000
Lot #3012 - China official postal seals
China, 1914 (23 Mar.) "Methodist Episcopal Girls' School/Chengtu, West China" corner card envelope to Suifu (27.3) bearing "Republic of China" Waterlow overprints 1c. and 4c. pair paying the domestic triple rate, cancelled by "Chentu" bilingual c.d.s., with second issue "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" yellow-green label tied by two strikes of "District Postal Officer/Szechwan District" distinctive large framed d.s. (24.3) on...
Lot #3013 - China official postal seals
China, 1914 (14 June) red-band express envelope to Paris, written in Chinese, bearing on reverse Republic first issue "Express Letter" stamp 10c. and second issue "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" yellow-green label, each tied by "Mengtsz" bilingual c.d.s. Highly unusual usage, the letter probably carried by a private courier. OS 2.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
Lot #3014 - China official postal seals
China, 1915 (20 Apr.) registered envelope to an Army General in Chengtehfu (28.4) via Suchow (22.4) and Peking (24.4) bearing on reverse Junk 1c. (2) and 3c. (2), cancelled by "Pochow" bilingual c.d.s., with second issue "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" yellow-green label, tied by "Chengtehfu" bilingual arrival c.d.s., showing framed registration h.s. on front, very fine and interesting routing. Ex Jim Kotanchik. OS 2. ...
Lot #3015 - China official postal seals
China, 1916 (24 Jan.) registered envelope to Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, U.S.A (10.4) via Kweiyang (1.2) and New York (8.4) bearing Junk 3c. and 10c. pairs, cancelled by "Yunnanfu" bilingual c.d.s., showing "R/Yunnanfu/(China)/No. 161" framed registration h.s., with second issue "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" yellow-green label, tied by "Shanghai" bilingual transit c.d.s. (4.3). OS 2.
Estimate 35,000 - 45,000...
Lot #3016 - China official postal seals
China, 1916 (26 Jan.) envelope from the Hankow Dispensary, Ltd. to Shanghai (30.1) redirected (31.1) to Peking (4.2) bearing Junk 1c. and 10c., cancelled by "Hankow" bilingual c.d.s., with second issue "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" yellow-green label, tied by "Peking" bilingual c.d.s. (29.3), with manuscript endorsement "Kept for one month. Undelivered to be returned to sender", the stamps and envelope damaged or somewhat...
Lot #3017 - China official postal seals
China, 1916 (10 Aug.) registered red-band envelope to Shanghai (14.8) bearing on reverse Junk ½c. (2) and 3c. (5), cancelled by "Antung" bilingual c.d.s., matching bilingual registration h.s. on front, with second issue "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" yellow-green label, tied by "Shanghai" arrival bilingual c.d.s., fine. OS 2.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
Lot #3018 - China official postal seals
China, 1916 (13 Oct.) "On Service" registered envelope to the Commissioner of Customs in Tengyueh, care of the Deputy Commissioner in Bhamo, Upper Burma, via Shanghai (16.10), Singapore (25.10) and Rangoon (1.11), bearing Junk 4c. and 6c., cancelled by "Peking (1)" bilingual c.d.s., with second issue "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" yellow-green labels (2), tied by "Tengyueh" bilingual c.d.s. (12.11), manuscript endorsement "...
Lot #3019 - China official postal seals
China, 1917 (1 Sept.) native envelope to Soochow bearing Junk ½c. and 2c., with second issue "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" yellow-green labels (2) applied at top and tied by "Hangchow" bilingual c.d.s., Postage Due 1c. irregular block of seven applied on arrival and cancelled by "Soochow" bilingual arrival c.d.s., showing large "T" unframed h.s. on front. This double rate letter was underpaid by 3½ cents, and therefore...
Lot #3020 - China official postal seals
China, 1917 (4 Sept.) envelope to Soochow (7.9) via Nanking (6.9) bearing on reverse Junk 1c. vertical strip of three, cancelled by "Wuchang" bilingual c.d.s., with second issue "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" yellow-green label, tied by "Soochow First Class Postmaster" bilingual oval d.s. in violet (7.9), part of the envelope on reverse surrounding the label and datestamp has been neatly cut on two sides for display purposes...
Lot #3021 - China official postal seals
China, 1918 commercial envelope from Paris to C.E. Tanant, Commissioner of Customs at Wenchow (6.6) via the Chinese and French P.O. in Shanghai (28.5) bearing on reverse second issue "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" yellow-green label, cancelled by two fine strikes of "First Class Postmaster/Wenchow" oval d.s. (6.6) in violet, endorsed alongside in manuscript "Received in broken condition", the French stamp of origin lost in...
Lot #3022 - China official postal seals
China, 1918 (28 Feb.) censored envelope to Chengtufu bearing Denmark 3ö. and 10ö. (another stamp lost in transit), cancelled by "Espergaede" c.d.s., endorsed "Try Chengtu Sze", where then delivered (3.7) via Fengtien, Nanking (10.6) and Shanghai (11.6), second issue "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" yellow-green labels (2) applied over censor label and tied by "Chengtu" bilingual c.d.s. (3.7), then further endorsed "Not Chengtu...
Lot #3023 - China official postal seals
China, 1922 (12 Nov.) native envelope to Taichow (19.11) via Ningpo (11.18) bearing on reverse Junk 4c., cancelled by "Tsungming" bilingual c.d.s., with second issue "Chinese Imperial Post/Officially Sealed" yellow-green label tied by "Taichowfu" bilingual arrival c.d.s. A highly noteworthy usage, being the latest recorded date on cover. OS 2.
Estimate 50,000 - 60,000
Lot #3024 - China official postal seals
China, 1924 (29 Jan.) envelope to Peking (21.2) via Harbin (20.2), typewritten "via Londres-Siberie" bearing France Sower 25c. pair, cancelled by "Castres/Tarn" c.d.s., with "Officially Sealed/Chinese Post Office" green labels (3) tied by "Received in broken/Condition & Officially/Sealed at Peking" unframed h.s., envelope centrally cut vertically at back thereby opening out for display purposes.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000...
Lot #3025 - China official postal seals
China, 1924 (Aug.) envelope from Hupeh Province to Salzburg, Austria (25.9) via Yungchow (10.8), Shanghai (19.8) and Linz (23.9) bearing Junk 1c. and 3c. (3, with pair), cancelled by "Linshuitan" c.d.s., with "Officially Sealed/Chinese Post Office" green labels (5) applied at Shanghai and cancelled by its c.d.s. (19.8), showing "T50ctms" framed h.s. in violet, Officially Sealed labels (4, one unprinted) of the Austrian Post Office at...
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