Peking IJPA combination,. 1888. Peking (12.10) to USA. Small Dragon 3c stamps tied by Peking seal cancels, with type II “I.G. of Customs Peking” cds alongside. Transit “Customs Tientsin” (13.10), “Customs Shanghai” (19.10). In combination with Japnese Koban 5 sen (right perf trimmed at opening), tied by cork cancel, with IJPA Shanghai (20.10) cds alongside. Transit Yokohama (27.10), San Francisco (10.11) to arrive Port Jefferson (16.11...
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1942年中山像中信版壹角陸分及其加蓋改值郵票
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Lot #52 - Small Dragon Small Dragon
Peking French combination,. 1889. Peking (26.2) to Germany. Small Dragon 1ca + 7x 5ca stamps paying 36ca rate (2 stamps subsequently removed), tied by Peking seal cancels, with type II “I.G. of Customs Peking” cds alongside. Transit “Customs Shanghai” (6.3). In combination with French 1f tied by “Shang-hai, Chine” (7.3) cds. Arrived Hannover (14.4). Rare quadriple rate.
Lot #53 - Small Dragon Small Dragon
French combination,. 1889 Tientsin (13 Mar) to Germany. Marginal stripe of 3x 3ca. Small Dragons tied by Tientsin Chinese killer, with Customs Tientsin cds alongside. Transit Customs Shanghai (19 Mar). In combination with French ‘Chine’ 25c stamp canceled by Shanghai Fr.PO (21 Mar). Arrived Duessedorf (29 Apr). Small part of flap missing when torn open but not affecting stamps.
Lot #54 - Small Dragon Small Dragon
Peking French combination,. 1890. Peking (16.12) to France. Small Dragon complete set of 1ca, 3ca, 5ca stamps tied by Peking seal cancels, with type I “I.G of Customs Peking” cds alongside. Transit “Customs Shanghai” (21.12). In combination with French 5x 5c tied by “Shang-hai, Chine” (22.12) cds. Transit Marseille (30.1.1891) to arrive at Paris.
北京寄巴黎, 貼小龍郵票全套, 混貼法國客郵。
Lot #55 - Small Dragon Small Dragon
Peking German combination Registered,. 1891. Peking (8.1) to Germany. Small Dragon vertical strip of 3 3ca stamps, tied by Peking seal cancels, with type I “I.G of Customs Peking” cds alongside, and framed REGISTERED cachet front and back. Winter route to “Customs Shanghai” (24.1). In combination with German 2x 20pf tied by “Shanghai” (24.1) cds, with registration label. Arrived Hammerstein (2.3).
北京寄德國, 掛號.混貼德國客郵, 難得。
Lot #56 - Small Dragon Small Dragon
Incoming,. 1892. Hannover (1.7) to German Legation Peking. German stamp 20pf tied by Hannover cds, arrived German PO in Shanghai (1.8), forwarded to “Customs Tientsin” (8.8) where a Small Dragon 3ca stamp was affixed to pay for domestic postage for loose mail to Peking, tied by Tientsin seal cancel. Incoming mail is scarce. Steuer Cert, 2014
進口使館郵件, 散發, 故加貼3分銀支付國內郵資。罕。
Lot #57 - Small Dragon Small Dragon
Peking IJPA combination,. 1892. Peking (22.12) to Tokyo. Small Dragon 1ca + 5ca stamps tied by Peking seal cancels, with type I “I.G of Customs Peking” cds on reverse. Transit “Customs Shanghai” (4.1.1893). In combination with Japanese Koban 5 sen, tied by IJPA Shanghai (7.1) cds. Arrived Tokio (12.1).
Lot #59 - Small Dragon Small Dragon
Kiukiang French combination Registered,. 1893. Kiukiang (27.6) to Switzerland. Small Dragon pair of 1ca + block of 20 + block of 5 + single 5ca paying a lofty postage of 132ca! Transit “Customs Shanghai” (29.6). In combination with French strip of 3x 25c + strip of 3x 1f paying 3f75c rate, tied by “Shang-hai, Chine” (30.6), with boxed ‘R’ for registration. Transit (5.8), arrived Berne (3.8).
九江寄瑞士, 貼26枚5分銀、2枚1分銀小龍郵票, 掛號,...
Lot #60 - Small Dragon Small Dragon
Shanghai Registered,. 1894. Shanghai (24.1) to Peking. Small Dragon block of four 3ca paying a 12ca registered rate, tied by Shanghai seal cancel, with unframed REGISTERED cachets alongside, and “Customs Shanghai” on reverse.Arrived Peking (10.2) by Winter route.
Lot #61 - Small Dragon Small Dragon
Peking to Shanghai,. 1894. Peking (27.2) to Shanghai. Shanghai Local Post postal stationary cover 1c. Small Dragon 3ca, tied by Peking seal cancels, with type I “I.G of Customs Peking” cds alongside. Transit “Csutoms Tientsin” (28.2). to arrive “Customs Shanghai” (6.3). Faint impression of Shanghai Local Post cds.
Lot #62 - Small Dragon Small Dragon
French combination,. 1894 Peking (26 Jun) to France. Small Dragons 3ca. tied by Peking Chinese killer, with I.G. of Customs Peking cds alongside. Transit Customs Tientsin (27 Jun), Customs Shanghai (3 Jul). In combination with French ‘Chine’ 2x 15c stamp canceled by Shanghai Fr.PO (6 Jul). Arrived Yssingeaux (12 Jul). The sender must have affixed both Chinese and French stamps on the same side (the post office would have affixed the...
Lot #63 - Small Dragon Small Dragon
Peking to Chefoo Double rate,. 1894. Peking (13.8) to Chefoo. Addressed to O’Conor, Biritish Consulate. Small Dragon vertical pair of 3ca, tied by indistinct Peking seal cancels, with type I “I.G of Customs Peking” on reverse. Transit “Customs Tientsin” (20.8), to arrive “Customs Chefoo” (2.9). Original letter within. Double rate. Probably delayed by flood en route
Lot #64 - Small Dragon Small Dragon
Peking French combination,. 1894 Peking (25 Sep) to France. Small Dragons 3ca. tied by Peking Chinese killer, with I.G. of Customs Peking cds alongside. Transit CustomsTientsin (26/27 Sep), Customs Shanghai (30 Sep). In combination with French ‘Chine’ 25c stamp canceled by Shanghai Fr.PO (5 Oct). Arrived Yssingeaux (10 Nov). The sender must have affixed both Chinese and French stamps on the same side (the post office would have...
Lot #65 - Small Dragon Small Dragon
Tientsin French combination Registered,. 1894 Tientsin (1 Oct) to Denmark. Registered cover bearing 3x 5ca. Small Dragons tied by Tientsin Chinese killer, with Customs Tientsin cds on reverse. Transit Customs Shanghai (5 Oct). In combination with French ‘Chine’ pair of 25c stamp canceled by Shanghai Fr.PO (5 Oct). Arrived Copenhagen (12 Nov). 5ca stamp at the middle torn into half before affixing.
天津寄丹麥掛號, 中間一枚票有損。
Lot #66 - Small Dragon Small Dragon
Tientsin to Canton,. 1895. Tientsin (4.2) to Canton. Small Dragon 3ca tied by Tientsin seal cancel, with “Customs Tientsin” on reverse. Winter route to Shanghai (17.2), arrived Canton (26.1).
天津寄廣州, 至上海一段走冬令郵路。
Lot #67 - Small Dragon Small Dragon
Peking French combination,. 1895. Peking (6.2) to France. Small Dragon 3ca stamps tied by Peking seal cancels, with type III “Customs Peking” cds on reverse. Transit “Customs Tientsin” (7/8.2) taking winter route to “Customs Shanghai” (21.2). In combination with French 2x 15c tied by “Shang-hai, Chine” (22.2) cds. Arrived Yssingeaux (1.4).
北京寄法國, 寄信人貼用兩國郵票, 支付3分銀國內郵資, 北京関日戳是少見的第3型。
Lot #68 - Empress Dowager
1894 (19 Nov) complete set of 9 values,. first day of issue cancelled to order. Nearly complete strikes of "Customs Shanghai" datestamps. Light hinged. Age toning. Inperfect perf on 9ca. stamp and spot on 12ca. stamp. Overall appearance VF.
Lot #69 - Empress Dowager
1895 (15 Mar) Chefoo to London. Envelope embossed with Csutoms Chefoo on flap.. Franked with complete set of 9 values, cancelled by Chefoo Chinese seal canceller, with "Customs Chefoo" cds on reverse. Transit "Customs Shanghai" (17 Mar)In combination with French 2x 25c stamps, cancelled by "Shang-hai, Chine" cds (22 Mar). Address excised affecting Paris transit cds. London arrival (29 Apr). Tony Kwan, Covers and Cards of Empress...
Lot #70 - Empress Dowager
1896 (18 Sep) Tientsin to Peking.. Envelope franked with 2ca stamp cancelled by Tientsin Chinese seal canceller, with "Customs Tientsin" cds on reverse. Peking arrival (? Sep). Provenance: Chou Chuan-yi, Tongy Kwan. Tony Kwan, Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and Its Surcharged Issues. Vol.1, pg.359.
Lot #71 - Empress Dowager
1896 (10 Dec) Peking to France.. with "I.G of Customs Peking" cds alongside, which also tied the French 25c stamp. In combination with French 25c stamp tied by "Shang-hai, Chine" cds (18 Dec). Transit "Ligne N" (19 Dec). Front only. Very late usage of regular Empress Dowager stamp. Provenance: Robson Lowe 16 Oct 1974. Tony Kwan, Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and Its Surcharged Issues. Vol.1, pg.359.
北京寄法國,...
Lot #72 - Empress Dowager
1897 (5 Feb) cover from Peking to France.. Franked with Empress Dowager 1ca stamp to pay for domestic postage, tied by Chinese Peking killer, and Customs Peking cds alongside. Customs Shanghai transit 22.2. French stamp 25c also affixed by the sender, cancelled in Shanghai 22.2, Winter route. Late commercial usage of unsurcharged Empress Dowager stamp. Tony Kwan, Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and Its Surcharged Issues....
Lot #73 - Cash Cover Cash Cover
Ningpo French combination,. 1887 (29 Nov) Ningpo to Germany. “Customs Ningpo” origin cds in greenish-blue, and “Customs Shanghai” transit (30 Nov), both on reverse. In combination with French 25c stamp, tied by “Shang-hai, Chine” 30 Nov cds. No arrival.
Lot #74 - Cash Cover Cash Cover
Peking French combination,. 1895. Peking (31 Jan) to France. Oval “I.G. Mail Matter” cachet in front and type III “Customs Peking” origin cds on reverse. Winter route to “Customs Shanghai” (15 Feb) cds. In combination with French 25c tied by “Shang-hai, Chine” cds (15 Feb). Transit French “Ligne N” (16 Feb), arrived Epinal, Vosges (21 Mar). Only a dozen cover with type III survived.
1895年,譚安親筆,北京寄出,經冬令郵路到上海中轉,走法國客郵寄給他母親,蓋I.G...
Lot #75 - Cash Cover Cash Cover
Chinkiang French combination,. 1891. Chinkiang (29 Jan) to Germany. “Customs Chinkiang” origin cds, transit to “Customs Shanghai” (31 Jan) cds. In combination with French 5x 5c stamps tied by “Shang-hai, Chine” 31 Jan cds. Arrived Oldenburg (9 Mar).
鎮江寄法國。
Lot #76 - Cash Cover Cash Cover
Shanghai local,. 1893. Shanghai local. French postal stationary card 10c, sent to addressee at the Imperial Post Office. “Customs Shanghai” (25 Dec) cds and (1 Jan 1894) receiver. Philatelically inspired. Clipped corner for printed matter rate, although the French postage did not served any function. Tear affecting stamp repaired.