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...
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History — Including the George Shalimoff Collection
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History — Including the George Shalimoff Collection
Welcome to our December 4-5, 2018 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. With 1,550+ lots, this auction features Properties of various owners including George V. Shalimoff’s award winning collections of Russia, M.C. Gilhausen’s Germany and Colonies, David Mace’s collections of China, Chinese Provinces as well as Foreign Offices. Our December sale is well represented with solid United States, South America, Asia, Great Britain and British Commonwealth and rest of the world. As always, there are 150+ large lots and collections, many offered intact, with individual country collections, worldwide accumulations in cartons, exotic flight covers, topicals, including a substantial collection of Boy Scouts on Stamps, plus many others. Browse the entire sale at www.cherrystoneauctions.com. A limited number of printed catalogues are available upon request.
Lot #4228 - China
1897 1c Red Revenue surcharge tied by a tombstone pmk on 5pf Kiauchau postal card, used 3.7.1903 and sent from Kiauchau to Germany, minor wrinkles, otherwise fine usage of the Red Revenue to a foreign destination
Estimate: $5000
Lot #4229 - China
1897 4c on 3c Red Revenue, Large Numeral, well centered, h.r., v.f.,
Cat. Val. $1,650
Estimate: $750
Lot #4230 - China
1900 "La Belgo-Chine" cover used locally in Hankau, franked with German "China" overprints and tied by boxed bilingual provisional cancels (used from 1-27 April, 1900), some cover wear and filing folds, otherwise fine
Estimate: $1000
Lot #4231 - China
1901 (25 July) 1c stationery postcard from Kaiping to Germany, additionally franked with 1c and 2c (2) C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, canceled by "Tangshan 25 July 91", bottom stamp by "K.D. Feldpoststation 26/7 No.10" cds, repeated alongside, with corresponding German military cachet alongside, Meiningen arrival pmk, fine Boxer Rebellion card from Kaiping
Estimate: $500
Lot #4232 - China
1901 (5 Feb) Boxer Rebellion, picture postcard from Paotingfu to Germany, franked with 4c C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, tied by 7 Feb 01 large Dollar chop departure pmk, with German China 3pf tied by "K.D.Feld-Poststation 5/2 No.7", boxed violet "S.B. Ostas.Exped. 3.Infant.-Regmt." handstamp at bottom, fine usage from Paotingfu (post office opened from Nov.2, 1900 to July 25, 1901)
Estimate: $500
Lot #4233 - China
1901 (20 Mar) Boxer Rebellion, picture postcard from Paotingfu to Germany, franked with 1/2c, 2c and 10c C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, tied by large Dollar chop departure pmks, used in combination with French 25c and 30c (the latter overprinted "Chine"), tied by "Tresor et Postes Chine", also with Germany 10pf tied by "K.D.Feld-Poststation 20/3 No.7" at bottom, fine and colorful combination card
Estimate: $500
Lot #4234 - China
1943 Russian Philatelic Society in China, cacheted exhibition cover franked with 2x2c blue, used locally in Shanghai, v.f.
Estimate: $100
Lot #4235 - China
1951 Flying Geese Surcharges, $5-$50, set of four, without gum as issued, never hinged, fresh and v.f.,
Cat. Val. $2,885
Estimate: $1500
Lot #4236 - China
1951 Flying Geese, complete set of four, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f.,
Cat. Val. $2,885
Estimate: $1500
Lot #4237 - China
1952 Flying Geese Surcharges, $10-$50, set of three, unused without gum as issued, l.h., v.f.,
Cat. Val. $3,150
Estimate: $1500
Lot #4238 - China
1960 Cross Island Highway souvenir sheet (2), unused without gum as issued, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $500
Estimate: $150
Lot #4239 - China
1986 $2 Macaw, 300 copies (three sheets of 100), n.h., folded between the stamps, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $420
Estimate: $100
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