1897. Tokyo (9 Mar) to Shanghai.. Registered cover addressed to the Statistical Department, Inspectorate General of Customs. Franked with Koban 15s on reverse, and registration label. Arrived IJPO Shanghai (16 Mar), transferred to ‘Customs Shanghai’ with 16 Mar cds for delivery.
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Lot #152 - 1897 Cachets 1897 Cachets
Price: HK$ 3,000.00
Lot #153 - 1897 Cachets 1897 Cachets
1897. Cleveland (22 Jan) to Chefoo.. Postal stationary card, via USPA Shanghai (1.3). Transferred to Cutomss Post Shanghai 1.3 and Chefoo 4.3. Ex-Misuhara.
美國經上海客郵轉來, 蓋上海和煙臺海關日戳。水原明窗舊藏, 原展頁。
Price: HK$ 3,000.00
Lot #154 - 1897 Cachets 1897 Cachets
1897. Hardford (1 Apr) to Shanghai. Postal stationary card, via San Francisco (6.4), USPA Shanghai (6.5). Transferred to Customs Post Shanghai 7.5 for delivery.1897. Chicago (14 May) to Shanghai. Postal stationary card, via San Francisco (24.5), USPA Shanghai (23.6) which delivered locally without transfering to Customs Post Shanghai.
美國經上海客郵轉來, 蓋上海海關日戳並投遞。美國經上海客郵轉來並直接投遞。
Price: HK$ 4,000.00
Lot #155 - 1897 Cachets 1897 Cachets
1897. Chicago (16 March) to Shanghai.. Postal stationary cover uprated with 1c & 3c stamps, via San Francisco (19.3), USPA Shanghai (20.4). Transferred to Customs Post Shanghai (20.4) for delivery
美國經上海客郵轉來, 蓋上海海關日戳並投遞。
Price: HK$ 3,000.00
Lot #156 - 1897 Cachets 1897 Cachets
1897. Trappa (25 Mar) to Ichang,. re-directed to Shanghai. Franked with 5c President issue. Transit Tacoma (30.3). Transferred to Customs Post Shanghai 5.5 for delivery.
美國經上海客郵轉來, 蓋上海海關日戳並投遞。
Price: HK$ 3,000.00
Lot #157 - 1897 Cachets 1897 Cachets
1897. Foochow (28 May) to Texas, USA.. Cash cover from US Consulate Fuchau. Franked with horizontal strip of 3 5c President issue. Transit Customs Shanghai 31.5. Transferred to USPA Shanghai which cancelled the stamps (2/3.6), transit San Francisco 27.6 to arrive Longview 2.7. Tear at center of coverpostal markings. This 31 May is probably the last usage of Customs Shanghai cds, two days before the Dollar chop was first recorded used...
Price: HK$ 5,000.00
Lot #158 - 1897 Cachets 1897 Cachets
Domestic,. 1897. Hankow (22 Nov) to Canton. Red-band cover stating “Bill of Lading within” (therefore probably carried by the same steamer carrying the cargo). Franked with 2x 3c + 10c litho dragons, tied by 2 Hankow Dollar chop, with Chinese cachet POSTAGE PAID IN HANKOW alongside in red. Arrive Canton (30 Nov) also with dollar chop.
提單信, 漢口寄廣州, 帶“信資在漢口付訖”戳記。
Price: HK$ 12,000.00
Lot #159 - 1897 Cachets 1897 Cachets
Domestic Registered,. 1897. Shanghai to Tientsin. Large registered red-band cover franked with vertical strip of 4 2c litho dragon, tied by 2 Shanghai Dollar chops (14 Dec). Arrived Tientsin (28 Dec) also with dollar chop.
Price: HK$ 6,000.00
Lot #160 - 1897 Cachets 1897 Cachets
Domestic,. 1897. Whampoa to Canton. Cover bearing 2c litho dragon, tied by pakua and Whampoa * Imperial Post Office cachet alongside. Canton (23 Dec) dollar chop arrival backstatmped.
Price: HK$ 5,000.00
Lot #161 - 1897 Cachets 1897 Cachets
Domestic + courier Registered,. 1897. Shanghai to Peking. Registered red-band cover originated from Zhenyang (now Taicang) County Magistrate, dated 4 Oct. Forwarded by Minxinju (private courier) Zhou Chang Ji Zhan of Shanghai - with its cachet an annotation that “mail sent through Jingxing boat was received” - and put to the post. Franked with vertical pair of litho dragon 2c tied by pakkua killer, with Shanghai dollar chop (7 Oct)...
Price: HK$ 8,000.00
Lot #162 - 1897 Cachets 1897 Cachets
IJPO combination,. 1897 Shanghai (21 Oct.) registered enevelope to Baltimore, Md., U.S.A. (24.11). On reverse “Shanghai Customs/Mail Matter” oval h.s. (type II) in blue, another impressed on the wax seal. Then franked with I.C.P. 1c., 4c., 5c., and 10c. cancelled by “Shanghai” dollar chop (22.10) in blue, and bearing on front Japan Koban 10s. pair cancelled by “Shanghai/ I.J.P.O.” c.d.s. (23.10), with “R” unframed h.s. in red and “R (...
Price: HK$ 25,000.00
Lot #163 - 1897 Cachets 1897 Cachets
IJPO combination,. 1898. News wrapper from Foochow (27 Oct) to New York. Franked with litho dragon 2c, tied by Foochow dollar dater in blue, and on reverse Shanghai dollar dater (30 Oct) on reverse. In combination with Japan Koban 2s. cancelled by “Shanghai/ I.J.P.O.” c.d.s. (11 Nov). Printed mater rate foreign mail are rare.
福州寄紐約新聞包封紙, 經日本客郵遞送美國。海外印刷品郵件少見。
Price: HK$ 3,000.00
Lot #164 - 1897 Cachets 1897 Cachets
IJPO combination,. 1897. Tientsin (11 Nov) to Chicago. Franked with pair of 5c Litho dragon tied by pakua killer with Tientsin dollar chopalongside. Transit to Shanghai (14 Nov) with dollar chop. Transferred to IJPO Shanghai (22 Nov) where Japanese stamp was cancelled. Transit Yokohoma (27 Nov) to Chicago.
Price: HK$ 5,000.00
Lot #165 - 1897 Cachets 1897 Cachets
Hong Kong combination Winter postage rate,. 1897. Tientsin (25 Dec) to England. Franked with 4c + 10c litho dragons tied by pakua killer and Tientsin dollar chop alongside. Transit to Shanghai (6 Jan 98) with dollar chop (Ͷ variety in JAN). Hong Kong stamp then added and transfererd to and cancelled by Br.PO (7 Jan). Transit Hong Kong (11 Jan) to England where it was re-directted multiple times and received an array of cds.
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Price: HK$ 12,000.00
Lot #166 - 1897 Cachets 1897 Cachets
French combination Registered,. 1897-98. Shanghai to Paris. Registered cover franked with single rate 20c litho dragon tied by Shanghai dollar chop (31 Dec). Transfererd to Fr.PO (31 Dec) where French Chine 50c stamp was cancelled. Arrived Paris 31 Jan 98. It was officially sealed in Paris with stamp paper margin tied by 4x “Paris Chargements” cds. and manuscript “parvenu en mauvais ètat à Paris R.P.” (arrived in poor state). Ex-Brych...
Price: HK$ 15,000.00
Lot #167 - IPO
Customs Hankow,. 1897. Hankow to Germany. German postal stationary card with indicia cancelled by Customs Hankow cds (16 Feb), transit Customs Shanghai 18 Feb. Transferred to German PO 19 Feb, to arrive at Frankfurt 29 Mar. Extremely rare incidence of Chinese cds cancelling foreign stamp which might aim at stopping pilliferage therefore fore-runner to the IPO tie-print.
海關日戳蓋銷德國郵票圖案, 可謂是IPO的前身, 因外方不滿, 極少見。
Price: HK$ 15,000.00
Lot #168 - IPO
Customs Hankow,. 1897. Hankow to England. Cash cover dispatched from Customs Hankow (5 Mar), via Customs Shanghai 8 Mar. Franked with French Chine 25c stamps cancelled by Fr.PO upon transfer, transit Ligne N, No.3 (13 Mar), to arrive at Britsol (no cds).
海關日戳蓋銷外國郵票如曇花一現, 到3月就改回去了, 不再蓋銷外國郵票。
Price: HK$ 10,000.00
Lot #169 - IPO
Customs Hankow,. 1897. Hankow (5 May) to Germany “cash cover”. German postal stationary card impressed with Customs Hankow cds, transit Customs Shanghai (8 May). Transferred to German PO (12 May), to arrive at Crefeld (19 Jun). Steuer certificate 1991
德國郵資片作“現金封”使用, 蓋上漢口和上海海關日戳轉交德國客郵。
Price: HK$ 8,000.00
Lot #170 - IPO
Pakhoi,. 1896. Pakhoi (8 Dec) to Canton. Franked with Hong Kong QV 5c + 10c stamps, tied by “Customs Pakhoi” origin cds. Transit Hong Kong 12 Dec. Arrived Canton 14 Dec. Irregular use of Customs datetstamp to obliterate foreign stamps, camplaints led to later IPO tie-print usage.
Price: HK$ 20,000.00
Lot #171 - IPO
Kiungchow,. 1897. Kiungchow (19 Nov) to Germany. “Cash cover” bearing Hong Kong QV 10c stamp, unusually cancelled by Kiungchow pakua killer, and Kiungchow dollar chop alongside. Transit Hong Kong (22 Nov) to arrive Dresden (24 Dec). The use of the pakua to cancel Hong Kong stamp is probably unique, and is a forerunner to the IPO tie-print.
瓊州寄德國, 八卦戳銷香港票, 由於此舉導致客郵局不滿, 後來才專門使用IPO蓋銷外票。
Price: HK$ 25,000.00
Lot #172 - IPO
Shanghai IPO tie-print,. 1899. Shanghai (1 May) to Germany, registered. Maus cover. Franked with pair of CIP 10c stamps, in combination with pair of Hong Kong QV 10c stamp with IPO tie-print and cds same day. Chinese and British P.O. registry markings alongside. Transit Hong Kong 5 May, arrived Baden-Baden 3 Jun, Lichtenthel 4 Jun, all on reverse. Ex Milo Rowell collection.
上海寄德國, 香港票上銷上海IPO騎縫戳, 交上海英郵局補銷。
Price: HK$ 4,000.00
Lot #173 - IPO
Tientsin IPO tie-print. 1899 (8 May) Tientsin to Germany. Picture post card franked with pair of 2c CIP stamps, tied by Tientsin pakua killer in blue, with matching Tientsin dollar date alongside. In combination with Hong Kong pair of QV 2c stamps with Tientsin IPO tie-print, transit Shanghai (12 May), then transferred to British P.O., cancelled with "Shanghai" cds (13 May). Transit Hong Kong (19 May), to arrive Munchen (19 Jun). ...
Price: HK$ 4,000.00
Lot #174 - IPO
Chungking IPO tie-print. 1899 (7 Aug) Chungking to England. Envelope franked with 10c CIP stamp, tied by Chungking bisect cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c stamp with Chungking IPO tie-print, transit Shanghai (18 Aug), then transferred to British P.O., cancelled with "Shanghai" cds (18 Aug). Transit London (25 Sep), to arrive Sudbury (26 Sep) and re-directed to London (27 Sep).
重慶寄英國, 香港票上銷重慶IPO騎縫戳, 經上海英郵局補銷...
Price: HK$ 4,000.00
Lot #175 - IPO
Kiungchow IPO tie-print,. 1904 (15 Jun) Kiungchow to USA. Envelope franked with pair of 1c + pair of 4c CIP stamp, tied by Kiungchoqw bisect cds. In combination with Hong Kong KEVII 10c stamp with Kiungchow IPO tie-print. Transit Hong Kong (18 June) which for reasons unknown chose not to cancel the Hong Kong stamp. Arrived Philadelphia (18 Jul).
海南瓊州寄美國, 香港票上銷瓊州IPO騎縫戳, 香港郵政沒有補銷。
Price: HK$ 6,000.00
Lot #176 - Shanghai (China)
Shanghai LP to Chinkiang,. 1891. Shanghai (9 Jun) to Chinkiang. Addressed to Diercking, Chinkiang Customs annotated “Consignee”. Shanghai Local Post 10c tied by bilingual marking. Arrived Chinkiang (11 Jun). Opened out for display.
Price: HK$ 15,000.00
