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1908, Kiautschou imperial yacht 2 cents without watermark with cancellation "TSINGTAU KIAUTSCHOU 21.2.08" on picture postcard with greeting text and red routing stamp "via Tschifu Dalny Sibirien" to Hamm with arrival postmark in perfect condition
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Dispatch via Russian postoffices: 1903, letter with routing mark "via Siberia" and China ½ cent (2x), 1 cent (2x), 2 cents, 5 cents and 10 cents with cancellation "TIENTSIN 20.JUN.03" in mixed franking with horizontal pair Russian Post China 10 kopecks with cancellation "FELDPOSTAMT No. 13 10.VI.1903" (Inkou) and two Russian routing cancellations "durch Sibirien" and "Germania" to Tilsit with arrival postmark, reverse with Chinese R-cancellation "R/TIENTSIN (CHINA)" and Russian Registered label. The envelope with traces of transport, otherwise in well overall condition, decorative double franking
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War mail: 1914, issue 1906/19 4 cents on 10 pfennig and 10 cents on 20 pfennig with watermark and each with cancellation "HANKAU DP 25.7.14" on registered covers with Russian censor cancellation "DOSWOLENO ZENSUROI..." with signature "Babaew" and return note. The letter was returned and then sent to Dresden via the American postal service with arrival postmark of 29/10/14. The envelope and the right stamp (postage stamp) with heavier fold marks, despite the imperfections a not frequent censored letter from the early days of World War I
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War mail: 1914, Germania 10 Pfennig with cancellation "Leipzig-Gohlis 25.7.14" on envelope with routing mark "via Siberia" to Tientsin, China, addressed with red Russian censor cancellation "D.Z." from Vladivostok. The letter was later handed over to Deutsche Post and has a "TIENTSIN DP 14.10.14" arrival datestamp on the reverse. One of the scarce covers from Germany to China that arrived despite the postal interruption, extremely rare in this form
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1912, issue 1906/19 1 dollar on 2 marks, two single stamps ½ dollar on 1 mark reverse and vertical pair 20 cents on 40 pfennig each with cancellation "TIENTSIN DP *a 3.12.12" via Charbin, Changschun and Eydtkuhnen to Gmünd with arrival datestamp. Part of the address erased or relabelled, otherwise in good overall condition. The parcel service via Siberia was possible in 1910 and was quite scarce in this form
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Dispatch via Russian postoffices: 1903, German picture postcard (dated "Tientsin 12.5.03" with routing mark "via Siberia" and China 4 cent with cancellation "TIENTSIN 13.5.03" in mixed franking with vertical pair Russian Post China 2 Kopecks with cancellation "INKOU" and two Russian routing marks "via Siberia" and "Germania" to Germany with arrival postmark. The Chinese stamp (postage stamp) and card with corner crease right above, otherwise in well overall condition, interesting double franking
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War mail: 1914, Kiautschou imperial yacht 4 cents with watermark and cancellation "TAITUNGTSCHEN KIAUTSCHOU 20.7.14" on letter with red Russian censor cancellation "D.Z." from Vladivostok and back with reverse cancellation "SHANGHAI DP b 7.10.14". The envelope above with opening faults (rebacked), otherwise in good condition
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1st trial run December 1896-February 1897: crown/eagle 50 Pfennig in vertical pair with cancellation "TIENTSIN KDPAg 7.1.97" on large size envelope of 5th weight class with routing mark "via Siberia" to Stettin with arrival postmark of 7.3.97. The transit time of 52 days was longer than the mail carried by shipmail. The envelope with several vertical folds and stronger traces of transport, quite scarce use
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War mail: 1914, Kiautschou 4 cents with watermark, neatly cancelled with Travelling Post Office postmark "TSINGTAU-TSINANFU ZUG 1 17.7.14" on envelope with black censor L1 "D.Z." to Bautzen in good condition. This censor type does not originate from Wladiwostock, presumably the letter was already almost at the German border at the outbreak of World War I and was only censored there. A very rare variant in this combination, signed Dr Steuer BPP
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1912, issue 1905 ½ dollar on 1 stamp (postage stamp) and vertical strip of three and single value 10 cents on 20 pfennig without watermark as well as vertical pair 4 cents on 10 pfennig with watermark each with cancellation "HANKAU DP 1.6.12" on large size registered covers of 11th weight class with large private routing stamp "via Peking/Siberia" to Basel with arrival postmark. The cover with vertical fold and, like some stamps, with traces of transport, the upper left stamp is defective. Despite the imperfections, a scarce postage paid cover from the need
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