imperial china - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 4 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 21878: 3 ca pale red, third setting, "CLICHE 21" hollowed out right 3, cancelled by two strikes "TIENTSIN" chop in black,very fine and very rare stamp. Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 2Overseas imperial china |
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 Lot 20 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 21899 (Sept 7): Stationery postcard 1 c. cancelled by "SHANGHAI LOCAL POST", sent to Germany with add. franking CIP 1 c. orange and 2 c. red tied by six barred obliterator used in combination with Hong Kong horizontal pair 2 c. rose tied by SHANGHAI cds of the same day. HONGKONG transit (Sept 12) and STRASSBURG arrival (Oct 12) cds's alongside. Minor toning, nevertheless a fine and appealing combination usage. Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 2Overseas imperial china |
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 Lot 36 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 21907 (July 20): Picture postcard from Peking to the Austrian battleship SMS 'Kaiser Franz Joseph I' in Shanghai, forwarded to Yokohama, bearing CIP 2 c. red-brown tied by bilingual PEKING cds, "SHANGHAI LOCAL POST" (July 24), SHANGHAI despatch (July 25) and YOKOHAMA arrival (July 29) cds's alongside. Not taxed although franked only at the inland rate. Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 2Overseas imperial china |
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 Lot 15 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 21929 (April 16): Unification of China under Chiang Kai-shek, the set of four values, stuck down in Official "Flag" folder, secured at right with red, white and blue cotton ribbons. Scarce thus Gi = £ 150. Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 2Overseas imperial china |
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 Lot 31 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 21903 (Dec 14): Chinese inland stationery postcard 1 c. with add. franking Dragon 1 c. orange and 2 c. red-brown, tied by light bilingual WEIHSIEN datestamp, crisp bilingual "KIAOCHOW 15 DEC 03" transit cds alongside. Given to the German postal administration in Tsingtau, vertical pair of Kiautschou 5 pf. green adhesive (Mi 6) added to the card and tied by "TSINGTAU KIAUTSCHOU" despatch (Dec 15) cds, sent to Jever, Germany with arrival (Jan 11, 1904) cds alongside. Some perforation irregularities and toning, nevertheless an attractive combination usage. Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 2Overseas imperial china |
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 Lot 47 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 21898/1950c. Collection starting with three red revenue 2 c, all with faults, then a complete set of the 1909 "First Aniversary" temple of heaven, 1909 coiled dragon 7c crimson unused copy with large part og. 1912 "Revolution" $1 used, 1912, provisional neutrality Shanghai overprint $1 and many other attractive stamps with some postmark interest. Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 2Overseas imperial china |
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 Lot 10 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 2Dowager Empress 60th Birthday 1897: 30 cents on 24 ca. red (Gi 46), a fine and fresh example with full og. Gi = £ 1'800. Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 2Overseas imperial china |
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 Lot 26 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 21901 (June): Cover from Ychow via Kiaochow to München, bearing vertical pair Dragon 5 c. red, tied by oval bilingual YCHOW datestamp with year slug inverted, oval "KIAOCHOW JUL 1, 1901" transit datestamp in violet on reverse. Given to the German postal administration in Tsingtau, German offices in China presursor stamp 5 pf. green (V2/II) in a vertical pair added to the cover and tied by "TSINGTAU KIAUTSCHOU" despatch (July 2) cds, reverse with MÜNCHEN arrival (Aug 8) cds's. Seal torn away from the reverse, nevertheless an interesting commercial combination franking. Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 2Overseas imperial china |
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 Lot 42 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 21878/1913: Fine collection beginning with three "Large Dragons" 1ca green, 3 ca red and 5 ca yellow, "narrow setting", later values include "Red revenues" of one, two and four cents, coiled dragons and postage dues. Most stamps are used, the quality is not always great but many acceptable pieces can be found. Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 2Overseas imperial china |
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 Lot 5 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 21883: 3 ca vermillion and 5 ca chrome yellow originating from the same letter, both cancelled with single "TIENTSIN" chop, 5 ca minor creasing from adhesion to paper. Very fine. Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 2Overseas imperial china |
