imperial china - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 22 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-2091917: Cover from Shanghai to Chekiang franked on reverse with Junk 3 c. blue-green, underpaid 2 c. for internal delivery and taxed with 1915 Peking printing 2 c. and 4 c. blue Postage Dues tied on arrival Obverse with two large unframed 'T' markings. A fine and scarce usage. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-209Overseas imperial china |
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 Lot 15 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-2091923/24: Stationery postcards, Proofs in the Junk design 1 c. orange, 1½ c. blue, and 6 c. red, also as response postcards (H&G 18-23), set of six unused picture postcards with 'SPECIMEN' ovpts. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-209Overseas imperial china |
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 Lot 33 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-2091878/1964: Fine collection in an album with better sets and values used / unused, starting with compl. set of Large Dragons used, 1885/88 small dragons set of three used, Imperial post up to $2, incl. airmails and postage dues, further a fine range of Chinese Provinces, Shanghai Local Post, PRC mainly used with Chinese goldfish, Peonies and Hwangshan Landscapes used plus a mint 1964 tryptich 15th Anniv. of People's Republic as well as in the back of the album some Tannu Tuva. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-209Overseas imperial china |
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 Lot 19 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-209Amoy 1896: Red Band stampless cover addressed to 'Sun-sin Lee, hand to the Newsagent, Siamen', taxed with Amoy 1896 Postage Due 2 c. blue, Stone II, tied by bold LOCAL POST OFFICE / AMOY cds (Sept 28) in blue. A rare stamp (Gi = £ 350) off or on cover. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-209Overseas imperial china |
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 Lot 28 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-2091956 (Dec 25): Underpaid cover bearing 1956 Chengtu 4 f. olive-green and 1956 Communist Congress 4 c. green and 8 f. red, used to Canton Island, Gilbert & Ellice Islands taxed on arrival with 1940 Postage Dues 2 d. scarlet (2), 5 d. grey-green and 6 d. purple all tied by 'Canton' cds (March 16, 1957) cds. Scarce and most unusual cover Gi D2+D5+D6 = £ 120 off cover. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-209Overseas imperial china |
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 Lot 23 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-2091921: Accounting slip for 15 letters taxed altogether at 6 francs 30 centimes, converted to 2 piastres 52 c. in local currency, franked by 1911 Postage Due 2 c. on 5 c. pale blue pair, sigle and strip of five 8 c. on 20 c. olive-green and a block of ten 20 c. on 50 c. dull claret, all tied by SHANG-HAI / CHINE datestamps (Dec 27) in black. Some creasing but a rare and very attractive usage. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-209Overseas imperial china |
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 Lot 16 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-2091927: Stationery postcard, Junk design 2 c. green (H&G 26), set of four unused picture postcards with diff. motifs in a corresponding folder. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-209Overseas imperial china |
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 Lot 21 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-2091904: Stampless envelope to Tientsin taxed at double the deficiency with irregular block of five Postage Due 10 c. deep green tied in black. Philatelic but a very rare stamp on letter Gi = £225 off cover. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-209Overseas imperial china |
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Lot 29 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-2091910/70: Mixed selection with some hundred stamps used/unused from various Chinese regions as Mainland, Manchuria, Turkestan, Northern China and others, mainly small values but also some better sets People's Republic, on stockcards and in two stockbooks. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-209Overseas imperial china |
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 Lot 24 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-2091931: Cover from Parris Island, SC to Key West, FL franked correctly at 2 c., forwarded on to Peking for a Private Soldier attached to the Legation, and taxed with Peking printing 1915 5 c. blue Postage Due in a horizontal strip of three tied in black. The addressee unfound and the Dues struck with framed P.D.S. CANCELLED bilingual handstamp in violet and cover returned to sender. Sensibly opened for Exhibit display, a scarce usage. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 205-209Overseas imperial china |
