foreign post office in china - Stamp Auctions

The French post offices in China were among the post offices maintained by foreign powers in China from the mid-19th century until 1922. The first French Post Office in China opened in 1862. Initially, the French government used ordinary French postage stamps for these offices. These forerunner stamps can be shown to have been sold or used in China only by a postmark. Stamps used at Shanghai prior to 1876, for example, can only be identified by diamond-shaped cancel made of a type referred to (in French) as a “losange à gros chiffres” with the numbers "5104" in the center of the cancel.

Lot 4086 - foreign post office in china  -  John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

Lot 4086 - foreign post office in china - John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

1900s a group of 3 cover and postcards via IJPO in China, bearing Chefoo and Hankow IJPO cds. VF-F.
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Lot 4087 - foreign post office in china  -  John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

Lot 4087 - foreign post office in china - John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

1881 (Jun 1) Shanghai to USA cover, f.w. Japanese Koban 5sn, tied by Shanghai IJPO killer cancel, along with Shanghai IJPO cds., rare red Foochow Imperial Japanese Postal Agency cds. and Yokohama transit cds. On reverse bearing San Francisco transit and Waltham arrival cds.
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Lot 4082 - foreign post office in china  -  John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

Lot 4082 - foreign post office in china - John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

1900s a group of 13 seals of German Consulate in China, including Peking, Shanghai, Canton, Hankow, Hong Kong, Amoy and Tientsin. VF-F.
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Lot 4088 - foreign post office in china  -  John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

Lot 4088 - foreign post office in china - John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

1881 (Jun 29) Shanghai to USA cover, f.w. Japanese Koban 5sn, tied by Shanghai IJPO killer cancel, along with Shanghai IJPO cds., rare red Foochow Imperial Japanese Postal Agency cds. and Yokohama transit cds. On reverse bearing San Francisco transit and Waltham arrival cds. VF-F.
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foreign post office in china
Lot 4083 - foreign post office in china  -  John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

Lot 4083 - foreign post office in china - John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

1900-07 Japanese Chrysanthemum ovpt. China 50 sen and 1 yen (Chan FJ17-18), both fresh MLH with lovely original gum. Very Fine.
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Lot 4084 - foreign post office in china  -  John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

Lot 4084 - foreign post office in china - John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

1900s-10s a group of 3 picture postcards and one postal card, all bearing Japanese PO in China issues. VF-F.
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Lot 4085 - foreign post office in china  -  John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

Lot 4085 - foreign post office in china - John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

1900s a group of 4 incoming and outgoing covers via IJPO in China, plus a Chrysanthemum ovpt. CHINA 2sn used stamps, showing Shanghai, two different types of Tientsin and Hankow IJPO cds. VF-F.
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Lot 4080 - foreign post office in china  -  John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

Lot 4080 - foreign post office in china - John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

1901 and 05 Tientsin and Tongku to Germany postcards, 1901 card f.w. CIP 1/2c, tied by Tientsin bisected bilingual cds., along with Shanhaikwan German PO transit. 1905 card f.w. German ovpt. China issues 1pf pair, tied by Tongku German PO cds., along with Germany arrival. VF-F.
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foreign post office in china
Lot 4071 - foreign post office in china  -  John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

Lot 4071 - foreign post office in china - John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

1900s a group of 4 German PO in Shantung postcards and postal card, bearing Tsingtau, Chefoo or Weihsien German PO cds. VF-F.
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foreign post office in china
Lot 4075 - foreign post office in china  -  John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

Lot 4075 - foreign post office in china - John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

1900s a group of 3 picture postcards to Europe via German PO in China, all f.w. German ovpt. China issues, tied by Canton, Peking and Tongku German PO cds. VF-F.
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John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2022 Summer Sale - 338th Auction Day 4

foreign post office in china