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1/2c. on 3ca. and 2c. on 2ca., unused; 1 1/2c. on 3ca. part to large part original gum, 2c. on 2ca. unused without gum. S.G. 86-87; Chan 82-83. Photo HK$1,500-2,000
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1/2c. on 3ca. bright orange-yellow variety " 1/2" 1/2mm below the Chinese characters, large part original gum; some gum toning and repaired split in centre. S.G. 85a; Chan 82c. Photo HK$5,000-10,000
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1899 (9 Aug.) Breitenfeldt envelope registered to Woosung bearing Large Figures, Wide Setting, second print 5c. on 5ca, Narrow Setting, third print 1c. on 1ca. with I.C.P. 1/2c. pair with interpanneau margin between (wide margin at top showing traces of the two adjacent stamps), cancelled or tied by Amoy bilingual c.d.s. with the Amoy boxed registration handstamp and large "R" alongside; redirected to Shanghai, the reverse bears the Shanghai Registered squared circle datestamp. Fresh and fine. Photo HK$15,000-18,000
Provenance: Quintin Tan, January 2007
For a Maus cover, please see lot 2857
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1c. on 3c. red [2] showing the dash in dai, part original gum with hinge remainders; centred left with a few irregular perforations. Fresh. Photo HK$3,000-4,000
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2c. on 3c. red [5] cancelled by a readable strike of Kiukiang Dollar chop dated 26 August. Photo HK$1,500-2,000
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2c. on 3c. red [11] well centered and with a neat cancellation across lower corner. Attractive. Photo HK$1,500-2,000
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2c. on 3c. red, a small group of three examples including [15], good colours and cancellations, some imperfections. (3). Photo HK$2,500-3,000
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4c. on 3c. red [1] used with Shanghai c.d.s. across the lower corner; light ageing. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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4c. on 3c. red [17] small part original gum; well centred and strong colour. Chan 89. Photo HK$3,000-4,000
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$1 on 3c. red [19] large part original gum with hinge remainder; good centring with large margins. A fresh and appealing example of this stamp. Chan 90. Photo HK$25,000-30,000
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$1 on 3c. red [23] cancelled by a neat and central strike of "customs/kiungchow" c.d.s. dated 1897 (18 Mar.); there is a tiny surface scuff at foot. Well centered and very fresh, an exceptional example of this stamp. This is a rare and important stamp being one of only two recorded examples of the Kiungchow datestamp on a $1 revenue and the earliest Kiungchow datestamp on any of the Revenue Surcharges. Photo HK$40,000-50,000
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$5 on 3c. red [19], unused without gum and shows the perforation variety 14x11 1/2; the stamp is centred well to the left and the surcharge is very low; a couple of small paper splits near the top left corner. A collectable example of this scarce stamp. Photo HK$150,000-200,000
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1902 (8 Oct.) envelope registered to Munich bearing Large Figure 4c. on 3c. [23] with I.C.P. 1/2c. and 1c. blocks of four plus C.I.P. 10c. cancelled by Kiaochow bilingual c.d.s. with the associated registration handstamp at foot partly covered by German Post Office Tsingtau registration label; the reverse with Kiaochow 20pf. and 5pf. tied by Tsingtau c.d.s. with two arrival c.d.s. alongside (one in blue). A fresh and colourful franking. Hwa number 581. Photo HK$100,000-120,000
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1/2c. to $5 set of twelve, part to large part original gum; $1 and $2 with some light gum toning and a couple of short perfs., other values generally good to fine. Chan 92-103. Photo HK$15,000-20,000
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50c. deep green or black-green error of colour, large part original gum; some gum ageing in the lower corner and centred a little low. A good example of this scarce stamp. Chan 100a; S.G. 104b. Photo HK$10,000-12,000
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50c. deep green or black-green error of colour, used with part Dollar chop at left; a few slightly irregular perfs. Rich colour and attractive. Rare used. Photo HK$8,000-10,000
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50c. blue-green error of colour, unused without gum; faded. Very scarce. Chan 100b; S.G. 104a. Photo HK$3,000-4,000
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1897 (29 Oct.) red band envelope to Canton bearing, on the reverse, 2c. and 4c. pair well tied by good strikes of the Hankow Dollar chop with the Canton arrival Dollar chop alongside (6.11) and showing Canton handstamps in red; some slight ageing does not detract from this very attractive cover. Photo HK$5,000-6,000
Note: there are double perforations between the pair of 4c. stamps
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1897 (30 Nov.) Canadian Pacific Railway Royal Mail Steamship envelope to the German Consulate in Swatow bearing 4c. bistre-brown tied by a fine strike of Shanghai pa-kua with double-ring Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. below, the reverse with a good strike of the Swatow Dollar chop arrival (5.12). Fresh. Photo HK$2,500-3,000
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1897 (24 Dec.) local Guinzburg Shanghai envelope bearing 1c. chrome-yellow tied by double-circle Shanghai Local Post c.d.s., with manuscript delivery notation on the reverse. Fine. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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1898 (10 Jan.) illustrated envelope to Tientsin bearing 2c. deep orange tied by Peking Dollar chop in blue and, on the reverse, Tientsin Dollar chop for the same date; light soiling. Photo HK$3,000-4,000
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1898 (20 Apr.) neat blue envelope to Shanghai bearing 2c. deep orange tied by a good strike of Chinkiang Dollar chop, the reverse with Shanghai Local Post arrival c.d.s. (21.4). A fine example of this fairly scarce postmark. Photo HK$3,000-4,000
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1898 (21 May) envelope to Shanghai bearing 2c. deep orange tied by manuscript "Stamped" and a superb and upright strike of Wuhu Dollar chop in brownish black, the reverse with Shanghai Local Post arrival c.d.s. (23.5). A fine and delightful example of this scarce postmark. Photo HK$4,000-5,000
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1898 (24 May) envelope to Diercking in Shanghai bearing a pair of 2c. deep orange tied by a superb strike of Soochow Dollar chop in blue, the reverse with Shanghai Local Post arrival c.d.s. (25.5). A fine and delightful cover. Photo HK$5,000-6,000
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1898 (28 Sep.) envelope to Shanghai bearing 4c. deep brown tied by Canton Dollar chop and bearing, on the reverse, a fair strike of the Shanghai Dollar chop (4.10) and a good strike of the rare Woosung Dollar chop in blue with yeardate omitted. A fine and important cover. Photo HK$20,000-25,000
The Woosung Dollar Chop is only recorded as an arrival marking and it is thought that there are only two examples in blue recorded
Literature:
Paul Chang, History of Postal Cancellations of China (illustrated)
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1/2c. to $5 set of twelve, part to large part original gum; $5 light gum toning and other values with some ageing. Chan 104-115. Photo HK$6,000-8,000
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1c. ochre variety retouched "one", unused single (without gum) with right margin showing the distinctive plate cracks in the margin. Exceptionally fresh and fine.
A magnificent and stunning example of this rare and desirable variety. Chan 117c.
Photo HK$200,000-240,000
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1c. ochre variety retouched "one", used with part strike of c.d.s. across the upper left corner, clear of the error; light paper ageing causing some discolouration. A rare error on the unoverprinted stamp. Chan 117c. Photo HK$4,000-6,000
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1c. ochre variety broken "one", apparently unused without gum, faint mark in lower right corner. Chan 117d. Photo HK$3,000-4,000
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1c. ochre variety broken "one", centred left and cancelled by a small part strike of red c.d.s. Chan 117d. Photo HK$2,500-3,000
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1c. ochre variety imperforate between vertical pair cancelled by lunar c.d.s.; creased between and perf. faults at right. Chan 117e; S.G. 122b. Photo HK$1,500-2,000
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2c. scarlet variety retouched "two" used with Canton bilingual c.d.s. dated 1907
(11 Feb.) which is clear of the variety. A good example of this error. Chan 118b. Photo HK$2,500-3,000
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20c. reddish brown, 30c. rose and 50c. green, part to large part original gum. Fresh.
S.G. 114-116 HK$1,000-1,200
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1902 (23 Feb.) red band cover bearing, on the reverse, 2c. red tied by Ngankin bilingual c.d.s. and with Chinkiang bilingual c.d.s., numbered dater tombstone in red and a light strike of tombstone in black at foot. A good combination. Photo HK$3,000-4,000
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1902 (4 Apr.) double registered postcard to Peking (24.4) bearing C.I.P. 2c. and 10c. cancelled by a very fine strike of "Chengchow/Post Office" tombstone, also showing "Kaifengfu/Post Office" tombstone and "Paotingfu/Post Office" adjacent, as well as two "R" unframed h.s., fine and splendid registered usage. Photo HK$12,000-15,000
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1903 (Nov.) red band cover registered to Kweihaohsin bearing C.I.P. 1c. and 10c. tied by a superb strike of Shaohing rectangular Post Office handstamp with name at top, large handstruck "R" alongside and light Hanchow bilingual c.d.s., the reverse bears wooden Shaohing number dater "6", Suanhwafy Post Office rectangle in claret, faint Tatung Post Office rectangle in red (two strikes) and Peking bilingual oval. A fine and desirable cover with a lot of character. Photo HK$18,000-24,000
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1904 (Feb.) illustrated envelope of flying cranes to Mount Vernon, New York bearing pair of 5c. reddish orange tied by a fair strike of the large, double-circle "i.p.o. - r.m.s./Peking/Shanhaikwan/No.1" railway cancellation, the reverse with Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. (25.2), Shanghai I.J.P.O. c.d.s. (27.2) and Tacoma, Wash (21.3) datestamps; light soiling but a collectable example of this popular postmark. Photo HK$10,000-12,000
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1904 (Feb.) red-band envelope to Paoting (1.3) bearing, on the reverse, C.I.P. 1c. cancelled by "Huluhsien" tombstone h.s. in black, showing "Chengting" bilingual transit datestamp (29.2) adjacent. Good markings. Photo HK$3,000-4,000
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1904 (5 Apr.) large red band envelope double registered to Tsingtao bearing 4c. brown and pair of 10c. green tied by very fine strikes of Tsinan double-circle datestamps with the boxed registration handstamp at foot; the reverse with double-circle transit datestamp in blue and German Post Office arrival; vertical folding crease. Attractive. Photo HK$2,500-3,000
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1904 (3 Sept.) "Urgent" red band envelope registered to Chefoo bearing, on the reverse, 2c. red and 10c. green tied by a fine strike of Tieling double-ring datestamp and bilingual boxed "registered" respectively, further strikes of the Tieling c.d.s. (7.9) and Chefoo bilingual arrival (19.10). Unusual. Photo HK$1,800-2,200
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1905 (27 Nov.) Hankow picture postcard to Belgium bearing 4c. brown tied by Hankow bilingual c.d.s., sent via Shanghai, redirected on arrival and returned, bearing boxed "rebut" and boxed return to sender with three different Brussels c.d.s. and a good strike of German Post Office "hankau" c.d.s. (17.2). Much travelled. Photo HK$1,200-1,500
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1906 (3 Feb.) commercial envelope to Tsingtau bearing 1c. (2) and 2c. red tied by Tsinan despatch c.d.s. and with red seal chop of Tsinan; the arrival c.d.s. in on the reverse. Fresh and fine. Photo HK$1,000-1,500
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1906 (27 Feb.) picture post card (of the Philippines) to Hokow - Yunnan Province "via Haiphong" bearing 4c. brown tied by part Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. with French Post Office "shang-hai/chine" alongside, Haiphong, Tonkin (8.3) and Hokow arrival bilingual c.d.s. (10.3). A fine and interesting card to a domestic destination using an international route. Photo HK$2,500-3,000
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1907 (Mar.) envelope to London "via Bhamo" bearing 10c. tied by Tali, Yunnan datestamp with Teng Yueh (11.3 and 13.3) bilingual c.d.s. alongside, the reverse with Bhamo (19.3) and Sea Post Office c.d.s.; roughly opened at top and light soiling. A good postal route. Photo HK$2,500-3,000
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1908 (12 June) envelope to France and redirected to Switzerland bearing 1c., 2c. (2) and 5c. tied by fine strikes of Samshui bilingual c.d.s., a range of transit marks on the reverse including Canton bilingual and Hong Kong c.d.s. (13.6). Photo HK$1,500-2,000
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1908 (July) red band envelope to Yutze, Shansi bearing, on the reverse, 2c. green tied by Peking datestamp bearing a fine strike of Peking numbered tombstone with street insertion and other transit c.d.s. Fine and a good example of these popular postmarks. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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1908 (5 Sept.) opened-out envelope to London "via Siberia" bearing 1c., 4c. and 5c. tied by Shanghai datestamp and, on the reverse, 1/2c. (10) and 5c. tied by Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. A fine and colourful franking. Photo HK$1,200-1,800
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1909 (6 June) envelope registered to Germany bearing, on the reverse, 20c. tied by Peitaiho datestamp, a second strike alongside with Moukden bilingual transit, the address side with a fine strike of "peitaiho - (china)" boxed registered handstamp. Fine with very clear postmarks. Photo HK$1,200-1,500
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1909 red band envelope bearing, on the reverse, 2c. red tied by indistinct Tangku despatch datestamp, a good strike of Tangku no.2 numbered dater and bearing a fair to good strike of Chihli, Chunliangcheng round branch box with horizontal and vertical sections, Fine and attractive. Photo HK$2,500-3,000
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1910 (8 Mar.) red band envelope to Chungking bearing, on the reverse, 2c. green tied by Wuchang datestamp partly overstruck by Hankow transit and bears a fair strike of Wuchang no.5 letterbox postmark in red. Photo HK$1,200-1,800
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1910 (c.) envelope to Shanghai bearing 2c. red tied by a very fine strike of Chinkiang Postal Agency No.1 double-oval; minor soiling. Attractive and appealing. Photo HK$1,500-2,000
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1911 (20 May) envelope registered to Ireland bearing 1/2c. (2), 1c. (3), 5c. and 7c. plus, on the reverse, 1/2c. (8) tied by good strikes of Pakhoi bilingual c.d.s. with a fair to good strike of the boxed registration handstamp at left with Shanghai bilingual c.d.s and French Post Office Shanghai c.d.s. with other transit marks on the reverse; some creasing and soiling. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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1912 (Jan. - Mar.) two covers from the same correspondence to Germany, both with three or four-colour 10c. frankings tied by Chihili province c.d.s., with Shanghai and Hong Kong transit marks on the reverse. (2 covers) HK$2,000-2,500
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Chungking: 1904 (24 June) envelope addressed to H.M.S. 'Kinsha' in Chungking bearing 2c. carmine-red bisected diagonally and tied by a superb strike of the Chungking c.d.s.; there is a small fragment missing from the top of the envelope and a vertical crease at left. An appealing example of this bisect. Photo HK$3,000-4,000
H.M.S. 'Kinsha' was previously S.S. 'Pioneer', a paddle steamer 180 feet long. After being commandeered by the British consul in Chungking for the evacuation of British nationals following the Boxer uprising, she was purchased by the British Government, renamed and became the Yangtse gunboat flagship for the next twenty years. With a lot of other background information included with this lot
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1908 (10 Oct.) Declaration of Native Clubbed Mail "late posted" to Shanghai bearing, on the reverse, 32c. I.C.P. franking tied by Swatow bilingual c.d.s. Photo HK$8,000-10,000
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