380. Auktion

1898/1909, Coiling Dragon 4 c. brown tied by black oval dater "PEKING" on postal stationery card 1 c. via Shanghai in combination franking French PO 10 c. tied by cds. "SHANGHAI 22.01.01" to Germany with arrival mark, fine

1932, Sven Hedin Expedition 1 c.-10 c., complete set tied by cds. "PEIPING 19 2 33" to a registered envelope to Stockholm, with adjacent red registration label, on reverse 20 c. and 25 c. tied by a further strike, cover signed on the back flap by Sven Hedin himself and send to his sister Alma, also a complete set used, very fine

Incoming Mail: 1899, Crown/Eagle 5 pfg. with four other stamps from Bavaria, Wurttemberg, Austria and Switzerland each with postmark "KONSTANZ 27.2.99" on cover with framed "Bodenschiffspost" via London and Hong Kong and on reverse large Canton dollar chop circular datestamp of 1.APR.99 to Wuchow with arrival mark "IMPERIAL POST OFFICE WUCHOW 2.APR.1899", fine

1915, Postcard 1 c. green with cds. "KIRIN" as POW card 1918 to Germany with adjacent diamond shaped "CENSORED" and circle "PASSED BY CENSOR 490", corners a bit round, fine and scarce (Han12)

1911, Coiling dragon 3 p. on 1 c. – 2 r. on 2 $, unused with freh original gum, very fine; a rare set in this condition.

1911, Coiling dragon 3 p. on 1 c. – 12 a. on 50 c. and 2 r. on 2 $, unused with original gum, fine/very fine

1900, China Coiling Dragon 10c. dark green (2) tied by cds. "HANKOW 12 JAN 00" to reverse of a registered envelope to Lyon, France, Chinese cds. "SHANGHAI" on transit, then passed on to the French Offices in Shanghai with 50c. carmine on rose applied on front, tied by cds. "SHANGHAI 19 JANV. 00", further strike along, arrival cds. "LYON RHONE 24 FEV. 00"; very fine and scarce mixed franking

"MSP No.46 17.12.00" (SMS Hansa) auf Deutsches Reich Germania Reichspost 10 Pfg. auf chinesischer Ganzsachenkarte 1 C. mit Zusatzfrankatur Drache 1 und 2 C. je mit Stempel "CHEFFOO 14.DEC.00" als Doppelfrankatur mit rückseitig viel Text (datiert Cheffo 14.12.00) und mehrfach übergehenden MSP-Stempel nach Deutschland mit Ankunftsstempel, Karte mit Eckbügen bzw. kleine Fehlstelle sowie Alterungsspuren, sonst in guter Gesamterhaltung, nicht häufige Mischfrankatur