385. Auktion

25 c. blue, fresh colours, tied by large dotted lozenge “5104" SHANGHAI alongside red cds “PAQ. ANG. V. BRIND A. MOD 25 mai 72” (Salles-Nr. 1895) to printed matter together with its wrapper sent to Lyon, dated inside “Shanghai, 11 avril 1872”, no arrival, very fine. A lovely and most unusual usage via the Brindisi route

25 c. blue, bloc of four with horizontally lined background, tied by large dotted lozenge “5104” alongside cds. “SHANGHAI CHINE 28 NOV. 72” to folded lettersheet sent to a shipowner in Nantes, reverse transit and arrival cds. “NANTES 11 JANV. 73”, entire with light horizontal pressed crease barely affecting the lower pair, still very fine, signed Scheller. A scarce usage

1863/1920 (ca.), interesting collection with over 20 covers, cards and a few fronts, incl. British, German and French Post Offices, many interesting usages and better items, noted three covers to USA from 1872-74 each bearing a single Hong Kong SG-Nr. 11 tied by oval barred “B62” and paying the single rate for mail carried by the Pacific steamship service, with red cds. “HONG KONG PAID” alongside, some scarcer postmarks like “LIU KUNG TAU” (Webb-Nr. 199 Type B) tying a Hong Kong 4 c. to 1904 postcard to London, French “AMOY CHINE POSTE FRANCAISE” and “FOU-TCHEOU-CHINE”, etc., some faults especially in the early mail, mixed condition. An impressive assembly