357 / März 2014

1992, space flight 12 k. deep lilac-ultramarine with Cyrillic and Latain script overprint, block of 25 pairs (half sheet), mint never hinged, vertical folded, otherwise fine, private signature at right sheet margin, very rare (Mi. 10.000,-)

1873/74, dated 1290, Shahi, cpl. sheet of 15 stamps showing an early state of the retouched ornament on position 6, fine and fresh

1858, Barquitos 2 p. blue, fresh colour, touched at top frame line otherwise good margins, tied by "ponchito" to entire letter to Corrientes, endorsed "Por el Salto de Guayra", fine, Moorhouse certificate

1843, 'Bull's Eye' 30 r. black, imtermediate impression with large margins all round and with left sheet margin, with "GERAL DA CORTE" cds, fine, Moorhouse certificate

60 r. black, intermediate impression, clear to good margins, with two horizontal paper folds across the face of the design, unused without gum, 8mm closed tear at left side and two thins, nevertheless and attractive and interesting copy, Moorehouse certificate

60 r. black, used, very fine, opinion Juchert BPP

90 r. black, fine impression, large even margins, unused without gum, very fine and fresh, a very rare stamp in this condition, certificate Moorhouse

90 r. black, fine impression with large margins all round, with "GERAL DA CORTE" cds, fine, signed HC and Moorhouse certificate

1844/46, declinados 600r. black with retouched frame lines at both sides and four corners, clear to good margins, used by red cancel, very small pin hole in lower right frame line, otherwise very fine, a rare stamp, certificate Moorhouse

1854, 10 r. blue block of 10 with three unclear cds's on reverse of cover to Para, multiple cut at top, envelope some tears, otherwise fine, an attractive franking, signed Calves and Moorhouse certificate

1858, "RIO JANEIRO JY. 9.1858" and blue cds. "TRANSATLANTICA 31.7." on reverse of folded cover with vertical desinfection slit to Porto with black tax mark "360" and arrival mark, fine

1920, local official cover "Caja de Retiros y de Prevision Social de Los" from "SANTIAGO 15.MAR.", fine

1878, Large Dragon 1-5 ca., very fresh colour and good perforation, used with seal resp. illegible custom dater, fine (Chan 1-3)

1883, large dragon 1 ca. green, type III, used, very fine, certificate Havemann BPP

1883, large dragon 3 ca. red, type III, used with blue seal cancel "Tientsin", fine, certificate Havemann BPP

1883, large dragon 5 ca. lemon-yellow, type III, used with custum cancel "NEWCHWANG...1884", very fine, certificate Havemann BPP

1885, Small Dragon 3 ca. violet, vertical strip of 3, tied by blue seal with adjacent blue "I.G. OF CUSTOMS PEKING APL 2 90" to reverse of complete envelope with frontside combination franking Germany 1880/89, 10 pf. rose in vertical strip of 6 with cds. "KDPA SHANGHAI 8 4 90", to Berlin with customs transit marks of Tientsin and Shanghai and Berlin arrival mark partly on one 3 ca.; one stamp of the German franking rounded corner and flap of envelope somewhat toned; a scarce and attractive franking, signed Bothe BPP with certificate, ex Sammlung Rosenhaus

1897, Dowager, small Figures: ½-30 c., used with different cancels, some stamps toned, 10-30 c., fine

1897, Dowager surcharge issue with small numerals ½ c. (2) and 8 c. with large numeral widely spaced 4 c. and narrow spaced 2 c. and 10 c. and surcharge on Small Dragon 5 c., all tied by Dollar chop "SHANGHAI 17 SEP 97" to registered envelope with combination franking French PO 25 c. and 50 c. (small tear) tied by Shanghai cds., to Germany with arrival mark

1897, Dowager surcharge with small numerals 8 c. on 6 ca. in vertical pair, the lower stamp apparently imperforated at bottom and therefore separated by hand, together with 4 c. on 4 ca., all tied by Dollar chop of Chefoo to commercial envelope with combination franking French Post 50 c., tied by Shanghai cds., to Germany with arrival mark, Dollar chop of Shanghai applied in transit; the envelope folded, slightly affecting 4 c., some transportation marks; a very scarce cover

1897, Red Revenue 1$, fresh colour and good perforation tied by pakua to small piece, small corner bend, otherwise fine

10 c. and 1905/09, 5 c. lilac, tied by Chinese cds. of Hsiao Yi in Chansi province with adjacent register mark on reverse of opened out cover via Shanghai to Germany with additional German franking, also tied by Chinese cds.; the German stamps with faults

1898/1906, 2 c. red tied by Dollar-chop "PAOTING 21 May 01" to postcard 1 c. via German field post with "K.D. FELD-POSTSTATION No. 7 22/5" to Germany, card small tear at left, ex Sammlung Rosenhaus

1902/08, 10 c. in horizontal pair, tied by cds. "TIENTSIN 11 SEP 03" on reverse of registered cover to Amsterdam with adjacent Chinese "NEWCHWANG 15 SEP 03" and Russian combination franking  Kitai 10 k. in horizontal pair, tied by "No. 13i POLEV. POCHT. KON. PRIAMUR. OKR." (additional strike on front), with adjacent register label "YINGKOW",  transit mark of Moscow and arrival mark; a fine and scarce combination cover

1902/08, 20 c. brownish carmine tied to envelope of Schantung Railroad Company with combination franking Kiaochow 5 pf. in horizontal pair, tied by "TSINGTAU 18/10 02" to Germany with transit mark of Chinese PO at Kiaochow and arrival mark; envelope folded, not affecting the stamps and small tear at bottom fixed, ex Sammlung Rosenhaus

Postcard 1 c. green with additional franking Junk 5 c. violet with early-type Kirin cds. to Denmark with bi-lingual diamond-shaped "CENSORED", slight transportation marks (Han 12)

1915, postcard Junk 1 c. green with Kirin cds. as POW card 1919 to the Netherlands with diamond shaped "CENSORED" (Han 12)

1943, Russian Philatelic Exhibition Shanghai, special cancellation on special cover

1899/1908, "KITAI" overprint: 1 k. and 3 k. on horizontally laid paper tied by clear "HANKOW POSTE RUSSE 14.8.07" to postcard to Germany

1899/1908, 'Kitai' 5 k. and 10 k. on horizontally laid paper tied by violet-blue cds. "KHANKOU POCHTO-VAYA KONTORA 3 IX 1903" (Hankow) to registered postcard via Sibiria to Germany with transit and arrival marks

7 k. and 10 k. on horizontally laid paper as additional franking on postcard 4 k. with cds. "SHANGHAI POSTE RUSSE a 5.12.08" with register label in English to Germany with arrival mark on front

10 k. on horizontally laid paper, 3 copies tied by cds. "PEKING 1 ... VI 1904" to registered envelope from the German embassy with dotted "R" and register label to Germany with arrival mark, franking slightly stained

1917, 2 c. in vertical strip of 5, tied by cds. "SHANGHAI POSTE RUSSE 9.4.18" to envelope to Petrograd showing on front magenta censor mark "DC SHANGHAI"; one stamp very slight bend, a scarce cover

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1905/07, envelope 7 k. with additional franking 3 k. and envelope 20 k., both with cds. "SHANGHAI POSTE RUSSE" to Germany, envelope 20 k. as registered letter with white label, both with arrival marks

1962, Mei Lanfang 4-50 f., mint never hinged, very fine

1962, Mei Langfang souvenir sheet, unused with full orignal gum, reverse with traces of adhesive tape, otherwise very fine