358 / September 2014

1000 m. and 3000 m., imperforated booklet sheet, unmounted mint

2005, CEPT 1000 m. and 3000 m., each in imperforated proof miniature sheet on cromalin paper with inscription "EUROPA" in white instead coloured, both with archive annotation on reverse, very rare

1000 m. and 3000 m. in imperforated miniature sheets, unmounted mint

2005 CEPT Stamp booklet, imperforated proofs of the 2 booklet panes with different inscription "EUROPA" in white instead of coloured, covers and interleaves, all on cromalin paper, scarce

Stamp booklet with imperforated panes, unmounted mint, rare, only 25 issued

2006, CEPT 20 q. and 60 q. in imperforated miniature sheets, unmounted mint

20 q. and 60 q. in booklet sheet with 8 stamps and 2 tête-bêches, in imperforated booklet sheet, umounted mint

50th anniversary of CEPT stamps 20 q. on 1000 m. and 60 q. on 3000 m., combined proof sheet of miniature sheet and booklet pane, imperforated on ungummed cromalin paper with printing date 9.9.2006, unique

20 q. auf 1000 m. and 60 q. auf 3000 m. booklet pane with 4 stamps, 6 different overprint varieties incl. inverted overprint, double overprint with one inverted and without control number (crease), very rare, some unique

2007, Boyscouts 20 q. and 60 q. in imperforated miniature sheets, unmounted mint

20 q. and 60 q., imperforated booklet sheet with 8 stamps and 2 tête-bêches, unmounted mint

PRIVATE AIRMAIL COMPANIES: ETA :1929, airmail 2000 r. green and red and Brazil postage stamp 400 r. blue, tied by "ETA RIO DE JANEIRO 29.JUL.29" to airmail cover with boxed "PELO CORREIO AEREO DA ETA" to Sao Paulo with arrival mark, fine

Issues for Zeppelin GmbH: 1930, 10000 rs. on 20000 r., defective printing with almost half lower stamp and complete back side blackened, unmounted mint; an interesting variety, certificate H.W. Sieger AIEP

1855, Desmadryl 10 c. blue, three examples used on 1855 cover to Valparaiso endorsed 'privada por Mr. Jullian' at lower left, one adhesive with two margins, the other two very fine four margined examples, tied by circular target obliterators in black. 'Santiago' cds of despatch in red at left (Oct 21). File fold but a scarce 30 centavos rate cover.

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

2 c., 2 copies, tied by oval dater "ICHOW 21 MAR 1900" to picture postcard with French PO combination franking and adjacent scarce Suchien PO tombstone and Tsingkiangpu dollar cds. ( almost complete strike), to Germany,  fine

1898, 2 c., 2 copies, tied by oval "ICHOW 3  MAR 1900" to postcard with combination franking German Post 5 pf. tied by "TSINTAU" cds. to Germany with two different oval transit marks of Kiaochow and arrival mark, small corner crease in the card, German stamps corner crease and short perf.

4 c. (applied damaged) tied by oval "ICHOW 24 OCT 1899" to postcard with combination franking German Post 5 pf. tied by "TSINGTAU 30/11 99" to Germany with oval transit mark of Kiaochow and arrival mark

4 c. tied by oval "YCHOW AUG 22 1899" to postcard with combination franking German Post 5 pf. tied by "TSINTAU" cds. to Germany with  oval transit mark of Kiaochow and arrival mark, very fine

1898/1906, 4 c. brown tied by Shanghai cds. to postcard with combination franking French PO 10 c., cancelled the same day, to Paris

4c., tied by oval dater "ICHOW 20 FEB 1900" to picture postcard with French PO combination franking and adjacent scarce Suchien PO tombstone and Tsingkiangpu dollar cds. to Germany, French stamp small perforation fault, otherwise fine

1898/1906, 5 c. rose, tied by "T" in triangle to front side of picture postcard from "KIUKIANG 4 JUN 06" via French PO at Shanghai to Paris, taxed and franked with French postage due 10 c. and 5 c.

10 c. green, tied by Tientsin cds. to postcard (picture of Port Arthur) with combination franking French PO 10 c., tied by Shanghai cds. to Germany with arrival mark

1902/08, 2 c. red (5) and 4 c. brown, tied by cds. "HANKOW 17 FEB 05" to registered postcard with boxed register mark to Belgium

2 c. red, 2 copies, tied by Shanghai cds. to picture side of postcard 1905 to France and forwarded to New York; on address side another Shanghai cds. but with wrong year slug "21", also violet tombstone marking, transit mark of British PO at Shanghai and New York arrival mark, interesting item

10 c. in horizontal strip of 3 (one stamp with tear at top), tied by cds. "TIENTSIN 25.APR.03" to reverse of registered cover with adjacent Chinese"NEWCHWANG 27.APR.03" and on front with Russian combination franking Kitai 10 k. in horizontal strip of 3 (crease at bottom), tied by "No.13i.POL.POCHT.KON.PRIAMUR.OKR." (YINGOW) to Osnabrück, Germany with arrival mark; scarce combination cover

20 c. brownish carmine and 10 c. deep green tied by cds. "TIENTSIN 24.MAY.02" to registered cover with handstamp "R" in red via Shanghai with French post to Nijmegen with arrival mark, fine

1905/09, 10 c. blue in vertical pair tied by Tientsin cds. to reverse of registered envelope of the Imperial Chinese Tientsin-Pukow Railway with front side all Chinese register marking via the French post to Germany with arrival mark, fine

1921, airmail 45 c. with additional franking (on front and reverse) used on registered airmail cover to Germany, vertical fold not affecting the stamps

1900, "Timbre a date du bureau d'origine", official seal with all chinese cds., applied over damaged Russian PO Kitai stamp on postcard via Moscow to St. Petersburg, nevertheless taxed in Russia; creased, interesting item

1906, postcard from Budapest to Shanghai (franking partly afixed damaged) and re-directed with transitmarks of German, Greek, British, Chinese and local post to the US

1918, "CENSORED", violet marking, clear on front of POW cover from Kirin to the Netherland, opened at 2 sides

1919, POW postcard from the camp Wan-schou-sze near Peking 3.2.1919 to Austria, showing oval Chinese censor mark and boxed bilingual "Correspondance des prisonniers de Guerre", transported via the Netherlands with red marking of the Dutch Red Cross

1919, cover from England, redirected to China, here unclaimed, officially opened and re-sealed with official green seal with adjacent "DEAD LETTER OFFICE SHANGHAI", franked with Chinese postage due 1913/15, 1 c., 5 c. and 10 c.; the cover with marginal faults

1893, postcard 1/2 c. uncancelled, used from "Chefoo 28. October 1895" to Germany with combination franking Germany 1890/99, 10 pfg. rose, tied "SHANGHAI 1/11 95", fine and scarce

1927, 13 c. and 7 c., each in pair on front and reverse of registered commercial envelope from Harbin 1931 to Germany