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1858, 5 c. pale red, good to wide margins all around and fresh colour, tied by blue oval ornament cancel "FRANCA" to folded letter from "CORREOS DE SANTA FE 29.FEB.61" via Montevideo with French octagonal cancel "URUGUAY 16.MARS.61" and handwritten tax "1,90" via Bordeaux and Paris to Switzerland with arrival mark "LAUSANNE 21.AVR.61", cover and stamp with slight crease, otherwise fine, scarce combination and destination

1888, 50 c. chrome-yellow (3), 8 c. carmine and 5 c. red (on reverse) tied by cds. "B.A. OFC. ENCOM.POST MY.18.91" to packige card to Luino with arrival mark, one stamp missing on reverse with suitable endorsement, folded and faults at margins

1890, 10 c. red tied by blue cds. "OFICINA EXPEDICION...15.EN.90" to mourning cover with arrival mark "ROSARIO 15.NER.90", tiny stained, otherwise fine

1899, 5 c. green, pair 2 c. brick red and 1 c. yellow-brown with violet handstamp "E.F.1899", tied by "LA PAZ" (cds. without date) to cover to Lima with arrival mark (5.5.98), fine

1898, 100 r. red on 50 r. green and 200 r. blue on 100 r. lilac-rose, tied by cds. "RIO DE JANEIRO 31.JAN.00" to envelope with handwritten endorsement "p. La Plata" to Berlin with arrival mark, fine

1855, Perkins Bacon 5 c. brownred on bluish, 2 copies with full to wide margins used on lettersheet with adjacent "CONCEPCION 11 MAYO 56" to Valparaiso, very fine, signed Pfenninger (Scott 8)

1866/67, 5 c. red with huge margins all around, showing parts of 4 neighbour stamps, used on lettersheet with adjacent "CASA BRANCA 17 ENO. 67" to Valparaiso (Scott 14)

1898, Coiling Dragon 1 c. ochre and 2 c. red (oxidized) tied by blue oval dater "KIACHOW DEC.2.12.1899" to postal stationery card 1 c. rose in combination franking with German Post 5 pf. with cds. "TSINGTAU 4.12.99" and long text (dated Chiangling 27.11.) to Germany with arrival mark, fine

1898, Coiling Dragon 2 c. red tied by cds. "FOOCHOW 29.NOV.99" to red band cover with adjecent bilingual postmark "FOOCHOW NO.29.99" to Tientsin with large Dollar chop postmark, complete with letter, stamp with tiny faults at left, otherwise fine cover

1898, 4 c. brown tied by Dollar-chop "CHEFOO  18.NOV.98" to card with second "Dollar-chop" mark from "SHANGHAI 21.NOV." and combination franking Japan pair 2 s. rose, tied by cds. "SHANGHAI J.P.O. 21.NOV.98" to Chicago with handstamps "CTMS /T", "US.CHARGE/TO COLLECT 6 CENTS" and "T" plus postage due stamps 2 c.(2) and 1 c. (2) and retour with mark "NAME REPEATED....SUPPLY CORRECT ADDRESS" to Shanghai with arrival mark "SHANGHAI LOCAL POST AP.18.99", card with transporting faults and one stamp with tear at top, very scarce combination

1902, Coiling Dragon 2 c. red and two single stamp 1 c. ochre tied by Thombstone "Kaifengfu" and 1 c. ochre tied by cds. "SHANGHAI 16.APR.02" to German postal stationery card 5 Pfg. (used as form) with additional Thombstone mark via French post office Shanghai to Germany with arrival mark, fine

1923, junk 6 c. red, tied by boxed "PAQEUBOT" to picture card with adjecent cds. "SHANGHAI 18.1.26" and handwritten endorsement "a/b. Belgeland" to Netherland, fine

1897, postal stationery card used from "NANKING ..DEC.02"  with handstamp "T" and handwritten postage due tax "6" to Saigon with arrival mark and forwarded to Bangkok and second forwarding to Singapore with last arrival mark "SINGAPORE FE.1.02" on front, card with transporting faults, but rare combination

1897, postal stationery card 1 c. with additional franking 2 c. red and 1 c. ocher, used from "CHEFOO 30.SEP.99" via Shanghai to Hongkong and forwarded to Singapore with combination franking vertical pair 2 c. rose tied by cds. "HONGKONG OC2.99" and handstamp "I.P.O.", arrival mark on front, corner crease, otherwise fine with nice hand painting on reverse

1912, postal stationery double card 1 c. with additonal franking Sun Yatsen 2 c. green and 10 c. blue and Yuan Shih-kai 1 c. orange as registered card from "SHANGHAI 4.JAN.13" with long text via French P.O. to Menado, Dutch East-India with arrival mark, tiny spot, otherwise fine, very scarce

1907, postal stationery card 1 c. green with additional franking 2 c. red and 1 c. ocher, used from Hokschuha via "SWATOW 18.NOV.08" to Kirchheim, Germany with arrival mark, stamp perforation with tiny spots, otherwise fine

1907, double card 1+1 c. green with printed invitation of the Alumni Association of the St. John's Universaty, locally used with Shanghai local post cds., very fine and rare (Han 5)

1907, postal stationery card 1 c. green with addtional franking 2 c. red and 1 c. yellow, used from "CHINGHOWFU" via Moukden, Shanghai and German P.O. "SHANGHAI 2.10.08" to Gand, Belgium with arrival mark, crease, otherwise fine

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

1967, 'Long live the invincible charmain Mao's thought' 8 f., cpl. set incl. both strips of 5, mint never hinged, the golden strip with colour slightly changed in places, otherwise fine

1979, Study Science souvenier sheet, unhinged mint, very fine

1981, Year of the Cock stamp booklet, unmounted mint (Yang SB3)

1886/1888, Rafael Nunez 10 c. orange, horizontal pair with oval cancel "MEDELIN" with register stamp 10 c. red on yellow on registered mourning cover with transit register mark "BARRANQUILLA No." via London to Munich with arrival mark, fine and scarce

1898, 5 c. red-brown on redish, 4 single stamps, registered stamp 10 c. yellowish-brown on buff and receipt stamp 5 c. red on white used on registered-AR-cover from "MEDELLIN SET.28" via Barranquilla and London to Paris with arrival mark, cover opened out for display, otherwise fine

1893, 10 c. brown on rose, registered stamp 10 c. yellow-brown on buff and receipt stamp 5 c. red on bluish, used on registered-AR-cover from "IBAGUE FEB.26.1897" via Barranquilla to Paris with arrival mark, fine, rare combination

1902, 10 c. postal stationery envelope with additional franking 20 c. blue, 10 c. black and registered stamp 20 c. blue on bluish as registered cover from "BOGOTA 25.JUL.1903" via Barranquilla and New York with transit registered label to Belgium with arrival mark, slight crease at bottom, otherwise fine, scarce combination

1902, postal stationery card 5 c. on 2 c. black with addtional franking imperforated registered stamp 20 c. brick red on bluish used from "BOGOTA 6.DEC." with long via Baranquilla and New York with transit registered label to Dresden, Germany with arrival mark, very fine

1953, Red Cross souvenir sheet pair 10 + 5 h., unused without gum, small hinge remainders, fine (Mi. 1900,-)

1956, Olympic Games 20-55h., souvenir sheet, unused without gum, very scarce, 20h. small wrinkles, otherwise fine

1953, 8th Anniversary of liberation from japanese rule 10w. red-orange with additional franking tied by cds. to airmail cover to Prag, 10w. slightly touced at left, small adhesive remnant on front, two small adhesive strips on reverse, otherwise fine, a very scarce cover

1950, Agricultural Exhibition 1 and 10c. and 2 col. as imperforated proof, and 2 col. only center as imperforated proof, mint never hinged, three stamps with punchhole, fine

1874, 2 1/2 p. violet, tied by cds. "V.R.POSTE EGIZIANE CONSTANTINOPEL 21.3.77" to registered cover with boxed "RACCOMANDATO" to Cairo with arrival mark, tiny crease and litte tears at margins

1891, postal stationery cut out 5 c. blue on rose, two items, tied by "GUAYAQUIL 13.5.(93)" to mourning cover via New York to Bordeaux with arrival mark, cover fold not affecting the stamp, otherwise fine

"BAGDAD 8-1-910", cds. on 7 copies 1908, 10 pa. green (one further value fallen off during transport) on registered envelope to Azir in Basra Vilayet, showing on reverse arrival mark "BASSORA"; stamps and envelope small faults

1876, Nasser-eddin Shah 10 ch. black & blue, perf. 12, a fine used example on double rate cover tied by watery strike of the SCHIRAS datestamp in violet. Rare.

1879/1880, 5sh. green and black, imperforate; tied to piece with faint "SENNEH" postmark, Sadri certificate.