378th Auction

Postal stationery: 1899, card 1 c. used with cds. “SHANGHAI LOCAL POST MAY.22.00” and with additional franking Coiling Dragon 2 c. red, 1 c. ochre and pair ½ c. brown tied by Pakua handstamp, in combination with French Post Office 10 c. tied by cds. “SHANG-HAI 24.MAI.00” to Germany with arrival mark (Han 2)

Weihaiwei: 1899, 2 c. red and horizontal pair and single stamp Coiling Dragon 2 c. red tied by black dollar chop “CHEFOO 29.JAN.99” to cover with combination franking Hongkong 10 c. lilac on orange tied by cds. “SHANGHAI JA.30.99” and black dollar chop “Shanghai” on reverse to Singapore with arrival mark, one Chinese stamp missing and other stamps lightly oxidised and cover reverse with much inscription, otherwise fine, scarce combination  

1978, National Science Conference souvenir sheet, unmounted mint, fine  

1978, National Science Conference souvenir sheet, unmounted mint, fine  

1978, Running Horses souvenir sheet, unmounted mint, fine

1978, Flying fairies souvenir sheet, mint never hinged, fine

1979, Childhood Study Science miniature sheet, unmounted mint, very fine

1979, Childhood Study Science miniature sheet, unmounted mint, very fine

1979, Study Science souvenir sheet, unmounted mint, very fine

1979, Childhood Study Science miniature sheet, unmounted mint, very fine

1979, Childhood Study Science miniature sheet, unmounted mint, very fine

1980, Year of Monkey 8 f., unmounted mint, with usual light traces of black paint, fine  

1910, Centenary of War of Independence, 10 hand-painted essays in colour and opaque white, with denominations from 1 c. to 10 p. with inscriptions "1810 / 1910", fixed to 2 presentation cardboards (ca. 21:22,5 cm), little staining, not affecting the essays

1870, 5c. black on bluish, block of ten, cancelled by manuscript, upper right corner added, few thins and paper break, ink corosion, a scarce and attractive multiple

1883, Preceding Issues Surcharged with Value in New Currency, without Network, 5 fr. on 1p. gold, surcharge type I, fresh colour, unused with original gum, a fine copy of this scarce stamp

1885, Coat of Arms, perforated 12, 10c. with pen-cross on large-format consignee's letter, former content probably waybills, with adjacent straight-line "SYRIA CONSIGNEE'S LETTER" with handwritten date "28/7" to Bremen, a fine and interesting entire 

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1881/85, proof sheetlets printed by Hamilton Bank Note Co., New York, 5-45c., total of 37 sheetlets including five showing a total of 12 subjects either tête-bêche or on reverse, printed on white wove or laid paper and blue laid paper, showing 5 resp. 6 impressions, a scarce and attractive group

1881/85, proof sheetlets printed by Hamilton Bank Note Co., New York, three sheetlets 5c. blue and 45c. lilac on white paper and 30c. rose on blue paper, showing 5 resp. 6 impressions, fine

1881, Coat of arms 2c. rose, unissued postal stationery envelope, small discolouration at bottom right,otherwise fine

1886/87, „OFFICIEL“ 6 on 5 ch., horizontal strip of 4, tied by Schimeran cds. to registered envelope (Sender Mottes) via Enzeli and Baku to Germany with several transit- and arrival marks. Stamps with small faults, where applied at the edge oft he cover, 2 values small tears, still fine and very scarce.

1886/87, „OFFICIEL“ 6 on 10 ch., two horizontal pairs and single, tied by Teheran cds. to reverse of  registered envelope to Germany with arrival mark. still fine and very scarce. Wax seal removed, otherwise very fine. A remarkable franking.

1903, Saatdjian Issue, 4 ch., single and pair, 8 ch. And 16 ch., tied by „TEHERAN DEPART“ to registered envelope with adjacent „AR“ via Baku to Paris. Fine and scarce.

"BUR.ABM.JERUSALEM-JAFFA 1", clear bilingual cds. on turkish 20 Pa. on picture card "Souvenir de Jerusalem" to Bordeaux with arrival mark, fine, certificate Martin Marco (1988)

"Yafe-Iskelesi", arabic cancel on turkish postal stationery card with print of reserve "B.Alonzo & Fils Jaffa le..." to Gaza, fine

1899, Chrysantheme 1s. brown and 2s. green, each as pair tied by cds. "PORT-ARTHUR 20.09.09" to postcards via Chefoo to Tsingtau, China, the card with 1s. underfranked thus taxed, fine

1948, Stamp Exhibition 5s. with overprint on Osaka souvenir sheet, without gum as issued, fine, certificate ISJP (1974) 

Postal Stationery: 1911, card 1 ½ s. used from „TSINGTAU 8.3.20” with red censor mark “PASSED BY CENSOR I.J.P.O. TSINGTAU” to Shanghai, fine

Postal stationery: 1900, double card 1 ch. with additional franking Iwha 15 ch. as registered card with short greeting from “CHEMULPO 25.JUIN.01” via “SHANG-HAI 3.JUIL.” and Italy with transit mark “PIROSCAFI ESTERI” to Hamburg with arrival mark, tiny spots

1886/88, numerals 5 c. blue and 10 c. vermilion, tied to registered envelope from Atlixco to New York with frontside three different register labels (Atlixco, Puebla and UPU)

1886/88, numerals 5 c. blue and 10 c. vermilion (2), tied to reverse of registered envelope against acknowledgement of receipt from Mexico City to Germany with frontside two different UPU register labels and New York transit register label

1924, Scepter 1$, perforated 10, unused with full orignal gum, only a few copies existing, most copies with this perforation have the invalidating perforations, very rare and fine

1932, Mongolian Revolution 25m., color proof in blue adhered to gray card with red overprint "ПРОЕКТ 5 марта 1932 г.", stamp with cut perfs at left, fine and rare

1932, Opening of the railroad line Léon-EL Sauce 15c-1co., each as complete sheet, without gum, fine

1858, 1st issue 1 d. blue with good to large margins, tied by dotted "1-Lima-2" to letter sheet from Lima to Genoa, Italy, carried direct and charged on arrival with manuscript "30" centesimi.

1858, 2nd issue 1 d. blue with clear to large margins, tied by dotted "PASCO" with adjacent fancy "PASCO" to letter sheet to Lima

1 pes. rose-red, horizontal pair with large margins, tied by dotted "AREQ" to double rate lettersheet 1860 to Lima with manuscript "per Correo y Vapor", very fine, certificate Moorhouse (2010)