382nd Auction

1878, Large Dragons 1-5ca., fresh color, used, fine

1897, Red Revenue 1 $, Large Overprint, fresh colours, unused with part original gum, pressed crease at left, still fine and very scarce, certificate ECL (2013)

1930, Junk Issue 1c. on 3c. green slate as block of eight with additional frankinf tied by dotted cds. "SHANGHAI 19 11 36| 19" to front and reverse of registered cover to Munich, fine

1932, Martyr of Revolution 30 c. violet-brown, tied by bilingual cds. "TIENTSIN 6 AUG 35" to airmail envelope with full correpondence to Sining (Tibetan Ziling, actual Qinghai province), on front further strike on label "PAR AVION", due to the heavy Japanese bombings detoured via "NANJING (8 September)" and "LANCHOW (12 September)", from there final part overland; a minor envelope tear, very fine and most unusal, opinion Flack (2008)

1897, Postal Stationery Card 1c. red with additional franking German PO China 5 Pfg. with cds. "TIENTSIN 26/4", addressed to Stetting with arrival mark, reverse with two handcolored scenes, attractive

1909, 1c. green postal stationery card with additional franking First Year 3-7c. with cds. "CHEFOO 27 SEP 29" and adhesives of 5 other countries, vertical crease, otherwise fine

1894, "SHANGHAI LOCAL POST MR 28.94", blue cds. reverse on local entire letter with multicoloured drawing and red handstamp "PAID", fine, nice cover

1915, small pre-printed official envelope of the Imperial Japanese post office at Tientsin, sent locally with dispatch and arrival marks on reverse 

1905, Kaiseryacht 1 Cent ohne Wasserzeichen mit Stempel "TSINGTAU KIAUTSCHOU 15.12.05" auf Vordruck-Streifband via Shanghai und Kiaochow nach Ishui mit chinesischem Ankunftsstempel. Das Streifband mit zwei kleinen Einrissen, sonst in guter Gesamterhaltung, signiert Bothe BPP

1878/1936, interesting unused and used collection starting with Large Dragons 1-5ca. used, 3c. two singles one with red "CUSTOMS PEKING", three unused and one used Red Revenue 1-4c. etc., good condition

1898 Exceptional group of nine covers, with better multi-franked examples, good town usages and cancels, including; Ghinchow, Hwankinden, Hantau, Paoting, Kalgan and Foochow, in very fine condition, an excellent lot. 

1906/1909 Postal history collection, contained within a book folder, comprising 56 picture postcards, an original correspondence from an engineer to Ballens, Switzerland, includes Yunnan Indochina route, with better frankings, mostly China stamps, different town origins, some Indochina, one registered, noted 34 rare square irregular types of small Chinese rural chops, content refers to MA KRA TIEN, Hokow, MA FAN TIEN, Lao Kay, an exceptional group seldom offered. 

NORWAY INCOMING MAIL: 1905/12, Coiling Dragons selection of four illustrated postcards and one cover, sent from Shanghai and Peking, interesting forwardings via British and French POs, some endorsed "Via Siberia", mostly very fine, scarce destination

1908/47, interesting group of cards and covers (25) from Japan and China, incl. single, multiple, three-colour and registered frankings, strength up to the 1910s; condition varies, still mostly fine