The 2025 Summer Auction - Sale 345 (June 21 - June 25, 2025)
Sale 345
- (-) Remove Mizuhara’s Collection of Imperial Post & ROC Post Rarities filter Mizuhara’s Collection of Imperial Post & ROC Post Rarities
mixed franking with CIP 1c, 2c pair, 5c and Wei Hai Wei courier 1st issue 2c & 5c set of two, tied by Chefoo Dollar cds. , on reverse with Shanghai Dollar transit cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.116.
mixed franking with CIP 2c pair and Wei Hai Wei courier 2nd issue 2c, tied by Chefoo Dollar cds. , on reverse with Shanghai LPO arrival cds. This is the earliest usage record of 2nd Issue. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.117.
mixed franking with CIP 2c strip of 5, Wei Hai Wei courier 2nd issue 2c and Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Chefoo Dollar cds. and Shanghai Br. PO cds. respectively, on reverse with Shanghai Dollar cds. and England arrival cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.117.
mixed franking with CIP 1/2c pair, 1c, 2c x 2, 4c and French PO in China 25c, tied by Wei Hai Wei cds. + Liu Kung Tau PO tombstone cachet and Shanghai French PO cds. respectively, on reverse with Shanghai transit and England arrival cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.119.
including one bearing very rare Hwanghsien oval datestamps. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.124.
bearing Ningpo originating bisected cds. at left, mixed franking with French PO in China 25c, tied by Shanghai French PO cds. + rare Ningpo IPO cachet, on reverse with Shanghai transit cds. and England arrival cds. IPO cachet applied on French stamp is very rare, only 3 post offices in use. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.125.
bearing Hangchow originating bisected cds. at lower left, mixed franking with French PO in China 25c, tied by Shanghai French PO cds. + rare Ningpo IPO cachet, on reverse with Shanghai transit cds. IPO cachet applied on French stamp is very rare, only 3 post offices in use. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.125.
bearing Chefoo originating bisected cds. at left, mixed franking with German PO in China 5Pf pair, tied by Shanghai German PO cds. + rare Chefoo IPO cachet, along with Shanghai transit and Germany arrival cds. IPO cachet applied on German stamp is extremely rare. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.126.
bearing Chefoo originating bisected cds. at right, mixed franking with German PO in China 10Pf, tied by Shanghai German PO cds. + rare Chefoo IPO cachet, along with Shanghai transit and Germany arrival cds. IPO cachet applied on German stamp is extremely rare. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.126.
bearing Kiungchow originating bisected cds. at left, mixed franking with Hong Kong QV 2c pair, tied by Hong Kong cds. + rare Kiungchow IPO cachet (the earliest used example), along with Hong Kong, USA transit and arrival cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.128.
mixed franking with CIP 10c pair and French Indo China 5c, 25c, tied by Pakhoi bisected cds. and Hoihao French PO cds. + rare Pakhoi IPO cachet respectively, on reverse with Kiungchow, Haiphong transit and Hanoi arrival cds. IPO cachet applied on Indo China stamp is very rare, only used in Pakhoi post office. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.130.
Chefoo to England Japanese 4s UPU postal card is the only known example of IPO tie-print applied on UPU postcard. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.131.