The 2025 Summer Auction - Sale 345 (June 21 - June 25, 2025)
Sale 345
- (-) Remove Stephen Yen's Collection of The Chinese Imperial Post 1897-1911 Evolution of Cancellations filter Stephen Yen's Collection of The Chinese Imperial Post 1897-1911 Evolution of Cancellations
bearing Customs Hankow cds. on front, mixed franking with Japanese Koban 5s, tied by Shanghai IJPO cds. On reverse with Customs Shanghai, Yokohama, Vancouver transits and US arrival. VF-F.
tied by Macau cds. (one stamp off), along with Germany arrival. On reverse with Customs Lappa cds. and Hong Kong transit. VF-F.
bearing at upper right bilingual “PAID” mark, along with Shanghai Dollar cds. On reverse with Soochow Customs arrival cds. VF-F.
mixed franking with ICP 1c x 6, 4c and Japan Koban 10s on both sides, tied by Chinkiang Pakua cancels and Shanghai IJPO cds. respectively. Also with Chinkiang Dollar cds., Shanghai Dollar cds., Yokohama transit and US arrival. Attached with letter content. VF-F.
f.w. CIP 4c, tied by Chinkiang Pakua cancel, along with Shanghai Chinese PO and French PO transits. VF-F.
mixed franking with CIP 1c, 2c, 4c and Hong Kong QV 2c pair, tied by Shanghai Pakua cancel and Hong Kong cds. + IPO cachet respectively, along with Shanghai LPO transit and Austria arrival. VF-F.
f.w. CIP 1c, 2c and 10c, tied by Shanghai bisected bilingual cds., along with R mark. On reverse with extremely rare oval Shanghai Imperial Post Office datestamp and embossed watermark. Cover opened for display. VF-F.
mixed franking with CIP 2c x 2 and Hong Kong QV 2c pair, tied by Hankow bisected cds. and Shanghai Br. PO cds. + IPO cachet respectievly, along with Shanghai Chinese PO, Hong Kong and French Paquete transists. VF-F.
mixed franking with CIP 4c and Hong Kong QV 2c pair, tied by Hankow bisected cds. and Shanghai Br. PO cds. + IPO cachet respectively, along with Shanghai Chinese PO, Hong Kong, French Paquete transits and Belgium arrival. VF-F.
uprated by CIP 1c x 2, 2c, and Hong Kong QV 2c pair, tied by Hankow bisected cds. and Shanghai Br. PO cds. + IPO cachet respectively, along with Shanghai Chinese PO, Hong Kong transit and Germany arrival. VF-F.
uprated by ICP 2c, CIP 1c and Hong Kong QV 4c, tied by Swatow bisected cds. and Hong Kong cds. + IPO cachet respectively. VF-F.
mixed franking with CIP 10c and Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Swatow bisected cds. and Hong Kong cds. + red Swatow IPO cachet respectively. On reverse with France transit and arrival. VF-F.