The 2025 Summer Auction - Sale 345 (June 21 - June 25, 2025)
Sale 345
f.w. CIP 10c, tied by rare Taiyuan Post Office lunar year tombstone cachet, along with Shanghai French PO cds., on reverse showing Peking, Shanghai Chinese PO transit and Roma arrival cds. Part of flap missing. VF-F.
f.w. CIP 2c, tied by Hankow #7 Letter Box tombstone cancel, along with Hankow lunar year cds., on reverse with Kiukiang transit and Kuling arrival cds. The Hankow Letter Box tombstone cancel supposed not allow to be applied on stamps, this is an unusal example of usage.
f.w. CIP 1c, tied by Hupeh Hankow lunar year cds. (an early used example), on reverse with Kiukiang arrival cds.
franked on reverse CIP 1c, tied by unusal Hengchow PO tombstone cachet, along with Yuechow bisected, Hsiangtan oval transit datestamps and Wuchang arrival cds. P.113 item from "Postmarks History of the Imperial Ching Dynasty (1876-1912)", editted by Yu Chao-Nien.
f.w. CIP 2c pair, tied by rare Peking to Shanhaikwan #2 Railway PO cancel, along with Tangku lunar year cds., Shanghai Chinese PO and French PO transit cds. VF-F.
franked on reverse CIP 2c x 2, totally 4c, using special postage rate, tied by Shantung Weihsien lunar year cds., rare.
franked on reverse CIP 1c x 2, tied by Hupei Huangpi cds., along with Hupei Hankow, Chinkiang, Kiangsu Yencheng, Shanggang, Kiangsu Shapa and Kaishou transit cds. Extremely rare Kiangsu inland postal route. VF-F.
f.w. CIP issues x 3, totally 11c rate, tied by Kweichow Chenyuan lunar year cds., on reverse with unframed registered cachet, Kweichow Kweiyang, Langtai transit and Yuannan Yunnanfu arrival cds. VF-F.
f.w. CIP 5c pair,
franked on reverse CIP 2c, tied by very rare Chihli Peking Shi Fang Yuan Postal Agency tombstone mark, along with Changhsintien transit cds. VF-F. P.119 item from "Postmarks History of the Imperial Ching Dynasty (1876-1912)", editted by Yu Chao-Nien.
rare.
f.w. CIP 2c x 2, totally 4c, using special postage rate, tied by Chihli Tangshan cds., on reverse with Chihli, Shanghai transit and Hong Kong Victoria arrival cds. Rare.