The 2025 Summer Auction - Sale 345 (June 21 - June 25, 2025)
Sale 345
on front f.w. Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Swatow Br. PO cds., along with H.B.M. Consulate cachet. On reverse f.w. CIP 5c in pair, tied by Hong Kong cds. VF-F.
f.w. CIP 2c, tied by Changhsintien tombstone PO cachet, on reverse with Tientsin arrival cds. VF-F. P.102 item from "Postmarks History of the Imperial Ching Dynasty (1876-1912)", editted by Yu Chao-Nien.
bearing at lower left Canton Dollar originating cds., f.w. QV 4c, tied by Hong Kong cds., along with Hamburg arrival marking.
uprated by CIP 1c, German card tied by Tsingtau, Kiaochow cds., CIP 1c tied by IPO oval Kiaochow PO datestamp, on reverse with Yokohama transit cds and New York arrival mark. Reply portion German postage tied by Yonkers cds., CIP 1c tied by Shanghai LPO cds., along with New York datestamp and oval Kiaochow IPO datestamp, on reverse showing Vancouver and Shanghai Br. PO transit cds. Extremely rare double card used on both sides and still attached, especially the China related item. VF.
mixed franking with CIP 2c pair and Hong Kong QV 2c pair, tied by Shanghai bisected cds. and Shanghai Br. PO cds. Respectively, along with Germany arrival cds. VF-F.
including one red band cover from Ningpo to Shanghai, one from Shaohing to USA. VF-F.
mixed franking with CIP 10c & Japanese PO in China 10 Sen, tied by Shanghai bisected cds. & I.J.P.O cds. respectively, on reverse with Yokohama, Japan transit and Boston arrival cds.
f.w. CIP 2c, tied by Peking Lunar Year cds., on address side with Portugal arrival marks. VF-F.
f.w. CIP x 4, totally 10c postage, tied by rare Cheng Ting Fu PO tombstone cancel, along with Shanghai French P.O. transit, on reverse with Shanghai, Peking transit datestamps. Cover with some tears. F-VF.
f.w. CIP 2c, tied by Shanghai bisected cds., on reverse with Kiaochow oval datestamp. VF-F.
f.w. CIP 1c and 5c x 2, tied by Wuchang bisected cds. and RR cachet, on reverse with boxed registered cachet and Peking oval arrival datestamp. P.84 item from "Postmarks History of the Imperial Ching Dynasty (1876-1912)", editted by Yu Chao-Nien.
franked on both sides CIP 2c x 3 & 2c x 3, tied by clear Wuhu bisected cds., and rare Taipingfu branch post office tombstone mark. VF-F. P.106 item from "Postmarks History of the Imperial Ching Dynasty (1876-1912)", editted by Yu Chao-Nien.