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Public Auction #429

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Bids updated August 19, 2016 at 6:49pm (New York time)

INDIVIDUAL COVERS — Imperial China
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
621CV1˘ I.C.P postal card mailed to Germany. Tied with an oval Peking Jun 4, 1901 bilingual cds., “Feldpost” in manuscript, Jun 6, K.D. Feldpoststation cds. at left July 21 Elberfel receiving cds. at lower left. Beautiful hand drawn dragon on reverse. Boxer rebellion show piece, fresh, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 400
Price Realized: $200.00
622CV1˘ I.C.P postal card mailed to Germany. Tied with an oval Peking May 28, 1901 bilingual cds., “Feldpost” in manuscript, Wellingholzhausen July 22 1901 cds. then forwarded to Gottingen July 24 1901 receiving cancel. Hand drawn art on reverse, folded vertically and horizontally. Boxer rebellion time piece, Fine.Cat. Value: S.B. 250
Price Realized: $120.00
623CV1˘ I.C.P. postal card franked with a 2˘ Scarlet Coiling Dragon paying a postcard rate to Germany, tied with a Mar, 14, 1901 Peking oval bilingual cds., German “Feldpost Karte” in manuscript on the front, Fine.Cat. Value: S.B. 200
Price Realized: $100.00
624CV1˘ I.C.P postal card tied with a Peking May 15, 1901 oval bilingual cds., German Feldpost June 11, transit mark, German Jul 21, 01 receiving mark addressed to a Bavaria Artillery, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 200
Price Realized: $100.00
625CV1˘ Scarlet Chinese Imperial Post issue franked on a domestic red band cover. Tied with a Lunar cds. on the front and a Peking Mar 15,?? bilingual and other cancels on reverse, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 100
Price Realized: $160.00
626CV3˘ Imperial Post Issue franked on a 1˘ Green Coiling Dragon postal card. Both are tied with a Lungchow Jul 1, 1910 bilingual cds., Jul 22 1910 Tonkin transit mark to USA. The card has been reduced at the bottom, Fine.Cat. Value: S.B. 40
Price Realized: $180.00
627CV2˘ Scarlet Coiling Dragon franked on a red band German Feldpost cover to Zehlendorf (small enclave within Berlin) Germany, tied with a Jan, 14 1901 Peking Deutsche Post cds., German “Feldpost Karte” in manuscript on the front, Feb 26, 1901 train station receiving cancel on reverse, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 200
Price Realized: $100.00
628CV2˘ Scarlet Coiling Dragon paying a newspaper rate franked on a wrapper going to Tsintan, tied with a Aug, 10 1905 Tsingtau bilingual cds., with a Aug, 16, 1905 Tsingtau Kiautschou transit cancel. Stain on the front, and tears all around, Fine.Cat. Value: S.B. 50
Price Realized: $30.00
629CV(111) 1˘ Chinese Imperial Post issue franked on a picture post card to the USA. Tied along with a 1˘ Franklin with a USS Buffalo Jan 15, 1912 hand cancel, reverse is a picture of the Garden Bridge in Shanghai, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 50
Price Realized: $85.00
630CV(112 x2) Pair of the 2˘ Scarlet Coiling Dragon issue franked on a picture postcard forwarded to the USA. Tied with a lunar cds., and a Seattle Wash Oct, 1905 machine cancel, Sept 22, 05 Shanghai I.J.P.O. cds. at left, bit of paper adheres to the bottom front, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40
Price Realized: $50.00
631CV(116) 10˘ Chinese Imperial Post issue franked on a surface rate cover to the USA. Back stamped Apr 7, 1902 Shasi bilingual cds., Shanghai Apr 13, 1902 bilingual transit cancel. The stamp is tied with a rectangular framed “Shanghai Post Office” hand stamp with a French Shanghai Apr 15, 02 cds. at left and a “via CRR manuscript at the bottom. Opened at left, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 100
Price Realized: $550.00
632CV(111, 112 x3) 1˘ and 2˘ coiling Dragon issues franked on a registered single domestic rate tie with a Aug 12, 1906 double Tungshan Kiangsu lunar cds., Black rectangle register box and two “Imperial Post Office” box cancel. Open at top, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 200
Price Realized: $2,000.00
633CV(117) 20˘ Chinese Imperial Post issue franked on a double surface rate cover forwarded to Napoli via Rome Italy. Tied with Mar, 1905 Shanghai bilingual cds., Shanghai Mar 30 with inverted 05 transit cancel and Italian receiving cancels on reverse, minor wrinkles, scarce destination, Fine.Cat. Value: S.B. 100
Price Realized: $65.00
634CV(125, 127) 2˘ and 5˘ Imperial Post Issues franked on a registered domestic red band cover. Both are tied with a Lunar cds. on the front, black rectangular register box and other various red chops. Cover has been reduced, Fine.Cat. Value: S.B. 75
Price Realized: $190.00
635CV(127 x2) 5˘ Imperial Post Issue franked on a surface rate cover to Germany. Both are tied with a Chekiang Province lunar cds. and a Wenchow Apr 24, 1910 bilingual cds. at the top, via “Siberia” in manuscript at the top. Apr 11, 1910 Chuchow and Shanghai Apr 20, 1910 bilingual cancels on reverse, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 100
Price Realized: $375.00