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Public Auction #431

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended February 17, 2017 at 7:00pm (New York time)
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Bids updated February 17, 2017 at 7:18pm (New York time)

SINGLE COVERS — Imperial China
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
573CVImperial China small lot of ten different Chinese Local postal cards, entires, wrappers, etc. The wrapper has a minor wrinkle, otherwise very bright grouping, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 50
Price Realized: $55.00
574CVImperial China postal card having Peking bilingual oval cancels on January 9, 1901. Written in German, this field post card was mailed to Bilstein, Germany.Cat. Value: S.B. 100
Price Realized: $80.00
575CVImperial China Private Express Red Band domestic cover, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 100
Price Realized: $40.00
576CVImperial China 1¢ red I.C.P. postal card tied with a Jan 19, 1906 Newchwang bilingual cds for local usage. Card a bit toned at the edges, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 100
Price Realized: $75.00
577CVImperial China (101) 4¢ Orange Brown Chinese Imperial Post, pair of 2¢ Hong Kong issues franked on a picture post card to Austria. Tied with a Shanghai Pa-Kua cancel, December 6, 1898 Shanghai Local Post transit cancel, December 12, 98 British Post Office Shanghai cancel and Trieste transit cancel tied to the Hong Kong issues, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 200
Price Realized: $210.00
578CVImperial China (110, 111) ½¢, 1¢ Coiling Dragons and 5pf Kiautschou issues franked on a red 1¢ I.C.P postal card to Germany. Tied with a September 24, Tsingtau cds, blue September Kiaochow bilingual cds along with five very strong black tombstone chops. Corner crease at lower left and a horizontal crease at the top. Very scarce cancels, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 200
Price Realized: $600.00
579CVImperial China (111) 1¢ Coiling Dragon franked in a 1¢ red ICP postal card tied with an oval Peking Mar-9, 1901 hand cancel. April 12 Feldpost transit cancel, violet German Sea Battalion transit handstamp, May 30 1901 German receiving cancel. Toning on the reverse otherwise F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 150
Price Realized: $120.00
580CVImperial China (111, 124) 1¢, 2¢ Imperial Post issues franked on a 1¢ green CIP postal card to German. Tied with a Chengtu and December 6, 1910 Peking bilingual cds. Pretty folk art on the reverse, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 100
Price Realized: $95.00
581CVImperial China (112 x2) Horizontal pair of the 2¢ Scarlet Imperial Post issue franked on a picture post card of the Loong Wah temples near Shanghai to the USA. Tied with a February 1908 Hangkow bilingual cds, February 15, 1908 Peking bilingual transit cancel and February 15, 1910 Shanghai IJPO transit cancel at bottom center, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 60
Price Realized: $80.00
582CVImperial China (129) 10¢ Ultramarine Chinese Imperial Post issue franked on a cover to the USA. Tied with an April 3, 1909 Foochow bilingual cds, April 9, 1909 Shanghai IJPO transit cancel at bottom left, Shanghai April 8, 1909 bilingual transit cancel on the reverse, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 60
Price Realized: $55.00
583CVImperial China (164) 1¢ Ocher Chinese Imperial Post red Shanghai Commercial Press overprint issue franked on a red band local rate cover. Tied with a November 25, 1913 Tientsin bilingual cds., F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 100
Price Realized: $80.00