The 2023 Summer Auction - Sale 340
24 – 28 June 2023
- (-) Remove The Artful House Collection of The Tsingtau Postal History & The Macro History of Modern China filter The Artful House Collection of The Tsingtau Postal History & The Macro History of Modern China
indicia tied by Shantung Tungchang double-ringed lunar year cds while f.w. Kiaochow German issue 2c tied by Tsingtau German PO cds. (May 5), alongside with Germany (Jun 6) arrival. On content side with hand-painting of the church of the sender. Card with 2 file holes.
f.w. CIP 1c x 2 and 2c, tied by Chowtsun PO tombstone cancels, along with Tsingtau German PO (Jun 16) transit and Germany (Jul 28) arrival cds.
f.w. CIP 1c, tied by oval Kiaochow PO cancel, along with Canton (Aug 25) transit cds. On picture side with Shanghai (Aug 20) transit and Wuchow (Aug 26) arrival cds.
f.w. ICP 2c x 2, tied by oval Kiaochow PO cds. Rare usage of ICP issue in Tsingtau CIP. Franz Oster was a German engineer and pilot who was the first one introducing airplane to Tsingtau. ICP usage is uncommon in Tsingtau CIP.
f.w. CIP 2c on front and 1c pair on reverse, tied by Kiaochow bisected bilingual cds, along with Tsingtau German PO (May 8) arrival cds.
f.w. CIP 2c, tied by violet oval Kiaochow PO cds.
f.w. Kiaochow German issue 10pf, tied by Tsingtau-Weihsien Train PO cds. On reverse with Weihsien German PO (Nov 9) arrival cds.
mixed franking of CIP 1/2c, 1c, 2c, 4c, 5c, 20c and German diagonally ovpt. "China" 10Pf, 20pf, tied by oval Kiaochow PO cancel and Tsingtau German PO cds. respectively, along with R mark and registered label, and Germany (Apr 14) arrival cds. Earliest usage of R mark from CIP Tsingtau PO.
mixed franking of CIP 1/2c, 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, Kiaochow German 5pf and 10pf, tied by Kiaochow bisected bilingual cds and Tsingtau German PO (May 28) cds respectively, along with R mark, registered label and Germany (Jul 6) arrival cds. Rare registered usage of Imperial postal card.
f.w. CIP 2c, uncanceled, along with a T mark. On reverse with Tsingtau German PO (Jul 8) arrival cds.
f.w. CIP 1/2c x 2, 1c and 2c, tied by Shantung Tsimo double-ringed lunar year cds, along with rare tombstone mark and Tsingtau German PO arrival cds.
uprated by CIP 1c and 2c, tied by Chihli Kalgan cds., along with Peking (Sep 28) transit. On content side with Kiaochow (Oct 12) arrival cds. Interesting 4c postcard rate to Tsingtau.