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
pre-paid by cash, bearing Tientsin dollar cds (23 Oct) and Shanghai Dollar cds (26 Oct). Indicia tied by Shanghai French PO cds (27 Oct) cds. Arrived Denmark (Dec 5). Imperial PO was never set up in Port Arthur before and after the lease in 1898. One of the a few Port Arthur example via Imperial Post.
f.w. Japanese Koban 5s, tied by Nagasaki cds., along with Russian Consul at Chefoo transit mark. On reverse with Shanghai Japanese IJPO (Oct 10), Shanghai Dollar transit (Oct 10) and Chefoo Dollar transit (Oct 13) cds. As Port Arthur was not Treaty Port, extra inland fee was needed for transfering from Chefoo to Port Arthur. The Sino-Russian Secret Treaty in 1896 allowed Russian warships entered China Port freely. Early Russia item to Port Arthur after the lease of Port Arthur in 1898.
f.w. Russian issan 10k x 2 (damaged), tied by unclear cds. On reverse with Hong Kong (Jan 30) and Chefoo Dollar transit (Feb 12) cds.
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one cover sent from HMS Crafton (this cover damaged at upper left), the Admiral Ship during hand over Weiheiwai after Convention for the Lease of Weiheiwai, while another cover originating from Weihaiwei local post. Both f.w. CIP issues, tied by Chefoo Dollar cds. Former was probably the earliest recorded item from British Weiheiwai.
f.w. Hong Kong QV 2c strip of 5, tied by Hong Kong transit cds. On reverse with Cranbrook arrival (Dec 19). With letter sheet content which is mostly about the arrival of of British navy at Weihaiwei and the arrangment of various ships after occupation.
sent from a British warship of the China Station, f.w. Junk 10c, tied by rectangular "RECEIVED FROM H.M.SHIP" cachet, along with London arrival (Dec 22). The lease of Weiheiwai ended on 30 Sep 1930 but the lease of Liukungtao continued for 10 years. Both Weiheiwai and Liukungtao BPO were closed by 30 Sep 1930. This mail from Liukungtao was likely sent via ROC post in closed Naval packet. Postage cancelled on arrival.
uprated by German ovpt. "China" 5pf, CIP 1c and 2c, former tied by Tsingtau German PO (Mar 6) cds, latter tied by oval Kiaochow PO cds, along with Germany arrival (Apr 15). In early 1900, a detachment from III Seebatallion, Tsingtau was sent to protect the newly built Kiaochow Tsinan Railway.
all bearing Kiachow German PO cds., along with Germany arrival. In Sep 1900, several hundreds of local people in Kaomi attempted to stop the construction of railway at Nanliu. German troops arrived and opened fire at the local people. Boxers stroke back and led to casualty of 50 German soldiers.
f.w. CIP 1c pair, tied by Shanghai bisected bilingual cds. On reverse with oval Kiaochow PO arrival cds. in blue (Mar 7). Early mail to Kaomi after Kaomi incident in Sep 1900.
tied by Peking Japanese PO cds., along with Shanhaikwan Japanese IJPO (19 Sep) transit and Chinwangtao German PO arrival (19 Sep) cds. Example reflecting the terms of the Boxer Protocal 1901 that foreign forces could station in Peking Legation Quarter as well as the area between Peking and Shanhaikwan.