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
f.w. Hong Kong KEVII 10c, tied by Hong Kong cds., along with Tapautau German PO (Oct 1) arrival cds. On reverse with Shanghai local steamer agency cachet, Kiangsu Shanghai (Sep 28) and Tsingtau German PO (Sep 30) transit cds. With letter sheet content.
Deutsche-Chinesische Hochschule is the first German university in China endorsed by the government.
tied by oval Chingchow PO cancel, along with Weihsien (Jun 16), Kiaochow (Jun 28), Shanghai (4 Jul) transit marks and Hankow (Jul 5) arrival cds. It is the earliest recorded item involving CIP in Tsingtau. The official commencement date was 01 July 1899, same as the date of Custom Kiaochow.
bearing Tsimo PO tombstone cancel and "Service des Postes" cachet on front. On reverse with Kiaochow PO (Oct 8) arrival cds. It reflects that Tsingtau CIP attained regional office status.
bearing Shantung Zhouping double-ringed lunar year cds. On reverse with Kiaochow (Feb 9) arrival cds.
canceled by oval Kiaochow PO cds. while alongside f.w. German diagonally ovpt. "China" 5pf, tied by Tsintau Germany PO (Aug 21) cds. Arrived Germany (Feb 10).
mixed franking of CIP 1/2c and Kiaochow German 3pf x 2 and 5pf, tied by oval Kiaochow PO cancel and Tsingtau German PO cds. respectively, along with Sumatra (Aug 5) arrival marking. Rare destination.
black and blue colour respectively. Rare.
mixed franking of CIP 4c and German issue diagonally ovpt. "China" 10pf, tied by Kiaochow PO tombstone cancel (i.e. Taputur) and Tsingtau German PO cds. (Jun 28) cds. respectively, along with violet Tsingtau PO tombstone cancel as transit mark and Germany (Aug 6) arrival cds. One of the two known outgoing mails involving Tsingtau PO tombstone cancel. Extremely rare.
f.w. CIP 1c pair, tied by Shanghai bisected bilingual cds. On reverse bearing Kiaochow PO, Tsingtau PO tombstone cancel and Tsingtau German PO (Jun 18) arrival cds. Nice postmarking.
f.w. CIP 2c, tied by Shanghai bisected bilingual cds. On reverse bearing Kiaochow PO, Tsingtau PO tombstone cancels and Tsingtau German PO (Jun 18) arrival cds. Nice postmarking.
mixed franking of CIP 1/2c x 2, 2c and German ovpt. "China" 5pf, tied by Kiaochow PO tombstone cancel and Tsingtau German PO (Aug 1) cds. respectively, alongside with Germany (Sep 16) arrival cds.