The 2023 Summer Auction - Sale 340
24 – 28 June 2023
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f.w. CIP 3c by postal agency upon transit at Chefoo (May 20), along with Kiaochow Chinese PO transit and Tsingtau German PO (May 23) arrival cds.
f.w. CIP 1/2c strip of 4 on reverse, tied by Shanghai bisected bilingual cds. Incoming cover via CIP Post packet.
f.w. CIP 1c x 2 and 2c, tied by Peking bisected bilingual cds. On reverse with Chefoo (Feb 3) transit cds. This cover via CIP packet.
f.w. German diagonally ovpt. "China" 10pf on reverse plus another stamp off, tied by Tsintau German PO (Dec 14) cds. upon arrival.
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.