The 2023 Winter Auction - Sale 342
Sale 342
- (-) Remove Stephen Yen’s Postmark Collection of Chinese Imperial Post 1897-1917 Evolution of Cancellaitons filter Stephen Yen’s Postmark Collection of Chinese Imperial Post 1897-1917 Evolution of Cancellaitons
including one Dowager surch. Issue (small fault). A nice group. VF-F.
addressed to Imperial German Consul, Canton, f.w. ICP 2c and 10c, tied by rare Kiungchow Dollar cds. On reverse with Canton Dollar arrival cds. VF-F.
f.w. CIP 2c, tied by rare Kiungchow Dollar cds. On reverse with Shanghai LPO arrival. VF-F.
f.w. ICP 2c x 3 and 5c, tied by clear Type II Kiungchow Dollar cds., and a R mark. On reverse with Shanghai Dollar cds. as transit and Wuhu Dollar cds. as arrival. VF-F.
f.w. ICP 10c and Hong Kong 10c on both sides, tied by Type II Kiungchow Dollar cds. and Hong Kong cds. respectively. On reverse with Germany arrival. VF-F.
uprated by CIP 1c, 2c and mixed franking with Hong Kong QV 2c pair, tied by Kiungchow Dollar cds. and Hong Kong cds. + IPO cachet respectively. Showing the latest use of this rare Kiungchow Dollar cds. A gem in postal history. VF-F.
Very Fine.
mixed franking with CIP 10c, French Indo China 5c and 10c, tied by extremely rare Lungchow Dollar cds. and Tonkin Lang-son cds. respectively. On reverse also with Lungchow Dollar cds., Tonkin Haiphong transit and France arrival. VF-F.
f.w. CIP 1c x 2 on reverse, tied by Peking Dollar cds., along with Newchang Dollar cds. VF-F.
f.w. ICP 1c x 2 on reverse, tied by Ningpo Pakua cancels (122 221), with originating Ningpo (Feb 17) Customs cds. on front, tranist via Ningpo head office receiving NINGPO Dollar cds. (Feb 18) on cover back, along with Shanghai (Feb 19) Dollar cds. & Tientsin (Feb 28) Dollar cds. as arrival. This is the only known cover with Customs cds., Pakua and Dollar cds. of the same city on same cover. VF-F.
