The 2023 Winter Auction - Sale 342
Sale 342
- (-) Remove The Collection of Imperial Post 4th Postal Cards filter The Collection of Imperial Post 4th Postal Cards
it was cancelled with Hsuchiahwei, Kiangsu three-grid small circled lunar cds (First year, 2 July), another Shanghai Chinese-English single-digit year position half-moon postmark (2 JUL 5), and a Peking Chinese-English waist frame postmark (Peking, 6 July / Fourth shift).
it was attached with a coiling dragon half-cent stamp, cancelled with a Tienchwangtai Chinese-English waist frame circled cds (Jiyou, winter month, 22nd), transferred and cancelled with a Newchwang Chinese-English waist frame circled cds (Newchwang/Ding/Jiyou, winter month, 22nd), and again transferred and cancelled with a Newchwang I.J.P.O. cds (3.1.10). The correct domestic to Japan postage of 1.5 cents was applied. It's relatively rare for international lines to be sent from small places like Northeast Tienchwangtai.
it was attached with a coiling dragon half-cent stamp, cancelled with a Shensi Yen'an prefecture stem-branch waist frame circled cds (Gengxu, September 17), transferred and cancelled with an unclear Shensi Sanyuan waist frame circled lunar year cds and Tientsin Chinese-English single-ringed cds. Upon arrival in Japan, it was cancelled with Nagasaki and Niigata Prefecture date postmarks.This is one of the important special formats of the Qing Dynasty 4th series postal cards: X-Y = 0.5mm, which means the top line of the postage symbol on the right is 0.5mm lower than the top line of the French text. There are only 11 surviving examples of this special format, making it a rare instance where this special format was actually used.
the first one was sent from Hsaiolannan, Canton to Tungkun Gospel Church on July 10, 1910, cancelled with "Hsaiolannan" waist frame date stamp, and a red "Hsaiolan Box 7" postal mark. Rare small place actual send. The second one was sent from Pakhoi to Hong Kong on 24 Oct 1910, cancelled with Pakhoi's Chinese-English half-cut small round stamp, both postage cards are well-preserved.
the postage mark was cancelled with a "Kuotien Postal Agency" tombstone mark, and also cancelled with Kuotien waist frame circled lunar cds. (15 Dec 1910), Shuikou waist frame circled lunar cds, two Tanweijih waist frame circled lunar cds (17 Dec 1910), then transferred to Foochow Chinese-English half-cut small round stamp, Shanghai's arrival stamp (22 Dec). The tombstone stamp for local postal agency used in the late Qing Dynasty, passing through small places in Foochow, is rare.
both bearing Peking arrival cds. with 2nd & 4th shifted manuscriptions. Rare.
it was cancelled by a lunar datestamp of Huaiyan Chihli. Upon arrival in Peking, it was stamped with a bilingual "Peking/Jia/Xinhai March 27/Post" postmark. X-Y = 0.5mm, which means the top line of the postage symbol on the right is 0.5mm lower than the top line of the French text. This is one of the important special formats of the Qing Dynasty fourth series postal cards. There are only 11 surviving examples of this special format, making it a rare instance where this special format was actually used.
it was stamped with a special circled postmark from Shangkaohsien, Kiangsi without date. It was then stamped with a bilingual branch postmark from Juichowfu, Kiangsi (Jiyou February 25), a Kiukiang bilingual circled cds (19 March), and a Shanghai bilingual semi-cut circled cds (23 March). In Shanghai, it was transferred to the British P.O. for delivery abroad. On the back, it was stamped with a Canadian arrival mark (1 May 1909). The special small round postmark from Shangkaohsien, Kiangsi is rare in itself, and particularly scarce example for international mail.
it was stamped with a wooden postmark from the Shantung Shuidao Postal Branch without date circled stamp, then transferred and cancelled by a Ninghaichow bilingual branch postmark (Jiyou April 4) and a Chefoo bilingual branch postmark (Jiyou April 5). The wooden postmark from the Shantung Shuidao Postal Branch is rare.