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
the first card was sent from Wuhu to Shanghai, cancelled with a "Wuhu Changjie" Chinese-English waist frame lunar cds, with three Shanghai arrival stamps. The second card was sent from Nanking to Shanghai, cancelled with a Nanking (Yi) Han-English waist frame stamp, arranged in the order of "year, day, month", different from the general "year, month, day", and also cancelled with a Shanghai (Jia) Chinese-English waist frame arrival stamp. The third card was sent from Hankow to Kuling, cancelled with a Hankow (Zi) leap month Chinese-English waist frame branch stamp, transferred to Hankow, with a Kweilin arrival stamp on the back. These 3 stationery cards are in different size format: 90x134.5mm, 89.5x137mm, 91x136.5mm.
the first card, 19 Oct 1910 was sent from Daichiachuan, Shantung to Tsingtao, cancelled with a full Chinese Daichiachuan, Shantung lunar year cds, and also cancelled with a bilingual half-cut Tsinan transit cds (21 Oct) and a Shantung arrival stamp. The second card, 24 Jul 1911 was sent from Nanking to the South Gate of Kimling, cancelled with a bilingual Nanking datestamp, without arrival stamp. The card is short by 3mm. The third card, 20 Dec 1911 was sent from Koogmoon, Kwangtung to Hong Kong, cancelled with a bilingual half-cut Koogmoon datestamp (20 Dec 1911). These 3 stationery cards are in different size format: 90.5x137mm, 91.5x138.5mm, 90x135mm.
the first card was sent from Shanghai to Tsinan, cancelled with a Shanghai year of Renzi datestamp (22/15 Feb in Renzi year). It was also cancelled with a Tsinan arrival stamp on the back. The second card was sent from Mengtse, Szechuan to Yunnanfu, cancelled with a bilingual small circle Mengtse datestamp (20 June 1912), and also cancelled with a Yunnanfu arrival stamp (one on the front and one on the back). A few months after the establishment of the Republic of China, Qing postal cards and Qing stamps were still in use, as exemplified by this card. The third card was sent from Shanghai to Yochow City, cancelled with a Shanghai bilingual datestamp (14/20 May in the second year) and a small circle Shanghai cds, and also cancelled with a Yochow City arrival cds (21 May). These 3 stationery cards are in different size format: 90x134.5mm, 92x139mm, 91.5x138.5mm.
the first one, 24 Sep 1910 was sent from Kwangpingfu, Weihsien, Hebei. It was affixed with a 1 cent and a 2 cent coiling dragon stamp, and was cancelled with three Hokienfu English-Chinese waist frame lunar year cds (23rd day of the eighth month in the Gengxu year). Since there was no post office in Kwangpingfu, it was then transferred to Hokienfu for processing. It was also cancelled during transit in Paoting and Pekjing, then transferred to the Peking French P.O. where sending via the Siberian route. It has an arrival stamp in Belgium dated 13 Oct. The second stationery card dated 1 Aug 1911, was mailed from Kaifeng, Henan to Belgium. It was also affixed with a 1 cent and a 2 cent coiling dragon stamp, and was cancelled with four Kaifeng English-Chinese waist frame circle cds (the seventh day of the leap month in the Xinhai year). It has a transit stamp from Tientsin, was transferred to the French post office in Tientsin with a round stamp, and also has postal markings "55" in a small circle and "S5". Both stationery postage cards+E50. are well preserved.
the first one was sent from Shanghai to Indonesia on 22 Jan 1910. A 2-cent coiling dragon stamp is affixed on the back of the card, which bears two different Shanghai postmarks. The card was exported through the Shanghai French P.O. (25 Jan) and was transited through Singapore (7 Feb) before arriving in Tandjung, Indonesia (11 Feb) as a rare destination with card dimensions of 91.5x137mm. The second one was sent from Anqing, Anhui to New York, USA on 21 Sep 1910. It bears a 1-cent and a 2-cent "Coiled Dragon" stamp and was stamped with three Anqing postmarks. It was transited through Shanghai and the Japanese post office in Shanghai, and the back of the card bears related US postmarks. The card dimensions are 91x138.5mm. The third one was sent from Nanking to Washington, U.S.A. on 23 Mar 1911. It bears a 3-cent "Coiled Dragon" stamp and was stamped with two Nanjing postmarks. There's no arrival stamp, and the card dimensions are 90.5x139mm.
the first one dated 29 May 1910 sent from Mengtsz, Yunnan to Hamburg, Germany in 1910. It bears a 3-cent coiling dragon stamp and was stamped with three Mengtsz postmarks. It was transited through Hokow and has a "TOO LATE" handstamp on the front, which is interesting. The card dimensions are 91x137.5mm. The second one was sent from Malanyu, Chihli to Germany on 18 Jun 1910. It bears three 1-cent coiling dragon stamps and was stamped with four clear Chihli Malanyu postmarks (May 12, Gengxu Year). It was transited through the Chihli Beitungchow branch office. There is no Berlin arrival stamp, and the card dimensions are 90.5x137mm. Malanyu is a small place in Hebei Province. The third one, 2 Nov 1910, sent from Fancheng, Hubei to the U.S.A. It bears a 1-cent and a 2-cent coiling dragon stamp and was stamped with a FANCHENG waist-frame circle lunar year cds. It was transited through Hankow and Shanghai, and there's no arrival stamp. The card dimensions are 90x137.5mm.
the first one was sent from Newchwang to WIEN, Austria on February 20, 1909. It bears a 1-cent and a 2-cent coiling dragon stamp and was stamped with three Newchwang Chinese-English bilingual cds. It was transited through Siberia, and there is a German arrival stamp (10 March). The card dimensions are 92x137mm. The second card was sent from Nankow, Chihli to Germany on 9 Oct 1909. It bears a 4-cent coiling dragon stamp and was stamped with a Chinese Nankow postmark. It was transited through Peking and then Peking French P.O. The card dimensions are 92.5x136mm. Nankow is a small place in Hebei Province and thus rare.
the first stationery card dated 23 Nov 1908, sent from Anking City, Anhui Province to Japan, with an additional 0.5 cent coiling dragon stamp, cancelled with an Anhui Anking Chinese waist-frame circle lunar year cds, transferred through Shanghai Chinese P.O. and the Shanghai I.J.P.O. with a Japan arrival stamp. The size of the card is 92.5x138.5mm. The second card, dated 16 Dec 1908, with an additional 0.5 cent Dragon stamp, cancelled with a Honan Changteh waist-frame circle d.s., and also cancelled with a Honan Yochow three-grid small circle lunar year cds, transferred through Shanghai. The size of the card is 91.5x138mm. Gaochang Temple and Anqing City are small places and rarely seen. The third card dated 7 Feb 1912 sent from Kaochangmiao to Japan, with an additional 0.5 cent Dragon stamp, cancelled with a Kaochangmiao, Kiangsu waist-frame circle lunar year cds, transferred through Shanghai, exported by the Shanghai I.J.P.O., with a Nagasaki tansit cds, and two other postman-related stamps. The size of the card is 91.5x138mm.
the first card dated 4 Aug 1908 sent from Canton to Shamian, cancelled by a Canton Chinese-English bilingual cds. The size of the card is 92x137mm. The second card dated 7 Nov 1908 sent from Shanghai to Tsingtao, and further cancelled with a Shanghai (Jia) English-Chinese waist-frame lunar year cds and a Shanghai English-Chinese bilingual cds. The size of the card is 93x138mm. The third card dated 5 Dec 1908 sent from Swatow to Hong Kong, cancelled by a Swatow Chinese-English bilingual cds, and a Hong Kong arrival stamp on the back. The size of the card is 88.5x140mm.
the first card sent from Chengtu to Japan on 13 July 1908. A 1/2-cent coiling dragon stamp was attached, with a Chengtu Chinese-English bilingual cds. It was transferred through Shanghai Chinese P.O.and then the Shanghai I.J.P.O. where the mail was delivered to Japan with Nagoya arrival stamp. The size of the card is 92x140mm. The second card was sent from Chungking, Szechuan to Japan on 31 Dec 1909. A 1/2 cents coiling dragon stamp was attached, with a Chungking half-cut Chinese-English bilingual cds. It was transferred through Shanghai with the Shanghai half-cut small circle cds. There are also a Nagasaki transfer stamp and a Gunma Prefecture arrival stamp from Japan. The size of the card is 92x139.5mm.
a 3-cent Dragon stamp was attached, with a red Shanghai No. 21 Mailbox tombstone, another Shanghai English-Chinese waist frame circle cds dated 6 Jan 1911 (Gengxu lunar 12th month, the 6th day), and a Shanghai Chinese-English bilingual half-cut circle cds (7 Jan). There is also a purple company stamp for outgoing mail from Shanghai (SHANGHAI & HONG-KAW WHARF COMPANY LIMITED).
it was affixed with a 3 cent Hsuan Tung commemorative stamp with margin. It was marked with two Chiayinchow, Kwangtung full Chinese waist-frame lunar year cds, and a Swatow Chinese-English small round cds (9 Oct). The postcard is well-preserved.