The 2024 Winter Auction - Sale 344 (December 14 - December 17, 2024)
Sale 344
mixed franking with CIP 2c pair and Russian PO in China 2k x 2, tied by Tientsin bisected cds. and Russian PO cds. respectively, along with several transit and arrival cds.
mixed franking with CIP 4c and Russian PO in China 2k pair, tied by Tientsin bisected cds. and Russian PO cds. respectively, along with several transit and arrival cds.
mixed franking with CIP 10c pair and Russian PO in China 10k pair, tied by Tientsin bisected cds. and Russian PO cds. respectively, along with several transit and arrival cds. on both sides.
mixed franking with CIP 5c and Russian PO in China 2k pair, tied by Tientsin bisected cds. and Russian PO cds. respectively, along with several transit and arrival cds.
franked on reverse CIP 4c, tied by rare Mei Hsu PO tombstone mark, along with Ningpo, Shanghai transit and Tsingtau German PO arrival cds. Rare 4c rate to Kiaochow Tsingtau. VF-F.
bearing at upper left Chihli Shunteh lunar year originating cds., French PO canceled by Shanghai "5104" dotted mark, along with Tientsin, Shanghai Chinese PO, French PO transit and Belgium marrival cds. Rare late use of "5104" marking.
mixed franking with Japanese ovpt. CHINA 3s & CIP 1c, 3s uncanceled while 1c tied by Shantung Chefoo lunar year cds. (very early usage). Japanese 3c uncancelled due to not acceptable to the postal convention, and therefore unpaid and taxed at 10 centimes with 10c. Chiffre Taxe stamp cancelled by triangle mark in Paris, France, plus a large "T" mark underneath. The receiver was not in France and thus returned to Chefoo. Therefore, on the back side of cover, cancelled by a boxed "INCONNU", via Chefoo French P.O. cds. in purple color, Chefoo Imperial Post Office bilingual cds.,
Shantung/Chefoo lunar-year cds. A very good cover full of characters.