The 2025 December Auction - Sale 346 (December 13 - December 16, 2025)
Sale 346
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on reverse with CIP 1c x 2 and 5c x 1, tied by Honan Menghsien cds., along with Chihli Tientsin arrival cds. Stained. VF-F.
franked on reverse CIP 1c x 1 and 2c x 3, tied by Kiangsu Shanghai lunar year cds., along with Chihli Tientsin arrival cds. and Shanghai registered marking.
franked on both sides CIP 1c x 5, tied by very rare unknown route Train PO cds., along with Hankow, Shanghai Chinese PO, French PO transit and Belgium arrival cds. VF-F.
franked on reverse CIP 2c & 5c, tied by Chaochowfu Lunar Year cds., along with Chaochowfu registered cachet, Swatow transit and Canton arrival cds. VF-F.
f.w. CIP 2c x 2, tied by Chihli Chunliangcheng postal box cachet, along with Tientsin transit and France arrival cds. VF-F.
on reverse f.w. CIP 2c and 10c, tied by Kwangsi Lungchou Lunar year cds., along with Peking arrival cds. On front with Kiangsu Shanghai transit and registered box marking. VF-F.
f.w. CIP 2c, tied by Pingyang lunar year cds (丁未九月廿四日), with Pingyao arrival on reverse, dated the 9th month 27th day.
f.w. CIP issues x 4, totaling 14c rate (10c for double registration and 4c for overweight postage), tied by Canton Dollar cds., along with "Hui Lai/ Canton/ Postal Hong circular marking in red, rectangular handstamp “信資付訖別無索取” on front. Reverse endorsed “Received on 11th month, 7th day” (lunar calendar).
f.w. CIP 1c paying the 1c postage, tied by wooden “滄州郵政局” handstamp, on reverse with showing wooden “唐官屯郵政信櫃” marking and manuscript note “初八到局”, indicating a three-day transmission. Accompanied by another cover addressed to the same recipient firm “恩興土店”, which unfortunately lacks the “唐官屯” handstamp, offered here for comparison as a supplementary piece.
f.w. a single CIP 1c (correct rate 4c), tied by Shanghai bisected cds with “T” due marking, and on reverse struck with red boxed “Shanghai Sanho No. 8 Letter Cabinet” handstamp. Carried by sea and arrived at Tsingtau on Jan 11, showing Tsingtau/Kiautschou arrival. Manuscript “15” denotes postage due of 15 pfennig to be collected from the addressee.
franked on reverse with eleven CIP 1c paying the 11c postage, tied by Yantai bisected cds., with boxed violet handstamps “煙台壹號信櫃” and “源順德代理郵政分局”. The front bears an “R” registration handstamp numbered “1346.” The cover arrived on Mar 19 with “山東登州郵政分局” arrival. This cover was sent by the prominent Ching official Tuan Fang, and is a rare and highly desirable example.
f.w. CIP 2c & 5c on reverse, tied by Huangkang lunar year cds. (甲辰冬月十五日), alongside with Chihli lunar Year arrival cds. (臘月). The coexistence of both 「冬月」and「臘月」datestamps on the same cover is highly unusual. The front additionally shows the framed handstamp「 保家/黃岡第137號」further enhancing its rarity.