The 2025 December Auction - Sale 346 (December 13 - December 16, 2025)
Sale 346
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f.w. a single CIP 1c paying the domestic letter rate, tied by a two-section, three-line framed tombstone handstamp of “樂山縣郵政分局”, the strike bearing engraved Kwanghsu reign date inscription but with the date unfilled. Arrived at Peking on Jan 4, on reverse with Peking bisected and “京都前門外打磨廠郵政分局” arrival. A fine and early example of Szechwan postal usage during the late Ching Imperial Post period, ex Wang Kize collection.
f.w. six CIP 1c on reverse paying the 6c rate, tied by Peking oval datestamps, with rectangular framed Peking Registered handstamp on front showing registration no. “120”. Transited via Shanghai (Jan 14) and arrived at Nantungchow on Jan 16 with oval arrival datestamp on reverse. The letter enclosed fourteen wooden boxes, representing an early example of a registered parcel cover in Chinese postal history.
f.w. CIP 1c and 10c paying the 11c postage, tied by Chengtu bisected cds. with adjacent boxed “R” registration handstamp numbered “1150.” On reverse with Shanghai lunar year transit “甲辰三月廿四” and Peking arrival. The cover was conveyed by river along the Yangtze to Shanghai, then forwarded to Peking. The recipient annotated “四月初二日郵政局交”, confirming receipt on May 16, 1904, with a total transit time of nearly one month.
f.w. a single CIP 1c paying the 1c rate, tied by “Tientsin No. 8 Letter Cabinet” handstamp, on reverse with transits of Tientsin bisected (1904.6.1) and Chihli lunar year (甲辰四月十八日). Accompanied by the original letter sheet.
f.w. a pair of CIP 1/2 c paying the 1c rate, tied by Chihli Peking lunar year cds. (甲辰七月二日), on reverse with “Peking No.13 Letter Cabinet” handstamp and Ningpo lunar year arrival (甲辰七月九日).
during the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, franked with a Japanese Kiku 3s paying the equivalent of the contemporary domestic letter rate. As the postage was paid with a Japanese stamp not recognized by the Chinese postal authorities, the cover was treated as unpaid, with three “T” due handstamps applied on reverse. A rare example of such postal treatment during this period.
f.w. a 3 cent Junk issue stamp, bearing wooden handstamp “廣州郵政三叁號信箱”. Received on Aug 28 of the same year, with a postal transit time of ten days.
f.w. 50¢ postage. First conveyed to Chungking, then carried via the Chungking–Hong Kong route through Kunming, departing Hong Kong on November 13, 1939. No arrival backstamp upon reaching England.
airmail letter from Kweiyang to the United States, franked $6.15 postage, bearing Kweiyang cds at the corner. Carried via the Chungking–Rangoon route to Calcutta, India, where it was opened and resealed by censor, arriving on February 10, 1941, with arrival cds.
f.w. $20.40 postage, bearing Suikai cds. Routed via Kweilin and carried by the diversion air route to Calcutta, India, where it was opened and resealed by censor, bearing examiner handstamps DHF/8 and DHF/13. Arrived on March 15, 1943, with arrival cds.
f.w. $25 in National Currency yuan postage. The cover was opened, examined, and resealed by Allied censorship at Calcutta, India before dispatch. It transited via Miami on Nov 30, 1943, and arrived in New York on Dec 2, bearing Miami transit and New York arrival postmarks.
1943 (Oct 29) airmail cover from Kweiyang, Kweichow to Michigan, U.S.A., a rare wartime inland correspondence to the United States. Franked with Hong Kong Chung Hwa print 10¢, and Hong Kong Dai Tung print $1 and $5 stamps (such usage from remote inland areas being very scarce), the cover was opened, examined, and resealed by Allied censorship at Calcutta, India, bearing resealing tape and censor markings. At left affixed with “Par Avion” etiquette; reverse with bisected “Kweichow Kweiyang” cds.