The 2025 Summer Auction - Sale 345 (June 21 - June 25, 2025)
Sale 345
- (-) Remove Mizuhara’s Collection of Imperial Post & ROC Post Rarities filter Mizuhara’s Collection of Imperial Post & ROC Post Rarities
mixed franking with CIP 5c and Japan Koban 5s, tied by Nanking bisected cds. and Shanghai IJPO cds. + rare Nanking IPO cachet respectively, on reverse with Shanghai transit and Hakodate arrival cds. IPO cachet applied on Japan stamp is rare. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.132.
mixed franking with CIP 10c and Japanese 10s, tied by Tangshan bisected cds. and Shanghai IJPO cds. + rare Tangshan IPO cachet respectively, on reverse with Taku, Shanghai Chinese PO, Yokohama, Canada transit and USA arrival cds. IPO cachet applied on Japan stamp is rare. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.133.
bearing at lower left Hankow originating bisected cds., mixed franking with Russian PO in China issues x 4, tied by Hankow Russian PO cds. + rare Hankow IPO cachet, along with Hankow, Shanghai registered cachets and affixed a Russian registered label. Russian transit and London arrival marks alongside. IPO cachet applied on Russian stamp is extremely rare, only applied in Hankow post office. Only two example of Hankow IPO cachet known so far. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.134.
bearing at left Nanking originating bisected cds., mixed franking with USA issue 5c, tied by Shanghai US Postal Agency mark. + rare Nanking IPO cachet, on reverse with Shanghai Chinese PO, USA transit and arrival postmarks. IPO cachet applied on U.S. stamp is extremely rare, only applied in Nanking post office. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.135.
including used pairs and blocks. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.136.
franked on reverse CIP 2c, tied by Chinkiang Pakua cancel, along with "Postage Already Paid Do Not Demand" cachet and Shanghai arrival cds. On front bearing "FROM STEAMER'S LETTER BOX" cachet. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.164.
bearing blue Tientsin PAID bilingual mark, along with blue Customs Tientsin cds., on reverse with brown Peking Dollar arrival cds. (earliest in record). Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.166.
bearing Tientsin PAID bilingual mark, along with Tientsin Dollar cds., mixed franking with Japan Koban 10s, tied by Shanghai IJPO cds., on reverse with Shanghai Dollar cds., Yokohama, USA transit and arrival cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.166.
bearing Hankow PAID bilingual mark in red, along with Customs Hankow cds., on reverse with very rare brown oval Hangchow Imperial Post Office datestamp. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.167.
bearing Canton PAID bilingual mark in red, along with Canton Dollar cds., on reverse with Hong Kong arrival cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.167.
f.w. Hong Kong QV 5c, tied by HK cds. + Customs Kowloon cds. Plus a QV 10c block of 4, used by Customs Kowloon cds. with date inverted variety . Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.168.
both used with clear Customs LAPPA cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.169.