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 Small Dragon 3Cd x 2 and Japan Koban 5s, tied by blue Tientsin seal and type VI(a) Shanghai IJPO cds. respectively, cover also bearing Customs Tientsin, Customs Shanghai, Yokohama, USA transit and arrival cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 3, p.73.
f.w. Dowager 1st Print 3Cd & 6Cd, tied by Chefoo Customs seal, applied on arrival with scarce registered handstamp in red by the Shanghai Customs Post. Cover forwarded to Kobe and uprated by Koban 5s x 3, tied by type VII Shanghai IJPO cds., on reverse with Customs Chefoo, Customs Shanghai transit and Kobe arrival cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 3, p.92.
f.w. Dowager 1st Print 6Cd pair, tied by Peking Customs seal, mixed franking with Koban 10s, tied by Shanghai IJPO cds., on reverse with I.G. of Customs Peking, Customs Shanghai, Yokohama, USA transit and arrival cds. Enclosure attached. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 3, p.97.
mixed franking with ICP 5c x 4, CIP 1c x 10 and Japane Koban 10s strip of 4, tied by Foochow Dollar cds. and Shanghai IJPO cds. respectively, on reverse with Shanghai Dollar cds., Yokohama transit and USA arrival cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 3, p.134.
mixed franking with ICP 2c x 5 and Japane Koban 2s strip of 5, tied by Hankow Dollar cds. and Shanghai IJPO cds. respectively, also with Shanghai Dollar cds., Yokohama, Vancouver transit and Brooklyn arrival cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 3, p.138.
uprated by CIP 1c x 3, tied by Peking Dollar cds., mixed franking with Japan Koban 2s x 2, tied by Shanghai IJPO cds. + Peking IPO cachet, along with Shanghai Dollar cds., Yokohama transit and England arrival cds. Since the Japanese PO in Shanghai did not recognize the postal card rate 4s, the card was treated as postage due. This is the earliest used record of Japanese issue with IPO tie-print. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 3, p.162.
mixed franking on reverse CIP 10c pair and Japan stamps x 5 (one missing), tied by Chefoo bisected cds. (early usage) and Shanghai IJPO cds. + Chefoo IPO cachet, along with Shanghai transit cds., Nagasaki, Vladivostok and Yokohama arrival cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 3, p.152.
mixed franking with CIP 10c and Japan Koban 10s, tied by rare Yangchow Dollar cds. and Shanghai IJPO cds. + Chinkiang IPO cachet, on reverse with Chinkiang (Jun 8), Shanghai (Jun 9) bisected cds. (both early usage), Yokohama, London (missent) transit cds. and Canada arrival cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 3, p.155.
mixed franking with CIP 10c and Japan Koban 10s, tied by Chinkiang Pakua cancel and Shanghai IJPO cds. + Chinkiang IPO cachet, along with very rare Tsingkiangpu Dollar cds., on reverse with Shanghai (May 15) bisected cds. (early usage), Yokohama and Vancouver transit cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 3, p.155.
mixed franking with CIP 5c pair and Japan Koban 10s, tied by Foochow Dollar cds. and Shanghai IJPO cds. + Foochow IPO cachet, on reverse with arrival datestamp. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 3, p.157.
mixed franking with CIP 2c pair and Japan Koban 2s, tied by Foochow bisected cds. (early usage) and Shanghai IJPO cds. + Foochow IPO cachet, on reverse with Shanghai transit and USA arrival cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 3, p.157.
mixed franking with CIP 1c, 4c pairs and Japan Koban issues x 8, tied by Hangchow bisected cds. and Shanghai IJPO cds. + Hangchow IPO cachet, on reverse with Shanghai, Yokohama transit and USA arrival cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 3, p.159.