The 2025 Summer Auction - Sale 345 (June 21 - June 25, 2025)
Sale 345
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showing various overprint characteristic. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.10.
5c showing broken frame, round corner and broken corner varieties on basic stamps. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.10.
all used or CTO, showing varieties on overprints. 1c CTO by Customs Shanghai Feb 11, 1897, which is the earliest used date known so far. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.11.
f.w. Small Figure 2c, tied by rare Customs Ningpo cds., on reverse with Customs Shanghai arrival cds. in brown. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.11.
mixed franking with Small Figure 5c and Japanese stamps 5s x3, tied by rare oval Customs Chungking datestamp and Shanghai IJPO cds., on reverse with Shanghai Dollar cds., Yokohama, USA transit and arrival cds. This is the only known Japanese combination of Customs Chungking oval datestamps. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.12.
all mint, showing plate varieties on basic stamps. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.13.
showing plate varieties on basic stamps and overprints varieties. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.13.
plus 5 single stamps CTO by (Jan 4-31) cds., all earlier than the formal first day of C.I.P. The Chinese Imperial Post which was scheduled to start on Jan 1, 1897, but later changed to Jan 1 of the Lunar Calendar, which is Feb 2 of the solar calender. Since the Shanghai Customs PO had accepted advance orders of the foreign collectors and dealers, led to the "pre-first day" CTO of those stamps. The cds. dated Jan 2, 1897 is known only on the 6 values of Dowager surch issues, that is 1c, 2c, 4c, 5c, 8c and 30c. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.8.
all mint. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.15.
3 used, others all mint, including pairs, strip of 4 and blocks of 4. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.16.
Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.20.
tied by blue Amoy Pakua mark, along with blue Customs Amoy cds., on reverse showing Customs Shanghai transit and Customs Wuhu arrival cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.21.