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Lot 1022 |
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1890 (29 Mar.) registered envelope from Carlowitz & Co. to Buchau (1.5), bearing Pfennig 20pf ultramarine (Michel V42c) strip of three and single (blunt corner), cancelled by "Kaiserlich Deutsche Postagentur/Shanghai" c.d.s. with registration label, Very Fine triple rate franking.
Estimate 300 - 400
Expertization: 1999 Steuer Certificate.
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Lot 1023 |
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1890 (10 May) envelope to Hamburg (18.6), bearing Pfennig 5pf light violet block of four, vertical pair and singles (2), 10 pf red singles (2), and Eagle 20pf greyish ultramarine singles (2), cancelled by "Kaiserlich Deutsche Postagentur/Shanghai" c.d.s., Very Fine and rare. Michel V40, V41b, V48a.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
A SPECTACULAR MIXED ISSUE FRANKING PAYING THE FIVE TIMES RATE.
Expertization: double signed Dr. Steuer BPP.
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Lot 1024 |
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1894 (13 Jan.) registered envelope to Germany (18.2), bearing Eagle 10pf brownish rose, 20pf blue and 50pf lilac brown, cancelled by "Kaiserlich Deutsche Postagentur/Shanghai" c.d.s., with registration label, Very Fine tri-color franking for the triple rate. Michel V47b, V48b, V50d.
Estimate 400 - 500
Expertization: signed Bothe.
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Lot 1025 |
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1894 (1 June) registered envelope (embossed "Inspectorate General of Customs/Shanghai" seal on flap) to Erfurt (12.7), bearing Eagle 20pf. blue (Michel V48b) pair, cancelled by "Kaiserlich Deutsche Postagentur/Shanghai" c.d.s. which also ties the label, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 250
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Lot 1026 |
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1894 (21 Nov.) envelope to New York via Kobe (27.11) and Yokohama (29.11) "per SS ‘Cathay/Gaelic’", bearing Eagle 20pf blue and 50pf dull rose brown (Michel 48b, 50c) vertical pairs, cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1027 |
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1896 (26 June) 10pf stationery card to Blankenburg (4.8), showing "Shanghai/Local Post" origin c.d.s. in blue and cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s. (26.6) of the German Post Office, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1028 |
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1896 envelopes (2) to Germany, bearing Eagle 10pf red pair and 20pf ultramarine respectively, cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s., both with arrival backstamps, the 20pf has a few foxed perforations, Very Fine. Michel V47d, V48d.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1029 |
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1897 (8 Jan.) registered envelope to Peine (15.2) via Hong Kong (17.1), bearing Hong Kong 10c purple on red and 20c on 30c gray green, cancelled by "Shanghae/C" c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1030 |
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1897 (31 May) "The Astor House, Shanghai" corner card envelope to Frankfurt (11.7) via Yokohama (3.6), bearing Eagle 20pf ultramarine (Michel 48d) cancelled by German P.O. "Shanghai" c.d.s., eventually transferred to the Japanese P.O. and therefore additionally cancelled by "Shanghai/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. (2.6), Very Fine and unusual routing through the Japanese Post Office and Pacific.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1031 |
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1897 (18 Sept.) registered envelope (190 x 130mm) to Soltau (23.10) "pr Str. ‘Rohilla’" (P&O Line), bearing Eagle 20pf ultramarine (Michel 48d) block of four, pairs (2), and singles (3, one stamp defective), cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s., with registration label, slight staining from wax seals, Very Fine franking.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1032 |
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1898 (21 May) "Wm. Meyerink & Co., Shanghai" printed envelope to New York (13.6) "per Empress of Japan", bearing Eagle 10pf carmine red (Michel 47d) vertical pairs (2), cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1033 |
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1898 (10 June) "China" diagonal overprint, 10pf stationery card from the Second Officer of the "S.S. Sachsen" to the North German Lloyd Pier in Hoboken, New Jersey via Vancouver (29.6), bearing "China" diagonal overprint 3pf yellow brown and 5pf bluish green (Michel 1Ib, 2I), cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s., Very Fine and one of the pre-eminent rarities of the German Colonies.
Estimate 40,000 - 50,000
THE CHINA 1IB IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT RARITY OF GERMAN COLONIAL PHILATELY.
Provenance: Mizuhara
Amongst other things, the sender writes "Beim Empfang der neuen Marken mit Ueberdruck für das Gebiet von Shanghai, Kiautschou usf" (referring to the receipt of the new overprinted stamps for Shanghai, Kiautschou, etc.).
This postcard confirms the date of issue of the 3 pfennig stamp, and this is also the earliest recorded date of use. This is the only known card in private hands with the correct usage during the proper period. There is also a card in the German Postal Museum with two 3 pfennig stamps used in Tsingtau, Kiautschou during this period.
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Lot 1034 |
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1898 (18 July) envelope to Basel (21.8) "p. Engl. Post", bearing Eagle 20pf ultramarine and "China" diagonal overprint 10pf red and 50pf lilac brown, cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s., Very Fine mixed issue franking. Michel V48d, 3I, 6I.
Estimate 200 - 300
Expertization: 1993 Dr. Steuer Certificate.
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Lot 1035 |
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1898 (10 Oct.) postcard to Hamburg (13.11) via Hong Kong (13.10), bearing ICP 4c brown cancelled by dollar chop and Hong Kong 2c aniline carmine pair cancelled by "Shanghae" c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1036 |
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1898 (22 Nov.) envelope from Carlowitz & Co. in Shanghai to Berlin (25.12), bearing Eagle 20pf ultramarine (Michel 48d) vertical pair, cancelled by "Shanghai/a" segmented (Swiss type) c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1037 |
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1898-1900 envelopes (2) and postcards (2, one stationery) to Germany (2), Hong Kong, and Switzerland, including 1898 envelope bearing "China" steep overprint 5pf, 10pf and 25pf, cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s., Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1038 |
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1899 (20 Feb.) 10pf + 10pf reply paid card (both halves intact), from Jena to a member of the Third Sea Battalion in Tsingtau (6.4) redirected to Peking (16.4) and the reply portion sent to Jena (27.5), bearing CIP 1c cancelled by "Peking" dollar chop and additionally tied by "Shanghai/Deutsche Post" c.d.s. (24.4), Very Fine and one of the few surviving examples of a commercial usage of both the reply and reply paid cards which have remained unsevered, a fabulous postal stationery item.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
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Lot 1039 |
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1899 (27 June) envelope sent locally to the German Consulate, showing bilingual framed "Paid" handstamp and "Shanghai/Local Post/B" c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate 125 - 150
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Lot 1040 |
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1900 (21 Mar.) registered envelope (265 x 146mm) to Erfurt (24.4), bearing 2m brown purple (Michel V37e) and "China" diagonal overprint 20pf ultramarine (Michel 4I) vertical pair and single, cancelled by "Shanghai/Deutsche Post" c.d.s., registration label, Very Fine and outstanding mixed issue franking.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1041 |
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1901 "China" overprint 5m greenish black and red type III (Michel 27III), centrally cancelled by "Shanghai/Local Post" double-ring datestamp, Very Fine. Cf. Friedemann-Berichte 2517.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1042 |
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1902 (12 June) registered "Ostasiatische Lloyd" overprinted "China", 5pf money card for the value of $12 to an officer of the Third Sea Battalion in Tsingtau, bearing "China" overprint 10pf rose and 20pf ultramarine (Michel 16, 17), cancelled by "Shanghai/Deutsche Post/a" c.d.s., with registration and "Nachnahme" labels, the latter tied by arrival c.d.s.; 5pf for postage, 20pf for registration, and 10pf for"Nachname" (rate for this system introduced on 23 November 1900), Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1043 |
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1904 (18 Dec.) unfranked envelope from Berlin to Langtscheou (Lungchow), with native Lunar c.d.s., marked "Unknow (n)" and "zürück", returned through Chinese Imperial and German Post via Shanghai (22.105) with "Entlast" (10.5.05) c.d.s., "Kaiserliches Postamt/Berlin W. 10" paper seals, the envelope a little ragged around edges, and front and back portions detached, highly unusual returned mail.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1044 |
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1906 (2 Aug.) registered envelope (240 x 175mm) to Basel (4.9) via Messina (8.9), bearing "China" 10c on 20pf, 40c on 80pf pair, and $2½ on 5m (Michel 31, 33, 37), cancelled by "Schanghai/Deutsche Post" c.d.s., with registration label, the 10c on 20pf has small surface fault and the $2½ on 5m is partially lifted, envelope reduced at left and has peripheral faults, Fine and rare 34 times rate registered franking with commercial use of the $2½ value.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1045 |
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1907 (9Mar.) "China" 4c on 3pf stationery card to Stralsund (11.4), showing bilingual "Shanghai" c.d.s. and cancelled by "Shanghai/Deutsche Post/b" c.d.s., crayon lines around indice denoting non-validity for postage and "T" handstamp which has been crossed out, Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1046 |
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1890 (25 July) registered parcel card to Rudolstadt (14.9) via Bremen (13.9), bearing on front and back Pfennig 20pf ultramarine (Michel V42c) vertical strips of five (3) and single, cancelled by "Kaiserlich Deutsche Postagentur/Shanghai" c.d.s., with registration label, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: 2000 B.P.B. Certificate.
The rate for parcels up to 5 kilograms sent via Bremen was 3.20 marks and was in effect from 21 October 1887.
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Lot 1047 |
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1891 (5 May) registered parcel card to Berlin (24.6) via Bremen (23.6), bearing 2m dull purple violet and Eagle 5pf yellow green vertical strip of three (on back applied just over edge of card) and single, and 50pf lilac brown vertical pair, cancelled by "Kaiserlich Deutsche Postagentur/Shanghai" c.d.s., with registration label, Very Fine and rare franking. Michel V37d, V46b, V50d.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: double signed Bothe BPP and Dr. Steuer BPP and 1986 Steuer Certificate.
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Lot 1048 |
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1891 (25 May) registered parcel card to Hamburg (10.7) via Bremen (9.7), bearing on front and back Eagle 20pf blue, 50pf dull rose brown vertical pair and 2m brownish purple, cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s., with registration label, card has light creasing well clear of stamps, Very Fine. Michel V37e, V48b, V50c.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: Signed Bothe BPP.
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Lot 1049 |
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1895 (21 May) registered parcel card from E. Ruhrstrat, German representative of I.G. Customs, Chinkiang to Oldenburg (9.7) via Bremen (8.7), carried privately to Shanghai and bearing Eagle 20pf blue, 50pf lilac brown vertical pair, and 2m brownish purple, cancelled by "Kaiserlich Deutsche Postagentur /Shanghai" c.d.s., with registration label, Very Fine and rare. Michel V37e, 48b, 50d.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 2000 Steuer Certificate.
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Lot 1050 |
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1895 (16 July) registered insured value declared parcel card to Berlin (26.8) "via Naples" and Chiasso (23.8), bearing Eagle 10pf red, 25pf orange, 50pf dull rose brown and 2m brownish purple vertical pair, cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s., with registration label and handstruck Lörrach Customs seal, Very Fine. Michel V37e, V47d, V49b.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Provenance: Mizuhara
The charge for sending a parcel via Naples was 4 marks. This rate was introduced on 9 May 1893. The insurance charge for a value declared sending was 28 pfennig for each 240 marks, which in this case was rounded up to 85 pfennig.
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Lot 1051 |
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1897 (1 Nov.) registered parcel card to Karlsruhe (21.12) via Bremen (20.12) redirected to Regenwalde (25.12), bearing Eagle 20pf ultramarine, 50pf lilac brown and 2m brownish purple, cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s., with registration and Customs free label, card creased and some pinholes, stamps Very Fine. Michel V37e, V48a, V50d.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1052 |
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1899 (12 July) registered parcel card for three packages to Vienna (22.8) via Genoa, bearing on front and back 2m brown purple vertical strip of three and pair and "China" overprint 10pf vertical strip of three and 50pf, cancelled by "Shanghai/a" segmented (Swiss type) c.d.s., with three registration labels and Vienna Customs label, the rate was 3.60 marks per parcel representing 10.80 marks for this sending, the card has light vertical bend which passes through one 10pf, Very Fine and a great rarity. Michel V37e, 6I, 3II.
Estimate 12,000 - 15,000
Only three parcel cards have been recorded with this cancellation.
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Lot 1053 |
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1914 (10 Jan.) registered value declared parcel card to Fürstfeldbruck via Siberia and Eydtkuhnen (5.2), bearing on reverse "China" surcharge on watermarked issue 2c on 5pf, 10c on 20pf, 20c on 40pf, and $1 on 2m (Michel 39, 41, 42, 45AIA), two examples each of top two values, cancelled by "Schanghai/Deutsche Post" segmented c.d.s., $2.40 for a parcel weighing up to 5 kilograms and 12 cents for the declared value, coupon at left (sender's portion) detached, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Provenance: Canman, Mizuhara
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