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Lot 1152 |
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1899 (Nov. 7) U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai China registered to U.SA., envelope with "Fairhurst & Co. * Foochow" oval company handstamp on flap, bearing 1898 Trans-Miss. 1¢ 2¢ and 10¢ (285, 286, 290), each with magenta "1899" control handstamps, tied upon arrival with "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, Oct 14, 1899" duplex postmark, locally produced black Shanghai registry label affixed, San Francisco (11.7) backstamp, purple "Received, Nov 7 1899, Santa Cruz, Cal." handstamp, 1¢ and 2¢ with tiny flaws, a Very Fine usage.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
AN REGISTERED USE ORIGINATING FROM FOOCHOW VIA THE U.S. POSTAL AGENCY IN CHINA BEARING A BLACK SHANGHAI REGISTRY LABEL.
The magenta "1899" handstamps appear to be added by the Foochow company as a security measure to prevent the theft of stamps similiar to the I.P.O. tie prints.
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Lot 1153 |
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U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China: 1¢ deep green (279), tied by blue "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, Aug 8 1901" double-circle datestamp on picture postcard to Germany depicting a fort at Taku, used with stamps of each of the post offices operating in Shanghai comprising the Russian, Chinese, Japanese, French, Hong Kong, and German with each stamp tied by their respective country's datestamp, Very Fine. A colorful philatelic souvenir.
Estimate 400 - 600
Provenance: Drucker
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Lot 1154 |
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1903, U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai China registered to U.SA., pristine envelope bearing 1898 5¢ dark blue (281) and 1903 1¢ green, 4¢ brown (301, 303) tied by two stikes of "U.S. Postal Agency - Reg. Div. - Shanghai, China, Sep 4 - 1903" in bright blue, locally produced red Shanghai Registry label affixed, black "Shanghai, China, U.S. Post. Ag'cy Sep 5" duplex struck, reverse with San Francisco (9.29) and Binghampton (10.6) datestamps, return address of Austro-Hungar Consulate General on flap; Extremely Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
AN EYE-APPEALING REGISTERED USE FROM THE U.S. POSTAL AGENCY IN CHINA BEARING A RED SHANGHAI REGISTRY LABEL.
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Lot 1155 |
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Offices in China, 1919, 2¢ on 1¢ green (K1), twelve in block of six, pairs and singles, tied by U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai registry ovals on 1920 registered cover to Forest Hills, N.Y., reverse with Shanghai (7.?) and Chicago (8.10) c.d.s., file folds and soiling, a Fine usage.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1156 |
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1¢ & 2¢ Interior (O15-O16), tied by violet "Springfield, Mo. Apr 26" target duplex on pretty lemon cover to Long Lane, Mo., ornate Springfield U.S. Land Office corner card, manuscript markings indicate non-delivery and return to Springfield on June 1, fresh and Extremely Fine, single 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 300 - 400
Provenance: Markovits
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Lot 1157 |
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3¢ Interior (O17), tied by indigo "Washington D.C. 1879 Jul 10" barred oval duplex on cover with illustrated corner card of the "U.S. Geologic & Geographic Survey of the Territories", addressed to "Mearus House, Near West Point", N.Y., magenta West Point Jul. 11 duplex applied for forwarding to Highland Falls, N.Y., Very Fine and attractive, single 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 400 - 600
Provenance: Markovits
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Lot 1158 |
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State Dept., 1873, 2¢ dark green (O58), two singles, faulty, tied by Washington D.C. duple on local blue "Department of State" cover to the Continental Hotel, a Very Fine double-weight local usage.
Estimate 300 - 400
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