Lot 1138
1900-02, Boxer Rebellion, the collection of approximately 60 covers or cards from this infamous conflict, written up to international exhibition standards presenting this subject in its historical context, fascinating range of military origins and usages, including 1900 (2 July) unfranked postcard to Austria handstamped "Feldpostbrief" with "Tientsin/Deutsche Post/a" origin c.d.s. in which the writer reports the storming of an arsenal in Tientsin that left nine members of his Company dead, 1900 (16 Aug.) postcard from Tientsin to Berlin bearing "China" diagonal overprint 5pf (2), 1900 (8 Dec.) "On H.G.M.'s Service" registered envelope from the German Consulate in Tientsin to its counterpart in Shanghai, 1901 (24 Jan.) 10pf stationery card registered from Peking to Austria bearing Petschili Reichspost 20pf and 1901 (25 Feb.) "Feld-Postkarte" from Peking to Austria bearing three examples of Petschili Reichspost 10pf, 1901 (9 Feb.) ICP 1c stationery card from S.M.S. Cormoran (Australia Station) to Berlin with CIP-France "Chine" combination franking, 1901 (22 Feb.) Hong Kong 5c stationery envelope from Amoy to Germany bearing 2c and 4c, 1900-01 Hungary 4f + 4f reply paid card from Budapest to Chefoo uprated with 1f (2) and 4f showing Singapore to Hong Kong marine sorter and reply portion from Chefoo to Budapest bearing "China" steep overprint 10pf tied by "Tschifu/Deutsche Post" c.d.s., and 1902 (2 Apr.) "Gouvernement Provisoire du District de Tientsin, Departement de la Police" corner card envelope from Tientsin to Leipzig bearing "China" overprint values (6) to 50pf, a marvelous basis for further study, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
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