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3161 1895 (8 June) lithographed½c.,1c.,2c.,Stone I,4c.and5c.,on registeredenvelope toCaptainF.D.Goddardofthe“S.S. Hatan”ofMessr.JardineMatheson&Co.,Swatow,cancelledby“Local/Post/Amoy”bilingual triangularh.s. inblue, showing“Registered/No.124” framedh.s. adjacent,with“Shanghai/L.P.O./SwatowAgency”ovalh.s.invioletonreverse,fineandrarefrankingwiththecompletesetofthefirstissue.Livingston1,2,3,5,6.
HK$15,000-20,000
The Shanghai L.P.O. Swatow Agency datestamp usage is a great rarity on cover.
This cover is referred to in Charles W. Dougan, The Shanghai Postal System. The Stamps and Postal History (State College, 1981), p. 208.
Provenance J.LewisBlackburn,Michael Rogers (WinterPark),14.6.9�,lot1
3162
3162 1895(8June)lithographed½c.,1c.,2c.,StoneI,and4c.on1896registeredenvelopetoCaptainSpencerWildeofthe“S.S. Taisang”careofMessr.JardineMatheson&Co.,Shanghai,cancelledby“Local/Post/Amoy”bilingualtriangularh.s. inblack,andtwostampsadditionallytiedby“R/Amoy/L.P./No.189”framedh.s.,with“Shanghai/LocalPost/A”arrivalc.d.s. (23.8)onreverse,a fewsmall faultsat footofenvelope,neverthelessafineandrarefranking.Livingston1,2,3,5.
HK$15,000-20,000
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3163 1895 (8 June) lithographed1c. rose-redon1896 (20Aug.) envelope toShanghai, cancelledby “LocalPostOffice/Amoy/A”c.d.s.,with“Shanghai/LocalPost/E”c.d.s.(23.10)inredonreverse,theenvelopesubsequentlyendorsed“left address unknown”and“Retour Amoy”,showing“LocalPostOffice/Amoy/A”arrivalc.d.s.(28.10),stamphasfaultinmarginatupperright,afineandremarkablecommercialusage.Livingston2.
HK$20,000-25,000
3163
3164
3164 1896(11May)15c.grey-blackand20c.violet,eachwithvarietyimperforateleftmargin,finetoveryfineunusedwithmuchoriginalgum.Livingston12a,13a.
HK$2,000-2,500
3165
3165 1896(11May)15c.and25c.onseparateenvelopes to theCustomHouseatFoochow,eachcancelledby“LocalPostOffice/Amoy/A”c.d.s.(8.8)andshowing“PostalServiceFoochow/China”arrivalc.d.s.(10.8)adjacent,afinepair.Livingston12,14.
HK$5,000-6,000
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3166 1896(20May)surchargedinblue“HalfCent”on4c.brownandinblack“HalfCent”on4c.brownon1896(11Dec.)envelopetoI.M.CustomsatWuhu,cancelledby“LocalPostOffice/Amoy/A”c.d.s.,with“Shanghai/LocalPost/H”c.d.s.inredonreverse,veryfinefrankingforthe1centratetoanotherTreatyPort.Livingston15,1�.
HK$10,000-12,000 Provenance CharlesGoodwyn,Spink (HongKong),25.11.01,lot2354
3166
316� Postage Dues : 1895-96“PostageDue”overprintinredon2c.blue,StoneI,SettingIII,fineunusedwithmuchoriginalgum,slightlyyellow.LivingstonD3.
HK$2,000-2,500
3168 Postage Dues : 1895-96“PostageDue”overprintinblackinblockletters2c.blue,StoneII,SettingIII[5],fromthetoprightcornerofthesheet,fineandfreshmint.LivingstonD11.
HK$1,000-1,200
3169 Postage Dues :1896(1June)“PostageDue”overprintinseriffedletters1c.rose-red,fineandfreshmint.LivingstonD14.
HK$2,000-2,500
31�0 Cancellations : Undatedpieceshowing“Amoy/Local/Post/Agency”intagliohandstampinblue,veryfineandrare.
HK$1,500-2,000
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31693168
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31�1 1895-1896,anassemblyofmintandusedcancelledbyfavourcompletesheetsofforty,includingfirstissue2c.bluetypeII,4c.brown,“HalfCent”surcharges,andPostageDues,mostlyfine(11sheets).
HK$20,000-25,000
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31�2 1895-1896, the mint and used balance of the specialised collection, partially mounted on pages withnumeroussurchargevarieties,niceshowingofblue“HalfCent”surcharges,PostageDueswithseriffed1c.red,alsothreered-bandcoversfrankedwith1896“Cents”surcharges,mostlyfinetoveryfine(550+).
HK$30,000-40,000
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31�3 Labels : 1895(c.)“Amoy-Shanghai-Ningpo-HongKong”imperforatebogusissue,comprising3c.(5),5c.(6,twowithmonogramcancellation)and10c.(4,onewithmonogramcancellation),goodtofine(15).
HK$3,000-4,000
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Volapuk Postal History
The following labels, envelopes and usages, all emanate from P. Poletti and Yang Yen-Nung.
31�4 31�5
31�4 1893 (21Sept.)Q.V. 3c. stationery card toEpernay, France, viaHongKong (23.9), cancelledby “A/Amoy”c.d.s.,showing“Poletti/P./CustomHouse/Amoy/China”sender’sh.s.,cardwritteninEsperanto(fewscuffsonreverseaffectingsomewordsinmessage),anunusualcard.
HK$2,000-2,500
31�5 1893(22Nov.)HongKong3c.postalstationerycardfromYangYen-NungtoLeitmeritz,Bohemia(31.12)via Hong Kong (30.11) redirected to Vienna (1.1.94), indicia cancelled by “A/Amoy” c.d.s., showing“LigneN./Paq.Fr.No.1”octagonald.s.(29.11)adjacent,fine.
HK$1,500-2,000
31�6
31�6 1894(23Feb.)“YangYen-Nung,VolapükaneTedelTieda…Amoy,Cinan(China)”cornercardenvelopetoGermany(2.4)viaHongKongbearingHongKong2c.pairandstripofthree,cancelledby“Amoy/A”c.d.s.,fine.
HK$1,200-1,500 Provenance NeilChristensen,Spink (HongKong),20.1.08,lot1291
31�� 1894(16July)HongKong1c.postalstationerycardtoGermany(20.8)viaHongKong(18.�)bearing2c.,cancelledby“A/Amoy”c.d.s.,cardhassmallcornercreasing,fine.
HK$1,500-2,000
31�8 1894(24Aug.)“YangYen-Nung,VolapükaneTedelTieda…Amoy,Cinan(China)”cornercardenvelopetoGermany (1.10)viaHongKong (2�.8)bearingHongKong2c. stripof threeandsingles (2, faded),cancelledby“Amoy/A”c.d.s.
HK$1,500-2,000
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31843183
31823181
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31�9
31�831��
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31�9 1894(24Oct.)“YangYen-Nung,VolapükaneTedelTieda…Amoy,Cinan(China)”cornercardenvelopetoGermany(30.11)viaHongKong(26.10)bearingHongKong2c.stripofthree,cancelledby“A/Amoy”c.d.s.,underpaidby4cents,fine.
HK$1,500-2,000
3180 1895(c.)Volapuklocals1c.blue(2)and25c.red,alsoYangYen-Nungembossedredstamp,afewfaults.HK$1,000-1,200
3181 1895(14May)HongKongsurchargedinred4c.on3c.postalstationerycardtoGermany(28.6)viaHongKong(1�.5)bearingVolapuklocal1c.,indiciacancelledby“Amoy/C”c.d.s.whichalsotieslabel,lowerrightcornerofcarddamaged,otherwisefine.
HK$1,500-2,000
3182 1895(24June)HongKongsurchargedinred4c.on3c.postalstationerycardtoVienna(4.8)viaHongKong(1.�)bearingVolapuklocal1c.,indiciacancelledby“Amoy/A”c.d.s.,fine.
HK$2,000-2,500
3183 1896(16May)HongKong4c.postalstationerycardfromP.PolettitoBelgium(22.6)viaHongKong(19.5)bearingVolapuklocal1c.,indiciacancelledby“Amoy/A”c.d.s.whichalsotiesthelocalstamp,fine.
HK$2,000-2,500 Provenance JohnParker,Stanley Gibbons (HongKong),20.2.94,lot1298
3184 189�(5Feb.)HongKongsurchargedinred4c.on3c.postalstationeryreplycard(“Reply”crossedout)toAustria(16.3)bearingVolapuklocal1c.,indiciacancelledby“Amoy/A”c.d.s.,fine.
HK$2,000-2,500
3185 189�(29Nov.)HongKong4c.postalstationerycardtoGermany(3.1.98)viaHongKong(1.12)bearingVolapuklocal½c.blackonpink,with“Sun Yu-fu”printedsender’slabel,indiciacancelledby“Amoy/A”c.d.s.,fine.
HK$2,000-2,500 Provenance MiloD.Rowell,Christie’s Swire (HongKong),19.9.92,lot1161
3186
3186 189�(19Dec.)HongKong4c.postalstationerycardtoGermany(15.1.99)bearingVolapuklocal½c.blackonpinkand“Sun Yu-fu”printedsender’slabel,indiciacancelledby“Amoy”dollardaterinbrown,and the label tiedby“HongKong/B”c.d.s. (15.12),which is alsocancelledby“Wiesbaden/1”arrivalc.d.s.,slightcreasing,neverthelessfineandunusual.
HK$6,000-8,000
The dollar dater relates to either payment in cash, subscriber’s card, or acceptance of foreign postage applied by the sender (“Postal Note No. 14” of 3 April 1897).
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3193
3192
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3185
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318� 1898(�Feb.)“YangYen-Nung,VolapükaneTedelTieda…Amoy,Cinan(China)”cornercardenvelopetoParis(2.3)viaHongKong(9.2)bearingHongKong10c.,cancelledby“Amoy/C”c.d.s.,showing“LigneN./Paq.Fr.No.2”c.d.s.(12.2)adjacent,fine.
HK$1,500-2,000
3188 1898(8July)“YangYen-Nung,VolapükaneTedelTieda…Amoy,Cinan(China)”cornercardenvelopetoGermany(16.8)viaHongKong(10.�)bearingonreverseChinaI.C.P.5c.pair,cancelledby“Amoy”dollardaterandadditionallytiedbyarrivalc.d.s.,incombinationwithHongKong10c.onfront,unusuallycancelledby“Amoy”dollardateronly,envelopeslightlytoned.neverthelessafineandrareusage.
HK$6,000-8,000
3189
3189 1898(15Aug.)HongKong4c.postalstationerycardtoGermany(18.9)bearingVolapuklocal½c.blackonpinkand“Sun Yu-fu”printedsender’slabel,indiciacancelledby“Amoy”dollardaterinbrownand“HongKong/B”c.d.s.,thelabeltiedby“Wiesbaden/1”arrivalc.d.s.,veryfineandunusual.
HK$6,000-8,000
The dollar dater relates to either payment in cash, subscriber’s card, or acceptance of foreign postage applied by the sender (“Postal Note No. 14” of 3 April 1897).
3190 1899 (� Mar.) postcard with “Sung Ying-fo/I.M. Customs/Amoy/China” sender’s cachet in violet toGermany (10.4) bearing China C.I.P. 4c., cancelled by “Amoy” dollar dater (intercalary month), incombinationwithHongKong4c.cancelledbyitsindex“C”c.d.s.(9.3),cardcreasedatupperleftcorneraffectingtheC.I.P.stamp,otherwisefine.
HK$3,000-4,000 Provenance CharlesGoodwyn,Spink (HongKong),25.11.01,lot143�
3191 1899(10Aug.)I.C.P.1c.postalstationerycardwith“SungYing-fo/I.M.Customs/Amoy/China”sender’scachetinviolettoAustria(11.9)bearingChinaC.I.P.1c.and2c.,cancelledby“Amoy”bilingualc.d.s.,incombinationwithHongKong4c.with“I.P.O.”framedtie-printanditsindex“A”c.d.s.,veryfine.
HK$3,000-4,000
3192 1902(3Nov.)“YangYen-Nung,VolapükaneTedelTieda…Amoy,Cinan(China)”cornercardregistered“AR”envelopetoHungary(�.12)viaHongKong(6.11)bearingHongKong10c.blue(3,faultsordefects),cancelledby“Amoy/A”c.d.s.,onestampadditionallytiedby“R”incircleh.s.,with“AR”framedh.s.inred,rareandhandsomeusage.
HK$6,000-8,000
3193 Ningpo : 1902(8Mar.)HongKong4c.postalstationerycardfromSingCheeChen,theAssistantPostalClerkattheNingpoCustomHousetoParis,showing“Ningpo”bilingualc.d.s.indicatingprepaymentincashorsubscriber’scard,with“Shanghai”bilingualtransitc.d.s.(10.3)adjacent,andtheindiciacancelledby“Shanghai/C”BritishPostOfficec.d.s.(10.5),fine.
HK$1,500-2,000
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Chefoo
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3194 Postal Memorandum : 1894(1�Nov.)“Memorandum”fromtheLocalPostOfficeinChefooconcerningthe price of the current issue of stamps and postal stationery, signed by Amelia van Ess, the LocalPostmistress; accompanied by the original 1894 registered envelope containing the MemorandumaddressedtoKansasCity,MissouriviaSanFrancisco(22.12)bearingHongKong20c.on10c.,cancelledby“Shanghai/C”c.d.s.(22.11),withwaxsealofthe“LocalPostOffice/Chefoo”onreverse.
HK$15,000-20,000 Provenance MajorRichardPratt,Spink(HongKong),20.1.08,lot563
3195 1893(6Oct.)registeredenvelope(220x140mm.)toShanghai(8.10,LocalPostarrival)bearingLocalPost1893(6Oct.)firstissue2c.ultramarinepairand5c.orange,bothfromtheleftofthesheet,cancelledby“Chefoo/LocalPost”ovald.s. inblue,showing“Registered”straight-lineh.s. invioletwith“No 75”inmanuscript,veryfinetripleratecoverused on the day of issue ofthefirststampsofChefoo.
HK$15,000-20,000
3198319�
3196
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3196 1894(12Apr.)envelopetotheGreatNorthernEasternExtensionTelegraphCompanyinShanghai(14.4,LocalPostarrival)“per s. Wuchang”bearingLocalPost1c.withsheetmarginatleft,cancelledby“LocalPost/Chefoo”double-ringd.s.,withadditionalstrikeaswellasarrivalc.d.s.onreverse.Livingston2.
HK$2,500-3,000
319� 1894 (1� July) envelope to Carlowitz & Co. in Shanghai (20.�, Local Post arrival) showing “ANZ &Co/Chefoo”sender’scachetinvioletandbearingLocalPost½c.verticalpairfromthetopofthesheet,cancelledby“LocalPost/Chefoo”double-ringd.s.,veryfineandappealingcommercialusage.
HK$3,000-4,000
3198 1894(28Sept.)registered“Binns”envelopetoShanghai(30.9,LocalPostarrival)bearingLocalPostre-engraved½c.pair,1c.and2c.pair,cancelledby“LocalPost/Chefoo”double-ringd.s.,withadditionalstrikeaswellasarrivalc.d.s.(index“H”)onreverse,showingonfront“R”inovaland“Registered”h.s.,bothinred,veryfine.
HK$5,000-6,000
A LoveLy Chefoo LoCAL Post UsAge on An overseAs enveLoPesent throUgh the United stAtes PostAL AgenCy in shAnghAi
3199
3199 1895 (2 June) envelope to Brookline, Massachusetts, via San Francisco (4.�) bearing Local Post 1c.,cancelledby“LocalPost/Chefoo”double-ringd.s.,incombinationwithU.S.Grant5c.browncancelledby“U.S.PostalAgency,/Shanghai/1”duplex(“Jan12”,sic!),showingonreversesimilarveryfinestrikesforboth,alsowith“Shanghai/LocalPost”transitc.d.s.(4.6)inblue,envelopewithlighthorizontalcreasebelowtheaddress,fineandinterestingcombinationcoverwiththeU.S.PostalAgencyduplexobviouslymisdated.
HK$30,000-40,000
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1918 19
A fine LoCAL Post UsAge to An UnUsUAL destinAtion sent throUgh the British Post offiCe UtiLising hong Kong PostAL stAtionery
3200 1896 (22May)HongKong1c.postal stationery card toBergen,Norway viaShanghaiLocalPost andHongKong(26.5)bearingLocalPost½c.,cancelledby“LocalPost/Chefoo”double-ringd.s.,theindiciacancelledby“Shanghae/C”c.d.s.,showing“T”incircleh.s.adjacent,thecardbeingunderpaidandsentatthedomesticrateinsteadofthe4centsinternationalrate,lightcreaseatleft,neverthelessaremarkablecombinationusagetoanunusualdestination.
HK$25,000-30,000
A deLightfUL Chefoo-frenCh Post offiCe ComBinAtion
3201 189�(30Jan.)envelopetoKingstown,Ireland(4.3)viaShanghaiLocalPost(3.2)bearingLocalPostre-engraved1c.cancelledby“LocalPost/Chefoo”double-ringd.s.inblue,andFrance“Chine”25c.cancelledby“Shang-hai/Chine”c.d.s.(4.2),veryfinecombinationcover.
HK$30,000-40,000
The normal practice was to send mail to Europe through the German Post Office, but in this case it was unusually sent via the French Post Office.
Provenance “Ming”,Corinphila (Zurich),29.9.88,lot4446 JaneandDanStenOlsson,Zurich Asia(HongKong),1.11.9�,lot1225
Expertisation SignedPeterHolcombe
3201
3200
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3202 1893-1896,amintandusedcollectionbalance,includingretouchedDie5c.orange,10c.browncompletesheetsofforty,Pictorialbicolouredsetbothmintandused,andPictorialbicoloured15c.completesheetoffifty,finetoveryfine(190+).Not illustrated.
HK$�,500-9,000
ChinKiAng
3203 1894(5July)letterfromR.A.deVillardoftheImperialMaritimeCustomstoF.Gregson,theSecretaryoftheChinkiangMunicipalCouncil,referringtotheundertakingoftheformertodesignthestampsandnegotiateacontractfortheirprinting,whichbecamefraughtwithcomplicationsduetoafireon29June,damagingboththeprintingpressesandthelithographicstones,forcingdeVillardtosendhisbrother-in-lawtoJapantooverseetheemergencyprintingofthefirstissue.OftheTsukijiTypeFoundryCo.,Tokyo,whodeVillardengagedtoprintthestamps,hewrites:
The Company is a semi-official company and I enclose their estimate…also two samples, belonging to this Office, which I ask you to return. They, the Japanese, are printing by order from Peking through my agency –the Double Dragon designs, a limited number of copies, which as you will see are engraved also & print in colours. As they have done so well hitherto for us and have never been found wanting in honesty, I have no fear that they will hazard this reputation, the more as they are printing the Wedding stamps.
Onlypages2-5oftheoriginalletterarepresent,butpage1isillustratedinCharlesDougan’sbook(p.56).Theletterissigned“R.A. de Villard”onthebottomofthelastpage.AfascinatingandimportanthistoricalletterrelatingnotonlytotheproductionofthefirstissueofChinkiang,butalsototheirworkonotherChinesestampssuchastheaforementionedDowagerissue.
HK$12,000-15,000 Provenance CharlesGoodwyn,Spink (HongKong),25.11.01,lot2304
Reference CharlesW.Dougan, The Shanghai Postal System. The Stamps and Postal History.(StateCollege,1981), pp.
51-56.Illustrated.
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3204
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3204 1894(�July)“TheTokyoTsukijiTypeFoundry”printedletterheadrepresentingaletterofguaranteefromtheprintingfirm:
The undersigned company hereby faithfully promise, undertake and declare that no more stamps as have been ordered by Mr. de Villard, viz ½cts 100,000, 1cts 150,000, 2cts 50,000, 4cts 30,000, 5cts 30,000, 6cts 20,000, 10cts 20,000 shall be printed, and the Company also hereby undertake that no stamps whatever shall be kept back, carried out or given away without proper consent in writing of Mr. de Villard having been first obtained.
WithfinestrikeofthesealoftheFoundryinred,someperipheraldamageattopandlowerright.Animportantanduniquedocumentrelatingtotheprintingorderandsecurity.
HK$6,000-8,000 Provenance CharlesGoodwyn,Spink (HongKong),25.11.01,lot23�9
Reference CharlesW.Dougan, The Shanghai Postal System. The Stamps and Postal History.(StateCollege,1981), p.58.
Illustrated.
3205 1894firstissueimperforateplateproofsoncard½c.to10c.,veryfine.Livingston1P-�P.HK$1,500-2,000
3206 1894firstissue½c.to10c.incompletemintsheetsoffifty,fewstampswithfaults,mostlyfinetoveryfine.Livingston1-�.
HK$12,000-15,000
320� 1895secondissue½c.to15c.imperforateplateproofsoncard½c.to15c.,veryfine.Livingston8P-15P.HK$2,000-2,500
3208 1895(20Sept.)envelopetoRev.J.R.HykesoftheAmericanBibleSocietyinShanghaibearingfirstissuewithoutclouds1c.blue,cancelledby“Chinkiang/PostalService”double-ringd.s.,withanotherstrikeonreverse,veryfine.Livingston2.
HK$1,500-2,000
3209 Postage Dues : 1894secondissuewidespacing2.5mm.overprinted “PostageDue”on½c.rosehorizontalstripoffour,varietysecondstampwith“U”in“Due”handstamped,on“Binns”envelopetos.s.“Woosung”,Chinkiang,cancelledby“Chinkiang/PostalService”bilingualdouble-ringh.s.,showingfurtherstrikesofthecircularhandstampwithadditional“ToPay”ovalh.s.adjacent,envelopehascentralhorizontalcreasewellclearofstamps,fine.LivingstonD8,l;ChanLCHD8,di.
HK$6,000-8,000
3210 1894-1895,themintandusedbalanceofaspecialisedcollection,withnumerousvarieties,PostageDuesinclude inverted overprints, tête-bêche pairs, split “P”, black over red double overprints, third issueimperforateplateproofs,andafewcompletesheets,mainlyfinetoveryfine(�00+).
HK$40,000-50,000
Postal Stationery
3211 1894(9Nov.)1c.brownoncreampostalstationerycardtoShanghai,theindiciacancelledby“Chinkiang/PostalService”bilingualdouble-ringh.s.,thecardisfromCaptainRobertA.Binnsonthes.s.“Woosung”atChinkiang,whowritesthatthe“Ship leaves tonight - draft 19.6. fullup. This is the new Post Card. Kindly save it for me.”Fine;alsoanunusedexampleofthecard(lightagespotting).LivingstonPC1.
HK$2,000-2,500 Provenance Dr.Wei-liangChow,Sotheby’s (HongKong),�.11.96,lot�26
3212 1896(21June)1c.blueoncreampostalstationerycardtoShanghai(22.6),cancelledby“Chinkiang/PostalService” double-ring d.s. and showing “Shanghai/Local Post/C” c.d.s. adjacent, very fine commercialusage.LivingstonPC2.
HK$4,000-5,000
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A oUtstAnding ChinKiAng PostAL stAtionery-British Post offiCeComBinAtion UsAge
3213 1894(9Nov.)1c.brownoncreampostalstationerycardtoBangor,Maine,U.S.A.viaYokohama(29.11)andSanFrancisco(14.12),theindiciacancelledby“Chinkiang/PostalService”bilingualdouble-ringh.s.,“Shanghai/LocalPost” transit c.d.s. (20.11) inblue (oily strike) alongside, in combinationwithHongKong2c.(2),cancelledby“Shanghae/C”c.d.s.(22.11),thewriterreferstotheendoftheIndiansummerandconcludeswith:“I thought you’d like to see the new postal cards so send this.”FinetoveryfineoverseasusagethroughtheBritishPostOfficepayingthe4centsinternationalU.P.U.rateforpostcards.LivingstonPC1.
HK$30,000-40,000
The domestic postcard rate between Chinkiang and the Treaty Ports within China was 1 candarin. Since China was not a member of the Universal Postal Union at the time, stamps from one of the foreign post offices in China were required to pay the international postcard rate, which was 4 cents.
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An exqUisite ChinKiAng PostAL stAtionery-frenCh Post offiCeComBinAtion UsAge
3214 1895(20Apr.)Chinkiang1c.blueoncreampostalstationerycardtoBlairmore,Scotland“via Greenock”,indicia cancelled by “Chinkiang/Postal Service” bilingual double-ring d.s., “Shanghai/Local Post/H”transitc.d.s.(21.4)onreverse,incombinationwithFrance“Chine”5c.verticalpair,cancelledby“Shang-hai/Chine”c.d.s.(22.4),veryfineoverseasusagethroughtheFrenchPostofficepayingthe10centimesinternationalU.P.U.rateforpostcards.LivingstonPC2.
HK$40,000-50,000 Expertisation SignedPeterHolcombe
Provenance “Ming”,Corinphila (Zurich),20.9.88,lot44�8 JaneandDanStenOlsson,Zurich Asia(HongKong),1.11.9�,lot1226
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ChUngKing
3215 1894 “Chungking Local Post” printed miniature public notice with large violet “Chungking L.P.O.Shanghai Agency” c.d.s. of “15 Mar. 95”, text commences “This office forwards letters and parcels from Chungking by Express Courier to Ichang and thence by Steamer to the Treaty Ports and vice versa…”detailingchargesandexplainingtherelationshipbetweentheChungkingL.P.O.anditsagenciesinShanghaiandIchang,scarceandappealingpostaldocument.
HK$5,000-6,000 Provenance E.N.Lane,Sotheby’s and Corinphila (HongKong),8.10.9�,lot1349
3216 1894(Dec.)thirdissueimperforateplateproofsonthickpaper2ca.to24ca.,fine.Livingston3P-�P.HK$4,000-5,000
321� 1894(Dec.)thirdissue2ca.to24ca.incompletesheetsoffifty,fineandfreshmint.Livingston3-�.HK$3,000-4,000
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A fine ChUngKing-frenCh Post offiCe ComBinAtion
3218
3218 1896 (25 Jan.) envelope to London (19.3) bearing third issue 8ca. orange, cancelled by “Chungking”framedbilinguald.s.inviolet,showing“ChungkingL.P.O.ShanghaiAgency”bilingualdouble-ringd.s.(11.2) in violeton reverse, in combinationwithFrance “Chine”25c. cancelledby “Shang-hai/Chine”c.d.s.(14.2),with“LigneN.Paq.Fr.No.8”octagonald.s.(15.2)onreverse,addressedinthehandwritingofAliciaLittle,sealatbackcutout.Fineandappealingcombinationusage.Livingston5.
HK$35,000-40,000 Expertisation SignedPeterHolcombe
Provenance “Ming”,Corinphila (Zurich),25.3.8�,lot5092 Christie’s Swire (HongKong),2.11.94,lot28�8
3219
3219 1896 (22 Apr.) registered envelope (embossed monogram initials of Mrs. Archibald Little on flap) toShanghai (5.5) bearing third issue 2c. rose, cancelled by “Chungking” framed bilingual d.s. in violet,showing“L.P./Ichang”framedbilinguald.s.(30.4)inpurpleandmatching“R”incirclesadjacent,with“Hankow/LocalPost”transitc.d.s.(2.5)inpurple-violetand“Shanghai/LocalPost/D”arrivalc.d.s.(5.5)inblue-violetonreverse,envelopealittleroughlyopenedattop,neverthelessaveryfineandimmenselyrareregisteredusagedemonstratingtheproperroutingthroughthevariousagenciesoftheShanghaiLocalPostsystem.Livingston3.
HK$15,000-20,000 Expertisation B.P.A.certificate(1995)
Auction Record Christie’s Swire (HongKong),2.11.94,lot28�9
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A sPLendid PAir of ChUngKing-hong Kong ComBinAtion Coversto engLAnd At the singLe And doUBLe Letter rAtes
3220 1896 (25 Aug.) envelope to Salisbury, England (13.10) bearing third issue 16ca. mauve, cancelled by“Chungking”framedbilinguald.s. inviolet, incombinationwithHongKong10c.purpleonredpair,cancelledby“Shanghae/C”c.d.s.(5.9).Veryfinedoublerateusage.Livingston6.
HK$40,000-50,000 Provenance MajorRichardPratt,Spink(HongKong),20.1.08,lot5�5
3221 1896(21Dec.)envelopetoLondon(15.2.9�)viaHongKong(12.1.9�)bearingthirdissue8ca.orange, cancelledby“Chungking”framedbilinguald.s.inviolet,incombinationwithHongKong10c.purpleonred,cancelledby“Shanghae/C”c.d.s.(4.1.9�),envelopeopenedoutfordisplay,veryfinesinglerateusage.Livingston5.
HK$40,000-50,000 Provenance AdmiralGeorgeC.Dyer,Christie’s Robson Lowe(Zurich),2.11.84,lot3426 Anna-LisaandSven-EricBeckeman,Zurich Asia(HongKong),10.5.01,lotB43
3222 Postage Dues : 1895unfrankedenvelopefromShanghaitoChungking,showing“Shanghai/LocalPost/A”originc.d.s. (faintstrike)and“Hankow/LocalPost/C”transitc.d.s. (19.8)bothinblueonreverse,withChungking lithographed “PostageDue”overprint on2c. rose appliedon front and cancelledby“Chungking”framedbilinguald.s.(9.9)inviolet,fineusageofthePostageDue.LivingstonD6.
HK$6,000-8,000 Provenance E.N.Lane,Sotheby’s and Corinphila (HongKong),8.10.9�,lot1351
3220
3221
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An immenseLy rAre CommerCiAL UsAge of the PostAge dUes on An inComing Cover from eUroPe
3223 Postage Dues : 1896(June)envelopefromParistoH.J.EverallcareofA(rchibald)Little,inChungking(10.8)viaBritishPostOfficeinShanghai(14.�)bearingFrancePeaceandCommerce25c.(smallfaults),cancelledbyc.d.s.,withChungkinglithographed“PostageDue”overprinton2c.roseappliedonarrivalandcancelledby“Chungking”framedbilinguald.s.(9.8)inviolet,showing“Singapore/to/HongKong”marinesorterc.d.s.andBritishP.O.“Shanghai/C”c.d.s.onreverse.FineandexceptionalcommercialusageofthePostageDue.LivingstonD6.
HK$50,000-60,000
3224 1893-1895,amintandusedcollectionbalance,includingfirstissueperf.12½2c.redcompletesheetoffiftymint,secondissueimperf.xperf.12½2ca.completesheetoften,thirdissue2ca.deepaniline-roseimperforatebetweenhorizontalpair,16ca.mauvecompletesheetoffiftymint,agoodrangeofPostageDueoverprints,andsomecancellationinterestwithChungkingAgencyinIchang,mainlyfine(130+).Not illustrated.
HK$12,000-15,000
3223
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Postal Stationery
3225 First issue : 1895(25May)2ca.postalstationerycardfromShanghaitoArchibaldLittleinChungking
(25.6),Shanghai“Rex&Co.Shanghai”ovalbilingual sender’sh.s. inredonreverse,with“Hankow/Local Post” transit c.d.s. (1.6) in violet, “Ichang” framed bilingual transit d.s. in purple (5.6), and“Chungking”framedbilingualarrivald.s.inviolet,lightverticalfilingfold,otherwiseveryfineandearlyusage,particularlyunusualwiththeShanghaiorigination.LivingstonPC1.
HK$6,000-8,000
A very early usage of the Chungking Local Post postal stationery card. Of exquisite design, these postcards were viewed as novelties at the time and, consequently, were often used later as Christmas or New Year greeting cards. Interestingly, the sender notes : “It strikes me that these cards are…like the paper sugar bags are made of. And the design looks different - it seems some much more Japanese than Chinese.”
Rex & Co. were the agents for Archibald Little, the founder of the Chungking Local Post, and for the Chungking Local Post itself in Shanghai. The Chungking Transport Company operated its own postal agency in Shanghai under the auspices of the Chungking Local Post, and it was not a part of the Shanghai Local Post at the time.
The domestic postcard rate for the Chungking Local Post and the other Treaty Ports within China was 2 candarins.
Provenance E.N.Lane,Sotheby’s and Corinphila (HongKong),�.10.9�,lot1353
3226 First issue : 1895(20Aug.)2ca.postalstationerycardtoR.A.deVillardinChinkiang,showing“ChungkingL.P.ShanghaiAgency”double-ringorigind.s.invioletand“Chinkiang/PostalService”bilingualdouble-ringarrivalh.s.,lightagespotting,otherwisefine,seeminglysentbyArchibaldLittle,importanthistoricalitem,beingthefinishedcardsenttodeVillardforhisrecordsandarchives.LivingstonPC1.
HK$5,000-6,000
3226
3225
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322� First issue : 1895 (1�Nov.)2ca.postal stationerycard fromAliciaLittle, thewifeofArchibaldLittle,Shanghai(3.12),showing“Chungking”framedbilingualorigind.s.inviolet,“Ichang”framedbilingualtransit d.s. (23.11) in violet, “Ichang/Post Office” thimble type h.s. in purple, “Hankow/Local Post”transitc.d.s.(30.11)inviolet,and“Shanghai/LocalPost”arrivalc.d.s.inviolet,minoredgetoning,fineandfullofcharacter.LivingstonPC1.
HK$8,000-10,000
Alicia Little notes that Mr. Little has recovered from a serious illness and comments : “Have you seen our new postcard, delayed in sending this novelty, owing to Mr. Little having been very ill. People here are using these cards largely for Xmas greetings. They go post free in China and for 4 cents additional to England, I believe.”
Provenance E.N.Lane,Sotheby’s and Corinphila (HongKong),�.10.9�,lot1356
3228 First issue : 1895(�Dec.)2ca.postalstationerycardfromAliciaLittletoMessrs.E.L.Mondon&Co.inShanghai (24.12)orderingfoodandsuppliestobeshippedbytheChungkingTransportCompany,showing“Chungking”framedbilingualdespatchd.s.(9.12)inviolet,with“L.P./Ichang”framedbilinguald.s.(1�.12)inpurpleandaccompanying“Ichang”framedbilingualtransitd.s.(1�.12)inviolet(onreverse),and“Shanghai/LocalPost/G”arrivalc.d.s.inblue,minorpunctureatright,otherwisefinecommercialusage.LivingstonPC1.
HK$8,000-10,000 Provenance SirPercivalDavid E.N.Lane,Sotheby’s and Corinphila (HongKong),8.10.9�,lot135�
3228
322�
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A mAgnifiCent LoCAL Post And British Post offiCe ComBinAtion PostAL stAtionery CArd
3229 First issue : 1896(1�Feb.)2ca.postalstationerycardtoMissA.H.LittleinBletchingly,Surrey,England(14.4) via Hong Kong (10.3), showing “Chungking” framed bilingual d.s. in violet, with “ChungkingL.P.O. Shanghai Agency” double-ring transit d.s. in violet-blue adjacent, bearing Hong Kong 2c. (2),cancelledby“Shanghae/C”c.d.s.(6.3),thecardhascentralfilingfold,neverthelessaveryfineandrareoverseasusagewith theHongKong stampspaying the4 cents international postcard rate. LivingstonPC1.
HK$40,000-50,000
The domestic postcard rate between Chungking and the other Treaty Ports within China was 2 candarins. Since China was not a member of the Universal Postal Union at the time, stamps from one of the foreign post offices in China were required to pay the international postcard rate, which was 4 cents.
Expertisation SignedPeterHolcombe
Provenance “Ming”,Corinphila (Zurich),25.3.8�,lot5090 JaneandDanStenOlsson,Zurich Asia(HongKong),1.11.9�,lot1228
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3230 First issue : 1896 (3 Apr.) 2ca. postal stationery card to Prague (22.6) bearing on reverse third issue2ca.rose,cancelledby“Chungking”framedbilinguald.s. inviolet, thefrontwithsimilarstrikeofthe“Chungking”framedbilinguald.s.invioletand“ChungkingL.P.O.ShanghaiAgency”double-ringtransitd.s.(24.4)inviolet-blue,incombinationwithHongKong2c.pair,cancelledby“Shanghae/C”c.d.s.(24.4),showing“HongKong/B”c.d.s.(28.4)and“LigneN/Paq.Fr.No.8”octagonald.s.(29.4)adjacent,with“Prag/Praha”arrivalc.d.s.onreverse,veryfineandunusualdoubleusageofpostagefromtheChungkingLocalPost-2ca.postagestamp+2ca.postalstationery=overpaymentof2candarins.Livingston3,PC1.
HK$30,000-40,000
3231 First issue : 1896 (18 Oct.) 2ca. postal stationery card from Archibald Little to Shanghai, showing“Chungking”framedbilingualorigind.s.invioletand“Shanghai/LocalPost/B”arrivalc.d.s.inred,withmatching“Paid”framedh.s.,theprintingofthecardisinahighlydistinctiveandunusualgreencolour,veryfineandrareusagewiththeShanghaiLocalPost“Paid”handstamp.LivingstonPC1.
HK$8,000-10,000
3230
3231
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3232 Second issue : 1896(26June)surchargedinred1ca.on2ca.postalstationerycardtoShanghai(12.�),cancelled by “Chungking” framed bilingual d.s. in violet, “L.P./Ichang” framed bilingual d.s. (4.�) inpurpleand“Hankow/LocalPost”transitc.d.s.(9.�)inblack,with“Shanghai/LocalPost/D”arrivalc.d.s.(12.�) on reverse, fine and rare proper usage of the surcharged stationery card at the newly reducedpostcardrateof1candarinforallofChina.LivingstonPC2.
HK$10,000-12,000
Ex3233
3233 Collection : 1895-96,theunusedcollectionwithafewdifferentvariationsandmeasurements,comprisingfirstissue2ca.postalstationerycards(6,onewith“Chungking”framedbilingualorigind.s.inviolet)andsecondissue1ca.on2ca.postalstationerycards(5,onewith“Chungking”framedbilingualorigind.s.inviolet),mainlyfine(11).
HK$6,000-8,000
Chinese Imperial Post Office Usage
3234 1901 (5Nov.)parcelwrapper front fromA.J.Little toMissAliceHamiltonLittle inLondon,bearingC.I.P.30c.and50c.,cancelledbyChungkingbilingualc.d.s.,incombinationwithHongKong10c.(2)cancelledby“Shanghai/C”c.d.s.(16.11),interestingparcelusagefromArchibaldLittle,thefounderoftheChungkingLocalPostsystem,nearlyfiveyearsfollowingitsclosure.
HK$�50-1,000
3234
3232
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fooChow
3235
3235 1895 (11 Sept.) registered envelope to Shanghai (14.9) bearing 1895 1c. green and 10c. yellow-green,cancelledby“PostalServiceFoochow/China”c.d.s.,showing“Registered/No.483”framedh.s.adjacent,withwaxsealof“Mollchenoff-Petchanoff & Co.” onreverse,the10c.hastearsattopandtheenvelopeisroughlyopenedattop,anoutstandingcommercialusageatahighfranking.Livingston2,6.
HK$15,000-20,000 Provenance CharlesW.Dougan, Robson Lowe (Zurich),20.10.83,lot114� Dr.Wei-liangChow,Sotheby’s (HongKong),�.11.96,lot��8
Reference CharlesW.Dougan, The Shanghai Postal System. The Stamps and Postal History.(StateCollege,1981), p.101.
Illustrated.
3236
3236 1895(24Dec.)envelopetoBoston,Massachusetts(26.1.96)viaKobe(2.1.96)andSanFrancisco(21.1.96)bearing18951c.green,cancelledby“PostalService/PagodaAnchorage”c.d.s.,incombinationwithJapanKoban5s.,cancelledby“Shanghae/I.J.P.O.”c.d.s.(29.12),fineandappealingenvelopetotheU.S.A.withtheLocalPost1c.payingthedomesticpostagetoShanghaiandtheJapan5s.payingthespecial5senreducedratetotheU.S.A.throughtheJapanesePostOffice.Livingston2.
HK$25,000-30,000
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An exCePtionAL fooChow-JAPAnese Post offiCe ComBinAtionto the United stAtes with foreign PostAge PAying
the sPeCiAL redUCed triPLe rAte
323� 1896(8Feb.)envelopetoJosephPulitzer,ofthe“New York World”,NewYork(13.3)viaShanghaiLocalPost(11.2)andYokohama(19.2)bearing18951c.,cancelledby“PostalServiceFoochow/China”c.d.s.,in combination with Japan Koban 5s. pair and single, cancelled by “Shanghai/I.J.P.O.” c.d.s. (13.2),envelopeopenedoutfordisplayandminorcoverfaultatright,veryfine,withtheLocalPost1c.payingthedomesticpostagetoShanghaiandtheJapan15seninpostagepayingthespecialreducedtripleletterratetotheU.S.A.throughtheJapanesePostOffice.Livingston2.
HK$30,000-40,000 Provenance Anna-LisaandSven-EricBeckeman,Zurich Asia(HongKong),10.5.01,lotB40
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3534 35
3238 1896 (Feb.) ½c. red-brown on manila wrapper to Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, cancelled by “PostalServiceFoochow/China”c.d.s.,incombinationwithJapanKoban1s.,cancelledby“Shanghai/I.J.P.O.”c.d.s.(26.2),creasingandslightdamageattopright,fineprintedmatterusageofthewrapperthroughtheJapanesePostOffice.LivingstonNW1.
HK$20,000-25,000 Provenance MajorRichardPratt,Spink(HongKong),20.1.08,lot584
3239
3239 1896(1�Mar.)envelopetoNewtonville,Massachusetts(14.4)viaNagasaki(24.3)andYokohama(26.3)bearing18951c.green,cancelledby“PostalService/PagodaAnchorage”c.d.s.,incombinationwithHongKong10c.purpleonred(creased),cancelledby“Shanghae/C”c.d.s.(22.3),fineandappealingenvelopetotheU.S.A.withtheLocalPost1c.payingthedomesticpostagetoShanghaiandtheHongKong10c.payingtheU.P.U.internationalsingleletterrate.Livingston2.
HK$40,000-50,000 Expertisation PeterHolcombecertificate(1994)
3238
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3�36 3�
3240 1896(9Oct.)“Rev.J.H.Worsley,MethodistEpiscopalMission,Foochow,China”cornercardenvelopetoClinton,Connecticut,U.S.A.(25.11)bearing1895½c.blue,cancelledby“PostalServiceFoochow/China” c.d.s., in combination with Japan Koban 1s., cancelled by “Shanghai/I.J.P.O.” c.d.s. (16.10),envelope has light creasing at top right which just crosses the Local Post stamp, fine printed matterfrankingtotheU.S.A.,envelopeunsealedasperpostalregulationsforprintedmatter,withtheLocalPost½c.payingthedomesticpostagetoShanghaiandtheJapan1senpayingthereducedprintedmatterratetotheU.S.A.throughtheJapanesePostOffice.Livingston2.
HK$25,000-30,000
3241 1895-1896,asmallmintandusedcollectionbalance,includingmajorplatevarietiesof2c.orangeand6c.red,mainlyfine(50).Not illustrated.
HK$1,200-1,500
hAnKow
3240
3245324432433242
3242 1893(20May)firstissue2c.to10c.,finemint.Livingston1-3.HK$2,500-3,000
3243 1893(20May)firstissue2c.to10c.,fineused.Livingston1-3.HK$1,500-2,000
3244 1893(20May)firstissue5c.greenonsalmon,varietyprintedonbothsides,bothimpressionsarecliché6(oftenreferredtoaspositionF),veryfineandfreshmint.Livingston2b.
HK$4,000-5,000
One of the great Local Post rarities. Probably only one sheet of ten produced, of which only a few single examples are believed to have survived.
3245 1893(20May)firstissue10c.claretondullrose,cancelledbyvirtuallycomplete“Hankow/LocalPost”c.d.s.of“My1893”, two days prior to the generally acknowledged issue date.Livingston3.
HK$2,500-3,000
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3�36 3�
the UniqUe hAnKow BiseCt on Cover
3246 1894(20Aug.)envelopetoShanghai(23.8),bearingsecondissue10c.rose-redonrosinebisected diagonally,and2c.purpleoncinnamon, tiedby“Hankow/LocalPost/C”c.d.s.inblue,with“Shanghai/LocalPost/I”arrivalc.d.s.inredonreverse,veryfineandagreatrarity,mostprobablyunique.Livingston4,6var.
HK$40,000-50,000 Provenance FrederickandTomikoBartlett,Christie’s Swire (HongKong),30.9.92,lot1841 WilliamKullman,Interasia (HongKong),28.2.11,lot2�48
To the best of our knowledge, the only recorded example of a Hankow bisect on cover.
Prior to the introduction of a registered handstamp, registration was usually denoted in manuscript. Nevertheless, many covers were sent at the registered rate without other markings, yet were presumably handled as registered mail matter. In his book (p. 124), Charles Dougan illustrates a cancelled by favour bisect on small piece, which he wrote was probably the only known example of a Hankow bisect; however, when Mr. Dougan wrote his book, he did not consult Mr. Bartlett.
324� 1894(23Nov.)envelopetoJ.I.Wilgaard,careofI.M.Customs,Kiukiang,bearingsecondissue20c.blueonbuff,cancelledby“Hankow/LocalPost”c.d.s.inblue,withanotherstrikeonreverse,fine.Livingston�.
HK$2,000-2,500
3248 1896 (30Sept.) registeredenvelope (“Syndicatd’Etudes Industrielles etdeTravauxPublics enChine”imprinton flap) toShanghaibearingWaterlow2c. green and5c. red-brown, eachwith sheetmargin,cancelledby“Hankow/LocalPost”c.d.s.inred(anotherstrikeonreverse),showing“Registered/No.131”framedh.s.adjacent,fine.Livingston11,12.
HK$10,000-12,000
3249 1893-1896,themintandusedspecialisedcollectionbalance,includingfirstprintings,completesheetsoften(11),andagoodrangeofPostageDues,mainlyfine(250+).
HK$15,000-20,000
3246
3248
324�
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3251
325�3256
32543253
3255
Ex3249
3252
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3938 39
iChAng
3250(part)
3250 1894(12Nov.)“IchangLocalPostOfficeExtractofRegulations”largeprintednotice(263x410mm.)fromPostmasterT.J.Olsen,specifyingregulationsandpostalratesoftheIchangLocalPostpriortoitsopeningon1December1894,nineteendayslater,someeventoningandminortearsduetofolding.Believedunique.
HK$10,000-12,000
As mentioned in Charles Dougan’s book, Ichang’s original plan was for the Ichang Local Post service to commence in November. This document is consistent with that plan, as its wording makes no mention of a later opening date, with obvious intent that the Local Post Office would have been fully operational as of 12 November 1894.
Provenance MajorRichardPratt,Spink (HongKong),20.1.08,lot589
3251 1894essayof2ca.darkgreenverticaltête-bêchepaironthincigarettepaper, lighthorizontalcreaseinmarginbetweenstamps,veryfineandagreatrarity.
HK$15,000-20,000
Only one sheet of ten was printed, of which there are two tête-bêche pairs, two normal pairs, and two singles known.
Reference CharlesW.Dougan, The Shanghai Postal System. The Stamps and Postal History. (StateCollege,1981), p.
129.
3252 1894firstissueperf.1115c.blue,acompletesheetoffifty,unmountedmint(neverhinged),afewtrivialflaws,overallsound,fresh,andremarkablywellcentered.Finetoveryfine.Livingston�.
HK$6,000-8,000
3253 1894firstissueperf.113macered,acompletesheetoffiftywithoutselvedge,mint,afewstampswithhingeremnantsbutnearlyallneverhinged,freshandremarkablywellcentered.Finetoveryfine.Livingston8.
HK$6,000-8,000
3254 1895secondissuerouletted92ca.red-violet,acompletesheetoffifty,position15isplatevarietydottorightofupperswastika,mint,afewminorfaultsandconsiderablegumstaining,butwellcenteredandoffineappearance.Livingston12,a.
HK$3,000-4,000
3255 1895secondissueperf.11½3ca.lilachorizontalpairimperforatevertically,finemint.Livingston13a.HK$1,500-2,000
3256 1895secondissuerouletted93macered,acompletesheetoffifty,mint,afewminorfaultsandminimalrouletteseparationsbutnearlyallneverhinged,overallveryfreshandwellcentered.Finetoveryfine.Livingston14.
HK$6,000-8,000
325� 1895secondissuerouletted93macered,acompletesheetoffifty,mint,someminorfaultsandseparatedroulettingbutnearlyallneverhinged,freshandwellcentered.Finetoveryfine.Livingston14.
HK$6,000-8,000
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3258 1895(23Jan.)registeredenvelope(flapatbackmissing)toHankow(4.2)bearingfirstissue2ca.red-violetand3ca.grey,appliedoveredgeofenvelopeandfoldedback,cancelledby“Ichang”framedbilinguald.s.inviolet,showing“R”incircleh.s.inred,with“Hankow/LocalPost”arrivalc.d.s.inblueonreverse,fine.Livingston3,4.
HK$15,000-20,000
The addressee is Hugh Ramsey, who was perhaps H.E. Ramsay of Ramsay and Co. (Taiping Company) in Hankow.
Provenance J.LewisBlackburn,Michael Rogers (WinterPark),14.6.9�,lot26
Reference CharlesW.Dougan, The Shanghai Postal System. The Stamps and Postal History.(StateCollege,1981), p.138.
Illustrated.
3259 1896 (26Aug.) registered envelope (“Syndicatd’Etudes Industrielles etdeTravauxPublics enChine”imprintonflap)totheDirectorofthesamecompanyinShanghai(1.9)viaHankow(29.8)bearingfirstissue2ca.red-violetpairand3ca.grey,cancelledby“L.P./Ichang”framedbilinguald.s.inviolet,showingmatching“R” incircleh.s. adjacent,with“Hankow/LocalPost” transitand“Shanghai/LocalPost/D”arrivalc.d.s.,bothinred,onreverse,fineregisteredcommercialletter.Livingston3,4.
HK$15,000-20,000 Expertisation PeterHolcombecertificate(1990)
3260 1896 handstamped surcharge in violet 2ca. on 3 mace red, fine mint despite faint tone spots. A rarestamp.Livingston15.
HK$2,500-3,000 Expertisation B.P.A.certificate(1994)
3261 1894-1896,amintandusedcollectionbalance,includingseveralblocksoffour,mainlyfine(120).Not illustrated.
HK$5,000-6,000
3262 Chungking Agency in Ichang : 1895(20Mar.)Agency“Memorandum”ReceiptforChungkingstamps,handwrittenandsignedbytheAgency’spostmasterJosephOlsen,onlaidpaper.Rareandattractive.
HK$5,000-6,000 Provenance E.N.Lane,Sotheby’s and Corinphila (HongKong),8.10.9�,lot1349
3259
3258
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4140 41
KewKiAng
3262
3263 1894(1June)firstissue½c.(bothcolours)to40c.,and1894(23June)secondissue½c.(bothcolours)and1c.,allincompletesheetsoffifty,mint,including15c.with“1”for“15”variety,afewminorfaults,overallfine.Livingston1-13.
HK$15,000-20,000
3264 1894(23June)“flimsy”wrappertoShanghai(26.6)bearingsecondissue½c.blackonrose,cancelledby“Kewkiang/LocalPost”ovald.s.inviolet,with“Shanghai/LocalPost/B”arrivalc.d.s.inblue,veryfinefirst day usage of this stamp.Livingston11.
HK$2,000-2,500
3265
3265 1894(22Nov.)envelopetoSaratogaSprings,NewYork,U.S.A.(2�.12)viaSanFrancisco(22.12),showing“Kewkiang/LocalPost”ovalorigind.s.inviolet,“Shanghai/LocalPost/B”transitc.d.s.(25.11,onreverse)inblue,incombinationwithU.S.5c.,cancelledby“U.S.PostalAgency,/Shanghai/1”duplex(1.12),finesubscriber’scombinationcover.
HK$20,000-25,000
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4342 43
32�3
Ex3269Ex32683260
3264Ex3263
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3266 1895(23Apr.)envelopetoFortMeade,SouthDakota(arrival) viaSanFrancisco(2�.5) bearingsecondissue1c.black, cancelledby “Kewkiang/LocalPost”ovald.s. inpurple, “Shanghai/LocalPost” transitc.d.s.(26.4,onreverse)inblue,incombinationwithU.S.Franklin1c.(surfaceabrasion)andWashington2c.pair,cancelledby“U.S.PostalAgency,/Shanghai/1”duplex(4.5),openedoutfordisplay,fineandrarecombinationcover.Livingston13.
HK$40,000-50,000
Included with the envelope is a six page letter from Ralph Irish, an American missionary who owned the Central China Press, in which he mentions that he is printing 20,000 postal stationery cards for the Local Post. Of the current political situation between China and Japan, he writes that “…peace is declared - but - the end is not yet. An alliance between Japan and China may mean that we foreigners will have to get out.”
Provenance D.M.Douglas,Robson Lowe (London),4.10.6�,lot322 FrederickandTomikoBartlett,Christie’s Swire (HongKong),30.9.92,lot1866 CharlesGoodwyn,Spink (HongKong),25.11.01,lot2440
326�
326� 1895(4Sept.)printedenvelopetoRev.JohnR.Hykes,AgentoftheAmericanBibleSocietyinShanghai(6.9)bearingsecondissue1c.blackonwhiteverticalstripoffour,cancelledby“Kewkiang/LocalPost”ovald.s.inviolet,with“Shanghai/LocalPost/D”arrivalc.d.s.inblue,finefranking. Livingston13.
HK$5,000-6,000
3266
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3268 1894-1896,themintandusedbalanceofthecollection,including1894(1June)firstissue5c.and40c.completesheetsofforty,agoodrangeofPostageDueswithafrankedlocalcoverusage,mainlyfinetoveryfine(190+).
HK$5,000-6,000
3269 Postage Dues : 1895-1896, the mint and used balance from the E.N. Lane collection, including redoverprintson1c.and10c.,withanunusuallyhighproportionofuseditemsandnumerousmultiples,mainlyfinetoveryfine(130+).
HK$�,500-9,000
Postal Stationery
32�132�0
32�0 1895(18June)½c.postalstationerycardtoAmoy(26.6),cancelledby“Kewkiang/LocalPost”ovalh.s.inmagentaandshowing“LocalPost/Amoy/A”arrivalc.d.s.adjacent,smallsurfacescuffsattopleftandlowerrightcorners,fine.LivingstonPC1.
HK$3,000-4,000
32�1 1895(20Nov.)½c.postalstationerycardtoAmoy,cancelledby“Customs/Kiukiang”double-ringd.s.inredandshowing“Customs/Shanghai”double-ringtransitd.s.adjacent,agespotting,neverthelessaveryrareanddesirableusageof theLocalPost stationerycardsententirely through theCustomsPost, theKiukiangCustomsdaterbeingparticularlyelusive.LivingstonPC1.
HK$3,000-4,000
32�2 1896(28Jan.)½c.postalstationerycardtoShanghai(31.1),cancelledby“Kewkiang/LocalPost”ovalh.s.invioletandshowing“Shanghai/LocalPost/A”arrivalc.d.s.inblueonreverse,fine.LivingstonPC1.
HK$3,000-4,000
32�232�5
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nAnKing32�3 1896firstissue5c.violet,acompletemintsheetofonehundredconsistingoffourinterpanneaupanesof
twenty-fivewithselvedgeallaround,unmountedmint,afewsmallpiecesofselvedgemissing,otherwiseveryfine.Livingston6.
HK$�,500-9,000
An exceptionally rare large multiple, showing perfectly aligned vertical perforations, but misaligned horizontal perforations resulting in stamps of different sizes.
A sPLendid nAnKing-frenCh Post offiCe ComBinAtion wrAPPer to engLAnd
32�4
32�4 1896 (25 Sept.) wrapper to London (9.11) via Shanghai Local Post redirected internally bearing firstissue1c.rose,cancelledby“NankingLocalPost”ovalbilinguald.s.inviolet,incombinationwithFrance“Chine”5c.pair,cancelledby“Shang-hai/Chine”c.d.s.(26.9),smallcoverfaultatleftandalittleroughlyopened at back, fine and rareprintedmatter ratemadeupof 1c. local post rate toShanghai and10centimesforoverseaspostage.Livingston2.
HK$40,000-50,000 Provenance “Ming”,Corinphila (Zurich),29.9.88,lot4464 Anna-LisaandSven-EricBeckeman,Zurich Asia (HongKong),10.5.01,lotB42
32�5 1896(�Oct.)registeredenvelope(225x120mm.)toShanghaibearingfirstissue½c.to20c.,cancelledby“Nanking/LocalPost”circularundatedh.s.inviolet,showing“NankingLocalPost”ovalbilinguald.s.invioletandmatching“Registered/No.665/Nanking”framedh.s.adjacent,theenvelopehasacentralverticalfoldbetweenstampsandthe1c.hasasmallcornerdefectattopleft,neverthelessanattractiveandcolourfulfrankingofthecompletefirstissue.Livingston1-8.
HK$5,000-6,000
32�6 1896-189�,amintandusedcollectionbalance,includingfourpartsheetsoftwenty-five,alsotwored-bandcovers,finetoveryfine(130+).Not illustrated.
HK$5,000-6,000
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PeKing
32��
32�� 1894(ca.)2cashdarkgreenimperforateonwovepaper,ararelyofferedexampleofthismysteriousitem,finetoveryfine.
HK$5,000-6,000 Reference CharlesW.Dougan, The Shanghai Postal System. The Stamps and Postal History.(StateCollege,1981), p.20�.
Illustrated.
tientsin
32�8 189�(ca.)Bogusissues,twomintsetsandonecancelledsetofPostageandPostageDueissues,fine.Not illustrated.
HK$1,000-1,200
tUngKUAn
32�9
32�9 1896(ca.)20cashblueonlaidpaper,cancelledbytwohorizontalpenstrokesinred,smallfaultsbutaveryrareexampleofoneofChina’smostmysteriousstamps,whoseoriginandstatushaveneverbeenexplained.
HK$3,000-4,000
Reference CharlesW.Dougan, The Shanghai Postal System. The Stamps and Postal History.(StateCollege,1981), p.211.
Illustrated.
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3280 1894(26Nov.)firstissue6c.grey-blue,secondprinting,perf.11,acompletesheetofonehundred(10x10),unusedwithoutgumasissued,afewfaultsinselvedge,butstampsarefinetoveryfineandfresh.Livingston6C.
HK$3,000-4,000
A wUhU-hong Kong ComBinAton of historiCAL interest
3281 1895(5Mar.)red-bandenvelopetotheEditorofthe“Mail”newspaperinLondon(16.4)bearingfirstissue½c.black,1c.brown,and5c.carmine-red,cancelledby“Wuhu/LocalPost”c.d.s.inblue,“Shanghai/LocalPostH”transitc.d.s.(�.3,onreverse)inblue,incombinationwithHongKong10c.purpleonred,cancelledby“Shanghai/C”c.d.s.(�.3)andadditionallytiedby“T”incircleh.s.and“AA/B”c.d.s.(16.4),with handstruck “F.B./5d” alongside, the envelope is opened out for display. A rare and noteworthycombinationusagetotheUnitedKingdom.Livingston1,3,5.
HK$40,000-50,000
The envelope contains a handwritten letter from Arthur Knight Gregson, the Local Postmaster at Wuhu, with “Wuhu/Local Post” c.d.s. (5.3) at top, describing photographs which depict Chinese citizens celebrating victory in the current war with Japan, despite the fact that they actually were losing it. Gregson comments: “This is the manner in which the natives of this country are deluded.” The war ended six weeks later with the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki on 17 April. No longer with the letter was a large Chinese propaganda woodblock print depicting them victorious in battle.
3282 1895Chinese surcharge½c. greenperf. 12, a complete sheetofonehundred (10x10), cancelledbyfavourwith“Wuhu/LocalPost”c.d.s.(30.4.95),freshandwellcentred,afewrejoinedperf.separations.Livingston13B.
HK$3,000-4,000
3281
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3283 Postage Dues:1895firstissue“PostageDue”overprint10c.brown-redperf.11,blockoftwenty(2x10)withthecompleteoverprintsetting,comprisingoverprinttypeI(6),typeII(4)andtypeIII(10),fineandfreshmint.LivingstonD8,c.
HK$5,000-6,000
3283
3284
3284 P.P.C. (Pour prendre congé) : 189� (31 Jan.) envelope front fromPostmasterGregson (withmessageonreverse)toAmoybearing189�overprintedinredon1c.blue,cancelledby“Wuhu”c.d.s.,envelopefronthassmallhole,fineandrare.LivingstonN3A.
HK$4,000-5,000
The handwritten message on reverse reads : “P.P.C. stamps to be had here at L.P.O. in Original, Postage Due & Chinese Valuation at $1.00 each set, or $3.00 complete issue of 3 sets.”
Reference CharlesW.Dougan, The Shanghai Postal System. The Stamps and Postal History.(StateCollege,1981), p.200.
Illustrated.
3285 1894-189�,anunusedandusedcollectionwithahighdegreeof completeness, includinganexcellentrangeof“P.P.C.”overprints,mainlyfinetoveryfine(approx.250).Not illustrated.
HK$15,000-20,000
32803282
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hAinAn sAmAh LAnd Post
3286
3286 1894(26Aug.)envelopeto“J. Kirkwood, Esq., Kaipan, Samah, Hainan”,showing“Hainan/Samah/Land/Post”squareh.s.with“26.8.94” dateinsertedbyhand,overstruckby“Hai/Nan/Samah”circularh.s.inbrownishred,with“Hoihow/C”thimbletyped.s.(1.9)adjacent,veryfineandrare.
HK$40,000-50,000 Expertisation PeterHolcombecertificate(1994)
Provenance JohnParker,Stanley Gibbons (HongKong),20.2.94,lot1385
Reference MajorRichardPratt,Imperial China History of the Posts to 1896(London,1994),p.419.Illustrated.
328�
328� 1894(29Nov.)envelopeto“J. Kirkwood, Esq., Hoihow”,showing“Hainan/Samah/Land/Post”squareh.s.and“Hoihow/C”thimbletyped.s.(29.11)adjacent,with“Hai/Nan/Samah”circularh.s.inbrownishredonreverse,verticalfoldsandlightsoiling,fineandrare.
HK$40,000-50,000
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wei-hAi-wei
Japanese Occupation
3288 1896(22Sept.)unfrankedenvelopefromasoldierofthe15thInfantryRegiment,endorsed“Gunji Yubin”(MilitaryMail),showing“IkaieiDaiichiKyoku”(Wei-Hai-WeiF.P.O.No.1)c.d.s.(Meiji29,ninthmonth,tenthday?)inredandJapanesearrivalc.d.s.alongside,veryfinestrikes.
HK$4,000-5,000
The original contents of the envelope have been included with this lot, along with a transcription of the letter. The soldiers from the 15th Regiment, 1st and 5th Battalions, were guarding this citadel and were attacked by the Chinese with an army of 10,000 Chinese soldiers facing 1,600 Japanese troops. Following the Chinese retreat, there was another Chinese attack of 1,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry, resulting in the defeat of the Chinese forces with heavy casualties on the Chinese side. The victorious Japanese soldiers were presented with 50 cigarettes each and one cask of sake.
3289 1896(12Oct.)unfrankedenvelopefromasoldierofthe15thInfantryRegiment,endorsed“Gunji Yubin”(MilitaryMail),showing“IkaieiDaiichiKyoku”(Wei-Hai-WeiF.P.O.No.1)c.d.s.(Meiji29,tenthmonth,firstday?)inredandJapanesearrivalc.d.s.alongside,veryfinestrikes.
HK$4,000-5,000 Provenance CharlesGoodwyn,Spink (HongKong),20.11.05,lot1599
3290 189�(23Jan.)Japan1s.postalstationerycardwithNewYear’sgreetingtoasoldierofthe15thInfantryRegimentattheWei-Hai-WeiGarrison,showingJapaneseIssendespatchc.d.s.and“IkaieiDaiichiKyoku”(Wei-Hai-WeiF.P.O.No.1)arrivalc.d.s.(Meiji30,firstmonth,fourthday)inbrown,veryfine.
HK$4,000-5,000
3290
32883289
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the highLy imPortAnt “LiUKUntAU teLegrAPhs” hAndstAmP
British Leasehold Territory
After the withdrawal of Japanese occupation troops on 23 May 1898, British Forces under the command of Sir E. H. Seymour took control of Wei-Hai-Wei the following day. Since there was no postal service during this period prior to 15 March 1899, mail matter was originally sent or received on a provisional and irregular basis by passing steamers or by naval ships, and it was held at the nearest Imperial Post Office, which was located at Chefoo. On 12 December 1898, a courier service was established between Wei-Hai-Wei and Chefoo under the supervision of Captain W. A. Harrison. It was operated by G. K. Ferguson, who was a partner of the local branch of the Chefoo firm Cornabe and Company.
3291 1898 (15 June) envelope from Northern Ireland to “The Commanding Officer, Wei-Hai-Wei, China”,endorsed“Via French Packet”,bearingGreatBritainJubilee2½d.,cancelledby“Armagh”c.d.s.,showingsuperbstrikeof“LiukuntauTelegraphs”double-ringbilingualh.s.inred,with“HongKong/A”transitc.d.s. (1�.�) and “Chefoo” dollar dater (23.�) in blue, both on reverse, crayon notation at lower left“Rec’d. 29/7/98”,theenvelopeopenedoutfordisplay.Anextremelyfineandmagnificentcoverofgreathistoricalsignificanceandnote.OneofthemostimportantitemsofthepostalhistoryofWei-Hai-Wei.
HK$150,000-200,000
The only recorded example of this handstamp.
The only recorded incoming letter during the British Leasehold period prior to the establishment of the Courier Post.
Provenance LaurieFranks CharlesGoodwyn,Spink (HongKong),20.11.05,lot1600
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British Military Presence
3292 1898(19Nov.)envelope(“H.M.S.Undaunted”imprintonflap)toKent,England(19.12),withenclosedletterdatelined“Nov. 6th, H.M.S. Undaunted, Wei-hai-Wei, China”,bearing2c.carminestripoffive,cancelledby“HongKong/B”c.d.s.,lettermentionsawarscareandtherelatedpreparations,andenumeratestheshipsthenatWei-Hai-Wei,fine.
HK$5,000-6,000
3292
3294
32953293
Wei-Hai-Wei Courier Post
3293 1898(Dec.)handstamped“C&Co./WHW”with“C P”andvalueinhand2c.blackonred,signed“G.K. Ferguson”onreverse,brightcolour,goodtolargemargins,veryfineandfreshunused.Livingston1.
HK$4,000-5,000
3294 1898(Dec.)handstamped“C&Co./WHW”with“C P”andvalueinhand2c.blackonredonsmallpieceofincomingmourningcover,cancelledbypenstrokes,fine.Livingston2.
HK$4,000-5,000
3295 1898(Dec.)handstamped“C&Co./WHW”(twostrikes,oneinverted)with“Courier Post”andvalueinhand5c.blackonred,signed“G.K. Ferguson”(verticalsignature)onreverse,deepbrightcolour,finetoveryfineunused.Livingston2a.
HK$12,000-15,000
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A wonderfUL triPLe ComBinAtion Cover
3296 1898(22Dec.)envelopetoBowdenCollege,NearAltrincham,Chester,England(29.1.99)bearing1898firstissue2c.blackonredjustoverlappedbyC.I.P.10c.green,tiedby“Chefoo”dollardater,“Shanghai”transitdollardater(24.12,onreverse),andHongKong10c.purpleonred,cancelledby“Shanghai”c.d.s.(24.12),with “Altrincham”arrival c.d.s. on reverse, very fine and a fantastic triple combination coverencompassingthethreedifferentpostalsystems.Awonderfulexhibitionitem.
HK$150,000-200,000
The Wei-Hai-Wei Local 2c. stamp paid the ordinary letter rate from Wei-Hai-Wei to the Imperial Post Office at Chefoo, while the C.I.P. 10c. stamp represented payment of the domestic and foreign postage affixed by the Chinese Post Office with the Hong Kong 10c. stamp applied at the same time for payment of the U.P.U. international postage rate of 10 cents.
The cover is addressed in the hand of Captain W. A. Harrison, who also wrote on the reverse : “Posted at Wei-Hai-Wei on Dec. 14/98. Sent per Overland Courier Mail.”
Provenance CharlesGoodwyn,Spink (HongKong),20.11.05,lot1610
Reference MichaelGoldsmithandCharlesGoodwyn,The Crown Colony of Wei-Hai-Wei 24 May 1898 to 1 October
1930.(London:TheRoyalPhilatelicSociety,1985),p.10.Thisisitemnumber11intheirlistingoffirstissuecovers,anditisalsoillustratedonp.10ofthemonograph.
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3301
3300
Ex32993298
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329� 1899(�Jan.)fronttoChefoo“per Courier”bearing1898firstissue2c.blackonred,incombinationwithC.I.P.1c.,tiedby“Chefoo”dollardater,veryfine.Livingston1.
HK$20,000-25,000
The addressee, Jas. Silverthorne, was the only listed employee of L.H. Smith & Co. in “The Chronicle and Directory for China, Japan, Corea…” for 1898 and 1899. There was also a J. Silverthorne on the staff of Cornabe & Co. merchants in Chefoo in 1898 and for the renamed Cornabe, Eckford & Co. merchants in 1899.
There are two other almost identical covers from the same correspondence : one dated Dec. 1898 (Ryohei Ishikawa, Sotheby’s London, 5.12.80, lot 635), and the other dated 7 Jan. 1899 (Frederick and Tomiko Bartlett, Christie’s Swire, 30.9.92, lot 1886).
Expertisation B.P.A.certificate(1994)
3298 1899lithographedbyKelly&Walsh2c.redwithC.I.P.2c.scarlet(2)onsmallpiece,tiedbycompletestrikeof“Chefoo”dollardaterof“28Jan99”,fine.Livingston3.
HK$1,500-2,000
3299 1899 lithographed by Kelly & Walsh 2c. red (6) and 5c. olive-green, cancelled by “C & Co./WHW”circularchop(2)or“Chefoo”dollardater(5),twoareonpieces,somefaultsorsmalldefects.Livingston3,4.
HK$5,000-6,000
3300 1899typographedbyKelly&Walshperf.11¾2c.redand5c.brightgrassgreenblocksof four,bothmarginal, bright colours, well centred, very fine unused with much original gum. Livingston 3ETP2,4ETP.
HK$6,000-8,000
3301 1899typographedbyKelly&Walshperf.11¾5c.brightgrassgreenblockoften(5x2)fromthelowerrightcornerofthesheetwithselvedgeonbothsidesandatfoot,showingthecompletetransferofthefivetypesinbothhorizontalrows,veryfineandfreshappearanceunused,twostampshavefaults.Livingston4ETP.
HK$8,000-10,000
An important positional piece demonstrating that the typographed sheet was printed in the format of five stamps across, as opposed to the lithographed stamps where the sheet format was eight stamps wide.
329�
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A remArKABLe inComing Cover to A memBer ofthe royAL mArine infAntry isLAnd gUArd
3302 1898(8Dec.)envelopetoPrivateC.G.LewisoftheRoyalMarineLightInfantry,IslandGuardatWei-Hai-WeiviaChefoo(28.1.99?)redirectedtotheBritishLegationinPeking(22.2.99)viaTientsin(21.2.99)bearingGreatBritain1d.(shortcrease),cancelledby“Plymouth/620”duplex,andonreverseWei-Hai-Weilocalsecondissuelithographed2c.red,cancelledby“C&Co./WHW”circularchopandadditionallytiedby“Tientsin”transitdollardaterinblue,showing“Singapore/toHongKong”marinesorterc.d.s.(15.1.99),“Chefoo”transitdollardaterand“Peking”double-ringarrivald.s.with“Customs”removed,theenvelopeopenedoutfordisplayandslightopeningdamageatbottomback,veryfineandafantasticincoming usage for redirection and onward transmission within China without utilizing the Imperialstamps;ofthehighestexhibitioncalibre.
HK$100,000-120,000
The Great Britain 1 pence stamp paid the overseas postage at the soldier’s privilege rate, and the Wei-Hai-Wei local 2 cents paid the courier service fee from Chefoo to Wei-Hai-Wei.
The finest and most interesting of the seven recorded incoming covers bearing the Wei-Hai-Wei local second issue stamp.
Provenance “Ming”,Corinphila (Zurich),29.9.88,lot4468 Anna-LisaandSven-EricBeckeman,Zurich Asia (HongKong),10.5.01,lotB52
Reference MichaelGoldsmithandCharlesGoodwyn,The Crown Colony of Wei-Hai-Wei 24 May 1898 to 1 October 1930.
(London:TheRoyalPhilatelicSociety,1985),p.15.ThisisitemHintheirlistingofsecondissuecovers.
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A sPeCtACULAr frAnKing with Both vALUes ofthe seCond issUe on An o.h.m.s. enveLoPe
3303 899 (26 Jan.) “On Her Majesty’s Service” envelope to I.V. Morton Esq. RN., H.M.S. “Iphignia” (sic!),Shanghai (29.1),sender’scachet“Undaunted”invioletat lower left,bearingWei-Hai-Wei localsecondissuelithographed2c.red(2)and5c.olive-green(2),incombinationwithC.I.P.2c.scarletverticalpair,allcancelledby“Chefoo”dollardater,with“Shanghai/LocalPost/B”double-ringarrivald.s.onreverse,theenvelopeisalittleroughlyopenedattopandhascentralverticalfilingfoldclearofstamps.Averyfineandmarveloususageofthesecondissuestamps,beingaspectacularfrankingatanunusualandelusiverateonanO.H.M.S.cover.
HK$120,000-150,000
There are only two envelopes recorded with multiple rates. Both of these are on O.H.M.S. covers, even though Captain Harrison stated that official mail was forbidden.
Only eleven outgoing covers are recorded bearing the second issue.
One of only two recorded covers bearing both values of the second issue.
The largest recorded franking of the second issue.
Provenance Anna-LisaandSven-EricBeckeman LamManYin
Reference MichaelGoldsmithandCharlesGoodwyn,The Crown Colony of Wei-Hai-Wei 24 May 1898 to 1 October
1930.(London:TheRoyalPhilatelicSociety,1985),p.15.ThisisitemGintheirlistingofsecondissuecovers.
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3304 1898-99,themainlyunusedcollection,comprising1898firstissue2c.blackonscarletpencancelled,and1899secondissuelithographed2c.(3)and5c.olive-green(12,withamarginalpair)andso-calledemeraldgreenshades(3),andtypographedperf.11¾2c.redandimperf.2c.and5c.,bothoftheimperforateswithB.P.A.certificates(1993)statingthattheseare“Japan”forgeries,mainlyverygoodtofine,afewfaultsorsmalldefects(22).
HK$15,000-20,000
Ex3305
3305 1904 envelope (flap at backmissing) to “Captain Harrison, R.E., Clark Hotel, Yokohama” bearing JapanChrysanthemum2s.stripofthree(gumstained),cancelledbynativec.d.s.,enclosedisaprintedinvitation(with Imperial golden embossed crest) from the Emperor by the Ministry of the Imperial Household(Viscount Mitsuaki Tanaka) for a tea party at the Shiba Detached Palace on 12 April 1904, fine andinteresting.
HK$1,500-2,000
Captain William A. Harrison served with the Chin Lushai Expeditionary Force in 1889-90 and later with the China Expedition on Special Service in 1900-01. He was the co-founder of the Wei-Hai-Wei Courier Post.
3306 Fiscal Stamps : KingGeorgeVsurchargedinblack2c.on2d.(3,onewithredpencilstrokesandanotherstained),surchargedinviolet50c.on1s.,andsurchargedinred$1on1s.,thelasttwofineunusedwithoutgum.ChanLWF2,LWF4,LWF5.
HK$1,500-2,000
Ex3306