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U.S. Post Offices in China continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
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| 2130 |
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 10c Parcel Post (Q10). Used with 1c Green (374), vertical strip of four, tied on back of registered cover by "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China" oval datestamp to New Brunswick N.J., with Shanghai
Dispensary corner card, purple "Suspected, Liable to Customs Duties" two-line handstamp and with customs label, various backstamps incl. Chicago and receiving and also purple "No Charge" handstamp, trivial wear, Very Fine, rare use of 10c
Parcel Post stamp from U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai (Image)Search for comparables at
SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 1,000-1,500
SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2131 |
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 18c on 9c Offices in China (K9). Two, tied by "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, R.D." oval handstamp on registered cover with U.S. Post Office in Shanghai corner card to Madura, India,
red "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai (China) Registered, Mar. 9, 1920" backstamp, also with "G.P.O. Hong-Kong Registered 16 MR 20" and receiving backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, a pretty cover to a scarce destination
(Image)Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2132 |
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 40c on 20c Offices in China (K13). Tied by "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai, China R.D." oval handstamp on registered cover to Greenville Ill., purple "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai (China) Nov. 3, 1922",
Chicago and receiving backstamps, original registry slip also accompanies, Very Fine (Image)Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2133 |
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 2c on 1c Offices in China (K17). Used with three 4c on 2c (K2) and 20c on 10c (K10), tied by "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, R.D." oval handstamps on registered cover to Greenville Ill., purple "U.S.
Postal Agency, Shanghai (China) Nov. 3, 1922" as well as Chicago and receiving backstamps, Very Fine, colorful and scarce usage approximately two months before the U.S. post office in China was closed (Image)Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2134 |
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 New York to Foochow, China. 2c Postal Card sent in 1896 from San Francisco and addressed to "near nantai Bridge, Foochow", neat "U.S. Charge to Collect 10 Cents" handstamp and also "25 CTMS T", red
"returned" at bottom right, intriguing cancels incl. Hong Kong (Mar. 24), Chowfoo (Mar. 29), Hong Kong on back (Apr. 12) and San Francisco (May 12), U.S. 10c Postage Due tied by "San Francisco Cal." oval, some edgewear, Very Fine, unusual
usage (Image)Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2135 |
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 Postal Cards to China. Two, incl. UX6 to Kiangin, China and with San Francisco and Yokohama transits, other No. UX6 from Nashville Tenn. to Shanghai, China with "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai
Rec'd. Nov. 14" circular datestamp, trivial toning, Very Fine pair (Image)Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2136 |
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Covers to and from China. Four, incl. oversize cover with block of four of Hong Kong 4c, pair of 1c and 8c with "China" ovpt. tied by "British Post Office, Amoy, NO 6 22" double-circle datestamps to New York and will U.S. Official Seal,
another is U.S. 5c entire to Tientsin used in 1906, another with G.B. 1p used to Singapore then forwarded to Shanghai and then forwarded again to Honolulu, last is German postal card cancelled by "Ratibor" circular datestamp to San Francisco, some
faults, most Fine-Very Fine Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2137 |
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 Covers from U.S. Offices in China. Four covers, incl. two with 10c Bank Notes and two with pairs of 5c Bank Notes, each used from U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai, China, two with circular datestamps
and two with purple oval datestamps, mixed condition with few solidly defective, still Fine group, also incl. piece with 10c Bank Note used from Yokohama, Japan (Image)Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2138 |
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 Used from U.S. Offices in China. Twelve covers or cards, most bearing either 1c or 2c 1902 Issue (300, 301 or 319) with one bearing 4c, all used from Shanghai and with few different markings, generally
defective but still a useful group (Image)Search for comparables
at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 1,000-1,500
SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2139 |
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 Forwarded by U.S. Consul, Kanagawa, Japan. Well-struck oval handstamp on cover to Elmira N.Y., neat "San Francisco Cal. Sep. 17" (1866) double-circle datestamp and "Ship 6" handstamp, sender's notation
"p. 'Ann Henderson' Japan June 2nd", barely reduced at leftFRESH AND VERY FINE. ONLY SEVEN OR EIGHT COVERS ARE KNOWN WITH THE OVAL HANDSTAMP APPLIED BY THE U.S. CONSUL AT KANAGAWA. AN IMPORTANT RARITY OF EARLY JAPANESE-AMERICAN POSTAL
HISTORY. This gem from the George Brett estate has been off the market for a half-century. It is not one of the covers reported in The United States Post Offices in China and Japan 1867 to 1874 (Frajola, Perlman, Scamp). (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 3,000-4,000
SOLD for $45,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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