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Lots (1475)
1861 Entire (re-enforced) Santiago to France bearing 5c red tied concentric circles cancel in black, red Santiago CDS with two other h/s alongside ANGL CALAIS and hexagonal accountancy h/s GB / 2F87, 19 black chargemark, folded, creases and some age marks.
1909-1910 Two covers Worcester to China / Japanese Occupation to DAIREN Manchuria endorsed via Siberia with GB EDVII 2½d blue tied Worcester CDS's for 1909 or 1910 to the same addressee with very fine IJPO datestamp in violet on obverse alongside on both covers. In 1905 Dairen (Port Arthur) was ceded from Russia to Japan, now once again part of China, nice original correspondence.
1909-1910 Two covers Worcester to China / Japanese Occupation to DAIREN Manchuria one endorsed via Siberia with GB EDVII 2½d blue tied Worcester CDS's for 1909 or 1910 to the same addressee with very fine IJPO DAIREN datestamp in violet on revers. In 1905 Dairen (Port Arthur) was ceded from Russia to Japan, now once again part of China, nice original correspondence.
1919 (25 Aug) Commercial cover to Shanghai China bearing GB 1½d red-brown tied Colchester machine addr to Capt Laver sent SS Chernow and underpaid hence T20 boxed h/s in black, and 8 CENTS in red applied alongside, small part BR. P.O. Oct 6 1919 backstamp. Cup stain otherwise mainly sound.
1920s Pehtaiho Beach; Four Registered covers from same correspondence addressed to England bearing various Junk or Farmer defins tied bilingual PEHTAIHO BEACH CDS cancels, manuscript pencil Pehtaiho on each blank registered label sent via Siberia. Each cover has vertical folds and postal creases, scarce group of four items.
1929 Airmail 15c black and green (Type II) tied to printed cover in red on obverse sent from Hankow to Shanghai tied along with 4c Junk defin, boxed h/s in black on obverse, and unboxed h/s in red on reverse alongside Par Avion bilingual airmail etiquette. Evidence of two photo corners stuck to reverse and usual contemporary faults. Nice cover.
1946 Shanghai typed registered cover with red Expres cachet to USA with Dr. Sun Yat-Sen $20 carmine and two $100 on 28c olive Martyrs with C.N.C. surcharges. Note one stamp missing.
1971 50th Anniversary of the Communist Party 8f strip of 3 u/m No gum as issued SG 2452-54 Cat £200
1982 The illustrated Sable booklet includes pane and set of six 8f. Cancelled with Beijing. SG 3185c
1986 Typed cover from Shaanxi to Switzerland with 2y group of cranes flying miniature sheet. SG MS3453
2002 Illustrated typed December 7th cover from Beijing with set of four Gibbons in forests to Germany. SG 4776-4779.
Port Arthur & Dairen: 1949 4th Anniv. of Victory over Japan & Opening of Dalian Industrial Fair set of two unused no gum as issued, very fine for these, SG NE63/4, scarce. Cat £600.
