

CHINA / GREAT BRITAIN: 1939 envelope addressed to 'Cabin 120, P&O ss Viceroy of India, c/o GPO London', franked GB 1 1/2d, forwarded to Shanghai where 20c orange postage due applied, undelivered, boxed 'INCONNU/UNKNOWN' hs in ultramarine, censored en route with 'Obercommando der Wehrmacht' imprint , on reverse '2ND NOTICE SENT/ON ...(ms date), unusual


CHINA / GREAT BRITAIN: 1945 (11 MY) Registered envelope from London to Shanghai franked GB KGVI 3d pair + 1s pair + 5s, on arrival (22 5) in Shanghai hs boxed bilingual 'Received in bad condition' several times front and back and resealed on 3 sides, rare and unusual.


CHINA / INDIA: China Expeditionary Force 1919 (31 Jan) envelope to India tied on franked on front KEVII 3p grey with C.E.F. ovpt., on reverse 3p + 2a6p with same ovpt. all tied by F.P.O. No 1 cds with faint R/BASE OFFICE boxed registration hs alongside, fine and scarce franking


CHINA / ITALIAN POST OFFICE: 1913 (19 10) Registered censored envelope to Italy franked Italy 20c + 25c both ovpt. PECHINO tied by POSTE ITALIANE PECHINO-CINA cds with matching registered label alongside, redirected on arrival, Bologna 13 12 arrival backstamp, Verificato/Per/Censura label & Bologna censor hs's, fine & rare.


CHINA / ITALIAN POST OFFICE: 1922 (30 5) Registered EXPRESS cover to USA franked Tientsin surch. issue 2c on 5c + 4c on 10c (20 + 10c on 25c + Express 12c on 30c all tied by R.R.Poste Italiano Tientsin China cds's, hs violet R.R.ITALIANE-TIENTSIN/NON MULTABILE/AFFRANCATURA SECONDO TARIFFA/POSTE CINESI, Torino transit 19/12, Chicago (Jan 1 23), arrival (jan 6).


CHINA / JAPAN: 1899 (13 Sep) envelope to USA franked C.I.P. 10c green tied by bi-lingual Foochow cds sent via Shanghai where Japan 10s red-brown applied & tied by Shanghai I.J.P.O. (21 Sep) cds and large framed I.P.O. tieprint (very scarce on Japanese stamps), additional Shanghai dispatch, Yokohama transit (26 9) and Rochester Received 3 duplex (Oc 14)


CHINA / TREATY PORT / KEWKIANG: 1895 (4 Sep) printed envelope 'The Central China Press, Kewkiang,China' franked 1894 1/2c red on yellow pair tied by Kewkiang Local Post violet oval ds, sent via Japanese P.O. in Shanghai with 1883 5c ultramarine (defective) tied by Shanghai I.P.O. (7 Sept) cds, various bs's incl. Yokohama transit, Victoria BC Canada (Sp 24), Fort Meadows (30 Sept), redirected to Baraboo (Oc 4), redirected to Eau Clair, roughly opened at right, some um staining around adhesives, with enclsed letter and interesting contents, rare usage



CHINA / TREATY PORTS / KEWKIANG: 1895 (8 10) envelope with contents franked 1c black postage due Type A ovpt.J3 tied by light oval Kewkiang Local Post ds, further better strike on reverse, sent via Japanese P.O. in Shanghai with Japan 5s ultramarine tied by Shanghai I.P.O. (11 10) cds to Baraboo (11 Nov), various bs's, right hand side of envelope + Japanese stamp professionally repaired, rarity


CHINA GERMAN POST OFFICE: 1887 (19 8) Cover front franked Germany 1880-87 5pfg. vertical strip of 4 cancelled by superb KAISERUCH / DEUTSCHE / POSTAGENTUR / SHANGHAI 19/8 87 c.d.s’s, China Small Dragon 3ca. applied alongside tied by native blue rectangular chop, addressed to Germany. Central vertical crease affecting one 5pfg. Early and very attractive. Steur Certificate.


CHINA JAPANESE POST OFFICE: 1895 (21 AUG) Registered envelope to Cape Colony franked by Japan 1896 war with China 2s. carmine strip of 3 + pair and 5s. violet-blue (2) all cancelled TIENTSIN I.J.P.O cds’s with red boxed TIENSIN R cachet alongside, various handstamps including Durban Natal (29 OC) and Western T.P.O Up (1 No) slight vertical crease through strip, backflap imprinted Cahrted Bank of India Australia & China/Tientsin.


CHINA JAPANESE POST OFFICE: 1896 (10 Aug) Combination cover franked Kolan 5 Sen tied by IJPO Shanghai c.d.s. and Foochow Local Post 1/2c. pair tied by faint POSTA ... Foochow c.d.s’s, with a somewhat clearer strike on reverse, addressed to USA with clear Grove arrival backstamp, central horizontal filing crease not affective stamps. Rare and attractive combination envelope.


CHINA/JAPAN: Combination envelope franked China coiling dragon tied by Ningpo bilingual cds, franked Japan 10s tied by SHANGHAI IJPO 18 JUL 1899 cds and small boxed I.P.O tieprint, various backstamps incl. Yokohama and Vancouver transits, Braddock, PA arrival, IPO tieprints are very scarce on Japan issue.


CHINA: 1833 (29 Nov) Entire to Scotland with ms endorsement "H.C.S. Lady Melville" on front, sent from Canton, arrival (2 Ap 34), early correspondence.


CHINA: 1889 (June 18): Mourning envelope to Gent, Belgium franked Small Dragon 3 ca. Illac pert. 11/2 x 12 by fine blue TIENTSIN seal in combination with France Sage 25 c. black / rose (YT 97), both adhesives tied by "SHANGHAI CHINE" cds, red French TPO below, reverse with "CUSTOMS TIENTSIN" cds, "CUSTOMS SHANGHAI" cds (June 24) alongside, blue "PARIS ETRANGER transit (Aug 3) and GAND arrival cds of the next day. Right-hand side panel is missing on reverse, correctly franked combination cover with all appropriate cancels present.


CHINA: 1896 Shanghai Municipality Local Post 2c. postal stationery card mint illustrated on reverse with river scene entitled ‘SHANGHAI, CHINA.’ Fine


CHINA: 1897 (10 May) red band envelope Foochow bearing small figures surcharge 1/2c. on 3ca. (2) and 1c. on 1ca cancelled by Peking dollar dater, alongside with Shanghai transit dollar dater (17.5) and Foochow arrival dollar dater (23.5) fine.


CHINA: 1897 (8 Jun) Incoming registered envelope from ECUADOR franked 1897 Liberal Party 10c. ochre (2) with ovpt tied by U.P.U Guayaquil cds’s, addressed to Shanghai via New York and San Francisco , on reverse Guayaquil registration label used to seal flap, NYeSF transit and Shanghai large dollar chop for 28, fine, highly unusual origin for incoming mail to China.


CHINA: 1898 (10 5) Incoming registered picture postcard franked Bavaria 10pfg. (3) sent to Peking Tientsin large dollar chop on front and Peking large dollar chop on reverse with Shanghai (Treaty Ports) c.d.s. alongside, bilingual RETURNED / TO WRITER on reverse (very scarce) along with Hong Kong and German transits, some creasing.


CHINA: 1898 (30 AUG) printed domestic registered envelope to Shanghai franked 1897 Imperial China Post 1/2c pair + 20c (4) tied by CHEFOO large dollar chops in blue with printed 'Per' ms 2Chungking" top left with large red 'R' on reverse, scarce squared circle SHANGHAI/REGSTERED B SE 2 , 9 fen franking (double letter rate and registration), v.fine.


CHINA: 1898 (7 Mar) Registered envelope from Chefoo (mar 7) to Shanghai (Mar 10 - Shanghai Local Post bs) franked Imperial Chines Post 1897 4c strip of 3 with double verical perforation between 2nd & 3rd column, tied by Cheffo Large Dollar chop + 5c cancelled 'R' in red, ex Mizuhara.