China
Covers and stamps / China / German Post Offices / Picture Stationery
(German Post Offices) 1897 10pf ‘Nur fur Marine Schiffsposten’ with printed half image on reverse of Chinaman at his work, unused with a black ink mark on reverse.
£55
Morocco
Covers and stamps / Morocco / German Post Offices / Combination covers
(German Post Offices) 1900 (30 Avr) cover to Oppeln, Germany franked Local Post ‘Mazagan – Marakech’ tied J. Brudo Marakech Maroc date stamps, additionally franked German Post Offices 3c. on 3pf. (2), 5c. on 5pf. (2) and 10c. on 10pf. tied Mazagan Deutsche Post cds, arrival backstamp; fine condition.
£1275
China
Covers and stamps / China / German Post Offices / Registered Postcards
(German Post Offices) 1901 (15/6) registered picture postcard of Peking Views, to Berlin franked 1898 5pf and 10pf pairs tied Peking Deutsche Post cds, registration label at left overlays the very fine military cachet, arrival cds; some toning around stamps.
£245
China
Covers and stamps / China / German Post Offices / Registered mail
(German Post Offices) 1901 (16 5)registered cover to Trier franked 1896 56 degree overprint 5pf. (3) and 25pf. (with gutter margin) each tied by TIENTSIN a DEUTSCHE POST cds, registration label bottom left, arrival backstamp; central vertical crease not detracting from a good commercial envelope at the correct registered rate.
£275
China
Covers and stamps / China / German Post Offices
(German Post Offices) 1901 (20/11) picture postcard of Hankow Pagoda, to Dresden franked Kiautschou 5pf tied by Peking Deutsche Post cds, III. BAT 2.INF REGMTS military cachet overstruck by arrival cds; tone spot on top perfs.
£295
China
Covers and stamps / China / German Post Offices / Registered Postcards
(German Post Offices) 1901 (25/6) registered picture postcard of Peking Views, to Brussels bearing mixed franking 20pf overprinted Germania and Kiautschou 10pf tied by Peking Deutsche Post cds, registration label bottom left and arrival cancel. A rare mixed registered franking.
£595
China
Covers and stamps / China / German Post Offices
(German Post Offices) 1901 (7/6) registered cover to Kaiserslautern bearing mixed franking of 1898 overprinted 25pf vertical pair together with Germany 1900 Reichpost Germania 5pf. paying the over 15g registered rate, each stamp tied by Peking Deutache Post cds, arrival backstamps. Light corner crease clear of stamps, a fine and rare mixed franking registered cover.
£695
China
Covers and stamps / China / German Post Offices / Postal Stationery
(German Post Offices) 1901 (9/1) 10pf Reichspost Germania postal stationery card, unoverprinted to Naples, Italy cancelled by Peking Deutsche Post cds, arrival square circle cancel at left; some slight ageing , a scarce Boxer period card to a non German destination.
£195
China
Covers and stamps / China / German Post Offices / Postal Stationery
(German Post Offices) 1901 2pf grey Reichspost stationery card uprated 1898 overprinted 3pf and 5pf Numerals, all tied by Tientsin a Deutsche Post cds, Dresden arrival cds at left.
£125
China
Covers and stamps / China / German Post Offices
(German Post Offices) 1901 Freiburg picture postcard used to Gross-Ausheim franked with pair 2pf. grey Numeral tied by two K.D.Feld-Postation No.7 cds of 9/3 (Paotingfu) with another below, unclear violet unit cachet, some toning arounf stamps.
£175
China
Covers and stamps / China / German Post Offices / Hotel
(German Post Offices) 1901 stampless picture postcard of Astor House, Tientsin to Germany bearing fine K.D.Feldpostexped/ Des/ Ostasiatischen/ Expeditionscorps a, unclear red Reiter Regiment; fine clean condition.
£65
China
Covers and stamps / China / German Post Offices
(German Post Offices) 1901 stampless ‘Feld-Postkarte’ plain card to Immendingen bearing very fine Shanhaikuan * Deutsche Post cancel, two Marine Schiffspost No.46 date stamps and arrival cds; fine condition.
£125
China
Covers and stamps / China / German Post Offices / TPO
(German Post Offices) 1902 5pf Kiautschou postal stationery card in combination with 10pf Germania cancelled oval Tsingtau – Weihsien Bahnpost Zug 2 date stamps, arrival cds bottom left. Mansfeld handstamp bottom right.
£245
China
Covers and stamps / China / German Post Offices / TPO
(German Post Offices) 1902 5pf postal stationery card pencil addressed to Berlin bearing fine strike of oval Tsingtau – Weihsien Bahnpost Zug 1, arrival cds bottom left.
£95
China
Covers and stamps / China / German Post Offices
(German Post Offices) 1902 cover to Oldenburg franked Reichpost 40pf tied Tientsin Deutsche Post cds, arrival backstamp. No sign of registration that the rate would indicate. Very fine cachet bottom left of the Clothing Depot, an unusual handstamp.
£60
China
Covers and stamps / China / German Post Offices / Combination covers / Postal Stationery
(German Post Offices) 1903 (29/7) 5pf postal stationery card addressed to Shanghai and tied by Hankau Deutsche Post cds, redirected on arrival to Tsingtau with China 1c. Coiling Dragon applied and tied bilingual cds, Shanghai b Deutsche Post cds bottom right, arrival cds at left; a fine condition combination card.
£295
China
Covers and stamps / China / German Post Offices / Wrapper
(German Post Offices) 1903 (9/11) wrapper to Berlin endorsed “drucksache” bearing 1901 3pf Reichspost Germania tied Tientsin a Deutsche Post cds, blue military cachet at left, no backstamps.
£65
China
Covers and stamps / China / German Post Offices / Wrapper
(German Post Offices) 1904 home-made wrapper to Cassel franked vertical pair 3pf Reichpost tied Tientsin Deutsche Post cds, some slight staining.
£55
China
Covers and stamps / China / German Post Offices
(German Post Offices) 1905 registered cover to Wiesbaden bearing single franking no watermark 40pf. tied Tientsin Deutsche Post cds, registration label at left. At bottom left very fine S. B./ Ostas. Besatzbrigade/ DEPOT DIREKTOR cachet.
£60
China
Covers and stamps / China / German Post Offices
(German Post Offices) 1906 (24/11) cover to Hannover franked four watermarked 1c. on 3pf. tied Peking Deutsche Post, unclear violet military handstamp bottom left, arrival backstamp of 2/1/07