The 2025 Summer Auction - Sale 345 - Day 3

1897 Dowager 3rd Print Large Figure Narrow Space surch. 2c block of 4, left 2 stamps with surch. omitted variety, used on piece,used with Hokow Dollar cds., the using usage of Hokow Dollar cds. is still unknown today, this one believed to be tied in Shanghai, by de Vuillard. Extremely rare, only two blocks known. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.36.

1897年慈壽三版大字短距2分4方連舊票剪片，左邊2枚票加蓋完全漏印變異，銷河口大圓戳，此大圓戳未見記錄，相信是費拉爾在上海銷戳的。非常罕見，存世僅2件4方連...

1897 Dowager 3rd Print Large Figure Narrow Space surch. 4c, with inverted surch. variety (Chans 77b),used on piece with Pakhoi Dollar cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.36.

1897年慈壽三版大字短距4分舊票剪片，倒蓋變異，銷北海大圓戳。水原明窗《華郵集錦》第2部第7冊第36頁實物。

1897 Dowager 4th Print Large Figure Narrow Space surch. set of 2 lot (Chans 82-83),including mint set in blocks of 4, used set in blocks of 4 and 2c mint and used stamp. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.38.

1897年慈壽改版大字短距2全，包括新票4方連一套、舊票四方連一套，另有多2分新票及舊票各一枚。水原明窗《華郵集錦》第2部第7冊第38頁實物。

1897 Dowager 4th Print Large Figure Narrow Space surch. 1/2c on 3Cd, with "1/2" 0.5mm below Chinese characters variety (Chans 82c),postally used. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.38.

1897年慈壽改版大字短距3分改1/2分舊票，「1/2」極短距變異（陳目82c）。水原明窗《華郵集錦》第2部第7冊第38頁實物。

1897 (Jan 2) Japan to Peking incoming combination cover,f.w. Japan New Koban 5s pair, tied by Yokohama cds., on reverse with Dowager 1st Print 1Cd. strip of 3, tied by Customs Shanghai (Jan 14) cds., along with Shanghai IJPO transit and Peking I.G. of Customs arrival cds. The "Silver Dollar" Unit postage was effective on Jan 1, 1897, in this interim period, Peking and Tientsin applying the temporary POSTAGE PAID chops, while Shanghai still...

1897 (Sep 18) Chefoo to German Dowager combination cover,mixed franking with Dowager Large Figure Wide Space 10c on 12c and French PO in China 25c, tied by Chefoo Dollar cds. and Shanghai French PO cds. respectively. On reverse showing Shanghai Dollar cds., French Paquebot transit and Hamburg arrival cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.27.

1897年9月18日煙臺寄德國漢堡混貼封，混貼慈壽12分​​銀改1角及法國客郵25生丁，分別銷煙臺大圓戳和上海法國客郵局日戳，背面有上海大圓戳、法國郵輪中轉戳和德國漢堡到達戳...

1897 (Apr 3) Dowager Small Figure surch. Issues combination cover,from Newchwang to St. Petersburg, Russia, mixed franking with Dowager Small Figure 5c pair, 30c and French PO in China 1F, tied by blue Newchwang Pakua cancels and Shanghai French PO cds. respectively, along with 2 types of "R" mark and rare Customs Newchwang cds. in blue, on reverse showing Customs Shanghai, French Paquebot, Paris transit cds. and St. Petersburg arrival cds....

1897 (Dec 16) Hankow to Austria Dowager combination registered cover,mixed franking with Dowager 4th Print Large Figure Narrow Space 2c x 8, ICP 1c, 2c x 7 and French PO in China 25c and 50c, tied by Hankow Dollar cds. and Shanghai French PO cds. respectively, on front bearing two types of "R" marks, Shanghai Dollar transit cds. and Wien arrival cds. on reverse. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.39.

1897年12月16日漢口寄奧國慈壽混貼掛號封，...

1897 ICP Japan Print Coiling Dragon 30c imperf Die Proof,manuscript "first proof". Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.60.

1897年日本版蟠龍3角無齒試模樣票，下邊英文手寫「第一試印樣」。水原明窗《華郵集錦》第2部第7冊第60頁實物。

1897 ICP Japan Print Coiling Dragon 1/2c to $5 mint set, plus shades, in blocks of 4,totally 17 blocks, the Key value $2 with corner margin, with imperf between right gutter margin variety. Extremely rare. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.62-63.

1897年日本版蟠龍半分到5元新全及分色票4方連一組，共17件4方連，其中關鍵票2元帶直角邊，右過橋邊中縫漏齒變異，非常罕見。水原明窗《華郵集錦》第2部第7冊第62-63頁實物。

1897 (Nov 3) Tientsin to Peking cover,f.w. ICP 1c, 2c & 5c, tied by Tientsin Customs seals (the latest used known), along with brown Tientsin Dollar cds., on reverse with blue Peking Dollar arrival cds. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.66.

1897年11月3日天津寄北京西式封，貼日本版蟠龍1分、2分和5分各一枚，銷天津海關漢文戳（此戳記錄中使用期間為1894年2月到1897年11月3日，這是最晚使用例），旁蓋棕色天津大圓戳，背面有藍色北京大圓到達戳，此封同時也是日本版蟠龍票極早使用例。水原明窗《華郵集錦》第2部第7冊第66頁實物。