The 2026 June Auction - Sale 347 Day 3

Two key examples of the 1901 British Railway Administration overprints used on the Peking–Taku Railway during the Boxer Rebellion, specifically the 1/2c black and green ovpt.,including an example with a Tientsin postmark illustrating genuine railway postal usage; these provisional overprints were in official use for only about two months, making them scarce and historically significant, and together with the accompanying map and write-up, the...

1910s a group of 35 Italy PO in Peking stamps,including ovpt. "Pechino" only, Surch., Express, Postage Due stamps. Please view.

1910年代一組35枚義大利在北京客郵新票，包括只加蓋地名票、加蓋改值、快遞、欠資票等。請預覽。

1918-19 Italy 5L surch. Tientsin 2 Dollari in imprint marginal horizontal pair (Chans FI-54),MNH with toning on reverse. F-VF.

1918-19年義大利5拉里加蓋天津改2圓雙橫連帶左邊廠銘新票（陳目FI-54），原膠無貼，背黃，上中品。

1900s-1910s a group of 41 Italy PO in China stamps,including Italy stamps ovpt. Tientsin only and Postage Due stamps ovpt. Tientsin stamps. Please view.

1900-10年代一組41枚義大利在華客郵新票，包括義大利票加蓋天津地名票及欠資票加蓋天津地名票。請預覽。

1900-13 a group of 44 Japanese PO in China mint stamps,fresh MNH/MH, one with fault. Plus two extra used stamps. Please view.

1900-13年一組約44枚日本在華客郵局新票，原膠無貼/背貼，其中一枚有損。另有多2枚舊票。請預覽。

1918 Russian Post Offices in China underpaid cover, from Tientsin to Newtonville, U.S.A.,franked with a combination of a 3k stamp overprinted “3 cents” in Chinese currency and a 7k “Kitai” issue, cancelled by Cyrillic TIENTSIN RUSSIAN POST (Type 6) datestamp dated 20 Jan 1918. The cover was opened and resealed in transit by military censors at Petrograd and London. The 7k “Kitai” stamp, denominated in Russian currency, was not accepted and an...

1919 US PO in China 1st surch. on President Series complete set of 16,plus 16c & 24 shades and 1922 2nd Surch. 2c & 4c. Fresh MH, slightly toned. VF-F.

1919年美國在華客郵總統像普通票第一次加蓋改值新全16枚，另有16分及24分分色票各一枚及1922年第二次加蓋2分及4分各一枚，原膠背貼，微黃上品。

1859 (Jun 7) Aberdeen, England to Canton, China cover, addressed to Surgeon Alexander Gibbon, 65th Regiment of Native Infantry.The cover bears Great Britain adhesives of 4d (two) and 1d (one), paying a total rate of 9d, cancelled by an Aberdeen circular date stamp dated 7 June 1859. On the front is a manuscript arrival notation “24 July 1859”, indicating delivery to Canton approximately six weeks after dispatch.The correspondence falls within...

1879 & 1937 two large size official covers,the 1937 cover sent from Peking to Moukden Railway 4th section police office, attached two Land Certificate f.w. Revenue issues. Please view.

光緒5年(1879年)及1937年兩枚大型公文封，其中民國封寄自京奉鐵路第四總段警察署，内附2枚貼印花稅票的地契。請預覽。

1881 (Mar 20) Kiukiang Customs House official combination cash cover to USA,bearing on reverse Customs Kiukiang originating cds., along with Customs Shanghai cds., USA transit and arrival cds., on front bearing Shanghai IJPO & Yokohama transit cds. VF-F. Ex. Mizuhara, "Hua You Ji Jin" Vol. 3 p. 81.

1881年3月20日九江海關公函西式封，混貼日本小判2錢票5枚，自九江寄美國，背面蓋有九江海關日戳，旁蓋上海海關、美國中轉和到達戳，正面有上海日本客郵局日戳和橫濱中轉戳。上品。水原明窗舊藏，華郵集錦第3冊第26頁實物。

1897 (Feb 18) early stage of Imperial Post combination cash cover from Shanghai to Lyon, France,bearing on backside Customs Shanghai originating cds., along with Lyon arrival cds. On front with Japan 5c pair, tied by Shanghai IJPO cds. VF-F.

1897年2月18日大清郵政開辦初期上海寄法國里昂日本領事舘混貼現金封，背面蓋有上海海關始發日戳，旁蓋里昂到達戳。正面混貼日本5錢票雙連，銷上海日本客郵局日戳。

1893 Mail from the Viceroy of Chili in Tianjin to the Commander of Yongding River Brigade,which defended the capital Beijin.
A fierce battle was fought with foreign powers during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion.

光緒十九年軍事郵件，直隸總督自天津府寄永定河營都司，鈴關防三方。背面印有“欽差大臣直隸閣爵督部堂封”。