�

Amoy

3161

3161 1895 (8 June) lithographed½c.,1c.,2c.,Stone I,4c.and5c.,on registeredenvelope toCaptainF.D.Goddardofthe“S.S. Hatan”ofMessr.JardineMatheson&Co.,Swatow,cancelledby“Local/Post/Amoy”bilingual triangularh.s. inblue, showing“Registered/No.124” framedh.s. adjacent,with“Shanghai/L.P.O./SwatowAgency”ovalh.s.invioletonreverse,fineandrarefrankingwiththecompletesetofthefirstissue.Livingston1,2,3,5,6.

HK$15,000-20,000

The Shanghai L.P.O. Swatow Agency datestamp usage is a great rarity on cover.

This cover is referred to in Charles W. Dougan, The Shanghai Postal System. The Stamps and Postal History (State College, 1981), p. 208.

Provenance J.LewisBlackburn,Michael Rogers (WinterPark),14.6.9�,lot1

3162

3162 1895(8June)lithographed½c.,1c.,2c.,StoneI,and4c.on1896registeredenvelopetoCaptainSpencerWildeofthe“S.S. Taisang”careofMessr.JardineMatheson&Co.,Shanghai,cancelledby“Local/Post/Amoy”bilingualtriangularh.s. inblack,andtwostampsadditionallytiedby“R/Amoy/L.P./No.189”framedh.s.,with“Shanghai/LocalPost/A”arrivalc.d.s. (23.8)onreverse,a fewsmall faultsat footofenvelope,neverthelessafineandrarefranking.Livingston1,2,3,5.

HK$15,000-20,000

98 9

3163 1895 (8 June) lithographed1c. rose-redon1896 (20Aug.) envelope toShanghai, cancelledby “LocalPostOffice/Amoy/A”c.d.s.,with“Shanghai/LocalPost/E”c.d.s.(23.10)inredonreverse,theenvelopesubsequentlyendorsed“left address unknown”and“Retour Amoy”,showing“LocalPostOffice/Amoy/A”arrivalc.d.s.(28.10),stamphasfaultinmarginatupperright,afineandremarkablecommercialusage.Livingston2.

HK$20,000-25,000

3163

3164

3164 1896(11May)15c.grey-blackand20c.violet,eachwithvarietyimperforateleftmargin,finetoveryfineunusedwithmuchoriginalgum.Livingston12a,13a.

HK$2,000-2,500

3165

3165 1896(11May)15c.and25c.onseparateenvelopes to theCustomHouseatFoochow,eachcancelledby“LocalPostOffice/Amoy/A”c.d.s.(8.8)andshowing“PostalServiceFoochow/China”arrivalc.d.s.(10.8)adjacent,afinepair.Livingston12,14.

HK$5,000-6,000

98 9

3166 1896(20May)surchargedinblue“HalfCent”on4c.brownandinblack“HalfCent”on4c.brownon1896(11Dec.)envelopetoI.M.CustomsatWuhu,cancelledby“LocalPostOffice/Amoy/A”c.d.s.,with“Shanghai/LocalPost/H”c.d.s.inredonreverse,veryfinefrankingforthe1centratetoanotherTreatyPort.Livingston15,1�.

HK$10,000-12,000 Provenance CharlesGoodwyn,Spink (HongKong),25.11.01,lot2354

3166

316� Postage Dues : 1895-96“PostageDue”overprintinredon2c.blue,StoneI,SettingIII,fineunusedwithmuchoriginalgum,slightlyyellow.LivingstonD3.

HK$2,000-2,500

3168 Postage Dues : 1895-96“PostageDue”overprintinblackinblockletters2c.blue,StoneII,SettingIII[5],fromthetoprightcornerofthesheet,fineandfreshmint.LivingstonD11.

HK$1,000-1,200

3169 Postage Dues :1896(1June)“PostageDue”overprintinseriffedletters1c.rose-red,fineandfreshmint.LivingstonD14.

HK$2,000-2,500

31�0 Cancellations : Undatedpieceshowing“Amoy/Local/Post/Agency”intagliohandstampinblue,veryfineandrare.

HK$1,500-2,000

31�0

31693168

316�

1110 11

31�1 1895-1896,anassemblyofmintandusedcancelledbyfavourcompletesheetsofforty,includingfirstissue2c.bluetypeII,4c.brown,“HalfCent”surcharges,andPostageDues,mostlyfine(11sheets).

HK$20,000-25,000

Ex31�1

Ex31�2

31�2 1895-1896, the mint and used balance of the specialised collection, partially mounted on pages withnumeroussurchargevarieties,niceshowingofblue“HalfCent”surcharges,PostageDueswithseriffed1c.red,alsothreered-bandcoversfrankedwith1896“Cents”surcharges,mostlyfinetoveryfine(550+).

HK$30,000-40,000

Ex31�3

31�3 Labels : 1895(c.)“Amoy-Shanghai-Ningpo-HongKong”imperforatebogusissue,comprising3c.(5),5c.(6,twowithmonogramcancellation)and10c.(4,onewithmonogramcancellation),goodtofine(15).

HK$3,000-4,000

1110 11

Volapuk Postal History

The following labels, envelopes and usages, all emanate from P. Poletti and Yang Yen-Nung.

31�4 31�5

31�4 1893 (21Sept.)Q.V. 3c. stationery card toEpernay, France, viaHongKong (23.9), cancelledby “A/Amoy”c.d.s.,showing“Poletti/P./CustomHouse/Amoy/China”sender’sh.s.,cardwritteninEsperanto(fewscuffsonreverseaffectingsomewordsinmessage),anunusualcard.

HK$2,000-2,500

31�5 1893(22Nov.)HongKong3c.postalstationerycardfromYangYen-NungtoLeitmeritz,Bohemia(31.12)via Hong Kong (30.11) redirected to Vienna (1.1.94), indicia cancelled by “A/Amoy” c.d.s., showing“LigneN./Paq.Fr.No.1”octagonald.s.(29.11)adjacent,fine.

HK$1,500-2,000

31�6

31�6 1894(23Feb.)“YangYen-Nung,VolapükaneTedelTieda…Amoy,Cinan(China)”cornercardenvelopetoGermany(2.4)viaHongKongbearingHongKong2c.pairandstripofthree,cancelledby“Amoy/A”c.d.s.,fine.

HK$1,200-1,500 Provenance NeilChristensen,Spink (HongKong),20.1.08,lot1291

31�� 1894(16July)HongKong1c.postalstationerycardtoGermany(20.8)viaHongKong(18.�)bearing2c.,cancelledby“A/Amoy”c.d.s.,cardhassmallcornercreasing,fine.

HK$1,500-2,000

31�8 1894(24Aug.)“YangYen-Nung,VolapükaneTedelTieda…Amoy,Cinan(China)”cornercardenvelopetoGermany (1.10)viaHongKong (2�.8)bearingHongKong2c. stripof threeandsingles (2, faded),cancelledby“Amoy/A”c.d.s.

HK$1,500-2,000

1312 13

31843183

31823181

Ex3180

31�9

31�831��

1312 13

31�9 1894(24Oct.)“YangYen-Nung,VolapükaneTedelTieda…Amoy,Cinan(China)”cornercardenvelopetoGermany(30.11)viaHongKong(26.10)bearingHongKong2c.stripofthree,cancelledby“A/Amoy”c.d.s.,underpaidby4cents,fine.

HK$1,500-2,000

3180 1895(c.)Volapuklocals1c.blue(2)and25c.red,alsoYangYen-Nungembossedredstamp,afewfaults.HK$1,000-1,200

3181 1895(14May)HongKongsurchargedinred4c.on3c.postalstationerycardtoGermany(28.6)viaHongKong(1�.5)bearingVolapuklocal1c.,indiciacancelledby“Amoy/C”c.d.s.whichalsotieslabel,lowerrightcornerofcarddamaged,otherwisefine.

HK$1,500-2,000

3182 1895(24June)HongKongsurchargedinred4c.on3c.postalstationerycardtoVienna(4.8)viaHongKong(1.�)bearingVolapuklocal1c.,indiciacancelledby“Amoy/A”c.d.s.,fine.

HK$2,000-2,500

3183 1896(16May)HongKong4c.postalstationerycardfromP.PolettitoBelgium(22.6)viaHongKong(19.5)bearingVolapuklocal1c.,indiciacancelledby“Amoy/A”c.d.s.whichalsotiesthelocalstamp,fine.

HK$2,000-2,500 Provenance JohnParker,Stanley Gibbons (HongKong),20.2.94,lot1298

3184 189�(5Feb.)HongKongsurchargedinred4c.on3c.postalstationeryreplycard(“Reply”crossedout)toAustria(16.3)bearingVolapuklocal1c.,indiciacancelledby“Amoy/A”c.d.s.,fine.

HK$2,000-2,500

3185 189�(29Nov.)HongKong4c.postalstationerycardtoGermany(3.1.98)viaHongKong(1.12)bearingVolapuklocal½c.blackonpink,with“Sun Yu-fu”printedsender’slabel,indiciacancelledby“Amoy/A”c.d.s.,fine.

HK$2,000-2,500 Provenance MiloD.Rowell,Christie’s Swire (HongKong),19.9.92,lot1161

3186

3186 189�(19Dec.)HongKong4c.postalstationerycardtoGermany(15.1.99)bearingVolapuklocal½c.blackonpinkand“Sun Yu-fu”printedsender’slabel,indiciacancelledby“Amoy”dollardaterinbrown,and the label tiedby“HongKong/B”c.d.s. (15.12),which is alsocancelledby“Wiesbaden/1”arrivalc.d.s.,slightcreasing,neverthelessfineandunusual.

HK$6,000-8,000

The dollar dater relates to either payment in cash, subscriber’s card, or acceptance of foreign postage applied by the sender (“Postal Note No. 14” of 3 April 1897).

1514 15

3188

3193

3192

31913190

318�

3185

1514 15

318� 1898(�Feb.)“YangYen-Nung,VolapükaneTedelTieda…Amoy,Cinan(China)”cornercardenvelopetoParis(2.3)viaHongKong(9.2)bearingHongKong10c.,cancelledby“Amoy/C”c.d.s.,showing“LigneN./Paq.Fr.No.2”c.d.s.(12.2)adjacent,fine.

HK$1,500-2,000

3188 1898(8July)“YangYen-Nung,VolapükaneTedelTieda…Amoy,Cinan(China)”cornercardenvelopetoGermany(16.8)viaHongKong(10.�)bearingonreverseChinaI.C.P.5c.pair,cancelledby“Amoy”dollardaterandadditionallytiedbyarrivalc.d.s.,incombinationwithHongKong10c.onfront,unusuallycancelledby“Amoy”dollardateronly,envelopeslightlytoned.neverthelessafineandrareusage.

HK$6,000-8,000

3189

3189 1898(15Aug.)HongKong4c.postalstationerycardtoGermany(18.9)bearingVolapuklocal½c.blackonpinkand“Sun Yu-fu”printedsender’slabel,indiciacancelledby“Amoy”dollardaterinbrownand“HongKong/B”c.d.s.,thelabeltiedby“Wiesbaden/1”arrivalc.d.s.,veryfineandunusual.

HK$6,000-8,000

The dollar dater relates to either payment in cash, subscriber’s card, or acceptance of foreign postage applied by the sender (“Postal Note No. 14” of 3 April 1897).

3190 1899 (� Mar.) postcard with “Sung Ying-fo/I.M. Customs/Amoy/China” sender’s cachet in violet toGermany (10.4) bearing China C.I.P. 4c., cancelled by “Amoy” dollar dater (intercalary month), incombinationwithHongKong4c.cancelledbyitsindex“C”c.d.s.(9.3),cardcreasedatupperleftcorneraffectingtheC.I.P.stamp,otherwisefine.

HK$3,000-4,000 Provenance CharlesGoodwyn,Spink (HongKong),25.11.01,lot143�

3191 1899(10Aug.)I.C.P.1c.postalstationerycardwith“SungYing-fo/I.M.Customs/Amoy/China”sender’scachetinviolettoAustria(11.9)bearingChinaC.I.P.1c.and2c.,cancelledby“Amoy”bilingualc.d.s.,incombinationwithHongKong4c.with“I.P.O.”framedtie-printanditsindex“A”c.d.s.,veryfine.

HK$3,000-4,000

3192 1902(3Nov.)“YangYen-Nung,VolapükaneTedelTieda…Amoy,Cinan(China)”cornercardregistered“AR”envelopetoHungary(�.12)viaHongKong(6.11)bearingHongKong10c.blue(3,faultsordefects),cancelledby“Amoy/A”c.d.s.,onestampadditionallytiedby“R”incircleh.s.,with“AR”framedh.s.inred,rareandhandsomeusage.

HK$6,000-8,000

3193 Ningpo : 1902(8Mar.)HongKong4c.postalstationerycardfromSingCheeChen,theAssistantPostalClerkattheNingpoCustomHousetoParis,showing“Ningpo”bilingualc.d.s.indicatingprepaymentincashorsubscriber’scard,with“Shanghai”bilingualtransitc.d.s.(10.3)adjacent,andtheindiciacancelledby“Shanghai/C”BritishPostOfficec.d.s.(10.5),fine.

HK$1,500-2,000

1�16 1�

Chefoo

3195Ex3194

3194 Postal Memorandum : 1894(1�Nov.)“Memorandum”fromtheLocalPostOfficeinChefooconcerningthe price of the current issue of stamps and postal stationery, signed by Amelia van Ess, the LocalPostmistress; accompanied by the original 1894 registered envelope containing the MemorandumaddressedtoKansasCity,MissouriviaSanFrancisco(22.12)bearingHongKong20c.on10c.,cancelledby“Shanghai/C”c.d.s.(22.11),withwaxsealofthe“LocalPostOffice/Chefoo”onreverse.

HK$15,000-20,000 Provenance MajorRichardPratt,Spink(HongKong),20.1.08,lot563

3195 1893(6Oct.)registeredenvelope(220x140mm.)toShanghai(8.10,LocalPostarrival)bearingLocalPost1893(6Oct.)firstissue2c.ultramarinepairand5c.orange,bothfromtheleftofthesheet,cancelledby“Chefoo/LocalPost”ovald.s. inblue,showing“Registered”straight-lineh.s. invioletwith“No 75”inmanuscript,veryfinetripleratecoverused on the day of issue ofthefirststampsofChefoo.

HK$15,000-20,000

3198319�

3196

1�16 1�

3196 1894(12Apr.)envelopetotheGreatNorthernEasternExtensionTelegraphCompanyinShanghai(14.4,LocalPostarrival)“per s. Wuchang”bearingLocalPost1c.withsheetmarginatleft,cancelledby“LocalPost/Chefoo”double-ringd.s.,withadditionalstrikeaswellasarrivalc.d.s.onreverse.Livingston2.

HK$2,500-3,000

319� 1894 (1� July) envelope to Carlowitz & Co. in Shanghai (20.�, Local Post arrival) showing “ANZ &Co/Chefoo”sender’scachetinvioletandbearingLocalPost½c.verticalpairfromthetopofthesheet,cancelledby“LocalPost/Chefoo”double-ringd.s.,veryfineandappealingcommercialusage.

HK$3,000-4,000

3198 1894(28Sept.)registered“Binns”envelopetoShanghai(30.9,LocalPostarrival)bearingLocalPostre-engraved½c.pair,1c.and2c.pair,cancelledby“LocalPost/Chefoo”double-ringd.s.,withadditionalstrikeaswellasarrivalc.d.s.(index“H”)onreverse,showingonfront“R”inovaland“Registered”h.s.,bothinred,veryfine.

HK$5,000-6,000

A LoveLy Chefoo LoCAL Post UsAge on An overseAs enveLoPesent throUgh the United stAtes PostAL AgenCy in shAnghAi

3199

3199 1895 (2 June) envelope to Brookline, Massachusetts, via San Francisco (4.�) bearing Local Post 1c.,cancelledby“LocalPost/Chefoo”double-ringd.s.,incombinationwithU.S.Grant5c.browncancelledby“U.S.PostalAgency,/Shanghai/1”duplex(“Jan12”,sic!),showingonreversesimilarveryfinestrikesforboth,alsowith“Shanghai/LocalPost”transitc.d.s.(4.6)inblue,envelopewithlighthorizontalcreasebelowtheaddress,fineandinterestingcombinationcoverwiththeU.S.PostalAgencyduplexobviouslymisdated.

HK$30,000-40,000

1918 19

A fine LoCAL Post UsAge to An UnUsUAL destinAtion sent throUgh the British Post offiCe UtiLising hong Kong PostAL stAtionery

3200 1896 (22May)HongKong1c.postal stationery card toBergen,Norway viaShanghaiLocalPost andHongKong(26.5)bearingLocalPost½c.,cancelledby“LocalPost/Chefoo”double-ringd.s.,theindiciacancelledby“Shanghae/C”c.d.s.,showing“T”incircleh.s.adjacent,thecardbeingunderpaidandsentatthedomesticrateinsteadofthe4centsinternationalrate,lightcreaseatleft,neverthelessaremarkablecombinationusagetoanunusualdestination.

HK$25,000-30,000

A deLightfUL Chefoo-frenCh Post offiCe ComBinAtion

3201 189�(30Jan.)envelopetoKingstown,Ireland(4.3)viaShanghaiLocalPost(3.2)bearingLocalPostre-engraved1c.cancelledby“LocalPost/Chefoo”double-ringd.s.inblue,andFrance“Chine”25c.cancelledby“Shang-hai/Chine”c.d.s.(4.2),veryfinecombinationcover.

HK$30,000-40,000

The normal practice was to send mail to Europe through the German Post Office, but in this case it was unusually sent via the French Post Office.

Provenance “Ming”,Corinphila (Zurich),29.9.88,lot4446 JaneandDanStenOlsson,Zurich Asia(HongKong),1.11.9�,lot1225

Expertisation SignedPeterHolcombe

3201

3200

1918 19

3202 1893-1896,amintandusedcollectionbalance,includingretouchedDie5c.orange,10c.browncompletesheetsofforty,Pictorialbicolouredsetbothmintandused,andPictorialbicoloured15c.completesheetoffifty,finetoveryfine(190+).Not illustrated.

HK$�,500-9,000

ChinKiAng

3203 1894(5July)letterfromR.A.deVillardoftheImperialMaritimeCustomstoF.Gregson,theSecretaryoftheChinkiangMunicipalCouncil,referringtotheundertakingoftheformertodesignthestampsandnegotiateacontractfortheirprinting,whichbecamefraughtwithcomplicationsduetoafireon29June,damagingboththeprintingpressesandthelithographicstones,forcingdeVillardtosendhisbrother-in-lawtoJapantooverseetheemergencyprintingofthefirstissue.OftheTsukijiTypeFoundryCo.,Tokyo,whodeVillardengagedtoprintthestamps,hewrites:

The Company is a semi-official company and I enclose their estimate…also two samples, belonging to this Office, which I ask you to return. They, the Japanese, are printing by order from Peking through my agency –the Double Dragon designs, a limited number of copies, which as you will see are engraved also & print in colours. As they have done so well hitherto for us and have never been found wanting in honesty, I have no fear that they will hazard this reputation, the more as they are printing the Wedding stamps.

Onlypages2-5oftheoriginalletterarepresent,butpage1isillustratedinCharlesDougan’sbook(p.56).Theletterissigned“R.A. de Villard”onthebottomofthelastpage.AfascinatingandimportanthistoricalletterrelatingnotonlytotheproductionofthefirstissueofChinkiang,butalsototheirworkonotherChinesestampssuchastheaforementionedDowagerissue.

HK$12,000-15,000 Provenance CharlesGoodwyn,Spink (HongKong),25.11.01,lot2304

Reference CharlesW.Dougan, The Shanghai Postal System. The Stamps and Postal History.(StateCollege,1981), pp.

51-56.Illustrated.

Ex3203(part)

2120 21

3212Ex3211

32093208

Ex3206

Ex3210

Ex320�

Ex3205

3204

2120 21

3204 1894(�July)“TheTokyoTsukijiTypeFoundry”printedletterheadrepresentingaletterofguaranteefromtheprintingfirm:

The undersigned company hereby faithfully promise, undertake and declare that no more stamps as have been ordered by Mr. de Villard, viz ½cts 100,000, 1cts 150,000, 2cts 50,000, 4cts 30,000, 5cts 30,000, 6cts 20,000, 10cts 20,000 shall be printed, and the Company also hereby undertake that no stamps whatever shall be kept back, carried out or given away without proper consent in writing of Mr. de Villard having been first obtained.

WithfinestrikeofthesealoftheFoundryinred,someperipheraldamageattopandlowerright.Animportantanduniquedocumentrelatingtotheprintingorderandsecurity.

HK$6,000-8,000 Provenance CharlesGoodwyn,Spink (HongKong),25.11.01,lot23�9

Reference CharlesW.Dougan, The Shanghai Postal System. The Stamps and Postal History.(StateCollege,1981), p.58.

Illustrated.

3205 1894firstissueimperforateplateproofsoncard½c.to10c.,veryfine.Livingston1P-�P.HK$1,500-2,000

3206 1894firstissue½c.to10c.incompletemintsheetsoffifty,fewstampswithfaults,mostlyfinetoveryfine.Livingston1-�.

HK$12,000-15,000

320� 1895secondissue½c.to15c.imperforateplateproofsoncard½c.to15c.,veryfine.Livingston8P-15P.HK$2,000-2,500

3208 1895(20Sept.)envelopetoRev.J.R.HykesoftheAmericanBibleSocietyinShanghaibearingfirstissuewithoutclouds1c.blue,cancelledby“Chinkiang/PostalService”double-ringd.s.,withanotherstrikeonreverse,veryfine.Livingston2.

HK$1,500-2,000

3209 Postage Dues : 1894secondissuewidespacing2.5mm.overprinted “PostageDue”on½c.rosehorizontalstripoffour,varietysecondstampwith“U”in“Due”handstamped,on“Binns”envelopetos.s.“Woosung”,Chinkiang,cancelledby“Chinkiang/PostalService”bilingualdouble-ringh.s.,showingfurtherstrikesofthecircularhandstampwithadditional“ToPay”ovalh.s.adjacent,envelopehascentralhorizontalcreasewellclearofstamps,fine.LivingstonD8,l;ChanLCHD8,di.

HK$6,000-8,000

3210 1894-1895,themintandusedbalanceofaspecialisedcollection,withnumerousvarieties,PostageDuesinclude inverted overprints, tête-bêche pairs, split “P”, black over red double overprints, third issueimperforateplateproofs,andafewcompletesheets,mainlyfinetoveryfine(�00+).

HK$40,000-50,000

Postal Stationery

3211 1894(9Nov.)1c.brownoncreampostalstationerycardtoShanghai,theindiciacancelledby“Chinkiang/PostalService”bilingualdouble-ringh.s.,thecardisfromCaptainRobertA.Binnsonthes.s.“Woosung”atChinkiang,whowritesthatthe“Ship leaves tonight - draft 19.6. fullup. This is the new Post Card. Kindly save it for me.”Fine;alsoanunusedexampleofthecard(lightagespotting).LivingstonPC1.

HK$2,000-2,500 Provenance Dr.Wei-liangChow,Sotheby’s (HongKong),�.11.96,lot�26

3212 1896(21June)1c.blueoncreampostalstationerycardtoShanghai(22.6),cancelledby“Chinkiang/PostalService” double-ring d.s. and showing “Shanghai/Local Post/C” c.d.s. adjacent, very fine commercialusage.LivingstonPC2.

HK$4,000-5,000

2322 23

A oUtstAnding ChinKiAng PostAL stAtionery-British Post offiCeComBinAtion UsAge

3213 1894(9Nov.)1c.brownoncreampostalstationerycardtoBangor,Maine,U.S.A.viaYokohama(29.11)andSanFrancisco(14.12),theindiciacancelledby“Chinkiang/PostalService”bilingualdouble-ringh.s.,“Shanghai/LocalPost” transit c.d.s. (20.11) inblue (oily strike) alongside, in combinationwithHongKong2c.(2),cancelledby“Shanghae/C”c.d.s.(22.11),thewriterreferstotheendoftheIndiansummerandconcludeswith:“I thought you’d like to see the new postal cards so send this.”FinetoveryfineoverseasusagethroughtheBritishPostOfficepayingthe4centsinternationalU.P.U.rateforpostcards.LivingstonPC1.

HK$30,000-40,000

The domestic postcard rate between Chinkiang and the Treaty Ports within China was 1 candarin. Since China was not a member of the Universal Postal Union at the time, stamps from one of the foreign post offices in China were required to pay the international postcard rate, which was 4 cents.

2322 23

An exqUisite ChinKiAng PostAL stAtionery-frenCh Post offiCeComBinAtion UsAge

3214 1895(20Apr.)Chinkiang1c.blueoncreampostalstationerycardtoBlairmore,Scotland“via Greenock”,indicia cancelled by “Chinkiang/Postal Service” bilingual double-ring d.s., “Shanghai/Local Post/H”transitc.d.s.(21.4)onreverse,incombinationwithFrance“Chine”5c.verticalpair,cancelledby“Shang-hai/Chine”c.d.s.(22.4),veryfineoverseasusagethroughtheFrenchPostofficepayingthe10centimesinternationalU.P.U.rateforpostcards.LivingstonPC2.

HK$40,000-50,000 Expertisation SignedPeterHolcombe

Provenance “Ming”,Corinphila (Zurich),20.9.88,lot44�8 JaneandDanStenOlsson,Zurich Asia(HongKong),1.11.9�,lot1226

2524 25

ChUngKing

3215 1894 “Chungking Local Post” printed miniature public notice with large violet “Chungking L.P.O.Shanghai Agency” c.d.s. of “15 Mar. 95”, text commences “This office forwards letters and parcels from Chungking by Express Courier to Ichang and thence by Steamer to the Treaty Ports and vice versa…”detailingchargesandexplainingtherelationshipbetweentheChungkingL.P.O.anditsagenciesinShanghaiandIchang,scarceandappealingpostaldocument.

HK$5,000-6,000 Provenance E.N.Lane,Sotheby’s and Corinphila (HongKong),8.10.9�,lot1349

3216 1894(Dec.)thirdissueimperforateplateproofsonthickpaper2ca.to24ca.,fine.Livingston3P-�P.HK$4,000-5,000

321� 1894(Dec.)thirdissue2ca.to24ca.incompletesheetsoffifty,fineandfreshmint.Livingston3-�.HK$3,000-4,000

Ex321�3215

3222Ex3216

2524 25

A fine ChUngKing-frenCh Post offiCe ComBinAtion

3218

3218 1896 (25 Jan.) envelope to London (19.3) bearing third issue 8ca. orange, cancelled by “Chungking”framedbilinguald.s.inviolet,showing“ChungkingL.P.O.ShanghaiAgency”bilingualdouble-ringd.s.(11.2) in violeton reverse, in combinationwithFrance “Chine”25c. cancelledby “Shang-hai/Chine”c.d.s.(14.2),with“LigneN.Paq.Fr.No.8”octagonald.s.(15.2)onreverse,addressedinthehandwritingofAliciaLittle,sealatbackcutout.Fineandappealingcombinationusage.Livingston5.

HK$35,000-40,000 Expertisation SignedPeterHolcombe

Provenance “Ming”,Corinphila (Zurich),25.3.8�,lot5092 Christie’s Swire (HongKong),2.11.94,lot28�8

3219

3219 1896 (22 Apr.) registered envelope (embossed monogram initials of Mrs. Archibald Little on flap) toShanghai (5.5) bearing third issue 2c. rose, cancelled by “Chungking” framed bilingual d.s. in violet,showing“L.P./Ichang”framedbilinguald.s.(30.4)inpurpleandmatching“R”incirclesadjacent,with“Hankow/LocalPost”transitc.d.s.(2.5)inpurple-violetand“Shanghai/LocalPost/D”arrivalc.d.s.(5.5)inblue-violetonreverse,envelopealittleroughlyopenedattop,neverthelessaveryfineandimmenselyrareregisteredusagedemonstratingtheproperroutingthroughthevariousagenciesoftheShanghaiLocalPostsystem.Livingston3.

HK$15,000-20,000 Expertisation B.P.A.certificate(1995)

Auction Record Christie’s Swire (HongKong),2.11.94,lot28�9

2�26 2�

A sPLendid PAir of ChUngKing-hong Kong ComBinAtion Coversto engLAnd At the singLe And doUBLe Letter rAtes

3220 1896 (25 Aug.) envelope to Salisbury, England (13.10) bearing third issue 16ca. mauve, cancelled by“Chungking”framedbilinguald.s. inviolet, incombinationwithHongKong10c.purpleonredpair,cancelledby“Shanghae/C”c.d.s.(5.9).Veryfinedoublerateusage.Livingston6.

HK$40,000-50,000 Provenance MajorRichardPratt,Spink(HongKong),20.1.08,lot5�5

3221 1896(21Dec.)envelopetoLondon(15.2.9�)viaHongKong(12.1.9�)bearingthirdissue8ca.orange, cancelledby“Chungking”framedbilinguald.s.inviolet,incombinationwithHongKong10c.purpleonred,cancelledby“Shanghae/C”c.d.s.(4.1.9�),envelopeopenedoutfordisplay,veryfinesinglerateusage.Livingston5.

HK$40,000-50,000 Provenance AdmiralGeorgeC.Dyer,Christie’s Robson Lowe(Zurich),2.11.84,lot3426 Anna-LisaandSven-EricBeckeman,Zurich Asia(HongKong),10.5.01,lotB43

3222 Postage Dues : 1895unfrankedenvelopefromShanghaitoChungking,showing“Shanghai/LocalPost/A”originc.d.s. (faintstrike)and“Hankow/LocalPost/C”transitc.d.s. (19.8)bothinblueonreverse,withChungking lithographed “PostageDue”overprint on2c. rose appliedon front and cancelledby“Chungking”framedbilinguald.s.(9.9)inviolet,fineusageofthePostageDue.LivingstonD6.

HK$6,000-8,000 Provenance E.N.Lane,Sotheby’s and Corinphila (HongKong),8.10.9�,lot1351

3220

3221

2�26 2�

An immenseLy rAre CommerCiAL UsAge of the PostAge dUes on An inComing Cover from eUroPe

3223 Postage Dues : 1896(June)envelopefromParistoH.J.EverallcareofA(rchibald)Little,inChungking(10.8)viaBritishPostOfficeinShanghai(14.�)bearingFrancePeaceandCommerce25c.(smallfaults),cancelledbyc.d.s.,withChungkinglithographed“PostageDue”overprinton2c.roseappliedonarrivalandcancelledby“Chungking”framedbilinguald.s.(9.8)inviolet,showing“Singapore/to/HongKong”marinesorterc.d.s.andBritishP.O.“Shanghai/C”c.d.s.onreverse.FineandexceptionalcommercialusageofthePostageDue.LivingstonD6.

HK$50,000-60,000

3224 1893-1895,amintandusedcollectionbalance,includingfirstissueperf.12½2c.redcompletesheetoffiftymint,secondissueimperf.xperf.12½2ca.completesheetoften,thirdissue2ca.deepaniline-roseimperforatebetweenhorizontalpair,16ca.mauvecompletesheetoffiftymint,agoodrangeofPostageDueoverprints,andsomecancellationinterestwithChungkingAgencyinIchang,mainlyfine(130+).Not illustrated.

HK$12,000-15,000

3223

2928 29

Postal Stationery

3225 First issue : 1895(25May)2ca.postalstationerycardfromShanghaitoArchibaldLittleinChungking

(25.6),Shanghai“Rex&Co.Shanghai”ovalbilingual sender’sh.s. inredonreverse,with“Hankow/Local Post” transit c.d.s. (1.6) in violet, “Ichang” framed bilingual transit d.s. in purple (5.6), and“Chungking”framedbilingualarrivald.s.inviolet,lightverticalfilingfold,otherwiseveryfineandearlyusage,particularlyunusualwiththeShanghaiorigination.LivingstonPC1.

HK$6,000-8,000

A very early usage of the Chungking Local Post postal stationery card. Of exquisite design, these postcards were viewed as novelties at the time and, consequently, were often used later as Christmas or New Year greeting cards. Interestingly, the sender notes : “It strikes me that these cards are…like the paper sugar bags are made of. And the design looks different - it seems some much more Japanese than Chinese.”

Rex & Co. were the agents for Archibald Little, the founder of the Chungking Local Post, and for the Chungking Local Post itself in Shanghai. The Chungking Transport Company operated its own postal agency in Shanghai under the auspices of the Chungking Local Post, and it was not a part of the Shanghai Local Post at the time.

The domestic postcard rate for the Chungking Local Post and the other Treaty Ports within China was 2 candarins.

Provenance E.N.Lane,Sotheby’s and Corinphila (HongKong),�.10.9�,lot1353

3226 First issue : 1895(20Aug.)2ca.postalstationerycardtoR.A.deVillardinChinkiang,showing“ChungkingL.P.ShanghaiAgency”double-ringorigind.s.invioletand“Chinkiang/PostalService”bilingualdouble-ringarrivalh.s.,lightagespotting,otherwisefine,seeminglysentbyArchibaldLittle,importanthistoricalitem,beingthefinishedcardsenttodeVillardforhisrecordsandarchives.LivingstonPC1.

HK$5,000-6,000

3226

3225

2928 29

322� First issue : 1895 (1�Nov.)2ca.postal stationerycard fromAliciaLittle, thewifeofArchibaldLittle,Shanghai(3.12),showing“Chungking”framedbilingualorigind.s.inviolet,“Ichang”framedbilingualtransit d.s. (23.11) in violet, “Ichang/Post Office” thimble type h.s. in purple, “Hankow/Local Post”transitc.d.s.(30.11)inviolet,and“Shanghai/LocalPost”arrivalc.d.s.inviolet,minoredgetoning,fineandfullofcharacter.LivingstonPC1.

HK$8,000-10,000

Alicia Little notes that Mr. Little has recovered from a serious illness and comments : “Have you seen our new postcard, delayed in sending this novelty, owing to Mr. Little having been very ill. People here are using these cards largely for Xmas greetings. They go post free in China and for 4 cents additional to England, I believe.”

Provenance E.N.Lane,Sotheby’s and Corinphila (HongKong),�.10.9�,lot1356

3228 First issue : 1895(�Dec.)2ca.postalstationerycardfromAliciaLittletoMessrs.E.L.Mondon&Co.inShanghai (24.12)orderingfoodandsuppliestobeshippedbytheChungkingTransportCompany,showing“Chungking”framedbilingualdespatchd.s.(9.12)inviolet,with“L.P./Ichang”framedbilinguald.s.(1�.12)inpurpleandaccompanying“Ichang”framedbilingualtransitd.s.(1�.12)inviolet(onreverse),and“Shanghai/LocalPost/G”arrivalc.d.s.inblue,minorpunctureatright,otherwisefinecommercialusage.LivingstonPC1.

HK$8,000-10,000 Provenance SirPercivalDavid E.N.Lane,Sotheby’s and Corinphila (HongKong),8.10.9�,lot135�

3228

322�

3130 31

A mAgnifiCent LoCAL Post And British Post offiCe ComBinAtion PostAL stAtionery CArd

3229 First issue : 1896(1�Feb.)2ca.postalstationerycardtoMissA.H.LittleinBletchingly,Surrey,England(14.4) via Hong Kong (10.3), showing “Chungking” framed bilingual d.s. in violet, with “ChungkingL.P.O. Shanghai Agency” double-ring transit d.s. in violet-blue adjacent, bearing Hong Kong 2c. (2),cancelledby“Shanghae/C”c.d.s.(6.3),thecardhascentralfilingfold,neverthelessaveryfineandrareoverseasusagewith theHongKong stampspaying the4 cents international postcard rate. LivingstonPC1.

HK$40,000-50,000

The domestic postcard rate between Chungking and the other Treaty Ports within China was 2 candarins. Since China was not a member of the Universal Postal Union at the time, stamps from one of the foreign post offices in China were required to pay the international postcard rate, which was 4 cents.

Expertisation SignedPeterHolcombe

Provenance “Ming”,Corinphila (Zurich),25.3.8�,lot5090 JaneandDanStenOlsson,Zurich Asia(HongKong),1.11.9�,lot1228

3130 31

3230 First issue : 1896 (3 Apr.) 2ca. postal stationery card to Prague (22.6) bearing on reverse third issue2ca.rose,cancelledby“Chungking”framedbilinguald.s. inviolet, thefrontwithsimilarstrikeofthe“Chungking”framedbilinguald.s.invioletand“ChungkingL.P.O.ShanghaiAgency”double-ringtransitd.s.(24.4)inviolet-blue,incombinationwithHongKong2c.pair,cancelledby“Shanghae/C”c.d.s.(24.4),showing“HongKong/B”c.d.s.(28.4)and“LigneN/Paq.Fr.No.8”octagonald.s.(29.4)adjacent,with“Prag/Praha”arrivalc.d.s.onreverse,veryfineandunusualdoubleusageofpostagefromtheChungkingLocalPost-2ca.postagestamp+2ca.postalstationery=overpaymentof2candarins.Livingston3,PC1.

HK$30,000-40,000

3231 First issue : 1896 (18 Oct.) 2ca. postal stationery card from Archibald Little to Shanghai, showing“Chungking”framedbilingualorigind.s.invioletand“Shanghai/LocalPost/B”arrivalc.d.s.inred,withmatching“Paid”framedh.s.,theprintingofthecardisinahighlydistinctiveandunusualgreencolour,veryfineandrareusagewiththeShanghaiLocalPost“Paid”handstamp.LivingstonPC1.

HK$8,000-10,000

3230

3231

3332 33

3232 Second issue : 1896(26June)surchargedinred1ca.on2ca.postalstationerycardtoShanghai(12.�),cancelled by “Chungking” framed bilingual d.s. in violet, “L.P./Ichang” framed bilingual d.s. (4.�) inpurpleand“Hankow/LocalPost”transitc.d.s.(9.�)inblack,with“Shanghai/LocalPost/D”arrivalc.d.s.(12.�) on reverse, fine and rare proper usage of the surcharged stationery card at the newly reducedpostcardrateof1candarinforallofChina.LivingstonPC2.

HK$10,000-12,000

Ex3233

3233 Collection : 1895-96,theunusedcollectionwithafewdifferentvariationsandmeasurements,comprisingfirstissue2ca.postalstationerycards(6,onewith“Chungking”framedbilingualorigind.s.inviolet)andsecondissue1ca.on2ca.postalstationerycards(5,onewith“Chungking”framedbilingualorigind.s.inviolet),mainlyfine(11).

HK$6,000-8,000

Chinese Imperial Post Office Usage

3234 1901 (5Nov.)parcelwrapper front fromA.J.Little toMissAliceHamiltonLittle inLondon,bearingC.I.P.30c.and50c.,cancelledbyChungkingbilingualc.d.s.,incombinationwithHongKong10c.(2)cancelledby“Shanghai/C”c.d.s.(16.11),interestingparcelusagefromArchibaldLittle,thefounderoftheChungkingLocalPostsystem,nearlyfiveyearsfollowingitsclosure.

HK$�50-1,000

3234

3232

3332 33

fooChow

3235

3235 1895 (11 Sept.) registered envelope to Shanghai (14.9) bearing 1895 1c. green and 10c. yellow-green,cancelledby“PostalServiceFoochow/China”c.d.s.,showing“Registered/No.483”framedh.s.adjacent,withwaxsealof“Mollchenoff-Petchanoff & Co.” onreverse,the10c.hastearsattopandtheenvelopeisroughlyopenedattop,anoutstandingcommercialusageatahighfranking.Livingston2,6.

HK$15,000-20,000 Provenance CharlesW.Dougan, Robson Lowe (Zurich),20.10.83,lot114� Dr.Wei-liangChow,Sotheby’s (HongKong),�.11.96,lot��8

Reference CharlesW.Dougan, The Shanghai Postal System. The Stamps and Postal History.(StateCollege,1981), p.101.

Illustrated.

3236

3236 1895(24Dec.)envelopetoBoston,Massachusetts(26.1.96)viaKobe(2.1.96)andSanFrancisco(21.1.96)bearing18951c.green,cancelledby“PostalService/PagodaAnchorage”c.d.s.,incombinationwithJapanKoban5s.,cancelledby“Shanghae/I.J.P.O.”c.d.s.(29.12),fineandappealingenvelopetotheU.S.A.withtheLocalPost1c.payingthedomesticpostagetoShanghaiandtheJapan5s.payingthespecial5senreducedratetotheU.S.A.throughtheJapanesePostOffice.Livingston2.

HK$25,000-30,000

3534 35

An exCePtionAL fooChow-JAPAnese Post offiCe ComBinAtionto the United stAtes with foreign PostAge PAying

the sPeCiAL redUCed triPLe rAte

323� 1896(8Feb.)envelopetoJosephPulitzer,ofthe“New York World”,NewYork(13.3)viaShanghaiLocalPost(11.2)andYokohama(19.2)bearing18951c.,cancelledby“PostalServiceFoochow/China”c.d.s.,in combination with Japan Koban 5s. pair and single, cancelled by “Shanghai/I.J.P.O.” c.d.s. (13.2),envelopeopenedoutfordisplayandminorcoverfaultatright,veryfine,withtheLocalPost1c.payingthedomesticpostagetoShanghaiandtheJapan15seninpostagepayingthespecialreducedtripleletterratetotheU.S.A.throughtheJapanesePostOffice.Livingston2.

HK$30,000-40,000 Provenance Anna-LisaandSven-EricBeckeman,Zurich Asia(HongKong),10.5.01,lotB40

3534 35

3238 1896 (Feb.) ½c. red-brown on manila wrapper to Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, cancelled by “PostalServiceFoochow/China”c.d.s.,incombinationwithJapanKoban1s.,cancelledby“Shanghai/I.J.P.O.”c.d.s.(26.2),creasingandslightdamageattopright,fineprintedmatterusageofthewrapperthroughtheJapanesePostOffice.LivingstonNW1.

HK$20,000-25,000 Provenance MajorRichardPratt,Spink(HongKong),20.1.08,lot584

3239

3239 1896(1�Mar.)envelopetoNewtonville,Massachusetts(14.4)viaNagasaki(24.3)andYokohama(26.3)bearing18951c.green,cancelledby“PostalService/PagodaAnchorage”c.d.s.,incombinationwithHongKong10c.purpleonred(creased),cancelledby“Shanghae/C”c.d.s.(22.3),fineandappealingenvelopetotheU.S.A.withtheLocalPost1c.payingthedomesticpostagetoShanghaiandtheHongKong10c.payingtheU.P.U.internationalsingleletterrate.Livingston2.

HK$40,000-50,000 Expertisation PeterHolcombecertificate(1994)

3238

3�36 3�

3240 1896(9Oct.)“Rev.J.H.Worsley,MethodistEpiscopalMission,Foochow,China”cornercardenvelopetoClinton,Connecticut,U.S.A.(25.11)bearing1895½c.blue,cancelledby“PostalServiceFoochow/China” c.d.s., in combination with Japan Koban 1s., cancelled by “Shanghai/I.J.P.O.” c.d.s. (16.10),envelope has light creasing at top right which just crosses the Local Post stamp, fine printed matterfrankingtotheU.S.A.,envelopeunsealedasperpostalregulationsforprintedmatter,withtheLocalPost½c.payingthedomesticpostagetoShanghaiandtheJapan1senpayingthereducedprintedmatterratetotheU.S.A.throughtheJapanesePostOffice.Livingston2.

HK$25,000-30,000

3241 1895-1896,asmallmintandusedcollectionbalance,includingmajorplatevarietiesof2c.orangeand6c.red,mainlyfine(50).Not illustrated.

HK$1,200-1,500

hAnKow

3240

3245324432433242

3242 1893(20May)firstissue2c.to10c.,finemint.Livingston1-3.HK$2,500-3,000

3243 1893(20May)firstissue2c.to10c.,fineused.Livingston1-3.HK$1,500-2,000

3244 1893(20May)firstissue5c.greenonsalmon,varietyprintedonbothsides,bothimpressionsarecliché6(oftenreferredtoaspositionF),veryfineandfreshmint.Livingston2b.

HK$4,000-5,000

One of the great Local Post rarities. Probably only one sheet of ten produced, of which only a few single examples are believed to have survived.

3245 1893(20May)firstissue10c.claretondullrose,cancelledbyvirtuallycomplete“Hankow/LocalPost”c.d.s.of“My1893”, two days prior to the generally acknowledged issue date.Livingston3.

HK$2,500-3,000

3�36 3�

the UniqUe hAnKow BiseCt on Cover

3246 1894(20Aug.)envelopetoShanghai(23.8),bearingsecondissue10c.rose-redonrosinebisected diagonally,and2c.purpleoncinnamon, tiedby“Hankow/LocalPost/C”c.d.s.inblue,with“Shanghai/LocalPost/I”arrivalc.d.s.inredonreverse,veryfineandagreatrarity,mostprobablyunique.Livingston4,6var.

HK$40,000-50,000 Provenance FrederickandTomikoBartlett,Christie’s Swire (HongKong),30.9.92,lot1841 WilliamKullman,Interasia (HongKong),28.2.11,lot2�48

To the best of our knowledge, the only recorded example of a Hankow bisect on cover.

Prior to the introduction of a registered handstamp, registration was usually denoted in manuscript. Nevertheless, many covers were sent at the registered rate without other markings, yet were presumably handled as registered mail matter. In his book (p. 124), Charles Dougan illustrates a cancelled by favour bisect on small piece, which he wrote was probably the only known example of a Hankow bisect; however, when Mr. Dougan wrote his book, he did not consult Mr. Bartlett.

324� 1894(23Nov.)envelopetoJ.I.Wilgaard,careofI.M.Customs,Kiukiang,bearingsecondissue20c.blueonbuff,cancelledby“Hankow/LocalPost”c.d.s.inblue,withanotherstrikeonreverse,fine.Livingston�.

HK$2,000-2,500

3248 1896 (30Sept.) registeredenvelope (“Syndicatd’Etudes Industrielles etdeTravauxPublics enChine”imprinton flap) toShanghaibearingWaterlow2c. green and5c. red-brown, eachwith sheetmargin,cancelledby“Hankow/LocalPost”c.d.s.inred(anotherstrikeonreverse),showing“Registered/No.131”framedh.s.adjacent,fine.Livingston11,12.

HK$10,000-12,000

3249 1893-1896,themintandusedspecialisedcollectionbalance,includingfirstprintings,completesheetsoften(11),andagoodrangeofPostageDues,mainlyfine(250+).

HK$15,000-20,000

3246

3248

324�

3938 39

3251

325�3256

32543253

3255

Ex3249

3252

3938 39

iChAng

3250(part)

3250 1894(12Nov.)“IchangLocalPostOfficeExtractofRegulations”largeprintednotice(263x410mm.)fromPostmasterT.J.Olsen,specifyingregulationsandpostalratesoftheIchangLocalPostpriortoitsopeningon1December1894,nineteendayslater,someeventoningandminortearsduetofolding.Believedunique.

HK$10,000-12,000

As mentioned in Charles Dougan’s book, Ichang’s original plan was for the Ichang Local Post service to commence in November. This document is consistent with that plan, as its wording makes no mention of a later opening date, with obvious intent that the Local Post Office would have been fully operational as of 12 November 1894.

Provenance MajorRichardPratt,Spink (HongKong),20.1.08,lot589

3251 1894essayof2ca.darkgreenverticaltête-bêchepaironthincigarettepaper, lighthorizontalcreaseinmarginbetweenstamps,veryfineandagreatrarity.

HK$15,000-20,000

Only one sheet of ten was printed, of which there are two tête-bêche pairs, two normal pairs, and two singles known.

Reference CharlesW.Dougan, The Shanghai Postal System. The Stamps and Postal History. (StateCollege,1981), p.

129.

3252 1894firstissueperf.1115c.blue,acompletesheetoffifty,unmountedmint(neverhinged),afewtrivialflaws,overallsound,fresh,andremarkablywellcentered.Finetoveryfine.Livingston�.

HK$6,000-8,000

3253 1894firstissueperf.113macered,acompletesheetoffiftywithoutselvedge,mint,afewstampswithhingeremnantsbutnearlyallneverhinged,freshandremarkablywellcentered.Finetoveryfine.Livingston8.

HK$6,000-8,000

3254 1895secondissuerouletted92ca.red-violet,acompletesheetoffifty,position15isplatevarietydottorightofupperswastika,mint,afewminorfaultsandconsiderablegumstaining,butwellcenteredandoffineappearance.Livingston12,a.

HK$3,000-4,000

3255 1895secondissueperf.11½3ca.lilachorizontalpairimperforatevertically,finemint.Livingston13a.HK$1,500-2,000

3256 1895secondissuerouletted93macered,acompletesheetoffifty,mint,afewminorfaultsandminimalrouletteseparationsbutnearlyallneverhinged,overallveryfreshandwellcentered.Finetoveryfine.Livingston14.

HK$6,000-8,000

325� 1895secondissuerouletted93macered,acompletesheetoffifty,mint,someminorfaultsandseparatedroulettingbutnearlyallneverhinged,freshandwellcentered.Finetoveryfine.Livingston14.

HK$6,000-8,000

4140 41

3258 1895(23Jan.)registeredenvelope(flapatbackmissing)toHankow(4.2)bearingfirstissue2ca.red-violetand3ca.grey,appliedoveredgeofenvelopeandfoldedback,cancelledby“Ichang”framedbilinguald.s.inviolet,showing“R”incircleh.s.inred,with“Hankow/LocalPost”arrivalc.d.s.inblueonreverse,fine.Livingston3,4.

HK$15,000-20,000

The addressee is Hugh Ramsey, who was perhaps H.E. Ramsay of Ramsay and Co. (Taiping Company) in Hankow.

Provenance J.LewisBlackburn,Michael Rogers (WinterPark),14.6.9�,lot26

Reference CharlesW.Dougan, The Shanghai Postal System. The Stamps and Postal History.(StateCollege,1981), p.138.

Illustrated.

3259 1896 (26Aug.) registered envelope (“Syndicatd’Etudes Industrielles etdeTravauxPublics enChine”imprintonflap)totheDirectorofthesamecompanyinShanghai(1.9)viaHankow(29.8)bearingfirstissue2ca.red-violetpairand3ca.grey,cancelledby“L.P./Ichang”framedbilinguald.s.inviolet,showingmatching“R” incircleh.s. adjacent,with“Hankow/LocalPost” transitand“Shanghai/LocalPost/D”arrivalc.d.s.,bothinred,onreverse,fineregisteredcommercialletter.Livingston3,4.

HK$15,000-20,000 Expertisation PeterHolcombecertificate(1990)

3260 1896 handstamped surcharge in violet 2ca. on 3 mace red, fine mint despite faint tone spots. A rarestamp.Livingston15.

HK$2,500-3,000 Expertisation B.P.A.certificate(1994)

3261 1894-1896,amintandusedcollectionbalance,includingseveralblocksoffour,mainlyfine(120).Not illustrated.

HK$5,000-6,000

3262 Chungking Agency in Ichang : 1895(20Mar.)Agency“Memorandum”ReceiptforChungkingstamps,handwrittenandsignedbytheAgency’spostmasterJosephOlsen,onlaidpaper.Rareandattractive.

HK$5,000-6,000 Provenance E.N.Lane,Sotheby’s and Corinphila (HongKong),8.10.9�,lot1349

3259

3258

4140 41

KewKiAng

3262

3263 1894(1June)firstissue½c.(bothcolours)to40c.,and1894(23June)secondissue½c.(bothcolours)and1c.,allincompletesheetsoffifty,mint,including15c.with“1”for“15”variety,afewminorfaults,overallfine.Livingston1-13.

HK$15,000-20,000

3264 1894(23June)“flimsy”wrappertoShanghai(26.6)bearingsecondissue½c.blackonrose,cancelledby“Kewkiang/LocalPost”ovald.s.inviolet,with“Shanghai/LocalPost/B”arrivalc.d.s.inblue,veryfinefirst day usage of this stamp.Livingston11.

HK$2,000-2,500

3265

3265 1894(22Nov.)envelopetoSaratogaSprings,NewYork,U.S.A.(2�.12)viaSanFrancisco(22.12),showing“Kewkiang/LocalPost”ovalorigind.s.inviolet,“Shanghai/LocalPost/B”transitc.d.s.(25.11,onreverse)inblue,incombinationwithU.S.5c.,cancelledby“U.S.PostalAgency,/Shanghai/1”duplex(1.12),finesubscriber’scombinationcover.

HK$20,000-25,000

4342 43

32�3

Ex3269Ex32683260

3264Ex3263

4342 43

3266 1895(23Apr.)envelopetoFortMeade,SouthDakota(arrival) viaSanFrancisco(2�.5) bearingsecondissue1c.black, cancelledby “Kewkiang/LocalPost”ovald.s. inpurple, “Shanghai/LocalPost” transitc.d.s.(26.4,onreverse)inblue,incombinationwithU.S.Franklin1c.(surfaceabrasion)andWashington2c.pair,cancelledby“U.S.PostalAgency,/Shanghai/1”duplex(4.5),openedoutfordisplay,fineandrarecombinationcover.Livingston13.

HK$40,000-50,000

Included with the envelope is a six page letter from Ralph Irish, an American missionary who owned the Central China Press, in which he mentions that he is printing 20,000 postal stationery cards for the Local Post. Of the current political situation between China and Japan, he writes that “…peace is declared - but - the end is not yet. An alliance between Japan and China may mean that we foreigners will have to get out.”

Provenance D.M.Douglas,Robson Lowe (London),4.10.6�,lot322 FrederickandTomikoBartlett,Christie’s Swire (HongKong),30.9.92,lot1866 CharlesGoodwyn,Spink (HongKong),25.11.01,lot2440

326�

326� 1895(4Sept.)printedenvelopetoRev.JohnR.Hykes,AgentoftheAmericanBibleSocietyinShanghai(6.9)bearingsecondissue1c.blackonwhiteverticalstripoffour,cancelledby“Kewkiang/LocalPost”ovald.s.inviolet,with“Shanghai/LocalPost/D”arrivalc.d.s.inblue,finefranking. Livingston13.

HK$5,000-6,000

3266

4544 45

3268 1894-1896,themintandusedbalanceofthecollection,including1894(1June)firstissue5c.and40c.completesheetsofforty,agoodrangeofPostageDueswithafrankedlocalcoverusage,mainlyfinetoveryfine(190+).

HK$5,000-6,000

3269 Postage Dues : 1895-1896, the mint and used balance from the E.N. Lane collection, including redoverprintson1c.and10c.,withanunusuallyhighproportionofuseditemsandnumerousmultiples,mainlyfinetoveryfine(130+).

HK$�,500-9,000

Postal Stationery

32�132�0

32�0 1895(18June)½c.postalstationerycardtoAmoy(26.6),cancelledby“Kewkiang/LocalPost”ovalh.s.inmagentaandshowing“LocalPost/Amoy/A”arrivalc.d.s.adjacent,smallsurfacescuffsattopleftandlowerrightcorners,fine.LivingstonPC1.

HK$3,000-4,000

32�1 1895(20Nov.)½c.postalstationerycardtoAmoy,cancelledby“Customs/Kiukiang”double-ringd.s.inredandshowing“Customs/Shanghai”double-ringtransitd.s.adjacent,agespotting,neverthelessaveryrareanddesirableusageof theLocalPost stationerycardsententirely through theCustomsPost, theKiukiangCustomsdaterbeingparticularlyelusive.LivingstonPC1.

HK$3,000-4,000

32�2 1896(28Jan.)½c.postalstationerycardtoShanghai(31.1),cancelledby“Kewkiang/LocalPost”ovalh.s.invioletandshowing“Shanghai/LocalPost/A”arrivalc.d.s.inblueonreverse,fine.LivingstonPC1.

HK$3,000-4,000

32�232�5

4544 45

nAnKing32�3 1896firstissue5c.violet,acompletemintsheetofonehundredconsistingoffourinterpanneaupanesof

twenty-fivewithselvedgeallaround,unmountedmint,afewsmallpiecesofselvedgemissing,otherwiseveryfine.Livingston6.

HK$�,500-9,000

An exceptionally rare large multiple, showing perfectly aligned vertical perforations, but misaligned horizontal perforations resulting in stamps of different sizes.

A sPLendid nAnKing-frenCh Post offiCe ComBinAtion wrAPPer to engLAnd

32�4

32�4 1896 (25 Sept.) wrapper to London (9.11) via Shanghai Local Post redirected internally bearing firstissue1c.rose,cancelledby“NankingLocalPost”ovalbilinguald.s.inviolet,incombinationwithFrance“Chine”5c.pair,cancelledby“Shang-hai/Chine”c.d.s.(26.9),smallcoverfaultatleftandalittleroughlyopened at back, fine and rareprintedmatter ratemadeupof 1c. local post rate toShanghai and10centimesforoverseaspostage.Livingston2.

HK$40,000-50,000 Provenance “Ming”,Corinphila (Zurich),29.9.88,lot4464 Anna-LisaandSven-EricBeckeman,Zurich Asia (HongKong),10.5.01,lotB42

32�5 1896(�Oct.)registeredenvelope(225x120mm.)toShanghaibearingfirstissue½c.to20c.,cancelledby“Nanking/LocalPost”circularundatedh.s.inviolet,showing“NankingLocalPost”ovalbilinguald.s.invioletandmatching“Registered/No.665/Nanking”framedh.s.adjacent,theenvelopehasacentralverticalfoldbetweenstampsandthe1c.hasasmallcornerdefectattopleft,neverthelessanattractiveandcolourfulfrankingofthecompletefirstissue.Livingston1-8.

HK$5,000-6,000

32�6 1896-189�,amintandusedcollectionbalance,includingfourpartsheetsoftwenty-five,alsotwored-bandcovers,finetoveryfine(130+).Not illustrated.

HK$5,000-6,000

4�46 4�

PeKing

32��

32�� 1894(ca.)2cashdarkgreenimperforateonwovepaper,ararelyofferedexampleofthismysteriousitem,finetoveryfine.

HK$5,000-6,000 Reference CharlesW.Dougan, The Shanghai Postal System. The Stamps and Postal History.(StateCollege,1981), p.20�.

Illustrated.

tientsin

32�8 189�(ca.)Bogusissues,twomintsetsandonecancelledsetofPostageandPostageDueissues,fine.Not illustrated.

HK$1,000-1,200

tUngKUAn

32�9

32�9 1896(ca.)20cashblueonlaidpaper,cancelledbytwohorizontalpenstrokesinred,smallfaultsbutaveryrareexampleofoneofChina’smostmysteriousstamps,whoseoriginandstatushaveneverbeenexplained.

HK$3,000-4,000

Reference CharlesW.Dougan, The Shanghai Postal System. The Stamps and Postal History.(StateCollege,1981), p.211.

Illustrated.

4�46 4�

wUhU

3280 1894(26Nov.)firstissue6c.grey-blue,secondprinting,perf.11,acompletesheetofonehundred(10x10),unusedwithoutgumasissued,afewfaultsinselvedge,butstampsarefinetoveryfineandfresh.Livingston6C.

HK$3,000-4,000

A wUhU-hong Kong ComBinAton of historiCAL interest

3281 1895(5Mar.)red-bandenvelopetotheEditorofthe“Mail”newspaperinLondon(16.4)bearingfirstissue½c.black,1c.brown,and5c.carmine-red,cancelledby“Wuhu/LocalPost”c.d.s.inblue,“Shanghai/LocalPostH”transitc.d.s.(�.3,onreverse)inblue,incombinationwithHongKong10c.purpleonred,cancelledby“Shanghai/C”c.d.s.(�.3)andadditionallytiedby“T”incircleh.s.and“AA/B”c.d.s.(16.4),with handstruck “F.B./5d” alongside, the envelope is opened out for display. A rare and noteworthycombinationusagetotheUnitedKingdom.Livingston1,3,5.

HK$40,000-50,000

The envelope contains a handwritten letter from Arthur Knight Gregson, the Local Postmaster at Wuhu, with “Wuhu/Local Post” c.d.s. (5.3) at top, describing photographs which depict Chinese citizens celebrating victory in the current war with Japan, despite the fact that they actually were losing it. Gregson comments: “This is the manner in which the natives of this country are deluded.” The war ended six weeks later with the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki on 17 April. No longer with the letter was a large Chinese propaganda woodblock print depicting them victorious in battle.

3282 1895Chinese surcharge½c. greenperf. 12, a complete sheetofonehundred (10x10), cancelledbyfavourwith“Wuhu/LocalPost”c.d.s.(30.4.95),freshandwellcentred,afewrejoinedperf.separations.Livingston13B.

HK$3,000-4,000

3281

4948 49

3283 Postage Dues:1895firstissue“PostageDue”overprint10c.brown-redperf.11,blockoftwenty(2x10)withthecompleteoverprintsetting,comprisingoverprinttypeI(6),typeII(4)andtypeIII(10),fineandfreshmint.LivingstonD8,c.

HK$5,000-6,000

3283

3284

3284 P.P.C. (Pour prendre congé) : 189� (31 Jan.) envelope front fromPostmasterGregson (withmessageonreverse)toAmoybearing189�overprintedinredon1c.blue,cancelledby“Wuhu”c.d.s.,envelopefronthassmallhole,fineandrare.LivingstonN3A.

HK$4,000-5,000

The handwritten message on reverse reads : “P.P.C. stamps to be had here at L.P.O. in Original, Postage Due & Chinese Valuation at $1.00 each set, or $3.00 complete issue of 3 sets.”

Reference CharlesW.Dougan, The Shanghai Postal System. The Stamps and Postal History.(StateCollege,1981), p.200.

Illustrated.

3285 1894-189�,anunusedandusedcollectionwithahighdegreeof completeness, includinganexcellentrangeof“P.P.C.”overprints,mainlyfinetoveryfine(approx.250).Not illustrated.

HK$15,000-20,000

32803282

4948 49

hAinAn sAmAh LAnd Post

3286

3286 1894(26Aug.)envelopeto“J. Kirkwood, Esq., Kaipan, Samah, Hainan”,showing“Hainan/Samah/Land/Post”squareh.s.with“26.8.94” dateinsertedbyhand,overstruckby“Hai/Nan/Samah”circularh.s.inbrownishred,with“Hoihow/C”thimbletyped.s.(1.9)adjacent,veryfineandrare.

HK$40,000-50,000 Expertisation PeterHolcombecertificate(1994)

Provenance JohnParker,Stanley Gibbons (HongKong),20.2.94,lot1385

Reference MajorRichardPratt,Imperial China History of the Posts to 1896(London,1994),p.419.Illustrated.

328�

328� 1894(29Nov.)envelopeto“J. Kirkwood, Esq., Hoihow”,showing“Hainan/Samah/Land/Post”squareh.s.and“Hoihow/C”thimbletyped.s.(29.11)adjacent,with“Hai/Nan/Samah”circularh.s.inbrownishredonreverse,verticalfoldsandlightsoiling,fineandrare.

HK$40,000-50,000

5150 51

wei-hAi-wei

Japanese Occupation

3288 1896(22Sept.)unfrankedenvelopefromasoldierofthe15thInfantryRegiment,endorsed“Gunji Yubin”(MilitaryMail),showing“IkaieiDaiichiKyoku”(Wei-Hai-WeiF.P.O.No.1)c.d.s.(Meiji29,ninthmonth,tenthday?)inredandJapanesearrivalc.d.s.alongside,veryfinestrikes.

HK$4,000-5,000

The original contents of the envelope have been included with this lot, along with a transcription of the letter. The soldiers from the 15th Regiment, 1st and 5th Battalions, were guarding this citadel and were attacked by the Chinese with an army of 10,000 Chinese soldiers facing 1,600 Japanese troops. Following the Chinese retreat, there was another Chinese attack of 1,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry, resulting in the defeat of the Chinese forces with heavy casualties on the Chinese side. The victorious Japanese soldiers were presented with 50 cigarettes each and one cask of sake.

3289 1896(12Oct.)unfrankedenvelopefromasoldierofthe15thInfantryRegiment,endorsed“Gunji Yubin”(MilitaryMail),showing“IkaieiDaiichiKyoku”(Wei-Hai-WeiF.P.O.No.1)c.d.s.(Meiji29,tenthmonth,firstday?)inredandJapanesearrivalc.d.s.alongside,veryfinestrikes.

HK$4,000-5,000 Provenance CharlesGoodwyn,Spink (HongKong),20.11.05,lot1599

3290 189�(23Jan.)Japan1s.postalstationerycardwithNewYear’sgreetingtoasoldierofthe15thInfantryRegimentattheWei-Hai-WeiGarrison,showingJapaneseIssendespatchc.d.s.and“IkaieiDaiichiKyoku”(Wei-Hai-WeiF.P.O.No.1)arrivalc.d.s.(Meiji30,firstmonth,fourthday)inbrown,veryfine.

HK$4,000-5,000

3290

32883289

5150 51

the highLy imPortAnt “LiUKUntAU teLegrAPhs” hAndstAmP

British Leasehold Territory

After the withdrawal of Japanese occupation troops on 23 May 1898, British Forces under the command of Sir E. H. Seymour took control of Wei-Hai-Wei the following day. Since there was no postal service during this period prior to 15 March 1899, mail matter was originally sent or received on a provisional and irregular basis by passing steamers or by naval ships, and it was held at the nearest Imperial Post Office, which was located at Chefoo. On 12 December 1898, a courier service was established between Wei-Hai-Wei and Chefoo under the supervision of Captain W. A. Harrison. It was operated by G. K. Ferguson, who was a partner of the local branch of the Chefoo firm Cornabe and Company.

3291 1898 (15 June) envelope from Northern Ireland to “The Commanding Officer, Wei-Hai-Wei, China”,endorsed“Via French Packet”,bearingGreatBritainJubilee2½d.,cancelledby“Armagh”c.d.s.,showingsuperbstrikeof“LiukuntauTelegraphs”double-ringbilingualh.s.inred,with“HongKong/A”transitc.d.s. (1�.�) and “Chefoo” dollar dater (23.�) in blue, both on reverse, crayon notation at lower left“Rec’d. 29/7/98”,theenvelopeopenedoutfordisplay.Anextremelyfineandmagnificentcoverofgreathistoricalsignificanceandnote.OneofthemostimportantitemsofthepostalhistoryofWei-Hai-Wei.

HK$150,000-200,000

The only recorded example of this handstamp.

The only recorded incoming letter during the British Leasehold period prior to the establishment of the Courier Post.

Provenance LaurieFranks CharlesGoodwyn,Spink (HongKong),20.11.05,lot1600

5352 53

British Military Presence

3292 1898(19Nov.)envelope(“H.M.S.Undaunted”imprintonflap)toKent,England(19.12),withenclosedletterdatelined“Nov. 6th, H.M.S. Undaunted, Wei-hai-Wei, China”,bearing2c.carminestripoffive,cancelledby“HongKong/B”c.d.s.,lettermentionsawarscareandtherelatedpreparations,andenumeratestheshipsthenatWei-Hai-Wei,fine.

HK$5,000-6,000

3292

3294

32953293

Wei-Hai-Wei Courier Post

3293 1898(Dec.)handstamped“C&Co./WHW”with“C P”andvalueinhand2c.blackonred,signed“G.K. Ferguson”onreverse,brightcolour,goodtolargemargins,veryfineandfreshunused.Livingston1.

HK$4,000-5,000

3294 1898(Dec.)handstamped“C&Co./WHW”with“C P”andvalueinhand2c.blackonredonsmallpieceofincomingmourningcover,cancelledbypenstrokes,fine.Livingston2.

HK$4,000-5,000

3295 1898(Dec.)handstamped“C&Co./WHW”(twostrikes,oneinverted)with“Courier Post”andvalueinhand5c.blackonred,signed“G.K. Ferguson”(verticalsignature)onreverse,deepbrightcolour,finetoveryfineunused.Livingston2a.

HK$12,000-15,000

5352 53

A wonderfUL triPLe ComBinAtion Cover

3296 1898(22Dec.)envelopetoBowdenCollege,NearAltrincham,Chester,England(29.1.99)bearing1898firstissue2c.blackonredjustoverlappedbyC.I.P.10c.green,tiedby“Chefoo”dollardater,“Shanghai”transitdollardater(24.12,onreverse),andHongKong10c.purpleonred,cancelledby“Shanghai”c.d.s.(24.12),with “Altrincham”arrival c.d.s. on reverse, very fine and a fantastic triple combination coverencompassingthethreedifferentpostalsystems.Awonderfulexhibitionitem.

HK$150,000-200,000

The Wei-Hai-Wei Local 2c. stamp paid the ordinary letter rate from Wei-Hai-Wei to the Imperial Post Office at Chefoo, while the C.I.P. 10c. stamp represented payment of the domestic and foreign postage affixed by the Chinese Post Office with the Hong Kong 10c. stamp applied at the same time for payment of the U.P.U. international postage rate of 10 cents.

The cover is addressed in the hand of Captain W. A. Harrison, who also wrote on the reverse : “Posted at Wei-Hai-Wei on Dec. 14/98. Sent per Overland Courier Mail.”

Provenance CharlesGoodwyn,Spink (HongKong),20.11.05,lot1610

Reference MichaelGoldsmithandCharlesGoodwyn,The Crown Colony of Wei-Hai-Wei 24 May 1898 to 1 October

1930.(London:TheRoyalPhilatelicSociety,1985),p.10.Thisisitemnumber11intheirlistingoffirstissuecovers,anditisalsoillustratedonp.10ofthemonograph.

5554 55

Ex3304

3301

3300

Ex32993298

5554 55

329� 1899(�Jan.)fronttoChefoo“per Courier”bearing1898firstissue2c.blackonred,incombinationwithC.I.P.1c.,tiedby“Chefoo”dollardater,veryfine.Livingston1.

HK$20,000-25,000

The addressee, Jas. Silverthorne, was the only listed employee of L.H. Smith & Co. in “The Chronicle and Directory for China, Japan, Corea…” for 1898 and 1899. There was also a J. Silverthorne on the staff of Cornabe & Co. merchants in Chefoo in 1898 and for the renamed Cornabe, Eckford & Co. merchants in 1899.

There are two other almost identical covers from the same correspondence : one dated Dec. 1898 (Ryohei Ishikawa, Sotheby’s London, 5.12.80, lot 635), and the other dated 7 Jan. 1899 (Frederick and Tomiko Bartlett, Christie’s Swire, 30.9.92, lot 1886).

Expertisation B.P.A.certificate(1994)

3298 1899lithographedbyKelly&Walsh2c.redwithC.I.P.2c.scarlet(2)onsmallpiece,tiedbycompletestrikeof“Chefoo”dollardaterof“28Jan99”,fine.Livingston3.

HK$1,500-2,000

3299 1899 lithographed by Kelly & Walsh 2c. red (6) and 5c. olive-green, cancelled by “C & Co./WHW”circularchop(2)or“Chefoo”dollardater(5),twoareonpieces,somefaultsorsmalldefects.Livingston3,4.

HK$5,000-6,000

3300 1899typographedbyKelly&Walshperf.11¾2c.redand5c.brightgrassgreenblocksof four,bothmarginal, bright colours, well centred, very fine unused with much original gum. Livingston 3ETP2,4ETP.

HK$6,000-8,000

3301 1899typographedbyKelly&Walshperf.11¾5c.brightgrassgreenblockoften(5x2)fromthelowerrightcornerofthesheetwithselvedgeonbothsidesandatfoot,showingthecompletetransferofthefivetypesinbothhorizontalrows,veryfineandfreshappearanceunused,twostampshavefaults.Livingston4ETP.

HK$8,000-10,000

An important positional piece demonstrating that the typographed sheet was printed in the format of five stamps across, as opposed to the lithographed stamps where the sheet format was eight stamps wide.

329�

5�56 5�

A remArKABLe inComing Cover to A memBer ofthe royAL mArine infAntry isLAnd gUArd

3302 1898(8Dec.)envelopetoPrivateC.G.LewisoftheRoyalMarineLightInfantry,IslandGuardatWei-Hai-WeiviaChefoo(28.1.99?)redirectedtotheBritishLegationinPeking(22.2.99)viaTientsin(21.2.99)bearingGreatBritain1d.(shortcrease),cancelledby“Plymouth/620”duplex,andonreverseWei-Hai-Weilocalsecondissuelithographed2c.red,cancelledby“C&Co./WHW”circularchopandadditionallytiedby“Tientsin”transitdollardaterinblue,showing“Singapore/toHongKong”marinesorterc.d.s.(15.1.99),“Chefoo”transitdollardaterand“Peking”double-ringarrivald.s.with“Customs”removed,theenvelopeopenedoutfordisplayandslightopeningdamageatbottomback,veryfineandafantasticincoming usage for redirection and onward transmission within China without utilizing the Imperialstamps;ofthehighestexhibitioncalibre.

HK$100,000-120,000

The Great Britain 1 pence stamp paid the overseas postage at the soldier’s privilege rate, and the Wei-Hai-Wei local 2 cents paid the courier service fee from Chefoo to Wei-Hai-Wei.

The finest and most interesting of the seven recorded incoming covers bearing the Wei-Hai-Wei local second issue stamp.

Provenance “Ming”,Corinphila (Zurich),29.9.88,lot4468 Anna-LisaandSven-EricBeckeman,Zurich Asia (HongKong),10.5.01,lotB52

Reference MichaelGoldsmithandCharlesGoodwyn,The Crown Colony of Wei-Hai-Wei 24 May 1898 to 1 October 1930.

(London:TheRoyalPhilatelicSociety,1985),p.15.ThisisitemHintheirlistingofsecondissuecovers.

5�56 5�

A sPeCtACULAr frAnKing with Both vALUes ofthe seCond issUe on An o.h.m.s. enveLoPe

3303 899 (26 Jan.) “On Her Majesty’s Service” envelope to I.V. Morton Esq. RN., H.M.S. “Iphignia” (sic!),Shanghai (29.1),sender’scachet“Undaunted”invioletat lower left,bearingWei-Hai-Wei localsecondissuelithographed2c.red(2)and5c.olive-green(2),incombinationwithC.I.P.2c.scarletverticalpair,allcancelledby“Chefoo”dollardater,with“Shanghai/LocalPost/B”double-ringarrivald.s.onreverse,theenvelopeisalittleroughlyopenedattopandhascentralverticalfilingfoldclearofstamps.Averyfineandmarveloususageofthesecondissuestamps,beingaspectacularfrankingatanunusualandelusiverateonanO.H.M.S.cover.

HK$120,000-150,000

There are only two envelopes recorded with multiple rates. Both of these are on O.H.M.S. covers, even though Captain Harrison stated that official mail was forbidden.

Only eleven outgoing covers are recorded bearing the second issue.

One of only two recorded covers bearing both values of the second issue.

The largest recorded franking of the second issue.

Provenance Anna-LisaandSven-EricBeckeman LamManYin

Reference MichaelGoldsmithandCharlesGoodwyn,The Crown Colony of Wei-Hai-Wei 24 May 1898 to 1 October

1930.(London:TheRoyalPhilatelicSociety,1985),p.15.ThisisitemGintheirlistingofsecondissuecovers.

5958

3304 1898-99,themainlyunusedcollection,comprising1898firstissue2c.blackonscarletpencancelled,and1899secondissuelithographed2c.(3)and5c.olive-green(12,withamarginalpair)andso-calledemeraldgreenshades(3),andtypographedperf.11¾2c.redandimperf.2c.and5c.,bothoftheimperforateswithB.P.A.certificates(1993)statingthattheseare“Japan”forgeries,mainlyverygoodtofine,afewfaultsorsmalldefects(22).

HK$15,000-20,000

Ex3305

3305 1904 envelope (flap at backmissing) to “Captain Harrison, R.E., Clark Hotel, Yokohama” bearing JapanChrysanthemum2s.stripofthree(gumstained),cancelledbynativec.d.s.,enclosedisaprintedinvitation(with Imperial golden embossed crest) from the Emperor by the Ministry of the Imperial Household(Viscount Mitsuaki Tanaka) for a tea party at the Shiba Detached Palace on 12 April 1904, fine andinteresting.

HK$1,500-2,000

Captain William A. Harrison served with the Chin Lushai Expeditionary Force in 1889-90 and later with the China Expedition on Special Service in 1900-01. He was the co-founder of the Wei-Hai-Wei Courier Post.

3306 Fiscal Stamps : KingGeorgeVsurchargedinblack2c.on2d.(3,onewithredpencilstrokesandanotherstained),surchargedinviolet50c.on1s.,andsurchargedinred$1on1s.,thelasttwofineunusedwithoutgum.ChanLWF2,LWF4,LWF5.

HK$1,500-2,000

Ex3306