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China Manchuria Censored Envelope 2f yellow
Censored Cover bearing SG82, 2f yellow green (2), SG83, 3f brown (2), SG84, 4f olive and SG130, 4f blackish green (5) tied by Moukden datestamp with boxed censor hand-stamp with Express Letter label on reverse. Nice high value franking. (pt)
China MONGTSEU 1922 Photo. Postcard to France
Early Photographic Picture Postcard bearing Mongtseu Yvert 51, "2/5 on 1c" olive and Yvert 52, "4/5 on 2c" brown tied by Mong-Tseu Chine double-ring. Nice card bearing these difficult stamps. (pt)
China Yunnan / ITALY 1905 Registered Postcard
Early Picture Postcard of Conquered Ta-Shi-Kiao, bearing Mongtseu Yvert 23, 20c red green and France China Yvert 68, 15c brown tied by Mongtze Chine double-ring with handstruck registered, routed via Lao-Kay and Haiphong Tonkin. Scarce item of registered card from Yunnan to Italy. (pt)
China YUNNAN 1919 Censored PSE to Switzerland
Postal Stationery folded letter envelope 3c green upgraded with SG287, 1/2c Brown, SG288, 1c orange and SG291, 3c green (2), tied by Imperial Post Office Yunnanfu routed via via the French Post Office with oval "Controle Postal Tonkin" censor addressed to Switzerland with "Ouvert Par L'Autortie Militaire 121" in Violet applied on arrival. Very Rare item of Censored Postal Stationery from Yunnan Province. (pt)
China Yunnan-Fou 1922 Postcard to France
Early Picture Postcard bearing Yunnan-Fou Yvert 50, 2/5 on 1c olive (2) tied by Yunnan-fou-Chine double-ring. Nice card bearing these difficult stamps on card. (pt)
China Yunnan 1903 Registered Indo-China PSC
Postal Stationery Card 10c red upgraded with French China Yvert 42, 25c black on rose tied by Mongtze B Chine double-ring with boxed hand-struck registered, routed via Mongtze, la-Kay and Haiphong addressed to Brussels with arrival and boxed instructional "Not known / Return to Sender" (in Flemish) and returned via Haiphong Shanghei and Tchong-King. A remarkable item for the exhibitor of Yunnan Province. (pt)
China Yunnan 1909 Registered Cover to France
envelope to France bearing Yvert 19, 5c green, Yvert 23, 25c blue ad Yvert 25, 35c black / yellow tied by Yunnan-Fou-Chine double-ring with boxed handstruck registered routed via Lao-Kay and Haiphong with Paris arrival. Scarce. (pt)
China Yunnan 1904 Postcard Mongtze to France
early Picture Postcard of Mongtze Pagoda, bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG110, 2c red tied by Mengtsz datestamp addressed to France. (pt)
China Yunnan Kunming 1934 Postcard to Belgium
Early black & white Photographic Picture Postcard (King-Ma Gate), bearing Yunnan overprinted Junks SG9, 7c Violet and SG10, 8c Orange, tied by Kunming Yunnanfou datestamp. (pt)
China / PAKHOI 1904 Registered envelope to Germany
cover bearing Yvert 5, 10c carmine, Yvert 6, 15c grey and Yvert 13, 50c brown azure, tied by Pa-Khoi Chine double-ring with boxed handstruck registered, routed via Hong Kong. Scarce stamps on cover. (pt)
China / PAKHOI 1904 Registered envelope to Germany
cover bearing Yvert 7, 20c green, Yvert 9, 25c blue, Yvert 10, 30c brown, and Yvert 11, 40c orange, tied by Pa-Khoi Chine double-ring with Boxed handstruck registered, routed via Hong Kong. Addressed to Dresden. Scarce stamps on cover. (pt)
China / Manchukuo (Japan) 1943 Registered envelope to Switzerland
cover bearing SG145, 3 fen brown (5), and SG146, 6 fen rose (4) tied by Harbin datestamp with matching registered label and handstruck registered in violet, routed via Istanbul with Wohlen arrival. (via Siberia) Very fine item. (pt)
China / Manchuria (Japan) Military Mail Postcard
bearing SG82, 2 fen yellow green (Booklet stamp), tied by Military datestamp and handstamp with boxed censor in red. Attractive item. (pt)
China / Port Arthur & Dairen 1946 Native envelope
cover bearing North East China SGNE37, "$20 on 30 fen" orange brown tied by Dairen datestamp. Scarce stamp on cover during the Communists Occupation in Manchuria. (pt)
China / Manchukuo 1932 Registered Airmail cover to Kirin
envelope bearing SG5, 3 fen chestnut, SG6, 4 fen olive, SG7, 5 fen emerald and SG12, 13 fen red-brown tied by Commemorative Air Mail Service cachet in violet with boxed Air Mail cachet routed via Sintsing with Yingki arrival. (Airplanes)
China / Manchukuo (Japan) 1940 Registered cover to USA
envelope from Harbin, bearing SG83, 3 fen brown, and SG92, 15 fen rose (3) tied by Harbin datestamp, routed via Moukden with registered label applied in transit and arrival on reverse in San Francisco. "U.S. CUSTOMS PASSED FREE S.F. CAL." (United States). (pt)
China / Manchukuo (Japan) 1943 envelope to Harbin
cover bearing "Proclamation of Labour Service" SG145, 3 fen brown (2), and SG146, 6 fen rosine (2) tied by native datestamp. Scarce stamps on cover. (pt)
China / Yunnan 1905 Registered envelope to France / Overland
cover sent from the Laokay to Yunnan French Railway Company bearing French China Yvert 59, 50c Brown on Blue tied by Yunnanfou Chine double-ring with Boxed handstruck registered and endorsed "Via Burma" with transit and arrival. A rare item of mail from Yunnan, ex Sir Percival David and Gerald Davis Pioneer study of the Overland routes. (pt)
China / Yunnan 1918 Censored envelope to Switzerland
cover bearing French Post Office in Yunnan Yvert 38, 15c olive (2) tied by "Yunnanfou A Amitcheou B" double-ring of the Railway Post Office with Censor label and cachet, routed via Indo-China with Amitcheou A Laokay B datestamp of the Railway Post Office and Haiphong and Hanoi transit with Lucerne arrival. A very rare item of mail from Yunnan Province. (pt)
China / French Yunnan 1920 Picture Postcard to France / Railway
PPC (Ox transport), bearing French Post Offices in Yunnan Yvert 54, "4 on 10c" Red tied by "Yunnanfou A Amitcheou A" double-ring datestamp of the Railway Post Office, routed via Laokay, Tonkin. Scarce cancel. (pt)
China 1903 PSC of Indo-China written from Tchan-Tse (North Yunnan)
cancelled by Mongtze B (Yunnan) datestamp, routed via Mongtze and overland via Teng-Yueh and Burma to Geneva Switzerland with arrival cachet. Very fine and scarce mail from the rare overland route. (pt)
China / Yunnan 1929 Registered envelope to Saigon
cover bearing Pakhoi Yvert 61, "16 on 40c" Brown (5) mixed with Yunnan Yvert 61 "20 on 50c" Rose tied by Nam Dinh datestamp with matching registered label routed via Hanoi with Saigon Central arrival. Nice item. (pt)
China / Yunnan 1929 Registered envelope to Tonkin
cover bearing Indo-China Yvert 127, 1c Orange and Pakhoi Yvert 65, "80c on 2f" Green and Black, mixed with Yunnan Yvert 51, "4/5 on 2c" Brown (Block of 4) and Yvert 61, "20 on 50c" Carmine and Black tied by Locbinh Tonkin datestamp with registered label sent Air Mail via Saigon, Hanoi and Lang-Son. Nice franking. (pt)
China Yunnan 1906 envelope to Constantinople / overland
cover bearing French China Yvert 67, 15c Brown mixed with Yunnan Yvert 6, 15c Grey tied by Yunnan-Fou-Chine double-ring sent OVERLAND via Burma with Bhamo transit on reverse. Very rare item of overland mail. (pt)
China Yunnan 1942 Registered envelope to United States
cover bearing SG420, 40c Orange, SG473, $1 Brown and Black, SG475, $5 Green & Red (2), and SG494, 30c Scarlet tied by Kunming datestamp with registered label and manuscript A.R. with "Opened by Examiner" Censor label and Florida (USA) arrival on reverse. (pt)
China MANCHURIA 1921 Express mail envelope
cover to Shanghai bearing Manchuria SG10, 8 cent orange (block of 4) tied by Harbin datestamp sent by Express mail with Chinese Express Letter label and Shanghai arrival. Scarce item.
China (Manchuria) 1937 Registered envelope to United States
bearing 20 fen Sepia SG51, 10 fen Blue SG55, 2 fen Yellow Green SG82, and 4 fen Olive SG84, tied by Harbin native datestamp with registered label routed via Seattle (USA) with Garret, Ind arrival. Nice franking. (pt)
China (Yunnan Province) 1914 Red Band Cover
envelope bearing 1/2c Brown SG268 and 2c Yellow Green SG270, tied by native Tali-Fou datestamp, routed via Yunnan-Fu, Hweiliohow, Hokow and the French Post Offices at Lao-Kay and Haiphong. An interesting item paying the newspaper rate for a letter. (pt)
China (Yunnan) 1920 Registered Illustrated Advertising envelope
cover to the Chemin de Fer French Railway, Mong-Tseu bearing 4c Scarlet SG272 (2) tied by Vietnam to Mengtze Railway No.2 datestamp with Boxed handstruck registered, routed via Lungchow with Mengtze arrival. Superb item for the exhibitor. (pt)
China (Yunnan) 1914 Red Band envelope to France
bearing 1/2c Brown SG268, and 2c Yellow Green SG270, tied by Ning-Youhgu datestamp, routed via Hweilighow and Yunnan with Tarn arrival in France. Scarce printed matter rate to France. (pt)
China (Yunnan) 1920 Registered envelope to French Railway Mong-Tseu
bearing 1c Orange SG288, and 13c Brown SG298, tied by Yunnanfu datestamp with Boxed handstruck registered and Mengtze arrival. Very fine item. (pt)
China (Yunnan-Fu) 1913 PPC (Buffalo) to France, Nice Card
Picture Postcard of Yoked Buffalo, bearing Yunnan-Fou 5c Green Yvert 36, tied by Yunnan-Fou-Chine double-ring with Paris arrival. (pt)
China Yunnan Province 1906 Red Band envelope with Letter
bearing Chinese Imperial Post 2c Red SG123, tied by Ta-Li-Fu Lunar datestamp (24-06-06) addressed to the Post Office Li-Kiang-Fu with Lunar arrival of Li-Kiang-Fu (28-06-06) on reverse. A superb item of local mail from Upper Yunnan. (pt)
China Yunnan Province 1906 Forwarded envelope from British Customs House
bearing Chinese Imperial Post 2c Red SG123, tied by Teng-Yueh Lunar datestamp (06-06-06) routed via Xiaguan (12-06-06) and Ta-Li-Fu (13-06-06) addressed to the Catholic Misson and forwarded to Li-Kiang with Lunar arrival (19-06-06) on reverse. A very rare item of early internal mail from upper Yunnan with letter from the British Customs House at Teng-Yuen. (pt)
China 1916 Postal Stationery Card 1c Green to Yunnan
PSC cancelled by Yochow datestamp routed via Shanghai and Hokow to Yunnan Province with MENGTSZ arrival of the Chinese Post Office. Scarce Internal mail. (pt)
China Yunnan Province 1906 envelope Forwarded to Li-Kiang
bearing Chinese Imperial Post 2c Red SG123, tied by Teng-Yueh Lunar datestamp (29-08-06) routed via Xiaguan (07-09-06) and Ta-Li-Fu (08-09-06) addressed to the Catholic Mission and Forwarded to Li-Kiang with Lunar arrival (15-09-06) on reverse. A very rare item of early internal mail from Upper Yunnan with letter from the British Customs House at Teng-Yueh. (pt)
China Yunnan Province 1906 envelope to Post Office Li-Kiang-Fu
bearing Chinese Imperial Post 2c Red SG123, tied by Ta-li-Fu Lunar datestamp (30-03-06) addressed to the Post Office Li-Kiang-Fu with Lunar arrival of Li-Kiang-Fu (04-04-06) on reverse. A superb item of Local Mail from Upper Yunnan. (pt)
China Manchukuo 1939 Postcard to France
PPC of Prayers, bearing 10f Blue SG89 tied by MOUKDEN native datestamp, routed via Siberia. (pt)
China (Yunnan Province) 1924 Internal PSC 1 1/2c Blue
Postal Stationery Card written from Ta-Li-Fu to Li-Kiang with receiver. Scarce item of internal Yunnan mail. (pt)
China Yunnan 1904 PPC to Constantinople Turkey, via Hokow
Picture Postcard of 3 Chinese ladies, bearing Chinese Imperial Post 4c Brown SG111, tied by MENGTSZ CDS, with Port Said French Post Office Transit. Scarce destination from Yunnan Province. (pt)
China Yunnan-Fou 1904 The Overland Mail Route PPC
Picture Postcard bearing Yunnan-Fou 10c Red Yvert 5, tied by Yunnan-Sen Chine double-ring, endorsed "Via Birmanie" with native instructional, addressed to France with arrival cachet. Fine & Rare item. (pt)
China (Yunnan-Fou) 1907 PPC to France
Picture Postcard bearing 2c Brown SG17 (3) tied by Yunnan-Fou-Chine double-ring. Very scarce commercial mail from this small province. (pt)
China Yunnan (Burma Overland Mail) 1907 Cover
written from Teng-Yueh on the Chinese / Burma border with Imperial Post Office Ten-Yueh despatch (30-03-07) routed via Bhamo (05-04-07) with Sea Post Office datestamp and arrival in Blamont (27-04-07). A rare item of overland mail. (pt)
China Yunnan 1906 Envelope with Letter from Teng-Yueh
to the Catholic Mission Ta-Li-Fou bearing Chinese Imperial Post 2c Red SG123 tied by Crayon with adjacent Teng-Yueh Lunar datestamp, routed via Xianguan and Li-Kiang with Ta-Li-Fou arrival. Fine & Rare Cover to Upper Yunnan. (pt)
China 1912 PPC written from Tao-Tai Yunnan Province to Shanghai
Picture Postcard bearing 1c Ochre SG109 tied by MENGTSZ CDS addressed to Shanghai. Scarce internal mail from Yunnan Province. Nice card. (pt)
China 1915 PPC of Arashiyama, Kyoto, to Yunnan Province
Picture Postcard bearing 1c Yellow SG269 tied by Shanghai datestamp routed via Peking and Hokow with MENGTSE and YUNNANFU arrival cancels. Scarce internal mail. (pt)
China 1939 Registered Hotel envelope to Hanoi, Tonkin
cover bearing 50c Brown SG503, tied by KUNMING (Yunnanfou) CDS, with registered Label and Hanoi Tonkin arrival on reverse. (pt)
China Manchuria 1909 Cover to France Siberia
cancelled on reverse by Consulat de France Mandchourie / Moukden handstamp in Violet, bearing 10c Blue SG156, tied by MOUKDEN CDS, with French arrival. Very fine. (pt)
China Manchukuo 1941 Censored Cover to Switzerland
bearing 12f Orange (3) SG90 tied by Moukden Manchoukuo datestamp with registered label and boxed censor cachet in Red, routed via Bermuda with "Opened by Examniner 791" censor label applied in transit and AGNO arrival on reverse. Nice item. (pt)