Imperial 1878-1912    


China 1900 Registered hand-drawn Cover
bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG114, 20c Claret, tied by Shanghai datestamp with handstruck registered routed via the French Post Office with French China Yvert 11, 50c Rose tied by Shanghai Chine double-ring with Boxed registered and Penig arrival on reverse. Superb and attractive item. (pt)
China 1912 Chinese Imperial Post Postal Stationery Card 1c Red
cancelled by Shanghai datestamp addressed to Ningpo with arrival cancel. Fine item. (pt)
China 1914 Chinese Imperial Post Postal Stationery Card 1c Red
PSC written from the French Catholic Mission Tchetkian cancelled by vernacular datestamp addressed to the French School Ningpo with vernacular Ningpo arrival cancel. Fine item. (pt)
China 1914 Chinese Imperial Post Postal Stationery Card 1c Red
PSC written from the French Catholic Mission Tchetkian cancelled by vernacular datestamp addressed to the French School Ningpo with vernacular Ningpo arrival cancel. Fine item. (pt)
China 1914 Chinese Imperial Post Postal Stationery Card 1c Red
written from the French Catholic Mission Tchetkian cancelled by vernacular datestamp addressed to the French School Ningpo with vernacular Ningpo arrival cancel. Fine item. (pt)
China 1914 Chinese Imperial Post Postal Stationery Card 1c Red
PSC written from the French Catholic Mission Tchetkian cancelled by vernacular datestamp addressed to the French School Ningpo with vernacular Ningpo arrival cancel. Fine item. (pt)
China (Japanese Post Office) 1911 PPC to Hungary
black & white Picture Postcard of the Cannon in Vanryushan, bearing Japan SG134, 1 sen Brown (2) tied by Port Arthur I.J.P.O. datestamp in Violet. Very fine. (pt)
China 1907 Chinese Imperial Post PSC 1 c Red
Postal Stationery Card cancelled by Hokow datestamp routed via Shanghai to Ningpo with arrival cancel. Fine item. (pt)
China 1908 Picture Postcard to France + Military cachet
PPC of The Yellow Temple, Peking, endorsed "Corps de Occupation de Chine" bearing Chinese Imperial Post 2c Red SG123, tied by PAGODA ARSENAL vernacular cancel, routed via the Imperial and British Post Offices Shanghai. Very scarce Military Cachet. (pt)
China Imperial 1904 Picture Postcard from Manschong
bearing Imperial Post 1/2c Brown SG121, tied by vernacular Tientsin datestamp mixed with French Post Office China 10c Rose Yvert 24, tied by Tien-Tsin Chine Poste Francaise datestamp, routed via Siberia with Aube arrival. Interesting combination. (pt)
China 1902 Registered envelope to Shanghai (Tangku)
bearing Chinese Imperial Post 1c Ochre SG109, and 5c Salmon SG112, tied by Tangku datestamp with Boxed handstruck registered and squared circle arrival of Registered Shanghai. The different dates indicate the envelope was to pay the one cent internal rate and subsequently uprated to the registered rate. (pt)
China 1898 envelope to the Inspector of Customs Shanghai
bearing Chinese Imperial Post 4c Brown SG111, tied by Ningpo Dollar Chop with Shanghai Local Post arrival on reverse. Very fine item. (pt)
China 1906 Picture Postcard to France, Scarce routing
bearing Chinese Imperial Post 4c Brown SG111, tied by Hokow CDS, routed via the French Post Office Lao-Kay Tonkin with French arrival. (pt)
China 1905 Printed matter rate Envelope to France
bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 110 2 cent red tied by Imperial date stamp routed via Peking and Shanghai with British Post Office transit in Shanghai. Scarce rate paid overseas. (pt)
China (Yunnan) 1902 Red band envelope to France
bearing Indo- China Yvert 10, 25 cent balck/rose tied by Mongtze Chine double ring, routed via Lao-Kay and Hanoi with Aube arrival in France. Very fine item. (pt)
China (Yunnan) 1902 Red band envelope to France
bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 127, 10 cent green tied by Imperial Post Mengtsz date stamp with adjacent French Post Office Mongtza Chine double ring, routed via Lao-Kay and Hanoi with Aube arrival in France. Very fine item. (pt)
China (French) 1903 Registered Picture Post Card to
France bearing French China Yvert 30, 50 cent brown tied by Han-Keou Chine Poste Francaise date stamp with boxed registered, and octagonal French paquebot Ligne N Pag. Fr No1 date stamp with Paris arrival. Scarce registered card from China. (pt)
Indo-China 1904 Military Mail Postcard
Preparing the Opium Pipe) to Corsica bearing Yvert 18, 10 cent red tied by Pho-Lu Tonkin double ring with military cachet 'Le Capitaine Commandant / Secteur de Pa-kha / 4th Territ. Mil'. In blue with Corse arrival on front. (pt)
China 1903 Picture Postcard from Tientsin bearing
Chinese Imperial Post SG123, 2 cent red (pair) tied by Tienstin date stamp, routed via Newchange mixed with Russian China SG2, 2 kop green (2) tied by Yingkow (Newchang) No 131 Polev. Pochet Kon/Priamur. Okr. Date stamp of the Field Post Office, routed via Siberia with hand-struck Russian Disenfection in blue, addressed to Belgium with Feluv arrival Very fine combination. (pt)
CHINA(YUNNAN PROVINCE) 1911 Registerd Picture
Post Card to France bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 153, 4 cent Red and SG 156, 10 cent Blue tied by Yunnan date stamp with m/s registered, routed via Lao-Kay and Haiphong Tonkin with Paris arrival. Fine item.
CHINA 1903 Imperial Chinese Post Stationery card 1c
Pink upgraded with SG 121, 1/2 cent Brown (pair) and SG 122, 1 cent ochre (pair) tied by Hokow date stamp addressed to France. Very fine. (pt)
CHINA 1905 Postal Stationery Card 1c Red Upgraded
with SG 109, 1c ochre and SG 10, 2c tied by Wuhu date stamp, routed via the Imperial Post Office Shanghai and forwarded via the FrenchPost Office Shanghai and Haiphong to Mong-Tseu with arrival cachet. Fine item of incoming mail to Yunnan (pt)
China 1902 Military Mail Picture Postcard - Scarce mixture
PPC (Shan-Hai-Kwan), bearing Chinese Imperial Post 1ct Ochre SG122 (2) tied by Tientsin CDS with French Military cachet Detachement de Shan-Hai-Koua 16th Colonial La Vaguemestre in Violet, addressed to the French Troops at Tientsin with French Post Office arrival. (pt)
China 1901 envelope to the Italian Convent Han-Kow (Internal mail)
bearing Chinese Imperial Post 1c Ochre SG109, tied by Chua-Shan Boxed tombstone with native instructional in Red. Nice item of internal mail. (pt)
China 1903 Chinese Imperial Post PSC 1c Red to Hankow
Postal Stationery Card written from Wang-Kia-Tsa and cancelled by Boxed native tombstone with Chinese instructional handstamp in Red, with Imperial Post Office arrival. (pt)
China 1901 "Hand Illustrated" Chinese Imperial Post PSC
1c Red Postal Stationery Card cancelled by Tientsin datestamp in Blue with Military cachet of the French Troops "Corps Expeditionnaire Francais en Chine" in Violet addressed to France. Attractive item of Postal Stationery. (pt)
China 1901 Imperial Chinese Post PSC 1c Pink
Postal Stationery Card written from a missionary in Tsing-Yang Province to the Catholic Mission at Nan-King cancelled by straight-line Hsieu Yang Hsien Postal Agency handstamp in Red with arrival of Nanking Postal Agency tombstone in Red. Very rare and attractive item. (pt)
China 1908 Registered PPC to France, 4 colour franking
Picture Postcard of Peking, Temple of Heaven, bearing Chinese Imperial Post 1c Ochre SG122 (3), 2c Red SG123, 4c Chestnut SG124, and 5c Purple SG154, tied by Peking datestamp with Boxed handstruck registered and NIMES arrival. Nice 4 colour franking on registered card. Scarce. (pt)
China 1902 Decoratively Illustrated Red Band Envelope to France via Shanghai
bearing Chinese Imperial Post 5c Rose SG125 (Pair) tied by native tombstone cachet with tombstone transit, with Imperial and French Post Office double-ring transit. Very fine item. (pt)
China via Hong Kong 1899 Registered PPC to Belgium
Picture Postcard of Saikio & Awatishima, bearing Chinese Imperial Post 4c Brown SG111, and 10c Green SG113 tied by Hankow datestamp with handstruck registered routed via the Imperial and British Post Offices Shanghai with Hong Kong 4c Grey SG34, and 10c Purple-Red SG38, tied by Shanghai datestamp with Boxed I.P.O. tied print of Hankow (Webb Type 4) routed via Hong Kong with registered and transit cachet, on reverse Brindisi entry and Bruxelles registered arrival. A superb item for the exhibitor. (pt)
China 1909 PPC to France routed via Tientsin
Picture Postcard of Ladies in Kimono, bearing Chinese Imperial Post 1c Ochre SG122 (Pair) and 5c Mauve SG154, tied by KAIFENG CDS with adjacent native circular, with the French Post Office Tien-Tsin Poste Francaise double-ring. Unusual item. (pt)
China 1905 PPC to France, forwarded through French Post Office
Picture Postcard bearing 1/2c Brown SG108 (2) tied by Canton datestamp, bearing 25c Black Yvert 8 tied by Tien-Tsin Poste Francaise datestamp paying the overseas postage. (pt)
China 1904 ICP PSC 1c Pink upgraded to France (dollar chop)
Imperial Chinese Post Postal Stationery Card upgraded with 1/2c Brown SG121 (Pair), and 10c Green SG127, written from Tang-Lao-Seu and cancelled by Paoting Dollar Chop with Native Tombstone transit. Very fine item of overseas stationery mail. (pt)
China 1905 CIP PSC 1c Red upgraded to Switzerland, via Hong Kong
Postal Stationery Card upgraded with 1/2c Brown SG108 (Pair) and 2c Red SG110 tied by Chinese native circular of Kenyin-Tchou, with Bern arrival. Fine item. (pt)
China 1908 PPC of Mongtze Yunnan Province to Switzerland
Picture Postcard bearing Chinese Imperial Post 4c Brown SG111, tied by HOKOW datestamp with octagonal French Paquebot Ligne N Paq. Fr. No.4 (Salles 1924) datestamp. Scarce mail from Yunnan Province. (pt)
China 1911 Internal PPC via Tangku - Peitaiho
Picture Postcard of Public Garden, Shanghai, bearing Chinese Imperial Post 1c Ochre SG109 tied by Shanghai datestamp with Boxed Post Office native transit in Blue. Scarce and unusual item. (pt)
China 1907 Chinese Imperial Post PSC 1c Red upgraded to UK
with 1c Ochre SG109, and 2c Red SG110, written on board the S.S. Satury bound for Hankow and cancelled by Kiukiang datestamp routed via the French and Chinese Post Office Shanghai addressed to England. Very fine. (pt)
China 1908 Dragon Flag PPC of Shoemaker to French Peking
Picture Postcard of Chinese Shoemaker working on the street, to the 16th Regiment of French Troops at Peking bearing Chinese Imperial Post 1c Ochre SG109 (2) tied by Peking datestamp with arrival cachet of the Military Post Office Corresces Aux Armees Pekin (Pothion Type C) datestamp. Rare arrival cachet. (pt)
China 1908 PPC of Sleeping Buddha, to French Peking
Picture Postcard (S. Yamamoto Peking) to the 16th Regiment of French Troops at Peking bearing Chinese Imperial Post 2c Red SG110 (2) tied by Peking datestamp with arrival cachet of the Military Post Office Corresces Aux Armees Pekin (Pothion Type C) datestamp. Rare arrival cachet. (pt)
China 1905 PPC to France + Imperial 1c & 2c (Paquebot)
Picture Postcard bearing Chinese Imperial Post 1c Ochre SG122, and 2c Red SG123, tied by octagonal French Paquebot Ligne N Paq. Fr. No.7 (Salles 1924) datestamp. A rare postmark on Chinese stamps. (pt)
China Boxer Rebellion 1901 PSC 1c Pink German
Imperical Chinese Post Postal Stationery Card written from Tao-Sing-Fu and cancelled by German K.D. Feld-Poststation No.7 datestamp, with Hagenau arrival. Very fine item. (pt)
China 1899 Red Band Cover to German China Tsintau
envelope bearing Chinese Imperial Post 2c Red SG110 tied by Pa-Kua obliterator of Shanghai routed via the Shanghai Local Post to Tsintau with German Post Office arrival. Very fine item. (pt)
China 1905 Red Band Envelope, Boxed tomb-stone cancel
bearing Chinese Imperial Post 4c Red SG153 tied by Boxed tomb-stone with native arrival cachet. Scarce. (pt)
China 1898 Red Band Envelope, Boxed tomb-stone cancel
bearing Chinese Imperial Post 1c Ochre SG109, tied by native datestamp with adjacent Boxed tomb-stone cancel. Scarce. (pt)
China 1901 Chinese Imperial PSC 1c Red + Paotting Dollar Chop
Postal Stationery Card to Germany. Very fine. (pt)
China 1899 Imperial Chinese Post 1c PSC, Pa-Kua obliterator
PSC cancelled by Shanghai Pa-Kua obliterator addressed to Shanghai with Shanghai Local Post receiver. Scarce and attractive. (pt)
China 1901 Chinese Imperial Post 1c Red Postal Stationery Card
cancelled by Shanghai Local Post datestamp addressed to the Catholic Mission in Nan-Kin with Chinese Post Office Nanking receiver. (pt)
China 1908 PPC to the French Post & Telegraph Office Peking
Picture Postcard of Russ. Bischofspark (Tu-Lien-Ta), bearing 1/2c Brown SG121, 1c Ochre SG122, and 2c Red SG123 tied by Peking datestamp with arrival cachet of the French Military Post Office Pekin Corresces Aux Armees (Pothion Type C). Very attractive. (pt)
China 1905 Imperial Chinese Post PSC 1c Pink upgraded
Postal Stationery Card written from Shungfou upgraded with 1c Ochre SG109, and 2c Red SG110 tied by native circular routed via the French and Chinese Post Office Shanghai addressed to Belgium. (pt)
China 1903 CIP Postal Stationery Card 1c Red upgraded
Chinese Imperial Post PSC written from Kuchuk, upgraded with 1c Ochre SG109, and 2c Red SG110 tied by Kuchuk native circular routed via Canton with handstruck instructional in Violet addressed to Switzerland. Fine item. (pt)