Imperial 1878-1912    


China 1905 Chinese Imperial Post 1c Red Postal Stationery Card
cancelled by Canton datestamp addressed locally. (pt)
China 1901 Imperial Chinese Post 1c Pink Postal Stationery Card
cancelled by Wuhu datestamp addressed to the Catholic Mission Nanking with Chinese Post Office Nanking receiver and Boxed native instructional in Red. Very attractive. (pt)
China 1901 PPC to France via the French Post Office
Picture Postcard of Woosung, bearing Chinese Imperial Post 4c Brown SG124 tied by Shanghai datestamp routed via the French Post Office bearing 10c Black Yvert 4, tied by Shang-Hai Chine double-ring paying the overseas postage. Nice combination. (pt)
China 1907 CIP 1c Red Postal Stationery Card upgraded
Chinese Imperial Post PSC upgraded with 1c Ochre SG109, and 2c Red SG110 tied by WUHU CDS routed via Shanghai addressed to France with Aurillac arrival. (pt)
China 1908 PPC of Hoang-Seu, The Yellow Temple, near Peking
Picture Postcard to the 16th Regiment of French Troops at Peking bearing Chinese Imperial Post 16c Olive SG157 tied by Peking datestamp with arrival of the French Post Office Pekin. (pt)
China 1901 CIP 1c Red Postal Stationery Card to Nanking
Chinese Imperial Post PSC cancelled by Shanghai Local Post datestamp addressed to the Catholic Mission in Nan-King with Chinese Post Office Nanking receiver. (pt)
China 1901 CIP 1c Red Postal Stationery Card to Nankin
Chinese Imperial Post PSC cancelled by Shanghai datestamp addressed to the Catholic Mission Nan-King with Chinese Post Office Nanking arrival. (pt)
China 1903 Chinese Imperial Post PSC 1c Pink to Tientsin
Postal Stationery Card cancelled by Tientsin datestamp addressed to the Chinese Mouted Infantry Tientsin. Very fine. (pt)
China 1905 PPC to French China via Shanghai & Hong Kong
Picture Postcard of a naval gun at about 50 metres west of Shaped Fort, bearing Chinese Imperial Post 10c Green SG113 tied by Tientsin datestamp, addressed to Saigon. Nice Card. (pt)
China Dowager 1897 SG65b "30c on 24ca" Rose
A fresh mint example, Large Figure Surcharge on the second printing "30" 2mm above cents instead of 1mm. Very fine & rare, Cat.SG£2,500.00
China 1905 Registered Picture Postcard to Hong Kong
bearing Chinese Imperial Post 4c Brown SG124 and 10c Green SG127, tied by YUNNAN native datestamp routed via MENGTSZ with Chinese Post Office Boxed Registered handstamp , forwarded through the French Post Office HAIPHONG with registered G.P.O. Hong Kong arrival. A spectacular item for the exhibitor of YUNNAN PROVINCE. (pt)
China 1900 Boxer Rebellion CIP PSC 1c Red to Germany
Chinese Imperial Post Postal Stationery Card, written from TIENSTIN and cancelled by German K.D.Feldpost.Exped.Ostasiatischen Epeditionscorps datestamp with Boxed Ostas.Exped.Cine-Regmts. Military cachet addressed to Germany with BONN arrival. Fine item from the Boxer War. (pt)
BELGIUM / CHINA / PERSIA 1901 PSC 5c UPGRADED
5c green Postal Stationery Card upgraded with Yvert 53, 1c grey (5) tied by MAREDRET datestamp addressed to HANKOW CHINA bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG109, 1c ochre (5) tied by HANKOW datestamp, REDIRECTED via SHANGHAI, Victoria Hong Kong and Colombo to Persia with SG120, 5ch yellow applied on arrival in TEHERAN and forwarded to the Austrian Post Office SMYRNA. An attractive item. (pt)
China 1909 PPC to France Nanning d/s via Wuchow, Canton
Picture Postcard bearing SG124, 4c brown tied by Nanning datestamp, routed via Wuchow and Canton through Hong Kong with Gennes arrival in France. Very fine. (pt)
China Postcard 1907 to GERMAN Post Office Tientsin
Picture Postcard to the German Post Office Tientsin bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG123, 2c red tied by native datestamp of Peking with Chinese Post Office and German Post Office arrival in Tien-Tsin. Nice item. (pt)
China 1921 Env. to Paris (Wenchow) via Shanghai "Unrecorded"
cover bearing SG292, 4c scarlet (5) tied by Wenchow CDS with adjacent handstruck Registered 10 Grammes handstamp , routed via Shanghai with transit on reverse. Registered handstruck Grammes UNRECORDED by Chang. Fine and Rare. (pt)
China 1916 Newsband Wrapper to Yochow Postage
cancelled by boxed Inspectorate General Statistical Department Postage Paid, routed via Shanghai and Hankow. Superb. (pt)
China 1909 Red Band Reg. Env. to Shanghai via Nanking
envelope bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG151, 2c green and SG154, 5c mauve (pair) tied by native circular with double handstruck Registered, routed via Nanking with native arrival chop. Very fine item. (pt)
China 1909 Red Band Reg. Env. to Shanghai via Tientsin
envelope bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG151, 2c green and SG154, 5c mauve tied by CHANGTE-HO datestamp with boxed handstruck Registered routed via Tientsin with native arrival. Superb item of internal Chinese Registered mail. (pt)
China 1902 PSC 1c Upgraded Hankow d/s to Switzerland
Chinese Imperial Post Postal Stationery Card 1c red upgraded with SG108, 1/2c brown (pair) and SG109, 1c ochre (2) tied by Hankow datestamp routed via the Chinese Post Office Shanghai to Bern Switzerland. An attractive item. (pt)
China 1909 Red Band Reg. Env. to Shanghai via Tientsin
envelope bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG151, 2c green and SG154, 5c mauve tied by Changte-Ho datestamp with boxed handstruck Registered routed via Tien-Tsin with native arrival. Superb item of internal Chinese Registered mail. (pt)
China 1900 Red Band Env. to Shanghai tied Peking datestamp
envelope bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG122, 1c ochre tied by Peking oval datestamp in violet with boxed native instructional in red on reverse. Very fine. (pt)
China 1899 Red Band Envelope tied Pa Kua
bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG111, 4c brown tied by Pa Kua obliterator in blue with adjacent Tientsin datestamp and boxed tombstone on reverse with instructional cachet in red. Very fine and attractive cover. (pt)
China 1903 "SHEUN-TE-FOU REGISTERED in Red"
Rare Registered Picture Postcard to France, written from Sheun-te-Fou and bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG109, 1c ochre ( "BLOCK OF 4" ) and SG113, 10c green tied by Sheun-Te tombstone cachet with handstruck Registered in red, routed via SOOCHOW with tombstone cachet in black and Peking with oval chop through the French Post Office SHANGHAI with PARIS arrival. A wonderful item of Registered mail for the exhibitor. (pt)
China 1893 Kiukiang Customs Shanghai Customs
envelope to France written from Kiukiang and cancelled on reverse by KIUKIANG CUSTOMS datestamp in red, routed via the Imperial Customs Shanghai, then mailed through the French Post Office bearing France Yvert 97, 25c black on rose (pair) tied by Shang-hai Chine double-ring applied for overseas postage with Calvados arrival. Superb item of Customs mail. Very Rare. (pt)