China. (German China). 1901. Picture post card of 'Lake and Botanical Gardens, Singapore' addressed to Germany bearing German China SG 24, 10pf carmine tied by 'Deutsche Seepost/Ost-Asiatische/Hauptlinie/e' date stamp with Ausburg arrival. Lovely item from the Boxer Rebellion. Card published by "G.R. Lam ert & Co, Singapore".
German China. (Kiaochow). 1910. Picture post card of 'Government Censor Office, Tsingtau' addressed to Germany bearing SG 35, 2c green tied by Tsingtau/Kiautschou date stamp endorsed 'via Siberia' .
German China. (Kiaochow). 1912. Picture post card of 'Kaiser Wilhelm Beach, Tsingtau' addressed to Germany bearing SG 35, 2c green tied by Tsingtau/ Kiautschou date stamp.
China. (German). 1900. Registered envelope to Scotland bearing German China Yvert 4, 20pf blue (2) tied by Shanghai Deutsche Post date stamp with matching registered label, endorsed 'per German mail' with London and Registered Glasgow on reverse.
German China. (Boxer Rebellion). 1902. Picture post card of 'The Hal der Klsiker' addressed to Germany bearing German China SG 23, 5pf green tied by Peking/Deutsche Post date stamp with boxed 'S.B./Ostas. Besatz Brigade/111. Bat. 2, Inf. Regiments' in blue hand-stamp. Very fine.
German China. (Boxer Rebellion). 1901. Stamp-less Picture post card written from Tientsin dated '31st May 1901' cancelled by 'K.D. Feldpostexped/Des/Ostasiatischen/Expeditionscorps' with Schoneberg arrival. Lovely item.
China. (German China). 1896. News-Band wrapper addressed to Holland bearing German 'Reichspost' SG Z9, 5pf green tied by 'Tientisn/Kaiserl. Deutsche/ Postagentur' date stamp '8/12/96' with Helmond arrival on reverse '21st Jan 97'. Scarce news band rate to Holland.
China. (Japanese Post Offices In China). 1905. Picture post card of 'Chinese Shoemaker' addressed to Germany bearing Japanese Post Office SG 9, 4s rosine tied by Tientsin/ I.J.P.O. date stamp with Kiel arrival. Superb card. Very nice item.
China. (Japanese Post Offices In China). 1910. Picture post card of 'Sea side Shimonoseki' addressed to Chefoo bearing Japan SG 136, 1 1/2s violet tied by vernacular cancel with Chefoo/ I.J.P.O. arrival. Scarce Japanese Post Office in China.
China. (Japanese Post Office In China). 1905. Picture post card of 'Russo-Japanese War' endorsed 'Bureau de Poste Japan, Shasi, China' addressed to France bearing Japanese Post Office SG 6a, 2a yellow-green tied by Shashe/ I.J.P.O. date stamp '26th June 05'. Lovely card and scarce cancel from the Japanese Post Office in China.
China. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Photographic post card of 'The Wing On Building, Shanghai'. Lovely card.
China. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Picture post card of 'Nanking Road, Shanghai' Nice mint card published by 'Japanese Card Co, Shanghai' .
China. (German China). Circa 1910. Mint Picture post card of 'German sailor with Chinese girls'. Lovely cartoon card by 'A. Thiele' .
China. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Picture post card of 'Nanking Road, Shanghai'. Nice mint card published by 'Japanese Card Co, Shanghai.'
China. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Garden Bridge and Astor House, Shanghai'. Nice mint card published in Japan.
China. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Picture post card of 'Nanking Road, Shanghai'. Nice mint card published by 'Japanese card Co, Shanghai'.
China. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Photographic post card of 'Aerial view, Shanghai'. Lovely card.
China. (Postcards). Circa 1930. Photographic card of 'Queen Victoria Road, Tientsin.' Very fine unused card.
China. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Nanking Road, Shanghai'. Nice mint card published by 'Kamogawa & Co, Shanghai'.
China. (Manchuria). 1921. Picture post card of 'The Panorama View, Dairen' addressed to Holland bearing Japan SG 161, 4s carmine tied by Dairen/ I.J.P.O. date stamp in violet with framed vernacular instructional 'via Siberia', routed via Kobe/ Japan with Den Hague arrival.
China. (Postcards). 1922. Picture post card's of 'Passing through a Chinese village' addressed to Holland.
China. 1909. Picture post card of 'Chinese Actors' written from Tient-Tsin addressed to Holland (stamp missing).
China. (Manchuria). 1921. Picture post card of 'The Panorama View, Dairen' addressed to Holland bearing Japan SG 161, 4s carmine tied by Dairen/ I.J.P.O. date stamp in violet with framed vernacular instructional routed via Kobe/ Japan with Den Hague arrival.
China. (Postcards). 1922. Picture post card's of 'Happy China' addressed to Holland bearing SG 272, 4c scarlet tied by Shanghai date stamp, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and m/s '30cts'. Very fine.
China. 1913. Multi view post card of 'Chinese Etiquette' addressed to Canton bearing SG 268, 1/2c brown tied by Shameen date stamp with post-mans chop. Scarce card published by 'C.Piens, Kowloon'.
China. (Hong Kong Treaty Ports). 1911. Picture post card of 'Nanking Road, Shanghai' addressed to England bearing Hong Kong SG 93, 4c carmine tied by 'Shanghai/Br. P.O.' date stamp (Webb Type K), endorsed
via Siberia'. Nice card.
China. (French China). 1921. Picture post card of 'Ling Ying Temple, Hangchow' addressed to France bearing French China SG 77, 4c on 10c rose tied by Shanghai (echoppe) date stamp (Pothion Type H). Scarce 'echoppe' cancel. Card published by "K.&W. Ltd".
China. (Postcards). circa 1920. Picture post card of 'Asahi Road, Japanese Concession, Tientsin.' Nice card.
China. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Photographic card of 'Nanking Road, Shanghai'. Very fine black and white mint photo card.
China. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Photographic post card of 'Sikh Policeman, Nanking Road, Shanghai' , Very fine real mint black and white photo card.
China. (Postcards). Circa. 1910. Picture post card of 'Shakee & British Bridge connecting Shameen, Canton'. Very fine unused. Published by The Hong Kong Pictorial Postcard Co.
China. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Bund and Garden, Shanghai'. Nice mint card published by 'Kingshill, Shanghai.'
China. (Hong Kong Treaty Ports). 1909. Picture post card of 'Nanking Road, Shanghai' addressed to England bearing Hong Kong SG 93, 4c carmine tied by 'Shanghai/ B.P.O. date stamp (Webb Type J), endorsed 'via Siberia'. Lovely card published by 'Kingshill, Shanghai'.
China. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Photographic post card of 'Nanking Road, Shanghai'. Very fine real mint black and white photo card published by "Young Photo Co.
China. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Photographic post card of 'Nanking Road, Shanghai'. Lovely card.
China. (Postcards). 1917. Picture post card of 'Nanking Road, Shanghai' addressed to Canada bearing SG 317, 6c scarlet tied by Shanghai date stamp. Nice card published by 'Young Photo Co, Shanghai'.
China. (Postcards). Circa 1930. Photographic card of 'The Bund, shanghai' Very fine unused card.
China. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Photographic card of 'Captain on the Rifle Range, Hankow, China.' Very fine.
China. (Postcards). Circa. 1920. Pictured post card of 'Soochow Creek, Shanghai'. Card published by 'Japanese Company, Shanghai'. Very fine.
China. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture card of 'Port Arthur' Very fine unused. Published by The Empire Series, London.
China. (Russian Post Office). 1904. Picture post card of 'The River front, Canton' addressed to Paris written from Eatherineburg date '10th October 1904' bearing Russia Yvert 41, 4k rose tied by East Siberian date stamp. Very fine.
China. 1925. Photographic post card of 'Hong Keouw Market, Shanghai' addressed to Norway bearing China SG 317, 6c red tied by Shanghai dated stamp, hand-stamped 'via Siberia' in violet. Lovely card to a scarce destination.
China. (U.S. Post Offices In China). 1910. Picture post card of 'Nanking Road, Shanghai' addressed to Hartford bearing United States 'Washington' 1c green tied by 'Shanghai, China/U.S. Postal Agency' duplex. Nice coloured card published by 'Kingshill'.
China. (Postcards). 1911. Picture post card of 'Coronation Parade, King George V Crowned 22nd June 1911, Tientsin'. Scarce card.
China. 1914. Picture post card of 'Camel Train, Peking' bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 269, 1c orange. Nice coloured card.
China. (Postcards). 1904. Picture post card of 'Marble Boat in Summer Palace, Peking' addressed to Italy bearing China SG 111, 4c chestnut tied by Peking date stamp routed via Shanghai. Nice item.
China. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Nanking Road, Shanghai'. Nice mint card published by 'Japanese Printing Co, Shanghai'.
China. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Chinese Priests, Canton'. Nice mint card published by 'M. Sternberg, Queen's Road. Hong Kong'.
China. (Postcards). 1923. Photographic card of 'The steamer "Ermmanno Carlotto" addressed to Shanghai bearing SG 268, 1/2c sepia and SG 269, 1c orange tied by Hankow date stamp with Shanghai receiver.
China. 1905. Picture post card of 'Thong-Doc de Lang-Son' bearing SG 122, 1c ochre tied by vernacular date stamp. Nice card.
Its a real pleasure to add a magnificent selection of French Colonies from Africa, Asia, The Caribbean and Oceania. Very fine pre-stamp, British Post Office, Charged Mail, Advice of Receipt, Printed Matter and postage due mail. A lovely selection of censor mail, some with five or six censor cachets and labels, routed Trans-Africa, two Ocean or over the Atlantic with some unusual destinations.
A few items from the Dr. Edward Grabowski collection, this amazing sale sold in three parts by Spink. Also interesting Tahiti and New Caledonia from Tony Eastgate's life time work.
Over the next few months we hope to add many items to grace the finest collections.
A strong area of stock is our China from Imperial to WW2 with many fine censor covers and Air Transits. A good selection of the overseas Post Offices, Austrian, British, French, Japanese and Russian with offices in Manchuria. Many mixed combinations, I.P.O's .
Coming soon the John Marc Sitarek accumulation of China, French Post Office and Indo-China with magnificent French Detachment in the Boxer Campaign covers.
John Marc also had a fine selection of the Chinese Labour Force which are not often seen, he built this selection over thirty years. One of the darker aspects of World War One was the plight of 12,000 Chinese workers who were recruited by the British Army from the North of China in 1916 to serve on the battle front in France as labourers, trench diggers, munitions carriers, mine disarmers and corpse bearers under often inhumane conditions. A large number were also struck down by the devastating Spanish flue of 1918.