33rd International Auction

1936. Envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 415, 10c purple (2) tied by Shanghai date stamp, underpaid with Chinese Tax hand-stamp and framed 'T 10 Ctmes' on face in violet with Swiss postage dues Yvert 56, 10c olive and carmine (2) applied and tied by Zurich receiver. Lovely combination with Swiss postage dues. Catalog Price 250,00

1936, martyrs total 93 C. tied "SHANGHAI 22.7.36" to reverse of air mail cover to Australia, transit "MELBOURNE AU 11 36", red boxed "SINGAPORE-AUSTRALIA AIR MAIL" cover vert. bend and bit scraped, but not affecting stamps. Commercial usage from first year of China-Australia air service. Catalog Price 50,00

1937, official envelope from DG of posts to postal director Erik Nordström (1884-1971, postal commissioner of Shantung postal district 1935/45) with bilingual arrival "12.2.37 DIRECTOR OF SHANTUNG DISTRICT HEAD POST OFFICE". In Hordstoms handwriting "Letter appointing me Commander / in the Force of Road Building / in China". Cover vert. bend. (M) Catalog Price 400,00

1939/47, drei Briefe jüdische Emigranten und Organisationen aus Shanghai nach Deutschland bzw. in die Tschechei, dabei auch 2 Einschreiben und ein Beleg mit Zensur, Los für Spezialisten. Catalog Price 150,00

1939, two covers to Europe: 25 C. SYS pair "HOKIAJNG 10.10.28" via French Indochina (censorship) "HANOI" to Denmark; $2.75 rate tied "Chungking 28.6.6" to reverse of registered air mail cover via Hong Kong to Berlin/Germany. Catalog Price 80,00

1940, martyr 50 C. perfin "D.A.B." tied "SHANGHAI 17.12.39" to cover endorsed "en dépéche close" (closed mail) Via Siberia and ms. "Only by Japanese steamer via Dairen" to Lahr/Germany w. german censortape on reverse. Printed return of German Asiatic Bank, unevenly opened and horiz. crease. Catalog Price 60,00

1940. Censored envelope written from the 'First Hospital of the Red Cross Society of China, Shanghai' addressed to Denmark bearing SG 473, $1 sepia and brown tied by Shanghai date stamp routed via the United States with 'Examined by/6595' censor tape and 'Udlandspostkontrollen Denmark' censor tape tied by circular 'Crown/202/Denmark' censor cachet in violet. Early item of censored mail into Denmark. Catalog Price 220,00

1940/41, East Szechuan 3 C./5 C., a full sheet of 200 with character variety pos. 127, unused mint mostly MNH, few separations and toned gum. (M) Catalog Price 250,00

1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing SG 420, 40c orange (2), SG 594, $1 black and brown and SG 597, $5 black and scarlet (2) tied by Shanghai date stamp '3rd Dec 1941', endorsed 'Pan American Airways' erased (Transpacific and Transatlantic service) however was suspended owing to the fall of Hong Kong to the Japanese the cover took two years to arrive in the U.K. perhaps via Burma, India and South Africa and censored on arrival...

1941, boxed "VIA.LASHIO / BY. CNAC" on registered air mail cover w. $5.25 frank tied "Yunnan Leiyun 30.3.9", transits on reverse "NAMKHAM 10 MAR 41", Honolulu, and New York April 3/4, 1941. Blue triangular Lashio type censormark. Yunnan air mail routed via Burma and Singapore, commercial usage. Catalog Price 100,00

1945, Kiaotung surcharges, $40/Occ. North China 9 C., unused no gum as issued (Michel cat. 275.-). Catalog Price 60,00