361 / September 2015

1930, Zeppelin with green overprint 20 c.-1,80 p. kpl., unused o.g., main value unmounted mint, signed in pencil

20 c.-1,80 p. with handstamp "MUESTRA", unused o.g.    

1890, 10 c. red tied by blue cds. "OFICINA EXPEDICION...15.EN.90" to mourning cover with arrival mark "ROSARIO 15.NER.90", tiny stained, otherwise fine

1930, Graf Zeppelin 1,50-6 b. in blocks of 4, one value each with variety "comma instead of dot", unmounted mint    

1930, Zeppelin 1,5-6 b. in horizontal pairs with overprint variaty "comma instead of dot", unused o.g., one value little thinned, otherwise fine

1930, Zeppelin 1,50-6 b. with overprint inverted, unused o.g., signed Bühler

1930, Graf Zeppelin 1,50 b. on 15 c. blue-green, imperforated marginal copy, unused o.g., signed Brun    

1930, Graf Zeppelin 5 c. on 10 c. - 1 b. cpl. with handstamp "MUESTRA", unused, some tiny thins, also pair 15c. one stamp without overprint , the other double, one inverted and pair 25 c., with inverted overprint, one stamp additional normal overprint and  single 25 c. with shiny overprint, most signed

1931, "2.500 REIS" overprint proof on glassine paper, block of 25, fine, scarce

1932, Zeppelin 3.500 $ on 5000 R. and 7.000 $ on 10000 R. , each in block of 6, unmounted mint

1840, "COPIAPO", clear straight line in red on complete large size registered wrapper with adjacent clear red "FRANCA" and "CERTFCASION" to Santiago; very fine and scarce

1915/27, Presidents, unissued 4 c. Balmaceda, die proof in violet on chromo carton paper in block format; a scarce proof from the American Banknote archive

1878, Large Dragon on thin paper 1 ca. deep green, used, fine

2 ca. brown red, unused with original gum, fine

1898/1906, Coiling Dragon 1 c. ochre and 2 c. red (oxidized) tied by blue oval dater "KIACHOW DEC.2.12.1899" to postal stationery card 1 c. rose in combination franking with German Post 5 pf. with cds. "TSINGTAU 4.12.99" and long text (dated Chiangling 27.11.) to Germany with arrival mark, fine

1898/1906, Coiling Dragon 10 c. green and 5 c. rose tied by large chinese dater to registered postcard from Tsinanfu via "KIACHOW 3.MAI" with combination franking German Post 10 pf. (2) and 5 pf. and Geman register label to Berlin with arrival mark, card with light crease and one german stamp slight faults where applied over the edge of the card

1902, litho 50 c. green tied by Tombstone to registered Maus cover with Kiautschou 1 m. red with cancel "KIAUTSCHOU 9.6.03" via Yokohama to New York with arrival mark, cover folded, sign. Bothe BPP

1912, postcard 1 c. green with additonal franking Junk 3 c. green and cds. "CHENTU 8.JUL.14"  to Germany with Russian censorship cancel and retour with handwritten note "can not be forwarded behind by Russian P.O" and arrival mark from "2.FE.15", scarce (Han 10)    

1915, Postcard 1 c. green with Kirin cds. as POW card 1918 to Germany with adjacent diamond shaped "CENSORED", fine and scarce (Han12)

1915, Postcard 1 c. green with Kirin cds. as POW card 1918 to Germany with adjacent diamond shaped "CENSORED", fine and very scarce (Han12)

Incoming Mail: "CUSTOMS TAKU 24.OCT.86", clear violet marking on front of envelope from "BREMEN 30.8.86" with horizontal pair 10 c. red via New York and San Francisco to Taku, one reverse with oval cancel "U.S. POSTAL AGENCEY SHANGHAI 18.OCT.86" and Customs cancel Shanghai, fine, very scarce combination

1888, cover from Denmark to Shanghai, franked with 1884, 10 o. and 20 o., arrival marks of German and Shanghai local post on reverse; tear in the envelope closed, otherwise fine

1938, "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER", boxed marking on airmail cover from "PEIPING 16.8." to Austria with censor mark and -label

1967, Long Live Chairman Mao's Thought, two strips of five and single, normal golden colour, lightly folded, mint never hinged, fine

Long Live Chairman Mao, complete set, mint never hinged, very fine

1967, 25th Anniversary of Talks at the forum of Literature and Art 8f, complet set, mint never hinged, very fine

Mao 8-10f., mint never hinged, very fine

1967, Poems of Chairman Mao 4-10f., complete set, mint never hinged, very fine

1968, Revolutionary Literature and Art 8f., complete set, mint never hinged, very fine

Chairman Mao Instructions 8f., complete strip of five with lower sheet margin, lightly folded, mint never hinged, very fine

1979, Study Science souvenier sheet, unhinged mint, very fine

2013, Yearbook with hardcover, 50 pages and CD, fine 

1886/1888, Rafael Nunez 10 c. orange, horizontal pair with oval cancel "MEDELIN" with register stamp 10 c. red on yellow on registered mourning cover with transit register mark "BARRANQUILLA No." via London to Munich with arrival mark, fine and scarce

1901, 10 c. black on grey- green, type II, tied by oval "RIO HACHA FRANCO" to cover with adjacent "AGENCIA POSTAL NATIONAL RIO HACHA" to New York with arrival mark "P.O.N.Y. PAID ALL 5.6.01", fine

1891, postal stationery cut out 5 c. blue on rose, two items, tied by "GUYAQUZIL 13.5.(93)" to mourning cover via New York to Bordeaux with arrival mark, cover fold not affecting the stamp, otherwise fine

1933, International Aviation Congres 5-20 M. cpl. on First Day cover with special cancel "LE CAIRE INTERNATIONAL D'AVIATION 20.DE.32", fine