Important Stamps and Covers of the World

1857 (March 10) Entire letter written from AMOY to Cadiz via Suez and Gibraltar. Fine oval black cachet: ´Forwarded By/Lyall, Still & Co./H...

1894 Registered envelope to Shanghai franked local 6c. tied by Postal Service cds. On reverse similar cds + blue Shanghai Local Post arrival cds. Obv

1894 Newspaper wrapper to SHANGHAI franked ½c tied by blue single ring WUHU LOCAL POST date stamp. Onreverse, arrival local post cds.

1898 Registered envelope to CANTON bearing Imperial Chinese Post 1 cent orange (SG 97) and 10 cents green (SG 101) tied by PA KUA obliterator with adj

1900 Envelope to PHILADELPHIA franked 2c(2) + 10c. ´dragons´ tied by NEWOHWA date stamp. Obverse also bears overprinted Japanese 10sn tied...

1901 Imperial Chinese Post postal stationary card 1 cent pink written from a missionary in Tsing-Yang Province to the Catholic Mission at Nan-king can

1903 Registered picture post card to FRANCE written from SHEUN-TE-FOU and bearing Chinese Imperial Post 1 cent ochre (block of 4) (SG 109) and 10 cent

1907 Registered envelope to the French Consulate Cheng-Tu bearing Chinese Imperial Post 4 cents brown (SG 111) and 10 cents green (SG 113) tied by IMP

1915 (AUSTRIAN MILITARY DETACHEMENT). Letter card addressed to KRIZEVCI from the Austrian Military Detachement cancelled by K.UN K. FELDPOSTAMT 78 dou

1917 (Dec.) Cover with long full original contents from Nanking, bearing Junk 10 c. blue used to New Jersey. Reseal "Censored/No. 42 VR´ t...

1909 Registered cover from Peking to Nurnberg franked by 1906 4 c. on 10 pf. red and 10 c. on 20 pf. blue tied by Peking datestamps. Scott 49,50.

1901 Combination postcard to Dresden franked by China CIP ½ c. brown pair tied by Tientsin cds in blue, forwarded on with 1901 10 pf. carmine t...

1905 Combination cover to Germany franked by China CIP 1 c., 2 c., 4 c. and 10 c. used with Yacht type 1901 5 pf. green, 10 pf. red and 25 pf. orange

1876 (French PO in Shanghai). Cover to Lyon franked by France Laureated 30 c. brown and Ceres thick figure 80 c. carmine rose cancelled by ´510...

1878 FRONTAL. CHEFOU a FRANCIA. Indicación manuscrita en el frente "Tchefoa 28-Sept.-78 y franqueada con sellos franceses de 5 cts. verde ...

1881 Cover to Germany franked by France Type Sage 10 c. black on lilac and 15 c. blue tied by gros chiffres ´5104´ in black of Shanghai, w...

1885 Cover to England with reverse showing ´Shanghai Local Post´ cds in blue (Sept 10) of despatch, transferred to French Po and franked b...

1891 Envelope to FRANCE written from KIUKIANG with oval KIUKIANG CUSTOMS MAIL MATTER on front in red and CUSTOMS KIUKIANG datestamp on reverse routed

1893 Envelope to FRANCE written from KIUKIANG and cancelled on reverse KUKIANG CUSTOMS datestamp in red, routed via the Imperial Customs Shanghai, the

1895 Cover to Paris with oval framed ´I.C. Mail Matter´ in blue, overlapped as usual with France Chine 25 c. black on rose tied by Shangha...

1897 Red Band envelope to FRANCE cancelled by boxed PAID handstamp with adjacent Peking dollar chop routed via the Imperial Post Shanghai with chop on

1897 Cover from Tientsin to France with Tientsin dollar chop on front in black (Nov 18) and bearing Type Sage 10 c. and 15 c. tied at Shanghai French

1897 Combination cover to Germany franked by 1897 China ICP 10 c. deep green tied by Hankow dollar chop in brown, thence through French PO at Shanghai

1900 Registered combination cover to Munich franked by China CIP 10 c. green and 30 c. claret tied by Kiukiang cds (Nov 2), forwarded on with France C

1900 Registered postcard, combination usage to Belgium franked by China CIP ½ c. brown (2), 1 c. orange (2), 2 c. red, 4 c. brown and 5 c. pink...

1900 Combination postcard to Vienna franked by China CIP 4 c. brown tied by black ´Pa-kua´ with Shanghai Local Post cds at left, France Ch...

1900 Combination card to Germany franked by China CIP two pairs of ½ c. brown and pair of 1 c. orange tied by Chefoo cds (Sept 21) with France ...

1900 Cover to Sydney/Australia with China CIP 5 c. pink pair tied at Tientsin, France Chine 25 c. tied at Shanghai (June 18) for onward transmission.

1900 Registered hand-drawn envelope to GERMANY bearing Chinese Imperial Post 20 cent claret (SG 114) tied by SHANGHAI datestamp with handstruck regist

1901 Combination postcard to Sussex with China CIP 5c c. pink tied by ´Pa-kua´ in black with France Chine 10 c. applied at Shanghai for on...

1901 Registered combination cover to Austria franked by China CIP 10 c. green pair tied by scarce Tangku cds, forwarded through French PO at Shanghai

1901 Combination cover to Budapest/Hungary franked by China CIP 2 c. red (5) tied by rare Hanyang cds´s (July 11), forwarded with France Chine ...

1901 Registered combination cover to Pola/Austria franked on front and back by China CIP ½ c. brown (4), 1 c. orange (4), 2 c. red (5) and sing...

1901 Registered combination cover to Pola/Austria franked by China CIP ½ c. brown (2), 1 c. orange (2), 2 c. red (2), 5 c. pink and 10 c. green...

1901 Printed Matter Wrapper to Berlin with combination franking of China CIP ½ c. brown pair and 1 c. orange tied at Shanghai, France Chine 5 c...

1893 LONDON a SHANGHAI. Entero postal de 1 p. naranja reexpedido a LONDRES con sello de Hong-Kong de 5 cents. azul. Magnífico franqueo mixto.

1898 Envelope to Camberley Staff College, franked 10c. ´Dragon´ cancelled bars with Tientsin "dollar" chop in association, + QV ...

1898 1c. Chinese postal stationery card uprated ½c(2), (2) + 2c ´Dragons´ tied barred cancel and Shanghai "dollar" date sta...

1899 Envelope to Yokohama, Japan, franked Chinese 1c., 2c(2) & 5c. tied by Canton "dollar" type date stamp. On obverse also, QV 2c. t...

1899 Envelope to Basle, Switzerland franked pair 10c. ´Dragons´ tied by Canton date stamp. Obverse also bears QV ´20 Cents´ on ...

1899 Picture post card to AUSTRIA bearing Chinese Imperial Post 1/2 cent brown (2) (SG 108), 1 cent yellow (SG 109) and 2 cents red (SG 110) tied by P

1899 Envelope to Lyon, France, franked Chinese 5c(2) cancelled bars + QV 10c. tied by Shanghai date stamp. On reverse, Hong Kong, Code ´B´...

1899 Chinese 1c. postal stationery card, uprated 4c. ´dragon´ & tied by Kiukiang "dollar" date stamp. On obverse also, QV 2...

1899 Mourning envelope to Vienna fraked 2c.(5) ´Dragon´ tied barred cancel, together with QV 10c. cancelled Shanghai cds + boxed ´I.P...

1900 Chinese 1c. postal stationery card uprated 1c. + 2c. ´Dragon´ tied by Chefoo date stamp. Obverse also bears pair QV 2c. of Hong Kong...

1901 Chinese Imperial Post postal stationary card one cent red written from Whampoa and cancelled by WHAMPOA imperial post datestamp, routed via Canto

1893 Opened out envelope to USA bearing, on reverse, blue SHANGHAI LOCAL POST date stamp for May 19th. Transferred to Japanese post on 26th when 5sn a

1897 FRONT to KANSAS CITY, USA, franked "1 cent" on 1c. of 1897, Type 15, tied by FOOCHOW "dollar" chop and with Japanese 1sn al...

1898 Newspaper wrapper to USA franked 2c. ´dragon´ faults, rare tied by indistinct "dollar" chop with one for SHANGHAI on revers...

1899 Envelope to North Carolina, USA, franked 10c. ´dragon´ tied by barred cancel. On obverse also, Japanese 10sn cancelled SHANGHAI I.J.P...