Stamp Catalogue

China Philately Vol. I

Russian Post Offices

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registered envelope mailed with Russian Post of Peking to Germany
description: 1900 registered pre-stamped envelope 7k and additional Russia stamps 3k red & 10k blue, both overprinted 'Kitai', boxed Peking cancellation and a provisional reg. label, separate rect. date stamp 'Peking 1900' with handwritten supplement '24.XI.', mailed via Shanghai, Chefoo, Port Arthur, and Hong Kong to Germany /
Tchil. = fig. 467 [type 5] + 493 [type 1] + 504
auction: 92th Corinphila
starting price: 4,000 CHF
hammer price: 8,000 CHF

registered envelope mailed with Russian Post of Peking to Paris
envelope mailed with Russian Post of Peking to Breslau
description: 1902 registered envelope, on the cover a horz. pair 10k blue overprinted 'Kitai', cancelled "PEKING POCHTOV. KONTORA 19.VII.02", Russian reg. label, on reverse postmark "KHARBIN POCHT. TEL. KONT. 27/7.", mailed via Moscow to Paris /
Tchil. = fig. 468 + 585
condition: envelope slightly cut at top
auction: 92th Corinphila
starting price: 250 CHF
hammer price: 250 CHF
description: 1900 Dec 17 front of pre-stamped envelope 14k to Germany bearing overprinted 'Kitai' 1k, 2k, and 3k, cancelled by framed "Peking 1900" emergency d.s. /
Tchil. = fig. 467
auction: 99th Corinphila
starting price: 500 CHF
hammer price: 1,300 CHF
postmark Tchilinghirian No 493
postmark Tchilinghirian No 468
postmark Tchilinghirian No 504 postmark Tchilinghirian No 585
postmark Tchilinghirian No 467