Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksNewchwang— 1882 dates, 1ca. to 5ca. set of three with 1ca. green bearing 1883 date, 3ca. dull red dated (21 Jan.) and 5...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksNewchwang— 1883 dates; 1ca. to 5ca. set of three with 1ca. dull green [21] dated (13 Jan.), 3ca. dull red, Wide Setting...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksNewchwang— 1884 dates; 1ca. to 3ca. set of three with 1ca. light green dated (10 May) with rough perfs. and showing par...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksNewchwang— Without yeardate; 1ca. to 5ca. thicker paper set of three with 1ca. yellow-green dated (2 Jan.), 3ca. pale v...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksNewchwang— Without yeardate; 3ca. in a selection of shades from pale vermilion to dull red, each bearing a central and ...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksNewchwang— Without yeardate; 5ca. selection on thicker paper showing a range of shades with most in the distinctive chr...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksNingpoCustoms Datestamp: 1888 dates; 1ca. to 5ca. set of three cancelled by the Customs c.d.s. in blue, with 1ca. pale ...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksNingpo— Without yeardate; 1ca. bright green bearing a central strike of the Customs c.d.s. in bluish, apparently withou...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksPekingSeal Cancellation: 1ca. to 5ca. set of three bearing the cancellation in blue, with 1ca. green [23], 3ca. deep re...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksPeking— 1ca. to 5ca. set of three with the cancellation in black with 1ca. bright green [19], 3ca. red (paper split at ...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksPekingCustoms Datestamp: 1878 (27 Aug.) 5ca. orange-yellow [13] bearing a central strike of the "i.g. of customs/peking...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksPeking— 1ca. to 5ca. set of three on thicker paper cancelled by the blue Customs c.d.s. with 1ca. bearing a fine strike...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksShanghaiSeal Cancellation: Type A; 1ca. to 5ca. set of three with the seal in black with 1ca. green, 3ca. dull red and ...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksShanghai— Type B; 1ca. to 5ca. Wide Setting set of three with 1ca. deep green (fault at top and puncture thin), 3ca. du...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksShanghai— Type B; 1ca. to 5ca. thicker paper set of three with 1ca. bright green (pulled perf. at top), 3ca. pale red a...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksShanghaiCustoms Datestamp: 1879 dates; 1ca. to 5ca. set of three with 1ca. green dated (10 Feb.) in red (defective), 3c...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksShanghai— 1880 dates; 1ca. to 5ca. set of three with 1ca. pale bluish green with part c.d.s. which reads January and is...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksShanghai— 1881 dates; 1ca. to 5ca. set of three with 1ca. deep green bearing two part strikes clearly showing the year,...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksShanghai— 1882 dates; 1ca. to 5ca. set of three with 1ca. pale green, Wide Setting bearing a part datestamp in red, not...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksShanghai— 1883 (8 Aug.) 3ca. light red, Wide Setting, bearing a good strike of the Customs c.d.s. in blue, scarce thus....

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksShanghai— 1890 (15 Jan.) 5ca. orange-yellow bearing a central strike of the second type datestamp with four figure year...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksShanghai— Wide Setting 1ca. to 5ca. set of three cancelled by neat and part strikes of the Customs datestamp in red, 1c...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksShanghaiUnidentified Postmark: 1884 (?) (25 Sept.) 1ca. green [13] bearing a well centred strike of a Shanghai datestam...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksTakuCustoms Datestamp: 3ca. dull red [21] on thicker paper cancelled by a part strike of the first type "customs/taku" ...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksTaku— 3ca. bright vermilion bearing a part strike of the second type, double ring c.d.s. in purple across the top corne...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksTientsinSeal Cancellation: Type A; 1ca. to 5ca. set of three with 1ca. pale yellow-green, 3ca. red. and 5ca. yellow (sm...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksTientsin— Type B; 1ca. to 5ca. set of three with 1ca. bright green, 3ca. brownish red and 5ca. bright yellow. Good to f...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksTientsinCustoms Datestamp: 1882 dates; 1ca. to 3ca. set of three with 1ca. light green [9] with a very fine strike date...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksTientsin— 1883 (21 Aug.) 3ca. pale red, Wide Setting, cancelled by a fine and central strike of the Customs datestamp i...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksTientsin— 1884 (17 Nov.) 5ca. yellow in a horizontal pair cancelled by a single strike of the Customs c.d.s. in black. ...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksTientsin— 1886 (25 Mar.) 5ca. chrome-yellow on thicker paper, rough perforations bearing a neat and very readable strik...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksWuhuCustoms House: 1ca. to 5ca. set of three on thicker paper with 1ca. yellow-green with a part strike (one pulled per...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksInstructional MarksDon't Demand, Don't Pay: 3ca. deep vermilion-red [24] and 5c. lemon-yellow (small cut at side) cance...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksInstructional MarksPaid: 3ca. brownish red and 5ca. dull yellow, both cancelled by part strike of the boxed "PAID" hand...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksOverseasGermany: Hamburg: 1ca. deep green bearing a part strike with Peking seal in blue; some perf. tones. Photo

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksOverseas— Kiel; 1886 (30 July) a large part strike of 5ca. chrome-yellow (rough perfs.) with part Tientsin seal in blue...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksOverseasGreat Britain: 1881 (6 Aug.) 5ca. yellow bearing a central strike of London S.W. c.d.s. in black with a part of...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksOverseas— 1883 (26 Nov.) 5ca. yellow bearing a central strike of Cowes squared datestamp in black with a fine strike of...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksOverseas— 1886 (10 June) 3ca. deep red (rough perfs.) bearing a good strike of hooded London c.d.s. in red with part Ti...

ChinaLarge DragonsPostmarksOverseasU.S.A: 5ca. orange-yellow bearing a large part strike of New York c.d.s. and a very faint trace of Tientsin sea...

ChinaLarge DragonsCovers1883 (22 Mar.) Kennard Davis envelope to Shanghai bearing Great Britain 1880-83 2½d. blue pair, plate 23 (one corner damag...

ChinaLarge DragonsRangesAn interesting group with wide setting set of three cancelled by large Tientsin type 2 seal; unused with thin paper 5ca. (...

China1885-88 Small DragonsPerf.11½: 1ca. to 5ca. set of three, large part original gum; 5ca. with an unimportant toned perf. Very fresh. Photo ...

China1885-88 Small DragonsCovers1893 (19 June) long envelope to Switzerland bearing pair of 3ca. tied by "i.m. customs/taku" dated oval in blue (n...

China1894 Dowager EmpressFirst Printing1ca. to 24ca. set of nine, large part original gum to full original gum; bright colours and generally well ...

China1894 Dowager Empress9ca. bright green in a lower right corner block of four, pane 3, variety no watermark; unused without gum. Some thining a...

China1897 New Currency SurchargesSmall Figures on Small Dragon1c. on 1ca., 2c. on 3ca. and 5c. on 5ca. set of three in blocks of four, large part ...

China1897 New Currency SurchargesSmall Figures½c. on 3ca. to 30c. on 24ca. set of ten, part to large part original gum; most values with some gum ...

China1897 New Currency SurchargesSmall Figures½c. on 3ca. yellow-ochre variety imperforate interpanneau margin at left, cancelled by Customs c.d.s...

China1897 New Currency SurchargesSmall Figures4c. on 4ca. rose-pink showing variety broken four type A, [15] pane 11, large part original gum; sli...

China1897 New Currency SurchargesSmall FiguresA group of blocks of four with 4c. on 4ca. (a few trimmed perfs. at foot) and 5c. on 5ca. with centr...

China1897 New Currency SurchargesSmall Figures1897 (20 May) opened-out envelope to Lieut. Bleudas on H.M.S. 'Crescent' serving on the North Americ...

China1897 New Currency SurchargesSmall Figures1901 (24 Apr.) red band envelope to Tientsin bearing 2c. on 2ca. (defective corner) with C.I.P. 2c. ...

China1897 New Currency SurchargesLW230c. on 24ca. bright rose-red variety 30 2mm above "cents" [5] combined with imperforate right margin (or very...

China1897 New Currency SurchargesLW230c. on 24ca. bright rose-red variety "30" shifter right, unused with large paper adherences on the reverse. C...

China1897 New Currency SurchargesLN330c. on 24ca light rose-red, part original gum, from the sheet which is centred well to the left; some light a...

China1897 New Currency SurchargesLN31897 (6 Aug.) red band envelope to Hong Kong bearing Large Figures, Narrow Setting 2c. on 2ca. dull yellow-gre...

China1897 New Currency SurchargesLN31897 (7 Sept.) red band envelope to Peking bearing 2c. on 2ca. ochre-green vertical pair tied by Tientsin pa-k...

China1897 New Currency SurchargesCollections and RangesA selection of postmarks with Small Figures values to 8c. on 6ca. (4), most bearing pa-kua ...

China1897 Revenue SurchargesSmall Figures4c. on 3c. red [20] from the pane (k) where the stamps are centred high, part to large part original gum ...