Lot
211 
China, 1912, Republic Commemorative, $5 slate, o.g., hinge remnant, bold color and nicely centered, Very Fine.Scott No. 201 $725.
Realized: $325
Lot
212 
China, 1932, Martyr, Peking printing, 20¢ brown red, in combination with 1939, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Chung Hwa printing, Die III, 5¢ green (351) on cover to Boston, Mass., tied by "Kwei-Hua, 29.8.12" cds (Aug 12, 1940), Very Fine, Kwei-Hua is now Hohhot and this type of cds is used only in Meng-Chiang (Inner Mongolia) during Japanese occupation in World War II.Scott No. 320 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $80
Lot
213
Chinkiang, 1894, First Issue, 1¢ blue, tied by neat "Chinkiang, Postal Service, Mar 4, 95" cds's on cover to Syracuse, N.Y. forwarded to Decatur, Ga., in combination with French Offices in China, 1894, 25c black on rose (6) tied by "Shang-Hai, Chine, Mars 6, 95" cds's, reverse with blue "Shanghai, Local Post, Mr 5, 95" cds, additional Chinkiang, Yokohama transit and receiving postmarks; small cover opening tears at top, Very Fine.Scott No. 2 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,200
Lot
214
Chungking, 1894, 2ca blue, illustrated postal card, addressed to Augustine Henry of the Imperial Maritime Customs in Mong-tse Yunnan "via Haiphong", with purple Chungking, 28 Sep 96 boxed date stamp and Laokay, Tonkin, 10 Nov, 96 transit cds; light vertical crease and some light tone spots, F.-V.F., a rare and extraordinary usage, this is the only recorded item to Yunnan transiting through Vietnam.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
There was no direct route to Montze so this card was carried down river to Shanghai, then by paquetboat and rail to Haiphong and to its destination.
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Realized: $1,400
Lot
215
Tibet, 1908-10 Cincinnati, O. to Tibet, two covers from "Foreign Christian Missionary Society" correspondence; with 1908 cover addressed to "Dr. A.L. Shelton, Ta Chien Lu, Via Chung King, West China", franked with 1903, 5¢ blue (304) tied by "Cincinnati, O., Oct 7, 1908" machine postmark, with original enclosure, and 1910 cover addressed "Batang, W. China, Via Ta Chienlu, Via Chung King" and franked with 1908, 5¢ blue (335) tied by "Cincinnati, O., Jul 14, 1910" machine postmark, both with various transit cancels including "U.S. Postal Sta., Shanghai, China" cds's, also includes 1909 letter from correspondence with some interesting content; covers reduced (one rough) and some slight soiling, F.-V.F., an interesting pair of covers to Tibet.Estimate $400 - 600.
Dr. A.L. Shelton was the first American to set up a Tibetian Mission Center and hospital in Tachien lu and Batung.
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Realized: $625
Lot
216
French Offices in Pak Hoi, 1919, 20c on 50c carmine & black, in combination with Indochina 1922, 6c dull red and black, left margin single (103) on wrapper to Brussels, Belgium, F.-V.F., a rare wrapper usage.Scott No. 64 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
217 
German Offices in China, Germany, 1890, 2m brownish purple, seventeen singles, in combination with Germany, 1899, 20pf ultramarine + 50pf chocolate, two singles (49+51) on large registered cloth piece, all tied by "Tientsin, Kaiser Deutsche, Postagentur, 19/3, 98" cds's, Tientsin registry etiquette at left, Very Fine, a remarkable high value franking from Tientsin.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Lot
218
Japanese Offices in China, 1896 Shanghai, China to Honolulu, Hawaii, registered cover franked with Japan, 1883, 5s ultramarine + 1888, 10s brown orange, pair (74+79) tied by "Shanghai I.J.P.O., Feb 21, 96" cds's, red "A.R." return receipt handstamp and faulty registry etiquette, Yokohama transit and red "Honolulu, Hawaii, Mar 20, 1896" receiving cds's, reverse with Shanghai Customs date stamp; some toning affecting stamp and light edge wear, F.-V.F.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
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Realized: $575
Lot
219
Japanese Offices in China, I.J.P.O. "1. & 2." Mukden-Changchun, South Manchuria, two picture post card usages; one Harbin Station to Tsinianfu, China franked with Russia 1909, 4k carmine (76) tied by oval station date stamp with second strike alongside and purple "I.J.P.O., 2, Mukden-Changchun, South Manchuria, 6. 11. 12" transit date stamp, a very scarce inward southbound usage, and card to England "Via Siberia" franked with Japan 1899, 1s red brown + 1906, 3s rose (93+99) tied by purple "Port-Arthur, I.J.P.O., 18.10.13" cds, with additional purple "I.J.P.O., 1, Mukden-Changchun, South Manchuria, 18. 10. 13" oval date stamp; latter with some corner rounding, still Very Fine.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $450
Lot
220
Japanese Offices in China, 1919 Shanghai, China to New York City, registered Yokohama Specie Bank corner card cover franked with Japan 1919, 10s dark blue, pair (158) canceled by "Shanghai, 20.8.19" cds with "I.J.P.O. Shanghai" registry etiquette alongside, purple boxed "Registered "handstamp and receiving backstamp; cover opening slits at top, Very Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.