We are happy to present to you the John Bull 2017 winnter sale.
Lots may be viewed at our premises, 7/F, Kwong Fat Hong Building, 1 Rumsey Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, by appointment only. For security reasons lots are not stored on our premises and it will be necessary for clients to state in advance which lots they wish to view. Please telephone 852-2890 5767 for viewing appointment. There will be no viewing on the day of the sale.
1899 (Jan 31) Imperial 1st Postal Card from Canton to Munich, Germany mixed franking with CIP 2c x 2 & Hong Kong QV 2c x 2, tied by Canton Dollar cds. and Hong Kong cds. respectively, along with Munich arrival. VF-F.
1899 (Feb 28) Imperial 1st Postal Card with Canton Dollar cds., a note in German togethr with a seating plan printed on reverse. VF-F.
Two Imperial 1st Postal Cards, CTO with 1898 Kiukiang Dollar cds. and Tientsin Dollar cds. VF-F.
1898 (Feb 7) Imperial 1st Postal Card Shanghai locally used, canceled by Shanghai Dollar cds. VF-F.
1899 (Apr 23) Imperial 1st Postal Card from Peking to Shanghai, canceled by Peking Dollar cds., along with Shanghai Local Post arrival. VF-F.
1898 (Sep 30) Imperial 1st Postal Card from Hankow to Germany, mixed franking on both sides with ICP 1c x 4 & Hong Kong QV 2c x 2, tied by Hankow Dollar cds. & Hong Kong cds. respestively, along with Charlottenburg arrival. VF-F.
1900 (Oct 10) Imperial 1st Postal Card from S.S. Sumatiato in North China to London, England uprated by CIP 1c & 2c, tied by F.P.O #14 cds., along with Base Office transit. On reverse showing messages added note at Oct 10 in Shanhaikwan. A rare and interesting item. VF-F.
1903 (Jul) Imperial 1st Postal Card from Kiautschou to Lichtenthal (Baden-Baden), Germany, mixed franking wit CIP 1c & 2c, Dowager Small surcharged 10c on 6Cd., & German Post 25Pf, tied by "Ling Shan Wei" tombstone postmark & Kiautschou German PO cds. respectively, affixed a Kiautschou registered lable, along with Lichtenthal (Baden-Baden) arrival. VF-F.
1903 (May 8) Imperial 1st Postal Card from Kiautschou to Lichtenthal (Baden-Baden), Germany, mixed franking with CIP ½ c x 2, Red revenue Small 2c & German Post 5Pf, tied by Ling Shan Wei tombstone postmark and Kiautschou German PO cds. respectively, along with Kiautschou bisected cds., Tsing Tau German Post cds. and Lichtenthal (Baden-Baden) arrival. VF-F.
1899 (May 15) Imperial 1st Postal Card from Peking to Berlin, Germany, showing 2 "R" cachets, along with the handwriting "Registered 2306". Mixed franking with CIP 4c, 5c pair, Hong Kong 2c x 2 & 10c, tied by Peking bisected cds., Shanghai Br. PO cds. respectively, along with Hong Kong transit and Germany arrival. This is one of the earliest used example of Peking bisected cds. VF-F.
1901 (Apr 15) Imperial 1st Postal Card with German address, uprated by CIP 1c, tied by Paoting Dollar cds. (missing Year in Chinese). VF-F.
1898 (Aug) Imperial 1st Postal Card from Fushan, Korea to Freienwalde, Germany, canceled unclear Peking Dollar cds., uprated by German Post in China 10Pf, tied by German Marine-Schiffspost No. 40 mark, along with Freienwalde arrival. On reverse showing colourful hand-painted man playing the traditional acrobatics. VF-F.
1903 (Apr 10) Imperial 1st Postal Card from Pakhoi to Heiligenstadt, Germnay, uprated by CIP 1c & 2c, tied by Pakhoi bisected cds., along with Packhoi French PO, Hong Kong transit cds., and Heiligenstadt arrival. On reverse showing Haikow French PO transit. Nice postal route. Trimmed lower left corner. F.
1901 a group of 6 Imperial Postal Card CTO with Peking oval datstamps, showing some different types. Please view.
1906 (Sep 22) Imperial 1st Postal Card from Tsimo to Tsingtao, tied by Shantung Tsimo Lunar Year cds., along with Kiautschou transit and Tsingtau arrival. VF-F.
1899 (Jul 6) Imperial 1st Postal Card from Canton to Shanghai, tied by Canton bisected cds., along with Shanghai Local Post arrival. An early usage of Canton bisected cds. VF-F.
1900 (Sep 14) Imperial 1st Postal Card uprated by CIP in 1c, 2c, 4c, 5c & 10c, tied by Chefoo bisected cds. VF-F.
1900 (Feb 16) Imperial 1st Postal Card from Canton to Basel, Switzerland, mixed franking with CIP 1c & 2c, Hong Kong 2c x2, tied by Canton bisected cds., HK cds. & small size IPO cachet respectively, along with Basel arrival. Card creased. F-VF.
1901 two used Imperial postal cards, one from Wuhu to Nanking and one from Chinkiang to Germany. Former one stained at corner. VF-F.
1907 (Jan 14) Imperial 1st Postal Card uprated by CIP 1/2 c & 1c, tied by German Post in Peking cds. & K.D.Feld Poststation No.2 mark. VF-F.
1911 Imperial 1st Postal Card ovpt. SOLD IN BULK, Canton used to Shameen, printed auction notification of Canton Club on reverse. Toned. F-VF.
1899 (Oct 27) Imperial 1st Postal Card from Chinkiang to Plauen, Germany, mixed franking with CIP 1c, 2c & Hong Kong 2c x 2, tied by Chinkiang bisected cds., Pakua cancel, Shanghai Br. PO + IPO cachet respectively, along with Hong Kong transit and Plauen arrival. Shanghai bisected cds. on reverse. VF-F.
1904 (Jan 5) Imperial 1st Postal Card from Mengtsz used to Paris, France, uprated by CIP 1/2c x 2 & 1c x 2, tied by Mengtsz bisected cds., along with Mengtze French Pos cds. and an unclear arrival cds. VF-F.
1904 (Mar 6) Imperial 1st Postal Card from Tsinan to Germany, uprated by CIP 1c & 2c, tied by Tsinan bisected cds., along with Shanghai Chinese PO, French PO, Tientsin transits and Germany arrival. Card faulty at top. Plus an Imperial 1st Card cut out with Tsinan Large cds.
1900 (Jul 29) Imperial 1st Postal Card from Kiaochow to Frankfurt (Main), Germany, mixed franking with CIP 1/2c x 2, 2c & German PO in China 5Pf, tied by Kiaochow PO tombstone marks and Tsingtau German PO cds. respectively. Frankfurt (Main) arrivals alongside. VF-F.