360 / Mai 2015 London

1900: REICHSPOST definitives with diagonal "China" handstamp overprint, four values 3 pf. ocre, 5 pf. green, 10 pf. carmine, and 20 pf. ultramarine, fine examples with very good perforation and vivid colours, unused with original gum, minute hinge remnants or traces. A scarce group, all signed and with certs. Jäschke-Lantelme (2005/06), the 10 pf. Jakubek (1997) Mi = € 3'450.

1900: REICHSPOST definitives with diagonal "China" handstamp overprint, four values 3 pf. ocre, 5 pf. green, 10 pf. carmine, and 20 pf. ultramarine, 10 pf. in two copies, fine examples with good perforation and centering, fresh colours, cancelled by "TIENTSIN DEUTSCHE POST" cds's between Jan 23 and Feb 7, 1901, all on dates not known for CTOs, one 10 pf. on piece. A scarce group, all signed, with certs. Jäschke-Lantelme and Bothe (3 pf. and one 10 pf. simply signed) Mi = € 4'850.

1900: REICHSPOST definitive with diagonal "China" handstamp overprint, 30 pf. red orange & black on dull orange, fresh colour and very good perforation, unused with original gum, tiny hinge remnant. A desirable stamp, signed Ph. Kosack, cert. Jäschke-Lantelme (2005) Mi = € 6'000. Provenance: 50. Stock auction (1931).

1900: REICHSPOST definitive with diagonal "China" handstamp overprint, 30 pf. red orange & black on dull orange, fine and fresh example with good perforation and centering, cancelled by crisp "TIENTSIN DEUTSCHE POST 27.1 01" cds (no forwardslash between day and month) on piece, presumably CTO. Cert. Bothe (1978) Mi = € 3'500.

1900: REICHSPOST definitive with diagonal "China" handstamp overprint, 50 pf. violet & black on brown orange, fine and fresh example with good perforation and centering, cancelled by crisp "TIENTSIN DEUTSCHE POST 7/1 01" cds. A desirable stamp, one of the major rarities of German colonial philately. Sign. Senf, Brandes, Richter, Pfenniger, and Kilian BPP, cert. Bothe (1986) Mi = € 17'000.

1900: REICHSPOST definitive with diagonal "China" handstamp overprint, 80 pf. red carmine & black on dull carmine, fresh colour, good centering and very good perforation, unused with original gum, tiny hinge remnant. A desirable stamp, signed Friedemann and Köhler, cert. Jäschke-Lantelme (2006) Mi = € 6'000. Provenance: 42.. Köhler auction (1926).

1900: REICHSPOST definitive with diagonal "China" handstamp overprint, 80 pf. red carmine & black on dull carmine, fine and fresh example with good perforation and centering, cancelled by crisp "TIENTSIN DEUTSCHE POST 8 2 01" cds. A rare and scarce stamp,. Sign. Grobe, certs. Pfenniger (1967) and Jäschke-Lantelme (2005) Mi = € 6'000. Provenance: 141. Grobe auction (1968).

1905: DEUTSCHES REICH, compl. set of 13 definitives from 3 c. on 3 pf. ocre to 6 p. 25 c. on 5 m. green black & dark-carmine, all with add. handstamp "SPECIMEN", fresh colour (minute perf. problems), unused without gum or with small part gum. This set was part of the stamps given to the UPU administration in Bern to be dispersed to its member postal administrations, in this case to British Bechuanaland where the stamps were marked SPECIMEN and were glued in albums. A rare set of unique reference samples, certs. Bothe (1978) and Jäschke-Lantelme (2014).