Petite Treasures – May 2026

1901, Incoming mail USA to Hong Kong/China: US 2 c. rose postal stationery envelope used uprated with 1 c. green, 2 c. carmine and 5 c. deep blue, performing 10 c. rate, tied by fancy cancel and "OHIOWA NEBR. DEC/17/1900" c.d.s. addressed to Hong Kong China with arrival mark "HONG KONG DJA/19/01" on reverse, redirected to Port Said with arrival mark and boxed bilingual "NON RECLAME", transit Colombo c.d.s., redirected with violet "RETURNED TO WRITER", transit mark "WASHINGTON JUN/18/1901" and on reverse "DEAD LETTER OFFICE P.D.U.S. JUN/18/1901" c.d.s., tiny border faults, fine and attractive around the world cover

1871, 2 CANDAREENS black in the plural, reprint of 1871, seriffed digits, thin paper, wide margins, mint no gum as issued, tiny thin at center, otherwise fine, signed

1894 (12 Aug.), Internal Mail red band envelope used locally bearing first issue 1 c. tied by a neat strike of smaller ´CHINKIANG / POSTAL SERVICE´ without date, on reverse ´CHINKIANG / POSTAL SERVICE 2PM / 94 AG/12´ and arrival mark 'SHANGHAI I - AU/13/94' in blue. Very early use of these stamps which were issued on 6th August, possibly the earliest date for an extant cover.

1888, Imperial Province, Horse and Dragon 5 c. on 20 cash carmine-rose, right margin stamp, handstamped in black “Taipei to Sikow” with usual ink spots at left, well centered, unused, tiny spots on top perfs and light crease, otherwise fine and fresh. (Chan F26)

1902, Allegory 1 c. to 5 fr. complete set of 17 values unused, fine (Yvert cat.value 1.400€) (Yvert 1-17)

1961, 40 years of Communist party 4 f. to 30 f. complete set, mint never hinged, toned gum, otherwise fine

1963, Butterflys 4 f. to 50 f. set of ten values mint no gum as issued, (S56) very fine

1963, Giant Pandas 8 f. and 10 f. imperforated and margin imprint, mint never hinged, each light fold at margin, otherwise fine pair

1963, Golden-haired Monkeys 10 f. and 22 f. imperforated and margin imprint, each light fold at margin and mint never hinged but tiny gum fault, otherwise fine pair, scarce

1964, FDC Africa United both values with special cancel

1967-68, Mao, 4 f. to 52 f. six used stamps, one with top margin imprint and spot, fine group

1967, Mao's Poems 8 f. and 1963, butterflies 50 f. used on commercial airmail printed matter envelope to Germany
 

1968, Mao's last directive 8 f. with additional franking on commercial airmail printed matter envelope to Germany, minor creasing

 

1971, 100 years Commune of Paris 4 f. to 22 f.complete set of four, mint never hinged (without gum as issued), very fine

1981, Table Tennis 8 f. to 43 f. set of four stamps, all with margin imprint, mint never hinged, very fine

1979, Camellia miniature sheet mint never hinged, very fine

1979, FDC Stamps Exhibition in Hongkong souvenir sheet (J42M)

1980, Gold red ape (T46), mint never hinged, very fine

1981, The Dream of Red Mansion souvenir sheet, mint never hinged, very fine

2014/18, Five uncut silk S/S blocks of four, including Lord Bao, Xuanzang, Zhang Qian, Xuanzang Pilgrim Monk, very fine

1999, Machine stamps 0.60-6.40 f. complete set of nine values, mint never hinged, very fine

1910, 6 a. on 200 r. blue on blue paper BISECTED vertically tied by "Direcção/dos Correios/de/Macau
1.09.1910" cds. to cover to Canton China with arrival mark on reverse, commercial usage from Carlowitz&Co with imprint on reverse, very fine. (Yang 117a) (SG 149a)

1918, Bolivar 1 c. green and pair 2 c. carmine rose on commercial cover from Cartagena tied by "N.Y.P.O. PENN. MAY/17/1918 PAQUEBOT", large oval "US CUSTOMS LICENSED PORT OF NEW YORK ex by" (signed), "Remington Typewriter" imprint in red, with large censor label to Manchester, an unusual and attractive cover, fine.

1923, Stationery card 10 c. green on amber, uprated with 1917 two 1 c. green, canceled by partially struck Bogota 26.VII.1926 cancels, addressed to "SCADTA/ Barranquilla" and with corresponding 27.VII.1926 "SCADTA receiving" cancel, light central vertical bend, fine and scarce

1842, "REPUBLICA COLOMBIA / Guayra Franca" large red oval mark on folded envelope with full message inside, on reverse british P.O. "LA-GUAYRA AU/15/1842" in red, ms. "4/6" for tax, two tiny vertical file folds, otherwise fine

1893, Five stationery envelopes, 5 c. black on blue and 10 C black on yellow, four steam ship postal stationery envelopes "Servicio Postal Fluvial" and one envelope "Servicio Postal Ferreo" 5 c. black on rose, all unused, fine.

1895/99, Three postal stationery cards 2 c. black on buff/cream, first cancelled "PORT OF SPAIN TRINIDAD MR/5/95" cds. written at "Ellida Savanilla Harbour", to "KRISTIANIA 24/3/1895" with arrival mark, vertical crease, fine and scarce mail to Norway, other two cards used in Panama to Swiss and USA, fine trio.

1902, 2 c. black on buff postal stationery card used uprated, two 2 c. orange (shades) tied by large violet "REPUBLIKA DE COLOMBIA DEPARTAMENTO BOLIVA BARRANQUILLA", typewriter "Via NEW YORK Saint Nazaire" to Germany, full message, corner crease, otherwise fine and unusual (plus same card with french ship cachet 1894).

1895/99, Three postal stationery cards 2 c. black on buff/cream, two answering cards, one used uprated in 1948 written in Cucuta with message, cancelled "BARRANQUILLA 9/9/1948" cds. to Germany, unusual and finr trio.

1936/55, Official air mail set overprinted in red, unused, additional few complete sets Agriculture and Roosevelt, fine

1840, HABANA FRANCO oval cancellation on folded envelope to Santander, usual file fold, fine

1861, folded envelope with US Steamship from Havana Cuba to New York, usual file fold, fine

1872, folded envelope stampless with content and several ms. tax marks, from Cardenas with "New York Steam" arrival mark, usual file folds, otherwise fine

1928/31, Five First Flight covers American Clipper to Mexico, Canal Zone, Panama and USA, including 1928 Lindbergh Flight Havana, additional postcard flying boat Commodore, appropriate flight cachets, fine and scarce.

1931 (Nov. 19) Cienfuegos, Cuba to to Mazatenango Guatemala, first flight American Clipper cover bearing Cuba 10 c. and 5 c. airmail tied by ´Cienfuegos, Cuba, Nov 19 1931´ machine cancel, appropriate flight cachet, fine and scarce.

1879/1910, 14 postal stationery cards and 2 answering cards plus 4 envelopes, 3 unused 1 used, mainly fine.