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1919 4 Briefvorderseiten aus Shanghai nach Basel. Unten gefaltet.
1919 4 Briefvorderseiten aus Shanghai nach Basel. Unten gefaltet.
1920 Briefvorderseite aus Shanghai nach Basel. Unten gefaltet. ...mehr
1920 Briefvorderseite aus Shanghai nach Basel. Unten gefaltet. Rechts Einriss
1920 Briefvorderseite aus Shanghai nach Basel. Unten gefaltet.
1920 Briefvorderseite aus Shanghai nach Basel. Unten gefaltet.
1920 Briefvorderseite aus Shanghai nach Basel.
1920 Briefvorderseite aus Shanghai nach Basel.
N° 1/16, la série sauf N° 15, T.B
10% discount for unsold lots. ...mehr N° 1/16, la série sauf N° 15, T.B
10% discount for unsold lots.
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N° 1/16, la série TB, bon centrage
10% discount for unsold lots. ...mehr N° 1/16, la série TB, bon centrage
10% discount for unsold lots.
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1909-18
a ...mehr Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1909-18 a group of large printed Connell envelopes (3) and fronts (3) to Seattle which includes 1909 envelope registered bearing 1903-08 Washington 2c. scarlet (9) tied by the type III registered oval with large "R.D." in oval struck in purple and the later type of four-line registration datestamp (some lower case letters) also in purple; 1918 envelope registered bearing Washington 1c. green and Franklin 10c. yellow (3) tied by strikes of the type III registered oval with "R.D." in centre struck in black, with the manuscript number in registered handstamp in purple with 12c. Red Cross charity label and boxed "P.B.C." handstamp; 1918 opened-our cover bearing Washington 3c. purple (2) with Franklin 10c. yellow (3) tied by type XII duplex; the fronts with 1904 (?) bearing Washington 2c. (2) tied by a good strike of the type VIa duplex, underpaid with 4c. tax handstamp and Postage Dues applied, 1909 bearing 1903-08 4c. orange-brown tied by a fine strike of the type VI duplex, 1918 bearing Washington 1c. green and 5c. blue block of four tied by type XII duplex. Condition is a little mixed; a good selection. (6 items) (Estimate 5000 US$ - 8000 US$)
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Issued ...mehr
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Issued Stamps.
1913-14 John Darrah type II overprint on Parcel Post 1c. to 25c.
set of nine, each is on an individual piece tied by a fine strike
of 1913 (9 Dec.) large "shanghai china rec'd/u.s. postal agency"
c.d.s. A fine and scarce set. Photo (Estimate 12000 US$ - 15000
US$)
1892.03.16 (March 16) Post Office Department US Consulate ...mehr
1892.03.16 (March 16) Post Office Department US Consulate General
Ningpo Cover to Boston MA USA, franked with Grant 5c chocolate,
bearing oval US Consulate General Ningpo China datestamp, San
Francisco (13 April) transit cds and Boston (18 April) arrival cds.
(Estimate 8.000 HK$)
寧波美國領事館寄美國麻省波士頓
1896.04.19 (April 19) Incoming Envelope from Boston to US ...mehr
1896.04.19 (April 19) Incoming Envelope from Boston to US Consulate
in Ningpo, via San Francisco transit cds (24 April), Shanghai (19
May) and "US Consulate Ningpo, China" type II (21 May) oval
handstamp in violet (with "21" inverted error). (Estimate 8.000
HK$)
進口封美國麻省波士頓寄中國寧波美國領事館，寧波領事館到達戳帶“21”日期倒蓋異體
1901.10.31 (October 31) US Consulate General Chefoo Mourning Cover
to ...mehr 1901.10.31 (October 31) US Consulate General Chefoo Mourning Cover to Winchester USA, sent through IJPO Chefoo (4 November), bearing two strikes of rectangular US Consulate Chefoo datestamp on reverse, via Boston (1 December) to Winchester USA. (Estimate 5.000 HK$)
煙台美國領事館寄美國麻省溫切斯特，經煙台日本客郵局
1869.05.19 (May 19) Letter to Belleville New Jersey USA via ...mehr
1869.05.19 (May 19) Letter to Belleville New Jersey USA via San
Francisco, sent from Post Office Department US Consulate General in
Shanghai, 10c Washington canceled by Frajola type SHA-Can7 in
Shanghai, sent over PMSS branch line Costa Rica to Yokohama and
transferred aboard the Great Republic to San Francisco, arriving
the 19th of June 1869. (Estimate 5.000 HK$)
上海美國領事館郵政部信件寄美國東岸，經日本橫濱到西岸三藩市
1875.02.25 (February 25) Cover to Indiana USA via San Francisco,
pair ...mehr 1875.02.25 (February 25) Cover to Indiana USA via San Francisco, pair of US 5c Taylor canceled by Frajola SHA-Can10 sent through US Postal Agency in Shanghai, on reverse, San Francisco transit cds in red (26 March) and Indiana arrival cds (6 April). (Estimate 2.000 HK$)
上海經美國客郵局寄美國印第安納州，三藩市中轉
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1886
(c.) ...mehr Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1886 (c.) (20 Feb.) opened-out envelope to Westfield, Mass. "via San Francisco" bearing Garfield 5c. brown cancelled with cork postmark in red and showing type II "u.s. postal agency/shanghai" c.d.s. in red, the reverse bearing San Francisco (24.5) and arrival c.d.s. Ex. Beckeman. Photo (Estimate 2500 US$ - 3500 US$)
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1893 ...mehr
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1893 (12
July) envelope to Ohio bearing 1890-93 5c. yellow-brown (oxidized)
tied by the type IV "u.s.postal agency/shanghai" duplex, the
reverse with Shanghai Local Post, San Francisco (31.8) and Ravenna
arrival c.d.s. Photo (Estimate 1200 US$ - 1500 US$)
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1922
(c.) ...mehr Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1922 (c.) printed envelope of Refreshment Contractor, Shanghai-Nanking Railway used locally and bearing 1919 4c. on 2c. tied by type XII duplex; some light toning. Photo (Estimate 2500 US$ - 3500 US$)
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1922 ...mehr
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1922 (2
Nov.) local Diercking envelope bearing 1919 2c. on 1c. (3) and 4c.
on 2c. (3) tied by good strikes of type XII-2 "u.s. pos. service
shanghai/china" duplex; the flap with Shanghai Municipal Council
Public Works Department imprint; some light ageing and one stamp
with perf. faults from edge placement. Photo (Estimate 3000 US$ -
4000 US$)
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Taku. 1901 (16
Mar.) ...mehr Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Taku. 1901 (16 Mar.) 1c. stationery card to Shanghai, uprated with Franklin 1c. green and Washington 2c. scarlet cancelled by "mil p sta no.1 taku/china" c.d.s. or duplex; philatelic. Scarce. Photo (Estimate 1500 US$ - 2000 US$)
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Paquebot. 1888 ...mehr
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Paquebot. 1888 (?)
long stampless envelope from the American Consular Service,
Shanghai, China to the Collector of Customs in Detroit Bearing
Honolulu, Hawaii duplex (30.8), unframed "Packet Boat" in purple,
precancelled 2c. Postage Due and handstruck "Postage due 2 cents"
struck in purple; with the Consular red wax seal on the reverse.
1899 (22 June) envelope with original enclosure to Fort Wayne,
Indiana bearing 1894-95 5c. tied by San Francisco double oval with
central "P", straight-line "paquebot" struck in purple alongside,
the reverse with San Francisco c.d.s. and Fort Wayne arrival flag
postmark (4.8); some age marks. Good covers. (2 covers) (Estimate
2000 US$ - 4000 US$)
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1902-32,
a ...mehr Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1902-32, a group of postcards, mostly picture, mostly to U.S.A. with 1902 2c. stationery card (vertical crease) tied by type IV duplex; 1904 card to Portugal cancelled by type VIa duplex, type VI duplex with single character yeardate on cards (5); 1920 card with type XII duplex, the picture side is a Chinese gentleman made out of various Chinese stamps; 1932 real photocard of Ningpo Junk with "u.s.s. chaumont" duplex. Condition is mixed in places. (9 cards) (Estimate 3000 US$ - 5000 US$)
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1903 ...mehr
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1903 (5
Dec.) China 1c. stationery card to Dundee, New York, bearing
1902-08 1c. blue-green tied by a good strike of type V "shanghai
china/u.s.post agcy" duplex, sent to New Jersey with a good strike
of unframed "missent", redirected to Passiac, N.J. and finally to
Dundee (6.1) arrival. The reverse with a handpainted Chinese
drawing. There are a couple of small edge faults. Photo (Estimate
1500 US$ - 2000 US$)
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1904 ...mehr
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1904 (13
Feb.) envelope from the Astor House hotel to Seattle bearing
1902-08 1c. blue-green pair tied by a fair strike of the type VIa
"shanghai china/u.s.postal sta." duplex with four-figure yeardate,
the reverse bearing Seattle arrival (2.3); an early date for this
postmark. Photo (Estimate 1500 US$ - 1800 US$)
1871.07.26 (July 26) Cover to Topeka Kansas USA via US Postal
Agency ...mehr 1871.07.26 (July 26) Cover to Topeka Kansas USA via US Postal Agency Shanghai, 10c Jefferson canceled by Frajola type SHA-Can11 with San Francisco transit cds (1 September), carried aboard PMSS branch line steamer Alaska to San Francisco. (Estimate 2.000 HK$)
上海寄美國封，經上海美國客郵局
19.01.2026: Lot withdrawn! 1870.07.30 (July 30) Registered Mail from ...mehr
19.01.2026: Lot withdrawn!
1870.07.30 (July 30) Registered Mail from US Postal Agency Shanghai to Toledo Ohio USA, registered twice by US Postal Agency in Shanghai (30 July & 1 August) then sent by PODUS Consulate General in Shanghai (12 August), 3c Locomotive and 15c Landing of Columbus canceled by Frajola type SHA-Can9. (Estimate 5.000 HK$)
上海美國領事館郵政部掛號封寄美國俄亥俄州，蓋兩個掛號戳（七月三十日及八月一日）
1870.12.14 (December 14) An Early Post Office Department US
Consulate ...mehr 1870.12.14 (December 14) An Early Post Office Department US Consulate General Shanghai Cover, franked with Jefferson 10c brown, San Francisco transit cds (18 January). (Estimate 5.000 HK$)
早期上海美國領事館郵政署寄美國依利諾州
1894.04.13 (April 13) United States Consulate Ningpo Cover to
Boston ...mehr 1894.04.13 (April 13) United States Consulate Ningpo Cover to Boston MA USA, San Francisco transit cds (6 May) and Boston arrival cds (11 May). (Estimate 8.000 HK$)
寧波美國領事館寄美國麻省波士頓，三藩市中轉
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1910 ...mehr
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1910 (7
July) picture post card to U.S.A. (an envelope has subsequently
been pasted over the picture) bearing Franklin 1c. tied by a fair
strike of Shanghai duplex, alongside are overlapping U.S. 1c. and
2c. (corner fault) Postage Due stamps tied by small figures,
straight-line "shanghai" struck twice in violet; small corner
crease. Unusual. Photo (Estimate 1500 US$ - 2000 US$)
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1914 ...mehr
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1914 (15
Oct.) envelope registered to Michigan bearing Washington 2c. rose
(6) tied by two fair strikes of type III registered oval with
"R.D." in centre with manuscript registration handstamp at left,
the reverse bearing two good strikes of the type V registered
c.d.s., Chicago (13.11) and Battle Creek (18.11) c.d.s. A good
cover (Estimate 1500 US$ - 2000 US$)
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1919 ...mehr
Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1919 (2
May) opened-out Shun Chong Steamship Co. Ltd. cover registered to
Sweden bearing Washington 2c., 3c. and 10c. tied by fine strikes of
the type III registered oval with "R.D." in centre with a superb
strike of the manuscript numbered registered handstamp alongside
and circular Passed by Censor "433" handstamp; the reverse bearing
a fair strike of the type V registered c.d.s. and New York (6.8)
transit ovals. Some small tears at top. Ex. Beckeman (Estimate 1500
US$ - 2000 US$)
US CONSULATE GENERAL MAIL 1870-1901 美國領事館封
George ...mehr US CONSULATE GENERAL MAIL 1870-1901 美國領事館封
George Frederick Seward of Florida, New York, nephew of Secretary of State William Henry Seward, was confirmed as consul of the United States at Shanghai on December 23, 1861 and was nominated to be consul general of the United States at Shanghai in a little over two years time on January 7, 1864. He served until 1876 and during his tenure he was the person responsible for mails to and from America residents in China. His recommendations were mostly adopted when the postal treaty between Hong Kong and United States became effective in 1867. However, as the treaty stipulated that Hong Kong mails, and mails of the Hong Kong treaty ports, were to be handled by the British postal service, no American postal agents were needed in those cities. Diplomatic dispatches and correspondence from the American consuls in those cities, all of which was supposed to go to Shanghai, was presumably handled directly. With the running of PMSS steamer service out of Shanghai in 1867 it is only natural for mail to and from China being handled in Shanghai. In turn, the postal agency left the distribution of mails to and from northern China, including the British treaty ports, to the Americans. Rather than institute a new system for this mail distribution, the Americans utilized one of the existing foreign mail systems or the Chinese posts to meet this obligation. Special couriers were used to carry diplomatic mail between Shanghai and the Chinese capital at Peking.
1870.08.12 (August 12) An Early Post Office Department US Consulate General Shanghai Cover, franked with Jefferson 10c brown, San Francisco transit cds (18 September). (Estimate 5.000 HK$)
早期上海美國領事館郵政署寄美國俄亥俄州
Weggler Shop
Lot 0000100391
2 images supplémentaires
Mi
1,2,4,8+
Prix fixe
275.00 CHF
(app. 300 EUR)
(app. 300 EUR)
Weggler Shop
Lot 0000100394
Mi
2,6
Prix fixe
150.00 CHF
(app. 164 EUR)
(app. 164 EUR)
Weggler Shop
Lot 0000100395
Mi
5
Prix fixe
80.00 CHF
(app. 87 EUR)
(app. 87 EUR)
Weggler Shop
Lot 0000100397
Mi
6, 10
Prix fixe
200.00 CHF
(app. 218 EUR)
(app. 218 EUR)
Francois Feldman
Lot 3224
10% discount for unsold lots. ...mehr N° 1/16, la série sauf N° 15, T.B
10% discount for unsold lots.
750.00 EUR
22.02.2026 23:59 EST
Francois Feldman
Lot 3225
10% discount for unsold lots. ...mehr N° 1/16, la série TB, bon centrage
10% discount for unsold lots.
800.00 EUR
22.02.2026 23:59 EST
Spink China
Lot 399
2 images supplémentaires
a ...mehr Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1909-18 a group of large printed Connell envelopes (3) and fronts (3) to Seattle which includes 1909 envelope registered bearing 1903-08 Washington 2c. scarlet (9) tied by the type III registered oval with large "R.D." in oval struck in purple and the later type of four-line registration datestamp (some lower case letters) also in purple; 1918 envelope registered bearing Washington 1c. green and Franklin 10c. yellow (3) tied by strikes of the type III registered oval with "R.D." in centre struck in black, with the manuscript number in registered handstamp in purple with 12c. Red Cross charity label and boxed "P.B.C." handstamp; 1918 opened-our cover bearing Washington 3c. purple (2) with Franklin 10c. yellow (3) tied by type XII duplex; the fronts with 1904 (?) bearing Washington 2c. (2) tied by a good strike of the type VIa duplex, underpaid with 4c. tax handstamp and Postage Dues applied, 1909 bearing 1903-08 4c. orange-brown tied by a fine strike of the type VI duplex, 1918 bearing Washington 1c. green and 5c. blue block of four tied by type XII duplex. Condition is a little mixed; a good selection. (6 items) (Estimate 5000 US$ - 8000 US$)
3500.00 HKD
(app. 379 EUR)
12.01.2026 HKT
(app. 379 EUR)
Spink China
Lot 391
8500.00 HKD
(app. 921 EUR)
12.01.2026 HKT
(app. 921 EUR)
Phila China
Lot 135
寧波美國領事館寄美國麻省波士頓
LIVE!
8000.00 HKD
(app. 867 EUR)
25.01.2026 12:00 HKT
(app. 867 EUR)
Phila China
Lot 137
進口封美國麻省波士頓寄中國寧波美國領事館，寧波領事館到達戳帶“21”日期倒蓋異體
LIVE!
8000.00 HKD
(app. 867 EUR)
25.01.2026 12:00 HKT
(app. 867 EUR)
Phila China
Lot 138
to ...mehr 1901.10.31 (October 31) US Consulate General Chefoo Mourning Cover to Winchester USA, sent through IJPO Chefoo (4 November), bearing two strikes of rectangular US Consulate Chefoo datestamp on reverse, via Boston (1 December) to Winchester USA. (Estimate 5.000 HK$)
煙台美國領事館寄美國麻省溫切斯特，經煙台日本客郵局
LIVE!
5000.00 HKD
(app. 542 EUR)
25.01.2026 12:00 HKT
(app. 542 EUR)
Phila China
Lot 38
上海美國領事館郵政部信件寄美國東岸，經日本橫濱到西岸三藩市
LIVE!
5000.00 HKD
(app. 542 EUR)
25.01.2026 12:00 HKT
(app. 542 EUR)
Phila China
Lot 46
pair ...mehr 1875.02.25 (February 25) Cover to Indiana USA via San Francisco, pair of US 5c Taylor canceled by Frajola SHA-Can10 sent through US Postal Agency in Shanghai, on reverse, San Francisco transit cds in red (26 March) and Indiana arrival cds (6 April). (Estimate 2.000 HK$)
上海經美國客郵局寄美國印第安納州，三藩市中轉
LIVE!
2000.00 HKD
(app. 217 EUR)
25.01.2026 12:00 HKT
(app. 217 EUR)
Spink China
Lot 393
(c.) ...mehr Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1886 (c.) (20 Feb.) opened-out envelope to Westfield, Mass. "via San Francisco" bearing Garfield 5c. brown cancelled with cork postmark in red and showing type II "u.s. postal agency/shanghai" c.d.s. in red, the reverse bearing San Francisco (24.5) and arrival c.d.s. Ex. Beckeman. Photo (Estimate 2500 US$ - 3500 US$)
1500.00 HKD
(app. 163 EUR)
12.01.2026 HKT
(app. 163 EUR)
Spink China
Lot 394
800.00 HKD
(app. 87 EUR)
12.01.2026 HKT
(app. 87 EUR)
Spink China
Lot 405
(c.) ...mehr Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1922 (c.) printed envelope of Refreshment Contractor, Shanghai-Nanking Railway used locally and bearing 1919 4c. on 2c. tied by type XII duplex; some light toning. Photo (Estimate 2500 US$ - 3500 US$)
1500.00 HKD
(app. 163 EUR)
12.01.2026 HKT
(app. 163 EUR)
Spink China
Lot 406
2000.00 HKD
(app. 217 EUR)
12.01.2026 HKT
(app. 217 EUR)
Spink China
Lot 407
Mar.) ...mehr Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Taku. 1901 (16 Mar.) 1c. stationery card to Shanghai, uprated with Franklin 1c. green and Washington 2c. scarlet cancelled by "mil p sta no.1 taku/china" c.d.s. or duplex; philatelic. Scarce. Photo (Estimate 1500 US$ - 2000 US$)
750.00 HKD
(app. 81 EUR)
12.01.2026 HKT
(app. 81 EUR)
Spink China
Lot 408
2 images supplémentaires
1200.00 HKD
(app. 130 EUR)
12.01.2026 HKT
(app. 130 EUR)
Spink China
Lot 395
1 images supplémentaires
a ...mehr Foreign Post Offices. United States Post Office. Shanghai. 1902-32, a group of postcards, mostly picture, mostly to U.S.A. with 1902 2c. stationery card (vertical crease) tied by type IV duplex; 1904 card to Portugal cancelled by type VIa duplex, type VI duplex with single character yeardate on cards (5); 1920 card with type XII duplex, the picture side is a Chinese gentleman made out of various Chinese stamps; 1932 real photocard of Ningpo Junk with "u.s.s. chaumont" duplex. Condition is mixed in places. (9 cards) (Estimate 3000 US$ - 5000 US$)
2000.00 HKD
(app. 217 EUR)
12.01.2026 HKT
(app. 217 EUR)
Spink China
Lot 396
900.00 HKD
(app. 98 EUR)
12.01.2026 HKT
(app. 98 EUR)
Spink China
Lot 398
800.00 HKD
(app. 87 EUR)
12.01.2026 HKT
(app. 87 EUR)
Phila China
Lot 42
Agency ...mehr 1871.07.26 (July 26) Cover to Topeka Kansas USA via US Postal Agency Shanghai, 10c Jefferson canceled by Frajola type SHA-Can11 with San Francisco transit cds (1 September), carried aboard PMSS branch line steamer Alaska to San Francisco. (Estimate 2.000 HK$)
上海寄美國封，經上海美國客郵局
LIVE!
2000.00 HKD
(app. 217 EUR)
25.01.2026 12:00 HKT
(app. 217 EUR)
Phila China
Lot 41
1870.07.30 (July 30) Registered Mail from US Postal Agency Shanghai to Toledo Ohio USA, registered twice by US Postal Agency in Shanghai (30 July & 1 August) then sent by PODUS Consulate General in Shanghai (12 August), 3c Locomotive and 15c Landing of Columbus canceled by Frajola type SHA-Can9. (Estimate 5.000 HK$)
上海美國領事館郵政部掛號封寄美國俄亥俄州，蓋兩個掛號戳（七月三十日及八月一日）
LIVE!
5000.00 HKD
(app. 542 EUR)
Lot retiré
(app. 542 EUR)
Phila China
Lot 134
Consulate ...mehr 1870.12.14 (December 14) An Early Post Office Department US Consulate General Shanghai Cover, franked with Jefferson 10c brown, San Francisco transit cds (18 January). (Estimate 5.000 HK$)
早期上海美國領事館郵政署寄美國依利諾州
LIVE!
5000.00 HKD
(app. 542 EUR)
25.01.2026 12:00 HKT
(app. 542 EUR)
Phila China
Lot 136
Boston ...mehr 1894.04.13 (April 13) United States Consulate Ningpo Cover to Boston MA USA, San Francisco transit cds (6 May) and Boston arrival cds (11 May). (Estimate 8.000 HK$)
寧波美國領事館寄美國麻省波士頓，三藩市中轉
LIVE!
8000.00 HKD
(app. 867 EUR)
25.01.2026 12:00 HKT
(app. 867 EUR)
Spink China
Lot 400
900.00 HKD
(app. 98 EUR)
12.01.2026 HKT
(app. 98 EUR)
Spink China
Lot 401
900.00 HKD
(app. 98 EUR)
12.01.2026 HKT
(app. 98 EUR)
Spink China
Lot 403
1000.00 HKD
(app. 108 EUR)
12.01.2026 HKT
(app. 108 EUR)
Phila China
Lot 133
George ...mehr US CONSULATE GENERAL MAIL 1870-1901 美國領事館封
George Frederick Seward of Florida, New York, nephew of Secretary of State William Henry Seward, was confirmed as consul of the United States at Shanghai on December 23, 1861 and was nominated to be consul general of the United States at Shanghai in a little over two years time on January 7, 1864. He served until 1876 and during his tenure he was the person responsible for mails to and from America residents in China. His recommendations were mostly adopted when the postal treaty between Hong Kong and United States became effective in 1867. However, as the treaty stipulated that Hong Kong mails, and mails of the Hong Kong treaty ports, were to be handled by the British postal service, no American postal agents were needed in those cities. Diplomatic dispatches and correspondence from the American consuls in those cities, all of which was supposed to go to Shanghai, was presumably handled directly. With the running of PMSS steamer service out of Shanghai in 1867 it is only natural for mail to and from China being handled in Shanghai. In turn, the postal agency left the distribution of mails to and from northern China, including the British treaty ports, to the Americans. Rather than institute a new system for this mail distribution, the Americans utilized one of the existing foreign mail systems or the Chinese posts to meet this obligation. Special couriers were used to carry diplomatic mail between Shanghai and the Chinese capital at Peking.
1870.08.12 (August 12) An Early Post Office Department US Consulate General Shanghai Cover, franked with Jefferson 10c brown, San Francisco transit cds (18 September). (Estimate 5.000 HK$)
早期上海美國領事館郵政署寄美國俄亥俄州
LIVE!
5000.00 HKD
(app. 542 EUR)
25.01.2026 12:00 HKT
(app. 542 EUR)
Heure actuelle: 09.02.2026 - 05:18 MET