Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

United States Offices in China and Japan continued...

**The Boxer Rebellion**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
98		Soldier's Letter. Pencil endorsement on cover to Portland Me., San Francisco Paid All and receiving backstamps, bearing 2c Postage Due (J39) precancelled at Portland, with original enclosure (10 half-pages front and back), fascinating contents describe in great detail a battle against 400 Boxers and daily life, including capturing cattle and note about burning a village, minor edgewear, Fine, unusual usage with wonderful content (Image)	E. 200-300	400.00
99		Post Office Department. Post Office, Military Station 1, China. Official Business. Printed penalty envelope cancelled by "Mil. PSta. No. 1, Tientsin, China, Sep. 24, 1900" duplex datestamp to postmaster at Malden Mass., Boston (Nov. 8) and receving backstamps, faint vertical file fold, Very Fine (Image)	E. 400-500	1,050.00
100		Mil. PSta. No. 1, Tientsin, China, 25 Sep. 1900. Neat strike of duplex datestamp on cover to Washington D.C., sender's military address at Peking, purple "Due 2 Cents" handstamp and with 2c Postage Due (J39) applied and tied by purple "Washington D.C." oval handstamp, receiving backstamp, Very Fine Boxer Rebellion usage (Image)	E. 200-300	575.00
101		1c Deep Green, 2c Red, Ty. IV (279, 279B). Vertical pair of 2c and two 1c, tied by large "CHINA" handstamps on large part of cover front only, neat "Mil. PSta. No. 1, Tientsin, China, Nov. 4, 1900" duplex datestamp, part of address removed, Very Fine strikes of the large "CHINA" handstamps, which were used only in Tientsin (Image)	E. 400-500	675.00
102		1c Black on Buff, Postal Card (UX14). Cancelled by "Mil. P. Sta. No. 1, Taku, China, Nov. 13, 1900" duplex datestamp to local address, used by local postmaster, trivial edgewear, otherwise Very Fine, scarce usage, according to Webb, Taku was a head office near Tientsin used on the Peking route (Image)	E. 200-300	400.00
103		2c Red, Ty. IV (279B). Cancelled by target and "Mil. P. Sta. No. 1, Pekin, China, Nov. 24, 1900" circular datestamp on legal-size silk brocade envelope to Plattsburgh N.Y., sender's address at "Hospital Corps, U.S. Army, Pekin, China", receiving backstamp, Very Fine, beautiful and unusual Boxer Rebellion usage (Image)	E. 750-1,000	625.00
104		8c Violet Brown, 2c Red, Ty. IV (272, 279B). Two 2c, different shades, tied by large "CHINA." handstamps on 2c Pink entire addressed to Wells, Fargo & Co. Express at San Francisco, purple "Registered, Mil. Postal Sta. No. 1, China, Nov. 22, 1900" double-circle datestamp, receiving backstamps (Jan. 4, 1901), sender's military address at Tientsin VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE COMMERCIAL USAGE OF THE STRAIGHTLINE "CHINA." HANDSTAMP, USED AT TIENTSIN DURING THE BOXER REBELLION. This cover was mailed in November 1900, shortly after Peking had been captured by allied foreign government forces on Aug. 14, 1900, and before the final peace settlement was signed in September 1901. (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000	6,750.00
105		2c Red, Ty. IV (279B). Tied by "Mil. PSta. No. 1, Tientsin, China, Nov. 24, 1900" duplex datestamp on cover to Washington D.C., typed "Office of Chief Quartermaster, U.S. China Relief Expedition" at top left and printed penalty notice, red Chefoo local post cancel partly struck at center, receiving backstamp (Jan. 5, 1901), fresh and Very Fine, late usage of the military postmark (Image)	E. 400-500	700.00
106		2c Red, Ty. IV (279B). Defective corner at top right, tied by "Mil. P. Sta. No. 1, Pekin, China, Nov. 30, 1900" duplex datestamp on cover to Benicia Cal. and forwarded to Manila, Philippines, with U.S. 5c Dark Blue (281) used as postage due at Manila, tied by cork cancel, San Francisco (Jan. 25), Benicia (Jan. 25 and Jan. 31) and receiving (Mar. 2) backstamps, some slight edgewear, Fine and unusual usage (Image)	E. 300-400	550.00
107		2c Red, Ty. IV (279B). Two covers, both sent from Washington D.C. to Tientsin, China, purple "Now in Manila" handstamps, edte tears and wear, Fine, unusual usages (Image)	E. 100-150	300.00
108		2c Red, Ty. IV (279B). Missing corner at top right, tied by "Mil. Postal Sta. No. 1, China, Dec. 10, 1900" duplex datestamp on cover to Benicia Cal. and forwarded to Manila, Philippines, with U.S. 5c Dark Blue (281) used as postage due at Manila and tied by due marking, San Francisco (Jan. 25), Benicia (Jan. 25 and Jan. 31" and receiving (Mar. 2) backstamps, some slight edgewear, Fine and unusual usage (Image)	E. 300-400	325.00

The Boxer Rebellion

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

Soldier's Letter. Pencil endorsement on cover to Portland Me., San Francisco Paid All and receiving backstamps, bearing 2c Postage Due (J39) precancelled at Portland, with original enclosure (10 half-pages front and back), fascinating contents describe in great detail a battle against 400 Boxers and daily life, including capturing cattle and note about burning a village, minor edgewear, Fine, unusual usage with wonderful content (Image)

E. 200-300

400.00

Post Office Department. Post Office, Military Station 1, China. Official Business. Printed penalty envelope cancelled by "Mil. PSta. No. 1, Tientsin, China, Sep. 24, 1900" duplex datestamp to postmaster at Malden Mass., Boston (Nov. 8) and receving backstamps, faint vertical file fold, Very Fine (Image)

E. 400-500

1,050.00

100

Mil. PSta. No. 1, Tientsin, China, 25 Sep. 1900. Neat strike of duplex datestamp on cover to Washington D.C., sender's military address at Peking, purple "Due 2 Cents" handstamp and with 2c Postage Due (J39) applied and tied by purple "Washington D.C." oval handstamp, receiving backstamp, Very Fine Boxer Rebellion usage (Image)

E. 200-300

575.00

101

1c Deep Green, 2c Red, Ty. IV (279, 279B). Vertical pair of 2c and two 1c, tied by large "CHINA" handstamps on large part of cover front only, neat "Mil. PSta. No. 1, Tientsin, China, Nov. 4, 1900" duplex datestamp, part of address removed, Very Fine strikes of the large "CHINA" handstamps, which were used only in Tientsin (Image)

E. 400-500

675.00

102

1c Black on Buff, Postal Card (UX14). Cancelled by "Mil. P. Sta. No. 1, Taku, China, Nov. 13, 1900" duplex datestamp to local address, used by local postmaster, trivial edgewear, otherwise Very Fine, scarce usage, according to Webb, Taku was a head office near Tientsin used on the Peking route (Image)

E. 200-300

400.00

103

2c Red, Ty. IV (279B). Cancelled by target and "Mil. P. Sta. No. 1, Pekin, China, Nov. 24, 1900" circular datestamp on legal-size silk brocade envelope to Plattsburgh N.Y., sender's address at "Hospital Corps, U.S. Army, Pekin, China", receiving backstamp, Very Fine, beautiful and unusual Boxer Rebellion usage (Image)

E. 750-1,000

625.00

104

8c Violet Brown, 2c Red, Ty. IV (272, 279B). Two 2c, different shades, tied by large "CHINA." handstamps on 2c Pink entire addressed to Wells, Fargo & Co. Express at San Francisco, purple "Registered, Mil. Postal Sta. No. 1, China, Nov. 22, 1900" double-circle datestamp, receiving backstamps (Jan. 4, 1901), sender's military address at Tientsin

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE COMMERCIAL USAGE OF THE STRAIGHTLINE "CHINA." HANDSTAMP, USED AT TIENTSIN DURING THE BOXER REBELLION.

This cover was mailed in November 1900, shortly after Peking had been captured by allied foreign government forces on Aug. 14, 1900, and before the final peace settlement was signed in September 1901. (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

6,750.00

105

2c Red, Ty. IV (279B). Tied by "Mil. PSta. No. 1, Tientsin, China, Nov. 24, 1900" duplex datestamp on cover to Washington D.C., typed "Office of Chief Quartermaster, U.S. China Relief Expedition" at top left and printed penalty notice, red Chefoo local post cancel partly struck at center, receiving backstamp (Jan. 5, 1901), fresh and Very Fine, late usage of the military postmark (Image)

E. 400-500

700.00

106

2c Red, Ty. IV (279B). Defective corner at top right, tied by "Mil. P. Sta. No. 1, Pekin, China, Nov. 30, 1900" duplex datestamp on cover to Benicia Cal. and forwarded to Manila, Philippines, with U.S. 5c Dark Blue (281) used as postage due at Manila, tied by cork cancel, San Francisco (Jan. 25), Benicia (Jan. 25 and Jan. 31) and receiving (Mar. 2) backstamps, some slight edgewear, Fine and unusual usage (Image)

E. 300-400

550.00

107

2c Red, Ty. IV (279B). Two covers, both sent from Washington D.C. to Tientsin, China, purple "Now in Manila" handstamps, edte tears and wear, Fine, unusual usages (Image)

E. 100-150

300.00

108

2c Red, Ty. IV (279B). Missing corner at top right, tied by "Mil. Postal Sta. No. 1, China, Dec. 10, 1900" duplex datestamp on cover to Benicia Cal. and forwarded to Manila, Philippines, with U.S. 5c Dark Blue (281) used as postage due at Manila and tied by due marking, San Francisco (Jan. 25), Benicia (Jan. 25 and Jan. 31" and receiving (Mar. 2) backstamps, some slight edgewear, Fine and unusual usage (Image)

E. 300-400

325.00