Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

United States Offices in China and Japan continued...

**U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai Post-1900 (arranged chronologically) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
165		1c Green (498). Horizontal pair and single, tied by "U.S. Pos. Service, Shanghai, China, Jan. 31 5PM 1919" duplex datestamp on corner card cover to Chicago Ill., Fine, 3c war rate (Image)	E. 100-150	50.00
166		1c Green, 3c Purple, Ty. IV (498, 530). Two horizontal pairs of 3c, tied by bold strikes of "U.S. Postal Agency * Shanghai, China * R.D." oval registry handstamp on registered cover to San Francisco, purple "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, Registered, Mar. 5, 1919" double-circle and receiving backstamps, Fine, the overprinted stamps were not put on sale until July 1, 1919 (Image)	E. 200-300	150.00
167		2c Rose, Ty. I, 3c Light Violet (499, 501). Tied by "U.S. Pos. Service, Shanghai, China, Jun. 12 4PM 1919" duplex datestamp on corner card cover to Greenwich, England, fresh and Fine (Image)	E. 100-150	70.00
168		2c Carmine, Ty. VII (528B). Tied by "U.S. Pos. Service, Shanghai, China, Oct. 11 9AM 1921" duplex datestamp on college corner card cover to St. Louis Mo., used with China 1c stamp on its First Day of Issue, tied by Shanghai circular datestamp, "Shanghai Local Post Oct. 10, 1921" backstamp, minor edgewear, Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	550.00
169		5c Blue (504). Tied by "U.S. Pos. Service, Shanghai, China, Jan. 6 3PM 1922" duplex datestamp on Post Office Department, Shanghai penalty envelope to Zion City Ill., some edgewear affects stamp, still Fine usage of the unoverprinted stamp, this is also reported to be the earliest known use of the ninth (and last) of the duplex postmarks (Image)	E. 200-300	260.00
170		12c Brown Carmine (512a). Tied by "U.S. Postal Agency * Shanghai, China * R.D" oval registry handstamp on Asia Banking Corporation registered cover to New York City, purple "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, Registered, Aug. 19, 1922" double-circle datestamp on back, unusual large rectangular "Registered" handstamp, Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	750.00
171		2c Carmine, Ty. VII (528B). Tied by "U.S. Pos. Service, Shanghai, China, Sep. 29 12PM 1922" duplex datestamp on cover to Portland Or., unusual return address at top left reads "Henningsen Produce Co., Ltd., Box 892 U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China", minor edgewear, Very Fine, interesting reference to a P.O. box at the U.S. Postal Agency (Image)	E. 100-150	50.00

U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai Post-1900 (arranged chronologically) continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

165

1c Green (498). Horizontal pair and single, tied by "U.S. Pos. Service, Shanghai, China, Jan. 31 5PM 1919" duplex datestamp on corner card cover to Chicago Ill., Fine, 3c war rate (Image)

E. 100-150

50.00

166

1c Green, 3c Purple, Ty. IV (498, 530). Two horizontal pairs of 3c, tied by bold strikes of "U.S. Postal Agency * Shanghai, China * R.D." oval registry handstamp on registered cover to San Francisco, purple "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, Registered, Mar. 5, 1919" double-circle and receiving backstamps, Fine, the overprinted stamps were not put on sale until July 1, 1919 (Image)

E. 200-300

150.00

167

2c Rose, Ty. I, 3c Light Violet (499, 501). Tied by "U.S. Pos. Service, Shanghai, China, Jun. 12 4PM 1919" duplex datestamp on corner card cover to Greenwich, England, fresh and Fine (Image)

E. 100-150

70.00

168

2c Carmine, Ty. VII (528B). Tied by "U.S. Pos. Service, Shanghai, China, Oct. 11 9AM 1921" duplex datestamp on college corner card cover to St. Louis Mo., used with China 1c stamp on its First Day of Issue, tied by Shanghai circular datestamp, "Shanghai Local Post Oct. 10, 1921" backstamp, minor edgewear, Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

550.00

169

5c Blue (504). Tied by "U.S. Pos. Service, Shanghai, China, Jan. 6 3PM 1922" duplex datestamp on Post Office Department, Shanghai penalty envelope to Zion City Ill., some edgewear affects stamp, still Fine usage of the unoverprinted stamp, this is also reported to be the earliest known use of the ninth (and last) of the duplex postmarks (Image)

E. 200-300

260.00

170

12c Brown Carmine (512a). Tied by "U.S. Postal Agency * Shanghai, China * R.D" oval registry handstamp on Asia Banking Corporation registered cover to New York City, purple "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, Registered, Aug. 19, 1922" double-circle datestamp on back, unusual large rectangular "Registered" handstamp, Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

750.00

171

2c Carmine, Ty. VII (528B). Tied by "U.S. Pos. Service, Shanghai, China, Sep. 29 12PM 1922" duplex datestamp on cover to Portland Or., unusual return address at top left reads "Henningsen Produce Co., Ltd., Box 892 U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China", minor edgewear, Very Fine, interesting reference to a P.O. box at the U.S. Postal Agency (Image)

E. 100-150

50.00