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1865-67, City Post of Constantinopel : Liannos Collection on five album pages starting proof pair 5 pa. black on dull rose imperforated with guide line for printing on top, perforation varieties, imperforated blocks, colour shades, blocks of four, fine and unusual.

1932, 15 f., 50 f. and 20 f. as vertical pair, on reverse tied by bilingual “PINKIANG (HARBIN) 27.10.32.” to an insured letter weighing 25 grams for the value of 300 gold francs (=300 mexic dollar), to Munich, Germany, endorsed “via Siberia”, then crossed out and rewritten “via Dairen” with handwritten red boxed “Harbin / N 89” and transit cds. “DAIREN I.J.P.O. 29.10.32” and “KOBE / JAPAN 3.11.32” and receiving cds. “MÜNCHEN 3 / Zustellabt. 2(?).11.32”. Showing two senders catches in English and Siberian language, negligible faint soiling spots at the bottom of the cover and on the perforation of the stamps. A spectacular example of an insured letter, we have only recorded less than 10 from Manchukuo. Well-preserved wax seals. A rare letter in good and otherwise fresh condition

1852, Coat of arms 40 c. “celeste”, fresh color and good margins, used with bar cancellation, fine, signed Star(auschek)

1932/74, Manchukuo and Mongolia, group of unmounted mint /unused and used, beginning with a representative selection of the first Manchukuo Republic Pagoda and Pu Yi issues with values to 1 yuan, continuing through to the later 1945 issues, also includes a selection of Mongolia from 1932 onwards. Except for the occasional fault, overall in good and fresh condition, neatly housed in one stockbook