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Robert Siegel Galleries: The Magnolia Collection of Foreign Post Offices in China, Part 2

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Auction Name The Magnolia Collection of Foreign Post Offices in China, Part 2 Total Sales (USD) 548,918.30
Auction Date June 10, 2026 - June 10, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 358,400.00
Sale Number #1382 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 497,500.00
Total Lots 324
Sold Lots 312.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 374,800.00
% of Lots Sold 96.30% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 521,150.00
Unsold Lots 12 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 105.33%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
2132

French Offices in China, The Enormous and Valuable Postal History Balance of the Magnolia Collection

ND USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 USD 35,400.00
2184

Chinese Sentinel in Tsingtao

1900 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 29,500.00
2078

French Offices in China -- Shanghai, The Exceptional Postal History Balance of the Magnolia Collection.

ND USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 28,320.00
2260

Italy, Offices in China -- Peking

1917 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 18,290.00
2188

East Camp in Tsingtao

1900 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 15,340.00
2140

Germany, Offices in China, 1898, 3pf Yellow Brown, 45 Degree Overprint (1c; Michel 1Ib).

1898;1900 USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 USD 14,160.00
2191

Registered Cover to Senf in Leipzig

1898;1901 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 11,210.00
2187

Local Villagers in Tsangkou

1900 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 10,620.00
2164

Kiauchau, 1900, 5pfg on 10pf Carmine, Ty. "a" and "c", 45 Degree Overprint, Short Blue Crayon Under Surcharge (1a, 2a vars; Michel 1Ie).

1900 USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 USD 10,030.00
2175

Kiauchau, 1900, Tsingtau Stampless Cash Postage, Senior Postal Assistant Messer Initial.

1900 USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 USD 9,440.00
2185

Street Food Vendors in Tsingtao

1900 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 9,440.00
2152

Registered cover from Tientsin to Grafschaft Bentheim, Germany

1900 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 8,260.00
2016

Registered and insured cover from Shanghai to Helsingborg

1863-68;1869;1870 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 7,670.00
2146

Registered cover from Tientsin to Schleswig, Germany

1900;1901 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 7,080.00
2292

Registered cover to Greenville

1918;1919-20;1922 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 7,080.00
2147

Registered cover from Tientsin to Anvers, Belgium, from Belgian Consulate

1900;1901 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,785.00
2070

Registered cover from Shanghai to Lisbon

1894;1896 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 6,195.00
2174

Kiauchau, 1900, Tsingtau Stampless Cash Postage, Postmaster Schulte Initial.

1900 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,195.00
2009

Austria, Used in China, Postal History Collection Balance.

ND USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,605.00
2153

Registered cover from Tientsin to Custrin, Germany

1900;1901 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,605.00
2186

Local Villagers in Tsangkou

1900 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 5,310.00
2166

Kiauchau, 1900, 5pfg on 10pf Carmine, Ty. "b" and "c", 45 Degree Overprint, Surcharge Shifted Downwards, With Blue Crayon (2a-3a vars; Michel 1IFI).

1900 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,015.00
2247

Italy, Used in China, Early Military Postal History Balance

1899-1918 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 5,015.00
2321

Russia, Offices in China, 1899, 7k Dark Blue (5).

1899;1903 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,015.00
2173

Kiauchau, 1900, Tsingtau Stampless Cash Postage, Postmaster Schulte Initial.

1900 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,720.00
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