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China continued...

1897-1911 Issues

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Collections: Stamps

Chinese Empire continued...

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Lot Description

1897, Large 1¢ on 3¢ Red Revenue (Chan 87. Scott 78), as pretty as they come, with vibrant color, clean paper, bold surcharge and a partial brown pakua cancel, Very Fine. Scott $350 (HK$ 2,760). (Image1)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 87] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$1,200-1,600
SOLD for HK$700.00
Will close during Public Auction

1897, Large 1¢ on 3¢ Red Revenue (Chan 87. Scott 78), horizontal block of 12, oversized block perfect for plating, position 8 the "large box" variety (Scott #78b. Chan #87a), fresh and brightly colored, the perforations all intact and surprisingly solid, without gum, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $6,400 (HK$ 49,230). (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$10,000-14,000
SOLD for HK$24,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1897, Large 2¢ on 3¢ & Large 4¢ on 3¢ Red Revenue (Chan 88-89. Scott 80, 82), fresh duo, each lightly cancelled, the Large 2c mathematically centered, Very Fine. Scott $1,200 (HK$ 9,230). (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$2,400-2,800
SOLD for HK$2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1897, Large 4¢ on 3¢ Red Revenue (Chan 89. Scott 82), pristine with bright color on fresh paper; sound and nicely centered, o.g., hinge remnant, Very Fine. Scott $1,650 (HK$ 12,690). (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$6,500-8,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1897, Large 4¢ on 3¢ Red Revenue (Chan 89. Scott 82), sound and well centered with rich color, o.g., hinged, Very Fine. Scott $1,650 (HK$ 12,690). (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$4,000-5,000
SOLD for HK$3,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1897, Large 4¢ on 3¢ Red Revenue (Chan 89. Scott 82), Post Office fresh with deep color and crisp perforations, o.g., hinge remnant, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,650 (HK$ 12,690). (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$5,000-7,000
SOLD for HK$3,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1897, Large $1 on 3¢ Red Revenue (Chan 90. Scott 84), sound with exceptional eye appeal, near-perfectly centered, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. Scott $5,000 (HK$ 38,460). (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$12,000-18,000
SOLD for HK$10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1897, Large $1 on 3¢ Red Revenue (Chan 90. Scott 84), sound with fresh, bright color and unobtrusive cancel, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,250 (HK$ 25,000). (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$6,000-8,000
SOLD for HK$9,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1897, Imperial Chinese Post, $2 orange & yellow (Chan 102. Scott 96), with unblemished color on bright paper, well centered with light partial Large Dollar Dater, Very Fine. Scott $1,600 (HK$ 12,310). (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 102] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$3,000-4,000
SOLD for HK$5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1898, Chinese Imperial Post, watermarked, 5¢ salmon, imperf between (Chan 108g. Scott 102b), horizontal pair, pretty color and crisp detail, o.g.; a few stray toned spots, Fine to Very Fine, rare. Scott $775 (HK$ 5,960). (Image1)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 108g] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$8,000-12,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1902, Chinese Imperial Post, unwatermarked, $5 green & salmon (Chan 128. Scott 122), in deep, rich color and remarkably fresh, o.g., hinge remnants; centered to bottom, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $875 (HK$ 6,730). (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$2,200-2,600
SOLD for HK$3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1899 (Mar. 16), Cover from Chicago, IL, to Tientsin, franked with US 5¢ pair (small faults) tied by Chicago flag cancel; San Francisco (Mar. 19) and Shanghai (Apr. 20) transits; on reverse "U.S. Postal Agency/Shanghai Rec'd" c.d.s. (Apr. 20) and "Tientsin" Large Dollar Dater (Apr. 24) in blue, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1899.0316] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$12,000-16,000
CLOSED
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1899 (Apr. 18), IPO Cover from Swatow to Philadelphia, bearing ICP 10c dark green, canceled by Swatow Large Dollar Dater, in combination with Hong Kong 10¢ with "I.P.O." framed tie-print (type 1) and "Hong Kong/C" c.d.s. (4.19), no arrival; the cover with some ageing and creasing clear of stamps, Fine appearance. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1899.0418] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$2,400-3,000
SOLD for HK$2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

1899 (June 6) envelope from Tientsin to Detroit, Michigan (7.22), via Yokohama (6.22) and Tacoma (7.16), bearing C.I.P. 1c and 2c vertical pair, both with interpane margins at left, canceled by "Tientsin" bilingual c.d.s. in blue, in combination with Japan Koban 1s and 2s (2) with "I.P.O." framed tie-print (type 1) in blue and "Shanghai/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. (6.16), the envelope having been additionally franked by the Chinese Imperial P.O. at Shanghai with German "China" diagonal overprint 10pf and 20pf, canceled by "Shanghai" c.d.s. (6.12) of the German Post Office, which could not transmit the letter overseas, which is why the Japanese P.O. was finally entrusted with the envelope as originally intended, truncated top right corner as per printed matter regulations, one Japan 2s has an irregular perforation of no consequence, Fine to Very Fine, and an exceptionally rare printed matter triple combination. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China 1899.0606] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$7,000-9,000
SOLD for HK$4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1902 (Feb. 14), C.I.P. 1c postal stationery card to London (3.21.), bearing German "China" steep overprint 5pf (2), canceled by "Shanghai/Deutsche Post" c.d.s., light age spotting, the China used as a formular card, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China 1902.0214] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$800-1,000
SOLD for HK$500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1908 (Apr. 19), 1¢ green vertical format postal card, sent from Tungchangfu to Germany, uprated with C.I.P. ½c pair and 2c single cancelled by "Tungchangfu" segmented bilingual c.d.s.; Tsinan (Apr. 26) and Shanghai (May 1) transits; a few lightly foxed perforations at top of one ½c stamp, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$16,000-20,000
CLOSED
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1910 (Mar. 13), Coiling Dragon 1c green postal stationery card from Tsinan to Germany, via Imperial and French Post Office in Tientsin (10.24), uprated with Junk 3c, canceled by "Tsinan" bilingual segmented c.d.s., Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1910.0313] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$1,500-2,000
SOLD for HK$900.00
Will close during Public Auction

China, Mostly Used Selection of Classics, 1883-97, group of nine ranging from 3ca Large Dragon (#8) to overprinted Small Dragons (#25-27), most used with a nice mix of cancels, the Small Dragons a mix of rough and smooth peroration types; sound (apparent damage to Large Dragon due to placement of cancel and perforating teeth intersection) with appealing color, Very Fine overall. (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [China Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$3,000-4,000
SOLD for HK$1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction