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Kelleher and Rogers Limited Sale: 38

Asia
Chinese Empire
1897 New Currency Surcharges
Sale No: 38
Lot No: 164
Symbol: o
Cat No: 62

image image 1897, Large Figures wide surcharge on Dowager, 2nd printing, 10¢ on 9ca yellow green (Chan 62. Scott 53), interesting variety showing a break in the "0" of "10" at 5 o'clock, light c.d.s., Fine to Very Fine, with 2012 China Stamp Society certificate. Scott $125 (HK$ 980). Est. HK$600-800

Est. HK$600-800

Opening HK$ 1,200.00
Sold...HK$ 1,200.00


Closed..Nov-30-2022, 11:27:46 EST
Sold For 1200


1897 Red Revenues
Sale No: 38
Lot No: 179
Symbol: *
Cat No: 86

image image 1897, Small $1 on 3¢ Red Revenue (Chan 86. Scott 83), a superlative example, bright exquisite color on wonderfully fresh white paper, centered within good to large margins, unused with much original gum, two perforations at top right have a barely discernable and inconsequential translucency, Very Fine and a peerless example of this legendary world rarity. Scott $900,000 (HK$ 7,086,610).

The stamp also displays non-constant surcharge varieties: partly missing horizontal stroke at top of "Yuan" and broken top of "o" in "dollar".

This is type A with the "1 Dollar" of the surcharge partly covering the word "Revenue". The type A and B ("1 dollar" completely covering the word "Revenue') stamps all come from a right surcharge plate of 25. The type C ("1 dollar" above the word "Revenue") comes from the other surcharge plate.

Only 32 examples have been recorded of this iconic stamp, which is acknowledged as the rarest regularly issued stamp of China, and ranks among the great world rarities.

References
Huang Kuang-Sheng, A Treatise on the Extant Copies of the Small One Dollar with Illustrations (Marulas Valenzuela, Philippines, 1975). This is listed as example number A-8 of the 32 extant Small One Dollar. Depicted alongside the stamp is a copy of Royal Philatelic Society Expert Committee Certificate #77924 (24 Jan. 1972) stating that the "$1 on 3c. deep red - unused is genuine".
The Revenue Surcharges China 1897, Vol. I (Taipei: Directorate General of Posts of Taiwan, 1987), p. 39. It is listed as type III, number 11.

Provenance and Auction Record
Eugene Klein (Philadelphia), July 7, 1944, Lot 366 (pair).
Saul Newbury, Robert A. Siegel (New York), June 2, 1962, Lot 418. This is the right stamp of the horizontal pair, which was later split into two singles.
Dr. James K. Senior, Robson Lowe (Basle), October 6, 1971, Lot 1287. In the auction catalog, Robson Lowe succinctly described this stamp as "brilliant mint".
Southern Stamp Service Ltd./ Peter Holcombe, Private Sale, 1976.
Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Private Sale, 1980.
Lam Man Yin, Private Sale, 1983.
James B. Whang, Christie's Swire (Hong Kong), November 2, 1994, Lot 2359.
China Land Post Stamp Auctions (Shanghai), May 2, 1996, Lot 1005.
Interasia Auctions (Hong Kong), June 16, 2018, Lot 501. Est. HK$4,000,000-5,000,000

Est. HK$4,000,000-5,000,000

Opening HK$ 3,800,000.00


Closed..Nov-30-2022, 11:36:23 EST
Sold For 0


Postal History
Sale No: 38
Lot No: 220
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1899.09

image image 1899 (Sept.), "Marcus L. Taft, Tientsin, China" corner card cover from Peitaiho to Chicago (10.22), via Yokohama, bearing on reverse C.I.P. 10c green canceled by "Peitaiho" bilingual c.d.s., with "Taku" (9.25) and "Shanghai" (9.28) bilingual transit c.d.s.'s adjacent; on front, Japan 10s Koban with "I.P.O." framed tie-print (formerly known as Tientsin type 2) and "Shanghai/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. (9.29); "Chicago/Ill./Mail Delayed/Train Late" arrival datestamp on reverse; the cover has a small tear at foot and a portion of the back in one corner cut out, nevertheless Fine to Very Fine. Est. HK$3,000-4,000

Est. HK$3,000-4,000

Opening HK$ 2,000.00


Closed..Nov-30-2022, 12:00:17 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 224
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1899.1116

image image 1899 (Nov. 16), "W.A. Main, Methodist Episcopal Mission, Foochow, China" corner card cover to Chicago, Illinois, via Yokohama (11.30) bearing on reverse C.I.P. 2c scarlet irregular block of five canceled by Foochow bilingual c.d.s. and additionally tied by Shanghai bilingual transit c.d.s. (11.24); on front, Japan 10s Koban with "I.P.O." framed tie-print and "Shanghai/I.J.P.O." c.d.s., Fine to Very Fine. Est. HK$4,000-5,000

Est. HK$4,000-5,000

Opening HK$ 3,600.00
Sold...HK$ 3,600.00


Closed..Nov-30-2022, 12:02:57 EST
Sold For 3600

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 226
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1899.1204

image image 1899 (Dec. 4) "West China Mission, Chentu, Sz-Chuan, via Hankow" corner card cover to Chicago, via Yokohama (12.25) and Vancouver (1.11.00) bearing C.I.P. 10c green, Shanghai transit c.d.s. (12.18, on reverse), in combination with Japan 10s Koban with "I.P.O." unframed tie-print (Chungking type 1) and "Shanghai/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. (12.4), Very Fine. Est. HK$4,000-5,000

Est. HK$4,000-5,000

Opening HK$ 4,500.00
Sold...HK$ 8,000.00


Closed..Nov-30-2022, 12:04:11 EST
Sold For 8000

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 227
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1900.0104

image image 1900 (Jan. 4), "Rev. R.E. Maclean, Kiukiang, China" corner card cover to Chicago, via Yokohama (1.12) and San Francisco (1.31), showing Kiukiang bilingual origin c.d.s., bearing on reverse C.I.P. 10c green canceled by matching pakua with Shanghai bilingual transit c.d.s. (1.6) alongside; on front, Japan 10s Koban canceled by "Shanghai/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. (1.6); inconsequential piece of top right corner of cover missing, Fine to Very Fine. Est. HK$2,800-3,200

Est. HK$2,800-3,200

Opening HK$ 5,500.00
Sold...HK$ 5,500.00


Closed..Nov-30-2022, 12:04:36 EST
Sold For 5500

Sale No: 38
Lot No: 229
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1900.0427

image image 1900 (Apr. 27), "Wiley Memorial Mission Hospital, J.D. Skinner, M.D. Supt., Post office, Foochow, China" corner card cover to Chicago (6.3), via Yokohama (5.11) bearing on reverse C.I.P. 1c ocher block of ten (2 x 5) canceled by Foochow bilingual c.d.s. and additionally tied by Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. (5.3); on front, Japan 10s Offices in China canceled by "Shanghai/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. (5.4), Very Fine and neat cover. Est. HK$1,500-2,000

Est. HK$1,500-2,000

Opening HK$ 3,400.00
Sold...HK$ 3,400.00


Closed..Nov-30-2022, 12:05:49 EST
Sold For 3400
Sale No: 38
Lot No: 230
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1901.07

image image 1901 (July), "The Rebecca Orphanage. Bertha S. Ohlinger. Superintendent. Antau, China via Foochow" corner card cover to Omaha, Nebraska (9.2), redirected to Oakland, California (9.5), bearing C.I.P. 1c ocher pair canceled by "Hingua/Post Office" tombstone handstamp; Foochow (7.20, year date error reading "10" instead of "01") and Shanghai (7.29) transits both on reverse, in combination with Japan 2s Offices in China canceled by "Shanghai/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. (8.18, date slugs inverted); cover creased and with faulty flap originally unsealed because of Printed Matter regulations, Fine to Very Fine appearance,

Franklin Ohlinger had served as a missionary under the Methodist Episcopal Church Foreign Mission Board in Foochow since 1870 and established the Union Theological School there in 1871. While on furlough in the United States in 1876, he married Bertha Schwenifurth, and both returned to Foochow later in the same year. In 1887, the Ohlingers were reassigned to Korea, and they eventually went back to the United States in 1893. Later in 1894, Franklin returned to Hinghua as an independent missionary, where he founded the Rebecca McCabe Orphanage. After being reinstated as a Methodist missionary in 1897, his wife Bertha rejoined him in China in 1899, where she served as the Orphanage's Superintendent. Est. HK$4,000-5,000

Est. HK$4,000-5,000

Opening HK$ 8,000.00
Sold...HK$ 8,000.00


Closed..Nov-30-2022, 12:06:14 EST
Sold For 8000
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