Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1208
Symbol: **/*O
Cat No: Collection
Dealer's 1985-2010 back-up stock sorted in packets by issue, the later issues still in full sheets or blocks noted 1998 Jingpo Lake setenant strips x4 sheets, Puning Temple 540f x19, 1999 Rabbit 50f & 150f x20 each, M/Ss noted 1993 Longmen Grottos 5y Temple, 1993 Mao 5y Great Wall, 1998 Xilingguole 800f River & Literature 800f Empty City and 1999 Macau 800f x20+ each plus Macau 5y x18 (these alone Cat £2000+), souvenir folders for 2008 Beijing Olympics Expo & Taiwan Straits x6 each, sheetlets 1998 Fish x12, 2000 Literature x4, 2008 Olympics Flag Handover, Torch Relay & Opening Ceremony self-adhesives x5 each, 2009 National Day & 60th Anniversary x7 each, etc, unmounted; also presentation cards with ** or CTO issues, plus a quantity of FDCs, PSEs & Postal Cards from the same period, substanial face & catalogue value, condition generally fine to very fine. Bring a catalogue & a calculator, and leave plenty of time to view. Ex Australian Philatelic Wholesalers. Weighs 15kg.
(1000s)
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1209
Symbol: */**#
Cat No: Collection
Collector's oddments with lots of Overprints (some almost cover the designs), early Communist Issues & a little PRC including 1982 1986 & 1991 New Year booklets, plus a dozen covers including 1920s to Denmark, 1937 advertising cover registered to Germany and 1948 Hyper-Inflation airmail cover from UNICEF at Tsingtau to Australia, etc, condition a bit variable but generally fine to very fine; also a modest collection of modern Nepal.
(400+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 400.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1210
Symbol: **/*C
Cat No: Collection
1960s-2010s accumulation in archive box including 1963 Athletic Games set **, 1965 Lenin **, 1966 Writers Conference ** & CTO, Lu Hsun set CTO (one with small tear), 1967 Fleet Expansion **, 1970 Tiger Mountain set ** and lots of other pickings, then later issues mostly unmounted, a little disorganised but many in complete year sets with setenant pairs & strips, M/Ss, booklet panes, souvenir folders and lots of thematic interest, noted 1995 with Table Tennis M/S & Great Wall set, condition of the earlier is a little variable but the majority are fine to very fine. Weighs 10kg.
(many 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 800.00
Sold...AU$ 1,250.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1250
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1211
Symbol: O*
Pre-WWII selection predominantly used including Large Dragons 1ca x2 & 5ca, Small Dragons two sets, 1897 Imperial Post surcharges on Small Dragons set & Dowager Empress range to '10/cents' on 9c green x2, then 1897-1906 Definitives to $2 Goose including 'Imperial Chinese Post' Carp 50c green, various Sun Yat-sen issues, a few Commemoratives & Postage Dues, also an Official Seal inscribed 'Chinese Imperial Post' (corner fault), some Treaty Ports & Foreign Post Office issues, plenty of postmark interest, condition a little variable but many are fine to very fine.
(150+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 850.00
Sold...AU$ 1,900.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1212
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection
1980s-2010s dealer stock on Hagner sheets in three binders with minor duplication in parts with setenant pairs & strips, M/Ss noted 1987 Cave Murals, 1997 Hong Kong 800f x4 (two with Gold Overprint), 1999 Macau 800f x2 & 50y x2 and lots more, a few sheetlets & souvenir folders, etc, then 1993-98 issues apparently complete on Schaubek pages including 1995 Table Tennis M/S & 1997 Hong Kong 50y M/S, plus some earlier noted a packet of 1950s-60s mint/CTO issues (probably reprints) and other sets on leaves, condition generally fine to very fine and apparently all unmounted. Ex Australian Philatelic Wholesalers. Weighs 6½kg.
(many 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1213
Symbol: V
Cat No: 1a
1878-83 Large Dragons Thin Paper Narrow Spacing 1ca yellow-green with Two Frame Breaks at Upper-Left SG 1a variety (Chan 1ac), light partial character 'chop' cancel, Cat £650 for normal (US$350).
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1214
Symbol: V
Cat No: 2 (Chan 2
1878-83 Large Dragons Thin Paper Narrow Spacing 3ca brown-red SG 2 (Chan 2), very well-centred, light character 'chop' cancel in blue, Cat £250 (US$200).
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1216
Symbol: V
Cat No: 5 (Chan 5
1878-83 Large Dragons Thin Paper Wide Spacing 3ca brown-red SG 5 (Chan 5), quite well-centred, very fine character 'chop' cancel in blue, Cat £325 (US$300).
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1217
Symbol: V
Cat No: 6 (Chan 6
1878-83 Large Dragons Thin (Pelure) Paper Wide Spacing 5ca yellow-ochre SG 6 (Chan 6), extremely well-centred, very fine character 'chop' cancel in blue, Cat £1800 (US$1000).
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1218
Symbol: O
Cat No: 16-24 (Chan
1894 Dowager Empress set SG 16-24 (Chan 22-30), variable centring as usual but the 5ca & 12ca are particularly well-centred for this issue, each with neat character 'chops' in blue, Cat £1100 (US$855).
(9) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 340.00
Sold...AU$ 725.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 725
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1219
Symbol: *#
Cat No: 34-36
1897 Imperial Post Surcharges on Small Dragons Small Figures set SG 34-36 (Chan 31-33) '1/cent' unused (no gum), '2/cents' with hinge remainder & '5/cents' lightly mounted, Cat £850 (US$375) for mint. (3)
1897 Imperial Post Surcharges on Dowager Empress Large Figures 2½mm below Characters '10/cents' on 12ca orange-yellow & '30/cents' on 24ca deep rose-red, light cds or bars cancels repsectively, Cat £650 (US$430). (2)
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1221
Symbol: H
Cat No: 65 (Chan 64
1897 Imperial Post Surcharges on Dowager Empress Large Figures 2½mm Below Characters '30/cents' on 24c deep rose red as SG 65 (Chan 64) Apparently Imperforate but with Grossly Misplaced Perforations and cut from the sheet on all sides to preserve the design, heavy illegible circular cancel, minor diagonal corner crease at lower-right, Cat £375+ (US$300) for normal. A spectacular error that we have not previously seen.
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1222
Symbol: #
Cat No: 89 (Chan 84
1897 Imperial Post Surcharges on Red Revenues '2 cents' on 3c red SG 89 (Chan 84), well-centred, slight discolouration on reverse, unused (no gum), Cat £550 (US$650) for mint.
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1226
Symbol: *#O
Cat No: Collection
1890s-1900s small group comprising 1894 Dowager Empress 1ca orange * (toned) & 4ca red used, 1897 Imperial Post '1/cent' surcharges on Small Dragons 1ca green * & on Dowager 1ca salmon *, 1900-06 Chinese Imperial Post No Wmk $1 Goose unused (small thin) and 1912 Republic London Overprints $1 Goose * (small hinge remainder), condition a little variable, Cat £1000+.
(6)
1903-04 Provisional Issues Coiling Dragon 2c red bisect SG 135 (Chan 136b) tied by Chungking Chinese-language cds to cover, very fine 'SHANGHAI/AUG 15/04/LOCAL POST' arrival backstamp, small corner faults where adhesive tape removed (one piece still affixed at upper-left) and light vertical folds, Cat £2000 (US$1500) on cover.
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1228
Symbol: *#O
Cat No: C9, Cat £500
1910s-40s Provinces Overprints old-time collection on leaves mint/unused & used including Kirin & Heilungchang 1928 Chang Tso-lin $1 * & 1929 Sun Yat-sen Memoral $1 used, North-Eastern Provinces 1946-47 Sun Yat-sen Redrawn $22 black & $44 crimson * and 1948 Military Large Overprint unused, Sinkiang 1915 Mis-Aligned Character overprint set mostly * including 30c 50c & $1, 1916 First Peking Printing set to $5 used and 1924-35 Second Peking Printing set to $5 used, 1929 Unification & Sun Yat-sen Memoral sets * then ranges of overprinted (or handstamped) Sun Yat-sen, Martyrs & Airmail issues, Szechwan 1933-34 Sun Yat-sen set used, Yunnan 1926 Junk & Reaper to 50c * plus Hall $1 used, 1929 Unification set *, 1933 Tan Yen-kai $1 *, 1933-34 Martyrs with 40c & 50c *, etc, plus Chinese Post Offices in Tibet 1911 'Twelve Annas' on 50c Carp unused (tiny closed tear at upper right; SG C9, Cat £500), condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine, Cat £3500+.
(100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 675.00
Sold...AU$ 1,600.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1229
Symbol: *
Cat No: 252 (Chan 194
1912 Commemorating the Revolution Sun Yat-sen $2 brown SG 252 (Chan 194), well-centred, a few shortish perfs at top, small hinge remainder, Cat £1300 (US$600).
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1231
Symbol: H
Cat No: 307 (Chan 247
1913-33 Definitives First Peking Printing Hall of Classics $10 black & green SG 307 (Chan 247), indistinct cancel, a couple of uneven perfs, Cat £600 (US$200).
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1232
Symbol: F
Cat No: 20 (Chan KH20
1927 Provinces Overprints Kirin & Heilungkiang on Hall of Classics Second Peking Printing $5 grey-green & scarlet SG 20 (Chan KH20), well-centred, a couple of short perfs, neat 'HARBIN' cds, Cat £375 (US$260).
1946 Provincial Issues North-East Chinchow (Chin Hsien) overprints $5 on $50 on Martyrs 21c sepia, $10 on $100 on Martyrs 28c olive & $20 on Savings Bank $200 deep green SG 14-16 (Chan NE32-34), the lower values well-centred, the top value with characteristic fluffy perfs, no gum as issued, Cat £300 (US$320).
(3)
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1234
Symbol: #O
Cat No: Collection
1946-49 Communist Issues old-time collection on leaves predominantly unused with no gum as issued including Hubei 1949 surcharges on Sun Yat-Sen Thin Bars $50 on $20 & Thick Bars $80 on $1000 Recess plus Peasant Solider & Workman set, Wuhan Liberation perf & imperf sets, North China 1949 Labour Day perf & imperf sets and Communist Party set, North-East China People's Post 1946 Mao $2 red & $10 blue imperf and Chiang Kai-shek Seizure set, 1947 Communist Party, Japan War, Japanese Surrender, Manchuria, Mao & Chiang Kai-shek Seizure sets, 1948 Li Zhaolin (both papers), Youth Day & Liberation sets, 1949 Political Conference, 1950 Political Conference & Peace, South-West China 1950 Surcharges $150 on $30 green and $300 & $1500 on $100 brown used, East Sichuan 1949-50 Surcharges set used; etc, plus lots of others with plenty more overprints, condition a little mixed but generally fine to very fine, Cat £2200+
(few 100) (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 2,500.00
Sold...AU$ 2,800.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 2800
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1235
Symbol: #
Cat No: 1191
1949 Gold Yuan Surcharges on Revenues Hankow (Key Pattern Inverted) $500,000 on $20 brown SG 1191 (Chan G125), well-centred, no gum as issued, Cat £750 (US$450).
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1236
Symbol: #
Cat No: 1232-37
1949 Unit Stamp Overprints on Revenues Kwantung Province $10 to $500 set SG 1232-37 (Chan S89-S94), centring variable but the top two values are well-centred, the $10 (Express Letter Fee overprint) with a small aging mark at base, the others very fine, no gum as issued, Cat £375 (US$460).
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1237
Symbol: *#O
Cat No: Collection
1949-59 People's Republic old-time collection on leaves reasonably complete mixed mint/no gum (as issued) and used/CTO from 1949 Conference & Trade Unions, also 1950 East China $20,000 overprint used, Foundation set used, North-Eastern Provinces surcharges & Anniversary Flags sets, 1951 Heavenly Peace Pink Network $10,000 & $30,000 used, 1955 Scientists sheetlets CTO, then mostly no gum as issued including 1958 Students, Marx & Engels, Union Congress, Industry Exhibition & First Reactor and 1959 Paper Cuts, Steel (10f CTO), Labour Day, Young Pioneers and Tenth Anniversary complete with 20f Proclamation, condition a little variable but generally fine to very fine, Cat £2000+.
(few 100s)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 1,900.00
Sold...AU$ 2,100.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 2100
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1238
Symbol: #
Cat No: NE261-263
1949 Communist Issues North-East China People's Post Trade Unions Federation Conference $5,000 carmine, $20,000 green & $35,000 blue SG NE261-263, well-centred, the low value with a couple of light aging marks, the others very fine, no gum as issued, Cat £3800. (3)
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1239
Symbol: #
Cat No: NE286-289
1950 Communist Issues North-East China People's Post Foundation of People's Republic Mao, Flag & Parade $5,000 to $30,000 set SG NE286-289, well-centred, no gum as issued, Cat £1050.
(4)
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1240
Symbol: #
Cat No: NE293-297
1950 Communist Issues North-East China People's Post First Anniversary of People's Republic Flag $1,000 to $20,000 set SG NE293-297, a couple with some very minor aging marks, no gum as issued, Cat £850.
(5)
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1243
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 2124-2139
1963 Hwangshan Landscapes SG 2124-2139 complete, some lower values with minor aging marks or hinges/adhesion, others including the top three values unmounted, Cat £700 for unmounted.
(16)
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1244
Symbol: F/CTO
Cat No: Collection
1966-68 Cultural Revolution issues group used/CTO many in complete sets plus extras including Thoughts of Mao (ex one gold frame value), Labour Day, Talks on Literature, Party Aniversary, Great Teacher, PRC 18th Anniversary, Poems (ex Yellow Crane & Swimming but with extra Hutchang), Revolutionary Literature & Art (both), Anti-American Declaration x2, Directives (2 only), Youth x2, Thoughts x2, etc, some other issues also, a few with minor blemishes but most are fine to very fine, Cat £2500+. Plus a folder of Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party documents from the time up to the Cultural Revolution.
(120+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 1,700.00
Sold...AU$ 2,300.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 2300
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1245
Symbol: **
Cat No: MS4970
2005 Yangjiabu New Year Pictures M/S with four 80f values SG MS4970 opened 'brick' of 100 with original packaging, unmounted & very fine, Cat £1700. Ex Australian Philatelic Wholesalers.
(100)
TREATY PORTS: 1860s-90s old-time collection on leaves including Shanghai reasonably complete from late-1880s onwards with a range of 'Cash' currency overprints noted '100 CASH' (red) on '20 CASH' (black) on 100 cash yellow used SG 113 (minor faults), also 1892 '2 Cts' on 5c pink unused (small thin) and various '½Ct.' overprints; Amoy with 1895 2c blue Die I without extra stroke used (corner fault); Chefoo 1896 Pictorial set *; Chinkiang 1894-95 Golden Mountain 'No Clouds' & 'Clouds' sets plus Postage Due 'FIVE CENTS' on 5c green used; Foochow 1895 set unused; Hankow with an apparent 1893 Coolie 5c green/salmon Die I (with 'Kow' character) unused; Ichang 1894 Narrow Setting set plus Wide Setting including 3m rouletted *; Kewkiang 1894 Characters set and 1896 Surcharges *; Wuhu 1895 'Postage Due' (without curved stroke at base of 'P') on Pheasant 10c lake and on 1895 Pictorials 1c to 40c values *; etc, also issues from Chungking, Nanking and bogus Tientsin plus a few forgeries, condition a little variable and nothing has been expertised, so close inspection required, Cat £5500+.
(few 100) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 2,300.00
Sold...AU$ 2,400.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 2400
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1247
Symbol: CL
POSTAL HISTORY: 1952 cover with 'MACKINNIN, MACKENZIE & CO/SHANGHAI' cachet on the flap, to London "Via Czechoslovak" [sic] with scarce Hyper-Inflation franking of Gate of Heavenly Peace $500f claret & $5000 pink plus Airs $10,000 grey-green & purple-brown tied by bilingual Shanghai cds of 52.9.3, vertical fold clear of the stamps.
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1248
Symbol: *O
Cat No: Collection
FOREIGN POST OFFICES: Old-time collection on leaves including British 'CHINA' overprints on Hong Kong to $3 used (creased); China Expeditionary Force 'CEF' overprints on India selection; French including 'Chine' overprints on Peace & Commerce to 2f used & 5f * plus Provisionals '6 Cents' & '16 Cents' on 25c (both with faults) and Postage Dues 'A/PERCEVOIR' handstamp on 15c blue (rounded corner), then 1902-06 to 1f used; Indo-China range from all offiices noted Mengtsz 1908 to 2f *, Pakhoi 1908 to 1f *; German group with 'China' steep overprint on 25pf orange & '½ Dollar' on 1mk red used plus Kiautschou Lozenges Wmk 40c & $½ used; Japanese 1900-08 Chrysanthemum to 1y * (a couple of low values used) and Princess 5y used, 1900 Wedding 3s *, 1914-19 Taisho Wavy Lines Wmk to 30s used (ex 8s) plus 50s *; and Russian 1899-1908 to 3r50 */used, 1917 Surcharges to $7 * and 1917 Small Surcharges Perf 14 '1/Cent' to '4/Cent' * plus '5/Cent' used; condition quite variable although most are fine to very fine, none are expertised so very conservatively estimated, Cat £7500+.
(100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,250.00
Sold...AU$ 1,450.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1450
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1249
Symbol: *
Cat No: 32
FOREIGN POST OFFICES: Japanese Post Offices 1913 Overprint on Japan 1913 Taisho No Watermark 1y pale green & chocolate SG 32, well-centred, a couple of uneven perfs at top, tiny corner crease at lower-right, small hinge remainder, Cat £2500.
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1250
Symbol: *#O
Cat No: Collection
JAPANESE OCCUPATION: 1942-45 Overprints old-time collection on leaves mint/unused & used including Kwantung Sun Yat-sen Fourth Issue set *; Menkiang 1941 Two Large Characters Sun Yat-sen Third Issue Perf 12½ $5 and Perf 14 $5 $10 & $20 used, Martyrs No Wmk 30c * and Wmk 2½c & 30c used and 50c *; North China general & provincial issues semi-specialised range by types, perfs & watermarks noted Large Setting Sun Yat-sen Perf 14 No Wmk Honan $1 to $20 used & Supeh $1 to $20 unused plus many more; Nanking & Shanghai 1941 Airmails then Sun Yat-sen & Martyrs surcharges to $2000; etc, lots more pickings to be found, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine, catalogue value well in excess of £2000.
(few 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 1,350.00
Sold...AU$ 2,100.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 2100
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1251
Symbol: *#O
Cat No: Collection
JAPANESE OCCUPATION - MANCHUKUO: 1932-45 old-time collection on leaves mint/unused & used reasonably complete on a simplified basis apparently with all the Commemoratives and missing only a few Definitives and Overprints, plus Mongolia 1924-50s range including 1930-31 Overprints on Revenues/Fiscals and 1932 Pictorials 10r used plus some later issues to 1960s mostly CTO, condition generally fine to very fine, Cat £1200+.
(150+)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 340.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1252
Symbol: C
POSTAL HISTORY: 1904 (May 22) Japanese Naval Ships & Street Festival vignette views Undivided Back postcard with Coiling Dragon 1c orange tied by Jiang-Su (Nanking) character datestamp in blue, 'SHANGHAI/MAY 22/04/LOCAL POST' arrival with '13'-in-circle postmen chop alongside, slightly rounded corner & minor blemishes.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1904 Ceylon Undivided Back postcard to China posted on board ship with German Post Offices 'CHINA' overprint 10pf red tied by 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/OST-/ASIATISCHE/HAUPTLINIE' datestamp, 'ADEN/OC30/04' transit where off-loaded and carried by the Nubia via Singapore & Hong Kong with largely very fine 'SINGAPORE-TO-HONG-KONG/ C' and 'HONG-KONG-TO-SHANGHAI/ C' marine sorter cds alongside, minor blemishes.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1904 Norddeutscher Lloyd Undivided Back postcard to China with German Post Offices 'CHINA' overprint 10pf red tied by 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/OST-/ASIATISCHE/HAUPTLINIE / b' datestamp used on board the Sachsen, off-loaded at Ceylon with 'COLOMBO' transit and carried by the Chusan with largely very fine 'SINGAPORE-TO-HONG-KONG/ B ' marine sorter cds alongside, a few mostly minor bends & blemishes.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1904 Aden postcard ('Maallah') to China with German Post Offices 'CHINA' overprint 10pf red tied by 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/OST-/ASIATISCHE/HAUPTLINIE / b' datestamp used on board the Sachsen, 'SUEZ' transit and French Post Offices 'SHANG-HAI/2/DEC/04/CHINE' & 'SHANGHAI/DEC 3/LOCAL POST' arrivals with Chinese character '4' postman's 'chop' alongside, minor blemishes.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1904 (Nov 13) Italy Undivided Back postcard to China with Germany Germania 10pf red tied by 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/OST-/ASIATISCHE/HAUPTLINIE / b' datestamp used on board the Sachsen, 'GIBRALTAR/13NO/04' transit and 'SHANGHAI/21 12/04/DEUTCHE POST' and 'SHANGHAI/DEC 22/LOCAL POST' cds arrivals with Chinese character '4' postmen 'chop' alongside, minor blemishes.
TAIWAN: 1951 Districts Ballot Box 40c to $2 imperforate set SG 125B-128B, the top three values marginal from the left of the sheets, the $2 with light creases at the edge of the margin (not affecting the stamp) & a small fingerprint mark at top, no gum as issued, Cat £350.
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