SINO-JAPANESE WAR PRINTS; c1894 tri-fold large format coloured prints (3) each depicting scenes of the Sino-Japanese War and each with Japanese captions. Rare. Sold for $HK17'285 in a July 2019 auction. (9 pictures) Cross Reference: PICTURES & PAINTINGS, MILITARY (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 85.00
Closed..Oct-04-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 85
Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2061
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JAPANESE FORCES IN MONGOLIA, CHINA, TAIWAN & SHANGHAI; 1935-45 range with 1936 plain censored unfranked PC to Tokyo from the inner Mongolian Expedition; c1937 unusual airmail fragment with an address label pasted on Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, Chengtu, Szechwan and franked 10c (4), 2c (3) + ½c tied by Shanghai cds; 1940 PPC franked 5c tied by 10th Anniversary of Japanese recognition of Manchuria cachet; Dec. 1937 unfranked censored military 'star' PC to Miyago Prefecture with an unframed mark to indicate Mail charged to Water Supply Car of Kodai (Shanghai Kanebo) apparently a large civilian company assisting the troops in providing a water supply; and other similar examples. (20 items) Cross Reference: MONGOLIA, CHINA, TAIWAN/FORMOSA, SHANGHAI (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..Oct-04-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2062
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WWII - JAPANESE FORCES IN PHILIPPINES, NORTH AUSTRALIA & SOUTH-EAST ASIA; 1939-43 range with 1943 envs. to Kobe or Nagoya from either the Watari-8231 Unit or Political Military Headquarters, both censored but rather unusual as non-PC mail required special authority; 943 military star PC's (one with coloured caricature on rear) to Japan from the Gohoku Dispatch in the Celebes/Ceram Islands; 1943 military PC to Japan from the 18th Army in Numbok (New Guinea); and other similar items from various bases. (30 covers/cards) Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, CHINA, PHILIPPINES, MILITARY - WWII (Image)
Opening GBP 90.00
Sold...GBP 90.00
Closed..Oct-04-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2063
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DEFACED JAPANESE FRANKING FROM HONG KONG; 11 Mar. 1943 censored env. to Kweilin (unoccupied China) franked Japan 5s politically motivated defacement in black ink and tied by a Kowloontong cds and with a Canton transit marks on rear and Kweilin arrival cds on front. The only example believed to exist. Cross Reference: CHINA, HONG KONG, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
Closed..Oct-04-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2064
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GREATER EAST ASIA WAR CHARITY FRANKING; 18 Mar. 1943 large env. (minor faults) to Malaya franked Japan 1942 2s + 1s and 5s + 2s (semi-postal issue) and six other issues and all tied by a Nagoya cds. Singapore transit cds on rear. Rare. Sold for $HK4850 in Nov. 2016. Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII (Image)
