Sale No: 3
Lot No: 3076
Symbol: #*O
Cat No: Collection
Untidy accumulation from Treaty Ports to PRC with many useful pickings. Hours of fun here.
(Qty many 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 550.00
Sold...AU$ 1,350.00
Closed..Nov-22-2020, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 1350
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 3077
Symbol: C
POSTAL HISTORY: 1930s-40s to Western Australia comprising airmails x4 including 1939 endorsed "Via Hong Kong per S/S Conte Verde thence by IAL [Imperial Air Lines]", 1947 (circa) with Sun Yat Sen overprints and 'HONG KONG' transit b/s, and 1948 with Sun Yat Sen $10,000 pair & $50,000 strip of 3, plus 1938 surface rate to Perth, condition mixed.
(Qty 5)
POSTAL HISTORY: 1934 (June) pre-printed 'PAR AVION' airmail envelope to Guangzhou (Canton) endorsed via airmail to Wuhan and onwards by train, franked on back with Szechwan overprints Junk 1c orange & Sun Yat Sen 5c green x5 plus un-overprinted Airmail 45c plane tied 'PAHSIEN/(CHUNGKING)' bi-lingual d/s, 'CANTON' arrival d/s alongside, a few minor blemishes.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1949 (Jan) airmail to Walliston, Western Australia with Sun Yat Sen Gold Yuan overprints '$10.00' on $2 pale brown (torn before affixing) on face and '$1.00' on 30c brown block of 4 and '$2.00' on $20 carmine pair on back all tied by characters d/s from a village in Guandong Province, red letter agent chop on back, a few blemishes & slightly shortened at right not affecting stamps or markings.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1950 (July) airmail to Walliston, Western Australia with Train Unit Stamp orange '500' overprint x5 (including two pairs) and Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tien An Men) First Printing $1000 lilac pair & $5000 pink pair all on face tied by characters d/s from a village in Guandong Province, '50.7.22/CANTON' transit b/s, minor blemishes.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1952 (July) airmail to Walliston, Western Australia with Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tien An Men) First Printing $5000 pink pair, Second Printing $1000 lilac and Third Printing $2000 olive all on face tied by characters d/s from a village in Guandong Province, '52.12.13/CANTON' transit b/s, a few blemishes and slightly shortened at right not affecting stamps or markings.
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 3082
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
PICTURE POSTCARDS: Universal Postcard & Picture Co (Shanghai) coloured cards mostly of village scenes including a procession, group of beggars, a sawmill (terrific photo), graves, planting rice, local monastery etc, plus a few of Chinese buildings in larger towns, very fine to superb unused. A lovely lot!
(Qty 14)
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 3083
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
PICTURE POSTCARDS: 1930s real photograph group comprising 'Troops landing at Nankin', 'Nankin on Yangtze', family in a tiny boat (a coracle), team of buffalo walking through a town & another ploughing a paddy field, village temple, a massive junk, and three junks, unused.
(Qty 8)
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 3084
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
PICTURE POSTCARDS: 1930s Japanese Occupation group comprising bearers with an enclosed chair, three of families riding in large wheelbarrows, and an impressive private (?) house; plus two earlier unrelated cards; unused.
(Qty 7)
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 3085
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
PICTURE POSTCARDS: Shanghai POC Co - and a couple of others - coloured views of 'Astor House hotel', 'Bubbling Well Road', 'Chinese Funeral', 'Chinese pagoda', 'Chinese Tea house', 'Chinese Temple', 'Entrance to Native city', 'Nanking Road', 'Old City wall', 'Public garden', 'Race Club', 'Shanghai Club on the Bund' and 'Sinza Road', also 'Chinese Eating Rice', 'Chinese Prisoners' and 'CHINESE JUGGLER', unused. A very fine & attractive group.
(Qty 16)
