Sale No: 851
Lot No: 510
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1897-1921 MINT & USED COLLECTION: SG "Simplex" album with a mint & used collection. Useful sets & part sets with many multiples on piece and good range of Postage Dues. Includes 1897/1898 "Imperial Chinese Post" types to 10c used and "Chinese Imperial Post" types to $1 used, 1905 changed colours to 16c used, 1909 'Temple' set of 3 both mint & used, 1912 "Republic of China" opts. to 20c mint and to $2 used with black & red opts. plus examples of inverted, doubled and handstamped opts., 1912 Comm. of Revolution various mint values to 50c and used vals. to 16c, 1912 Comm. of Republic various mint vals. to 10c and used to 20c; London & Peking 'Junk' series to 50c mint and 2nd printing to $10 used. Also 1920 Flood Relief surcharges both mint & used. Viewing recommended. (Few 100s) (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 650.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 511
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Cat No: Collection
1897-1960 COLLECTION - inc. 1950 Foundation $800 and $1000 both reprints; mint 1957 30th anniversary set of 4 SG £90, and Yellow River set of 4 SG £65; mint 1958 children set of 4 SG £70; used 1960 Goldfish & Chrysanthemum sets of 12/18 SG £100, etc. Generally good to fine. (600+) (Image)
Opening GBP 170.00
Sold...GBP 480.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 512
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1878-83 LARGE 'DRAGONS': Used group on album page. 1c green, 1c deep green, 3c red (2) and 5c yellow (2) and 5c orange. Mostly fine. Valuable group. (Total 7 stamps) (Image)
Opening GBP 650.00
Sold...GBP 900.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 513
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1885-88 SMALL 'DRAGONS' USED GROUP: Collection on two album pages. Perf 12½ group includes 1c (2), 3c (2) & 5c (2) plus a few forgeries; perf. 11½-12 group inc. 1c (3, inc. 'broken frame' variety), 3c (9, inc. 2 x reversed wmk. varieties) and 5c (3). Mostly good to fine. (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 380.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 514
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1894 'DOWAGER EMPRESS' MINT & USED GROUP: Mint includes 1c (pair), 2c, 4c, 5c, 6c & 12c. Used inc. 1c (2), 2c (2), 3c (2), 9c & 24c. Mostly good to fine. Also, a group of 6 identified forgeries. Highly catalogued group. SG 16/24. (15 plus 6 forgeries) (Image)
Opening GBP 360.00
Sold...GBP 550.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 515
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1897 RED REVENUE STAMPS SURCHARGED FOR POSTAL USE: Mint & used group. Includes 1c on 3c type A mint SG 88 (£500) and two used (£550), 2c on 3c mint SG 89 (£500) and two used (£400) and 4c on 3c used SG 90 (£500). Also 2c on 3c used SG 93 (£225) and used example of SG 93d (£450) with inverted "s" in "cents". (Total 9) (Image)
Opening GBP 950.00
Sold...GBP 1,000.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 517
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1897 NEW CURRENCY SURCHARGES: Mint & used groups on album leaves. Includes Small Figure group with various mint values to 8c on 6c (SG SG 37,40, 41 & 42) and used group to 10c on 9c green (SG 37/42 & 44), also SG 35/36 unused & nibbled perfs; Large Figure group, mint or used inc. ½c on 3c (3), 1c on 1c (2) and 2c on 2c, SG 57/59. (Total 24 stamps) (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 518
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FOOCHOW - CHINA/HONG KONG COMBINATION COVER TO G.B. VIA HONG KONG; Most attractive 14 Jan. 1899 commercial env. to Bristol (to a firm of solicitors) with China 5c Red Pair tied by mainly very fine large bilingual 2-ring cds in the opposite corner from a HK 5c Blue Pair tied by partly fine HK cds's; unusually all the stamps are on the address side. There is no I.P.O. mark because it was not in use in Foochow at this date; it has not been recorded before April 1899. Rare and of Exhibition Quality. (Ex Russell Muir; Cavendish 12 May 2020, lot 1476; realised £750+BP.) Cross Reference: HONG KONG, COMBINATION COVERS, FOO CHOW FOO (Image)
Opening GBP 460.00
Sold...GBP 550.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 519
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CHINESE COMBINATION COVER TO NORWAY EX SHANGHAI WITH CHINA/FRENCH COLONIES FRANKING; Remarkable 8 Oct. 1900 env. (central vertical fold clear of the stamps) from Shanghai to "Mandal, Norway" franked with China 5c Vertical Pair tied by the small Chinese P.O. bilingual "SHANGHAI" cds, also having a French Colonies "Chine" o.p. (in red) 25c tied by a 2-ring "SHANG-HAI/CHINE" cds with a second very fine strike alongside. Very few Chinese Combination Covers addressed to Norway have been recorded. Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, NORWAY, COMBINATION COVERS (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 150.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 520
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1903 FOOCHOW PROVISIONAL: Diagonally bisected 2c deep red surcharged "Postage 1 Cent Paid". On piece dated 22 Oct. 1903. Not guaranteed. (Image)
Opening GBP 48.00
Sold...GBP 50.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 50
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 521
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1912 "REPUBLIC OF CHINA" OVERPRINT $2 BLOCK: 1912 (Mar.) $2 claret & yellow with opt. in black, a very fine mounted mint block of four. Somewhat 'patchy' gum but of fine appearance. SG 205 £1,600 (Image)
Opening GBP 420.00
Sold...GBP 640.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 640
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 522
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1913 EXPRESS LETTER STAMPS & 1940s REGISTRATION LABELS, ETC: Two binders, one with a selection of non-denominated issues inc. 1913 Express Letter stamps (2), green border, serial no. in black (1 used, 1 unused right hand portions) and a Feb. 1914 used example plus a complete unused 5 part strip. Also a group of 1941 green & salmon Registered Letter stamps (single, block of 4, used single) and 2 covers plus red & yellow Express Letter stamps (single, block of 4 and used single) plus 2 covers. Also a range of 1949 inflation period NVI stamps inc. covers. The other binder holds a collection of 1990s period perf. & imperf. mini. sheets, none of these having postal validity. (Qty.) (Image)
Opening GBP 170.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 523
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PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC ISSUES; small mint or unused range with a number of sets in the 1950's-70's period plus some earlier inc. Central & South China Mao Tse-tung & NW China 4th Pagoda issues (62) (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 525
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PROVINCES INCL. MANCHURIA: Album with the 1920s/40s mint & used collection with singles, sets & part sets inc. Szechuan 1933-34 Sun Yat Sen mint values 25c-$5 SG 8/11 (c.£300) & Martyrs mint to 40c orange; Yunnan 1929 Sun Yat Sen burial set of 4 SG 25/28 (£140), Kirin & Heilungkiang mint & used defins. to $1, Chang Tso-lin set of 4 mint SG 21/24, Sun Yat Sen burial set of 4 mint SG 29/32 (£125). Collection continues with issues of Manchukuo inc. 1929 defin. set to 1y used, plus later printings and various 1930s commem. sets mint and used and concludes with a range of mint & used issues for North East Provinces to 1947. (Few 100s) (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 340.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 340
CHINA - FOREIGN POST OFFICES
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 526
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FOREIGN POST OFFICES COLLECTION: Album housing representative mint & used collection covering most of the Foreign POs in China plus a range of Hong Kong issues used in China. Includes ranges of Hong Kong issues with postmarks of Amoy (9), Canton (8), Foochow (9), Hankow (14), Shanghai (30+), also Yokohama (3), etc; mainly used range of HK issues optd. "CHINA" with values to $2, small group of QV & KEVII issues of India optd. "C.E.F." inc. a cover; small range of French & German issues used in China (mostly low denominations) and better range of mint & used Russian POs in China; useful selection of Japanese POs (35). Lot also includes various sets of Indian issues optd. for UN International Commission in Indo-China, 1954-68; also a collection of issues for North Mongolia & Touva. Viewing recommended. (Few 100s plus c.7 covers) Cross Reference: CHINA - JAPANESE POST OFFICES, CHINA - RUSSIAN POST OFFICES (Image)
