1898: China Coiling Dragon 1 c. ochre-buff pair tied by 'Pa-kua' in black to 'Peking & Tientsin Times' 1898 Newspaper wrapper to the 'Daily Mail' in London with 'Tientsin' despatch cds at right (Oct 1). Hong Kong 1884 2 c. carmine applied for onward transmission tied by SHANGHAE cds (Oct 5) in black.Reverse with SHANGHAI Dollar Chop in black. Some imperfections but a scarce rate. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 200.00
Sold...CHF 600.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1978
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1900: Coiling Dragon 10 c. deep green used on 1901 cover to England tied by HANYENG cds in combination with France 'Chine' 25 c. black on rose tied by 'Shanghai / Chine' cds (Oct 30). Mirfield arrival cds (Dec 4) on reverse. Some edge wear to envelope. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 120.00
Sold...CHF 280.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1979
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1900/06: Bean Goose $ 1 red & flesh used on registered cover from Tientsin to Ypres, Belgium tied by cds with manuscript registration at lower left, French 'Shang-Hai' transit cds on front and reverse with Tientsin cds (Nov 10), Shanghai cds, Gand / Valeurs cds (Dec 24) and Ypres arrival. A most unusual single franking. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 120.00
Sold...CHF 440.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1980
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1912: Bean Goose $ 1 red & flesh optd. 'Republic' in Shanghai, a fine used example on philatelic cover to Hong Kong cancelled by 'Canton' cds (Aug 12) in black. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 120.00
Sold...CHF 340.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1981
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1932: 1 c. on 3 c. blue-green, a block of twenty used on reverse of opened for display cover to Kenya, tied by 'Weihaiwei' cds's in black. Underpaid and marked with large 'T' handstamp in black. Taxed on arrival with Kenya & Uganda 1928 Postage Due 10 c. vermilion (Gi D2) tied by 'Kabete' cds (Oct 25) in black. Cover crease and faults but extremely unusual. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 120.00
Sold...CHF 260.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1982
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1932: Martyrs 40 c. orange, perf. 14, an unused block of nine, the central stamp showing the "Major Re-entry", particularly noticeable in the top two corner tablets, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A superb and very rare positional multiple Gi = £ 600+. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 250.00
Sold...CHF 260.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1983
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1935: Multi-franked registered cover from Shanghai to Addis Abeba, Ethiopia with range of Martyr and SYS values totalling 64 c., all tied by Shanghai cds's (Aug 3). Reverse with Colombo (Aug 17) and Aden transit cds's and Addis Abeba arrival (Sept 4). A charming cover to an extraordinary destination even at this date. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 100.00
Sold...CHF 260.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1984
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Cat No: Collection
1938/41: SYS 3rd issue 8 c. green tied by Shanghai cds for payment of Poste Restante collection fee to incoming 1941 postcard bearing General Government 30 pf. rose tied by 'Mielec' (Poland) cds in black (Jan 23). Chinese year dated Shanghai cds above and German Censor in red. Central file fold but a rare usage. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 120.00
Sold...CHF 220.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1985
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1941: Registered cover to Budapest endorsed 'via Siberia' franked on front by 3rd SYS 50 c. blue pair and on reverse with 1940/41 Provincial Surcharged 3 on 5 c. green in a marginal block of four and a corner block of six with Dah Tung imprint all tied by 'Shanghai' cds's (June 7). Struck on front with bilingual octagonal framed SAMPLE POST / OR LETTER PACKET / PASSED BY / CUSTOMS P.O. in red; slightly over-lapped by glued label with typed French "RETOUR / vu l'absence de l'exchange' tied in black by cyrillic (?) datestamp with 'Expedition' at base. Faults as are to be expected but an extraordinary cover worthy of further research.rnNote: The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact was dissolved on June 22, 1941 when the Germans launched Barbarossa. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 200.00
Sold...CHF 200.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1986
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1940/41: Hong Kong Martyr issue, 2 c. blue, an unused block of four, marginal from base of sheet showing variety "Imperforate Between Horizontally", fresh and fine, unused without gum Gi = £ 400. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 120.00
Sold...CHF 150.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1987
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Cat No: Collection
1940: Martyr 8 c. brown-orange used to collect the Poste Restante collection fee on incoming cover endorsed 'Written in German / via Pacific' from Great Britain franked at 3 d. rate and tied by 'Maida Hill' machine cancel (Sept 27). Flap missing but with Shanghai transit cds on reverse and wax seal chop on front. A most unusual cover. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 120.00
Sold...CHF 150.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1990
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1940/41: Provincial Surcharges (Kiangsi) 3 on 5 c. yellow green, Dah Tung printing on watermarked paper, an unused corner marginal block of four from lower left of sheet, with pre-printing corner paper fold variety showing the lower left character printed on reverse of margin and partially on the third stamp, fresh and fine and most unusual, unmounted og. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 100.00
Sold...CHF 100.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1992
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1940/41: Provincial Surcharges (East Szechwan) 3 on 5 c. yellow green, Dah Tung printing on watermarked paper, a complete mint sheet of 200 (20 x 10), position 127 showing the variety "Bottom Left Character Repeated at Right", a couple of folds vertically through the perforations in the sheet, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A rare positional multiple. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 150.00
Sold...CHF 150.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1993
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1940 (Oct 23): 4 c. in red on SYS 5 c. olive, an unused corner block of twenty-five from lower right of sheet with Dah Tung imprint, the central stamp (position 158) showing the variety "Bottom Right Character Repeated at Left", fresh and fine, unmounted og. A scarce positional multiple. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 100.00
Sold...CHF 130.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1994
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1940 (Oct 23): 4 c. in red on SYS 5 c. olive, an unused corner block of fifty from lower half of the sheet with Dah Tung imprint, position 158 in the sheet of 200 showing the variety "Bottom Right Character Repeated at Left", fresh and fine, unmounted og. A scarce positional multiple. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 120.00
Sold...CHF 150.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1995
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Incoming from Bohemia & Moravia under German Occupation 1940 (Aug. 27): Registered Express envelope from Prague to Canton, China franked with left marginal 1939 definitive 20 k. orange brown (Michel 37), tied by bilingual "PRAG PRAHA 82" cds, with corresponding registration label as well as Airmail and Express labels alongside, endorsed "Mit Luftpost über BERLIN-MOSKAU", Soviet VOZDUSHNAYA (Airmail) handstamp and Canton arrival cds alongside, handwritten note "no such person / Retour", reverse with "CANTON 11.10.40.10" and SUNTONG cds's, returned to the sender, censored twice by the Germans upon despatch and return to Prague as well as by the British in Hong Kong and Egypt with corresponding censor strips on reverse and Egyptian censor handstamp on front. The cover was mailed via Russia in the time period between the HMolotov - Ribbentrop Treaty of August 1939 and Operation Barbarossa, the German attack on the Soviet Union in June 1941, it was mailed via Russia to avoid British censorship. Interesting and appealing item. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 100.00
Sold...CHF 850.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1996
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1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, 16 c. brown, Chunking printing, perf. 13, an unused horizontal pair from the lower right corner of the sheet, position 200 showing the variety "Thin 16" in the right hand value tablet, fresh and very fine, unused without gum as issued Gi = £ 525. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 200.00
Sold...CHF 300.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1997
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1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, 16 c. brown, Chunking printing, perf. 13, a remarkable unused block of fifty from the lower right corner of the sheet, position 200 in lower right corner showing the variety "Thin 16" in the right hand value tablet and printer's imprint in right hand margin, fresh and very fine, unused without gum as issued. A rarity in such a spectacular multiple and a major exhibition piece for the issue Gi = £ 1'725+. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 400.00
Sold...CHF 460.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1998
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1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, 16 c. brown, Chunking printing, perf. 13, a remarkable unused block of fifty from the lower right corner of the sheet, position 200 in lower right corner showing the variety "Thin 16" in the right hand value tablet and printer's imprint in right hand margin, fresh and very fine, unused without gum as issued. A rarity in such a spectacular multiple and a major exhibition piece for the issue Gi = £ 1'725+. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 400.00
Sold...CHF 440.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2000
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1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, Paicheng printing, $ 1 olive-green, an unused vertical pair, variety "Imperforate Horizontally Between", fresh and fine, unused as issued. Rare Gi = £ 400. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 120.00
Sold...CHF 130.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2001
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Cat No: Collection
1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, Paicheng printing, $ 2 purple-brown, an unused Imperforate block of four, an unused imperforate strip of three with paper fold variety causing the top half of the upper stamp to be unprinted (rare) and an unused horizontal strip of four showing variety "Imperforate Between Vertically" between second and third stamps, all fresh and fine, unused as issued. A scarce group. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 120.00
Sold...CHF 130.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2004
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1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, Paicheng printing, $ 5 carmine and $ 6 violet-blue, each in an unused vertical pair, variety "Imperforate Horizontally Between", fresh and fine, unused as issued. Rare Gi = £ 450. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 120.00
Sold...CHF 140.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2005
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1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, Paicheng printing, $ 20 blue, an unused horizontal strip of four, marginal from right of sheet, variety "Imperforate Vertically Between" on second and third stamps, minor spot on perf. on second stamp otherwise fresh and fine, unused as issued. Rare Gi = £ 200++. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 100.00
Sold...CHF 100.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2007
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1942/45: Redrawn 3rd Sun Yat-sen, Paicheng printing, $ 50 blue, a block of four marginal from top of sheet, variety "Imperforate x rouletted 6½ vertically, fresh and very fine, unused as issued Gi = £ 240+. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 100.00
Sold...CHF 100.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2008
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Cat No: Collection
1942/44: SYS 3rd Issue redrawn by Paicheng, rouletted 6½, $ 5 lilac-grey (2, plate number 68 and 78), $ 10 red-brown (2, plate numbers 43 and 58) and $ 50 blue, (plate 12), all in lower left corner marginal blocks of four, fresh and fine, unused as issued. A generally fine and scarce group Gi = £ 320+. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 100.00
Sold...CHF 120.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2009
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1942/45: Redrawn 3rd Sun Yat-sen, Paicheng printing, $ 20 green, rough perf 12-15½, a fine unused horizontal marginal strip of four, variety "Imperforate Vertically Between", with vertical row of perfs. between third and fourth stamp only, fresh and very fine, unused as issued. Rare multiple Gi = £ 200+. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 100.00
Sold...CHF 120.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2010
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1942/45: Redrawn 3rd Sun Yat-sen, Paicheng printing, $ 20 green, rough perf 12-15½, a fine unused horizontal marginal strip of four, variety "Imperforate Horizontally Between", with vertical row of perfs. between third and fourth stamp only, fresh and very fine, unused as issued. Rare multiple Gi = £ 200+. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 100.00
Sold...CHF 110.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2011
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1942/45: Redrawn 3rd Sun Yat-sen, Paicheng printing, $ 20 carmine, rough perf 12-15½, a fine unused block of four, the key stamp of the issue and a very rare multiple, unused as issued Gi = £ 440+. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 120.00
Sold...CHF 150.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2012
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1942/45: Redrawn 3rd Sun Yat-sen, Paicheng printing, $ 100 brown, rough perf 12-15½, a fine unused block of four, fresh and very fine, unused as issued. An extremely rare multiple Gi = £ 1'100+. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 250.00
Sold...CHF 280.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2014
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1943 (Jan-July): Provisional Surcharge 50 c. on 16 c. olive-brown, perf. 13, optd. in red (Type T) for East Szechwan, the right hand half of the sheet of 200 subjects, thus showing position 200 with variety "Thin 16" and imprint in margin at right, fresh and very fine but for some minor splitting and a few wrinkles, unused as issued. A very rare sheet - the variety uncatalogued by SG but an extremely rare multiple. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 200.00
Sold...CHF 340.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2015
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1944 (Oct 10): War Refugees Relief Fund, the part set of five values to $ 10 + $ 10 on 33 c. + 33 c. scarlet, all without the surcharge in black, unissued thus, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 150.00
Sold...CHF 320.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2017
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1944 (Dec 25): 50th Anniversary of the Kuomintang, the set of five values all used on reverse of airmail cover to Philadelphia, USA each tied by 'Chungking' cds's in black, the $ 2 blue-green and $ 6 purple overlapped by "Opened by Examiner" Censor label. A scarce and attractive usage. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 100.00
Sold...CHF 130.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2018
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1945/46: Sun Yat-sen, 7th issue, $ 20 scarlet, an unused sheet marginal horizontal pair, variety "Imperforate", vertical crease between the stamps in margin only; also a further vertical pair, imperforate between stamp and margin, without gum as issued. Rare Gi = £ 200+. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 80.00
Sold...CHF 110.00
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2019
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1944: Postage Due 50 c. green, $ 1 rose-red and $ 2 brown-purple all tied by Shanghai cds's to small local taxed cover originally underpaid with 1937 1 c. on 4 c. green (2). A rare issue on letter. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 120.00
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Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2020
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Manchuria 1927: Horizontal overprint in black on Junk 2nd Peking printing of China, the unused set of 20 values to $ 5 grey-green & scarlet, largely fresh and very fine with just one or two values with blunted perfs. as usual, large part og. A scarce set Gi = £ 525. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 175.00
Sold...CHF 175.00
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2021
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Cat No: Collection
Szechwan 1933/34: Junk 2nd. Peking issue of China optd. horizontally in black the 1933 set of three values 1 c., 5 c. and 50 c. fine unused, rare 1933/34 SYS set of eight values from 2 c. to $ 5 fine unused, 1933/34 Martyrs issue optd. complete set of 12 values to 50 c. unused; all fresh and fine with large part og. A scarce assembly Gi = £ 750+. (Image 1)(Image)
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2024
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Cat No: Collection
1942/44: SYS 3rd Issue redrawn by Paicheng, collection on leaves with in depth study with $ 5 lilac with rouletted block of four unused (2) and perf. x vertical roulette horizontal pair unused, $ 10 red-brown rouletted block of four unused, $ 20 green with imperf. vertically between horizontal pair and imperf. between horizontally in a pair and a strip of four unused, $ 20 rose-carmine imperf. block of four and perf. block of four (rare), $ 40 carmine with imperf. vertically between horizontal pair and imperf. between horizontally in a vertical pair, $ 50 rouletted blocks of four unused (3) and an imperf. between vertical pair, $ 100 brown perf. 13x12x10 in a corner marginal block of four (very rare Gi = £ 1'000+). A charming lot. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image 6)(Image 7)(Image 8)(Image 9)(Image 10)(Image 11)(Image 12)(Image 13)(Image 14)(Image 15)(Image 16)(Image 17)(Image)
Opening CHF 500.00
Sold...CHF 1,600.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2025
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1945 (March 12): 20th Death Anniversary of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the complete set of six values from $ 2 grey-green to $ 30 orange-brown, all in half sheets of 50 with sheet requisition numbers at top right, the $ 2 with small piece of margin missing at top otherwise all fresh and very fine, unused without gum as issued. Scarce and attractive multiples Gi = £ 1'175. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 200.00
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Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2026
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Cat No: Collection
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2027
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Cat No: Collection
1904/15: Postage Dues, 1904 optd. on Coiling Dragon set of six unused, 1904 set of eight values printed in blue unused, 1911 1 c. and 2 c. brown unused, 1912 optd. in red set of nine unused, Sept 1912 set of nine optd. with four characters unused, 1913/15 London and Peking printing sets of eight unused, generally fair to fine selection Gi = £ 1'200+. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 250.00
Sold...CHF 360.00
Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2028
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Cat No: Collection
1900/08: Covers/cards (3) with 1898 Coilg Dragon 1 c. ochre-buff, 2 c. deep red, 4 c. deep chestnut, 5 c. salmon, 10 c. deep green and 20 c. claret used on registered 1900 combination cover to the Hague, Netherlands all tied by 'Peking' cds's (Feb 3), overlapped by France 'Chine' 25 c. black on rose and 50 c. pale carmine cancelled 'Shanghai / Chine' datestamp (Feb 16) and backstamped at Gravenhage (March 23); together with 1900 postcard with China 4 c. chestnut tied by 'Tientsin' cds and France Chine 25 c. cancelled in Shanghai to Germany; and French P.O. 1908 registered cover with 20 c. on Merson 50 c. brown & lavender used from Shanghai. A fine and scarce group. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 400.00
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Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2029
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Cat No: Collection
1900/58ca: Lot 14 covers/postcards incl. 1911 registered cover from the German PO in Shnaghai, Republic 1932 Airmail complete set on cover from Chungking, seven unused picture postcards from the Italian troops during the Boxer Rebellion with matching handstamp, 1958 two covers Peking to Prague, in addition two postcards from Tonkin French Indochina to Europe. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image 6)(Image 7)(Image 8)(Image 9)(Image)
Opening CHF 300.00
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2031
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Cat No: Collection
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2033
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Cat No: Collection
1921: National Postal Service issue covers (8) with 1 c. orange and 6 c. grey single frankings each tied FROM STEAMER LETTER BOX bilingual cachets, 6 c. grey single frankings (3) all cancelled at WUHU in first week of issue, 6 c. grey pair on cover to London tied by Wuhu cds, 3 c. green and 10 c. blue single frankings also tied by WUHU cds's in first week of issue. Fair to fine, a scarce group.
Opening CHF 200.00
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Closed..Sep-10-2020, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2034
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Cat No: Collection
