1878/83: Large Dragon 3 ca. brown-red, Wide Setting, a well centred used example, minor corner bend and one blunt perf. at top, neatly cancelled by part "Customs / Chungking" cds in black Gi = £ 325. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 150.00
Sold...CHF 160.00
Closed..Jan-27-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 257
Lot No: 1415
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1894 (Nov 17): Dowager 12 ca. brown-orange, an unused example of good colour, fresh and fine, large part og. A scarce and elusive stamp Gi = £ 600. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 200.00
Sold...CHF 240.00
Closed..Jan-27-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 257
Lot No: 1416
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1897: Dowager second printing 3 a. chrome yellow on wmk. paper with thin whiter gum in an unused block of four of vibrant colour, two hinge remnants on upper and lower pair with large part of thin original gum (some ageing), horizontal perf. line slighty shifted, otherwise of fresh and fine appearance. Only few multiples of the second printing are believed to exist. Chan 24 S. Gi. = £ 7'200. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
Opening CHF 600.00
Sold...CHF 1,400.00
Closed..Jan-27-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1400
Sale No: 257
Lot No: 1417
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1914/19: Junk 3 c. blue-green pair and 7 c. violet pair on 1918 registered cover to Norway tied by YIYANG HUN datestamps in black with fine strike of registration cachet at lower left. Reverse with Peking cds (Feb 22) and Harbin cds (Feb 25); thereafter with British and Russian Censor Reseal strips at sides and Kristiansund arrival (Aug 19). A five month journey time due to a combination of World War and Revolution. An attractive and scarce cover. Illustrated in Edition D'Or XLV on page 36. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 160.00
Sold...CHF 420.00
Closed..Jan-27-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 257
Lot No: 1418
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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.rn (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
Opening CHF 200.00
Sold...CHF 550.00
Closed..Jan-27-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 257
Lot No: 1419
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Cat No: Collection
1949/46: Special selection with 33 mainly unused stamps, incl.. seven pairs, two blocks of four and a block of nine, all of fresh appeareance and showing diff. varieties as imperf., imperf inbetween as well as provincial and Specimen surcharges etc., arranged on a stockcard. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 600.00
Sold...CHF 600.00
Closed..Jan-27-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 257
Lot No: 1431
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Cat No: Collection
1878/1914: Album pages with Large Dragons 1 ca. green and 5 c. yellow used, Small Dragons set used, Dowager set (excl. 12 ca.), 1897 surcharges with 4 c. on 4 ca. (small and large) unused, rare 8 c. on 8 ca. used, 1900 CEF set of of ten, 1905 set of nine, and a page with Shanghai Local Post etc. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 250.00
Sold...CHF 1,100.00
Closed..Jan-27-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 257
Lot No: 1432
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Cat No: Collection
1898/1968: Lot with better sets and values used/unused, incl. 1921 airmail set of four unused as well as some PRC issues from 1950 onwards with some used/unused part sets up to 1967/68 part set of eight values of which five unused 4 f. 'Mount Liupan', 'Long March' and 8 f. 'Snow', 'Fairy Cafe' and 'Huichang' Gi. 412, 413, 415, 416, 421 = GB£ 3'200. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image 6)(Image 7)(Image 8)(Image 9)(Image)
Opening CHF 300.00
Sold...CHF 700.00
Closed..Jan-27-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 257
Lot No: 5339
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1870: Cover from Shanghai to Lyon, endorsed "via Brindisi", bearing Siège 40 c. orange in mixed franking with Cêrès 1872 10 c. brown and 80 c. rose, cancelled by Gros Chiffres '5104' numeral lozenge, the Siège tied in addition by "SHANG-HAI 25 MARS 75 CHINE" cds, framed PD and "PAQ. ANG. V. BRIND. 8 MAI 75 MOD." cds, both in red alongside. Reverse with Lyon arrival (May 9) cds. Fresh and fine appearance, correct franking to pay the rate from China to France in the July 1871 tariff.rnProvenance: 148. Corinphila sale (Feb. 2007), lot 1993. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 150.00
Sold...CHF 340.00
Closed..Jan-25-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 257
Lot No: 5340
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1872: Double rate Envelope from the French PO in Shanghai to Brussels, endorsed "Via Brindisi", bearing two horizontal pairs of Cêrès 1872 80 c. rose, tied by Gros Chiffres '5104' numeral lozenge with crisp "SHANG-HAI 15 AOUT 75 CHINE" cds as well as framed PD, framed APRES LE DÉPART and "PAQ. ANG. V. BRIND. MOD 2 OCT. 75" cds, all in red alongside. Reverse with transit and arrival cds's (Oct 8) from Granges and Bruxelles. Few nibbed perfs, nevertheless a fresh and fine appearance, correct franking to pay the rate from China to this rare destination in the July 1871 tariff. Signed A. Diena and Calves. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 250.00
Sold...CHF 850.00
Closed..Jan-25-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 257
Lot No: 5341
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French PO's in China 1901 (Nov 27): Envelope from Shanghai to Mananjary Madagascar, bearing Sage 25 c. black on rose ovpt. CHINE in red, tied by "SHANG-HAI CHINE 27 NOV 01" datestamp, Marseille La Reunion octogonal Shipmail's datestamp (Jan 6, 1902) alongside. Reverse with arrival (Jan. 22, 1902) cds in blue. Cover with folds and wear, nevertheless an appealing item to a destination of outmost rarity from China. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
