1878 Large Dragon thin paper 1ca. green used by attractive 'Shanghai Customs' (Feb.6.79) double concentric rings cancel in red, few shortish perfs. and a light upper right corner bend, nevertheless a desirable early usage, SG 1 £800+ (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 350.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 297
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1878 Large Dragon thin paper 1ca. to 5ca., mint large part o.g., fresh colours, paper hinge remain on 3ca., the 5ca. has a few faintly foxed perfs., fine to very fine condition SG 1-3 £4,050 (Image)
Opening GBP 650.00
Sold...GBP 1,200.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 298
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1878 Large Dragon 1ca. green, 3ca. red-brown, 5ca. yellow-orange thin paper 2½mm spacing, used set each by part of 'Customs' cds's in black, SG 1-3 £ 2,000 (Image)
Opening GBP 490.00
Sold...GBP 520.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 520
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 299
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Cat No: 2
1878 Large Dragon thin paper 3ca. brown-red used by neat 'Chinkiang Customs' (Ap.8.80) double concentric rings cancel in black, unusually very well centred, few faintly foxed perfs. otherwise fine, SG 2 £400++ (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 250.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 300
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Cat No: 3
1878 Large Dragon thin paper 5ca. orange used by part of incised seal cancel of Tientsin, some light toning otherwise fine, SG 3 £800 (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 301
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Cat No: 5
1882 Large Dragon wide margin 3ca. brown-red used by clear Wuhu Custom House Chop, fine condition, SG 5 £500+ (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 250.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 302
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Cat No: 6
1882 5ca. yellow-ochre wide margins Large Dragon, used by Tientsin intaglio cancel in black, well centered, intense colour, minor perforation toning otherwise fine, SG 6 £2,250 (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 950.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 303
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Cat No: 5
1883-85 Large Dragon wide margin 3ca. brown-red used by neat black framed chop 'Postage Already Paid, Do not demand. Do not pay', fine condition, SG 8 £400++ (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 304
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Cat No: 13a
1888 Small Dragon, second stage clean cut, 1ca. dull green block of 12 (4x3) used by six 'Shanghai black seal' cancels, few minor faults including few perf. split at top, a remarkable block, SG 13a (Image)
Opening GBP 280.00
Sold...GBP 450.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 305
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Cat No: 15
1888 Small Dragon, second stage clean cut, 5ca. olive-yellow block of 4 mint large part o.g., fresh colour, very fine, SG 15 £1,300+ (Image)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 480.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 306
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Cat No: 16/24
1894 60th Birthday of Dowager Empress 1st printing 1ca. to 24ca. mint large part o.g., fresh colours, well centred, paper hinge remain on 24ca., fine to very fine condition, SG 16/24 £3,000 (Image)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 700.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 307
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Cat No: 16/24
1894 60th Birthday of Dowager Empress 1st printing 1ca. to 24ca. used with cancel selected for clear strike including Kiukiang customs cancel in red on 12ca., well centred, fine to very fine condition, SG 16/24 £1,700 (Image)
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 550.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 308
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Cat No: 37/46
1897 Empress Dowager small figure surcharge ½c. on 3ca. to 30c. on 24ca. set of 10, mint large part o.g., a couple of trivial perf tones otherwise generally fine condition SG 37/46 £5,000+ (Image)
Opening GBP 550.00
Sold...GBP 1,000.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 309
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Cat No: 37/46
1897 Empress Dowager Small Surcharge on 1st printing ½c. on 3ca. to 30c. on 24ca., mint large part o.g., bright colours, fine to very fine SG 37/46 £5,100 (Image)
Opening GBP 480.00
Sold...GBP 900.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 310
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Cat No: 37/46
1897 Empress Dowager Small Surcharge on 1st printing ½c. on 3ca. to 30c. on 24ca. used, few usual faults including very irregular perf. on 10c. and bend on 30c., fair to fine condition SG 37/46 £1,930 (Image)
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 350.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 311
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1897 small figure on Dowager Empress (first printing), set of 10 values to 30c. on 24ca. rose-carmine, large part o.g, rough perfs as usually found, otherwise fine. SG 37-46 (Image)
Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 900.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 312
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Cat No: 57/65
1897 Empress Dowager second printing surcharged with large figures wide spaced set ½c. on 3ca. to 30c. on 24ca., mint large part o.g., fine condition, SG 57/65 (Image)
Opening GBP 550.00
Sold...GBP 700.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 313
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1897 Red Revenue 2c. on 3c. red Small figures surcharges mint large part o.g., fresh colour and gum, centered to top, very fine Chan 84 SG 93 £850 (Image)
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 190.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 314
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1897 Red Revenue Large 1c. on 3c., mint large part o.g., fresh colour and gum, centered to right, very fine Chan 87 SG 88 £775 (Image)
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 170.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 315
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Cat No: 89
1897 Red Revenue large figures surcharge 2c. on 3c. deep red vertical pair mint mounted/unmounted (upper example is mounted, lower example unmounted), slightly oxidised and few shortish perfs on top nevertheless a desirable item, SG 89 £1,600+ (Image)
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 316
Symbol:
Cat No: 90
1897 Red Revenue 4c. on 3c. 'large surcharge', mint large part o.g., fresh colour and gum, Chan 89 SG 90 £2,500 (Image)
Opening GBP 250.00
Sold...GBP 350.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 317
Symbol:
Cat No: 90
1897 Red Revenue large figures surcharge $1 on 3c. deep red unused no gum, well centred, slightly oxidised and with light thinning on the upper left corner, a scarce stamp, SG 91 £8,000 (Image)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 1,000.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 318
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Cat No: 104b
1897 I.C.P. 50c. error of colour "deep green", unmounted o.g., toned gum as usually encountered, fresh colour, a rare stamp of only 240 exist, Chan 100a SG 104b £3,500 (Image)
Opening GBP 350.00
Sold...GBP 380.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 319
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1898 'Chinese Imperial Post', wmk set of 12 values to $5. deep green and salmon. Large part o.g. $2 roughly perforated at right, otherwise fine and fresh appearance. SG 108-19 (Image)
Opening GBP 280.00
Sold...GBP 600.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 320
Symbol:
1901 B.R.A. (British Railway Administration) 5c. black overprint on China ½c. brown 'Captain Twining' cover from Tientsin to Tongku cancelled by Tientsin unframed circle cancel in violet, along side gutter margin pair of India 3p. C.E.F. overprint, cancelled by trisected double circle with vertical bars 'F.P.O. No. 4/ 20 AP 01' cds, on reverse also 'F.P.O. No. 4/ 20 AP 01' cds, an attractive cover, very fine SG BR133 and C1 (Image)
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 321
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Cat No: Collection
1912 Statistical Department overprint 1c. ochre used selection of variety including four examples of "Basic stamp retouched 'One' " Chan 153b and a "Broken top of "one" in basic stamp" Chan 153c , mixed condition, a difficult group to obtain (5) (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 400.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 322
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Cat No: 666/674
1942-45 Paicheng Printing Co, perf 12 to 15½, $4 to $100 set of 9 in blocks of 4, mint without gum as issued, fine condition SG 666/674 £1,400+ (Image)
Opening GBP 95.00
Sold...GBP 270.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 326
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1882-2000 mint and used collection in an album including 1882 3ca. wide margins Large Dragon used, range of used coiling dragons, mixed condition (hundreds)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 450.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 327
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1885-1990s mint and used collection housed in a stockbook including 1885-88 small dragon 1ca. mint, 3ca. used, 1900-1912 coiling dragons used selection with values up to $1, 1983 terracotta warriors booklet unmounted, few local stamps, mixed condition (hundreds)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 350.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 328
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1897-1980s mint and used collection in 15 old approval books comprising stamps and postal history including blocks, air mails, with 1897 ICP 50c. mint, Sinkiang 1929 State Burial of Sun Yat-sen set to $1 mint, 1944 $20, $30 and $100 in blocks of four mint, mixed condition with many fine (hundreds) (Image)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 800.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 329
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1940s mainly mint duplicated ex dealer stock of several hundreds of stamps generally in large blocks or full sheets, many with imprints and plate numbers, also two bags with loose used stamps, one with China the other with stamps from different countries, mixed condition with many fine (thousands) (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 1,000.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 330
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1949-1968 truly advanced used collection including 1958 miniature sheets, 1961 Table Tennis miniature sheet, 1963 Children imperf, Panda imperf, Monkey imperf sets, 1964 Peonies miniature sheet, 15th Anniv. of PRC miniature sheet, 1967 Mao's thought (red and gold set in strip of 3 plus pair), long live Mao set, 1968 instructions from chairman Mao strip of 5, generally fine condition (hundreds)
Opening GBP 2,800.00
Sold...GBP 4,000.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 4000
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 331
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Old to modern, mint and used collection on album pages including 1971 Beijing Opera set mint, Paris Commune set mint, 50th Anniv. Chinese Com. set mint, mixed condition with many fine (hundreds)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 700.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 332
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1970-73 N series complete unmounted mint collection housed in an hingeless album, generally fine condition, Yang N1-N95
Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 800.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 800
JAPAN
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 564
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1871-1998 mint collection including 1871 Dragons 48m. (2), 100m., 200m., 500m., 1872 Dragons ½s., Cherry blossom 2s., 1874 10s. syllabic 'RO', 1888-92 Koban 5r. to 15s., 1899-1907 Chrysanthemum to 1Y (no 15s. and 50s.), 1919 Air mail set, 1921 to 10s., 1923 to 20s., 1936 Kwantung to 10s.; miniature sheets including 1934 Air mail, mixed condition generally fine (hundreds)
Opening GBP 2,000.00
Sold...GBP 3,500.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 3500
SINGAPORE
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 836
Symbol:
Cat No: 235a
1974 Centenary of the U.P.U, 10c. orange-brown,purple-brown and gold, Gold (U.P.U. symbol) omitted, full unmounted o.g, offered with a normal example for comparison. fine. SG 235a cat £500 (Image)
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
THAILAND
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 880
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Cat No: Collection
1883 to 1992 used collection in stockbook including 1883 values to 16a (4), 1887 to 64a, 1889 values to 2a on 3a, 1899 values to 64a (2), 1909/10 values to 14s on 12a etc plus later. Large catalogue value worth careful inspection. (Hundreds)
Opening GBP 900.00
Sold...GBP 900.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 881
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Cat No: 25
1889-91 Surcharges 1a. (Type 16) on 3a. green and blue, mint large part o.g., very fresh colour, BPA certificate (1994), one of the rarest stamp of Thailand in very fine condition, a stamp for the connoisseur SG 25 £25,000 (Image)
Opening GBP 4,000.00
Sold...GBP 4,000.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 4000
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 882
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Cat No: 82/86
1897 Rejected Die 1a. green to 10a. rose and green set of five, mint regummed, fine, a scarce set SG 82/86 £7,000 (Image)
Opening GBP 800.00
Sold...GBP 1,200.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 883
Symbol:
Cat No: 87/88
1902 Provisionals of Battambang 2a. on 3a. red and blue and 10a. on 12a. brown-purple and carmine, mint part/large part o.g., fresh colours, a couple of toning point on the 2a. on 3a., each with RPS certificate (1984) (when SG 81, 82), one of the rarest set of Thailand in fine condition SG87/88 £13,000 (Image)
Opening GBP 2,800.00
Sold...GBP 4,200.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 4200
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 884
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1902 Battambang Provisionals 2a. on 3a. red and blue and 10a. on 12a. brown purple and carmine used with forged overprint, attractive "spacefillers" (Image)
Opening GBP 50.00
Sold...GBP 95.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 885
Symbol:
Cat No: 106
1907 10t. olive-green overprint on fiscal stamp, mint large part o.g., very fine, expertised Senf on the back, SG 106 £900 (Image)
Opening GBP 210.00
Sold...GBP 210.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 886
Symbol:
Cat No: 107
1907 20t. olive-green overprint on fiscal stamp, mint large part o.g., very fine, expertised Senf on the back and with Ceremuga certificate (2004), only 2484 printed, SG 107 £7,000 (Image)
Opening GBP 1,600.00
Sold...GBP 2,400.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 2400
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 887
Symbol:
Cat No: 108
1907 40t. olive-green, mint regummed, fine, a rare stamp SG 108 £5,500 (Image)
Opening GBP 550.00
Sold...GBP 550.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 888
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Cat No: 187
1918 20b.(+1b.) red cross fund, mint part o.g., traces of violet control cachet on reverse, fine condition, expertised Champion on the back and with Ceremuga certificate (2013), only 500 printed, SG 187 £2,250 (Image)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 600.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 889
Symbol:
Cat No: 223/229
1921 Scouts' Fund 2s.(+3s.) to 50s.(+30s.) set of 7, mint large part o.g., finr condition, top three values signed Sorani on reverse, SG 223/229 £450 (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 110.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 110
TIBET
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 890
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1933-60 pin perf. mint, no gum as issued, selection including ½t. orange vertical strip of three (pos. 2-6-10), 1t. carmine-lake (3), 2t. scarlet block of six (2x3 left half of the sheet pos. 1-10), generally fine condition, one of the 1t. stamp is creased, a seldom offered group, SG 9A, 11A, 12A £1,830+
