Sale No: 242
Lot No: 1794
Symbol: **/*/
Cat No: Collection
Extensive collection with a few earlies including Large Dragons x3 (faults), Red Revenues x2 & Express stamps x2, then Coiling Dragons including 1897 50c *, 1898 Wmk set used, 1904 Postage Due overprints set used, 1905 New Colours set (ex 7c) *, 1912 Republic overprints Peking printings to 50c * and London printings to $2 used, 1912 Commemoratives Revolution to 50c * & Republic to $1 *, Junks including 1923-33 second Peking printing set used plus extra $20, quantity of Provincial overprints, some official perfins plus a few Tibet, 1928 Chang Tso-lin set *, 1929 Burial set used x2, 1930s-40s Nationalist issues including 1941 Thrift M/S *, inflation overprints, a few Communist issues including North East China, PRC including 1950 Foundation set used, 1963 Mountains set used, 1964 Chemical Industry set **, 1999 National Costumes souvenir book, etc, some Taiwan, a few covers, condition variable but many fine, Cat £4000+ (excluding obviously faulty stamps).
(Qty 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 2,500.00
Sold...AU$ 4,200.00
Closed..Aug-30-2020, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 4200
Sale No: 242
Lot No: 1795
Symbol: V
Cat No: 5
1878-83 Large Dragons Thin Paper Wide Margins 3ca red-brown SG 5, a few shortish perfs at sides, small part '[CUSTO]MS/[...]ANG' cds, Cat £325.
POSTAGE DUES: Selection incuding 1904 Coiling Dragons 'POSTAGE DUE' overprints set * & used, 1904 Blue set used plus ½c 1c & 30c *, 1911 Brown 5c * (faults), 1912 Republic overprints Shanghai Customs set * (ex 5c blue) and London set * (½c blue used), 1913 London Printing set used, 1915 Peking Printing set *, etc, condition variable but mostly fine, Cat £750+ (plus the damaged 5c brown, Cat £2000).
(Qty 76) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 420.00
Sold...AU$ 500.00
Closed..Aug-30-2020, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 242
Lot No: 1802
Symbol: O
Cat No: C2
FORMOSA (CHINESE PROVINCE): 1888-95 Postage Stamp for Public undenominated SG C2 right-hand portion completed in manuscript, minor toning. Offered 'as is'. [We have been unable to find anyone willing to expertise this item. Two local collectors born in China have both assured us that, in their opinion, it is genuine]
FORMOSA (CHINESE PROVINCE): 1888 Horse & Dragon 20 cash carmine SG C6, trimmed at base (?), light central bend & some discolouration mostly on back, unused, Cat £1600.
Sale No: 242
Lot No: 1805
Symbol: */#/O
Cat No: Collection
TREATY PORTS MUNICIPAL POSTS: Collection including Amoy 1895 Herons set */unused (2c Stone I) & 1896 Herons set *, Chefoo 1893 Tower Die I set plus extra 5c & 10c * and 1896 View of Chefoo set *, Chinkiang 1894 Mountain (no clouds) set and 1895 Postage Due 5c 'FIVE CENTS' overprint all used, Chungking 1895 'POSTAGE/DUE' overprint on 16ca *, Foochow 1895 Dragon Boat set *, Hankow 1894 2c 5c & 10c * and 1896 'ONE CENT' on 10c & 'FIVE CENTS' on 30c unused, Ichang 1894 Pictorials 1m, 15ca & 3m *, Kewkiang 1894 Pagoda & Characters set *, Nanking complete ex Single-Lined Letters 3c but including 1c imperf all used, Shanghai Dragons range with a couple of overprints, 1890 Arms 10c 15c & 20c * plus later issues, Wei Hai Wei 1899 Numerals pair * (forgeries? - not included in the catalogue value), Wuhu * & used group, condition variable but generally fine, Cat £3000+.
(Qty 180+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 900.00
Sold...AU$ 2,100.00
Closed..Aug-30-2020, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 2100
Sale No: 242
Lot No: 1806
Symbol: */O
Cat No: 27
FOREIGN POST OFFICES: Selection with Overprints on Japan range including 1913 No Wmk mint 2s * (minor toning) & 4s SG 27 and used ½s 1s 1½s & 3s, China Expeditionary Force 1900 'CEF' overprints on India set *, American 1922 ' 2Cts' on 1c & '4Cts' on 2c overprints *, German POs 1905 overprints No Wmk set used (ex $1; the $5 with minor aging marks) and Lozenges Wmk $1, Kiautschou 1905-18 Lozenges Watermark 20c 40c $½ $1 & $1½ all used, plus a couple of German overprinted postal cards unused, condition variable but many fine, Cat £2500+.
(Qty 100+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 500.00
Closed..Aug-30-2020, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
CHINA Postal History China Postal History
Sale No: 242
Lot No: 1807
Symbol: PS
1901 flimsy 1c Postal Card uprated with Coiling Dragons 1c & 2c tied by 'CANTON' cds, Hong Kong QV 4c grey tied by boxed 'I.P.O.' chop & Hong Kong cds, to Sweden with superb 'SASSNITZ TRELLEBORD/142A' TPO & equally fine 'STORA TUNA' transit cds both on the face, forwarded to "Dalarna" with very fine 'BORLANGE' b/s, a couple of minor bends.
1980s to recent commercial covers with variety of commemorative & definitive frankings, destinations include USA, Germany and quite a few to Romania, some single frankings, plus two documents with 1950s overprinted revenues, condition variable but generally fine.
(Qty 58) (Image1)
