CHINA continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1051 |
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 1897 (Jan) 1c - 30c Surcharge set of ten, small figures in surcharge, 10c on 12ca a little toned, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 37/46. £3,150. (10). Photo on Page 108. (Image1)
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Est. £700-800
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1052 |
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 1897 (May) 30c on Dowager Empress third printing 24ca pale rose-red, surcharge in large figures 1½mm below characters, used with Swatow dollar chop c.d.s. A fine example of this rare stamp, with Peter Holcombe
Certificate (1994). S.G. 85, £ 4,500. Photo on Page 108. (Image1)
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Est. £1,200-1,500
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1053 |
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 1897 (May) 8c on 6ca Chocolate, large figure surcharge with 1½mm spacing on Dowager Empress first printing, fine mint with full perfs and good centering, scarce this fine. With China Stamp Society Certificate (2009).
S.G. 74, £3,000. Photo on Page 108. (Image1)
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Est. £750-850
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1054 |
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 1897 (June 11) Cover from Tientsin to W.G. Peat, Missionary to China, at the China Inland Mission in London and redirected to Scotland, franked 1897 10c on 9ca green (S.G. 44) cancelled by bars in blue with matching "CUSTOMS /
TIENTSIN" c.d.s alongside, French P.O in China 25c cancelled at Shanghai (June 16) with a second c.d.s alongside, reverse with large Shanghai Dollar Chop c.d.s, London and Hamilton arrival datestamps. Very minor creasing, otherwise a fine
combination cover. Photo on Inside Back Cover. (Image1)
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Est. £1,000-1,500
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1055 |
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 1898 10c Deep green, watermark "Yin Yang", vertical pair, variety imperf between, mint original gum, upper stamp with large hinge remainder, lower stamp unmounted, a scarce variety. S.G. 113a, £1,500. Photo on Page
134. (Image1)
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Est. £350-400
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1056 |
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1899 (May 27) Cover to Dunston College in Staffordshire, the reverse bearing China 5c block of four cancelled in Shanghai, the front with Hong Kong 10c pair tied by boxed "I.P.O" and Shanghai British P.O datestamps, Stoke-on-Trent arrival backstamp,
a fine combination cover.
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Est. £120-150
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1057 |
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 1901 (May 15) Cover from Tientsin to London, with enclosed letter from "The China Times", the reverse with China ½c pair + block of ten and 1c strip of four all cancelled by "Pa Kua" bar handstamps, datestamps of Shanghai
and London, the front with Hong Kong 5c pair tied by Shanghai British P.O c.d.s, a Tientsin c.d.s alongside. The ½c block applied over the envelope fold resulting in a heavy crease through five stamps, other minor edge faults and closed tear at
foot, still an attractive combination cover, opened out for display. Photo on Page 132. (Image1)
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Est. £180-220
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1058 |
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1902 1c Postcard registered from Nanking to England, franked 1900 1c + Emperor Hsuan T ung first year of reign set of three, boxed registration handstamp and Shanghai French P.O transit datestamp, fine and unusual.
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Est. £80-100
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1059 |
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1903 (Dec 5) 1c Postcard (handpainted picture on reverse) franked 1c and 2c cancelled at Newchang, with Russia 2k pair tied by the Russian No. 13 F.P.O datestamp used in Newchang, to Germany with arrival c.d.s. Also a 1904 Japanese postcard finely
handpainted with a stork, posted from Tokyo to G.B. (2).
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Est. £100-120
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1060 |
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 1912 $1 Red and flesh with "Republic of China Provisional Neutrality" overprint, fine used with part Nanking City c.d.s. Fine and rare, just 156 stamps issued of which 96 were sold in Nanking. With Experts & Consultants
Certificate (2012). S.G. 189, £3,750. Photo on Page 108. (Image1)
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Est. £1,000-1,200
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1061 |
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 1912 (Mar.) ½c - $5 "Republic of China" Shanghai Statistical Dept. of Customs overprint set, $5 with tiny edge fault, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 192/206, £2,000. (15). Photo on Page 108. (Image1) (Image2)
(All Images)
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Est. £450-500
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1062 |
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 1912 (Mar.) 4c Scarlet with Shanghai Statistical Dept. of Customs "Republic of China" overprint, vertical pair, variety imperforate between horizontally, fine used with Foochow datestamps, reverse signed in pencil by
Livingstone, very scarce. S.G. 196b, £3,750. Photo on Page 134. (Image1)
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Est. £800-1,000
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1063 |
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 1912 ½c - $5 Set of fifteen overprinted "Republic of China" by Waterlow s in London, $5 with a couple of toned perfs, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 218/32, £2,000. (15). Photo on Page 108. (Image1) (Image2)
(All Images)
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Est. £500-600
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1064 |
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 1912 1c - $5 Revolution set mint, minor gum toning and some hinge remainders, otherwise fine. S.G. 242/53, £1,750. (12). Photo on Page 108. (Image1)
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Est. £450-550
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1065 |
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 1912 1c - $5 Republic set fine mint. S.G. 254/65, £1,000 (12). Photo on Page 198. (Image1)
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Est. £250-300
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1066 |
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1919 Danish 10ore postcard from Copenhagen to Shanghai with British P.O arrival c.d.s, boxed "DEAD / LETTER OFFICE / SHANGHAI" datestamp, "ADVERTISED / NON RECLAIME" and "ADRESSE / INCOMPLETE", diagonal fold and tiny tear at right but unusual.
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Est. £80-100
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1067 |
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c.1930-60 Covers, mainly air mails including WW2 censored cover from Chengtu to Rangoon with violet boxed bilingual "Postage Just Sufficient / for Ordinary Mail", c.1939 Clipper cover to G.B with 33 stamps postmarked "CANCELLED" (one other stamp
missing) and violet "IRREGULARLY POSTED/ FOR AIR MAIL", etc. (25).
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Est. £150-200
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1068 |
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1931 Air Mail cover from Hankow to Shanghai franked 4c + 1929 Air 15c, handstamped "T" with 4c + 30c pair postage dues applied, minor edge faults, an unusual underpaid air mail cover with the top value of the 1915 postage due issue.
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Est. £80-100
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1069 |
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 1932 Shanghai Emergency Postal Service, $1 booklet containing five 20c coupons each valid for the carriage of one letter under 1oz within the city, "EPS" handstamp applied to each coupon and the booklet cover, issued during
the postal strike when normal postal services were suspended. A fine and very scarce complete booklet. Photo on Page 130. (Image1)
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Est. £300-400
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1070 |
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1943-45 Registered covers from Chungking to Canada or Shanghsien to Sweden both inscribed "By B.O.A.C to Lagos, via Calcutta & Cairo, & thence by P.A.A to destination", flown by C.N.A.C over the hump to Calcutta. Also 1941 (Nov 9) cover from G.B to
Shanghai franked 3/6 for air from U.S.A, handstamped "RETURN TO SENDER / SERVICE SUSPENDED", received back in London on 25 June 1942. (3).
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Est. £100-150
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1071 |
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1945-50 Communist issues for Central, South, North, North East, North West or South West China, the mint and used collection in a loose leaf stockbook, many useful stamps, also two covers, a good lot. (100s).
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Est. £400-500
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1072 |
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1945-93 Mint and used collection in three albums or stockbooks, also an album of F.D.Cs and some loose stamps with earlier issues in a shoebox, including 1958 Kuan Han-Ching miniature sheet unused without gum as issued, 1965 Second National Games
set, 1967 Thoughts of Mao Tse-tung 8f se-tenant strip of five with red frames and Communist Party 46th Anniversary set all mounted mint, also many reasonable 1960s and 1970s sets used. (Many 100s).
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Est. £400-600
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1073 |
|
 1949 (Aug 20) 40c Grey-green "bronze bull", value overprinted in carmine, variety second and third characters of overprint transposed, commercially used. This variety occurred once in each sheet of 300 but many were removed
before distribution to Post Offices. A very scarce variety commercially used. S.G. 1359a, £1,400. Photo on Page 198. (Image1)
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Est. £300-350
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1074 |
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1949-58 Mainly used selection with China commemoratives apparently complete, North China sets including 1949 TUC Conference set, etc. (383).
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Est. £500-700
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1075 |
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1949-99 Mint and used collection in six stockbooks, an extensive lot with better 1960-70s used sets, miniature sheets, F.D.Cs, etc. (1000s).
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Est. £300-400
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
