CANADA continued...
CANADA continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1151 |
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1868-97 Large Queen 1c - 15c (45, also two 3c covers and 3c essay proof) and Small Queen 1c - 10c (314, also seven covers), various printings, shades, perfs and cancels, virtually all used, a few faults. (360 + 9 covers).
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Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
CEYLON
CEYLON
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1152 |
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1841-43 Entire letters from a Missionary to Scotland with octagonal crowned "COLOMBO / POST PAID" datestamps in red or black (2), also an 1840 ship letter from Scotland to Ceylon. (4).
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Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1153 |
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1859 4d Dull rose, touched or cut into at top and base, small thin, a light shade used with bars cancel. Also a second example with margins added, used with similar cancel. S.G. 4, £4,500+. (2).
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Est. £100-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1154 |
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1860 Entire to Shanghai "per Northam" franked 5d (just touched at right, otherwise fine) tied by barred oval cancel, backstamped Galle Steamer Letter and at Hong Kong, side flaps removed and reverse a little reduced, horizontal and vertical folds
with a little splitting at base of vertical fold, nevertheless an uncommon stamp and destination.
|
Est. £250-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1155 |
|
 1875 Cover from Badulla to England franked 48c rose pair cancelled "28", redirected upon arrival from Brigg to Wallingford franked by a 1d red, fine and attractive. Photo on Page 144. (Image1)
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Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
CHILE
CHILE
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1156 |
|
Easter Island. 1956 (Feb 19) Cover from Easter Island to Norway with "Norwegian Archaeological Expedition to Easter Island" printed flap, franked with six Chile stamps totalling 79pesos cancelled by "ISLA DE PASCUA / CHILE" datestamps. An unusual
expedition cover sent less than 3 years after the Post Office opened on Easter Island.
|
Est. £100-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
CHINA
CHINA
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1157 |
|
1854 (Sep 23) Entire letter from Russell & Co in Canton, to New York "via Marseille" with light Hong Kong backstamp and New York Br. Pkt. c.d.s (Nov 29), "32" and "48" cents charges deleted, finally charged 53 cents to include the 5c local delivery
charge.
|
Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1158 |
|
1854 (Dec 30) Entire letter from Augustine Heard & Co. in Shanghai, to New York "via Marseille" with Hong Kong (Jan 14) and London backstamps, New York Br. Pkt. c.d.s (Mar 18), "48" cents charge overstamped by "53" cents to include the 5c local
delivery charge.
|
Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1159 |
|
1857 (Jan 6) Entire letter from Augustine Heard & Co. in Shanghai, to New York "via Marseille" with Hong Kong (Jan 12) and London backstamps, New York Br. Pkt. c.d.s (Mar 24), "42" and "74" cents (double rate) charges deleted, handstamped "84" cents
charge to include the 10c local delivery charge.
|
Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1160 |
|
1857 (July 29) Entire letter from Augustine Heard & Co. in Shanghai, to New York "via Marseille", with Hong Kong (Aug 5) and London backstamps, "40" cents charge overstruck by "NEW YORK 45" c.d.s (Oct 17), the 45c charge including the 5c local
delivery charge.
|
Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1161 |
|
1859 (Apr 15) Entire letter from Augustine Heard & Co. in Shanghai, to New York "via Marseille", with Hong Kong (Apr 20) and London backstamps, New York Br. Pkt. c.d.s (June 22), "38" and "40" cents charges deleted with handstruck "45" cents charge
including the 5c local delivery charge.
|
Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1162 |
|
 1877 (June 2) Cover from Shanghai to Hong Kong per "Ava", franked Hong Kong 1863-71 4c and 12c cancelled "S1", "SHANGHAE" c.d.s alongside. A fine cover, with Peter Holcombe Certificate (1992). Photo on Page 144. (Image1)
|
Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1163 |
|
 1882 1ca Green Large Dragon, 4½mm between stamps, fine unused, no gum. S.G. 4, £600. Photo on Page 148. (Image1)
|
Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1164 |
|
 1883 5ca Chrome-yellow Large Dragon, thicker paper, 2½mm spacing, rough perfs, light corner crease, used with blue seal cancel. S.G.9, £500. Photo on Page 148. (Image1)
|
Est. £80-100
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1165 |
|
 1894 Dowager Empress 60th Birthday 12ca brown-orange superb mint. S.G. 23, £600. Photo on Page 148. (Image1)
|
Est. £160-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1166 |
|
 1897 4c on 3c Red revenue, large surcharge, fine used with Chungking datestamp. S.G. 90, £500. Photo on Page 140.
(Image1)
|
Est. £130-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1167 |
|
 1897 $1 on 3c Red revenue, large surcharge, from the lower row of the sheet with the margins officially severed prior to issue, mint, large part original gum, an unusually fine example of this scarce stamp. S.G. 91,
£6,000. Photo on Page 140. (Image1)
|
Est. £1,200-1,500
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1168 |
|
 1897 (Mar 1) French P.O in China 10c postcard written from "Wan Hsiean" to England by an English Missionary with fine "CUSTOMS / HANKOW" c.d.s on the front and "CUSTOMS / SHANGHAI" backstamp (Mar 4), the stamp cancelled at the
French P.O at Shanghai (Mar 5). The Message includes "Raped by the head of a gang of robbers & had to pay money or else we might have had further unpleasantness ..... arrive in Paoting in about 10 or 12 days". Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 150. (Image1)
|
Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1169 |
|
 1897 (Oct 25) Stampless cover from Canton to the P&O Company in Hong Kong with red bilingual "PAID" and a Canton dollar chop datestamp, Hong Kong backstamp (Oct 26), an early use of this Paid handstamp introduced in 1897 to
replace the Customs datestamps, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 150. (Image1)
|
Est. £600-800
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1170 |
|
 1897 (Dec 7) Stampless cover from Canton to the P&O Company in Hong Kong with red bilingual "PAID" and a Canton dollar chop datestamp in blue, Hong Kong backstamp (Dec 8), "Custom House Canton" embossed flap, an early use of
this Paid handstamp introduced in 1897 to replace the Customs datestamps, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 150. (Image1)
|
Est. £400-500
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1171 |
|
 1899 (Dec 3) Picture postcard of Shanghai written by a German sailor on S.M.S "Jaguar", to Germany with China 1c pair and 2c cancelled by "Pa-Kua" bar handstamps and French P.O 10c tied by Shanghai French P.O c.d.s (Dec 18),
with "SHANGHAI / LOCAL POST" c.d.s (Dec. 9), "LIGNE N / PAQ. FR. No 4" transit datestamp and Kiel c.d.s. Very fine. Photo on Page 150. (Image1)
|
Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1172 |
|
1900 20c Maroon, no watermark, block of four, unmounted mint. S.G. 128, £280++.
|
Est. £120-140
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1173 |
|
Wei Hai Wei. c.1910-14 Picture postcards comprising a real Photo general view of Wei Hai Wei, 1913 card of the beach posted to Austria with KEVII 4c on the picture side cancelled "LIU KUNG TAU" c.d.s, and 1911 card of Kings Hotel with KEVII 1c on
the picture side C.T.O with "WEI-HAI-WEI / PORT EDWARD" c.d.s, also 1904 Colonial Report on Wei Hai Wei. (4).
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1174 |
|
 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 160. (Image1)
|
Est. £650-750
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1175 |
|
1932 North-West Scientific Expedition set of four, fine mint. S.G. 406/9, £350. (4).
|
Est. £80-100
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
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