Imperial China continued...
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 1416 |
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 1929 (April 16): Unification of China under Chiang Kai-shek, the set of four values, stuck
down in Official "Flag" folder, secured at right with red, white and blue cotton ribbons. Scarce thus . (Image 1)
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Closing..Dec-01, 11:59 PM |
| 1417 |
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 1932: 1 ct orange / 10 ct blue, 'North West Scientific Expedition', complete series of four
with large part og., affixed to card informing the handler that this set was presented by Sven Hedin to his friend Hans Lagerloef. Gi. = £ 350. (Image 1)
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 11:59 PM |
| 1418 |
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 1898: 5 c red, coiling dragon, horizontal pair with narrow gutter on left in mixed franking
with JAPAN 1888, 10s orange-brown on envelope from SHANGHAI to ST.AUGUSTINE Florida, USA. The letter was posted at the Chinese PO and received the large dollar chop SHANGHAI on the reverse, dated 18. Jan. 1898, then transferred to the Japanese PO.
The Japanese stamp was cancelled the following day, the transit to FLORIDA via YOKOHAMA and SAN FRANCISCO is documented on the reverse. Slightly uneven, albeit usual perforations. An attractive and rare double franking from the pre UPU period. (Image 1)
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 11:59 PM |
| 1419 |
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 1898/1905: 1c ochre and 2c green, three redband letters, all franked for 3c rate, one
originating from a Dutch tea merchant, interesting lot. (Image 1)
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 11:59 PM |
| 1420 |
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 1900 ca. 1c ochre, three copies in horizontal gutterstrip of three on small red band letter.
The stamps are tied by three somewhat unclear, bilingual cancels. Nonetheless a very rare gutterstrip on entire letter. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 11:59 PM |
| 1421 |
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 1903: 2 c. red, three examples on postcard to Switzerland via Siberia. The postcard of a
corporal of the 'Gesandschaftsschutzwache' (guard of the embassy) mailed in PEKING on October 16, 1903, reached "SHANGHAI on October 23, and was postmarked by the Russian Post Office the same day. (October 11j). The card reached St. Gallen on
November 17. Unusual mail from the German detachment in Peking. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 11:59 PM |
| 1422 |
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 1915: 5c rosy mauve and 3c blue green "Junk" both first Peking print on registered redband
letter from SUIYUANGHSIEN Number 340, bearing transit and arrival markings SUIFHENO, KWANCHENTZE. There is minor soiling, but nonetheless an attractive an rare letter. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 11:59 PM |
| 1423 |
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 1915/1916: PEKING-MOUKDEN railway cachet on a postcard from Hanyang to London via Siberia,
as well as on a somewhat aged letter to the Netherlands. Very rare cachet on a very clean card. (Image
1)
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 11:59 PM |
| 1424 |
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 1926: 4c blue, postage due, horizontal pair with gutter margin on letter from TIENTSIN to
SHANGHAI. The 4c franking on the reverse was not accepted as fiscal staps were used, therefore an unusual locally produced postage due cachet was applied. In SHANGHAI the postage due stamps were applied and cancelled. Attractive and rare letter with
only minor traces of wear. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 11:59 PM |
| 1425 |
 |
 1941: Japanese Occupation SHANTUNG, $1 sepia and red brown, die II, small setting, 50 c
green and 13 c green (2) all large setting on postal stationery card from TSINGTAOU to a German internee on Sumatra from his fiancee in Tsingtaou. The letter is endorsed "Air throughout via Bangkok" and bears four different censor marks. According to
handwritten notes the letter took around fourty days to arrive. A most unusual letter to an internee camp accross half of Asia. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 11:59 PM |
| 1429 |
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 1878/1939: Collection beginning with three large dragons, including a 1878 thin paper 1ca
green fine unused no gum, a very good range small dragons mostly used, 1897 Dowager Empress with new currency overprint predominantly used with values to 30c. Later issues include the Curtis Jenny airplane issue 1921, 1932 North West Scientific
Expedition unused and a range of other values. The quality needs to be looked at with a cautious eye, there are also some forgeries noted, overall a well worthwhile lot with many really good stamps. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14)
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 11:59 PM |
| 1430 |
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 1885/88: 1ca green/5ca olive-yellow, twenty-four stamps, all bar one used with a good range
of cancellations, here noted part strikes of Newchang and Custom House Wuhu. A great lot for the specialist. (Image 1)
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Closing..Dec-01, 11:59 PM |
| 1431 |
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 1885/88: 1ca green/5ca olive yellow, 9 unused stamps with and without gum mostly fine to
very fine. (Image 1)
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| 1432 |
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 1885/1897: Accumulation of seven 'Small Dragons' on card, all examples with small varieties,
all with description and enlarged image. Usual mixed condition. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 11:59 PM |
| 1433 |
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 1885/1897: Accumulation of twenty-one 'Small Dragons' on stockcards with three 'new
currency' overprinted examples with small figures. Usual mixed condition with good and bad. (Image
1)
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 11:59 PM |
| 1434 |
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 1885/1945: Accumulation of Chinese classics with 1883 5 ca large dragon with part strike
Chefoo, 1894 1 ca dowager empress, 1897 2 c red revenue, 1897 small numerals, often with minor varieties all on fifteeen stock cards. Interesting lot for the specialist. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 11:59 PM |
| 1435 |
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 1885/1950: Accumulation of the stamps of China, containing many early chinese stamps
beginning with small dragons, Dowager Empress, Bean Goose, Provincial issues, civil war issues as well as a range of foreign POs in China. The lot requires a serious sorting effort, but will be rewarding with its many postmarks, letters and other
philatelic items. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image 38) (Image 39) (Image 40)
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 11:59 PM |
| 1436 |
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 1894: 1ca red-orange/ 6ca brown lot of seventeen unused stamps Dowager Empress in mixed
condition, mainly fine to very fine. (Image 1)
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Closing..Dec-01, 11:59 PM |
| 1437 |
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 1894: 1ca red-orange/ 6ca brown lot of twenty-seven used stamps Dowager Empress with a good
range of postmarks including Customs Shanghai, in mixed condition mainly fine to very fine. Good postmark study for the specialist. (Image 1)
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 11:59 PM |
| 1438 |
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 1894/1948: small collection containing a range of handy values including a fine used $10
black and green "First Peking print" Entrance Hall of Classics, as well as the changed colour second print. Later values such as unity under Chiang Kai-shek to $1 fine used, the burial of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and a great range of other values. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13)
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CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 11:59 PM |
