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LotNo.	Symbol	Lot Description
166		1897, Large $1 on 3¢ Red Revenue (Chan 90. Scott 84), exceptional eye appeal, near-perfectly centered, o.g., lightly hinged; expert repair at top, otherwise Very Fine appearing. Scott $5,000 (HK$ 38,460). (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 90] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$4,000-5,000 SOLD for HK$5,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
167		1897, Large $1 on 3¢ Red Revenue (Chan 90. Scott 84), clean with crisp detail and color, o.g., hinged; straight edge at bottom, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $5,000 (HK$ 38,460). (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 90] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$8,000-10,000 SOLD for HK$9,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
168		1897, Large $1 on 3¢ Red Revenue (Chan 90. Scott 84), position 8, beautifully centered with bright color on pristine paper, regummed, Extremely Fine. Scott $5,000 (HK$ 38,460). (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 90] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$8,000-10,000 SOLD for HK$16,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
169	O	1897, Large $1 on 3¢ Red Revenue (Chan 90. Scott 84), fresh with crisp detail and solid color; sound with partial Customs cancel, Very Fine. Scott $5,000 (HK$ 38,460). (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 90] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$10,000-14,000 SOLD for HK$7,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
170		1897, Large $5 on 3¢ Red Revenue (Chan 91. Scott 85), position 18, in vivacious color with intact perforations (neatly scissors-separated at top), o.g., hinged, Fine. An appealing example of this very scarce high value, signed W. Houtzamer with Gebr. Senf handstamp. Scott $85,000 (HK$ 653,850). (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 91] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$150,000-200,000 SOLD for HK$200,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
171		1897, Imperial Chinese Post, $2 orange & yellow (Chan 102. Scott 96), nice looking stamp with great color, full perforations and original gum, o.g., hinge remnant; small perforation tear at bottom left, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $3,000 (HK$ 23,080). (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 102] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$4,000-5,000 SOLD for HK$7,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
172		1898, Chinese Imperial Post, watermarked, 5¢ salmon, imperf between (Chan 108g. Scott 102b), horizontal pair, pretty color and crisp detail, o.g.; a few stray toned spots, Fine to Very Fine, rare. Scott $775 (HK$ 5,960). (Image1) Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 108g] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$2,200-2,600 SOLD for HK$1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
173		1909, Emperor Hsuan Tung, 2¢ green & orange (Chan 137. Scott 131), complete sheet of 100, in vivid color, the stamps with sound to superior centering, with sheet number "205" at lower right; previously folded along central vertical perforations, with minor selvage separations or flaws, some gum toning, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott $850 as singles (HK$ 6,540). Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 137] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$2,200-2,600 SOLD for HK$3,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
174		1909, Emperor Hsuan Tung, 2¢ green & orange (Chan 137. Scott 131), complete sheet of 100, with bright, fresh color and appealing centering throughout; sheet number "117" at lower right; previously folded along central vertical perforations, with minor selvage separations and areas of gum toning, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott $850 as singles (HK$ 6,540). Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 137] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$2,200-2,600 SOLD for HK$4,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
175		1909, Emperor Hsuan Tung, 3¢ blue & orange (Chan 138. Scott 132), complete sheet less position 91 and surrounding selvage, with vibrant color and incredibly low sheet number "35" at lower right; previously folded along central vertical perforations, with expected separations and spots of toning, o.g., never hinged (interleaving adherence), Very Fine. Scott $990 (HK$ 7,620). Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 138] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$2,400-2,800 SOLD for HK$6,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
176		Official Seal, 1902, dark gray green (China Stamp Society OS1), complete sheet of 50, design of 1899 on white paper, "[I.-10]" at top left, never hinged though with toned spots; full selvage all around with wide top and massive bottom; folded horizontally at center of sheet, some selvage flaws and small separations as expected given its age, Very Fine, a rare survivor. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [China OS1] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$3,000-4,000 SOLD for HK$13,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
177		Official Seal, 1908, yellow green, dots in background (China Stamp Society OS2), complete sheet of 50, in bright color, "[I.-10]" at top left; full selvage all around with massive top and bottom; light, generally localized toning and selvage faults/minor separations you'd expect, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [China OS2] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$3,000-4,000 SOLD for HK$13,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
178	O	1908 (May 28), ICP 1c red postal card with hand-painted illustration, from Shanghai to Philadelphia, PA, thin, slightly dark-colored paper of card brightens the card's red to nearly pink; uprated by 1c and 2c CIP Coiling Dragons, all tied by two bilingual Shanghai Lunar Daters, with bilingual Shanghai May 29 and matching I.J.P.O. transits alongside; reverse with lovely multicolored landscape painting with explanation "Shan-shui (Mountain-water)/By a native Artist." penned by the sender; an all-around pretty item, nearly Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [China (Empire) PC-1] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$2,000-2,600 SOLD for HK$1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
179		1907, 1c green Coiling Dragon Message-Reply Card, both halves, CSS #PCDRC-2, Han #5, each half cleanly printed; some light toning as usual, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) Get Market Data for [China (Empire) PCDRC-2] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$1,600-2,000 SOLD for HK$2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
180	O	1907 (Nov. 16), CIP 1c green "Club Concordia" message-reply card, complete, folded but unsevered, the Message card cancelled by Shanghai Local Post double-ring postmark, the Reply card mint; printed message an announcement of a ball to be held Dec. 7, Very Fine and scarce. (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [China (Empire) PCDRC-2 var.] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$3,000-4,000 SOLD for HK$3,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
181		1897 (July 17), Red band cover from Wuhu, franked by 2c CIP Coiling Dragon, tied by bold Wuhu Large Dollar Dater; fresh and surprisingly clean, Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1897.0717] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$2,400-3,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
182	O	1898-ca. 1902, Four ICP and CIP 1c red postal cards, used domestically, nice group comprising three ICP cards (CSS #1, Han #1), namely 1. cancelled May 30, 1898 Peking Large Dollar Dater, in Chinese, apparently used locally, 2. datelined Apr. 13, 1899 from Peking to Shanghai, with Peking Apr. 14 Large Dollar Dater and Shanghai Local Post Apr. 19 receiver, and 3. card from Chinkiang (June 30, 1902) to H. Schweiger at I.M. Customs, Tsingtau, with Shanghai July 1 and Tengchow transits, reverse with hand-painted design; plus CIP card (CSS #2, Han #2) locally used in Shanghai with Local Post July 10 (no year) postmark; latter with fold away from indicium, Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1) Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1898-1902] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$3,000-4,000 SOLD for HK$2,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
183		ca. 1898, Registered red band cover from Qizhou City to Peking, franked on reverse by 2c and 5c CIP Coiling Dragon singles, each tied by Qizhou Lunar Dater, with double-ring Beijing receiver at bottom center; vertical woodblock Registry handstamp below the 2c stamp plus boxed "R" Registry handstamp on address side; below the 5c stamp "Please do not delay" handwritten request, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1898] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$2,000-3,000 SOLD for HK$1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
184	O	1898 (June 12), ICP 1c red postal card, from Tientsin to Zhejiang Province, the first in fresh condition and addressed to Zhejiang Province, the indicium cancelled by near-complete Tientsin Large Dollar Dater (second strike on reverse); the second undated with poorly struck Lunar Dater, written in German and addressed to the English Concession in Tientsin, generally clean apart from two filing hole punches at right, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1898.0612] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$2,000-3,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
185		ca. 1898 (Aug. 6), Red band cover from Shanghai to Changde, franked by 4c CIP Coiling Dragon tied by bilingual Shanghai postmark (year not struck up), with rectangular Changde mailbox handstamp at center, from the Yongfayuan Company in the British Concession; seam on back separated, otherwise sound, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [China (Empire) 1898.0806] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$2,000-3,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction