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3156

1926-35, American Forces in China, three covers, the first two, from the same correspondence, franked by 10c Junk with Tientsin bilingual cancel and violet straightline "American Forces in China" handstamp, the third a Navy YMCA, Shanghai cover franked by 20c Reaper with dotted-rim and -line Shanghai bilingual cancel dated 22.7.35 and endorsed "Fourth Marines-MCEF-Shanghai", Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Est. HK$1,000-1,500
SOLD for HK$500.00
Will close during Public Auction

3157

1929-34, Trio of early Airmail covers, comprising 1929 Canton-Shanghai, franked by #C6 and 4c olive green Junk (275); 1931 Shanghai-Manchouli First Flight Cover addressed to Francis Field in Sutton Coldfield, England, endorsed "Par Avion de Irkutsk via Moscow" straightline handstamp; and 1934 Lungchow-Canton First Flight Cover, each with bilingual Airmail etiquette; nice additions to your collection, Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$2,000-2,600
SOLD for HK$1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

3158

1931 (Nov. 1), Uprated 3c Letter Sheet sent Registered from Fularki (Lungkiang) to Harbin, fresh example (stiffener within; CSS #LSD-3), uprated by Manchurian Provinces-overprinted 1c and 6c Second Peking Print Junks, all tied by two strikes of bilingual Fularki 1.11.20 postmarks with Harbin bilingual receiver (date unclear) alongside; reverse with remnant of Registry strip, almost Very Fine, a colorful item. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,000-1,200
SOLD for HK$2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

3159

1933-40, Pair of Postage Due covers, domestic and foreign, the first a cover sent locally within Shanghai, franked 1c orange red Sun Yat-sen tied by Jan. 29, 1933 postmark with Chinese "T" Due handstamp and horizontal pair of 1c blue Dues tied by same-day western-dated bilingual postmark, the reverse with two next-day Shanghai receivers; the second a censored cover from Pahsien to Pittsburgh, PA, franked 25c US Constitution Sesquicentenary single, with French censor tape and handstamp at left, US "Postage Due [5] cents" handstamp at bottom; "Victoria/Hong Kong" transit of Apr. 8, 1940; latter water-logged with US Postage Due missing; still an interesting duo, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Est. HK$1,400-1,800
CLOSED
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3160

1936 (Oct. 31), Formular Envelope from Peiping to Kalgan, a lovely item, franked by Republic 3c Post Office 25th Anniversary and 2c Post Office 40th Anniversary singles, along with Empire 2c Hsuan Tung (4, vertical pair plus two singles), all tied by commemorative Peiping postmark; reverse pre-printed in red with same-day Peiping postal cancel and indistinct dotted-rim postmark, likely the receiver, along with part of Registry slip, Fine to Very Fine, a pretty cover with surprising franking. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,500-2,000
SOLD for HK$2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

3161

1949, Nice quartet of Silver Yuan covers, fresh for their age, one each Nanchong to Guangzhou (Aug. 16, sent Airmail) and Xiamen to Zhongzhou (Aug. 5), plus two to the US (from Hankong, July 25 and from Kunming, Oct. 22), each with a different single or mixed franking; stamps fresh and cancels clear throughout; a lovely group for the postal historian, Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,600-2,000
SOLD for HK$3,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

3162

China, Outstanding Martyrs Issue Exhibition Collection, 1932-42, painstakingly researched and beautifully presented, this five-frame (80-page) exhibit shows how even a "common" or "run-of-the-mill" issue can be submitted to a rigorous treatment; organized chronologically (Peking Prints, Hong Kong Prints, and New Peking "Imitative" Prints) and then by denomination, tracing the history of this issue from its inception to the start of the Japanese Occupation overprints; includes production properties and varieties (paper, gum, perforation varieties), plate flaws and other production anomalies, postal markings (small towns, airmail, railway and ocean services), FAM flight covers, censors, perfins, fraudulent uses, and more; significant items noted by red borders, unfinished imperforate or part-perforate items by blue; presented in a solid clamshell case housed in an equally sturdy shipping box, accompanied by four-page synopsis; a years-long labor of love and searching, offering the finest examples of singles, blocks and multiples, plate markings, and commercial covers illustrating rates, routes, uses and markings, Extremely Fine, words cannot do this holding justice, so it is imaged in full online; viewing a must to appreciate how this exhibit breathes new life into these Martyrs. Shipping charges apply - weight 10.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (PDF4 for this Lot) (PDF5 for this Lot) (PDF6 for this Lot) (Image1)

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Est. HK$40,000-50,000
SOLD for HK$38,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3163

China, Stamp and Cover Balance of a Fine Consignment, a mixed bag with a little bit of everything, including a couple mint Provincial postal stationery items, 1912 "Republic"-overprinted stamp sheets/part-sheets, Airmails in large blocks, a couple Temple of Heaven large multiples, etc., etc.; condition varies with some heaving toning, etc., but a useful lot nonetheless, generally Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.6 lbs. (Image1)

Est. HK$4,000-6,000
SOLD for HK$50,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3164

China, Fresh Mint Compilation, with Duplication, 1912-36, pretty group of Republic issues, comprising #146a top left corner block of four (each stamp signed FZ Chun), 280-283, 307-310 (2 sets, 1 lightly hinged, 1 with hinge remnants), 331-334, C1-C5 (#C1 thin), and C6-C10 (2 sets); popular material with easy retail, Very Fine overall, fully imaged online. Scott $1,209 (HK$ 9,300). (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9)

Est. HK$1,600-2,000
SOLD for HK$4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3165

China, Mint Mostly Sun Yat-sen Collection, ca. 1944-46, hinged on annotated quadrille pages, an attractive holding with a number of the period's commemoratives plus Postage Dues and surcharged Great Wall Airmails; centerpiece of the collection the Sun Yat-sens, including Provincial and CNC overprints, arranged by printer; clean and bright throughout with all appearing sound; a nice group for the specialist, Very Fine overall, fully imaged online. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1)

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Est. HK$1,500-2,000
SOLD for HK$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3166

China, Attractive Airmail Postal History Collection, 1929-47, group of 25 covers or cards, many individually sleeved, including 1929 Shanghai-Nanking First Flight (2, 1 Registered Return with slip on back, signed and chopped F.Z. Chun; 1 franked #C6-C10, all but 90c with imprint); 1930 Hankow-Shanghai cover with Famine Relief Commission label on reverse; 1931 Canton-Wuchow First Flight, Peiping-Nanking First Flight (4), Shanghai-Manchouli First Flight and return (3, 1 Eurasia Aviation Corp. cover to Paris); 1932 Von Gronau Round-the-World Flight; 1933 CNAC Chungking-Chengtu First Flight; 1936 Southwestern Aviation Corp. Canton-Hanoi First Flight; 1937 China Clipper First Flight (2), Eurasia Aviation Corp. Hong Kong-Peiping First Flight; 1939 Chungking-Rangoon First Flight (2), and more besides; fresh for their age and travels, offering a myriad of franking combinations and route and auxiliary markings, Very Fine group, fully imaged online; well worth the time to view. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. (Image1)

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Est. HK$7,000-8,000
SOLD for HK$10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3167

China, Superlative Postal History Compilation, ca. 1921-48, approximately 80 items, franked by Junks through late Republic Sun Yat-sens & Martyrs, with covers, a cover front or two, postal cards and a tinted picture post card; some used locally or domestically, but most to the US although other destinations are here, too, including Egypt, Palestine, Austria, Japan and Canada (the last including several POW/Internment Camp items); uses include Air, Registered, Acknowledgement of Receipt, censors, POW and Postage Due; numerous corner card envelopes including American Consular Service in Tsinan, Headquarters Co. of the 15th US Infantry in Tientsin, and the International Red Cross Committee for Central China in Hankow among others; a huge variety of frankings, postmarks, rates, routes and auxiliary markings to excite even the most jaded postal historian; and as a bonus, 11 unused black-and-white picture post cards are present as well; condition varies, but a remarkable group, generally Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.4 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image1)

Est. HK$6,000-8,000
SOLD for HK$13,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3168

China, Appealing Postal History Assortment, 1911-49, 29 items in total, a mix of covers, postal stationary and picture post cards, all from the Republic except two 1911 CIP Coiling Dragon items (one on Wuhu to US cover via Shanghai and I.J.P.O., tied by a red boxed handstamp); numerous uses present including domestic and foreign, Airmail, Registereds, Censors (one still with wax seals); a wide variety of frankings and combinations, including CNCs, Golds, Japanese Occupations, even a two-country Mongolia/China franking; several late-period First Day Covers, along with three MLOs (cancelled but unaddressed), Fine to Very Fine, viewing rewarded; fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image1)

Est. HK$2,400-2,800
SOLD for HK$6,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

3169

China, Group of Eight "Republic" Overprint-Franked Covers, 1912-13, nice selection of solo, single and mixed frankings, three covers domestic, the rest to the US (one to Germany); five Statistical Department, two Commercial Press, one Waterlow, the Waterlow (large part cover) with 1c and 20c overprints plus unoverprinted 5c; various origin-destination combinations with plenty of transits and auxiliary markings to add to the allure, Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$2,000-3,000
SOLD for HK$4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

3170

China, Interesting Group of Seven Coiling Dragon-Franked Covers or Cards, 1901-15, comprising three picture post cards (one on 1c Shanghai Local Post postal card, franked 1c Coiling Dragon and 10pf Germania, sent by German Sea Post; one local Shanghai use) and four covers, with destinations of Germany, Great Britain, the US and Canada with German, French or Japanese conveyance; note legal-size envelope from Wuhu to Canada with Yokohama and Muji, Japan I.J.P.O. transits, Registered cover from Pinghsiang to Germany "via Siberia", Shanghai-to-Boston cover with stamps cancelled on arrival, etc., etc.; solo, single and mixed frankings, several quite attractive, Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1) (Image2)

Est. HK$1,500-2,000
SOLD for HK$4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

3171

China, Selection of 18 Junk-Franked Covers, ca. 1915-31, nice mix of domestic and foreign uses with a wide range of cancels and auxiliary markings; several Red Band covers; solo, single and mixed frankings (including surcharged issues), 1929 First Flight Cover Canton-Shanghai (posted from sub post office station, so lacking Rignot-Arrachart cachet, but with portion of Express Delivery label on reverse), etc.; mixed condition, generally Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,500-2,000
SOLD for HK$2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction