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1903-1912 Bisected Coiling Dragons

Postage Due & Back-of-the-Book

Express Letter

General Postal History

Chinese Empire continued...
LotNo. Symbol Lot Description
137 cover image1904, Chinese Imperial Post, unwatermarked, 2¢ scarlet, Chungking bisect (Chan 136B. Scott 112 var.), upper right half with rich color, sound and tied by Chungking double-ring c.d.s.; cover addressed locally to Customs, slightly reduced at right on opening, not affecting stamp or cancel, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. HK$1,000-1,500
Selling for...HK$500.00
Will close during Public Auction
138 og imagePostage Due, 1911, Second London printing, ½¢ brown, unissued (Chan DU1. Scott J69 footnote. SG D171 footnote), wonderfully fresh with rich color, o.g., barest trace of hinge (appears never hinged), Very Fine, ex "Sunrise Collection", with 2026 R.P.S.L. certificate noting "lightly toned o.g.", which is irrelevant. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images)

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Est. HK$20,000-26,000
Selling for...HK$10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
139 og imagePostage Due, 1911, Second London printing, 4¢ brown, unissued (Chan DU2. Scott J16 footnote. SG D170), a simply superb-quality example, boasting vivid color and remarkable centering amid large, even margins, o.g., very lightly hinged, Extremely Fine and choice, a real gem, ex "Sunrise Collection", with 2026 R.P.S.L. certificate stating gum is lightly toned—a view with which we respectfully disagree. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images)

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Est. HK$4,000-5,000
Selling for...HK$2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
140 og imagePostage Due, 1911, Second London printing, 5¢ brown, unissued (Chan DU3. Scott J16 footnote. SG D171), an amazing example, perfectly centered amid huge margins, o.g., barest trace of hinge (appears never hinged), Extremely Fine and choice, ex "Sunrise Collection", with 2026 R.P.S.L. certificate noting "lightly toned o.g.", which is quite frankly unnoticeable. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images)

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Est. HK$2,400-2,800
Selling for...HK$1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
141 og imagePostage Due, 1911, Second London printing, 20¢ brown, unissued (Chan DU4. Scott J16 footnote. SG D171 footnote), a magnificent example of this exceedingly rare issue, fresh and bright with outstanding centering, o.g., barest trace of hinge (appears never hinged), Extremely Fine, a true gem, ex "Sunrise Collection", with 2026 R.P.S.L. certificate states gum is lightly toned, but we find this largely irrelevant. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images)

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Est. HK$20,000-26,000
Selling for...HK$10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
142 ng imageExpress Letter, 1911, 10¢ green, 28 lines of background text (Scott E6a), complete strip of four, bright and clean (small inclusion segment 2), without gum as issued; sensibly hinge-reinforced along center serrations, Very Fine. Scott $2,250 (HK$ 17,310). (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. HK$4,000-5,000
Selling for...HK$2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
143 ng imageExpress Letter, 1912, 10¢ green (Scott E8), full, intact strip of four, fresh with bright color and all serrations sound, without gum as issued, Very Fine, scarce. Scott $1,600 (HK$ 12,310). (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. HK$3,400-4,000
Selling for...HK$1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
144 cover image1869 (Mar. 24), Incoming "Wingate" Consular cover from Stratham, New Hampshire to Swatow, franked by US 1861 10¢ Washington (#68) tied by black target and red "New York Paid All" postmark, with Stratham postmark at left; addressed to J.C.A. Wingate U.S. Consul at Swatow and endorsed "Via California"; reverse with "Hong-Kong/C/JU 5/69" transit and British Swatow receiver (date unclear), Fine to Very Fine, ex "Sunrise Collection". (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. HK$1,500-2,000
Selling for...HK$800.00
Will close during Public Auction
145 cover image1873 (Oct. 8), Incoming "Wingate" Consular cover from Bristol, NH to Swatow, franked by US 10¢ Jefferson Large Bank Note, tied by cork cancel with Bristol postmark alongside; endorsed "By Pacific Mail" and addressed to J.C.A. Wingate at the US Consulate in Swatow; reverse with "Hong-Kong/C/NO 19/73" transit and blue British "X/Swatow/NO 21/73" receiver, Fine to Very Fine, ex "Sunrise Collection". (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. HK$1,500-2,000
Selling for...HK$800.00
Will close during Public Auction
146 cover image1893 (Feb. 7), Combination cover from Wuhu to Van Meter, Iowa, franked on reverse by Small Dragons (irregular block of three 1ca plus a single 3ca), tied by red "Customs/7 FEB/1893" postmarks, the back further showing blue "Customs/Shanghai" (Feb. 9), "Yokohama, Japan/Meiji 20" (Feb. 16) and "San Francisco, Cal./Paid All" (Mar. 4) transits; address side franked by Japan 5s ultramarine (#74) tied by strong strike of "I.J.P.O. Shanghai/10 II/1893/Meiji 20" double-ring postmark; envelope with "General Hospital/Wuhu, China" corner card; edge wear and some staining or toning, but a lovely item nonetheless, Fine to Very Fine, ex "Sunrise Collection". (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images)

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Est. HK$4,000-5,000
Selling for...HK$2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
147 cover image1894 (June 1), Mixed Franking Cover from Beijing to Saint-Genis-Laval, France, franked by two right margin horizontal strips of three 3ca Small Dragons, all tied by four strikes of blue Peking seal cancel, plus horizontal pair of 25c France Peace & Commerce tied by two of three strikes of French "Shang-haï/1/Juin/94/Chine" postmarks; addressed to the head of the Marists, chartered number "1" at upper left, a red double-ring "Modane à Paris/10/Juil/94" transit; reverse with Chinese "Customs/Jun 1/1894/Shanghai" transit and July 11 (?) St. Genis Laval receiver; some edge wear, the top right corner wrinkled (affecting right-most stamp), small part of backflap missing due to opening, but otherwise sound, Fine to Very Fine, ex "Sunrise Collection". (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. HK$4,000-5,000
Selling for...HK$2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
148 cover image1896 (May 7), Mixed Franking cover from Peking to Boston, franked on reverse by 1ca, 3ca, 5ca and 9ca Dowagers, all with blue Peking seal cancels tying (9ca not tied), the 5c also tied by matching "I.G. of Customs/May 7/96/Peking" cancel; reverse additionally bears blue "Customs/Shanghai" (May 13), Yokohama (21 May) and violet San Francisco (June 5) transits along with Boston June 10 receiver; address side franked by Japan 5s ultramarine (#74, 2) and 10s brown orange (#79), all tied by "Shanghai/15/May/96/I.J.P.O." postmarks with "I.J.P.O./Shanghai" Registry label; customary flaws, opened for display, still an impressive cover, Fine to Very Fine, ex "Sunrise Collection". (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images)

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Est. HK$3,200-3,600
Selling for...HK$1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
149 cover image1897 (Sept. 11), Shanghai Customs Mail Matter cover to Amoy, with bold red "Shanghai Customs Mail Matter" oval ion front along with blue "Shanghai/11 SEP 97" Large Dollar Dater, endorsed "By first steamer"; reverse shows brown Amoy Large Dollar Dater receiver (Sept. 21, with reversed "S"); original letter accompanies; both cover and letter fragile with edge tears, Fine to Very Fine, scarce. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (All Images)

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Est. HK$3,000-4,000
Selling for...HK$1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
150 cover image1897 (Dec. 3), Mixed-franking combination Registered cover, from Hankow to Vienna, Austria, a striking cover franked by a Large Figure Wide Spaced 5c on 5ca Second Printing horizontal strip of four (#51), a Large Figure Narrow Spaced 1c on 1ca Second Printing single (#57) and a Small Figure 5c on 5ca First Printing horizontal strip of four with inter-pane selvage at right (#32), along with French "Chine"-overprinted 50c single; Chinese stamps all tied by brown Hankow Large Dollar Dater (Dec. 3, 1897), the French stamp by one of two French "Shang-haï/10/Dec./97/Chine" postmarks; large red "R" and small black boxed "R" Registry markings on front; reverse with Shanghai Large Dollar Dater transit (Dec. 6) and Vienna (Jan. 16, 1898) receiver; a remarkably clean and sound cover, Fine to Very Fine, ex "Sunrise Collection". (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. HK$3,200-3,600
Selling for...HK$1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
151 cover image1898 (June 19?), Mixed Franking cover from Paoting to Germany, pretty illustrated cover franked by 2c and 5c CIP Coiling Dragons, tied by boxed Paotingfu Post Office cancel with very faint Paoting Large Dollar Dater alongside and France 25c "Chine"-overprinted Sage at right tied by date-unclear Shang-haï postmark; reverse with Shanghai bilingual dater (date not showing) and Munich transit (date again unclear); a cover worthy of further research, as the earliest recorded use of the Paoting Large Dollar Dater, according to Chang, is Jan. 2, 1899 and of the Paotingfu Post Office cancel is May 1899, nearly Very Fine, ex "Sunrise Collection". (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. HK$3,000-4,000
Selling for...HK$1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
152 cover image1898 (July 19), Mixed Franking cover from Woosung to Lichtenthal, Germany, a pretty Maus cover, franked by Small Figure 4c on 4ca and 2c on 2ca Dowagers, tied by Woosung Large Dollar Dater, with Hong Kong 10¢ Queen Victoria black on red alongside, tied by "Shanghai/C/JY23/98" postmark and clean Shanghai Large Dollar Dater (July 19) at left; reverse with Hong Kong "B" transit (July 23) and Lichtenthal receiver (Aug. 28); stain affecting Chinese stamps, but still a presentable cover from the (in)famous Maus, Fine to Very Fine, ex "Sunrise Collection". (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. HK$2,000-2,400
Selling for...HK$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
153 cover image1898 (Nov. 9), Cover from Wuchow to Canton, blue (Type I) Wuchow "Imperial Post Office" oval cancel tying a 2c CIP Coiling Dragon on cover to H. Schweiger at I.M. Customs, Canton; reverse with black next-day Canton Large Dollar Dater receiver; light staining or foxing, but still an interesting cover, as Chang notes the Last Know Use date of the Wuchow cancel as Oct. 25, 1898—this a full two weeks later, Fine to Very Fine, ex "Sunrise Collection". (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. HK$2,400-2,800
Selling for...HK$1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
154 cover image1899 (July 13), Mixed-Franking I.P.O. Cover from Peitaiho to Osage, Kansas, franked by 10c CIP Coiling Dragon tied by Peitaiho bilingual dater, plus Japanese 10s blue tied by Shanghai July 18 postmark and boxed I.P.O. strike; reverse with second Peitaiho origin postmark plus Taku (July 13), Shanghai (date unclear), Yokohama (July 24) and Vancouver (Aug., day unclear) transits along with Osage Aug. 15 receiver; damage to lower right corner, central vertical file fold, neither affecting stamps, Fine to Very Fine, ex "Sunrise Collection". (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. HK$2,000-2,400
Selling for...HK$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
155 cover image1899 (Oct. 9), Mixed Franking I.P.O. cover from Shanghai to Melrose Highlands, Massachusetts, franked by 10c CIP Coiling Dragon tied by Shanghai pakua, with Japanese 10s brown orange (#79) tied by "Shanghai/14/Oct/99/J.P.O." postmark and tall boxed I.P.O. chop; reverse with Shanghai bilingual dater origin (Oct. 9), Yokohama transit (Oct. 19), and Melrose Highlands receiver (Nov. 13); travel wear and toning, Fine to Very Fine, ex "Sunrise Collection". (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. HK$1,500-2,000
Selling for...HK$800.00
Will close during Public Auction
156 cover image1899 (Oct. 30), Decorative flimsy, Registered from Wuhu to Wuchow, a pretty floral design, franked by two ½c and single 5c CIP Coiling Dragons, plus 1c on 3c Red Revenue, all cancelled by bilingual "Wuhu/30 Oct/99" daters; reverse with bilingual Shanghai transit (Nov. 5?); addressed to M. Breitenfeldt, I.M. Customs, Wuchow by rubber handstamp, with similar red "Registered!" handstamp at upper left and red postal "R" handstamp at center; an appealing cover and an uncommon sighting of a Red Revenue on cover, Very Fine, ex "Sunrise Collection". (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. HK$2,000-2,400
Selling for...HK$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

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