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CHINA Treaty Ports - Shanghai

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2341

1921 cover used locally with "United Services Association Empire Day May 24, 1921" letter, handstamped "Local Postage Paid 5 May 1921", fine (Image) (image 2341a)

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CHINA Chungking

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CatNo.

Lot Description

2342

1894 16c mauve, vertical strip of five, with vertical strip of three imperf. between, n.h., v.f., cat. $600 (Cat No. 6b) (Image)

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SOLD for $240.00
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CHINA Taiwan Province

LotNo.

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CatNo.

Lot Description

2343

1895 Black Flag Republic (Chan F38-40), 30 Cash green, 50 Cash carmine and 100 Cash violet, set of three, unused without gum as issued. Also included is 50 Cash canceled Aug 29, 1895 "Taiwan Republic Tainan", some toning, otherwise fine (Image)

SOLD for $240.00
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CHINA Japanese Occupation of China

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2344

1938 40c dark blue and 40c gray green, perforated essays, v.f. (Image)

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2345

1945 Nationalist Take-over North China and Inner Mongolia (Mengchiang), high value surcharges ($2, $3 and $5), also 1946 $10, $40 and $80 prepared but not issued, fine-v.f., apparently rare (Image)

SOLD for $525.00
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CHINA Kwangtung

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2346

1NJ1

Postage Dues. 1945 $100 on $2 yellow orange, n.h., faint toning, otherwise v.f., cat. $825 (Cat No. 1NJ1) (Image)

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SOLD for $250.00
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CHINA Meng Chiang

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2347

1941 28c watermarked HK Martyr, large type II overprint (MA NC622A, Chan JM98), n.h., v.f. (Image)

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CHINA Nationalist Northeastern Provinces

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2348

1946 (11 Oct) cover franked on back with 16x$5 overprinted, used from Sinkiang to Tientsin, with arrival pmk alongside (Image) (image 2348a)

SOLD for $210.00
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2349

11var

1946 20c blue, varieties imperf. at bottom and imperf. at right, h.r., v.f. (Cat No. 11var) (Image)

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2350

1-40,J1-6

1946-47 issues complete, 10 of each, blocks of four or larger, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $231 (Cat No. 1-40,J1-6) (Image) (image 2350a) (image 2350b) (image 2350c) (image 2350d) (image 2350e) (image 2350f) (image 2350g)

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2351

61-63

1947 $22, $65 and $109, two sets of three, n.h., v.f., cat. $490 (Cat No. 61-63) (Image)

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SOLD for $230.00
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CHINA Communist East China

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2352

1931 Skull & Bones over Manchuria, set of five surcharges issued by Gen. Hsieh Wen-tung at Paoching, Kirin province (prior to his being disarmed by the Soviet Army) to commemorate the "Mukden Incident" of Sep 18, 1931, which the Japanese manufactured as a pretext to invade Manchuria, fine-v.f. (Image)

SOLD for $475.00
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CHINA BRITISH RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION (B.R.A.)

LotNo.

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CatNo.

Lot Description

2353

1927 (25 Mar) cover "via America" to Ireland, franked with George V 1p (4) and 1 1/2p (2), tied by Field Post Office pmks, little toning, otherwise fine and "long way around voyage" (Following the First World War, The British maintained settlements in Tientsin, Shanghai and Wei Hai Wei, as well as their forces deployed to Hong Kong. Tension in China began escalating well before the accepted commencement of the Second World War. The U.K. sent reinforcements to Shanghai in 1927 due to disturbances in the city, and withdrew from Wei Hai Wei in 1931. China Command was an independent command responsible for the British possessions of Hong Kong and Kowloon, and the British concessions in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Tientsin. The command was a Major General's appointment. Chiang Kai-shek's military actions against War Lords included a Shanghai General strike, outgoing mail was handled by the British Field Post Office) (Image) (image 2353a)

SOLD for $475.00
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2354

1927 (25 Mar) cover to USA, routed via Hong Kong and Europe, franked with George V 1p (4) and 1 1/2p (2), tied by Field Post Office pmks, little toning, otherwise fine and "long way around voyage" (Following the First World War, The British maintained settlements in Tientsin, Shanghai and Wei Hai Wei, as well as their forces deployed to Hong Kong. Tension in China began escalating well before the accepted commencement of the Second World War. The U.K. sent reinforcements to Shanghai in 1927 due to disturbances in the city, and withdrew from Wei Hai Wei in 1931. China Command was an independent command responsible for the British possessions of Hong Kong and Kowloon, and the British concessions in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Tientsin. The command was a Major General's appointment. Chiang Kai-shek's military actions against War Lords included a Shanghai General strike, outgoing mail was handled by the British Field Post Office) (Image) (image 2354a)

SOLD for $475.00
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CHINA JAPANESE OFFICES IN CHINA

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2355

1900-01 two registered covers from Peking and Tientsin, each franked with 10sn overprinted adhesive, red chops alongside, fine (Image) (image 2355a)

SOLD for $600.00
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2356

1910 (15 Apr) cover from Canton to USA, attractively franked with Japanese Offices in China overprinted adhesives, tied by Canton I.J.P.O. departure pmks, with Nagasaki transit pmk on back (Image) (image 2356a)

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2357

1913 (7 July) registered cover from Canton to USA, attractively franked with Japanese Offices in China overprinted adhesives, tied by Canton I.J.P.O. departure pmks, with Kobe and San Francisco transits, Seattle arrival pmks (Image) (image 2357a)

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2358

1913 (June) two covers from Canton to USA, each attractively franked with Japanese Offices in China overprinted adhesives, paying 10c rate, tied by Canton I.J.P.O. departure pmks (Image) (image 2358a)

SOLD for $250.00
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2359

1914 (20 June) registered mourning cover (reduced at bottom) headed "Imperial Japanese Post Office, Peking Postal Service", addressed locally (Image) (image 2359a)

SOLD for $250.00
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CHINA RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2360

1917 (25 Sep) registered cover from Shanghai to Denmark, franked on back with surcharged 2c on 2k (3), 4c on 4k and 5c on 5k (2), tied by departure cds, opened by censor with label and corresponding violet handstamps, Helsngor (6 Nov) arrival, fine War-time usage (Image) (image 2360a)

SOLD for $290.00
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