Sale No: 256
Lot No: 3228
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Collection in box including 1953 Second Issue 2 Jiao, 5 Jiao, 1 Yuan, and 2 Yuan reprints/copies (as P864-867), 1960 Watermark Large Star and Four Small Stars Prefix Three Roman Numerals P875 x2 (cleaned?), then duplicates in album to 1980 10 yüan x44; 1990 50 yüan P888 x14, 100 yüan P889 x3, 1999 50y x3, etc. condition variable.
(100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 440.00
Closed..May-23-2024, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 440
China
Sale No: 256
Lot No: 2568
Symbol: */**O
Cat No: Collection
Extensive collection in eighty-five+ binders with a rather basic selection from the early 1900s, Liberated Areas range including Henan 1949 Pictorials Overprints; People's Republic issues by issue type including 1950 Postal Conference, Sino-Soviet Treaty & Communist Party 30th Anniversary and 1954 Five Year Plan all no gum as issued plus CTO 1960 Goldfish & Chrysanthemums, 1963 Hwangshan Landscapes & 1964 Peonies (ex M/S); the Cultural Revolution issues are reproductions; then reasonably complete from mid-1970s up to 2022 with M/Ss, sheetlets, booklets, packs, souvenir folders, exhibition issues & overprints (including other countries' issues for Chinese events), FDCs, etc, noted 1976 Five Year Plan **, 1978 Science M/S used, 1978 Galloping Horses set & M/S on FDCs, 1978 Arts Flying Fairies M/S **, 1979 Camelias M/S Overprint on FDC, 1980 Paintings Qi Baishi & Lotus M/Ss **, etc, also postal stationery unused & used, PSEs, Postal Cards including New Year Lottery Cards, commercial covers with some postal history interest, etc, lots of thematic interest & plenty of modern face value, condition generally very fine, huge catalogue value. Weighs 217kg.
(many 1000s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$6,000
Opening AU$ 4,600.00
Sold...AU$ 5,250.00
Closed..May-22-2024, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 5250
Sale No: 256
Lot No: 2569
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Album with Small Dragons, Junks, $1 & $2 Hall of Classics, etc, condition variable, plus Yearbooks for 2000, 2002-08, 2009 x2 and 2010. Weighs 8kg.
(100+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..May-22-2024, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 256
Lot No: 2570
Symbol: *
Cat No: 406-9
1932 North-West China Expedition 1c to 10c SG 406-9, very fresh & lightly mounted, Cat £350.
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Range of 1930s-50s issues with some early PRC including reprints, Goldfish set CTO, also 1978 Galloping Horses set ** x2, 1980 Qi Bashi Paintings set **, etc, plus booklets 1980 Dolphin, 1981 Exhibition & 1982 Year of the Dog, a few mostly minor condition issues.
(100+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..May-22-2024, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 256
Lot No: 2572
Symbol: **#
1950s-80s with better sets including 1962 Cranes, 1963 Monkeys, 1964 Chemical Industry, 1965 Chingkang Mountains, 1969 Red Lantern Opera & Chen Pao Tao, 1970 Tiger Mountain, 1971 Paris Commune, Party Anniversary with setenant strip & Albania Workers Party, 1972 Yenan Forum, Physical Fitness & Merchant Shipping, etc, no gum (as issued) or unmounted, Cat £2500+.
(100+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 1,700.00
Sold...AU$ 3,800.00
Closed..May-22-2024, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 3800
Sale No: 256
Lot No: 2573
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1911-1922 set
1960 Goldfish SG 1911-1922 set, a few with very minor marks on the gum, unmounted, Cat £500.
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Sale No: 256
Lot No: 2574
Symbol: #
Cat No: 2069-2088
1963 Butterflies SG 2069-2088 complete, characteristic rough perfs, no gum as issued & never hinged, Cat £375. The last set we offered sold at our auction of 21.9.2023 for $1260.
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1967-68 Cultural Revolution issues on commercial covers comprising single frankings of 1967 Labour Day 8f Mao, Talks on Literature & Art 8f Small Text, 1968 Revolutionary Literature & Art 8f Tiger Mountain, 8f On The Docks and 8f White-Haired Girl, 1968 Anti-American Declaration 8f Mao and 1968 Directives 8f Mao & Text, five of the envelopes with propaganda text & illustrations on the address side, each with some minor blemishes, condition well above-average for these scarce survivors from this period.
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Sale No: 256
Lot No: 2577
Symbol: **/O
Cat No: 2387
1970s and 1980s unmounted sets include 1978 Galloping Horses, 1980 Lotus Painting including M/S & Gardens, 1981 Palace Lanterns & Miniature Landscapes, 1982 Fan Paintings, plus a range of used including 1968 Mao Tse-tung and Procession SG 2387, etc.
(100+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 725.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..May-22-2024, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 256
Lot No: 2578
Symbol: **
1974-77 Issues largely complete (no M/Ss), generally very fine to superb, Cat £1150+.
1980 Year of the Monkey 8f Macaque SG 2968, exceptional centring, a couple of characteristic very small black marks on the gum otherwise superb, unmounted, Cat £1500.
1980 Chinese New Year (Monkey) 8f Macaque SG 2968 tied to unaddressed Beijing Post Office 'Geng Shen Year (Year of the Monkey)' picture postcard by Beijing '1983.1.5' cds, Cat £650 as a used stamp.
1980 Chinese New Year (Monkey) 8f Macaque SG 2968 tied to unaddressed China Stamp Company First Day Cover by '1980.2.15' cds in red, Cat £650 as a used stamp.
PROVINCES: Sinkiang 1924-36 4c-$20 Junk & Hall of Classics Second Peking Printing 'SPECIMEN' overprints set (ex 4c olive-green), toning on 15cts, surface abrasion on the $10.
(8) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 525.00
Sold...AU$ 600.00
Closed..May-22-2024, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 256
Lot No: 2584
Symbol: *
Cat No: 1-16
UNITED STATES POST OFFICE: United States of America 1919 'SHANGHAI/CHINA' overprints on Washington/ Franklin issues '2c' on 1c to $2' in Red on $1 Scott K1-K16 (SG 1-16) plus 1923 '2 Cts' & '4 Cts' overprints Scott K17-18 (SG 17-18), variable centring as usual, lightly mounted original gum, Cat US$2120 (£2550). [The illustration is above Lot 2583]
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1904 (year 37) Mutsohito 1 Yen KM Y#A25.3 obv. dragon within beaded circle, Uncirculated. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 250.00
Closed..May-23-2024, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 250
Japan
Sale No: 256
Lot No: 2660
Symbol: */**O
Cat No: Collection
Collection in six albums to 2016 with a smattering of earlies, 1919 Airs (Cat US$1300; not expertised & they don't look right to us but...???), some of the better pre-WWII sets, 1950-51 Pheasant Airs used, 1951-52 Airs used, late-1950s to 2016 with a high degree of completeness unmounted or CTO including M/Ss & sheetlets, die-cut designs & other weird-and-wonderful issues. Thematics galore! Weighs 15kg.
(2000+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..May-22-2024, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 750
Macau
Sale No: 256
Lot No: 2677
Symbol: */**O
Cat No: Collection
Extensive mostly modern collection in 28 binders including 1949 UPU & 1953 Flowers set *, issues from 1980-1999 virtually complete unmounted including M/Ss (missing the 1985 Butterflies & 1986 Muscial Instruments; the 1984 Stamp Centenary & 1988 Grand Prix with minor toning) and Lunar New Year booklets (ex 1988) through to 1999 Retrospective M/Ss with gold overprints (Cat £5000+ to here), then Chinese Special Region Handover M/Ss with gold overprints and apparently complete to 2022 with se-tenant strips, M/Ss, sheetlets, machine labels (Framas), FDCs, etc, lots of thematic interest, generally very fine, huge catalogue value. Weighs 55kg.
(many 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00
Closed..May-22-2024, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 256
Lot No: 2678
Symbol: PS
POSTAL HISTORY: 1894 (April 26) usage of Macau & Timor Postal Card 10c blue with 'MACAU' cds and lengthy personal message on reverse, to Hong Kong with very fine arrival cds of the next day, Chinese characters endorsement in blue pencil at upper-left, very fine. A lovely 'inter-island' usage at the foreign postcard rate.
Sale No: 256
Lot No: 3267
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Banco Nacional Ultramarino 1945-2020 collection including 1945 1 patacas P28 (EF), 1963 10p P50a (EF), 1976 5p P54, 1981-84 5p 10p, 50p, and 100p (12 May) P58-61a, 1991-96 10p 20p 50p & 100p P65-68, 2001-09 to 1000p including 2005 (2006 ND) 100, 500, & 1000 patacas P82a-84a all removed from PMG holders and all graded '68 Superb Gem Unc'; Banco Da China 1995-2008 to 100 patacas (15) including 2011 10 patacas Year of the Monkey (plus 2016), Dog (plus 2018), and Rat (plus 2020), virtually all Uncirculated unless stated otherwise.
(35) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 675.00
Closed..May-23-2024, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 675
Postal History
Sale No: 256
Lot No: 2585
Symbol: PS
1902 (April 15) usage of Postal Card 1c red with lengthy message in German headed "Puoly" and signed "R Pieper/Missionaer", to Germany with oval 'PEKING/APR. 22 1902' bilingual datestamp, Kiautschou Yacht 5pf affixed and tied by 'TSINGTAU/2 5/02' cds, 'CAMEN' arrival cds. A very similar item (also with 1c Coiling Dragon cancelled at Peking) carried in the same mail sold at our our auction of 2.3.2023 for $1500.
1905 (Dec 3) usage of 'Gruss aus China' PPC (illustrations on both sides) with message in German headed "Puoly via Tsingtau" and signed "R Pieper" (a German missionary), to Bavaria with 1c Coiling Dragon (just trimmed at top) tied by superb Chinese-characters cds & large 'chop' in red below, largely superb 'CHINAN' bilingual cds, Kiautschou 5pf affixed and tied by 'TSINGTAU/12 2/05' cds, very fine double-circle 'UNTERJOCH/16/JAN/06' arrival cds, light stain at the base & minor imperfections. Very attractive.
1916 (Oct 28) WWI usage of Russian 3k Postal Card with 35mm Cyrillic POW cachet in violet, to a German engineer in Peking with 1k added, Cyrillic Peking cds of 3.11.16 and German 'PEKING/16.11/16/DEUTSCHE POST' cds, two filing holes at the base otherwise very fine. The message written in German from a POW who requests tobacco & old newspapers in German English or French & states papers from neutral territories (as was China) are permitted. Rare usage to China, enhanced by the Russian PO in Peking datestamp.
1987 King Bhumibol's 60th Birthday 100b gold & blue as SG 1320 presentation proof in the issued colours on Thin Card (175x160mm) without serial number on reverse. Only 10 examples prepared.
1992 Queen Sirikit's 60th Birthday 100b gold & blue as SG 1647 sheetlet of 10 perforated plate proofs on watermarked gummed paper & in the issued colours, the outer margins including printer's guidelines not trimmed off, unmounted.
1996 King Bhumibol's Golden Jubilee 100b gold & multicoloured as SG 1867 presentation proof in the issued colours on Thin Card (175x160mm) with serial number '088' stamped on reverse.
1996 King Bhumibol's Golden Jubilee 100b gold & multicoloured as SG 1867 sheetlet of 10 perforated plate proofs with serial number '104' stamped at upper-right on watermarked gummed paper & in the issued colours, the outer margins including printer's guidelines not trimmed off, unmounted.
1996 King Bhumibol's Golden Jubilee 100b gold & multicoloured as SG 1867 sheetlet of 10 perforated plate proofs without serial number stamped at upper-right on watermarked gummed paper & in the issued colours, the outer margins including printer's guidelines not trimmed off, unmounted.
2003 King Chulalongkorn 150th Birthday 100b gold & multicoloured SG 2450 sheetlet of 10 Missing Serial Number usually stamped at upper-right, unmounted.
2007 Local Identity 3b Provincial Seals x30 as SG 2838 but each design in its own sheetlet of 10, unmounted. [The regular issue was released as two M/Ss, each with 15 of the designs]
(30 sheetlets)
2009 Heritage Conservation 3b Ta Muean Sanctuary as SG 2966 but imperforate sheetlet of 20 with serial number '0490' stamped at upper-right, unmounted. Limited edition of 1000 only.
2010 Royal Wedding 60th Anniversary M/S as SG 3064 presentation proof in the issued colours on Thin Card (175x160mm) with serial number '0610' stamped at lower-right, plus the issued M/S with 'FIAP 36th Anniversary' overprint & serial number '0095', unmounted.
(2 items)
2010 Bangkok International Stamp Exhibition Silk Peacock 15b blue, 15b green, 25b silver & 25b gold each in sheetlets of 4 plus 25b gold M/S each with serial number '0289' housed in special exhibition booklet (1000 issued), unmounted.
Sale No: 256
Lot No: 2749
Symbol: **
Cat No: 3121-3134
2010 King Bhumibol Jubilee Definitives set as SG 3121-3134 but in two imperforate M/Ss and two perforated M/Ss, housed in a presentation pack, unmounted, Cat £240+ for normal singles.
(4 M/Ss)
2011 King Bhumibol's 84th Birthday imperforate plate proofs of Coins, Medals & Trophies heptagonal stamps in two sheetlets in the issued colours on Thin Card, serial numbers '0533' or '0485' stamped at upper-right.
(2 M/Ss)
2012 Queen Sirikit's 80th Birthday Mature Queen M/S with 'Thai Red Cross Society' overprint & serial number '49542' stamped at upper-right Michel 3550, housed in presentation pack, Michel Cat €2000. Given only to blood donors.
2012 Queen Sirikit's 80th Birthday Young Queen M/S & Mature Queen M/S both with 'Thai Red Cross Society' overprint & serial numbers '06378 '49972' respectively at upper-right Michel 3550, in separate presentation packs, Michel Cat €4000. Given only to blood donors.
(2 M/Ss)
2016 Queen Sirikit's 84th Birthday 100b gold & multicoloured presentation proof in the issued colours on Thin Card (175x160mm) with serial number '185' at upper-right.
2018 Phra Achan Fan Acharo Amulet 9b presentation proof in bronze & purple (the issued colours) on Thin Card (175x160mm) with serial number '002' at upper-right, plus sheetlets of 20 imperforate or perforated (as issued), unmounted, Michel Cat €1500+. Retail €595 (A$980+).
(3 items)
2022 Traditional Dancers PAT Overprints 3b blue, 3b pink, 5b yellow & 5b green sheetlets of 10 each with '4th Thailand Phila-Numis 2022' overprint at top & matching serial numbers '149/150' stamped at upper-right, on presentation cards similarly numbered. Limited edition of 150 sets only.
(4 M/Ss)
BRITISH POST OFFICE IN BANGKOK: 1882-85 Overprints on Straits Settlements selection comprising 'B' (Type 1) on QV Crown CC Wmk 5c brown & 6c lilac unused and 24c green with small-part corner cds plus on Crown CA Wmk 2c rose * & used with large-part Bangkok 1884 cds, 4c brown * 6c lilac * (small hinge remainder), 8c orange with central Bangkok 1885 cds, 10c slate with small-part cds and 12c brown-purple * (large hinge remainder), the mint lightly mounted except as noted, Cat £2100+. Stated to be ex Stanley Gibbons, but none are expertised and so necessarily offered strictly 'as is' with a conservative estimate.
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NORTH VIETNAM: Selection of blocks of 4 comprising 1948 Ho Chi Minh 2d & 5d plus 1956 '50/DONG' surcharge on 2d, 1951-55 Ho Chi Minh & Map 100d green & 100d brown imperf and 200d red perf blocks plus imperf singles set, and 1954-55 Malenkov, Ho Chi Minh & Mao Tse-dong 50d & 100d, also 1973 Elephants cinderella label (?) pair, a few are marginal, all without gum as issued, Cat £1120+.
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