Bank of Communications 1914 10 yuan red 'SHANGHAI' Pick 118o consecutive pair x2 and consecutive run of three (light stains); and Kwangtung Provisional Bank 1931 5 yuan green Pick S2422d consecutive run of ten, Uncirculated.
(17) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 260.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 360
CHINA
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1695
Symbol: *#O
Bits & pieces in stockbook including Amoy 1895 Herons set *, 1909 Temple set *, Junks & overprints, PRC 1967 Mao Writing Poem used (faults), also some Korea, Vietnam & Thailand, condition quite variable. Proceeds to charity.
(few 100) (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 95.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1696
Symbol: **/*#
Stockbook collection from 1962 Bridges * and 1963 Hwangshan Landscapes no gum, 1964 Yenan Shrine set **/*, 1965 Chingkang Mountains * and various 1971 sets including Paris Commune all *, then late-1980s to late-1990s issues apparently all unmounted and a bundle of year albums, plus similar period selections from Hong Kong & Macau including a few M/Ss, lots of thematic interest, condition generally fine to very fine. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 950.00
Sold...AU$ 1,800.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1697
Symbol: */**#
Balance of collection from Treaty Ports Amoy 1895 Herons 2c blue Stone I (without extra stroke on top right chacracter) *, Chefoo 1893-94 Smoke Tower ½c green complete sheet ** with annotated varieties, and Chinkiang 1895 'POSTAGE/DUE' Overprint 2½mm above Characters ½c rose with Error 'DE' for 'DUE' both *; then China with 1894 Dowager Empress set of 9 * (24c creased but facially attractive; some others with minor aging), 1897 Small Dragons Imperial Post overprints set of 3 *, 1898-1910 Chinese Imperial Post simplified set to $1 * and 1898 set used, 1928 Chang Tso-lin set *, 1944 War Refugees M/S *, Communist issues with no gum as issued including East China 1949 Map $5 brown Imperf Between pairs x5 in a block of 10 (5x2) & North East 1947 Party Anniversary set, various early PRC issues, etc, condition quite variable so personal inspection is recommended.
(few 100) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 2,300.00
Sold...AU$ 3,400.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 3400
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1698
Symbol: F
Cat No: 1 (Chan 1
1878-83 Large Dragons Thin Paper Narrow Spacing 1ca green SG 1 (Chan 1), well-centred, a few uneven/short perfs, large-part '[CUS]TOMS/SEP 22/80/[CHIN]KIANG' cds cancel, Cat £650 (US$350). (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 145.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 145
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1699
Symbol: G
Cat No: 2 (Chan 2
1878-83 Large Dragons Thin Paper Narrow Spacing 3ca brown-red SG 2 (Chan 2), somewhat untidy character 'chop' cancel, Cat £250 (US$200). (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 160.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1700
Symbol: F
Cat No: 2a (Chan 2a
1878-83 Large Dragons Thin Paper Narrow Spacing 3ca vermilion SG 2a (Chan 2a), two partial character 'chop' cancels in blue, Cat £275 (US$220). (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 170.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1701
Symbol: G
Cat No: 4 (Chan 4
1878-83 Large Dragons Thin Paper Wide Spacing 1ca green SG 4 (Chan 4), well-centred, slightly untidy doubled character 'chop' cancel, Cat £700 (US$350). (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1702
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1408-1411
1950 Political Conference $50 to $500 set SG 1408-1411 tied by commemorative cancels to Russian Philatelic Society of China illustrated First Day Cover, a couple of very minor blemishes. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 135.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 135
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1703
Symbol: **/*C
1950s-90s extensive collection the earlier with no gum as issued including 1954 Russian Exhibition, 1955 Russian Treaty duo, 1957 Russian Revolution set, then predominantly unmounted with 1961 Pottery Horses ** (a few minor aging marks) & CTO, 1962 Scientists **, 1963 Monkeys Imperforate (8f creased) **, 1964 Bronze Vessels * & Industrial Machines *, 1965 Women in Industry **, 1967 Labour Day CTO, 1968 Revolutionary Literature & Art set (two values with minor aging marks) & Yangtse Bridge set, 1971 Communist Party set including se-tenant strip, 1973 Pandas, 1975 Women Teachers ** & Confucius *, 1976 Five Year Plan and College sets **, 1979 Pilgrimage to the West, Yunnan Camelias set x2 plus M/S and Great Wall set plus M/S, 1980 Opera Masks and Guilin Landscapes plus Liu Yuan Garden sets x2, Lotus Paintings set plus M/S and Qi Baishi Paintings set plus M/S, 1981 Twelve Beauties set plus M/S, etc, lots of other sets with M/Ss through to the late-1990s, plenty of thematic interest, condition generally fine to very fine.
(many 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 3,000.00
Sold...AU$ 4,000.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 4000
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1704
Symbol: #
Cat No: 1749a
1958 People's Heroes Monument 8f red M/S SG 1749a, no gum as issued, Cat £250. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1705
Symbol: **
Cat No: 2037-2044
1962 Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang 4f to 50f set SG 2037-2044, a few characteristic 'fluffy' perfs, unmounted, Cat £1100. A similar set sold at our auction of 11.12.2024 for $2400 (Sale 258 Lot 1320).
(8) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,250.00
Sold...AU$ 2,300.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 2300
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1706
Symbol: *
Cat No: 2037-2044
1962 Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang 4f to 50f set SG 2037-2044 affixed inside China Philatelic Company souvenir booklet, some aging marks mostly clear of the stamps, Cat £1100 for unmounted. An unmounted set sold at our auction of 11.12.2024 for $2400 (Sale 258 Lot 1320). Proceeds to charity. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 800.00
Sold...AU$ 1,050.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1050
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1707
Symbol: *
Cat No: 2044a
1962 Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang 3y M/S SG 2044a, mostly fine facial appearance with a slightly bumped corner at upper-left, aging & adhesion marks on the reverse, Cat £11,000. (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 3,800.00
Sold...AU$ 5,500.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 5500
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1708
Symbol: *
Cat No: 2124-2139
1963 Hwangshan Landscapes set SG 2124-2139 affixed inside China Philatelic Company souvenir booklet, some aging marks mostly clear of the stamps, Cat £700 for unmounted. An unmounted set sold at our auction of 23.5.2024 for $1140 (Sale 256 Lot 2575). Proceeds to charity. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 480.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1709
Symbol: **
Cat No: 2185-2199
1964 Peonies 4f to 52f set SG 2185-2199, a few characteristic 'fluffy' perfs, unmounted, Cat £375.
(15) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 400.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1710
Symbol: #
Cat No: MS2199a
1964 Peonies 2y Glorious Crimson & Great Gold Pink M/S SG MS2199a, minor wrinkles & small light mark on the face below the value, no gum, Cat £2000 for unmounted. A presentable space-filler. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 675.00
Sold...AU$ 675.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 675
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1711
Symbol: **
Cat No: 2304-2311
1966 Industrial Machines 4f to 22f set SG 2304-2311, all marginal examples, unmounted, Cat £275.
(8) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 260.00
Sold...AU$ 400.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1712
Symbol: **
Cat No: 2362-2366
1967 Communist Party 46th Anniversary 4f to 52f set SG 2362-2366 including the key 8f carmine-red, unmounted, Cat £275.
(5) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 440.00
Sold...AU$ 725.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 725
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1713
Symbol: **
Cat No: 2372-2385
1967-68 Poems of Mao Tse-tung 4f to 10f set SG 2372-2385 including the key 8f Huichang, this and a couple of others with a few characteristic small black marks on the gum, the 10f Mao Writing with a couple of very light aging marks otherwise very fine & unmounted, Cat £3500. The last set we offered sold at our auction of 11.5.2012 for $2760 (Sale 173 Lot 877).
(14) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 3,400.00
Sold...AU$ 4,000.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 4000
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1714
Symbol: **
Cat No: 2393-2395
1968 Revolutionary Literature & Art 8f Red Detachment of Women Ballet, 8f White-Haired Girl Ballet & 8f Mao above Chorus SG 2393-2395, Cat £475.
(3) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 480.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1715
Symbol: **
Cat No: 2593-2596
1974 Industrial Production 8f x4 set SG 2593-2596, unmounted, Cat £275.
(4) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1716
Symbol: **
Cat No: 2771-2781
1978 Galloping Horses 4f to 70f complete set plus 5y M/S SG 2771-2781, unmounted, Cat £355.
(10 + M/S) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 320.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1717
Symbol: **
Cat No: 2805-2814
1978 Arts & Crafts 4f to 70f set plus 3y Flying Fairies Lacquerware Panel M/S SG 2805-2814 & MS2815, unmounted, Cat £239.
(10 + M/S) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 160.00
Sold...AU$ 170.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1718
Symbol: **
Cat No: 2829-2833
1978 Highway Bridges 8f to 60f set plus 2y Hsingkiang River M/S SG 2829-2833 & MS2834, unmounted, Cat £230+.
(5 + M/S) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 160.00
Sold...AU$ 170.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1719
Symbol: **
Cat No: 2900
1979 Study of Science from Childhood 2y Girl with Book, Space & Fish M/S SG 2900, unmounted, Cat £1200. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 850.00
Sold...AU$ 950.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1720
Symbol: B
Cat No: SB10
1980 Gu Dong Fairy Tale booklet containing two 8f setenant strips of 4 plus labels SG SB10, very fine, Cat £750. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 290.00
Sold...AU$ 290.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1721
Symbol: B
1981 Year of the Cock booklet (SB12; Cat £375) plus 1980 Whales, 1981 Marking the Gunwale and Stamp Exhibition, 1982 Year of the Dog and Sables, 1983 Year of the Pig and Swans, and 1984-1991 issues, the stamps all unmounted, a couple with characteristic black marks on the gum otherwise very fine.
(15 booklets) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1722
Symbol: **
1992-2023 unmounted mint range including sets, M/Ss, sheetlets, complete sheets noted New Year 2000 80f and $2.80 (sheets of 32) plus 2008 Yearbook, etc, Cat stated to be £6200+. Weighs 6kg.
(many 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,200
Opening AU$ 900.00
Sold...AU$ 900.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1723
Symbol: F
Cat No: 1
FOREIGN POST OFFICES - GERMAN: 1900 First Surcharge '5 Pfg.' (Type 1 with Large Stop as in Type 2) on 'China' Diagonal Overprint on German Reich Eagle 10pf red with pencil stroke in blue SG 1 variety (Michel 1 I sub-type 1a), light German Seapost 1900 cds, short perf at lower-left, Cat £180+ for normal Type 1 (€1000 for sub-types). (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1724
Symbol: C
FOREIGN POST OFFICES - ITALIAN: 1917 'Tientsin' Overprints on Italy Victor Emmanuel III '1 CENT' to '2/Dollari' plus Express '12 CENTS' and Postage Dues '8 CENTS ' & '12 CENTS' each tied by largely fine 'R.R.POSTE ITALIANO/TIENTSIN CINA' cds to unaddressed envelope, not expertised and so must be offered strictly 'as is', Cat £2150 for used. (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1725
Symbol: #
Cat No: C7 (Chan F25
TAIWAN: 1888 Taipei-Keelung Railway Handstamps 'Taipei to Sikow Foreign 5 cents' on Dragon & Horse 20 cash green SG C7 (Chan F25), marginal example imperforate at left, a couple of very minor aging marks, unused without gum, Cat £950 (US$1500). (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 700.00
Sold...AU$ 850.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1726
Symbol: O
Cat No: 100-104
TAIWAN: 1950 Surcharges with Trailing Zeros on China Whistling Swans unit stamps $1.00 to $20.00 SG 100-104 plus Dah Hung Printing Co $1.00 Surcharge, centring variable as usual, all with cds cancels, a couple with minor blemishes, the $20 very fine, Cat £700+.
(6) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 320.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1727
Symbol: #
Cat No: 1a
TREATY PORTS - SHANGHAI: 1865 Large Dragons Antique Numerals 'CANDAREENS' Plural 2ca black with 'Liang' value character on Pelure Paper SG 1a (Chan LS 1a; Frajola Printing 21a), good even margins, unused without gum as issued, just a tiny hint of thinning in the upper-right margin, Cat £900 (US$960). (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 1,600.00
Sold...AU$ 1,600.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1728
Symbol: #
Cat No: 3
TREATY PORTS - SHANGHAI: 1865 Large Dragons Antique Numerals 'CANDAREENS' Plural 4ca yellow on Wove Paper SG 3 (Chan LS 3; Frajola Printing 44) with Raised Stop after 'O' of 'L.P.O.', large even margins, unused without gum as issued, Cat £700 (US$720). (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 725.00
Sold...AU$ 725.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 725
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1729
Symbol: *
Cat No: 3
TREATY PORTS - SHANGHAI: 1865 Large Dragons Antique Numerals 'CANDAREENS' Plural 4ca orange-yellow on Wove Paper SG 3 (Chan LS 3; Frajola Printing 57) with Broken Base of 'Kung' Character, large even margins, large-part gum with small hinge remainder, Cat £700+ (US$720+). (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1730
Symbol: C
Cat No: 152/152a
TREATY PORTS - SHANGHAI: 1893 Double Dragons Press Surcharge in Blue '½Ct' Type I (Straight Foot of '2') on Vertically Perforated & Bisected 5c vermilion horizontal pair the right-hand unit with Overprint Inverted SG 152/152a (Chan LS 144/144a) tied by superb 'LOCAL POST /SHANGHAI' double-ring cds in blue to small red & white illustrated 'Lion' envelope sent locally, 'SHANGHAI/MY 31/93/LOCAL POST' cds arrival backstamp also in blue, light aging marks mostly at the envelope edges, Cat £115+ (US$216+) as used singles plus a significant premium for the se-tenant pair used on cover. Scarce & very attractive. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 270.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1731
Symbol: CPS
POSTAL HISTORY: Group of covers including 1921 postcard from Serbia to Tientsin via French PO in China, 1923 from Amoy to New Zealand x2, 1935 illustrated flight cover from Kunming to Chungking with Yunnan overprints, 1943 registered airmail to Australia from Chungking censored on arrival plus to USA censored in Burma, 1948 registered airmail to Australia with Sun Yat-sen issues including $5,000,000 blue, etc, condition quite variable so personal inspection recommended.
(22) (Image1)
