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WORLDWIDE STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY continued...

CANADA BACK OF THE BOOK

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

541

F2c

#F2c, 1875 5c Dark green registration stamp, imperforate, handsome left sheet-margin vertical pair, with large equal margins on the other three sides, uncommonly fresh and bright, o.g., top stamp l.h. and the bottom stamp n.h., extremely fine and choice; only 200 pairs recorded by Jephcott & Gates (Unitrade C$1,500.00). (Image)

$1,200.00

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

542

F2c

#F2c, 1875 5c Dark green registration stamp, imperforate, wonderful mint horizontal pair, large even margins all around, fresh bright color, small thins effecting right stamp, o.g., l.h., extremely fine appearance; only 200 pairs recorded (Unitrade C$1,500.00). (Image)

$1,200.00

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

543

J3/J5

#J3, J5, 1928 4c, 10c Postage due, small die proofs mounted on card (31x29mm) in violet, the only denominations issued in 1928 with the rest of the set issued in 1906, bright fresh colors, extremely fine; we've been unable to find any other examples to compare; ex-Bishop. (Image) (imagea)

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

544

J6-10P

#J6-10, 1930-32 1c-10c Postage Due, large die proofs, complete set of hybrid large die proofs on 131x139mm cards, fresh and extremely fine; only three such sets exist, all hybrids; ex-Bishop. (Image)

Est. $3,000-4,000

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

545

J15P-20P

#J15P-20P, 1935 1c-10c Postage dues, large die proofs on India cplt. for the four 1935 issued values, all die sunk on full size cards (approximately 230x155mm), very fine; according to BNA Proofs - Proofs & Essays of Canada and its Provinces only three sets are known. (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction

546

MR4c

#MR4c, 1916 2c+1c Brown war tax, imperforate, without gum as issued, Die II in a left sheet-margin horizontal pair, incredibly large and even margins all around, fresh color, trivial corner crease at top right in margin, very fine; a mere 50 pairs exist (Unitrade C$2,500.00). (Image)

$1,600.00

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

547

O46a

#O46a, 1963 1c Official, double overprint, scarce mint single, clear double overprint with two overlapping "G", o.g., n.h., very fine (Unitrade C$1,000.00). (Image)

$850.00

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

548

van Dam FB53a

van Dam #FB53a, 1868 $2.00 Third Bill revenue, Center Inverted, seldom seen sound used example of this rare and popular error, with vivid rich colors on crisp white paper, lightly cancelled by blue double oval "Roberts Smith & Co./Quebec Feb 4 1876" handstamp, very good. (Image)

C$12,500.00

SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

CAYMAN ISLANDS

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

549

#20, 1908 2½p Surcharge on 4p Brown and blue, an uncommonly fresh and choice example of this key stamp, with rich luxuriant colors on bright paper, well centered, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 1992 Brandon and 2012 PF certificates (S.G. #35; £1,800). (Image)

$2,000.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

CHINA

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

550

#1, 1878 1ca Large Dragon on thin paper, well centered mint single, fresh color, o.g., h.r., very fine and choice. (Image)

$600.00

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

551

98-109S

#98-109S, 1898 ½c-$5.00 Engraved Coiled Dragons, watermarked, "Specimen" cplt., unused, overprint in sans-serif capitals, 4c and $1.00 with trivial light thin, otherwise very fine; a scarce complete specimen set of the popular C.I.P. issue. (Image) (imagea) (imageb)

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

552

136

#136, 1912 $2.00 Brown red and yellow, Foochow provisional, brilliantly fresh colors, o.g., fine; an exceptionally rare stamp of which only 96 were reportedly sold; 1999 Holcombe certificate. (Image)

$4,400.00

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

553

137

#137, 1912 $5.00 Deep green and salmon, Foochow provisional, a wonderfully fresh mint example of this extraordinarily rare high value, rich luxuriant colors and vivid impressions on bright paper, full o.g., fine; a stamp that rarely finds its way to the auction block; 2000 APS certificate. (Image)

$5,750.00

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

554

143

#143, 1912 $1.00 Red and pale rose, Nanking provisional, strong bright colors, o.g., fine; a very scarce and seldom offered stamp; 2001 BPA certificate. (Image)

$3,750.00

SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

555

144

#144, 1912 $2.00 Brown red and yellow, Nanking provisional, deep vibrant colors, dull o.g., fine; an exceedingly rare stamp; 2002 China Stamp Society certificate. (Image)

$5,500.00

SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

556

145

#145, 1912 Deep green and salmon, Nanking provisional, a visually striking mint example of the rarest of the Neutrality overprints, being a bottom sheet-margin single, wonderfully well centered, remarkably fresh, with deep intense colors and sharp detailed impressions, full o.g., very fine; an important rarity, especially in such outstanding condition; signed a couple times and accompanied by 1952 BPA and 2003 PF certificates. (Image)

$12,750.00

SOLD for $13,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

557

1932 Presentation book with ms. inscription "Le Directeur General des Postes, Shanghai, Le 6 Avril 1932." stamps from the 1920s affixed (stuck down), includes the 1923 Second Peking definitive set (#248-69) and the Sinkiang overprints (#47-68), also the first definitive sets of Yunnan and Manchuria, others mostly 1923-29 commemorative sets including the provincial overprints, fine; the listed Scott catalog value is for the mint stamps. (Image)

$5,616.00

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

558

1046-51 Footnote

#1046-51 Footnote, 1952 20c-$5 Land tax reduction imperforate cplt., without gum as issued, right sheet-margin horizontal pairs, very fine set. (Image)

$2,200.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

559

1052-56 Footnote

#1052-56 Footnote, 1952 40c-$5 Chiang Kai-shek imperforate cplt., without gum as issued, right sheet-margin mint blocks of four, top pairs h.r., 40c with horizontal crease between the stamps and one $1.50 light toning, otherwise a very fine set. (Image)

$1,980.00

SOLD for $1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction

560

1091a

#1091a, 1953 Chiang Kai-shek souvenir folder, without gum as issued, very fine. (Image)

$600.00

SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction