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Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
1681 ng 532(c20) image #532(c20), 1943 Hunan red 20c surcharge on 13c Green, unused, desirable single of this extremely rare 20c surcharge, bright colors and well struck surcharge, attractive fine centering which is very typical for this stamp; a key value of these challenging surcharges that is missing from most collections (Chan #690; $1,200.00) (Image) $1,000.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:25 PM
1682 nhbl 538(e20) var. image#538(e20) var., 1943 Kiangsi red 20c surcharge on 16c Olive grey, incorrect characters at right, right margin mint block of four, top right stamp has the lower right character "Gai" instead of "Tso", and bottom right stamp has the upper right character "Tso" instead of "Gai", block is exceptionally fresh and attractive, o.g., n.h., very fine; impressive display of these two rare varieties; not listed in Scott (Chan #713a, 713b) (Image) Chan for hinged $560.00

SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:26 PM
1683 og/nh Chan PUN1-2 imageChan #PUN1-2, 1946 $4.00 Blue and $5.00 Red, the two unissued Sun Yat-sen values, strong brilliant colors, o.g. $5.00 is lightly hinged, $4.00 n.h., very fine; noted and priced in a footnote in Scott after #635 (Chan $900.00). (Image) $400.00

SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:26 PM
1684 og 700A image#700A, 1946 $20.00 on 5c Green, unwatermarked, a key and rare value of the 1946-48 surcharges, well centered, bright color, o.g., very lightly hinged, trace of gum toning causing tiny spot in top margin, otherwise very fine and a very difficult stamp; signed S.C. Veen (Chan #953; $1,250.00). (Image) $650.00

SOLD for $130.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:26 PM
1685 og 937-47 image#937-47, 1949 $50.00-5,000,000.00 Gold Yuan surcharges on $10.00-20.00 Revenues, Hankow printing cplt. including the scarce high values, unused, without gum as issued, attractive fresh set, bright colors, overall quite well centered, fine-very fine (Chan #G117-27; 2,286.50). (imagea) (imageb) (Image) $1,851.25

SOLD for $1,050.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:29 PM
1686 ogbl 937-47 image#937-47, 1949 $50.00-5,000,000.00 Gold Yuan surcharges on $10.00-20.00 Revenues, Hankow printing cplt. in bottom imprint blocks of four, unused, without gum as issued, impressive set of this scarce issue, strong fresh colors, imprint selvage intact but has been folded under for mounting and a few values have traces of toning in the selvage, fine-very fine and exceptionally scarce in blocks of four; catalog values are for four sets of singles (Chan #G117-27; $9146.00) (Image) $7,405.00+

SOLD for $5,250.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:29 PM
1687 ogbl 937 var., 942 var. image#937 var., 942 var., 1949 $10,000.00 Gold Yuan surcharge on $20.00 Revenue, third character "Yuan" instead of "Kuo", variety is the center stamp in a block of nine, similar block of nine of $50.00 on $10.00 Revenue with third character "Kuo" inverted, both blocks are well centered and very attractive, very fine-extremely fine; not listed in Scott (Chan #G117b, G122b). (Image) Chan $425.00

SOLD for $160.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:30 PM
1688 og 973-81 image#973-81, 1949 1c-500c Sun Yat-sen cplt., brilliant colors, the two key high values are well centered, especially the 500c Scarlet, fine-very fine (Chan #S22-30; $1,011.10). (imagea) (Image) $722.50

SOLD for $260.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:30 PM
1689 og B9a var. image#B9a var., 1944 War Refugees souvenir sheet, surcharge misplaced sloping up, this misalignment puts the surcharge close to its proper position at an angle on the left stamps, but virtually in the middle of the right stamps, o.g., n.h., gum toning (a frequent phenomenon on this sheet) and wrinkles in the left selvage, still very fine for this exceedingly rare variety; not listed in Scott (Chan #MS2c) (Image) Chan $25,000.00

SOLD for $1,600.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:30 PM
1690 og C42 image#C42, 1946 $73.00 on 25c Orange Air Post, unwatermarked, perforated 14, magnificent mint example of the key air post issue of China, possessing virtually perfect centering within incredibly large lavish margins, brilliant orange color, full o.g. with just a trace of hinging, extremely fine gem; we doubt that a nicer example of this rare stamp could be found (Chan #A47; $1,600.00). (Image) $1,300.00

SOLD for $900.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:31 PM
1691 ng Chan #DU1 imageChan #DU1, 1911 1/2c Brown postage due, unissued value, unused, without gum, beautifully centered, brilliant orange brown color, extremely fine and exceptionally rare; in 1911 a new order was made with Waterlow for six values of postage dues with the instruction to change the color from blue to brown, the 1c and 2c values in brown arrived first and were issued, the 1/2c, 4c, 5c and 20c did not arrive until after the Manchu government had been overthrown and the Republic instituted, these four values were immediately issued with Republic of China overprints, only a very few unoverprinted stamps found their way into collectors' hands making them exceedingly elusive and seldom offered; listed but not priced in Chan, not listed in Scott but mentioned in a footnote after #J16. (Image) Est. 400-500

SOLD for $2,400.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:31 PM
1692 og Chan #DU3 imageChan #DU3, 1911 5c Brown postage due, unissued value, mint single, rich deep color and impression, o.g. with h.r. and slight adherence, attractive fine centering and very scarce; not listed in Scott but mentioned in a footnote after #J16. (Image) Chan $1,200.00

SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:32 PM
1693 og Chan #DU4 imageChan #DU4, 1911 20c Brown postage due, unissued value, mint single of this value that was never placed in use without the Republic of China overprints, quite well centered, attractive bright color, o.g. with h.r. and slight adherence, couple of trivial gum soaked perfs. at right, otherwise very fine for this rare stamp; listed but not priced in Chan, not listed in Scott but mentioned in a footnote after #J16. (Image) Est. 400-500

SOLD for $2,400.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:32 PM
1694 og J19-24 image#J19-24, 1912 1/2c-30c Foochow "Provisional Neutrality" overprints, the six values in blue complete, deep blue color, overall quite well centered, especially the key 20c and 30c values, somewhat dulled o.g., several with h.r., barest trace of aging around the perforations, fine-very fine; the postage dues were withdrawn from sale at the same time the regular issues were because of government criticism of the overprint; a nice set of these exceptionally scarce issues (Chan #D17-22; $6,600.00). (imagea) (imageb) (Image) $5,900.00

SOLD for $3,500.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:33 PM
1695 og Chan #DU5-6 imageChan #DU5-6, 1912 1c-2c Brown Foochow "Provisional Neutrality" overprint, a particularly fresh examples of these extremely rare unissued values, colors are bright and fresh, full clean o.g., 1c lightly hinged, 2c slightly disturbed from hinging, fine-very fine; the 1c and 2c Brown values had been placed in use just prior to the fall of the Manchu dynasty and were the current postage dues in use replacing the previous blue stamps, they were given the horizontal "Provisional Neutrality" overprints, but for some reason were not issued, both Dr. Ma and Dr. Chan consider these values to be especially rare; an exceptionally nice set of these terribly illusive values; mentioned in Scott in a footnote after #J24 but not priced. (imagea) (Image) Chan $18,000.00

SOLD for $6,000.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:34 PM
1696 og Chan #DU7-14 imageChan #DU7-14, 1912 1/2c-30c Postage Dues with Nanking "Provisional Neutrality" overprints, unissued set cplt., eight different values being all of the values of postage dues in use at that time, the 1c and 2c were in the new brown color and the rest in the original blue, overall a very nicely centered set, colors are rich and attractive, all with o.g., some a bit dulled, h.r., slight aging around the perfs., otherwise very fine-extremely fine; the cross format of the Nanking "Provisional Neutrality" overprints is the result of taking the withdrawn Foochow issue with its horizontal overprint and applying four vertical characters reading "Republic of China", the postage dues were printed at the same time as the regular issues, but were never placed in service before all neutrality overprints were withdrawn; a most elusive set of postage dues that rarely is offered at auction; unlisted in Scott and listed but unpriced in Chan. (imagea) (imageb) (imagec) (Image) Est. 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $10,500.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:35 PM
1697 og Q1-6 image#Q1-6, 1944-45 $500.00-$20,000.00 First Parcel Posts cplt., unused, without gum as issued, an exceedingly fresh and attractive set, brilliant colors, exceptionally well centered overall, even the very rare $20,000.00 Orange, which was never officially placed in use and notorious for its poor centering, is well centered, very fine-extremely fine (Chan #P1-6; $2,294.00). (Image) $2,300.00

SOLD for $1,600.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:35 PM
COLOMBIA
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
1698 c image1872 Stampless letter to New York, two page letter datelined "Barranquilla, 25 de Octobre, 1872", with multiple strikes of blue "Forwarded by W.P. Maal Aspinwall" oval handstamps, "New York/U.S. Notes/20" c.d.s., very fine. (Image) Est. 150-200

SOLD for $75.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:36 PM
FIJI
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
1699 c J13 image#J13, 1940 2p Bright green postage due, tied by Suva Sep. 10 (1940) c.d.s. on cover sent from Hawaii, with U.S. 3c Presidential (#807) tied by Aug. 15, 1940 Honolulu duplex, violet "T20" in circle, Suva 3 Sep.,1940 backstamp, very fine; Scott prices the postage due stamp on cover at $600.00, however they have a footnote "Virtually all covers with Nos. J12-J19 are overfranked and of philatelic origin. The values above are for such covers."; a proper commercial postage due usage such as this is actually very rare (S.G. #D12; from £900). (Image) Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:36 PM
FRANCE
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
1700 c imageSiege of Paris microfilm carried by pigeons into Paris while under siege in 1870-71, this particular piece measures 30x50mm and has sixteen printed pages of names and addresses of people where dispatches have been delivered to addressees, this was an ingenious method of getting messages into Paris, homing pigeons were carried out of Paris on balloons, messages from unoccupied France were collected, microfilmed and attached to the pigeons that carried them back home to Paris, one pigeon could carry as many as 50,000 messages in this way, also includes four forms, one filled in but not used, on which a correspondent could answer four questions and have it microfilmed to be sent into Paris, all are fine-very fine with the microfilm being clear and intact. (Image) Est. 200-300

SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Oct-01, 12:36 PM

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