Lot 3136 - 1941, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, New York printing, $2 black and blue, center inverted (Chan 508a. Scott 461a), deep rich colors on bright white paper, characteristic centering frame to foot, mint, o.g., never hinged, a few negligible dull patches in gum and trivial black specks on reverse of no importance to the overall Very fine and fresh quality of this popular twentieth century rarity.

Only one sheet of fifty is believed to have been printed with this error. Est. HK$280,000-400,000....Est. HK$280,000-400,000 Sold for HK$ 200,000

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Kelleher and Rogers Limited Sale - 47

Classic China & Stamps of the People's Republic, with Specialized Manchukuo, Thailand and Burma - May 13-14, 2025

Sale begins each day 9:00 AM New York Time / 2100 Hong Kong Time

Over 700 lots of singles, sets and collections, spanning all eras of Chinese philately along with Burma, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and others. Imperial China includes imperforate and imperforate-between Large Dragons, a small 4¢ on 3¢ Red Revenue, and provisional bisects, while Republic offers 1912 Commemorative sheets, attractive Junk issues including several $20 values, etc. The extensive People’s Republic section includes scarce Liberated Areas material, three Mei Lan-fang souvenir sheets, a “Whole Country Is Red” single, and our usual array of popular sets.

Non-China is highlighted by a newly certified Hong Kong 1891 Jubilee First Day Cover, lovely Burma with a selection of pristine Japanese Occupation issues, and simply exquisite Thailand featuring British Bangkok, Thai Occupation of Kelantan, and Thailand proper with King Chulalongkorn unissued, proof and specimen items, Battambang Provisionals, inverted overprints, and more.

A cornerstone of the sale is the John Fontana Manchukuo Collection, a lifetime in the making and of unparalleled quality and quantity, with over 100 lots spanning every issue and period of postal history. An essentially complete parallel mint and used “basic” collection is supplemented with mint and used stocks organized by issue, First General Issue inscription blocks, Su Ping-wen Locals mint and used, Specimens, inverted overprints, special printings, booklet panes and complete booklets, UPU presentation books, varieties both Zirkle-listed and unlisted, along with appealing “Rate War” covers, covers by destination, a Graf Zeppelin-flown cover addressed to Mukden, and a supra-complete Official Commemorative Cancel collection.

Sale Session Information:

Session 1: (Lots 3001 - 3442) Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT
Session 2: (Lots 3443 - 3722) Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT

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Table of Contents

China

China (all periods) Lots (3001-3020) Collections: Stamps.
China (all periods) Lots (3021-3025) (Continued...) Collections: Stamps, Collections: Postal History.
Chinese Local Posts Lots (3026-3045) Groups & Collections, Shanghai, Amoy, Chinkiang, Chungking, Wuhu.
Chinese Local Posts Lots (3046-3048) (Continued...) Wuhu, Hainan - Samah Land Post, Wei Hai Wei.
Chinese Empire Lots (3049-3068) 1878-1885 Large Dragons, 1894-1897 Dowagers, 1897 New Currency Surcharges.
Chinese Empire Lots (3069-3088) (Continued...) 1897 New Currency Surcharges, 1897 Red Revenues.
Chinese Empire Lots (3089-3108) (Continued...) 1897 Red Revenues, 1897-1911 Issues, 1903-1912 Bisected Coiling Dragons, General Postal History.
Chinese Empire Lots (3109-3115) (Continued...) General Postal History, Collections: Stamps.
Chinese Republic Lots (3116-3135) 1912-1938 Early Period Issues, 1938-1948 Middle Period Issues.
Chinese Republic Lots (3136-3155) (Continued...) 1938-1948 Middle Period Issues, 1948-1949 Gold Yuan Stamps, 1949 Unit & Silver Yuan Stamps, Airmail, Miscellaneous Back-of-the-Book, Postal History.
Chinese Republic Lots (3156-3171) (Continued...) Postal History, Collections: Stamps, Collections: Postal History.
Chinese Provinces Lots (3172-3179) North-East, Sinkiang.
Foreign Offices in China Lots (3180-3181)
Japanese Occupation of China Lots (3182-3183)
Taiwan Lots (3184-3203) 1895 Black Flag Republic, 1945-1949 Republican Province, From 1950, Postal History, Collections: Stamps.
Taiwan Lots (3204-3206) (Continued...) Collections: Stamps.
PRC Liberated Areas Lots (3207-3226) Groups & Collections, North China, East China, Northwest China.
PRC Liberated Areas Lots (3227-3246) (Continued...) Northwest China, Northeast China.
PRC Liberated Areas Lots (3247-3265) (Continued...) Northeast China, Port Arthur & Dairen, Central China.
People's Republic of China Lots (3266-3285) "C" Series Commemoratives.
People's Republic of China Lots (3286-3305) (Continued...) "C" Series Commemoratives, "S" Series Commemoratives.
People's Republic of China Lots (3306-3325) (Continued...) "S" Series Commemoratives, "W" Series Commemoratives.
People's Republic of China Lots (3326-3345) (Continued...) "W" Series Commemoratives, "N" Series Commemoratives.
People's Republic of China Lots (3346-3365) (Continued...) "J" Series Commemoratives, "T" Series Commemoratives.
People's Republic of China Lots (3366-3385) (Continued...) "T" Series Commemoratives.
People's Republic of China Lots (3386-3405) (Continued...) "T" Series Commemoratives, "Year Order" Series Commemoratives.
People's Republic of China Lots (3406-3425) (Continued...) Regular Issues, Military Post, Booklets, Collections: Stamps.
People's Republic of China Lots (3426-3442) (Continued...) Collections: Stamps, Collections: Postal History.
Manchukuo Lots (3443-3462) Coins, Stamps.
Manchukuo Lots (3463-3482) (Continued...) Stamps.
Manchukuo Lots (3483-3502) (Continued...) Stamps, General Postal History, "Rate War" Postal History.
Manchukuo Lots (3503-3522) (Continued...) "Rate War" Postal History, Airmail Postal History.
Manchukuo Lots (3523-3542) (Continued...) Airmail Postal History, Postal History by Destination, Collections: Stamps.
Manchukuo Lots (3543-3558) (Continued...) Collections: Stamps, Collections: Postal History.

British Commonwealth
Great Britain Lots (3559-3560) Offices in China.
Burma Lots (3561-3567)
Burma (Japanese Occupation) Lots (3568-3578)
Hong Kong Lots (3579-3598) Regular Issues, Treaty Ports, Treaty Ports: Amoy, Treaty Ports: Canton, Treaty Ports: Hankow, Treaty Ports: Shanghai, Postal History.
Hong Kong Lots (3599-3605) (Continued...) Postal History, Collections: Stamps, Collections: Postal History.
India Lot 3606 B.R.A. (British Railway Administration).

Rest of Asia
General Asia Lots (3607-3609)
Southeast Asia Lots (3610-3614) Indo-China, Cambodia, Laos.
Japan Lots (3615-3630) Regular Issues, New Year Stamps, Postal History, Collections: Stamps.
Kiauchau Lots (3631-3641)
Korea Lots (3642-3651)
Mongolia Lot 3652
Thailand Lots (3653-3672) British Offices in Bangkok, Independent.
Thailand Lots (3673-3692) (Continued...) Independent.
Thailand Lots (3693-3712) (Continued...) Independent, Thai Occupation of Kelantan, Collections.
Thailand Lots (3713-3718) (Continued...) Collections.
Tibet Lots (3719-3722)

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