Chinese jade

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Published: Spink & Son, London: 'Directory 1 - Chinese Works of Art' (1994): number 42: 'A shallow grey jade bowl. The vessel supported on four feet. The sides with two handles in the shape of monster masks suspending rings. The rim engraved with a key-fret pattern. 19th century'. 25.8 cms/10.2 inches.

Price: U.S. $3450

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P.R.C. REGULAR ISSUES (DEFINITIVES).
1 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG1412-20 (R1) 1950 Gate of Heavenly Peace set of 9 fresh unused. Estimate £35 £35.00
2 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG1412-20c Yang R1&2 1950 Gate of Heavenly Peace set of 9 plus 2nd printing set of 3 fresh unused. Estimate £40 £40.00
3 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG1436-49 (SC3) 1950 North East Provinces surcharge set of 14 fine unused. Estimate £175 £175.00
4 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG1459-63 (R3) 1950 Gate of Heavently Peace, 3rd print set of 7, $200 with hinge remain unused. Estimate £160" £160.00
5 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG1481a-87 1950-1 Gate of Heavenly Peace 4th print set of 10 fresh unused, scarce. Estimate £275" £275.00
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SGd BLACKS
6 "GREAT BRITAIN. SG1 1840 1d black ""TK"", bottom margin shows part inscription, four good to close margins used with crisp black Maltese Cross Estimate £60" £60.00
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SG457-460 EDWARD VIII
7 "GB/CHINA/EDWARD THE 8TH. GB Edward 1 1/2d brown applied to cover at HANKOW.(Hankow cds alongside).Not accepted with ""T"" taxmark & ""unable at china"" manuscribed below stamp.Addressed to England via Siberia. A rare & unusual cover. Estimate £75" £75.00
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SG515-840 QUEEN ELIZABETH II (PRE-DECIMAL)
8 "GREAT BRITAIN: 1957 SCOUTS JUBILEE 2 1/2d ""Coil Leader"" for vending machines, 24 stamps, with BUFF LEADER, with original Wax Seal & Pink Ribbon, Entitled ""480 2 1/2d Stamps/BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE/5"". Estimate £275" £275.00
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WELSH POSTAL HISTORY
9 "CHINA TO SOUTH WALES: 1934 Postal Stationery Card 2 cent green upgraded with SG321 10 cent blue, SG368, 1c on 3c green, SG390 2 cent olive, tied by NATIVE CDS, written from TSUIP CHOW to CARDIFF VIA SIBERIA, Most Unusual. Estimate £l5" £15.00
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BURMA
10 "BURMA: 1884 1/2a Postal Stationery Envelope of India with Rangoon duplex datestamp addressed to Madras, backstamped on arrival, small tear at top and foot, good condition. Estimate £18" £18.00
11 "BURMA: 1885 Envelope to ENGLAND with INDIA 1866-78 4a, and 1882-88 1/2a, tied by un-recorded G & J.O. Rowett forwarding cachet and Rangoon duplex cancellations. Grasmere arrival, creasing, otherwise good condition, Scarce. scan:632.jpg Estimate £45" £45.00 a0011.jpg
12 "BURMA 1937 insured registered cover from Lashio to Rangoon franked on back by 2a, 6p and 12a, nine red wax seals still affixing some string, fine and scarce. Estimate £48" £48.00
13 "BURMA: 1937 Airmail envelope to England with SG4-8 1a to 4a and SG13 1r, all tied by RANGOON GPO CDS vertical cover crease. Attractive and colourful. Estimate £20" £20.00
14 "BURMA: 1937 Envelope twice re-directed from Bassoin with 1937 1a (SG4) on reverse, surcharged by transit marks and Tawwe arrival CDS, slightly wrinkled at right otherwise good condition and characterful. Estimate £20" £20.00
15 "BURMA: 1941 (11 VI) CENSORED AIRMAIL Cover to LONDON with 4a machine imprints on front and 3 on back, routed via HONG KONG with CENSOR TAPE at right, obverse with boxed and triangular censor cachets, Unusual. Estimate £75" £75.00
16 "BURMA 1942 KGVI 1a Stationery Envelope with Black Oval MOULMEIN handstamp and Violet R in triangle, Unused. Estimate £12" £12.00
17 "BURMA 1942 1/2 on 9p KGVI Card and an reply half of double card each with circular red handstamp and violet cross, unused. Estimate £18" £18.00
18 "BURMA-OFFICIAL: UNISSUED 1952 3p to 10r Set of 12 with colours changed from 1949 issue, never issued due to currency change, Unmounted Mint, toned as expected. Estimate £20" £20.00
19 "BURMA SG17a 1937 15r blue and olive (Wmk Inverted), Good used. Estimate £65" £65.00
20 "BURMA: (SGr orange and blue USED blunt corner at top otherwise FINE, . Cat.£180 scan:844.jpg Estimate £36" £36.00
21 "BURMA SG63 1947 INTERIM BURMESE GOVERNMENT 3p brown overprinted inverted, unmounted mint. Estimate £18" £18.00
22 "BURMA SG70a 1947 INTERIM BURMESE GOVERNMENT 9p green overprint inverted, fresh unmounted mint. Estimate £16" £16.00
23 "BURMA SGO King George VI SERVICE overprint set of 13 fresh mint, cat.£275 scan:t003.jpg Estimate £140" £140.00
24 BURMA SGO Interim Burmese Government Service set of 13 fine mint. scan:t004.jpg Estimate £60 £60.00
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TIBET
25 "TIBET POSTCARD ""Missions-Etrangeres"" postcard showing a cable bridge in three sections, very fine unused. Estimate £25" £25.00
26 "TIBET - PHOTOGRAPH: 1924 'THE TIMES' photo of 2 TIBETAN WOMEN in the PROVINCE of TSANG, showing the ethnic hairstyle, corner faults clear of central design, fascinating. (205mm x 255mm) Estimate £24" £24.00
27 "TIBET POSTCARD. Black and white unused card of Tibetan Priest, some damage in corners. Estimate £15" £15.00
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CHINA
28 "CHINA: Mint and used accumulation in stockbook from 1912 Republic 2c and 3c (2) Blocks of 4 Mint, varous Dr. Sun Yat-Sen and surcharges, including Multiples, some provinces and TAIWAN. (570 stamps) Estimate £120" £120.00
29 "CHINA / A.R. REGISTRATION RECEIPT: 1927 Chinese Post Office, registration receipt 60i, a letter to HARBIN, cancelled by MANCHOULI bilingual CDS, and handstruck with ""AR"", both in black. Scarce. Estimate £35" £35.00
30 "CHINA - PHOTOGRAPH: 1927 General CHENG KAI-SHEK with one of his officers WANG CHING WAI, taken on 5th February, (215mm x 165mm), a couple of corner bends, a fine and very early photograph. Estimate £20" £20.00
31 CHINA - PHOTOGRAPH: 1929 CHIANG KAI-SHEK and CHANG HSIAO-LIANG at their first meeting. (200mm x 150mm) Estimate £18 £18.00
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TREATY PORTS. SHANGHAI LOCAL POST.
32 "SHANGHAI LARGE DRAGON SG2 1865 2ca black (11), LIV. 28, small repair in top margin, large margins fresh mint. Estimate £70" £70.00
33 "SHANGHAI LARGE DRAGON SG3 1865 4ca yellow, candareens in the plural, antique numerals, (LIV.30), cutinto buttom left, fresh unused. Estimate £75" £75.00
34 "SHANGHAI LARGE DRAGON SG21, 1866 12ca red-brown antique numerals (LIV.33), fair close margins, fresh unused. Estimate £80" £80.00
35 "SHANGHAI LARGE DRAGON SG21 1866, 12ca red-brown antique numerals (LIV.33), fair close margins, Unused. Estimate £80" £80.00
36 "SHANGHAI LARGE DRAGON SG31, 1866 3ca red-brown, candareens in plural, modem numerals (LIV. 38), some oil staining four margins, used. Estimate £50" £50.00
37 "SHANGHAI LARGE DRAGON 1866 3ca red-brown, candareens in plural, modem numerals (LIV. 38), large to huge margins, slight descoloration at right, unused. Estimate £100" £100.00
38 "SHANGHAI LARGE DRAGON SG31 1866 3ca red-brown, candareens in plural, modem numerals (LIV.38) large to huge margins, light creasing fresh unused. Estimate £100" £100.00
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TREATY PORTS. AMOY
39 "AMOY SG1-6 1895 'Herons' set of 5 values, 2c stone II, fresh mint. Estimate £14" £14.00
40 "AMOY, SG1 1895 1/2c Herons with large part paper markers watermark, centred to right fresh mint part gum, a very fine example of this elusive stamp (Chan LA1a) Estimate £150" £150.00
41 "AMOY SGc blue stone II Variety printed on gummed side, offcentre part o.g., most unusual. Not LISTED. Estimate £275" £275.00
42 "AMOY SG27-8 1896 Half Cent on 4c and 5c, narrow surchange in black, both with broken top to C fresh mint. Estimate £14" £14.00
43 AMOY SGc on 25c dropped C surcharge bottom marginal used. Estimate £14 £14.00
44 "AMOY SGD Postage Due red overprint on 1/2c, 2c stone II, 4c and 5c fresh mint. Estimate £28" £28.00
45 "AMOY SGD Postage Due 5c black overprint in r/h marginal block of 4 top right stamp with shaved P and both r/h stamps with ""DUE"" shifted to right (Chan LAD5a), a fine mint block. Estimate £70" £70.00
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CHINA-TREATY PORTS. CHEEFOO
46 "CHEFOO SG1-3,5 1893 'Smoke Tower' 1/2c, 1c creased, 2c (no gum) and 10c, all from original die fresh mint. Estimate £20" £20.00
47 "CHEFOO SG 'Smoke Tower' and View, 1/2c to 10c Retouched Die, set of 8 good to fine used, six values with violet cancels, 15c with Shangkai datestamp. Estimate £24" £24.00
48 "CHEFOO SG6 1894 retouched die 1/2c Smoke Tower block of 25 (5 x 5), some perf splitting, mint. Estimate £18" £18.00
49 "CHEFOO Postal Stationery selection with 1/2c card, 1c letter card and 1/2c newspaper wrapper, fresh unused. Estimate £20" £20.00
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CHINA-TREATY PORTS. CHINKIANG
50 CHINKIANG SG1-7 1894 'Golden Mountain' (without clouds) set of 7 good to fine used. Estimate £20 £20.00
51 "CHINKIANG SGD Postage Due (2 1/2 mm between 'Due' and Chinese characters) 1/2c black ovpt, 1c, 2c on piece, 5c, 6c and 10c, good to fine used. Estimate £30" £30.00
52 "CHINKIANG SGD Postage Due overprint on Second clouded issue, 2c to 10c, 5c thinned otherwise fine used. Estimate £60" £60.00
53 "CHINKIANG SGD38a 1895 Postage due 10c horizontal imperforate pair printed both sides, fine unused and rare. Estimate £125" £125.00
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CHINA-TREATY PORTS. FOOCHOW
54 FOOCHOW SG 'Regatta Dragon Boat' set of 11 good to fine mint. Estimate £45 £45.00
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CHINA-TREATY PORTS. HANKOW
55 "HANKOW SG1 1893 'Tea Coolie' 2c reddesh violet/ pale lilac type I, fine used. Estimate £32" £32.00
56 "HANKOW SG2 1893 'Tea Coolie' 5c yellow-green/ pale salmon type I , fine used, scarce. Estimate £48" £48.00
57 "HANKOW SG5-8,14 1893-4 Tea Coolie and Buildings mixed set of 5 values fine used. Estimate £38" £38.00
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CHINA-TREATY PORTS. KEWKIANG
58 "KEWKIANG SG2a 1894 1/2c red/yellow centre omitted, thinned at top left, unused. Estimate £12" £12.00
59 "KEWKIANG SG Surcharge set of 3, (1/2c on 20c toned) others fresh mint. Estimate £14" £14.00
60 "KEWKIANG: SG20a 1896 2c on 5c, black surcharge, weak NE corner perf. fresh used. scan:578.jpg Estimate £40" £40.00
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CHINA-TREATY PORTS. WEI HAI WEI
61 WEI HAI WEI SG4 1899 5c yellowish green fresh unused without gum. Estimate £30 £30.00
62 "WEI HAI WEI SG4a 1899 5c emerald, rounded SE corner with small tone, still a most acceptable example. Estimate £40" £40.00
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CHINA-TREATY PORTS. WUHU
63 "WUHU SG Surcharge set of 10, usual rough perfs fresh mint. Estimate £65" £65.00
64 "WUHU: SG31 1895 Chinese Character Surcharge 40c, Variety, Surcharge Inverted, fine mint, Scarce. Estimate £75" £75.00
65 "WUHU SGD Postage Due 1/2c to 40c set of 10, usual rough perforations, fresh mint, scarce set. Estimate £80" £80.00
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CHINA: DRAGONS AND DOWAGER ISSUES. 1878-1897
66 CHINA SG1 Large Dragon 1878-83 1ca green fresh mint. Estimate £120 £120.00
67 "CHINA SG1 STRIP of 3 with CUSTOMS CHINGKIANG DATESTAMPS Large Dragon $878.83 Thin Paper 1ca green Horizontal strip of 3 (pos 16-18), the left hand stamp Break under 'c' of 'Candarin' and secon stamp with Inking Flow on 'N' of 'candarin' used with two Customs Chingkiang datestamps, very fine and rare. Estimate £750" £750.00
68 "CHINA LARGE DRAGON: SG1 1878-83 Thin Paper 1ca green, Cliche 12 showing ""Break left of China"", small break in ""I"" of CHINA and acute lower left corner framed by left frame, fine used. scan:580.jpg Estimate £90" £90.00 s0068.jpg
69 "CHINA SG1a Large Dragon 1878-83 Thin Paper 1ca green mint with overall toning,Cat.£160. Estimate £50" £50.00
70 "CHINA SG1a Large Dragon 1878-83 Thin Paper 1ca yellow-green Horizontal Pair (pos 16-17), left-hand stamp showing ""Break in frame under 'C' of 'Candarin"" used with black seal, short perfs at right, a fine multiple. Estimate £250" £250.00
71 "CHINA SG1b Large dragon 1878-83 Thin Paper 1ca Deep Green fresh used with large part customs datestamp, fine, an exceptional depth of colour. Estimate £120" £120.00
72 CHINA SG2 Large Dragon 1878-83 Thin Paper 3ca Brown-Red fresh mint. Estimate £140 £140.00
73 "CHINA SG2 Large Dragon 1878-83 Thin Paper 3ca brown-red showing white at right conner with UNPRINTED FRAMELING & part UNPRINTED LOWER CHARACTER (pos 12), some paper adherence used. Estimate £140" £140.00
74 "CHINA SG2 Large Dragon 1878-83 Thin Paper 3ca mint with overall toning,cat.£180. Estimate £60" £60.00
75 "CHINA SG2 Large Dragon 1878-83 Thin Paper 3ca showing extra row of un-punched perforations at base, used with part blue seal, most unusual. Estimate £120" £120.00
76 CHINA SG2 Large Dragon 1878-83 Thin Paper 3ca with flaw by Dragon's mouth used with large part CUSTOMS CHUNKIANG datestamp. Estimate £90 £90.00
77 "CHINA SG3 Large Dragon 1878-83 Thin Paper 5ca orange Horizontal strip of 3 (pos 12-14) fine used with blue Peking seals, an attractive and rare multiple. Estimate £400" £400.00
78 CHINA LARGE DRAGON SG Wide Margin 1ca fresh used with part blue seal very fine & very attractive. Estimate £80 £80.00
79 CHINA SG4 Large Dragon 1878-83 Wide Margin 1ca green short perf top left very fresh mint Estimate £150 £150.00
80 "CHINA SG4 Large Dragon 1878-83, Wide Margin 1ca green, fresh used and strong fine colour. Estimate £110" £110.00
81 "CHINA SG5 Large Dragon 1878-83 Wide Margin 3ca, fresh used centred to right. Estimate £35" £35.00
82 CHINA SG5 Large Dragon 1878-83 Wide Margin 3ca fine used with virtually complete CHUNKIANG CUSTOMS datestamp. Estimate £45 £45.00
83 "CHINA-LARGE DRAGONS: SG5 1878-83 Wide Margin 3ca, Variety, ""Broken left foot of Dragon"", fine used with blue seal. scan:h0039.jpg Estimate £90" £90.00 a0083.jpg
84 "CHINA LARGE DRAGON SG6 1878-83 Wide Margin 5ca yellow, a couple of slightly short perfs as usual, an extremely attractive fresh used example with parts of two Blue seals, Cat£1200 Estimate £650" £650.00
85 "CHINA SG6 Large Dragon 1878-83, Wide Margin 5ca, perf faults at top and two tiny thin spots, used, Cat.£1200 Estimate £120" £120.00
86 "CHINA: 1883 A superb example of SG6, Large Dragon 5 candarin yellow on thin paper, cancelled by ""Customs Newchang"" datestamp of Feb. 1873. A rare stamp. Estimate £750" £750.00
87 "CHINA SG7 Large Dragon 1878-83, Thicker Paper 1ca green, clean-cut perfs unused. Estimate £70" £70.00
88 "CHINA-LARGE DRAGONS: SG9 1878-83 Thicker Paper, clean-cut perforations 5ca chrome-yellow showing ""Break in left-hand frame line in centre"", very fresh used with part blue Peking seal. scan:e057.jpg. Estimate £75" £75.00 a0088.jpg
89 "CHINA SG10, 11 Small Dragon 1885-88 1ca and 3ca perf 12 1/2 with part ""I.G. of Customs"", cancels in black and blue respectively. Estimate £25" £25.00
90 "CHINA: SGca bright green perf. 121/2 left-hand marginal (gutter) variety ""dot in top right value tablet"", very fresh and fine mint, Superb Colour. scan:h0043.jpg Estimate £35" £35.00 a0090.jpg
91 "CHINA: SG Small Dragons perf 12 1/2 set of 3, very fresh used. scan:h0044.jpg Estimate £25" £25.00 a0091.jpg
92 "CHINA: SGca olive-yellow, perf. 121/2, variety rounded upper right corner, fresh used. scan:h0048.jpg Estimate £20" £20.00
93 "CHINA SMALL DRAGONS SGca perf 11 1/2-12, ""watermark inverted"" showing ""Broken top right value tablet"", small toning used with Superb blue Peking seal. Estimate £35" £35.00
94 "CHINA SG15 Small Dragon 1885-88 5ca perf. 11 1/2 variety, broken top right hand frame corner, fresh mint. Estimate £75" £75.00
95 "CHINA: SG15 Small Dragon 1885-88 Perf 11 1/2 - 12, 5ca Fresh Mint. Estimate £34" £34.00
96 CHINA SG16-24 Dowager 1894 set of 9 very fresh mint. Estimate £300 £300.00
97 "CHINA SG20 Dowager 1894 60th Birthday 5ca dull orange, very fine colour fresh mint. Estimate £50" £50.00
98 "CHINA SG20 Dowager 1894 60th Birthday 5ca dull orange well centred, very fine used. Estimate £40" £40.00
99 "CHINA SG22 Dowager 1894 60th Birthday 9ca dull green, fine colour and centering fresh small part gum. Estimate £20" £20.00
100 CHINA SG22 Dowager 1894 60th Birthday 9ca centred to left very fresh mint. Estimate £30 £30.00
101 CHINA DOWAGERS SGca brown-orange well centred used with Complete Blue Shanghai Seal. Estimate £40 £40.00
102 CHINA SG23 Dowager 1894 60th Birthday 12ca very fresh mint. Estimate £60 £60.00
103 "CHINA. SG New Currency Small Dragon surcharge set of 3, fresh used, each with fine ""DOLLAR-CHOP"" cancels. Estimate £50" £50.00
104 "CHINA SG34 1897 Small Figures Small Dragon 1c on 1ca, '1' over 'e' of 'cent', also 2 Breaks in Right-Hand Frame Line very fresh mint. Estimate £40" £40.00
105 "CHINA SG34 1897 1c on 1ca Small Dragon, left-hand margin Block of 4, top left stamp setting variety '1' over 'e' of 'cent', fine mint. Estimate £160" £160.00
106 "CHINA/SMALL DRAGON SG36 1897 5c on 5ca showing ""Major plate flaw at bottom right"", fresh used,SHANGHAI ""Dollar Chop"". Estimate £60" £60.00
107 "CHINA SG36 1897 Small Dragon 5c on 5ca watermark inverted and reversed horizontal pair, fine mint. Estimate £75" £70.00
108 "CHINA SG37-46 Dowager 1897 Small Figures surcharge set with both shades of 8c on 6ca, fresh mint, fine and attractive. Estimate £320" £320.00
109 CHINA SG37a Dowager 1897 Small Figures 1/2c on 3ca olive-yellow Block of 4 slight overall gum toning mint. Estimate £24 £24.00
110 "CHINA SG43 Dowager 1897 Small Figures 10c on 6ca brown, Imperf at Base fresh mint. Estimate £30" £30.00
111 "CHINA SG45 Dowagers 1897 Small Figures 10c on 12ca. Brown-orange Top Marginal Imperforate Between Stamp and margin also Imperf at Base. Some slight ageing, mint mounted in margin only, rare. Estimate £650" £650.00
112 "CHINA SG46 Dowager 1897 Small Figures 30c on 24ca, small perf faults as usual fresh mint. Estimate £40" £40.00
113 "CHINA SG51 Dowager 1897 Large Figure, 2 1/2mm below characters 4c on 4ca rose-pink first printing, very fresh mint, scarce. Estimate £125" £125.00
114 "CHINA SG54 Dowager 1897 Large Figure, 2 1/2mm below characters 10c on 9ca dull green first printing, light overall toning mint, scarce. Estimate £150" £150.00
115 "CHINA SG57 Dowager 1897 Large Figure, 2 1.2mm below characters second printing 1/2c on 3ca left-hand marginal block of 4 unmounted mint. Estimate £20" £20.00
116 "CHINA SG57-65 Dowager 1897 Large Figure, 2 1/2mm below characters surcharge set of 9, 1c and 10c on 12ca without gum, others fresh mint. Estimate £240" £240.00
117 "CHINA SG64 Dowager 1897 Large figures, 2 1/2mm below characters 10c on 12c well centred and fine mint. Estimate £55" £55.00
118 "CHINA SG64 Dowager 1897 Large figures, 2 1/2mm below characters 10c on 12c vertical pair, slight perf faults as usual, fresh used. Estimate £55" £55.00
119 "CHINA SG76-84 Dowager 1897 Large Figures, 1 1/2mm below characters (short) set to 10c on 12ca later printings, some faults and occasional gum tone,though of generally fresh appearance mint. Estimate £150" £150.00
120 "CHINA SG78-84 Dowager 1897 Large Figures, 1 1/2mm below characters (short) set to 10c on 12ca later printings, some slight perf faults as usual, generally fresh mint. Estimate £250" £250.00
121 "CHINA SG78,80 Dowager 1897 large figures, 1 1/2mm below characters 1/2c on 3ca and 2c on 2ca, Blocks of 4, fault on one 1/2c otherwise fine and fresh mint. Estimate £30" £30.00
122 "CHINA SG83 Dowager 1897 Large Figure, 1 1/2mm below characters 10c on 9ca later printing, Intense,DARK GREEN colour mint Estimate £35" £35.00
123 "CHINA SG84 Dowager 1897 Large Figure, 1 1/2mm below characters 10c on 12ca later printing, short perf at top very fresh mint. Estimate £40" £40.00
124 "CHINA-DOWAGER SURCHARGE SG86 1897 ""1/2c on 3ca"" light orange-yellow, fine used with part black dollar chop, scarce. Estimate £90" £90.00
125 "CHINA SG86 Dowager 1897 redrawn 1/2c on 3ca couple of small thins and shortish perf unused, Cat.£200. Estimate £15" £15.00
126 "CHINA: SG1-3 Large Dragon ca, 3ca and 5ca, very fresh but with slight perforation faults. Estimate £60" £60.00
127 "CHINA-LARGE DRAGONS: SG7-9 Thicker paper, rough perforations 1ca, 3ca and 5ca, very fresh used. Set of 3. Estimate £160" £160.00
128 "CHINA SG16-24 Dowager 1894 60th Birthday set of 9 fresh used with blue or black seals, a fine set. Estimate £170" £170.00
129 "CHINA SG16-24 Dowager 1894 60th Birthday set of 9, very fresh mint, 24c a few trimmed perfs at base. Estimate £250" £250.00
130 "CHINA SG16-24 Dowager 1894 60th Birthday special printing, MOLLENDORF set of 9 on thick, unwatermarked paper, 1ca off centre, very fresh mint, rare. Estimate £800" £800.00
131 "CHINA SG Small Dragon Surcharge set of 3, fine mint. Estimate £90" £90.00
132 CHINA SG Small Dragon surcharge set of 3 used. FINE CUSTOMS CANCELS Estimate £38 £38.00
133 "CHUNGKING SGMca Pagoda and Junk, one perforated three sides and another on one both toned mint plus Imperf X perf 12 1/2 used. Estimate £25" £25.00
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CHINA: RED REVENUE SURCHARGES OF 1897
134 "CHINA RED REVENUE SG88 1897 one cent on 3c showing defective top horizontal stroke of 'Yee', fresh used. Estimate £40" £40.00
135 RED REVENUE SG88 1897 1c on 3c used with Pa-Kua cancel. Estimate £25 £25.00
136 "RED REVENUE SG89 1897 2c on 3c used, centred to left used with part dollar chop. Estimate £40" £40.00
137 RED REVENUE SG89 1897 2c on 3c used with slight surface thin at left. Estimate £15 £15.00
138 RED REVENUE SG89 1897 2c on 3c used with part customs cancel. Estimate £35 £35.00
139 RED REVENUE SG91 1897 $1 on 3c fresh used with part blue Pa-kua cancel. Estimate £525 £525.00
140 "RED REVENUE SG91 1897 $1 on 3c used (with short perf at base) by Pa-kua cancel, Cat.£600. Estimate £400" £400.00
141 "RED REVENUE SG91 1897 $1 on 3c well centred, very fresh used with part dollar chop, a fine example. Estimate £575" £575.00
142 "RED REVENUE SG91 1897 $1 on 3c centred to right, very fresh unused without gum. Estimate £675" £675.00
143 "CHINA RED REVENUES SG89,93 1897, 2c on 3c and two later one-line 2c on 3c, the first used, the second unused and used, small faults. Estimate £60" £60.00
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CHINA - IMPERIAL POST OFFICE 1878-1948
144 "CHINA SG Imperial Chinese Post. coiling dragon (short) set of $1, the usual slightly short perfs, but a very fresh range of superb colour, mint. Estimate £180" £180.00
145 "CHINA SG106 1897 Imperial Chinese Post $2 orange and yellow, fine strong colour but some surface rubbing, used with part dollar chop, a rare stamp, under Cat. at £950. Estimate £475" £475.00
146 "CHINA SG106 1897 Imperial Chinese Post. Coiling dragon $2 orange and yellow fresh unused without gum, a rare stamp. Estimate £450" £450.00
147 "CHINA SG107 1897 Imperial Chinese Post. Coiling dragon $5 yellow-green and rose, as usual a couple of shortish perfs, superb colour lightly mounted mint. Estimate £300" £300.00
148 "CHINA SG117 1898 Watermarked $1 Bean Goose, centred to left with small thinning at top (Cat.£100) Estimate £20" £20.00
149 "CHINA: SG118 1898 $2 Bean Goose with watermark, very fresh mint. Estimate £90" £90.00
150 "CHINA SG119 1898 Watermarked $5 Bean Goose very fresh mint, lightly hinged. Estimate £175" £175.00
151 "CHINA SG126a 1900-6 Coiling Dragon 5c orange Interpaneau Block of 8, a couple of light tones and creasing in gutter, unmounted mint. Estimate £120" £120.00
152 "CHINA SG126a 1900-6 Coiling Dragon 5c orange a quarter sheet of 80 compising 4 panes of 20 (4x5), top and bottom panes with interpeneau gutter and horizontal smaller gutters, a couple of light tones mainly in margins, fine appearance unmounted mint, rare, Cat.£1200. Estimate £450" £450.00
153 "CHINA SG126a 1900-6 Coiling Dragon 5c orange in Cross gutter block of 16, a couple of tones, still most attractive unmounted mint. Estimate £150" £150.00
154 "CHINA SG126a 1900-6 Coiling Dragon 5c orange in top three rows of sheet including three gutter pairs, two stamps and margin tones otherwise fine unmounted mint, Cat.£360+ Estimate £150" £150.00
155 "CHINA SG No Watermark $1 Bean Goose, some shortish perfs at right fresh mint. Estimate £35" £35.00
156 "CHINA: SG192-206, Statistical Dept. Shanghai Republic overprint Set of 15 plus Commercial Press 1c and 2c, mostly fresh mint, lightly hinged, good colour and appearance. scan:699.jpg Estimate £390" £390.00 a0156.jpg
157 "CHINA: SG Waterlow, London Republic overprint Set of 5, $2 part gum, others mint lightly mounted, good colour and appearance. scan:e098.jpg Estimate £350" £350.00 a0157.jpg
158 CHINA: SG230 1912 Republic Waterlow $1 fresh mint. scan:e099.jpg Estimate £25 £25.00 a0158.jpg
159 "CHINA: SG232 1912 Republic Waterlow $5 fine mint, lightly hinged. scan:649.jpg Estimate £190" £190.00 a0159.jpg
160 "CHINA: SG Second Peking ptg 4c slate-grey Junk, Block of 4, fine UNMOUNTED MINT. scan:e108.jpg Estimate £25" £25.00 a0160.jpg
161 "CHINA SG Mausoleum set of 4 on piece each tied by fine strike of Fong Au Festival, the first day of issue. Estimate £32" £32.00
162 "CHINA SG Sun Yat-sen (third issue) $1.00 Die II perf 12 1/2, no watermark complete sheet of 50, slight toning unused, the last column with some surface abrasions,Cat.£900 Estimate £150" £150.00
163 "CHINA SG500B 1938-41 Sun Yat-sen (third issue) $20 perf 14 watermarked complete sheet of 50, positions 1, 3, 5, 7 & 9 with broken box of Yuan, some toning unmounted mint, Cat.£750 Estimate £160" £160.00
164 CHINA SG Thrift Movement set of 6 in Block of 4 unmounted mint. Estimate £15 £15.00
165 "CHINA SG619 1941 Provincial Surcharge complete sheet of 200 with ""small head to 7"" in positions 24, 32, and 144, some splitting unused. Estimate £60" £60.00
166 "CHINA SGc on 50c Inscription marginal East Szechwan (toned) block of 4 and Yunnan block of 4, unmounted mint. Estimate £14" £14.00
167 "CHINA: SG629A 1942-46 Dr. Sun Yat-sen (15 issue) 16c olive-brown Block of 4, unused. scan:673.jpg Estimate £25" £25.00 a0167.jpg
168 CHINA SG Sun Yat-sen redrawn Inperf $10 to $50 Block of 4 unused. Estimate £40 £40.00
169 "CHINA SG Sun Yat-sen redrawn rouletted $5, $10 and $50 Blocks of 4, fine unused. Estimate £55" £55.00
170 "CHINA SG689 1943 Provincial Surcharges 50c on 16c surcharge with Chekiang, Honan in black and red, Hunan, Kwangsi, Kwangtung, Kweichow, Shensi and first and second settings of East and West Szechwan, fine unused range. Estimate £42" £42.00
171 CHINA SG689 1943 Provincial Surcharges 50c on 16c Kwantung and East szechwan values in Blocks of 4 unused. Estimate £15 £15.00
172 "CHINA SG689e 1943 Provincial Surchange 50c on 16c, Kwangsi in part sheet of 80 (8x10), the fourth stamp in top row with '0'of'50 virtually completely omitted, fresh unused. Estimate £80" £80.00
173 "CHINA SG689i 1943 Provincial Surcharges 50c on 16c East Szechwan margin Block of 45 (9x5), bottom right-hand corner stamp variety thin '16', fresh unused. Estimate £45" £45.00
174 "CHINA SG701 1943 Provincial Surcharges 50c on 16c with previous surcharge obliterated by vertical lines with Anhwei, Fukien, Honan(3), Hunan(3), Hupeh(2), Kansu (9 inc block of 4), Kiangsi(2), Kwangsi(13), Kwangtung (5 incl block of 4), Shensi (5 incl block of 4), West Szechwan (2) and Yunnan plus 11 unidentified red surcharges, a fine unused lot. Estimate £165" £165.00
175 CHINA SG701g 1943 Provincial Surcharge 50c on 16c resurcharge right-hand marginal block of 25 unused. Estimate £38 £38.00
176 "CHINA SG794 1945 CNC Surcharge $3 on 21/2c, fine used, a scarce stamp. Estimate £15" £15.00
177 "CHINA SG Sun Yat-sen (Ninth Issue) $5000 vermilion and green complete sheet of 50, 5 sheets with plate numbers top left 2, 9, 10, 11, and 15. Estimate £90" £90.00
178 "CHINA SG Sun Yat-sen (Eleventh issue) set of 17 in Block of 4, many marginal unused, never hinged. Estimate £50" £50.00
179 CHINA SG Philatelic Exhibitions $5000 claret used and $5000 green unused in complete sheets of 50. Estimate £45 £45.00
180 "CHINA SG1153 1949 Sun Yat-sen (thirteenth issue) $10 Dah Tung Book Co. printing, complete sheet of 200 unused. Estimate £12" £12.00
181 "China SG1162a 1949 $20 Dr. Sun Yit-sen perf 13 horizontal pair, imperf between stamp and margin at right. Fine Mint. Estimate £30" £30.00
182 CHINA SG1220 1949 Hunan Province $100 Block of 4 fine unused. Estimate £24 £24.00
183 "CHINA SG1232 1949 Revenue Kwangtung Province $10 top margin Block of 4 fine unused, never hinged. Estimate £50" £50.00
184 "CHINA SG1233 1949 Revenue Kwangtung Province $30 bottom margin Blocks of 4 fine unused, never hinged. Estimate £180" £180.00
185 "CHINA SG Revenue Kwangtung Province $200 and $500 Block of 4 fine unused, never hinged. Estimate £35" £35.00
186 "CHINA SG Silver Yuan surcharges Fukien Province, set (excluding both 1c and 10c on $3000) Block of 4, unused. Estimate £100" £100.00
187 "CHINA SG1344 1949 Whistling Swans $1 orange in half sheet of 100 unused, Cat.£1000 Estimate £150" £150.00
188 "CHINA SG Silver Yuan surcharges, issued at Chungking set of 10 unused. Estimate £30" £30.00
189 "CHINA SG Silver Yuan surcharges, issued at Chungking set of 10 in Blocks of 4 unused, never hinged. Estimate £95" £95.00
190 "CHINA SG628cA 1942-6 10c Sun Yat-sen, Central Trust printing in complete sheet of 200 cancelled to order by double ring 1946 return of province to China after war, fine. Estimate £65" £65.00
191 "CHINA: SG689ca 1943 50c on 16c, red HONAN Surcharge, perf. 10 1/2, fresh unused. Estimate £25" £25.00
192 "CHINA: SG M Military Post 16c. corner Block of 6, fine unused. scan:660.jpg Estimate £20" £20.00 a0192.jpg
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EXPRESS LETTER STAMPS
193 "EXPRESS LETTER SGE Complete unused strip of five with Chinese Post Office in background in unserifed letters, coloured border, very fine, Cat.£650, Very Rare. Estimate £485" £485.00
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CHINA/POSTAGE DUES.
194 "CHINA SGD Postage Due $1 and $2 in Blocks of 4, unmounted mint. Estimate £30" £30.00
195 "POSTAGE DUE: SGD996 1948 $4000 on $100 variety4 with normal for comparison, Mint, scan:e150.jpg Estimate £12" £12.00 a0195.jpg
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH CHINA
196 "CENTRAL & SOUTH CHINA SGCC86 1949 Star and Map &10,000 magenta in couplete sheet of 100, fine unused, Cat.£600. Estimate £180" £180.00
197 "CENTRAL & SOUTH CHINA SGCC Liberation of Wuhan perf and imperf set of 6 unused, never hinged. Estimate £18" £18.00
198 "CENTRAL & SOUTH CHINA SGCC various Chinese stamps surcharged, set of 16 fine unused, never hinged. Estimate £30" £30.00
199 "CENTRAL & SOUTH CHINA: SGCC187 1949 Liberation of SHANTOU 15c on $10 Dr. Sun Yat-Sen unused, never hinged. Estimate £34" £34.00
200 CENTRAL & SOUTH CHINA SGCC Zhujiang Bridge surcharge set of 5 unused. Estimate £8 £8.00
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EAST CHINA
201 "EAST CHINA SGECP Parcel Post (FLYING GEESE) surcharge set of 6 fine unused, never hinged. Estimate £120" £120.00
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The Japanese Occupation of China
202 KWANGTUNG SG41 1942 Third Sun Yat-sen $10 violet-green perf 14 with watermark Block of 10 fine used. Estimate £50 £50.00
203 KWANGTUNG SG56 1942 Fourth Sun-Yat sen issue $20 black and purple block of 4 tied to piece by Swatow cancels. Estimate £14 £14.00
204 KWANGTUNG SG58-9 1945 Canton provisionals set of 2 good to fine used. Estimate £50 £50.00
205 KWANGTUNG SG58 1945 Canton provisionals $200 on 10c green good used. Estimate £25 £25.00
206 "JAPANESE OCCUPATION: SG76 1942 Fall of Singapore 4c Martyr with all 5 district overprint Blocks of 6, unused. Estimate £65" £65.00
207 "JAPANESE OCCUPATION: SG78H 1942 Fall of Singapore 8c SHANTUNG overprint, bottom marginal Block of 6, unused. Estimate £50" £50.00
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NORTH CHINA 1937-49
208 NORTH CHINA SGNC Victory over Japan set of 8 fresh unused. Estimate £16 £16.00
209 "NORTH CHINA SGNC123 1946 First Anniversary of Victory over Japan, horizontal bottom marginal pair, a small tone spot in margin otherwise very fresh used scarce multiple. Estimate £520" £520.00
210 "NORTH CHINA SGNC Labour Day both perf and imperf set of 5 unused, never hinged. Estimate £18" £18.00
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NORTH EAST CHINA
211 "NORTH-EAST CHINA SGNE Foundation of People's Republic set of 4 originals, $10,000 small thin, fresh unused Estimate £80" £80.00
212 NORTH-EAST CHINA SGNEnd Anniversary of Nanjing Road Incident set of 7 fresh unused. Estimate £14 £14.00
213 NORTH-EAST CHINA SGNEth Anniversary of Chinese Communist Party set of 4 unused (LARGE MAO Portraits) Estimate £18 £18.00
214 "NORTH-EAST CHINA SGNE World Federation of Trade Unions reprint set of 3 used, scarce. Estimate £50" £50.00
215 "NORTH-EAST CHINA SGNE World Federation of Trade Unions set of 3 reprints, $5,000 toned otherwise fine unused. Estimate £120" £120.00
216 NORTH-EAST CHINA SG First Anniv. of People's Republic set of 5 fresh unused originals. Estimate £80 £80.00
217 NORTH-EAST CHINA SGNE 'All China Postal Conference'original set of 2 in corner marginals unused nerver hinged. Estimate £10 £10.00
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SINKIANG
218 "SINKIANG SG Third Sun Yat-sen, perf 12 1/2 $2 complete sheet of 50 unused, Cat.£450 Estimate £120" £120.00
219 "SINKIANG SG Third Sun Yat-sen, perf 12 1/2 $5.00 complete sheet of 50 unused, Cat.£900 ""HY"" in bottom margin. Estimate £180" £180.00
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SOUTH-WEST CHINA
220 SOUTH-WEST CHINA SGSW1-5 1949 Silver Yuan issues of China surcharged set of 5 FLYING GEESE fresh unused never hinged Estimate £45 £45.00
221 "SOUTH-WEST CHINA SG SWP6-6a 1950 Parcels Post $5000 on $10 ultramarine half sheet of 100, fifty-eight show large ""Yuan"" Character, two thinned otherwise fine unused, Cat.£416 Estimate £125" £125.00
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YUNNAN
222 "CHINA-YUNNAN: 1907 PPC to FRANCE, bearing 4c tied MENGSTZ CDS with HOKOW and LAO-KAY, TONKIN transits. scan:d065.jpg Estimate £45" £45.00 a0222.jpg
223 YUNAN SGc to $5 set of higher values very fresh mint. Estimate £140 £140.00
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China: First Day Covers.
224 "CHINA / JAPANESE OCCUPATION / NANKING & SHANGHAI AREA: 1943 (1/8) First Day Cover bearing Foreign Concessions SG8-11 Set of 4, each tied SHANGHAI commemerative oval. Very fine, unaddressed cover. Estimate £25" £25.00
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The POSTAL STATIONERY of CHINA
225 "CHINA 1903 (4 MAY) lct card to Switzerland uprated by coiling dragon 1/2c, 1c and 2c tied by Woosung cds's, French and Chinese Shanghai transits and Geneva arrival datestamps, fine. Estimate £110" £110.00
226 "CHINA: 1937 2 1/2 Sys Postal Stationery Card, bearing extra 2 1/2c, cancelled Chinese CDS of SHANG KI KOW, sent to UK with an unusual rate of 5c. (The international rate was 15c.) scan:761.jpg Estimate £25" £25.00 a0226.jpg
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CHINA; THE COVERS & POSTAL HISTORY.
227 "CHINA: 1840 wrapper to LONDON from CANTON, carved by the Copeland and rated 8d on arrival, on reverse two-line SHIPLETTER/DOVER in grey-green. fine. Estimate £35" £35.00
228 "CHINA: 1891 Envelope to Germany, cancelled by Chefoo Customs datestamp in blue with boxed Chefoo Custom mail Matter in red, routed via the CHINESE CUSTOMS SHANGHAI and French Post Office Shanghai with France Type Sage Yvert 97, 25 cent black (pair) tied by SHANGHAI (Salles 1924) datestamp with Berlin arrival. A scarce item from the Chefoo Customs. Estimate £1250" " £1,250.00 "
229 "CHINA: 1896 Combination envelope to ENGLAND cancelled by Customs MENGTZU on reverse routed via French Indo-China bearing Yvert 10, 25c black tied by Lao-Kay Tonkin double ring routed via Yen-Bay, Hai-Phong and Tonkin to Hong Kong with Leeds arrival. A very rare customs cover. Estimate £2500" " £2,500.00 "
230 CHINA: 1897 Local Mail Envelope bearing SG97 1 cent yellow tied by SHANGHAI Local Post CDS Very fine. Estimate £120 £120.00
231 "CHINA - SHANGHAI: 1897 Registered Envelope to Soochow bearing Dowager SG59, 2 cent on 2 candarin yellow green (6) tied by Shanghai dollar chop in blue with handstruck registered in red and Soochow dollar chop applied on arrival. Scarce internal franking. Estimate £1750" " £1,750.00 "
232 "CHINA, FOOCHOW/PA-KUA/UK COMBINATION COVER 1898 (16 JUN) cover to England with mixed franking Hong Kong 10c purple/red and China Imperial Chinese Post Coiling Dragons 1/2c (2), 4c and 5c cancelled by Foochow dollar chop and black Pa-kua, another chop at centre, Hong Kong cds of Ju 22 tying stamp, re-directed on arrival at England, arrival and transit English backstamps, some creasing clear of stamps does not affect the appeal of this rare cover. Estimate £700" £700.00
233 "CHINA/TIENTSIN ""BLANK"" CUSTOMS 1899 (JAN 15) registered cover to England bearing mixed franking Hong Kong 10c purple/red pair and China Coiling Dragons 4c, 5c (3) and 10c tied by Blue Pa-Kua and ""excised"" (Customs) Tientsin datestamp in association, Shangkai cds of Ja 23 tying Hong Kong red ""R"" and black ""R"" in circle registration handstamps, oval London transit at right, backstamped with Hong Kong transit and arrival datestamps, very fine appearance of great appeal. Estimate £800" £800.00
234 "FRENCH CHINA COMBINATION: 1901 Mixed Franking card to TRIESTE bearing SG110 4c brown, tied by SHANGHAI CDS routed via the French Post Office with SG4 10c black, applied & tied on arrival for Overseas Postage. A fine item. Estimate £120" £120.00
235 "CHINA: 1913 REGISTERED Envelope from the German CONSULATE TIENTSIN with label on reverse, bearing SG219 1c ochre (2) & SG223 5c mauve, tied by TIENTSIN cds with BOXED handstruck & TIEN-TSIN CITY arrival. A fine item. Estimate £120" £120.00
236 "CHINA PAOTING DOLLAR CHOP: 1902 REGISTERED Envelope to the DUTCH EAST INDIES bearing SG109 1 cent ochre, SG111 4 cent brown, SG112 5 cent salmon & SG113 10 cent green (2), tied by PAOTING dollar chop with handstruck boxed registreed routed via SHANGHAI & HONG KONG with N.I. AGENT SINGAPORE transit. Scarce destination item. Estimate £350" £350.00
237 "CHINA: 1904 Envelope to SWITZERLAND bearing SG113, 10 cent green tied by native DINT-LAI datestamp in blue with native JIAN-TZE routed via SHANGHAI & NINGPO with BULLE arrival. Very fine. Estimate £90" £90.00
238 "CHINA: 1904 Envelope to CONSTANTINOPLE from MENGST, YUNAN province bearing SG122 1c orchre, SG123 2c red (2) & SG126 5c orange, tied by MENGTSZ CDS routed via HOKOW & The French Post Office LAO-KAY & HAIPHONG French Paquebot, PORT SAID transit & Constantinople arrival. Very fine. Estimate £120" £120.00
239 "CHINA: 1905 REGISTERED Envelope from The French Railways company to BELGIUM bearing SG114 20 cent claret, tied by native PEKING datestamp with handstruck Registered routed via the BRITISH POST OFFICE SHANGHAI (WEBB Type R 4) and the Chiness Post Office SHANGHAI - TIEN - TSIN addressed to BELGIUM. A fine & scarce item. Estimate £250" £250.00
240 "CHINA: 1907 A rare cover going the overland route via BURMA to FRENCH MADAGASCAR, from YUNNAN Province cancelled by native YUNNAN datestamp, routed via SHANGUAN and TENG-YUEN, with BHAMO (BURMA) transit and native instructional ""Via BURMA and BHAMO"" in red, sent on French Paquebot with octagonal ""MARSEILLE A LA Reunion L.V. No 4"" datestamp & TAMATAUE, MADAGASCAR arrival in blue. ONLY THE SECOND ITEM RECORDED overland to this small French Island. Estimate £300" £300.00
241 "CHINA: 1907 Envelope to CONSTANTINOPLE from MENGTZ, YUNAN province bearing SG123 CDS routed (3) & SG124 4 cent brown, tied by MENGTSZ with PORT SAID transit & CONSTANTINOPLE arrival. Estimate £120" £120.00
242 CHINA: 1908 Envelope to CONSTANTINOPLE bearing SG113 10c green tied by SHANGHAI CDS routed via SUEZ and COLOMBO (CEYLON) with BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE cancel. Estimate £25 £25.00
243 "CHINA: 1911 Envelope from the CHINA INLAND MISSION to KWEIYANG bearing SG152 3 cent green, tied by SHANGHAI CDS. routed via YOCHOW with KWEIYANG arrival. Estimate £90" £90.00
244 CHINA: 1911 Envelope to Germany bearing SG156 10 cent blue tied by KAIPING datestamp routed via FENGTIEN & MOUKDEN (MANCHURIA) with transit cachet. Estimate £35 £35.00
245 "CHINA 1916 Printed Cover from 'FLOTTILLE DU YANG TSE/CANONNIERE ""BALNY""' to FRANCE, franked by 20c Reaper, tied bilingual HANKOW datestamp. Estimate £30" £30.00
246 "CHINA: 1918 MISSIONERY COVER to HUNAN Province from a Mrs. A.E. Bovyer, Industrial Orphanage, CHINKIANG with contents including letter and Certificate of Associate Membership of the American Red Cross, Washington DC. Most unusual. scan:st007.jpg Estimate £60" £60.00 a0246.jpg
247 "CHINA - RED CROSS: 1918 Envelope to the Director of Customs Wen-Chou China, bearing SG271, 3 cent green, tied by SHANGHAI datestamp with Red Cross Help Win The War labels, and Wenchow arrival, Rare and Interesting item. Estimate £250" £250.00
248 "CHINA: 1926 Stampless Local Envelope, cancelled with octagonal dater LOCAL POSTAGE PAID 13 APR 26, Receipt is a similar shape in a horizontal line machine 14 APR 26, Used in lieu of stamps for large volumes of mail (c) 1921-28. Fine Strike, Very Scarce. Estimate £90" £90.00
249 "CHINA 1946 large printed cover from International Red Cross in Shanghai to their office in Geneva, franked by CNC surcharges $20 on 8c, $50 on 21c (10) and $100 on 28c, despite airmail label large violet Post Office/Maritime Mail cachet at left. Estimate £35" £35.00
250 "CHINA: ) Registered Cover to NEW MEXICO, franked on front by $5000 perf and imperf Philatelic Exhibition, $500 Restoration of TAIWAN and $100,000 and $20,000 (2) Dr. Sun Yat-Sen on reverse,d-out for display. Estimate £25" £25.00
251 "CHINA: 1948 Multi-Franked cover to Austria with Commemoratives and Definitives, front and back including 1948 Steam Navigation set and Tuberculosis set Imperf. colourful. Estimate £45" £45.00
252 "CHINA: 1948 Multi-Franked Cover to Switzerland with Commemoratives and Definitives including surcharges with 1948 Steam Navigation set, colourful. Estimate £45" £45.00
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CHINA FIRST FLIGHTS & AIRMAILS
253 "CHINA 1920S printed airmail cover with 5 adhesives tied by double-ring pictorial ""BIPLANE"" cancels, fine condition. (18 cent rate) Estimate £65" £65.00
254 "CHINA FIRST FLIGHT: 1929 July 8th FIRST NANKING TO SHANGHAI FLIGHT Envelope, bearing 15c Air Stamp, tied with the Propellor Cancel & 4c Junk, tied NANKING bilingual CDS. The cover is singed (in Chinese) by the pilot, SHANGHAI Machine Cancel on reverse. Estimate £60" £60.00
255 "CHINA: Airmail Cover from HANKOW to SHANGHAI, bearing 1929 Air 15c and Junk 4c. Estimate £25" £25.00
256 "CHINA: 1930 Airmail cover SHANGHAI to KULING, via KIUKIANG, bearing 1/2c, 1 1/2c, 1/3c(2) and (Air) 15c. Estimate £25" £25.00
257 "CHINA/""AIR"" POSTAL STATIONERY ENVELOPE: 1931 Formula Airmail Envelope bearing Block of 4 Junk 4c and (Air) 15c tied SHANGHAI CDS - sent to KULING via KIUKIANG. scan:395.jpg Estimate £45" £45.00 a0257.jpg
258 "CHINA: 1936 Registered Express Airmail Cover from KUNMING, YUNNAN to SHANGHAI, bearing 1c, 5c (3), and Air 30c. ""AR"" in circle chop at lower left. Estimate £45" £45.00
259 "CHINA, INDOCHINA, AUSTRALIA-DOUBLE CENSORED FLIGHT COVER: 1940 Airmail cover bearing 5c(2), 50c Block of 4, tied SHANGHAI CDS. Sent via HANOI censored, to SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, and Censored again. scan:396.jpg Estimate £45" £45.00 a0259.jpg
260 "CHINA: 1944 Printed Airmail Cover, REGISTERED to London bearing SYS $5 (3) tied ""Siking"" bilingual CDS. Censored on receipt with a PC 90 tape, Routed ""via Calcutta & CAIRO"" Estimate £15" £15.00
261 "CHINA Airmail accumulation of unused blocks and part sheets with Junkes values to $5, 1946 and 1948 surcharges, all without watermark unused, some toning (Hundreds) Estimate £20" £20.00
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CHINA:POSTCARDS.
262 "CHINA: 1905 PANORAMIC VIEW (4 card) of German TSINGTAU bearing SG109, 1 cent ochre and SG110, 2 cent red tied by KIAOCHOW (SHANYOW Province) native datestamp with TSINGTAU KIAUTSCHOU GERMAN Post Office arrival. Fine & Rare item. Estimate £75" £75.00
263 "CHINA: 1905 PANORAMIC VIEW (4 CARDS) of German TSINGTAU bearing SG109 1 cent ochre and SG110 2 cent red, tied by KIAOCHOW (SHANTOW Province) native datestamp with TSINGTAU KIAUTSCHOU German Post Office arrival. Fine and Rare item. Estimate £75" £75.00
264 "CHINA: 1910 Picture Postcarc to ITALY from CHIN-WAN-TAO, bearing SG109 1 cent orange, tied by native datestamp. Estimate £12" £12.00
265 "CHINA: 1912 Picture Postcard to FRANCE bearing SG196 4 cent scarlet, tied by PEKING datestamp routed via MOUKDEN (MANCHUKUO) with transit CDS. Nice routing and card. A fine photographic Picture Postcard. Estimate £35" £35.00
266 "CHINA: 1912 EXECUTION POSTCARD to AUSTRIA bearing SG109 1 cent ochre, GB152, 3 cent green and SG192 1/2 cent brown, tied by HARBIN datestamp routed via SHANGHAI. RARE CARD. scan:st048.jpg Estimate £50" £50.00 a0266.jpg
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THE POSTAL HISTORY OF SHANGHAI
267 "CHINA/PERFINS on Cover 1942 (1.8) Deutsch- Asiatische Bank cover to Japan, censored on arrival, franked by two 8c Dr Sun Yat-Sen with perfins (D.A./B.), violet en depeche close (by sealed mail) handstamp at left, arrival backstamp, fine, Chinese Perfins are Rare on Cover. Estimate £150" £150.00
268 "CHINA - IMCOMING MAIL 1947 Cover to SHANGHAI from GUERNSEY, franked GB KGVI 3d, on arrival boxed ""LEFT handstamp also in pencil at right, a most unusual item. Estimate £40" £40.00
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CHINA EXPEDITIONERY FORCE.(C.E.F.)
269 "China Expeditionary Force-Postmarks 1900 2a, 3a, 8a, 12a and 1r all very fine used with WEIHAIWEI cds's of Oct 15 90, Most unusual. Estimate £75" £75.00
270 "CHINESE EXPEDITIONERY FORCE: 1901 Envelope to NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA, bearing 2 x Queen Victoria 3 PIES (pink), and 1 x 1/2 ANNA (green), overprinted ""C.E.F."", each tied ""F.P.O. No.4"" CDS. The b/flap is printed ""P. HEATH/TIENTSIN"" with CDS: ""BASE OFFICE"" (Code B) ""VICTORIA/HONG KONG"" & ""DURBAN/NATAL"", Scarce, Very Fine & Attractive Cover. Estimate £120" £120.00
271 "CHINA / C.E.F.: 1906 Envelope to GERMANY, bearing 2 x 1/2 Anna Queen Victoria overprinted C.E.F., each tied ""F.P.O. No.4"" backstamped ""BASE OFFICE/B/30 AP 04"", ""VICTORIA/HONG KONG"". Transit CDS & GERMAN receiver. b/f is trimmed otherwise complete and very fine cover. Estimate £55" £55.00
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The French Post Offices IN China
272 "FRENCH EXPEDITIONARY FORCES: 1895 (31 Jan) cover to TUNIS bearing front and back large red double ring ""Poste De Na-Cham"" cachet overstruck on front by black ""Corps Expre Tonkin"", ""Nacham Tonkin"" despatch CDS at right, ""Langson Tonkin"" transit and arrival backstamp, fine condition, extremely attractive cover. scan:394.jpg Estimate £65" £65.00
273 "CHINA FRENCH P.O.'S: 1902 SHANGHAI Picture Postcard, bearing pair of ""CHINE"" 5 cent, tied single SHAN-HAI/CHINE with further strike and LONDON receipt adjacent. Estimate £20" £20.00
274 "CHINA FRENCH POST OFFICE: Forerunner: 1870 75c Green and orange Peace and Commerce with large part SHANG-HAI/CHINE CDS, fine and scarce. scan:e285.jpg Estimate £25" £25.00 a0274.jpg
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GERMAN POST OFFICES IN CHINA
275 "GERMAN POST OFFICE IN CHINA: SG5 1898 48 degree overprint 25pf orange, fresh unmounted mint, scarce. Estimate £48" £48.00
276 "CHINA: 1907 RED BAND Envelope to German China bearing SG109 1 cent bistre (2), and SG110 2 cent Red tied by CHINHAI datestamp with various native transits of NINGPO and SHANGCHAI TSINGTAU (KIAOCHOW) GERMAN Post Office arrival. A nice item. Estimate £125" £125.00
277 "CHINA GERMAN POST OFFICE: SG5 1898 25pf 48 degree overprint fresh mint, lightly hinged, the key value, Cat.£70 Estimate £25" £25.00
278 "KIAOCHOW: SG6 1900 5pfg on 10pfg carmine, violet bar, fresh used (Mi IVb) Estimate £30" £30.00
279 "KIAOCHOW: SG21 1901 No watermark 2m blue, NW corner marginal fresh mint. Estimate £48" £48.00
280 "GERMAN COLONIES: SG29 1905 No Watermark, 40pf Bottom marginal Fresh Mint, lightly hinged, Cat.£90 Estimate £30" £30.00
281 "CHINA-GERMAN POST OFFICE: SG33a 1901-04 Reichpost 3m type II fresh mint, lightly hinged. Estimate £45" £45.00
282 "GERMAN P.O. IN CHINA: SG35b 1901-04 5m Reichpost, hand-painted borders, MINT, lightly mounted. Estimate £95" £95.00
283 "KIAOCHOW: SG/2d carmine and black, 26 x 17 perf. holes fresh mint. Estimate £25" £25.00
284 "GERMAN POST OFFICE SG/2 dollar on 1m complete Sheet of 20 (4 x 5) Some accasional tones mostly towards margins, unmounted mint. An impressive & very scarce SHEET. Estimate £150" £50.00
285 "CHINA-GERMAN POST OFFICE: SG52-55G 1905-19 Watermarked high values both with 26 x 17 and 25 x 17 perforation holes, one $1 on 2m (26 x 17) heavily hinged, otherwise fresh mint lightly hinged. (8 stamps) Estimate £48" £48.00
286 "KIAOCHOW SGZ19 1898 German Post Offices in China 50pf cancelled by Tsingtau forerunner cancel, Cat. £75 Estimate £35" £35.00
287 "KIAOCHOW: 1900 Tsingtao Provisional 5 pfg on 10pf 56 degree overprint, blue crayon line through old value, fresh mint. scan:659.jpg Estimate £25" £25.00 a0287.jpg
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The IMPERIAL JAPANESE POST OFFICE in CHINA
288 "CHINA JAPANESE P.O.'S: 1912 Republic Overprint CIP 1 cent on picture side of Picture Postcard, tied un-dated ""Peking IJPO"" CDS. Addressed to Cherbourg, FRANCE. Estimate £25" £25.00
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CHINESE POSTS IN MONGOLIA
289 "CHINA / MONGOLIA: 1900 Chinese Imperial Postal Stationery Card. 1 cent red upgraded with SG122 1 cent yellow & SG151 2 cent green, tied by CHAOYANGFU (MONGOLIA) datestamp routed via HARBIN with manuscript via SIBERIA to BELGIUM with receiving cancel. Scarce. scan:h0331.jpg Estimate £l20" £120.00 a0289.jpg
290 "MONGOLIA: 1916 Red Band Cover bearing Chinese Junks 6 cent (2), each tied by ""URGA"" CDS with a further strike on the obverse. Estimate £90" £90.00
291 "MONGOLIA / CHINA MIXED FRANKING: 1928 Red Band Cover to Tientsin, bearing 1926 25m, tied by ""ULAN BATOR/MONGOLIA"" CDS, and also with Chinese Junks 4 cent pair, tied single ""HARBIN"" CDS. Estimate £90" £90.00
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RUSSIAN POST OFFICES IN CHINA
292 "RUSSIAN P.O.'S IN CHINA: 1903 Picture Postcard, bearing Kitah 5 kop, tied faint SHANGHAI (syrillic) CDS of 25th July with ALBI (France) receipt adjacent. Manuscript ""per str. MONGOLIA"". Estimate £25" £25.00
293 "RUSSIAN P.O.'S IN CHINA: 1908 Kitai overprint 20 KOP Registered Postal Stationery Envelope, cancelled Shanghai Poste Russe CDS with further strike opposite corner, Sent via Chefoo with small double ring CDS (CHIFU). Cyrillic Shanghai registered etiquette, Sent to BERLIN with receipt on reverse. Superb. Fresh condition, extremely scarce. Estimate £190" £190.00
294 "RUSSIAN P.O.'S IN CHINA: 1908 Kitai overprinted 7k Postal Stationery Card bearing extra 3k, cancelled ""Tyan-Tszin Zagr. Poch. Kon"" double circle, sent via Siberia to Germany with Berlin arrival backstamp, fine. Estimate £55" £55.00
295 "RUSSIAN POST OFFICE IN CHINA. SGr vertically laid paper well centred, very fresh mint, lightly hinged. Estimate £35" £35.00
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The U.S. POSTAL AGENCY in CHINA
296 "U.S. POST OFFICE IN SHANGHAI: SG6 12c on 6c, orange, Used, Cat.£60 Estimate £30" £30.00
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P.R.C. Stamps from 1949
297 "CHINA P.R.C. - PHOTOGRAPH: 1969 Black and White Photo of LIN PIAO giving speech. (200mm x 255mm), fine. Estimate £12" £12.00
298 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG1432-5 (C4-MAO) 1950 Foundation of People's Republic set of 4 originals fine unused. Estimate £60 £60.00
299 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG1464-8 (C6, FLAGS) 1950 First Anniversary of People's Republic set of 5 originals, $400 and $2000 slight thins, fresh unused. Estimate £25" £25.00
300 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG1471-3 (C8) 1950 Sino-Soviet Treaty set of 3 marginals, $400 (small grease spot), otherwise fine unused, scarce original set. Estimate £20" £20.00
301 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG1526-9 (C12) 1951 Centenary of Taiping Revolution set of 4 originals unused. Estimate £12 £12.00
302 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG1543-52 (S4) 1952 Gymnastics by Radio (ORIGINALS) set of 40 in blocks of 4 fine used. Estimate £250 £250.00
303 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG1543-52 (S4) 1952 Gymnastics by Radio (ORIGINALS) set of 10 in Block of 4 fine unused never hinged. Estimate £175 £175.00
304 People's Republic. SGth Anniversary of Russian Revolution set of 5 fine (YANG C44). Cat.£21.50. Unused. Estimate £10 £10.00
305 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG Chinese Children set of 4 fresh unused. Estimate £15 £15.00
306 "CHINA PRC SG1782-84, C55, 1958 Natural Exhibition of Industry and Communications set of 3, bottom margins with inscription, fine unused never hinged. Estimate £14" £14.00
307 "CHINA PRC SG1846-49 (C68), 1959 10th Anniversary of People's Republic of China, set of 4 in corner marginals, very fine unused never hinged. Estimate £20" £20.00
308 "CHINA PRC SG1872-87 (C72), 1959 First National Games set of 16 fine used, niver hinged. Estimate £16" £16.00
309 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG1892-4 (C74) 1960 Tsungi Conference set of 3 Slightly yellowed gum unused. Estimate £12 £12.00
310 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG1923-7 (S40) 1960 Pig Breeding set of 5 unmounted mint. Estimate £40 £40.00
311 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG1930-1 (Cth Anniversary of Liberation of Korea set of 2 unmounted mint. Estimate £14 £14.00
312 "CHINA PRC SG1947-64 S Chrysanthemums set of 18, some values slightly yellowed gum or dryish gum, unmounted mint and fresh appearance, Cat.£150 Estimate £60" £60.00
313 "CHINA PRC SG1947-64, S Chrysanthemums set of 18 fresh unused without gum. Estimate £20" £20.00
314 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG1947-64 (S Chrysanthemums set of 18 fine used. Estimate £26 £26.00
315 People's Republic. SG Tang Dynasty Pottery set of 8 unmounted mint (YANG S46) Cat.£64.50. Estimate £25 £25.00
316 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2032-34 (S51) 1962 Support for Cuba set of 3 unmounted mint. Estimate £55 £55.00
317 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2037-44 (C44) 1962 Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang set of 8 fine used. Estimate £32 £32.00
318 "CHINA PRC SG2063-68, C97 1963 Cuban Revolution set of 6, (8f Crowd in Peking) toned, other fresh mounted mint. Estimate £20" £20.00
319 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2063-8 (C97) 1963 Fourth Anniversary of Cuban Revolution set of 6 fine used. Estimate £16 £16.00
321 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2069-88 (S56) 1963 Butterflies set of 20 very fine used. Estimate £20 £20.00
322 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2092-2103 (S54) 1963 Children set of 12 in Imperforate pairs fine unused, never hinged. Estimate £125" £125.00
323 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2092-2103 (S54i) 1963 Children imperforate set of 12 fine used. Estimate £25 £25.00
324 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2116-8 (S59) 1963 Giant Pandas Imperf set of 3 fine used. Estimate £50 £50.00
325 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2121-3 (S60i) 1963 Snub- nosed Monkey Imperf set of 3 fine used. Estimate £25 £25.00
326 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2124-39 (S57) 1963 Hwangshan Landscapes set of 16 very fine used. Estimate £35 £35.00
327 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2140-4 (C100) 1963 Games set of 5 mounted mint. Estimate £15 £15.00
328 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2178-83 (S65) 1964 Yunan Shrine set of 6 marginals fine unmounted mint. Estimate £32 £32.00
329 "CHINA PRC SG2184 C105, 1964 South Vietnam Victory Compaign, 8f Block of 4, fine unmounted mint. Estimate £20" £20.00
330 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG Chinese Peonies set of 15 very fine used. Estimate £20 £20.00
331 "CHINA PRC. SG Tsungi Conference set of 3, unmounted mint. scan:h0179.jpg Estimate £38" £38.00 a0331.jpg
332 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2245-9 (S70) 1965 Mountaineering set of 5 fine unmounted mint. Estimate £14 £14.00
334 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2251-8 (S73) 1965 Chingkiang Mountains set of 8 fine unmounted mint.. Estimate £65 £65.00
336 "CHINA PRC SGth Anniversary of Victory over Japanese set of 4, fine unmounted mint. Estimate £35" £35.00
337 "CHINA PRC SG2280-90 (C116) 1965, Second National GAMES set of 11 fine unmounted mint. Estimate £95" £95.00
338 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG Women in Industry set of 5 fine unmounted mint. Estimate £18 £18.00
339 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2325-8 (C121) 1966 Cultural Revolution Games set of 4 fine unmounted mint. Estimate £40 £40.00
340 CHINA PRC SG2329-31 (C122) 1966 Lu Hsun Commemoration set of 3 fine unmounted mint. Estimate £70 £70.00
341 CHINA PRC SG2332-34 (C124) 1967 Heroic Oilwell Firefighters set of 3 fine unmounted mint. Estimate £50 £50.00
342 CHINA PRC SG Third Five Year Plan set of 2 in left-hand margin Blocks of 4 unmounted mint. Estimate £120 £120.00
343 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2343-53 (W1) 1907 Thoughts of Mao Tse-tung set of 11 single stamps, gold with some slight tarnishes and one stamp with paper adherence, unmounted mint Cat.£850 Estimate £190" £190.00
344 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2354-8,67-9 (W2) 1967 Long Live Chairman Mao set of 8 fine unmounted mint. Estimate £240" £240.00
345 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2354-8, 67-9 (W2) 1967 Long Live Chairman Mao set of 8 (a couple of slight tones), unmounted mint. Estimate £100" £100.00
346 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2359-61 (W3) 1967 Talks at the Yunan Forum set of 3 fine unmounted mint. Estimate £250 £250.00
347 "CHINA PRC SG2359-61 (W4) 1967 ""Long Live Chairman Mao"" set of 5 fine used. Estimate £40" £40.00
348 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2362-66 (Wth Anniversary of Chinese Communist Party set of 5 unmounted mint.(MAO PORTRAITS) Estimate £140 £140.00
349 "CHINA SG ""Our Great Teacher"" set of 3 fine unmounted mint. Estimate £325" £325.00
350 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2370-1 (Wth Anniversary of Republic set of 2, some perf tips toned unmounted mint. Estimate £20" £20.00
351 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2372-85 (W7) 1967-8 Poems of Mao Tse-tung set of 14, 8f 'The Fairy Cave' a little faded otherwise fine unmounted mint. Estimate £600" £600.00
352 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2386 (W8) 1967 Fleet Expansionist's Congress unmounted mint. Estimate £28 £28.00
353 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2387-92 (W5) 1968 Revolutionary Literature and Art set of 9 fine unmounted mint. Estimate £275 £275.00
354 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2387-92 (W5) 1968 Revolutionary Literature and Art set of 9 with some slight toning, unmounted mint. Estimate £180" £180.00
355 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2396 (W9) 1968 Chairman Mao Anti-American Directive unmounted mint. Estimate £40 £40.00
356 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2397-401 (W10) 1968 Directives of Chairman Mao set of 5 singles unmounted mint. Cat.£1700) Estimate £350 £350.00
357 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2403 1968 Painting of Chairman Mao's Youth unmounted mint. Estimate £15 £15.00
358 People's Republic SG Taking Tiger Mountain set of 6 fine unmounted mint (N1). Estimate £75 £75.00
360 People's Republic SG Afro-Asian Friendship Table Tennis set of 4 fine unmounted mint. (YANG N5). Cat.£32. Estimate £16 £16.00
361 "CHINA PRC: SG2474-79, 1972 N8 YENAN FORUM Set of 6 fine unmounted mint. Estimate £20" £20.00
362 People's Republic SG Merchant Shipping set of 4 fine unmounted mint (YANG N7) Cat.£44. Estimate £22 £22.00
363 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2498-503 (N14) 1973 Giant Pandas set of 6 fine unmounted mint. Estimate £95 £95.00
364 "CHINA P.R.C.: SG Popular Gymnastics Set of 6 in horizontal marginal pairs, fine unmounted mint. Estimate £50" £50.00
365 People's Republic. SG Acrobatics set of 6 unmounted mint. YANG T.2 Estimate £20 £20.00
366 "CHINA P.R.C.: SG Acrobatics Set of 6 in marginal horizontal pairs, fine unmounted mint. (NUMBERS in the MARGIN) Estimate £50" £50.00
367 "CHINA PRC SG2593-96, N17 1974, Industrial Production set of 4, unmounted mint. Estimate £32" £32.00
368 "People's Republic. SG ""Wushu"" set of 6 fine unmounted mint. Estimate £14" £14.00
369 People's Republic. SG Galloping Horses set of 10 unmounted mint. YANG T.28 Estimate £10 £10.00
370 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2968, Yang T46 1980 Year of the Monkey fine used. Estimate £48" £48.00
371 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SG2968, Yang T46 1980 Year of the Monkey. Slight black offsetting as usual, fresh unmounted mint. Estimate £125" £125.00
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P.R.C. MINIATURE SHEETS
372 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SGMS2879 Yang J43 1979 ""Fourth National Games"" Miniature Sheet fine unmounted mint. Estimate £24" £24.00
373 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SGMS2883 Yang T45 1979 ""30th Anniversary of People's Republic of China"" Miniature sheet fine unmounted mint. Estimate £30" £30.00
374 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SGMS3158 Yang T69 1981-2 ""The Twelve Beauties"" Miniature Sheet fine unmounted mint. Estimate £50" £50.00
375 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SGMS3241 Yang T82 1983 ""Sceries From The Western Chamber"" Miniature sheet fine unmounted mint. Estimate £38" £38.00
376 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SGMS3260 Yang T88 ""1983 Terracotta Warriors"" miniature Sheet fine unmounted mint. Estimate £28" £28.00
377 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SGMS1663a (C33) 1955 Scientists of Ancient China set of 4 miniature sheet very fine unused, never hinged. Estimate £45" £45.00
378 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SGMS1663a (C Scientists of Ancient China set of 4 miniature sheets fine unused. Estimate £40 £40.00
379 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SGMS2765a (J25) 1978 National Science Conference miniature sheet, fine unmounted mint. Estimate £180" £180.00
380 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SGMS2781 (T Galloping Horses miniature sheet fine unmounted mint. Estimate £95 £95.00
381 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SGMS2834 (T31) 1978 Bridges miniature sheet fine unmounted mint. Estimate £100 £100.00
382 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SGMS2874 (Jst International Stamp Fair, Riccione overprinted miniature sheet fine unmounted mint. Estimate £320" £320.00
383 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SGMS2900 (T41) 1979 Childhood Science miniature sheet, some creasing at left unmounted mint. Estimate £180" £180.00
384 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SGMS2922 (T37) 1979 Camelias of Yunnan miniature sheet fine unmounted mint. Estimate £90 £90.00
385 "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SGMS2923 (T37) 1979 People's Republic of China Stamp Exhibition, Hong Kong miniature sheet with gold overprint fine unmounted mint. Estimate £200" £200.00
386 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SGMS3002 (T54) 1980 Lotus paintings miniature sheet fine unmounted mint. Estimate £70 £70.00
387 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SGMS3158 (T The twelve Beauties miniature sheet fine unmounted mint. Estimate £45 £45.00
388 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SGMS3241 (T82) 1983 Scenes From the Western Chamber miniature sheet fine unmounted. Estimate £32 £32.00
389 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SGMS3303 (T89) 1984 Tang Dynasty Painting miniature sheet fine unmounted mint. Estimate £40 £40.00
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P.R.C. POSTAL STATIONERY
390 "CHINA P.R.C. POSTAL STATIONERY: 1957 8 FEN Green, Illustrated Envelope, ""CHINESE FAIRY TALES"" H & G 16 'Art' Illustration in colour. used from HARBIN, HEILUNGKIANG Province of MANCHURIA, to HONG KONG. Estimate £90" £90.00
391 "CHINA P.R.C. POSTAL STATIONERY: 1958 8 FEN Illustrated ART Envelope (PAINTING of a BIRD). ""H & G 20"", Used from HARBIN, MANCHURIA to HONG KONG. Estimate £75" £75.00
392 "CHINA P.R.C. POSTAL STATIONERY USED IN MONGOLIA: 1958 Illustrated 8 fen Envelope, H & G 17 used from ""UST URGA"" in Inner MONGOLIA to HONG KONG, Additionally franked 10c & 20c, Regular Issues, Fine BILINGUAL CDS of ""SHAN KU LI"" (Chinese) & in RUSSIAN ""WAH KY JU"", Red Handstruck Registered Chop. A Rare Cover. (Note ""1-1956"" obliterated & ""6-1947"" Printed alongside on Reverse.) Estimate £90" £90.00
393 "CHINA P.R.C. / P.O.'S IN MONGOLIA: ""H & G 17"", Scarce ILLUSTRATED 8 - fen Postal Stationery Cover, CDS of . Cancelled by double ring CDS:- (LOWER) CDS: CHINESE/RUSSIAN ""SHAN KU LI/WAH KY RN"" (UPPER) CDS: FIRST 3 CHARS. L - R: - INNER MONGOLIA. Rare Usage from MONGOLIA, Envelope has been roughlyd. Estimate £60" £60.00
394 "CHINA P.R.C. POSTAL STATIONERY ENVELOPE: 1958 Scarce 8 Fen, used from DAIREN, LIAONING PROVINCE, MANCHURIA to HONG KONG, Canton Receiver on reverse. H & G 4. Estimate £35" £35.00
395 "CHINA P.R.C. / POSTAL STATIONEY ENVELOPE MONGOLIA ""A.R."": Illustrated 8 fen, (H & G 17), REGISTERED from ""VERH-KULI"" in Inner MONGOLIA, Additionally franked 22 fen & 8 fen for ""PREPAYMENT"" by Airmail to HONG KONG, Scarce. Estimate £90" £90.00
396 "CHINA P.R.C. POSTAL STATIONERY, USED IN MONGOLIA: 1960 8 fen green. Plain Envelope ""H & G 9"" used to HONG KONG with CDS of ""INNER MONGOLIA"", fine and very scarce use. Estimate £60" £60.00
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FORMOSA
397 "TAIWAN: SG1 Chinese Province 1945 3s Numeral & Chrysanthemum overprint left-hand marginal IMPERFORATE Block of 4, the penultimate character in inscription at top with horizontal line omitted, fine unused. scan:672.jpg Estimate £30" £30.00 a0397.jpg
398 "TAIWAN, SGC4 Chinese Province 1894-95 official on horizontal laid paper with red chop, a top marginal fresh unused. Estimate £60" £60.00
399 "TAIWAN SGC4 Chinese Province 1894-95 official on horizontal laid paper with red chop, some toning unused. Estimate £40" £40.00
400 "TAIWAN SGC4 Chinese Province 1894-95 official on vertical laid paper, 2 examples with three red chops and extra, different characters down central column. Estimate £180" £180.00
401 "TAIWAN, SGC4 Chinese Province 1894-95 Official on vertical laid paper, two slightly toned examples with three red chops and extra, different characters down central column. Estimate £140" £140.00
402 "TAIWAN SGC4 Chinese Province 1894-95 official on vertical laid paper with second red chop and black characters added to central column, uneven large margin at left fresh unused. Estimate £95" £95.00
403 "TAIWAN SGC4 Chinese Province 1894-95 official on horizontal laid paper, right half affixed to piece (PART RED-BAND ENVELOPE) with extra black characters in right column and red chops, unusual. Estimate £80" £80.00
404 "TAIWAN SGC4 Chinese Province 1894-95 official on horizontal laid paper with red chop at top and large chop at centre, damaged at top, perforated down left side, fresh. Estimate £40" £40.00
405 "TAIWAN SGR2 Black Flag Republic 1895 50 cash Die I on very thin paper, large margins unused. Estimate £35" £35.00
406 "TAIWAN, SGR2, Black Flag Republic 1895 50 cash Die I on very thin paper, large margins with Tiger almost invisible, fresh unused. Estimate £50" £50.00
407 "TAIWAN SGR3 Black Flag Republic 1895 100 cash Die I on very thin paper, large margins fresh unused. Estimate £40" £40.00
408 "TAIWAN SGR7 Black Flag Republic 1895 30 cash value tablet B, Die III horizontal strip of 3 from top of sheet, good used. Estimate £35" £35.00
409 "TAIWAN SGR12 Black Flag Republic 1895 30 cash Die IIIA straight edge at left faded , unused. Estimate £12" £12.00
410 "TAIWAN SGR15 Black Flag Republic 1895 100 cash sky-blue, DIE IIIA, fresh unused showing the ""CND"" of paper watermark, scarce. Estimate £50" £50.00
411 "TAIWAN SGR8B Black Flag Republic 1895 30 cash blue-green Die III perf 12, horizontal pair, with right-hand stamp Imperf at side fresh unused, scarce. Estimate £120" £120.00
412 "TAIWAN SGR9B Black Flag Republic 1895 50 cash vermillion, Die III perf 12 Block of 4, Imperf down right side and top, fresh unused. Estimate £32" £32.00
413 "TAIWAN SGR10B Black Flag Republic 1895 100 cash purple, Die III perf 12, Block of 4, Imperf down right side and top, fresh unused. Estimate £32" £32.00
414 "TAIWAN SGR2,3 Black Flag Republic 1895 50 cash and 100 cash Die I on very thin paper, large margins fine used. Estimate £45" £45.00
415 "TAIWAN SGR4-6 Black Flag Republic 1895 30 cash, 50 cash and 100 cash Tigers, Die II fresh used. Estimate £75" £75.00
416 "TAIWAN SGR13, 14 Black Flag Republic 1895 50 cash and 100 cash Die IIIA horizontal pairs, fine unused. Estimate £30" £30.00
417 "TAIWAN, SGR5, R6 Black Flag Republic 1895 50 cash and 100 cash Tigers, Die II, 50 cash with faults, 100 cash creased, fine used. Estimate £25" £25.00
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TAIWAN
418 "TAIWAN - PHOTOGRAPH: 1932 Marshal Chiang Kai - Shek mounted on his charger ""Black Dragon"" (195mm x 240mm) Estimate £20" £20.00
419 "TAIWAN 1949 registered red band cover to the ""Embassy of the Republic of China in Great Britain/Office of the Air Attache"" from Mechanical Engineering Airforce school, obverse with violet registration handstamp, franked on back by 1948-9 $5000 (23) and $1000 on $3, tied by native despatch datestamps, Taipei & Canton transit cds's, some slight faults do not unduly detract. Estimate £38" £38.00
420 "TAIWAN 1954 Airmail cover to England bearing single franking $5 Third Anniversary of Re-election of Pres Chiang Kai-shek top marginal, scarce. Estimate £42" £42.00
421 "TAIWAN SG1-9 1945 overprint set of 9 in Corner Blocks of 35, some slight toning in places but generally fresh unused, Cat.£1680 Estimate £350" £350.00
422 TAIWAN SG Chiang Kai-shek set of 15. Mostly right-hand Marginals fresh unused never hinged. Estimate £200 £200.00
423 TAIWAN SG Ancient Chinese Paintings 1st series set of 4 in blocks of 4 fine unmounted mint. Estimate £85 £85.00
424 TAIWAN SG Sports set of 6 in blocks of 4 fresh unmounted mint. Estimate £32 £32.00
425 TAIWAN SG Ancient Chinese Art Treasures (1st series) set of 6 in blocks of 4 fine unmounted mint. Estimate £40 £40.00
426 TAIWAN SG Emperors set of 4 in corner margins fine unmounted mint. Estimate £80 £80.00
427 TAIWAN SG Emperors set of 4 fresh unmounted mint. Estimate £75 £75.00
428 "TAIWAN SG Emperors set of 4 in corner marginal Blocks of 4, fine unmounted mint, rare multiples. Estimate £300" £300.00
429 "TAIWAN SG588-96a 1966-72 Bean Geese granite paper set of 9 in marginal, mainly corner blocks of 4, fine unused, never hinged. Estimate £42" £42.00
430 "TAIWAN: SGD Postage Due Surcharge Set of 4, unused. scan:269.jpg Estimate £20" £20.00 a0430.jpg
431 "TAIWAN: SGD Postage Due Set of 5, fine unused. Estimate £75" £75.00
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CAMBODIA.
432 "CAMBODIA 1907 PPC of a RIVER VILLAGE scene sent to PNOM PENG, bearing 2x Indochina 5c Green, tied PURBAT A scarce village cancel, fine & clear. Estimate £90" £90.00
433 "CAMBODIA: c.1910 Picture Postcard of The King of Cambodia in uniform, Unused, FINE. Estimate £20" £20.00
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The DUTCH EAST INDIES.
434 "NETHERLANDS COLONIES: 1861 Paid envelope to France cancelled by Samarang Franco, charged 16 and endorsed Landmail via Marseille routed via Suez with French arrival. Scarce. Estimate £200" £200.00
435 "NETHERLAND INDIES: 1882 Postal Stationery Envelope 25 cent violet upgraded with Yvert 8, 10 cent brown and Yvert 12, 25 cent purple tied by dotted 12 with Bandoeng datestamp and boxed Aangeteekend addressed to Germany with incoming registered label arrival. Fine item. Estimate £200" £200.00
436 "DUTCH EAST INDIES POSTAL STATIONERY CARD TO EGYPT: /2 c on 5c Card additionally franked by 2 1/2c, from PATENBANG to CAIRO, EGYPT. scan:470.jpg Estimate £30" £30.00 a0436.jpg
437 "DUTCH EAST INDIES POST STATIONERY: 1937 3 1/2c on 5c Card additionally franked by 3c and 3 1/2c, from GOMBONG, JAVA, to CAIRO, EGYPT, a scarce card USED. scan:629.jpg Estimate £45" £45.00 a0437.jpg
438 "DUTCH EAST INDIES LETTERSHEET: c purple letter sheet to CAIRO, EGYPT, additionally franked by 5c, 10c and 30c tied by two TEGAL CDS'S, T in circle and arrival CDS tying 30c, SCARCE. Estimate £45" £45.00
439 "DUTCH EAST INDIES: c Postal Stationery Envelope, Registered and Upgraded with adhesives of 40c value to AUSTRIA, Weltevreden Square circle despatch cancels, ""Yokahama a Marseilles"" octagonal paquebot, violet Wien (VIENNA) arrival backstamp, (filing folds), attractive and scarce. Estimate £90" £90.00
440 "NETHERLAND INDIES: POSTAL STATIONERY Collection of 20 cards and envelopes, all used within the Dutch Indies including 10 x 5c violet cards, 5c green card, 7 1/2c (3), 10c envelope (3) and 15c envelope (to Amstercdam); good range of cancels and instructional marks. Estimate £300" £300.00
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HONG KONG STAMPS OF QUEEN VICTORIA
441 "HONG KONG SGc. to 96c., set of 7, all with neat blue 'b62' cancellations. Good to VERY FINE. Cat. £1028 scan:683.jpg Estimate £520" £520.00 a0441.jpg
442 "HONG KONG SG Wmk Crown CC 6c lilac fresh unused without gum, attractive example, Cat.£350.00 Estimate £65" £65.00
443 "HONG KONG SG Wmk Crown CC 8c pale dull orange, re-gummed, a scarce stamp unused, Cat.£450. Estimate £65" £65.00
444 "Hong Kong SGc lilac centred to left used with black B62 cancel, Cat.£300. Estimate £120" £120.00
445 "HONG KONG SG Wmk Crown CC 30c mauve, small crease and slight gum tones not apparent from fresh front, mint with thin gum, Cat.£180. Estimate £45" £45.00
446 HONG KONG: SGc. olive-bistre USED with blue 'B62'. Perfs. at left trimmed otherwise good condition. A very scarce stamp. Cat. £550 scan:743.jpg Estimate £150 £150.00 a0446.jpg
447 HONG KONG (SGc on 18c lilac USED. Good condition. Cat. £150 scan:658.jpg Estimate £75 £75.00 a0447.jpg
448 "Hong Kong SGc on 8c orange fresh used, Cat.£90 Estimate £30" £30.00
449 HONG KONG SGc on 12c Pale Blue. Fine Used with a light Cancel. Cat.£55 scan:650.jpg Estimate £20 £20.00 a0449.jpg
450 "Hong Kong SG25a 1880 10c on 12c blue, USED. FINE. Cat.£75 Estimate £30" £30.00
451 "HONG KONG (SGc on 16c yellow USED, good condition, Cat. £140 scan:h0378.jpg Estimate £50" £50.00 a0451.jpg
452 "Hong Kong SG28 1880 2c dull rose fresh mint with heavy hinge, Cat.£120. Estimate £50" £50.00