Phila China Stamp Auction 華郵有限公司郵票拍賣 January 30, 2016 eCatalog PC47 Part One

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2016 - 1 PC47

Hong K

ong January 30, 2016

January 30, 2016Hong Kong

AUCTION

saturday january 30, 2016 11 am

EXHIBITION

thursday & friday january 28 & 29, 2016 10 am - 6 pm

catalog HK$300, US$40

front cover lots 631 & 655back cover lot 263

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BIDDING INCREMENTS (HK$)

500-2,000 100 2,000-3,000 200 3,000-5,000 200 or 300 5,000-10,000 500 10,000-20,000 1,000 20,000-30,000 2,000 30,000-50,000 2,000 or 3,000 50,000-100,000 5,000 100,000-200,000 10,000 200,000-300,000 20,000 300,000-500,000 20,000 or 30,000 500,000-1,000,000 50,000

Bids outside these increments will be reduced to the nearest increment.

ESTIMATES

Estimates have been given for all lots in this auction. They are meant to reflect our idea of the current market value of the item given its scarcity and condition. Lots may sell for more or less than the estimates as the bidding dictates.

KEY TO CATALOGSymbols

H Unused/Mint (with gum, without gum or regummed)m Used E Essayo Block or strip of four or larger P Proofs On piece S Specimen) Cover, card, entire or document F Forgery

Abbreviationscds circular date stamp NH never hinged CTO cancelled to order UM unmounted mint FDC first day cover og original gum

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CONDITIONS OF BUSINESSEstimates have been given for all lots in this auction. They are meant to reflect our idea of the current market value of the item given its scarcity and condition. Lots may sell for more or less than the estimates as the bidding dictates.

Postal Bid Forms should be sent or faxed to be received by our office before 6 PM prior to the day of the auction. For evening auctions no later than 12 noon on auction day. Extension on lots should be noted on bid forms.

All lots will be sold to the highest bidder. A 15% Buyer's Premium will be added to the hammer price, on all lots. The buyer agrees to pay all shipping and handling costs. It is solely the buyer's responsibility to notify Phila China Limited of any special shipping instructions.

In the case of tie bids or any other disputes arising, the auctioneer's decision will be final. The auctioneer retains the right to act as seller's agent in placing a protective reserve on any lot.

All invoices are payable in Hong Kong dollars. Payment in any other currencies will not be accepted unless prior arrangements have been made, with such payment to include all additional bank charges. All foreign currency personal checks and Eurocheques will not be accepted. A standard HK$250 shipping/handling fee per shipment of purchase will be charged, there will be additional charges for carton lot shipments. Overseas buyers must furnish their own insurance during shipment.

All invoices are due and payable upon presentation. Full payment for all purchases should be made at the time of collection of lots. Title shall not pass to the buyer until full payment of the invoice total has been received. For invoices that are more than 30 days overdue, a late fee of 5% and interest at the rate of 2% per month from the day of the auction will be added.

Floor bidders requesting extensions should do so at the time of bidding. All floor bidders will not be granted any return privileges. It is presumed that all floor bidders have inspected the lots prior to bidding. Therefore, lots purchased by floor bidders are sold "AS IS" and may not be returned. Floor bidders include those bidders acting as agents for others. Due to possible mishandling of items by subsequent owners, the Auctioneer reserves the right to describe items differently than shown on certificates from any certification service that accompany the items. Describing and grading are an art, not a science, and therefore the descriptions provided in this catalog may not agree with the opinion of others (including trained experts), and the same expert may not describe and grade the same stamp with the same description and grade at two different times. Description and grading standards have changed in the past, and as time passes and market conditions changed over the years, they may do so again in the future. If any dispute arises in this context, the Auctioneer retains the right to the final resolution of the matter. For lots that requested extension, Phila China will submit the item to a mutually-acceptable expertizer, providing that: 1) The lot will be paid for in full plus all charges for expertizing, including postage, mail registration, insurance and handling at the time of purchase, and 2) The expertizer can provide a written opinion within 30 days of the auction date. All costs and charges for expertization are the sole responsibility and liability of the buyers.

All lots containing more than two items may not be returned under any circumstances. Mail and telephone bidders are encouraged to have a local agent view these on their behalf.

Phila China Limited reserves the right to refuse admission to the viewing and auction venue to any person, at its discretion.

Placing of a bid constitutes acceptance of the above Conditions of Business.

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ABSENTEE BIDS

If you are unable to attend an auction in person, and wish to place bids, you may consider instructing Phila China Limited's Bid Department to bid on your behalf. Upon receiving your writ-ten instructions, our representa-tive will make every effort possible to try to acquire the lot(s) of your choice at the lowest price possible, and never to exceed the top limit you indicate. This service is complimentary and with strict confidence. Phila China Limited offers this value-added service as a convenience to our clients who are unable to attend the auction, however, Phila China Limited will not be held responsible for error, omission or failure to execute bids.

PLACING ABSENTEE BIDS

To place bids, please use the absentee bid form provided in the catalog. Be sure to accurately record the lot number(s) and the top price you are willing to pay for each lot. "Buy" bids will not be accepted. Always indicate a "top limit" - the amount to which you would bid if you were attending the auction yourself.

Alternative bids should be indi-cated by using the word "OR" between lot numbers. If your bid on an early lot is successful, we will not continue to bid on other lots for you. Or, if your early bids are unsuccessful, we will continue to execute bids for alternative lots until a bid is successful. Bids must always be placed in the same order as the lot numbers appear in the catalog.

Each absentee bid form should contain bids for one auction only; the auction code number should appear in the top left-hand corner of the form. Please place your bids as early as possible. In the event of identical bids, the earliest received will take precedence.

TELEPHONE BIDS

Bids may be placed by telephone, but are accepted subject to Phila China Limited's discretion and are at caller's risk. At the sole dis-cretion of Phila China Limited, telephone bids may be recorded. By bidding on the telephone, prospective purchasers consent thereto.

BUYER'S PREMIUM

The "top limit" you indicate on your bid form is for the hammer price only. A 15% buyer's premi-um will be added to the successful bid price for each lot you buy and is payable by you.

SUCCESSFUL BIDS

Successful bidders will be notified and invoiced within a few days of the auction. All paid-subscribing bidders will receive a list of auc-tion results.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

To place telephone bids, or for further information, please call our Head of Auctions Amy Yung at +852 25 300 100.

GUIDE FORABSENTEEBIDDERS

CONTENTS

NUMBERS

1-991-62

63-727374

75-99100-200201-221222-259

222-253254255

256-257258259

260-282283-316

283-301302-308

309-316317318-347

318-319320-330331-340

341342-346

347348-367368-509

368369

370-373374-394395-398399-410411-443444-465466-467

468 469-470

471472

473-496497

498-500501-509

510-559560-574575-707

DESCRIPTIONS

Collections, Accumulations and Foreign China including two lots of Mongolia Rest of the World Picture Post Cards Chinese Motion Picture Posters LiteratureHong KongMacauShanghai and Treaty Ports Shanghai Local Posts Amoy Local Posts Chefoo Local Posts Foochow Local Posts Kewkiang Local Posts Nanking Local PostsEarly Mail to and from ChinaChina Customs Post Issues 1878-85 Large Dragon Issues 1885-1888 Small Dragon Issues 1894-97 Empress Dowager IssuesPostal History of Customs PostChina Imperial Post Issues 1897 Surcharges on Small Dragon Issues 1897 Small Figure Surcharges 1897 Large Figure Wide Spacing Surcharges 1897 Large Figure Narrow Spacing Surcharges 1897 Red Revenue Surcharge Issues 1897 Japanese Print Coiling Dragons1897-1912 Postal HistoryRepublic of China 1912 "Provisional Neutrality" Overprints 1912 "Republic of China" Overprints 1913-26 London and Peking Junk Issues 1931-48 General Issues Gold Yuan Issues Silver Yuan Issues 1912-49 Postal History Airmail Issues and First Flights Postage Due Issues Military Post 1942-45 Japanese Occupation of China Issues Manchukuo Tibet Sinkiang Ki-Hei Yunnan NortheastForeign Post Offices in ChinaTaiwanPeople's Republic of China

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Collections, Accumulations & Foreign

1 Hm

1894-1949 Mint Commemorative Collection, com-plete issues according to Ho Kuo-An (Taiwan) catalog listing, also "Limited" issues for Sinkiang, Yunnan, Ki-Hei, North-east & Taiwan provinces, painstakingly assembled and hingelessly mounted on typewritten pages, excellent assemblage.

HK$25,000-30,000

2 Hm

Mint & Used Imperial to Republic Period Collec-tion, old-time accumulation on album pages, ranging from Dowager surcharges to coiling dragons, Japanese print CIP with postmark interests, mid period Dr SYS issues, airmails, postage dues, etc, need to examine to appreciate.

HK$2,000-3,000

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3 m

Used Imperial to Republic Period Accumulation, in-cluding 119 coiling dragons (73 with ROC overprints) on a stock sheet, thousands in a box comprising of Junk series, Dr SYS and Martyr issues, unpicked with postmark interest.

HK$5,000-6,000

4 Hm

Imperial to Republic Period, mint and used stamps mounted on album pages.

HK$800-1,000

5 Hm

Imperial to Republic Period, mint and used stamps mounted on album pages.

HK$800-1,000

6 Hm

Imperial to Republic Period, mint and used stamps mounted on 6 album pages.

HK$800-1,000


7 Hm

Imperial to PRC Period, mint and used stamps mounted on album pages, including Large Dragons 3ca & 5ca (used), early PRC mint and used sets.

HK$4,000-5,000

8 Hm

Imperial to PRC Period, including Taiwan on album pages and stock cards, mint and used, mainly fine.

HK$1,000-2,000

9 Hm

Imperial to Taiwan Period, including PRC, mint and used stamps mounted on album pages.

HK$1,000-1,500

10 )

Imperial Period Official Posts Cover (Pai Tan), un-used, very fine and rare, 2011 RPSL certificate.

HK$8,000-10,000

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11 H

Group of 45 Dowager Small Figure Surcharges, all mint and in generally good condition, ranging from 1c on 1ca to 8c on 6ca (45).

HK$10,000-15,000

12 H

Group of 19 Dowager Large Figure Surcharges, all mint and in generally good condition, including nar-row and wide spacings, value to 10c on 12ca (19).

HK$4,000-5,000

13 s

1897-98 Dollar Dater Selection, group of nine pieces, including Chungking, Foochow, Hankow, Ningpo, Kiu-kiang, Lungchow, Pagoda Anchorage, Peking & Shang-hai, five with stamps, all bearing sharp strikes (9).

HK$6,000-8,000

14 m

1900's China Selection, housed in a stock book, in-cluding Small Dragons (with faults), CIP, Temple of Heaven, Junks, etc, mainly used.

HK$1,000-1,500


15 m

Imperial CIP Coiling Dragon 1c, 100 used examples.

HK$1,000-1,50016 m


HK$1,000-1,50017 m


HK$1,000-1,50018 m


HK$1,000-1,50019 m


HK$1,000-1,50020 m


HK$1,000-1,50021 m


HK$1,000-1,50022 m


HK$1,000-1,50023 m


HK$1,000-1,500

24 m


HK$1,000-1,500

25 m

Imperial CIP Coiling Dragon 3c "Republic of China" Statistical Department Overprints, 100 used exam-ples.

HK$1,000-1,500

26 m

Imperial CIP Coiling Dragon half cent "Republic of China" Waterlow Overprints, 100 used examples.

HK$1,000-1,500

27 m

Imperial CIP Coiling Dragon 1c "Republic of China" Waterlow Overprints, 100 used examples.

HK$1,000-1,500

28 m


HK$1,000-1,500

29 mImperial CIP Coiling Dragon 2c "Republic of China" Waterlow Overprints, 100 used examples.

HK$1,000-1,500

30 m


HK$1,000-1,500

15-30Ex

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31 m

Hsuan First Year Commemorative Issue (Chan 137-139; Scott 131-133), four complete sets of three, each set canceled with matching postmarks from Tsinan, Kiaochow, Hankow & Shanghai (12).

HK$1,000-1,500

32 Hm

Shanghai Local Post Office Selection, mint and used stamps on album pages & stock cards, including Large Dragon 2ca official reprint (few forgeries), Small Drag-on and later issues, etc, useful and fine.

HK$2,000-3,000

33 Hm

Republic to early PRC Accumulation, housed on pages in an old-time album and a stock book, many different issues represented, with duplicates, also Shanghai Local Post issues noted, mint and used, need to examine.

HK$2,000-3,000

34 m)

Republic Period Consignment Balance, group of used Junks, Dr SYS & Martyrs, etc, also an airmail cover franked with CNC to USA, mixed condition.

HK$500-1,000


35 )

Republic Period Postal History Selection, group of 18, franked with various issues, mostly overseas usages (18).

HK$1,000-2,000

36 )

Republic Period Postal History Selection, group of 20, franked with various regular issues, mostly overseas usages (20).

HK$1,000-2,000

37 )

Republic Period Postal History Selection, group of 19, franked with various issues, mostly overseas usages (19).

HK$1,000-2,000

38 )

Republic Period Postal History Selection, group of 8, franked mainly with commemoratives, mostly to Hong Kong (8).

HK$1,000-2,000

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39 )

Republic Period 1930-40 Range of 13 Covers, all car-ried by non-scheduled vessels visiting various ports in China, necessitated by the fact of the 1929 Chinese Eastern Railway incident and the establishment of Manchukuo in 1932 which effectively crippled the "Via Siberia" mail service, plus four other items with French mail boat datestamp, "Received from HM Ships and Paquebot Posted at Sea" handstamps (17).

HK$3,000-4,000

40 P

Republic Period American Banknotes Company De-sign Die Proofs, group of five, printed on white and buff cards (5).

HK$1,000-1,500

41 H

1942-45 Japanese Occupation Central China (Shang-hai & Nanking) Surcharges (Chan JC1//113, JCA1-7 & JCD1-4; Scott 9N1//114, 9NC1-7, 9NJ1-4), almost complete missing the expensive 9N24 & 9N72, includ-ing five extra "a" numbers with air post and postage due stamps (128).

HK$1,500-2,000

42 Ho

PRC: 1949 Trade Union Original Printing with Imperforate Variety (Yang C3var; Scott 5-7var), set of three in blocks of 42, unused as issued, status un-known, sold "AS IS" (126).

HK$6,000-8,000


43 Ho

PRC: 1950-1976 Selection (Yang C5, C7, C14, C18, C21, C23, S3, S7, S46, N4 & J8), most early C & S is-sues with duplication, C5 in three blocks of four, C14 in blocks of ten, all mint.

HK$4,000-5,000

44 Ho

PRC: C5, S7 & S11 in Large Multiples, 41 complete sets of C5 in blocks of 25 & 16, 60 sets of S7 and 45 sets of S11, unused.

HK$1,000-2,000

45 mo

PRC: 1957 (September 30) 40th Congress of World Trade Union (Yang C42), 960 complete CTO sets in seven full sheets and blocks of ninety and twenty (1,920).

HK$4,000-5,000

46 H

PRC: Commemorative & Special Issues, group of nine "C" sets (Yang C64, 69, 74-79 & 89) and fifteen "S" sets (Yang S35x2, S46x4, S48x3, S60x5 and S61i), most stamps stuck together, need patience.

HK$4,000-5,000

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47 Hm

PRC: Mint & Used Cultural Revolution Selection, group of seven mint and seventeen used examples, many good items noted (24).

HK$1,000-2,000

48 Hm

PRC: Mint Collection, housed on 80 small stock cards and 9 stock pages, all complete sets, lunar new year is-sues noted, also some used including Butterflies, must view to appreciate.

HK$7,000-8,000

49 m

PRC: 1970s Used Definitive Accumulation, box-load of loose stamps and pieces, variety of issues with post-mark interests.

HK$800-1,000

50 H

PRC: 1970 Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy Post Card, original pack of 50 sets, containing two packs of 25 sets each with distribution label attached, soiled packing paper not affecting the content.

HK$2,000-3,000


51 H

PRC: 1973-1999 Mint Selection (Yang N21, J43M, T158 and 99-11M), including 1973 Chinese Export Commodities Fair, 1979 4th PRC National Games sou-venir sheet, 1990 Han Xizai Night Party (10 sheets) and two 1999 Unity of Ethnic Groups presentation packs.

HK$1,000-2,000

52 )

PRC: 1979-1990 First Day Cover Collection (Yang J43//J167 & T37//T133), hundreds, must view to ap-preciate.

HK$2,000-3,000

53 )

PRC: 1980s Souvenir Sheet First Day Covers, group of 94 with some duplications, light toning on edges, overall fine (94).

HK$3,000-4,000

54 H)

PRC: 1992-2009 Year Book Collection, group of 14, including 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997(2), 1998, 1999(2), 2002(2), 2004, 2006 & 2009, tropical toning on some, another carton filled with hundreds of covers (FDC & commercially used), presentation packs, mod-ern issues and souvenir sheets, worth a closer look.

HK$4,000-5,000

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55 H

PRC: 2001-2010 Minisheet Collection, ranging from 2001 Olympics, 2002 Year of the Horse, 2003 New Year Pictures and 14 other issues, 2004 Year of the Monkey & China-Spain, 2005 Year of the Cock, 2007 Year of the Pig, 2008 Year of the Rat and two others, 5 issues of 2009 and 9 issues of 2010, pristine condition (46).

HK$3,000-4,000

56 H

PRC: 2002 (May 16) FIFA World Cup (Yang 2002-11SH), group of eight Special Sheetlets jointly issued with Hong Kong and Macau.

HK$1,000-2,000

57 Hm)

TAIWAN: 1955-1980 Mint Collection, comprising 8 miniature sheets (one CTO) and over 180 mint stamps (mostly in complete sets), also group of 33 CTO stamp packs and first day covers, high catalog value.

HK$3,000-4,000

58 H

TAIWAN: 1956-1981 Mint Collection, neatly mount-ed on pages and housed in four ring binders, virtually complete, including regular and commemorative is-sues, airmails and souvenir sheets, clean and generally very fine.

HK$8,000-10,000


59 H

TAIWAN: 1981-1994 Mint Collection, neatly housed on mounts and stock cards, virtually complete, includ-ing regular and commemorative issues, airmails and souvenir sheets, pristine condition.

HK$2,000-3,000

60 )

TAIWAN: FDCs, Folios and Stationery Accumula-tion, over a thousand covers and postal cards, largely 1990s material, unpicked, light indication of tropical storage, definitely worth inspection.

HK$1,000-2,000

61 )

MONGOLIA: 1872 (Tong Zhi 11th Year, Lunar 2nd Month, 1st Day) Official Envelope from Officer-in-Chief in Urga to Uliasutai, bearing official seal in red, rare.

HK$8,000-10,000

62 )

MONGOLIA: 1916 (January) Court Document from Outer Mongolia to Officer-in-Chief, Urga, endorsed "Hung Hsien Yuan Nian", rare.

HK$8,000-10,000

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63 Hm

BRITISH & COLONIES: Mint & Used Selection, mounted on album pages, fine.

HK$1,500-2,000

64 H

JAPAN: 1934 Communications Day Souvenir Sheet, unmounted mint.

HK$6,000-8,000

65

JAPAN: Dragons & Cherry Blossoms Series, study ma-terial of hundreds of large & small black & white photos, including two well filled handmade albums, very useful group for philatelic research of the two series.

HK$800-1,000

66 )

GREAT BRITAIN: 1906 (February 3) The Royal Mail Steam Packet Co Picture Post Card to Kent, franked with KEVII 1d, canceled by "Posted on High Seas" oval handstamp with Southampton Packet Letter datestamp alongside.

HK$1,000-1,500


67 )

GREAT BRITAIN: 1933-40 Group of Four Items, in-cluding two photo cards (from Amoy and Wei-hai-wei) and two covers (one via Siberia, the other with censor handstamp), all bearing "Received from H M Ships" handstamps (two with rectangular frames).

HK$1,200-1,500

68 Ho

MALAYA: Malacca - 1942 Occupation Stamps (Scott N6), handstamp in carmine on 10c dull violet Straits settlements 1937-41 KGVI issue, a mint block of four, scarce (4).

HK$3,000-4,000

69 Ho

MALAYA: Malacca - 1942 Occupation Stamps (Scott N8), handstamp in carmine on 15c ultramarine Straits settlements 1937-41 KGVI issue, a mint block of six, scarce (6).

HK$3,000-4,000

70 H

OMNIBUS: 1937 KGVI Coronation, 45 territories complete (4 sets), light gum toning, UM (540).

HK$1,200-1,500

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71 H

OMNIBUS: 1949 UPU Collection for British Com-monwealth, all in complete sets neatly mounted on al-bum pages, mint and UM, catalog value over GBP300 (300+).

HK$1,500-2,000

72 Ho

RUSSIA: 1947 Revolutionists Imperforate Sheet (Scott 1183-1188 & 2963-2967), 30k x6 sheets, plus block of 8; 50k x4 sheets; 60k (brown) x8 sheets, plus block 0f 16; 60k (black) x6 sheets, plus block of 8; 1r x6 sheets & 2r x4 sheets, CTO, very fine; 1964 Mush-rooms set x35 in sheet of 25 & block of 10, MNH.

HK$1,500-2,000

73

PICTURE POST CARDS: Mid-Century Selection, mostly China including many early editions, some re-prints, also a good selection of Chairman Mao por-traits, need to examine (100+).

HK$500-1,000

74

1960s-80s PRC Motion Picture Posters Collection, range of 200, all folded neatly in pristine archive con-dition, a tremendous opportunity for the movie enthu-siasts.

HK$4,000-5,000


75

LITERATURE: 1900 (January 6, March 10 & April 28) The Illustrated London News, three complete is-sues, light aging on cover pages only.

HK$800-1,000

76

LITERATURE: Group of Two Antiquarian Chinese Travel & Social History Books, "The Land of the Pig-tail" by Mrs Bryson of Tientsin and "A Day in Canton" by Seddie Burkholder, both illustrated and circa 1900 period, in excellent condition.

HK$1,000-1,500

77

LITERATURE: 1954 British Military Uniform Prints, group of fifteen throughout the period 1857-1954, printed in 1954, nice colorful collection, ideal for framing (15).

HK$1,000-1,500

78

LITERATURE: 1955 Hong Kong Annual Report, printed and published by the Government Printer, at the Government Press in 1956, containing many old photographs of Hong Kong street scenes etc, also copy of original 1959 Hong Kong $ Directory, printed and published by The Local Printing Press Ltd, both in ex-cellent condition except the directory with a loosened spine, invaluable midcentury historical value.

HK$1,000-1,500

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79

LITERATURE: 1895 SHANGHAI by Thornhill, published by Stanley Gibbons, an original first edition, 8 full plates of photographic illustrations, showing the varieties of the Large Dragons, Small Dragons and Sur-charges, very rare.

HK$3,000-4,000

80

LITERATURE: German Postal Activities in China, volume 6 of Huayou Jijin II, Meiso Mizuhara Collection, printed in 1991, with slipcase in pristine condition.

HK$1,000-1,200

81

LITERATURE: Chinese Imperial Post (1897-1911), volume 7 & 8 of Huayou Jijin II, Meiso Mizuhara Col-lection, printed in 1992 (two volumes).

HK$2,000-2,500

82

LITERATURE: History of Postal Cancellation of China, Part I to Part IV, written by Paul Chang, 2nd printing, February 1993, complete Imperial period set of four volumes, in pristine condition, important early Chinese postal history reference material.

HK$2,000-3,000


83

LITERATURE: 2005-2011 Philatelic Literature Se-ries, group of 13, including Regional Collection No 1 Shantung and Wei-hai-wei, No 2 North Eastern Prov-inces, No 3 & 4 Sinkiang & Fukien Provinces, Post-mark Collection No 1 - Bisected Circular Bilingual Daters, four most sought after hardbound examples; plus Republic of China postmark series and others, au-thored by renowned philatelist, Mr Stephen P S Yen, invaluable research material compiled over three dec-ades of philatelic study, perfect library addition for the serious China enthusiast (13).

HK$2,000-3,000

84

LITRATURE: 2006 & 2007 Stephen Yen's Region-al Collection Series, two soft bound examples, No 1 Shantung & Wei-hai-wei, No 3 & 4 Sinkiang and Fuk-ien Provinces with explanatory notes for private circu-lation in English.

HK$800-1,000

85

LITERATURE: Imperial Gems of China, featuring a display by Chinese fellows, members and authors, 29th-30th January 2015 at The Royal Philatelic Soci-ety London, edited by Danny Wong FRPSL, publisher of Asian Philatelist, a pristine hardbound copy, very sought after philatelic literature.

HK$500-1,000

86

LITERATURE: Imperial Gems of China, featuring a display by Chinese fellows, members and authors, 29th-30th January 2015 at The Royal Philatelic Soci-ety London, edited by Danny Wong, FRPSL, publisher of Asian Philatelist, a pristine hardbound copy, very sought after philatelic literature.

HK$800-1,000

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87

LITERATURE: 1897 Revenue Surcharges, L Y Woo Collection, 1983 original edition, hardbound copy, pristine.

HK$800-1,000

88

LITERATURE: Extracts from the Dr Arthur K M Woo Collection, edited by Brian Moorhouse, FRPSL, a limited edition of 50 hardbound copies, pristine.

HK$1,500-2,000

89

LITERATURE: Record of Postmarks on Dowager & Surcharges, group of three hard bound copies with slipcases, written and edited in 2005-2006 by renowned philatelist, Mr David Chow, containing decades long in-depth research information for the serious Dowager enthusiasts.

HK$4,000-5,000

90

LITERATURE: Treatise on the Unit Basic Silver Yuan Postage Stamps of Republic of China, edited by LI Shiqi, renowned Silver Yuan specialist, 1997 hard-bound edition.

HK$800-1,000


91

LITERATURE: China Silver Yuan Stamps, written in 2008 by Mr Patrick Choy, renowned philatelist and FIP Large Gold medalist for the topic, a sought after hard-bound copy with jacket, containing much researched ma-terial and information for the Silver Yuan specialists.

HK$800-1,000

92

LITERATURE: A Select Collection of Large Dragon Stamps covers and Postmarks, published in 1978 by Directorate General of Posts Republic of China, hard-bound, pristine.

HK$800-1,000

93

LITERATURE: The Postal History of Hong Kong 1841-1997, published by Edward Proud, an extension of Mr Proud's earlier volume I, 1841-1958 published in 1989, a well-researched book providing valuable ref-erence guide for Hong Kong enthusiasts, hardbound with jacket.

HK$800-1,000

94

LITERATURE: 2001-2011 Phila China Auction Cat-alogs, a complete run of 44, in pristine condition.

HK$2,000-3,000

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95

LITERATURE: The Empress Dowager Birthday Commemorative Issues and Surcharges, edited by Dr Shiu-Hon Chan, FRPSL and published by Philatelic Publications Ltd in 1996, invaluable literature for the Dowager enthusiasts.

HK$2,000-3,000

96

LITERATURE: China Surcharged Stamps of 1897, Editor's Collection and Research, by Dr Min-Sheng Chang, President of Chinese Taipei Philatelic Federa-tion, with Dr Chang's signature dated 1996.3.20, very sought after book edited and published by the late phi-latelist, in pristine condition.

HK$2,000-3,000

97

LITERATURE: The Ryohei Ishikawa Collection of Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, an original 1980 Sothe-by's auction catalog, with auction results, invaluable reference material for the Hong Kong enthusiasts.

HK$2,000-3,000

98

LITERATURE: 1878-1949 Ma's Illustrated Catalogue of the Stamps of China, edited by Ma Ren-quan, re-vised & supplemented by Ma You-zhang in 2008, a hardbound edition.

HK$100-200

99

LITERATURE: 2003-2008 Zhongguo Youshi Yanjiu (Study of China Postal History), a continuous run of 31 issues from 2003.1 to 2008.1, containing numerous articles of philatelic research, printed in Chinese (31).

HK$500-1,000


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Hong Kong

100 m

1862 QV 2c to 96c Unwatermarked (Yang 1-7), com-plete used set of seven with "B62" obliterator (7).

HK$1,000-1,500

101 H

1862 QV 48c Rose Unwatermarked (Yang 6; SG 6), mint, no gum.

HK$3,000-4,000

102 H

1862 QV 48c Rose Unwatermarked (Yang 6; SG 6), mint, brown gum, catalog value GBP2,750.

HK$8,000-10,000

103 H

1862 QV 96c Brownish-grey Unwatermarked (Yang 7; SG 7), fresh mint, skillfully regummed, catalog val-ue GBP3,750.

HK$12,000-15,000

104 m

1863-71 QV 4c Slate (Yang 9e; SG 9f), perforation 12 and a half, three used examples with minor faults, cata-log value GBP1,650 (3).

HK$2,500-3,000

105 m

1863-71 QV 8c Brownish Orange (Yang 11), left wing margin example used with Amoy "D27" obliterator.

HK$1,000-1,500

106 H

1863-71 QV 18c Lilac (Yang 13), no gum, rare.

HK$5,000-6,000

107 m

1863-71 QV 30c Mauve (Yang 16var; SG 16a), with "GKON" of "HONGKONG" damaged at foot variety, used, repaired at right.

HK$1,000-1,500

108 m

1863-71 QV 30c Mauve (Yang 16var; SG 16a), with "GKON" of "HONGKONG" damaged at foot variety, used with "B62" obliterator.

HK$2,000-3,000

109 m

1863-71 QV 30c Mauve (Yang 16), left wing margin example used with Foochow "F1" obliterator in blue.

HK$1,000-1,500

110 H

1863-71 QV 96c Brownish Grey (Yang 19; SG 19), mint with original gum.

HK$3,000-4,000

111 H

1863-71 QV 96c Brownish Grey (Yang 19; SG 19), hinged.

HK$6,000-8,000

112 H

1863-71 QV 96c Brownish Black (Yang 19a; SG 19a), fine mint example, possibly re-perforated at top.

HK$3,000-4,000

113 m

1876 QV 28c on 30c Mauve (Yang 21var), basic stamp with "GKON" of "HONGKONG" damaged at foot va-riety, used with partial "S1" obliterator, rare.

HK$2,000-3,000

114 H

1877 QV 16c Yellow (Yang 22; SG 22), fresh mint, skillfully regummed, catalog value GBP1,900.

HK$4,000-5,000

115 H

1879 QV 5c Surcharge on 18c Lilac (Yang P2; SG P2), no gum was normal for unused example off post-card.

HK$1,800-2,000


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116 H

1880 QV 5c on 18c Lilac (Yang 24), mint with original gum.

HK$2,500-3,000

117 m

1880 QV 10c on 12c Pale Blue (Yang 25), right wing margin example used with Foochow "F1" obliterator in black.

HK$1,000-1,500

118 m

1880 QV 10c Mauve (Yang 30), used with Ningpo "N1" obliterator in black.

HK$1,000-1,500

119 os

1882 QV 2c & 1900 QV 10c (Yang 33 & 58), 2c pair used on piece and 5c block of four, both used with company chop (6).

HK$800-1,000

120 m

1883 QV 2c Carmine (Yang 33), used with Canton "MR" for year digit error cds.

HK$1,500-2,000

121 S

1891 QV 4th Surcharge Issue (Yang 42-44; SG 45-47), without Chinese character set of three, with diagonal "Specimen" overprints, 48c with tropical gum toning, overall fresh colors (3).

HK$15,000-20,000

122 H

1891 QV 4th Surcharge Issue (Yang 42-44; SG 45-47), without Chinese character set of three, fine mint.

HK$6,000-8,000

123 m

1891 QV 4th Surcharge Issue (Yang 42-44; SG 45-47), without Chinese character set of three, fine used.

HK$3,000-4,000

124 H

1891 QV 2c Jubilee (Yang C1), unmounted mint ex-ample, very rare in this immaculate condition.

HK$8,000-10,000

125 H

1891 QV 2c Jubilee (Yang C1), fine and fresh mint.

HK$2,000-3,000

126 H

1891 QV 2c Jubilee (Yang C1), mint with original gum.

HK$2,000-3,000

127 H

1891 QV 2c Jubilee (Yang C1), mint with original gum, overall gum toning.

HK$2,000-3,000

128 H

1891 QV 2c Jubilee (Yang C1), no gum.

HK$1,500-2,000

129 H

1891 QV Postal Fiscal $5 on $10 (Yang F9), mint with original gum, fresh and very fine.

HK$1,500-2,000

130 )

1892-1909 Group of Five QV Postal Cards, including four used (two with missing stamps) from Hong Kong & Foochow to Germany, Shanghai to Macau, one un-used with message (5).

HK$1,000-1,500


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131 )

1893 (March 4) QV 1c Green Postal Card to Shang-hai, canceled by Swatow straight-lined cds, rare.

HK$4,000-5,000

132 m

1896 QV 4c Slate-grey (Yang 50), used with Type I "KB" cds.

HK$1,000-1,500

133 m

1897 QV Postal Fiscal $2 Green (Yang F5; SG F4), bearing a sharp strike of Shanghai index C MY 21 00 cds.

HK$800-1,000

134 m

1897 QV Postal Fiscal $1 on $2 Olive-green and Blu-ish-green (Yang F10 & 11), two used examples (2).

HK$1,000-1,500

135 S

1897 QV Postal Fiscal $1 on $2 Bluish-green (Yang F11), horizontal "Specimen" overprint at top of stamp, mint with original gum.

HK$1,000-1,500

136 H

1897 QV Postal Fiscal $1 on $2 Bluish-green (Yang F11), mint with original gum.

HK$1,000-1,500

137 H

1898 QV 10c on 30c Grey-green with Chinese Char-acter (Yang 54), mint horizontal pair with original gum (2).

HK$800-1,000

138 H

1898 QV 10c on 30c Grey-green with Chinese Charac-ter (Yang 54var; SG 55var), light double "10 CENTS" overprint (kiss print) variety,

HK$2,000-3,000

139 )

1899 & 1902 Pair of QV Postal Cards to Europe, both bearing "Basel Mission Hong Kong" oval chop in red.

HK$1,000-1,500

140 H

1900 QV 2c Dull Green (Yang 55a), inverted water-mark variety, mint with original gum.

HK$1,000-1,500

141 Ho

1900 QV 12c Blue (Yang 59), unmounted mint block of four with left margin (4).

HK$2,000-3,000

142 )

1903 (February 23) QV 2c Green Newspaper Wrap-per to Austria, bearing Hong Kong KB cds, and Victo-ria Hong Kong transit cds.

HK$800-1,000

143 )

1904 (December 27) QV 4c Carmine Postal Card to Germany, bearing "The Medical Hall Hong Kong Ger-man Dispensary" company chop.

HK$1,000-1,500


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154

148

149

150

153Ex

146

147

155

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144 H

1904-07 KEVII 2c to $10 (SG 77-90 & 94), complete set of 15 including 1907 6c vermilion, mint, catalog value GBP3,000 (15).

HK$12,000-15,000

145 H

1907-11 KEVII 1c to $2 (SG 91-99), color change is-sue, complete set of 10 including two shades of 2c green, all fine mint (10).

HK$2,500-3,000

146 )

1910-21 Group of Three Covers to USA, one franked with KEVII 10c, written on Hong Kong Club station-ery, other two with KGV issues (3).

HK$800-1,000

147 )

1918 KGV "China" Overprint and Surcharge Postal Card (Yang P36), unused.

HK$1,000-1,500

148 )

1918 KGV "China" Overprint and Surcharge Postal Card (Yang P36), unused.

HK$1,000-1,500

149 H

1921 KGV 25c Type B (Yang 127a; SG 126a), top marginal plate number pair, right stamp with broken flower variety, heavy tropical gum toning (2).

HK$800-1,000

150 s

1921-37 KGV 25c (Yang 127), used on piece with "Field Post Office 5" cds.

HK$1,000-1,500

151 H

1921-37 KGV $5 (Yang 133), unmounted mint.

HK$3,000-4,000

152 H

1921-37 KGV $5 (Yang 133a), olive yellow paper back, hinged, very scarce shade.

HK$4,000-5,000

153 H

1922-27 KGV "China" Overprints (Yang BP17-27; SG 18-28), complete set of 11, fine mint.

HK$2,500-3,000

154 )

1930 KGV "China" Registered 10c Envelope (Yang 55G), size 3.75" x 6", unused, rare.

HK$5,000-6,000

155 Ho

1935 KGV Silver Jubilee 5c Windsor Castle (SG 134a), bottom left corner block of four, top left stamp with extra flagstaff variety, fine and fresh UM, very rare quality.

HK$2,000-3,000


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163

164

168

166

167165

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158

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156 )

1936 (March 26) First Through Flight Hong Kong-Penang-London via Imperial Airways Cover, franked with KGV 50c, tied by airmail cds, rectangular first flight "27th March 1936" cachet alongside.

HK$800-1,000

157 )

1937 (May 12) KGVI Coronation First Day Cover (Yang C3), group of two printed in different colors (2).

HK$1,500-2,000

158 Ho

KGVI 2c, 4c & 5c, three values in top right corner block of four with control number, MNH (12).

HK$1,500-2,000

159 HoKGVI 10c, in top left corner block of four with con-trol number, MNH (4).

HK$1,000-1,500

160 H

1938 (April 13) KGVI 10c, 30c & 50c (Yang 138, 141 & 142), unmounted mint (3).

HK$1,500-2,000

161 Ho

1938-63 Scale Design 2c to 50c Postage Dues (SG D6-12), complete set of seven values in marginal blocks of six, light even gum toning, UM (42).

HK$2,500-3,000

162 )

1938 (March 29) Blue Airmail Cover to England, franked with KGV 50c bearing "UT Co" perfin, tied by Victoria Hong Kong cds.

HK$1,000-1,500

163 )

1942 (May 29) Plain Cover to Canton, franked with Japanese 5s Admiral Togo, tied by Kowloon Yaumati cds, Canton arrival cds on reverse, part back flap missing.

HK$2,000-3,000

164 )

1942 (October 18) Native Cover to Canton, franked on front with Japanese 5s Admiral Togo, tied by Hong Kong Japanese Occupation cds, on reverse Canton slo-gan machine chop as transit marking plus two arrival cds.

HK$2,000-3,000

165 Ho

1946 KGVI 20c Black (Yang 159; SG 147), full sheet of 120 with plate number 1, including all listed plate flaws, fine and fresh unmounted mint, light even gum toning and folded twice vertically along perforation, catalog value GBP150 (120).

HK$800-1,000

166 H

1948 KGVI Royal Silver Wedding (Yang C6), com-plete set of two, light even gum toning, UM (2).

HK$2,000-3,000

167 mo

1948 KGVI Royal Silver Wedding (Yang C6), com-plete set of two in used blocks of four, scarce multiples (8).

HK$2,500-3,000

168 )

1949 (October 10) Registered 75th Anniversary of UPU First Day Cover, franked with complete set of four on printed Hong Kong Philatelic society cover.

HK$800-1,000


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172

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169 )

1951 (January 6) KGVI 4c Postal Card (Yang P40a), up-rated with KGVI 1c (effective in 1951), canceled by Hong Kong Un Long cds.

HK$1,500-2,000

170 H

1953-1997 QEII Commemorative Collection, com-plete and neatly arranged in Lighthouse stockbook, excellent condition.

HK$3,000-4,000

171 H

1954-62 QEII First Definitive Set (Yang 169-182; SG 178-191), complete set of 14, UM.

HK$800-1,200

172 )

1957-67 Hong Kong Post Offices Opening Covers, group of 12, including Tsuen Wan (1957), Yuen Long (1957), So Uk (1960), Kwun Tong (1962), Choi Hung Chuen (1963), Kwai Chung (1964), San Po Kong (1964), San Tin (1964), Kam Tin (1965), Tsz Wan Shan (1966), Fanling (1967) & Tsim Sha Tsui (1967).

HK$800-1,000

173 )

1962 (December 8-16) Stamp Centenary Exhibition Hong Kong, official first day covers, group of 69, each franked with Hong Kong Centenary 10c stamp except one, including one registered usage with complete set of three, rare assemblage (69).

HK$800-1,000

174 H

1962-73 QEII Annigoni Portrait, Arabic Gum (Yang 183-197; SG 196-210), complete set of 15, UM.

HK$800-1,000

175 Ho

1962-73 QEII Annigoni Portrait, Chalky Paper, PVA Gum (Yang R27A, 193n-205n), complete set of 13 in bottom right corner blocks of four (except 30c with right margin only), high value set $1.30 to $20 (water-mark upright) and low value set 5c to 50c (watermark sideways), scarce multiples, a specialist lot (52).

HK$8,000-10,000

176 H

1962-73 QEII Annigoni Portrait $5, Chalky Paper, PVA Gum (Yang 195n.c; SG 208ab), watermark up-right, bottom marginal example with pale yellow and ochre omitted variety, UM.

HK$800-1,000

177 )

1966 (January 24) Churchill Commemoration First Day Cover (Yang C15), official China Philatelic As-sociation cover, scarce.

HK$2,000-3,000

178 H

1966-72 QEII Annigoni Portrait 5c to $20 (SG222-236), watermark sideways, complete set of 14, UM.

HK$1,500-2,000

179 )

1969-91 GPO First Day Covers, group of 94, including 39 different issues in sets, 1969-1978 new year issues, some duplications, usual tropical toning on some (94).

HK$1,500-2,000


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185

187

189

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180 )

1971 (January 20) Year of the Pig First Day Cover (Yang S6), group of three official China Philatelic As-sociation covers in three different colors, scarce (3).

HK$1,500-2,000181 )

1971 (July 23) Diamond Jubilee Scouting First Day Cover (Yang C25), group of three China Philatelic As-sociation covers, in different colors, scarce (3).

HK$1,000-1,500

182 Ho

1973 (January 25) Year of the Ox (Yang S8), 91 com-plete sets of two, in full sheets and irregular blocks of 41, NH (182).

HK$3,000-4,000

183 )

1973 (March 5) Oversize Airmail Commercial Cover to Alaska, franked with pair of QEII Annigoni Por-trait Glazed Paper $20 together with $10 single and two 1972 Royal Silver Wedding 50c blocks of four, ex-tremely rare usage of high value Annigoni issues.

HK$2,000-3,000

184 Ho

1974 (January 8) Year of the Tiger (Yang S9), 93 com-plete sets of two in full sheets and irregular blocks of 43, NH (186).

HK$2,000-2,500

185 H

1974 (February 1) Arts Festival of Hong Kong (Yang C31M), group of 10 souvenir sheets, also four 1975 Hong Kong Festivals souvenir sheets, all UM (14).

HK$1,500-2,000

186 Ho

1975 (February 5) Year of the Rabbit (Yang S10), 93 complete sets of two in full sheets (without margins) and blocks with gutter margins, NH, light oxidation of gold and silver colors (186).

HK$1,500-2,000

187 Ho1975-78 QEII Machin Portrait 10c Orange (Yang 244var), block of four with dry print variety, mint never hinged (4).

HK$1,000-2,000

188 Ho

1976 (January 21) Year of the Dragon (Yang S12), 94 complete sets of two in large blocks (including three blocks of 25), NH (188).

HK$2,000-2,500

189 Ho

1975-82 QEII Machin Portrait Dollar Value (Yang 256b-257b & 277var), including 1975-78 $1.30 block of nine and $2 block of six, also 1981-82 $5 block of nine, all with inverted watermark variety, mint never hinged (24).

HK$1,000-2,000

190 Ho

1975-78 QEII Machin Portrait $10 (Yang 259var), block of four with embossing shifted upward variety, mint never hinged (4).

HK$1,000-2,000


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195

194

196

197

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193

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191 H

1977 (June 30) Hong Kong Tourism 60c Star Ferry (SG364var), blue color double printing variety, UM.

HK$800-1,000

192 H

1981 (October 14) Public Housing 20c (Yang C160a; SG 402W), horizontal pair with left margin, water-mark inverted variety, catalog value GBP500, UM (2).

HK$1,000-1,500

193 Ho

1982 QEII Lion & Dragon 30c Salmon (Yang 283var), block of twenty with Queen head shifted to left variety, mint never hinged (20).

HK$1,000-2,000

194 H

1987 QEII Skyline $20 (Yang 326var), horizontal pair with deep shading, perforation shifted to right variety, UM (2).

HK$1,000-1,500

195 H

1987-91 QEII Skyline Definitive Sets, including 1987 heavy shading, 1988 lighter shading, imprint 1989, 1990 & 1991, plus Flag & Map coil issue set of 11 val-ues in strips of five (with serial numbers on the back), UM (135).

HK$2,000-3,000

196 H

1990-1993 Hong Kong Definitive Stamp Sheetlet No 1 to 7, group of 14, two each, all UM (14).

HK$1,000-1,500

197 H

1991-1996 Presentation Year Pack, group of 20, in-cluding 1991, 1994(8), 1995(6) & 1996(5), in pristine condition.

HK$1,500-2,000

198 Ho

1992-96 QEII Definitives with Chinese "Hong Kong" Characters (SG 702-717), without phosphorous band issue, 10c to $50, 24 values in bottom left corner blocks of 10, plus with phosphorous band 10c to $5, 18 values in top marginal control blocks of 10, UM (420).

HK$1,500-2,000

199 H

1993 Hong Kong Definitive Stamp Sheetlet No 6 (Yang C66M), yellow color printing missing variety, scarce.

HK$1,500-2,000

200 H

2002 Cultural Diversity 10c Multicolored (Yang 482; SG 1119var), vertical strip of three with imperforate variety, UM (3).

HK$3,000-4,000


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Macau

201 m)

Macau Collection, 19th and 20th century material mounted on album pages, including 22 stamps with Paquebot markings and 15 postal stationery items, used and unused, etc.

HK$2,000-3,000

202 H

1884-85 Crown Series (Choi 1-9 & 16-21; SH 1-9 & 16-21), 5r to 300r complete set of 15, unused.

HK$4,000-5,000

203 m

1884-85 Crown Series (Choi 1-9 & 16-21; SH 1-9 & 16-21), 5r to 300r complete used set of 15.

HK$1,500-2,000

204 H

1885 Crown Surcharges (Choi 11-15; SH 11-15), di-agonal surcharge set of 5, unused.

HK$4,000-5,000

205 H

1887 King Luis Perforation 131/2 Definitive Set (Choi 33a & 36-41a; SH 33 & 36-41), complete set of 7 small perforation issues as listed in both Choi and Sheng Hui, difficult set for the specialist, unused.

HK$2,000-3,000

206 H

1888 King Luis Definitive Set (Choi 32-41; SH 32-41; Scott 35-44), complete set of 10, unused.

HK$2,000-3,000

207 H

1894 King Luis "Provisorio" Surcharges (Choi 59-68; SH 59-68), complete set of 10, unused.

HK$1,500-2,000

208 H

1894 King Carlos 1st Series (Choi 46-58; SH 46-58), 5r to 300r plus newspaper print, complet set of 13, unused.

HK$2,000-2,500

209 )

1898 Formula Card with Vasco Da Gama Issue (Choi P27; H&G 15a), 1a+1a red on violet card, reply card intact, unused and clean, light aging and slightly creased lower right corner.

HK$3,500-4,000

210 H

1911 1a Black Label Stamp (Choi147c; SH 147b), laid paper, with papermaker's watermark, unused.

HK$4,000-5,000

211 H

1911 Entire Stamp of 2a on 4a Carmine and 5a on 10a Slate Blue (Choi 145a & 146a; SH 145a & 146a), unused as issued (2).

HK$2,500-3,000


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218

220

221

216

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212 H

1911 King Carlos "Republica" Overprints (Choi 149-164; SH 149-164), complete set of 16, unused.

HK$1,000-1,500

213 H

1913 King Carlos "Republica" Overprints (Choi 198-201; SH 198-201), complete set of four, unused (4).

HK$1,000-1,500

214 Ho

1925 (November 3) "4A MULTA" on Marquis Issue (Choi D34-36var; SH Postage Due 34-36var), archive proofs in bottom right corner blocks of four bearing usual punch holes, printed on unwatermarked and ungummed pale buff paper, two values (Pombal and Monument) with black color (surcharge and colony name) omitted, other Portuguese colonies printed on different color papers, scarce (12).

HK$2,500-3,000

215 )

1943 (January 15) Registered Cover from Macau via Japanese Occupied Canton to Nationalist Chengtu, franked with San Gabriel 6a, 10a & 20a, tied by Macau hexagonal datestamp, registration label and Canton transit cds alongside with Chengtu arrival cds, on re-verse Pa Hsien (Chungking) transit cds, extremely rare "Across the Lines" inward registered cover, more than a month in transit, demonstrating how wartime mail was handled from neutral Macau through occupied China to free China, the addressee, Lily Hass (Cana-dian 1922-2000) was a 21 year old daughter of Presby-terian missionaries.

HK$8,000-10,000

216 Ho

1945 Charity Tax Stamps 5a (Choi T8a; SH Charity Tax 8a), unused block of four with imperforate be-tween horizontally variety, scarce.

HK$2,000-3,000

217 Ho

1947 Charity Tax Stamps 4th Series (Choi T14-18; SH Charity Tax 14-18), complete set of five in blocks of four, unused (20).

HK$4,000-5,000

218 H

1983-87 Group of Three Souvenir Sheets (Choi S8M, S13M & S22M), including Medicinal Plants, Butter-flies & Regional Fans, UM (3).

HK$2,000-3,000

219 )

1985-1994 Lunar New Year First Day Covers, includ-ing 1985 Ox (4), 1986 Tiger (29), 1987 Rabbit (2), 1988 Dragon (28), 1989 Snake (2), 1990 Horse (20), 1991 Ram (3) and 1994 Dog (2), total 90, light tropical toning.

HK$1,000-1,500

220 )

1985-1995 Group of Nine First Day Covers (Choi S13, S17, C49, S22, S35, S64 & S65), including three with single sets and six souvenir sheets, clean and fresh (9).

HK$1,000-1,500

221 H)

1985-1996 Group of Mint Miniature Sheets (Choi S13//D83), including Butterflies (mint and CTO), Flowers and Gardens, Bird of Prey, Portuguese Ships, World Cup Football, Legend & Myths 2nd Series, Se-nado Square, Prize Birds, International Music Festival & Traditional Chinese Tea House, also Dr SYS and Lunar Year Rabbit FDCs (31).

HK$1,000-1,500


Shanghai

222 m

1865-1866 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Early Pe-riod, Chow Printing 12, 16ca Scarlet-red (Scott 4; Chan 5), yellowish wove paper, used with Shanghai Local Post index "1" 18 JA 65 cds, with error year dig-its, only known example of this printing canceled by dater, very rare.

HK$30,000-40,000

223 H

1865-1866 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Early Pe-riod, Chow Printing 20, 4ca Ochre-yellow (Scott 7; Chan 6), Chinese character "mace" for "candareen" va-riety, pelure paper, good margins, small thin at back of top right corner, unused.

HK$4,000-5,000

224 m

1865-66 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Early Period, Chow Printing 21, 2ca Black (Scott 1; Chan 1), wove paper, canceled by complete Local Post Office Shang-hai small garter (SLP-3) in red.

HK$15,000-20,000

225 H

1866 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Middle Period, Chow Printing 31, 16ca Scarlet (Scott 15; Chan 15), wove paper, good margins, unused.

HK$2,000-3,000

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226 H

1866 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Middle Period, Chow Printing 32, 8ca Olive-green (Scott 14; Chan 14), wove paper, good margins, hinge thin on reverse, light age toning, unused.

HK$1,500-2,000

227 H

1866 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Middle Period, Chow Printing 33, 6ca Terra-cotta Brown (Scott 22; Chan 19), wove paper, clear margins, unused.

HK$4,000-5,000

228 H

1866 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Middle Period, Chow Printing 34, 3ca Terra-cotta Brown (Scott 20; Chan 17), wove paper, clear margins, unused.

HK$4,000-5,000

229 H

1866 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Middle Period, Chow Printing 35, 12ca Terra-cotta (Scott 17; Chan 24), wove paper, customary compartment lines cut through the paper, reinforced by hinges, scarce.

HK$4,000-5,000


230 H

1866 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Middle Period, Chow Printing 35, 12ca Terra-cotta (Scott 17; Chan 24), wove paper, wide margins, unused.

HK$6,000-7,000

231 H

1866 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Middle Period, Chow Printing 45, 3ca Terra-cotta (Scott 20; Chan 17), wove paper, small to clear margins, unused.

HK$3,000-4,000

232 H

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Late Period, Chow Printing 48, 1ca Blue (Scott 19; Chan 16), pe-lure paper, tear at top and at left, unused.

HK$1,500-2,000

233 H

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Late Period, Chow Printing 48, 1ca Blue (Scott 19; Chan 16), pe-lure paper, full margins, stuck on paper, unused.

HK$2,500-3,000

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234 H

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Late Period, Chow Printing 48, 1ca Blue (Scott 19; Chan 16), pe-lure paper, clear margins, unused.

HK$3,000-4,000

235 m

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Late Period, Chow Printing 48, 1ca Blue (Scott 19; Chan 16), pe-lure paper, clear margins, used with red chop, possibly a forged postmark, sold "AS IS".

HK$2,000-3,000

236 H

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Late Period, Chow Printing 50, 3ca Reddish Brown (Scott 20; Chan 17), wove paper, clear margins, unused.

HK$2,000-3,000

237 H

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Late Period, Chow Printing 51, 2ca Gray-black (Scott 31; Chan 30), wove paper, wide margins, unused.

HK$2,000-3,000


238 H

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Late Period, Chow Printing 52, 1ca Blue (Scott 29; Chan 28), wove paper, small yet clear margins, unused.

HK$2,000-3,000

239 H

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Late Period, Chow Printing 52, 1ca Blue (Scott 29; Chan 28), wove paper, clear margins, unused.

HK$2,000-3,000

240 H

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Late Period, Chow Printing 52, 1ca Blue (Scott 29; Chan 28), wove paper, clear margins, unused.

HK$2,000-3,000

241 H

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Late Period, Chow Printing 62, 16ca Scarlet (Scott 25; Chan 22), wove paper, clear margins, unused.

HK$2,000-3,000

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242 H

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Late Period, Chow Printing 62, 16ca Scarlet (Scott 25; Chan 22), wove paper, clear margins, unused.

HK$2,000-3,000

243 H

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Late Period, Chow Printing 67, 3ca Red-brown (Scott 32; Chan 31), wove paper, good to wide margins, unused.

HK$2,000-3,000

244 H

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Late Period, Chow Printing 67, 3ca Red-brown (Scott 32; Chan 31), wove paper, wide margins, unused.

HK$2,000-3,000

245 H

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Late Period, Chow Printing 73, 6ca Olive-green (Scott 37a; Chan 36), wove paper, close margins, unused.

HK$7,000-8,000


246 H

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Late Period, Chow Printing 74, 8ca Green (Scott 38a; Chan 37), wove paper, wide margins, unused.

HK$7,000-8,000

247 H

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Late Period, Chow Printing 75, 12ca Orange-red (Scott 39a; Chan 38), wove paper, good to wide margins, unused.

HK$7,000-8,000

248 H

1866-67 Shanghai Large Dragons, The Late Period, Chow Printing 77, 16ca Brownish-red (Scott 41a; Chan 38Aa), wove paper, good margins, unused.

HK$2,000-3,000

249 H

1872-72 Large Dragon Reissues, 1ca (die III) Blue, Group S (Small Numerals), Chow Printing S2, print-ed on very thin almost transparent paper, unused.

HK$5,000-6,000

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250 m

1866 Shanghai Small Dragons, 2ca Carmine (Chan LS39), used with complete Local Post Office Ningpo small garter (SLP-N) in red.

HK$1,000-1,500

251 )

1893 (May 27) Local Cover, franked with 1c on half 2c brown, canceled by Local Post Shanghai handstamp, on reverse Shanghai Local Post cds.

HK$800-1,000

252 )

1893 Shanghai Municipality Local Post 1c Letter Card (Liv LC1), assembly pack of 25, with original wrapping, some with toning and faded color, rare.

HK$3,000-4,000

253 m

1895 Coat of Arms First Issue 2c Orange Vermilion (Chan LS152; Liv Type A1), used with almost com-plete oval Shanghai LPO Swatow Agency cancel.

HK$1,500-2,000

253

250

251

252


Amoy

254 H

1895-96 Postage Due Overprint on Herons Issue (Chan LAD1//11; SG D7, 9-13 & 15-17), set of 9 with red and black overprints, mint with hinge remnants.

HK$1,500-2,000

Chefoo

255 m

1893-96 Smoke Tower Issues (Chan LC1-5, 8-15; Scott 1-13), 1st and 3rd issue plus Chefoo Harbor high value set of 3, total 13 stamps, used.

HK$800-1,000

Foochow

256 H

1895-96 Foochow 1st & 2nd Issues (Chan LF1-11), mint set of 11, 20c & 40c no gum (11).

HK$1,000-1,500

257 m

1895 Foochow 1st Issue 20c (Chan LF8), tied by com-plete Customs Foochow JAN 29 96 dater, rare usage.

HK$4,000-5,000

Kewkiang

258 m

1894 Kewkiang 1st to 3rd Issues (Chan LK1//12 & 14-16; Scott 1//13 & 18-20), less 15c, plus 1896 sur-charge set of three, all fine used (15).

HK$1,000-1,500

Nanking

259 m

1896 Scenic 1st & 2nd Issues (Chan LN1-9; Scott 1-9), complete set of 9, all fine used.

HK$1,000-1,500

254Ex

256Ex 257255Ex

258Ex 259Ex

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Early Mail to and from China

260

1778 (Qian Long 43rd Year, Lunar 7th Month) Document of Trade to Uliasutai in Mongolia, early document between Mongolia and the mainland, rare.

HK$2,000-3,000

261 )

1859 (November 18) Incoming Cover from Guernsey to Hong Kong, franked with QV 6d, tied by Guernsey cds, along-side with "1d" rate handstamp in red, on reverse London transit and Hong Kong arrival cds.

HK$2,000-3,000

262 )

1867 (December 26) Incoming Cover from London to Shanghai, franked with QV 4d & 1s, tied by London WC cds, on reverse Shanghai arrival cds, cover torn at left and reinforced with scotch tape.

HK$2,000-3,000

260

262

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263 )

1871 (Tong Zhi 10th Year, Lunar 7th Month, 10th Day) Official Envelope to Urga, from the Commander-in-Chief of Ku Pei Ho, Chili Province to Officer-in-Chief, Urga by 500 miles per day (urgent instruction instead of normal 400 miles), with details of routing (arrival date and time) recorded at each station, rare official mail between Mongolia and the main-land, probably the only known completed Pai Tan to Mongolia extant, minor aging defects, very scarce.

HK$80,000-100,000

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264 )

1879 (Kuang Hsu 5th Year, Lunar 5th Month, 10th Day) Official Envelope to Urga, addressed to Officer-in-Chief, endorsed with special "500 miles Per Day" instructions, bearing official seals in red, overall aging and lightly torn, rare.

HK$5,000-6,000

265 )

1881 (August 9) US 5c Blue Postal Envelope to Foo-chow, canceled by Exeter NH cds, on reverse New York (AUG 10) and San Francisco (Aug 17) transit with US Consulate General Shanghai handstamp in red along-side.

HK$1,500-2,000


266 )

1882 (September 25) Incoming Cover from New Hampshire to Foochowfoo, via San Francisco, franked with US 5c, canceled by Bristol dispatch cds, on re-verse San Francisco and Hong Kong transit cds with Foochowfoo arrival marking.

HK$3,000-4,000

267 )

1886 (February 3) US 1c Postal Card to Hong Kong, up-rated with US 1c slate, canceled by San Francisco cds with Hong Kong arrival cds on printed "Pacific Fruit Company" message (price list) side.

HK$1,500-2,000

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268 )

1889 (January 5) Dutch Indies 71/2c Postal Card to Hong Kong, canceled by Buitenzorg (Java) dispatch cds, backstamped "Singapore to Hong Kong" marine sorter cds, also 1901 Belgian postal card from Bruxelles to Shanghai with "Singapore to Hong Kong" marine sorter cds (2).

HK$1,000-1,500

269 )

1889 (February 25) Incoming German 10pf Postal Card from Torgau to Canton, returned to Torgau, bearing "Singapore to Hong Kong" marine sorter, Hong Kong & Canton cds with Torgau final arrival cds.

HK$2,000-3,000

270 )

1892 (May 9) German 10pf+10pf Postal Card from Berlin to Hong Kong, canceled by Berlin dispatch cds, "Singapore to Hong Kong" marine sorter transit along-side, reply portion intact with vertical folding line at center.

HK$1,500-2,000

271 )

1897 (October 15) Incoming Cover from New York to Amoy, franked with US 5c pair, tied by New York machine type dater, on reverse San Francisco & Hong Kong transit with Amoy arrival cds.

HK$2,000-3,000

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270

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272 )

1899 (September 5) US 1c Postal Card from Iowa to Japan, up-rated with US 1c, canceled by Fairfield dis-patch cds, transit through Vancouver BC with Kobe and Yokohama markings, re-directed to Hangchow with Shanghai IJPO transit and final Hangchow arrival marking.

HK$2,500-3,000

273 )

1904 (Kuang Hsu 30th Year, Lunar 2nd Month, 8th Day) Documentary Office Official Envelope, bear-ing manuscript "Instruction of Treaty between Foreign Countries and China", rare.

HK$2,000-3,000

274 )

1904 (July 29) US 2c Postal Envelope to Chungking via Hong Kong, up-rated with US 3c, canceled by Chariton dispatch cds, "Missent to Tacoma, Wash, Er-ror Checked" instructional marking alongside, re-rout-ed through New York and boarded "Singapore to Hong Kong" mailboat with further delivery through Shang-hai, Ichang then Chungking lunar arrival dater.

HK$3,000-4,000

275 )

1905 (January 18) US 5c Postal Envelope to Tsingtau, used from Manila in the Philippines via Hong Kong and Shanghai, also 1915 cover from Baltimore to Can-ton with an array of backstamps.

HK$800-1,000

272273

274 275

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276 )

1907 (April 13) Incoming Picture Post Card to Shang-hai, franked with Ceylon KEVII 6c, tied by Colombo cds, addressee on board a vesell and care of the Austrian Consulate in Shanghai, re-directed to Chingwangtao, a classic example of the SLP's effort to locate and re-direct items to addressees already left the Shanghai area.

HK$5,000-6,000

277 )

1908 (May 1) US 1c+1c Postal Card to Canton, up-rated with US 2c pair, canceled by Fulton cds, Canton arrival cds alongside with Victoria Hong Kong transit cds on reply portion.

HK$1,000-1,500


278 )

1908 (October 14) Picture Post Card from Belgium to Peking, with scarce "Hong Kong to Shanghai" marine sorter cds alongside Peking arrival cds.

HK$1,500-2,000

279 )

1909 (Xuan Tong 1st Year, Lunar 3rd Month) Official Envelope from Urga to China, fine.

HK$2,000-3,000

278

279

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280 )

1909 (April 2) Incoming Missionary Cover from Cincinnati to Tibet, addressed to Dr Shelton, a "Disciples of Christ" medical missionary in Tibet and established a missionary hospital for the Tibetan Khampas in the Tachienlu region and later established a mission in Batang, franked with President 5c, tied by machine type Cincinnati dater, on reverse US Postal Sta Rec'd Shanghai China cds, Ichang & Chengtu transit cds alongside, with original letter, rare early incoming mail to Eastern Tibet.

HK$6,000-8,000


281 )

1910 (July 20) Cover from US to Chungking, franked with US 2c and 4c, canceled by Newkirk origin cds, "Missent to Seattle, Wash, Foreign Division" handstamp alongside with Chungking arrival cds, then re-directed to Szechow, on reverse an array of six backstamps.

HK$1,000-1,500

282 )

1933 (July 14) Printed Matter Rate Cover to USA, franked with 8 French stamps (30c), canceled by octag-onal "Marseille A Shanghai No 1 14-7 33" datestamps, scarce.

HK$3,000-4,000

281

282

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1878-85 Large & Small Dragon Issues

283 H

1878 Customs Large Dragons, thin paper printing, 1ca Green (Chan 1; Scott 1), mint with original gum.

HK$3,000-4,000

284 m

1878 Customs Large Dragons, thin paper printing, 1ca Green (Chan 1; Scott 1), tied by Ichang seal and Shanghai Chine cds.

HK$2,000-3,000

285 m

1878 Customs Large Dragons, thin paper printing (Chan 1-3; Scott 1-3), used set of three (3).

HK$4,000-5,000

286 m

1878 Customs Large Dragons, thin paper printing, 3ca Brown red (Chan 2; Scott 2), tied with large part Customs Chinkiang APL 5 79 dater, early usage of this dater.

HK$4,000-5,000

287 m

1878 Customs Large Dragons, thin paper printing, 3ca Brown red (Chan 2; Scott 2), used with large part Customs Hankow NOV 8 79 dater, rare early usage in black, top part of stamp cut in and damaged.

HK$2,000-3,000

288 m

1878 Customs Large Dragons, thin paper printing, 3ca Brown red (Chan 2; Scott 2), used.

HK$1,500-2,000

289 m

1878 Customs Large Dragons, thin paper printing, 5ca Orange, long stroke of "Dah" (Chan 3c; Scott 3), used.

HK$1,500-2,000

290 m

1878 Customs Large Dragons, thin paper printing, 5ca Orange (Chan 3; Scott 3), tied by partial Customs Tientsin (DE)C 26 78 dater, rare first year usage.

HK$3,000-4,000

283

286 287 288 289 290

284 285


291 m

1878 Customs Large Dragons, thin paper printing, 5ca Orange (Chan 3; Scott 3), used with partial Cus-toms Tientsin APL 17 85 dater, rare late usage of this issue.

HK$5,000-6,000

292 H

1882 Customs Large Dragons, wide margin printing (Chan 4-6; Scott 4)-6, complete mint set of three, 3ca with small top margin (3).

HK$30,000-40,000

293 H

1882 Customs Large Dragons, wide margin print-ing, 1ca Green thicker paper (Chan 4b; Scott 4), light toned spot at bottom left, unused.

HK$2,000-3,000

294 m

1882 Customs Large Dragons, wide margin printing, 3ca Brown red (Chan 5; Scott 5), tied by Customs Chinkiang AUG 16 83 dater.

HK$1,500-2,000

295 H

1883 Customs Large Dragons, thick paper printing with clean cut perforations (Chan 7-9; Scott 7-9), complete set of three, mint.

HK$10,000-15,000

296 m

1883 Customs Large Dragons, thick paper printing with clean cut perforations, 3ca Brown red (Chan 8; Scott 8), tied by Customs Newchwang JUN 27 84 dater.

HK$1,500-2,000

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297 H

1883 Customs Large Dragons, thick paper print-ing with clean cut perforations, 5ca Chrome yellow (Chan 9; Scott 9), mint with faults.

HK$2,500-3,000

298 m

1885 Customs Large Dragons, thick paper printing with rough perforations, 3ca Vermilion (Chan 11; Scott 8a), used.

HK$2,000-3,000

299 m

1885 Customs Large Dragons, thick paper printing with rough perforations, 3ca Vermilion (Chan 11; Scott 8a), tied by Customs Tientsin JAN 12 90 dater, rare cancelation on Large Dragon issue.

HK$8,000-10,000

300 m

1885 Customs Large Dragons, thick paper printing with rough perforations, 5ca Chrome yellow (Chan 12; Scott 9a), tied by partial "R" registered marking.

HK$2,000-3,000

301 m

1885 Customs Large Dragons, thick paper printing with rough perforations, 5ca Chrome yellow (Chan 12; Scott 9a), used.

HK$2,000-3,000

302 H

1885 Customs Small Dragons, 12½ rough perfora-tions (Chan 16-18; Scott 10-12), mint set of three.

HK$1,500-2,000


303 m

1885 Customs Small Dragons, 12½ rough perfora-tions (Chan 16-18; Scott 10-12), used set of 3.

HK$1,500-2,000

304 H

1888 Customs Small Dragons, 11½ - 11¾ clean cut perforation (Chan 19-21; Scott 13-15var), mint set of 3.

HK$2,000-3,000

305 mo

1888 Customs Small Dragons, 11½ - 11¾ clean cut perforations, 1ca Bright green (Chan 19; Scott 13var), block of four tied by Customs Hankow APR 11 1894 dater (4).

HK$4,000-5,000

306 H

1888 Customs Small Dragons, 11½ - 11¾ clean cut perforations, 1ca Bright green and 3ca Mauve (Chan 19-20; Scott 13-14var), two mint examples (2).

HK$800-1,000

307 m

1888 Customs Small Dragons, 11½ - 11¾ clean cut perforations, 3ca Mauve (Chan 20; Scott 14var), tied by oval Tamsui Customs Mail Matter marking in red, rare cancelation, very few recorded examples.

HK$20,000-30,000

308 m

1888 Customs Small Dragons, 11½ - 11¾ clean cut perforations, 3ca Mauve & 5ca Olive-yellow (Chan 20-21; Scott 14-15var), both used with scarce Customs postal markings (2).

HK$800-1,000

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1894-97 Empress Dowager Issues

309 s

1894 Dowager 1st Print Color Proof, printed on thin laid paper, used on piece with almost complete Customs Anping MAR 20 1895 dater in red, ex Quentin Tan.

HK$10,000-15,000

310 H

1894 Dowager Mollendorf Print, short set of six to 6ca, all unmounted mint with natural wrinkle (6).

HK$7,000-8,000

311 H

1894 Empress Dowager commemorative issues, First Printing, 1ca Vermilion (Chan 22-30; Scott 16-24), complete mint set of nine (9).

HK$10,000-12,000

312 H

1894 Empress Dowager commemorative issues, First Printing, 1ca Vermilion (Chan 22-30; Scott 16-24), complete mint set of nine, 4ca & 9ca with imperforate top margin, 9ca and 12ca with retouched corner.

HK$15,000-20,000

311Ex309

310

312


313 m

1894 Empress Dowager commemorative issues, First Printing, 1ca Vermilion (Chan 22-30; Scott 16-24), complete used set of nine (9).

HK$5,000-6,000

314 m

1894 Empress Dowager commemorative issues, First Printing, 9ca Dull green (Chan 28; Scott 22), used with clear Customs Swatow cds.

HK$1,500-2,000

315 m

1894 Empress Dowager commemorative issues, First Printing, 12ca Brown orange (Chan 29; Scott 23), right gutter margin example used with foreign daters.

HK$2,000-3,000

316 m

1894 Empress Dowager commemorative issues, First Printing, 12ca Brown orange (Chan 29; Scott 23), used with IG Customs Peking AUG 31 96 dater, rare cancel on dowager issues.

HK$2,000-3,000

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Postal History of Customs Post

317 )

1883 Pair of Min Hsin Chu Covers from Soochow to Shanghai through Customs Post & Local Post Systems, including 1883 (November 4) cover from Soochow Min Hsin Chu to Shanghai with Shanghai LPO Small Dragon issue 20 cash, tied by Shanghai Local Post (NO 6 83) cds, rough opening at right, large part of Soochow Min Hsin Chu label attached on reverse; also 1883 December cover from Soochow Min Hsin Chu to Shanghai with Large Dragon rough perforation 3ca, tied by Customs Shanghai (DEC 7 83) cds, Shanghai Local Post same day arrival, Min Hsin Chu label removed on reverse, small part label attached to front at right tied by red American firm seal in Chinese. Both covers with same handwriting and addressed to Rev John Newton Hayes, missionary appointee of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, the couple arrived in Soochow October 1882, these two covers believed to be sent by his wife to him while he was staying in Shanghai in 1883.

HK$150,000-200,000


318

319Ex

320

321

325 326 327 328

329 330

322 323 324

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1897 Small Figure Surcharges

318 H

1897 Small Figure Surcharges on Small Dragon, 1c on 1ca Green & 5c on 5ca (Chan 31 & 33; Scott 25 & 27), two mint examples (2).

HK$800-1,000

319 Ho

1897 Customs Small Dragon Issue Surcharged with Large Figures, Narrow Spacing (Chan 34 & 34b, 35, 36 & 36c; Scott 75 & 75var, 76, 77 & 77var), complete set of three in blocks of four, top right basic stamp of 1c on 1ca block with broken bottom frame be-low first "N" of "CANDARIN" variety, 2c on 3ca block with interpanneau margin, lower left stamp of 5c on 5ca block with rounded upper right corner frame, very scarce multiples, 2015 ECL certificates.

HK$80,000-100,000

320 m

1897 Small Figure Dowager Surcharges, 1c on 1ca Vermilion & 5c on 5ca Dull Orange (Chan 38 & 41; Scott 29 & 32 ), both used with Pakhoi pakua cancel (2).

HK$1,500-2,000

321 m

1897 Small Figure Dowager Surcharges, 2c on 2ca Green (Chan 39; Scott 30), two used examples with Chefoo & Kiukiang (tear at right) pa kua cancels (2).

HK$800-1,000

322 m

1897 Small Figure Dowager Surcharges, 4c on 4ca Rose pink (Chan 40; Scott 31), used with Wuhu pa kua cancel.

HK$800-1,000

323 m

1897 Small Figure Dowager Surcharges, 4c on 4ca Rose pink (Chan 40; Scott 31), used with Wuhu pa kua cancel.

HK$800-1,000

324 m

1897 Small Figure Dowager Surcharges, 4c on 4ca Rose pink (Chan 40; Scott 31), used with Hankow pa kua cancel.

HK$800-1,000

325 m

1897 Small Figure Dowager Surcharges, 5c on 5ca Dull orange (Chan 41; Scott 32), used with Taku pa kua cancel.

HK$800-1,000

326 m

1897 Small Figure Dowager Surcharges, 5c on 5ca Dull orange (Chan 41; Scott 32), used with Amoy pa kua cancel.

HK$800-1,000

327 m

1897 Small Figure Dowager Surcharges, 8c on 6ca Brown (Chan 42; Scott 33), used with Canton pa kua cancel.

HK$800-1,000

328 m

1897 Small Figure Dowager Surcharges, 8c on 6ca Brown (Chan 42; Scott 33), used with Swatow pa kua cancel.

HK$800-1,000

329 m

1897 Small Figure Dowager Surcharges, 8c on 6ca Brown (Chan 42; Scott 33), used with Newchwang pa kua cancel.

HK$800-1,000

330 m

1897 Small Figure Dowager Surcharges, 10c on 9ca Dull green (Chan 44; Scott 35), tied with maximum Hankow 29 JUN 97 (lunar 5.30) dollar dater, believed to be the earliest known usage of this dater.

HK$2,000-3,000


331

338 339 340

332Ex 333

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1897 Large Figure Wide Spacing Surcharges

331 m

Group of Five Dowager Large Figure Surcharges, val-ue from 2c on 2ca narrow spacing to 30c on 24ca wide spacing, all used (5).

HK$1,000-2,000

332 H

Group of Six Dowager Large Figure Wide Spacing Surcharges, all with exceptional gum condition (6).

HK$10,000-15,000

333 m

1897 Large Figure Wide Spacing Dowager Surcharg-es, first printing, 8c on 6ca Chocolate (Chan 52; Scott 43), used with Canton pa kua cancel.

HK$4,000-5,000

334 m

1897 Large Figure Wide Spacing Dowager Surcharg-es, second printing, 1c on 1ca Red orange, no stop after "cent" (Chan 57d; Scott 48), used with Tientsin pa kua cancel.

HK$1,500-2,000

335 m

1897 Large Figure Wide Spacing Dowager Surcharg-es, second printing, 2c on 2ca Yellow green (Chan 58; Scott 49), used with Pakhoi pa kua cancel.

HK$800-1,000

336 m

1897 Large Figure Wide Spacing Dowager Surcharg-es, second printing, 4c on 4ca Pale rose (Chan 59; Scott 50), used with Canton pa kua cancel.

HK$800-1,000

337 m

1897 Large Figure Wide Spacing Dowager Surcharg-es, second printing, 5c on 5ca Yellow (Chan 60; Scott 51), used with Chungking pa kua cancel.

HK$800-1,000

338 m

1897 Large Figure Wide Spacing Dowager Surcharg-es, second printing, 10c on 12ca Pale orange yellow (Chan 63; Scott 54), used with Canton pa kua cancel.

HK$1,500-2,000

339 m

1897 Large Figure Wide Spacing Dowager Surcharg-es, second printing, 30c on 24ca Deep rose red (Chan 64; Scott 55), used with Pakhoi pa kua cancel.

HK$1,500-2,000

340 H

Group of three Large Figure Wide Spacing Dowager Surcharges, second printing, mint (3).

HK$1,500-2,000

1897 Large Figure Narrow Spacing Surcharges

341 mo

1897 Large Figure Narrow Spacing Dowager Sur-charges, re-drawn designs, ½c on 3ca Yellow (Chan 82; Scott 73), re-joined block of six with right gutter margin, tied by Canton 1 AUG 97 dollar dater.

HK$1,500-2,000


1897 Red Revenue Surcharge Issues

342

1897 Small 2c on 3c, Revenue Surcharge (Chan 84; Scott 79), used with Customs Foochow cds.

HK$2,000-3,000

343 m

1897 Large 2c on 3c, Revenue Surcharge (Chan 88; Scott 80), used with partial Customs Chinkiang JUN 18 97 dater.

HK$2,000-3,000

344 m

1897 Large 2c on 3c, Revenue Surcharge (Chan 88; Scott 80), used with partial Hankow dollar dater.

HK$1,500-2,000

345 m

1897 Large 4c on 3c, Revenue Surcharge (Chan 89; Scott 82), used.

HK$2,000-2,500

346 H

1897 Large $1 on 3c, Revenue Surcharge (Chan 90; Scott 84), almost perfect centering example with vivid color, hinge remnant with original gum, small thin at back.

HK$15,000-20,000

1897 Japanese Print Coiling Dragons

347 m

1897 Japanese Print Coiling Dragons, $2 Orange and yellow (Chan 102; Scott 96), used, tiny tear at lower left, still scarce.

HK$6,000-8,000

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1897-1912 Postal History

348 )

1899 (April 1) CIP 1c Aniline Rose Postal Card to Newchwang, posted on board "SS Chungking", can-celed by Shanghai pa kua handstamp with dollar chop dispatch cds alongside.

HK$5,000-6,000

349 )

1899 (April 1) Combination Cover to Lyon France, franked on front with CIP 5c pair, canceled by Shang-hai pa kua and Hong Kong QV 10c canceled by British Post Office Shanghai cds, on reverse Shanghai dollar chop origin, Hong Kong transit with French mail boat Ligne Paq No 4 cds and Lyon arrival cds.

HK$4,000-5,000

348

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350 )

1900-04 Group of Three Ligne N Paq No Items, in-cluding 1900 (No 7) to Shanghai then re-directed to Taku with German PO Tsingtau Kiautschou arrival cds, 1901 (No 2) from Peking to Marseille and 1904 (No 7) French Indochine Picture Post Card from Can-ton to Paris (3).

HK$2,000-3,000

351 )

1901 (May 24) Cover from Foochow to New York, franked on front with CIP 10c canceled by Foochow bilingual cds and Japanese 10s canceled upon transit in Shanghai, on reverse Yokohama transit and New York arrival cds.

HK$3,500-4,000

352 )

1901 (July) Postage Due Cover from Shanghai to Ts-ingtau, franked with CIP 2c without cancel, large "T" marking for postage due alongside, Tsingtau arrival cds on reverse.

HK$1,000-1,500

353 )

1901 (December 8) Picture Post Card from Nanking to Ontario, Canada, franked with CIP 1c & 3c, tied by Nanking pakua cancel, matching Nanking bilingual cds alongside with Shanghai transit cds, very late pa kua usage and probably the latest recorded use of the Nanking pakua cancel.

HK$8,000-10,000

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351

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354 )

1902 (March 18) Domestic Cover to Kiaochow, franked on reverse with CIP 2c, canceled by Shasi cds, Shanghai transit and Kiaochow arrival cds alongside.

HK$1,000-2,000

355 )

1904 (March 26) Picture Post Card to Bordeaux, franked on picture side with CIP 2c, canceled by "Mar-seille A Yokohama Ligne N Paq Fr No 1" octagonal datestamp.

HK$2,000-3,000

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1904 (April 18) Postage Due Cover from Peking to Tientsin, bearing Peking dispatch cds with "T" postage due marking, overprint 1c postage due stamp added (without cancel), on reverse Tientsin arrival cds.

HK$800-1,000

357 )

1904 & 1906 Group of Two Incoming Picture Post Cards to Tientsin and Hong Kong, both bearing "Sin-gapore to Hong Kong" marine sorter cds (2).

HK$1,500-2,000

355

354

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1905 (February 9) Incoming Picture Post Card to Hong Kong, used from Ireland, franked with GB KEVII 1d, canceled by "Paquebot" handstamp, with "Dublin & Queenstown TPO" and "Singapore to Hong Kong" marine sorter alongside.

HK$800-1,000

359 )

1907 CIP 1c Green Postal Card, unused double card, minor toning spots.

HK$8,000-10,000

360 )

1907 (March 15) Picture Post Card from Peking to Hong Kong, a 2c rate card re-directed to Singapore and then back to Hong Kong with a fine array of tran-sit and arrival cds.

HK$5,000-6,000

361 )

1907 (11th Month, 22nd Day) Picture Post Card to Tokyo, franked with CIP 2c canceled by Shanghai "Winter Month" lunar dater, IJPO Shanghai transit cds alongside, scarce 2c postcard rate to Japan.

HK$2,000-2,500

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1908 (1st Moon, 12th Day) Tientsin to Peking Greet-ings Cover, franked on reverse with CIP 1c pair, left stamp with margin and perforation dramatically shift-ed to right error, scarce.

HK$1,000-1,500

363 )

1908 (2nd Moon, 18th Day) CIP 1c Green Postal Card to Chicago, up-rated with CIP 1c strip of three, tied by Changli lunar daters, Tientsin bilingual transit dater alongside, scarce.

HK$4,000-5,000

364 )

1908 (June 10) Picture Post Card to Hunan Province in China, franked with GB KEVII 1d, canceled by Selby dispatch cds, "Singapore to Hong Kong" marine sorter, Shanghai transit and Changsha lunar arrival dater alongside.

HK$1,500-2,000

365 )

1908 (June 21) Shanghai to Ningpo Cover, franked on reverse with CIP 1c(2), tied by domestic lunar dater, Ningpo arrival datestamp alongside with Shanghai Hongkou No 8 tombstone handstamp (rectangular with rounded corners) in red, on front bearing com-pany dispatch handstamps in red, scarce.

HK$1,500-2,000

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1910 (Winter Month, 9th Day) Cover to USA, franked on front with CIP 1c & 5c(3), paying 16c double weight rate, canceled by Taian lunar daters, on reverse Tsinan and Shanghai transit cds, carried by Japanese mail boat with "Tenyo Maru IJ Sea Post 22.12.10" cds and Port Jefferson arrival cds alongside.

HK$4,000-5,000

367 )

1911 (June 24) Picture Post Card to Japan, franked with CIP 2c canceled by Peking bilingual cds with Japanese arrival cds alongside, addressed to Japan with both English and Japanese addresses, scarce 2c post-card rate to Japan.

HK$1,500-2,000

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Phila China Stamp Auction 華郵有限公司郵票拍賣 January 30, 2016 eCatalog PC47 Part One