26 Jun 2023 – 29 Jun 2023
302 lots
Lot 50313 | Shanghai. Selection of some key values ( SG# 36,69,70,85,101a,103a,113,
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1866-93, Selection of some key values (S.G. 36, 69, 70, 85, 101a, 103a, 113, D137, 141, 150/151, ca. £3’500).
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 50314 | 1894-95, Selection of 15 better stamps in exceptional quality
China » Local Post » Chinkiang
1894-95, Selection of 15 better stamps in exceptional quality (Mi. 1 IIA (LH), D1-D8 (LH), P1II-P6II, inverted overprints mint n.h).
Estimate: 750 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 50315 | 1894-95, Selection of 39 stamps, incl. better (S.G. 1/7, 15/22, etc.), also inverted overprints
China » Local Post » Chinkiang
1894-95, Selection of 39 stamps, incl. better (S.G. 1/7, 15/22, etc.), also inverted overprints, mostly mint lightly hinged.
Estimate: 400 – 500 EUR
Lot 50316 | 1893 2c red perf.11 1/2 on thin greyish paper, mint block of eight
China » Local Post » Chungking
1893 2c red perf.11 1/2 on thin greyish paper, mint block of eight, typical brown streaky gum, very fine and scarce multiple (S.G. £1’200+, Chan $752+).
Estimate: 260 – 340 EUR
Lot 50317 | Selection of 10 stamps. Mi.#15-17, 23-24 (LH), P6-P10
China » Local Post » Hankow
1896-97, Selection of 10 stamps (Mi. 15-17, 23-24 mint l.h., P6-P10 used).
Estimate: 360 – 440 EUR
Lot 50318 | 1894-96 Complete in main numbers plus some varieties,
China » Local Post » Ichang
1894-96 selection of 16 stamps, mint and used, complete in main numbers plus some varieties, very good quality.
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 50319 | 1894-96, Selection of 41 stamps, mint and used, including
China » Local Post » Kewkiang
1894-96, Selection of 41 stamps, mint and used, including better, varieties, colour shades, also a very rare inverted overprint Mi. P7 var (unlisted).
Estimate: 400 – 500 EUR
Lot 50320 | 1894 10c black on yellow-ochre mint n.h. complete sheet of 50 with selvedge
China » Local Post » Kewkiang
1894 10c black on yellow-ochre mint n.h. complete sheet of 50 with selvedge, fine and scarce.
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 50321 | 1898 2c black on scarlet, very good quality
China » Local Post » Wei Hai Wei
1898 2c black on scarlet unused, light vertical bend, very good quality, scarce.
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 50322 | 1899 (9 Jan) 5c. yellowish green, horizontal pair imperf. between
China » Local Post » Wei Hai Wei
1899 (9 Jan) 5c. yellowish green, horizontal pair imperf. between, a few shortish perfs at foot, fresh unused with gum; a local post rarity.
Estimate: 500 – 600 EUR
Lot 50323 | 1882 Letter with content (regarding Shanghai stock
China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail
1882 Letter with content (regarding Shanghai stock of Malwa and Opium) sent from Shanghai to Bombay, carried by steamer “Bokhara” (Peninsular and Oriental…
Estimate: 500 – 600 EUR
Lot 50324 | 1888 Round the world cover from Nikolajevsk bearing
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949)
1888 Round the world cover from Nikolajevsk bearing Russia 1884 Imperial Arms 7 kop. blue tied by faint NIKOLAEVSK (17.8.88) cds sent to HAVANT, GB with…
Estimate: 3’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 50325 | 1878 thin paper, 2 1/2mm spacing, 1ca green, 3ca brown-red and 5ca yellow, mint large part o.g.
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1878-83 Large Dragon
1878 thin paper, 2 1/2mm spacing, 1ca green, 3ca brown-red and 5ca yellow, mint large part o.g., odd shortish perf, fine and fresh.
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 50326 | 1894 60th Birthday of Dowager Empress, set of 9 to
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1894 Dowager
1894 60th Birthday of Dowager Empress, set of 9 to 24ca (first printing) large part OG, the 24ca with small surface mark and most with some degree of toning;…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 50327 | 1897 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress 5ca. yellow
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1894 Dowager
1897 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress 5ca yellow from the unissued second printing, a little toned, scarce.
Estimate: 400 – 500 EUR
Lot 50328 | 1897 2c. on 3c. deep red ” Small” surcharge as type 21 mint
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 Red Revenues
1897 2c on 3c deep red “small” surcharge as type 21, mint large part o.g. (heavy hinge), still very fresh.
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 50329 | 1897 Red Revenues $1 large surcharge on 3c deep red, mint part o.g.
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 Red Revenues
1897 Red Revenues $1 large surcharge on 3c deep red, mint part o.g. a trace of toning but well centred and good perfs.
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 50330 | 1902 (Nov 24) inland postal stationery card 1c “CHINESE IMPERIAL POST” with rare non-standard circular TSINANFU handstamp
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1902 (Nov 24) inland postal stationery card 1c “CHINESE IMPERIAL POST” with additional franking Coiling Dragon 1c orange and 2c red, tied by perfect strike…
Estimate: 3’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 50331 | 1904, Diagonal bisected Coiling Dragon 2c red on piece
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1904, Diagonal bisected Coiling Dragon 2c red on piece genuine with cancelling cds, this provisional was in use only during June 1904, Chan Cat #136B $300,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 50332 | 1907 (July 8) Registered picture postcard of Peking sent to Vienna, franked with a pair of 2c reds and a 10c green
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1907 (Jul 8) Registered picture postcard of Peking sent to Vienna, franked with a pair of 2c reds and a 10c green, tied by Peking cds , with Shanghai transit…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 50333 | 1912 (March) Shanghai “Republic” overprint mint Large
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1912 (Mar) Shanghai “Republic” overprint mint set of 15 to $5, large part o.g. with some heavily hinged, all displaying fresh colour and fine appearance,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 50334 | 1931-37 Dr Sun Second Issue 15c and 25c vert. pair on commercial cover sent registered from Tientsin to South Africa
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1931-37 Dr Sun Second Issue 15c and 25c vert. pair on commercial cover sent registered from Tientsin to South Africa, fine and unusual destination.
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 50335 | 1932-34 Martyrs of the Revolution, Peking Printing, 40c orange in mint n.h. block of 9 with central stamp showing major re-entry
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1932-34 Martyrs of the Revolution, Peking Printing, 40c orange in mint n.h. block of 9 with central stamp showing major re-entry variety with much of the…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 50336 | 1946 Air CNC Surcharges $200 on $5 mint l.h. with inverted surcharge
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1945-48 Post War Inflation Period
1946 Air CNC Surcharges $200 on $5 mint l.h. with inverted surcharge variety, very fine, only one sheet of 100 exist of this error (S.G. £600, Chan $500).
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 50337 | 1948 (Oct) Parcels Post $500’000 on $5’000’000 grey-lilac block of 4 fine, CTO
China » China Provincial Issues » North East Provinces
1948 (Oct) Parcels Post $500’000 on $5’000’000 grey-lilac block of 4 fine, CTO by central Shanghai 17.11.48 cds, very fine.
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 50338 | 1921 25th Anniversary of Chinese national Post Service set of 4 in mint n.h. blocks of four
China » China Provincial Issues » Sinkiang
1921 25th Anniversary of Chinese national Post Service set of 4 in mint n.h. blocks of four, 1c with insignificant gum bend, very fine and scarce multiples,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 50339 | 1933-45, Balance of collection between S.G. 121 and
China » China Provincial Issues » Sinkiang
1933-45, Balance of collection between S.G. 121 and 260, mostly mint lightly hinged, very high catalogue value.
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’400 EUR
Lot 50340 | 1932 Red Flag issue 3c green, unused no gum as issued
China » Communist China » 1930-36 Red Posts & Soviet Republic
1932 Red Flag issue 3c green, unused no gum as issued, very fine and very rare; cert. CSS (2003) and BPA (2024) (S.G. £7’000).
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 50341 | 1932 Postage Due (redrawn) 1c brown unused with large margins
China » Communist China » 1930-36 Red Posts & Soviet Republic
1932 Postage Due (redrawn) 1c brown unused with large margins, very fine and very rare; cert. Roman Scheibert (2023) (S.G. £10’000).
Estimate: 2’400 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 50342 | Central Jiangsu: 1944 set of three with ovpts
China » Communist China » East China
Central Jiangsu: 1944 deep blue (Junk) with magenta ovpt, reddish brown (torch) with magenta ovpt and red-orange (bird with envelope) with blue ovpt, unused,…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 50343 | Jiangsu-Anhui Border area 1949 (29 Apr-May) Mao Tse-tung Nantong printing $2000 green horizontal pair printed both sides
China » Communist China » East China
Jiangsu-Anhui Border area 1949 (29 Apr-May) Mao Tse-tung Nantong printing $2000 green horizontal pair printed both sides fine unused without gum as issued,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 50344 | 1961 World Table Tennis miniature sheet, unused without gum as issued
China » People’s Republic of China
1961 World Table Tennis miniature sheet, unused without gum as issued, post office fresh.
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 50345 | 1961 Table Tennis mini sheet on illustrated first day cover
China » People’s Republic of China
1961 Table Tennis mini sheet on illustrated first day cover with commemorative cancel, sent to Germany, plus the same cover with the set of individual…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 50346 | 1968 Directives of Mao Tse-tung, mint NH se-tenant
China » People’s Republic of China
1968 Directives of Mao Tse-tung, mint NH se-tenant strip of five; one shortish perf and corner bend mentioned only for accuracy; a rare strip.
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 50347 | 1979-80 Small silk stockbook with mint n.h. sets incl. 8f Monkey
China » People’s Republic of China
1979-80 Small silk stockbook with mint n.h. sets incl. 8f Monkey (a little offset black in on gum), 1980 Masks set, 1979 Camellias set and 1979 Pilgrimage…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 50348 | 1980 (Feb 15) Illustrated first day cover with 8f Monkey tied by FDI cancel
China » People’s Republic of China
1980 (Feb 15) Illustrated first day cover with 8f Monkey tied by FDI cancel, unaddressed, fine and scarce.
Estimate: 600 – 800 EUR
Lot 50349 | 1917 2c orange-brown postage due with surcharge double, mint n.h.,
China » Foreign Post Offices » Italian Post Offices
1917 Postage Due 2c orange-brown with strong offset, this offset from another sheet has created a further reversed impression on the face of this stamp…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 50350 | 1857-71 Two entire letters, the earlier being stampless, the later franked by first-issue 1r yellow pair
Ecuador
1857-71 Two entire letters, the earlier being stampless and sent from Lima to New York with “Paid-To/Panama” two-line hs and “Steamship/10” due on receipt,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 50351 | Egypt – First Issue: 1866 Large green hardbound book
Egypt
1866 Large green hardbound book entitled “PROOF SHEETS / FIRST ISSUE / 1st January 1866” containing a complete set of photographic proof sheets of 200,…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 50352 | 1922 Crown Overprint 1m and 15m colour trial overprints in red on 1928 (Jan 31) cover
Egypt
1922 Crown Overprint 1m and 15m colour trial overprints in red on 1928 (Jan 31) cover with normal 1m pair and 2m, sent registered within Alexandria and…
Estimate: 1’400 – 1’800 EUR
Lot 50353 | 1922 Crown Overprint 100m with rare star and crescent wmk in mint n.h. block of 49
Egypt
1922 Crown Overprint 100m with rare star and crescent wmk in mint n.h. block of 49, margin at right, some tone spots, the largest recorded block, a showpiece.
Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 50354 | 1926 12th Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition set of 6 in complete mint n.h. sheets of 50
Egypt
1926 12th Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition set of 6 in complete mint n.h. sheets of 50, occasional tiny yellowish spots, the only recorded set of…
Estimate: 7’500 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 50354B | 1987 5p handpainted essay, 16x24cm, showing a mother
Egypt » Arab Republic
1987 5p handpainted unadopted essay, 16x24cm, showing a mother and child statue in watercolour in green and brown, annotations on reverse, very attractive.
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 50354C | 1981 UIT Telecommunications Day 5p unadopted handpainted essays
Egypt » Arab Republic
1981 UIT Telecommunications Day 5p unadopted handpainted essays, 19x24cm, with enlarged essay and stamp size essay mounted on a page, in watercolour in…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 50354D | 1988 5p Red Cross unadopted handpainted essay
Egypt
1988 5p Red Cross unadopted handpainted essay, 24x15cm, in watercolour in blue, yellow and red with some details painted on a transparency, annotations…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 50354A | 1931 Graf Zeppelin Egypt flight, picture postcard of LZ127 at Freidreichshafen sent from the Netherlands to Palestine,
Egypt » Airmails
1931 Graf Zeppelin Egypt flight, picture postcard of LZ127 at Freidreichshafen sent from the Netherlands to Palestine, flight cachet adjacent with F’hafen…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 50355 | 1868 (Aug 5) mourning envelope from Ismalia to France, with Suez Canal Co. and France mixed franking
Egypt » Suez-Canal Company
1868 (Aug 5) mourning envelope from Ismalia to France, reverse with oval blue “CANAL MARITIME / DE SUEZ” cachet, franked with Suez Canal Company 20c, very…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 50356 | 1953 Soldier postal stationery cards, a group of 20
Egypt » Postal Stationery
1953 Soldier postal stationery cards, a group of 20 different used cards, scarce as such.
Estimate: 900 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 50357 | Salt Tax: “Salt Requisition Form” bearing 500m, 100m
Egypt » Revenues
Salt Tax: “Salt Requisition Form” bearing 500m, 100m on 1LE, 10m vert. pair and 10m vertical bisect, all tied by Atfe 6.3.92 cds, trivial imperfections…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 50358 | 1785 (Feb 15) incoming entire from France to Port-au-Prince, with very fine strike of the “St. MARC” entry hs
Haiti
1785 (Feb 15) incoming entire from France to Port-au-Prince, with very fine strike of the “St. MARC” entry hs, very fine and fresh cover.
Estimate: 240 – 300 EUR