14 Jun 2021 – 19 Jun 2021
5664 lots
Lot 40034 | 1866 16ca scarlet, printing 62
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1866 16ca scarlet, printing 62, a largely margins example displaying a quite clear impression, unused without gum, extremely fine.
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40035 | 1866 16ca scarlet, printing 62, lower half of “1” of “16”
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1866 16ca scarlet, printing 62, lower half of “1” of “16” broken off, large even margins, unused without gum, extremely fine and scarce in an orangish…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40036 | 1866 16ca orange scarlet, printing 62
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1866 16ca orange scarlet, printing 62, wide even margins, unused without gum, very fine.
Estimate: 80 – 120 EUR
Lot 40037 | 1866 1ca slate blue, printing 52a
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1866 1ca slate blue, printing 52a, wide even margins, strong impression, unused without gum, very fine.
Estimate: 80 – 120 EUR
Lot 40038 | 1866 3ca red-brown, printing 53
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1866 3ca red-brown, printing 53, good margins and deep shade, unused without gum, extremely fine.
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40039 | 1866 2(Er)ca black-grey, printing 51
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1866 2(Er)ca black-grey, printing 51, ample even margins, unused without gum, a very fresh and desirable example in the scarce grey-black shade; only two…
Estimate: 80 – 120 EUR
Lot 40040 | 1866 3ca red-brown, printing 55, “traces of grey-blue colour next to Chinese 2” variety
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1866 3ca red-brown, printing 55, “traces of grey-blue colour next to Chinese 2” variety caused by the former printing (see Fortune Wang handbook on page…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40041 | 1873-77 1ca on 6ca slate, cleanly used
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1873-77 1ca on 6ca slate, cleanly used with red cancel, a fine and rare stamp; (Chan $800).
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40042 | 1896 (July 10) Red band envelope bearing 1893 postage due 1c brown and black
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1896 (July 10) Red band envelope bearing framed “TO PAY.” handstamp in blue and 1893 postage due 1c brown and black, tied by “SHANGHAI/LOCAL POST” cds…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40043 | 1893 (May 25) Illustrated envelope franked by 1893 half stamp surcharged 1/2c on half 5c type 1 in pair
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1893 (May 25) Illustrated envelope (toned) franked by 1893 half stamp surcharged 1/2c on half 5c, type 1 in pair, tied by twin bilingual “LOCAL POST/SHANGHAI”…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40044 | 1894 (Dec 3) Cover to Leipzig (Germany), a very rare usage of a Shanghai LPO stamp after the introduction of the LPO issues in Chinkiang
China » Local Post » Chinkiang
1894 (Dec 3) Cover to Leipzig (Germany), endorsed “Imperial German Post Office Shanghai”, franked by Shanghai Local Post 1893 1c brown, tied by neat “CHINKIANG/POSTAL…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40045 | 1894 8ca orange, Tokyo printing, mint nh complete sheet of 50
China » Local Post » Chungking
1894 8ca orange, Tokyo printing, mint nh complete sheet of 50 with full margins (just missing a small corner), a couple of light bends, scarce in this…
Estimate: 80 – 120 EUR
Lot 40046 | 1896 1/2c on 20c blue on pink in sheet of 50
China » Local Post » Kewkiang
1896 1/2c on 20c blue on pink in sheet of 50 with selvedge on two sides, very fine multiple.
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40047 | POSTAGE DUES: 1895 15c Rose-Red mint og block of 40 comprising lower four rows of sheet, all show the “a” of “Postage” omitted variety
China » Local Post » Wuhu
Postage Dues: 1895 15c rose-red mint og block of 40 comprising lower four rows of sheet, all show the
“a” of “Postage” omitted variety, some creasing…
Estimate: 2’500 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40048 | 1883 Large Dragon thick paper, clean cut perfs, 1ca, 2ca and 5ca used
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1878-83 Large Dragon
1878-83 Large Dragon thick paper, clean cut perfs, 1ca, 2ca and 5ca used, the 1ca and 5a with partial blue Peking seal, 3ca with indistinct black oval,…
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 40049 | 1885 3ca mauve, clean cut perf. 12 1/2, 1888 1ca green, clean cut perf. 11 1/2, mint o.g.
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1885-88 Small Dragon
1885 3ca mauve, clean cut perf. 12 1/2, a fresh lightly hinged mint o.g. example; and 1888 1ca green, clean cut perf. 11 1/2, mint o.g. with only slight…
Estimate: 80 – 120 EUR
Lot 40050 | 1888 1ca perf. 11 1/2-1 3/4, featuring ‘broken frames at top left & lower left” variety
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1885-88 Small Dragon
1888 1ca perf. 11 1/2-11 3/4, featuring ‘broken frames at top left & lower left” variety, in both existing shades bright green and deep green, mint o.g.,…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40051 | 1894 Empress Dowager, first printing, 9ca dull green mint vertical TÊTE-BÊCHE PAIR
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1894 Dowager
1894 Empress Dowager, first printing, 9ca dull green vertical TÊTE-BÊCHE PAIR with sheet margin, mint og with lower stamp unmounted, slightly toned gum,…
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 40052 | 1897 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress, 5ca yellow from unissued second printing, mint og
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1894 Dowager
1897 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress, 5ca yellow from unissued second printing, with interpane margin at left, mint og, fiagonal bend, fine and scarce.
Estimate: 250 – 300 EUR
Lot 40053 | 1897 Empress Dowager, first printing, small figure, 8c on 6ca brown in vertical strip of three with error IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY IN BETWEEN
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 Dowager Small Surcharges
1897 Empress Dowager, first printing, small figure, 8c on 6ca brown in vertical strip of three with error IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY IN BETWEEN mint left…
Estimate: 2’500 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40054 | 1897 Empress Dowager, first printing, large figure, wide spacing surcharge, 1c on 1ca reddish orange mint large part og,
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 (Mar) Dowager Large Wide Surcharges
1897 Empress Dowager, first printing, large figure, wide spacing surcharge, 1c on 1ca reddish orange mint large part og, very fine
Estimate: 90 – 120 EUR
Lot 40055 | 1897 Empress Dowager large figure, wide spacing surcharge on first printing, 30c on 24ca rose-carmine, used
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 (Mar) Dowager Large Wide Surcharges
1897 Empress Dowager large figure, wide spacing surcharge on first printing, 30c on 24ca rose-carmine, used with part Shanghai ‘dollar chop’, slightly…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40056 | 1897 Dowager Empress 1/2c on 3ca, second printing wide spacing, in mint top marginal block of 12
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 (Mar) Dowager Large Wide Surcharges
1897 Dowager Empress 1/2c on 3ca, second printing wide spacing, in mint top marginal block of 12, very fine multiple.
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40057 | 1897 (May) Empress Dowager large figure, wide spacing surcharge, unused set of 9
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 (Mar) Dowager Large Wide Surcharges
1897 (May) Empress Dowager large figure, wide spacing surcharge on 2nd printing, unused set of 9 to 30c on 24ca deep rose-red, mostly without gum, fine.
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 40058 | 1897 Dowager Empress 1c on 1ca, second printing wide spacing, in mint left marginal block of 8
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 (Mar) Dowager Large Wide Surcharges
1897 Dowager Empress 1c on 1ca, second printing wide spacing, in mint left marginal block of 8, very fine multiple.
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40059 | 1897 Red Revenues 1c on 3c deep red showing “Large Box of central character” variety
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 Red Revenues
1897 Red Revenues 1c on 3c deep red showing “Large Box of central character” variety, used by part cds, very fine (SG 88a)
Estimate: 90 – 120 EUR
Lot 40060 | 1897 4c on 3c, mint o.g.
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 Red Revenues
1897 4c on 3c, very well centred, mint o.g., a fresh and superb example; (Scott 82, $1,650).
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40061 | 1897 4c on 3c, mint o.g.
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 Red Revenues
1897 4c on 3c, mint o.g., a fresh and ver fine example; (Scott 82, $1,650).
Estimate: 250 – 300 EUR
Lot 40062 | 1901 (Sept 7) Commercial envelope (“ANZ & Co”) to Germany via the French P.O. with Red Revenue Small Figure 4c
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 Red Revenues
1901 (Sept 6) Registered postcard from Shanghai to Lichtenthal (Germany), bearing 1897 ‘Dowager’ Small Figure 5c on 5ca (no signs of perf. at base), ‘Red-Revenue’…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40063 | 1898 Waterlow $1, $2 and $5 with “SPECIMEN” overprints
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1898 Waterlow $1, $2 and $5 with “SPECIMEN” overprints, small traces of gum, $2 with light corner crease, $5 with thin and some minor toning, scarce.
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40064 | 1899 Revenues: 20ca, 100ca and 1’000ca money order revenues in unused lower marginal blocks of four
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1899 Revenues: 20ca, 100ca and 1’000ca money order revenues in unused lower marginal blocks of four, 100ca with some minor imperfections otherwise fine.
Estimate: 80 – 100 EUR
Lot 40065 | 1912 Statistical Department Overprints, 1/2c to $5 set
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1912 Statistical Department Overprints, 1/2c to $5, complete set of 15 values, mint o.g., very lightly hinged, a fresh and very fine choice assembly; (Scott…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40066 | 1912 Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, 1c to $5, complete set of 12
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1912 Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, 1c to $5, complete set of 12, mint o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; (Scott 178-189; $1,984).
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40067 | 1913 London Print Junk Issue, 1/2c to $10
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1913 London Print Junk Issue, 1/2c to $10, complete set of 19 values, mint o.g., very lightly hinged, in outstandingly good condition; (Scott 202-220;…
Estimate: 750 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40068 | 1900 (July 3) CIP 1c postal stationery postcard with extremely rare usage of the “Sanjaopoo” postmark, in conjunction with rare Kiasing cds
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1900 (July 3) CIP 1c postal stationery postcard from Sankiaopu to Shanghai, cancelled by bilingual “SANJAOPOO” circular hs, showing bilingual “KIASING”…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 40069 | 1901 (March 13) CIP 1c postal card used at Shanghai, with unused paid reply attached to be sent to the editor of “The New press”, featuring 33 plebiscite questions
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1901 (March 13) CIP 1c postal card with unused paid reply attached to be sent to the editor of “The New press”, featuring 33 plebiscite questions incl….
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40070 | Transit mail. 1901 Card from Belgium with transits of the Chinese, French and Japanese P.O.’s
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
Transit mail. 1901 (Aug 12) 10c stationery card from Mons (Belgium) to Vancouver (Canada), upfranked with 1884-91 10c and 1893-1900 1c, 2c (2) & 5c (2),…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40071 | 1902Cover from to United States, with 1898 10c and Shaohsing tombstone cancellation
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1902 (Aug 25) Cover from Shaohsing to Vergennes (United States), franked by 1898 10c with interpanneau at right, tied by Shaohsing tombstone cancellation,…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40072 | 1902 (Nov 17) Registered cover from Shanghai to Denmark, 1898 5c (2) and 20c
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1902 (Nov 17) Registered cover from Shanghai to Fredericia (Denmark), franked by 1898 5c (2) and 20c, tied by bilingual cds on dispatch, French “SHANGHAI/CHINE”…
Estimate: 80 – 120 EUR
Lot 40073 | 1903 (Aug 26) Cover to Shanghai, bearing 1902-03 1c, with extremely rare bilingual “LAO-HO-KEO” oval hs
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1903 (Aug 26) Cover to Shanghai, bearing 1902-03 1c tied by tombstone hs with extremely rare bilingual “LAO-HO-KEO” oval hs in violet on reverse, bilingual…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40074 | 1904 Cover from Nanking to Dar es Salam (German East Africa), bearing 1902-03 10c
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1904 (March 1) Cover from Nanking to Dar es Salam (German East Africa), bearing 1902-03 10c tied by bilingual cds on departure, French P.O. transit cds…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40075 | 1909 (Feb 8) Registered cover from Chentu to Berlin, 1902-03 20c
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1909 (Feb 8) Registered cover from Chentu to Berlin, franked by 1902-03 20c and tied by bilingual Chentu cds with matching registration hs at top, backstamped…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40076 | 1912 (Mar) $1 red and flesh with Shanghai Republican ovpt, mint og
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1912 (Mar) $1 red and flesh with Shanghai Republican ovpt, mint og, very fine.
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40077 | 1912 $2 Claret & Yellow with Statistical Dept overprint INVERTED, mint part og
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1912 $2 claret and yellow with Statistical Dept overprint INVERTED, mint part og, short perf. at foot, fine.
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40078 | 1912 (Mar) $5 myrtle and salmon with Shanghai Republican ovpt, mint hr
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1912 (Mar) $5 myrtle and salmon with Shanghai Republican ovpt, mint hr, very fine.
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40079 | 1932-34 Martyrs of the Revolution, Peking printing, 40c orange showing major re-entry, used
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1932-34 Martyrs of the Revolution, Peking printing, 40c orange showing major re-entry with much of the design doubled, particularly visible in the ‘sun’…
Estimate: 40 – 50 EUR
Lot 40080 | 1943 Russian Philatelic Society INVERTED OVERPRINT on 1941 Thrift Movement souvenir sheet
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1943 Russian Philatelic Society INVERTED OVERPRINT on 1941 Thrift Movement souvenir sheet, no gum as issued, some slight handling traces as usual for even…
Estimate: 2’000 EUR
Lot 40081 | 1918ca Envelope sent between different labour camps during WWI
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1918ca -Chinese Labour Corps during World War I- Envelope sent between different camps from a worker number “68650” to a worker with the 122 Company, showing…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40082 | 1919 Registered cover from Tanchang to Copenhagen, probably coming from a wreck ship
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1919 (Nov 3) Registered cover from Tanchang to Copenhagen, franked by ‘Junk’ 1c (2) and 3c (6) on reverse, tied on dispatch by cds, bilingual Shanghai…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40083 | 1927 (June 18) Registered cover from Harbin to Kobe with “China International /Famine Relief Fund” 1c stamp
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1927 (June 18) Registered cover from Harbin to Kobe (Japan), franked by overprinted ‘Junk’ 2c & 7c, bearing on reverse “China International /Famine Relief…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR