13 Dec 2021 – 16 Dec 2021
4165 lots
Lot 40521 | Shanghai local post 1/2 cent postal stationery wrapper with a franking of the German Post 5 Pfg Vorläufer
China » Local Post » Shanghai
Shanghai local post 1/2 cent postal stationery wrapper sent locally and then redirected to Bern, Switzerland with a franking of the German Post 5 Pfg Vorläufer…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40522 | 1878 Large Dragon 3ca brown-red, 2 1/2mm spacing on thin paper, mint hr
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1878-83 Large Dragon
1878 Large Dragon 3ca brown-red, 2 1/2mm spacing on thin paper, mint hr, very fine.
Estimation: 240 – 300 EUR
Lot 40523 | 1897 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress « Mollendorf »
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1894 Dowager
1897 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress « Mollendorf » special printing on un watermarked paper 1cn. to 24cn. set of nine with large part original gum;…
Estimation: 5’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 40524 | 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…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40525 | 1897 Large figure, wide spacing 1/2c on 3ca Dowager Empress (2nd printing) in mint vertical strip of three showing variety imperf. horizontally
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 (Mar) Dowager Large Wide Surcharges
1897 Large figure, wide spacing 1/2c on 3ca Dowager Empress (2nd printing) in mint vertical strip of three showing variety imperf. horizontally, hinge…
Estimation: 900 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 40526 | 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.
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40527 | 1897 Tokyo printing 1/2c to $5 mint set of 12
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1897 Tokyo printing 1/2c to $5 mint set of 12, some short perfs as usual and some a little heavily hinged, part to large part og, fine to very fine.
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 40528 | 1902-03 1c Brownish Orange 1c, without wmk, in mint hr horizontal pair with variety imperf. between
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1902-03 1c Brownish Orange 1c, without wmk, in mint hr horizontal pair with variety imperf. between, a trace of thinning otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimation: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40529 | 1902 China-Hong Kong combination cover with Tombstone pmk to Belgium
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1902 (Mar 8) CIP 1c postal stationery card from Canton to Brussels, showing Tombstone postmark at top centre, uprated with 1898-1909 1c pair and 2c, tied…
Estimation: 250 – 300 EUR
Lot 40530 | CHINA 1905 Imperial Post 10c green (with doubleperf from gutter) tied to env.to Austria
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1905 (June 1st) Cover from Peking to Vienna, bearing Imperial Post 1898-1909 10c green, showing at right interpanneau, tied by dispatch cds via the French…
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40531 | 1906 (Aug) « Red band » envelope from Paoting to the New Modderfontein Gold Mine at Benoni
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1906 (Aug) « Red band » envelope from Paoting to the New Modderfontein Gold Mine at Benoni, bearing China C.I.P. 10c, with French P.O. Shanghai, Shanghai…
Estimation: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40532 | China 1910 1c post. stat. from Shanghai to Hankow
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post
1910, 1c postal stationery card with printed advertising clothing message, sent from Shanghai to Hankow, uprated with 1902-08 1c tied by Shanghai cds,…
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40533 | 1913 London Printing 1/2c to $10 mint set of 19, mint
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1913 London Printing 1/2c to $10 mint set of 19, mint lh or mint hr, the $2 with part gum, very fine and fresh.
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 40534 | 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’…
Estimation: 40 – 50 EUR
Lot 40535 | 1938 (Jul 16) Italian Navy envelope sent from China to Italy with Dr Sun Yat Sen 25c
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1933 (Jul 16) Italian Navy envelope from the R. Esploratore « Quarto », originating from China and redirected inland in Italy, bearing Dr. Sun Yat Sen 25c…
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40536 | 1949 Silver Yuan Domestic Unit stamps for West Szechwan, set of 26, unused
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1948-49 Gold and Silver Yuan Issues
1949 Silver Yuan Domestic Unit stamps for West Szechwan, set of 26, unused without gum as issued, very fine.
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40537 | 1948 Commercial envelope inscribed « sample of no value », originally containing tea, sent registered from Shanghai to Sweden
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1948-49 Gold and Silver Yuan Issues
1948 Commercial envelope inscribed « sample of no value », originally containing tea, sent registered from Shanghai to Sweden franked on the reverse with…
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40538 | 1927 2c junk issue with overprint for Manchuria tied to printed matter to Germany
China » China Provincial Issues » China Province Manchuria
1927 2c junk issue overprinted horizontally with Manchuria overprint tied to printed matter of Harbin drug company by HARBIN cds to drug store in Esslingen…
Estimation: 80 – 120 EUR
Lot 40539 | 1947 $22, $65 and $109 in mint blocks of four, no gum as issued
China » China Provincial Issues » North East Provinces
1947 $22, $65 and $109 in mint blocks of four, no gum as issued, very fine and scarce multiples of these difficult values from this issue.
Estimation: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 40540 | CHINA SZECHUAN 1933 Red band cover fkd at back 20 values Szechuan provinc.issue
China » China Provincial Issues » Szechuan
1933 (Sept) Red band airmail cover to Shanghai, franked on reverse Szechuan 1st issue 1c orange together with 2nd issue 2c green (17) and 3rd issue 10c…
Estimation: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40541 | 1932 Yunnan overprint on Dr. Sun Yat-sen first London printing 1c to $5, mint lh
China » China Provincial Issues » Yunnan
1932 Yunnan overprint on Dr. Sun Yat-sen first London printing 1c to $5, mint lh, very fine and fresh.
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40542 | 1899 (Nov 20) Postcard to Dollnstein (Germany), franked
China » Foreign Post Offices » British Post Offices
1899 (Nov 20) Postcard to Dollnstein (Germany), franked by China 1898 1/2c (6) and 1c, tied by ‘Pa-kua’ hs, Shanghai Local post and Hong kong cds’s at…
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40543 | 1895 (April 19) Cover to England franked by overprinted Sage 25c, redirected from Dover to Canterbury with application of 1881 1d violet
China » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Offices
1895 (April 19) Cover to England franked by overprinted Sage 25c, tied by « SHANG-HAÏ/CHINE » cds, redirected from Dover to Canterbury with application of…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40544 | 1899 (Nov 24) CIP 1c postal stationery card to Germany, uprated with China 1898 1c and 2c, tied by bilingual Hankow cds, and overprinted Sage 10c type II
China » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Offices
1899 (Nov 24) CIP 1c postal stationery card to Charlottenburg (Germany), uprated with China 1898 1c and 2c, tied by bilingual Hankow cds, transferred to…
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40545 | 1898 Envelope from Kiang Yin Forts to Germany, mixed franking 1897 1/2c on 3ca (4) and 1894-98 10pf (4)
China » Foreign Post Offices » German Post Offices
1898 (Jan 4) Envelope from Kiang Yin Forts to Bethel bei Bielefeld (Germany), showing Shanghai Large Dollar dater on reverse, franked on front by 1897…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 40546 | Cover with German « GESANDTSCHAFT DES DEUTSCHEN REICHES/PEKING » paper seal and three different Chinese customs postmarks
China » Foreign Post Offices » German Post Offices
1892 (March 22) Cover to Dresden with German « GESANDTSCHAFT DES DEUTSCHEN REICHES/PEKING » paper seal on reverse, where also the « I.G OF CUSTOMS/PEKING »…
Estimation: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40547 | 1893 invalid usage of the first forerunner issue
China » Foreign Post Offices » German Post Offices
1893 (March 24) Cover to London bearing 1890-94 5pf and 20pf, each in vertical pair, tied by « KAISERLICH/DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR SHANGHAI » cds, and additionally…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40548 | 1903 (Oct 3) Incoming postcard from Karlskoga in Sweden
China » Foreign Post Offices » German Post Offices
1903 (Oct 3) Incoming postcard from Karlskoga in Sweden franked by two 5ore, addressed to The Great Northern Telegraph Co. in Shanghai, showing « Shanghai/Deutsche…
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40549 | 1905 5c postal stationery card cancelled by « DEUSTCHE SEEPOST/SHANGHAI-TIENTSIN/b » oval ds
China » Foreign Post Offices » German Post Offices » Kiautschou
1905 (March 6) 5c postal stationery card with rare printed illustration of the first international art exhibition in Tsingtau (25.2.05) on reverse, sent…
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40550 | THE FINEST EXAMPLE KNOWN OF THE « 2 DOLLARI » ON 5 LIRE
China » Foreign Post Offices » Italian Post Offices
THE FINEST EXAMPLE KNOWN OF THE « 2 DOLLARI » ON 5 LIRE1919 2d (« 2 DOLLARI ») on 5L ultramarine and rose, the extraordinary never hinged example displaying…
Estimation: 40’000 – 50’000 EUR
Lot 40551 | 1902 JAPAN used in CHINA 1 1/2s blue framed postal stationery card + additional 3s postmarked SHANGHAI I.J.P.O. via Nagasaki & Tsingtau to Weihsien Kiautschou
China » Foreign Post Offices » Japanese Post Offices
1902 (24.11) Japanese blue framed postal stationery card 1 1/2s + additional 3sn adhesive, both postmarked bluish grey ‘SHANGHAI I.J.P.O. 24.11.02’ cds…
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40552 | 1922 Japanese postal stationery card 4s for China 1+ 4s with ovpt for China
China » Foreign Post Offices » Japanese Post Offices
1922 (07.10) Postal stationery card 4s for use in China + additional franking 4s red with black overprint for use in China postmarked ‘TIENTSIN I.J.P.O….
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40553 | Cover to Hong Kong bearing 1902 6a on 200r vertical bisect
Portuguese Colonies » Macao
1910 (Aug 26) Cover to Hong Kong bearing Portuguese Macao 1902 6a on 200r vertical bisect, tied by Macao cds, backstamped on arrival, very fine.
Estimation: 80 – 100 EUR
Lot 40554 | 1910 Manchukuo Picture postcard of Mukden franked 1 1/2s booklet adhesive
China » Manchukuo
1910 (14.7., native date) Picture postcard franked 1 1/2s booklet adhesive with native MUKDEN postmark, picture side showing the Imperial Mausoleums of…
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40555 | China: 1967-1986 Attractive and valuable assembly of some of the medium sets and singles from this popular collecting period
Large Lots and Collections
China: 1967-1986 Attractive and valuable assembly of some of the medium sets and singles from this popular collecting period, all housed in attractive…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40556 | 1859 20c deep blue, stone B, horizontal block of 18
Colombia
1859 20c deep blue, stone B, horizontal block of 18 from the upper right corner of the sheet, positions 6-11 / 17-22 / 28-33, original gum and without…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 40557 | 1862 50c red error of transfer, instead of 20c, type II, used
Colombia
1862 50c red error of transfer, instead of 20c, type II (smaller « 0 »), error occurred in the fourth or fifth horizontal rows of the sheet, marginal example…
Estimation: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40558 | Revenue Stamps. 1878 20c black in complete sheet 88 and 1906 40c rose block of 14 with spectacular variety
Colombia
Revenue Stamps. 1878 20c black in complete sheet 88 with the bottom row of seven printed sideways and pointing to the right, very fine and fresh (faint…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40559 | 1920 COLOMBIA CCNA 0.10$ green blk of 6, 0.10$ brownish-red in tete-beche pair, se-tenants, etc
Colombia » Colombia Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aérea
1920 CCNA 0.10$ (pilot & airplane) green in block of 6 (showing both types), 0.10$ (2 designs) brownish-red in tête-bêche pair, 3 se-tenant pairs and…
Estimation: 180 – 240 EUR
Lot 40560 | COLOMBIA SCADTA 1921-23 Postal Aero 60C orange in 3 MNH sheetlets of 25
Colombia » Colombia Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aérea
1921-23 60c orange perf. 11 1/2 in 3 MNH sheetlets of 25, Mi no.16 for MNH € 15000, Yv for hinged € 8250.
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 40561 | 1882 5c blue and rose, rouletted 6, mint o.g.
Colombia » States – Bolivar
1882 5p blue and rose, rouletted 6, mint o.g., a very rare example of unknown status; unlisted in the Scott and Y&T catalogues.
Estimation: 100 – 200 EUR
Lot 40562A | 1883 5c black on green on cover
Colombia » States – Cundinamarca
1883 5c black on green, a largely margined example sanctioned with signature of the postal administrator, used on undated cover to Neiva, tied by manuscript…
Estimation: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 40562 | 1882 10p brown and blue, perforated 14, used
Colombia » States – Bolivar
1882 10p brown and blue, perforated 14, used with probably bogus cancel of Cartagena, fewer than ten examples known with this perforation, which is unlisted…
Estimation: 100 – 200 EUR
Lot 40563 | 1884 5c blue (redrawn), complete sheet of 100
Colombia » States – Cundinamarca
1884 5c blue (redrawn), complete sheet of 100, including the inverted cliché in position 1, without gum, in outstanding state of preservation for this…
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40564 | 1884 Provisional « $1 » surcharges hand-stamped on 10c red
Colombia » States – Cundinamarca
1884 Provisional « $1 » surcharges hand-stamped on 10c red, and applied due to a currency reform where « $1 » equalled one gold peso (valued at one US$), with…
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40565 | 1886 1c blue in an uncommon pale shade, block of ten with row printed sideways
Colombia » States – Santander
1886 1c blue in an uncommon pale shade, block of ten from the bottom of the sheet, showing part of the row at base which was printed sideways, unused without…
Estimation: 100 – 200 EUR
Lot 40566 | 1886 Second Issue group of 24 stamps displaying 16 different cancellations
Colombia » States – Santander
1886 Second Issue group of 24 stamps displaying 16 different cancellations, including very rare examples of ms Cochalema, Campú, Nicolás and Salazar, with…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40567 | 1886 5c red, unused block of 22 without gum with bottom row printed sideways pointing to the left
Colombia » States – Santander
1886 5c red, unused block of 22 without gum; the absence of some of the frame lines between stamps and the overall coarseness may indicate that it originates…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40568 | 1873 Cover from San José to Rome, 1863 2r and three Italian postage dues
Costa Rica
1873 (Aug 4) Envelope from San José to Rome, bearing 1863 3r scarlet, tied by « 4 AGT 73 » octagonal ds, carried by British steamer via Colon with corresponding…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40569 | 1857 2r dull rose, full sheet reconstruction of 170
Cuba
1857 2r dull rose, full sheet reconstruction of 170 made up of strips and blocks, with largest having 15 and 20 units, all stamps cancelled by vertical…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR