13 Dec 2021 – 16 Dec 2021
1066 lots
Lot 40494 | 1881 Cover addressed to the Princess Januaira in Paris (Dom Pedro’s sister)
Brazil
1881 (Jan 14) Cover from Rio de Janeiro endorsed Pr. « Orenoque », addressed to the Princess Januaria, Emperor Dom Pedro’s sister at the Brazilian Legation…
Estimation: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40495 | 1883 Cover from Santanna to Maranhao with 1878-79 20r strip of five
Brazil
1883 (Feb 21) Cover from Santanna to Maranhao, franked by 1878-79 20r violet in vertical strip of five, with each stamp cancelled by two pen strokes, vertical…
Estimation: 250 – 300 EUR
Lot 40496 | BRAZIL 1938 Group of 10, mostly registered airmail covers with the high values of the 1937/38 tourism issue
Brazil
1938 Group of 10, mostly airmail registered envelopes, all but 1 from same correspondence, nearly all franked with high values of the tourism set 1937/38…
Estimation: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40497 | 1946 BRAZIL combination cover: USA to Rio & return with Brazil 2.20cr to Chicago
Brazil
1946 5c airs USA tied to US postal stationery envelope 5c from Chicago to Rio de Janeiro and returned with Brazil 2.20cr UPU South America Congress, so-called…
Estimation: 120 – 150 EUR
Lot 40498 | BRAZIL 1948 2 different money value postal stationery envelopes on transparent paper, rare
Brazil
1948 Money value postal stationery envelopes on transparent paper, 2 different imprints, both with value vignette at back, seldom seen.
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40499 | 1969 Famous People with Moon Landing overprint mint
Cameroon
1969 Famous People with Moon Landing overprint mint nh mini sheets, 8 examples, very fine (Mi. €2’240)
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40500 | 1849-53. Correspondence comprising 15 incoming entire letters
Chile
1849-53 Correspondence comprising 15 entire letters from France, originating from Paris or Nogent-le-Rotrou, all addressed to the famous painter Clara…
Estimation: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 40501 | 1851-52 Four stampless covers from Santiago via Panama to France
Chile
1851-52 Four stampless covers from Santiago via Panama to France, bearing British double-arc ds of Valparaiso on back, all taxed with « 21 » marking on receipt,…
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40502 | 1866 (Aug 24). Entire letter from Valparaiso to Lima, 1862 London Last Printing 10c single and pair
Chile
1866 (Aug 24) Entire letter from Valparaiso to Lima, franked by 1862 London Last Printing 10c single and pair, touched in one place, tied by « Inutil » barred…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40503 | 1871 Cover from Santiago to Rome with 1867 5c and Italian dues 40c & 1L
Chile
1871 (Jan 27) Cover from Santiago to Rome franked by 1867 5c red, tied by cork cancel with dispatch cds in blue in centre, red French transit , ms « 14 »…
Estimation: 250 – 300 EUR
Lot 40504 | 1872 Very rare cover from the French Consular Agency in Valparaiso
Chile » French Consular Agency
1872 (Nov 15) Cover from Valparaiso to Florence, presumably carried at triple rate but insufficiently franked with « Empire Lauré » 80c strip of four , tied…
Estimation: 600 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40505 | 1865 4ca dark yellow-bister, printing 57
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1865 4ca yellow-bister, printing 57, a magnificent example with large balanced margins all around , extremely fine.
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40506 | 1865 4ca yellow-bister, printing 57
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1865 4ca yellow-bister, printing 57, very fresh with large margins on all sides, extremely fine.
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40507 | 1865 4ca yellow-bister, printing 57
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1865 4ca yellow-bister, printing 57, a largely margined and extremely fine example; signed Benzinger.
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40508 | 1865 4ca deep dark yellow-bister, printing 57
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1865 4ca deep yellow-bister, printing 57, wide even margins all around, very fresh and fine.
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40509 | 1865 8ca olive-green, printing 59, oily impression
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1865 8ca olive-green, printing 59, oily impression barely displaying the details of the head of the dragon, and very good margins, very fine.
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40510 | 1865 8ca olive-green, printing 59
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1865 8ca olive-green, printing 59, quite clear impression and good margins, very fine.
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40511 | 1865 8ca olive-green, printing 59
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1865 8ca olive-green, printing 59, blurred impression hiding details of the design as in the head of the dragon, large margins all around, very fine.
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40512 | 1865-66 Shanghai Local Post – « Large Dragons » group
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1865-66 Shanghai Local Post – « Large Dragons » group of 21 unused stamps, all classified according to the Chan catalogue (over $10,000) and including the…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40513 | 1865 1ca deep blue on laid paper, printing 23
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1865 1ca deep blue on laid paper, printing 23, excellent impression, slightly touched in places, otherwise fine.
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40514 | 1866 4ca reddish brown, printing 50, showing the variety « I.P.O. »
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1866 3ca reddish brown, printing 50, showing the variety « I.P.O. » instead of « L.P.O. », well margined; in the Fortune Wang collection only three examples…
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40515 | 1866 6ca red-brown, printing 58
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1866 6ca red-brown, printing 58, a large margined example, very fine.
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40516 | 1866 6ca red-brown, printing 58
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1866 6ca red-brown, printing 58, strong colour and impression, good to large margins, very fine.
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40517 | 1866 12ca orange-brown, printing 61
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1866 12ca orange-brown, printing 61, detailed impression and wide even margins, very fresh and fine.
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40518 | 1866 16ca orange-brown, printing 62
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1866 16ca orange-brown, printing 62, with interesting plate flaw featuring two dots in lower right square (no example included in the Fortune Wang collection),…
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40519 | 1866 3ca dark red-brown, printing 53, featuring broken « L »
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1866 3ca dark red-brown, printing 53, featuring broken « L » in « L.P.O. », ample margins, very fresh and fine.
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40520 | 1866 4ca yellow, printing 72, mesh paper
China » Local Post » Shanghai
1866 4ca yellow, printing 72, mesh paper, very fresh showing clear impression and good margins, very fine.
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
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