{"id":2642,"date":"2020-04-15T10:19:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T08:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/?p=2642"},"modified":"2020-08-24T11:27:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T09:27:55","slug":"top-10-modern-rarities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/it\/2020\/04\/top-10-modern-rarities\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Modern Rarities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||4px|||&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.0.0&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-3px|||&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.0.0.0&#8243;]<p><strong>Our June 30th-July 1st 2020 auction series features a mint nh example of the extremely rare and iconic 1948 Gandhi 10R Service stamp<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/dfsa-auctions\/2020-spring-auctions\/gb-and-british-empire-spring-2020\/31658\/officials-the-famous-gandhi-service-1948-official\/?soff_session_keywords=31658&amp;soff_session_page=1&amp;soff_auction_browse=1\">lot 31658<\/a>). When we sold an example of this stamp in May 2011 for a world record price for \u20ac120&#8217;000 plus commission (at the time a World Record price for an Indian stamp), it inspired me to look at the most expensive individual stamps issued post-World War II that had ever sold. So here is my list of the top 10.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||8px|||&#8221; _i=&#8221;1&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.1&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.1.0&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/China-Whole-Country-is-Red-unissued-large-format.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.1.0.0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;1&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.1.1&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.1.1.0&#8243;]<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>1. China&#8217;s 1968 &#8220;Whole Country is Red&#8221; 8f (horizontal format)<\/h2>\n<p>This stamp, one of only 8 known, sold for \u00a57&#8217;300&#8217;000 (incl. commission, which was about \u20ac918&#8217;000) by China Guardian in May 2012. Commonly called the &#8220;Whole country is red&#8221;, it thought that it was withdrawn because Taiwan is not coloured red. Although Taiwan is self-ruled, it is regarded by China to be a renegade province.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|4px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||5px|||&#8221; _i=&#8221;2&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.2&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.2.0&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/China-Guardian-lot-4910-May-21-2012-RMB2702500.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;70%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.2.0.0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;1&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.2.1&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.2.1.0&#8243;]<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>2. 1953 800f Military stamp in blue<\/h2>\n<p>This stamp sold for \u00a52&#8217;702&#8217;500 (incl. commission, which was about \u20ac918&#8217;000) by China Guardian in May 2012.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|3px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||5px|||&#8221; _i=&#8221;3&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.3.0&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/China-Big-Blue-Sky-unissued-stamp.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.3.0.0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;1&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.3.1&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.3.1.0&#8243;]<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/?attachment_id=2652\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2652\"><\/a>3. China&#8217;s 1967 &#8220;Big Blue Sky&#8221; 8f unissued stamp<\/h2>\n<p>This stamp sold for a HK$2&#8217;190&#8217;000 (incl. commission, which was about \u20ac202&#8217;000) by Interasia in January 2010. What is even more staggering is that it is only half a stamp, as it was salvaged from being destroyed. It shows Lin Biao standing on a podium in Tiananmen square. It is thought that a few examples of this stamp exist. Interasia had this stamp again in December 2012, but it was unsold at an estimate of HK$3&#8217;000&#8217;000-3&#8217;500&#8217;000.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|2px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||5px|||&#8221; _i=&#8221;4&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.4&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.4.0&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Germany-Audrey-Hepburn-unissued-stamp.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.4.0.0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;1&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.4.1&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.4.1.0&#8243;]<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>4. Germany&#8217;s 2001 Audrey Hepburn 110+50pf unissued stamp<\/h2>\n<p>This example was sold by Felzmann for \u20ac169&#8217;000 (incl. commission and taxes). It is only one of five used copies to have surfaced, after 14 million of the stamps were ordered to be destroyed. This was because one of her son&#8217;s, Sean Ferrer, objected to the stamp design at the last minute because it shows her smoking.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|2px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||5px|||&#8221; _i=&#8221;5&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.5&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.5.0&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Gandhi-10-rupee1.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.5.0.0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;1&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.5.1&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.5.1.0&#8243;]<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>5. India&#8217;s 1948 10R Gandhi with SERVICE overprint<\/h2>\n<p>This example was sold by us for \u20ac120&#8217;000 + 20% commission in May 2011. At the time it was the highest price paid for a single stamp of India. In unmounted mint condition, it is one of the finest of only 18 known examples.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|1px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||5px|||&#8221; _i=&#8221;6&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.6&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.6.0&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/1964-Unissued-20f-Peking-Opera-Mask.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;76%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.6.0.0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;1&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.6.1&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.6.1.0&#8243;]<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>6. China&#8217;s Unissued 1964 20f Peking Opera Mask<\/h2>\n<p>Described as having &#8220;two small surface irregularities including tiny central defect at top of nostrils which has been discreetly touched in, faults in margin, fine appearance&#8221; by Interasia in their December 2012 sale, this stamp still managed to sell for HK$1&#8217;092&#8217;500 (incl. commission, which was about \u20ac106&#8217;000).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|1px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||17px|||&#8221; _i=&#8221;7&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.7&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.7.0&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/China-Chairman-Maos-Insciption-unissued-stamp.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.7.0.0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;1&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.7.1&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.7.1.0&#8243;]<h2>7. China&#8217;s &#8220;Chairman Mao&#8217;s Inscription to Japanese Worker Friends&#8221; 8f unissued stamp<\/h2>\n<p>This unmounted mint example sold for HK$920&#8217;000 (incl. commission, which was about \u20ac82&#8217;000) by Interasia in January 2010. However another unmounted mint example remained unsold at an estimate of HK$350&#8217;000-400&#8217;000 in Interasia&#8217;s December 2012 auction.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|1px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||5px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; _i=&#8221;8&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.8&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.8.0&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/1968-8f-The-Whole-Country-is-Red.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;85%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.8.0.0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;1&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.8.1&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.8.1.0&#8243;]<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>8. China&#8217;s &#8220;The Whole Country is Red&#8221; 8f (vertical format)<\/h2>\n<p>This mint example sold for HK$793&#8217;500 (incl. commision, which was about \u20ac71&#8217;000 at the time) at Zurich Asia in August 2011, despite having a repaired tear affecting the character &#8220;fen&#8221;<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|1px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||5px|||&#8221; _i=&#8221;9&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.9&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.9.0&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/1949-Flying-Geese.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;95%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.9.1.0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;1&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.9.1&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.9.2.0&#8243;]<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>9. China&#8217;s 1949 Flying Geese<\/h2>\n<p>This example sold for HK$727&#8217;375 (incl. commission, about \u20ac65&#8217;000 at the time) at Zurich Asia in August 2011. Mint without gum (as issued), it is described as superb without fault, and one of only 6 known in private hands.<\/p>\n<p>It was produced in order to be overprinted with different denominations, but was never issued.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|1px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||5px|||&#8221; _i=&#8221;10&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.10&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.10.0&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/1956-8f-Views-of-Peking.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.10.0.0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;1&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.10.1&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.10.1.0&#8243;]<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>10. China&#8217;s 1956 &#8220;Views of Peking&#8221; 8f<\/h2>\n<p>This example was sold by Zurich Asia in August 2011 for HK$634&#8217;800 (incl. commission, which was about \u20ac57&#8217;000 at the time), in spite of the fact that it had a small repair on the back. Another example with only a minute surface scuff in margin at foot sold at Interasia in December 2012 for HK$552&#8217;000 (incl. commission, which was about \u20ac53&#8217;400 at the time).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-3px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4px|||||&#8221; _i=&#8221;11&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.11&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.11.0&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our June 30th-July 1st 2020 auction series features a mint nh example of the extremely rare and iconic 1948 Gandhi 10R Service stamp (lot 31658). When we sold an example of this stamp in May 2011 for a world record price for \u20ac120&#8217;000 plus commission (at the time a World Record price for an Indian [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":25486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Our June 30th-July 1st 2020 auction series features a mint nh example of the extremely rare and iconic <strong>1948 Gandhi 10R Service stamp<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/dfsa-auctions\/2020-spring-auctions\/gb-and-british-empire-spring-2020\/31658\/officials-the-famous-gandhi-service-1948-official\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lot 31658<\/a>). When we sold an example of this stamp in May 2011 for a world record price for \u20ac120'000 plus commission (at the time a World Record price for an Indian stamp), it inspired me to look at the most expensive individual stamps issued post-World War II that had ever sold. So here is my list of the top 10.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/?attachment_id=2653\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2653\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2653\" title=\"China Whole Country is Red unissued large format\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/China-Whole-Country-is-Red-unissued-large-format-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\"><\/a><strong>1.<\/strong> China's 1968 \"Whole Country is Red\" 8f (horizontal format)\n\nThis stamp, one of only 8 known, sold for \u00a57'300'000 (incl. commission, which was about \u20ac918'000) by China Guardian in May 2012. Commonly called the \"Whole country is red\", it thought that it was withdrawn because Taiwan is not coloured red. Although Taiwan is self-ruled, it is regarded by China to be a renegade province.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/?attachment_id=7788\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7788\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7788\" title=\"China Guardian lot 4910 May 21 2012 RMB2702500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/China-Guardian-lot-4910-May-21-2012-RMB2702500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"299\"><\/a><strong>2.<\/strong> 1953 800f Military stamp in blue\n\nThis stamp sold for \u00a52'702'500 (incl. commission, which was about \u20ac918'000) by China Guardian in May 2012.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/?attachment_id=2652\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2652\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2652\" title=\"China Big Blue Sky unissued stamp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/China-Big-Blue-Sky-unissued-stamp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"282\"><\/a><strong>3.<\/strong> China's 1967 \"Big Blue Sky\" 8f unissued stamp\n\nThis stamp sold for a HK$2'190'000 (incl. commission, which was about \u20ac202'000) by Interasia in January 2010. What is even more staggering is that it is only half a stamp, as it was salvaged from being destroyed. It shows Lin Biao standing on a podium in Tiananmen square. It is thought that a few examples of this stamp exist. Interasia had this stamp again in December 2012, but it was unsold at an estimate of HK$3'000'000-3'500'000.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/?attachment_id=2643\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2643\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2643\" title=\"Germany Audrey Hepburn unissued stamp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Germany-Audrey-Hepburn-unissued-stamp-300x271.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\"><\/a><strong>4.<\/strong> Germany's 2001 Audrey Hepburn 110+50pf unissued stamp\n\nThis example was sold by Felzmann for \u20ac169'000 (incl. commission and taxes). It is only one of five used copies to have surfaced, after 14 million of the stamps were ordered to be destroyed. This was because one of her son's, Sean Ferrer, objected to the stamp design at the last minute because it shows her smoking.\n\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/fr\/2011\/05\/prix-de-vente-record-pour-un-timbre-indien\/gandhi-10-rupee-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2199\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2199\" title=\"Gandhi 10 rupee\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Gandhi-10-rupee1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"255\"><\/a>5.<\/strong> India's 1948 10R Gandhi with SERVICE overprint\n\nThis example was sold by us for \u20ac120'000 + 20% commission in May 2011. At the time it was the highest price paid for a single stamp of India. In unmounted mint condition, it is one of the finest of only 18 known examples.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/?attachment_id=9824\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9824\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9824\" title=\"1964 Unissued 20f Peking Opera Mask\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/1964-Unissued-20f-Peking-Opera-Mask.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"270\"><\/a><strong>6.<\/strong> China's Unissued 1964 20f Peking Opera Mask\n\nDescribed as having \"two small surface irregularities including tiny central defect at top of nostrils which has been discreetly touched in, faults in margin, fine appearance\" by Interasia in their December 2012 sale, this stamp still managed to sell for HK$1'092'500 (incl. commission, which was about \u20ac106'000).\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/?attachment_id=2690\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2690\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2690\" title=\"China Chairman Mao's Insciption unissued stamp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/China-Chairman-Maos-Insciption-unissued-stamp-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\"><\/a><strong>7.<\/strong> China's \"Chairman Mao's Inscription to Japanese Worker Friends\" 8f unissued stamp\n\nThis unmounted mint example sold for HK$920'000 (incl. commission, which was about \u20ac82'000) by Interasia in January 2010. However another unmounted mint example remained unsold at an estimate of HK$350'000-400'000 in Interasia's December 2012 auction.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/?attachment_id=3246\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3246\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3246\" title=\"1968 8f The Whole Country is Red\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/1968-8f-The-Whole-Country-is-Red.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"280\"><\/a><strong>8.<\/strong> China's \"The Whole Country is Red\" 8f (vertical format)\n\nThis mint example sold for HK$793'500 (incl. commision, which was about \u20ac71'000 at the time) at Zurich Asia in August 2011, despite having a repaired tear affecting the character \"fen\"\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/?attachment_id=3254\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3254\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3254\" title=\"1949 Flying Geese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/1949-Flying-Geese.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"275\"><\/a><strong>9.<\/strong> China's 1949 Flying Geese\n\nThis example sold for HK$727'375 (incl. commission, about \u20ac65'000 at the time) at Zurich Asia in August 2011. Mint without gum (as issued), it is described as superb without fault, and one of only 6 known in private hands.\n\nIt was produced in order to be overprinted with different denominations, but was never issued.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/?attachment_id=3253\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3253\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3253\" title=\"1956 8f Views of Peking\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/1956-8f-Views-of-Peking.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"345\" height=\"270\"><\/a><strong>10.<\/strong> China's 1956 \"Views of Peking\" 8f\n\nThis example was sold by Zurich Asia in August 2011 for HK$634'800 (incl. commission, which was about \u20ac57'000 at the time), in spite of the fact that it had a small repair on the back. Another example with only a minute surface scuff in margin at foot sold at Interasia in December 2012 for HK$552'000 (incl. commission, which was about \u20ac53'400 at the time)","_et_gb_content_width":"","_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[625,624],"tags":[387,599],"class_list":["post-2642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rarities","category-digest_articles","tag-rarities","tag-top-10"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Top 10 Modern Rarities - David Feldman SA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/it\/2020\/04\/top-10-modern-rarities\/\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.davidfeldman.com\\\/it\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/top-10-modern-rarities\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.davidfeldman.com\\\/it\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/top-10-modern-rarities\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ricky Verra\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.davidfeldman.com\\\/it\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8e32040eb42a9937850af386b507a933\"},\"headline\":\"Top 10 Modern Rarities\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-04-15T08:19:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-08-24T09:27:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.davidfeldman.com\\\/it\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/top-10-modern-rarities\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1542,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.davidfeldman.com\\\/it\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.davidfeldman.com\\\/it\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/top-10-modern-rarities\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.davidfeldman.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/06\\\/Banner-Blog-New-Staff-Announcement-3.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Rarities\",\"top 10\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Rarities\",\"Weekly Digest\"],\"inLanguage\":\"it-IT\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.davidfeldman.com\\\/it\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/top-10-modern-rarities\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.davidfeldman.com\\\/it\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/top-10-modern-rarities\\\/\",\"name\":\"Top 10 Modern Rarities - 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