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| Images | Description | Current Bid |
       | Lot #2001 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878-1883 1ca green, selection of 26 used and unused, different issues, shades, Settings and cliches, neatly identified on album pages, various pmks, few minor faults noted, mostly fine-v.f. A splendid group, *O Catalog #1/7 | $4,000.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2002 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, thin and opaque paper, Setting V, cliche 15, red pmk and blue seal, well centered, nice shades, v.f., O Catalog #1,7 Catalog Value $875 | $250.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2003 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, thin and opaque paper, the former cliche 21, lower right box showing horizontal line break, the latter setting IV, fine-v.f., O Catalog #1,7 Catalog Value $875 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2004 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 23, large "proof dot", used and unused, the latter without gum, plus 1ca rough perfs, fine-v.f., (*)O Catalog #1,7 Catalog Value $1,600 | $475.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2005 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 2, unused without gum, also opaque paper, cliche 6, h.r., fresh, v.f., (*)* Catalog #1,7 Catalog Value $1,400 | $475.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2006 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 17, unused h.r., also opaque paper used, with blue seal, fine-v.f., *O Catalog #1,7 Catalog Value $1,200 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2007 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, thin and opaque paper, two of last, unused with gum, various cliches, one with faint crease, (*) Catalog #1,7 Catalog Value $2,075 | $700.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2008 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, two distinct shades, unused with or without gum, fine-v.f., *(*) Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,450 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2009 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 3, all frame-lines straight and no "proof dots", also 1ca yellowish green, cliche 10, similar to cliche 3, but poorly impressed, with some "weak spots", both used, fine-v.f., O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $800 | $280.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2010 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 16, bottom frame-line broken, large "proof dot", h.r., v.f., * Catalog #1 Catalog Value $725 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2011 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, setting IV, serif repaired and "one proof dot", h.r., v.f., * Catalog #1 Catalog Value $725 | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2012 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 4, no "proof dots", used and unused, deep shades, fresh and v.f., (*)O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,125 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2013 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 18, two distinct shades, with and without dot in the left tablet, unused without gum, one with irregular perforations, fine-v.f., (*) Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,450 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2014 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 18, two distinct shades, used, different pmks, one showing constant break in baseline, fine-v.f., O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $800 | $240.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2015 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 16, three used examples, various shades, one with rounded corner upper left corner perf., otherwise fine-v.f., O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,200 | $375.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2016 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 1, three used examples, various shades, two slightly thinned, one with shorter perfs, fine appearance, O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,200 | $290.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2017 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, setting II, used, v.f., O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $400 | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2018 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, three distinct shades, used, various pmks, some shorter perforations, mostly v.f., O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,200 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
                                                | Lot #2019 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878-1883 3ca brown red, collection of 204 used and unused singles, Thin Paper, Wide Margins, Rough Perforations, all four issues represented, with different settings and cliches identified on pages, varieties and better postmarks noted, early and late printings and much more. Truly an outstanding presentation, some extremely rare stamps included, mixed condition, with occasional minor flaws possible, generally fine or better *O Catalog #2,5,8 | $28,000.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2020 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 3ca brown red, faint red cancel, fresh and fine, O Catalog #2 Catalog Value $400 | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2021 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 3ca brown red, no bar in "H" of "China" (Chan 2c), cliche 25, h.r., usual perforation, faint gum crease, fine, * Catalog #2var Catalog Value $1,100 | $650.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2022 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 3ca brown red, broken inner horizontal line at upper left (Chan 2b), cliche 24, h.r., fresh and v.f., * Catalog #2var Catalog Value $1,100 | $600.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2023 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 3ca brown red, cliche 4 "broken claw" variety, Customs Newchwang Oct 14, 1880 cds, fine, O Catalog #2var Catalog Value $400 | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
           | Lot #2024 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878-83 5ca orange, orange yellow, yellow, chrome yellow, collection of 41 used and unused singles, Thin Paper, Rough Perforations, three different issues represented, with different settings and cliches identified on pages, varieties and better postmarks noted, early and late printings and much more. Truly an outstanding presentation, some extremely rare stamps included, mixed condition, with occasional minor flaws possible, mostly fine or better *O Catalog #3,6,9var | $9,000.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2025 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 5ca orange, 5ca yellow, three each from Cliche 6 and Cliche 16, showing small and large dots, distinct colors and different blue seal pmks, also red "Customs" and black "Customs Newchwang" cds, fine-v.f. O Catalog #3,9,9var | $1,400.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2026 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 5ca orange, 5ca yellow, each from Cliche 1, blue seal cancels, good perforations, distinct colors, fine-v.f., O Catalog #3,9 Catalog Value $1,250 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2027 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 5ca orange, left sheet margin single, cliche 1, small h.r., pencil number on back, fresh and v.f., * Catalog #3 Catalog Value $1,450 | $800.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2028 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 5ca orange, cliche 12, no proof dots, unused without gum, nice color, fresh and well centered, fine, (*) Catalog #3 Catalog Value $1,450 | $525.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2029 CHINA 1882 Wide Margins 1884 1ca green, cliche 16, first "A" in "Candarin" develops a top in apex, h.r., also cliche 17, bottom frame irregular under "RIN" of "Mandarin", unused without gum, usual perforations, fine-v.f., *(*) Catalog #4 Catalog Value $1,200 | $700.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2030 CHINA 1882 Wide Margins 1884 1ca green, cliche 18, unused, short perfs at top and bottom, no "proof dots", right serif of "A" missing, also a used example of Setting III, showing a "shaved serif at left "1", fine-v.f., (*)O Catalog #4 Catalog Value $1,000 | $350.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2031 CHINA 1882 Wide Margins 1882 1ca green, cliche 4, two used singles, minor creases, also cliches 2, 5 and 25, light colors, last two slight creases and short perfs, fine-v.f., O Catalog #4 Catalog Value $2,000 | $700.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2032 CHINA 1882 Wide Margins 1884 1ca green, setting II, cliche 7, no "proof dots", left stroke of the "Fen" nicked, also cliche 21, both unused, the latter with short perfs, also a used example of Setting III, fine-v.f., (*)O Catalog #4 Catalog Value $1,600 | $500.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2033 CHINA 1882 Wide Margins 1884 1ca green, Setting III, three used examples, various shades, each watermarked "MO", "CK" ("Moncton Kent") in different positions, fine-v.f., rare (through 1986, about 12 letter combinations have surfaced, 40 or so watermarked stamps recorded) O Catalog #4var | $2,450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2034 CHINA 1882 Wide Margins 1882 3ca brown red, wide space with violet Customs Hankow pmk, opaque paper with red cancel, the former small thin, otherwise fine O Catalog #5,8 | $250.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2035 CHINA 1882 Wide Margins 1882 3ca brown red, Setting X (left leg of 1st "A" in "Candarins" is shorter), short perfs at top and bottom, gum adhesions, good color, fine, * Catalog #5 Catalog Value $1,100 | $475.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2036 CHINA 1883 Issue 1883 1ca green, 3ca brown red, 5ca yellow, two of each used, various settings and cancels, few with perf. faults, fresh colors, O Catalog #7-9 Catalog Value $3,050 | $1,200.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2037 CHINA 1883 Issue 1883 1ca green, cliche 2, fresh, fine stamp, * Catalog #7 Catalog Value $675 | $240.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2038 CHINA 1883 Issue 1883 1ca green, cliche 4, unused without gum, irregular perfs at left, also a used example, fine, (*)O Catalog #7 Catalog Value $1,100 | $260.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2039 CHINA 1883 Issue 1883 1ca green, cliche 25, broken bottom frame under "Mandarin.", used and unused (without gum), fine-v.f., O(*) Catalog #7 Catalog Value $1,100 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2040 CHINA 1883 Issue 1883 3ca brown red, selection of different settings and shades, nine different used, described on album pages, shades include carmine, brown red, bright and light colors, dull "waxy" and pale, various pmks, include seals in blue and black, violet "Customs" dater, couple of thin spots noted, mostly fine-v.f., O Catalog #8 Catalog Value $4,500 | $1,800.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2041 CHINA 1883 Issue 1883 3ca brown red, cliche 20 showing "Broken Claw", red "Customs Hankow" 1884 cancel, type II (Large Numerals Year-date), fine O Catalog #8var | $250.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2042 CHINA 1883 Issue 1883 5ca yellow, Setting VII, showing small break in the top inner frame-line, h.r., fresh color, rough perforations, v.f., * Catalog #9 Catalog Value $1,850 | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2043 CHINA 1883 Issue 1883 5ca yellow, cliche 19, no proof dots, red "Customs" cancel, fresh and well centered, v.f., O Catalog #9 Catalog Value $650 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2044 CHINA 1883 Issue 1883 5ca yellow, chrome yellow, Setting IV, two distinct shades, blue & black seal cancels, minor creases, otherwise fine * Catalog #9,9var | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2045 CHINA 1885 Thick Paper, Rough Perfs 1885 3ca vermilion, broken upper left corner (Chan 11b), Setting XX, blue seal pmk, v.f. O Catalog #8var | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2046 CHINA 1885 Thick Paper, Rough Perfs 1885 3ca vermilion, broken inner horizontal line at bottom right corner box, cliche 7, perfectly struck "Customs Newchwang June 27" pmk, minor perf. flaws, otherwise fine O Catalog #8var | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2047 CHINA 1885 Thick Paper, Rough Perfs 1885 3ca vermilion, broken upper left corner (Chan 11b), Setting XVIII and XIX, four used singles, various pmks, small faults noted, fine-v.f. O Catalog #8var | $1,000.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2048 CHINA 1885 Thick Paper, Rough Perfs 1885 5ca orange yellow, Setting I, cliche 4, canceled by manuscript and with small oval pmk, good markings and nice color, fine stamp O Catalog #9var | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2049 CHINA Cancels - Chinkiang 1883 1ca (4), 3ca (9), selection of 13 different used, include 3ca wide space (2), various year-date Customs Chinkiang cancels, couple of minor faults, mostly fine-v.f., O Catalog #1/7 Catalog Value $5,700 | $2,100.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2050 CHINA Cancels - Newchwang 1878 1ca green, 3ca brown red, two of each, also 5ca orange, canceled "Customs Newchwang" 1879-1881, usual perforations, fine-v.f., O Catalog #1-3 Catalog Value $2,850 | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2051 CHINA Cancels - Newchwang 1882 3ca brown red, two distinct shades, one clipped perforations at right, also 1ca green, opaque paper, each canceled Customs Newchwang 1882-1883, fine-v.f., O Catalog #5,7 Catalog Value $1,225 | $280.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2052 CHINA Cancels - Newchwang 1883 1ca green, Newchwang Seal cancel, fine and uncommon on the Large Dragon, O Catalog #7 Catalog Value $475 | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2053 CHINA Cancels - Newchwang 1883 1ca, 3ca (2) and 5ca used, each with framed rectangle double-line Paid Letter "Education" postmark, two different of 3ca, last one thin, otherwise fine or better, O Catalog #7-9 Catalog Value $2,127 | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2054 CHINA Cancels - Newchwang 1883 1ca (2), 3ca (3) and 5ca (2), each canceled "Customs Newchwang" (without year-date), various shades, couple of small thin spots, mostly fine-v.f., O Catalog #7-9 Catalog Value $3,750 | $1,400.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2055 CHINA Cancels - Tientsin 1883 1ca (3), 3ca (6) and 5ca (4), selection of 11 different used, including 1ca wide space, various Tientsin seal cancels in blue or black, various settings and cliches, fine-v.f., O Catalog #1/9 Catalog Value $7,275 | $2,300.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2056 CHINA Customs Daters 1883 1ca-5ca set of three, each canceled "Customs Hankow" in red, small numeral year-date, first one pulled perfs at top, others fine-v.f., O Catalog #7-9 Catalog Value $1,625 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2057 CHINA 1885 Small Dragon 1885 1ca-5ca sets of three, h.r., one 3ca lilac without gum, usual perforations, mostly fine or better, *(*) Catalog #10-15 Catalog Value $1,585 | $700.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2058 CHINA 1885 Small Dragon 1885 1ca-5ca sets of three, h.r., last one creased, otherwise fine-v.f., *(*) Catalog #10-15 Catalog Value $1,585 | $700.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2059 CHINA 1885 Small Dragon 1885 1ca-5ca, sets of three used, various pmks, mostly fine or better, O Catalog #10-15 Catalog Value $750 | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2060 CHINA 1885 Small Dragon 1885 1ca-5ca, sets of three used, various pmks, mostly fine or better, O Catalog #10-15 Catalog Value $750 | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2061 CHINA Small Dragons - Cancels 1885-88 selection of 20 used stamps on page, "Customs Amoy Mail matter" in red, Chefoo cds (used only in 1894), Hankow and Kiukiang cancels in red, "Registered" (Shanghai) in blue "Inspector General Peking", "Wuhu Customs House", "Ningpo", "Wuhu" in red, also rare Offices in Korea cancels, including "Customs Jinchuan 21 Jan 94" on pair of 1ca green and single 2ca lilac, as well as "H.O. of Customs" (Seoul) in red and violet on 3ca and 5ca, few faults noted, mostly sound, fine-v.f., rare assembly O | $2,300.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2062 CHINA 1894 Dowager Empress 60th Birthday 1894 1c-24c complete set of nine, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #16-24 Catalog Value $2,733 | $1,500.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2063 CHINA 1894 Dowager Empress 60th Birthday 1894 1c-24c complete set of nine, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #16-24 Catalog Value $2,733 | $1,400.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2064 CHINA 1894 Dowager Empress 60th Birthday 1894 1c-24c eight different used (missing 5c dull orange), various pmks, fine-v.f., O Catalog #16/24 Catalog Value $1,290 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2065 CHINA 1894 Dowager Empress 60th Birthday 1894 1c-24c eight different used (missing 5c dull orange), various pmks, fine-v.f., O Catalog #16/24 Catalog Value $1,290 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2066 CHINA 1894 Dowager Empress 60th Birthday 1894 9c green, study of shades, positions, recuts and retouching, selection of 19, including 8 used and 11 unused, mostly with gum, displayed on two pages, with varieties clearly described, also types and positions, few minor thins or creases, otherwise fine-v.f., scarce lot *O Catalog #22 | $2,400.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2067 CHINA 1894 Dowager Empress 60th Birthday 1894 12c brown orange, selection of seven, study of "shaded corners", die varieties, displayed and described on page, h.r., mostly fine or better (catalogued as regular singles) * Catalog #23 Catalog Value $4,900 | $2,300.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2068 CHINA Dowager Commemorative Issue - cancels 1894 2c-12c, selection of eight stamps canceled "Customs Chinkiang" and "Customs Hankow" 1895 and 1896 May, June, November and December cds, fine-v.f., O Catalog #17/24 Catalog Value $1,450 | $700.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2069 CHINA 1897 Surcharges on Small Dragon 1897 1c on 1c green, 2c on 3c lilac, 5c on 5c greenish yellow, two of each, various shades, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #25-27 Catalog Value $1,480 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2070 CHINA 1897 Surcharges on Small Dragon 1897 1c on 1c green, 2c on 3c lilac, 5c on 5c greenish yellow, two of each, various shades, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #25-27 Catalog Value $1,480 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2071 CHINA 1897 Surcharges on Small Dragon 1897 1c on 1c green, 2c on 3c lilac, 5c on 5c greenish yellow, two of each used, various shades and postmarks, fine-v.f., O Catalog #25-27 Catalog Value $525 | $190.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2072 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c-30c surcharges, complete set of ten, used, various pmks, occasional minor flaws, mostly fine or better, O Catalog #28-37 Catalog Value $927 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2073 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c-30c surcharges, nine different (missing 10c on 12c orange), h.r., fresh colors, usual perforations, mostly fine or better, * Catalog #28/37 Catalog Value $1,500 | $500.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2074 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c-30c surcharges, nine different used (missing 10c on 6c), various pmks, last one perf. faults, others fine or better, O Catalog #28/37 Catalog Value $837 | $325.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2075 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c-30c surcharges, eight different (missing 1c on 1c and 10c on 12c orange), h.r., last two without gum, fresh colors, usual perforations, mostly fine or better, *(*) Catalog #28/37 Catalog Value $1,455 | $475.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2076 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c on 3ca orange yellow, left sheet margin block of nine, l.h. at top, others n.h., fine-v.f.  */**Catalog #28 | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2077 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c on 3ca orange yellow, left sheet margin block of 15, showing varieties of surcharge, including malformed "1" of 1/2 (pos.12), "1/2" over "e" of "cent" (pos.27), etc., some perf. separations, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f. */**Catalog #28 | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2078 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c on 3ca orange yellow, deteriorative surcharge, sheet margin, interannual left pane of 20, showing constant flaws such as "ent" breaks, "1/2" above "n", damaged "3", etc. */**Catalog #28 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2079 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c on 3ca orange yellow, block of six, upper right stamp "1/2" over "e" of "cent" (pos.27), natural straight edge at bottom, h.r., fine *Catalog #28 | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2080 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 Customs Chungking cancels in black and blue, selection of six used singles on page, also 1894 datestamp on piece, fine group *O Catalog #28/32 | $240.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2081 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c on 3ca orange yellow, 3 1/2mm spacing (Chan 37c), two slightly different shades, l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #28f Catalog Value $800 | $280.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2082 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c on 3ca orange yellow, "1/2" over "e" of "cent", h.r., and "1/2" over "n" of "cent" (used), fine *O Catalog #28var | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2083 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c on 3ca orange yellow, five singles, one used, others h.r., each showing progressive wear to surcharge (late prints), including thinner letters, lower right Chinese character split in half, damage to upper left and lower center characters, etc., fine group *O Catalog #28var | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2084 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c on 3ca brownish-olive yellow, three copies, one used, others h.r., one with natural straight edge at bottom, fine *O Catalog #28var | $180.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2085 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c on 3ca orange yellow, basic stamp showing retouched or damaged "3" at lower left, used and unused singles, fine-v.f. *O Catalog #28var | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2086 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c on 3ca orange, horizontal gutter pair, double vertical perforations, disturbed gum, fine * Catalog #28var | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2087 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c on 3ca orange yellow, one basic stamp with short diagonal dash over the letter I" of "CHINA", a horizontal gutter strip of four, also a single, l.h. or n.h., scarce * Catalog #28var | $180.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2088 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c on 3c orange, top sheet margin vertical pair imperf. between stamps and at bottom, h.r. faint toning, rare (Chan 37l) * Catalog #28c Catalog Value $11,000 | $4,500.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2089 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c on 3c orange, block of 12, position 7 with 4mm space between Chinese characters and "1/2", mostly n.h., including variety, fine-v.f. */**Catalog #28,28f | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2090 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 2c on 2ca green, "2" over "en" of "cents", three different shades, one on worn stock, used, fine O Catalog #30var | $180.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2091 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 5c on 5ca orange, six used or unused examples, showing different shades and broken Chinese characters, upper right, lower right and center, fine-v.f. *O Catalog #32,var | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2092 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 5c on 5ca orange, 4mm spacing, h.r., rough perforations at right, fresh and fine stamp (Chan 41b) * Catalog #32b Catalog Value $800 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2093 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 5c on 5ca dull orange, six singles, one used, others h.r., different shades, varieties, including broken "5", shifts towards "en", over "n" and towards "nt", "en" of "cents", etc., one with a natural straight edge at bottom, fine lot *O Catalog #32var | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2094 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 10c on 9c dull green, basic stamp with retouched upper left character (Chan 44b), l.h., fine * Catalog #35var | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2095 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 10c on 12ca brown orange, basic stamp with "darkened corners", two copies, h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #36 Catalog Value $1,000 | $300.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2096 CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 10c on 12ca brown orange, broken character "Yin" (Chan 45g), two copies, h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #36var Catalog Value $1,000 | $475.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2097 CHINA Surcharges - large numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c-30c surcharges, complete set of nine, l.h. or h.r., usual perforations, fresh colors, last one small thin, mostly fine-v.f., * Catalog #47-55 Catalog Value $2,675 | $1,400.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2098 CHINA Surcharges - large numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c-30c surcharges, eight different (missing 8c on 6c brown), unused, with or without gum, mostly fine or better, *(*) Catalog #47/55 Catalog Value $2,075 | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2099 CHINA Surcharges - large numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 1/2c-30c surcharges, eight different (missing 8c on 6c brown), used, various pmks, mostly fine or better, O Catalog #47/55 Catalog Value $738 | $350.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2100 CHINA Surcharges - large numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 4c on 4ca rose pink, upper left sheet corner block of four, lower right (position 6) showing lower center character broken at bottom, fine-v.f., scarce *Catalog #50var | $240.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2101 CHINA Surcharges - large numerals 2 1/2mm 1897 30c on 24ca carmine, variety "three" of Chinese surcharge, bottom horizontal stroke broken at right (Chan 64b), light shade, used O Catalog #55var | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2102 CHINA Surcharges - 1 1/2mm below Chinese characters 1897 1c on 1ca orange brown, right sheet margin vertical pair, showing colored dots in margin, n.h., v.f. (cataloged as hinged singles) ** Catalog #57 Catalog Value $750 | $350.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2103 CHINA Surcharges - 1 1/2mm below Chinese characters 1894 1c on 2c orange red, vertical gutter block of four, lower right stamp showing damaged "H" in "China", l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) */**Catalog #57 Catalog Value $1,450 | $700.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2104 CHINA Surcharges - 1 1/2mm below Chinese characters 1897 1c on 1ca orange red, "1" over "n" of "Cent" variety, h.r., fine, * Catalog #57var Catalog Value $375 | $190.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2105 CHINA Surcharges - 1 1/2mm below Chinese characters 1897 1c on 1c orange, block of four, position four showing "master flaw", h.r. at top, bottom stamps n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) *Catalog #57var Catalog Value $1,400 | $475.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2106 CHINA Surcharges - 1 1/2mm below Chinese characters 1897 1c on 1c orange red, basic stamp showing "master flaw", fine used, O Catalog #57var Catalog Value $250 | $150.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2107 CHINA Surcharges - 1 1/2mm below Chinese characters 1897 (May) 1/2c on 3ca dull yellow, horizontal gutter block of 15, mostly n.h., fine-v.f. */**Catalog #65 | $280.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2108 CHINA Surcharges - 1 1/2mm below Chinese characters 1897 (May) 1/2c on 3ca dull yellow, left sheet margin horizontal gutter block of 15, mostly n.h., fine-v.f. */**Catalog #65 | $280.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2109 CHINA Surcharges - 1 1/2mm below Chinese characters 1897 (May) 1/2c on 3ca dull yellow, blocks of 4, 9, 16 and gutter block of 21, the latter with straight edge at bottom, many varieties, including basic stamp retouched "3", letters of surcharge partly broken, etc., some natural straight edges at bottom, mostly n.h., fine-v.f. */**Catalog #65 | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2110 CHINA Surcharges - 1 1/2mm below Chinese characters 1897 1/2c on 3c orange, horizontal gutter pane of 40, n.h. except lower right stamp hinge re-attached, numerous small varieties of surcharge noted (mostly on the right pane, including base of "2" broken (pos.10), "Yin" center broken (14), two "slug" marks (17), etc.), fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) */**Catalog #65 Catalog Value $1,000 | $700.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2111 CHINA Surcharges - 1 1/2mm below Chinese characters 1897 (May) 1/2c on 3ca pale chrome yellow, horizontal gutter strip of seven, right three stamps trimmed perforations at bottom, otherwise fine-v.f. * Catalog #65 | $180.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2112 CHINA Large Figures 1 1/2mm Spacing 1897 2c on 2ca green, left interannual block of four, upper right showing "shaved tail" of '2' variety, mostly n.h., fine-v.f. */**Catalog #67 | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2113 CHINA Large Figures 1 1/2mm Spacing 1897 2c on 2ca green, dark shade "Bat" variety, also a used single with center character above "2" broken, fine *O Catalog #67,67var | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2114 CHINA Large Figures 1 1/2mm Spacing 1897 2c on 2ca green, large misperforated sheet margin at right single, l.h., showing part of additional "Cents" at top, unusual * Catalog #67var | $150.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2115 CHINA Large Figures 1 1/2mm Spacing 1897 2c on 2ca green, variety interpanneau imperf. at left, Pa-kua cancel, fine O Catalog #67var | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2116 CHINA Large Figures 1 1/2mm Spacing 1897 2c on 2ca green, misperforated horizontal pair, large Dollar chop, wrinkled, fine appearance O Catalog #67var | $150.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2117 CHINA Large Figures 1 1/2mm Spacing 1897 10c on 9c green, three distinct shades, one unused without gum, others h.r., fine-v.f., (*)* Catalog #70 Catalog Value $675 | $240.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2118 CHINA Large Figures 1 1/2mm Spacing 1897 1/2c on 3c yellow, block of four, central Canton cancel, lower left shows variety right top of "1" shaved off, Catalog #73 Catalog Value $760 | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2119 CHINA Large Figures 1 1/2mm Spacing 1897 1/2c on 3ca yellow, unused single showing Serif missing on "1", used single, top portion of "1" (of "1/2") missing, fine-v.f., *O Catalog #73var Catalog Value $440 | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2120 CHINA Dowager Surcharges - cancels 1897 selection of eight stamps on page, cancels include "Hangchow Post Office Canceled" on 2c and 4c, "T'angku Post Office" on page of 1/2c on 3ca and two single 2c on 2ca green; "Imperial Post Office Whampoa" single 1/2c on 3ca and 5c on 5ca, fine O | $475.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2121 CHINA Dowager Surcharges - cancels 1897 Amoy Customs Circular Dated cancels - various issues, 1/2c on 1/2ca, 2c on 2ca green, pair of 1c on 1ca pink, 30c on 24c purple red; Large Dollar chop on 8c on 6c (small figures), 2c on 2ca green, on 30c on 24c (2 1/2mm spacing), 5c on 5ca orange, also on strip of three of 2c on 2ca green and single O | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2122 CHINA Dowager Surcharges - cancels 1897 1/2c-30c surcharges, nine different, each canceled by Customs circular dated cancels "Customs Shanghai" in brown, minor perf. faults, mostly fine and attractive group O | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
                                           | Lot #2123 CHINA Dowager Surcharges - cancels 1897 1/2c-30c surcharges, balance of the Kilgas exhibit on pages, collection of 250+ used stamps, with good showing of Pa-kua cancels in brown and black, Chefoo, Chungking, Chinkiang, Foochow, Newchwang, Ningpo, Pagoda Anchorage, Hankow, Kiukiang, Ichang, Kiungchow, Lungchow, Nanking and others, also different seals postmarks, Large Dollar Chops, Customs Circular dated cancels, Imperial Post Office ovals, Pakhoi, Peking, Shanghai, some blocks of four, some very scarce items, mixed condition, excellent potential and break-up value O | $18,000.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2124 CHINA Dowager Surcharges - cancels 1897 Canton Customs cds on small figures, seven different and 2 1/2mm spacing on 1/2c on 1/2ca, few small faults, mostly fine O | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2125 CHINA Dowager Surcharges - cancels 1897 Canton Large Dollar chop, 1/2c, 1c on 1c (two different), also Pa-Kua in black or brown, 13 different stamps including 10c on 9c and 10c on 12c orange, all described on two exhibition pages O | $1,800.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2126 CHINA Dowager Surcharges - cancels 1897 Pa-Kua cancels, 10 stamps neatly arranged and described on exhibit page, showing Nanking (5c on 5c orange), Wuhu (1c on 1c orange red), Wenchow (4c on 4c pink), Foochow (10c on 12c orange). Also possible Shanghai (10c on 9c green) and Chungking (10c on 9c green), plus Amoy Pa-kuas on 2c on 2ca green (three, one in unrecorded brown color, one on 2 1/2mm spacing), reversed Pa-kua (assigned to Pagoda Anchorage) on 30c on 24c carmine, fine-v.f., scarce group of Pa-kua cancels on Dowager surcharges O Catalog #41,44,45,46 54, 62,63 | $2,400.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2127 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 1c, 2c and 4c on 3c, four different used, fine-v.f., O Catalog #78-80,82 Catalog Value $1,750 | $700.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2128 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 1c on 3c red, ten singles, two unused without gum, others l.h. or h.r., various positions, occasional minor flaws, fine-v.f., * Catalog #78 Catalog Value $5,250 | $1,900.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2129 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 1c on 3c red, ten singles, others l.h. or h.r., various positions, some thins and occasional other flaws, fine-v.f., * Catalog #78 Catalog Value $5,250 | $1,900.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2130 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 1c on 3c red, ten used singles, various shades and postmarks, minor plate flaws and varieties, couple of minor thin spots, mostly fine-v.f., O Catalog #78 Catalog Value $3,500 | $1,400.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2131 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 1c on 3c red, seven used singles, various pmks, one showing "large box" variety, fine-v.f., O Catalog #78,78b Catalog Value $2,650 | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2132 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 1c on 3c red, six singles, four used, others h.r., couple of minor thin spots, otherwise fine-v.f., *O Catalog #78 Catalog Value $2,450 | $950.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2133 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 1c on 3c red, five singles used, each showing minor varieties, including broken central characters, etc., fine-v.f., O Catalog #78 Catalog Value $1,750 | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2134 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 1c on 3c red, four singles, h.r., one with straight edge at bottom, each showing minor varieties, fine-v.f., * Catalog #78 Catalog Value $2,100 | $700.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2135 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 1c on 3c red, five singles, one unused without gum, others l.h. or h.r., fresh, mostly v.f., * Catalog #78 Catalog Value $2,625 | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2136 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 1c on 3c red, four singles, one unused without gum (thin), also showing variety no stop after "cent" and "large box", h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #78,78a,78b Catalog Value $2,275 | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2137 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 1c on 3c red, three singles, canceled Hankow, Ichang and Ningpo, fine-v.f., O Catalog #78 Catalog Value $1,050 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2138 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 1c on 3c red, horizontal pair, well centered, some gum glazing on face, otherwise fine-v.f., * Catalog #78 Catalog Value $1,050 | $525.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2139 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c and 4c on 3c used, fine-v.f., O Catalog #79,82 Catalog Value $1,050 | $375.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2140 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, ten used singles, minor varieties, canceled Canton, Foochow, Shanghai, Customs, Pa-kua, etc., occasional thin spots, mostly fine or better, O Catalog #79 Catalog Value $4,500 | $1,500.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2141 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, ten used singles, various shades, positions and postmarks, minor plate flaws and varieties, including inverted "s", comma instead of period after "s" of "Cents", etc., couple of minor thin spots, mostly fine-v.f., O Catalog #79 Catalog Value $4,500 | $1,500.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2142 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, seven singles, various shades and positions of the surcharge, h.r., occasional thin spots, most fine-v.f., * Catalog #79 Catalog Value $5,950 | $1,900.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2143 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, four singles, one with top sheet margin, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #79 Catalog Value $3,400 | $1,500.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2144 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, four used singles, various pmks, mostly fine or better, O Catalog #79 Catalog Value $1,800 | $750.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2145 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, three singles, various pmks, fine-v.f., O Catalog #79 Catalog Value $1,350 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2146 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, three singles, one inverted "s" variety, another with comma after "s" of "Cents", used, fine-v.f., one with Pa-kua postmark, O Catalog #79,79b,79d Catalog Value $1,550 | $700.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2147 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, three singles, one inverted "s" variety, another with comma after "s" of "Cents", used, fine-v.f., O Catalog #79,79b,79d Catalog Value $1,550 | $700.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2148 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, eight singles, various shades and positions of the surcharge, h.r., occasional thin spots, mostly fine-v.f., * Catalog #80 Catalog Value $3,200 | $1,300.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2149 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, six used singles, various shades and different pmks, mostly fine-v.f., O Catalog #80 Catalog Value $2,400 | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2150 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 4c on 3c red, eight copies, unused, three without gum, others h.r., couple of minor perf. faults, mostly fine-v.f., * Catalog #82 Catalog Value $13,200 | $4,500.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2151 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 4c on 3c red, perfectly centered, h.r., v.f., * Catalog #82 Catalog Value $1,650 | $700.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2152 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 4c on 3c red, perfectly centered, h.r., v.f., * Catalog #82 Catalog Value $1,650 | $750.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2153 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 4c on 3c red, perfectly centered, l.h., v.f., * Catalog #82 Catalog Value $1,650 | $700.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2154 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 4c on 3c red, brown Pa-kua postmark, well centered, v.f., O Catalog #82 Catalog Value $600 | $280.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2155 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 4c on 3c red, light blue pmk, fresh, v.f., O Catalog #82 Catalog Value $600 | $280.00 Bidding Closed |
   | Lot #2156 CHINA Imperial Chinese Post (I.C.P.) 1897 1/2c-50c, selection of used and unused, cancels, multiples, shades, etc., useful lot *O Catalog #86/94 | $800.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2157 CHINA Imperial Chinese Post (I.C.P.) 1897 1/2c-$1 and $5, eleven different unused, l.h. or h.r., last one without gum (on watermarked paper), fresh, fine-v.f., *(*) Catalog #86-95, 97 Catalog Value $2,548 | $1,200.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2158 CHINA Chinese Imperial Post (C.I.P.) 1898 2c, 10c, $1, $2 and $5 overprinted "Specimen", five different, h.r., fresh colors, fine S Catalog #100/109S | $575.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2159 CHINA Chinese Imperial Post (C.I.P.) 1898 $1 and $5 Goose, h.r., fresh, fine, * Catalog #107,109 Catalog Value $1,325 | $475.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2160 CHINA 1909 Temple of Heaven 1909 set of three used on cover from Shanghai to USA, fine-v.f.  | $325.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2161 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1898 (4 Nov) cover from Wuhu to Shanghai, franked with 2c on 2ca green (small numerals wide space), tied by large "Wuhu" bilingual dollar chop, with Shanghai Local Post arrival pmk, minor toning and cover faults, otherwise fine | $750.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2162 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1898 (7 May) cover with pre-printed Treasurer's Department China Inland Mission Shanghai, franked with 1c CIP and tied by large Hankow dollar cancel, with China Inland Mission Hankow violet date stamp and Shanghai local post arrival pmks on back | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2163 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1898 (6 Sep) picture postcard from Tientsin to Vienna, franked with 4c I.C.P., tied by large Tientsin Dollar departure pmk, via Shanghai, with pair of Hong Kong Queen Victoria 2c carmine tied by small cds, with corresponding dollar chop and additional Hong Kong transits, arriving Vienna (17.10.98), filing fold away from the stamps, fine combination usage | $170.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2164 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1898 two covers to China Inland Mission Shanghai, one from Chefoo, with 2c ICP adhesive tied by large dollar cancel, the other franked with pair of 1c yellow, tied by large Hankow dollar cancel, each with Shanghai Local Post arrival pmk | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2165 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1898 (21 May) hand-illustrated cover addressed to "Legation de France" in Peking, franked with 4c ICP, with large dollar departure pmk alongside, violet "Consulat de France Tien-Tsin" and Peking (21 May 98) arrival pmks on back | $260.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2166 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1898 (24 Mar) cover addressed to Wuhu, franked with 4c ICP tied by Chinkiang dollar departure pmk, with corresponding Wuhu arrival (25 Mar 98) well struck in brown on back, minor cover faults, attractive | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2167 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1899 (19 June) small cover franked with vertical pair of 2c CIP, tied by grids, with corresponding Shanghai Local Post departure pmk, addressed to Chefoo (U.S. Consulate), "8" and arrival pmks on back, minor cover mending, otherwise fine | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2168 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1899 (24 Mar) Chinese-style cover to Wuchow, franked with 2c CIP tied by large Canton date cancel, with oval Imperial Post Office Wuchow arrival datestamp alongside | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2169 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1899 (5 Sep) red-band cover franked with single 2c CIP, tied by Hankow departure pmk, with oval "China Inland Mission Hankow" datestamp and Wuchang (6 Sep) arrival markings on back, stamp extends over the edge, with minor perf. flaws | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2170 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1899 (July) two locally addressed Baron Ginzburg covers, each with 1c CIP franking, tied by grid cancels, Shanghai Local Post departure pmks on front or back, fine | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2171 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1899 red-band cover franked with 3x1c CIP Coiling Dragon adhesives, tied by Shanghai departure pmks, showing Peking arrival alongside, fine | $190.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2172 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1900 (5 Feb) red-band cover franked with single 4c CIP, tied by Canton cds, repeated alongside, with Tientsin arrival, also red "Canton A" and additional markings on reverse, some cover mending, mostly fine | $240.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2173 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1899 (10 May) picture postcard from Tientsin to Portland, franked with 4c C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, tied by blue departure pmks, sent via Japanese Post Office in Shanghai, where pair of 2s green was added, tied by Shanghai I.J.P.O. (18 July), further tied by small I.P.O. tieprint, sent via Yokohama, Victoria (Canada), Tacoma (Wash), charged "6 Cents", with defective 5c U.S. Postage Due (another stamp removed) canceled by crayon, fine combination card (the correct postage due was 4c, hence the unnecessary stamp was removed) | $2,400.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2174 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1899 1c stationery card to England, additionally franked with 1c and 2c CIP, canceled by Chefoo large dollar 20 Jan 99 pmks, sent via Shanghai, where vertical pair of Hong Kong 2c carmine was added, large dollar cancel alongside, Ealing arrival (Feb 27, 99) fine and colorful card | $260.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2175 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1900 cover with "Palace Hotel Shanghai" corner cachet, franked with 1c and 2c CIP Coiling Dragons, sent from Shanghai to Nagasaki and redirected to Yokohama, Japan, with "S.S. Minnesota" endorsement, transit and arrival pmks | $150.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2176 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1900 illustrated Chinese-style cover to Germany, franked with C.I.P. 1/2c, 5c and 5c Coiling Dragons, tied by Tientsin departure cds, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai, where 25c "Chine" Type Sage was added (2 Nov) for further transmission to Elerfed (8.12.00), fine and colorful cover | $240.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2177 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1900 (13 Jan) cover franked with 2c CIP Coiling Dragon, tied by a letterbox cancel, repeated on back, addressed to Wuchang, with Hankow transit, also Yochow departure and Wuchang arrival pmks, filing fold away from the stamp | $750.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2178 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1900 red-band cover franked with 3c and 5c CIP Coiling dragon adhesives, tied by letterbox pmks, with Peking and Hankow markings, "R" and additional Registry handstamp, additional red cancel, fine cover | $675.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2179 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1900 blue-band cover with 4x1/2c CIP, tied by native markings, with additional cancel and arrival pmks | $290.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2180 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1900 1c stationery card, additionally franked with 4c CIP, sent from Tientsin, via the French Post Office in Shanghai, where 10c "Chine" Type Sage was added for further transmission to Rome, faint arrival pmks, fine | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2181 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1901 (2 Feb) red-band cover franked with 5c CIP, tied by oval Kiaochow bilingual datestamp, used locally, fine and relatively scarce usage outside the German concession | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2182 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1901 red-band cover franked with single 2c CIP Coiling Dragon, tied by Shanghai departure pmk, red chops alongside, oval Peking Dec. 25 1901 arrival datestamp on reverse, fine | $190.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2183 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1901 red-band cover franked with 1c and 2c CIP adhesives, canceled by Xiguang strikes, showing Canton pmk alongside, Wuchow and additional pmks on back | $250.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2184 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1901 (23 Apr) 1c stationery card additionally franked with 1/2c-4c C.I.P. Coiling Dragons, tied by blue Tientsin departure pmks and sent to Germany, card endorsed "Feldpost", with East-Asia Expedition Corps departure, fine and colorful card | $160.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2185 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1901 (22 July) cover franked with 5x2c CIP, tied by Soochow departure cds, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai where 25c "Chine" was added for further transmission to Poerworedjo, Java, with additional Shanghai (23 July) and "N.I. Agent Singapore" (5.8.1901) transits on back, Poerworedjo (11.8.01) arrival, minor flaws, fine cover to uncommon destination | $240.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2186 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1901 (27 Apr) cover franked with single 10c CIP, tied by Soochow departure cds, sent via Shanghai where pair of 5c Hong Kong adhesives was added for further transmission to Poerworedjo, Java, with additional Shanghai (28 Apr) and "N.I. Agent Singapore" (12.5.1901) transits on back, Batavia (15.5) and Poerworedjo (17.5.01) arrival, little toning, fine cover to uncommon destination | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2187 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1901 (5 Feb) picture postcard to Laibach, franked with 4c CIP, tied by Wei-Hai-Wei departure pmk, sent via the French post office in Shanghai, where 10c "Chine" was added for further transmission to Europe, with bilingual "Laibach Ljubljana" arrival, some toning, otherwise fine and scarce usage from Wei-Hai-Wei to present-day Slovenia | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2188 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1901 1c stationery card additionally franked with 2c CIP, canceled "Paoting" (4 May 01) and sent to Germany, hand-colored illustration on message side, fine and attractive card | $160.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2189 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1901-02 two covers, each franked with 25c Type Sage overprinted "Chine", first from Shanghai to Belgium, part of backflap missing, with Paris transit and Ciney arrival pmks, the other to New York, endorsed "Per SS Alhenian", with Nagasaki and Yokohama transits, fine-v.f. (as of early 1900, Chinese stamps were no longer required on outgoing mail) | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2190 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1901-04 two 1c stationery cards, each with additional CIP franking, sent from Peking, via Shanghai to Germany, three different types of departure markings, fine | $425.00 Bidding Closed |
   | Lot #2191 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1902 (2 May) red-band cover franked with 2x1/2c CIP, tied by large Peking dater, with oval departure datestamp (May 3) alongside, rectangular Post Office handstamp, cover with corner added, otherwise fine | $280.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2192 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1902 red-band cover franked with 2x1/2c CIP, overlapped and tied by rectangular violet letterbox pmk, Tientsin (arrival?) pmk on back | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2193 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1902 (19 Nov) Egypt 4m stationery card from Cairo to Woosung, China, with Consulate de Haiti handstamp, numerous transits including F.P.No.5 (19.12 - opened during the Boxer Rebellion and allegedly closed in July,1901, clearly not the case, as it was still operating a year later) Suez, Victoria, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Woosung (21 Dec) arrival pmks, "Returned" and similar markings repeated on the way back to Egypt, some card mending, but certainly a well traveled item | $180.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2194 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1904 (28 Dec) Danish 5o stationery card from Shanghai to Copenhagen, showing German Post Office in Shanghai (26 Dec), Chinese Post Office (30 Dec), French Post Office (31 Dec) pmks, strip of 3x1c CIP Coiling Dragon affixed alongside, canceled on arrival in Denmark (2.2.1905), fine usage (since Denmark did not have its own Post Office in China, Danish stamps could not be canceled until arrival in Copenhagen) | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2195 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1904 (6 Feb) red-band cover (opened for display) franked with 4x1c C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, tied by oval bilingual "Tzuchuan" datestamps, with Changtun (Feb 7), Kiaochow (9 Feb) and German Post Office Tsingtau Kiauchau (9 Feb) arrival pmks on back, fine | $1,900.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2196 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1905 (27 Dec) picture postcard from Egypt to Shanghai, franked with 2m green, Cairo departure and Suez transit pmks, Shanghai German Post Office arrival, forwarded via Shanghai Local Post (Jan 23 06), fine | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2197 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1905 registered red-band cover franked with pair of 1c and single 5c CIP Coiling Dragons, tied by native pmks, with Registration handstamp on back, 5c slightly discolored, otherwise fine | $750.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2198 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1906 (6 Nov) red band cover franked with 2c CIP with manuscript Lunar characters, tied by departure pmk, with red Canton letterbox seal and additional markings, fine | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2199 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1906 registered "Grand Hotel Des Wagons-Lits, Ltd, Peking" cover to San Francisco, franked with 10c and 20c CIP, tied by Tientsin departure pmk, sent via Yokohama, where a Registry label was added, showing "Tientsin I.J.P.O." (10.4.06) and San Francisco pmks on back, tape reinforcements on reverse, otherwise fine | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2200 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1907 (19 Nov) Chinese style cover to Lincoln, Nebraska, franked with 3x1c and pair of 2c CIP, tied by "Yochow City" (19 Nov 97) bilingual pmks, with corresponding Yochow 19 Nov and Shanghai 25 Nov 07 transit cds on back | $325.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2201 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1907 red-band cover franked with single 2c CIP, showing Yochow pmks, also additional strikes alongside, fine local usage | $700.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2202 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1908 (17 May) red-band cover franked on back with 2c and 10c CIP, tied by departure pmks, with two "R" struck on front, Baoding Registry handstamp, Dongshan, Nanji arrival pmk, fine and scarce registered usage | $500.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2203 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1908 (23 Oct) red-band cover with single 1/2c franked, tied by violet Wusih departure datestamp, bilingual "Wenchow" pmk alongside, Shanghai (24 Oct) arrival on back, fine usage | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2204 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1908 two 1c green stationery cards, each with CIP franking, sent from Yunnanfu, via Hokow to Paris, the other from Peking "via Siberia" to London | $350.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2205 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1912 (30 Apr) red-band cover from Honan to Tenchow, franked with 1c and 2c CIP, tied by native departure pmks, with Shonten 3/16 (May 2), Lukchow 3/17 (May 3) and Tenchow Lunar 3/20 (May 6) arrival pmks on back, late usage of Imperial franking and pmks | $475.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2206 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1912 cover to Los Angeles, franked with 10c green, tied by framed letter-box, showing oval "Kwong Tai" and Canton transits, overall cover toning, otherwise fine | $425.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2207 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1912 (23 Oct) red-band Chinese style cover used from Kalgan (Mongolia) tied by 1c band 2c Commercial Press overprints, fine. Mongolia confused on what date to use on postmarks, instructed late in 1912 to use Chinese character for "1st year" (used only for short time) | $270.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2208 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1912 two red-band covers used Jan 26 and Apr 29th from Urga, franked with strip of 3x2c green and singles 1c and 2c, tied by departure pmks, red chops on both sides, fine-v.f. Mongolia continued to use "2nd Year" characters for the 2nd year of the Republic | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2209 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1912 (Apr) red-band cover franked on back with 2x2c C.I.P. Coiling Dragons, tied by departure pmk, with Tsingtau and Taitungtschen Kiautschou (8.4.12) pmks on back | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2210 CHINA Imperial China - Postal History 1916 (7 March) incoming registered card from Bodenbach, Czechoslovakia to Shanghai, with Harbin (5 Apr) transit and Shanghai arrival pmks (9 Apr), message on reverse obscured by adhesions, otherwise fine and uncommon destination | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2211 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1912 Republican Official overprint in red, 1c ochre, block of four, lower right stamp damaged cliche (position 20) (Chan 153ci), usual dried gum, fine and scarce multiple * | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2212 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1912 (July) cover to Lexington, Ky, franked with single 10c with red Statistical overprint, tied by Shuntenfu departure pmk, with Yokohama transit alongside, Peking and Moukden transit pmks on back, some toning, fine and interesting routing | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2213 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1912 (7 Sep) registered Emile Wilder (well known local stamp dealer) cover used in Shanghai, franked with 8c (letter rate 1c, registry 7c), comprised of Statistical Department, Commercial Press, Waterlow overprints, also local Tungchowsien (horizontal overprint), Kienyangfu and Tungchowhsien overprints, cover folded between stamps, with arrival pmk, fine and attractive philatelic creation | $1,500.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2214 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1912 1c ocher, Waterlow overprints, sheetlet of 20, pos. 12 basic stamp retouched "one" (Chan 170a), stuck down on large piece, some thins, fine-v-f. (*)Catalog #164var | $1,700.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2215 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1913 (Apr) registered cover from Canton to Seattle, attractively franked with a combination of overprints and 3c Commemorative, tied by departure pmks, with Shanghai transit and Seattle arrival pmks on back | $325.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2216 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1913 (30 Mar) registered cover from Canton to USA, franked "R Canton, Shameen" registry handstamp on back, Shanghai transit and Seattle arrival pmks, v.f. O | $200.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2217 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1912 (14 Sep) registered coverfront from Ichang to Shanghai, franked with 5c CIP and overprinted 3c, tied by departure pmks, with red "DSK" sender's (?) personal chop below | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2218 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1913 (Apr) registered cover from Canton to Washington State, attractively franked with a combination of overprints and two different 8c and 10c Commemoratives, tied by departure pmks, with Shanghai I.J.P.O. transit and Seattle arrival pmks on back | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2219 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1913 cover from Kiungchow, Kwantung to USA, franked with single 10c with red overprint, tied departure pmk, with Hong Kong transit and Orange, NJ arrival markings on back | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2220 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1913 cover and picture postcard to USA, the latter with 4c black overprint, sent from Peking to California, the former with 10c red overprint, mailed from Juning, Honan to Minneapolis, with Shanghai I.J.P.O. and Hankow transits on back, some cover wear and toning, otherwise fine | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2221 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1913 (May) registered cover from Canton to Hong Kong, franked with a combination of 7c overprint, 1c and 2c Commemoratives, plus another 2c (uncanceled) at bottom, v.f., with Hong Kong G.P.O. arrival pmk on back | $260.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2222 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1913 registered cover from Canton to Hong Kong, franked with a combination of 2c green, 8c brown and 2c green, tied by departure pmks, with 19 May arrival on back, v.f. | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2223 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1913 cover from Canton to Seattle, Washington, franked with a combination of 2x2c green, 2x1c orange and 2x2c green, Shanghai transit pmks on back, v.f. | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2224 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1913 1c stationery card additionally franked with overprinted in red 3c and 10c, Registered from Pinhsing Ki to Germany, with provisional Registry handstamp, Changsha and additional transit pmks, arrival "Assel", fine and rare | $1,600.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2225 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1913 two covers from Canton to USA, one registered and franked with a combination of three different issues, with Shanghai and Yokohama transit pmks, minor cover fault, otherwise fine-v.f. | $260.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2226 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1914 (26 Feb) advertising cover (opened for display), franked on both sides with 3c green and 1c junk, tied by Foochow, Gukien departure pmks and sent to USA, Shanghai (2 March) transit, cover trimmed at right affecting one adhesive, otherwise fine | $210.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2227 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1916 red-band cover franked on back with 6c gray, used from Urga, with various chops applied on both sides, fine usage from Mongolia | $300.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2228 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1916 "On Service Postage Paid Inspectorate General Statistical Department" free frank cover to the Commissioner of Customs in Tengyueh, Yunnan, sent from Shanghai (12 Nov), via Hankow (24 Nov), Yunnanfu (26 Nov), arriving Tengyueh (5 Dec). Tengyueh is the Chinese Customs Post on the Burma border | $240.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2229 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1916 "On Service Postage Paid Inspectorate General Statistical Department" legal size free frank cover to the Commissioner of Customs in Tengyueh, Yunnan, sent from Shanghai (28 Nov), via Hokow (29 Nov), Yunnanfu (10 Dec), arriving Tengyueh (10 Dec). Tengyueh is the Chinese Customs Post on the Burma border | $220.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2230 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1918 (12 June) "On Postal Service" free franked cover addressed to the Executive Secretary American Army and Navy YMCA in Shanghai, with bilingual departure and arrival pmks (12.16.18) on back, filing fold, otherwise fine | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2231 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1922 (7 Dec) "On Service Postage Paid Inspectorate General Statistical Department" legal size free frank cover to the Deputy Commissioner of Likin Collectorate Hankow (14 dec), fine | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2232 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1930 Peking Postal Strike, blue band cover with "Peiping" cancel reading "During Period of Relaxed Service all letters would be delivered free" (salary demands of postal employees were ignored and strikes were forbidden. Instead they chose to institute "relaxed service" until their demands were met) | $325.00 Bidding Closed |
    | Lot #2233 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1931 Shanghai Security Censor chops, seven covers, first from Tourane, French Indochina to Shanghai, others from Canton, local Shanghai use, later from Ningbo and Chungking (both used in 1939), finally two used in 1947 from Foochow and from Ningpo, interesting and relatively scarce items, all neatly written-up on pages | $350.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2234 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1932 Shanghai Postal Union Workers strike (March 24-29) registered cover to England, with boxed "Shanghai E.P.S." handstamp in violet (coupons were retained by postal clerks after this special handstamp for registered mail was applied), London transit and Alltringham, Cheshire (14 Ju 32) arrival, only a few outgoing registered covers permitted during the strike. Also included two Emergency Postal Service coupons for international mail, fine-v.f. | $575.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2235 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1932 Sven Hedin issue, set of four used on registered cover 18.4.33 from Peiping to Miss Alma Hedin in Stockholm, Shanghai transit and signed by Sven Hedin on back, minor toning as usual, fine Sven Hedin cover to his sister | $550.00 Bidding Closed |
   | Lot #2236 CHINA 1912-1933 Issues 1932 two letters written and signed by Sven Hedin to a Mr. Kreicker, discussing the stamps ("Never before the Chinese Government had allowed a scientific expedition to have its own stamp."), fine | $550.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2237 CHINA 1932-1941 Issues 1936 Postal Strike Tientsin, cover with "Local Postage Paid" bilingual handstamp, used locally, filing folds, fine | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
    | Lot #2238 CHINA 1932-1941 Issues 1937 Sancian Temporary Post Office, five specially prepared covers from the Post Office established on the Island for benefit of Pilgrims stopping at Shrine on the way to the 33rd International Eucharistic Congress in the Philippines, v.f. | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2239 CHINA 1932-1941 Issues 1937 1c on 4c green (19) and 1/2c Peking Martyrs (12), used on both sides of cover from Shanghai to Paris, crayon "27.II.38" and "Via Siberia" markings, fine usage from Japanese occupied China, proper postage paid (25c) Catalog #341 | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2240 CHINA 1932-1941 Issues 1937 1c on 4c green, surcharge inverted, two singles, one "missing character" variety, h.r., one with gum toning, signed "J.R.H." (after surcharging was completed, a portion of a broken plate was used to privately produce "inverted" varieties), interesting * Catalog #341var | $150.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2241 CHINA 1932-1941 Issues 1941 (4 July) "Headquarters of the Generalissimo China" cover, probably from Chunking, via Calcutta, where Indian franking was added for further transmission to the Chinese Consulate in Portland, Oregon, violet and black censor markings, fine | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2242 CHINA 1932-1941 Issues 1941 (12 June) registered cover franked with the complete set of 16, sent from Shanghai to San Francisco, additional 1/2c adhesive on back, arrival pmk on back, fine-v.f. Catalog #449-464 | $250.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2243 CHINA 1932-1941 Issues 1941 Reconstruction Issue, set of six handstamped "Specimen", fine-v.f. S Catalog #465-70S | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2244 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1943 souvenir sheet of six with blue marginal overprints, Shanghai cancels, v.f., Catalog #471var Catalog Value $800 | $240.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2245 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1942 Registration labels (green) (Chan SR1), cover (opened for display), used from Hunan to Kweiyang (April 12, 1943), re-used April 29th back to Hunan, with stamps added 50c and $1 Central Trust Issue, fine and scarce | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2246 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1942 Express Delivery label (red & yellow) (Chan SE1), large cover from Chankiang, Kansu Province to Chongtu, Western Szechuan (Feb 3, 1943), label charged at 50c domestic mail, used in combination with 50c adhesive for additional Air Mail charge, cover folded in places, rare | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2247 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1942 Express Delivery (red & yellow) (Chan SE1) label, used in combination with regular franking and two Par Avion labels on cover (opened for display) from Chungking to Shanghai (Jan 16, 1943), fine | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2248 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1942 Express Delivery label (red & yellow) (Chan SE1) on cover sent Feb 16,1943 in Kweichow Province, backstamped at Kweiyang, fine | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2249 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1942 Express Delivery and Registration labels (Chan SE1, SR1), used in combination with additional stamps and other labels on two "Par Avion" covers with Minghsien and Chungking pmks, some cover wear, otherwise fine, rare | $500.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2250 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1942 Registration label (green) (Chan SR1), cover used Feb 3, 1943 from Chenning, Kansu Province to Chengtu, Western Szechuan, with arrival pmk, fine | $260.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2251 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1942 Registration label (green) (Chan SR1), cover used March 17, 1943 in Kweichow Province, showing Kweiyang backstamp | $260.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2252 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1943 (Kiangsi) 20c on 16c Chung Hwa SYS in right-margin block of four, top-right stamp with double "tso" and bottom-right stamp with double "gai" errors (Chan 713a,b), h.r. at top, bottom stamps n.h., fine-v.f. *Catalog #541e,var | $550.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2253 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1943 Kweichow Province Surcharges, 50c provisional, block of four, used Dec 25, 1943 in combination with vertical pair of $1 green, on Express Delivery cover from Hua His to Shanghai | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2254 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1943 (Kansu) 20c on 17c HK Martyr, left margin block of eight including "((20" for "(20)" surcharge variety (Chan 707b), n.h., v.f. **Catalog #540d,var | $350.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2255 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1943 Eastern Szechuan District Surcharges, 50c on 16c, used with additional franking on registered cover (opened for display) sent March 13, 1943 by Dwight Edwards, United China Relief in Chunking to Temporary Chinese Military Post Office in India, with 24 March arrival pmk on back | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2256 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1943 Kwangsi Province, cover sent December 1943 from Weilin to Shanghai, franked with pair of 50c Surcharges, paying $1 rate, passed through the Japanese lines, censored, with label, received in Shanghai Jan 24, 1944, corner clipped, fine and rare usage | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2257 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1943 Kwantung Province, mid-1943 flown cover to USA, franked with single 50c re-surcharged adhesive, used in combination with five additional stamps paying $11.60 (International rate $2 plus Air Mail $9.60), opened by censor and resealed with label, fine usage via "Route 8" (Chungking through Miami) to Spokane, Washington | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2258 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1943 Kwantung Province (19 Sep) registered cover (opened for display), flown from Hsin Chang (near Canton) to USA, franked with single 50c re-surcharged adhesive, used in combination with three additional stamps paying $14.50, opened by censor and resealed with label, fine usage via "Route 8" (through Miami 30 Nov) to Sacramento, with 2 Dec, 1943 arrival pmk | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2259 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1942 Headquarters of the Generalissimo China cover from Calcutta to USA, franked with India 8a, 9ps (2) and 1r, tied by departure pmks, violet "Passed Censor" cachet, fine | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2260 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1943 illustrated "Roosevelt with the Chinese Royal Family" cover, signed by Eleanor Roosevelt, franked with US 5c block of four canceled Oct.11, 1963 (First Day of Issue), minor surface abrasions, fine autographed cover | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2261 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1944 Postal Savings Picture Issue, $50 yellow green (Chan 822var), horizontal pair, top part of printing missing, unused without gum as issued, v.f. (*)Catalog #575var | $180.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2262 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1945 (4 Nov) registered cover to USA, with handstamped return address of Kwantung, Chick Hok Hoy District, corresponding hand endorsed Registry label, franked on back with 6x$5 carmine, tied by Chickhom cancels, Canton transit alongside, New York and Fresno arrival (Dec.19), fine $30 franking | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2263 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1945 (9 Oct) registered cover flown from Shanghai to Chicago, franked on back with unsurcharged Pai Ch'eng (10x$10) and surcharged CNC $16, paying $116 via Miami (30 Oct), with Chicago (11 Nov) arrival, minor cover faults, 33 days in transit | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2264 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1945 (25 Oct) registered cover (opened for display) from Chungking to Portland, Oregon, franked on back with $320 (2x$10 and single $300), flown via Miami (27 Nov), with 29 November arrival, 35 days in transit, minor toning, otherwise fine | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2265 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1946 two covers to Seattle and Portland, one registered and paying $260, the other from Hankow, with $70 franking, fine-v.f. | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2266 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1946 (3 Apr) cover (opened for display), registered from Townshan to Prince Rupert, Canada, postage $170 paid with $100 "Allegory of Savings" and $20 and $50 surcharges, Canton and Vancouver transits, also unusual National Revenue Postal Branch, Montreal and arrival pmks, fine cover, transit time 18 days Catalog #576.655,657 | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2267 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1946 (5 Dec) flown cover from Shanghai to Oregon, franked on back with 5x$500 surcharges, fine Catalog #688 | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2268 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1946 $2,000 on $5 carmine, block of four, variety imperf. at bottom, unused without gum as issued, errors n.h., fine-v.f. (*) Catalog #696var | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2269 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1946 $2,000 on $5 green, basic stamp printed on both sides, fine (*) Catalog #697var | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2270 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1946 Chungking Central Surcharges, $20 on 8c orange, watermarked paper (Chan 955), v.f., * Catalog #698 Catalog Value $250 | $240.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2271 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1946 Chungking Central Surcharges, $20 on 5c green, unwatermarked (Chan 953), n.h., v.f. A rarity, only 50 copies surcharged, ** Catalog #700A Catalog Value $900 | $475.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2272 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1946 Chungking Central Surcharges, $20 on 8c green, unwatermarked, double surcharge one inverted (Chan 951var), h.r., v.f., signed L.Y.Woo * Catalog #703var | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2273 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1946 $30 on 4c Hong Kong Martyr, vertical strip of three, top stamp without surcharge, also varieties inverted, plus one printed on both sides, h.r., v.f. * Catalog #721var | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2274 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1947 (22 Sep) flown cover franked with $100(2) and $3,000, paying $4,200 from Takianghu to Portland, Oregon, cover with clipped lower right corner, otherwise fine | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2275 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1947 two covers, one to Vancouver, Washington, the other to Portland, the former paying $18,000, the latter $4,900 (registered from Shanghai), minor cover mending, otherwise fine-v.f., scarce | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2276 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1947 $2,000 vermilion, variety imperf. at bottom, unused without gum as issued, fine (Chan 1032c) (*) Catalog #749var | $170.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2277 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1948 (11 Nov) cover with Chinese National Currency postage of $4,060,000, sent from Shanghai to Nebraska; also 26 November, 1948 cover with newly authorized Gold Currency postage, paying $1.50 from Nanking to Chicago, fine | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2278 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1948 $10,000 on $20 carmine, vertical pair imperf. between, also varieties imperf. at right and imperf. at top, unused without gum as issued, h.r., fine-v.f. (Chan 1066var) (*) Catalog #810var | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2279 CHINA 1942-1948 Issues 1948 $15,000 on 50c olive green, horizontal pair imperf. between, also varieties shifted surcharge and perf. 11 1/2, unused without gum as issued, v.f. (Chan 1076ai,aiv) (*) Catalog #817var | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2280 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 (19 Nov) native cover from Fengtai, Anwhei Province, paying 10c domestic letter rate to Shanghai, with a specially prepared violet label to be used as a stamp, with departure pmks and arrival on back. Mail delivery was very difficult due to increasing Civil War activities and took 9 days to get to Shanghai, about 300 miles away, fine and scarce | $475.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2281 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 (30 Nov) "Domestic Postage Paid" bluish violet chop applied on registered letter from Taiyuan to Peiping, with 1 Dec 48 arrival pmk on back, cover wrinkles and tears, otherwise fine | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2282 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 (19 Nov) cover with special unit label, used from Fengtai, Anwhei district, violet "782" registration handstamp, sent to Shanghai, with arrival (28.11.49) on back, fine. Of 1050 prepared, only 81 were sold | $500.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2283 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 (Domestic Postage Paid Swatow) provisional handstamp on locally addressed cover, v.f., in use for three days only, "no stamps available" | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2284 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 (19 Nov) native cover from Fengtai, Anwhei Province, paying 40c domestic registered letter rate to Shanghai, with a specially prepared red label to be used as a stamp, with departure pmks and arrival on back. Mail delivery was very difficult due to increasing Civil War activities and took 9 days to get to Shanghai, about 300 miles away, fine and extremely rare (1,200 labels prepared, only 72 sold) | $950.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2285 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 (29 Nov) "Domestic Postage Paid" violet chop applied on registered letter from Taiyuan, via Yangku to Peiping, with 30 November arrival pmk on back, cover wrinkles and wear from removed labels, fine | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2286 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 (26 Nov) "Domestic Postage Paid Swatow" bilingual chop on native cover, fine (this Swatow, Kwantung Province provisional was used only from November 24-26) | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2287 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 (2 Dec) "Ordinary Letter Postage Paid" chop on native cover showing 27mm dotted circular date cancel on back, fine and scarce Canton local provisional | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2288 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 (4 May) registered "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" official cover to Chicago, metered "$750,000" applied in Canton, with Registry label below, Consulate General of the Republic of China, Chicago handstamp and arrival (8 May) pmks on back, cover defects and tape mending at bottom, rare | $170.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2289 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 (6 Apr) cover from Foochow to Tacoma, Washington, paying $5,800 rate ($1,500 UPU and $4,300 Air Post), fine | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2290 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 (12 Apr) cover (reduced at left) from Kwantung district to Portland, paying $41,000 rate (single $1,000 and two blocks of 4x$5,000) | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2291 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 cover from Nanking, franked with block of 10x$10 on $30 surcharges, some cover mending, otherwise fine | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2292 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 cover (opened for display) from Foochow to USA, franked on both sides with $10,600 in Gold Yuan (strip of 5x$2000, single $100 surcharge and $500 SYS), some cover mending, otherwise fine, scarce usage | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2293 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 (26 Apr) large part of commercial cover from Shanghai to USA, with mostly intact $41,000 meter imprinted alongside Shanghai cancel | $160.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2294 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 (8 May) cover to USA, franked on back with 16x$100,000 (including a block of 10), tied by Shanghai cds, fine and unusual Catalog #880B | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2295 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (4 May) two covers to Portland, Oregon, one posted May 4th, 1949 from Shanghai, franked with block of 4x$10,000 green, the other registered from Canton paying $1,200,000 with 12x$100,000 surcharges, appropriate arrival pmks, minor cover wear, fine examples of the wildly fluctuating currencies | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2296 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (10 June) local unit label printed on reverse of a postal form, canceled in Shensi district, used in Nancheng, with red authenticity seal, v.f., scarce O | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2297 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (13 June) local unit label printed on reverse of a postal form, canceled in Shensi district, used in Nancheng, with red authenticity seal, v.f., scarce (Nancheng fell to the Communists within a week) O | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2298 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (12 Aug) cover from Tien Wo (small settlement near Canton), with emergency 15c meter label and 4x10c adhesives, addressed to Portland, Oregon, with cancels of Tien Wo, Sun Wui on back and additional markings on back, fine and scarce usage (Canton itself was divided into postal districts extending 100 miles in a southerly direction, each one entitled to use the Canton Postage Paid chops and meters) | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2299 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (9 Aug) registered and flown cover from Canton to Chinese Consulate General in Chicago, franked with two different surcharges and pair of 10c, paying 75c, with 11 August San Francisco and 12 August Chicago arrival pmks | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2300 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (11 Apr) flown cover from Shanghai to Portland, Oregon, franked with single $3,000 (equivalent to 1c in Silver Currency), minor back cover flaws, otherwise fine (The Chinese gold yuan was legal tender currency of China between August 1948 and 1949. It was a method used by the Republic of China government to accumulate gold from its citizens in preparation to relocate to Taiwan. It circulated in the country under the control of R.O.C., which issued paper money on August 19, 1948. This currency was notorious for vicious inflation due to inadequate issuance preparation and failure to strictly enforce issuance limits. In the early days of the issuance of the Golden yuan, the government used executive actions to force the public to exchange gold, foreign currency for the new currency. The legal exchange rate was 0.22217 grams of gold per gold yuan but it could not be honored. After the failure of the Golden Yuan, the government issued Silver Yuan, but it was soon rejected in circulation, and the Chinese golden yuan was recalled) | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2301 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (22 Apr) flown cover from Kungyifow (new Canton) to Portland, Oregon, postage paid in Gold currency ($41,000, with 20x$2,000 surcharges and single $1,000), tied by departure pmks on back, some cover wrinkles, otherwise fine | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2302 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (19 Apr) flown cover from Canton (University preprinted address) to Chicago, paying $17,000 (8x$2,000 surcharges and 2x$500), tied by Canton departure pmks, on back, fine | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2303 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (Nov) stock transferred to Taiwan, cover used domestically with two Hong Kong overprinted adhesives in Taipei, "Flying Date" cancels, fine. The Silver Currency Issues ended the era of Nationalist China on the Mainland, but continued to be vital in relieving the acute shortage of postage stamps in the early days of ROC in Taiwan | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2304 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (14 Aug) flown cover from Sin Chang (new Canton) to USA, 15c Meter strip used in combination with 2x20c surcharges, fine. The 15c meter strip was used for about two months until 15c and 40c surcharge on the Peiping Scenery issue were released on 20th August, 1949, fine | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2305 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (Postage Paid Canton LD) on flown cover (little reduced at left) to USA, with framed Sin Chang (16 May) origin and Canton (21 May) cancel on reverse, fine and unusual district emergency chop from Kwantung district on international mail | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2306 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (29 Apr) unit label used on cover from Canton to Hong Kong, overall toning, otherwise fine (purchased at current rate at Post Offices, mimeographed on soft newsprint in sheets of 32 (8x4), bound in book form, cut out as needed and later imprinted strictly on envelopes) | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2307 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (Postage Paid Canton LD) on flown cover (little reduced at right) to USA, with "Paksha (Toishan)" (May 22) and Canton (25 May) cancels on reverse, fine and unusual district emergency chop from Kwantung district on international mail | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2308 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (Postage Paid Canton LD) on flown cover (little reduced at right) to USA, with "Tien Ch'Eng" (May 26) and Kutsing pmks at bottom, also (28 May cancels on reverse), fine and unusual district emergency chop from Kwantung district on international mail | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2309 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (26 June) flown cover (slightly reduced at right) to USA, franked on back with pair of 20c surcharges (40c was the correct rate, Air 30c and UPU 10c), fine | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2310 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (12 July) cover with special 15c Meter label and pair of 20c surcharges, used from Sin Chang to the United States, re-sealed with brown label at left, fine (the international postage rates effective July 5th, were 15c for a first class letter, plus 40c for Air Mail. No 15c stamps were available and 15c meter was used instead in the first several days), fine and scarce cover | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2311 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (19 July) cover (slightly reduced at left) flown from Kutsing, Yunnan to Portland, paying 15c with 1c and 4c surcharges and 10c SYS, lower left corner clipped, otherwise fine | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2312 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (3 Nov) cover (slightly reduced) franked with vertical strip of 5x$100 Dah Tung Shanghai printing, second supplemental surcharge, used after the fall (to the Communists) of Canton, fine and rare (Canton fell on 14th October) | $240.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2313 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (6 May) Official mail Tao Yuan, Hunan "Domestic Postage Already Paid D.P.P." local emergency chop on red band cover (corner clipped) with Changsha receiving cancel (7 May) on back | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2314 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (2 May) flown cover to USA, framed "Postage Paid Canton" chop used in lieu of postage stamp, with corresponding departure pmk alongside, delayed for 9 days and eventually sent on 11 May, fine | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2315 CHINA Air Post 1921 Curtiss "Jenny", five sets of five, h.r., some adhesions or disturbed gum, otherwise fine-v.f., * Catalog #C1-5 Catalog Value $1,150 | $290.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2316 CHINA Air Post 1921 Curtiss Jenny, set of five used on registered, flown cover from Peitaiho Beach 27.8.23 to USA, additional postage paid with 20c adhesive on back, with Peking, Mukden transits, Chicago and Philadelphia arrival pmks, fine-v.f. Catalog #C1-5 | $270.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2317 CHINA Air Post 1921 Curtiss Jenny, set of five used on registered, flown cover from Peitaiho Beach 27.8.23 to USA, additional postage paid with 20c adhesive on back, with Peking, Mukden transits, Chicago and Philadelphia arrival pmks, fine-v.f. Catalog #C1-5 | $325.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2318 CHINA Air Post 1943 (Oct) cover (opened for display) from Shantung, Shansi Province to Portland, Oregon, franked with $10, $2 (2) and 20c, paying $14.20 by China National Airlines to Calcutta, BOAC to Lagos, Nigeria, PAA to Brazil, Trinidad and San Juan to Miami, USAir to Portland, opened by censor label (Calcutta) and "DHF 7" straight-line handstamp, Dec 2, 1943 arrival (30-35 days in transit) | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2319 CHINA Air Post 1943 (5 Oct) cover headed "Commission on Overseas Affairs" (opened for display) paying $6.85 from Chungking to Portland, Oregon, with China National Airlines to Calcutta, BOAC to Durban, SEA to New York and Air Mail to Portland, with Calcutta British censor mark (DHF/2) apparently additional $4.39 Portland Registry fee handstamp on reverse, with Feb 28, 1944 arrival (145 days in transit) | $250.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2320 CHINA Air Post Flight Covers 1929 (9 July) flown cover from Nanking to Shanghai, special chop tying the 15c adhesive, fine | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2321 CHINA Air Post Flight Covers 1931 (7 Mar) Hankow to Shanghai flight, with 16 March arrival pmk, special rectangular cachet, fine | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2322 CHINA Air Post Flight Covers 1931 registered and flown Eurasia Aviation Company cover Shanghai to Berlin, with embossed seal on backflap, franked on both sides, including the complete set of Curtiss Jenny, routing indicated by pen "Shanghai-Manchoulie, Irkutsk-Moscow, Moscow-Berlin", with 11.6.31 arrival pmk, fine-v.f. Catalog #C6-10 | $170.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2323 CHINA Air Post Flight Covers 1933 (29 Dec) "First Air Mail China-Europe Northwest Route via Tihwa, Sinkiang", flown from Shanghai (canceled 29.12.21), Tihwa (June 5, 1933), Tancheng (June 22), Berlin (July 5), registered from there to USA, hand-colored cachet, fine-v.f. | $290.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2324 CHINA Air Post Flight Covers 1936 (31 Oct) registered and flown cover from Canton to San Bernardino, franked with the complete set of five, various markings including a rectangular cachet on reverse, fine-v.f. | $350.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2325 CHINA Air Post Flight Covers 1937 (10 Apr) first flight Canton to Fort Bayard (Kwangchowan), addressed to Hong Kong, held up due to bad weather missing Hanoi connection to Europe, with special cachet and Indochina franking, mail finally dispatched by Steamer to Haiphong and by train to Hanoi, with Hong Kong arrival pmks | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2326 CHINA Postage Dues 1904 set of six used on back of locally addressed cover, Canton pmks, 4c and 5c faults, otherwise fine-v.f. Catalog #J1-6 | $240.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2327 CHINA Postal Stationery 1940 $50 on $10 green, unused stationery card, v.f. (HG 57) | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2328 CHINA Postal Stationery 1940 $250 on 8c green, unused stationery card, v.f. (HG 61) | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2329 CHINA Postal Stationery 1940 2 1/2c green, stationery card from Chengtu to Mt. Omei, with departure and OMEI arrival pmks, fine | $150.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2330 CHINA Postal Stationery 1941 15c postal reply card with additional franking, sent from Shanghai to Berlin, censor mark, fine | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2331 CHINA Military Stamps 1913 (26 Nov), Military Post Postal Distribution cancel on 1/2c C.I.P. adhesive, canceled on piece, v.f. (Shortly after Yuan became President, Mongolia declared independence from China, signed an agreement with Russia and denied China the right to station troops in Mongolia. Yuan dispatched a Chinese fighting force under General Wong to regain Mongolia for the Republic of China. While foreign post offices were usually set up in the areas of operation, the Chinese used Waterlow London overprints with the new military chops, which ceased to be used after 1914) O | $240.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2332 CHINA Military Stamps 1943 issues, nine different blocks of four, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #M1,2,4,6-9,11,12 Catalog Value $608 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
      | Lot #2333 CHINA Military Stamps 1943 accumulation of 100+, various overprints, paper varieties, shades, some blocks of four, overprints for N.E.Provinces, fine-v.f. **Catalog #M1/13 | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2334 CHINA Military Stamps 1943 8c red orange (Chan M4U), n.h., v.f., handstamped "S.C. Yeen", rare, ** Catalog #M3 Catalog Value $600 | $500.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2335 CHINA Revenues 1941 Money Order stamps, 10 different unused and six different used, mixed condition, mostly fine *O | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2336 CHINA Yunnan Province 1916 3c, 50c and $1 overprinted "Protesting Monarchy", first one unused, others used, minor flaws, fine-v.f. *O | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2337 CHINA Sinkiang 1942 souvenir sheet of six with red handstamped overprints (Chan PSMS1), unused without gum as issued, v.f. (*) | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
         | Lot #2338 CHINA Sinkiang Air Post 1942 Provisional handstamps, selection on pages, including overprints on Peking Print Air Mail stamps, with inverted overprints, also se-tenant pair, one inverted, some used, mostly fine-v.f., scarce group *O Catalog #C5/19 | $475.00 Bidding Closed |
    | Lot #2339 CHINA Sinkiang Officials 1915-18 Perforated on overprinted Junk, Reaper and Hall of Classics adhesives, collection of 70+ used singles, various positions of the perforations ("For Official Business Only"), some duplication, unusual group O | $450.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2340 CHINA Offices in Tibet 1911 3p-1r surcharges, selection of 25 mostly unused, some minor varieties and shades, generally fine or better, *O Catalog #1-10 Catalog Value $3,472 | $950.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2341 CHINA Treaty Ports - Shanghai 1921 cover used locally with "United Services Association Empire Day May 24, 1921" letter, handstamped "Local Postage Paid 5 May 1921", fine | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2342 CHINA Chungking 1894 16c mauve, vertical strip of five, with vertical strip of three imperf. between, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #6b Catalog Value $600 | $240.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2343 CHINA Taiwan Province 1895 Black Flag Republic (Chan F38-40), 30 Cash green, 50 Cash carmine and 100 Cash violet, set of three, unused without gum as issued. Also included is 50 Cash canceled Aug 29, 1895 "Taiwan Republic Tainan", some toning, otherwise fine (*) | $240.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2344 CHINA Japanese Occupation of China 1938 40c dark blue and 40c gray green, perforated essays, v.f. E | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2345 CHINA Japanese Occupation of China 1945 Nationalist Take-over North China and Inner Mongolia (Mengchiang), high value surcharges ($2, $3 and $5), also 1946 $10, $40 and $80 prepared but not issued, fine-v.f., apparently rare * | $525.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2346 CHINA Kwangtung Postage Dues 1945 $100 on $2 yellow orange, n.h., faint toning, otherwise v.f., ** Catalog #1NJ1 Catalog Value $825 | $250.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2347 CHINA Meng Chiang 1941 28c watermarked HK Martyr, large type II overprint (MA NC622A, Chan JM98), n.h., v.f. ** | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2348 CHINA Nationalist Northeastern Provinces 1946 (11 Oct) cover franked on back with 16x$5 overprinted, used from Sinkiang to Tientsin, with arrival pmk alongside | $210.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2349 CHINA Nationalist Northeastern Provinces 1946 20c blue, varieties imperf. at bottom and imperf. at right, h.r., v.f. * Catalog #11var | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
        | Lot #2350 CHINA Nationalist Northeastern Provinces 1946-47 issues complete, 10 of each, blocks of four or larger, n.h., fine-v.f., **Catalog #1-40,J1-6 Catalog Value $231 | $140.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2351 CHINA Nationalist Northeastern Provinces 1947 $22, $65 and $109, two sets of three, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #61-63 Catalog Value $490 | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #2352 CHINA Communist East China 1931 Skull & Bones over Manchuria, set of five surcharges issued by Gen. Hsieh Wen-tung at Paoching, Kirin province (prior to his being disarmed by the Soviet Army) to commemorate the "Mukden Incident" of Sep 18, 1931, which the Japanese manufactured as a pretext to invade Manchuria, fine-v.f. (*) | $475.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2353 CHINA BRITISH RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION (B.R.A.) 1927 (25 Mar) cover "via America" to Ireland, franked with George V 1p (4) and 1 1/2p (2), tied by Field Post Office pmks, little toning, otherwise fine and "long way around voyage" (Following the First World War, The British maintained settlements in Tientsin, Shanghai and Wei Hai Wei, as well as their forces deployed to Hong Kong. Tension in China began escalating well before the accepted commencement of the Second World War. The U.K. sent reinforcements to Shanghai in 1927 due to disturbances in the city, and withdrew from Wei Hai Wei in 1931. China Command was an independent command responsible for the British possessions of Hong Kong and Kowloon, and the British concessions in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Tientsin. The command was a Major General's appointment. Chiang Kai-shek's military actions against War Lords included a Shanghai General strike, outgoing mail was handled by the British Field Post Office) | $475.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2354 CHINA BRITISH RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION (B.R.A.) 1927 (25 Mar) cover to USA, routed via Hong Kong and Europe, franked with George V 1p (4) and 1 1/2p (2), tied by Field Post Office pmks, little toning, otherwise fine and "long way around voyage" (Following the First World War, The British maintained settlements in Tientsin, Shanghai and Wei Hai Wei, as well as their forces deployed to Hong Kong. Tension in China began escalating well before the accepted commencement of the Second World War. The U.K. sent reinforcements to Shanghai in 1927 due to disturbances in the city, and withdrew from Wei Hai Wei in 1931. China Command was an independent command responsible for the British possessions of Hong Kong and Kowloon, and the British concessions in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Tientsin. The command was a Major General's appointment. Chiang Kai-shek's military actions against War Lords included a Shanghai General strike, outgoing mail was handled by the British Field Post Office) | $475.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2355 CHINA JAPANESE OFFICES IN CHINA 1900-01 two registered covers from Peking and Tientsin, each franked with 10sn overprinted adhesive, red chops alongside, fine | $600.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2356 CHINA JAPANESE OFFICES IN CHINA 1910 (15 Apr) cover from Canton to USA, attractively franked with Japanese Offices in China overprinted adhesives, tied by Canton I.J.P.O. departure pmks, with Nagasaki transit pmk on back | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2357 CHINA JAPANESE OFFICES IN CHINA 1913 (7 July) registered cover from Canton to USA, attractively franked with Japanese Offices in China overprinted adhesives, tied by Canton I.J.P.O. departure pmks, with Kobe and San Francisco transits, Seattle arrival pmks | $230.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2358 CHINA JAPANESE OFFICES IN CHINA 1913 (June) two covers from Canton to USA, each attractively franked with Japanese Offices in China overprinted adhesives, paying 10c rate, tied by Canton I.J.P.O. departure pmks | $250.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2359 CHINA JAPANESE OFFICES IN CHINA 1914 (20 June) registered mourning cover (reduced at bottom) headed "Imperial Japanese Post Office, Peking Postal Service", addressed locally | $250.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #2360 CHINA RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA 1917 (25 Sep) registered cover from Shanghai to Denmark, franked on back with surcharged 2c on 2k (3), 4c on 4k and 5c on 5k (2), tied by departure cds, opened by censor with label and corresponding violet handstamps, Helsngor (6 Nov) arrival, fine War-time usage | $290.00 Bidding Closed |
                     | Lot #2361 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA 1897 Imperial Chinese Post, 1/2c-$1 collection on pages, some multiples, shades, plate flaws and varieties, cancels, some quite scarce, mixed condition, fine lot *OCatalog #86/95 | $3,250.00 Bidding Closed |
      | Lot #2362 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA 1898-1904 Chinese Imperial Post (CIP) Issue, selection of used and unused singles in stock book, three varieties imperf. at top or bottom, $1-$5 used, several of each, also cancels, shades, Postage Dues, etc., mixed condition, good lot *O | $3,250.00 Bidding Closed |
                                                          | Lot #2363 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA 1898-1910 Chinese Imperial Post Coiling Dragons, Waterlow Issues, used and unused singles, blocks of four and larger, various color varieties, also hundreds of used singles 1/2c-$2 values, showing incredible range of usages, including Hong Kong, local chops, Lunar Year pmks, Wei-hai-wei, Peking, Registry markings, arrival cancels, Pa-kua strikes, Lunar cancels, used in Tibet, compound perforations, also bisects, BRA overprint, etc. *O | $6,000.00 Bidding Closed |
                        | Lot #2364 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA 1912 Republican Provisional overprints, balance of the collection with used and unused forgeries, Local Issues, varieties, including double, inverted and shifted overprints, some doubtful, also local overprints from Wochow, Hwang-Tu, Fukien Province, etc., few covers and coverfronts, also "Neutral Position" overprints, etc., generally fine or better, interesting and scarce group *O | $5,000.00 Bidding Closed |
                 | Lot #2365 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA 1912-13 Issues of the Republic, hundreds of used and unused in small stock book, Statistical Department and Waterlow overprints to $2, some Local handstamps, varieties, occasional pairs and blocks of four, Commemoratives Dr.Sun Yat-sen to $5, later issues with Hall of Classics to $2, Postage Dues, miscellaneous items, mixed condition, some faults noted *O | $6,750.00 Bidding Closed |
                          | Lot #2366 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA 1928-34 balance of the collection, with sets, overprints, surcharges, also Sinkiang Issues, with multiples of the Chang Tso-lin (70-73), overprints on the Unification and Constitution sets, Burial issues, De La Rue overprints, Sven Hedin commemorative folder, etc. *O | $850.00 Bidding Closed |
                    | Lot #2367 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA 1930-48 Anti-Bandit overprints, accumulation of hundreds on SYS and Hall of Classics issues, occasional multiples, areas identified, mostly fine-v.f. (high Chan catalogue value), also Northeastern Provinces balance of a collection, with occasional unlisted varieties, blocks of four and larger, fine lot for a specialist *O | $2,300.00 Bidding Closed |
                                   | Lot #2368 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA 1931-39 Issues, balance on pages, including Martyrs (1c orange two imperforate horizontal pairs), various Commemoratives, same overprinted for use in Sinkiang, Szechwan, Yunnan, some blocks and imprint blocks, varieties, surcharges, special booklet, printer's waste proofs of center and frame, etc. *OCatalog #312/367 | $1,200.00 Bidding Closed |
                                                            | Lot #2369 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA 1940-41 Issues, collection partly written-up on pages, different printings including "Chung Hwa", Dah Tung, Commercial Press Printings, singles, blocks of four, imprint blocks, some plate flaws and varieties, two pairs imperf. between, Sinkiang overprints, souvenir sheets, etc., fine-v.f. *Catalog #368/471 | $950.00 Bidding Closed |
                                                                                                                | Lot #2370 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA 1942-43 D.P.P. (Domestic Postage Paid), Re-Surcharges and 50c Provisionals, balance of the Kilgas collection, General Issues through Yunnan Province overprints and surcharges, with constant die varieties of 16c basic stamp, imprint blocks of four and larger, overprinted "Specimen", and "Sample", numerous perforation and paper varieties, shades, distinct types of ink and different chops, double overprint, imperf. margins, cancelations, plus 25 covers, including registered and flown, showing different rates and routes, some extremely scarce, mixed condition, mostly fine or better. An excellent nucleus for expansion or addition to a specialized collection *O | $7,000.00 Bidding Closed |
                                                                                                                              | Lot #2371 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA 1942-43 Chungking Central Trust Issue, specialized collection pages, hundreds of mostly unused singles, pairs, blocks of four and larger, with numerous varieties of paper, perforations, part. perf. (imperf. between, imperf. margins), imperforate blocks of four, overprinted for use in Sinkiang, double overprints, missing characters, inverted overprints, Military Issue, with nice range of character breaks, thins "16" variety, used on cover, etc. A fine and highly desirable collection *O | $2,500.00 Bidding Closed |
                           | Lot #2372 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA 1944-46 Issues, balance on pages, including CNC surcharges, good showing of inverted and double overprints, basic stamps with or without secret marks, singles and blocks of four, larger multiples, perforation varieties (10 1/2, 11 1/4, 12, 12 3/4, 13), paper folds, imperforate block of four, varieties part perf., misperforated, color registration markings, a forgery of 30c on 1/2c, etc., fine and highly desirable group *OCatalog #550/614 | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
                    | Lot #2373 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA 1945 Local overprints of North-Eastern Provinces on stamps of Manchukuo, collection of hundreds on pages and cards, arranged alphabetically, various chops, many complete sets (listed in Chan), some blocks, occasional duplication, mostly fine-v.f. A solid collection of these elusive items */** | $1,600.00 Bidding Closed |
                             | Lot #2374 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA 1945-48 Taiwan Province, balance of the collection, much duplication with overprints on Japanese definitives, HK Martyrs, Commemoratives, some imprint blocks, varieties, Parcel Post, overprints on Northeastern Provinces, etc. *O | $950.00 Bidding Closed |
         | Lot #2375 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA Flight Covers 1930s-40s group of 50+ flight covers, some first flights, variety of frankings, cachets, destinations, etc., mixed condition, mostly fine or better | $950.00 Bidding Closed |
                           | Lot #2376 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA Air Post 1930s-40s balance of hundreds, used and unused, many blocks of four, various perforations, Sinkiang overprints, occasional labels, etc., mixed condition *O | $500.00 Bidding Closed |
              | Lot #2377 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA Special Delivery 1905-1916 balance of a collection, with seven rouletted (green) complete strips, one with red "ABCD" overprinted letters, also detached portions, 45+ items, from 1905-1925 and later, some complete unused forms included, variety of postmarks, mixed condition, mostly fine or better. A valuable collection of Special Delivery, both Imperial and Nationalist *O | $2,000.00 Bidding Closed |
                                  | Lot #2378 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA Postage Dues 1904-51 balance of the collection on pages, including 1904 overprints, Numerals sets, used and unused, some blocks of four, 1932 1/2c-30c orange, including two imperforate pairs, 1940 surcharges, with multiples, 1951 40c and 80c on 40c orange, Parcel Post stamps (Scott Q11-27 unused, also used on presentation folders), Semi-Postal Issues and souvenir sheets, special cancels, part perf. varieties and more *O | $1,000.00 Bidding Closed |
         | Lot #2379 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA Revenue Stamps 1905-1945 accumulation of hundreds on pages and stock cards, various used and unused overprints, high denomination issues, Officially Sealed and more, some blocks of four and larger, interesting and unusual group *O | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
                           | Lot #2380 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA - PROVINCES 1923-42 Manchuria and Sinkiang, balance of the Kilgas holding, duplicated stock of hundreds of used and unused singles, some multiples, imprint blocks, cancels, varieties, some unlisted items, cancels, etc., mixed condition, highly interesting *O | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
    | Lot #2381 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA - PROVINCES 1926-45 Yunnan Province, Manchuria and Sinkiang, accumulation of used and unused singles and sets, values to $10, also London overprints, perforation varieties, etc., mixed condition, mostly fine-v.f., cat. $4,000++ *O | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
                   | Lot #2382 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA - covers and postal history 1944-48 accumulation of 125+ covers or cards, mostly to USA, various commercial correspondence, C.N.C. and various surcharges, combination frankings, some Air Post and registered mail, mixed condition, mostly fine or better | $4,500.00 Bidding Closed |
                                                     | Lot #2383 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA - covers and postal history 1945-48 accumulation of 370+ covers, mostly to Oregon and California, various commercial correspondence, some extraordinary franking showing rates from hundreds to millions of dollars, generally indicated by Mr. Kilgas in pencil, Air Post and registered mail from Canton, Nanking, Shanghai, Kwantung, Chunking, Beijing, various Provinces, some censor tape and markings, also coverfronts and large pieces, mixed condition, extraordinary holding | $9,000.00 Bidding Closed |
                                                              | Lot #2384 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA TREATY PORTS 1893-96 balance of the Kilgas holding of the Chinese Treaty Ports, Amoy, Chefoo, Chinkiang, Foochow, Hankow, Ichang, Kewkiang, Nanking and Wuhu, duplicated used and unused, Regular Issues and Postage Dues, large multiples, postal stationery, varieties, settings and much more, mixed condition, high catalogue value *O | $7,000.00 Bidding Closed |
                                                        | Lot #2385 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA Balance 1900-60 large balance of many hundreds of used and unused, glassine envelopes and loose, all areas represented, with good showing of 1942-43 D.P.P. surcharges, overprints, Central Trust issues, some Japanese Occupation, Treaty Ports, occasional postal stationery, some covers, few PRC items, some older items, etc., mixed condition, excellent holding *O | $9,000.00 Bidding Closed |
