U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
March 20-21, 2002

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #324
CHINA
1878 1can green, unused without gum, fine,
(*)
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 225
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #325
CHINA
1878 3can and 5can used, diff. blue chops, fine
Catalog #2-3
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #326
CHINA
1878 5can orange, blue "Peking Customs Oct.19, 78" pmk, fine and rare
Catalog #3
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #327
CHINA
1878 5can orange, red "Kukiang Customs July 29, 81" pmk, trivial flaws, fine appeance
Catalog #3
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #328
CHINA
1882 1can wide margins, unused with full original gum, l.h., with part of watermark showing paper maker's name ("Monckton Kent"), v.f., rare
*
Catalog #Chan 4h
Catalog Value 3,500
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #329
CHINA
1882 3can wide margins, unused without gum, with part of watermark "N" (of Moncton), fine
(*)
Catalog #Chan 5c
Catalog Value 3,500
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #330
CHINA
1882 5can wide margins, unused without gum, small faults as usual, fresh and fine appearance
(*)
Catalog #6
Catalog Value 12,000
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #331
CHINA
1882 5can wide margins, "Customs Newchang Apl 25, 84" pmk, small faults, fine appearance, very rare
Catalog #6
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #332
CHINA
1883 Large Dragons, thick paper, 1c-3c set of three, each canc. by blue Peking chops, some perf. flaws, mostly fine-v.f.
Catalog #7-9
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #333
CHINA
1883 Large Dragons, thick paper, 1c-3c set of three, each canc. by black Chefoo chops, some perf. flaws, mostly fine-v.f.
Catalog #7-9
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #334
CHINA
1883 1can green, six-bar canc., fine and scarce
Catalog #7
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #335
CHINA
1885-86 two covers addressed to France and Germany, each franked with French 25c Type Sage adhesive, used from Shanghai, showing two diff. types of pmk, one endorsed "per French Mail", with Paris and Hamburg arrival pmks, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #336
CHINA
1885 Small Dragon, 1can blue green, used, interesting plate flaw variety showing double frame at left
Catalog #10var
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #337
CHINA
1893 stampless cover to Shanghai, red "Wuhu Customs Mail Matter", additional red "Customs Wuhu, 20 Aug. 1893", arrival of "Customs Shanghai" and "Shanghai Local Post", fine and rare markings
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #338
CHINA
1893 cover franked with Japan 5sen ultramarine, tied by Shanghai Meiji I.J.P.O. 1893 pmk, sent via Yokohama, with transit and arrival pmks on reverse, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #339
CHINA
1894 Small Dragon 1c and 5c, tied on back of cover by "Customs Chinkiang June 21, 94" pmks, sent via Shanghai and Yokohama where Japanese 5sen (defective) was added (on front) and canc. by Yokohama Meiji pmks, sent via London to New York, with Shanghai Customs and London transit pmks, fine and scarce Small Dragon combination cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #340
CHINA
1897 Dowager Issues, second printing, 1can red orange, v.f., scarce stamp
*
Catalog #Chan 22S
Catalog Value 550
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #341
CHINA
1897 Dowager surcharges, three diff., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #Chan 34-36
Catalog Value 1,400+
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #342
CHINA
1897 trial surcharge 1c on 1can bright green, fresh and v.f. variety. This copy is the one actually illustrated in the Chan catalogue (page 19), ex-Chiu, Hon Chan etc. A wonderful rarity
*
Catalog #Chan 34T
Catalog Value 12,500++
Price Realized
$7,250.00

Lot #343
CHINA
1897 Dowager surcharges, 4c on 4can. rose pink, variety showing long stroke in "four", l.h., v.f., rare
*
Catalog #Chan 40b
Catalog Value 800+
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #344
CHINA
1897 Dowager surcharges, 1/2c on 3c orange yellow, l.h. and fresh, fine
*
Catalog #Chan 47
Catalog Value 1,800
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #345
CHINA
1897 Dowager surcharges, first printing, 10c on 9c, fine used
Catalog #Chan 53
Catalog Value 300
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #346
CHINA
1897 30c on 24c rose carmine, first printing, 21/2mm spacing, horiz. pair, the right stamp "30" 2mm above "cents", unused (regummed), little discolored, with two guarantee marks showing slightly through on face, fine appearance of thisvery rare variety, with Holcombe cert. (Scott's 46,46a; SG 56,56a)
(*)
Catalog #Chan 55,55d
Catalog Value 25,950+
Price Realized
$11,000.00

Lot #347
CHINA
1897 Dowager surcharges, 30c on 24can rose, "30" 2mm above "cents", fine used, fine, rare
Catalog #Chan 64d
Catalog Value 600+
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #348
CHINA
1897 Dowager surcharges, 10c on 10c used in combination with French Offices 25c "Chine", from Tientsin via Shanghai to England, showing large dollar chops of Shanghai and Tientsin on front and back, backflap missing, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #54
Price Realized
$1,450.00

Lot #349
CHINA
1897 Dowager surcharges, 10c on 6c, tied by large Peking dollar chop on cover to France, sent via Shanghai, where pair of Hong Kong 5c Victoria were added to pay the external charges, French "Ligne N, Paq. Fr. No.5 May 7, 98" maritime, alsolarge Shanghai Dollar chop, Hong Kong transit and Paris arrival pmks on back
Envelope
Catalog #34
Price Realized
$2,700.00

Lot #350
CHINA
1897 Dowager surcharges, 1c on 1c (2), 2c on 2c, also 5c on 5c Small Dragon, used in 1900 on registered cover, in combination with 4c C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, from Soochow to Shanghai, backflap missing and cover tears, otherwise fine, with Shanghai Registered arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #77
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #351
CHINA
1897 Dowager surcharges, redrawn designs, 1/2c and 2c surcharges, blocks of four, fine
Box *
Catalog #Chan 82,83
Catalog Value 1,940
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #352
CHINA
1897 Red Revenue surcharges, 1c on 3c red, Revenue Accounting Number block of 25, unused with somewhat disturbed original gum, reinforced perf separations and minor faults at bottom, overall a fine example of the complete surcharge setting,very rare
Box *
Catalog #78
Price Realized
$7,250.00

Lot #353
CHINA
1897 1c on 3c red Revenue Accounting Number block of 25, cancelled by "Customs Shanghai" postmarks in brown, minor selvage faults, v.f. appearances, a fine example of the complete surcharge setting
Box
Catalog #78
Price Realized
$6,000.00

Lot #354
CHINA
1897 Red Revenue 1c on 3c, tied on local Shanghai cover, Shanghai Local Post Dec. 24, 98 arrival pmk on back, red chops at bottom, addressed to Baron G. de Gunzburg, cover defects, fine appearance
Envelope
Catalog #78
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #355
CHINA
1897 Red Revenue 2c on 3c, tied on small cover from Tientsin to Shanghai, Aug.18 canc. at left, Shanghai Local Post Aug. 22, 98 arrival pmk on back, fine
Envelope
Catalog #80
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #356
CHINA
1897 Red Revenue 4c on 3c, tied by blue chops on cover to Shanghai, Tientsin Apr. 2, 99 departure and Local Post Apr. 5, 99 arrival pmk on back, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #82
Price Realized
$1,850.00

Lot #357
CHINA
1897 Red Revenue $1 on 3c, part original gum, h.r., fine
*
Catalog #84
Catalog Value 1,400
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #358
CHINA
1897 incoming mail from England, 1p stationery card from Kingston sent via Hong Kong to Wenchow, with Shanghai transit and blue dollar chop, also an excellent example of the rare "Wenchow" dollar chop struck on arrival, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #359
CHINA
1899 ppc franked with 4c C.I.P., used from Shanghai via Hong Kong to Trieste, additionally franked with pair of 2c Victoria, with subprint "I.P.O" (rare thus), corner card faults, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #360
CHINA
1901 ppc from Peking to Czechoslovakia, franked with 4c C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, tied by oval Peking departure datestamp, sent via Shanghai where Hong Kong pair of 2c green was added to pay external postage fees, fine mixed frankingcard, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #361
CHINA
1909 ppc from Tientsin to France, sent as free-frank, with "Corps d'Occupation de Chine R.F." hs, some creases, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #362
CHINA
1912 Waterlow overprints, cplt set, disturbed gum, mostly fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #163-77
Catalog Value 873
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #363
CHINA
1912 Dr. Sun Yat-sen, cplt set, h.r., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #178-89
Catalog Value 574
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #364
CHINA
1926-27 reply section of 2c junk card sent from Bangkok with three additional 2s stamps all tied by large single bilingual cds, receiving backstamp, fine and unusual combination card
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #365
CHINA
1941 Dr. Sun Yat-sen 1/2c-50c, overprinted "Specimen", 11 horiz. strips of three, each stamp with security punch, n.h., v.f.
S
Catalog #449/59var
Price Realized
$725.00

Lot #366
CHINA
1946 "Ordinary Express" cover to Shanghai, franked on reverse with Su-Wan Border Area Train issue 8x50c, tied by Kiangsu Lusze cds. As Communist stamps were not recognized by the Nationalists, 2x$100 were added as postage dues and canc. inShanghai on arrival, some cover faults, otherwise fine and very rare combination
Envelope
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #367
CHINA
1949 "Silver Yuan" surcharges, 10c on $1000 red, printed Lithographed, prepared for use but not released, block of four, unused without gum as issued, v.f.
Box *
Catalog #SG 1288var
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #368
CHINA
1949 (Sept 27) double-rate registered red-band cover from Szechwan franked by Sun Yat-Sen 1c vertical strip of three and 16c vertical pair, fine condition, the 16c is a rare value on cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #369
CHINA
Republic of China (Taiwan).
1950 Flying Geese, $10 green, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f.
(*)
Catalog #1010
Catalog Value 1,500
Price Realized
$725.00

Lot #370
CHINA
Republic of China (Taiwan).
1951 surcharges, set of four, unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #1042-45
Catalog Value 1,280
Price Realized
$725.00

Lot #371
CHINA
Republic of China (Taiwan).
1952 surcharges, set of three, unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #1061-63
Catalog Value 1,820
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #372
CHINA
Republic of China (Taiwan).
1953 Third Anniv. of re-election of President Chang Kai-shek, imperforate set of 6, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #1064-69var
Catalog Value 400
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #373
CHINA
Republic of China (Taiwan).
1953 registered cover franked with cplt set of six imperf. values, cover folds, stamps v.f., rare usage
Envelope
Catalog #1064-69var
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #374
CHINA
Air Post.
1929, July 8 first flight from Shanghai to Nanking, red propeller chop applied at the aerodrome, little toning, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #Starr 16var
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #375
CHINA
Air Post.
1937 registered and flown first flight cover FAM-14 extension from Canton via Hong Kong to Honolulu, franked with 2x5c and 100c, with arrival pmks, appropriate cachet, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #376
CHINA
Postage Dues.
1912 red overprint, 1/2c-30c blue, complete set of six, l.h. pr h.r., signed Bloch, Holcombe etc., some minor toning as usual, mostly fresh and fine-v.f. A rare set
*
Catalog #J19-24
Catalog Value 5,900+
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #377
CHINA
Postage Dues.
1912 1c brown, inverted overprint, h.r., fine
*
Catalog #J26b
Catalog Value 225
Price Realized
$100.00

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