U.S. and Worldwide Stamps; Versailles Part II
October 21-23, 2003

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #810
CHINA
1867 cover franked with French strip of 3x80c Laureated, tied by large numerals "5104", sent from Shanghai, with 1867 departure, red "Col. F.V. Suez FAO.", London transit and Edinburgh arrival pmks, finetriple-rate cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #811
CHINA
1869 FL franked with French 80c Laureated, tied by large numerals "5104", sent from Shanghai, with 23 Nov. 1869 departure, "Paq. Angl. v. Suez amb. Mars. 8 Jan. 1870" and Lyon arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #812
CHINA
1897 Large figure surcharge on redrawn Dowager Designs, 1/2c on 3can yellow, 1/2mm spacing variety, v.f. used, rare
Catalog #73a
Unsold
Lot #813
CHINA
1897 2c on 3c Red Revenue, few short perfs at bottom, h.r., fine
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Catalog #79
Catalog Value 500
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #814
CHINA
1897 large 2c on 3c Red Revenue, horiz. pair with sheet margin at bottom, pos. 23-24, canc. "Customs Shanghai April 23, 1897", one day earlier than the previously recorded earliest known canc., v.f., extremely rare
Catalog #80
Unsold
Lot #815
CHINA
1897 large $1 on 3c Red Revenue, pos. 18, canc. "Customs Shanghai Jan.18, 1897", pre-first day canc. (previously recorded First Day Canc. was Feb.2, 1897), v.f., rare
Catalog #84
Unsold
Lot #816
CHINA
1897 $5 on 3c Red Revenue, unused with full original gum (most known examples are without gum), compound perforations, minor creasing and h.r., fine and rare stamp
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Catalog #87
Unsold
Lot #817
CHINA
1894 cover franked with Small Dragon 3can horiz. strip of three, used with France 2x25c from Shanghai to Rhone, with departure and red Paris entry cds on front, Peking Customs and other transit markings on back, fine and appealing Small Dragon cover, rare with all stamps on front
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #818
CHINA
1901 Boxer Rebellion, 1c postal stationery card additionally franked with 1/2c Coiling Dragon, tied by oval Peking datestamp, with "K.D.Feld-Poststation No.2" cds alongside, further endorsed "Feldpost", sent to Berlin, readdressed to Kyritz,boxed "S.B. 1/10a J.R.", with transit and arrival pmks, corner mount impressions, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #819
CHINA
1901 Boxer Rebellion, 1c postal stationery card additionally franked with 1/2c and 1c Coiling Dragon, tied by oval Peking datestamps, with "K.D.Feld-Poststation No.2" cds alongside, further endorsed "Feldpost", sent to Berlin,boxed "S.B. 1/10a J.R.", with arrival pmk, corner mount impressions, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #820
CHINA
1901 Boxer Rebellion, 1c postal stationery card additionally franked with 1/2c and 1c Coiling Dragon, tied by oval Peking datestamps, with "K.D.Feld-Poststation No.2" cds alongside, further endorsed "Feldpost", sent to Berlin,boxed "S.B. 1/10a J.R.", with arrival pmk, corner mount impressions, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #821
CHINA
1939 U.S. Constitution, engraver's sample die proofs on cards, cplt set of 4, also a master die in black (value tablets blank), each with plate number at top, v.f., possibly unique
P
Catalog #364-47P
Unsold
Lot #822
CHINA
1941 Dr.Sun Yat-sen, engraver's sample die proofs on cards, cplt set of 15 (only 1x8c) all in green, also master die (value tablet blank) plus vignette only in black, all dollar values showing frame only, each with plate number attop, fine-v.f., probably unique. A remarkable lot
P
Catalog #449-64P
Unsold
Lot #823
CHINA
1941 three imperf. souv. sheets of 6 (two used), one overprinted "Souvenir de L'exposition de la societe philatelique en Chine", also 1944 War Refugees souv. sheet and 1947 Northeast China souv. sheet of 7, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #471/1L36a
Catalog Value 262
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #824
CHINA
1945 Treaty, engraver's sample die proofs on cards, cplt set of 6, also a master die in black (value tablets blank), each with plate number at top, v.f., possibly unique
P
Catalog #593-98P
Unsold
Lot #825
CHINA
1945 Pres. Lin Sen, engraver's sample die proofs on cards, cplt set of 6, also two master dies in black and green (vignette only and frame only), each with plate number at top, v.f., possibly unique
P
Catalog #599-604P
Unsold
Lot #826
CHINA
1945 Pres. Lin Sen, engraver's sample die proof on cards, vignette only in black, with plate number at bottom, v.f.
P
Catalog #599P
Unsold
Lot #827
CHINA
1945 Inauguration of Chiang Kai-shek, engraver's sample die proofs on cards, cplt set of 6, generally in black, two with flag in color, also a master die in black (value tablets blank), each with plate number at top or bottom,fine-v.f., unique
P
Catalog #605-610P
Unsold
Lot #828
CHINA
1945 Inauguration of Chiang Kai-shek, engraver's sample die proof on card, master die in green (value tablet blank), with plate number at bottom, dated 10.17.44 in pencil, fine and unique
P
Catalog #605P
Unsold
Lot #829
CHINA
1947 Chinese Postal Administration, engraver's sample die proofs on cards, cplt set of five, each with plate number at top, v.f., possibly unique
P
Catalog #776-780P
Unsold
Lot #830
CHINA
1947 Chinese Postal Administration, three master dies in black or green, engraver's sample die proofs on cards, each with plate number at top, v.f., unique
P
Unsold
Lot #831
CHINA
1947 Chinese Postal Administration, $20 black, $50 ultramarine, unissued values, engraver's sample die proofs on cards, each with plate number at top, v.f., unique
P
Unsold
Lot #832
CHINA
1954 Silo Bridge, cplt set tied by spec. pmk on cacheted ppc, First Day of Issue, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #833
CHINA
Semi-Postals.
1944 War Refugees, engraver's sample die proofs on cards, all in green, also master die (vignette only), each with plate number at top, v.f., unique
P
Catalog #B4-9P
Unsold
Lot #834
CHINA
Air Post.
1932 Von Gronau Flight cover, carried to Philippines, some light toning, still v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #835
CHINA
Air Post.
1936 (23 March), cover (opened for display) from Shanghai, pending aborted CNAC flights to Canton, with boxed "Air Maie (sic) Service Poetponed (sic) Eorwarded (sic) by Steamer to Singapore eor (sic) onward transmission by air"with Canton transit and Paris arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Unsold

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