U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
September 9-10, 2015

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #197
CHINA
1878-1883 5can orange and 5can yellow, selection of 13 used singles, various shades and postmarks, two defectives, others with occasional flaws, mostly fine-v.f.,
O
Catalog #3,9
Catalog Value $6,675
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #198
CHINA
1882 Wide Setting, 3can brown red, six copies used, various shades and postmarks, occasional minute flaws, mostly fine-v.f.,
O
Catalog #5
Catalog Value $2,400
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #199
CHINA
1894 Dowager Issue, 1c-24c complete set of nine, last three without gum, others h.r., occasional toning, good colors, mostly fine,
*(*)
Catalog #16-24
Catalog Value $2,975
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #200
CHINA
1897 1/2c-10c surcharges, seven different, h.r., some creases, mostly fine,
*
Catalog #28-34
Catalog Value $370
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #201
CHINA
1897 surcharges 1c, 2c, 4c on 3c Red Revenue, first one unused, others used, minor flaws, fine,
*O
Catalog #78,80,82
Catalog Value $1,975
Price Realized
$660.00

Lot #202
CHINA
1897 2c (small numeral) on 3c Red Revenue, tied by Customs Soochow June 6, 1897 cds on native cover to Tientsin, with June 13 arrival on reverse, usual wear, fine and rare postally used Red Revenue cover
Envelope
Catalog #79
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #203
CHINA
1897 (14 May) coverfront with pre-printed address in Lyon, France, franked with a combination of surcharges 4c Dowager and vertical pair of large 2c on 3c Red Revenue, cancelled by brown "Pa-kua" chops, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai where 25c "Chine" was added to pay for further transmission "per French Packet," fine and attractive item
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #204
CHINA
1898 (3 Nov) registered picture postcard franked with 5c I.C.P. and 1/2c-10c C.I.P., used from Tientsin via Shanghai where Hong Kong 2x2c and 10c Victoria were added to pay for further transmission to Germany, large Shanghai Dollar chop, Hong Kong transit and Breslau arrival postmarks, some toning, otherwise fine and colorful card, scarce registered usage
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #205
CHINA
1899 registered cover to Wuchow, franked with 1c and 8c surcharges, tied by Chefoo cds, with Canton (23 Aug) and Wuchow (24 Aug) postmarks on back, some toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #206
CHINA
1899 (Jan) registered picture postcard to Austria, franked with 2x5c and single 10c C.I.P., used from Chunking via Shanghai where Hong Kong 2x2c and 10c Victoria were added to pay for further transmission to Austria, large Shanghai Dollar chop, Hong Kong transit and additional registration pmk, with Graz arrival postmarks, fine and colorful card
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #207
CHINA
1900 (Mar 10) registered cover (opened for display) franked with 1/2c, 1c, 2c, 4c, 5c and 20c C.I.P., used from the German Post Office in Kiauchau, in combination with 10pf and 20pf China overprints, Tsingtau transit and Baden-Baden arrival postmarks, some creases and toning, still an impressive cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #208
CHINA
1901 two 1c postal stationery cards sent to Germany, one franked with 1/2c and cancelled in the German Post Office in Peking, the other franked with 1c with German Feldpost cancel, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #209
CHINA
1912 Republic overprints, 1/2c-$5 complete set of 15, h.r., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #146-160
Catalog Value $1,467
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #210
CHINA
1912 President Yuan Shih-kai, 1c-$5, complete set, h.r., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #190-201
Catalog Value $1,067
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #211
CHINA
1915 Hall of Classics, $2 blue and black, First Peking Printing, perf. 14, center inverted, a striking example of this rarity which is particularly well centered and with strong colors on fresh paper, with guide line at top, l.h., very fine gem with great eye appeal and one of the great rarities of Chinese Philately, with 2009 Pascal Scheller certificate. It is believed that only about 30 examples of this error are known today (China Stamp Society Catalogue No.277a, cat. $275,000)
*
Catalog #237a
Catalog Value $185,000
Price Realized
$100,000.00

Lot #212
CHINA
1923 surcharged in red on first Peking printing 2 Cts on 3c blue-green, surcharge inverted error, deep bright color, well centered, very fine and fresh with original customary flat and dried gum, apparently n.h., with 2009 Pascal Scheller certificate (Chan 280a). It is believed that there are less than twenty examples known of this error. According to contemporary reports (Theodore Sidall), only thirteen of these stamps exist and were acquired at Wanhsien, a small port about half way between Chungking and Ichang, in July, 1924, by Dr. A. Germain, the medical officer on the French gunboat "Balny." He applied two of the stamps to separate covers which he mailed to himself locally and sold ten mint examples to the French dealer Theodore Champion. Champion than sold a block of four and a single to M.D. Chow, two singles to Bush and one each to Hinds and Hawkins. One of the "Four Treasures of the Republic" (China Stamp Society Catalogue No.327b, cat. $250,000)
**
Catalog #247a
Catalog Value $200,000
Price Realized
$130,000.00

Lot #213
CHINA
1938 $5 red & greenish black, imperforate sheet of 50, unused without gum, full imprint at bottom, creases, mostly fine-v.f.
Box (*)
Catalog #346var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #214
CHINA
1946 registered native cover franked on back with $100 and $300 adhesives (another stamp has fallen off), sent from Tzekam (situated in the region Guangdong), addressed to Cho-Bo, Vietnam, with Canton transit, also Saigon and Hanoi postmarks, various additional markings, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$280.00

Previous Country/Group Auction Index Next Country/Group

Back to Top