U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
September 9-10, 2015
| Images | Description | Current 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  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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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. | 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.  (*)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 | Price Realized $280.00 |
