U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
February 23-24, 2016

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #156
CHINA
1882 3c brown red, wide margins all around, blue oval chops cancel, v.f.,
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Catalog #5
Catalog Value $400
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #157
CHINA
1882 3c brown red, wide margins all around, black chops cancel, v.f.,
O
Catalog #5
Catalog Value $400
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #158
CHINA
1882 5c orange yellow, wide margins all around, beautiful color, "Customs" cds at lower right, small thin as often, otherwise v.f.,
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Catalog #6
Catalog Value $1,750
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #159
CHINA
1883 5c yellow, unused with full original gum, l.h. fresh and well centered stamp, v.f.,
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Catalog #9
Catalog Value $2,200
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #160
CHINA
1885-1888 Small Dragon, 1c-5c complete sets of three, h.r., fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #10-15
Catalog Value $1,975
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #161
CHINA
1889 (18 Dec) cover with red "Wuhu Customs Mail Matter" in oval, franked with Japan 5sen ultramarine cancelled I.J.P.O. Shanghai, sent via Yokohama (8 Jan. 1890) to United States, endorsed "per Canadian Pacific", with additional red "Wuhu 18 Dec" departure, San Francisco and Salem arrival postmarks on back, little inconsequential toning, v.f. example of the scarce Wuhu Customs Mail Matter strike
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #162
CHINA
1894 Dowager (Lithographed in Shanghai), 1c-24c complete set of nine, h.r., fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #16-24
Catalog Value $2,975
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #163
CHINA
1896 cover from Peking to Leipzig, franked with vertical pair of 9can green, cancelled by a single blue chop, used via the French Post Office in Shanghai where 50c "Chine" Type Sage was added and tied by a Shang-Hai 10 Oct. 96 postmark. On reverse there are "Customs" cds for Peking (Oct.3) and Shanghai (Oct.10), French Packet (No.9) and arrival pmks, some cover mending and little usual toning, fine combination
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #164
CHINA
1898 (Oct) picture postcard franked with 2x1/2c and 4c Chinese Imperial Post (Coiling Dragon), tied by large dollar chop, used in combination with pair of Hong Kong 2c Victoria, tied by Shanghai cds and sent to Germany, v.f., with Leipzig arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #165
CHINA
1898 Chinese Imperial Post, $2, $5 (watermarked), h.r., fine,
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Catalog #108,109
Catalog Value $1,575
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #166
CHINA
1901 German Fieldpost card, franked with Japanese Post Offices in China 2sen green, tied by Peking I.J.P.O. departure cds, sent via Chinese Imperial Post, with 2c Coiling Dragon tied by oval Peking 21 May 1902 datestamp, addressed to Germany, with boxed East-Asia Armee Komando handstamp, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #167
CHINA
1910 "Imperial Chinese Post" (design similar to U.S. 1c Louisiana Purchase), American Bank Note Company India proof die sunk on card (120x120mm), total of seven designs in gray green, all are foreign countries or "International Postage", several designs are recognizable such as U.S. 1883 2c labeled "International Postage" with value expressed in Brazilian "Reis", and a frame with "PERU" label of an 1899 Cuban stamp and frame of a 100r Brazilian Official, but labeled "New Zealand", etc. (it has been suggested that this is the work of an apprentice engraver to show (and improve) his hand lettering work). A fascinating and rare item, of great interest to collectors of China and several other countries
Box P
Unsold
Lot #168
CHINA
1912 Overprinted by Waterlow & Sons, 1/2c-$5 complete set of 15, fresh, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #163-177
Catalog Value $1,861
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #169
CHINA
1915-19 First Peking Printing, 1/2c-$10 complete set of 21, fresh, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #221-239,240-42
Catalog Value $2,844
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #170
CHINA
1923-24 Second Peking Printing, 1/2c-$20 complete set of 24, fresh, generally l.h., fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #248-269,275,324
Catalog Value $2,535
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #171
CHINA
1947-48 banknotes, 500y, 2,000y, 5,000y and 10,000y, four different, front and back of each, overprinted "Specimen" in red, also "000000" serial numbers, some adhesions on backs (these have been removed from a presentation album), fresh and crisp, v.f.
Price Realized
$1,000.00

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