U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
February 23-24, 2016
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #156 CHINA 1882 3c brown red, wide margins all around, blue oval chops cancel, v.f., O 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., O 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., * 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., * 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  | Price Realized $2,900.00 |
 | Lot #162 CHINA 1894 Dowager (Lithographed in Shanghai), 1c-24c complete set of nine, h.r., fine-v.f., * 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 | 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 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #165 CHINA 1898 Chinese Imperial Post, $2, $5 (watermarked), h.r., fine, * 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 | 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  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., * 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., * 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., * 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 |
