Macau, 1884 Crown issue 10r. pale orange (2) and 80r. on 100r. grey-lilac (3), each cancelled by almost complete "Crown/Macao" double-ring d.s., one 10r. oxidised, one 80r. on 100r. toned, small faults, very good to very fine strikes of this short-lived cancellation (5). Yang 2, 10.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Sale #44 - China and Other Asian Countries
By: Interasia Auctions Limited
Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #44 - China and Other Asian Countries
Interasia’s November 1-4 auction of China, Hong Kong and Asian stamps and postal history will take place at the Excelsior Hotel in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong. The four day, 4,500-lot sale includes another outstanding offering of China and Hong Kong stamps and postal history, with important Ching Dynasty and Republic, substantial postal history, and large offerings of both People’s Republic and Liberated Areas. Hong Kong and Treaty Ports alone comprises over 650 lots and includes a mint Q.V. 96c. olive-bistre.
November 1 Session (lots 1-1038) consists of China Ching Dynasty and Republic issues, as well as Chinese Provinces, Manchukuo and Japanese Occupation of China. Among the stamps, highlights include a lovely 1878(c.) Elephant essay, important Dowager and Dowager surcharge varieties, 1897 Red Revenue Small 2c. inverted surcharge mint block of four, 1c. reconstructed mint sheet of 100 (from four positional panes) and $5 inverted surcharge mint, and Provisional Neutrality overprints. The postal history includes an 1873 cover from the Vapereau correspondence with the “Customs House/Shanghai/Paid” dater, a very rare “Customs/Tamsuy” cover, a select offering of Small Dragon covers, and a new find of classic correspondence to Reverend J.N. Hayes.
November 3 Session (lots 4261-5145 from this catalogue) includes China Postal Stationery and Covers, Chinese Local Posts, Taiwan, Tibet, Mongolia, Macau and other Asia.
November 4 Session (lots 6001-6281 from this catalogue) comprises the Dr. Bruce J. Lewin “U.S. Influence in China 1810-1948”, a study of mail to and from the U.S. and China, and Foreign Post Offices in China. Dr. Lewin’s collection includes a large offering of early mail to and from the Treaty Ports, an array of U.S. Agencies in Shanghai and Tientsin covers, with rare registration labels and Trans-Mississippi issue frankings, Customs Post and Imperial China usages, and outstanding U.S./Chinese Local Post combination covers.
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Lot #5042 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
Lot #5043 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
Macau, 1913 Ceres ½a. to 3p. set of 16, bright colours, fine to very fine mint. Yang 210-225.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #5044 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
Macau, 1910 and 1917 registered envelopes to California, showing two different types of the "(Modelo N.o 6)/R/Provincia de Macau" black on orange-salmon registration label, the former bearing Don Carlos I 5a. (2) and "Provisorio" 10a., and the latter Don Carlos I "Republica" Lisbon overprint 20a., small faults, an interesting pair of chaopi (remittance) envelopes (2). From the Dr. Bruce J. Lewin collection.
Estimate HK$ 3,...
Lot #5045 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
Macau, 1948 Views of Macau (1st series) 1a. to 5p. in blocks of eight (5p. block of six only and 2p. in two strips of three and pair), fresh unmounted mint (2a. unused), few blocks lightly folded (once), some stray faint yellow spots on reverse, 3a. one corner stamp damaged and another few foxed perfs., 5p. and few other values disturbed gum, fine and attractive set of scarce blocks. Yang 339-350.
Estimate HK$ 10,000 - 12,...
Lot #5046 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
Macau, 1950-51 Views of Macau (2nd series) 1a. to 1p. in blocks of eight (except 3a. in block of six), fresh unmounted mint (slight gum disturbance), lower value blocks folded, few trivial stray fox spots, 1a. upper right stamp creased and 3a. gum faults (including couple patches missing gum), overall fine to very fine set of multiples. Yang 356-363.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #5047 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
Macau, 1951 Portraits 1a. to 50a. set of eight in blocks of twelve, fresh unmounted mint, 30a. and 50a. slightly disturbed gum, 50a. folded and couple small fox spots, fine to very fine set of blocks. Yang 368-375.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #5048 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
Macau, 1951 Junks of Macau 1p. to 3p. set of three in blocks of twelve, fresh unmounted mint, 3p. block lightly folded once, slightly disturbed gum, 5p. couple small fox spots (affecting two stamps), fine and scarce set of blocks. Yang 376-378.
Estimate HK$ 8,000 - 10,000
Lot #5049 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
Macau, 1953 Flowers 1a. to 5p. set of ten in blocks of twenty, folded, unmounted mint, slightly disturbed gum, 16a. couple stamps with gum soaked perfs., otherwise fine to very fine. Yang 387-396.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #5050 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
Macau, 1987-93 Lunar New Year stamps cacheted airmail first day covers to Taipei, four covers per year, two containing two examples (a normal plus one from a booklet) and the other two a strip of five from a booklet (without selvage), nearly all very fine (28).
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #5051 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
Macau, Postage Dues : 1947 Imperio Colonial Portugues 1a. to 1p. set of ten in blocks of four, fine to very fine unmounted mint, 50a. small gum skip/missing gum patch in one stamp. Yang D37-D46.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #5052 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
Macau, 1950 (23 Sept.) airmail envelope from Cholon (Saigon), Indochina to Macau, bearing Indochina $1 (3, one with faults) and on reverse Macau Postage Due 1947 Imperio Colonial Portugues 1a. (3) and 1949 4a. on 8a., tied by "Correios e Telegrafos/Estação/Central/Macau" framed d.s. (28.9), showing on front Chinese-language framed h.s. in violet and "T" h.s., envelope fractionally reduced at right on opening, fine and scarce postage...
Lot #5053 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
Macau, Charity Tax Stamps : 1930-58, an unused selection with many larger multiples, including 1945 Litho. Macau 5a. block of four containing two imperf. between vertical pairs, 1945/47 5a. to 50a. blocks of eight (15a. block of six), 1947 15a. part sheet of sixty, 1953 20a. (2) and 50a. blocks of eight, generally fine to very fine (approx. 175).
Estimate HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
Lot #5054 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
Macau, Postal Stationery : 1898 (18 Apr.) 5r. formular reply card (with "E Timor" and "Resposta" and "Réponse" ruled out), with message, to Hong Kong (18.4) cancelled by "Direcção/do Correio/de/Macau" c.d.s., with orange-red on yellow-green registration label adjacent (subsequently applied?), the adhesive is a colour changeling, still a scarce commercial usage of the provisional stationery card. Yang 12a.
Estimate HK$ 1,500...
Lot #5055 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
Macau, 1885-1910, an unused (2) and used (4) selection of stationery cards and 1937 Macau-U.S.A. Trans-Pacific first flight envelope to Scotland; also included are Timor 1898 "Vasco da Gama" stationery cards unused (4), and Chefoo Local Post 2c. and Japan Koban 1s. adhesives both with "Tsingtau/China" boot heel cancellation, one used Macau card with adhesive removed, generally fine to very fine (13 items).
Estimate HK$ 800...
Lot #5056 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
Macau, Collections : 1884-1954, an extensive unused and used collection, with many issues complete, including (unused unless otherwise indicated) 1884 Crown 5r. to 300r. unused (40r. and 50r. small faults, plus additional mixed unused and used set), 1885 10r. on 50r. used, 1885 Crowns 10r. to 300r. (2 sets), 1887 Don Luis I 5r. to 300r. (5r., 40r. and 80r. used), 1894 Don Carlos I 5r. to 300r., 1902 Don Carlos I 6a. on 5r. to 18a. on...
Lot #5057 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
Macau, 1900-76, a mint or unmounted mint selection, together with a few bisects used on piece, including 1902 Don Carlos I "Provisorio" 2a. to 12a., 1953 Flowers and 1976 unissued 400th Anniv. of the Catholic Church in Macau 1p., fine to very fine (approx. 40).
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #5058 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
French India, 1941 2fa. 9ca. on 25c. ultramarine and red-orange overprinted "France Libre" in red, very fine unmounted mint. Rare. Scheller certificate (2014). Yvert 131a.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000
Lot #5059 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
French India, 1892-1954 mint collection with many issues complete, including 1892-1907 Peace and Commerce 1c. to 1f., 1923-28 1ca. on 1c. to 5r. on 5f., and "France Libre" issues including 1941 15ca. on 20c. overprinted "France Libre" in red unmounted mint (Yvert 128; signed Scheller) and Colonial Exhibition 5fa. miniature sheet overprinted small sans-serif "France Libre" in blue (Yvert Bl 3; Scheller certificate (2014), small faults...
Lot #5060 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
India, 1862-70 envelopes (2) and printed circular entire letter from Calcutta to England (2) and France bearing Q.V. frankings, the printed circular (to Bordeaux) bearing Q.V. 8p., 2a. and 8a. (tricolour franking) showing on reverse "Forwarded by/Borradaile Schiller & Co./Calcutta" oval blue h.s. used as sender's cachet, fine (3). Holcombe certificate (1991) for printed circular, others signed Holcombe. From the Dr. Bruce J. Lewin...
Lot #5061 - other asia and worldwide macau / french india / india
India, 1850-1975 envelopes and cards, with Feudatory States, as well as Nepal and Pakistan, showing a range of usages and origins, including censored, registered, airmail and postal stationery, with 1888 ¼a. stationery card and Jammu and Kashmir adhesive combination, 1909 Parcel Post Customs Declaration from Aden with K.E.VII 1a., 8a. and 1r., and 1926 Afghanistan/India combination, an interesting and varied lot (approx. 165). From...
Lot #5062 - other asia and worldwide japan / ryukyu islands
Japan, 1874-2004, a mint collection, with miniature sheets and few Mihon specimens, and many issues complete, the issues from 1937 (and a number earlier) nearly all unmounted mint, including 1875 Chrysanthemum 20s., 1896 Sino-Japanese War Victory, 1927 U.P.U. 10s. block of four, 1949-52 Portraits, 1950 New Year "Tiger" miniature sheet, 1950-52 Definitives 50y. miniature sheet of one, fine to very fine and fresh (approx. 2,100). ...
Lot #5063 - other asia and worldwide japan / ryukyu islands
Japan, 1904-16 postcards (6) including 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War cards (4) from military post offices and Offices in China 4s. used on censored card from Tsingtau to Germany; also included are Taiwan 1951 airmail letter cards (2) and airmail envelope from Taipei to Saigon bearing Taiwan Self-Governing Districts values.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #5064 - other asia and worldwide japan / ryukyu islands
Japan, 1917 (5 Nov.) Bando Camp imprinted prisoner of war envelope to San Francisco, California, cancelled by "Bando" native c.d.s., showing "Sce. des/Prisonniers de Guerre" red camp bilingual oval h.s. with violet native framed h.s. adjacent, scarce usage to U.S.A.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #5065 - other asia and worldwide japan / ryukyu islands
Japan, 1918 (8 Oct.) Narashino Camp imprinted prisoner of war card from a German naval officer (captured four year earlier at the Japanese victory at Tsingtau) to Germany, cancelled by "Narashino" native c.d.s., showing red oval native camp h.s., with violet native h.s. adjacent, some minor edge wear, fine usage of a scarce card.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #5066 - other asia and worldwide japan / ryukyu islands
Japan, 1915 (15 Dec.) unfranked postcard from a prisoner of war at Matsuyama camp to Konogohara, Japan showing violet oval native camp h.s. and "Motomiya" censor h.s. with Japanese c.d.s.; and 1918 (24 Sept.) incoming stampless postcard from China to a prisoner of war at Bando Camp showing "Sce. des/Prisonniers de/Guerre" red camp bilingual oval h.s. and "Shanghai/I.J.P.O." despatch c.d.s., fine pair. From the Dr. Bruce J. Lewin...
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