China, Booklet : 1924 (Aug.) $1 booklet (number 14) in pale green and brownish black, comprising second Peking printing 10c., three panes of six and one pane of two, complete and unexploded, very fine and rare. Chan B14.
Estimate HK$ 20,000 - 25,000
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 #758 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
Lot #759 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Booklet : 1924 (Oct.) $1 booklet (number 15) in deep red and black, comprising Second Peking printing 3c. panes of six (3), with interleaving adhering to reverse of each pane, tiny split along fold, fine. Chan B15.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #760 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1904 C.I.P. overprinted "Postage Due" ½c. to 10c. blocks of four, all marginal, fine to very fine unused with much original gum except for 5c. (non-marginal) which has interleaving on reverse, the 10c. has light gum bends and tiny tone spot. Chan D1-D6.
Estimate HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
Lot #761 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1911 Second London printing 1c. brown and 2c. brown blocks of six (3 x 2) from the foot of the sheet, fine mint or part original gum. Chan D15, D16.
Estimate HK$ 800 - 1,000
Lot #762 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1912 Postage Due overprinted "Provisional Neutrality" for Foochow, prepared for use but not issued 2c. brown, deep colour, near perfect centring, very fine unused with large part to much original gum, albino offset of portion of another stamp on reverse at lower left. A rarity. B.P.A. certificate (1956). Chan DU6.
Estimate HK$ 50,000 - 60,000
Lot #763 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1912 overprinted "Provisional Neutrality" for Foochow ½c. to 30c. bright fresh colours, well centred for these, fine to very fine unused, the ½c. and 20c. have part original gum. Ex Livingston. Philatelic Foundation certificates (1949) for 4c., 5c., 10c. and 30c. Chan D17-D22.
Estimate HK$ 35,000 - 40,000
Lot #764 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1912 overprinted "Republic of China" in Sung style characters 5c. brown, unusually showing complete offset on reverse, fine unused without gum. Chan D28var.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #765 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1912 overprinted "Republic of China" in regular style characters 5c. brown horizontal pair imperforate between, colour a little faded, barely perceptible corner crease/split at lower right, fine appearance unused without gum. A rare variety. Chan D37a.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000
Lot #766 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1944 First Central Trust printing 20c., 60c. and $2, each with double impression, fine to very fine unused without gum as issued. Chan D87a, D90a, D92a.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #767 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1944 First Central Trust printing 40c. rose-red block of four imperforate between horizontally, thereby comprising two vertical imperforate between pairs, fine and fresh unused without gum as issued. Ex Beckemans. Chan D88var.
Estimate HK$ 7,000 - 9,000
Lot #768 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1944 First Central Trust printing $1 dull red block of four with imperf. sheet margin at right, very fine unused without gum as issued. Ex Beckemans. Chan D91b.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #769 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1944 First Central Trust printing $2 brownish purple block of four with imperf. sheet margin at right, unused without gum as issued, vertical crease in sheet margin, otherwise fine. Ex Beckemans. Chan D92b.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #770 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1945 Second Central Trust printing $6 carmine block of four with imperf. sheet margin at top, fine unused without gum as issued, light toning on reverse. Ex Beckemans. Chan D94var.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #771 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1945 Second Central Trust printing $6 carmine block of nine (3 x 3) from the left of the sheet, left stamp in middle horizontal row is the variety $5 instead of $6 at lower left, fine unused without gum as issued, light tones mainly in sheet margin. Ex Beckemans. Chan D94, a.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #772 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1945 Second Central Trust printing $8 carmine block of four from the lower right corner of the sheet with imperf. sheet margin at foot, fine unused without gum as issued, light tones on reverse. Ex Beckemans. Chan D95var.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #773 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1945 Second Central Trust printing $20 carmine block of four with imperf. sheet margin at foot, unused without gum as issued, faint tones in margin at foot. Ex Beckemans. Chan D97, a.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #774 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1945 Second Central Trust printing $30 carmine block of four from the lower right corner of the sheet, unused without gum as issued, light wrinkling in sheet margin at lower right corner. Ex Beckemans. Chan D98, b.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #775 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1948 (1 Nov.) Dr. Sun Yat-sen Gold Yuan issue surcharged for use as Gold Yuan Postage Due stamps 1c. on $40 to $10 on $40, the set of ten in corner or marginal blocks of eight (2 x 4), four showing imprints and sheet numbers (two of the numbers are paste-overs), fine to very fine unused without gum as issued. A remarkable assembly. Chan GD1-GD10, var.
Estimate HK$ 7,000 - 9,000
Lot #776 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1904-13, an unused and used selection of blocks or panes of ½c. and 1c. values, some tones (approx. 200).
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #777 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1927 (26 Sept.) U.S. 2c. postal stationery envelope from Des Moines, Iowa to Berkeley, California (3.10) redirected to Shanghai (29.10) with China Postage Dues 2c. (3, with pair) applied on arrival and cancelled by arrival c.d.s., and tied by "Cancelled" framed bilingual d.s. (29.10), showing "T/15" h.s. in circle with "Returned to Writer" pointing finger h.s. in violet adjacent, two "Notice Sent" framed h.s. and...
Lot #778 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1928 (Apr.) envelope from Kellogg, Idaho to Ningpo (14.5) redirected to Shanghai (15.5), and then to Lansing, Michigan bearing U.S. 2c., cancelled by duplex, showing "Seattle/T/30 centimes" double circle h.s., over which China Postage Due 4c. strip of three applied and cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s. (15.5). From the Dr. Bruce J. Lewin collection. Chan D44.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #779 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1929 (27 Mar.) envelope from U.S.A. to Shanghai (24.4) bearing U.S. 2c. (3), cancelled by duplex, with China Postage Due 4c. pair applied on arrival and cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s., showing "T/15" h.s. in circle. From the Dr. Bruce J. Lewin collection. Chan D52.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #780 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1929 (21 July) Russia 3kop. postal stationery card from Semipalatinsk to Dr. G. Bexell, a prominent member of Dr. Sven Hedin's entourage, at the Swedish Legation in Peking, bearing Russia 2kop., cancelled by c.d.s., with China Postage Due 4c. applied on arrival and cancelled by "Peiping" bilingual c.d.s., crayon "T" annotation, fine. Chan D52.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000
Lot #781 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1931 (20 Feb.) envelope from Clinton, New York to the Postmaster at the United States Consulate in Shanghai (18.3) bearing U.S. 2c., cancelled by duplex, showing "Seattle/T/30 centimes" double circle h.s., with China Postage Dues 2c. interpanneau pair and 20c. applied on arrival and cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s., envelope reduced at top and left. From the Dr. Bruce J. Lewin collection. Chan D51, D55.
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Lot #782 - China booklets / postage due / airmail / express / registered letter stamps
China, Postage Due : 1933 (6 Nov.) envelope from London to Shanghai (13.12) bearing Great Britain ½d. and 1d., cancelled by "Fulham/S.W. 6" duplex, "T/20" h.s. alongside, with China Postage Due 20c. imprint example applied on arrival and cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s., additionally tied by "Cancelled" framed bilingual h.s., with "1st Notice Sent" and "2nd…" framed h.s. on reverse. Chan D71.
Estimate HK$ 2,500 - 3,000 ...
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