China (Manchukuo), 1932 (22 Aug.) "American Board Mission, Hopei, Tientsin, China" corner card envelope to U.S.A. bearing first issue 2f., 4f. (2), 15f. and 30f., cancelled by "Shenyang/(Moukden)" bilingual c.d.s., with Chinese year "21" altered to "1" for the new Manchukuo dating system, very fine and scarce early usage. Ex Robert Farquhar collection. From the Dr. Bruce J. Lewin collection.
Estimate HK$ 4,000 - 5,000 ...
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 #902 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
Lot #903 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China (Manchukuo), 1932 (10 Oct.) envelope to Shanghai (13.10) bearing on reverse Japan 10s. pair, cancelled by "Moukden/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. in violet, overlapped by Dr. Sun Yat-sen Second London printing 4c. vertical marginal strip of four and single, cancelled by "Paquebot" framed h.s., small cover faults at top affecting one 4c. stamp, nevertheless a fine usage from the so-called "Postal War". From the Dr. Bruce J. Lewin collection....
Lot #904 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China (Manchukuo), 1932 (24 Nov.) envelope to Shanghai bearing on reverse Japan 4s. (2), cancelled by "Moukden/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. in violet, with China 1914 Postage Due Peking printing 1c. pair and Dr. Sun Yat-sen First London printing 2c. marginal block of four applied on arrival and cancelled by "Shanghai" bilingual c.d.s., with "T/Shanghai" h.s. on front, fine. From the Dr. Bruce J. Lewin collection.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,...
Lot #905 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China (Manchukuo), 1934 (2 Jan.) envelope to Hamburg via Berlin (22.1) bearing Japan Tazawa 1s., 3s. strip of three, 13s. and Mount Fuji 2s. and 10s., cancelled by "Dairen/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. in violet, flown to Manchukuo and showing "Hsinking Towtaokow" c.d.s. on reverse, then by surface with "Tsitsihar" c.d.s., from there by surface to Moscow and then flown to Berlin, fine and rare example of a foreign mail cover carried by the...
Lot #906 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China (Manchukuo), 1934 (12 Feb.) express envelope from Hsinking to Harbin (13.2) bearing on reverse second Definitive 1f. and 4f. blocks of four, cancelled by native c.d.s. From the Dr. Bruce J. Lewin collection.
Estimate HK$ 800 - 1,000
Lot #907 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China (Manchukuo), 1934 (10 Oct.) envelope to Shanghai (16.10) bearing Japan 3s., cancelled by "Dairen/I.N.P.O." c.d.s., and China Postage Due 10c. (oxidised) applied and cancelled on arrival by "Shanghai" bilingual c.d.s., with "T/Shanghai" h.s. adjacent. From the Dr. Bruce J. Lewin collection.
Estimate HK$ 800 - 1,000
Lot #908 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China (Manchukuo), 1935 (29 Jan.) envelope to Shanghai bearing 1935 China Mail 2f., 4f., 8f. (creased), and 12f., cancelled by "Yingkow, Moukden" c.d.s. and the stamps additionally with large square "killer" applied by the Chinese Post Office to obliterate Manchukuo stamps, which hitherto had not been recognized by China. Fine philatelic usage, since the Sino-Manchukuo Postal Agreement of December, 1934 obviated the necessity of this...
Lot #909 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China (Manchukuo), 1935 (3 Mar.) local Harbin envelope bearing surcharge 3f. on 16f. turquoise-blue, cancelled by c.d.s. From the Dr. Bruce J. Lewin collection.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #910 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China (Manchukuo), 1935 (13 Mar.) "Legation de France en Chine" corner card envelope to France (28.3) "via Siberia" bearing Pagoda 10f., cancelled by "Nansuichung/Chinchow" foreign mail c.d.s., fine.
Estimate HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
Lot #911 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China (Manchukuo), 1939 (28 Feb.) 1f. postal stationery card to Boston via Moukden bearing 1934 Enthronement of Emperor 3f. and 1936 Scenic Definitive 6f. (small corner faults), cancelled by "Harbin/Manchoukuo" c.d.s. and special commemorative cachet in violet, fine.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #912 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China (Manchukuo), 1941 (3 Mar.) registered envelope to Stockholm bearing China Mail 2½f. and Scenic Definitives ½f., 1f., 2f., 6f., 7f., 9f. and 10f. (2), cancelled by "Harbin/Manchoukuo" c.d.s., fine.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #913 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China (Manchukuo), 1941 (12 June) Declared value envelope (235 x 295mm.) from Hsinking to Osaka bearing Scenic Definitives 7f., 20f. pair and 1y. (corner fault), cancelled by "Chiaotung Punei" c.d.s., edge faults due to the large size of the envelope.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000
Lot #914 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China (Manchukuo), 1942 (9 Nov.) Declared value envelope (175 x 260mm.) from Hsinking to Osaka bearing Scenic Definitives ½f. pair, 15f., 50f. and 1y., and Conscription Law 2f. vertical strip of four, cancelled by c.d.s., stamps have various faults or small defects, nevertheless an outstanding high value franking.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000
Lot #915 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China (Manchukuo), 1944 Friendship with Japan perf. 11 40f. bronze-green, block of four, lower right stamp (Chinese characters) variety frame with rounded corners, fine to very fine unmounted mint, a rare unlisted perf. variety. Chan MK152/b/154.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #916 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China (Manchukuo), 1945 prepared for use but not issued Aviation Patriotic Fund 3f. + 47f. and 6f. + 44f. the complete set of four in two se-tenant pairs, fine unmounted mint, minor gum wrinkling as usual, the 3f. + 47f. Japanese characters have tiny blemish on gum. Chan MKU2.
Estimate HK$ 50,000 - 60,000
Lot #917 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China (Manchukuo), 1945 prepared for use but not issued Aviation Patriotic Fund 3f. + 47f. and 6f. + 44f. the complete set of four in two se-tenant pairs, fine unused without gum. Chan MKU2.
Estimate HK$ 30,000 - 40,000
Lot #918 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China (Manchukuo), Revenues : 1934 1f. to 10y., the set of eleven, unused or used, mainly fine.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #919 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China (Manchukuo), 1932-45, a mainly used stock with extensive duplication (few thousands), JSDA catalogue value according to owner is Yen 1,639,170. Not illustrated.
Estimate HK$ 15,000 - 20,000
Lot #920 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China (Manchukuo), 1934-45 group of envelopes or cards (49) including several interesting commercial items and some first day usages. From the Dr. Bruce J. Lewin collection.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #921 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China: Japanese Occupation, 1941 (30 June) registered censored envelope from Tientsin to New York (24-25.7) via Shanghai (8.7) and Honolulu (21.7) bearing on reverse Dr. Sun Yat-sen $1 (8) and Martyrs 30c., cancelled by bilingual c.d.s., showing "Air-Transit/2" double-ring h.s. in blue, with Hong Kong censor label, a few cover faults due to rough opening and flimsy nature of envelope, an important usage, as June 1941 envelopes from...
Lot #922 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China: Japanese Occupation of Hopei, 1941 $1 Chung Hwa Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Die II with small characters overprint, from the foot of the sheet with "QY" imprint in margin, fine and fresh mint. Chan JN7, Ma NC10.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #923 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China: Japanese Occupation of Hopei, 1941 $20 Chung Hwa Dr. Sun Yat-sen with large character overprint, fine unmounted mint, a few light gum skips. Chan JN201, Ma NC269.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #924 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China: Japanese Occupation of Hopei, 1941 (2 July) registered envelope from Tientsin to New York (24-25.7) via Honolulu (21.7) bearing on reverse Chung Hwa Dr. Sun Yat-sen line perf. 12½ 5c., $2 and $5 pair, with Martyr 20c., all with small type 1 overprint, cancelled by c.d.s., a few peripheral cover faults, purported to be one of two covers constituting the earliest known usage of any Six Districts overprints. From the Dr. Bruce J....
Lot #925 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China: Japanese Occupation of Hopei, 1941 (2 July) registered envelope from Tientsin to New York (24-25.7) via Honolulu (21.7) bearing on reverse Chung Hwa Dr. Sun Yat-sen line perf. 12½ 5c. and $5 block of four, with small type 1 overprint, cancelled by c.d.s., roughly opened at right not affecting stamps, the other of the two covers believed to be the earliest known usage of any Six Districts overprints. From the Dr. Bruce J. Lewin...
Lot #926 - China manchukuo / japanese occupation
China: Japanese Occupation of Hopei, 1942 (17 Feb.) "R. Consulato D'Italia/Tientsin" corner card envelope registered express to Shanghai (20.2) bearing 28c. Hong Kong Martyr with large character type 2 overprint, cancelled by Fall of Singapore commemorative d.s. in violet, with "Tientsin" dotted rim origin d.s. adjacent. From the Dr. Bruce J. Lewin collection.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
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