Shanghai, 1888, Small Dragon, 20 cash gray (Chan LS100. Scott 111), superb selection of 5 pristine complete sheets of 25, some with blue crayon number markings in corner selvage, o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh, Very Fine, ex Livingston.
Estimate HK$ 10,000 - 12,000.
Auction #14 of China, Hong Kong, Japan and Other Asia Stamps and Postal History
By: Michael Rogers Online
Michael Rogers Online Auction #14 of China, Hong Kong, Japan and Other Asia Stamps and Postal History
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Lot #51 - chinese treaty ports and local posts shanghai
Lot #52 - chinese treaty ports and local posts shanghai
Shanghai, 1888, Small Dragon, 20 cash gray (Chan LS100. Scott 111), beautiful selection of 4 pristine complete sheets of 25 with blue crayon markings in selvage, o.g., never hinged, fresh; one sheet with a trivial marginal hole, Very Fine appearance, ex Livingston.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000.
Lot #53 - chinese treaty ports and local posts shanghai
Shanghai, 1888, Small Dragon, 40 cash blue and 100 cash black, imperf proofs (Chan LS101, LS104 vars. Scott 112, 115 vars.), on thick gummed paper, Fine.
Estimate HK$ 800 - 1,000.
Lot #54 - chinese treaty ports and local posts shanghai
Shanghai, 1891, Double Dragons, 5¢ carmine pink, watermark upright, imperf proof (Chan LS132 var. Scott 136 var.), horizontal pair on watermarked paper, without gum as prepared, fresh, Very Fine.
Estimate HK$ 3,500 - 4,000
Unlike many Shanghai proofs, this item is quite rare, with only one sheet of 50 printed; it was even missing from the M.D. Chow collection .
Lot #55 - chinese treaty ports and local posts shanghai
Shanghai, 1893, Double Dragons, ½¢ on half of 5¢ carmine pink (Chan LS141-143. Scott 145-147), a vertical block of 20 with gutter at bottom, showing all 3 types, including 2 examples of the scarce type 3 surcharge (Chan LS143); top 2 stamps slight discoloring, otherwise Very Fine including 2 key values, scarce, ex-Livingston.
Estimate HK$ 2,500 - 3,000.
Lot #56 - chinese treaty ports and local posts shanghai
Shanghai, 1893, Double Dragons, ½¢ on half of 5¢ carmine pink, types 2 & 3, surcharges inverted (Chan LS141a, LS142a. Scott 145, 146 vars.), tied on piece by LPO Shanghai canceller, Fine.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #57 - chinese treaty ports and local posts shanghai
Shanghai, 1893, Double Dragons, ½¢ on half of 5¢ red, two examples, one with surcharge inverted (Chan LS144, LS146a. Scott 148, 150 var.), used, Fine.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 3,000.
Lot #58 - chinese treaty ports and local posts shanghai
Shanghai, 1893, Double Dragons, 1¢ on half of 2¢ green, "1" with sharp tip, surcharge inverted (Chan LS148 var. Scott 152 var. Livingston T20 var.), tied on piece by Shanghai LPO cancel, Very Fine, unlisted by Livingston & Chan, only known example.
Estimate HK$ 20,000 - 30,000.
Lot #59 - chinese treaty ports and local posts shanghai
Shanghai, 1893, Coat of Arms (litho), ½¢, 1¢, 5¢, 10¢ and 20¢, imperforate pairs on watermarked paper (Chan LS150, 151, 153, 154, 156. Scott 153, 154, 156, 158, 159. Livingston 172, 173, 175, 181, 182), o.g., never hinged (some disturbed or dryish gum), Very Fine, rare, Ex. Livingston.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,600.
Lot #60 - chinese treaty ports and local posts shanghai
Shanghai, 1893, Coat of Arms (litho), 2¢ orange vermilion, imperforate (Chan LS152a. Scott 155a. Livingston 174b), corner block of 12 (six imperforate pairs), o.g. (lightly disturbed), never hinged, Very Fine, from the Barclay and Fry find of February 1971, ex. Livingston.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000.
Lot #61 - chinese treaty ports and local posts shanghai
Shanghai, 1893, Coat of Arms (litho), 10¢ green and 20¢ mauve, imperforate (Chan LS154, 156. Scott 157, 159), blocks of 4, o.g.,10¢ clean fresh gum, 20¢ dryish gum, lovely set, Very Fine, Ex. Livingston.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #62 - chinese treaty ports and local posts shanghai
Shanghai, 1896, Coat of Arms, 4¢ on 15¢ yellow and 6¢ on 20¢ mauve, each with surcharge inverted (Chan LS164, LS166a. Scott 168, 169a vars.), used, Fine.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 3,000.
Lot #63 - chinese treaty ports and local posts shanghai
Shanghai, Postal Stationery, 1893, 1¢ letter card (Livingston LC1), assemby pack of 25, with original wrapping; some with toning and color fade, otherwise Fine, rare.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000.
Lot #64 - chinese treaty ports and local posts shanghai
Shanghai, Postal Card, 1877, Single Dragon, 20cash grey on cream, Type B with period after side to stamp 3.5mm (Livingston PC3a), fresh, Fine.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000.
Lot #65 - chinese treaty ports and local posts shanghai
Shanghai, 1884, 20cash green on buff postal card with hand painting on reverse, used to Milan, Italy (Livingston PC4), most important of the LPO Shanghai stationery card issues, intended for international mail with the framed space to add foreign stamp, Fine, no postal usage known, only few recorded used in Milano.
Estimate HK$ 8,000 - 10,000.
Lot #66 - chinese treaty ports and local posts shanghai
Shanghai, 1893, red band cover to local address, with circular "Paid" marking, on reverse Shanghai Local Post (4.1) arrival c.d.s., Fine.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 3,000.
Lot #67 - chinese treaty ports and local posts shanghai
Shanghai, Substantial Postal Stationery Collection. Comprised of 120 items in all, each identified by Han / H&G / Livingston numbers, comprised of entires, 39 items, 11 of which are locally used, postal cards, 43 items, 14 used, including usages from Amoy and Foochow, letter cards, 18, 6 locally used and wrappers 21 items, 8 locally used. Excellent specialist group, examine, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000.
Lot #68 - chinese treaty ports and local posts shanghai
Shanghai, Splendid Collection From the Perforated Dragons Onward, 1866-93. Beautifully assembled and well annotated, including die varieties, identified forgeries, proofs, multiples like 1877 perf 15, 100 cash brown block of 25, surcharge types, including Scott #119a mint and used examples, excellent 1893 surcharges on halves of the 1891-92 issues, postage due overprints including rare inverts etc. A beautiful collection in all...
Lot #69 - chinese treaty ports and local posts shanghai
Shanghai, Powerful Stock From the First Large Dragons Onwards, 1866-93. Valuable, clean and well organized mint or used selection of hundreds, beginning with the 1866 perf 12 issue (Scott 42-45) onwards. Includes an excellent showing of straight forward listed items, plus the unusual like 1877 40 cash rose, Scott #85, an irregular block of 21, useful surcharge issues and more. Useful mix, examine, generally Fine to Very Fine.
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Lot #70 - chinese treaty ports and local posts amoy
Amoy, 1896, First and Second Issues complete (Scott 1-6, 11-13. Chan LA1-6, LA11-13), mint, Fine.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500.
Lot #71 - chinese treaty ports and local posts amoy
Amoy, 1896, Third Surcharge, ½¢ on 4¢ brown and ½¢ on 5¢ orange, each surcharged in blue (Scott 14, 15. Chan LA14, LA15), Fine.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500.
Lot #72 - chinese treaty ports and local posts amoy
Amoy, Postage Due, 1895, 2¢ blue, type 1, red overprint (Chan LAD2. Scott J2), o.g., Fine.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 3,000.
Lot #73 - chinese treaty ports and local posts amoy
Amoy, Postage Dues, 1895, overprints in red and black, group of 9 values (Scott J1, J3-J7, J9-J11. Chan LAD1, 3-7, 9-11), mint, Fine.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #74 - chinese treaty ports and local posts amoy
Amoy, Postage Due, 1896, 1¢ rose red, overprinted in Roman capitals, broken "P" variety (Scott J12 var. Chan LAD12 var.), mint, Fine.
Estimate HK$ 4,000 - 5,000.
Lot #75 - chinese treaty ports and local posts amoy
Amoy, Specialized First Issue Postage Due Collection. Nicely annotated mint or used of 22 items identified by Chow number settings, etc., fresh, nice specialist lot, Very Fine.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,600.