Auction #22

China, Extensive and Valuable Accumulation. A fantastic old-time selection, housed in four stockbooks, of thousands arranged by issue, beginning with the Small Dragon issues to about 1930; there are large quantities of better values here, such as 1¢ Small Dragons (5 mint, 15 used), 3¢ Small Dragons (28 used, with several lovely multiples on piece), 5ca Small Dragons (16 used), etc.; the Dowagers are outstanding as well, including...

China, Magnificent and Extensive Highly Specialized Money Order Stamps Collection. A superb, in-depth collection comprising many, many hundreds of pieces, beginning with eight rare 1924 trial color die proofs in various colors of the first issue, proceeding onto scarce mint examples of the 1925 issue, study by printing houses (Commercial Press, Central Trust, Kwang-hwa, Japanese printings, etc.), extensive perforation analysis,...

China, Valuable Very Eclectic Accumulation. A fascinating and very diverse, neatly assembled and well annotated group of specialized groups collectively with thousands in all, housed in a large stock book, we note Taiwan Scott #1037-1040 imperf on presentation folder, 1037-1040 perf'd on First Day cover, 1041 on V.F. First Day Cover, a sizable, specialized section of Martyrs issues by paper and perf, wide/narrow types etc.,...

China, Useful, Mostly Used Collection, 1878-1949. Substantial, mounted collection of many hundreds of stamps housed in a Minkus album; includes better like (used, unless otherwise noted) Scott #3, a few Small Dragons and Dowager surcharges, 78 (mint), lots of Coiling Dragons, 138-39, plus later ROC overprints, good Junks and extensive Sun Yat-Sen types, wartime surcharges and DPPs, good 20th century interior surcharges, nice post-war...

China, Extensive and Diverse Consignment Balance. A useful holding housed in a small box including a very clean, mostly all mint Shanghai collection of perforated issues with better items like Scott #42-44, 46-49, 54-55, 59, 69-70, 73, 78, 80, 84-88, 89-91, 101-107, 124-28 and many later issues, with surcharges, postage dues, etc.; also note two long glassine boxes packed with issues from the Treaty Ports, PRC Scott #7L1-5 South China...

China, Interesting Old-Time Collection. Useful collection on nice hand-produced and annotated pages, including a nice range of wartime issues, with DPPs, the best being a 16¢ inverted Shensi overprint, plus lots of 50¢ surcharges, Golds including a Scott #843A, unissued Menkiang issues, C1-10 (some stuck), five lovely 1931 First Flights and more; diverse mix, mostly Fine to Very Fine, examine.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000.

China, Interesting Consignment Balance. With a range of just about anything, including a folder with early PRC sheets and large blocks, various stockcards and album pages, some early Macao, etc.; needs a careful review for sure, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate HK$ 4,000 - 5,000.

China, Diverse Tail-End of Consignment Holding. Including a small stockbook of Macau with mostly used early issues, plus lots of modern miniature sheets, better mid-period mint sets like Scott #372-81, 383-90, 440-42, etc.; we also note nice 1960s Taiwan FDCs, 1960s-90 Hong Kong FDCs, some modern PRC FDCs, a few early picture post cards, etc., Fine to Very Fine, useful mix; examine.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000.

China, Interesting Cover Accumulation, Mostly 1940s. Useful group of approximately 55 items including a nice 1874 U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai cover franked by 10¢ U.S. Banknote to Ohio including a wonderful, literate letter; 5 China Liberated Area covers to the U.S., 9 nice 1948-49 wrapper usages, including gold yuan usages, 23 CNC covers, etc. Diverse group, mixed condition, mostly Fine to Very Fine, examine.
Estimate HK$ 5,000...

China, Splendid Collection of 19th Century China and Hong Kong Trade & Diplomatic Figures' Autographs. A wonderful and fascinating collection of 19 select autographs of important and prominent people in 19th-century China; included are letters, cut signatures, free-frank "fronts", cards, etc., from no less personages as Joseph Peabody (1757-1844, merchant and shipowner), Francis May (1860-1922, 1884-dated Governor of Hong Kong),...

Treaty Ports, Mint Collection. A nice selection with the vast majority of coverage and value in Chinkiang, including Chan # LCH1-7, 8-15, 25-32, 6c horizontal pair imperf vertically (2 examples), Chan LCHD8d, D16c, plus Chungking LCK1-7, 2a, D1-5, plus 2c unissued handstamp postage due, a mint and a used example with inverted surcharge; a few items from Kewkiang, Wuhu, etc.; clean mix, Fine to Very Fine, examine.
Estimate HK$ 2,...

Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 2ca black, type I, wove paper (Chan LS1. Scott 1), printing 21, exceptionally fresh with large margins, Very Fine+, scarce printing.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500.