Chinese Soviet Republic, 1932 (May) Red Flags 3c. green with large margins, very fine unused, light horizontal and vertical creases. Experts & Consultants certificate (2017). Yang SP6.
Estimate HK$ 60,000 - 80,000
Sale 65 People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas
By: Interasia Auctions Limited
Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 65 People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas
The 560-lot People’s Republic of China includes Liberated Areas rarities, the unique set of blocks of the unissued 1952 Soviet errors, two examples of the “Whole Country is Red”, the legendary “Big Blue Sky,” a substantial offering of J and T series miniature sheets, as well as three of the ever-popular 1980 Year of the Monkey complete sheets.
Interasia’s December 4-7 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, 3,500-lot sale includes another outstanding offering of China and Hong Kong stamps and postal history, with important Ching Dynasty and Republic, substantial postal history, Taiwan, Tibet, and a large offering of People’s Republic and Liberated Areas. Hong Kong and Treaty Ports alone comprises 850 lots, while the Other Asian Countries features Japanese Occupation of Southeast Asia rarities and another strong North Korea offering.
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December 4, 2017 |
9:30 AM |
Auction 60 |
Olsson Collection of the Large Dragons of China |
1-47 |
December 4, 2017 |
10:15 AM |
Auction 61 |
Paramount Collection of Chinese Stamps, Postal History and Postal Stationery, 1878-1912 |
48-366 |
December 4, 2017 |
2:15 PM |
Auction 67 |
China: Ching Dynasty and Republic |
367-797 |
December 5, 2017 |
9:30 AM |
Auction 62 |
MacArthur Collection of Red Revenues of China |
1001-1033 |
December 5, 2017 |
10:00 AM |
Auction 63 |
Aaron Li Collection of Red Revenues of China |
1034-1130 |
December 5, 2017 |
11:15 AM |
Auction 64 |
William E. Jones Collection of China Silver Yuan Stamps and Postal History |
1131-1207 |
December 5, 2017 |
12:00 Noon |
Auction 67 |
China: Ching Dynasty and Republic |
1208-1377 |
December 5, 2017 |
2:30 PM |
Auction 65 |
People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas |
2001-2560 |
December 6, 2017 |
9:30 AM |
Auction 67 |
China, Local Posts, Foreign PO, Provinces, Japanese Occ, Manchukuo, Taiwan, Tibet, Mongolia, North Korea, Asia |
3001-3930 |
December 7, 2017 |
9:30 AM |
Auction 66 |
Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, Macau |
4001-4859 |
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The auction features five China specialized single-owner sales to start off each of the first two days. Day one (December 4) commences with the second part of the Olsson Collection of Large Dragons of China (lots 1-47). This second of four auctions over which this magnificent collection will be offered includes magnificent proofs and essays, outstanding stamps including a 5 candarin complete sheet in post office fresh mint condition, as well as seven covers featuring an 1879 envelope from Tientsin to New York through the Japanese Post Office franked with a complete set of the three Large Dragon stamps. It is followed by the Paramount Collection of Chinese Stamps, Covers and Postal Stationery 1878-1912 (lots 48-366), a magnificent display with rare stamps, elusive cancellations and wonderful postal history. The day concludes with the China Ching Dynasty from early mail through the 1897 New Currency Surcharges (lots 367-797).
Day two (December 5) starts off with two extraordinary Red Revenue collections, the MacArthur collection (lots 1001-1033) and the Aaron Li collection (lots 1034-1130). The former while small in number is noteworthy particularly for its items’ rarity. The Aaron Li collection includes extensive plating studies as well as important cancellations. The legendary William E. Jones collection of Silver Yuan stamps and postal history (lots 1131-1207) follows and includes a very rare commercial usage of the Watlam provisionals and his famous study of the Domestic Postage Paid labels. The day then continues with the China 1897-1949 issues from the general sale (lots 1208-1377). Day two concludes with the 560-lot People’s Republic of China (lots 2001-2560), including Liberated Areas rarities, the unique set of blocks of the unissued 1952 Soviet errors, two examples of the “Whole Country is Red”, the legendary “Big Blue Sky,” a substantial offering of J and T series miniature sheets, as well as three of the ever-popular 1980 Year of the Monkey complete sheets.
Day three (December 6; lots 3001-3930) includes the China Special Purpose Stamps and collections, an exhibition collection of Chinese Local Posts, and Foreign Post Offices in China with particularly noteworthy Russian Post Offices and a substantial assembly of the U.S. Postal Agency “Darrah” overprints. These are followed by China postal stationery and covers, Tibet, Manchukuo with an award-winning collection of postal stationery offered intact, and Taiwan highlighted by the unissued Taiwan 12th Nationalist Congress of the Kuomintang. The Other Asian Countries include an 1875-76 correspondence from a U.S. sailor stationed in Japan with a fine usage of the Bird 15 sen, Japanese Occupation of Southeast Asia rarities, Laos proofs and Korea with another strong section of North Korea including the only known usage of the 1950 Occupation stationery card.
The 850 lot sale of Hong Kong and Treaty Ports (lots 4001-4859) again comprises the fourth day ((December 7) and includes the remarkable old-time PF Collection, which is highlighted by a complete pane of the 1891 Jubilee, the second part of Nick Halewood’s King George VI definitives and Philippe Orsetti’s award-winning Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong as well a number of other notable studies he has formed over the years. The Treaty Ports include a particularly noteworthy collection of Amoy including the magnificent “D27” cover to New York that previously graced the Ishikawa, D’Almada and Beckeman collections. Macau concludes the day and includes a very rare usage British "Crown/Macao" double-ring origin datestamp.
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Lot #2001 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
Lot #2002 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
Chinese Soviet Republic, 1932 Postage Due 1c. brown with large margins, fine to very fine unused, couple light horizontal creases. Experts & Consultants certificate (2017). Yang SPD1.
Estimate HK$ 40,000 - 50,000
Lot #2003 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
Chinese Soviet Republic, 1932 Postage Due 2c. bluish green with large to enormous margins, very fine unused, light horizontal crease at foot and light vertical crease in margin at right. Experts & Consultants certificate (2017). Yang SPD2.
Estimate HK$ 60,000 - 80,000
Lot #2004 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
Chinese Soviet Republic, 1932 Agricultural Revenue 5mei red and 10mei blue, very fine unused. Yang SPA1-SPA2.
Estimate HK$ 15,000 - 20,000
Lot #2005 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
Chinese Soviet Republic, 1932 Agricultural Revenue 10mei blue block of four with sheet margin at foot, unused, light vertical crease crossing the two stamps at left and faint water stain at foot touching the two lower stamps, fine, a rare block in an unusual, almost Prussian blue shade. Experts & Consultants certificate (2017). Yang SPA2.
Estimate HK$ 25,000 - 30,000
Lot #2006 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
Chinese Soviet Republic, Southwest Kiangsi (Jianxi) Revenue Stamps : 1932(c.) "Handicraft Employees Revenue" 5mei brown horizontal pair, unused, large to enormous margins, light ageing at top margin edge, small corner crease endemic to the paper at lower right just crosses the right example, fine and rare.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #2007 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
Chinese Soviet Republic, Currency : 1930 Jianli County (Zan Li Hsien) Soviet Script "Convert 2jiao into 1yuan" banknote showing Red Star, light overall ageing and edge ware, fine.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #2008 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
Chinese Soviet Republic, 1933 Szechuan-Shensi Soviet Revolutionary Bank 1chuan cloth banknote showing Clenched Fist and Star, extremely fine.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #2009 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
Chinese Soviet Republic, 1933 Szechuan-Shensi Soviet Revolutionary Bank 2chuan cloth banknote showing Clenched Fist and Star, extremely fine.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #2010 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
Chinese Soviet Republic, 1933 Szechuan-Shensi Soviet Revolutionary Bank 3chuan cloth banknote showing Clenched Fist and Star, very fine.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #2011 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
North Shensi Soviet, 1935 8c. blue with sheet margin at left, unused, paper hinge remnant, large margin at top, roughly separated at right and foot, 3mm. tear at lower right, still a fine example of this very rare stamp. Experts & Consultants certificate (2017). Yang CS4.
Estimate HK$ 120,000 - 150,000
Lot #2012 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
China (People's Republic) - Liberated Areas, 1937 1c. greyish green (large characters) horizontal strip of three with sheet margin at left and large margins at top and right, unused, right stamp good margin at foot and two stamps at left cut into at bottom, horizontal crease at foot crosses the right two stamps and natural paper inclusions in left stamp, a fine appearing rare multiple including fine to very fine example at right....
Lot #2013 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
North China, Chin-Ki-Cha Border Area : 1938 White Full Sun of Nationalist China second printing 1c. to 10c., fine to very fine unused. Yang NC5-NC7.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #2014 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
North China, 1945 Victory large format $1 to $20 set of eight and small format $1, $2, $5, $10 to $30, $50, $100 and $200, affixed to page and tied by c.d.s. (46.5.31), fine to very fine. Yang NC17/NC38.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #2015 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
North China, 1947 (18 Mar.) envelope from Potowchen to Tianjin (20.3) bearing Victory small format $10 vertical pair (bit roughly separated at foot). Yang NC30.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #2016 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
North China, 1948 Chairman Mao $100 to $5000 perf. set of eight and $100 to $2000 imperf. set of five, fine to very fine and fresh unused (few with hinge remnants). Yang NC68-NC80.
Estimate HK$ 800 - 1,000
Lot #2017 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
North China, 1948 Chairman Mao $1000 deep brown, misperforated vertically, and $5000 light blue imperforate, the former has small split at top right from rough separation, otherwise fine unused. Yang NC72, NC75 var.
Estimate HK$ 400 - 500
Lot #2018 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
North China, 1948 (5 Nov.) envelope from Yutze to Wenshui (7.11) bearing Chairman Mao $500 and $1000 (2), tied by "Yutze" bilingual c.d.s. with a second "Yutze" dotted-rim c.d.s. on reverse, light overall soiling, fine usage. Yang NC71, NC72.
Estimate HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
Lot #2019 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
North China, Ki Tung (Hebei) Area : 1949 (Apr.) envelope from Tangshan to Shanghai bearing on reverse Tangshan handsurcharge on Northeast Dr. Sun Yat-sen $500 on $500, $1000 on $500, $4000 on $500 and Tangshan "Complimentary for Soldiers" handoverprint (large characters reading left to right) $1500 on 20c., corner of the envelope on front with sender's name and address excised, fine and scarce usage of these values. Yang NC118,...
Lot #2020 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
North China, 1949 (Apr.) envelope from Tangshan to Shanghai (14.4) bearing on reverse Tangshan 2nd handsurcharge (narrow space) on Dr. Sun Yat-sen Plum Blossom $3000 on $300,000 and Tangshan "Complimentary for Soldiers" handoverprint large characters (reading right to left) $1500 on 20c. and (reading left to right) $1500 on 20c., corner of the envelope on front with sender's name and address excised, fine and scarce usage of these...
Lot #2021 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
North China, Chin-Ki-Lu-Yu Border Area : 1942 Bird (shaded) on Globe 10c. deep blue, fine unused. Yang NC158.
Estimate HK$ 600 - 800
Lot #2022 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
North China, 1949 (2 Apr.) envelope from Hengshui to Tianjin (9.4) via Potowchen (6.4) bearing Chairman Mao with harvest design $10 emerald, very fine and fresh. Yang NC230.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #2023 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
North China, Hopeh-Shantung-Honan Border Area : 1946 (20 Sept.) Hotseh Provisional Mimeographed Stamp 50c. blue (with red seal), good to large margins, fine to very fine unused. Experts & Consultants certificate (2017). Yang NC245.
Estimate HK$ 40,000 - 50,000
Lot #2024 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
North China, 1946 (20 Sept.) Hotseh Provisional Mimeographed Stamp $1 blue (with red seal), large margins, very fine unused. Experts & Consultants certificate (2017). Yang NC246.
Estimate HK$ 30,000 - 40,000
Lot #2025 - People's Republic of China liberated areas
North China, 1946 (20 Sept.) Hotseh Provisional Mimeographed Stamp $2 green (with red seal), large to enormous margins, very fine unused. Experts & Consultants certificate (2017). Yang NC247.
Estimate HK$ 30,000 - 40,000
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