China, 1880 (16 Nov.) envelope to Bath, Maine via Yokohama (8.12) and San Francisco (27.12) bearing on reverse 1878 thin paper 3ca. brown-red (not the original franking), cancelled by seal in blue, matching "I.G. of Customs/Peking" double-ring origin d.s., "Customs/Tientsin" double-ring transit d.s. of "Nov 17 80" and "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring transit d.s. of "Nov 22 80" alongside, and on front Japan Koban 5s. brown, cancelled by...
Sale 67 Asian Stamps & Postal History
By: Interasia Auctions Limited
Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 67 Asian Stamps & Postal History
Interasia’s General Sale of China and Asian Countries stamps and postal history includes important China Ching Dynasty and Republic, substantial postal history, postal stationery, Chinese Local Posts and Foreign Post offices in China, Taiwan, and Tibet, while the Other Asian Countries feature Japanese Occupation of Southeast Asia rarities and another strong North Korea offering.
Day one (December 4) comprises China Ching Dynasty from early mail through the 1897 New Currency Surcharges (lots 367-797). Day two (December 5) continues with the China 1897-1949 issues (lots 1208-1377).
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, Chinese Provinces, Japanese Occupation of China, Manchukuo with an award-winning collection of postal stationery offered intact, Taiwan highlighted by the unissued Taiwan 12th Nationalist Congress of the Kuomintang, and Tibet. 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.
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 #468 - China large dragons
China, 1882 (27 July) envelope to Paris (13.9) bearing on reverse 1882 wide margins 3ca. brown-red [17] with sheet margin at top, cancelled by Peking seal in blue, matching "I.G. of Customs/Peking" double-ring d.s., "Customs/Tientsin" double-ring transit d.s. (29.7) and "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring transit d.s. (2.8) in red alongside, and on front France 25c. bistre on straw cancelled by "Shang-hai/Chine" c.d.s. (4.8), showing "...
Lot #469 - China small dragons
China, Small Dragon imperforate plate proofs comprising 1ca. blue-green on thin native laid paper, 3ca. mauve on wove paper with watermark and 5ca. olive-yellow on wove paper with no watermark, all with sheet margins on one side, the 1ca. has light toning in sheet margin and the 3ca. has small stain in sheet margin, overall a fine set of these proofs.
Estimate HK$ 50,000 - 60,000
Lot #470 - China small dragons
China, 1885 Small Dragon clean-cut perf. 12½ 1ca. to 5ca. fine to very fine unused with part to much original gum. Chan 13-15.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #471 - China small dragons
China, 1885 Small Dragon clean-cut perf. 12½ 1ca. to 5ca. fine to very fine unused with part to much original gum. Chan 13-15.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #472 - China small dragons
China, 1885 Small Dragon clean-cut perf. 12½ 1ca. to 5ca. fine appearance with large part to much original gum, two have faults. Chan 13-15.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #473 - China small dragons
China, 1885 Small Dragon clean-cut perf. 12½ 3ca. mauve horizontal strip of four with interpane margin at left and sheet margin at right, fine appearance unused with full original gum (stamps unmounted), light uniform toning. A scarce multiple. Chan 14.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #474 - China small dragons
China, 1885 Small Dragon clean-cut perf. 12½ 5ca. olive-yellow interpanneau block of four, delicate pastel-like shade, well centred, fine unused with large part to much original gum, lower left stamp has tiny marginal corner fault. A very scarce multiple. Chan 15.
Estimate HK$ 30,000 - 40,000
Lot #475 - China small dragons
China, 1885 Small Dragon rough perf. 12½ 1ca. to 5ca., fine to very fine unused with part (1ca.) to much original gum. Chan 16-18.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #476 - China small dragons
China, 1885 Small Dragon rough perf. 12½ 1ca. to 5ca., fine to very fine unused with much original gum. Chan 16-18.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #477 - China small dragons
China, 1885 Small Dragon rough perf. 12½ 1ca. to 5ca., fine to very fine unused with part to much original gum, the 3ca. has light uniform toning. Chan 16-18.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #478 - China small dragons
China, 1885 Small Dragon rough perf. 12½ 1ca. to 5ca., fine to very fine unused with much original gum, the 5ca. has light uniform toning. Chan 16-18.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #479 - China small dragons
China, 1885 Small Dragon rough perf. 12½ 1ca. to 5ca., fine unused with much original gum, the 1ca. has paper hinge remainders and the 3ca. some lightly foxed perfs. Chan 13, 14, 18.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #480 - China small dragons
China, 1885 Small Dragon rough perf. 12½ 1ca. to 5ca., fine unused with part original gum, some tones. Chan 16-18.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #481 - China small dragons
China, 1888 Small Dragon perf. 11½-12 1ca. to 5ca., fine to very fine and fresh unused with practically full original gum. Chan 19-21.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #482 - China small dragons
China, 1888 Small Dragon perf. 11½-12 1ca. to 5ca., fine unused with much original gum, the 3ca. has lightly creased corner perf. and the 5ca. paper hinge remainders. Chan 19-21.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #483 - China small dragons
China, 1888 Small Dragon perf. 11½-12 1ca. to 5ca., fine unused with much original gum, the 3ca. has paper hinge remainder. Chan 19-21.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #484 - China small dragons
China, 1888 Small Dragon perf. 11½-12 1ca. to 5ca., the 1ca. shows plate variety broken frames at top left and lower left, fine unused with small part to much original gum. Chan 19b-21.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #485 - China small dragons
China, 1888 Small Dragon perf. 11½-12 1ca. to 5ca., fine unused with much original gum, the 1ca. has a few small paper adherences on reverse. Chan 19-21.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #486 - China small dragons
China, 1888 Small Dragon perf. 11½-12 1ca. to 5ca., fine unused with much original gum, some trivial age spots on gum. Chan 19-21.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #487 - China small dragons
China, 1888 Small Dragon perf. 11½-12 1ca. to 5ca., the first two have sheet margins, fine appearance unused with much original gum, the 3ca. and 5ca. have tones. Chan 19-21.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #488 - China small dragons
China, 1888 Small Dragon perf. 11½-12 3ca. mauve, Setting III, block of six (3 x 2), cancelled by Chefoo seals, top left stamp has some colour suffusion, otherwise fine. Chan 20.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #489 - China small dragons
China, 1888 Small Dragon perf. 11½-12 5ca. olive-yellow horizontal pairs (3) with shades and impressions, fine to very fine and fresh unused with much original gum, one pair has two lightly toned perfs. Chan 21.
Estimate HK$ 4,000 - 5,000
Lot #490 - China small dragons
China, Small Dragon/Ichang : 1888 1ca. to 5ca., centrally cancelled by Ichang seals, the last two stamps toned, fine to very fine strikes. Chan 19-21.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #491 - China small dragons
China, Small Dragon/Seoul : 1888 1ca. to 5ca., cancelled by "H.O. of Customs/Seoul" c.d.s. in violet or black, fine to very fine strikes. Chan 19-21.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
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