Macao, 1837 & 1844 entire letters from Macao to London and Chichester, England, the former showing "Liverpool/Ship Letter" h.s. on reverse and rated "1/2", and the 1844 entire sent "via Marseille" and Bombay with "India" red oval h.s. and rated "2/3", fine pair of early letters showing different routings.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
Sale 70 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports
By: Interasia Auctions Limited
Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 70 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports
The 500-lot sale of Hong Kong and Treaty Ports includes an extensive Queen Victoria offering with the iconic mint 96c. olive-bistre, a magnificent mint Postal Fiscal $10 rose-carmine (ex the Royal Collection) and two mint copies of the $10 grey-green, as well as specialized 1891 Jubilees replete with multiples and errors (including two of the five recorded complete panes of this quintessential Hong Kong stamp). The postal history is highlighted by an 1856 “Shanghae Post Office Crown” cover to France, a marvelous example of this first postal marking of Shanghai, and includes Philppe Orsetti’s marvelous collection of security marks and perfins on cover. Macau concludes the auction and includes a very rare usage British "Crown/Macao" double-ring origin datestamp.
Interasia’s June 16-18 Auctions
Interasia’s June 16-18 auctions of China, Hong Kong and Asian stamps and postal history will take place at the Excelsior Hotel in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong. The three-day, 2,500-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 500 lots, while the Other Asian Countries includes another significant North Korea offering.
Coming on Interasia’s tenth anniversary, the auctions feature the two iconic stamps of China and Hong Kong - the 1897 Red Revenue Small One Dollar and the mint 96c. Olive-Bistre. Completing Interasia’s “trifecta” is the earliest recorded cover bearing the stamps of Imperial China - the October 5, 1878 envelope from Peking to Shanghai bearing a Large Dragon 5 candarin pair and single - anticipated to realize the highest price ever for a Chinese cover (presale estimate US$900,000-1,150,000).
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June 16, 2018 |
9:30 AM |
Auction 68 |
Olsson Collection of the Large Dragons of China |
1-36 |
June 16, 2018 |
10:15 AM |
Auction 71 |
China: Ching Dynasty and Republic |
37-820 |
June 17, 2018 |
9:30 AM |
Auction 69 |
People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas |
1001-1490 |
June 17, 2018 |
2:00 PM |
Auction 71 |
China: Ching Dynasty and Republic, Local Posts, Foreign PO, Provinces, Japanese Occ, Manchukuo, Taiwan, Tibet, Mongolia |
2001-2658 |
June 18, 2018 |
9:30 AM |
Auction 70 |
Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, Macau |
3001-3488 |
June 18, 2018 |
2:30 PM |
Auction 71 |
Other Asian Countries |
3489-3579 |
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Lot #3481 - 6: Macau macau
Lot #3482 - 6: Macau macau
Macao, 1858 (Apr.) envelope (with original enclosure in Persian script) to Bombay (16.5) showing light, fine small "Paid/at/Hong Kong" Crowned Circle in red (Webb type 11), with "Hong Kong" (22.4) and "Bombay" double-arc d.s. on reverse, rated "4" (over "8"). Although stated to be written in Macao, this letter was probably posted in Hong Kong.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #3483 - 6: Macau macau
Macao, 1882 (13 June) envelope "Via Shanghai" and Hong Kong (14.6) to the Portuguese Legation, Yokohama (22.6 Japanese P.O. on reverse) redirected to Tokyo (native h.s.) showing "Crown/Macao" double-ring origin d.s. (Webb type C, RRR) and bearing Hong Kong Q.V. 5c. pale blue (few peripheral faint tones) lightly cancelled "B62", folded vertically at centre and small part of backflap removed (not affecting markings), an extremely rare...
Lot #3484 - 6: Macau macau
Macao, 1894 Don Carlos I 5r. to 300r., complete set, fine to very fine and fresh unused without gum as issued (75r. used). Yang 47-58.
Estimate 700 - 900
Lot #3485 - 6: Macau macau
Macao, 1911 2a. on 4a. carmine bisect (3) comprising unused, used on piece with "2" in the surcharge misformed at foot, and unsevered used pair, one of which shows the "2" shifted to the right variety, fine to very fine. Yang 145, 145fl.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #3486 - 6: Macau macau
Macao, 1922 (18 Jan.) registered envelope to Milan, Italy (28.2) bearing Ceres 1a. and 4a. and "Republica" Lisbon overprint 18a. on 300r. Don Carlos I, tied by "Correio Central/de/Macau/2A Secção" framed d.s., with black on deep salmon registration label adjacent. Yang 211, 213, 239.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
Lot #3487 - 6: Macau macau
Macao, 1908-48 envelopes (4) to Hong Kong and black-and-white real photo postcard (Macau shoreline) to Germany bearing Don Carlos I 4a., three of the envelopes (two of which are registered) bear Don Carlos I 6a. on 200r. and 3a. bisects (one in combination with 1910 surcharges on Postage Dues) while a second registered envelope bears 6a. on 200r. (8) and 3a. (8) bisects, fine (5). Yang 117a, 130b, 141-143, 333.
Estimate 1,500...
Lot #3488 - 6: Macau macau
Macao, 1987-93 Lunar New Year stamps airmail first day covers to Taipei, 18 covers per year, nine containing two examples (a normal plus one from a booklet) and the other nine a strip of five from a booklet (without selvage), nearly all very fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 6,000
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