Austrian Offices in China, interesting selection of five items, 1906-13, three picture postcard usages, two bearing Austrian postage with "KuK Kriegsmarine Kaiser Franz Josef" c.d.s.'s, one of the cards additionally bearing a ½s Japanese Chrysanthemum with Port Arthur I.J.P.O., etc.; we also note a 1¢ Chinese CIP postal card with 5h Austrian postage and handpainted design, etc., Fine to Very Fine, examine, lovely and scarce group....
Auction #22
By: Kelleher & Rogers, Ltd.
Kelleher & Rogers, Ltd. Auction #22
Kelleher and Rogers, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daniel F. Kelleher auctions, America’s oldest philatelic auction firm, proudly announces their Spring 2017 sale to be conducted at the firm's Hong Kong offices located at 50 Gloucester Rd., Wan Chai, Hong Kong on May 26-27, 2017. The two day sale will feature nearly 900 lots.
Day one begins with a wonderful array of stamps and postal history from the Municipal Posts through the Imperial issues and continuing on through the Republic era into Provinces, Occupations and Foreign Mail. China proper includes many collection lots along with excellent sections of Large and Small Dragons, Red Revenues and Dowager issues etc. There is a selection of rare Tibetan documents. Taiwan follows, then PRC including a rare full sheet of the 1980 Year of the Monkey Stamp, plus a gorgeous selection of modern stamp artwork.
Day two consists of non-China areas of Asia, including extensive Japan, also Indochina, Korea, Mongolia and Thailand, plus the Norman Jacobs Collection of South East Asia, including proofs and rare original artwork.
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Lot #219 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations foreign post offices
French Offices in Canton, 1919, Cambodian Woman, 30c on 75c, double surcharge (Scott 77a. Yvert 79a), excellent example showing wide surcharge displacement, fresh and well centered, o.g., very lightly hinged; unobtrusive corner tooth bend, Very Fine, rare.
Estimate HK$ 2,200 - 2,800.
Lot #220 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations foreign post offices
German Offices in China, 1905, surcharge on "Deutsches Reich" unwatermarked, 1½d on 3m black violet, 25:16 perf holes (Scott 45a. Michel 36B. Chan FG43a), complete sheet of 25, wonderfully fresh, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, rare complete sheet.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 3,000.
Lot #221 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations foreign post offices
German Offices in China, 1898 (June 3), registered cover from Tsingtau to Duisburg, Germany, franked by 5pf to 50pf (Scott #2a-6a) complete, tied by "Tsintau 3/6/98 China" c.d.s.'s on medium-sized brown envelope with Dusiburg 12.7.98 receiver; front shows Tsintanfort registry label, with the "fort" portion crossed out; some usage creases, etc., Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #222 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations foreign post offices
German Offices in China: Kiauchau, 1901, Kaiser's Yacht, unwatermarked, 3pf to 5m complete (Scott 10-22. Michel 5-17. Chan GL9-GL21), fresh set with bright colors, o.g., Very Fine.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 1,800.
Lot #223 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations foreign post offices
Italian Offices in Peking, Italian Offices in China: Peking, 1918-19, Victor Emmanuel III, 4¢ on 10c claret (Scott 25. Sassone 22), left and right half sheets of 100, fresh mint, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, a rare pair.
Scott $3,000+ (HK$ 23,080).
Estimate HK$ 4,000 - 6,000.
Lot #224 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations foreign post offices
Japanese Offices in China, 1880 (May 1), cover from Shanghai to Massachusetts, a splendidly marked cover, franked by 5 sen Old Koban tied by crossroads killer, with matching "I.J. Postal Agency / MAY 1 / Shanghai" c.d.s. Front also bears a Yokohama May 13, 1880 star transit, a violet Boston Jun 8 receiver, with San Francisco May 31 transit cancel on the reverse. Opened at right, a clean, nicely marked cover, Fine to Very Fine.
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Lot #225 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations foreign post offices
Japanese Offices in China, 1904 (Jan. 12), registered cover from Peking to London, franked on front by 5r, 2s, 5s, 15s and 20s issues, traveling through the Imperial Japanese Post Office with Peking I.J.P.O. label, to Shanghai I.J.P.O. (1/28), then on to Hong Kong (2/2) and London, arriving 3/3/04. An eye-arresting 5-color franking, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 3,000.
Lot #226 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations foreign post offices
Japanese Offices in China, 1906 (Aug. 27), picture post card from Shasi I.J.P.O. to France, a lovely card franked by 4 sen Chrysanthemum tied by nice strike of rare Shasi I.J.P.O. date stamp in black. A nice example of this difficult cancel, Very Fine.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 3,000.
Lot #227 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations foreign post offices
Japanese Offices in China, 1908 (Sep. 9), picture post card locally used at Peking, a clean attractive card addressed to the 16th Regiment of French Troops at Peking, bearing Japanese Post Office 1 sen and 2 sen tied by violet Peking I.J.P.O. origin c.d.s.'s, with adjacent French Post Office Peking next day arrival. Fresh, a nice internal usage, Very Fine.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,500.
Lot #228 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations foreign post offices
U.S. Offices in China, 1919-22, 2¢ to $2 complete (Scott K1-K18. Chan FUS1-16, FUS17-18), complete as issued, including both shades of the 16¢ on 8¢ and 24¢ on 12¢ surcharges, fresh and well centered, full clean o.g., Fine to Very Fine+, most better, a lovely set.
Estimate HK$ 4,000 - 5,000.
Lot #229 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations foreign post offices
U.S. Offices in China, 1919-22, 2¢ to $2 complete (Scott K1-K18. Chan FUS1-16, FUS17-18), fresh, o.g. (about half of the value unused without gum but both dollar values o.g.), Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000.
Lot #230 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations foreign post offices
U.S. Offices in China, 1916 (Mar 24), cover from U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai to the U.S., franked by 3¢ and 6¢ pair Washington definitives, tied by bold strikes of" U.S. Postal Agency / R.D. / Shanghai, China" oval handstamp in black, with additional strike in violet of negative " Registered No 5509" (5509 in manuscript). Reverse shows matching violet "Shanghai, China (U.S. Postal Agency) Mar 24 1916 Registered" handstamp in a perfect...
Lot #231 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations Japanese Occupations
Japanese Occupation of China, Outstanding and Highly Comprehensive Collection. Comprising many, many thousands, all mint and keenly assembled: virtually complete including six district overprints, strong half-value surcharges, varieties, shades, paper and perf varieties, proofs and die types, unissued values, JOs overprinted as MLOs, items like Kwangtung $400 on 1¢ (signed Livingston), $100 on $2 postage due (signed Husan), etc. Fresh...
Lot #232 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations Japanese Occupations
Japanese Occupation of China, Extensive Collection. Mostly all mint, comprising hundreds in all, assembled on Scott pages; we note many better items such as Scott #1N1-22, 23-37 complete, 38-42, 57-58; 2N1-5, 17-18, 19-28 plus duplicates of 24-28, 73-74, 89-93; 3N20-29, 29a, 42-54, 55-57, 58-61; 4N29a-33a, 39-49, 50-63, 64-67, 68-71; 5N16-18, 24-28, 28a, 60-63, 64-68; 6N25-29, 61-64, 65-69;...
Lot #233 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations Japanese Occupations
Japanese Occupation of China, Splendid Group of 11 Japanese Military Gunji Yubin Lettersheets, ca. 1940-45. A wonderful, nice quality group comprising ten mint and used military sheets, all showing splendid designs of the military in occupied areas; the mint examples are near pristine and all different, while the one used example duplicates one of the mint, Very Fine and choice, examine, a scarce and lovely group to be sure.
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Lot #234 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations Japanese Occupations
Japanese Occupation of North China, 1941, Unissued Martyrs, New Peking printing, 1¢ to 50¢ complete (Chan JNU1-6), fresh, o.g. or without gum as issued, Very Fine, scarce.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 3,000.
Lot #235 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations Japanese Occupations
Japanese Occupation of North China, 1941 Unissued 2¢-$5 Dr. Sun Yat-sen New Peking printing (Chan JNU7-9, 10-12), two sets complete, fresh, o.g. or without gum as issued, Very Fine.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000.
Lot #236 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations Japanese Occupations
Japanese Occupation of North China, 1941 Unissued Dr. Sun Yat-sen, New Peking printing, $1-$20 complete (Chan JNU13-17), fresh, o.g. or without gum as issued, Very Fine, scarce.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000.
Lot #237 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations Japanese Occupations
Japanese Occupation of North China, 1941, Unissued "Limited for use in Chi [Hopei] Province" imitative Martyrs (Chan JNU18-34), the set of 17 complete, wonderfully fresh, with clean o.g., Very Fine and choice, rare.
Estimate HK$ 15,000 - 20,000.
Lot #238 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations Japanese Occupations
Japanese Occupation of Shanghai & Nanking, 1941, Unissued "Limited for use in Lu [Shantung] Province" imitative Martyrs (Chan JC35-50), the set of 16 complete, lovely and exceptionally fresh, with clean o.g., Very Fine, a very scarce set.
Estimate HK$ 15,000 - 20,000.
Lot #239 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations Japanese Occupations
Japanese Occupation of Shanghai & Nanking, 1943-45, $1,000 on 20¢ "Temporarily Sold" surcharge on double circle Dr. Sun issue (Chan JC37), right margin pair, a choice quality example of this elusive issue, well centered, with usual slightly yellowish o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, a rare multiple.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000.
Lot #240 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations Japanese Occupations
Manchukuo, 1934, Henry Pu-Yi (Second Regular Issue), 15f deep rose carmine (Scott 30. Chan MK30. J.S.C.A. 30), fresh and perfectly centered, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 3,000.
Lot #241 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations Japanese Occupations
Manchukuo, Beautiful, Highly Comprehensive Collection. A stunning mint collection presented to exquisitely produced and illustrated homemade pages, complete less only the 15f Scott #30; in addition, we find some FDCs or covers, a booklet pane or two, etc., fresh and Very Fine, lovely collection; examine.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000.
Lot #242 - 06: China: Foreign Offices and Occupations Japanese Occupations
Manchukuo, Interesting Back-of-the-Book Lot. Attractive mounted collection on nicely annotated pages including a lovely range of Manchukuo revenues, including several on documents, high-quality banknotes, officially sealed labels, etc., Fine to Very Fine, examine, unusual mix.
Estimate HK$ 2,600 - 3,000.
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