1950, native cover with enclosure from Sian (Shensi Prov.) to Beijing, franked by three ''People's Post. Kansu'' overprinted values, including horizontal pair of stamp in carmine, Sian ''3.6.50'' ds, Beijing arrival ''8.6.50'' and red dater ''June.9.50'' markings, mostly VF
Live Bidding Auction #80
By: Raritan Stamps Inc.
Raritan Stamps Inc. Live Bidding Auction #80
The Sale contains 1162 lots of Rare Worldwide Stamps and Postal History and represents the property of 42 owners.
Among the highlights are
- The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China, including Empire and Republic (Kuomintang) issues, People’s Republic and Liberated Areas material, the Gold Medal Collection of Russian Post Offices in China;
- Nice lots of US Errors;
- Great Britain and British Commonwealth;
- Imperial Russia Postage Stamps and Postal History with a great rarity - unused Number 4 with full original gum;
- Comprehensive Soviet Union, Semi-Postal and Air Post sections;
- Russian Civil War Local issues starting with Khorezm People’s Soviet Republic set of two values;
- Over one hundred Collections, Accumulations and Selections.
Auction will be held within two sections.
December 14 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Lots #1-550
December 15 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Lots #551-1162
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Lot #101 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China n. Liberated Areas - Northwest China
Lot #102 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China n. Liberated Areas - Northwest China
1950, native cover with enclosure from Tianshui (Kansu Prov.) to Beijing, franked by six ''People's Post. Kansu'' on Dr. Sun Yat-sen overprints, tied by Tianshui ''7.6.50'' date stamp, Beijing arrival ''17.6.50'' and red dater ''June.17.50'' markings, mostly VF
Lot #103 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China n. Liberated Areas - Northwest China
1950, native cover with enclosure from Sian (Shensi Prov.) to Beijing, franked by seven adhesives, including Mao Tse-tung stamps of $50 and $200 in horizontal pairs, tied by Sian ''24.1.50'' marking , Beijing arrival ''28.1.50'' ds, marked by addressee on ''Feb.4.50'', mostly VF
Lot #104 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China n. Liberated Areas - Northwest China
LOCAL ISSUES - YILI-TACHENG-ARTAI AREA: 1949, Worker designs, $10-$500, complete set of four, printed on thick grayish white paper, no gum as issued, NH, F/VF
Lot #105 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China o. Liberated Areas - East China
COLLECTION: 1942-50, 425 mint or used stamps and four postal history items, including stationery postcard, starting with fragments of Shantung issues, then Kiangsu and Anhwei stamps with further surcharges, continues with nicely presented East China People's Post issues, surcharges on Dr. Sun Yat-sen stamps and more, used items can have quality problem, nice quality overall, F/VF
Lot #106 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China o. Liberated Areas - East China
1949, native cover with pre-print in green (original letter is enclosed) sent from Nanjing to Beijing, franked by black surcharge $500 on $10 brown, tied by Nanjing ''22.6.49'' date stamp, postmarked on arrival by ''24.6.49'' Beijing receiver, VF
Lot #107 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China o. Liberated Areas - East China
1942, Five Pointed Star, 20c pale green, enlarged margins single printed on thin yellowish paper, minor usual foxing, no gum as issued, VF
Lot #108 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China o. Liberated Areas - East China
1945, Junk, Torch and Pigeon, no value indicated stamps overprinted ''For Internal Use'', complete set of three, fresh and nice, no gum as issued, VF
Lot #109 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China o. Liberated Areas - East China
1950, Shanghai surcharges $400 on $200 orange red and $1600 on $2000 apple green in horizontal pairs used on native cover from Shanghai to Beijing, tied by Shanghai ''2.2.50'' marking, arrival date stamp reads ''5.2.50'', mostly VF
Lot #110 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China p. Liberated Areas - Central China
COLLECTION: 1948-50, 225 mint or used stamps and seven postal history items (two defected), starting with West Honan Mao Tse-tung various issues with later surcharges, then Dr. Sun Yat-sen surcharges, Worker-Peasant-Soldier, Five Pointed Star, Liberation of Hankow perforated and imperforated sets, further surcharges of People's Posts, finally Jiangxi set, some flaws possible on used items, otherwise nice quality unit, F/VF
Lot #111 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China p. Liberated Areas - Central China
1949, native cover from Kaifeng (Honan Prov.) to Beijing, franked by four values, including two stamps of Liberation of Hankow with overprints ''Renminbi Currency'', tied by Kaifeng ''4.11.49'' date stamp, Beijing arrival ''6.11.49'' marking, mostly VF
Lot #112 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China q. Liberated Areas - South and Southwest China
COLLECTION: 1949-50, South section includes Pearl River Bridge issue with later surcharges, the total is 21 stamps and one cover, Southwest section includes People's Army and Liberation issues plus range of further surcharges, as well as three nice covers, one of which from Longquan to Beijing is bearing three different types of surcharges, minor flaws should be expected on used items, fresh quality overall, F/VF
Lot #113 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China q. Liberated Areas - South and Southwest China
1950, native cover from Longquan (Szechuan Prov.) to Beijing, franked by Chungking surcharges on Liberation Army issue, $500 on $100 carmine and $2000 on $200 blue in horizontal and vertical pairs, tied by Longquan ''5.5.50'' date stamp, postmarked on arrival ''18.5.50'' at Beijing, VF
Lot #114 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China r. Liberated Areas - Balance of the Collection
- MAINLY REFERENCE POSTAL ITEMS OF REVOLUTIONARY DISTRICTS IN THE LIBERATED AREAS: 1928-37, reprints of Hunan-Kiangsi, Soviet Posts of Central District and postage dues, ten various fiscal stamps with design closed to postage stamps and two parts of documents, as well as black-and-white photos of Communist Posts rarities, profusely described on original pages, mostly VF
Lot #115 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China s. The Gold Medal Collection of Russian Offices in China - The First issue
1899-1904, starting with pre-philatelic cover from Kashgar to Tientsin, then 60 mint or used stamps, including singles, pairs and blocks, imperforated stamp of 3k with part of perfin ''Obrazets'', nice range of various cancellations, all are on original well-described pages, nice condition, full OG or used, mostly VF
Lot #116 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China t. The Gold Medal Collection of Russian Offices in China - The Second issue
1904-08, 48 mint or used stamps, 5r and 10r with perfin ''Obrazets'', one cover and seven stationery items, including No.11 postally used, provisional violet overprints on 1k, 3k, 5k and 7k, which according to Ustinovsky's note were made due to shortage of State produced overprinted stamps, numerous cancellations and more, nice looking unit, full OG or used, VF, C.v. for listed stamps is $2,100
Lot #117 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China t. The Gold Medal Collection of Russian Offices in China - The Second issue
RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR - POSTAL HISTORY GROUP: 1904-05, 15 covers and postcards, various military markings and destinations, including TPO No.264 ''Vladivostok- Harbin'', letter-card with Royal pre-print in blue, sent from Mukden to Tula and many others, all neatly arranged on profusely described pages, fresh and mostly VF
Lot #118 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China t. The Gold Medal Collection of Russian Offices in China - The Second issue
1907, red or blue diagonal overprint ''Kitai'' on 5r and 10r, bottom sheet margin horizontal imperforated pairs printed on vertically laid paper, 5r has marginal folds, 10r with a few toned spots on margin only, still nice and eye- catching unit, full OG, NH or LH (one stamp of 5r), VF
Lot #119 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China u. The Gold Medal Collection of Russian Offices in China - The Third issue
1910-16, 152 mint or used stamps and three postal history items, sent from PO in Peking (postcard) or Shanghai (two covers), included stamps of 3k and 4k with black overprints, nice range of different cancellations, overall fresh condition, full OG or used, F/VF
Lot #120 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China u. The Gold Medal Collection of Russian Offices in China - The Third issue
1916, blue diagonal overprint ''Kitai'' on 1r brown, pale brown and orange, perforation 12½, large part of Shanghai PO cancellation, fresh and VF and very rare, expertized by E. Vernick, the stamp is listed in the M. Kramarenko Cat. #39 IIA, C.v. $650
Lot #121 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China u. The Gold Medal Collection of Russian Offices in China - The Third issue
1916, blue diagonal overprint ''Kitai'' 1r brown, pale brown and orange, provisionally perforated in Harbin, rouletted 10, used on a part of postal receipt with Qiqihar ''13.1.21'' date stamp, fresh quality item with two additional Harbin surcharges on reverse, VF and extremely rare, according to Ustinovsky's note only three used stamps were found by a stamp collector D. Melnikov
Lot #122 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China v. The Gold Medal Collection of Russian Offices in China - The Fourth issue
1917-20, almost 200 mint and used stamps, two values with double and four with inverted surcharges, nice group of various cancellations, such as Station Bukhedu, Hailar, Yaomyn and etc., all presented on well-described pages, full OG or used, F/VF, C.v. is about $1,600
Lot #123 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China v. The Gold Medal Collection of Russian Offices in China - The Fourth issue
1920, two stamps with provisional diagonal surcharges 5c on 5k and 50c on 50k, vertical pair of 14c on 14k, four stamps used on two parts of postal receipt, tied by Harbin date stamps (''30.9.20'' and ''12.2.21''), in addition a single of $10 on 10r with Harbin cancellation and perfin ''X.K.'', nice state of preservation, VF and extremely rare, these provisional surcharges were produced in Harbin due to shortage of stamps in that period
Lot #124 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China v. The Gold Medal Collection of Russian Offices in China - The Fourth issue
1917-20, black diagonal surcharge $1 on 1r brown, pale brown and orange, missing letter ''R'' in ''DOLLAR'', full OG, previously hinged, VF
Lot #125 - 1. The Vadim Ustinovsky Collection of China v. The Gold Medal Collection of Russian Offices in China - The Fourth issue
1917-20, inverted black diagonal surcharge $5 on 5r blue, green and pale blue, nice and fresh, full OG, LH, VF, expertized by Dr. Jemtschoujin, C.v. $500
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