1: China - Stamp Auctions

Lot 476 - 1: China Collections and Selections -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

Lot 476 - 1: China Collections and Selections - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

China, 1882-1949, a mint or unused and used collection with a good representation of all periods, replete with better mint or unused items, including 1915 First Peking Hall of Classics $5, 1932 North-West Scientific Expedition, 1949 Silver Yuan with Flying Geese set including unissued 10c., 16c. (6), Kiangsi set (7), Kwangsi sets (12), and the used including 1897 large figures surcharge 2.5mm. setting on Dowager 2nd printing 8c. on 6ca., 1897 Red Revenue 4c. on 3c. cancelled by partial "Chungking" oval d.s. (thinned), 1898 I.C.P. $5, 1912 Commemorating the Republic $5, good showing of 1942-43 Provincial surcharges with a few "DPP" overprints, Airs, Postage Dues, and small sections of Chinese Provinces, Japanese Occupation and Manchukuo, Local Posts, Foreign Post Offices, and Hong Kong, very good to fine, a few faults (2,800+).
Estimate HK$ 35,000 - 40,000

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

1: China Collections and Selections
Lot 493 - 1: China Collections and Selections -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

Lot 493 - 1: China Collections and Selections - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

China, A highly miscellaneous group of several hundred stamps, mainly China with a few Wartime surcharges in large multiples, 1949 Gold Yuan Foochow surcharges, Silver Yuan, Manchukuo collection balance, forgeries of early Shanghai and Imperial China, and Hong Kong accumulation, mainly good to fine (several hundred).
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

1: China Collections and Selections
Lot 458 - 1: China Airmails / Parcel Post / Military Post -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

Lot 458 - 1: China Airmails / Parcel Post / Military Post - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

China, 1942 District overprint for Chungking in red 16c. olive-brown, perf. 11, fine to very fine unused without gum as issued. Chan M8b.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

1: China Airmails / Parcel Post / Military Post
Lot 488 - 1: China Collections and Selections -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

Lot 488 - 1: China Collections and Selections - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

China, 1921-49, a mint collection of Commemoratives, 1932 North-West Scientific Expedition, Sinkiang 1921 Post Office Anniversary set and other Provincial overprints, also 1921 First Air set, mainly fine to very fine, some faults (150).
Estimate HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

1: China Collections and Selections
Lot 452 - 1: China Airmails / Parcel Post / Military Post -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

Lot 452 - 1: China Airmails / Parcel Post / Military Post - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

China, 1941 (31 Oct.) registered censored airmail envelope from a Norwegian missionary his wife in Mandal, Norway (17.12) with sender's "By Air Mail via Pacific U.S.A. and Atlantic" typewritten notation, bearing Thrift Issue 33c. red pair and $1 purple single with Peking Air $5 red, cancelled by "Yiyang Hun" bilingual c.d.s. A very interesting Thrift issue usage.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500


Highly attractive example of two-ocean airmail service, in transit when Germany declared war on the United States. The $5.66 franking was accepted, despite the fact that the correct rate at time of posting was $6.90.

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

1: China Airmails / Parcel Post / Military Post
Lot 470 - 1: China Bandit Post / Postal Savings Stamps / Revenues / Postcards / Literature -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

Lot 470 - 1: China Bandit Post / Postal Savings Stamps / Revenues / Postcards / Literature - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

China, "Het Gezandtschap Der Neerlandische Ooft-Indische Compagnie, Aan Den Grooten Tartarischen Cham, Den Regenswoordigen Keizer van China" (Embassy of the Dutch Indies Company of the Great Tartarian Present-Day Emperor of China) original bound 260 page book, printed in Amsterdam in 1693, written in Dutch, Latin and French, containing contemporaneous first-hand descriptions of China, with more than 140 engraved illustrations, many drawings, and a large map, usual foxing, some light water staining and binding partly separated, overall in a fine state of preservation for this 17th Century work on China, being one of the earliest such printed tracts.
Estimate HK$ 10,000 - 12,000

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

1: China Bandit Post / Postal Savings Stamps / Revenues / Postcards / Literature
Lot 482 - 1: China Collections and Selections -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

Lot 482 - 1: China Collections and Selections - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

China, 1900-12, a selection of tombstone cancellations on values to 3c., good to fine strikes, a few small faults (90).
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

1: China Collections and Selections
Lot 454 - 1: China Airmails / Parcel Post / Military Post -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

Lot 454 - 1: China Airmails / Parcel Post / Military Post - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

China, 1931-43, a collection of envelopes or cards carried on various flights, including 1931 registered envelope from Shanghai to France via Russia and Berlin on the third Eurasia flight, 1938 (Mar.) Netherlands to Amoy, 1939 (Apr.) French Equatorial Africa to Shanghai, 1939 (Aug.) France to China via Clipper services, 1940 (June) from a French soldier in Shanghai to France, 1940 (Oct.) and 1941 (Apr.) Great Britain to China via Lisbon and Clipper services (registered), 1941 (Mar.) China to Germany via Sinkiang and Russia, 1941 (Sept.) from Lashio to Chungking on the C.N.A.C. route "over the hump", 1941 Brazil to China via Clipper service, 1942 (Sept.) Southern Rhodesia to China, 1942 (June) Sweden to Shanghai via BOAC "horseshoe" route, and 1943 (July) Aden to China. Fine to very fine, neatly mounted for display and well written up with details of the various flights. Ex Ted Proud collection (85 items).
Estimate HK$ 50,000 - 60,000

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

1: China Airmails / Parcel Post / Military Post
Lot 465 - 1: China Bandit Post / Postal Savings Stamps / Revenues / Postcards / Literature -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

Lot 465 - 1: China Bandit Post / Postal Savings Stamps / Revenues / Postcards / Literature - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

China, 1934-36 Republic of China Consular Service 5c., 10c., 25c., $5, $8, and $10, a mint accumulation, including ten complete sheets of 50, some faults but mostly fine to very fine (700+).
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

1: China Bandit Post / Postal Savings Stamps / Revenues / Postcards / Literature
Lot 477 - 1: China Collections and Selections -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

Lot 477 - 1: China Collections and Selections - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

China, 1885-1919, a miscellaneous group including 1885-88 Small Dragons (12), 1894 Dowager Empress Birthday, 1897 New Currency surcharges, and U.S. Offices in China 1919 $1 on 50c. violet unused, also some Hong Kong, mainly good to fine (60).
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

1: China Collections and Selections