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Interasia’s June 23-24 auctions of China, Hong Kong and Asian stamps and postal history will take place at the Habour Plaza North Point in Hong Kong. The two day 2,000 lot sale includes another offering of China and Hong Kong stamps and postal history, with important Ching Dynasty and Republic, substantial postal history with an original missionary correspondence, Taiwan, Local Posts, People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas, Hong Kong with a specialized study of Postal Fiscals and Revenues, Treaty Ports, and Macau.
Day 1: 23 June 2019
Day one (June 23) commences with the early postal history of the Customs and Imperial Post periods (lots 1-35), featuring two rare examples of mail matter from Taiwan and Korea. Among the Large Dragons (lots 36-61) is what is considered to be the rarest and most remarkable of the essays and proofs: the unique complete sheet of the 5 candarins brownish ochre with trial perforation, originally owned by Sir Robert Hart, later Sir Percival David, and ultimately the Beckemans. There are also four Large Dragons covers in the auction, the undoubted highlight of which is the Large Dragon-Small Dragon mixed franking sent from Chinkiang to Denmark through the French Post Office in Shanghai. Among the Small Dragons (lots 62-70) is the remarkable double rate combination cover from the Chinese Imperial Post Office in Seoul. The 1894 Dowager Empress Birthday (lots 71-111) features the magnificent set of the Second printing in marginal or corner blocks of four offered intact. The 1897 New Currency surcharges (lots 112-245) are replete with rare multiples and varieties, including the small figures surcharge 10c. on 9ca. with surcharge double and a fresh marginal mint example of the famous “Golden Dragon”, the only such recorded with sheet or interpane margin. Two Red Revenue usages on postal stationery cards (lots 272-273) comprise a taxed usage to London and a registered mixed issue usage with the large figures 2c. on 3c. and various other values including C.I.P. 1c. horizontal imperforate between pair. A stunning mint set of the 1914-19 Junk Peking printing in blocks of four and the 1923 surcharged 2c. on 3c. with surcharge inverted are representative of the later issues, but one should also mention the eight exquisite 1942 die proofs in black of the Dr. Sun Yat-sen London printing (lots 400-407).
On the same afternoon and early evening (June 23), there will be a diverse offering of Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, and Macau. The stamps of Hong Kong (lots 1018-1114) include a mint example of the Queen Victoria 96c. olive-bistre and a further offering of modern varieties, with 1983 Hong Kong by Night $1.30 variety silver omitted in a complete sheet and the 1988 Peak Tramway miniature sheet with black omitted in a booklet. We are privileged to offer the renowned collection of Revenues and Postal Fiscals formed by Philippe Orsetti (lots 1115-1225), whose monograph represents the definitive catalogue of this subject. Macau (lots 1451-1613) includes early mail, an extensive offering of “Specimen” overprints, modern varieties, and a specialised collection of postal stationery cards (lots 1549-1587).
Day 2: 24 June 2019
Day two (June 24) includes Local Posts (lots 2086-2116) with a set of the rare Shanghai Double Dragon essays with the values in English lettering rather than Arabic numerals. Taiwan (lots 2117-2156) features rare unused multiples of the 1950 Flying Geese surcharges with the top three values in blocks of six (the two high values with sheet margins). The Foreign Post Offices in China (lots 2163-2302) are highlighted by a splendid array of combination covers, the large part of which are from the Mick Goldsmith collection. Following on from this is the correspondence of Dr. Willis Clarke Noble (lots 2254-2302), a late 19th century American missionary in Paoting who established a public health service there, which comprises mail from both the U.S.A. and China during the 1894-98 period, with much of postal history interest. In addition, there is a fine section of postal stationery (lots 2303-2360). The morning session concludes with a small but interesting section of Thailand (lots 2450-2463).
The Day two (June 24) afternoon session is devoted to the People’s Republic of China and the Liberated Areas, as has been our tradition on the second day. There is a fine representative section of the Liberated Areas, while the issued stamps of the P.R.C. are well represented throughout and showcased by the unissued large format “Whole Country is Red” cancelled by Liaoning c.d.s., one of four recorded used examples of this great rarity.
Sale 76
China and other Asian Countries
Sunday June 23, 2019 09:30 and Monday June 24, 2019 09:30
Sale 77
Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau
Sunday June 23, 2019 15:00
Sale 78
The People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas
Monday June 24, 2019 13:30
2019-06-23, 9:30am
Session 1: Lot 1 - 493, China and other Asian Countries
Session 2: Lot 1001 - 1613, Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau
2019-06-24, 9:30am
Session 3: Lot 2001 - 2463, The People's Republic of China and Liberated Areas
Session 4: Lot 3001 - 3454, China and other Asian Countries
Interasia’s June 23-24 auctions of China, Hong Kong and Asian stamps and postal history will take place at the Habour Plaza North Point in Hong Kong. The two day 2,000 lot sale includes another offering of China and Hong Kong stamps and postal history, with important Ching Dynasty and Republic, substantial postal history with an original missionary correspondence, Taiwan, Local Posts, People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas, Hong Kong with a specialized study of Postal Fiscals and Revenues, Treaty Ports, and Macau.
Day 1: 23 June 2019
Day one (June 23) commences with the early postal history of the Customs and Imperial Post periods (lots 1-35), featuring two rare examples of mail matter from Taiwan and Korea. Among the Large Dragons (lots 36-61) is what is considered to be the rarest and most remarkable of the essays and proofs: the unique complete sheet of the 5 candarins brownish ochre with trial perforation, originally owned by Sir Robert Hart, later Sir Percival David, and ultimately the Beckemans. There are also four Large Dragons covers in the auction, the undoubted highlight of which is the Large Dragon-Small Dragon mixed franking sent from Chinkiang to Denmark through the French Post Office in Shanghai. Among the Small Dragons (lots 62-70) is the remarkable double rate combination cover from the Chinese Imperial Post Office in Seoul. The 1894 Dowager Empress Birthday (lots 71-111) features the magnificent set of the Second printing in marginal or corner blocks of four offered intact. The 1897 New Currency surcharges (lots 112-245) are replete with rare multiples and varieties, including the small figures surcharge 10c. on 9ca. with surcharge double and a fresh marginal mint example of the famous “Golden Dragon”, the only such recorded with sheet or interpane margin. Two Red Revenue usages on postal stationery cards (lots 272-273) comprise a taxed usage to London and a registered mixed issue usage with the large figures 2c. on 3c. and various other values including C.I.P. 1c. horizontal imperforate between pair. A stunning mint set of the 1914-19 Junk Peking printing in blocks of four and the 1923 surcharged 2c. on 3c. with surcharge inverted are representative of the later issues, but one should also mention the eight exquisite 1942 die proofs in black of the Dr. Sun Yat-sen London printing (lots 400-407).
On the same afternoon and early evening (June 23), there will be a diverse offering of Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, and Macau. The stamps of Hong Kong (lots 1018-1114) include a mint example of the Queen Victoria 96c. olive-bistre and a further offering of modern varieties, with 1983 Hong Kong by Night $1.30 variety silver omitted in a complete sheet and the 1988 Peak Tramway miniature sheet with black omitted in a booklet. We are privileged to offer the renowned collection of Revenues and Postal Fiscals formed by Philippe Orsetti (lots 1115-1225), whose monograph represents the definitive catalogue of this subject. Macau (lots 1451-1613) includes early mail, an extensive offering of “Specimen” overprints, modern varieties, and a specialised collection of postal stationery cards (lots 1549-1587).
Sale 76
China and other Asian Countries
Sunday June 23, 2019 09:30 and Monday June 24, 2019 09:30
Sale 77
Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau
Sunday June 23, 2019 15:00
Sale 78
The People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas
Monday June 24, 2019 13:30
2019-06-23, 9:30am
Session 1: Lot 1 - 493, China and other Asian Countries
Session 2: Lot 1001 - 1613, Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau
2019-06-24, 9:30am
Session 3: Lot 2001 - 2463, The People's Republic of China and Liberated Areas
Session 4: Lot 3001 - 3454, China and other Asian Countries
Interasia’s June 23-24 auctions of China, Hong Kong and Asian stamps and postal history will take place at the Habour Plaza North Point in Hong Kong. The two day 2,000 lot sale includes another offering of China and Hong Kong stamps and postal history, with important Ching Dynasty and Republic, substantial postal history with an original missionary correspondence, Taiwan, Local Posts, People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas, Hong Kong with a specialized study of Postal Fiscals and Revenues, Treaty Ports, and Macau.
Day 2: 24 June 2019
Day two (June 24) includes Local Posts (lots 2086-2116) with a set of the rare Shanghai Double Dragon essays with the values in English lettering rather than Arabic numerals. Taiwan (lots 2117-2156) features rare unused multiples of the 1950 Flying Geese surcharges with the top three values in blocks of six (the two high values with sheet margins). The Foreign Post Offices in China (lots 2163-2302) are highlighted by a splendid array of combination covers, the large part of which are from the Mick Goldsmith collection. Following on from this is the correspondence of Dr. Willis Clarke Noble (lots 2254-2302), a late 19th century American missionary in Paoting who established a public health service there, which comprises mail from both the U.S.A. and China during the 1894-98 period, with much of postal history interest. In addition, there is a fine section of postal stationery (lots 2303-2360). The morning session concludes with a small but interesting section of Thailand (lots 2450-2463).
The Day two (June 24) afternoon session is devoted to the People’s Republic of China and the Liberated Areas, as has been our tradition on the second day. There is a fine representative section of the Liberated Areas, while the issued stamps of the P.R.C. are well represented throughout and showcased by the unissued large format “Whole Country is Red” cancelled by Liaoning c.d.s., one of four recorded used examples of this great rarity.
Sale 76
China and other Asian Countries
Sunday June 23, 2019 09:30 and Monday June 24, 2019 09:30
Sale 77
Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau
Sunday June 23, 2019 15:00
Sale 78
The People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas
Monday June 24, 2019 13:30
2019-06-23, 9:30am
Session 1: Lot 1 - 493, China and other Asian Countries
Session 2: Lot 1001 - 1613, Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau
2019-06-24, 9:30am
Session 3: Lot 2001 - 2463, The People's Republic of China and Liberated Areas
Session 4: Lot 3001 - 3454, China and other Asian Countries
The over 500-lot sale of Hong Kong and Treaty Ports and Macau features an outstanding Macau collection in addition to Interasia’s customary strong and varied offering of Hong Kong and Treaty Ports. The Hong Kong stamps feature a very fine mint 96c. olive-bistre, as well as the 1891 Jubilee double overprint (ex Rose-Hutchinson) and rare modern QEII varieties. One of the finest known Shanghai “Sunburst” covers (ex Ishikawa and Richard Chan) highlights the substantial Hong Kong and Treaty Ports postal history offering that again includes a section of rare Shanghai postal history. An outstanding collection of Macau (140 lots) concludes the auction and includes the 1913 Don Carlos I local “Republica” overprint rare 8a. in a complete sheet and the 10a., considered the rarest stamp of Macau, in a marginal strip of three, as well as modern rarities, including the 1955 unissued Fourth Centenary of the Portuguese Establishment in Macau set of four and the 1981 Portugal-inscribed Camoes set in marginal blocks of four.
Interasia’s December 10 -12 Auctions
Interasia’s December 10-12 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, 2,300-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 comprise almost 400 lots, while an outstanding Macau collection is presented in an additional 140 lots.
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, as well as one of the greatest PRC rarities - the 1968 unissued large format “Whole Country is Red.”
Interasia Auctions Timetable
Lots
December 10, 2018
9:30 AM
Auction 72
Olsson Collection of the Large Dragons of China
1-56
December 10, 2018
10:30 AM
Auction 75
China: Ching Dynasty and Republic
57-704
December 11, 2018
9:30 AM
Auction 73
People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas
1001-1667
December 11, 2018
3:30 PM
Auction 75
China: Ching Dynasty and Republic, Local Posts, Foreign PO, Provinces, Japanese Occ, Manchukuo, Taiwan, Tibet, Mongolia
2001-2420
December 12, 2018
9:30 AM
Auction 70
Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, Macau
3001-3526
Interasia Auctions Limited
This concluding auction of the magnificent Olsson Collection of Large Dragons of China includes important proofs and essays, highlighted by the imperforate proof sheet of the 3 candarins from Setting III (one of two recorded), outstanding stamps including the 1885 thick paper 1ca. vertical imperforate between pair unused (one of five recorded with intact perforations), as well as six covers including the 1884 combination cover originating in the Ichang Customs and sent overseas through the U.S. Postal Agency at Shanghai.
Interasia’s December 10 -12 Auctions
Interasia’s December 10-12 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, 2,300-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 comprise almost 400 lots, while an outstanding Macau collection is presented in an additional 140 lots.
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, as well as one of the greatest PRC rarities - the 1968 unissued large format “Whole Country is Red.”
Interasia Auctions Timetable
Lots
December 10, 2018
9:30 AM
Auction 72
Olsson Collection of the Large Dragons of China
1-56
December 10, 2018
10:30 AM
Auction 75
China: Ching Dynasty and Republic
57-704
December 11, 2018
9:30 AM
Auction 73
People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas
1001-1667
December 11, 2018
3:30 PM
Auction 75
China: Ching Dynasty and Republic, Local Posts, Foreign PO, Provinces, Japanese Occ, Manchukuo, Taiwan, Tibet, Mongolia
2001-2420
December 12, 2018
9:30 AM
Auction 70
Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, Macau
3001-3526
Interasia Auctions Limited
The 665-lot People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas includes a remarkable assembly of the greatest rarities: the 1956 unissued Views of Peking 8f. (with Sun Rays), the 1958 Students Union Congress inscription errors unused, four of the 1964 unissued Peking Opera Masks, the 1968 unissued “Great Victory of the Cultural Revolution,” the exceedingly rare unissued large format “Whole Country is Red” and the 1953 unissued Navy $800. The large offering of the popular sets and miniature sheets includes a range of complete sheets, highlighted by three 1980 Year of the Monkey sheets. The substantial Liberated Areas (over 200 lots) commence with the Chinese Red Posts and the Soviet Posts, with the latter highlighted by the 1932 Red Flag on Globe ½c. brown unused.
Interasia’s December 10 -12 Auctions
Interasia’s December 10-12 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, 2,300-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 comprise almost 400 lots, while an outstanding Macau collection is presented in an additional 140 lots.
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, as well as one of the greatest PRC rarities - the 1968 unissued large format “Whole Country is Red.”
Interasia Auctions Timetable
Lots
December 10, 2018
9:30 AM
Auction 72
Olsson Collection of the Large Dragons of China
1-56
December 10, 2018
10:30 AM
Auction 75
China: Ching Dynasty and Republic
57-704
December 11, 2018
9:30 AM
Auction 73
People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas
1001-1667
December 11, 2018
3:30 PM
Auction 75
China: Ching Dynasty and Republic, Local Posts, Foreign PO, Provinces, Japanese Occ, Manchukuo, Taiwan, Tibet, Mongolia
2001-2420
December 12, 2018
9:30 AM
Auction 70
Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, Macau
3001-3526
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.
Day One (December 10) comprises China Ching Dynasty and Republic from early mail to 1949 (lots 57-704). The early mail includes an interesting and historically important section of China postal history detailing the December 1896 - January 1897 transitional period between the Customs Post and the establishment of the Imperial Post. The classic stamps include complete sheets of all three 1878 Large Dragon values, outstanding sections of the 1894 Dowagers and 1897 New Currency issues including one of two recorded blocks of four of the legendary “Red Ruby”, extensive Red Revenues including the unsurcharged, the iconic Small One Dollar and notable covers. The Republic of China include a strong section of the Provisional Neutrality issues, the Hall of Classics $2 inverted center and the 1941 American Banknote Dr. Sun Yat-sen $2 inverted center.The China collections conclude this outstanding day.
Day Two (December 11; lots 2001-2420) continues with Chinese Provinces, highlighted by one of the Four Treasures of the Republic - the Sinkiang 1915 $1 transposed characters variety - and a magnificent collection of the 1946-48 Manchuria Local Overprints offered intact, Japanese Occupation of China, Manchukuo, Chinese Local Posts, Foreign Post Offices in China, China postal stationery and covers, Taiwan, Tibet, and Mongolia.
Interasia’s December 10 -12 Auctions
Interasia’s December 10-12 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, 2,300-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 comprise almost 400 lots, while an outstanding Macau collection is presented in an additional 140 lots.
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, as well as one of the greatest PRC rarities - the 1968 unissued large format “Whole Country is Red.”
Interasia Auctions Timetable
Lots
December 10, 2018
9:30 AM
Auction 72
Olsson Collection of the Large Dragons of China
1-56
December 10, 2018
10:30 AM
Auction 75
China: Ching Dynasty and Republic
57-704
December 11, 2018
9:30 AM
Auction 73
People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas
1001-1667
December 11, 2018
3:30 PM
Auction 75
China: Ching Dynasty and Republic, Local Posts, Foreign PO, Provinces, Japanese Occ, Manchukuo, Taiwan, Tibet, Mongolia
2001-2420
December 12, 2018
9:30 AM
Auction 70
Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, Macau
3001-3526
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).
Interasia Auctions Timetable
Lots
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
Interasia Auctions Limited
The 500-lot People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas includes a remarkable assembly of the greatest rarities, without precedent in one auction in recent years: the 1956 unissued Views of Peking 8f. (with Sun Rays), three of the 1964 unissued Peking Opera Masks, the 1968 unissued “Great Victory of the Cultural Revolution,” the 1968 “The Whole Country is Red” and the 1953 unissued Navy $800. A magnificent collection of mint blocks and large multiples complements them and includes the 1951 Tien An Men fifth printing set in blocks of fifteen, the 1967 Mao Thoughts strips and the 1968 Mao Directives in part sheets of 20 and imprint blocks of the 1968 Mao Poems set. A sale like this would not be complete without at least one 1980 Year of the Monkey sheet, and the sale contains two very fine complete sheets.
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).
Interasia Auctions Timetable
Lots
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
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 includes another significant North Korea offering.
Day One (June 16) comprises China Ching Dynasty and Republic from early mail to 1949 (lots 37-820). The early mail includes five 1872-75 covers with the “Custom House/Shanghai Paid” dater (the earliest Customs Post mark) and an 1894 “Pakhoi Customs/Mail Matter”-mark cover (one of four recorded), while the General Sale Large Dragons include complete sheets of all the values, complementing the Olsson offering.
The 1894 Dowager issue and the 1897 New Currency surcharges include the 1897 small figures 10c. on 9ca. double surcharge, the mint “Golden Dragon” and a wonderful example of the legendary “Red Ruby,” while their postal history contains no less than 16 Dowager covers and 40 New Currency-surcharge covers, including a very rare January 1897 usage of the latter before their official issuance (one of 12 recorded). The Red Revenues similarly contain further rarities including the legendary Small One Dollar, China’s rarest regularly issued stamp. The 1912 Provisional Neutrality issues are complete, including the very rare unissued Postage Dues. The 1913-33 Junk issues are highlighted by the 1914-19 First Peking printing issue in mint blocks of four and a particularly nice example of the Hall of Classics $2 inverted center (ex Colonel Green). The China collections conclude this outstanding day.
Day Two (June 17; lots 2001-2658) continues with the Chinese Local Posts with Wei-Hai-Wei first and second issues, Foreign Post Offices in China, China postal stationery and covers including another significant group of I-Chan. The day also includes Chinese Provinces, Japanese Occupation of China, Manchukuo with an award-winning collection of postal stationery offered intact, Taiwan, Tibet, and Mongolia.
Day Three (June 18; lots 3489-3579) comprises the Other Asian Countries and includes a rare set of blocks of four of the Burma Japanese Occupation Shwedagon Pagoda set as well as a significant section of North Korea.
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).
Interasia Auctions Timetable
Lots
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