China, 1905(c.)-49 envelopes (14) and a postcard with a diverse range of usages, including primarily C.I.P. (3 covers) and Junk (4 covers) usages, as well as later commemoratives mostly on first day covers (6, four unaddressed), and 1949 envelope to Hong Kong with "Postage Paid/Canton" framed h.s., very good to fine (15).
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Sale 75 Asian Stamps & Postal History
By: Interasia Auctions Limited
Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 75 Asian Stamps & Postal History
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.”
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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 |
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Lot #2403 - 4: China Cover Selections
Lot #2404 - 4: China Cover Selections
China, 1908-43(c.) envelopes (2), postal stationery cards (3), and postcards (22, with numerous Manchukuo unused or Japan military in Manchuria used) with a few interesting C.I.P. and Junk frankings, very good to fine (27).
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #2405 - 4: China Cover Selections
China, 1914-28 envelopes (14), postal stationery cards (2), and postcards (4), with impressive frankings and a good range of usages, including registered, "AR", taxed with Great Britain Postage Dues + Officially Sealed label, U.S.A. Postage Due, airmail, uprated postal stationery card, Kwanchengtze c.d.s. (2 types) on 1916 card from Tientsin to the Japanese Concession in Changchun, good to fine, some faults (20).
Estimate HK...
Lot #2406 - 4: China Cover Selections
China, 1915-48 envelopes (15) and postal stationery cards (7, six unused), with some nice frankings and usages to the Philippines and U.S.A., while the unused postal stationery cards include Sinkiang 1915 overprinted 1c. + 1c. and 4c. + 4c. reply paid double cards intact, mainly fine (22).
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #2407 - 4: China Cover Selections
China, 1917-48 envelopes (12) to the U.S.A. bearing various issues, with several from Shanton, Kansu Province; also a group of later Taiwan envelopes or cards (13). Mainly very good to fine (25).
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #2408 - 4: China Cover Selections
China, 1918-41 "American Consular Service" corner card envelopes to the Collector of Customs, Portland, Oregon handstamped "Tientsin, China" (17) and "Hankow, China" bearing various Junk or Reaper values appropriately cancelled, also "Dairen, Manchuria" handstamp and "Tsingtau, China" manuscript on similar envelopes bearing Japan unoverprinted and Japanese P.O. overprints respectively, both cancelled by "Dairen/I.J.P.O." c.d.s., "...
Lot #2409 - 4: China Cover Selections
China, 1918-80, an accumulation of envelopes, consisting of China with many addressed to Ida Pruitt and miscellaneous worldwide, including several showing various "Returned to Sender" and/or "Service Suspended" h.s., very good to fine (80+).
Estimate HK$ 4,000 - 5,000
Lot #2410 - 4: China Cover Selections
China, 1920(c.)-49, a fascinating collection of envelopes, as well as some postal stationery cards or postcards, with an excellent range of cancellations primarily on Junks, followed by early Dr. Sun Yat-sen printings and then some later, with nice frankings, and the cancellations featuring tombstones, framed h.s. and letter box, some in red, and unusual c.d.s. types, and some commemorative, mainly fine to very fine strikes, some...
Lot #2411 - 4: China Cover Selections
China, 1922-68 envelopes bearing predominantly Junk issues on envelopes from a correspondence to Canada and the U.S.A., with a 2c. single franking, as well as a few domestic and later issues, 1948 envelope from Canada to Shanghai with Postage Due $3000 on $50 block of four, and People's Republic with Tien An Men and other issues, mixed condition (65).
Estimate HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
Lot #2412 - 4: China Cover Selections
China, 1925-93 envelopes or cards with various periods represented, including airmail and a couple of Gold Yuan, very good to fine (65).
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #2413 - 4: China Cover Selections
China, 1934-1938, a correspondence of envelopes sent to the American Express Co. in San Francisco bearing Reaper Second Peking printing and Dr. Sun Yat-sen London printing Definitives, good variety of rates and frankings including two underpaid usages with U.S. Postage Due stamps tied on arrival, mainly fine (42).
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #2414 - 4: China Cover Selections
China, 1934-40, a correspondence of envelopes sent to the American Express Co. in San Francisco bearing Peking Martyrs, additionally with Junk or Reaper Second Peking printing, surcharges and Dr. Sun Yat-sen Second London printing, good variety of frankings and rates, mainly fine (36).
Estimate HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
Lot #2415 - 4: China Cover Selections
China, 1934-47 envelopes (5) bearing various values, including 1934 envelope (faults) from Kunming to Shanghai bearing Yunnan overprints on Junk 1c. and Dr. Sun Yat-sen 5c., and 1937 envelope from Suiting to Kanchow bearing Sinkiang overprints on Dr. Sun Yat-sen 1c. pair and Martyr 3c., cover has creasing clear of stamps.
Estimate HK$ 600 - 800
Lot #2416 - 4: China Cover Selections
China, 1939-1941, a correspondence of envelopes sent to the American Express Co. in San Francisco bearing a wide range of issues including Peking and Hong Kong Martyrs, Dr. Sun Yat-sen London, Chung Hwa and Dah Tung printings, good variety of rates and frankings, very good to fine (55).
Estimate HK$ 4,000 - 5,000
Lot #2417 - 4: China Cover Selections
China, 1942-1945 airmail censored envelopes from Kansu, Kwangtung, Shensi and Szechwan to the U.S.A. with a wide range of rates and frankings, two with Anti-Bandit chops, some faults mainly due to the large size of the envelopes (26).
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000
Lot #2418 - 4: China Cover Selections
China, 1946-1948 envelopes bearing a wide range of issues, mostly airmail usages to the U.S.A., some faults mainly due to the large size of the envelopes (30).
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #2419 - 4: China Cover Selections
China, 1947-52 envelopes (8) from Canton to Surabaya, Indonesia bearing various values (42), tones or faults, but an interesting group from the same correspondence.
Estimate HK$ 800 - 1,000
Lot #2420 - 4: China Cover Selections
China, An interesting group, primarily China, but including Great Britain 1840 1d. black cancelled by Maltese Cross in red on 1840 (July) entire from Barnstaple to South Molton and 1948 Silver Wedding £1 used on day of issue (26 Apr.) on registered K.G.VI postal stationery envelope, China airmail usages with 1923 Air 15c. to 90c. with Junk 8c. on 1923 (8 Sept.) registered envelope from Peking to F.Z. Chun in Shanghai "via...
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