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Lot 10 - Overseas imperial china -  Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas  |  228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

Lot 10 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas | 228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

1900/1910: Coiling Dragon 1 c. brownish ornage in a block of ten (2 x 5) and 1908 2 c. deep green in a vertical strip of five, used on reverse of registered cover to Kärnten, Austria, obverse with large registered cachet and POSNAN cds, reverse with 'Moukden' transit and Obertranburg arrival cds. Scarce and fine, would benefit by being opened for display.
Catalogue 227: EUROPE & OVERSEAS

Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas | 228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

Overseas imperial china
Lot 38 - Overseas imperial china -  Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas  |  228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

Lot 38 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas | 228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

1945/48: C.N.C. Surcharges, the voluminous collection with Nov 1945 $ 3 on 2½ c. claret unused (4) and used (2), $ 70 on Martyr 13 c. blue-green used (Gi = £ 500), 1946/48 set complete with unused, used and duplication / multiples incl. $ 100 on 8 c. sage (C) in a unused block of four (Gi 835), wmk'd $ 50 on 5 c. olive in a block of four (Gi 845 = £ 200), $ 1'000 on $ 2 purple-brown imperforate single unused and pair used on piece, $ 200 on $ 4 blue with surcharge 'à cheval' varieties (9), $ 50 on 5 c. green opt. inverted unused, $ 20 on wmk'd Martyr 8 c. orange used (Gi 881 = £ 1'200), $ 20 on 8 c. surcharge inverted used, Sept 1946 $ 10 on 1 c. surcharge inverted unused and wmk'd example with same variety, $ 20 on 2 c. surcharge inverted unused, Kwangsi provisional $ 5'000 on $ 100 crimson unused (12) and used (2), 1947/48 SYS set unused and used etc., the whole collection in fine quality with duplication and multiples throughout.
Catalogue 227: EUROPE & OVERSEAS

Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas | 228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

Overseas imperial china
Lot 9 - Overseas imperial china -  Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas  |  228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)227, 228

Lot 9 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas | 228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)227, 228

1906: Carp 16 c. olive-green used on 1909 registered cover to Vienna endorsed via Siberia', in combination with 1900/06 ½ c. brown in a block of twenty on reverse, all tied by Peking cds's (Sept 7) in black; the block also tied by French P.O. 'Pekin / Chine' cds. A remarkable and unusual franking - the 16 c. being rare on letter.
Catalogue 227: EUROPE & OVERSEAS

Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas | 228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

Overseas imperial china
Lot 4 - Overseas imperial china -  Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas  |  228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

Lot 4 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas | 228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

1896: Postal Notice, 230 x 520 mm., headed "Imperial Chinese Post / Notification No. 20" detailing in alphabetical order the opened Post Offices from Amoy to Wuhu with additional Offices of Hong Kong, Macau and Formosa; listing the domestic inland rates for letters, Parcels, Books, registration etc., and Foreign rates to be paid by Chinese stamps which have to be applied equal to the value of the foreign stamps used (for combination covers). Further listings of Private P.O. boxes, Business Hours, Deliveries, Inquiries and complaints. Dated at Shanghai, 17 February 1897, signed off by H. Kopsch, Postal Secretary, together with a probably contemporary listing of the Chinese Post Offices with English spelling against the Chinese characters, all in beautifully scripted manuscript. Both folded but rare.
Catalogue 227: EUROPE & OVERSEAS

Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas | 228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

Overseas imperial china
Lot 21 - Overseas imperial china -  Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas  |  228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

Lot 21 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas | 228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

1941 (Feb-April): Sun Yat-sen, 4th issue printed by American Banknote Co., the complete set from ½ c. to $ 20 in complete sheets, the values to 50 c. all in sheets of 100 stamps (incl. the scarce 17 c., Gi = £ 20 each) but without lower sheet margins; the $ 1 to $ 20 values in complete sheets of 50 with margins all round, all fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Gi = £ 3'250+.
Catalogue 227: EUROPE & OVERSEAS

Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas | 228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

Overseas imperial china
Lot 50 - Overseas imperial china -  Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas  |  228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

Lot 50 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas | 228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

1900/1980c.: The extraordinary collection of Chinese Postal History with 850+ covers/cards and additional pieces and fronts not included in the count, with Coiling Dragon postcard usages, Martyr issue frankings, Sun Yat-sen issues, CNC surcharge covers, East China usages, Censored Airmail covers sent during World War II, Unit stamp covers, the vast majority of the covers being prior to 1948 and largely commercial usages but with some useful FDC's noted, destinations and an interesting group of addressee's (Kauder, Rosewaya real treasure trove for the specialist or dealer. Condition is obviously variable but with some outstanding covers to be located by the diligent viewer.
Catalogue 227: EUROPE & OVERSEAS

Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas | 228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

Overseas imperial china
Lot 35 - Overseas imperial china -  Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas  |  228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)227, 228

Lot 35 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas | 228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)227, 228

1947/48: Sun Yat-sen (11th issue), $ 500'000 sepia & slate-green, a superb unused sheet of 50 stamps (10 x 5), with full imprints all round, requisition number 46 handstamped at top right, fresh and fine, wihtout gum as issued. Unusual and scarce Gi = £ 475.
Catalogue 227: EUROPE & OVERSEAS

Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas | 228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

Overseas imperial china
Lot 16 - Overseas imperial china -  Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas  |  228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

Lot 16 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas | 228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

1913/33: Junk issue, the antique cigar box with literally thousands of used examples from the issue wrapped in piles of presumably 100 for each value, all values to $ 2, including, First Peking $ 1 black & orange-yellow (600), $ 2 blue & black (600 examples); 2nd Peking $ 2 chestnut & deep blue (300) etc. An extraordinary accumulation, guaranteed unchecked by this describer Gi = £ 7'800+.
Catalogue 227: EUROPE & OVERSEAS

Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas | 228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

Overseas imperial china
Lot 45 - Overseas imperial china -  Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas  |  228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

Lot 45 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas | 228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

1898/1980: Lot some hundred stamps used/unused, incl. few Chinese Imperial post and Imperial Chinese post, Junks, Reaper, Hall of Classics, important people, Airmails, surcharges, provincial issues etc. mainly small values and partly some heavy duplication, housed in two stockbooks.
Catalogue 227: EUROPE & OVERSEAS

Corinphila Auction AG 227: Europe & Overseas | 228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

Overseas imperial china
Lot 2418 - Overseas imperial china -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 222 - All World

Lot 2418 - Overseas imperial china - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 222 - All World

1878/1985c.: Collection with Large Dragons 3 ca. red (2) and 5 ca. orange-yellow (3) used, Bean Goose $ 5 used, good range of Sun Yat-sen issues, $ 1 violet Cigarette Tax revenue unused, PRC, Macau and Taiwan.
Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 222 - All World

Overseas imperial china