China, 1931 Dr. Sun Yat-sen First London printing die proof of 1c. orange on wove paper (33 x 51mm.), very fine.
Estimate HK$ 15,000 - 20,000
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 $1 transposed characters variety - and a magnificent collection of the 1946-48 Manchuria Local Overprints offered intact, Japanese Occupation of China, Manchukuo, Chinese Local Posts, Foreign Post Offices in China, China postal stationery and covers, Taiwan, Tibet, and Mongolia.
Interasia’s December 10 -12 Auctions
Interasia’s December 10-12 auctions of China, Hong Kong and Asian stamps and postal history will take place at the Excelsior Hotel in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong. The three-day, 2,300-lot sale includes another outstanding offering of China and Hong Kong stamps and postal history, with important Ching Dynasty and Republic, substantial postal history, Taiwan, Tibet, and a large offering of People’s Republic and Liberated Areas. Hong Kong and Treaty Ports alone comprise almost 400 lots, while an outstanding Macau collection is presented in an additional 140 lots.
The auctions feature the two iconic stamps of China and Hong Kong - the 1897 Red Revenue Small One Dollar and the mint 96c. Olive-Bistre, as well as one of the greatest PRC rarities - the 1968 unissued large format “Whole Country is Red.”
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December 10, 2018 |
9:30 AM |
Auction 72 |
Olsson Collection of the Large Dragons of China |
1-56 |
December 10, 2018 |
10:30 AM |
Auction 75 |
China: Ching Dynasty and Republic |
57-704 |
December 11, 2018 |
9:30 AM |
Auction 73 |
People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas |
1001-1667 |
December 11, 2018 |
3:30 PM |
Auction 75 |
China: Ching Dynasty and Republic, Local Posts, Foreign PO, Provinces, Japanese Occ, Manchukuo, Taiwan, Tibet, Mongolia |
2001-2420 |
December 12, 2018 |
9:30 AM |
Auction 70 |
Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, Macau |
3001-3526 |
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Lot #528 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
Lot #529 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1931 Dr. Sun Yat-sen First London printing die proof of 15c. (unissued) in blue on wove paper (35 x 50mm.), very fine.
Estimate HK$ 12,000 - 15,000
Lot #530 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1931 Dr. Sun Yat-sen First London printing die proof of $2 red-brown and blue on wove paper (34 x 50mm.) showing guide lines, very fine.
Estimate HK$ 12,000 - 15,000
Lot #531 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1931 Dr. Sun Yat-sen First London printing die proof of $5 blackish green and red on wove paper (41 x 55mm.) showing guide lines, some age spots mostly in margins, fine.
Estimate HK$ 10,000 - 12,000
Lot #532 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1931 Dr. Sun Yat-sen First London printing 1c. to $5, and Second London printing wide stamp 25c. and $5, each handstamped "Specimen" in sans-serif capitals, two different types, fine to very fine unused with much original gum or without gum (both Second London stamps). Chan 305-311, 325, 328.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #533 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1931 Dr. Sun Yat-sen First London printing, a mint assembly of bottom corner blocks of four with plate numbers, comprising 1c. (2), 2c., 4c. (3), 20c. (2), $2 (3) and $5 (3), with each dollar value showing plate numbers "1A" and "1B" for the frame plates and "1A" ($5) and "1B" ($2) for the vignette plates, also $1 marginal singles (2) with plate numbers used, fine to very fine. A splendid assembly. Chan 305-311.
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Lot #534 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1931-37 Dr. Sun Yat-sen Second London printing 1c. orange imperforate plate proof (stamp-size) on thin paper, mounted on card (37 x 38mm.), fine.
Estimate HK$ 4,000 - 5,000
Lot #535 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1931-37 Dr. Sun Yat-sen Second London printing 15c. blue-green imperforate plate proof (stamp-size) on thin paper, mounted on card (38 x 38mm.), fine.
Estimate HK$ 4,000 - 5,000
Lot #536 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1931-37 Dr. Sun Yat-sen Second London printing die proof of 12c. (unissued) in red on wove gummed paper (45 x 52mm.), toned gum not really affecting the fine appearance from front and inconsequential split in outer extremity of margin at lower left well clear of the stamp impression.
Estimate HK$ 10,000 - 12,000
Lot #537 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1931-37 Dr. Sun Yat-sen Second London printing die proof of 15c. in blue on thick wove surfaced paper (56 x 70mm.), with printer's endorsement "for work as submitted", very fine.
Estimate HK$ 12,000 - 15,000
Lot #538 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1931-37 Dr. Sun Yat-sen Second London printing 5c. green, narrow stamp, type C, part sheet of one hundred (10 x 10) with complete selvedge at top and sides, showing various retouches, handstamped sheet number "104", fine appearance with much original gum which is tropicalised, some splitting along perfs. in top sheet margin, the largest recorded multiple of the 5c. narrow stamp type C. Chan 314a.
Estimate HK$ 4,000 - 5...
Lot #539 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1931-37 Dr. Sun Yat-sen Second London printing, a mint assembly of corner blocks of four with sheet or plate numbers, comprising 2c. (2), 4c. (7, with a block of six, also a single), 15c., 25c. (2), $2 (2) and $5 (2) showing various plate numbers, the $2 and $5 each show frame and vignette plate numbers separately, and 2c. to $5 showing sheet numbers in top right corner, mainly fine to very fine, some values to 25c. are toned....
Lot #540 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1932 Northwest Scientific Expedition 1c. to 10c. blocks of four with sheet margin at left, the 4c. is an arrow block (folded), fine and fresh unmounted mint, with the slightest traces of gum disturbance. Chan 329-332.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #541 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1932 Northwest Scientific Expedition 1c. to 10c. complete sheets of one hundred with selvedge all around showing imprints, plate numbers and sheet requisition numbers, the 10c. with missing top right corner selvedge which has been substituted from another sheet, unused with full original gum which is toned and affects the appearance from front, splitting in places with the 1c. sheet split in half, very good to fine appearance...
Lot #542 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1932 Northwest Scientific Expedition 1c. to 10c. with Martyrs 30c. on 1933 (Apr.) registered envelope from Sven Hedin in Peiping to Alma Hedin in Stockholm via Shanghai (21.4), cancelled by "Peiping" bilingual c.d.s., signed Sven Hedin on reverse, fine, usual gum staining around stamps. Chan 329-332.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #543 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1932 Northwest Scientific Expedition 1c. to 10c. vertical pairs with Dr. Sun Yat-sen 15c. and Martyrs 10c. (on reverse) on 1933 (12 Feb.) registered envelope from Sven Hedin in Peiping to Stockholm (23.3) via Shanghai (14.2), cancelled by "Peiping" bilingual c.d.s., signed Sven Hedin on reverse, envelope has light toning, fine. Chan 329-332.
Estimate HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
Lot #544 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1932(c.) Peking Martyrs die proof of vignette for Chan Ying-shih 1c. and 50c. in indigo on small surfaced card (26 x 27mm.), fine despite light uniform toning.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #545 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1932(c.) Peking Martyrs die proof of vignette for Chan Ying-shih 1c. and 50c. in myrtle green on thick surfaced wove paper (32 x 38mm.), very fine.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #546 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1932(c.) Peking Martyrs die proof of vignette for Chan Ying-shih 1c. and 50c. in black on surfaced card (31 x 33mm.), fine to very fine.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #547 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1932 (8 Sept.) double-weight value-declared envelope registered from Canton to Sweden via Hong Kong (9.9) bearing Peking Martyr 8c., 10c., 20c., 30c., 40c. and Junk 7c. (on reverse), all tied by "Punyu (Canton)" bilingual c.d.s. with "Valeur Déclarée" label alongside, envelope has small faults not affecting stamps, extremely rare foreign mail Value-Declared cover and believed to be the earliest known usage of any Martyrs...
Lot #548 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1937 surcharge in red on Dr. Sun Yat-sen Second London printing 1c. on 5c. green, wide stamp, type B, with definitive Second London printing 5c. vertical strip of three and single on 1937 double registered envelope to Kunming (18.11) via Yaoan (14.11), cancelled by "Kwangluchen" bilingual segmented c.d.s. with date blank, the surcharged 1c. on 4c. additionally tied by "Kunming/(Yunnanfu)" bilingual arrival c.d.s., very fine...
Lot #549 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1938(c.) Dr. Sun Yat-sen die proof of essay of small vignette in dark green, sunk on wove paper (60 x 62mm.), a few marginal thins and small tear in margin at far right, fine.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000
Lot #550 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1938(c.) Dr. Sun Yat-sen die proof of essay of small vignette in dark green, sunk on wove paper (30 x 72mm.), dated "13/6/30" in manuscript, light peripheral tones, nevertheless fine.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000
Lot #551 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1938(c.) Dr. Sun Yat-sen die proof of essay of vignette in black, sunk on thick wove toned paper (94 x 127mm.), fine.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000
Lot #552 - 2: China 1932-1948 Issues
China, 1939 Dr. Sun Yat-sen Chung Hwa printing perf. 14 2c. olive-green, complete sheet of two hundred with selvedge all around showing imprints (plate numbers missing) and sheet requisition numbers, fine to very fine unused with practically full original gum (light tones), folded in places along perfs. and minor marginal splitting. Rare. Chan 386.
Estimate HK$ 50,000 - 60,000
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