China, 1894 Dowager Empress 1st printing 9ca. bright green, cancelled by practically complete strike of "Customs/Wuhu" double-ring d.s. of "3 Mar 1896" in red, stamp centred to lower left, fine to very fine. Chan 28.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Sale #44 - China and Other Asian Countries
By: Interasia Auctions Limited
Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #44 - China and Other Asian Countries
Interasia’s November 1-4 auction of China, Hong Kong and Asian stamps and postal history will take place at the Excelsior Hotel in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong. The four day, 4,500-lot sale includes another outstanding offering of China and Hong Kong stamps and postal history, with important Ching Dynasty and Republic, substantial postal history, and large offerings of both People’s Republic and Liberated Areas. Hong Kong and Treaty Ports alone comprises over 650 lots and includes a mint Q.V. 96c. olive-bistre.
November 1 Session (lots 1-1038) consists of China Ching Dynasty and Republic issues, as well as Chinese Provinces, Manchukuo and Japanese Occupation of China. Among the stamps, highlights include a lovely 1878(c.) Elephant essay, important Dowager and Dowager surcharge varieties, 1897 Red Revenue Small 2c. inverted surcharge mint block of four, 1c. reconstructed mint sheet of 100 (from four positional panes) and $5 inverted surcharge mint, and Provisional Neutrality overprints. The postal history includes an 1873 cover from the Vapereau correspondence with the “Customs House/Shanghai/Paid” dater, a very rare “Customs/Tamsuy” cover, a select offering of Small Dragon covers, and a new find of classic correspondence to Reverend J.N. Hayes.
November 3 Session (lots 4261-5145 from this catalogue) includes China Postal Stationery and Covers, Chinese Local Posts, Taiwan, Tibet, Mongolia, Macau and other Asia.
November 4 Session (lots 6001-6281 from this catalogue) comprises the Dr. Bruce J. Lewin “U.S. Influence in China 1810-1948”, a study of mail to and from the U.S. and China, and Foreign Post Offices in China. Dr. Lewin’s collection includes a large offering of early mail to and from the Treaty Ports, an array of U.S. Agencies in Shanghai and Tientsin covers, with rare registration labels and Trans-Mississippi issue frankings, Customs Post and Imperial China usages, and outstanding U.S./Chinese Local Post combination covers.
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Lot #201 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
Lot #202 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress 1st printing 12ca. brown-orange and 24ca. rose-carmine, well centred, fine unused with large part to much original gum. From the Dr. Bruce J. Lewin collection. Chan 29, 30.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000
Lot #203 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress 1st printing 12ca. brown-orange vertical strip of four with sheet margin at top, fine to very fine and fresh mint, mounted in margin only. Chan 29.
Estimate HK$ 7,000 - 9,000
Lot #204 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress 1st printing 24ca. rose-carmine, fine unused with large part to much original gum. Chan 30.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #205 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress 1st printing 24ca. rose-carmine, with almost complete Peking seal in blue, toned. Chan 30.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #206 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress 1st printing 24ca. rose-carmine, vertical pair, variety imperforate between, deep colour, unused with much original gum which is partly glazed, reperforated at foot into design, nevertheless a most collectible example of this rare and evocative variety. Chan 30a.
Estimate HK$ 60,000 - 80,000
Lot #207 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress 1st printing 24ca. rose-carmine, variety Chinese character "Two" with distant "dot", lightly cancelled, fine. Chan 30d.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000
Lot #208 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress 1st printing, a small unused and used selection (18), with values (9) to 24ca. unused, 9ca. vertical tête-bêche pair used (defective) and 24ca. used, good appearance, toned and some discolouration.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000
Lot #209 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress 2nd printing 1ca., 2ca. and 3ca. good to fine unused with part to much original gum, the 2ca. has some ink oxidisation. Chan 22S-24S.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000
Lot #210 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress 2nd printing 2ca. dull yellow-green, fine unused with part original gum. Chan 23S.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #211 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress 2nd printing 3ca. chrome-yellow, bright colour, fine and fresh unused with part to large part original gum. Chan 24S.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #212 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress 2nd printing 3ca. yellow, deep colour, well centred, fine unused with part original gum, a few light tone spots. Chan 24S.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #213 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress 2nd printing 9ca. yellow-green, bright intense colour, well centred, very fine unused with large part to much original gum, trivial mark at lower right. Chan 28S.
Estimate HK$ 15,000 - 20,000
Lot #214 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress 2nd printing 9ca. yellow-green, bright colour, well centred, very fine and fresh unused with large part to much original gum. Chan 28S.
Estimate HK$ 15,000 - 20,000
Lot #215 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress Mollendorf printing 1ca. to 24ca. good colours, fine unused with much original gum. Chan 22M-30M.
Estimate HK$ 35,000 - 40,000
Lot #216 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress Mollendorf printing 1ca. to 24ca. horizontal pairs, all with sheet margin at left, bright colours, the 2ca., 4ca., 5ca. and 12ca. (small vertical wrinkle) have some sulphurisation on reverse causing slight oxidisation on front, nevertheless fine appearance unused with much original gum. Chan 22M-30M.
Estimate HK$ 75,000 - 100,000
Lot #217 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress Mollendorf printing 1ca. to 24ca. blocks of four, good colours, the 3ca. with sheet margin at right and the 12ca. misperforated horizontally, the 24ca. in an extraordinarily deep colour, unused with much original gum, the 9ca. and 12ca. have typical brownish gum which slightly affects the appearance of the 9ca. on face and has caused toning or rust to the 12ca. A rare set in blocks. Chan 22M-30M.
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Lot #218 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress Mollendorf printing 4ca. pale rose, fine and fresh unused with much original gum. Chan 25M.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #219 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress Mollendorf printing 12ca. orange-yellow, rich colour, well centred within unusually large margins, fine to very fine and fresh unused with much original gum. Chan 29M.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000
Lot #220 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress Mollendorf printing 9ca. bright yellow-green, with diagonal pre-printing paperfold ("pli accordéon"), fine to very fine and fresh mint. Chan 28M var.
Estimate HK$ 10,000 - 12,000
Lot #221 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress Mollendorf printing 24ca. deep rose-red, good colour, centred to lower left, fine unused with much original gum. Chan 30M.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000
Lot #222 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress 1st printing 1ca. to 24ca., the complete set of nine cancelled by Shanghai seals on Official envelope (132 x 270mm.) dated Kuang Hsu 22nd year, 5th month, 14th day, two horizontal folds passing between stamps and some ageing. A fine usage of the complete issue on a diplomatic correspondence. From the Huang Ming-Jeng collection. Chan 22-30.
Estimate HK$ 40,000 - 50,000
Lot #223 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress 1st printing 1ca. to 24ca., the complete set of nine on separate 1895 (17 Jan.) wrappers (2) or red-band envelopes (7), single frankings, each cancelled by Shanghai seal in blue and showing on reverse matching "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring d.s., a fine and splendid set of matched covers for each value of the Dowager Empress 60th Birthday issue. Chan 22-30.
Estimate HK$ 150,000 - 200,000
Lot #224 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress : 1895 (13 Nov.) envelope (back flap missing) to France (25.12) bearing Dowager 3ca. and 6ca., cancelled by "Peking" seal in blue, matching "I.G. of Customs/Peking" origin and "Customs/Shanghai" transit (19.11) double-ring d.s. in blue on reverse, in combination with France "Chine" 25c. cancelled by "Shang-hai/Chine" c.d.s. (22.12), also showing part of "Ligne N Paq. Fr. No. 1" octagonal d.s. (23.12) on...
Lot #225 - China 1894 dowager empress 60th birthday
China, 1894 Dowager Empress : 1896 (22 July) envelope to Yssingeaux, France (3.9) bearing Dowager 3ca. orange-yellow (small corner crease at lower right), cancelled by Peking seal in blue, matching "I.G. of Customs/Peking" double-ring origin d.s., "Customs/Tientsin" (23.7) and "Customs/Shanghai" (28.7) double-ring transit d.s., all in blue on reverse, in combination with France Peace and Commerce 25c., cancelled by "Shang-hai/Chine" c...
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