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  • Lot# : 6 Imperial China

    1878/83: Large Dragon 3 ca. bright brown-red, a superb mint example of excellent colour, perfect centering and full unmounted og. Rare thus, an exquisite stamp Gi = £ 1'600.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 7 Imperial China

    1878/83: Large Dragon 3 ca. orange-yellow, a superb mint example of excellent colour, good centering and full unmounted og. Rare thus, an exquisite stamp Gi = £ 1'900.
    Starting bid : 2,400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 8 Imperial China

    1878/83: 5 ca. orange, a fine used example, marginal from right of sheet, lightly cancelled in blue. Slight paper adherence from previous album on reverse, but used marginal examples are seldom encountered Gi = £ 800.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 9 Imperial China

    Boxer War 1900: Covers (2) sent at Military concession rate, one endorsed 'Escadre die l'Extreme Orient', the other with 'Corps Expeditionaire de Chine', each bearing well struck CORPS EXPRE. DU TONKIN / PORT-SAID datestamps (Aug 14 and Aug 27) and used back to France. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 10 Imperial China

    1902/1921: Lot four Red Band Envelopes, including one from the German P.O. used locally in "Tsingtau-TapatauKiautschou 30.7.13" franked with horizontal pair 2 c. green to "Tientsin 2 AUG 13", two envelopes from French China, one from Canton to France (1902), the other from Dap-Gau to Hanoi Tonkin (1921) as well as fourth envelope from the Japanese P.O. in "Peking 23.2.16 I.J.P.O" franked with overprinted 3 sen carmine.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 11 Imperial China

    1929: Unification 1 c. orange (single and block of ten), 4 c. olive-green and 10 c. blue all used on registered cover to Austria tied by 'Peiping' datestamps in black. Attractive and scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 15 Imperial China

    1923/24: Stationery postcards, Proofs in the Junk design 1 c. orange, 1½ c. blue, and 6 c. red, also as response postcards (H&G 18-23), set of six unused picture postcards with 'SPECIMEN' ovpts.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 16 Imperial China

    1927: Stationery postcard, Junk design 2 c. green (H&G 26), set of four unused picture postcards with diff. motifs in a corresponding folder.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 17 Imperial China

    1935: Stationery postcards, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen design 1 c. orange brown and 15 c. red (H&G 32, 38) with add. frankings of 30 c. and 15 c., respectively, all cancelled in Shanghai 1940/41 and sent via Siberia to Vienna with German censorship marks. An interesting Jewish correspondence from a son to his mother dealing with the possibilities to leave Germany.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 18 Imperial China

    1895 (Aug 3): Cover addressed to Shanghai, China franked by Grant 5 c. brown, underpaid 5 c. and struck with 'US Charge / To Collect / 10 Cents' and 'T/Centimes 25' handstamp below, taxed on arrival at the U.S. Agency in Shanghai (Sept 6) with 1891 10 c. claret Postage Due with manuscript crayon marking and framed 'Paid / Shanghai' applied by a Missionary Agency in Shanghai in violet. Faults but very scarce.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 19 Imperial China

    Amoy 1896: Red Band stampless cover addressed to 'Sun-sin Lee, hand to the Newsagent, Siamen', taxed with Amoy 1896 Postage Due 2 c. blue, Stone II, tied by bold LOCAL POST OFFICE / AMOY cds (Sept 28) in blue. A rare stamp (Gi = £ 350) off or on cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 20 Imperial China

    Shanghai 1896/97: Covers (3), each struck with framed 'TO PAY.' handstamps in black, one franked by 1893 ½ c. orange & black pair, slight file fold, another with single 1 c. black & brown, together with a scarce example of the 20 c. mauve & black on red band cover addressed to Ni Kun. An attractive group.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 21 Imperial China

    1904: Stampless envelope to Tientsin taxed at double the deficiency with irregular block of five Postage Due 10 c. deep green tied in black. Philatelic but a very rare stamp on letter Gi = £225 off cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 22 Imperial China

    1917: Cover from Shanghai to Chekiang franked on reverse with Junk 3 c. blue-green, underpaid 2 c. for internal delivery and taxed with 1915 Peking printing 2 c. and 4 c. blue Postage Dues tied on arrival Obverse with two large unframed 'T' markings. A fine and scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 23 Imperial China

    1921: Accounting slip for 15 letters taxed altogether at 6 francs 30 centimes, converted to 2 piastres 52 c. in local currency, franked by 1911 Postage Due 2 c. on 5 c. pale blue pair, sigle and strip of five 8 c. on 20 c. olive-green and a block of ten 20 c. on 50 c. dull claret, all tied by SHANG-HAI / CHINE datestamps (Dec 27) in black. Some creasing but a rare and very attractive usage.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 24 Imperial China

    1931: Cover from Parris Island, SC to Key West, FL franked correctly at 2 c., forwarded on to Peking for a Private Soldier attached to the Legation, and taxed with Peking printing 1915 5 c. blue Postage Due in a horizontal strip of three tied in black. The addressee unfound and the Dues struck with framed P.D.S. CANCELLED bilingual handstamp in violet and cover returned to sender. Sensibly opened for Exhibit display, a scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 25 Imperial China

    1933: Manchukuo 1 f. brown-red used on unsealed cover to Hankow, China tied by 'Harbin' cds in black. Unframed 'T' marking at top and charged on arrival with 1915 Peking printing 2 c. blue tied by 'Hankow' cds (Jan 9) in black.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 26 Imperial China

    1935: Incoming underpaid cover from Vienna (Sept 16) franked at 24 gr., addressed to Shanghai, taxed on reverse with 1932 Postage Due strip of three 4 c. orange tied by Shanghai cds's and bilingual CANCELLED in violet (Oct 7), delivery attempted for a second time and cover again taxed with 2 c. and 10 c. orange also receiving the bilingual CANCELLED handstamp (Oct 26). Cover returned to sender in Vienna (Nov 15) with both 'Inconnu' and 'Refused' instructional markings on front in black. Unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 27 Imperial China

    1938: Cover franked by Manchukuo Red Cross 4 f., mailed to Peking, stamp invalid due to Japanese control of Manchukuo and struck on obverse with 'Stamp Insufficient' handstamp. Taxed on reverse with China Postage Due 1932 1 c. orange (2) tied by Peking cds's (18/12) in black.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 28 Imperial China

    1956 (Dec 25): Underpaid cover bearing 1956 Chengtu 4 f. olive-green and 1956 Communist Congress 4 c. green and 8 f. red, used to Canton Island, Gilbert & Ellice Islands taxed on arrival with 1940 Postage Dues 2 d. scarlet (2), 5 d. grey-green and 6 d. purple all tied by 'Canton' cds (March 16, 1957) cds. Scarce and most unusual cover Gi D2+D5+D6 = £ 120 off cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 29 Imperial China

    1910/70: Mixed selection with some hundred stamps used/unused from various Chinese regions as Mainland, Manchuria, Turkestan, Northern China and others, mainly small values but also some better sets People's Republic, on stockcards and in two stockbooks.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 30 Imperial China

    1885/1970c.: Collection with hundreds of unused/used definitive and commemorative issues, cancellation interest incl. CIP 2 c. red used with Hong Kong cds (1901), some useful PRC material; also Taiwan from 1964/68 in Official stockbook incl. 1964 Cacti set, Reservoir set, Taiwan Fruits set, 1965 Mme. Chiang Kai-shek set of two, 1966 Opera (Faces) set of four unused, 1966 Paintings set of four, 1967 Birds set, 1968 City of Cathay set, all fine unused etc.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 31 Imperial China

    1878/1978c.: Collection with first issue 1 ca. green used with 'Sinkiang' cds, 3 ca. red cancelled by blue chop, 1888 Small Dragons set of three unused, Shanghai Local Post stationery cards and envelopes unused or used (14) all different, China 1901 1 c. card up-rated with CIP ½ c., 1 c. pair and 2 c. all tied by oval 'Foochow' datestamps, later covers to PRC period incl. Junk issue with perfins sent registered to Europe (4), fine multiple franked Cultural revolution cover to Holland and a stockbook with PRC 1970 Tiger Mountain set unused, 1971 Anniversary set incl. Triptych (Gi 2452a = £ 500) unused, 1972 Shipping set unused, 1973 Panda's set unused etc. Viewing recommended.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 32 Imperial China

    1894/1940: Lot six fresh and fine unused stamps and two covers incl. 1894 Dowager 24 ca. rose-carmine, 1912 Republic $1 red & flesh, ovpt. in black at Dept. of Customs, Shanghai, and Post Offices in Tibet 1911 12 a. on 50 c. green in a block of four with some peripheral aging at upper left but of attractive appearance, as well as Manchuko 1932 4 f. olive-green used on underpaid cover to Peking, taxed on arrival with 1915 Postage Due 4 c. blue pair and 1932 1 c. orange pair and 1940 Cover franked by 1932/34 Martyr issue 50 c. green tied by 'Shanghai' cds, addressed to the U.S.S. Monaghan at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. Gi = £ 5'700 for the stamps.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 33 Imperial China

    1878/1964: Fine collection in an album with better sets and values used / unused, starting  with compl. set of Large Dragons used, 1885/88 small dragons set of three used, Imperial post up to $2, incl. airmails and postage dues, further a fine range of Chinese Provinces, Shanghai Local Post, PRC mainly used with Chinese goldfish, Peonies and Hwangshan Landscapes used plus a mint 1964 tryptich 15th Anniv. of People's Republic as well as in the back of the album some Tannu Tuva.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF
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