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  • Lot# : 1176 Imperial China

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 1216 Imperial China

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    1897: 30 c. on Dowager Second printing 24 ca. deep rose-red, large figure surcharge with 2½ mm. gap, a fine unused example, with variety: '30' 2 mm. above 'Cents' (instead of normal 1 mm.), fresh colour and very fine for this rarity, without gum. An exceedingly scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (2015) Gi = £ 5'250.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1217 Imperial China

    1909: Stationery postal card 4 c. green with 1 c. bistre and 2 c. red, sent from a Swiss missionary in the Guangdong province with several local datestamps via "SHANGHAI 23 JUL." and "via Siberia" to Basel (8.VIII.09).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 1218 Imperial China

    1942: Sun Yatsen $ 1 green, $ 3 yellow, and $ 5 carmine, tied by "LAOLUNG 12.2.44" cds to reverse of registered Airmail cover to Elgg Switzerland with British censorship stripe and wax seal in India, "LISBOA 26 MAI 44 CENTRAL" cds, German censorship stripe in Paris, and "ELGG 19.VI.44 ZÜRICH" arrival cds, rare Chungking - Calcutta - Egypt - Lissabon cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1223 Imperial China

    1872/1960: A small selection with some hundred mainly used stamps, incl. three large dragons but the majority being small values and incompl. sets, also a few items from Chinese provinces, paper clips and other related material, good to mixed conditon and housed in one stockbook.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1224 Imperial China

    1885/1948: Small collection with some hundred stamps used/unused, incl. two red revenues (Gibbons Nos. 88+89), surcharges, airmails, postage dues etc. mostly small values, average condition and mounted on album pages.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1225 Imperial China

    1878/1960: Collection in an album with several hundred stamps used/unsed starting with large and small dragons, Dowager Empress issue incl. new curency surcharges, four red revenues, later issues up to $ 5.- (Goose and Hall of Classics), plenty of different overprints, airmails, varieties and specialities, souvenir sheet Thrift Movements imperf. with blue surcharge for the exhibiton of the Russian Philatelic Society in Shanghai 1943, postage dues, local issues as Chefoo, Chingkiang, Chungking, Hankow, Ichang, Kewkiang and Wuhu, some Provincial overprints as well as Shanghai Local Post, an interesting selection which needs careful inspection, fine.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,550 CHF
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