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  • Lot# : 1 Imperial China

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    1896: Postal Notice, 210 x 330 mm., headed "Chungking Post Office / Tariff and Regulations" on two pages, with "This Office, established in 1893 undertakes the transmission of Letters, Newspapers, Parcels and Treasures..." and instructions of opening times ("Letters are received every day in the year...") and "All mail matter from Chunking must be prepaid with Chunking Postage Stamps", with notations of rates of Postage for letters, Newspapers, Parcels, Weight, Measurements allowed, Value Declared and Winter Rates etc; by Order: Lu Sui Tung, Postmaster, 1st January, 1896. Folded but very rare and unusual.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 2 Imperial China

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    Shanghai Local Post 1889/1906c.: Postal Stationery collection (115 items), with a very good range of cards, envelopes, Jubilee overprinted items and wrappers, also some Chunking.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 3 Imperial China

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    1883 (March): Large Dragon 3 ca. pale red, an unused horizontal strip of three, of fresh vibrant colour, central stamp showing the Retouch to lower left corner value tablet with "Extra Semi-Circle to right of 3" (cliché 4), superb og. with first and second stamps unmounted og. An immaculate and extremely rare multiple for the connoisseur Chan 11+11d/Gi = £ 4'500+.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF

    Lot# : 4 Imperial China

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    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.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5 Imperial China

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    1897: Cover from Tientsin to La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland franked by January 1897 Small Figures 10 c. on 9 ca. dull green and Large Figures 2 c. on 2 ca. dull yellow-green (2½ mm. spacing) in a horizontal pair, one with central file fold, tied on despatch by 'Pa-kua' handstamps in brown with corresponding TIENTSIN Dollar chop at lower left (Dec 18). France 'Chine' 25 c. black on lilac applied for onward transmission and tied by 'Shanghai / Chine' cds (Christmas Day). Reverse with SHANGHAI Dollar chop in black and Chaux De Fonds arrival cds (Feb 2). Cover sensibly opened for display, a fresh and fine cover.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 11,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6 Imperial China

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    1878/98: 'Maus' registered cover franked by 25 different adhesives totalling 40 c.: 1883 Large Dragon 3 ca. vermilion; Small Dragon 1 ca. green, 3 ca. mauve; Dowager 1 ca. reddish orange, 3 ca. yellow; 1897 surcharged Small Dragon 1 c. on 1 ca. and 2 c. on 3 ca.; surcharged Dowagers ½ c. on 3 ca. (large and small surcharge), 1 c. on 1 ca. (three different), 2 c. on 2 ca. green / pale green (four different); January 1897 Red Revenue 1 c. on 3 c. red, 2 c. on 3 c. (large and small), 4 c. on 3 c. red; Aug 1897 Imperial ½ c. purple, 1 c. orange-yellow, 2 c. orange and 1898 Coiling Dragon ½ c. brown and 1 c. orange all tied by Chinese lunar dated 'Kiaochow' datestamps in black with manuscript 'R' and registration number at top. Reverse with Lichtenthal cds of receipt (Feb 22, 1906). A dramatic franking with rare adhesives: this cover could perhaps be regarded as the 'ultimate' Maus cover with an extraordinary and colourful franking of great rarity and appeal.rnrnNote: Whilst philatelic, we believe this is the sole recorded cover with four different (Gibbons 88, 89, 90, 93) Red Revenue adhesives.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,000 CHF

    Lot# : 7 Imperial China

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    1899: Postcards (3) all addressed to Vienna, Austria all three with Coiling Dragon frankings at 4 c. rate (2x½ c. brown, 1 c. orange-yellow and 2 c. red), two cards mailed from Shanghai via French Post Office, the third card mailed from Chefoo with Coiling Dragon franking tied by CHEFOO Dollar Chops in black with additional Hong Kong 2 c. rose (2) tied by framed "I.P.O." handstamps in black and by 'Shanghai' cds's (April 17) with Hong Kong transit and French octagonal Paquebot datestamp. A scarce and attractive group.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 8 Imperial China

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    1901: Cover from Tientsin to Reykjavik, Iceland, franked by 1898 Coiling Dragon 2 c. scarlet and 10 c. deep green tied on despatch in Tientsin, the 2 c. overlapped by France 'Chine' 25 c. black on lilac tied by 'Shanghai / Chine' cds (Jan 14) in black. The cover sensibly opened for display with reverse showing Chinese Shanghai cds (Jan 14), Leith cds (Feb 18) and Reykjavik arrival cds (March 18). An extraordinary cover and most probably unique to this destination.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,500 CHF

    Lot# : 9 Imperial China

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    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.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 10 Imperial China

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    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.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 11 Imperial China

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    1902: Württemberg 2 pf. grey postal stationery card, reply half used as a formula card as China was yet to join the UPU, sent registered to Munich franked by 1900 Coiling Dragon 2 c. red pair and 10 c. deep green (for registration) tied by 'Shanghai' cds's (April 28) and the 2 c. pair crossed in purple crayon, with large "R" handstamp at left. French P.O. 'Shang-Hai / Chine' transit (April 29) and Munich arrival (June 2) in blue. Reverse with Munich datestamps of original sending (March 8).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 12 Imperial China

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    1898/1906: Coiling Dragons, the stockbook with many hundreds of examples with many on piece, collected by cancellation with astonishing range of bilingial types incl. Antung, Chinhai, Kongmoon, Mengtsz, Pakhoi, Peitaiho, Samshui, Santuao, Shasi, Szemao, Tatung, Teng Yueh, Yochow etc. together with the slightly more common Treaty Post towns, small section of 'perfin' examples and range of the issue with Private Chops applied prior to posting, a superb selection in generally exceptional quality.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,800 CHF

    Lot# : 13 Imperial China

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    1904/15: Postage Dues selection, march 1904 ½ c. brown in an unused block of eight, Nov 1904 10 c. blue strip of three used on Great Britain Parcel Post form with 'Earlsdon' cds adjacent (March 30, 1909), 1912 optd. 1 c. brown in a block of ten, 2 c. brown in blocks of 44, 49 and 50,  unused but all these are stuck to backing paper, with a further stained block 20; 1915 redrawn 1 c. blue in a block of 79 and 10 c. blue block of ten also affected by rice paper on gum etc. Despite faults an interesting lot of high catalogue value Gi = £ 1'200+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 14 Imperial China

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    1912: 1 c. green postal stationery card, 'Republic of China' overprint in red by the Statistical Dept. of Customs, Shanghai, with "Wotan Metal 1 Watt Lamps" illustrated advertisement on reverse. Fresh, fine and most unusual.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 15 Imperial China

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    1914: Registered cover to Stuttgart endorsed 'via Siberia', franked by Republic optd. 1912 16 c. olive-green and 10 c. blue tied by Hoyan (Heyuan) cds's with unusual framed registration handstamp alongside, Canton transit cds at left (Feb 3) and reverse with further Shanghai transit cds. Scarce and attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 16 Imperial China

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    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+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 17 Imperial China

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    1914/19: First Peking Junk 3 c. blue-green, single example on 1917 cover to Shanghai tied by SHUMCHUN cds in black, with unusual internal Censor strip at left tied by CENSORED BY CENSOR XXV bilingual cachet in red. Five further datestamps on reverse including Canton and Shanghai arrival cds (Nov 20) in black.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 18 Imperial China

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    1929/33: Second Peking Junk issue, $ 5 grey-green & scarlet used examples (232) including some heavily cancelled 1st Peking examples, together with 2nd Peking $ 2 chestnut and blue (37) and $ 1 sepia & brown-orange (109), condition obviously varies but a most unusual assembly Gi = £ 4'800+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 19 Imperial China

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    1925: Provisional 3 c. on 4 c. slate-grey optd. in red, a complete unused sheet of 120 subjects, largely fresh and fine with interpanneau margins intact, full 'Chinese Bureau of Engraving and Printing' imprint at top and requisition number 19, one horizontal crease along margin only, some spotting, unmounted og. Gi = £ 600.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 20 Imperial China

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    1938/41: Sun Yat-sen, 3rd Issue, Die III, printed by Dah Tung Book Co. on watermarked paper, complete sheets of 50 (10 x 5) of the $ 1 sepia & red-brown (requisition number 005), $ 2 red-brown & blue (requisition number 005) and $ 10 violet & green (requisition number 007), all fresh and very fine with full imprints, unmounted og. Rare thus Gi = £ 2'350.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 21 Imperial China

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    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+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 22 Imperial China

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    1943 (Feb-Dec): Provincial Surcharges "20c." overprints for Fukien-Chekiang, Honan, Hunan, Hupeh, Kansu, Kiangsi, Kwangsi, Kwantung, Kweichow, Shensi, East and West Szechwan and Yunnan the collection with a large degree of the Gibbons numbers in unused condition arranged by Province, with single examples, blocks and some overprint varieties noted, a fine study, careful viewing is advised and recommended.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 23 Imperial China

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    1945/46: Sun Yat-sen, 7th issue, an unused vertical block of twenty (2 x 10), with margins at top and at base, the upper horizontal pair variety "Imperforate" all round, fresh and very fine, without gum as issued. A rare positional multiple Gi = £ 275+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 24 Imperial China

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    1945 (Nov): C.N.C. Surcharge $ 70 on Martyr 13 c. blue-green without secret mark, a fine unused example marginal from base of sheet, large part og. Scarce stamp Gi = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 25 Imperial China

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    1946/48: C.N.C. Surcharge $ 1'000 on fifth Sun Yat-sen $ 2 purple-brown, a fine horizontal pair, variety 'Imperforate', fresh and fine unused, without gum as issued. Scarce Gi = £ 170.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 26 Imperial China

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    1946/48: C.N.C. Surcharge $ 1'000 on fifth Sun Yat-sen $ 2 purple-brown, a fine vertical pair, variety 'Imperforate Between', fresh and fine unused, without gum as issued. Scarce Gi = £325.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 27 Imperial China

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    1946/47: C.N.C. Surcharge $ 20 on Martyr 8 c. brown-orange, an unused example, variety "Watermarked Type 73", centred to top, fresh and fine, unused without gum. A rare and most elusive stamp Gi = £ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 28 Imperial China

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    1946/47: C.N.C. Surcharge $ 20 on 4th Sun Yat-sen 8 c. turquoise green, a fine unused marginal example with variety "0" of "20" omitted, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce stamp Gi = £ 140.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 29 Imperial China

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    1946/47: C.N.C. Surcharge $ 50 on 4th Sun Yat-sen 5 c. green, a fine unused example with variety "Surcharge Double, One Diagonal", fresh and fine, unmounted og., together with a horizontal strip of three showing surcharge misplaced down and to right, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 140+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 30 Imperial China

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    1946 (Sept): C.N.C. Surcharge $ 10 on Martyr 1 c. orange, a fine unused example with variety "Surcharge Inverted" without gum, and a fine unused example with variety "No Secret Mark", fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 200.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 31 Imperial China

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    1946 (Sept): C.N.C. Surcharge $ 10 on Martyr 1 c. orange, wmk'd., a fine unused example with variety "Surcharge Inverted", fresh and fine, superb og. Gi = £ 180.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 32 Imperial China

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    1946 (Sept): C.N.C. Surcharge $ 10 on 4th Sun Yat-sen 1 c. orange, a fine unused block of four, marginal from left of sheet, lower stamps without surcharge, fresh and fine, an unusual variety; unmounted og. Gi = unpriced.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 33 Imperial China

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    1946 (Sept): C.N.C. Surcharge $ 20 on 4th Sun Yat-sen 2 c. ultramarine, an unused horizontal pair with variety "Surcharge Inverted", of good colour, slight bend, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 320.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 34 Imperial China

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    1947/48: Sun Yat-sen, 11th issue, the set of 17 values, with values from $ 150 to $ 7'000 in blocks of 50, the $ 10'000 to $ 500'000 values in complete sheets of 50 with margins all round and requisition numbers at top; all fine unused, withot gum as issued Gi = £ 1'750.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 35 Imperial China

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    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.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 36 Imperial China

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    1948 (July-Sept): Sun Yat-sen, 12th issue, the complete set of 12, all in sheet marginal blocks of 50, fresh and very fine, unused without gum as issued Gi = £ 900.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 37 Imperial China

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    1948 (Sept 29): C.N.C. Surcharge, Kwangsi provisional, $ 5'000 on 9th Sun Yat-sen $ 100 crimson, a fine unused block of four, fresh and very fine, without gum as issued. Scarce multiple Gi = £ 140+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 38 Imperial China

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    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.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 39 People's Republic of China

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    1967: Communist Party 52 f. cerise, Mao and Lin Piao 10 f., 1968 Poems 10 f. and 1966 Industry 22 f. black & lilac all used on 1968 registered airmail cover to Zurich tied by 'Tangku' datestamps (July 24) in black. An unusual commercial franking.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 40 Imperial China

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    1885/1985c.: Collection with Small Dragon 3 ca. mauve used, Coiling Dragons with $ 5 used, range of SYS issues unused and used,rnrange of PRC incl. 1960 Goldfish and Chrysanthemums sets used, 1968 Mao 10 f. (writing poems) used, also some Taiwan, useful Straits Settlemenmts, Malaya and Sarawak etc.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 41 Imperial China

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    1894/1948c.: Collection of covers/cards (90) with fine range of covers from Coiling Dragon usages, both internal and to overseas, through to 13th Sun Yat-sen issue, mostly commercial usages with Express, Airmail, Censored mail and some fine frankings noted. Careful viewing is recommended.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 42 Imperial China

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    1897/1950c.: Collection of Postal History in a green album, with covers/cards (73), including Shanghai Loal Post covers and cards used, 1897 Imperial Chinese Post 2 c. on covers cancelled by Dollar Chops, 1944 War Refugees Relief fund set of six on cover from Chunking, 1949 cover with Anti-TB label tied, internal and external usages including destinations such as Bosnia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, GB, India, Japan, Sweden, USA. Condition varies but an interesting lot.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 43 Imperial China

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    1897/1962: Postal History collection with covers/cards (58), with 1897 2 c. orange used on cover cancelled by Tientsin Dollar chop, Coiling Dragon issue on cards, various later issues on letter with 1936 French Military franchise cover, some fine covers addressed to Warren Kauder in USA etc., condition varies but some interesting covers noted.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 44 Imperial China

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    1898/1938: Vast collection of packets and loose with literally thousands of stamps with 1898/1906 Coiling Dragon issue on pieces and loose in large A4 envelope (hundreds), 1913/33 Junk issue in packets (again many thousands of stamps), many hours of sorting for the winter months.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 11,500 CHF

    Lot# : 45 Imperial China

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    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.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 46 Imperial China

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    1898/1950c.: Postal History collection in a green album with covers/cards (59), incl. 1897 2 c. ICP on cover tied by Tientsin Dollar chop, a few Coiling Dragon frankings, Junk issue covers and through to C.N.C. surcharge period, some interesting frankings including 1917 cover from USA to Hoihow with 'Canton / Returned Letter Office' handstamp in red and three "Officially Resealed" green labels. Condition varies but much of interest.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 47 Imperial China

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    1907/1950c.: Postal History collection in a green album with covers/cards (86) and the occasional front, with some Coiling Dragon usages, Junk issue frankings and later SYS covers, both internally and externally used with destinations including Canada, Chile, Denmark, Germany, GB, India, Japan, Netherlands, Palaestine, Sweden, USA etc., mostly commercial usages. A fine lot.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 48 Imperial China

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    1910/45: Postal History collection in a green album with covers/cards (115) and the occasional front, with many Junk issue frankings both internally and externally used including covers addressed to famous students of Chinese philately such as Richard Canman and Warren G. Kauder in the USA, further covers to GB, Sweden, Switzerland, Censored Mail etc. An interesting selection.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 49 Imperial China

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    1920/60c.: Postal History collection in an album with covers (114), predominantly commercial mail with particularly fine range of C.N.C. surcharge issue covers, internal usages and destination mail including covers to Chile, Germany, GB, Netherlands Indies, Sweden, Switzerland, USA (this last with covers addressed to famous collector Richard Canman) etc.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 50 Imperial China

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    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.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 11,500 CHF

    Lot# : 51 Imperial China

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    1940/52c.: The collection of complete sheets with 1940/41 Martyrs values in sheets, 1940/41 wmkd. Airmail set in sheets and part sheets (500+ sets), 1946 Presidents Birthday in blocks, 1947 Sun Yat-sen, 4th issue set of four, all in complete sheets of 200 (Gi 947/950 = £ 700), 1947 and 1948 'Taiwan' sets of two in complete sheets, 1947 Postal Service set in sheets of 50 complete, 1948 Philatelic Exhibition sheets (4) perf. and imperf.; and further sporadic large blocks and sheets.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,000 CHF

    Lot# : 52 Imperial China

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    Manchuria / North Eastern Provinces 1946/48: The collection with Feb 1946 set of five unused with much duplication and printed on various different papers, $ 1 on $ 10 green with surcharge double, further varieties and multiples; April 1946 with unused sets; 1946/48 Sun Yat-sen issue with incl. multiples and single exampels of rare $ 22 black, $ 65 yellow-green and $ 109 blue-green (Gi = £ 500+), later issues with multiples etc.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 53 Imperial China

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    Manchuria / North Eastern Provinces 1946 (April): Martyr 5 c. red-orange, optd. 'Limited for use in the North East', a vertical unused strip of five, marginal from top of sheet, variety "Imperforate horizontally between" second and third stamp, fresh and fine, unused as issued. Rare Gi = unlisted.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 54 Imperial China

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    Manchuria / North Eastern Provinces 1948 (Oct): Parcels Post $ 500'000 on $ 500'000 grey-lilac, surcharged in black, a fine used example, cto with Shanghai cds in black. A very rare stamp Gi = £ 300.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 55 Imperial China

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    Sinkiang 1928 (May 21): Chang Tso-lin $ 1 scarlet, optd. for Sinkiang in blue, a fine unused marginal block of ten, one or two split perforations but fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Gi = £ 1'800.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 56 Imperial China

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    Sinkiang 1924: 4 c. + 4 c. red postal stationery reply cards, optd. for Sinkiang, a fresh unused example overprinted SPECIMEN in black. Very fine and scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 57 Imperial China

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    Communist East China 1949: Special delivery cover from Shantung to Tientsin franked by 1949 Locomotive $ 100 olive-green and 1947 $ 100 on Mao Tse-ting $ 10 red-brown in a sheet marginal block of four tied by Shantung (July 7) datestamps. Reverse with Tientsin arrival cds. The block with part of the Special Delivery label on face, otherwise a fine and rare cover.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 58 Imperial China

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    Communist East China 1946: Cover from Kinsha to Shanghai franked on reverse with April 1946 Steam Locomotive 25 c. dull blue, perf. 11, in a horizontal pair from left of sheet with rounded corner on one, and single $ 1 red-brown, perf. 11, tied by KINSHA cds's in black. Dotted 'Shanghai' arrival cds alongside. Extremely rare issue on a fine cover Gi = £ 500+ off cover.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 59 Imperial China

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    Communist East China 1949: Cover from Wukengshan to Shanghai franked by East China March 1949 $ 10 slate-lilac marginal single and corner marginal block of six tied by dotted Wukengshan cds's (July 23) with Shanghai machine cancel of arrival (Sept 27) alongside in black. Slight corner fault to envelope but a rare and attractive franking.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 60 Imperial China

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    Communist East China 1949 (July): Map of North Anhui $ 30 on $ 2 deep rose-red overprinted in black, the imperforate complete sheet of 100 printed in two panes of 50 with ten vertical tête-bêche pairs, one vertical central crease where folded, some staining but of good colour and very rare in a complete sheet Gi = £ 1'500+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 61 Imperial China

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    Communist East China 1950: Airmail cover from Shanghai to Samar Island, Philippines franked with unusual combination of issues: East China Oct 1949 Mao $ 200 bottle-green, North China People's Post Feb 1950 $ 5'000 scarlet in a horizontal pair and PRC $ 500 on orange Unit stamp, perf. 12, all tied by Shanghai cds's (April 25) in black. Obverse with 'IRO-UNEC Post Office' arrival in violet (May 10). Cover with slight opening trim at side but a rare mixed franking to an unusual destination.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 62 Imperial China

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    Communist East China / PRC 1950: Registered cover from Shanghai to New York franked by East China Nov 1949 $ 1'000 on SYs $ 50 slate-green and May 1950 PRC $ 20'000 on $ 10'000 scarlet tied by dotted 'Shanghai' cds (June 15) in black. A scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 63 Imperial China

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    Communist North China 1947: Cover from Potowchen to Tientsin franked by March 1946 5 (50 c.) blue in an imperforate vertical pair, marginal from top of sheet, tied by POTOWCHEN cds (March 9) with Tientsin arrival cds alongside. A fine and scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 64 Imperial China

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    Communist North China 1949: China airletter formula form used from Tientsin to London via Hong Kong franked on reverse with North China April 1949 $ 50 in red on $ 109 blue-green tied by Tientsin cds (Sept 3) in black, the air-letter further cancelled by 'Victoria / Hong Kong' 40 c. meter marking in red (Sept 14). A fine and most unusual combination cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 65 Imperial China

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    Communist West Sichuan 1950: Cover to Tientsin franked by Jan 1950 overprinted $ 800 on $ 100 carmine and April 1950 $ 200 on SYS 4 c. blue-green tied by dotted 'Chengtu' datestamps in black. Tientsin machine cancel of arrival below (May 15). Fine usage of scarce issues on letter.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 66 Imperial China

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    Japanese Occupation / Kwantung 1942: Collection with 'Special for Kwantung' overprints, with June 1942 set issue with most values including $ 1, $ 2, $ 10, and $ 20 in unused blocks of four, Nov 1942 issue with single rare 8 c. sage-green (C) unused (Gi = £ 300) and balance of the set in unused blocks of four incl. $ values, Nov 1941 4th Sun Yat-sen issue with complete set in unused blocks of four. A fine lot.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 67 Imperial China

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    Japanese Occupation / Nanking & Shanghai 1943/45: Collection with overprinted issues of China with some better values noted, multiples both unused and used throughout, $ 50 on ½ c. brown (New York issue) in unused block of four with double overprint, 1944 4th Anniversary of Chinese Puppet Government issue in unused sheets (500+ sets) etc.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 68 Imperial China

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    Japanese Occupation of North China 1942 (June): "Hwa Pei" surcharged issue, the collection with single stamps unused and used with some multiples, together with 27 commercial covers. A fine lot for further specialised continuation.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 68A Imperial China

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    North China / Japanese Occupation  1942 (June 1): $ 5 on $ 10 violet & green, no watermark, the complete sheet of 50 subjects (10 x 5), with full 'Printed by Dah Tung Book Co. Ltd. H.K.' imprint at base, sheet requisition number "052" at upper right in black. Trivial stain in top margin only well away from adhesives, of vibrant fresh colour and fine, stamps unmounted og. A rare sheet Gi = £ 3'750.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 69 People's Republic of China

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    1954/56: Covers (3), two being PRC / Tibet combination covers, one with China 1954 National Congress $ 800 vermilion with Ibet 4 tr. emerald tied in Lhasa, 1956 cover with Tibet 2 tr. scarlet and 4 tr. green used from Lhasa to Kalimpong with China 1955 Five Year Plan 8 f. tied on reverse from Yatung. Variable condition but a scarce group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 70 People's Republic of China

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    1960/61: Chrysanthemums set of 18 and 1961 Tang Dynasty Pottery set of 8, each set complete in the Official souvenir Booklets of the China Philatelic Company, minor soiling but scarce thus Gi = £ 670.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 71 People's Republic of China

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    1960 (June 1): Chinese Goldfish, the Official souvenir Booklet of the China Philatelic Company with the complete set of 12 values inside, minor soiling but scarce thus Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 72 Taiwan

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    1948/1983c.: Collection of covers/cards, Postal Stationery, FDC's, with many covers addressed to Dr. Warren Kauder, a famous student of Chinese philately, with a large selection of commercial mail to the USA, range of clean FDC's and postal cards etc. Many hundreds of items, careful viewing is recommended.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 73 Taiwan

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    1949/71: Collection with noted 1951 Peasant & Ballot Box 40 c., $ 1 and $ 1.60 each imperforate on individual First Day covers, 1956 60th Anniversary of PO miniature sheets unused, 1966 Chinese Opera set of four unused, some useful covers incl. Koxinga 30 c. claret in block of four (Gi 115 = £ 140) on 1951 commercial cover to USA etc.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 74 Dubai

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    Dubai 1969: Tropical Fish, compl. set of eight values in fine compl. sheets, cancelled to order, in total 238 sets in 119 miniature sheets. Gi = £ 856.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 75 Dubai

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    United Arab Emirates, Trucial States 1963/73: Enormous hoard with thousands stamps from Sharjah 1963/73, Ajman 1964/74, a lot of topical content. Gi = £ 21'000 following the consignor.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 76 Ethiopia

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    1943 (Nov 3): Restoration of the Obelisk / 13th Anniversary of Coronation of Haile Selassie, the surcharged set of five values in fine unused blocks of twenty, all marginal from top or base of sheet, fresh and fine unmounted og. Rare Mi 207-211 = € 10'000/Gi = £ 10'000.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 77 Ethiopia

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    1894/1980c.: Collection hundreds used/unused stamps from the first issue, later ovpt. definitives up to modern material. Mi = € 2'750 following the consignor.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 78 Iran

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    1902/03: Specialised collection of the provisional imperforate issues, handstamped in rose-red, with plating study utilising unused and used examples, reprint sheet of twenty-four of the 5 ch. and a 1902 5 kr. on 5 kr. ochre and blue sheet of twenty four (not guaranteed), the benefit of the collection in the attractely arranged plating study. An interesting lot (Mi 150-184).
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 79 Iraq

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    Ottoman Posts 1840/1880c.: Range of covers and pieces with Ottoman Tartar Post form showing fine Baghdad negative seal handstamp, Turkey 1880 1 pi. tied to cover by fine BAGDAD / TURQUIE cds in black, Empire issue bisected usages incl. a large part cover with superb strike of ALI GHARBI negative seal handstamp, 1911 cover to Switzerland with 1 pi. blue tied by BAGDAD cds, off cover usages with Nasriyé, Zagho on 20 pa. pairs, 1917 piece showing superb KUT-UL-AMARÉ cds in black etc (17 items).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 80 Iraq

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    Ottoman Posts 1865/1917c.:  The collection with usages of Turkey issues loose, on piece and on cover showing 1892 2 pi. tied to piece by KUT negative seal handstamp, 1914 20 pa. pair with fine KUT-UL-AMARÉ cds in black, Duloz 20 pa. green cancelled by fine strike of framed all arabic MOSUL in black, 1892 1 pi. on cover tied by MOSUL handstamp, 20 pa. pair cancelled by scarce KEUY SANDJAK cds in black, further usages from Erbil, Fao, Kerbela, Kirkuk etc. Untidy lot but many choice strikes noted (63 items).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 81 Palestine

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    Holyland Incoming mail, France 1871/75: Cérès 30 c. brown and 80 c. rose used on attractive 1873 cover endorsed 'Voie d'Autriche' addressed to the French Consul in Jerusalem, the adhesives neatly tied by '1015' gros chiffres with corresponding 'Clermont de L'Oise' cds at right (March 22) and two strikes of red 'PD'. Reverse with 'Paris / Étranger' cds in blue, Trieste oval datestamp and Austrian P.O. GERUSALEMME datestamp of receipt (April 7). An extraordinary cover: the route was slower, the rate more expensive - the first example of such a usage to Jerusalem we have recorded.
    Starting bid : 4,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 82 Palestine

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    1892: Ottoman 20 pa. claret used on colour postcard (Greetings from Jericho) to Ireland tied by exceedingly rare bilingual JERICHO / PALESTINE oval framed handstamp (Coles & Walker fig. 152 = 25 pts) in black.  Matched with a further defective card from same correspondence posted from Nazareth.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 83 Palestine

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    Foreign Post Offices 1867/1914: Collection on leaves and loose with Austrian Levant 1863 Arms 2 s. yellow cancelled JAFFA cds, 1864 issue 2 s. and 10 s. blue cancelled GERUSALEMME, thereafter with fine range from 1883 issue all cancelled in the Holyland with covers and postal stationery usages, French P.O. with laureated 40 c. cancelled '5089' gros chiffres, German P.O.'s with range of optd. issues and covers/cards, Italian P.O. 1911 cover with 13 adhesives incl. Express 1 pi. used in Jerusalem, Ottoman P.O.'s with range of issues used incl. 1910 cover from Jaffa to Alexandria, Russian P.O. with optd. values and multiples and a small range of Austrian and Brirtish Levant P.O's in Constantinople etc. 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 84 Israel

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    1948/56c.: Unused collection on leaves with First Coins set of nine complete, 1948 New Year set of two in pairs with tabs, 1949 Flag 20 m. blue with tab, Petah Tikwa 40 m. with tab, 1949 New Year set of three with tabs, 1949 2nd Coins set with tabs, 1950 Independence set of two with tabs etc.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 85 Japan

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    1871: 200 m. vermillion on native laid paper imperf., plate I, pos. 5, fair to large margins (top left crease and blot), unused without gum as issued. Opinion Eichhorn BPP (2017) Scott = $ 425/Gi 5 = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 86 Japan

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    1871: 500 m. blue green on native laid paper imperf., plate I, pos. 22, full to large margins, unused without gum as issued. A fine and fresh stamp, cert. Eichhorn BPP (2017) Scott = $ 650/Gi 15b = £ 550.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 87 Japan

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    1872: 1 s. blue on brittle laid paper, plate II, pos. 23, faultless perf. with centering over average for this issue showing the intact frame line on three sides, unused without gum. A fine and fresh stamp, cert. Eichhorn BPP (2018) Scott = $ 425/Gi 19 = £ 325.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 88 Japan

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    1875: Wild Goose 12 s. rose, Syllabic 1, a fine unused example of excellent centering for this issue, perfs. separated by scissors but all fine and intact, negligible corner perf. crease at lower left mentioned for accuracy and not on certificate, large part og. A scarce stamp so fine. Cert. Eichhorn (2017) JSCA 36/Mi 25/Scott = $ 400.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 89 Japan

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    1888/92: Koban 4 s. olive bistre used on 1890 cover from Yokohama to Basil Hall Chamberlain in Tokyo cancelled by red datestamp; underpaid and taxed with circulart "DUE / 4" in black (with amount in manuscript) and taxed with Koban 1888 4 s. olive bistre tied by framed Fusoku handstamp in black. A rare and most attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 90 Japan

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    1914/25: 10 s. blue, 'Old Die' on wmk'd paper, a fine unused horizontal pair with full imprint in margin at base, fresh and fine, superb og. Scarce thus.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : 80 CHF

    Lot# : 91 Japan

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    1916: Heir Apparent 10 s. ultramarine & dark blue, a fine unused example of good colour, marginal from right of sheet, unmounted og. Rare so fine Scott = $ 825.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 92 Japan

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    1916: Heir Apparent 10 s. ultramarine & dark blue, a fine unused example of good colour, unmounted og. Rare so fine Scott = $ 825.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 93 Japan

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    1919 (Oct 3): Airmail 1½ s. ultramarine and 3 s. red, set of two values overprinted in red and blue, fresh and very fine, large part og. Scarce. Scott = $ 700+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 94 Japan

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    1919 (Oct 3): Tokyo-Osaka Flight, the two overprinted values: 1½ s. blue and 3 s. carmine, fresh and fine unused examples with large part og. Rare. Cert. Krüger (1976) Gi 196/197 = £ 700+/Mi 134/135 = € 1'000+/Scott = $700+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 95 Collections/lots Oversea countries

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    1969/84: Lot six special souvenir booklets given as a gift at UPU congresses or other special occasions and containing various mint stamps or full sets, in addition some gift sets from other Asian countries as well as a few FDC's, arranged in a small box.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 96 Imperial China

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    Japanese Post Offices 1899: Cover from Tientsin to Riobamba, Ecuador franked by Japan 10 s. brown tied by TIENTSIN / I.J.P.O. datestamp (March 30) in black paying single rate. Reverse with 'Shanghai / IJPO' cds (April 6), Yokohama cds and 'Victoria / BC' cds of transit (April 24). An extraordinary destination for Chinese mail at this period.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 97 Japan

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    1871/1949: Small stockbook with 1871 Dragon 48 m. brown, 100 m. blue and 200 m. vermilion unused, 1871 200 m. used, 1872 perforated ½ s. brown, (2), 1 s. blue unused but with faults, 1875 Wild Goose 12 s. rose unused syllabics 1 and 2; Wagtail 15 s. used syllabic 1 (three examples) and 3 all the preceeding examples being genuine; and 1949 500 y. blue, wmk'd, an unmounted og. example (Scott 436 = $ 325).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 98 North Korea

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    1959/60: Airmail covers (7) from Czechoslovakia to Phyongyang, all flown under Diplomatic privilege and some with original contents addressed to a Czech observer, each struck on despatch with straight line dates in red. An unusual group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 99 North Korea

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    1955/85c.: Collection of covers/cards (21) with rarest item being a large cover addressed in Cyrillic and franked by circa 1955 imperforate PYONGYANG / T.P. (Taxe Perçue) label showing frame in blue and Locomotive in green, 1958 inbound cover from East Germany with COREE / PHYONGYANG arrival cds, 1959/60 covers from Czechoslovakia to North Korea, 1960 illustrated envelope used to East Germany, also a stockcard of DPRK stamps etc.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF
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