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  • Lot# : 4092 Imperial China

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    Catalogue# : 179
    Taylor 5 c. blue used on cover from Shanghai to USA tied by cork cancel in black with "U.S. POSTAL AGENCY / SHANGHAI" cds at left (Aug 31), reverse with red "San Francisco / Paid All" cds of transit. A scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 4535 Imperial China

    China. Hand-painted Essay showing Dove & Letter design in black, grey and white on wove paper, 140 x 177 mm, in ink and pencil, for proposed $ 2 value, most probably declined due to the problems with printing such a difficult design during the Civil War. Extraordinary and rare item, previously unrecorded by us.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 4536 Imperial China

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    Catalogue# : NW82
    Sinkiang 'People`s Government' surcharge in violet on 1 Dollar brown-orange, tied to local cover by 'Tihwa' cds in black with repeated strike alongside. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 4537 Imperial China

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    Catalogue# : 1357+NW82
    The collection with 1 Dollar brown-orange, with mint examples (one with three lines of overprint missing in left overprint), single and block of four in miniature sheet format without black overprint; six examples further surcharged with `People`s Government` in violet (issued in Sinkiang, Gi. NW82) including two pairs, First Day Covers sent registered from Canton (4), further covers cancelled at Tihwa with Sinkiang surcharged examples etc.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF
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