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  • Lot# : 276 Imperial China

    1981 (Jan 5): Year of the Cock Booklet, a fresh mint example with complete pane of 12 of the 8 f. perf. x imperf, fresh and fine. A rare Booklet Mi SB3 = EUR 650/Gi = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 277 Imperial China

    1981 (Jan 5): Year of the Cock Booklet, a fresh mint example with complete pane of 12 of the 8 f. perf. x imperf, fresh and fine. A rare Booklet Mi SB3 = EUR 650/Gi = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 278 Imperial China

    1981 (Jan 5): Year of the Cock Booklet, a fresh mint example with complete pane of 12 of the 8 f. perf. x imperf., fresh and fine. A rare Booklet Mi SB3 = EUR 650/Gi = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 279 Imperial China

    1981 (Jan 5): Year of the Cock Booklet, a fresh mint example with complete pane of 12 of the 8 f. perf. x imperf., fresh and fine. A rare Booklet Mi SB3 = EUR 650/Gi = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 281 Imperial China

    1979/89: Stockbook crammed with modern issues, including Miniature Sheets, fresh and fine mint.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 282 Imperial China

    1878/1990(ca.): Collection hundreds used/unused stamps, incl. Large and Small Dragons, Imperial Post 1897 overprints, Junk definitives, PRC commemorative issues, Hongkong Victoria & Edward definitives, several modern covers and maximum cards, in addition two covers from Japanese occupation of Dairen and a selection of banknotes from Republic and PRC.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 283 Imperial China

    1878/1965c.: Collection in two green albums with Large Dragon 3 ca. red used (2), 5 ca. yellow used, 1885 Small Dragons used (two sets, two with Customs cds's), 1895 Dowager 24 ca. red used, 1897 1 c. on 3 c. red revenue used, thereafter with fine range of Sun Yat-sen issues and commemoratives, Airmails, a few interesting Communist early issues from 1937 onwards, Manchukuo and Foreign Offices etc. A fine old-time lot.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 284 Imperial China

    1953/1980c.: Collection in a black stockbook with fine selection of mint or used sets, all from new-issue service, strength in the 1970's period with 1971 Paris Commune set of four mint, 1972 Physical Culture set mint, Red Flag Canal set mint, 1973 Women's Day set mint, Ballet set mint, 1976 4th Five Year Plan set of 16 mint etc. Condition very fine to superb throughout Gi = £ 3'250.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 285 Imperial China

    1952/1980c.: Collection in a presentation album with fine selection of mint sets, all from new-issue service, inc. 1964 Bronze Vessels set, strength in the 1970's period with 1971 Afro-Asian Friendship set, 1972 Yennan Forum set, Physical Culture set, Merchant Shipping set, Red Flag Canal set, 1973 Women's Day set, Ballet set, Panda's set, 1976 4th Five Year Plan set of 16 etc. Condition very fine to superb throughout Gi = £ 4'250+.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 286 Imperial China

    1953/1982c.: Collection in a red stockbook with fine selection of mint or used sets, all from new-issue service, with 1960 Flowers set used, 1962 Scientists mint, 1963 Children set perf. and imperf. mint, strength in the 1970's period with 1971 Paris Commune set of four mint, July 1971 50th Anniversary of Communist Party set of nine mint incl. triptych, Afro-Asian Friendship set mint, 1972 Physical Culture set mint, Merchant Shipping set mint, Red Flag Canal set mint, 1973 Panda's set mint, Women's Day set mint, Ballet set mint, 1974 Industrial Production set mint, 1976 4th Five Year Plan set of 16 mint, 1978 Horses, 1980 Qi Bashi set mint, 1980 Monkey 8 f. vermilion, black & gold mint etc. Condition very fine to superb throughout Gi = £ 7'000+.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 287 Imperial China

    1878/2006: Important collection with several thousand stamps used/unused, starting with Imperial China with Large and Small Dragons, airmails, plenty of surcharged values in full sets, souvenir sheets, postage dues, special delivery stamps etc., Peoples Republic with many full sets incl. a few issues Cultur Revolution, the modern part after 1970 with better sets as 50th. Jubilee of the of Communist Party, souvenir sheet 'Horses' by Xu Beihong and others, more better items may be found by careful inspection, housed in total seven albums and in one stockbook.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF

    Lot# : 288 Imperial China

    1928/75c.: Collection in a burgundy album with China including Manchuria with 1928 and 1929 commemorative sets of four overprinted (Gi 21-32) mint, Sinkiang 1933 Tan Yen-kai set of four mint, Hong Kong with 1891 Jubilee 2 c. rose red mint, 1938 $ 1 blue & lilac in a mint block of 15, 1937 RSW set of two mint, 1946 Victory set of two in complete sheets ($ 1 with 'extra stroke' variety), 1974 Arts Festival Miniature Sheets (8), Macau with better items and multiples incl. 1940 Airmail 50 a. (2), Taiwan 1950 Koxinga set of 14 unused, 1951 Ballot Box set of four perf. and imperf. (rare) unused, 1953 Anti-TB set unused, Chinese League, 1954 Bridges imperforate Miniature Sheet of four, and later good sets mint incl. 1962 Chinese Paintings set of four mint, a superb lot of valuable material Owner's cat Mi. = EUR 12'500.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 289 Imperial China

    1949/1982: Two stockbooks with primarily mint collection including much duplication, with 1959 10th Anniversary (4 sets mint), 1960 Chrysanthemum sets used (4), 1961 Pottery set used (5), 1962 Scientists set mint, 1963 Butterflies used (5 sets), Dancing Issues in mint blocks, 1963 Children in mint blocks, 1964 Peonies used (5 sets), 1965 Women in Industry mint (5 sets), 1971 Table Tennis mint, 1972 Physical Culture set mint, 1972 Table Tennis set in blocks mint, 1973 Panda's mint, 1973 mint (five strips), Ballet set mint, 1974 Gymnastics set in blocks mint, PRC Anniv. in strips (5), 1976 5 Year Plan set mint, College set mint (5), later complete to 1981, incl 1978 Horses (5 sets mint), 1979 Games incl. Miniature Sheets (3), 1980 Lotus Flower Mini Sheet, 1980 Qi Bashi sets mint (3), Nov 1981 Mini Sheets mint (4), etc., a fresh and very fine lot. Cat. £ 13'000+.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF

    Lot# : 290 Imperial China

    1913/20c.: Album pages with Sinkiang 1916/19 ½ c. - 10 c. values (11 stamps) mint and overprinted SPECIMEN in black, China 1916/19 1½ c. violet optd. SPECIMEN, further similar issues mint or used, Flood relief values used on 1920 card to Switzerland (10th day of issue), 6 c. red stationery card unused etc.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 291 Imperial China

    1965/1995c.: Collection in a red album with some PRC and Taiwan, most is modern but a few better sets noted, also a group of First Day Covers.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 292 Imperial China

    1901: Correspondance of a German Soldier in China with 10 hand painted cards or leaflets, showing the 'difficult' live of these days in China (one execution scene), including with 2 c. uprated 1 c. stationery cards (4) cancelled "Paoting" - dollar chop as well as redband cover (little soiled) with full content franked with Chinese adhesives of total 13 1/2 c. from "K.D.Feldpostamt No.7" to Ludwigsburg/Germany.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 293 Imperial China

    1900/45c.: Green album with covers/cards (34) with 111 stamps; interesting frankings and destinations, some Airmail, Censored and Inflation mail noted.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 294 Imperial China

    1978/1981: Box with vast quantity of Official Illustrated First Day Covers, including used sets in special folders etc., much duplication, including 1980 Dolphin Booklets (4), 1981 Gunwhale Booklets (4), many hundreds of items in very fine quality and of high catalogue value.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 295 Imperial China

    1960/75c.: Black stockbook with PRC covers, some good frankings incl. 1960 Goldfish values (2) on registered cover, 1960 Korea Liberation set and three further values on cover, 1962 Che Guevara 8 f. (3) on cover, condition varies but generally fine, an interesting and valuable lot (45 covers/cards).
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF
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