Bids to be received by Thursday 16th of March 2023 1:00 PM
Lots (1475)
British Post Offices in China: 1922-27 $2 carmine-red and grey-black a fine used example with incomplete CDS cancel. nice and sound. SG 28 Cat £250.
British Post Offices in China: Useful collection of low values on paper with cancels including CHEFOO, WEI HAI WEI, SHANGHAI, AMOY, CANTON, SWATOW, TIENTSIN, mainly values to 10c some in combinations, blks of 4, pairs etc. Useful lot. (c67 items).
EDVII Mint assembly of 8 different values 4c to 50c for two different Wmk printings incl 1907 6c (SG 94 cat £38), 8c 8c (SG 66 cat £16), 10c (SG 67 cat £70), 12c (SG 82 cat £23), 20c (SG 69 cat £70), 30c (SG 70 cat £65), 50c (SG 71 cat £65). Some mixed gum condition but mostly fine lookers, Cat £347.
Forgeries: QV 12c blue forged pane of 15 in top left marginal block 'used' by black B62 cancels, various bends, light tones and creases but overall nice piece, hard to find in multiples.
Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong: 1945 set of three surcharges on Japan defins 1.50y on 1s, 3y on 2s scarlet (2, one on paper), 5y on 5s claret, all fine used, SG J1/3.
Postal Fiscal: 1897 $1 on $2 bluish-green with both handstamped Chinese Characters fine used incomplete heavy CDS cancels, dramatically centered left otherwise fine, SG F11. Cat £150.
Postmarks: small group of 4 items all on paper including QV MACAU full strike on 2c green, part BASE OFFICE on 4c grey, EDVII 4c with FOOCHOW CDS, GV 4c red with 1914 HANKOW CDS. Nice little group (4).
1933 (30 Jun) Attractive printed airmail cover to the WIPA show in Vienna bearing set of nine airmail defins to 5p indigo each tied LEGIPOSTA / BUDAPEST 72 CDS'S, with WIEN WIPA arrival CDS alongside, very attractive philatelic cover, Cat £290 as used single alone.
1933 Air 2p claret Mercury & Propellor very fine hinged mint, SG 561, cat £95.
1934 2nd Hungarian Phil. Exhib. 20f Liszt miniature sheet hinged mint, vertical gum bend with burr (doctor blade type) flaw vertical on the left side, SG MS 568 cat £225.
1876 20a violet fine used neat Reykjavik part CDS, well centred but short corner, mainly fine, Facit 14 Cat Skr 4,400. (SG Cat £900).
Officials: 1873 P.12½ 4s green fine used neat Reykjavik part CDS, centred NE with few uneven perfs, mainly fine, Facit Tj3 Cat Skr 3,500.
