COVERS — Republic of China |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 720 | | (323, 347, 351) 5¢ and $1.00 De la Rue & Co., Ltd. and 50¢ martyr issues franked on an airmail cover to the USA. Tied with a May 12, 1937 Shanghai bilingual cancel, several wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00 Price Realized: $40.00 |
| 721 | | (364-367) Compete set of the 150th Anniversary of the US Constitution frank on a registered airmail cover to the USA. Tied with a Shanghai November 15, 1939 bilingual cancel, few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00 Price Realized: $50.00 |
| 722 | | (383 x9, 422 x3) 1¢ Martyr and 8¢ Chung Hwa Book Co. prints franked on an airmail to Hong Kong then surface rate cover to the USA. Tied with a May 19, 1941 Chintang dotted lunar cancel. May 22, 1941 Victoria Hong Kong transit cancel on the front. Violet box “NOT OPENED BY CENSOR” and Par Avion label on the reverse, few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00 Price Realized: $80.00 |
| 723 | | (387, 396, 433, 506) Interesting four issue combination franked on a censored registered airmail cover to the USA. Tied with a March 30, 1943 Sian Shensi lunar cancel. Tpyed “Via British Overseas Airways to Lagos Nigeria, via Calcutta & Thence By P.A.A” on the front. Several transit and receiving cancels on the reverse, “OPENED BY EXAMINER” tape at left, wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00 Price Realized: $290.00 |
| 724 | | (418 x2, 460) Pair of the 1940-41 30¢ Martyrs and $1.00 Dr. Sun Yat-sen American Bank Note printing franked registered surface rate to the USA. Tied with a Shanghai July 31, 1941 bilingual cancel. Several auxiliary hand stamps on the front with a few transit and receiving cancels on the reverse. Few wrinkles, Fine. | Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00 Price Realized: $100.00 |
| 725 | | (441, 443, 450 x2, 451) Four color combination franked on a printed matter cover to the USA. Tied with a black bilingual cancel, few wrinkles F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00 Price Realized: $38.00 |
| 726 | | (450, 475) 1¢ American Banknote and 8¢ Chung Hwa Book Co. overprinted “Chinese Republic, 30th Anniversary” prints franked on a book rate cover to the USA. Tied with an October 13, 1941 Shanghai bilingual cancel. Violet “PASSED BY CENSORE C-270” hand stamp on the reverse, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00 Price Realized: $30.00 |
| 727 | | (461, 506, C32) Three color combination franked on a censored registered double airmail rate cover to tha USA. February 2, 1943 Kweilin dotted bilingual cancel, registered transit and receiving cancels. “Opened by Examiner” tape at the right, few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00 Price Realized: $150.00 |
| 728 | | (494, 500, 518) Clean three color combination censored airmail cover to the USA. Tied with an October 10, 1942 Lek-du, Mintsing dotted lunar cancel. November 10, 1942 Kweiling dotted bilingual transit cancel on the reverse, “OPENED BY EXAMINER tape at left. Cover was in transit during the November 1, 1942 rate change, few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00 Price Realized: $240.00 |
| 729 | | (500 x20) $1.00 Central Trust Printing on a domestic cover. Few wrinkles and a rough edge at top, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00 Price Realized: $85.00 |
| 730 | | (503, 505, 518 x2) Three color combination franked on a censored registered airmail cover to the USA. Tied with a Chunking dotted bilingual cancel, few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00 Price Realized: $110.00 |
| 731 | | (506 x4, 578 x3) $10 De la Rue & Co., Ltd., imperf strip of four, and three $2.00 50th Anniversary of the Kuomintung commemorative franked on a censored registered double airmail rate cover to the USA. Tied with a January 20, 1945 Chungking dotted bilingual cancel, few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00 Price Realized: $110.00 |
| 732 | | (560, 574, 575 x4, 611 x2) Interesting surface rate cover to the USA. Tied with an October 20, 1946 Shanghai dotted bilingual cancel, few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00 Price Realized: $36.00 |
| 733 | | (561, 644 x2) two different Sun Yat-sen issues franked on a registered airmail cover to the USA. Tied with a February 13, 1947 Towshan bilingual cancel, February 16, 1947 Canton transit cancel on various receiving cancels. Tiny tear at reverse top flap, few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00 Price Realized: $70.00 |
| 734 | | (561, 726) $50 Pacheng Print and $200 Chiang Kai-shek 60th Birthday commemorative issues franked on a domestic airmail under posted cover. Tied with a May 13, 1947 Canton bilingual cancel with an auxiliary chop on the reverse, few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00 Price Realized: $32.00 |
| 735 | | (563, 573, 614 x2, 633) Three color combination airmail cover to the USA. Tied with a June 13, 1946, Shanghai bilingual cancel. Few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00 Price Realized: $42.00 |
| 736 | | (566, 861, 864, 872) Four color combination Sun Yat-sen issue surface rate cover to the USA. Tied with a December 20, 1848 Shanghai dotted bilingual cancel. Violet “AIR MAIL” handstamp at lower left. Cover has a corner wrinkle and been trimmed at left, F-VF | Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00 Price Realized: $44.00 |
| 737 | | (575, 638, 672) Sharp three color combination franked on a surface rate cover to the USA. Tied with January 20, 1947 Peiping dotted bilingual cancel. Couple a extra auxiliary hand stamps on the front. Couple of folds and a few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00 Price Realized: $42.00 |
| 738 | | (583-588, 762-763, 781-783, C48-C52, B11-B13 imperfs) Small group of five philatelic or First day Covers. Very clean lot, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. 60.00 Price Realized: $170.00 |
| 739 | | (611, C48-C52) 1945 $20 Sun Yat-sen commemorative and a complete set of the 1946 airmails overprinted with National Currency surcharge franked on a surface and airmail combination cover tot the USA. Tied with a Peking May 24 1946 bilingual cancel. Few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00 Price Realized: $60.00 |