COVERS — Republic Of China |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 1675 | | Republic Of China (131 x5) 2¢ Temple of Heaven issue franked on a surface rate cover to the USA. Tied with a May 1911 Canton bilingual cds, 15.5.11 Shanghai, I.J.P.O. transit cds, and a May 15, 1911 Shanghai bilingual transit cancel on the reverse, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $150.00 Price Realized: $250.00 |
| 1676 | | Republic Of China (208) 6¢ London Print franked on a picture post card of Chefoo harbor to the USA. Tied with a Sept 25, 1922 Chefoo bilingual cds., F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $32.00 |
| 1677 | | Republic Of China (211 x2) Pair of the 10¢ London Printing franked on a registered surface rate cover to the USA. Tied with a May 23, 1923 Tientsin #13 bilingual cds. and a purple “Registered “rectangle hand stamp. Tientsin No. 7 register label on the front, Shanghai May 23, 1923 Shanghai transit cancel, Jun 1, 1923 Chicago register division transit cancel, Jun 2, New York oval registry transit and a violet Jun 4, 1923 New York receiving cancel on the reverse, few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $32.00 |
| 1678 | | Republic Of China (222 x2) Pair of the 1¢First Peking Print franked on 4¢ Junk postal card to the USA. Tied with a June 4, 1922 Kaifeng and Tsingtao bilingual cds. Tiny staple holes at upper right, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $36.00 |
| 1679 | | Republic Of China (222, 224 x3) 10¢ First Peking Print franked on a surface cover to the USA. Tied with a June 26, 1916 Suifu bilingual cds. July 15, 1916 Shanghai transit cancel on the reverse, cover flap on the reverse is faulty, few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00 Price Realized: $34.00 |
| 1680 | | Republic Of China (222, 224 x3) 1¢ and 3¢ First Peking Print franked on a surface cover to the USA. Tied with a May 16, 1916 Suifu bilingual cds., violet “Via Siberia” hand stamp at the center front. June 1926 Shanghai transit cancel on the reverse, corner fault at upper left, few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $70.00 Price Realized: $42.00 |
| 1681 | | Republic Of China (223) 2¢ First Peking Print franked on a “Library of France” advertising cover paying the book rate the USA. Tied with a Feb. 29, 1924 Teinstin bilingual cds. Cover has a couple small tears at the top otherwise, F- VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $32.00 |
| 1682 | | Republic Of China (224) 3¢ Peking print Junk issue franked on a Green 1¢Republic of China flag design postal card to the USA. Tied with a July 29, 1915 cds, corner crease, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $100.00 Price Realized: $95.00 |
| 1683 | | Republic Of China (225) 4¢ First Peking Print franked on a beautiful picture post card to the USA. Tied with a Nov 25, 1915 Lincheng Mine bilingual cds., F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $32.00 |
| 1684 | | Republic Of China (230) 10¢ First Peking Print franked on a surface cover to the USA. Tied with an Aug 21, 1922 bilingual cds., few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00 Price Realized: $26.00 |
| 1685 | | Republic Of China (249 x2, 258 x4, 264 x2, 275) 1¢, 4¢, 10¢, 50¢ Second Peking print issues franked on a registered airmail cover to the USA tied with a Shanghai June 4, 1927 bilingual cds. Register label at lower left, “Par Avion” in red manuscript and “Per AIR MAIL SERVICE” in violet type at upper left. June 4, 19 Shanghai bilingual transit cancel, violet June 2, 1927 San Francisco (Ferry) register transit cancel, and violet Jun 29, 1927 Chicago Air Mail Registry Div. receiving cancel. Vertical fold at left, and a few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $100.00 Price Realized: $230.00 |
| 1686 | | Republic Of China (251, 257, C6) 2¢, 8¢, re-engraved Junk and 15¢ second set airmail issues franked on a Shanghai-Nanking first flight cover. The Junk issues are tied with a July 8, 1929 Shanghai bilingual cds. While the airmail is tied with the commemorative chop. July 8, 1929 Nanking bilingual receiving cancel on the reverse. Couple vertical creases, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $60.00 Price Realized: $42.00 |
| 1687 | | Republic Of China (251-252, 255, 275) Sharp four color combination “Interpreter” advertising cover frank with re-engraved junks. Tied with a Peking cds. to USA. Cover has been slit at the top, very bright, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $30.00 |
| 1688 | | Republic Of China (252, 289, C6) 3¢, re-engraved overprinted and un-overprinted Junk and a 15¢ second set airmail issue franked on a Canton-Wuchow first flight cover. Tied with a Jan 16, 1931 Canton bilingual cds. Jan 16, 1931 Wuchow bilingual receiving cancel, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $100.00 Price Realized: $70.00 |
| 1689 | | Republic Of China (254 x2, 258, 275) 4¢, 5¢, and 10¢ Second Peking Prints franked on a double surface rate cover to the USA. Tied with a Jan. 22, 1931 Teinstin bilingual cds. Jan. 22, 1931 Teinstin machine cancels along the bottom front. Cover has a couple reverse flap faults otherwise, F- VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $60.00 Price Realized: $40.00 |
| 1690 | | Republic Of China (254 x2) 5¢ re-engraved Junk franked on a surface cover to the USA. Tied with Jan 14, ?? Tsingtao bilingual cds. few wrinkles and staple holes, Fine. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00 Price Realized: $26.00 |
| 1691 | | Republic Of China (254, 258) 5¢, 10¢ re-engraved Junk franked on surface cover to the USA. Tied with a Sept 1930 ?onglok, bilingual cds, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00 Price Realized: $26.00 |
| 1692 | | Republic Of China (255) 6¢ re-engraved Junk issue franked on a picture post card to the USA. Tied with a 1927 Yengchow bilingual cds. Chinese Newlyweds on the reverse, vertical creases at the right F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00 Price Realized: $26.00 |
| 1693 | | Republic Of China (258, 275, 289) 4¢, 10¢ re-engraved Junk issues, 1¢ over printed on a re-engraved Junk issue franked on single surface rate cover to the USA. Tied with a Nov. 23, 1930 Chungtu bilingual cds. Few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00 Price Realized: $26.00 |
| 1694 | | Republic Of China (258 x4) 10¢ Second Peking Print franked on a surface registered cover to the USA tied with a Nanking June 21, 1933 bilingual cds. Nanking register label at lower left, violet Register Mail handstamp at left, June 22 1933 Shanghai bilingual transit cancel, Boston July 14, 1933 registered receiving cancel on the reverse, few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $30.00 |
| 1695 | | Republic Of China (260) 15¢ re-engraved Rice Farmer franked on a surface advertising cover to the Canal Zone. Tied with a Dec 1930 Peiping bilingual cds, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $30.00 |
| 1696 | | Republic Of China (262) 20¢ re-engraved Rice Farmer franked on a surface to the USA. Tied with an April 1931 Sungkiang bilingual cds. Little bit of foxing, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $32.00 |
| 1697 | | Republic Of China (262, 336) 20¢ re-engraved junk, and 5¢ Communications commemorative franked on a single surface rate cover to USA, tied with a Wusih dotted lunar cds, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00 Price Realized: $26.00 |
| 1698 | | Republic Of China (263 x3, 303) 30¢ Second Peking print, 25¢ De la Rue & Co., Ltd., issue franked on a registered surface cover tied with a Peiping July 13, 1936 dotted bilingual cds. Register label at lower left, Par Avion label at center, “Airmail to coast” in manuscript. July 15, 1936 Shanghai bilingual transit cancel and Aug 10, 1936 Ann Arbor Mich. receiving cancel on the reverse, few wrinkles, VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $60.00 Price Realized: $50.00 |
| 1699 | | Republic Of China (264) 50¢ re-engraved Junk issue franked on a registered surface rate cover to the USA. Tied with a Mar 23 1935 Yangku (Taiyuan) bilingual cds Yangku (Taiyuan) register label at lower right on the front, Mar 27, 1935 Shanghai transit cds, Mar 20, and Mar 22 violet Philadelphia registered receiving cancels on the reverse, VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $60.00 Price Realized: $44.00 |
| 1700 | | Republic Of China (270 x2, 272 x2) 1¢ and 4¢ Temple of Heaven Issues franked on a single surface rate cover to USA, tied with a Shanghai bilingual cds, corner missing at lower left, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $75.00 Price Realized: $40.00 |
| 1701 | | Republic Of China (274, 292, 299-300) 1¢ surcharge on 4¢ re-engraved Junk, 4¢, 5¢, 15¢ De la Rue & Co., Ltd. franked on a surface cover to the USA. Tied with a Nov 4, 1933 Minhow (Foochow) bilingual cds. Cute lamps hanging from a branch color cachet at upper left, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $38.00 |
| 1702 | | Republic Of China (284, 289 x3) 1¢ Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and 1¢ on 3¢ red surcharge issues franked on a newspaper rate cover to the USA with folk art enclosure. Tied with a 1930 Shanghai bilingual cds, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $30.00 |
| 1703 | | Republic Of China (289 x3) 1930 red 1¢ surcharge on 3¢ re-engraved junk issue franked on a “Shanghai Evening Post” newspaper advertising cover. Tied with a Shanghai cds. to USA. Cover has a vertical fold, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $75.00 Price Realized: $50.00 |
| 1704 | | Republic Of China (299, 303, 317) 5¢, 25¢ De la Rue & Co., Ltd, 10¢ Martyr issues franked on a double surfaced rate to the USA tied with a Shanghai July 5, 1933 bilingual cds. El Asia in red manuscript. Vertical fold in the center, corner wrinkle at the lower left, Fine. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00 Price Realized: $30.00 |
| 1705 | | Republic Of China (312, 313 x7, 351) ½¢, 1¢ Martyrs, 5¢ Chung Hwa Book Co. issues franked on a 2½¢ green Sun Yat-sen postal card to the USA. Tied with a Feb 1, 1936 Kiangyin bilingual cds, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $44.00 |
| 1706 | | Republic Of China (313, 392 x3) 1¢ Martyr (corner fault), 5¢ Chung Hwa Book Co. strip of three franked on a domestic ordinary express cover. Tied with Oct 3, 1490 Hanchow dotted bilingual cds, red “Ordinary Express” label at lower left, express chop on reverse, few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00 Price Realized: $55.00 |
| 1707 | | Republic Of China (319) 17¢ Martyr issue franked on an Express cover to the USA. Tied with an Oct 13, 1936 Nanking bilingual cds. Large black rectangle chop on the lower left, and a Shanghai dotted bilingual transit cancel on the front. Part of the express label receipt is on the reverse, few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $180.00 |
| 1708 | | Republic Of China (321, 392) 30¢ Martyr, 5¢ Dah Tung Book Co. franked on a postage due surface rate cover to the USA. Tied with a Sept 21, 1940 Paotingfu bilingual cds. Violet “T…….”25” Ctmes” rectangular hand stamp at center top and Chicago Postage Due, 5 cents postage due hand stamp at center bottom. Two Chinese characters in a black circle auxiliary hand stamp on reverse. Few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $36.00 |
| 1709 | | Republic Of China (321, 392) 5¢ De la Rue & Co., Ltd., type II block of four, 30¢ Martyr franked on airmail to Hong Kong then Boat cover to the USA. Tied with a sharp May 24, 1938 Chengtu bilingual cds. Par Avion label at left on the front and a May 27 1938 Victoria, Hong Kong transit cancel on reverse. Vertical fold, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $34.00 |
| 1710 | | Republic Of China (335-338) 40th anniversary of the Chinese Post Office commemorative set franked on a registered domestic cover. Tied with an Oct 31, 1936 commemorative cds., few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $60.00 Price Realized: $60.00 |
| 1711 | | Republic Of China (336) 5¢ 40th Anniversary of the Chinese PO commemorative franked on a Leper Asylum advertising cover using the book rate to USA. Few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00 Price Realized: $26.00 |
| 1712 | | Republic Of China (336 x2, J64) 5¢ pair of the 40th Anniversary of the Chinese PO franked on a surface rate to the USA cover with postage due. Tied with a Nov. 16, 1936 Tsinan bilingual dotted cds. Three English “T” postage due auxiliary marks on the front. Peiping Nov. 17, 1936 bilingual cds transit cancel, and a 10¢ postage due tied with a Nov 17,, 1936 Peiping dotted cds., VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $60.00 Price Realized: $130.00 |
| 1713 | | Republic Of China (342 x4, 343 x4, 344) Airmail registered cover to the USA. Tied with a Dec 9, 1938 Shanghai bilingual cds. Shanghai register label at upper left, “By Pan-American Airways Hong Kong-San Francisco” in type at lower left, couple violet “Registered” handstamps. Few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00 Price Realized: $46.00 |
| 1714 | | Republic Of China (343 x2, 264-265) 25¢ De la Rue & Co. print, 5¢ and 25¢ American Bank Note issues franked on a single surface rate cover to Switzerland via Siberian, tied with a Dec. 30, 1939 Shanghai bilingual cds, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $65.00 |
| 1715 | | Republic Of China (354, 387, 389) 10¢, $1.00, $5.00 Chung Hwa Book Co., issues franked on an air/surface cover to the USA. Tied with a July 18, 1942 Chungking dotted bilingual cds. Opened by Censor tape at right tied with a black Passed Censor hand stamp, violet “DHF/18 hand stamp, “By British overseas Airways to Durban Via Calcutta and onward by surface transport” in manuscript. Great War time piece, some wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $140.00 |
| 1716 | | Republic Of China (364-367) Complete set of the 150th Anniversary of the United States Constitution 40th commemoratives franked on a registered surface rate cover to the USA. Tied March 1940 Shanghai bilingual cds. Violet Chicago Registry Apr 8, 1940, Washington DC Apr 9 & 10 Registry receiving cancels on the reverse, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $70.00 |
| 1717 | | Republic Of China (385 x2, 425, 433, 465) Beautiful four color combination franked on a surface rate cover to the USA. Tied with a Tanchuk bilingual cds, violet “Not Opened by Censor” hand stamp at lower right. Nov 9, 1941 Kweilin dotted transit cancel and Nov 31, 1941 Victoria Hong Kong transit cancels on reverse, minor corner crease, VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $170.00 |
| 1718 | | Republic Of China (389) $5.00 1940 Dah Tung Book Co. issue franked on a air registered cover to the USA. Tied with a May 17, 1941 Hsichow, Yunan dotted cds. Register label at top right, violet “Registered” hand stamp at lower right. May 20, 1941 Kunming dotted transit cancel, violet June 2, 1941 Honolulu Hawaii registered transit cancel, June 5, 1941 Ann Arbor registered transit cancel, VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $60.00 Price Realized: $80.00 |
| 1719 | | Republic Of China (496 x2, 498 x2, 516, 517 x3) Various Martyr and Sun Yat-sen Blossom issues franked on censored triple rate airmail registered cover to the USA. Tied with a May 1, 1944 (first day of the rate) Yenping, Fukien cds, violet censor auxiliary mark at upper left, Opened By Examiner label at left, several red Chinese charter auxiliary stamps, “Airmail by B.O.A.C to Lagos via Calcutta, Thence by P.A.A. to Destination” in type at the bottom. Violet Jun 19, 1944 Miami FLA transit and Jun 20, 1944 New York NY receiving cancels on the reverse. Very busy cover, few wrinkles, F- VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $80.00 Price Realized: $270.00 |
| 1720 | | Republic Of China (499 x2, 505 x4) $1.00 Martyr pair, $5.00 Central Trust Printing block of four franked on a censored airmail to cover to the USA. Tied with a June 4, 1945 Kunming Fukien dotted bilingual cds. B.O.A.C. to Lagos Nigeria via Calcutta & Cairo then by P.A.A. to destination in manuscript at lower left, Par Avion label and censor tape at left. Nice late WWII cover, few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $75.00 Price Realized: $42.00 |
| 1721 | | Republic Of China (499, 502, 505, 506) Fresh four color combination franked on a registered censored airmail to cover to the USA. Tied with a May 23, 1944 Chungking dotted bilingual cds. Chunking register label and censor tape at left. Violet Jul 19, 1944 Miami registered transit and Jun 20, 1944 Washington DC Reg. Sec. receiving cancel on the reverse. Few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $44.00 |
| 1722 | | Republic Of China (502, 506 x2) $2.00 and $10.00 imperf pair Central Trust Prints franked on a censored airmail to cover to the USA. Tied with a July 31, 1944 Kwangtung dotted bilingual cds. Censor tape and violet British passed censor auxiliary mark at left. Aug , 1944 Weilin dotted bilingual transit cancel on reverse. Few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $55.00 |
| 1723 | | Republic Of China (552 x2, 644 x3, 732, C48 x4, C49 x4, C52) Regular and airmail issues franked on a double airmail rate cover to the USA. Tied with a July 26, 1947 Hingwa, Fukien lunar cds, posted at the old rate which changed on July 1, 1947. Aug 4, 1947 Shanghai dotted bilingual transit cds. Cover has been slightly reduced. Great inflation cover, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00 Price Realized: $85.00 |
| 1724 | | Republic Of China (583-588) Complete set of the 20th Anniversary of the death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen commemorative franked on a philatelic cover. Tied with an Apr 1, 1945 Kunming bilingual cds. Few wrinkles, F-VF. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00 Price Realized: $50.00 |