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Public Auction #433

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COVERS — Republic of China
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
700CV1˘ ICP postal card tied with an oval Peking 1901 cancel to Germany. Creases, Fine.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $70.00
701CV1˘ Sun Yat-sen postal card tied with a May 10, 1937 Changsha first day cancel, VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $26.00
702CV(110, 124-126) Four color combination of the Chinese Imperial Post issues with of local Republic of China red overprints franked on a domestic registered cover. The name has been cut out of the cover, September 1912 Shanghai bilingual receiving cancel on the reverse, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $325.00
703CV(110-11, 124, 149, 151) Five color combination of the Chinese Imperial Post issues with of local Republic of China black overprints franked on a domestic red banded cover, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $850.00
704CV(110-11, 124-128) Seven color combination of the Chinese Imperial Post issues with of local Republic of China black overprints franked on a picture postcard, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $180.00
705CV(110-111, 124-126) Five color combination of the Chinese Imperial Post issues with of local Republic of China black overprints franked on a domestic registered cover. The name has been cut out of the cover, September 1912 Shanghai bilingual receiving cancel on the reverse, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $325.00
706CV(161a) 1˘ Ochre, inverted overprint franked on a domestic red banded cover, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $290.00
707CV(223) 2˘ First Peking Print franked on a printed matter rate to the USA. Tied with an October 23, 1920 Peking bilingual cancel, couple of wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $26.00
708CV(249 x6, 258 x2) 1˘ and 10˘ re-engraved Junk franked on a registered cover to the USA from the Tientsin Postal Commission . Tied with a February 8, 1928 Tientsin lunar cancel. Reverse flap has a tear, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $75.00
709CV(258) 10˘ re-engraved Junk issue franked on a surface rate cover to the USA. Tied with a Chefoo bilingual cancel, Fine.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $26.00
710CV(262) 20˘ re-engraved Rice Farmer issue franked on a registered surface rate cover to the USA. Tied with a January 28, 1924 Canton bilingual cancel. Couple of violet Registered handstamps on the front, several transit and receiving canals, a paper seal on the reverse, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $36.00
711CV(262 x2) 15˘ re-engraved rice farmer vertical pair franked on an advertising registered airmail cover to the USA. Tied with a Shanghai March 26, 1928 bilingual cancel. Cover has a tiny tear, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $250.00
712CV(293 x2, 299 x2) 5˘ and 20˘ De la Rue & co., Ltd. Franked on domestic airmail then surface rate cover to the USA. Tied with a September 2 1936 Langchow dotted bilingual cancel. Red “Airmail Service In China Only” hand stamp at bottom center. September 3, 1936 Shanghai bilingual transit cancel on the reverse, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $50.00
713CV(294 x6, 312, 321 x8) Interesting three color combination double rate airmail cover to the USA. Tied with a February 9, 1939 Ishen bilingual cancel, February 17, 1939 Hong Kong transit cancel. Couple tiny tears, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $110.00
714CV(297) 2˘ De la Rue & Co. Ltd. print franked on a local rate cover. Tied with an August 23, 1937 Peking bilingual cancel. Few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $80.00
715CV(297 x2) 2˘ De la Rue & Co., Ltd. Type II franked on a book rate cover to the USA. Tied with a Honglok bilingual cancels, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $26.00
716CV(299) 5˘ De la Rue Co., Ltd. Print franked on a surface rate cover. Tied with an October 8, ?? Ping Tung bilingual cancel, few wrinkles F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $110.00
717CV(299) 5˘ De la Rue Co., Ltd. Print franked on a printed matter rate cover. Tied with a February 12, 1938 Victoria B.C. Paquebot Posted at Sea machine cancel, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $34.00
718CV(302, 381, 388 x2) Neat three color combination airmail cover to the USA. Tied with a February 26, 1941 dotted cancel. April 6, 1941 Chunking dotted bilingual transit cancel on the reverse, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $110.00
719CV(303) 25˘ De la Rue & Co., Ltd print franked on a surface rate cover to Canada. Tied with a November 23, 1933 Sunchong bilingual cancel, red vertical hand stamp at left, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $30.00
720CV(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
721CV(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
722CV(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
723CV(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
724CV(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
725CV(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
726CV(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
727CV(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
728CV(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
729CV(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
730CV(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
731CV(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
732CV(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
733CV(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
734CV(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
735CV(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
736CV(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-VFCat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $44.00
737CV(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
738CV(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
739CV(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
740CV(611x 4, 613 x2) $20 and $100 Victory of the Allied nations over Japan commemorative issues franked on an airmail cover to the USA. Tied with a May 14, 1946 Shanghai dotted bilingual cancels, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $32.00
741CV(640 x3) $100 carmine Sun Yat-sen issue franked on a surface cover to the USA. Tied with a December 13, 1946 Nanking dotted bilingual cancel, vertical crease, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $26.00
742CV(644 x6, 678, 680 x2)Three color combination franked on a double air rate registered cover to the USA. Tied with a May 5, 1947 Chikhom bilingual cancel. May 7, 1947 Canton transit, a register transit and receiving cancel on the reverse. Wrinkles, Fine.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $55.00
743CV(645, 689, 738 x2) Compact three Sun Yat-sen issues franked on a surface rate cover to the USA. Tied with a November 16, 1947 Chungking dotted bilingual cancel, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $26.00
744CV(722a-727a) Complete set of the perf 14, 60th Birthday of Chiang Kai-shek set franked on a FDC going to the USA. Tied with the special October 31, 1946 commemorative cancel, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $32.00
745CV(732-736) Complete set of First Anniversary of the return of the Chinese Government to Nanking franked on a surface cover to the USA. Tied with a July 1, 1947 Foochow dotted bilingual cancel, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $42.00
746CV(738, 739, 740 x3) Three different 1947 Sun Yat-sen issues franked on an airmail cover to the USA. Tied with a November 11, 1947 Kunming dotted bilingual cancel. Violet rectangle AIRMAIL hand stamp at upper right, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $32.00
747CV(740, 755 x2) Two different Sun Yat-sen issues franked on a domestic air registered cover. Tied with a May 31, 1948 Shanghai dotted bilingual cancel. Rounded corner, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $60.00
748CV(740, 756-757, 784 x3) Simple airmail cover to the USA. Tied with a May 3, 1948 Shanghai dotted bilingual cancel. Violet “Air Mail” hand stamp at left, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $38.00
749CV(749) $2000 Sun Yat-sen Plum Blossom issue franked on domestic surface cover. Tied with a March 30, 1948 Peiping dotted bilingual cancel. Few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $42.00
750CV(752) $5000 Sun Yat-sen Plum Blossom issue franked on a postage due surface rate cover to the USA. Tied with a November 18, 1947 Shanghai dotted bilingual cancel. Violet postage due box and black “T” auxiliary hand stamps on the front. Few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $36.00
751CV(755 x2, 757, 809) Three color combination Sun Yat-sen issues franked on an aerogram posted to the USA. Tied with a June 26, 1948 Chengtu dotted lunar cancel. Few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $140.00
752CV(755x4, 805) $10,000 Sun Yat-sen Plum Blossom and $5000 on $100 carmine Sun Yat-sen Plum Blossom issues franked on a domestic registered cover. Tied with a July 30, 1948 lunar cancel, red an August 16, 1948 Shanghai cancel and part of a register label on the reverse, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $75.00
753CV(755, 756 x3) $10,000 and $20,000 Sun Yat-sen Plum Blossom issues franked on an airmail cover to the USA. Tied with a March 31, 1948 (last day of rate) Chengtu dotted bilingual cancel, black box Par Avion hand stamps at top center. Couple faults, wrinkles, Fine.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $26.00
754CV(756 x2, 759) $20,000 and $200,000 Sun Yat-sen issues franked on an airmail registered cover to the USA. Tied with a June 11, 1948 Canton bilingual cancel. Violet box Par Avion hand stamp at upper right. June 11, 1948 Canton bilingual transit and a couple USA receiving cancels on the reverse, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $46.00
755CV(758, 759 x2, 791) Three different Sun Yat-sen Plum Blossom issues franked on an airmail cover to the USA. Tied with a August 4, 1948 (3 days after a rate change) Shanghai dotted bilingual cancel, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $26.00
756CV(759 x5, 791 x2) $20,000 and $5000 Sun Yat-sen Plum Blossom issues franked on an airmail cover to the USA. Tied with a September 5, 1948 Tientsin dotted bilingual cancels. September 7, 1948 Tientsin dotted bilingual transit cancels on the reverse, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $26.00
757CV(764 x2, 880 x3, C56, C60) Four color combination airmail cover to the USA. Tied with a March 6, 1949 Tsingtao dotted bilingual cancel. HR’s on the front at bottom, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $44.00
758CV(784) $5000 Stamp Exhibition at Nanking commemorative franked on a domestic express cover. Tied with a March 20, 1948 show cancel, red circle hand stamp at center. March 21, 1948 Shanghai dotted transit, violet show hand stamp, and label receipt on the reverse, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $34.00
759CV(784) $5000 Nanking stamp Exposition issue franked on a domestic surface rate cover. Tied with a Liuchow April 16, 1937 dotted bilingual cancel with a Chungking Aril 14, 1937 dotted cancel at left and the reverse. Trimmed a bit at the bottom and a few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $30.00
760CV(809 x5, 810) Chinese National Currency overprints franked on a domestic airmail cover. Tied with a July 14, 1948 Amoy dotted bilingual cancel, July 18, 1948 Changsha transit lunar cancel. Vertical violet auxiliary hand stamp on the reverse, mild diagonal crease, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $55.00
761CV(861 x18) $1.00 on 40˘ Central Trust Print franked on a airmail cover to the USA. Tied with a December 13, 1948 (second day of the new rate) Yingtan dotted bilingual cancels. Small tear on the reverse, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $60.00
762CV(873 x8) Two National Currency overprinted blocks of four franked on a surface rate cover to the American Zone Germany. Tied with a February 10, 1949 Chungking bilingual cancel, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $44.00
763CV(875, 880, 884-885) Gold Yuan issues franked on a surface rate cover to the USA. Tied with March 15, 1949 Foochow bilingual cancel. Small spot at bottom center, a few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $65.00
764CV(877, 918 x6) Gold Yuan issues franked on a surface rate cover to the USA. Tied with a February 24, 1949 Shanghai dotted bilingual cancel, few wrinkles, F-VFCat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $60.00
765CV(964 x3, 967) 4˘ on $100, 10˘ on $1000 Silver Yuan revenue issues franked on a domestic air register express cover. Tied with a May 27, 1947 Swatow bilingual cancel. Label receipt below the stamps, May 28, 1949 Canton dotted bilingual transit cancel and a couple of violet auxiliary hand stamps on the reverse. Couple of wrinkles, reduced at top, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $90.00
766CV(C6 x2) 15˘ second airmail issue franked on a cacheted Canton-Shanghai first flight cover. Tied with an October 25, 1938 commemorative cancel, few wrinkles, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $100.00
767CV(C6, C25 x2) Kwang-Ho route, Canton-Kwangchowwan-Hanoi cacheted first flight cover. Tied with a February 2, 1936 Shanghai bilingual cancel, February 14, 1936 commemorative cancel at bottom center. Delay by adverse weather hand stamp on the front. Couple of violet hand stamps on the reverse, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $160.00
768CV(C11-C17) 15˘-90˘1932-1937 Junker issues franked on a Hong Kong to San Francisco FAM flight. Tied with a April 26, 1928 Shanghai bilingual cancel. Cover has been damaged on the reverse otherwise F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $65.00