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#F3, 1876 8c Blue registration stamp, vivid rich color and prooflike impression on bright paper, particularly well centered, o.g., l.h., choice very fine (Unitrade C$900.00). (photo) 600.00
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Unitrade #MR2C. 1915 20c Olive green with "WAR TAX" overprint, exceptionally fresh and well centered, sumptuously rich color, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine; seldom found both this well centered and never hinged; 2012 APS certificate. (photo) C$720.00
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#177-79, 1938 5/- to £1 Robes, bottom left imprint blocks of four on chalk surfaced paper, the 5/- value is a By Authority imprint and the other two are Ash imprints, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine; catalog value is for n.h. singles of each (ACSC #212, 214, 216; A$675 for imprint blocks). (photo on page 136) 794.00+
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#380, 1936 10S Dollfuss, excellent centering, pristine o.g., n.h., a very fine and choice example of this popular stamp (Michel #588; €1,300). (photo on page 132) 1,100.00
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#16a, 1890-93 2a Vermilion, imperforate, fresh mint single, ample to huge margins, including partial sheet-margins at left and bottom, rich color on bright paper, o.g., minor h.r., very fine (S.G. #6a; £4,000 for pair). (photo on page 132) for pair 2,750.00
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#16a, 1890-93 2a Vermilion, imperforate, top left corner margin single, with ample margins on the other two sides, used with neat "Lamu/OC 27, 90" datestamp, owner's handstamp on reverse not showing through, very fine (S.G. #6a; £1,300 for pair). (photo on page 132) for pair 975.00
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#17d, 1890-93 2½a Black on bright yellow, imperforate, attractive mint single, large equal margins all around, o.g., h.r., very fine; signed Champion (S.G. #7cb; £1,200 for pair). (photo on page 132) for pair 1,200.00
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#18a, 1890-93 3a Black on red, imperforate, mint single, ample to mostly large margins, o.g., h.r., very fine; signed Champion (S.G. #8ab; £1,200 for pair). (photo on page 132) for pair 1,150.00
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#20a, 1890-93 4½a Dull violet, imperforate, fresh mint single, large margins all around, o.g., h.r., very fine; signed Champion (S.G. #11ab; £2,000 for pair). (photo on page 132) for pair 1,950.00
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#23a, 1890-93 8a Blue, imperforate, mint single, generous margins all around, bright and fresh, o.g., minor h.r., very fine and scarce; signed Champion (S.G. #12a; £6,500 for pair). (photo) for pair 5,700.00
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#620-27, 1962 4f-50f Mei Lan-fang cplt., neatly cancelled to order, 20f with a natural paper inclusion, otherwise a fresh and very fine set. (photo on page 132) 360.00
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#661-80, 1963 4f-50f Butterflies cplt., without gum as issued, fresh and very fine. (photo on page 132) 560.00
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#716-31, 1963 4f-50f Hwang Shan Landscapes cplt., neatly cancelled to order, fresh and a very fine set. (photo on page 132) 239.00
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#767-81, 1964 4f-52f Peonies cplt., fresh mint set, o.g., n.h., very fine. (photo on page 138) 562.00
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#938, 943a, 948a, 1967 8f Thoughts of Mao Tse-tung, strips of five cplt., both strips unfolded and from the bottom left corner of the sheet showing the imprints, o.g., n.h., the second strip with gold slightly tarnished, otherwise very fine and scarce. (photo) 5,840.00
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#949-56, 1967 4f-10f "Our Great Teacher" cplt., neatly cancelled to order, fresh and a very fine set. (photo on page 138) 660.00
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#982-90, 1968 8f Literature and Art cplt., neatly cancelled to order, first with some short perfs. at left and slight crease and several with light gum toning which will wash off, otherwise a very fine set. (photo on page 138) 475.00
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#1067-75, 1971 4f-22f 50th Anniversary of Communist Party cplt., without gum as issued, the 8f strip of three unfolded, very fine. (photo on page 138) 565.00
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#1095-98, 1972 8f Ships cplt., o.g., n.h., very fine set. (photo on page 138) 200.00
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#1211-14, 1974 8f Industrial Products cplt., sheet-margin singles, o.g., n.h., very fine. (photo on page 138) 450.00
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#1433, 1978 $3 Arts and Crafts souvenir sheet, o.g., n.h., very fine. (photo on page 136) 400.00
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#1452, 1978 $2 Hsiang-kiang River bridge souvenir sheet, o.g., n.h., very fine. (photo on page 136) 400.00
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#1483, 1978 $2 Great wall souvenir sheet, o.g., n.h., very fine. (photo on page 136) 175.00
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#1518, 1979 $2 Study Science from Childhood souvenir sheet, post office fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine. (photo) 2,150.00
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#1540, 1979 $2 Camellias souvenir sheet, o.g., n.h., very fine. (photo on page 136) 275.00
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#1573, 1979 $2 Qi Baishi paintings souvenir sheet, o.g., n.h., very fine. (photo on page 140) 350.00
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#1617, 1980 $1 Lotus souvenir sheet, o.g., n.h., very fine. (photo on page 140) 350.00
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#1761, 1981 $2 Beauties souvenir sheet, o.g., n.h., very fine. (photo on page 140) 275.00
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#1844, 1983 $2 The West Chamber souvenir sheet, o.g., n.h., very fine. (photo on page 140) 160.00
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Liberated areas mixed franking cover with Central China 1949 $70-$1,000 Liberation of Hankow imperforate complete (#6L57-62), plus two $200 Deep orange (#6L50), one on reverse, as well as East China $70 Peoples Liberation Army pair (#5L77) and $30 Slate strip of three (#5L29) and South China $10 Pearl River Bridge vertical pair on reverse (#7L1), all tied to cover to Plymouth, Mass. by "Swatow/28.4.50" bilingual daters, Hong Kong transit backstamp, very fine and colorful franking. (photo) Est. 500-750
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#2a, 1853 4d Deep blue on deeply blued paper, choice used square pair, full large margins on all four sides, neat cancel , very fine and choice (S.G. #2; £500+). (photo on page 138) 825.00
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#9, 1861 4d Milky blue "Woodblock," a very presentable example of this rare locally printed triangle, two and a half large margins, barely in at lower left, neat portion of a triangle cancel, tiny pinhole at right which is minor for this issue as most are quite faulty, very fine appearance (S.G. #14; £1,900). (photo on page 138) 3,000.00
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#6, 1857 16s Gray lilac, single with uniformly large equal margins all around, tied along with 1854 4s Brown (#4, ample to large margins) by "1" in three-ring targets to fresh folded cover to Stavanger, Norway, neat Copenhagen datestamp and 1860 Stavanger arrival backstamp, very fine and scarce combination franking; Paaskesen photo certificate. (photo) Est. 400-500
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#24, 1874 6c on 3d Green, ornate V.R. overprint, o.g., small h.r., small thinned spot, fine appearance and quite rare (S.G. #17; £2,000). (photo on page 138) 2,750.00
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#34, 1867 30c Brown on yellowish and #59, 1870 40c Orange on yellowish, singles tied by "8" in dotted star cancels to cover front only endorsed "Par Ballon Monte" to Shoemakertown, Pennsylvania, clear "Paris/24 Nov 70" dispatch datestamps indicates possible transit on Ville d'Orleans which crashed, red London transit and indistinct New York entry postmark with matching "2/cents" handstamp, fine and quite scarce to the United States; 2006 APS certificate. (photo) Est. 300-400
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Yvert #36 var., 1897 "5" and "50c." Surcharge Ty. I displaced on 4a on 40c Red on straw, used example with surcharge displaced to the right cutting into the "Zanzibar" portion of the surcharge, attractive with 28 July 1897 c.d.s cancel, very fine;of the 150 stamps surcharged only 48 are Ty. I; double signed R. Calves (Scott #33 var.; $1,300.00+). (photo) E1,200.00+
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#27 var., 1856 6d Lilac, watermark reversed, fresh used single with bright color, portion of numeral 12 in bars cancel, fine centering; an extremely scarce watermark variety that is listed but unpriced in the Stanley Gibbons Specialized catalog; 2012 Sismondo certificate (S.G. Spec. #7J70(3)h). (photo on page 138) Est. 200-300
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#55, 1867-80 2/- Blue, plate 1, fresh color, large part o.g., h.r., centered a bit to top, fine and scarce (S.G.#118; £3,800). (photo on page 138) 3,750.00
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# 1876-80 8d Orange, fresh mint single, o.g., lightly hinged, centered a trifle to top, lovely delicate color, very fine for this (S.G.#156; £1,800). (photo) 1,750.00
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#74, 1878 10/- Slate, strong rich color and attractively centered, neat Hull 1882 c.d.s., few scissor trimmed perfs. which are barely noticeable, otherwise fine (S.G. #128; £3,200). (photo on page 138) 3,250.00
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#93, 1882 £5 Bright orange on white paper, an attractive example of this rare and popular stamp, good color, clear complete Glasgow 1894 c.d.s., fine (S.G. #137, £4,750). (photo) 5,000.00
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#96, 1883 2/6 Lilac, a remarkably fresh mint single, lovely rich color, o.g., n.h., very fine (S.G. #178; for hinged £600). (photo on page 138) 625.00
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#108, 1884 5/- Deep crimson, a fresh mint single, intense color, o.g., barest trace of hinge mark, extremely fine (S.G. #181; £975). (photo) 1,000.00
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#109, 1884 10/- Ultramarine, a fresh single, delicate color, o.g., never hinged, tiny inclusion in gum at top left, choice very fine (S.G. #183; for hinged £2,250). (photo) 2,250.00
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#110, 1884 £1 Brown violet a well centered used single, clearly struck Leeds "L.S. 7" barred oval cancel, very fine; a difficult high value to find in sound condition (S.G. #185; £2,800). (photo) 3,000.00
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#124, 1891 £1 Green, a well centered fresh mint single, o.g., lightly hinged, deep vibrant color, extremely fine (S.G. #212; £2,000). (photo) 4,000.00
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#139, 1902-11 2/6 Lilac, De La Rue printing, an attractively centered pristine mint single, o.g., never hinged, extremely fine (S.G. #261; for hinged £275). (photo on page 138) 575.00
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#140, 1902 5/- Carmine rose, De La Rue printing a fresh mint single, o.g., never hinged, extremely fine (S.G. #263; £350 for hinged). (photo on page 138) 600.00
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#141, 1912 10/- Ultramarine, De La Rue printing, precisely centered fresh mint single, o.g., h.r., extremely fine (S.G. #265; £850). (photo on page 138) 875.00
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#142, 1902-11 £1 Blue green, De La Rue printing, attractively centered mint single, o.g., very fine (S.G. #266, £2,000). (photo) 2,000.00
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