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1912 $2 "Republic of China" overprint (type 38), fine mint. S.G 205, £600. Photo on Page 220. £100-120
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1912 Commemoration of the Revolution $5 slate fine used. S.G 253, £1,000. Photo on Page 220 £150-180
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1912 Commemoration of the Republic 1c - $5 set of twelve fine mint. S.G. 254/65, £2,500. (12). Photo on Page 220. £400-500
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1914-19 Re-engraved $10, first Peking printing, fine used with Tientsin c.d.s. S.G. 307, £1,000. Photo on Page 220. £160-200
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1898-1949 Mint and used collection on pages, including 1898 set used, 1900-06 set used, 1904 postage due set mint, 1912 overprinted postage due set mainly mint, 1912 Revolution 1c - $1 used, 1923-33 second Peking printing set used, 1928 Chang Tso-lin set mint, 1932 North West Scientific Expedition set mint, 1933 Tan Yen-kai set mint, 1921 Air set (15c, 45c used, others mint), 1929 Air set mint, many wartime and post-war inflation period overprints and surcharges, many Japanese Occupation overprints, also four pages of unidentified stamps (many with surcharges or overprints), some faults though the majority fine. An interesting lot. S.G. £7,000++. (100s). Photo on Page 220. £700-1,000
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Communist Issues. 1937-49 Regional issues, the mint and used collection on pages with issues for Central and South China (106); East China (113); North China (82) with 1948 (Feb-July) $1,000 - $5,000 used (NC 63/66A); North East China (179) including 1946 (Nov 22) Mao set imperf unused (NE 133/6a), Zhaoyuan 50c violet unused (NE7), 1947 (Oct 5) Mao set unused (NE 189/98), better 1948 commemoratives unused (NE 205/6a, 210/2, 233/5, etc.) and overprinted issues of Manchukuo (101, unlisted by S.G.); North West China (50) with many better stamps including NW 49/59, 60/1, 62/4, 65/77 all unused; South West China (18) with 1950 (Jan.) $60, $150, $300 surcharges unused (SW 24/5, 27), etc. A good collection. S.G. £4,300++. (548). Photo on Page 220. £600-800
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Communist Issues - North China. 1949 (Nov.) Parcel Post $500 scarlet and $1,000 deep blue both fine used. S.G. NCP 342/3, £600. (2). Photo on Page 220. £120-140
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Communist Issues - North East China. 1950 (Mar 15) $10 - $100 Definitive set including the rare $20 dull green fine unused. S.G. NE 75/9, £1,100. (5). Photo on Page 220. £180-220
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Manchuria and Manchukuo. 1927-48 Mint and used issues of Kirin and Heilungkiang (32) with 1/2f - $5 definitive set used ($5 torn) and the three commemorative sets all complete with a mixture of mint or used stamps; Manchukuo issues (162) including 1932 set (20f used, others unused), 1935 3f on 4f yellow-olive mint (S.G. 37), etc; and North-East Provinces issues (73) including 1946 (Aug) $5 on $50 on 21c used (S.G. 14), etc. S.G. £2,500. (267). Photo on Page 220. £250-300
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Sinkiang. 1915-45 Mint and used issues on pages including 1915 $1 used, 1921 Chinese Postal Service set (10c mint, others used), 1944 Air set (perf 12, no watermark) with small surcharge in black unused (S.G. 208/13), etc. S.G. £1,700. (142). Photo on Page 220. £200-250
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Yunnan & Szechwan. 1926-34 Mint and used issues of Yunnan (42) including 1929 Unification of China and Burial of Sun Yat-sen sets mint or unused, Sun Yat-sen first issue $1 and $2 used (S.G. 33/4), second issue with Peking overprint $1 mint, 1933 Tan Yen-kai set mint; also Szechwan issues (22), a few minor faults. S.G. £1,780. (64). Photo on Page 222. £200-240
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1950 Gate of Heavenly Peace definitive issues comprising S.G. 1412/20 set of nine printed at Shanghai, S.G. 1420a/c set of three printed at Nanking, S.G. 1459/63 redrawn set of nine printed at Peking (with the rare $200 emerald-green) and S.G. 1481a/7 redrawn set of ten (with the rare $2000 olive) all superb unused without gum as issued. Also the two similar 1950 definitive sets for North East China. S.G. £1,325. (51). Photo on Page 220. £180-220
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1950 (May) $20,000 on East China $10,000 scarlet superb unused without gum as issued, scarce. S.G. 1431, £725. Photo on Page 220 £100-120
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1950-51 Surcharged definitives complete (except S.G. 1431 - see above) including 1950 (July) $50 - $400 set of 14 (S.G. 1436/49) all superb unused without gum as issued. S.G. £775. (51). Photo on Page 220. £150-180
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1951 (Apr 18) $10,000 - $200,000 Gate of Heavenly Peace definitive set of six printed on a pink network background, superb unused without gum as issued, the top two values very scarce so fine. S.G. 1493/8, £5,500. (6). Photo on Page 220. £800-1,000
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1953 (Aug 1) $800 Orange-yellow, vermilion and red-orange military frank stamp unused without gum as issued, tiny tone mark at left, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. M1593, £500. Photo on Page 222. £80-100
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1953 (Aug 1) $800 Orange-yellow, vermilion and brown-purple military frank stamp unused without gum as issued, superb and rare. S.G. M1594, £5,000. Photo on Front Cover. £800-1,000
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1955-58 Miniature sheets comprising 1955 Scientists of Ancient China (the four sheets), 1958 Unveiling of Heroes Monument, and Works of Kuan Han-ching, the last with two very small tone spots near upper edge, otherwise all fine, without gum as issued. S.G. 1663a, 1749a, 1762a, £1,050. (6). £100-120
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1961 (Apr 5) World Table Tennis Championships, miniature sheet unused without gum as issued, superb. S.G. MS197/a, £1,200. Photo on Page 224. £200-250
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1962 Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang 4f - 50f set of eight mint, very lightly mounted mint with barely a trace of the hinge on most stamps, 30f unfortunately with surface faults, otherwise fine. S.G. 2037/44, £1,300 (excluding 30f). (8). Photo on Page 222. £150-200
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1962 Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang 4f - 50f imperforate set of eight, five with sheet margin, lightly mounted mint, very fine and scarce. S.G. 2037/44, £7,000. (8). Photo on Page 222. £800-1,000
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1962 (Sep 15) Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang 3y miniature sheet, very lightly mounted at top and base, otherwise superb, very scarce. S.G. MS2044a, £18,000. Photo on Page 224. £2,500-3,000
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1963 Imperforate sets comprising Children set of twelve, without gum as issued, Giant Panda and Snub-nosed Monkey sets of three both very lightly mounted mint, superb. S.G. 2092/103, 2116/8, 21/3, £950. (18). £150-200
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1963 (Oct 15) Hwangshan Landscapes 4f - 50f set of sixteen very lightly mounted mint, otherwise superb. S.G. 2124/39, £700. (16). Photo on Page 222. £100-120
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1964 (Aug 5) Chinese Peonies, 2y miniature sheet, very lightly mounted at top and base, otherwise superb. S.G. MS2199a, £4,000. Photo on Page 229. £500-600
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1964 (Oct 1) 15th Anniversary of Peoples Republic, miniature sheet with the three 8f stamps (without dividing perforations), lightly mounted at the two upper corners, otherwise superb and scarce. S.G. MS2215a, £5,000. Photo on Page 228. £600-800
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1967 (Apr 20) Thoughts of Mao Tse-tung, the eleven different 8f stamps including the two se-tenant strips of five with outer frames in red or gold respectively, all lightly mounted mint, the strips mounted on the two end stamps only with the three central stamps unmounted, very fine and scarce. S.G. 2343/4a/9a, £6,400. (11). Photo on Page 226. £800-1,000
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1967 (May 1) Labour Day, set of five 4f and 8f stamps, lightly mounted mint, fine. S.G. 2354/8, £750. (5). Photo on Page 222. £100-120
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1967 (May 23) 25th Anniversary of Mao Tse-tung's "Talks on Literature and Art", 8f set of three, lightly mounted mint, very fine. S.G. 2359/61, £1,300. (3). Photo on Page 226. £150-180
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1967 (Sep 20) "Our Great Teacher", set of three 8f and 10f stamps, lightly mounted mint, very fine. S.G. 2367/9, £1,200. (3). Photo on Page 226. £150-200
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1967-68 Poems of Mao Tse-tung, set of fourteen lightly mounted mint, fine and scarce. S.G. 2372/85, £5,000. (14). Photo on Page 226. £600-700
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1968 (Jan 30) Revolutionary Literature and Art, first issue, set of six lightly mounted mint, very fine. S.G. 2387/92, £700. (6). Photo on Page 226. £100-120
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1968 (May 1) Revolutionary Literature and Art, second issue, set of three, lightly mounted mint, fine. S.G. 2393/5, £800. (3). Photo on Page 222. £120-140
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1968 (July 20) Directives of Mao Tse-tung, set of five 8f stamps in a se-tenant corner marginal strip of five numbered "29 381" and dated "68 VI 21", lightly mounted in the upper margin only with the stamps unmounted, folds down the vertical perforations evident in the upper margins, otherwise superb. S.G. 2397a, £6,500. Photo on Page 229. £800-1,000
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1968 (Nov 24) "The Whole Country is Red" 8f used with two c.d.s cancels, several light creases, one horizontal curved crease resulting in some surface splitting and small scrape on the central workers right arm, still a good looking example of this rarity. This stamp was only on sale for a couple of days at Canton before it was withdrawn from sale due to geographical errors in the design and the Island of Taiwan being left white. S.G. 2403a, £95,000. Photo on Front Cover. £6,000-8,000
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1971 (July 1) 50th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party set of nine mounted mint, the three vertical design 8f stamps in a se-tenant strip of three lightly mounted on the central stamp only. S.G. 246/52a, £625. (9). Photo on Page 222. £100-120
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1978-84 Miniature sheets comprising 1978 Science Conference, Horses, Arts and Crafts, Hsingkiang Bridge, 1979 Great Wall, National Games, 30th Anniversary of Peoples Republic, Camellias, Camellias with Hong Kong Stamp Exhibition overprint, Paintings of Qi Baishi, 1980 Lotus Painting, 1981 Twelve Beauties of Jinling, 1983 Scenes from The Western Chamber, 1984 Tang Dynasty Painting, all mounted (most very lightly) at the upper two corners, otherwise all superb. S.G. £4,965. (14). £600-700
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1979 (Aug 25) International Stamp Fair at Riccione, 2y miniature sheet, lightly mounted at the upper two corners, otherwise superb. S.G. MS2874, £1,100. £140-160
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1979 (Oct 3) Study of Science from Childhood, 2y miniature sheet, mounted at the two upper corners, otherwise superb. S.G. MS2900, £2,250. Photo on Page 228. £250-300
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1980 (Feb 15) 8f New Year, Year of the Monkey, lightly mounted mint, very fine. S.G. 2968, £1,600. Photo on Page 222. £200-250
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1989 (June 1) 40th International Children's Day, the four stamps in a se-tenant vertical strip, error imperforate between upper stamp and sheet margin. Very scarce, one sheet discovered producing seven such strips, signature in reverse lower margin, otherwise superb unmounted. Photo on Page 229. £300-350
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1949-2001 Peoples Republic of China, extensive mint collection in an album all lightly mounted with half-size hinges, virtually complete (except for the items lotted separately in the above lots), 1949 - June 1952 issues reprints (but including North East China World Federation of Trade Unions set, 1952 Gymnastics set in blocks of four probably reprints), subsequent issues include 1959 10th Anniversary of Peoples Republic 20f, 1960 Goldfish set, Chrysanthemums set, 1963 Fourth Anniversary of Cuban Revolution set, Butterflies set, 1964 Peonies set, 15th Anniversary of Peoples Republic 8f strip, Petroleum Industry set, Hsinankiang Power Station set, 1965 Liberation Army set, Second National Games set, Industrial Machines set, 1966 Cultural Revolution set, Lu Hsun death anniversary set, Liu Ying-chun set, 1967 46th Anniversary of Communist Party set, Mao's Anti-American Declaration 8f, 1968 Mao's Youth 8f, Thoughts of Mao Tse-tung 8f, 1971 Paris Commune Centenary set, 1974 Industrial Production set, later miniature sheets, booklet panes with 1981 Year of the Cock 8f, an excellent collection, unusually complete and very fine, 1949-59 stamps without gum as issued. S.G. £25,000+. (100s). Photo on Page 230. £2,500-3,500
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1911 Surcharges comprising 1/2a, 1a, 2a, 2 1/2a mint, 3p, 3a, 4a, 6a and 12a used, a fine and scarce group. S.G. C1/9, £1,425. (9). Photo on Page 220. £250-300
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1911 One Rupee on $1 fine mint, very scarce. S.G. C10, £2,000. Photo on Page 220. £400-500
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1898-1920 Mint and used issues on pages with German Post Office stamps (46) including 1905 set (2c - 40c used, others mint), Japanese Post Office issues (35), Russian Post Office issues (58) including 1921 10c on 10k mint (S.G. 63), and U.S Post Office surcharges (3), a few small faults but mainly fine. S.G. £2,500 (approx). (142). £200-240
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French Post Offices in China. 1894-1922 Mint and used issues including 1894-1903 set (1f, 2f mint, others mostly used), 1902-06 set (30c - 50c mint, 1f - 5f used), 1900 Shanghai provisional 25c on 1f and 1901 Peking provisional 4c on 25c and 16c on 25c all used (S.G. 18, 20, 22), 1922 surcharge set mint (1c, 50c used), postage dues with 1901-07 set mint, 1922 1c on 5c mint, etc., a few faults but mainly fine with some good stamps. S.G. £2,300 (approx). (67). Photo on Page 232. £220-260
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Indo-Chinese Post Offices in China. 1902-42 Issues overprinted "Chine" for general use, or overprinted for offices at Canton, Chunking, Hoihow, Kwangchow, Mengtsz, Pakhoi or Yunnanfu, the virtually complete collection (only missing General Issue 1904 4c and Mengtsz 1906 10f, S.G. 33), the vast majority mint but the occasional stamp used, the scarce Hoihow 1901 15c blue cancelled to order on cover, generally very fine and a superb collection. S.G. £22,000 (approx). (100s). Photo on Pages 216 & 232. £2,200-2,600
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Italian Post Offices in China. 1917-19 Mint and used stamps including 1917 (Sept) Tientsin 2c on 5c handstruck surcharge used (S.G. 31), other Tientsin overprints with 1917-18 20c and 10L mint, 1918-19 1/2c on 1c used, and various mint Peking issues. S.G. £1,800+. (42). Photo on Page 232. £180-220
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1945-2001 Mint and used issues on pages including 1950 30c and $1.50 "Koxinga" definitives mint, Whistling Swan $10 surcharge used, 1952 Land Tax Reduction $2 used, 1953 postage due surcharge on revenue stamps set of five mint, 1954 Youth Day pair mint, Chinese Refugee Relief Fund set of three mint, 1956 Postal Service Anniversary miniature sheets mint, 1958 Presidential Mansion $100 mint, 1962 Ancient Chinese Painting second series set mint and 1966 third series set mint, 1968 Year of the Cock pair mint, 1970-71 Scrolls set mint, 1971-72 Prized Dogs set mint, later miniature sheets, etc., mint stamps lightly mounted, mainly very fine. S.G. £4,700+. (100s). Photo on Page 222. £400-500
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1880-1995 Mint and used collection on pages including 1880 4d and 1/- mint, 1d plate 181 used, 1902 Crown CA 18pi used, 1904 Multiple Crown CA 45pi used, 1924 45pi and 90pi mint, 1928 and 1934 sets mint, 1938 and 1960 sets mint, 1963 Scout miniature sheet mint, etc. S.G. £3,000+. (100s). Photo on Page 238. £300-400
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