China, 1883, Large Dragon on thick paper, 5ca chrome yellow, clean-cut perf 12½ (Chan 9. Scott 9a var.), unused without gum, wonderfully fresh with beautiful, bright color, Very Fine. Scott $2,500 (HK$ 19,230).
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000.
Auction #19
By: Kelleher & Rogers, Ltd.
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Nov 13, 2015 Asia/Hong_Kong
Kelleher & Rogers, Ltd. Auction #19
Friday Nov 13, 2015 08:00 to Sunday Nov 15, 2015 15:00 Asia/Hong_Kong
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Friday Nov 13, 2015 07:00 Asia/Hong_Kong
Our current auction will be held 13-15 November 2015 in Hong Kong. The two catalog sale will feature over 2,000 lots.
Day one begins with a wonderful array of stamps and postal history from the Municipal Posts through the Imperial issues and continuing on through the Silver Yuan era. The Shanghai Large Dragons are a definite highlight, with a splendid array of Rarities, most notably two used examples of the elusive printing 37 variety, of which only 5 examples are believed to exist. Many condition rarities are featured as well throughout this fine section.
China proper includes well over 75 collection lots along with excellent sections of Large and Small Dragons, Red Revenues and Dowager issues etc. Taiwan follows, and includes many of the sought after sets in large multiples or sheets. Japan and Korea each are well represented, the Korea being from the legendary "Knight" collection, whose excellent offerings of China have previously been offered by the firm.
Catalog number 2 will be solely dedicated to the issues of The People's Republic of China, and will include over 1,100 lots. This catalog begins with nearly 200 lots of the PRC Liberated Areas, including many rarities and seldom offered items. The highlight of this exceptional section is a lovely mint example of the rare 8 fen Hunan-Jiangxi Chinese Soviet Red Post issue, Yang RP 14, one of only 6 known examples, two of which reside in the Chinese National Postage Stamp Museum. Nearly 1,000 lots of the popular unified issues of the PRC follow in every imaginable form including singles, multiples, and in the desirable imprint format.
Throughout the 2 sales, a major portion of the lots are from the extraordinary "Bentley" collection of China. This quiet collector amassed a comprehensive collection spanning all eras of Chinese philatelic history from the Local Posts through extensive holdings of the PRC. The collection is presented here in its entirety.
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Lot #158 - 03 Chinese Empire 1878-1883 large dragons
Lot #167 - 03 Chinese Empire 1885-1888 small dragons
China, 1885, Small Dragons, 1ca-5ca complete, clean-cut perf 12½ and clean-cut perf 11½-12 (Chan 13-15, 19-21. Scott 10-12, 13-15), used set of both issues, along with an extra copy of 5¢ perf 12, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate HK$ 18,000 - 22,000.
Lot #182 - 03 Chinese Empire 1894-1897 empress dowager 60th birthday
China, 1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 4ca rose pink, long horiz stroke of "Four" character (type A) (Chan 25c. Scott 19 var.), o.g., fresh, Fine to Very Fine, scarce. Scott $240 as normal (HK$ 1,850).
Estimate HK$ 2,400 - 2,800.
Lot #183 - 03 Chinese Empire 1894-1897 empress dowager 60th birthday
China, 1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 5ca redrawn proof in black on thick paper (Chan 26 proof #7. Scott 20 var.), without gum as prepared, a fresh, sound example with approximately half of the adjoining stamp at right, Very Fine, scarce.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 3,000.
Lot #200 - 03 Chinese Empire 1897 new currency surcharges
China, 1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, ½¢ on 3ca to 30¢ on 24ca complete (Chan 37-46. Scott 28-37), o.g., attractive, fresh set with bold vivid colors, Very Fine. Scott $1,927 (HK$ 14,820).
Estimate HK$ 12,000 - 15,000.
Lot #205 - 03 Chinese Empire 1897 new currency surcharges
China, 1897, Large Figures wide surcharge on Dowager 2nd printing, 10¢ on 12ca yellowish orange (Scott 54. Chan 63), full o.g., hinge remnant, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $375 (HK$ 2,880).
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #206 - 03 Chinese Empire 1897 new currency surcharges
China, 1897, Large Figures wide surcharge on Dowager, 1st printing, 10¢ on 12ca brown orange (Chan 54. Scott 45), cancelled by customary Ningpo Pakua cancel, a marvelous, absolutely sound example of the famous "Golden Dragon" issue, wonderfully fresh with distinctive first printing color, beautifully centered, Very Fine, choice. Scott $2,750 (HK$ 21,150).
Estimate HK$ 40,000 - 50,000.
Lot #217 - 03 Chinese Empire 1897 new currency surcharges
China, 1897, Large Figures narrow surcharge on Dowager, 2nd printing, 4¢ on 4ca pale rose (Chan 77. Scott 68), o.g., very lightly hinged, lovely pastel shade, fresh and near pristine, pretty stamp, Very Fine. Scott $300 (HK$ 2,310).
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #221 - 03 Chinese Empire 1897 new currency surcharges
China, 1897, Large Figures surcharges on Re-engraved Dowager, ½¢ on 3ca-2¢ on 2ca complete (Chan 82-83. Scott 73-74), blocks of 15, 3 x 5, well centered; with even, overall toning, ½¢ with some hinge reinforcing, 2¢ with row separations, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, a rare set of blocks, seldom found in large multiples. Scott $4,650 (HK$ 35,770).
Estimate HK$ 25,000 - 30,000.
Lot #242 - 03 Chinese Empire 1897 red revenues
China, 1897, Large $1 on 3¢ Red Revenue (Chan 90. Scott 84), position 12, disturbed o.g., well centered, Very Fine appearance. Scott $9,000 (HK$ 69,230).
Estimate HK$ 15,000 - 20,000.
Lot #265 - 03 Chinese Empire postage dues
China, Postage Dues, 1904, overprinted on Coiling Dragons, ½¢-10¢ complete (Chan D1-D6. Scott J1-J6), marginal blocks of 20, all cancelled by 1904 13 APR c.d.s.'s, wonderfully fresh, Very Fine, rare set. Scott $1,120 (HK$ 8,620).
Estimate HK$ 12,000 - 16,000.
Lot #273 - 03 Chinese Empire postal history
China, 1855 (May 5), entire letter from Shanghai to New York, with manuscript via "Overland Marseilles" at lower left, carried outside the mails to New York where it was dropped into Boys's Local Post for delivery, showing "Boyd's City / Express Post / Aug 14" oval handstamp. Excellent lengthy contents from a merchant writing about his return to faith, notes his moving a year before for business from Canton to "Shanghae, or that place...
Lot #275 - 03 Chinese Empire postal history
China, 1887 (Feb 12), Small Dragon issue double rate combination cover from Tientsin to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, franked on reverse by pair of 3ca rough perf 12½ Small Dragons, tied by blue Tientsin seal cancel with matching small Customs c.d.s. alongside and additionally tied by Shanghai small Customs transit c.d.s. dated Feb 26. Front shows U.S. 5¢ Garfield pair cancelled by barred handstamp, with adjacent light "U.S. Postal Agency...
Lot #277 - 03 Chinese Empire postal history
China, 1897-99, I.C.P. First and Second Issue 1¢ red postal cards. Attractive group of 9 items including Han #1 mint, plus a 1901 usage, Tientsin to Germany, an 1899 Peking to Germany card and Han #1a "Sold in Bulk" locally used at Shanghai. Also Han #2, a mint card, a lovely 1908 card, uprated by three 1¢ Coiling Dragons, used to Germany, plus 2 different mint "Sold in Bulk" examples. Excellent specialist's group, all well annotated...
Lot #287 - 03 Chinese Empire postal history
China, 1899 (Oct 12), I.P.O. cover from Tangshan to Port Townsend, Washington, franked on reverse by 10¢ C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, tied by 1 of two strikes of Tangshan origin c.d.s. with reverse also showing Taku 12 Oct transit, Shanghai 16 Oct, Yokohama 26 Oct transits and Pt. Townsend 20 Nov receiver. Front shows 10s Japanese Koban added and cancelled by 18 Oct Shanghai I.J.P.O. c.d.s. and further tied by Taku tieprint, Fine to Very...
Lot #288 - 03 Chinese Empire postal history
China, 1899 (Dec 13), rare combination postcard usage from Shanghai to Kansas, franked by 5¢ C.I.P. Coiling Dragon issued tied by Shanghai pakua cancel in combination with U.S. 2¢ Trans-Mississippi issue, tied by "U.S. Postal Agency / Shanghai" duplex, along with "Shanghai / Local Post" origin c.d.s., wit San Francisco Paid All transit c.d.s. dated Jan 8 alongside, which also ties the 5¢ C.I.P.; minor perf tip tones, Fine to Very Fine...
Lot #310 - 03 Chinese Empire postal history
China, 1910 (Jan), cover from Kuliang, Foochow to New York, franked on front by pair of 3¢ Temple of Heaven issue, with the reverse bearing a pair of the 2¢ value, all tied by bold near perfect strikes of the Foochow, Kuliang double circle lunar dater. Front additionally shows bilingual Foochow 1.12 dater and reverse Shanghai 1.18 transit, attractive, Very Fine, scarce cover.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000.
Lot #312 - 03 Chinese Empire postal history
China, 1911 (June 27), red band cover from Taping to Shaohing, franked on reverse by 1¢ Coiling Dragon in a vertical strip of 3 tied by Taping lunar 6.12 c.d.s., with Wuting lunar 6.13 and Tsinan lunar 6.16 transits, along with Shaohing lunar 6.20 arrival c.d.s. A scarce and attractive cover, Very Fine.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200.
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