Large Dragon 3ca red-brown, used with blue cancel, a little stained and some short perfs but fair for this issue. Cat 400 (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 92.80)
Auction UPA 99
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Lot #4258 - China 1883
Large Dragon 3ca & 5ca Used, the 3ca has a small cut between perfs on the right side, the 5ca has significant damage. (2) Cat 1200 (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 128.00)
Lot #4259 - China 1885-1936
Part complete Mint/Used coln on old SG 'Ideal' album pages, good representative rage w/o the top vals and some typical mixed condition, from 1885-88 Small Dragon 1c x 2, 3c x 2 & 5c all U with some faults, 1898 vals to $1 U, 1921 Postal Service set M, etc, nice old-time lot. (110) Cat 580 {MX} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 142.40)
Lot #4260 - China 1894
Birthday 12c, a forgery with faked postmark, very good 'used'. Useful reference. (image available) {F} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 11.20)
Lot #4261 - China 1897
Large figures 2½ mm spaced 8c on 6ca reddish brown Tokyo plates fine used, ex the specialized collection of Major K.M.A. Barnett who became a senior official in the post war Hong Kong administration Cat 3000 (image available) {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 717.60)
Lot #4262 - China 1897
4c on 3c Red Revenue 3c mint, heavily mounted, straight edge at foot Cat 2250 (image available) {MH} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 268.00)
Lot #4263 - China 1910
Nugget Polish Co. Advert Card (106mm x 69mm), depicting Native scene & country issues. (image available) {X} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 12.80)
Lot #4264 - China 1912
President Yuan $1 carmine fine used, couple of short perfs Cat 175 (image available) {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 35.20)
Lot #4265 - China 1923
Constitution, odd light bend, o/wise fine m.m. (4) (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 10.40)
Lot #4266 - China 1929
Unification 1c, NW corner imprint block of 10 (5 x 2), marginal corner crease, disturbed gum, ink manuscript 'GF/1' in top margin, fresh o.g. (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 11.20)
Lot #4267 - China 1929
Sun Yat sen $1 scarlet used, slight faults Cat 110 (image available) {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 0.99)
Lot #4268 - China 1936
New Life set in blocks of four(16) fresh mint, the 20c block has light gum creasing Cat 400 {MH} [US10] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 38.40)
Lot #4269 - China 1939
Air set v.f.u.(5), some are marginals Cat 120 {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 28.00)
Lot #4270 - China 1943
Sun Yat-Sen 16c perf 13 with East Szechwan provincial surch & further Hupeh 50c surch with obliteration bars, unused w/o gum. Cat 425 (image available) {MH} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 51.20)
Lot #4271 - China 1949
Unit stamp Plane in green vert pair fine used Cat 64 {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 0.99)
Lot #4272 - China 1949
Kwangtung Province ovpts on Revenue $200 purple, $500 green fine used Cat 60 {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 0.99)
Lot #4273 - China 1949
Kwangtung Province ovpts on Revenue $200 purple, $500 green fine used Cat 60 {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 0.99)
Lot #4274 - China 1949
Fukien surchcharges(7) not complete fine used Cat 113 {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 0.99)
Lot #4275 - China 1949
Szechwan ovpt $50,000 on Air 60c blue fine mint Cat 225 (image available) {MH} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 39.20)
Lot #4276 - China 1949
Fukien Province 2c on $2,000,000 red orange fine used b/4, Kilangsu postmarks Cat 34 {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 0.99)















