Stamps

Lot 1959    SESSION 8 (2.30PM WEDNESDAY 24TH MARCH)    Stamps

Estimate $2,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $10,000

CHINA, Empire and Republic, housed in a large green interleaved stock book with expansive collection of issues from 1878-1936, (SG 1 - 453); noted large dragon issues mint and used (SG 1b-9) (10); small dragon various issues, (SG 13-23) (19), 12ca SG23 mint (illustrated); O/P (SG 34 - 83a) (41); (mint 10c on 9ca surcharge inverted illustrated); 1897 'Imperial Chinese Post' (SG 96-101) (14 M&U); 'Chinese Imperial Post' some duplicatuion, also blocks (SG 108-114) (122); Foochow bisected issue on piece 23.10.03, (SG 135, CV ?3250) (illustrated); commemoratives M & U, (SG 165-167) (6); Chinese Republic dragon O/Ps various M & U, to $2 with varieties etc (SG 192-205) (61); commemoratives M & U (SG 242-252, 254-265) (37) $5 rare (illustrated), (SG 357-359, 362-365, 372-383, 406-409, 440-451 (61); junks, reapers and Hall of Classics Peking all printings values to $5 (1st printing) (60) to $20 (2nd printing) (36), $20 (illustrated) M & U, (SG 268-332), O/P M & U (SG 349-351) (6); SG 361 (3, M&U and Specimen), SG 366-371 (10) including corner mint pair 1c/3c with no dot after ct (illustrated), (SG 452-453) (4); Air Mail M & U (SG 352-356, 384-388) (17); lot includes Specimens of Singkiang (12), 4c- $20 (SG 53s, 55s, 61s, 66s-70s, (CV ?1200); (SG 43s-46s) (CV ?300); Postage Due issues mostly used include (SG D139-141, D144-145, 147-149 [these mint], D209, D234-236, D333-335, 337-338, D341-347); Tibet issues on China stamps, (SG C1-7) Mint (7) (SC G6 illustrated); Local Post issues as Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports, Amoy (4); Ichang (SG 12a imperf on sides) illustrated; Kewkiang (4); forgeries (4); Japanese Post Offices in China various values mint and used to 50 sen some duplication (SG 1A-46) (100+); other colonial Post Offices mint and used mostly Great Britain (100+); other China (28). MUH, mint and used, an interesting collection of issues. (100s)

Ex J.P. Melick Collection.