Stamps

Lot 669    SESSION 3 (2.30PM TUESDAY 23RD NOV)    Stamps

Estimate $300
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,600

CHINA, an extensive collection housed in a large black clip-lock album on Large Hagner sheets and loose leaf written up pages together with a published printed catalogue of many of these stamps (54 pages), all contain revenue stamps of China, including a few 1912 Great Wall issue, military government Finance Bureau in Canton, others for Hankow, and a large range of 1928 flag and map series with extensive range of overprint issues, for various provinces regions etc; 1936 temple of heaven series and 1945 re-engraved issue, similar 1940 series mint with temple of Heaven at Peking, 1941 portrait of Kuomintang government officials, 1944 Sun Yat-sen series to 10 yuan green, 1944 series of of Chien-men gate to 20 yuan, another with much duplication of the 1945 series of the Fu Hsing gate to 400 dollars, some issues rouletted, 1945 commerce series ship, train and plane various values to $100,000 with duplication, all with various printings and some with local O/Ps, 1948 tractor series; also a series of transportation consolidated tax numbered stamps (see illustration), charity tax stamps, documentary tax stamps some printed by the Japanese puppet government in Nanking, Consular Service stamps, tobacco tax stamps; Japanese occup-ation of China, including inner Mongolian region, Manchukuo, and Formosa, and other issues into the 1950s, including a Taiwan revenue 50c p-rinted both sides (illustrated) and a extensive imperf set of 14 issues with folded and cracked plate examples on a separate card (cost $150US) (see illustration). Mint and used, an extraordinary collection and accumulation. (many 100s)

Ex Michael Rogers Inc Auction Sale April 1, 2008 No.110 (lot 304 part).