May 14, 2016 Hong Kong
GUIDE FOR ABSENTEE BIDDERS
ABSENTEE BIDS
PLACING ABSENTEE BIDS
TELEPHONE BIDS
FOR MORE INFORMATION
If you are unable to attend an auction in person, and wish to place bids, you may consider instructing Phila China Limited's Bid Department to bid on your behalf. Upon receiving your written instructions, our representative will make every effort possible to try to acquire the lot(s) of your choice at the lowest price possible, and never to exceed the top limit you indicate. This service is complimentary and with strict confidence. Phila China Limited offers this value-added service as a convenience to our clients who are unable to attend the auction, however, Phila China Limited will not be held responsible for error, omission or failure to execute bids.
To place bids, please use the absentee bid form provided in the catalog. Be sure to accurately record the lot number(s) and the top price you are willing to pay for each lot. "Buy" bids will not be accepted. Always indicate a "top limit" - the amount to which you would bid if you were attending the auction yourself.
Bids may be placed by telephone, but are accepted subject to Phila China Limited's discretion and are at caller's risk. At the sole discretion of Phila China Limited, telephone bids may be recorded. By bidding on the telephone, prospective purchasers consent thereto.
To place telephone bids, or for further information, please call our Head of Auctions Amy Yung at +852 25 300 100.
Alternative bids should be indicated by using the word "OR" between lot numbers. If your bid on an early lot is successful, we will not continue to bid on other lots for you. Or, if your early bids are unsuccessful, we will continue to execute bids for alternative lots until a bid is successful. Bids must always be placed in the same order as the lot numbers appear in the catalog.
BUYER'S PREMIUM The "top limit" you indicate on your bid form is for the hammer price only. A 15% buyer's premium will be added to the successful bid price for each lot you buy and is payable by you.
SUCCESSFUL BIDS Each absentee bid form should contain bids for one auction only; the auction code number should appear in the top left-hand corner of the form. Please place your bids as early as possible. In the event of identical bids, the earliest received will take precedence.
Successful bidders will be notified and invoiced within a few days of the auction. All paid-subscribing bidders will receive a list of auction results.
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Collections, Accumulations and Foreign China Rest of the World including Mongolia (57-69) Literature Miscellaneous Bonds & Shares Banknotes China & Manchukuo Hong Kong Hong Kong Post Cards Stamps Postal History Macau Shanghai Local Posts Early Mail to and from China China Customs Post Issues 1878-85 Large Dragon Issues 1885-1888 Small Dragon Issues 1894-97 Empress Dowager Issues China Imperial Post Issues 1897 Small Figure Surcharges on Small Dragons 1897 Small Figure Surcharges on Dowagers 1897 Large Figure Wide Spacing Surcharges 1897 Large Figure Narrow Spacing Surcharges 1897 Red Revenue Surcharges 1897 Japanese Print Coiling Dragons 1898-1903 Engraved Coiling Dragons 1897-1912 Postal History Republic of China 1912 "Republic of China" Overprints 1912 Commemoratives 1931-48 General Issues Gold Yuan Issues Silver Yuan Issues 1912-49 Postal History Officially Sealed Labels Airmail Issues and First Flights Postage Dues Military Post 1942-45 Japanese Occupation of China Issues Manchukuo Tibet Sinkiang Northeast Foreign Post Offices in China Taiwan People's Republic of China
117-166 167-335 336-359 360-369 370-387 388-412 413-428
434-475 476-586
587-589 590-620 621-760
1-42 43-88 89-102 103-112 113-116 117-134 135-166 167-183 184-291 292-335
388-405 406-408 409-412 413-415 416-417 418-419 420-422 423-427 428 429-433 476-482 483-484 485-502 503 504-506 507-535 536 537-538 539 540-541 542-547 548-550 551-553 554-579 580-586
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1944-45 Manchukuo Fifth Regular Issue (Chan MK146, 148-150), four values in sheets of 100, 6f(2,900), 20f(100), 30f(2,889), 1y(2,400), mostly unused (8,289).
Manchukuo Postal Saving Issue, seven complete sheets of 100 (red), stuck to glassine paper backing (700). HK$800-1,000
HK$10,000-15,000
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19
1944 Propaganda for Japan and Manchukuo 10f Rose (Chan MK151 & 153), inscription in Chinese and Japanese, eight sheets (without margins) of 100, less four stamps, unused, plus eight complete sheets of 100 with full original gum (1,596). HK$2,000-3,000
Manchukuo Postal Saving Issue, 2,097 completes sets of two in 40 complete sheets plus a few loose stamps, 10c red stuck to glassine paper backing, 10f white unused (4,204).
www.philachina.com
HK$4,000-5,000 12
20
22
1940-1949 Mint Stamp Accumulation, including 1940 Martyr 1c block of 100, 1948 Dr SYS $15,000 on 10c (four part sheets of 100), 1948 Gold Yuan 50c on $6,000 block of 163, 1949 Gold Yuan $2 on $50 & $10 on $30 Revenues (full sheets of 100), also 1948 Japanese Occupation of Central China air raid precaution overprint set of four in blocks of fifty, all unused (1,063).
"Sinkiang" Postal History Items, mixed group of twelve, including nine covers, some with defects and missing stamps, some censored, one cover front and two registration receipts, a wide range of interesting small town cancels of Sinkiang Province (12). HK$15,000-20,000
HK$2,000-3,000
21 Collection of "Sinkiang" Overprints on Junk Series, ranging from 1st issue mint to 50c and used to $1, 2nd issue complete set to $20 used, a wide range of official perfins to $2 with interesting varieties, mounted neatly on eighteen album pages, a good basic collection with potential for further expansion. HK$15,000-20,000 May 14, 2016
23 1941-1943 Surcharge Selection, group of four, including 1941 Surcharge of 3 Cents block of nine, middle stamp with lower character "Fun" for "Tso" error, two 20c and one 50c, unused (21). HK$800-1,000 13
384
386
387
385
384
386
1907 (November 4) Brazilian 100r Red Postal Card from Bahia to Tsingtau, tied by triangular dispatch handstamp, Shanghai Chine transit cds alongside, Paris transit on message side.
1909 (April 2) Incoming Missionary Cover from Cincinnati to Dr Shelton in Tibet, a medical missionary who established a hospital for the Tibetan Khampas in the Tachienlu region and later opened a mission in Batang, franked with President 5c, tied by machine type Cincinnati dater, on reverse US Postal Station Shanghai, Ichang, Chengtu transits, original letter intact, rare early incoming mail to Eastern Tibet. HK$3,000-4,000
HK$1,500-2,000
385
387
1908 (March 21) Postage Due Picture Post Card from Argentina to Tientsin, bearing large "T" handstamp on address side with "Printed Matter" handstamps alongside.
1910 (September 25) Picture Post Card from Brussels to Wushi via Shanghai, bearing an array of transit and arrival markings. HK$1,000-1,500
HK$1,500-2,000 www.philachina.com
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1878-85 Large Dragon Issues
388
392
389
393
390
394
391
395
397
396 388
393
1878 Customs Large Dragons, thin paper printing, 1ca Green (Chan 1-3; Scott 1-3), complete mint set of three, exceptionally fresh with original gum (3).
1878 Customs Large Dragons, thin paper printing, 3ca Brown red (Chan 2; Scott 2), used. HK$1,000-1,500 394
389
HK$12,000-15,000
1878 Customs Large Dragons, thin paper printing, 5ca Orange (Chan 3; Scott 3), double frameline at right variety, used, scarce. HK$1,500-2,000 395
1878 Customs Large Dragons, thin paper printing, 1ca Green (Chan 1; Scott 1), light offset on reverse, used, scarce. HK$1,500-2,000 390
1882 Customs Large Dragons, wide margin printing (Chan 4-6; Scott 4-6), used set of three (3).
1878 Customs Large Dragons, thin paper printing, 1ca Green (Chan 1; Scott 1), extra green ink dot next to left of character "You", used, scarce. HK$1,500-2,000 391
396
1882 Customs Large Dragons, wide margin printing (Chan 4-6; Scott 4-6), used set of three with incised seal cancels, scarce (3). HK$12,000-15,000 397
1878 Customs Large Dragons, thin paper printing, 3ca Brown red (Chan 2; Scott 2), used with complete Peking seal cancel. HK$1,500-2,000 392
1882 Customs Large Dragons, wide margin printing, 1ca Green with part of watermark of paper maker (Chan 4h; Scott 4var), used with Customs Shanghai APL 2 82 dater, very early usage for this issue, rare. HK$12,000-15,000
1878 Customs Large Dragons, thin paper printing, 3ca Brown red (Chan 2; Scott 2), used. HK$1,000-1,500 May 14, 2016
HK$5,000-6,000
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460
461
460
461
1909 (November 11) Registered Cover from Harbin to Berlin, Germany, franked with CIP 5c pair and 10c, tied by Harbin cds, boxed registration handstamp alongside, part back flap missing.
1910 (1st Month, 24th Day) Illustrated Native Cover from Shamchow to Peking, franked on reverse with CIP 1c(2), tied by tombstone type "Chili, Shamchow, Motau Chen, Postal Box" canceller, lunar (1.24) and (1.26) cds alongside, scarce. HK$15,000-20,000
HK$1,000-1,500 www.philachina.com
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464
462
463 465
462
464
1910 (2nd Month, 8th Day) Cover from Tai An Fu to New York, franked with CIP 10c, tied by Shantung Tai An dispatch dater, on reverse Shantung Tsinan and Shanghai IJPO transit with New York arrival cds.
1910 (5th Month, 3rd Day) Registered Red Band Cover from Shunteh to Tientsin, franked on reverse with Temple of Heaven 7c, tied by Shunteh lunar dater, boxed registration handstamp on front with Tientsin arrival marking. HK$2,500-3,000 465
HK$2,500-3,000
1910 (6th Month, 23rd Day) Illustrated Native Cover from Hokien Fu to Peking, franked on reverse with CIP 1c horizontal pair, tied by tombstone type "Chili, Hokien Fu, 20 Miles Fort, Postal Box" canceller, with Hokien Fu dispatch and Peking arrival cds, scarce.
463 1910 (2nd Month, 18th Day) Red Band Cover from Tunglu to Hangchow, franked on reverse with CIP 1c vertical pair, tied by Tunglu lunar daters with Hangchow arrival cds alongside. HK$800-1,000 May 14, 2016
HK$15,000-20,000 113
726
727
728
730
729
731 733
732 726
730
1950 Tien An Men "Northeast" 2nd Print (Yang NER14, 16 & 18), $2,000 green, $5,000 red-orange and $12,500 purple, two sheets of 80 each, unused (480).
1950 Surcharge $20,000 on $10,000 Red Harvesters with Ox (Scott 30), unused. HK$2,000-2,500
727
HK$3,000-4,000
731 1952 (April 12) International Child Protection Conference $400 Green (Yang C14.C73b), block of four with perforation 14 x 12.5 variety, very scarce (4).
1950 Tien An Men "Northeast" 2nd Print $5,000 Redorange (Yang NER16), complete sheet of 80, top left stamp with partial printing omitted variety, very scarce (80). HK$800-1,000 728
HK$4,000-5,000 732
1950 Tien An Men "Northeast" 2nd Print $5,000 Redorange (Yang NER16), complete sheet of 80, perforation shifted to right variety, resulting in two bottom left stamps with imprint within stamp variety, very scarce (80). HK$800-1,000 729
1952 (October 1) Official "Special Issues" Folder, containing one set each of Glorious Motherland 1st and 2nd series, scarce. HK$1,000-1,500 733 1954 (May 31) Airmail Cover to USA, franked with three Tien An Men issues, total $30,500 correct rate for a 30gm airmail cover to USA during 1954, tied by Peking cds, Canton transit on reverse. HK$3,000-4,000
1950 Tien An Men "Port Arthur & Dairen" (Yang ADR1-5), complete set of five in blocks of four, very rare multiples, unused (20). HK$18,000-20,000 www.philachina.com
166
734
735 736
737
739
740
738 734
738
1960 (October 23) Tien An Men 8f Blue-green Postal Envelope (No 29-1959 Chrysanthemums) to Soochow, colored illustration at left, cancelled by Anhwei Hefei cds, small tear at edges and repaired, overall soiling.
1965-69 Group of Four Sets (Yang C109, W3, W19 & W20), all complete sets (C109 tropical gum toning), mint except W3 used (12). HK$800-1,000 739
735
HK$1,500-2,000
1968 (July 20) Directives of Chairman Mao (Yang W10), complete set of five, used (5). HK$3,000-4,000 740
1960-64 Group of Four "S" Series (Yang S38, S44, S56 & S61), all complete sets, including Goldfish, Chrysanthemums, Butterflies and Peonies, used and CTO (65). HK$800-1,000 736
1968 (September 11) Mao's Quotation Decorated Cover from Zhejiang to Jiangsi, franked on reverse with 8f Directive of chairman Mao, tied by Zhejiang dispatch cds, very early usage. HK$1,200-1,500 741
1962 Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang Miniature Sheet, a pristine commemorative reprint. HK$1,000-1,500 737
1970-73 New Series with Numbered Stamps (Yang N1// N21), seventeen complete mint sets, less N3, N6, N11 & N18 with extra N2, number 3 stamp defective with missing bottom left corner, others fine (79).
1963 (October 15) Huangshan Landscapes (Yang S57; SG 2124-2139), complete set of sixteen in blocks of four, UM (64). HK$10,000-15,000 May 14, 2016
741
HK$8,000-10,000 167