November 12, 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 Document Photograph and Picture Post Card Literature Banknotes & Coins World-wide China Hong Kong Hong Kong Collections and Picture Post Cards Stamps Postal History Macau The Shanghai Postal System 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 Postal History of Customs Post China Imperial Post Issues 1897 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 1898-1903 Engraved Coiling Dragons 1897-1912 Postal History Republic of China 1912 "Provisional Neutrality" Overprints 1912 "Republic of China" Overprints 1912 Commemorative Issues 1913-26 London and Peking Junk Series 1931-48 General Issues Gold Yuan Issues Silver Yuan Issues 1912-49 Postal History Airmail Issues and First Flights Postage Dues Parcel Post Stamps Revenues Military Post 1942-45 Japanese Occupation of China Issues Tibet Sinkiang Ki-Hei Northeast Foreign Post Offices in China Taiwan People's Republic of China
133-187 188-288 289-294 295-324 325-327 328-338 339-340 341-377
378-398 399-543
544-556 557-581 582-738
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328-329 330-334 335-338 341-343 344-349 350-355 356-360 361-373 374-377 399 400-401 402 403-407 408-422 423-426 427-451 452-525 526 527-528 529 530 531-533 534-535 536-538 539-541 542 543
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1986-1999 PRC Selection, including 1986 Year of the Tiger (T107) complete sheet of 80, 1988 Year of the Dragon (T124) complete sheet of 80, both lightly toned and folded margins, 1997-16 Huangshan sheetlet and 1999 50th Anniversary of the Founding of PRC Collector's Stamp Pack, UM. HK$800 - 1,000
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1990-99 PRC Mint Accumulation, including complete sets in full sheets and multiples, imprint blocks, souvenir sheets and booklets, also joint issues with foreign countries, clean and very fine. HK$3,000 - 4,000
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1997 (July 1) Hong Kong’s Return to Motherland Gold Foil Souvenir Sheet (Yang 97-10GM), group of nineteen official China National Philatelic Corporation presentation folders, also 1995 International Stamp and Coin Fair Beijing imperforate souvenir sheet pack and 1996 9th FIAP imperforate souvenir sheet pack, plus a Return to Motherland official FDC (22).
1992-2010 Massive PRC Collection, carefully assembled and beautifully presented in eighteen Scott binders, an expanded coverage by issue to include blocks of four, FDCs or maximum cards, presentation folders, booklets, etc, hence many later issues in duplicate, a lovely, all encompassing collection, largely very fine, inspection invited. HK$15,000 - 20,000 www.philachina.com
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1997 (July 1) Hong Kong’s Return to Motherland Souvenir Sheet (Yang 97-10J), two original packs of 100, also one original pack of PJZ-8 (300). HK$1,500 - 2,000
1900-58 Postal History Selection, group of seven items, including two picture post cards with Kiautschou issues and a registered cover to Argentina with Dr SYS Japanese Occupation issues, fine (7). HK$1,000 - 2,000
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1900-52 Postal History Selection, group of five covers from China and one from Hong Kong, plus six post cards with foreign issues, fine (12).
1910’s Special Tientsin Markings, group of four items mounted and annotated in Chinese on an old album page.
HK$2,000 - 3,000
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CHINA: 1913-18 The Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, Shanghai $10 Printer’s Essay (P-#S185pe, S/ M#Y11-31), PMG64 Choice UNC, NET, water damage, very scarce, only a handful believed to exist.
CHINA: 1928 Chihli Province $10 Banknote, serial number 0000008, very scarce. HK$12,000 - 15,000
HK$15,000 - 20,000
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CHINA: 1933 Szechuan-Shensi Provincial Soviet Workers and Farmers Bank 2 Ch’uan Cloth Note (PS3218c), bearing red oval validation handstamp, XF and scarce. HK$1,000 - 1,500
CHINA: 1917 Bank of China (Manchuria) 10c, serial number B333333, UNC, scarce. HK$18,000 - 20,000 www.philachina.com
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CHINA: 1940 Bank of China 10 Yuan, reverse bearing handstamped serial number, unrecorded, very scarce, normal for comparison (2). HK$300 - 500
CHINA: 1945 Central Bank 9 Northeastern Provinces 5 Yuan Remainder (P-SCWPM#376), PCGS55, Choice About New. HK$2,000 - 3,000
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CHINA: 1940-44 The Central Reserve Bank of China, group of nine notes, including 10c, 50c, $1, $5, $10, $100, $200, $500 & $1,000, F-EF (9). HK$500 - 1,000
CHINA: 1949 The Kwangtung Provincial Bank One Yuan, group of 79, AU-UNC (79). HK$1,000 - 1,500 43
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