1897 Red Revenue Stamps Surcharged for Postage. Large figures surcharges. Small figures surcharges

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1 Commencing on Tuesday, December 5, at 9:30 am with the MacArthur Collection of Red Revenues (lots ), the Aaron Li Collection of Red Revenues (lots ), and the William E. Jones Collection of Silver Yuan (lots ) in separate catalogues. The General Session below (lots ) will take place immediately following Red Revenue Stamps Surcharged for Postage Large figures surcharges Small figures surcharges c. on 3c. red, position 18, showing large oblong stop after cents resembling comma, nice colour, well centred, fine to very fine mint. Chan 84. HK$ 4,000-5, c. on 3c. red with sheet margin at left, position 16 large box of Chinese character, good colour, excellent centring, fine to very fine unmounted mint, mounted in sheet margin only. Chan 87a. HK$ 2,200-2, c. on 3c. red, position 1, bright colour, well centred within large margins, fine and fresh unused with much original gum, two light yellow spots in margin. Chan 84. HK$ 2,000-2, c. on 3c. red, position 8, clear colour, well centred, very good to fine unused with much original gum. Chan 84. HK$ 1,500-2, c. on 3c. red, position 11, slight offset on reverse, bright colour, particularly well centred, fine unused with part to large part original gum. Chan 87. HK$ 2,000-2, c. on 3c. red, position 11, bright colour, near perfect centring within large margins, fine and fresh unused with part original gum. Chan 87. HK$ 2,000-2, c. on 3c. red, position 9, deep colour, well centred, unused with part to large part original gum, hinge remainder, a few short perfs. at top, otherwise fine. Chan 87. HK$ 1,500-2,000 91

2 c. on 3c. red vertical pair with sheet margin at foot, positions 16/21, fresh colour, well centred, fine unused with part to large part original gum, slight disturbance. Chan 87. HK$ 4,000-5, c. on 3c. red block of four with sheet margin at right, positions 14-15/19-20, position 15 large box of Chinese character, deep colour, excellent centring, fine appearance unused with part original gum which is soaked into paper, lower pair has paper adherence, light uniform toning on reverse. Chan 87, a. HK$ 8,000-10, c. on 3c. red vertical strip of four with sheet margin at top, positions 1/6/11/16, position 16 large box of Chinese character, deep colour, centred just to top left, fine appearance unused with small part original gum, uniform toning on reverse just shows through to front. Chan 87, a. HK$ 6,000-8, c. on 3c. red block of six, positions / position 16 large box of Chinese character, bright fresh colour, well centred, very fine and fresh unused with practically full original gum, five stamps are unmounted. Chan 87, a. HK$ 25,000-30,000

3 1219 1c. on 3c. red, a complete pane of twenty-five (5 x 5), from the top right corner of the sheet with sheet margin at top showing sheet number 2754, representing the complete setting with the constant varieties, positions 6, 15 and 16 large box of central character, position 5 crack on right side of central character One, and position 25 one cent 3mm. below Chinese character, good colour though slightly oxidised, fine appearance unused with part to large part original gum, adherences on reverse, small corner crease at lower left and a few split perforations. A highly desirable multiple with sheet number. Chan 87, a, b, d. HK$ 150, ,000 93

4 c. on 3c. red, position 17, deep bright colour, centred just to lower left, fine and fresh unused with practically full original gum. Chan 88. HK$ 2,000-2, c. on 3c. red, position 8, bright clear colour, centred just to lower left, fine and fresh unused with part to large part original gum, hinge remainders. Chan 89. HK$ 5,000-6, $1 on 3c. red, position 4, excellent colour, well centred within large margins, fine unused with part to large part original gum. Chan 90. HK$ 25,000-30, c. on 3c. red vertical pair, positions 1/6, good colour, particularly well centred, fine unused with much original gum. Chan 88. HK$ 5,000-6, $1 on 3c. red, position 11, deep colour, particularly well centred, fine unmounted mint, some perforations have faint tones on reverse. Chan 90. HK$ 15,000-20, c. on 3c. red, position 8, nice clear colour, particularly well centred, fine unused with large part to much original gum, hinge remainders. Chan 89. HK$ 6,000-8, $1 on 3c. red, position 19, fresh clear colour, centred to right, fine unused with large part to much original gum, hinge remainders. Chan 90. HK$ 12,000-15,000 94

5 Selections 1227 Small figures 2c. on 3c. and large figures 1c. on 3c. to $1 on 3c. unused, all position 100 with characteristic vertical sheet guide lines extending downwards from the lower right corner of the sheet, the small and large figures 2c. on 3c. and 4c. on 3c. (trimmed margin at foot) are all very fine, the 1c. on 3c. is toned with much gum which is not original, and the $1 on 3c. is of choice colour and centring with small part original gum, but has deep thin at lower right corner resulting in small pinhole. Chan 84, HK$ 25,000-30, Small figures 2c. on 3c. and large figures 1c. on 3c. (2, one with large box of Chinese character) to 4c. on 3c., good to fine unused with small part to much original gum, one 1c. on 3c. has faults and the 4c. on 3c. is uniformly toned. Chan 84, HK$ 4,000-5, Imperial Chinese Post I.C.P. ½c. to $5, fine to very fine and fresh unused with part to much original gum (some disturbance). Chan HK$ 15,000-20, I.C.P. ½c. to $5, fine unused with large part to much original gum, the $2 has dull gum and the $5 has glazed gum. Chan HK$ 12,000-15, I.C.P. ½c. to $5, with some extra shades, mainly fine unused with much original gum, the $2 is oxidised. Chan HK$ 12,000-15,000 Ex 1229 Ex 1230 Ex

6 I.C.P. 1c. chrome-yellow, a pane of twenty (4 x 5) with sheet or interpane margins all around, very fine and fresh mint. Chan I.C.P. $2 orange and yellow, cancelled by upright and sideways strikes of pakua, good colours, well centred, tear at foot, an attractive example of this scarce stamp unusually cancelled. Chan 102. HK$ 3,000-4, I.C.P. $5 yellow-green and rose, unused with traces of original gum, and $5 deep green and rose imperforate plate proof on watermarked paper, both fine. Chan 103. HK$ 1,500-2, I.C.P. 50c. black-green, error of colour, superb colour and centring, usual rough perfs., very fine unused with much original gum. Chan 100a. HK$ 5,000-6, Chinese Imperial Post I.C.P. 50c. blue-green, error of colour, exceptional colour, well centred within huge balanced margins, very fine unused with much original gum, the rarer of the two errors, with only eighty examples produced. Chan 100b. HK$ 8,000-10, C.I.P. 30c. deep maroon (close to issued colour of the 20c.) imperf. proof on thin paper, overprinted Waterlow & Sons Ltd./Specimen, affixed to stamp-size card. HK$ 3,000-4, C.I.P. $2 claret and yellow (issued colour) imperf. proof on thin paper, overprinted Waterlow & Sons Ltd./Specimen, affixed to stamp-size card. HK$ 8,000-10, C.I.P. 4c., 5c. and 10c. in vermilion-red, each overprinted Waterlow & Sons Ltd./Specimen and with punch hole, from the Waterlow sample sheet, fine. HK$ 1,200-1,500

7 Ex C.I.P. ½c. to $5 with colours changed and 1909 Hsuan Tung First Year 2c. to 7c., unused with much original gum, tones. HK$ 3,000-4, Ex C.I.P. watermarked ½c. to $5, mainly fine unused with part to much original gum, the 10c. has light tones, the 20c. has small adherence on reverse and the $2 has horizontal crease. Chan HK$ 7,000-9, C.I.P. watermarked 1c. orange block of four with interpane margin at right and sheet margin at foot, imperforate horizontally between stamps, thereby containing two vertical pairs imperforate between, vibrant colour, negligible traces of thinning in margin at top, nevertheless very fine and fresh unused with much original gum, hinge remainders. Chan 105c. HK$ 3,500-4,000 Ex C.I.P. watermarked ½c. to $5, mainly fine unused with small part to much original gum, a few light tones. Chan HK$ 6,000-8, C.I.P. watermarked $5 deep green and salmon horizontal pair, fine unused with much original gum which is lightly toned on reverse. Chan 115. HK$ 5,000-6,000 Ex C.I.P. watermarked ½c. to $5, fine appearance unused with part to much original gum, some tones or oxidisation. Chan HK$ 6,000-8, C.I.P. watermarked $5 deep green and salmon, lightly cancelled by bilingual c.d.s., very fine. Chan 115. HK$ 1,200-1,500 97

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9 C.I.P. unwatermarked 5c. lemon-yellow with imperforate gutter margin at top, fine appearance unused with much original gum, slight oxidisation and faint tones, rare variety in this distinctive shade. Chan 121d. HK$ 3,000-4,000 Ex C.I.P. no watermark ½c. to $5 and colours changed 2c. to 16c., with various shades, fine appearance unused with much original gum, a number of the lower values have some oxidisation or tones, the dollar values are sound. Chan HK$ 6,000-8, C.I.P. ½c., 1c., 2c. and 5c. (two shades) panes of twenty with sheet or interpane margin on at least one side, fine to very fine and fresh unused with much original gum, a few small faults or adherences. HK$ 5,000-6, C.I.P. unwatermarked 10c. green double pane of forty with selvedge all around, each stamp with Waterlow punch hole, unused without gum, some reinforcement and light tones. Chan 122. HK$ 1,500-2, C.I.P. unwatermarked $2 claret and yellow, horizontal strip of four with sheet margin at top, right stamp shows reentry of Nee, each stamp with Waterlow punch holes, very fine and fresh unused without gum. Chan 127a. HK$ 4,000-5, C.I.P. unwatermarked $5 green and salmon, rich colours, well centred, fine unused with much original gum. Chan 128. HK$ 3,000-4, C.I.P. unwatermarked $5 green and salmon, deep colours, centred to top, fine unused with much original gum. Chan 128. HK$ 3,000-4,000 Ex C.I.P. 1c., 2c., 5c. (two colours) and 10c. vertical strips of three, variety imperforate between, very good to fine unused with much original gum, the 1c. creased and the others have tones. HK$ 15,000-20, C.I.P. unwatermarked 5c. orange interpanneau block of thirty-five, bright fresh colour, fine unused with much original gum, one stamp at top is defective, the pane of twenty is perfect. Chan 121. HK$ 4,000-5, C.I.P. unwatermarked $5 green and salmon with sheet margin at top, fine unmounted mint, a few peripheral tone spots. Chan 128. HK$ 2,500-3,000 99

10 1259 Republic of China overprints Provisional Neutrality overprint for use in Foochow $2 claret and yellow, deep colours, fine unused with much original gum (toned), hinge remainders. Signed J.R. Hughes in pencil. Chan 142. HK$ 15,000-20,000 Only 96 stamps were overprinted/sold (19 Nov.) registered parcel wrapper to Syracuse, New York (23.12) bearing C.I.P. 1c., 4c. (2), 5c. (2), 10c. (2), 16c. and $1, cancelled by Kiukiang bilingual c.d.s., in combination with U.S. 2c. strip of four and 10c. (4, with strip of three), cancelled by U.S. Postal Agency/Shanghai, China/R.D. oval h.s. in violet, with Chinese Imperial Post label and Registered/U.S. Postal Agency/Shanghai, China unframed d.s. in violet adjacent, two C.I.P. stamps have defects, fine and very rare commercial usage of the C.I.P. $1, particularly so on a complete parcel wrapper. HK$ 10,000-12, Provisional Neutrality overprint for use in Foochow $2 claret and yellow, on piece, cancelled by Foochow bilingual c.d.s. (4.2.12), fine. Chan 142. HK$ 6,000-8, Hsuan Tung First Year 2c. to 7c. on small presentation sheet, cancelled by Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. on the day of issue, a few creases or light tones clear of stamps. Chan Republic of China Provisional Neutrality overprint 1c., 3c. and 7c., fine unused with much original gum. Chan HK$ 4,000-5, Republic of China Provisional Neutrality overprint 1c. brownish orange block of four with interpane margin at right, fine unused with much original gum (disturbed), a few blunt perfs. at upper left. Chan 144. HK$ 7,000-9,000

11 Republic of China Provisional Neutrality overprint 7c. crimson-lake, centred to upper left, fine appearance unused with part to large part original gum. Chan 146. HK$ 2,000-2,500 Ex Republic of China Statistical Dept. overprint ½c. to $5, fine unused with much original gum (the $1 without gum), hinge remainders, the 20c. thinned. Chan HK$ 4,000-5, Republic of China Provisional Neutrality overprint $2 claret and yellow, deep bright colours, near perfect centring, very fine and fresh unused with much original gum, hinge remainder. A splendid example of this rare stamp. Signed H. Bloch. Chan 150. HK$ 45,000-55, Republic of China Statistical Dept. overprint ½c. brown, variety overprint inverted, interpanneau block of twenty-four (8 x 3) also with interpane margin at left, very fine mint. Chan 152b. HK$ 3,500-4,000 Only 93 stamps were overprinted/sold Ex Republic of China Statistical Dept. overprint ½c. to $5 (less 50c.), mainly fine unused with much original gum, the 20c. without gum, but the $1 is in a marginal unmounted mint pair; also Commercial Press overprint 1c. and 2c. unused. Chan , , HK$ 5,000-6, Republic of China Statistical Dept. and Commercial Press overprints 1c. brownish orange, each with sheet margin at right, both have basic stamp with retouched One, the former is fine unmounted mint, and the latter unused but oxidised. Chan 153b, 167a. HK$ 2,500-3, Republic of China Statistical Dept. overprint 5c. deep violet block of twenty and 7c. crimson-lake pane of twentyfive, the former is fine mint and the latter is unused without gum. Chan 157, 158. HK$ 3,000-4,

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13 Republic of China Statistical Dept. overprint 16c. olive-green pane of twenty-five with selvedge on three sides, fine unused with part original gum. Chan 160. HK$ 3,000-4, Republic of China Statistical Dept. overprint 20c. maroon blocks of eight and twelve, both with selvedge on two sides, fine unused with much original gum. Chan 161. HK$ 2,000-2,500 Ex Republic of China Waterlow overprint ½c. to $5, unused with much original gum, the $2 has light offset from another value and the $5 has transparent grease staining from gum soaks, otherwise fine. Chan HK$ 4,000-5, Republic of China Statistical Dept. overprint $2 claret and yellow, variety overprint inverted, fine and fresh unused with part original gum. Chan 165b. HK$ 3,000-4, Republic of China Commercial Press overprint 1c. ochre pane of twenty from the top right corner of the sheet with selvedge all around, showing sheet requisition numbers, fine unused with much original gum, a few light tone spots on gum mainly in margins. Chan 167. HK$ 1,200-1,500 Ex Republic of China Commercial Press overprint 1c. ochre blocks of four (2), each cancelled by Chang Yuan Charity Meeting Shanghai commemorative circular h.s. in violet. Chan 167. HK$ 1,500-2,000 Ex Republic of China Waterlow overprint ½c. to $5, very good to fine appearance unused with much original gum, except the $5 (toned) which is without gum, some faults including $2 with corner defect. Chan HK$ 2,500-3, Republic of China Waterlow overprint 1c. brownish orange, a complete pane of twenty from the right of the sheet with selvedge all around, position 12 is variety basic stamp retouched One and position 20 is broken top of One, with characteristic plate crack in margin at right, good colour, well centred, very good appearance unused without gum, toning on reverse just shows through to front in places. Chan 170, a, b. HK$ 3,000-4, Republic of China Waterlow overprint 2c. green interpanneau block of forty-eight, including two panes of twenty with selvedge on two sides, unused without gum, toned. Chan 171. HK$ 1,500-2, Republic of China Waterlow overprint 7c. crimsonlake pane of twenty-five with selvedge on three sides, fine appearance unused with much original gum, light vertical bend crosses one row of stamps and some lightly toned perfs. in margins. Chan 175. HK$ 3,000-4,

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15 Ex 1285 Ex 1286 Ex Commemorating the Revolution and the Republic Commemorating the Revolution and the Republic 1c. to $5, both sets, mainly fine unused with much original gum, a few tones and small faults. Chan HK$ 7,000-9, Commemorating the Revolution 1c. to $5, fine appearance unused with much original gum, tones and small faults, both the $2 and $5 are creased. Chan HK$ 4,000-5, Commemorating the Revolution $2 brown, cancelled by Shanghai bilingual c.d.s., fine and scarce value used. Chan 194. HK$ 1,500-2, Commemorating the Republic 1c. to $5, fine appearance unused with much original gum, a few tones and small faults, the $5 is sound. Chan HK$ 3,000-4, Commemorating the Revolution and the Republic 2c. (both), cancelled by Canton segmented d.s. on 1913 (14 July) picture postcard to France (11.8) via Shanghai Republic (24.7) and French P.O. (26.7), fine. Chan 185, 197. HK$ 8,000-10, Junk, Reaper, and Hall of Classic Issues London printing ½c. to $10, fine unused with much original gum, hinge remainders. Chan HK$ 8,000-10, London printing ½c. to $10, unused with much original gum, the $10 has part gum only which is toned and disturbed. Chan HK$ 7,000-9, London printing ½c. sepia, a complete sheet of 200 with selvedge on three sides, comprised of eight panes of twenty-five showing sheet requisition number 238, fine appearance mint, a few minor tine spots, practically severed in two. Chan 207. HK$ 2,000-2, First Peking printing ½c. to $10, mainly fine unused with much original gum, the 7c. is thinned, a few other low values have small tones and the $2 has minute picked out inclusion. Chan HK$ 10,000-12, First Peking printing $20 black and yellow, strong colour, fairly well centred, unused with much original gum, a few light tone spots on gum, nevertheless fine. Chan 248. HK$ 20,000-25,000 Ex Second Peking printing ½c. to $20, fine and fresh unused with large part to much original gum, the $1 has small mark on front at top right. Chan HK$ 8,000-10, Second Peking printing ½c. to $20, mainly fine unused with large part to much original gum, some have varying degrees of toning on gum. Chan HK$ 7,000-9, Second Peking printing $20 blue and plum, fine and fresh appearance unused with much original gum, some thinning. Chan 272. HK$ 2,500-3, Junk issues to 10c. in imprint and plate number strips, also a few surcharges and Provincial overprints, mainly fine to very fine unused mostly with much original gum, an interesting assembly for further study (approx. 75 strips). HK$ 5,000-6,

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17 Ex Later Issues Northwest Scientific Expedition 1c. to 10c., two sets, unused with part original gum and used, mainly fine Northwest Scientific Expedition 1c. to 10c. on 1933 (13 July) registered envelope from Sven Hedin in Peiping to Canton, cancelled by Peiping (1) bilingual c.d.s. with Punyu arrival c.d.s. on reverse, written in Sven Hedin s hand. Chan HK$ 2,000-2, Northwest Scientific Expedition 1c. to 10c. on 1933 (13 July) registered envelope from Sven Hedin in Peiping to Canton, cancelled by Peiping (1) bilingual c.d.s. with Punyu arrival c.d.s. on reverse, written in Sven Hedin s hand. Chan HK$ 2,000-2, Dr. Sun Yat-sen Chung Hwa printing $5 imperf. sheets of fifty (2), each showing central portrait slightly misplaced, unused, one has vertical creasing along two rows between stamps and the other a few tone spots and one stamp with defects th Anniv. of U.S. Constitution 5c. to $1, 12 sets, overprinted Specimen in red and each stamp with small security punch hole, unmounted mint, uniform gum toning. Chan HK$ 1,200-1, Dr. Sun Yat-sen Hong Kong Dah Tung printing unwatermarked 5c. to $20, the basic low values in complete sheets of 200 and the dollar values in sheets of fifty (4 of each), unused with much original gum, some toning and splitting. Chan 403/416. HK$ 2,500-3, Dr. Sun Yat-sen Hong Kong Dah Tung printing watermarked 5c. to $20 complete set of ten, values to 50c. in complete sheets of 200 and the dollar values in sheets of fifty (4 of each), unused with much original gum, some toning and splitting. Chan HK$ 2,500-3, Dr. Sun Yat-sen Hong Kong Dah Tung printing perf. 12½ 8c. to $20, fine to very fine mint or unused without gum. Chan HK$ 2,500-3, Yunnan surcharge 40c. in red on Dah Tung printing 50c. blue, surcharge inverted, fine mint, lightly toned in lower right corner. Chan 547e Dr. Sun Yat-sen Central Trust printing perf. 13½ c. deep olive-green with sheet margin at right showing additional vertical row of perforation, fine and fresh unused without gum as issued. An unrecorded perforation variety. Chan 558 var. HK$ 6,000-8, Dr. Sun Yat-sen Central Trust printing 16c. olivebrown, perf. 11 x 10½, fine unused without gum as issued. Hu San guarantee handstamp. Chan 572B. HK$ 1,200-1, Dr. Sun Yat-sen Paicheng printing (engraved) perf $5 lilac-grey vertical pair with sheet margin at left, variety imperforate horizontally, fine unused without gum as issued. Chan 620 var DPP overprint in red for Fukien 16c. olive-brown with sheet margin at left, fine unused without gum as issued. Chan DPP overprint in red for Fukien 16c. olivebrown, fine used. Chan surcharge of 50 cents with two vertical bars in red for Kansu 16c. olive-brown, surcharged by machine, dull ink, a spectacular vertical strip of ten from the lower left corner of the sheet showing the requisition number 2 055, lower strip of five with surcharge value and bars omitted, very fine unused without gum as issued. Chan 632, 667, g. HK$ 7,500-9,

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19 DPP overprint in black for West Szechwan 16c. olive-brown, well centred, fine unused without gum as issued. Chan surcharge of 50 cents in red for Hunan on 16c. olivebrown horizontal pair with imperf. sheet margin (4mm.) at left, fine unused without gum as issued. Chan 647 var handstamped surcharge of 50 cents with two vertical bars in red for Kansu in a distinct brownish red colour on 16c. olive-brown, block of four, very fine unused without gum as issued. Chan 664var. HK$ 3,500-4, Kaifeng Provisional $20 on 40c. orange-yellow vertical strip of four, the first and third stamps have surcharge variety inverted Yuan, cancelled by c.d.s., fine and scarce multiple with the two varieties postally used. Chan 884, a. HK$ 2,000-2, Kaifeng Provisional $10 on 20c. brown-lake horizontal pair, on soft native paper, right stamp with surcharge variety Bi for Se, fine unused without gum as issued. Chan 890, b Kiaotung surcharges $10 on ½c. on 1c. to $80 on $40 on 30c., fine mint or unused. Chan Thrift Movement miniature sheet overprinted in Cyrillic, Chinese and French for the Russian Philatelic Society Exhibition in Shanghai on 28 February 1943, with red overprints shifted downwards surcharge of 20 cents for Honan on 13c. Hong Kong Martyr, watermarked, fine to very fine and fresh unused with much original gum. Chan 684. HK$ 1,200-1, surcharge of 20 cents for Honan on 17c. Dr. Sun Yatsen New York printing, very fine mint. Chan surcharge of 20 cents in red for Kiangsi on 13c. Peking Martyr, fine unused with large part to much original gum. Chan surcharge of 20 cents in red for Kwangtung on 17c. Hong Kong Martyr, unwatermarked, narrow stamp with small character surcharge, fine unused with large part original gum. Chan 739. HK$ 750-1, Dr. Sun Yat-sen Chungking Chung Hwa printing typographed $20 rose, perf. 16, vertical pair, fine unused without gum as issued. Chan 802a. HK$ 1,500-2, Dr. Sun Yat-sen Third London printing prepared for use but not issued $4 blue and $5 deep red, unmounted mint, the $5 has tone spots on gum. Chan PUN1, PUN2. HK$ 2,500-3, Second Shanghai Union surcharge $30 on ½c. sepia Hong Kong Martyr, watermark inverted and reversed, deep colour, well centred, very fine and fresh appearance unused with practically full original gum, light toning on gum. A rare stamp. Yang guarantee handstamp. Chan 903. HK$ 10,000-12, Third Shanghai Union surcharge $100 on $1 deep purple Dr. Sun Yat-sen London printing, perf ½ x 13½, used, rare compound perf., fine. Chan 929 var Third Shanghai Union surcharge $1000 on $2 green Dr. Sun Yat-sen Paicheng printing, on very thin foreign mesh paper, used, fine and rare paper variety. Chan 943 var Third Shanghai Union surcharge $1000 on $2 green Dr. Sun Yat-sen Paicheng printing, perf. 11½ on Revenue paper, used, fine and very rare unrecorded paper variety. Chan 943 var Chungking Central surcharge $20 on 8c. brownorange Hong Kong Martyr, watermarked, fine mint. Chan 955. HK$ 1,200-1,

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21 Gold Yuan Gold Yuan Shanghai Union Press surcharge 10c. on $1 green Dr. Sun Yat-sen Pacheng typographed, block of four, fine unused without gum as issued. Chan G39. HK$ 3,000-4, Gold Yuan Shanghai Union Press surcharge 10c. on $1 green Dr. Sun Yat-sen Pacheng typographed, block of four, fine unused without gum as issued, two perfs. at foot folded over. Chan G39. HK$ 2,500-3, Gold Yuan Shanghai San Yi surcharge $5000 on $100 olive-green prepared for use but not issued, fine unused without gum as prepared. Chan GN1. HK$ 1,500-2, Gold Yuan Shanghai Union Press surcharges 10c. on $1 green Dr. Sun Yat-sen Pacheng typographed and 10c. on $20 rose-red Dr. Sun Yat-sen Chung Hwa typographed, both fine unused without gum as issued. Chan G39, G41. HK$ 2,000-2, Gold Yuan Shanghai Union Press surcharge $50 on 30c. dull orange Dr. Sun Yat-sen Central Trust, perf. 10½ x 11, fine unused without gum as issued, rare compound perf. especially with perforation 10. Chan G62 var. HK$ 3,000-4, Gold Yuan Shanghai Union Press surcharge $100 on $1 green Dr. Sun Yat-sen Pacheng typographed, perf. 12½, on Revenue paper, block of four with sheet margin at right, very fine unused without gum as issued. Chan G64d. HK$ 750-1, Gold Yuan Nanking surcharge wide spacing 10c. on $7000 red-brown Dr. Sun Yat-sen Dah Tung printing block of forty, showing several minor surcharge varieties, cancelled by Shanghai dotted rim d.s. ( ), a few small faults, overall fine for such a large multiple. Chan G70. HK$ 1,200-1, Gold Yuan Sien Dai Book Company surcharge 50c. on $20 brown Revenue, small characters, complete sheet of one hundred, showing spectacular preprinting vertical paper fold, fine unused without gum as issued, some light tone spots. Chan G81. HK$ 1,500-2, (Apr.) Gold Yuan Hankow surcharge $10,000 on $20 brown-red block of four, lower right stamp variety surcharge character Yuan instead of Kuo, fine unused without gum as issued. Chan G122, b. HK$ 5,000-6, (Apr.) Gold Yuan Hankow surcharge $2,000,000 on $20 and $5,000,000 on $20, perf. 13½, fine used. Chan G126, G127ai. HK$ 9,000-12, (Apr.) Gold Yuan Hankow surcharge $5,000,000 on $20 brown-red, perf. 13½, well centred, lightly cancelled, very fine. Chan G127ai. HK$ 2,500-3,

22 (Apr.) Gold Yuan Hankow surcharge $5,000,000 on $20, Type A, perf. 13½, block of six and strip of three, $2,000,000 on $20, Type B, perf. 14½, strip of five, pair and single, and $500,000 on $20, Type B, perf. 12½, irregular block of eight and single, overlapping and cancelled by Hankow dotted rim d.s. on reverse of 1949 (13 May) registered airmail envelope to Toronto ( ), via Shanghai, Canton (24.5) and British Columbia (30.5), very fine and one of the great postal history rarities of both the Hankow surcharges and the Gold Yuan period, with large multiples of the three high value Hankow surcharges on an envelope posted only three days before the city fell to Communist forces. Chan G125b, G126ai, G127ai; CSS 1346a, 1347a, 1348a. HK$ 150, ,000 The $65,500,000 franking on this envelope was the Gold Yuan equivalent of the then Silver Yuan postage for an international registered airmail letter, Silver Yuan $0.60 (assuming a weight of 10 grams or less), an exchange rate of almost 110,000,000:1. It was only after Silver Yuan currency was adopted on 28 April that the very high value stamps became necessary to accommodate the plummeting value of the Gold Yuan. On 27 April, the cost of this letter (again assuming a weight of 10 grams or less) would have been Gold Yuan $56,000. The addressee of this envelope, Robert McClure ( ), was a Canadian who grew up in China and, after the completion of his medical studies in Toronto, he then went back to China where he spent the next 25 years providing medical services and setting up rural medical systems. A missionary as well as a doctor, he left China in 1948 ahead of the Communists coming to power and later worked in, among other places, Gaza, India, Borneo, Peru and Zaire. See lot 3547 for an envelope relating to Robert McClure. 112

23 Gold Yuan Dr. Sun Yat-sen Shanghai Central printing engraved $10 green complete sheet of 200, with paper fold and ensuing misperforation at right resulting in the two marginal imprints appearing inside the actual perforated stamps, very fine unused without gum as issued. Chan G137. HK$ 2,000-2, Gold Yuan Dr. Sun Yat-sen Shanghai Central printing engraved $10 green complete sheet of 200 and $20 brown purple block of twenty, both with imperforate sheet margin at right, very fine unused without gum as issued. Chan G137 var, G138g. HK$ 2,000-2,500 Ex Gold Yuan issues, an unused collection including 1948 Shanghai Union surcharges 10c. on $1 green Dr. Sun Yat-sen Paicheng typographed and 10c. on $20 rose-red Dr. Sun Yat-sen Chung Hwa typographed (G39, G41), mainly fine (approx. 65). HK$ 2,500-3,000 Covers (16 Nov.) airmail envelope to New York bearing C.N.C. surcharges $30,000 on 30c. and $60,000 on $4 (2) Central Trust printing Dr. Sun Yat-sen, $3,000,000 Third Dah Tung printing Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and Gold Yuan surcharges 10c. on $1 (3) on Central Trust printing Dr. Sun Yat-sen, cancelled by Shanghai bilingual dotted rim d.s. An attractive Chinese National Currency/Gold Yuan franking paying the correct Gold Yuan $1.35 charge for international airmail matter. HK$ 800-1, (13 Dec.) airmail envelope to Los Angeles, California (21.12) redirected to a number of cities internally, bearing Gold Yuan surcharge $2 on $100 (9) Shanghai Dah Tung printing Dr. Sun Yat-sen, cancelled by Kunming bilingual dotted rim d.s., envelope a little worn around edges. HK$ (19 Feb.) second formular aerogramme to Cincinnati, Ohio bearing Gold Yuan $50 on $2 and $100 on $2 Chungking Chung Hwa printing Dr. Sun Yat-sen, cancelled by Hwashu bilingual dotted rim d.s. HK$ 800-1, (31 Mar.) envelope to Hong Kong (2.4) bearing the $1 Dah Tung engraved printing Dr. Sun Yat-sen block of fifty, cancelled by Swatow bilingual dotted rim d.s., with Hong Kong c.d.s. on reverse over folded-over stamps. An unusual usage of the $1 value paying the $50 ordinary mail rate on the last day of that rate. HK$ 800-1, (13 Apr.) airmail envelope to San Francisco, California bearing on reverse $1000 Dah Tung engraved printing Dr. Sun Yat-sen blocks of eight and nine, cancelled by Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. HK$ (21 Apr.) registered envelope to New York (23.5) bearing $2000 Dah Tung lithographed printing Dr. Sun Yatsen (more than 275 in layers), cancelled by Hunan, Shaoyang dotted rim d.s., with New York registration d.s., stamps and envelope torn and tattered in places, which is to be expected for such mail matter weighing over 3 pounds. HK$ (13 Apr.) airmail envelope to Hunan, Shaoyang (20.4) bearing surcharge $100 on $1 Paicheng typographed printing Dr. Sun Yat-sen block of six, cancelled by Hunan, Shandan dotted rim d.s., manuscript due marking on front, possibly from a double weight letter since the letter is franked at the $600 single airmail letter rate, a small piece of sellotape at top on front. HK$

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27 (25 Apr.) airmail envelope to Cleveland, Ohio bearing $1000 Dah Tung engraved printing, and $2000 Dah Tung lithographed printing block of twenty, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, cancelled by Hunan, Changsha dotted rim d.s. HK$ (14 May) registered airmail envelope to Richmond, Virginia (18.5) bearing $20,000 (4) and $100,000 (74; 2 additional stamps are missing) Dah Tung lithographed printing Dr. Sun Yat-sen, cancelled by Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. and on reverse by Shanghai bilingual roller type, with the complete franking, the Gold Yuan $7,680,000 in postage would have paid the exact current Silver Yuan $1.92 rate for an airmail registered envelope weighing between 40 and 50 grams, a few of stamps are defective from application over the edges of the envelope. HK$ (20 Apr.) registered airmail envelope to New Westminster, British Columbia (24.4) bearing surcharge $2000 on $300 Revenue (3) and $10,000 Dah Tung lithographed printing Dr. Sun Yat-sen block of eight, cancelled by Shanghai Mobile Post c.d.s., with Vancouver registration h.s. and New Westminster arrival c.d.s. on reverse. HK$ (5 May) airmail envelope to Martinsville, New Jersey bearing surcharge $100,000 on $30,000 Dah Tung printing Dr. Sun Yat-sen irregular block of sixteen, cancelled by Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. HK$ (5 May) airmail envelope to Canton bearing surcharge $100,000 on $30,000 Dah Tung printing Dr. Sun Yat-sen block of four, cancelled by Shanghai bilingual c.d.s., with faint Canton bilingual arrival c.d.s. on reverse. HK$ (17 May) airmail envelope to London bearing $100,000 Dah Tung lithographed printing Dr. Sun Yat-sen irregular block of sixteen, cancelled by Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. HK$ Domestic Postage Paid Chops (7 Jan.) unfranked envelope to Anhui, Tunxi showing Domestic Postage Paid/Shanghai framed d.s. An attractive advertising cover. HK$ (5 Mar.) unfranked envelope to Hunan, Changde (10.3) showing Domestic Postage Paid/Anxiang framed h.s., with Anxiang dotted rim d.s. alongside, and Changde dotted rim d.s. on reverse (14 Mar.) unfranked registered envelope to Hangzhou (22.3) showing Domestic Postage Paid/Shaoyang framed h.s. in red, with bilingual Shaoyang dotted rim d.s. and Hangzhou dotted rim d.s. alongside, 14mm. tear at right not affecting postal markings (25 Apr.) unfranked envelope to Chengdu showing Domestic Postage Paid/Changsha framed d.s., with Chungking dotted rim d.s. (7.5) alongside, and Chungking dotted rim d.s. (29.5) on reverse, the text to the right of the address indicates that the envelope was sent to commemorate the first day of use of Silver Yuan in the Hunan district, and the two vertical lines next to the address characters Chengdu may explain why the envelope remained in Chungking for more than three weeks (28 Apr.) unfranked express registered envelope to Hunan, Shaoyang (4.5), showing Domestic Postage Paid/ Wuchang framed h.s., with Wuchang dotted rim d.s. alongside, and Shaoyang dotted rim arrival d.s. on reverse (3 May) unfranked double registered envelope to Hunan, Hengyang (9.5) showing Domestic Postage Paid/ Hunan Lingling framed h.s., with Lingling dotted rim d.s. alongside, and Hengyang dotted rim d.s. on reverse, envelope somewhat soiled. HK$ 800-1, (7 May) unfranked envelope to Canton (15.5) showing Domestic Postage Paid/Meixian framed h.s., with Meixian c.d.s alongside, and Canton bilingual roller cancellation on reverse (18 May) unfranked envelope to Hunan, Changde showing Domestic Postage Paid/Hanshou framed h.s., tied by Hanshow bilingual d.s., envelope has vertical fold barely affecting c.d.s. HK$ 800-1, (22 May) unfranked envelope to Tihwa, Urumtsi (19.6), showing Postage Paid framed h.s., tied by Jiuquan dotted rim d.s., with Jiuquan despatch d.s. and Tihwa/(Urumtsi) bilingual c.d.s. on reverse, envelope soiled on reverse. HK$ 800-1, (4 June) unfranked airmail express registered envelope to Canton (12.6), showing Domestic Postage Paid/Dinghai framed h.s., with Dinghai and Canton dotted rim d.s. alongside, manuscript 26 fen indicates the postage paid for the services provided. HK$ 1,200-1,

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29 (14 Sept.) unfranked envelope to Taipei, Taiwan (25.9), showing Domestic Postage Paid/Shipu framed h.s., Shihpi bilingual despatch c.d.s. and Taipei arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Shipu was taken by Communist forces on 9 July. A very scarce post-liberation cross-strait usage from the mainland to Nationalist Taiwan. HK$ 2,500-3,000 Silver Yuan Silver Yuan Peiping Summer Palace Scenery surcharged in green 15c. brown block of eight (2 x 4) from the top left corner of the sheet showing imprint, variety surcharge shifted upwards, a few small tones, otherwise fine unused without gum as issued. Chan S31d. HK$ 2,000-2, (7 May) Silver Yuan Unit stamps for Kansu-Ninghsia- Tsinghai handstamped overprint in violet on Domestic Ordinary Unit stamp orange and in red on Domestic Airmail Unit stamp green, fine to very fine unused. Extremely rare. Experts & Consultants certificate (2017). Chan S68-S69. HK$ 20,000-25, Silver Yuan Kwangtung Unit stamps set of six and additional Domestic Ordinary on $500 with overprint on both sides, fine unused without gum as issued, except the Domestic Ordinary on $500 normal is toned. Chan S89-S94, S91var. HK$ 1,500-2, Silver Yuan Kwangtung Unit stamp Domestic Ordinary on $500, variety overprint shifted to lower left, cancelled by part Canton c.d.s., fine. Chan S91 var Silver Yuan surcharges for Kwangtung 1c. on $100 brown lithographed block of forty (4 x 10) from the right of the sheet with selvedge on three sides showing imprints, one stamp (position 68) variety missing 1 of surcharge, very fine unused without gum as issued. Chan S95, a. HK$ 7,000-9, Local overprints : 1949 a used selection with a good range of post offices represented (50+). HK$ 2,000-2, Silver Yuan issues, an unused and used stock with some duplication, well arranged in a stockbook or on cards, including Provincial issues and a good range of Foochow local overprints, good to fine (approx. 900). HK$ 10,000-12, (23 May) airmail envelope to Winchester, Massachusetts bearing the 20c. surcharge on $1,000 Revenue (2), cancelled by Shanghai bilingual c.d.s., scarce usage of the 20c. surcharge from Shanghai, and also among the last mail leaving Nationalist Shanghai, both airports in Shanghai were taken by Communist forces by the evening of the next day, 24 May. HK$ 1,200-1, (14 Nov.) envelope to Mountain View, California via Swatow (17.11) and Hong Kong (22.11), bearing Canton/ Postage Paid/15c. meter label, cancelled by Meisien c.d.s., envelope folded at left well clear of label, fine and scarce usage of the postage meter label as the Communist forces were taking Guangdong Province. HK$ 1,500-2, (18 Apr.) airmail envelope to France via Hong Kong (20.4) bearing Hong Kong Asiatic Print Unit stamp Domestic Ordinary orange pair and San Yi printing $1 on $50 blue Revenue, cancelled by Haikou (Kiungshan) c.d.s., fine double airmail international rate. Chan S5, S15. HK$ 8,000-10,000 One of the very latest known Silver Yuan envelopes. Communist forces landed on Hainan on 17 April and fully liberated it by 21 April. 119

30 (4 Jan.) envelope to Wangtai, Shandong bearing on reverse West Szechwan Domestic Ordinary Unit overprint in black on Dr. Sun Yat-sen $4000 grey, cancelled by Sichuan, Zhongjiang, Nanshanzhen dotted rim c.d.s., with dotted rim transit and indistinct arrival d.s. adjacent. A fine postliberation use of a Nationalist Provincial Unit stamp before Communist stamps became available, sent from a military postal facility, and using the Nationalist Minguo 39 convention to designate Chan S119; CSS HK$ 15,000-20,000 Although we do not have information on the specific date of liberation of Nanshanzhen, it is located almost directly between Jianmenguan (the pass which fell to Communist forces on the night of December 17) and Chengdu (the fall of which on December 27 brought to an end the Chengdu Campaign). It would thus appear to have been liberated between those two dates. The first and only Zhongjiang local surcharge was not issued until February (23 Feb.) envelope to Kunming bearing rouletted Domestic Ordinary orange Unit stamp, cancelled by Yunnan, Kaiyuan dotted rim c.d.s., with another strike alongside, and Kunming machine roller arrival cancellation (25.2) on the reverse, fine and appealing post-liberation usage of a Nationalist Unit stamp prior to Communist stamps becoming available. Chan S1; CSS HK$ 8,000-10,000 While Yunnan Province was peacefully liberated on 9 December 1949, Communist stamps for use in Yunnan were not issued until 14 February, and then only in Kunming. It is probable that the Kunming overprinted stamps had not yet reached Kaiyuan (more than 150 km to the south) by 23 February. Nationalist stamps, whether or not overprinted or surcharged by Communist authorities, continued to be used in Yunnan through 20 March