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Auction: 13009 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 2008

Municipal Posts
Shanghai
Collections and Ranges
An attractive and valuable, mostly unused, collection on hand-written leaves which includes 1866-72 set of four unused including "8" for "3" and imperf. proofs of 2c., 4c. and 8c.; 1867 set of four with "cands" for "cand" and "6" for "3" (used); a good group of the 1873-75 provisionals including 1ca. on 6c. surcharge inverted in both blue and black (used) and 3ca. on 2c., 1ca. on 6ca, 1ca. on 12ca. (small defect); 1872 2c. perf.15 unused and used; 1875 1ca. yellow perf.11½ (thin); 1876 set of five to 12ca.; 1877 provisionals including 1ca. on 6ca. and 1ca. on 9ca. (both used); 1877 1ca. carmine; 1877-80 both perfs. to 100 cash and provisionals; 1884-86 new colours; 1886-88 surcharges with varieties; 1888 surcharges with 20 cash on 40 cash inverted; 1888 20 cash grey on a sheet of twenty-five; 1890-92 sets; 1892-93 surcharges; Postage Dues and later issued. Condition is a little mixed in places, still a very appealing collection. Photo. Colonel Valentine Burkhardt collection

Sold for
HK$38,000