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Auction: 8032 - Stamps & Covers of Asia
Lot: 124

China Gold Yuan — An extensive, specialised and valuable collection in eight well-filled albums being an in-depth study with different papers, shades, numerous multiples and sheets with imprint blocks with some varieties and covers including on Chung Hwa and Martyrs with 50c. on 1/2c. offset surcharge (39); on 1945-46 Dah Tung Printing including 10c. on $20 basic stamp printed both sides (8), kiss-print double surcharge (300), on Central Trust Printing with a study of the four settings of 1/2c. on 30c. orange-red, two complete sheets of two hundred and domestic printed paper rate cover with 5c. franking; 2c. on $1.50 blue including double perfs. in margin (2) and shifted surcharge (5); 3c. on $5 including double perf. in margin (6), perf.12 1/2 line (12) and comb (163) displaying the different shades and papers; 4c. on $1 lake with Chinese woodfree paper (140), misplaced surcharge (50), used (36) and double registered cover; 5c. on 50c. green with some better perfs. and mixed franking cover; 10c. on 25c. surcharge offset on reverse (10), double perf. in margin (28) and double perf. between pair, dramatic examples of stitch watermark and complete sheet; 10c. on $1 green; 50c. on 20c. olive-grey imperf. between stamp and side margin (2), offset surcharge (49); 50c. on 30c. orange-red offset surcharge (27); 50c. on 40c. brown-lake value omitted from paper fold, better perfs. in multiples; $1 on 40c. red-brown perf.11 blocks (110) and other better perfs., imperf. side margin (2); $1 on $1 lake on ribbed paper (110+) and a wide range of shades; $50 on 30c. orange shades, double perf., woodfree paper (210), type B (69); 5c. on $30 blue offset surcharge (110), double surcharge (2), complete sheet; $2 on $20 carmine with oversize envelope registered from Changsha to Switzerland with 103 examples making $207 franking; Paicheng Print 10c. on $20 blue imperf. side margin and a complete sheet on thick paper; 50c. on $4 in black imperf. top margin and in blue offset surcharge (104), imperf. bottom margin (5) and used (6), imperf. between pair; 50c. on $20 blue numerous offset surcharge including pair with double offset, imperf. side margin (2); 50c. on $70 deep lilac with constant varieties; $1 on 30c. surcharge double; $1 on $5 imperf. bottom margin (10) and used (3), blind perfs. between vertical pair (5), on soft woodfree paper (48), covers including combination; $100 on $1 with better papers including revenue paper (80); on Chung Hwa Printing 5c. on $20 rose-red offset surcharge (24); 10c. on $2 grey-brown double perforations in margin (5), complete sheets (2) and combination covers (2); 10c. on $70 violet with large blocks on thin paper; 10c. on 40c. brown-lake with complete sheet; 20c. on $6 with misplaced surcharge, complete sheet (2); 50c. on 40c. brown-lake offset surcharge (12); dollar values on $2 pale brown with $10 surcharge inverted; $100 double perf. between pair (4); on Dah Tung Print 20c. on $100 crimson surcharge inverted, 50c. on $20 carmine complete sheet; $2 on $100 plate blocks; $20 on $20 carmine unused (192) and used (35); on Plum Blossoms 1/2c. on $500 green surcharge varieties both in black and in red, imperf. side margin and a good selection of covers and rates including combination (5); 50c. on $6000 in black unused (225), used (18) and on cover (2); $5 on $30,000 including block of forty-one on opened out envelope to England; on 1948 Plum Blossoms with $50,000 on $20,000 offset surcharge (46), unused (232); $100,000 on $30,000 offset surcharge (100), unused (188) and used (73) plus block of sixty and sixteen on cover to England; $20,000 on $40,000 (20); $50,000 on $30,000 (20) plus misplaced surcharge (4); $100,000 on $20,000 (20) plus misplaced surcharge (5); $200,000 on $40,000 (20) plus misplaced surcharge (10); $200,000 on $50,000 (20) plus misplaced surcharge (13) with some multi-franked covers. Also a collection of Parcel Post stamps used for postage including set in half sheets. An outstanding collection, offered intact and is a rare opportunity to acquire such a comprehensive collection, now virtually impossible to form such a collection with so many scarce and unusual multiples. Buyer to collect Estimate £ 4,000-6,000

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