The 2022 Winter Auction - Sale 339
17 – 20 December 2022
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Displaying 145 - 156 of 504
Starting Price: 12,000 HK$
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bearing rare "Domestic Postage Paid / Shihpu" postmark. On reverse with Shihpu originating cds. and Taipei arrival cds. This type of DPP handstamp has only 3 existing examples, earlist one used on July 14, this is the latest one on Sep. 14, as Chekiang area was mostly liberated in May 1949, there was a shortage of ROC Unit stamp and revenue surch. Silver Yuan stamps. Therefore, this DPP handstamp was applied to indicate postage paid. Ex Mr. Patrick Choy's Collection.
Starting Price: 7,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 7,000 HK$
f.w. Revenue issue surch 4c and Hwa Nan Print SYS 1c Silver Yuan stamps, tied by Fengting bilingual cds. On reverse with Foochow arrival. This cover was paying 5c of domestic ordinary mail rate. A rare Silver Yuan cover after liberation. Ex Mr. Patrick Choy's Collection.
Starting Price: 5,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 5,000 HK$
f.w. domestic ordinary mail unit stamp block of 4 on reverse, tied by Lungki bilingual cds. On front with Foochow arrival. Lungki was liberated on 5 Jul which shows that silver yuan postage was still accepted at least 2 months after liberation. Ex Mr. Patrick Choy's Collection.
Starting Price: 1,200 HK$
Hammer Price: 2,200 HK$
f.w. East China Post postal runner and train issue $10 and $30 x 2 on reverse, tied by Shanghai cds., along with Taipeh arrival. This cover was sent after the liberation of Shanghai and took nearly 1 month to arrive at Taiwan.
Starting Price: 900 HK$
Hammer Price: 1,300 HK$
f.w. West Szechuan Airmail Unit Stamp x 5, tied by Szechuan Chengtu cds. On reverse with Taipeh arrival.
Starting Price: 4,000 HK$
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f.w SYS Yunnan surch Silver Yuan 10c x 3 and 12c x 7 on reverse, tied by Yunnan Lungning cds., along with Shapingpa transit cds. This cover was paying 114c double-regsistered airmail rate. Illustration from "China Silver Yuan Stamps" by Patrick Choy, P. 39.
Starting Price: 900 HK$
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f.w. Revenue issue surch Silver Yuan 10c in vertical pair on reverse, tied by East Szechuan Wuku cds., along with Shapingpa transit. On front with Chungking arrival cds. This cover was paying 20c domestic registered rate.
Starting Price: 900 HK$
Hammer Price: 900 HK$
f.w. Domestic Ordinary Mail Unit Stamp and Domestic Regisered Mail Unit Stamp x 2 on reverse, tied by Kweichow Sishui cds., along with Shapingpa transit cds. On front with Chungking arrival cds. A nice silver yuan double registered cover.
Starting Price: 9,000 HK$
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f.w. Hwa Nan Print SYS Silver Yuan 1c and 10c, tied by Canton bilingual cds. On reverse with Tsungkow transit and Swatow arrival marks. The postage of this cover was insufficient for airmail rate (15c), plus there was no airmail already at Canton. Therefore, this cover was delivered as express mail via Tsungkow to Swatow. Tsungkow turned to a forwarding hub during Aug to Oct 1949 due to chaos in Kwangtung during the civil war. Ex Mr. Patrick Choy's Collection.
Starting Price: 12,000 HK$
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f.w. Hwa Nan Print SYS Silver Yuan 10c, 20c x 2 and Domestic Ordinary Mail Unit Stamp on reverse, tied by Canton bilingual cds. On front with circular "26/N" postmark. Airmail f.w. silver yuan postage was sill able to be delivered via Hong Kong at that time, although Canton was liberated on Oct 14. Ex Mr. Patrick Choy's Collection.
Starting Price: 7,000 HK$
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f.w. SYS Kwangtung surch Silver Yuan 1c x 5 and Revenue issue surch Silver Yuan 10c x 5 on reverse (right 2 stamps trimmed part), tied by Kwangtung Hoping Tampingyuen cds. On front with Canada arrival cds. Airmail f.w. silver yuan postage was still able to be delivered via Hong Kong at that time. Ex Mr. Patrick Choy's Collection.
Starting Price: 6,000 HK$
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f.w. SYS East Szechuan surch Silver Yuan 5c, tied by Kowkong bilingual cds. On reverse with Macau arrival. Rare East Szechuan Silver Yuan stamp used in Kwangtung, especially after liberation. Ex Mr. Patrick Choy's Collection.