2025冬季拍賣 - Sale 346 (12月??日至12月??日)
Sale 346
- (-) Remove Taiwan filter Taiwan
addressed to “Imperial Commissioner Lin, Assistant for Pacification and Reclamation Affairs of Taiwan, Grand Minister of the Court of Imperial Stud, wearing the Second Rank Cap.” The envelope is manuscript-dated in brush and tied by a large red official seal chop. Very rare.
the used portion includes two 50c singles, one 100c single, and a piece bearing 100c stamp, all cancelled by double-circle English datestamp “FORMOSAN REPUBLIC / TAINAN”, while the unused portion consists of blocks of four of 50c and 100c respectively.
top item on the page is Third Issue 100c Blue horizontal pair, both stamps with the denomination “壹佰” omitted, unused, a striking major printing variety. Accompanied by nine forged examples in various colours and denominations, some bearing non-postal or imitation cancellations, offered for reference and study.
