Lot 2894

Description

China, an extensive specialised collection housed in a springback album of 76 pages from the North China Provinces of Honan, Hopeh, Shangsi, Shangtung, Supeh (Northern Kiangsu), as issued by the Japanese Government as overprint issues commemorating the 'Fall of Singapore' and the 'Tenth Anniversary of the puppet state Manchukuo'; the collection centres on the regional overprints originally issued for North China for the above provinces with two character overprints of July 1941 (large and small O/P) on 4c and 8c Sun Yat Sen portrait issued stamps (SG Type 60, 72), being overprinted in red commemorating the two events noted above; special pages (4) of all issues written up (49 stamps); 'Fall of Singapore' as others in blocks of 4 or large multiples and several singles and varieties for Hopeh (SG 76D, 77D, 78D, 79D, p.228), total 4c (110), 8c (121); similar for Honan (SG 76B, 77B, 78B), total 4c (75), 8c (58); similar for Shangtung (SG 76H, 77H, 78H, 79H), total 4c (98), 8c (127); similar for Shangsi (SG 76F, 77F, 78F, 79F), total 4c (73), 8c (86); similar for Supeh (SG 76J, 77J, 78J) with additional 4c green (SG-) (illustrated), total 4c lilac (89), green (1), 8c (77); 'Tenth Anniversary of Manchukuo' as others in blocks of 4 or large multiples and several singles and varieties for Hopeh (SG 80D, 81D, 82D, 84D, p.228), total 2c (62), 4c (48), 8c (49) [one with double O/P illustrated]; similar for Honan (SG 80B, 81B, 82B, 83B), total 2c (35), 4c (39), 8c (47) [block of 4 illustrated]; similar for Shangtung (SG 80H, 81H, 82H, 83H, 84H), total 2c (41), 4c (41), 8c (58); similar for Shangsi (SG 80F, 81F, 82F, 83F, 84F), total 2c (25), 4c (32), 8c (49); similar for Supeh (SG 80J, 81J, 82J, 83J), total 2c (11), 4c (295), 8c (29). A very important specialist collection for this series mounted on hingeless mounts, appears mostly as MUH, one used with high CV. (100s)