Lot 1082

Description

China, Currency Revaluation, gold yuan series 1948-1949, an extensive collection on 153 leaves, housed in a large thick maroon springback album, multiples of each issue as singles to large blocks with values from half cent to $100,000 as O/P on various types and issues all fully described on each album leaf (SG 1049-1118), several O/P types are scarce, includes varieties missing part of denomination numeral, inverted and double surcharges, paper flaws, original stamp printed both sides, surcharge offsets, misplaced surcharge (illustrated), surcharge inverted (SG 1079a CV £160) (illustrated), surcharge double (SG 1114a CV £500) (illustrated), others (SG 1063a, 1068b, [single and a block of 4, CV £200/stamp) or missing one Chinese character, double perfs or imperf on edge or between stamp varieties (illustrated), various coloured surcharges, Revenue (cf.SG 1122-1151), common issues, noted $1,000/$100 used block of 4 and mint block of 4 with folded perf flaw, off centred O/P [illustrated] and surcharges both sides [$3/$50 blue]) and $100,000/$20 (8) (SG 1190), $500,000 on $20 mint (SG 1191 £1400) and Parcel post stamps (SG 1119-1121), with various colour surcharges; album also includes mint and some used of 1949 SG type 145 to $500,000, within are articles on the gold yuan issues and revenue stamp surcharges; an almost complete sheet of 200, $2 brown missing 10c surcharges but offset surcharge on back of each issue, a great rarity. An extraordinary collection and accumulation with many great and rare varieties, MUH, mint and used. (approx 2,000)