Lot 1509

Description

China, a collection housed in a blue Edelweis stock book, containing issues from 1909 in mixed condition with much paper toning, (SG 165-167) (2 sets used); mint sets of commems (SG 357-360, 362-365, 372-375, 380-383, 440-443, 448-0451) the $1 values scarce; Martyrs set mint, 1941 thrift set, 1944 war refugees relief fund M/S (SG MS730, CV £325 each) (2, both with spotting) (illustrated) set of singles; set (SG 606-615, extras some blocks of 4); 50th anniv. (SG 740-744), death of Sun Yat-sen (SG 746-751) also as blocks of 4; Pres. Lin set (SG 768-773), 1945 inflation issues surcharges including (SG 825-829, cf.SG 830-885), 1946-7 issues (SG 906-915, 942-946, 951-971 etc, 1032-1043, assorted issues as O/P 1948-9 of SG 1049-1151), Postage dues issues; used sets of 1913-1933 to $2; Japanese issues fot Taiwan, noted 1945 set imperf. with O/P to 10y (SG 1-9); Chinese Province issues (SG 26-40); North-East China (Yang NE1-16, NE 17-29, some as imperf. pairs, NE44-50, 60-63 (2 sets), 64-67, 69-72, 79-82, 93-95); 1947 Mao set (Yang NE83-92); others O/P; also most (Yang NE139-155), (SG NE286-289, 293-297 are reprints etc ), NE 290-292 p.14, (2 sets); People's Republic, (SG 1401-1411), (1456-8); 1946 Antung (Yang NE239-245, additional with O/P: Siman, (Yang 319, 320-325 etc); Port Arthur, Dairen and Kwangtung Areas, some with off centred O/P, noted (Yang AD53-54, 56-57, 63-64, 66). Mint, MUH, used, some with paper tone. (100s)