Lot 672

Description

China, an extensive collection housed in a large white clip-lock album on printed China sheets with printed selected published catalogue sheets pertaining to the collection, these stamps (57 pages), all contain revenue stamps of China, including a selection of issues including postage due famine relief stamps including overprints, insurance tax revenue stamps with head of Dr Sun, Kwangtung Provinces (c.1946), others with O/Ps on tax stamps, transportation revenue stamps and revenue stamps for cigarette tax, also smoke income tax, revenue stamps for Taiwan for Japanese Occupation, many with surcharges, others with values to 60 yuan (@40), 1936 temple of Heaven series, smaller temple Kiangsu pagoda issues with assorted different O/Ps (44 as mostly 1c values), some relief famine issues, North-West China revenue issues, assorted Japanese occupation issues including Inner Mongolia, Taiwan commodity tax stamps, other 1949, income tax and Revenue issues for Taiwan values to $5000 portrait of Dr Sun Yat-sen (see illustration, Presidential residence Sheau Hong Wu numbered type, later issues featuring buildings, bridges, temple etc to $100, noted large certificate Swatow Wnag Lee Chan featuring Hong Kong and China duty stamps verso, noted a few 1912 Great Wall issue; Peking smoke income tax etc; other issues including famine relief (see illustrations), with some duplication and blocks etc. Mint and used, an extraordinary collection and accumulation. (many 100s)

Ex Michael Rogers Inc Auction Sale April 1, 2008 No.110 (lot 304 part).