Lot 2021

Description

China, an extensive and important range of 1940 padoda type Postal Savings Stamps on show cards (12), almost all with O/Ps for various provinces, several as large blocks of 4 (7) and large blocks of 6 and 9; O/Ps include values in denominations of 500 (including a large block of 13, another single illustrated), 100, 10000 (ilustration), 50000 yuan; others with inverted O/P (see illustration), one lot (ex Phila House lot 1153 marked $2300 HK); another lot includes Japanese issues (from Phila China lot 957 marked $1150HK) of similar tax stamps (15); also from Sotheby and Corinphila, 5 junk 5c used issues with red vertical O/P. MUH, mint and used. (lot)