Stamps

Lot 3103    SESSION 12 (11.30AM THURSDAY 30TH MARCH)    Stamps

Estimate $5,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $5,900

CHINA, an extensive collection of Nationalist China issues in the war period 1941-1944 for Sinkiang Province, all described and placed on black Hawid mounts, and written up on each page in a green spring back album with about 99 album pages and three cards, contains a study collection of 100s of issues some as sheets, noted p.12.5 issues SG 150 (£160), imprint blocks of 4 MUH (SG 139 - 150) with two blocks in different postions for imprint (CV £840); together with larger blocks of all denominations, noted $1 (54 examples mostly as blocks) and a sheet of 50 (SG 148; $5 (23 examples] mostly as blocks) (SG 150); perf. 14 issues 1941 set to $20; 2x5c, 4x8c imprint block of 4 MUH 8c with star in button or without star (plain) in button, 4 x 10c both types, 4 x 30c (SG 151-157); vertical pairs $1 - $20 (SG 160-4); noted block of 4 of 5c olive green (cf.SG 151a) unlisted colour (illustrated); a few as imprints, 8c (SG 152) as blocks and singles, (SG 153 a single issue); 10c (38), 30c (30), 50c (50), $1 (46), $2 (43), $5 (45), $10 (52), $20 (49), blocks and pairs (SG 152-164); 3xsheets of 50 of $20 (SG 164); Martyrs issues near complete sets with extras (44 + 33 [on cards]), (SG 165-178) additional blocks of 4, (5) (cf.SG 179-186); some wmk paper blocks 2.5 c (4), 4x20c blue wmk. paper unlisted extremely rare ; no wmk. 40c with double perf block of 4 (illustrated); Air stamps of 1932 hand stamped in red 5c and 10 c mint, 30c used (all illustrated); 1943-4 air mail issues air stamps (14) with red O/P with extras complete (cf.SG 187-194); overprint errors doubled, inverted 25c - 90c; additional issues on with no wmk. others on wmk paper O/P in black, (70) (cf.SG 195-213) including (SG 208) very rare; used examples of (SG 187-194) (8), 25c (illustrated) (SG 188, CV £550); with special cancellations additional (7) these all on pieces; normal issues O/P red used 15c - $5 (15); additional blocks singles etc O/P in black on air stamps includes 25c imperf., between pair (illustrated); 1944 Thrift commem. issues O/P in red, set of 6 (SG 214-219 CV £1500) additionals (5) double O/P 21c and $1, 28c block of 4 with one stamp inverted O/P; strip of 2x10 21c with half with O/P and no O/P on other half, imperf set complete (SG -); M/S of imperf set no gum with red (cancelled at Tihwa) and another with black O/P unused (illustrated); very rare M/S (SG MS 219, 226), (CV £2250, £6000); imprint blocks of 4, 8c (3); 21c; 33c (4) and single O/P inverted (illustrated); $1. An extraordinary accumulation written up 60 years ago by a specialist, some original items previously removed, but appears to be a unique collection on about 99 pages. MUH, mint and used. (many 100s)