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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 29		o China, 1878, Large Dragon on Thin Paper, 3ca Brown Red, #2, scarce clear MAR 1 CHINKIANG cancel, couple short perfs top right, excellent strike, a Very Fine cancel. Scott $450+. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 30		China, 1878, Large Dragon on Thin Paper, 5ca Orange, #3, very l.h., deep color, well centered, nearly Extremely Fine. Scott $900. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $719
Lot 31		China, 1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st Printing, 24ca Carmine, #24, o.g. (h.r.), excellent color, Fine. Scott $875. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 32		China, 1897, Large 1¢ on 3¢ Red Revenue, #78, large part o.g., well centered, Very Fine. Scott $475. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 33		o China, 1897, Small 2¢ on 3¢ Red Revenue, #79, used with remnants of gum, fresh, Fine overall. Scott $450. Estimate $130-160. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 34		o China, 1897, Large 2¢ on 3¢ Red Revenue, #80, neatly canc'd. with full o.g. on reverse, well centered, Very Fine. Scott $375. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 35		China, 1897, Large $1 on 3¢ Red Revenue, #84, part o.g. (h.r.), tiny thin, very well centered, rich color, lovely Very Fine appearance. From oldtime collection (cat. $30!!!). Scott $6,750. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $3,220
Lot 36		China, 1901, 2c, 10c With French Offices 5c, 25c on Newspaper From U.S.F.S. Kentucky, #112, 116, ship's newspaper sent from Amoy via Shanghai to Capt. Hanford at the Cavite Naval Base at Manilla, 12c paid the internal Chinese postage, 30c paid the overseas rate, dual franking was needed because China was not then a member of the UPU, Fine to Very Fine. Wonderful piece of history. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,725
Lot 37		China, 1902, Chinese Imperial Post, $5 Green & Salmon, #122, small part o.g., otherwise Fine. Scott $650. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 38		China, 1912, Statistical "Republic" Overprints, ½¢-$5 Complete, #146-160, o.g., few slight gum toning, Fine to Very Fine lot. Scott $1,442. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 39		China, 1920 Early Airplane Mail Service, #147, Shanghai postal card franked with China #147 dated Jan 1 1920 and addressed to Commodore Louis D. Beaumont, Astor House, Shanghai, 1c struck with beautiful and unusual Aeroplane Mail Service cancel with an airplane and 8 bars, overall Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 40		China, 1940, $2, 20c, 15c Values on "Over the Hump" Airmail Cover, #461, Chungking, 1941 (Nov) date stamps tie $2.55 in postage, censored, reg. to Rangoon and on to Australia, Sydney 3 NO 41 receiving cancel on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Ex Helbock. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 41		China, 1946, $20 on 20¢, Vert. Strip of 5, Imperf Horiz., #655 var., n.h., with partial imprint at bottom, Fine to Very Fine. 1992 Ma #901c HK$60+, one of the largest known multiples . Estimate $150-250. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 42		China, Airpost, 1929, 30¢ Dark Red & Black on Cover to France, #C7, 258, pair tied by Chungking 20 Jul 31 cancels, to Paris, via Siberia, 5 copies of 10c on reverse with Ichang and Peiping transit cancels, sent by surface from Shanghai, nice internal 2 zone airmail/surface usage, Fine to Very Fine. Ex Helbock. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 43		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 44		China; Tibet, 1911 Set Complete, #1-11, l.h. to o.g., $1 thinned from being stuck down, 20c partially stuck down, $2 sound, all fresh, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,255. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,645
Lot 45		China; Tibet, 1959 Registered Cover to Nepal, 4f, 8f adhesives tied to 8f illustrated reg. stationery env. by Ihasa cancels, Kathmandu receiving cancel on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Ex Helbock. Estimate $150-250. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 46		China; Tibet, 1960 Registered Cover to Nepal, 1f (6, 4 on reverse) 8f and 10f adhesives tied to reg. env. by Lhasa cancels, Kathmandu receiving cancel on reverse, bit of soiling, nice "space" thematic usage, Fine. Ex Helbock. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 47		China; Shanghai, 1875 Perf 12 3ca on 16c Green, #61, Slightly dist o.g., usual centering, Fine and scarce. Scott $4,250. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details and photo	Realized $1,725
Lot 48		() China; Shanghai, 1877 Litho 1ca on 12ca Blue Overprint, #82, unused, usual centering, fresh, Fine for this. SG #71. Scott $3,250. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 49		() China; Taiwan, 1951, $1-$20 Self-Government Complete Set Imperf, #1037-1040, ungummed, nice margins all around, Very Fine. SG #125A-128A. Scott $190+. Estimate $200-240. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 50		() China; Taiwan, 1952, 20¢-$5 Land Tax Reduction Complete, #1046-1051, ungummed, nice margins all around, $5 imprint single, Very Fine. SG #133A-138A. Scott $1,100+. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 51		China; Taiwan, 1964 Fruit Set, Blocks of 4, #1414-1417, n.h., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $364+. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 52		China; People's Republic, 1961 Tang Dynasty Pottery Set, Blocks of 4, #592-599, n.h., all marginal, Very Fine. Scott $1,110. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 53		() China; People's Republic, 1962 Mei Lan-Fang Set, #620-627, unused, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,785. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 54		China; People's Republic, 1963 Hwang-Shun (Yellow Mountain) Landscapes Set, #716-731, o.g. on page, few with slight gum dist., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,275. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 55		China; People's Republic, 1964 Chinese Peonies Set, #767-781, n.h., all values in corner pl. # blocks of 4 except #776, Very Fine. Scott $2,840. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,415
Lot 56		China; People's Republic, 1964 Bronze Vessels Set, Blocks of 4, #783-790, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $730. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 57		() China; People's Republic, 1971 Paris Commune Set, Blocks of 4, #1054-1057, ungummed, corner, Very Fine. Scott $2,350. Estimate $1,800-2,200. View details and photo	Realized $1,553
Lot 58		() China; People's Republic, 1971 Communist Party 50th Anniversary Set, #1067-1075, ungummed, Very Fine. Scott $730. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 59		() China; People's Republic, 1971 Communist Party 50th Anniversary Set, Blocks of 4, #1067-1075, ungummed, marginal, Very Fine. Scott $2,920+. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 60		() China; People's Republic, 1971 Table Tennis Games Set, Blocks of 6, #1076-1079, ungummed, corner or marginal pl. # (43f), Very Fine. Scott $1,410. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 61		() China; People's Republic, 1971 Albanian Communist Party Set, Blocks of 6, #1080-1083, ungummed, corner or marginal, Very Fine. Scott $750. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 62		China; People's Republic, 1973 Panda Set, #1108-1113, n.h., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $294. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 63		China; People's Republic, 1978 Arts & Crafts Sheet, #1433, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $350-400. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 64		China; People's Republic, 1978 Arts & Crafts Sheet, #1433, n.h., tiny corner bend upper left, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 65		China; People's Republic, 1978 Highway Bridges Souvenir Sheet, #1452, o.g., Very Fine. Scott $550. Estimate $200-240. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 66		China; People's Republic, 1979 "Study Science From Childhood" Sheet, #1518, o.g., Very Fine. Scott $3,000. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 67		China; People's Republic, 1980 Qi Baishi Paintings Sheet, #1573, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $400. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 68		China; People's Republic, 1980 Qi Baishi Paintings Sheet, #1573, o.g., slight offset, Very Fine. Scott $400. Estimate $120-150. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 69		o China; People's Republic, 1980, 8f Year of the Monkey, #1586, attractive cancel, Very Fine. Scott $750. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 70		() China; North China, 1938 White Full Sun Set, Yang #NC5-NC7, ungummed on white paper, 1c "creased", excellent margins all around, Choice Very Fine, each Royal (1984) certs. SG #4B-6B £285. Yang $285. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $184

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