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Foreign Individual Lots - China to Finland

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 928		o China, 1878, 5ca Orange, Thin Paper, #3, blue chop, lovely copy, Very Fine. Scott $125. Estimate $70-80. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 929		China, 1894, 1ca Vermilion, Vertical Gutter Block of 10, #16, n.h., fresh, usual rough perfs., otherwise Very Fine. Scott $100 ++. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 930		o China, 1897, 1¢ Large Surcharge on 3¢ Red Customs, #78, Neatly cancelled, Fine. Scott $110. Estimate $60-80. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 931		China, 1897, $1 Large Surcharge on 3¢ Red Customs, #84, Used, thin, Fine appearing. Scott $800. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 932		China, 1899 (Nov. 16) ?Victoria Nursing Institute Fancy Fair? Commemorative Postcard, #99, franked with 1c Waterlow canceled by pa-kua bars with ?Shanghai Local Post? c.d.s. and commemorative cachet alongside, 35mm tear and tape stain, not affecting stamp or markings, a very scarce item, Fine. Estimate $120-150. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 933		China, 1932, 1¢-10¢ Sven Hedin Set on 1933 Registered Cover, #307-10, 327-28, To Sweden, additionally franked on reverse with 5c, 25c Tan Yen-kais, all tied by ?Peiping? postmarks, sent by Sven Hedin to his wife, with his signature on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $170-200. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 934		China, 1949 (May 24) Triple-Weight Registered Airmail Cover, #964, 967, Triple weight used within Kwangtung Province by surface to Swatow, then by air to Canton, franked on reverse with three 4c on $100, three 10c on $1000 Transportations tied by ?Kityang? postmarks, with Swatow and Canton postmarks on front, Fine to Very Fine, fine early usage of Silver Yuan stamps, less than a week after they were issued . Estimate $120-150. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 935		() China, Taiwan, 1953, 10¢-$5 3rd Anniversary of Re-Election Set, #1064-1069, ungummed blocks of 4, $2, $5 with imprint at top, Very Fine. Scott $1,048. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 936		China, Taiwan, Postal Savings; 1962, 4th Issue Set, Yu Cat 1-3, n.h. blocks of 4, scarce items, Very Fine K.P. Yu cat. #1-3. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 937		() China, Provinces, Taiwan; 1948-49, $100 on $20 Carmine, #58, ungummed, scarce item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 938		China, Provinces, Sinkiang; 1922 (Aug. 9) 1c Junk Postal Card Used to Shanghai, #2, 6, To Shanghai, additionally franked with Sinkiang 5c Junk tied by ?Ningyuan Sin (Kuldja)? c.d.s. ?Tihwa (Urumtsi)? transit, ?Shanghai? arrival cds. small faults but a rare usage, Fine appearance. Han #101a. Estimate $120-150. View details and photo	Realized $420
Lot 939		China, Treaty Ports, Hankow; 1894 5c Red Brown, Complete Sheet of 100, #20, n.h.overall very fine centering, bit of gum disturbance/adhesion affecting a few, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $725 + (hinged). Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 940		() P.R.C., 1950, $20,000 on $10,000 East China Unissued Stamp, #30, ungummed, scarce item, Very Fine. Scott $475. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 941		o P.R.C., 1962 Mei Lan-Fang Souvenir Sheet, #628, used, corner creases lower right, Very Fine appearance. Scott $950. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $1,980
Lot 942		P.R.C., 1964, 15th Anniversary Souvenir Sheet, #798a, n.h. (gum dist along right edge), tiny corner crease lower right, tiny unapparent tear at top, Very Fine appearance. Scott $1,800. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 943		P.R.C., 1967, 8f Thoughts of Mao, Red Frame, Se-Tenant Strip of 5, #943a, n.h., no folds, Very Fine. Scott $1,000. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 944		P.R.C., 1967, 8f Thoughts of Mao, Gold Frame, Se-Tenant Strip of 5, #948a, n.h., slightly tarnished, no folds, centered Very Fine. Scott $1,000. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 945		P.R.C., 1967, 4f-10f "Long Live Chairman Mao" Set, #949-956, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $514. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 946		P.R.C., 1967, 8f Yenan Forum on Literature and Art Set, #957-959, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $475. Estimate $220-300. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 947		P.R.C., 1967-68, 4f-10f Poems of Chairman Mao Set, #967-980, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $1,457. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,013
Lot 948		P.R.C., 1968 Modern Peking Opera Set, #982-990, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $380. Estimate $180-250. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 949		P.R.C., 1968 Directives of Chairman Mao Set, Se-Tenant Strip of 5, #996a, n.h., folded second from left, centered Very Fine. Scott $2,000. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $2,243
Lot 950		P.R.C., Northeast China; 1947 (Dec. 1) Registered Cover From Manchuria to San Francisco, #1L65, Registered to San Francisco, franked with $90 Mao pair tied by ?Harbin? c.d.s., endorsed ?CCCP? and apparently sent via the Soviet Union, backstamp New York (June 22, 1948) and San Francisco (June 26), fine Foreign-mail usage from the Communist Northeast, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 951		() P.R.C., Northeast China; 1950, People's Republic Inauguration Set, #1L150-1L153, ungummed, Very Fine. Scott $320. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 952		Egypt, 1926, 50p "Port Fouad" Overprint, #124, n.h. margin copy, small tone strip on gum (not mentioned in cert.), scarce item, Fine to Very Fine, PF (1978) cert. SG #144 £1,200+. Scott $1,400+. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 953		Faroe Islands, 1919, 2öre on 5öre on Cover, Facit #3, with Denmark 5öre, tied by Thorshavn 18.1.19 c.d.s., used locally, some corner faults on cover, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1, Denmark #97. Facit SKr 4,500. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $180
Lot 954		Finland, Military Field Post; 1963, 1983 Issues on Cover, Facit #F8-F9, first cancelled 2.10.63, second cancelled 25-4 83, both addressed internally, seldom offered on cover, Very Fine. Scott #M8, M8 var. $250 (as used). Facit SKr 2,700. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $173

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