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ASDA 2008 Mega Event Auction

Foreign Individual Lots - Belgium to China

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 29		Belgium, 1919, 1c-10fr King Albert I Complete, COB #165-178, l.h. to o.g., fresh colors, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #124-137. COB €820. Scott $646. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 30		Belgium, 1932, Cardinal Mercier Set, COB #342-350, n.h., Fine to Very Fine. Scott #B114-B122. COB €1,125. Scott $476 (hinged). Estimate $400-450. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 31		Belgium, 1933, 10fr+40fr Orval Abbey, COB #374, N.h., Fine to Very Fine. Scott #B143. Michel #365. COB €750. Scott $225 (hinged). Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 32		/ Belgium, 1944, "Belgie-Belgique" Set Imperf, COB #674A-89A, n.h. (3), o.g. blocks of 4, all marginal, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #338-353. COB €800. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $115
Lot 33		Bhutan, 1973, Records Set on First Day's, #152-152F, on 3 separate covers, popular set, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $400 (as used). Estimate $200-250. View details	Unsold
Lot 34		/o Bolivia, Airmail; 1930, 1.50b to 6b, Inverted Surcharges, #C24a-C26a, , C24a used, other unused, seldom offered, Fine or better, All signed. Scott $325. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $109
Lot 35		o Brazil, 1843 Bullseye Set, #1c, 2b, 3c, 30r, 90r worn impression (Die 6, pos. 1), 60r intermediate impression, all with nice margins all round, Very Fine, 30r, 90r Hunziker (1968) certs., 60r signed E. Diena, etc. Scott $1,750. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 36		Brazil, Airpost; 1930, 20,000r on Zeppelin Flight Cover, Michel #Zp3, local issue tied by Rio 24 Mai 30 cancel, Recife 28 Mai 30 transit, Condor label, Lakehurst May 31 130 receiving cancel in green on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Michel €400. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 37		Brazil, Airpost; 1930, 5,000r and 10,000r on 20,000r on Zeppelin Flight Covers, Michel #Zp7-Zp8, 2 local issues tied on 2 covers by Rio 24 Mai 30 cancels, Recife 26 Mai 30 receiving cancel on 5,000r cover, 28 Mai 30 Recife transit and Lakehurst May 31, 1930 receiving cancel in green on reverse of 10,000r cover, Fine to Very Fine. Michel €670. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 38		Central African Republic, 1967, 5fr-50fr Mushrooms Set, #81-85, n.h., scarce and popular modern items, Very Fine. Scott $167. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $58
Lot 39		China, 1900-06, 1c to 5c on 4 Covers to U.S., #111-114, all on lovely handmade envelopes, from a correspondence from W.E. Patten to his family in Binghamton, NY, all from 1911, 3 sent via the French post office, 1 sent via the Japanese, seldom seen, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 40		China, 1912, $2, $5 Republic Commemorative, #200-201, O.g. (h.r.), Fine to Very Fine. Scott $425. Estimate $140-160. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 41		China, 1915, 1¢ Orange, 3¢ Blue Green on Cover to Finland, #222, 224, to Helsinki, mailed from Tenoshih(?), with double U.S. censor tapes and violet censor 452 h.s., also very unusual "Return to Sender" and "Mail To Russia"tag, cover sent via the U.S. and stopped, returned to sender, various cancels on reverse incl. Harbin, Hankow, "returned letter office" h.s., very unusual item that needs some analysis to figure out, Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 42		China, 1932, 1¢-10¢ Sven Hedin Expedition Set on 1933 Cover, #307-310, to Sweden, additional 30c Tan Yen-kais on reverse, all tied by Peiping postmarks, sent by Sven Hedin to his daughter, with his signature on the front and back, light soiling around stamps, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 43		S China, 1949, Gold Yuan Sets, Specimen Overprints, #886-894, 897-908, mounted on archival page, first set with additional punch holes, seldom offered, Fine to Very Fine. Produced by ABNC. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 44		() China (Taiwan): 1955, Chiang Kai-Shek Souvenir Sheet, #1114a, ungummed, with selvage, Very Fine. Scott $150. Estimate $80-100. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 45		S China, 1940-41, 15c to $5, Specimen Overprints, #C21-C30, mounted on archival page, seldom offered, Fine to Very Fine. Produced by ABNC. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 46		() China, Shanghai: 1865-66, 4ca Yellow, #13 var., ungummed, light corner crease, apparently Chow printing #42, Very Fine. Scott $550. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 47		() China, 1865-66, 3ca Red Brown, Sheetlet of 6, #32 var, ungummed, usual bends/creases, small stains, Chow printing #55, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $950+. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 48		() China, 1865-66, 3ca Red Brown, Sheetlet of 6, #32 var, ungummed, usual bends/creases, small stains, Chow printing #55, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $950+. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 49		() China, 1865-66, 3ca Red Brown, Sheetlet of 6, #32 var, ungummed, usual bends/creases, small stains, Chow printing #55, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $950+. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 50		() China, 1865-66, 3ca Red Brown, Sheetlet of 6, #32 var, ungummed, usual bends/creases, small stains, bit ragged at right, Chow printing #55, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $950+. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 51		() China, 1865-66, 3ca Red Brown, Sheetlet of 6, #32 var, ungummed, usual bends/creases, small stains, Chow printing #55, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $950+. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,610
Lot 52		() China, 1865-66, 2ca Black, Sheetlet of 6, #34a var., ungummed, usual creases and bends, apparently Chow printing #78, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,260+. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $3,335
Lot 53		China, Hankow: 1894, 5c Red Brown, Complete Sheet of 100, #20, n.h., couple stamps damaged, bit of gum loss and toning, small amount of selvage missing, still scarce, Fine. Scott $725. Estimate $200-220. View details	Realized $219
Lot 54		() P.R.C., 1950, $100 Light Greenish Blue, Block of 20, #65, ungummed, Very Fine. Scott $800. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 55		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 56		() P.R.C., 1958 Kuan Han-Ching Souvenir Sheet, #357a, ungummed, couple natural inclusions, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $200. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 57		() P.R.C., 1961 26th Table Tennis Championships Souvenir Sheet, #566a, ungummed, couple natural inclusions, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $550. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 58		o P.R.C., 1962 Mei Lan-Fang Souvenir Sheet, #628, used, corner crease lower right, scarce item, centered Very Fine. Scott $1,200. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,898
Lot 59		P.R.C., 1963, 8f-10f Pandas Complete, #708-710, N.h., 2 marginal, Very Fine. Scott $240. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 60		P.R.C., 1964 Chinese Peonies Souvenir Sheet, #782, N.h., Very Fine. Scott $1,200. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $1,553
Lot 61		P.R.C., 1967-68, 4f-10f Poems of Chairman Mao Complete, #967-980, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $1,724. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $2,013
Lot 62		P.R.C., 1967, 8f "Mount Liupan", #968, N.h. full sheet of 45, crease in selvage only, top left copy bend, one with slight offset, Very Fine. Scott $450+. Estimate $140-180. View details	Realized $575
Lot 63		P.R.C., 1968 Directives of Chairman Mao Complete, Se-Tenant Strip of 5, #996a, n.h., folded between second stamp from left, centered Very Fine. Scott $3,000. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,610
Lot 64		P.R.C., 1980, 8f Year of the Monkey, #1586, N.h., Very Fine. Scott $475. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 65		() P.R.C., Northeast China: 1950 Mao Set, #1L150-1L153, ungummed, 20,000 few light tone spots, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $320. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $161

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