30th Aug, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
1938 3cts brown Martyr (Liao Chung-k'ai) with Shanghai overprint (12mm), perf 14, SG.135, mint. One of the key rarities of this period. This example with gum and with no faults. Cat. £3,000.
Auction: Stamps, Postal History & Postcards, 30th Aug, 2023
The sale, along with many interesting intact collections and accumulations, features the philatelic estate of a British Commonwealth enthusiast with highlights being mint multiples from a major 'provenance' sale and his main collections of Canada and Gibraltar. The Postcards section includes excellent focused albums of local Yorkshire regions, Teesside, Stockton, Norton, etc, as well as colourful and unusual specialised collections on themes of Golf and Billiards.
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Tuesday 29 August 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am
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