30th Aug, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Stamps, Postal History & Postcards
90
China
A stockbook with over 600 mostly used stamps of the 1950s and 1960s, with better sets including 1963 Hwangshan landscapes (SG.2124/39), 1966 Lu Hsun (SG.2329/31), 1967 firefighters (SG.2332/34), Liu Ying-chun (SG.2335/40), 'Thoughts of Mao' se-tenant strips with gold and red frames (SG.2344a, cat. £600; SG.2349a, cat. £800), labour day (SG.2354/58), great teacher and Republic anniversary (SG.2367/71), 1968 revolutionary literature and art first and second issues (SG.2387/95), through to 'Directives of Mao' se-tenant strip (SG.2397, cat. £1,600) and more. Further good items noted in short sets incl. a few 1967-68 poems of Mao with 'Huichang' (SG.2376, cat. £300). Some condition issues including oxidized gold on #2349a, however the other best items are fine, please inspect.
Sold for £2,500
Estimated at £750 - £1,000
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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