Nov 19, 2011 Prestige Philately - Auction No 169 Page: 1 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD MISCELLANEOUS 1 */**OC A- Basic Australian collection with some pre-decimals and decimals including an album of mint Commonwealth Games commemoratives, plus a box containing China Chrysanthemums, Goldfish, and Peonies incomplete sets in packets, plus world, covers, and FDCs. (1000s) 300 Ex Lot 17 17 C Cover selection including Great Britain 1868 hand-illustrated envelope, Australia 1916 Liverpool Camp POW letter to Victoria Barracks, Burma (India used in) 1916 to Italy with 40c Due added, Germany 1936 airmail cover with Zeppelin illustration, Switzerland 1939 to Australia with B.I.T. 1fr, China 1962 aerogramme and a registered cover, plus Australia & New Zealand flight covers, etc, and a few fronts, mixed condition. (45) 200 Ex Lot 49 49 CPS Postcards with ship mail cancels comprising German Schiffspost No 25 from Singapore, No 43 from Hong Kong & No 65 from China & from Singapore, '.../OST-/ASIATISCHE/HAUPTLINIE' from Port Said also with 'LIGNE T/PAQ FR No1' d/s, 'LIGNE N/PAQ FR No2' from Shanghai & as a cancel on Straits 3c from Singapore, condition variable. (7) 250 COINS & BANKNOTES Ex Lot 96 96 $ CHINA: 1909 album with an array of silver taels. Attractive lot. (43) 300 97 ? CHINA: 1991 "Signs of the Zodiac" gold-plated "stamps" in elaborate presentation box within a box with the famous 8f Monkey on the lid. (12 items) Offer DOCUMENTS & EPHEMERA 103 L B/C CHINA: Illustrated French newspapers "Journal des Voyages" 17 editions (1883-85), "Le Monde Illustré" (1862 & 1900) and "Le Petit Parsienne" (1904) with lots of fascinating social commentary - yes, in French! - including a great deal of anti-Chinese material, illustrations including various forms of torture, public beheadings (colour) etc, also a marvellous coloured cartoon of the Heads of Europe carving up a pizza inscribed 'CHINE', condition variable but quite reasonable for newsprint up to 150 years old; also a large & very detailed wall-map 'MAP OF SHANGHAI' published by North China Daily News in 1918, folded, some minor splitting. 150T PICTURE POSTCARDS 109 C JAPAN: Geisha girls collection of coloured cards affixed in small concertina album (back cover detached), each with a Japanese POs in China, Chinese or Hong Kong stamp tied to the viewside by the appropriate cds. Attractive lot. (52) 75 Nov 19, 2011 Prestige Philately - Auction No 169 Page: 2 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War I I Lot 404 404 C C 1942 (Oct 16) plain postcard to China endorsed "By airmail" with QM 1d green & 4d Koala tied by 'AIR MAIL SECTION/ 1 /MELBOURNE VIC' cds, sender's endorsement at upper-right "Fritz Guttenberg 39668/No 2 Tatura Interment camp..." at upper-left, diamond '3 /PASSED/BY/CENSOR/209' cachet in violet, some creases. A very scarce wartime postcard rate. [The sender was a "Dunera Boy", interned at Hay (NSW) then at Tatura. After his release in 1942, he joined the Australian Army] 200 CHINA See also German Colonies (Kiautschou) - Lots 638 to 652 and Literature - Lots 1040 to 1056. 538 *O Accumulation in stockbook with duplicated Junks, 1940s with provincial surcharges, 1950s with commemoratives, "unit" surcharges & Heavenly Gate issues mint or used, 1960s-80s mostly used with some part-sets plus a few covers and a little Hong Kong. Take time to inspect thoroughly. (100s) 300 539 W*O Disorganised collection with mostly mint or unused 1940s sets, Gold Yuan & Chinese Nationalist Currency surcharges, Postage Dues including 1947 $80 with 'q' for '0' at Right, etc, mixed condition. (few 100s) 250 540 C Mostly modern array including 1935 Shanghai jusqu'a censored to Austria, 1977 with 1974-75 Pictorials, 1982 Birds set on maximum cards, Taiwan 1980s FDCs including 1983 Year of the Rat M/S, condition variable. (46) 100 Ex Lot 541 541 WO Interesting selection on Hagners with many apparently better issues including Surcharges and Provinces that are stated to be listed in Michel but which we can't find in Gibbons, generally very fine, many without gum as issued, STC €4000+. Definitely a lot requiring inspection by specialists. (250+) 1,500T Ex Lot 542 542 WO Untidy duplicated array on stocksheets, some PRC & Taiwan. Must be pickings. (300 approx) Offer Nov 19, 2011 Prestige Philately - Auction No 169 Page: 3 CHINA (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD Ex Lot 543 543 *O Selection on Hagners with a few Shanghai including 1866 'I CANDAREEN' blue SG 23 (offered "as is"), 1866-72 2c, 1867 1ca & 3ca and 1877-80 60cash all unused, PRC with 1960-61 Chrysanthemums used, 1964 Peonies 43f & 52f used etc; also French Indo-China array mostly used. (230 approx) 300 Lot 544 544 WOC$ Miscellaneous group of surcharges, various Chrysanthemums, Peonies & Goldfish values used/CTO, 1963 Landscapes CTO, Cultural Revolution era postcards x15, plus some Chinese silver coins, etc. 0T Ex Lot 545 545 C A/A- 1903 PPC with Coiling Dragons 4c & 10c unusually registered, early flight covers Peiping-Manchouli & Manchouli-Peiping both registered, Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong eight values on local philatelic cover, and unaddressed FDCs for 1980 Lotus 1y M/S, 1981 "Twelve Beauties" 2y M/S & 2002 Hukou Waterfalls M/S. (7 items) 400 Ex Lot 546 546 * A/A- 1894 Dowager Empress' Birthday 1c orange to 24c rose-carmine SG 16-24, mostly with characteristic rough perforations, the 5c with straight-edge at left, large-part o.g., Cat £1700. (9) 800 Nov 19, 2011 Prestige Philately - Auction No 169 Page: 4 CHINA (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD Lot 547 547 * A 1894 Dowager Empress' Birthday 1897 Second Printings 3ca yellow SG 27, large-part o.g., Cat £650. [These stamps were printed specifically to be surcharged with the new currency. The shades vary from the 1894 original printings] 400T Lot 548 548 * A 1894 Dowager Empress' Birthday 4ca pale rose SG 28, large-part o.g., Cat £750. 500T Ex Lot 549 549 */** A B1 1897 'IMPERIAL CHINESE POST' ½c to $5 SG 96-107, very fresh, mostly well centred, large-part to full o.g. with several values - including the $2 and $5 - apparently unmounted, Cat £5000. A choice quality set. (12) 3,000 Ex Lot 550 550 * A B1 1898 'CHINESE IMPERIAL POST' ½c to $5 SG 108-119, very fresh, mostly well centred, part- to large-part o.g., Cat £1300. (12) 850 Ex Lot 551 551 * A/B 1900-1910 No Watermark ½c to $5 SG 121-133 and New Colours & New Values SG 151-7, variable condition, part- to large-part o.g., Cat £1400. (20) 750 Nov 19, 2011 Prestige Philately - Auction No 169 Page: 5 CHINA (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD Ex Lot 552 552 * A/B 1912 Republic Overprints Overprinted at Statistical Department ½c to $5 SG 192-206, variable condition, part- to large-part o.g., Cat £1800. (20) 1,000 Ex Lot 553 553 * A/B 1912 Republic Overprints Overprinted by Waterlows (London) ½c to $5 SG 218-232, variable condition, part- to large-part o.g., Cat £1600. (20) 1,000 Ex Lot 554 554 * A B1 1912 Commemorating the Revolution 1c to $5 SG 242-253, large-part o.g., Cat £1500. (12) 1,000 Ex Lot 555 555 * A B1 1912 Commemorating the Revolution 1c to $5 SG 242-253 overprinted 'SPECIMEN', very lightly mounted. (12) 750 Ex Lot 556 556 * A B1 1912 Commemorating the Republic 1c to $5 SG 254-265, very lightly mounted, Cat £950. (12) 800 Ex Lot 557 557 * A/A- 1913-33 Waterlow Junks ½c to $10 SG 268-286, generally fine with large-part o.g. but many with small hinge remainders, Cat £1800. (19) 1,200 Nov 19, 2011 Prestige Philately - Auction No 169 Page: 6 CHINA (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD Ex Lot 558 558 * C 1923-33 Junks (Second Peking Printings) ½c to $20 SG 309-332, overall aging/toning, the $10 & $20 are among the best of them, Cat £1600. [Acquired from John Bull Auctions, where described as "a decent set F-VF"! They are not] (24) 500 Ex Lot 559 559 W* A B1 1916 Hung Hsien 5c 10c & 50c all with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, the 5c & 10c without gum, the 50c large-part o.g. Unissued. (3) 750 Ex Lot 560 560 * A B1 1921 Airs 15c to 90c SG 352-6, lightly mounted, Cat £200. (5) 200 Ex Lot 561 561 * A B1 1921 Postal Service Jubilee 1c to 10c all with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint unusually diagonally at upper-left, large-part o.g. (4) 300 Ex Lot 562 562 * A B1 1932 Hedin Expedition 1c to 10c SG 406-9, very lightly mounted, Cat £250. (4) 150 Nov 19, 2011 Prestige Philately - Auction No 169 Page: 7 CHINA (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD Ex Lot 563 563 ** A B1 1932 Hedin Expedition 1c (the first unit very lightly mounted) to 10c SG 406-9 blocks of 4, unmounted, Cat £1000++. Superb! [Most sets were sold at a premium of $4.80 to finance the expedition into China's remote north-west] (5) 1,000 Ex Lot 564 564 W A 1949 Tundra Swans $1 orange to $1 blue-green SG 1344-47 plus the unissued 10c blue, variable centring, no gum as issued, Cat £275. (5) 250 Ex Lot 565 565 W A 1949 Silver Yuan Currency 1c apple-green to 500c scarlet SG 1348-1356, characteristic rough perforations, no gum as issued, Cat £950. (9) 750 Lot 566 566 W A C2 1949 Silver Yuan Currency 100c blue SG 1355, no gum as issued, Cat £475.