453

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: An unused selection of Large Dragons on leaves, incl. 1865 Candereens plural 8c., 1866 Antique Numerals 6c. red-brown and 6c. terra-cotta, 1866 Modern Numerals 1c., 3c., Candereens plural 2c., 3c., a good range of forgeries, etc., mixed condition. (165).

Price Realised £1300

454

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: 1865 ''CANDEREEN'' in the singular 4ca. yellow (III) on laid paper, unused, some paper adhering to reverse. minor corner crease, otherwise fine. S.G. 10, cat £1,000. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

455

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: 1893 (May 25) native envelope, bearing 1893 1/2c. on half 5c. carmine pink pair, surcharge type 20, both with surcharge inverted, tied by ''LOCAL POST SHANGHAI'' blue c.d.s., fine. S.G. 149a. Photo.

Price Realised £170

456

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: 1893 (May 28) envelope locally used, franked by 1893 1/2c. on half of 5c. carmine pink, surcharge type 22, two examples tied by ''LOCAL POST SHANGHAI'' c.d.s. in blue, fine. S.G. 151. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

457

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: 1893 (May 29) native envelope, franked by 1893 1/2c. on half 5c. vermilion, surcharge type 20, pair, one showing variety surcharge inverted, tied by ''LOCAL POST SHANGHAI'' blue c.d.s. S.G. 152, a. Photo.

Price Realised £180

458

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: 1893 engraved Master die proof of the frame only, printed in black on thin card(115 x 165mm), very fine and attractive item. Photo.

Price Realised £680

459

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: 1893 1/2c., 1c., 2c., 5c., 15c. and 20c. in imperforate in blocks of flour, on gummed watermarked paper, mainly fine. Photo.

Price Realised £190

460

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: 1893 1/2c. mint block of four from the upper right corner of the sheet, showing variety imperforate between stamps and top margin, fine. Photo.

Price Realised £90

461

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: 1893 1/2c. orange mint block of six from the upper left corner of the sheet, showing double horizontal perfs at top, fine mint.

Price Realised £55

462

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: 1893 die proofs of the black inscription only for the 1c., 2c. and 5c. on separate wove paper (125 x 90mm), all dated ''27. 3 93'' in pencil. Photo.

Price Realised £580

463

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: 1893 1c. brown in a mint block of six from the top of the sheet, showing variety imperforate between horizontally, one stamp damaged, others fine. Photo.

Price Realised £150

464

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: 1893 10c. green, imperforate block (4 x 2) from the lower right corner of the sheet, fine on gummed watermarked paper. Photo.

Price Realised £110

465

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: 1893 20c. mauve in an imperforate block (2 x 3) from the lower right corner of the sheet on gummed, watermarked paper, fine. Photo.

Price Realised £95

466

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: 1893 Typographed 1/2c. proof a complete stamp in orange vermilion and black (the colour of the 2c., with another proof on the same sheet but of the frame only, on watermarked paper (110 x 70mm) endorsed in pencil ''15/2/93''. Photo.

Price Realised £750

467

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: 1893 Jubilee 2c. perforated block of four without inscriptions, on gummed, watermarked paper, some offset on gum, otherwise fine. Photo.

Price Realised £260

468

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: 1893 Jubilee 2c. imperforate block of four without inscriptions, on gummed, watermarked paper, one has small thin, otherwise fine. Photo.

Price Realised £60

469

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: 1893 Jubilee 2c. imperforate block of four, on gummed, watermarked paper, fine. Photo.

Price Realised £65

470

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: 1900 1c. stationery postcard from Canada with extra 1c., addressed to Shanghai, received by the U.S. Postal Agency, passed to the Shanghai Local Post and then readdressed to Chefoo, an interesting item. Photo.

Price Realised £80

471

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: Postage Dues: 1893 engraved die proof essay of the frame only, similar to issued except ''SHANGHAI MUNICIPALITY'' was in unaccepted antique type lettering, on thin card (195 x 110mm). Photo.

Price Realised £450

472

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: Postage Dues: 1893 1/2c. die proof in black and rose-carmine on thick wove paper (107 x 108mm), dated ''6/6/92'' and ''15/-'' which was most probably the cost of producing this proof. Photo.

Price Realised £400

473

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: Postage Dues: 1893 1/2c. die proof in black and brown on thick paper (48 x 62mm) with printers guide lines at top and foot. Photo.

Price Realised £320

474

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: Postage Dues: 1893 1/2c. to 20c. set (less 2c.) all in imperforate blocks of four on gummed watermarked paper, mainly fine. S.G. D169, D170, D172-75 vars. Photo.

Price Realised £160

475

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: Postage Dues: 1893 2c. black and orange-vermilion, imperforate mint block of eight (4 x 2) from the upper right corner of the sheet, numbered ''1'', slightly flat gum, otherwise fine. S.G. D171 var. Photo.

Price Realised £150

476

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: Postage Dues: 1893 2c. red and black and orange-vermilion in an imperforate mint block (4 x 2) from the upper right corner of the sheet with perforation comb in upper margin only, roughly separated at left, dated in right selvedge and numbered ''2'', slight offset on gum, otherwise fine. S.G. D179 var. Photo.

Price Realised £90

477

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: Postage Dues: 1893 litho composite die proof, comprising complete 5c. in deep rose and black, together with black inscriptions only for the 2c., 10c., 15c. and 20c. on wove paper (75 x 125mm) dated in pencil ''15/2/93''. Photo.

Price Realised £750

478

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: Postage Dues: 1893 5c. black and blue, mint block of four from the top of the sheet, showing variety imperforate between stamp and top margin, some slight offset on gum, otherwise fine. S.G. D172 var. Photo.

Price Realised £80

479

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: Postage Dues: 1893 5c. black and blue in a mint block of four from the top of the sheet, showing variety imperforate between horizontally, fine. S.G. 180 var. Photo.

Price Realised £260

480

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: Postal Stationery: A collection on leaves, incl. postcards, letter cards, envelopes, local post newspaper wrappers, some used, etc., varied condition. (80 items)

Price Realised £2600

481

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: A collection on leaves, incl. 1866-72 perf 12 2c. to 16c. unused, two of each, perf 15 2c. unused, 1867 12ca. grey unused (2), some forgeries, etc., varied condition. (200).

Price Realised £340

482

Sale number: 40

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: A mint selection on leaves, incl. 1893 (May-Dec.) 1c. to 20c. in blocks of four or six, 1893 Postage Due 10c. to 20c. in blocks of four, etc., varied condition. (71).

Price Realised £110

285

Sale number: 50

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: 1866 Modern Numerals, ''CANDAREENS'' in the plural, 3ca. red-brown, a complete part original gum sheet of six, the first stamp with clipped left margin, the fifth with a natural paper bend otherwise fine and fresh, a rare multiple. S.G. 31, cat. £720+. Photo.

Price Realised £600

1324

Sale number: 65

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: A selection of twenty three unused large Dragons in varied condition incl. some reprints. Ex Straus.

Price Realised £650

592

Sale number: 78

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: Large Dragon 1c., 6c., 8c. and 16c. forgeries by Cservinka circa 1930 'used'.

Price Realised £80

468

Sale number: 99

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: 1866 1ca. indigo on wove paper, used with red obliteration, touched at top and left, some staining and creasing, a major fault at lower right corner, otherwise fine and scarce. R.P.S. certificate (2005). S.G. 16, unpriced used. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

145

Sale number: 109

China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Shanghai: Postal Stationery: An unused and used selection, incl. postcards, 1893 1c. stationery envelopes used (2, also one used April 6 1893, a day later than the earliest recorded date), wrappers, etc. (63 items) Photo.

Price Realised £900