Sale 60: The Westpex Auction

Lot 198 o   

China, 1897, Large $1 on 3¢ Red Revenue, brown Chinkiang circular cancel, strong bright color, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. 84    $3,500.

Realized: $2,000

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Lot 199    

China, 1902-08, C.I.P. ½c-5c, tied by town cds on 1909 cover to Wurttemberg, Germany, reverse with various backstamps including Swatow (7.28) and Shanghai (8.2) bilingual cds, large red "Station" oval cachet handstamp, endorsed "Via Sibirien", a Very Fine four-color franking.
Scott Nos. 110 pair, 111 [2], 124, 127    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $850

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Lot 200    

China, 1905-13, Small Postal History Group, comprising 1905 Peking via Shanghai to Albion Mich., 1906 C.I.P. postal card from Shanghai to Monkay, and 1913 American Consular Service, Habin, China to Washington D.C., interesting contents, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $400

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Lot 201    

China, 1908 (Aug. 24) Tientsin, China to Milwaukee, Wis. via Yokohama, registered C.I.P. 2c green postal card bearing C.I.P. 2c scarlet, pair and strip of three, and reverse with C.I.P. ½c chocolate, two pairs, 1c ocher and 2c scarlet, all ten stamps tied by strikes of Peking cds, Tientsin (8.24) transit cds, purple Tientsin I.J.P.O. (8.25) and Yokohama (2.19) transits with Yokohama registry label affixed, Seattle transit backstamp, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $2,900

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Lot 202 ()   

China, Postage Dues, 1904, First London Printing, ½¢-30¢ Complete, Red "Specimen" Overprint, without gum, a Very Fine set.
Scott Nos. J7-J14    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $100

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Lot 203    

China, 1910-1924 Missionary Correspondence from China & Manchuria, a fascinating correspondence of covers with contents from Charles A. Leonard, an American Missionary stationed in China during the early part of the 20th century, all written to family in the United States, the correspondence is made up of two parts, the first part from 1910-1924 consists of 44 covers (with letters) and 19 Letters without covers, the correspondence commences with a cover written en route to China aboard the Steamship "S.S. China", followed by a cover written from Yokohama, again written on "S.S. China" letterhead, the next is a letter datelined "Shanghai, Oct. 16, 1910" and sent via the U.S.P.O. in Shanghai, which mentions, travel plans, "Leaving on Chinese Steamer for Chefoo, then onto Tiger Head and inland 8 miles to Laichowfu", the balance of the covers and letters are either written and sent from Laichowfu or Chefoo and contains fascinating contents of their arrival and acclamation to life in China, with vivid context of the life and times, one cover is postmarked with Pingtu bilingual postmark, letter talks of make the journey to Pingtu on Donkeys, of particular interest are five letters written in January of 1912 with fascinating details of the Chinese Revolution, a couple of covers are franked with Russian Offices in China Adhesives and tied by Russian Post Office double circle postmark, also noted is 1917 cover from Harbin franked with Japanese adhesives.

The second portion of the correspondence continues when Rev. Leonard was later stationed in Harbin in the mid-1930's, it consists of 13 covers without letters, plus two additional covers with enclosure, all with various make ups of the 10fen or 20fen rate to the United States, also of note are four covers paying unsealed circular rate (two with 2fen rate & two with 4fen rate to the USA, one with US 2¢ Postage Due), and last are two covers with Japanese stamp used in Manchuria.

Many interesting frankings and markings are present, a few have had stamps removed and condition is mixed, however this is a wonderful lot for further study by the specialist.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $8,000

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Lot 204    

China, 1912, Foochow "Provisional Neutrality" overprint, $1 red & pale rose, o.g., lightly hinged, exceptional centering, bold bright colors, very fresh, Extremely Fine; signed JRH (J.R. Hughes), Champion, with 2010 China Stamp Society certificate.
Scott Nos. 135    $2,900.

Realized: $2,900

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Lot 205 o   

China, 1912, Nanking "Provisional Neutrality" overprint, $5 green & salmon, town cancel, strong colors, Very Fine, ex-Sir Percival David; signed Senf, Grobe, with 2010 China Stamp Society certificate.
Scott Nos. 145    $10,000.

A LOVELY AND VERY RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THIS HIGH VALUE NANKING ISSUE. WITH ONLY 32 REPORTED TO BE ISSUED.

Realized: $11,500

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Lot 206 ()   

Tibet, 1934 Lion Issue, complete sheets, 4 full sheets of 12; 2/3t blue (setting III, Sc. 15), 2t scarlet (setting IIb) & 2t brown (setting 2a, both Sc. 17 vars.), and 1934, 4t yellow green sheet with position 12 showing 25x25mm replaced cliché (manuscript in margin, Sc. 18, 18a), all without gum as issued, Very Fine.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

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Lot 207    

German Offices in China, 1898, 10pf carmine, 56 degree overprint, in combination with Egypt 1888-93, 2m green + 3m orange, tied by "Kais. Deutsche, Marine Schiffspost 14/5 99" cds's on post card (Souvenir de Gethsemane) to Trechtingschausen, Germany, with arrival postmark, Very Fine. Scott Nos. 3.
Michel Nos. 3 II    Estimate $600 - 800.

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