Lot
201 
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Afghanistan, 1871-74 Tiger Head issue group, of five issues; includes 1871 1ab (Scott 4) x2 used, one with blue cancel and other with clipped side and cut-to-shape, 1sh (5) clipped and tied by red cancel on cover, 1ab (7) with red cancel and clipped, and 1874 1rup (14) unused, Fine or better.Scott No. 4//14; $693 Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $425
Lot
202
China, 1882, Large Dragon (wide margins), 5ca yellow ocher, thin paper, full o.g., choice centering amid well balanced margins, strong yellow ocher color, Very Fine and choice, a classic China rarity.Scott No. 6 $20,000.
A VERY RARE MINT ORIGINAL GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1882 5CA LARGE DRAGON WIDE MARGIN ISSUE.
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Realized: $3,750
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China, 1883, Large Dragon on thick paper, 3ca vermilion, rough perf 12½ semicircle to left of "CANDARINS", blue seal cancels, bright color and nicely centered, Very Fine, a handsome example of this scarce variety. Chan No. 11f.Scott No. 8 var. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $300
Lot
204
China, 1892 Shanghai, China to Berlin, Germany, Japan 1879, 2s olive green, postal card with "Shanghai, 2 Aug, 1892" dateline on reverse, under paying 3s rate with triangle "NA, Ship" and "NA, T" in circle handstamp and pencil "5ctms" due above, canceled by "Nagasaki, Japan, 4 VIII, 1892" cds with "Yokohama, 7 VIII, 1892" cds below, purple straight line "Via Vancouver" routing handstamp, red London transit backstamp and receiving postmark on face, Very Fine.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $160
Lot
205
China, (Great Britain) 1900 London to South Africa, India and C.E.F. in China, cover franked with G.B. 1881, Queen Victoria, 1d lilac, Die I (14 dots) tied by "London, Fe 7, 00" duplex, addressed to "Capt C. Davis of the Bengal Lancers South Africa" forwarded several times within Orange River, then sent to Lucknow, India and finally forwarded to the "British Contingent China Field Force via Hong Kong" where it received two different "Base Office" and "F.P.O." postmarks (number not clear) and the rare boxed "Non-Reclame/Unclaimed" handstamp (Proud I41) of Hong Kong, numerous transit backstamps; cover very worn and well traveled, Fine. SG No. 170.Scott No. 88 Estimate $300 - 400.
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Realized: $250
Lot
206
China, (United States) 1903, 5¢ blue, horizontal pair, tied by "Seattle, Wash., Jan 25, 1904" machine postmark on import/export company corner card cover to Port Arthur, China with "via Trans-Siberian Route" endorsement at top, returned during a suspension of the mails due to the Russo-Japanese War, with hand written label "No route for transmission and return to sender, Yokohama P.O." and postmarked "Yokohama, Japan, Feb 28, 04", Very Fine.Scott No. 304 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $325
Lot
207
China, Railway, 1909, 10c, 20c & 40c Pekin to Hankow issues, o.g., strong colors, fresh and Fine.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $110
Lot
208
China, 1915, First Peking Printing, $10 yellow green & blue, part o.g., pulled perf at top, Fine.Scott No. 237 $350.
Realized: $260
Lot
209 /o/
China, Area Balance, of 11 postal history items and a selection of stamps including Germany, German Offices, China and nice run of Mongolia issues; postal history with U.S. related including stampless 1853 Canton to New York and 1906 2¢ postal card to Foochow, China with 1921 Yunnan franked cover to England, handcarried Tientsin-Pukow Line imprint cover, wrapper with French Offices in China 5c issue and China 1ca+3ca Small Dragon issues combination, etc. (See website for images) (no photo).Estimate $750 - 1,000.
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Realized: $450
Lot
210
China, 1912, Nanking "Provisional Neutrality" overprint, $2 carmine & yellow, bottom margin single, o.g., never hinged, rich colors and very fresh, F.-V.F., a very scarce Nangking high value issue, rare in never hinged condition; signed Bloch.Scott No. 144 $7,500 for hinged.
Realized: $2,400