377th Auction

1961, Table Tennis World Championship souvenir sheet, unmounted mint, very fine

1962, Mei Lan Fang 4-50 f. cpl., unmounted mint, some stamps with gum toned, otherwise fine

1962, Mei Lan Fang 4-50 f. cpl., unmounted mint, gum partly with tinted spots, otherwise fine

1962, Mei Lan Fang imperforated, 4-50 f. cpl., unmounted mint, some stamps with lightly toned gum and 50 f. with small gum disturbances, otherwise fine  

1962, Mei Lan Fang souvenir sheet, used with special cachet, fine

1964, Peonies souvenir sheet, unmounted mint, very fine

1967, Long Live Chairman Mao's Thought 8 f. cpl. set with both unfolded strips, unmounted mint, gold colour printing slightly oxidized and right stamp with small corner crease, otherwise fine

1967, Maos theses 4-8 f. cpl., unmounted mint, very fine

1967, 25th Anniversary of Mao Tse-tung's "Talks on Literature and Art 8 f. cpl., unmounted mint, very fine

1967, 46th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party 4-52 f. cpl., unmounted mint, very fine

1967, Mao our great teacher 8-10 f. cpl., unmounted mint, very fine  

1967, Poems of Chairman Mao 4-10f. cpl., unmounted mint, one 10 f. with natural paper inclusion, otherwise fine

1968, Revolutionary Literature and Art. 8 f. cpl., unmounted mint, very fine  

1968, Maos directions 8 f., unmounted mint, very fine  

1978, Running Horses souvenir sheet, unmounted mint, very fine

1979, 31th International Stamp Exhibition souvenir sheet, used, very fine

1979, Study Science souvenir sheet, unmounted mint, very fine

1979, Study Science souvenir sheet, unmounted mint, very fine

1979, Study Science souvenir sheet, unhinged mint, very fine  

1979, Study Science souvenier sheet, unmounted mint, very fine

1979, Study Science souvenir sheet, used, very fine

1980, Monkey 8 f., unmounted mint, fine  

1953, Army 800 $, unused without gum, very fine  

1867,  1 pi. red as "Port-to-Port" rate, tied by bold "Poste Vice-Reali Egiziane / Alessandria" with repeated strike alongside to entire letter from Alexandria to Constantinople, endorsed "per Azizie Steamer" at top; reverse with superb "Poste Vice-Reali Egiziane / Costantinopoli" Egyptian P.O. datestamp of receipt (Jan 4, 1869). A rare and fine letter, signed Todd AIEP. 

1867, 2 pi. blue, horizontal pair, Types III-IV, tied by cds. "CAIRO 10 DEC. 67" to registered letter sheet (side flaps missing) from Cairo to Constantinople, noted at 9 grams in manuscript, reverse with "POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE / COSTANTINOPOLI" arrival mark. Postage from Cairo = 1 piastre, 1 pi. for Seapost to Constantinople and 2 pi. for registration. Some edge wear but a rare cover and rate. Signed Todd AIEP.

CONSTANTINOPLE: 1874, Bulaq 10 pa. in vertical pair and 1 pia., tied by cds. "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE CONSTANTINOPOLI 29 APR 77" to envelope to Cairo with Alexandria transit and arrival marks on reverse; large part of reverse flap missing, otherwise fine

CONSTANTINOPLE: 1874, Bulaq 1 p. rose and vertical pair 1 p. vermilion (the upper stamp with double perforation at top), tied by cds. "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE CONSTANTINOPOLI 1 SET. 75" to double rate envelope to Cairo with transit mark of Alexandria and arrival mark; part of reverse flap missing, otherwise fine, sign. Holcombe

1908, National Symbols with surcharge 1c. on 10c. orange/blue, marginal block of four with clear double surcharge, the upper stamps mint never hinged, the lower unused, very fine and attractive

1927, Airmail 1ch. - 30 kr., unused, 20kr. missing corner, otherwise fine, a scarce set, signed Sadri

1899, Chrysanthenum 1 s.-1 y. and additional values 1½ s. ultramarine and ½ s. grey, tied by all Japanese cds. to large size registered envelope to Tokio. Little unfresh and some creasing, but an impressive franking

1899, Chrysantheme 1s. brown and 2s. green, each as pair tied by cds. "PORT-ARTHUR 20.09.09" to postcards via Chefoo to Tsingtau, China, the card with 1s. underfranked thus taxed, fine

1952, Korean-Chinese Friendship 20 w. blue imperforate with six other stamps reverse on postal stationery envelope as airmail cover to Germany, fine

1951, Order Admiral Li Sun-Sin 5 w. on 6 w. orange and vertical pair Partisan Li Su Dok 70 w. lilac-brown imperforated, all tied by cds. “PYONG YANG 23.2.52” to registered airmail cover to Budapest with arrival mark, small scrap of paper on front, otherwise fine

1868, Hidalgo 6 c. on brown, "37-71/ LAGOS", block of 4 with good to large margins, cancelled by oval "S.JUAN DE LOS LAGOS", very fine, sign. Jaretzky

1930, Airmail overprint proof in red on buff paper, block of four printed on both sides, on reverse somewhat shifted, usual light creases, otherwise fine, in addition mint never hinged block of four of issued stamp, one stamp small tear, otherwise fine

1798, Partly printed official listing for letters on the Lima route received on November 10