Lot 1024 People’s Repubic of China #1586 1980 8f Year of the Monkey, very fine, never hinged, with very light offset on gum which is normal, crisp detailed impression, very fine. Scott CV U$1,900.
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Lot 666, People’s Republic of China 1967 Mao Our Great Teacher part set, sold for C$1,228
Lot 666 People’s Republic of China #953-956 1967 Mao, Our Great Teacher Part Set, with Scott #s 953 to 956, all mint never hinged, #953 has a tiny tear at bottom, otherwise fresh and very fine. Scott CV U$1,110, sold for C$1,050.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 657, People’s Republic of China 1962 Mei Lan-Fang in Various Roles, perf & imperf sets, sold for C$3,159
Lot 657 People’s Republic of China #620-627 1962 4f to 50f Mei Lan-fang in Various Roles Set, Perforated and Imperforate, all used with Peking cancels, the perforated set catalogues $340 while the imperforate set catalogues $2,350, very fine. Scott CV$2,690, sold for C$2,700.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 1435, People’s Republic of China used collection 1949-64, sold for $1228
Lot 1435 China (PRC) Used Collection on 60 Quadrille Pages, 1949 to 1964, close to complete in period, excluding definitive issues. We note that the majority of the early issues are reprints, but the collection includes many better items such as souvenir sheet #344a ($110), set of four mini-sheets of 245a-248a (($80), the 1960 Fish set (missing one stamp, still about $100), the 1960 Flowers set ($120), 1964 Roses set ($100) and many better sets throughout. The lot also contains a few first day covers from 1982 and 1987 as well as souvenir sheet from Canada ’82 and a few pages of North East China stamps from the 1940s. See scans for a small taste. Estimate $300, sold for C$1,050.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 663, People’s Republic of China 1967 Thoughts of Mao set, VF NH
Sale 38 continues today with Worldwide stamps, followed by Postal History.
Lot 663 People’s Republic of China #938-948a 1967 Thoughts of Mao Set, all mint never hinged, with #938 (sheet margin single) as well as 943a (lower left corner strip of 5) and 948a (marginal strip of 5). All very fine and fresh. Scott CV U$4,310.
