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Auction: 1002 - Fine Stamps & Covers of HK & China
Lot: 1138

China 1898-1910 Chinese Imperial Post 1911 Postage Due Unissued 1/2c. and 20c. brown, unused; both values regummed, 20c. with tiny gum thin. A well centred and desirable pair in near matching colours. Dr. Robert Yue collection. Photo Estimate HK$ 200,000-250,000 A presentation album of Chinese stamps was prepared as a gift for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. At the same time the Postal Administration compiled approximately ten further collections which were presented to high officials of the government. It is believed that all the known examples originated from these collections, accounting for their lack of gum. An initial survey located the following examples. Robert Lee collection, 1963 ( 1/2c. no gum, 20c. blunt corner) Warren Kauder collection, 1972 ( 1/2c. and 20c., no gum) Rocpex Prize Selections, 1981 ( 1/2c. and 20c) Christie´s auction, 1994 ( 1/2c. no gum, 20c. some gum) Sotheby´s auction, 1997 (still on part presentation page) Dr. Stephen Gates collection, 2009 ( 1/2c. and 20c.) China National Postal Museum ( 1/2c. and 20c) Rare Stamps of China, Weichoy Kan (20c. only)

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