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Auction: 17015 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring The "Foxley" Collection of Barbados
Lot: 3100

(x) Issuing Authorities of the World: The Chris Mobsby collection
China
A collection on leaves which includes a section of the Municipal Posts with Shanghai Large Dragon 16ca. (printing 62), Chefoo 1c. on red band cover, Chungking 1894 2ca. imperf.x perf. strip of four, Wuhu 1895 ½c. Postage Due used on philatelic cover, Wei Hai Wei 1899 2c. unused; British Railways Administration 5c. on ½c. tied by Tientsin cancellation on local cover; some Foreign Post Offices including commercial Russian cover from Shanghai to Genoa, Taiwan 1894-95 Official stamp (S.G.C4); military stamps including 1922 Shangahi Light Horse 50c. unused, 1923 Pao Tzu Lu 'Bandit Stamps' with 5c. unused type 1a with original printing wrinkles) and 10c. unused type 1a; Liberated Areas including North China 1938 White Full Sun 1c., 1946 $8 on $12 yellow Large Vistory, Chin-Ki-Lu-Yu 1942 shaded bird on globe $2 yellow, Inner Mongolia $5 on $5000 light green, East China North Anhui 1949 $30 on $2 rose-red tête-bêche pair, Kiangsu Anhwei area "Xuazhung" on pigeon, Central China 1948 $2.50 yellow; Manchukuo locals plus some Imperial China including Large Dragon 3ca. used. An interesting collection. Photo

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