Public Auction 281 Thursday, 20th October, 2011

2407 China: 1900 Tientsin Provisional "China" h/s on Germania 20pf blue. F-VF M, redistributed gum etc. Mi 11 cat €1000, SG 18 cat £1100. Rare genuine. Exp 3 times inc Hoffman-Giesecke, plus GPS photo-cert (P) $300 $400

2408 China: 1900-01 Tientsin Provisional "China" h/s 5pf. VFU, Peking cds. SG 16 cat £475, Mi 9 cat €450. Rare genuine example! Exp Bothe BPP (P) $300 $400

2409 China: 1901 opt Reichspost set 3pf-5Mk. VFM. SG 22-35 cat £450, Mi 15-27 cat €450. (13) (P) $220 $300

2410 China: 1901-04 opt Reichpost set 3pf-5Mk, 5Mk type II. VF fresh MUH. Mi 15-27 II cat €1200, SG 22-35a cat £450 for M, & should be at least triple £1350 for MUH. (13) (P) $700 $1000