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Payment is due within seven (7) days of the close. Make check out to the "China Stamp Society" and mail it to China Stamp Society, H. James Maxwell, PO BOX 481844, Kansas City, MO 64148-1844. Bidding increments: $1-50 are $1, $50-$100 are $5, $100-500 are $10, $500-1,000 are $50, $1,000-5,000 are $100, $5,000-$100,000 are $500, $100,000 and up ...
Arguably the most valuable China stamp comes from this series, the $1 on 3c deep red in mint condition being catalogued as £850,000 in the Stanley Gibbons 2015 guide. When political upheaval took hold, local uprisings saw China stamps variously overprinted between the 1910s–1930s as currencies devalued.
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The Hobbizine China Stamp Value Guide provides market prices for stamps in both mint and used condition. More than a simple price list or catalogue, the guide's extensive illustrations and commentary make it an invaluable reference tool for stamp identification and Chinese postal history.
- Red Stamp of 1969Price Realized: $1,860,000
- Red Revenueprice Realized: $889,500
- Map Error Stampprice Realized: $474,000
- Surcharge Invertprice Realized: $276,000
- 3-cent Red Revenue Stampprice Realized: $222,600
- Blue-Green Surcharge Invertprice Realized: $172,500
- Classics Inverted Stampprice Realized: $160,000
- Sun Yat-Sen Stampprice Realized: $150,000
- Red Revenue Unsurcharged Stampprice Realized: $138,000
- Price Realized: $32,240
At the China Guardian auction held on May 18, 2013, the lower left corner block of the unreleased Chinese postage stamp of 1969 was sold for 6.67 million yuan (1 million 86 thousand US dollars at that time). The stamp shows the great Chairman Mao Zedong with his deputy Lin Biao, who welcome the workers carrying banners. Lin Biao was considered Mao’...
At the Interesia auction, which ended on July 1, 2013, the very rare not canceled postal stamp of China (1897) with an overprint of “1 dollar” became the undisputed leader of the event. This rarity cost its lucky owner 6.9 million Hong Kong dollars. There are different types of “1 dollar” overprints, which were used after China entered the Universa...
This valuable stamp was sold at one of the philatelic auctions in 2009. This is a copy of a famous stamp; however, its peculiarity lies in its size since it is 2 times bigger than its primary version. The piece was issued in 1968, and it has an error on the map. As you can see, the map shows that the entire territory is red.
The stamp was sold nine years ago at a Cherrystone event. The piece was printed in 1925, and it has a surcharge inverted error. The copy was sold for as much as 276,000 USD.
On December 15, 2012, at the Interesia auction, a Chinese postage stamp of 1897 with a black and green overprint was sold for 1,725,000 Hong Kong dollars. Importantly, stamps of this issue often appear on various auctions. After joining the Universal Postal Union, China used Red Revenue stamps and stamped them with appropriate overprints. Therefore...
This is another blue-green piece with surcharge inverted error. This stamp was created in 1923 and sold at a Cherrystone event in 2010.
On September 12, 2012, a rare postage stamp of China of 1915 with the image of the gate to the Temple of Buddha was sold at Cherrystone. The rarity was put into circulation as part of a series that includes 19 face values from 1/2 cent to 10 dollars with three different drawings. The usual two-dollar stamp with the Temple of Buddha is not among the...
At the New York auction, which ended on May 9, 2013, the leader of the auction was a blue postage stamp of China with an inverted portrait of Sun Yat-sen. In the description to the lot, 1940 is stated as the year of the release, although catalogs date this series to 1941. This issue was printed in New York by the American Bank Note Company. In gene...
This is another expensive and valuable stamp sold at Cherrystone in 2010. The piece was issued in 1896, and this is an not surcharged Red Revenue stamp. The copy was sold for as much as 138 thousand US dollars.
On August 31, 2013, at a David Feldman auction, a rare series of 1952 Chinese postage stamps with an error was sold. The series #C20 was issued by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of China in November 1952 to celebrate the anniversary of the October Revolution, and it was supposed to indicate the strengthening of relations with the Sovi...
- The Whole Country is Red stamp, 1968. The Whole Country is Red is a valuable Chinese stamp issued in 1968. The item has such a name due to the slogan that it contains.
- 10¢-on-9-candareen dark green stamp, 1897. 1897 10¢-on-9-candareen dark green Dragons and Shou stamp with the 10¢ surcharge inverted is a real philatelic gem of Chinese philately.
- Red revenue large figures surcharge $1 on 3c stamp, 1897. Red revenue large figures surcharge $1 on 3c stamp is one of the most attractive Chinese issues.
- Olive-colored Queen Victoria's Head, 1864. The olive-colored Queen Victoria's head was issued in 1864 with the face value of 96 Hong Kong cents. Today this interesting philatelic item is thought to be one of the most expensive Chinese stamps.
Catalog Value $22,950: Price Realized $10,500.00: Lot #348 CHINA 1924 (20 Jan) postal card franked with 1c and 3c Junk, used from Shanghai to Germany, with Hannover "Porto" arrival, charged "20" in crayon, but handstamped "T 30 Ctms" at bottom, interesting postage due penalty markings: Unsold: Lot #349 CHINA
Dealers and auction houses are only interested in high-value rare or scarce stamps with catalog values that exceed $500 per stamp and normally at least $3,000-5,000 per seller. Look through online auction house catalogs and you will find no common stamps, or collections that just include common stamps.
