A very rare stamp offered is a 190i provisional issue of the French Offices in China at Peking, being a 4 cent on a 2 cent, Its price is £10. a reserve of $170 being placed. Another interesting stamp is a Chinese issue of 1897. with the_surcharge of 10 cents on 9 cents fhverted. The catalogue value of this Is £4. 5. 0. A complete set of the first airmail issue in China is also on sale. cqnsistin+ of lamps. It is interesting to note that this is the only airmail issue in China in which the aeroplane has five barr design on its tail. Subsequent issues had a national flag place of this.
Some very fine early Newfoundland stamps are among the later lots In the auction. The first stamp ever "issued in Newfoundland. the 18 penny, together with two other stamps of the set, the 3d and the 8d. all mint issues with full margins. come in this category. The value of these stamps is greatly increased by the fact that they have wide margins. these early issues being unperforated.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.