The 2025 December Auction - Sale 346 (December 13 - December 16, 2025)
Sale 346
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depicting scenes from the Second Sino-Japanese War, including Red Cross aid to wounded soldiers, troops in action and on the march, bombed city ruins, and international relief operations.
documenting the Sino-Japanese conflict and its impact across China. Scenes include troop movements, artillery and river crossings, bombed urban areas, Red Cross medical relief, and civilian mobilization.
including street views, foreign settlements, public buildings, harbor scenes, and wartime imagery from the Sino-Japanese conflicts and post-war unrest. Several bear manuscript captions, printed annotations, or contemporary press markings such as “Rioting in Shanghai.”
featuring street views, public buildings, and urban life. Several bear typed captions or agency stamps by Underwood & Underwood and other international sources.
depicting scenes from displays titled “Record of U.S. Imperialist Aggression in Vietnam” and “Bravely Advancing under the Great Red Banner of Mao Zedong Thought”. The photographs provide an authentic record of political propaganda and exhibition practices in China during the 1960s. Well-preserved and historically significant, they offer valuable insight into domestic political messaging and perceptions of international affairs in mid-20th-century China.
a group of 3 items including one international press photograph of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek at an official ceremony in Taiwan, one period photograph of a naval vessel, and one government-issued receipt for exemption from military service certificate fees.
including “Families Await Your Return,” “China’s Cotton Production Ranked First in the World,” “Letter from Wu Huawen to Hu Lien,” and “The People’s Liberation Army Treats Prisoners Humanely.” These items reflect postwar political messaging, economic achievements, and ideological education during the Chinese Civil War period. They are valuable materials for studying mid-20th-century Chinese propaganda and social history.
with the holder owning 1,595 fully paid shares. Stock No.: 00831. Well-preserved, this certificate holds significant financial and historical value, representing an important artifact of early international business and Shanghai's economic history.
well-preserved, this certificate holds significant financial and historical value, representing an important artifact of early international business and Shanghai's economic history.
with the holder owning 100 fully paid 6.5% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, each with a nominal value of one Tael. Stock No.:215. This well-preserved certificate is of significant financial and historical value, representing an important document for the study of early public utilities, international investment, and the economic history of Shanghai.
including 1936 municipal bond with a nominal value of 100 Dollars and a 1926 municipal bond with a nominal value of 100 Taels, both officially issued and approved by the Municipal Administration Commission of the French Concession. Both bonds are accompanied by official signatures and financial documentation, well-preserved, and hold significant financial and historical value, providing important insights into municipal finance in the Shanghai French Concession and the early 20th-century East Asian international bond market.
with the holder owning 5 fully paid shares. Stock No.: 587. Well-preserved, with significant financial and historical value.