The 2025 December Auction - Sale 346 (December 13 - December 16, 2025)
Sale 346
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bearing three stamps totaling 5 sen postage, the front shows a U.S. military postal censorship mark (CP handstamp) and the Osaka Central transit postmark dated “21.1.28,” while the reverse bears a handwritten posting date of September 29, Showa 20. This card represents an officially transmitted item that reached Japan through the postal system, not privately carried mail. Taking about four months to arrive from Taipei to Osaka, it illustrates that although postal routes between Taiwan and Japan were largely disrupted in the immediate postwar period, limited military correspondence still occurred. From Japan’s surrender on August 15, 1945, until the following spring, nearly no foreign mail was dispatched from Taiwan; thus, a correctly franked example showing U.S. censorship is extremely rare, an important artifact documenting Taiwan’s early postwar postal restoration and military communication history.
bearing Taipei “20.10.11” cds and “Additional Postage Paid” handstamp to indicate an extra 2s payment (as the postal rate at the time was 5s). The sender, Li Tsan-sheng, and recipient, Chung Wen-yi, were both notable figures of the period. The message on reverse holds strong historical significance, mentioning “the said item cannot be brought due to certain restrictions on money,” reflecting the social unrest and transfer of property in Taiwan during the immediate post-surrender period before formal handover from Japan. An extremely rare postally used example of the Taiwan Nanko card, with only about ten recorded, representing an important artifact for the study of Taiwan’s early postwar postal and social history.
tied to privately made folder by the 1st Day comm. cds of taipeib dated Nov. 4 1945. Fresh color and nice condtion
f.w. Cheng Cheng Kung Issue, SYS Shanghai Dah Tung 1st Print ovpt. "for use in Taiwan", President Chiang's Resumption of Office Commemorative Issues and Taipei Print President Chiang Issue.
better including 1903-04 KEVII to $10 (Fiscal used but bearing fake postal cancellation). Large quantity. Please view.
better including nice QV used stamps, KGV ovpt. CHINA to $1, KGVI mint sets. Holding on stock cards
better including QV-QEII definitive issues, some QEII mint sets, Hong Kong Jubilee Issue mint (probably fake), and many early commemorative sets. Mongolis issues mostly 1960s-90s mint stamps sets. Large quantity. Please view.
including QV to KGVI issues, QV Postal Fiscal Issue, Hong Kong Jubilee and others. Some hinged on paper. Mixed condition and in large quantity. Please view.
from QV Jubilee issue to QEII 3rd issues, many in multiples. Large quantity. Please view.
the right column inscribed “信重○兩○錢”, and bearing a small red “北總” handstamp at lower left, representing the Taipeh General Station office code (Station Classification Mark). This indicates that the item was dispatched from the Taipeh General Station to the Huwei (modern Tamsui) branch station. Issued under the Liu Ming-chuan postal system, this slip is part of the Postal Commercial Receipt series produced by the Taiwan Local Postal Administration. After the postal clerk received a letter and collected the required postage, this receipt slip was handed to the sender as proof of postage payment, serving simultaneously as both a postal receipt and certification of delivery for commercial correspondence. This system marked the first instance in Taiwan’s postal history of a dual structure combining postage receipt and accounting recordkeeping. This example was used on the 15th day of the 2nd month of Kuanghsu 20 (March 21, 1894), when mail was dispatched from the Taipeh General Station to the Huwei sub-office, during a period of active trade and postal communication in northern Taiwan’s treaty-port era. According to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue, p.198, only about six used examples are recorded. An extremely rare and historically significant postal artifact from the Ching-era Taiwan Local Post system. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.261.
printed in red ink on imported European wove paper, depicting a crouching tiger, the emblem of the Formosan Republic, symbolizing strength, self-reliance, and resistance in defense of the homeland. Perforated 11½, with slightly irregular edges typical of this hand-printed issue. This block originates from the corner of the sheet, and the upper-left stamp shows a distinct double impression, clearly visible in the inscriptions and frame lines, caused by a slight movement of the plate during hand-press printing. Printed at Tainan in September 1895, this is part of the Third Issue (Die III) of the Taiwan Republic, the final postal issue before the fall of the regime. Combining both positional and printing-variety rarity and stands as one of the most representative and academically significant surviving examples of the “Formosan Tiger” issue. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.275.
printed in violet ink on imported European wove paper, depicting a crouching tiger, the emblem of the Formosan Republic, symbolizing the spirit of self-reliance and resistance in defense of the homeland. Perforated 11½, with slightly irregular edges typical of this hand-printed issue. This block originates from the corner of the sheet, and the lower-right stamp shows a distinct double impression, visible in the characters and frame lines, caused by slight movement of the plate during hand pressing, an extremely rare printing anomaly among the issues of the Taiwan Republic. Printed at Tainan in September 1895, it represents the Third Issue (Die III) of the 100 Cash value, the final postal issue before the fall of the Republic. Combining both a corner sheet position and a double-impression printing variety, this piece stands as one of the most representative and academically important rarities among the “Formosan Tiger” stamps. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.276.