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1176 A small selection of the modern Taiwan issues in complets sets in blocks with imprint, high face values, aprrox. 100 sets+. Unmounted and some toning. HK$ 800 - 1,000 1177 A transparent folder with modern Taiwan issues in complete set in blocks, with a few miniature sheets, plus a few modern foreign stamps, unmounted and some toning. HK$ 600 - 800 1178 1906 (8 Jan.) A Japanese 1 1/2s light slate stationery card to Swatow, tied by Japanese char. ‘TAIWAN/KEELUNG’ cds. Alongside ‘?SHUI/JAPAN/10.1.06’ transit and ‘SWATOW/I.J.P.O/16.1.06’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 2,000 1179 1906 (9 June) A picture postcard from Dadocheng, Taiwan ( 大稻埕 ) to South Australia, bearing Japanese Chrysanthemum 1s and 3s, tied by Japanese char. ‘TAIWAN/DADOCHENG’ cds, ‘TAM?/TAIWAN JAPAN’ cds in violet (could be TAMSHUI) and ‘HONG KONG/14.6.96’ transit, a rare cancellation. Photo HK$ 2,500 - 3,000 1180 1933 (1 Nov.) An air mail cover from Taipei to USA, bearing the Japanese Tazawa 1/2c brown, 1s yellow orange and the 1st air mail 8 1/2s chestnut, each tied by ‘TAIHOKU/TAIPET’ commemorative cancel in brown purple, fine. Photo HK$ 1,600 - 2,000 1181 1950 (June) A cover from Taiwan to Shanghai, via Hong Kong, bearing overprinted ‘For use in Taiwan’ on unit stamps complete set of 2, tied by faint cancel, with bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/8.7.50’ arrival cds, with contents about how to escape from China to Taiwan, creased and damaged back flap, but not affecting any stamps or cancellation. Photo HK$ 3,000 - 3,500

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