Asian Stamps in High Demand

It is not only Oriental art and decorative crafts that are in high demand these days. At our recent international stamp auction we achieved a number of impressive hammer prices for Chinese collections. Especially a collection of stamps from the 1960s was popular and went for DKK 204,000.

"The auction's highest hammer price was achieved by a very beautiful and complete collection of Chinese stamps from 1962-68. This period under Mao and the Cultural Revolution are one of the most interesting and valuable periods for collectors, which explains the great price of DKK 204,000," says Lars Godsk Jørgensen, Head of Bruun Rasmussen's stamp department.

The collection includes of the following stamps: "Landscapes" 1963 "Mao's Theses I" 1967, "Mao's Theses II" 1967, "25 Years Yenan-Forum" 1967, "Our Great Leader Mao" 1967 "Mao's Poetry" 1967 and "Mao's Five New Directives "1968 in very fine condition.

The Auction's Top Five (including buyer's premium)

1) China. Peoples Republic. 1962-1968. Very beautiful collection with complete sets from this period. Sold for: DKK 204,000 / € 28,000

2) China. Peoples Republic. 1949-2007. A very good and well-filled collection in a Leuchtturm-albums, albumpages + large. Sold for: DKK 162,000 / € 22,000

3) Thailand. 1883-2016. Most extensive collection sorted in more than 30 large albums in 5 large boxes (weight more than 100 kg.). Sold for: 114,000 / € 15,000

4) China. Large lot of China, Peoples Republic, Taiwan and areas in 23 albums with older stamps and up to ca. year 2000 with many stamps in quantities including better. Sold for: DKK 103,000 / € 14,000

5) China. 1878-1990. Good and well-filled collection in 5 large albums with better classic incl. number 1-3, and many better stamps from the 1960's (mostly used). From 1971 and up to 1990 collected unmounted mint and looks nearly complete including many better sets. Sold for: DKK 102,000 / € 13,700

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Asian Stamps in High Demand

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