Collectors bid for items at the auction house
The 2014 Autumn Stamps and Coins Auctions consisted of four sessions, including Ding Fubao’s collection Ancient Sycee and Coins, Famous Collectors’ Collection and Banknote, Gold and Silver Coin and Stamps and Cover, Chinese Stationery, raised more than 30m yuan on the evening of Nov 27. The curtain finally went down on the 2014 China Guardian Autumn Auction with a total of 1.706b yuan.
Guo Xueguang, general manager of the Department of Stamps and Coins, said the collections they selected were mainly from famous collectors and rare in the market. China Guardian has committed to collecting items with academic and historic meaning and integrated them with the demands of the market. The achievements of the autumn auction proved that they have been recognized by the market.
Guo concluded from the fruitful results of the session Famous Collectors’ Collection and Banknote that more and more collectors are focusing on the research and collection of rare ancient banknotes.
Yuan Dynasty, 2-kuan, f, sold at 299,000 yuan
A rare banknote from the Yuan Dynasty (1206-1370) gained popularity among collectors and brought in 299,000 yuan.
A banknote from the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1906) in the Qing Dynasty was the highlight of this part of the auction and fetched 264,500 yuan.
A group of the people's bank of china, second series of the rmb(100), 5-yuan, sold at 379,500 yuan
A set of banknotes from the Qing Dynasty sold for 212,750 yuan.
A note with 10 yuan face value from the Republic of China (1937) sold for 138,000 yuan.
Whole Country is Red Stamp, cancelled Issue, sold at 1.127m yuan
At the session Stamps and Cover - Chinese Stationery, 82 percent of the total 706 lots were sold out and raked in 10.55m yuan. Most of items enjoyed high collection and academic values.
A revoked stamp was sold at the price of 1.127m yuan.
A group of T46-T158 stamps, sold at 920,000 yuan
A set of Chinese zodiac stamps sold for 920,000 yuan.
A postcard, sent from Shenyang city to Germany in the Qing Dynasty, was a rarity and sold for 368,000 yuan.
RM1 tian an men post stationery, unposted, sold at 575,000 yuan
The trade volume of Ding Fubao’s collection, Ancient Sycee and Coins, reached 92 percent. Among all 460 lots, 59 items from Ding Fubao’s collections were all sold out and brought 1.59m yuan.
Among the highlights of this part of the auction were 12 volumes of ancient coin rubbings that fetched 598,000 yuan.
Coins made during the reign of Emperor Xianfeng (1850-1861) in the Qing Dynasty were sold for 230,000 yuan.
Rubbings of ancient coins by Chen Jieqi, Pan Zhuyin, etc, sold at 598,000 yuan
At the session Gold and Silver Coin, coins and badges from the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China were popular among collectors. The trade volume of gold and silver coins from the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China reached 80 percent. Eight badges from the Republic of China and silver coins made during the reign of Emperor Guangxu raked in 368,000 yuan and 172,500 yuan, respectively.
Badges made in the Republic of China (1911-1949)
Silver coins made in 1907, late Qing Dynasty, sold at 172,500 yuan