An Unsold Cover on Interasia Nov Auction in Hong Kong Boston, auction, envelope, Shanghai, following

williamzhang

There was a good cover on the Interasia Nov Auction.  It is 1880 (14 Oct.) envelope from Shanghai to St. Peterburgbug, Russia, but it hadn’t been sold.  The owner of the cover is my friend in Boston. I am wondering why there was no one to bid such a good cover. The following are the comments from Tony Kwan:

St. Peterburg cover, #6913, open at 48k and was unsold.
1) Too high estimate.
2) Place at the end of auction when everybody's pocket is almost  empty.
3) A"pearl" placed in a group of pearls don't show it "brightness"
4) The Hong Kong heat dies out after 1997.

Tony, they are good points.  Thanks!

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假师爷

应老张之邀，勉为其难，做个翻译，这样不懂英语的国内朋友也能看懂。有的句子只能意会，我无法找到恰当的成语来表达，若是那位高手能够提出更好的词，我当改正。

一枚 InterAsia 11 月香港拍卖会上未售出之封
InterAsia 11 月拍卖会上有一个很好的封。这是一枚 1880 年 10 月 14 日从上海寄往俄国圣彼得堡的信封，但是遗憾流标。此封的主人是我在波士顿的一位好友。这么好的封却没有人竞拍,这件事让我百思不解。下面是关先生给出的一些点评：

圣彼得堡封， #6913， 起拍价 4 万 8 千港币，流标。
1. 估价太高；
2. 拍品位于拍卖会的尾声，竞拍人的口袋都已经是空空如也了；
3. 一颗珍珠放在一堆珍珠里就显不出她的光芒；（译者注：我的理解是，好东西被埋没了，显不出其珍贵价值；反过来说，好东西应当是鹤立鸡群，才能拍出好价）
4. 香港热已经在1997年后退去；

alainfang

no idea why this one is so expensive normally you can find similar cover (1880's from British Post in Shanghai to Europe) for no more than us$1000. Do I miss shining points

williamzhang

回复 3# alainfang

"The owner of the cover thinks one of the two stamps on the cover is the variety, that is why he estimates the value of the cover is worth HK$48,000 ."

Does auction catalog mention the stamp variety?

alainfang

回复  alainfang

"The owner of the cover thinks one of the two stamps on the cover is the variety ...
williamzhang 发表于 2014-11-12 11:27

Not mentioned.

   Treaty Ports, Shanghai : 1880 (14 Oct.) envelope to St. Petersburg, Russia (27.11) bearing 10c. on 12c. pale blue pair neatly cancelled "S1" with matching "Shanghai/A" c.d.s. adjacent, showing on reverse "Hong Kong/A" (18.10), Brindisi (21.11) and Bologna (22.11) transit and St. Petersburg arrival c.d.s., some very slight edge wear, a very desirable fine and rare cover to Russia. S.G. Z789.
Estimate 50,000 - 60,000

williamzhang

回复 5# alainfang

The owner of the envelope is a cover dealer in Boston.  He showed me the envelope last year.  I asked him what the price he wanted to sell.  He said he would like to sell it at $7,000 (US Dollar).  I told him the price was too high, and it is hard for him to find a buyer.  He explained to me that one of the stamps on the envelope was the variety.  I don't know why the auction catalogue did not mention it.  Please let me know if any one is interested in the envelope.  I can provide him the dealer email address and the phone number.