1878-83 thicker paper, 2½mm spacing 1ca green, fresh part o.g. (Image)

1878-83 thicker paper, 2½mm spacing, rough perf 5ca chrome-yellow, horiz pair with sheet margin at left, a hint of toning and traces of o.g., a rare multiple in unused condition (Image)

1885-88 small dragon 5ca. olive-yellow perf. 11½-12 mint large part o.g., well centred, white gum, fine, Chan 21 SG 15 (Image)

1894 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress (1st printing) set of 9 to 24ca rose-carmine, most with imperfections but generally of good appearance, each used by part to large part seal cancel (cat £1500) (Image)

1894 60th Birthday of Dowager Empress 1st printing 1ca. to 24ca. mint large part o.g., fresh colours, white gum, very fine, Chan 22-30 SG 16/24 £2,300 (Image)

1894 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress 1st printing part set of 8 to 24ca rose-carmine, large part o.g., few bends in places, otherwise with fresh appearance. SG 17-24 (Image)

1894 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress (1st printing) 9ca. dull green, vertical pair, variety 'tête-bêche' (the lower stamp inverted cliché), mint large part of evenly toned o.g., a scarce and popular variety, Chan 28g SG 22d £1,800 (Image)

1897 (Mar) Large figure surcharge spaced 2½mm, on "Dowager Empress" first printing, 4c on 4ca rose-pink, very fresh large part o.g. (Image)

1897 large figure surcharge, spaced 2½mm on Dowager (2nd printing), 6c on 8ca red-brown, part o.g. small red ink blemish on reverse, otherwise fine. SG 62 (Image)

1897 Red Revenue 4c. on 3c. 'large surcharge', mint no gum, fresh colour, Chan 89 SG 90 £1,400 (Image)

1898 Presentation sheet from the Imperial Postal Administration bearing 1898 Chinese Imperial Post watermarked set from ½c to $5 optd 'SPECIMEN', odd trivial marginal imperfections adhesives unaffected, nonetheless a rarely seen and attractive item. SG 108-19 (Image)

1901 C.I.P. 1c. stationery card to Germany bearing C.I.P. 1c. horizontal pair cancelled by "Peking JUL 22 1901" bilingual oval d.s, in combination with Germany 5pf cancelled by "Dresden 28/11 01" cds, a couple of minor faults otherwise, a fine and attractive item

1932 North West Scientific Expedition set of 4 to 10c deep blue, unmounted o.g. (Image)

North China-Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan (Chin-Ki-Lu-Yu) Border Area: 1946-47 Chairman Mao with harvest design imperf set of 13 to $500 light blue, unused no gum as issued, $20, $30 blue and $200 some creasing, otherwise fine, a scarce set Yang NC228-NC240, SG NC124/136 £2,266 (Image)

1949 (May) Kwangtung Province 'unit' stamps, set of 6 to $500 grey-green, fresh unused as issued (Image)

1950 Tien An Men 3rd Print perf. 14 set to $2,000 mint no gum as issued, a fine and popular set Yang R13-19, SG 1459-1463 (Image)

1962 Stage of Mei Lan-fang 4f. to 50f. set of eight in blocks of four mounted/unmounted o.g. (the two upper stamps mounted, the two lower unmounted), generally fine, a rare set in mint blocks SG 2037/2044 £4,400++ (Image)

1963 Butterflies 4f. to 50f. set of 20, unused without gum as issued, fresh colours, very fine SG 2069/2088

1963 Hwang Shan Landscapes 4f. to 50f. set of 16 mounted/unmounted o.g. (30f. and 50f. light trace of hinge), fresh colours, usual offset traces on the reverse, SG 2124/2139 £700 (Image)

1964 Chinese Peonies 4f. to 52. set of 15, unmounted o.g. very fine, SG 2185/2199 (Image)

1967 Labour Day 4f. to 8f. set of five unmounted o.g., well centred, very fine, Yang W12-W16 SG 2354/2358 (Image)

1978 5f. Galloping Horse Miniature Sheet unmounted o.g., very fine, Yang T28M SG MS2781 (Image)

1978 3f. Arts and Crafts Miniature Sheet unmounted o.g., very fine, Yang T29M SG MS2815

1878-1920s mint and used collection arranged on an old time approval book including Large Dragon used 3ca. and 5ca., 1885-88 Small Dragon 1ca. (6, four used), 3ca., 1897 Red Revenue 2c. used, 1898-1913 more than 80 coiling dragons, mixed condition (Image)

1878-1950 (c) mixed mint and used accumulation arranged on album leaves including used 1878-83 'Large Dragon' 3ca, 1894 'Dowager' 24c, 1897 'Red Revenue' 1c. on 3c (Type 18)(2), 2c on 3c (Type 18) and (Type 21)(3), 1912 'Republic' $5, and mint/unused 1878-83 'Large Dragon' 1ca, 5ca (defective), 1885-88 'Small Dragon' 1ca, 3ca, 1897 'Red Revenue' 2c on 3c (Type 21), 1897 'Imperial Chinese Post' values to 50c, 1898-1906 'Chinese Imperial Post' values to $1; a range of local issues with Shanghai, etc. Also British Railway Administration 1901 5c on ½c used (3). Condition very mixed due to poor mounting. A very interesting lot. (hundreds) (Image)