1897 1/2c-30c surcharges, complete set of ten, used, various pmks, occasional minor flaws, mostly fine or better, cat. $927 (Cat No. 28-37) (Image)

Cat. $927, Est.US$500

1897 1/2c-30c surcharges, nine different (missing 10c on 12c orange), h.r., fresh colors, usual perforations, mostly fine or better, cat. $1500 (Cat No. 28/37) (Image)

Cat. $1500, Est.US$500

1897 1/2c-30c surcharges, nine different used (missing 10c on 6c), various pmks, last one perf. faults, others fine or better, cat. $837 (Cat No. 28/37) (Image)

Cat. $837, Est.US$350

1897 1/2c-30c surcharges, eight different (missing 1c on 1c and 10c on 12c orange), h.r., last two without gum, fresh colors, usual perforations, mostly fine or better, cat. $1455 (Cat No. 28/37) (Image)

Cat. $1455, Est.US$500

1897 1/2c on 3ca orange yellow, left sheet margin block of nine, l.h. at top, others n.h., fine-v.f. (Cat No. 28) (Image)

Est.US$250

1897 1/2c on 3ca orange yellow, left sheet margin block of 15, showing varieties of surcharge, including malformed "1" of 1/2 (pos.12), "1/2" over "e" of "cent" (pos.27), etc., some perf. separations, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f. (Cat No. 28) (Image)

Est.US$250

1897 1/2c on 3ca orange yellow, deteriorative surcharge, sheet margin, interannual left pane of 20, showing constant flaws such as "ent" breaks, "1/2" above "n", damaged "3", etc. (Cat No. 28) (Image)

Est.US$500

1897 1/2c on 3ca orange yellow, block of six, upper right stamp "1/2" over "e" of "cent" (pos.27), natural straight edge at bottom, h.r., fine (Cat No. 28) (Image)

Est.US$250

1897 Customs Chungking cancels in black and blue, selection of six used singles on page, also 1894 datestamp on piece, fine group (Cat No. 28/32) (Image)

Est.US$250

1897 1/2c on 3ca orange yellow, 3 1/2mm spacing (Chan 37c), two slightly different shades, l.h., fine-v.f., cat. $800 (Cat No. 28f) (Image)

Cat. $800, Est.US$300

1897 1/2c on 3ca orange yellow, "1/2" over "e" of "cent", h.r., and "1/2" over "n" of "cent" (used), fine (Cat No. 28var) (Image)

Est.US$250

1897 1/2c on 3ca orange yellow, five singles, one used, others h.r., each showing progressive wear to surcharge (late prints), including thinner letters, lower right Chinese character split in half, damage to upper left and lower center characters, etc., fine group (Cat No. 28var) (Image)

Est.US$250

1897 1/2c on 3ca brownish-olive yellow, three copies, one used, others h.r., one with natural straight edge at bottom, fine (Cat No. 28var) (Image)

Est.US$200

1897 1/2c on 3ca orange yellow, basic stamp showing retouched or damaged "3" at lower left, used and unused singles, fine-v.f. (Cat No. 28var) (Image)

Est.US$500

1897 1/2c on 3ca orange, horizontal gutter pair, double vertical perforations, disturbed gum, fine (Cat No. 28var) (Image)

Est.US$250

1897 1/2c on 3ca orange yellow, one basic stamp with short diagonal dash over the letter I" of "CHINA", a horizontal gutter strip of four, also a single, l.h. or n.h., scarce (Cat No. 28var) (Image)

Est.US$200

1897 1/2c on 3c orange, top sheet margin vertical pair imperf. between stamps and at bottom, h.r. faint toning, rare (Chan 37l) cat. $11000 (Cat No. 28c) (Image)

Cat. $11000, Est.US$5,000

1897 1/2c on 3c orange, block of 12, position 7 with 4mm space between Chinese characters and "1/2", mostly n.h., including variety, fine-v.f. (Cat No. 28,28f) (Image)

Est.US$500

1897 2c on 2ca green, "2" over "en" of "cents", three different shades, one on worn stock, used, fine (Cat No. 30var) (Image)

Est.US$200

1897 5c on 5ca orange, six used or unused examples, showing different shades and broken Chinese characters, upper right, lower right and center, fine-v.f. (Cat No. 32,var) (Image)

Est.US$500

1897 5c on 5ca orange, 4mm spacing, h.r., rough perforations at right, fresh and fine stamp (Chan 41b) cat. $800 (Cat No. 32b) (Image)

Cat. $800, Est.US$500

1897 5c on 5ca dull orange, six singles, one used, others h.r., different shades, varieties, including broken "5", shifts towards "en", over "n" and towards "nt", "en" of "cents", etc., one with a natural straight edge at bottom, fine lot (Cat No. 32var) (Image)

Est.US$250

1897 10c on 9c dull green, basic stamp with retouched upper left character (Chan 44b), l.h., fine (Cat No. 35var) (Image)

Est.US$500

1897 10c on 12ca brown orange, basic stamp with "darkened corners", two copies, h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $1000 (Cat No. 36) (Image)

Cat. $1000, Est.US$300

1897 10c on 12ca brown orange, broken character "Yin" (Chan 45g), two copies, h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $1000 (Cat No. 36var) (Image)

Cat. $1000, Est.US$500