Bits and pieces including Small Dragons 3ca x2 (one faded), a few Treaty Ports, Surcharges, some early PRC, etc, generally fine to very fine. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Collection 1885-1949 on Minkus leaves from Small Dragons Perf 12½ 1ca * and 3ca & 5ca used, Dowager Empress 1ca & 3ca * and 2c 4c & 6c used plus Overprints to '8/cents' on 6c including '2/cents' on 2ca Redrawn Die *, Imperial Chinese Post 20c *, Chinese Imperial Post No Wmk 20c 30c & 50c * and $2 used plus 'POSTAGE DUE' Overprints set, Republic Overprints to $2, Republic Commemoration set to $2 *, Junks to $10, 1920s-30s commemoratives including 1929 Unification & 1933 Tan Yen-kai sets used and 1936 New Life set *, 1941 Thrift & 1944 War Refugee M/Ss *, then an extensive range of Sun Yat-sen & Martyrs issues with Surcharges & Overprints including Gold & Silver Yuan and Japanese Occupation, various Provinces Overprints, Manchukuo including 1935 Emperor's Visit, 1936 Postal Agreement, 1937 Founding Anniversary & 1937 Reconstruction Plan sets *, some Taiwan up to 1970s including a few M/Ss, etc, condition a little variable but generally fine to very fine, Cat £4000+. An ideal basis for expansion, although we did find a number of mis-identified items and recommend careful inspection. (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

1900s-80s including 1960 Goldfish set & 1962 Mei Lan-fang set (ex M/S) both CTO, plus two small stockbooks of unmounted with 1979 Yunnan Camelias set, 1981 Lushan Mountains, Stone Forest & Edible Mushrooms sets, 1987 Warring States M/S (no gum as issued), etc, condition generally fine to very fine. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Small accumulation a little disorganised on Hagner sheets from early PRC issues many unmounted including 1959 Tenth Anniversary set, 1962-63 Folk Dances complete set, 1963 Folk Toys set x2, 1979 Pilgrimage to the West set & Yunnan Camelias set & M/S, 1980 Guilin Landscapes, Lotus Paintings, Tarrying Garden & Xishuang Banna sets, 1981 Ceramics, Cattle, Lushan Mountains x2, Stone Forest x2 & Edible Mushrooms sets plus 8f Cock single, block of 4 and Twelve Beauties of Jinling 2y M/S, 1982 Birds set & M/S and Liao Sculptures set & M/S, 1983 Western Chamber set & M/S, Peking Opera set & Terracotta Soldiers set & M/S x4 each and a booklet, 1984 Tang Paintings set & M/S, 1987 Cave Murals & M/S, etc, plus mint/** singles & used singles & sets noted 1960-61 Chrysanthemums CTO, also 1997 Year Folder & 1998 Year Book plus two Taiwan folders with 'gold' M/Ss, etc, condition generally fine to very fine. (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

Modest collection from the 1940s with a few useful sets, PRC to mid-1950s all those that were reprinted presumed to be reprints, and 1963 Hwangshun Landscapes set, very fine, mostly used or CTO.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Colourful array of  mostly modern issues but including 1971 Communist Party setenant strip of 3, also 'reprints' including of Mei Lan-fang set & 8f Monkey sheetlet of 4 etc all invalidated with diagonal black lines, etc, plus a few covers including 1910 1c Postal Card with advertising '...New Shipement.../Australian Daisy [error for "Dairy" ?] Butter'; generally very fine.

Estimate AU$200

1878-83 Large Dragons Thin Paper 1ca green SG 1 (Chan 1), well centred, a couple of slightly uneven perfs, lightly mounted, large-part o.g. Cat £550 (US$500).

Grade A B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1878-83 Large Dragons Thin Paper 1ca yellow-green SG 1a (Chan 1a), well centred, a couple of slightly uneven perfs, large-part original gum with small hinge remainder/adhesion, Cat £550 (US$550).

Grade A- B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1878-83 Large Dragons Thin Paper 3ca brown-red SG 2 (Chan 2), well centred, a couple of slightly uneven perfs, small black ink transfer from album page onto gum, minor hinge remainder, Cat £1200 (US$750). A very attractive example.

Grade A B2- (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1878-83 Large Dragons Thin Paper 3ca brown-red SG 2 (Chan 2), very well-centred, a couple of slightly uneven perfs, light chop cancel in blue, Cat £250 (US$200).

Grade A A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1878-83 Large Dragons Thin Paper 3ca brown-red SG 2 (Chan 2), well centred, indistinct chop cancel, Cat £250 (US$200).

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1878-83 Large Dragons Thin Paper 5ca yellow SG 3a (Chan 3a), well centred, small-part indistinct chop cancel, Cat £550 (US$300).

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1885-88 Small Dragons Perf 11½-12 3ca mauve SG 14 (Chan 20), very well-centred, hinge remainder,Cat £275 (US$140).

Grade A- A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1894 Dowager Empress First Printing 1ca to 24ca SG 16-24 (Chan 22-30), centring variable as usual, a couple with minor blemishes but generally fine to very fine, the 4ca & 12ca used (questionable cancels), the others including the 24ca with large-part original gum & some hinge remainders, Cat £1900+ (US$1400+).

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1894 Dowager Empress First Printing 5ca dull orange SG 20 (Chan 26), small-part 'SHANGHAI' cds, Cat £450 (US$140).

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1894 Dowager Empress First Printing 9ca dull green SG 22 (Chan 28), perforations & centring well above-average, large-part original gum with hinge remainder, Cat £350 (US$150).

Grade A- A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1894 Dowager Empress First Printing 12ca brown-orange SG 23 (Chan 29), well-centred, characteristic uneven perforations, superb complete strike of 'CUSTOMS/FEB13/95/CHINKIANG' double-ring cds, Cat £250 (US$170).

Grade A A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1894 Dowager Empress First Printing 24ca red SG 24 (Chan 30), characteristic uneven perforations, large-part original gum with some minor gum loss, lightly mounted, Cat £900 (US$600).

Grade A- B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1897 Imperial Post Surcharges on Small Dragons Small Figures '1/cent' on 1ca dull green SG 34 (Chan 31) with Broken Frame at Upper Right, large-part 'CUSTOMS' cds, Cat £180+ (US$35+) for normal.

Grade A-/A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1897 Imperial Post Surcharges on Small Dragons Small Figures '2/cents' on 3ca mauve with Broken Character 'Yin' in Overprint SG 35 variety (Chan 32b), well-centred, small hinge remainder just visible from face through paper, Cat £475 for normal (US$350 for variety).

Grade A- B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1897 Imperial Post Surcharges on Small Dragons Small Figures '5/cents' on 5ca olive-yellow SG 36 (Chan 33), well-centred, lightly mounted, Cat £275 (US$100).

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1897 Imperial Post Surcharges on Dowager Empress Small Figures '10/cents' on 6ca brown SG 43 (Chan 43), slightly fluffy perfs, small hinge remainder, Cat £150 (US$130).

Grade A B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1897 Imperial Post Surcharges on Dowager Empress Small Figures '10/cents' on 9ca dull green SG 44 (Chan 44), neat bars cancel in blue, Cat £200 (US$170).

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1897 Imperial Post Surcharges on Dowager Empress Small Figures '30/cents' on 24ca rose-carmine SG 46 (Chan 46), slightly fluffy perfs, lightly mounted, Cat £1200 (US$550).

Grade A C2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1897 Imperial Post Surcharges on Dowager Empress Large Figures Wide Spacing on Second Printing '4/cents' on 4ca yellow-green SG 60 (Chan 59) with unlisted variety Broken Character 'Fun' [Four] in Overprint, uneven perfs slightly trimmed in parts, hinge remainder, Cat £75 (US$60) for normal.

Grade B C2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100