Extensive collection in eighty-five+ binders with a rather basic selection from the early 1900s, Liberated Areas range including Henan 1949 Pictorials Overprints; People's Republic issues by issue type including 1950 Postal Conference, Sino-Soviet Treaty & Communist Party 30th Anniversary and 1954 Five Year Plan all no gum as issued plus CTO 1960 Goldfish & Chrysanthemums, 1963 Hwangshan Landscapes & 1964 Peonies (ex M/S); the Cultural Revolution issues are reproductions; then reasonably complete from mid-1970s up to 2022 with M/Ss, sheetlets, booklets, packs, souvenir folders, exhibition issues & overprints (including other countries' issues for Chinese events), FDCs, etc, noted 1976 Five Year Plan **, 1978 Science M/S used, 1978 Galloping Horses set & M/S on FDCs, 1978 Arts Flying Fairies M/S **, 1979 Camelias M/S Overprint on FDC, 1980 Paintings Qi Baishi & Lotus M/Ss **, etc, also postal stationery unused & used, PSEs, Postal Cards including New Year Lottery Cards, commercial covers with some postal history interest, etc, lots of thematic interest & plenty of modern face value, condition generally very fine, huge catalogue value. Weighs 217kg.  (many 1000s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$6,000

Album with Small Dragons, Junks, $1 & $2 Hall of Classics, etc, condition variable, plus Yearbooks for 2000, 2002-08, 2009 x2 and 2010. Weighs 8kg.  (100+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1932 North-West China Expedition 1c to 10c SG 406-9, very fresh & lightly mounted, Cat £350.  (4)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Range of 1930s-50s issues with some early PRC including reprints, Goldfish set CTO, also 1978 Galloping Horses set ** x2, 1980 Qi Bashi Paintings set **, etc, plus booklets 1980 Dolphin, 1981 Exhibition & 1982 Year of the Dog, a few mostly minor condition issues.    (100+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1950s-80s with better sets including 1962 Cranes, 1963 Monkeys, 1964 Chemical Industry, 1965 Chingkang Mountains, 1969 Red Lantern Opera & Chen Pao Tao, 1970 Tiger Mountain, 1971 Paris Commune, Party Anniversary with setenant strip & Albania Workers Party, 1972 Yenan Forum, Physical Fitness & Merchant Shipping, etc, no gum (as issued) or unmounted, Cat £2500+.  (100+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1960 Goldfish SG 1911-1922 set, a few with very minor marks on the gum, unmounted, Cat £500.  (12)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1963 Butterflies  SG 2069-2088 complete, characteristic rough perfs, no gum as issued & never hinged, Cat £375. The last set we offered sold at our auction of 21.9.2023 for $1260.  (20)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1963 Hwangshan Landscapes SG 2124-2139 set, a couple with small black ink transfer marks on the gum, unmounted, Cat £700.  (16)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1967-68 Cultural Revolution issues on commercial covers comprising single frankings of 1967 Labour Day 8f Mao, Talks on Literature & Art 8f Small Text, 1968 Revolutionary Literature & Art 8f Tiger Mountain, 8f On The Docks and 8f White-Haired Girl, 1968 Anti-American Declaration 8f Mao and 1968 Directives 8f Mao & Text, five of the envelopes with propaganda text & illustrations on the address side, each with some minor blemishes, condition well above-average for these scarce survivors from this period.  (7)

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1970s and 1980s unmounted sets include 1978 Galloping Horses, 1980 Lotus Painting including M/S & Gardens, 1981 Palace Lanterns & Miniature Landscapes, 1982 Fan Paintings, plus a range of used including 1968 Mao Tse-tung and Procession SG 2387, etc.  (100+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1974-77 Issues largely complete (no M/Ss), generally very fine to superb, Cat £1150+.

Grade A/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1978 Galloping Horses and 1980 Paintings of Qi Baishi, both unmounted in small album, Cat £135.  

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1980 Year of the Monkey 8f Macaque SG 2968, exceptional centring, a couple of characteristic very small black marks on the gum otherwise superb, unmounted, Cat £1500. 

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1980 Chinese New Year (Monkey) 8f Macaque SG 2968 tied to unaddressed Beijing Post Office 'Geng Shen Year (Year of the Monkey)' picture postcard by Beijing '1983.1.5' cds, Cat £650 as a used stamp.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1980 Chinese New Year (Monkey) 8f Macaque SG 2968 tied to unaddressed China Stamp Company First Day Cover by '1980.2.15' cds in red, Cat £650 as a used stamp.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

PROVINCES: Sinkiang 1924-36 4c-$20 Junk & Hall of Classics Second Peking Printing 'SPECIMEN' overprints set (ex 4c olive-green), toning on 15cts, surface abrasion on the $10.  (8) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

UNITED STATES POST OFFICE: United States of America 1919 'SHANGHAI/CHINA' overprints on Washington/ Franklin issues '2c' on 1c to $2' in Red on $1 Scott K1-K16 (SG 1-16) plus 1923 '2 Cts' & '4 Cts' overprints Scott K17-18 (SG 17-18), variable centring as usual, lightly mounted original gum, Cat US$2120 (£2550). [The illustration is above Lot 2583]   (18)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$800