1961 World Table Tennis Championships souvenir sheet of four, no gum as issued, bright color, diagonal crease at upper right, otherwise very fine. (Sc. 566a, $900) (Image)

Est. $300-400

1964 $2 Peonies souvenir sheet, no gum as issued, a fresh bright example of this desirable and rare souvenir sheet, very fine. (Sc. 782, $2,500) (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

1964 15th Anniversary of the People's Republic souvenir sheet, never hinged, bright color and gilt, a few trivial wrinkles and minor gum disturbances as most often seen, free of any adhering interleaving paper, a rare and desirable sheet as such, very fine. (Sc. 798a, $4,250) (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

1967 8f Thoughts of Mao, se-tenant strip of five, cancelled-to-order, lightly folded along perfs as commonly seen, else very fine. (Sc. 943a, $525) (Image)

Est. $200-300

1967 8f Thoughts of Mao, se-tenant strip of five, faintly cancelled-to-order, fresh and without tarnishing, lightly folded along perforations as often seen, else very fine. (Sc. 948a, $725) (Image)

Est. $300-400

1967 25th anniversary of Mao Tse-tung's "Talks on Literatue and Art", set of three, cancelled to order, very fine. (Sc. 957-9, $455) (Image)

Est. $200-300

1971 Paris Commune, set of four in complete sheets of fifty, no gum as issued, fresh and bright colors, some minor creasing or small edge tears to corners or selvedge, the key 8f value with only a few minor edge wrinkles, each sheet having been folded between rows five and six, the stamps uniformly sound and very fine, a rare and tremendously desirable group. (N3) (Sc. 1054-7) (Image)

Est. $5,000-7,500