1898: China Coiling Dragon 1 c. ochre-buff pair tied by 'Pa-kua' in black to 'Peking & Tientsin Times' 1898 Newspaper wrapper to the 'Daily Mail' in London with 'Tientsin' despatch cds at right (Oct 1). Hong Kong 1884 2 c. carmine applied for onward transmission tied by SHANGHAE cds (Oct 5) in black.Reverse with SHANGHAI Dollar Chop in black. Some imperfections but a scarce rate. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1900: Coiling Dragon 10 c. deep green used on 1901 cover to England tied by HANYENG cds in combination with France 'Chine' 25 c. black on rose tied by 'Shanghai / Chine' cds (Oct 30). Mirfield arrival cds (Dec 4) on reverse. Some edge wear to envelope. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1900/06: Bean Goose $ 1 red & flesh used on registered cover from Tientsin to Ypres, Belgium tied by cds with manuscript registration at lower left, French 'Shang-Hai' transit cds on front and reverse with Tientsin cds (Nov 10), Shanghai cds, Gand / Valeurs cds (Dec 24) and Ypres arrival. A most unusual single franking. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1912: Bean Goose $ 1 red & flesh optd. 'Republic' in Shanghai, a fine used example on philatelic cover to Hong Kong cancelled by 'Canton' cds (Aug 12) in black. (Image 1) (Image)

1932: 1 c. on 3 c. blue-green, a block of twenty used on reverse of opened for display cover to Kenya, tied by 'Weihaiwei' cds's in black. Underpaid and marked with large 'T' handstamp in black. Taxed on arrival with Kenya & Uganda 1928 Postage Due 10 c. vermilion (Gi D2) tied by 'Kabete' cds (Oct 25) in black. Cover crease and faults but extremely unusual. (Image 1) (Image)

1932: Martyrs 40 c. orange, perf. 14, an unused block of nine, the central stamp showing the "Major Re-entry", particularly noticeable in the top two corner tablets, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A superb and very rare positional multiple Gi = £ 600+. (Image 1) (Image)

1935: Multi-franked registered cover from Shanghai to Addis Abeba, Ethiopia with range of Martyr and SYS values totalling 64 c., all tied by Shanghai cds's (Aug 3). Reverse with Colombo (Aug 17) and Aden transit cds's and Addis Abeba arrival (Sept 4). A charming cover to an extraordinary destination even at this date. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1938/41: SYS 3rd issue 8 c. green tied by Shanghai cds for payment of Poste Restante collection fee to incoming 1941 postcard bearing General Government 30 pf. rose tied by 'Mielec' (Poland) cds in black (Jan 23). Chinese year dated Shanghai cds above and German Censor in red. Central file fold but a rare usage. (Image 1) (Image)

1941: Registered cover to Budapest endorsed 'via Siberia' franked on front by 3rd SYS 50 c. blue pair and on reverse with 1940/41 Provincial Surcharged 3 on 5 c. green in a marginal block of four and a corner block of six with Dah Tung imprint all tied by 'Shanghai' cds's (June 7). Struck on front with bilingual octagonal framed SAMPLE POST / OR LETTER PACKET / PASSED BY / CUSTOMS P.O. in red; slightly over-lapped by glued label with typed French "RETOUR / vu l'absence de l'exchange' tied in black by cyrillic (?) datestamp with 'Expedition' at base. Faults as are to be expected but an extraordinary cover worthy of further research.rnNote: The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact was dissolved on June 22, 1941 when the Germans launched Barbarossa. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1940/41: Hong Kong Martyr issue, 2 c. blue, an unused block of four, marginal from base of sheet showing variety "Imperforate Between Horizontally", fresh and fine, unused without gum Gi = £ 400. (Image 1) (Image)

1940: Martyr 8 c. brown-orange used to collect the Poste Restante collection fee on incoming cover endorsed 'Written in German / via Pacific' from Great Britain franked at 3 d. rate and tied by 'Maida Hill' machine cancel (Sept 27). Flap missing but with Shanghai transit cds on reverse and wax seal chop on front. A most unusual cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1940/41: Provincial Surcharges (Kiangsi) 3 on 5 c. yellow green, Dah Tung printing on watermarked paper, an unused corner marginal block of four from lower left of sheet, with pre-printing corner paper fold variety showing the lower left character printed on reverse of margin and partially on the third stamp, fresh and fine and most unusual, unmounted og. (Image 1) (Image)

1940/41: Provincial Surcharges (East Szechwan) 3 on 5 c. yellow green, Dah Tung printing on watermarked paper, a complete mint sheet of 200 (20 x 10), position 127 showing the variety "Bottom Left Character Repeated at Right", a couple of folds vertically through the perforations in the sheet, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A rare positional multiple. (Image 1) (Image)

1940 (Oct 23): 4 c. in red on SYS 5 c. olive, an unused corner block of twenty-five from lower right of sheet with Dah Tung imprint, the central stamp (position 158) showing the variety "Bottom Right Character Repeated at Left", fresh and fine, unmounted og. A scarce positional multiple. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1940 (Oct 23): 4 c. in red on SYS 5 c. olive, an unused corner block of fifty from lower half of the sheet with Dah Tung imprint, position 158 in the sheet of 200 showing the variety "Bottom Right Character Repeated at Left", fresh and fine, unmounted og. A scarce positional multiple. (Image 1) (Image)

Incoming from Bohemia & Moravia under German Occupation 1940 (Aug. 27): Registered Express envelope from Prague to Canton, China franked with left marginal 1939 definitive 20 k. orange brown (Michel 37), tied by bilingual "PRAG PRAHA 82" cds, with corresponding registration label as well as Airmail and Express labels alongside, endorsed "Mit Luftpost über BERLIN-MOSKAU", Soviet VOZDUSHNAYA (Airmail) handstamp and Canton arrival cds alongside, handwritten note "no such person / Retour", reverse with "CANTON 11.10.40.10" and SUNTONG cds's, returned to the sender, censored twice by the Germans upon despatch and return to Prague as well as by the British in Hong Kong and Egypt with corresponding censor strips on reverse and Egyptian censor handstamp on front. The cover was mailed via Russia in the time period between the HMolotov - Ribbentrop Treaty of August 1939 and Operation Barbarossa, the German attack on the Soviet Union in June 1941, it was mailed via Russia to avoid British censorship. Interesting and appealing item. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, 16 c. brown, Chunking printing, perf. 13, an unused horizontal pair from the lower right corner of the sheet, position 200 showing the variety "Thin 16" in the right hand value tablet, fresh and very fine, unused without gum as issued Gi = £ 525. (Image 1) (Image)

1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, 16 c. brown, Chunking printing, perf. 13, a remarkable unused block of fifty from the lower right corner of the sheet, position 200 in lower right corner showing the variety "Thin 16" in the right hand value tablet and printer's imprint in right hand margin, fresh and very fine, unused without gum as issued. A rarity in such a spectacular multiple and a major exhibition piece for the issue Gi = £ 1'725+. (Image 1) (Image)

1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, 16 c. brown, Chunking printing, perf. 13, a remarkable unused block of fifty from the lower right corner of the sheet, position 200 in lower right corner showing the variety "Thin 16" in the right hand value tablet and printer's imprint in right hand margin, fresh and very fine, unused without gum as issued. A rarity in such a spectacular multiple and a major exhibition piece for the issue Gi = £ 1'725+. (Image 1) (Image)

1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, Paicheng printing, $ 1 olive-green, an unused vertical pair, variety "Imperforate Horizontally Between", fresh and fine, unused as issued. Rare Gi = £ 400. (Image 1) (Image)

1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, Paicheng printing, $ 2 purple-brown, an unused Imperforate block of four, an unused imperforate strip of three with paper fold variety causing the top half of the upper stamp to be unprinted (rare) and an unused horizontal strip of four showing variety "Imperforate Between Vertically" between second and third stamps, all fresh and fine, unused as issued. A scarce group. (Image 1) (Image)

1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, Paicheng printing, $ 5 carmine and $ 6 violet-blue, each in an unused vertical pair, variety "Imperforate Horizontally Between", fresh and fine, unused as issued. Rare Gi = £ 450. (Image 1) (Image)

1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, Paicheng printing, $ 20 blue, an unused horizontal strip of four, marginal from right of sheet, variety "Imperforate Vertically Between" on second and third stamps, minor spot on perf. on second stamp otherwise fresh and fine, unused as issued. Rare Gi = £ 200++. (Image 1) (Image)

1942/45: Redrawn 3rd Sun Yat-sen, Paicheng printing, $ 50 blue, a block of four marginal from top of sheet, variety "Imperforate x rouletted 6½ vertically, fresh and very fine, unused as issued Gi = £ 240+. (Image 1) (Image)

1942/44: SYS 3rd Issue redrawn by Paicheng, rouletted 6½, $ 5 lilac-grey (2, plate number 68 and 78), $ 10 red-brown (2, plate numbers 43 and 58) and $ 50 blue, (plate 12), all in lower left corner marginal blocks of four, fresh and fine, unused as issued. A generally fine and scarce group Gi = £ 320+. (Image 1) (Image)