1870s-1940s mostly used collection with 1885-88 5ca, 1897 2c on 3c red revenue (Cat. £200), 1898-1910 Imperial Post to $5 used,1921 Air set mint (gum adhesions, Cat. £350), Sun Yat-sen 1931-37 1st & 2nd Issue to $5 mint & 1938-41 to $20 mint (2); Communist China 1949 Surcharges set to $5000 on $370 (Cat. £250); also Airs with surcharges, Sinkiang overprints, Manchukuo, Foochow & Shanghai locals, plus Hong Kong 1917-27 'CHINA' overprints to $2 mint; mixed condition, high catalogue value. (100s) (Image)

Estimate AU$450-900
Min. Bid. AU$360

1890s-1980s accumulation in stockbook with sets, part-sets & singles, pickings throughout including 1909 Temple set mint & used,1960 Long March (Cat. £120), Hungarian Liberation, Sino-Soviet Treaty, Czech Liberation & North Vietnam sets mint, 1964 Petroleum & 1965 Mountaineering used, 1980s-90s M/Ss MUH, plus provinces, locals, reprints, some Taiwan, etc; also useful Korea with South Korea 1960-70s M/Ss MUH; large quantity of material to process, so sure to reward careful inspection. (few 1000s) (Image)

Estimate AU$600-1,000
Min. Bid. AU$46

1930s-40s mint multiples including Sun Yat-sen 1931-37 Ist Issue $5 marginal pair, 1938-41 imperf $5 pane of 50 with imprint, 1941 set of 16 in marginal strips of 3 plus $5 block of 15, 1942-46 16c block of 7 (Cat. £175), 20c to $5 (ex $4) in blocks of at least 10, 1932-41 Airs in large blocks, some with imprints, plus an array of surcharges, 1940-41 Martyrs mostly in marginal blocks of 10, some with imprints, 1941 Thrift in imprint blocks of 12; odd blemish but fine MUH, Cat. £1000++. (100s)  (Image)

Estimate AU$250-500
Min. Bid. AU$180

1913-33 (SG:283-84) London Printing Entrance, Hall of Classics P14-15 $1 & $2 (tone spot), hinge remnants, part gum, Cat. £750. (Image)

Estimate AU$300-600
Min. Bid. AU$240

1931-37 Sun Yat-sen First Issue Plate 1A marginal $1 pair & $2 vertical strip of 4; Second Issue 2c to 25c in marginal strips of 5 (few short perfs 5c) plus P11½x12 $1, $2 & $5 Plate 1A or 1B strips of 4, MUH, Cat. £350++. (12 strips) (Image)

Estimate AU$200-400
Min. Bid. AU$150

1938-41 Sun Yat-sen issues in multiples including No Wmk P12½ most values to $1, $2 & $5 blocks of 18, all with sheet numbers, plus $10 corner block of 8; also watermarked Perf 14 $5 strip of 3 plus $1, $2, $10 & $20 strips of 5 plus 1940 Postage Due Surcharges $1 & $2 strips of 4, SG:D545-46; all stamps fresh MUH, Cat. £1000++. (20 items) (Image)

Estimate AU$250-500
Min. Bid. AU$180

1938-41 (SG:475) $5 Sun Yat-sen complete imperforate sheet comprising six panes of 50 each with 'DAH TUNG BOOK CO. LTD. H.K.' imprint at centre base, vertical folds through each pane, unused, Cat. £1500++. [See Gibbons footnote - sheets were looted from the printing works in Hong Kong; single panes quite regularly appear on the market, however complete sheets are seldom offered]  (Image)

Estimate AU$500-1,000
Min. Bid. AU$38

1938-41 (SG:476) No Wmk Die III $10 violet & green Sun Yat-sen marginal block of 10 (2x5), showing sheet '053' in upper margin, fresh MUH, Cat. £220++. (Image)

Estimate AU$150-250
Min. Bid. AU$120

1938-41 (SG:477) No Wmk Die III $20 ultramarine & purple Sun Yat-sen irregular block of 18, with sheet selvedge intact, showing sheet '079' at upper right, lovely fresh MUH, Cat. £900++. (Image)

Estimate AU$300-500
Min. Bid. AU$240

1940-41 (SG:498B) $5 Sun Yat-sen $5 deep green & scarlet Wmk Gibbons Type 73 complete pane of 50 (10x5) with sheet margins intact, numbered '013' at upper-right with 'DAH TUNG BOOK CO. LTD. H.K.' imprint at centre base, few sheet edge perf separations, two units gum abrasions, odd mild tone spot, quite fine overall, Cat. £600++. (Image)

Estimate AU$300-600
Min. Bid. AU$240

Communist China - 1947 (SG:NE178) Tenth Anniversary of Outbreak of War with Japan imperf M/S on watermarked, granite paper, minor peripheral aging, trivial small corner creases, without gum as issued, Cat. £750. Seldom offered. (Image)

Estimate AU$300-600
Min. Bid. AU$240