1908 "Atlas of the Chinese Empire" prepared by Edward Stanford for The China Inland Mission, a fine and useful atlas containing 22 detailed maps and an index, some manuscript notations of province names in the margins of the maps, otherwise fine.

1894 Dowager Empress 60th birthday, 12ca brown-orange first printing, mint with large part original gum (a little unevenly distributed), very fine appearance with R.P.S Certificate (2016). S.G. 23, £850. Photo on Page 48. (Image1)

1912 1c Ochre with red Republic of China overprint, unused inter-panneau block of 16 with overprint misplaced sideways resulting in four stamps having the overprint omitted (the overprints being in the inter-panneau margins), part original gum (patchy and missing in places) and a couple of minor tone marks, still an attractive and scarce block. S.G. 193d, £3,000+. Photo on Page 46. (Image1)

1900 (Sep 20) Registered cover from Bridport to "J.M Reid, China Inland Mission, Shanghai" franked G.B 2d + 21/2d, backstamped at Hong Kong, redirected to Chefoo with a violet handstamp, backstamped upon arrival (Nov 3) and endorsed "Received open at this office, officially sealed here". All four sides are resealed with white paper tape bearing two chinese characters and tied by three red boxed Chinese cachets and four wax seals each impressed with bilingual "POST OFFICE / CHEFOO". The cover was again redirected back to Shanghai, backstamped "REGISTERED - SHANGHAI" squared circle (Nov 9), and finally redirected to Yokohama with two arrival datestamps on the front. Opening fault at lower right corner and a couple of small opening tears but in unusually fine condition for such a well travelled cover, a remarkable item with the rare Chefoo Officially Sealed cachet and seals, possibly the only surviving example of these seals. Photo on Page 44. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image1)

1901-16 Postcards and covers including 1916 stampless cover from the Japanese P.O in Shanghai to a German P.O.W in Japan, 1901 stampless cover with French forces in China datestamps and cachet, 1903 German P.O postcard with Tsingtau-Weihsien T.P.O cancel, cards with France or French P.O stamps in combination with China stamps (3), and a card with triple combination of China, French P.O and Japan stamps. (7).

1911 Printed report, "China Imperial Maritime Customs, Report on the Imperial Post Office" printed in both English and Chinese, yellow covers, published by the Inspector General of Customs and Posts in Shanghai, 72 pages. A rare and informative report which includes a large fold-out postal map of China. Front cover with 1911 handstamp of 'The Royal Statistical Society', otherwise unusually fine.

1919 "South Manchuria Railway, Manchuria Line, Handbook of Information", sixty pages, with detailed information on the various train services, many colour illustrations and a pull-out map of the railway network, the cover illustrated in colour with a pagoda and elephant statue. A few minor edge faults to the cover, otherwise fine and very scarce.

1919-66 Covers including 1919 cover from Sweden to Hankow with boxed "RELEASED BY THE / BRITISH MILITARY AUTHORITIES", c.1938 cover to USA with violet boxed "AIRMAIL SERVICE IN CHINA ONLY", 1936 to Navy Y.M.C.A at Shanghai with "UNCLAIMED FOR / AT NAVY Y.M.C.A", and four 1966 covers to Canada bearing various 1965 stamp issues. (15).

British Forces. 1927 Covers (4) and pieces (2) with G.B stamps cancelled A.P.O 1, F.P.O 1 (Tifeng Rd, Shanghai) or F.P.O 3 (2 covers + 2 pieces, Hyams Camp Shanghai), and 1936 postcard with F.P.O 4 c.d.s. (Shanhaikwan) a few cover faults, F.P.O 3 and 4 very uncommon. (7).