1904 Covers from Chile (2) with tea publicity showing reprints of Small dragon 1Ca, nice advertising covers

1925 (12 Sept) First flight cover Shanghai-Japan by pilot De Pinedo, franked by 1925 3c on 4c grey Junk, special boxed FIRST AIRMAIL CHINA-JAPAN handstamp alongside, lots includes contents of envelope - a letter to addressee signed by De Pinedo, fine and scarce, cert. Diena, Colla (Image)

1925 (12 Sept) First flight cover Shanghai-Japan by pilot De Pinedo, franked by 1925 3c on 4c grey Junk, special boxed FIRST AIRMAIL CHINA-JAPAN handstamp alongside, fine and scarce, cert. Colla, Longhi (Image)

1925 (12 Sept) First flight cover Shanghai-Hong-Kong by pilot De Pinedo, franked by 1925 3c on 4c grey Junk, special boxed FIRST AERIAL MAIL / SHANGHAI - HONG KONG CARRIED BY MAJOR DE PINEDO handstamp alongside, fine and scarce, cert. Colla, Longhi (Image)

1951 Definitives $20'000 & $200'000 engraved, used, slight faults but rare, Mi ? 640

1960-66, Four FDCs incl. 1960 Long March, 1960 Pigs, 1960 Workers' Congress and 1966 Writers' Meeting, sent to Switzerland, some with additional franking on reverse to pay rate (Mi. ?555)

1972-75, Group of 6 postcards sent to Switzerland with various 43f frankings (one overpaid by 1f), attractive group

1979 Children's Day min.sheet, mnh, very fine (Image)

1980 8f Monkey used, fine (Image)

1984 Horses min.sheet and set, mint nh, very fine (Image)

1949-50, SOUTH WEST CHINA: Mint collection on album leaves incl. 1949 Silver Yuan $20 on 2c. to $2,000 on $10, 1949 (Dec.) $10 blue to $5,000 yellow-orange, East Szechwan and West Szechwan overprinted sets, Yunnan 1950 set to $5,000 on $30 yellow-green, also South China 1949 $300 on $30 to $1,000 on $20, etc., a worthwhile collection of this region, comprehensive with many scarce stamps (Est. ? 600/900)

1885-1949, Mint archive stock in 2 albums incl. 1894 Dowager set to 24ca, 1898 values with SPECIMEN ovpt incl. $1, $2 and $5 (bent perf), 1913-33 London printing values incl. $1, $2, $5 & $10, faulty Peking $20 Specimen, often with 2 of each set from 1929 onwards incl. 1946 $100 yellow-green (2), Provinces incl. Sinkiang with 1916-19 Specimen set to $20, Manchuria 1927 set to $5, Yunan 1926 set ($5 faulty), 1932-34 12mm ovpt set to $5 (5 of each of the $ values), Szechwan incl. 1933-34 set (5 of $2 & $5), Foreign Offices incl. Indochine 1902 set, Japanese 1900-08 5y & 10y (minor faults), Hong Kong specimen set of 6, various Specimens throughout, postage dues, airmails, etc., condition mixed early on, a fabulous lot, ideal for breaking down (Est. ? 8'000/12'000) (Image)

1890-1929 Accumulation of Imperial China with nice or scarcer part cancels and a group of China locals mostly Shanghai, on 11 small stockcards, used, (Est ? 250/350)

1890-1985, Well-ordered collection, noted SG 2044 used, 2124/39 used, etc., high potential (Est. ? 300/600)

1900-1970, 55 covers/stationery incl. Hong Kong, various frankings, cancels, etc. (Est. ? 300/400)

1915-34, SINKIANG: Mainly mint collection on album leaves incl. 1932-38 London ovpt first and second Sun Yat-sen sets to $5, Peking ovpt to $5, Shanghai ovpt to 24c, 1940-43 Third Sun Yat-sen ovpt perf. 121/2 and 14 sets with values to $5 and $20, 1942-44 Air Mail black ovpts, 1944 3rd Sun Yat-sen redrawn rough perf. 12 1/2 to 15 mainly mint to $100, etc., a very good collection with considerable substance (Est. ? 600/900)

1932-1969, Small lot of 7 covers incl. 2 Hong Kong covers, other PRC or China, mixed to very fine (Est ? 120/180)

1948-50, Mainly Central & South China mint specialised collection written up on album leaves incl. 1948 $1 to $42, 1949 surcharges with $10,000 on $30 bright yellow-green, Hubei 1949 thin and thick bar surcharge sets, 1949 Peasant Soldier and Workman set of fifteen to $220 rose-red, 1949 Star used and unused to $10,000 magenta, Liberation of Wuhan perf. and imperf. sets and Henan overprint sets perf. and imperf., 1949 (Dec. 17) surcharge set of twenty $200 on $1 to $5,000 on $370, Jiangxi overprints, etc. Many Mao primitives here, inspection recommended (Est. ? 600/900)

1949-1952 Presentation album with collection 1949-1952, all 1st printing, also 1952 gift folder with 2 sets and 2 invitation cards for a Czech comrade Kovar, noted Mi nos. 77I-81I, 31I-34I, etc., rare (Est. ? 400/500)

1972-2011: Attractive mint never hinged archive stock in 13 albums with CHINA, HONG KONG and MACAO, the PRC nearly all with three of each set (only missing the odd set) incl. three 1980 8f Monkey plus mini sheets from 1978 Horses (3) incl. 1979 Girl with book (3), mostly 1990s to 2000s often with 3 of each value incl. mini sheets, generally fresh and very fine throughout, mostly in post office fresh quality, a fabulous lot for a dealer to break down (1'000s) (Est. ? 10'000/15'000) (Image)