1878-83 Large Dragons Thin Paper 3ca red SG 2, a few uneven perfs, partial chop cancel, Cat £250.

Grade B B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1885-88 Small Dragons group comprising 1ca used x7, 3ca mint (minor thin) & used x6 and 5ca used x4 plus a crude fake, various cancels including 'CUSTOMS/KUNMING' in red, also Large Dragons 3ca red (slightly trimmed perfs at top) plus a few 1894-97 Dowager Empress unoverprinted issues including 1ca & 3ca * and 9ca, 12ca x2 & 24ca used plus an apparently imperforate 3ca *, condition mixed. None are expertised; so offered strictly 'as is'. (Qty 30) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1897 Imperial Chinese Post ½c dull purple SG 96 complete pane of 20 with full margins at top & base and narrow inter-pane margins at left & right, second unit from left in top row with Large Colour Dot between 'CHINESE' and 'POST', top units with hinge remainders otherwise unmounted, a few blemishes on gum side, Cat £40+ for mounted.

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1938-41 Sun Yat-sen Characters Watermark $20 ultramarine & purple Die III SG 500B complete sheet (10x5) with all margins (minor fault at L/L below one unit only) including 'PRINTED BY DAH TUNG BOOK CO.LTD. H.K.' imprint at base and Chinese characters imprint at top plus various guillotine guidelines and a reversed '20' at L/R which was apparently intended to have been trimmed off, some perf separation, a few adhesions & blemishes on gum side with minor gum thinning affecting one unit otherwise in margins only, Cat £1500+ for mounted.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1973 Giant Pandas set SG 2498-2503, unmounted, Cat £120. (Qty 6)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1979 Great Wall set plus 2y Shanhaiguan M/S SG 2861-5, unmounted, Cat £118. (Qty 5)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1981 Twelve Beauties of Jinling set plus 2y Baoyu & Daiyu M/S SG 3146-3158, unmounted, Cat £158. (Qty 13)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1984 Beauties Wearing Flowers paintings set plus 2y Complete Scroll M/S SG 3300-3, unmounted, Cat £94. (Qty 4)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

TREATY PORTS MUNICIPAL POSTS: Group mostly mint including Amoy 1895 set (ex 2c Type I) and 1896 15c & 20c plus 'Half/Cent' on 5c used, Chefoo with various Smoke Tower issues plus 1896 Pictorial set, Chungking 1894 Pagoda set, Foochow 1895 set (the ½c used), Hankow 1893 2c 5c & 10c plus 1896 Pictorials set, Ichang 15ca Otter & 1m Pheasant (thinned) plus 3m Map used, Nanking Double-Lined Lettering 5c 10c & 20c and Single-Lined Lettering ½c to 4c all CTO, Shanghai with a range of 1866-89 Dragons, 1890s Arms, overprints, postage dues, etc, condition quite variable with some toning. Likely to include a number of reprints and/or fakes: none are expertised so offered strictly 'as is'. (Qty 150+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

MANCHURIA - NORTH-EASTERN PROVINCES: 1946-48 Sun Yat-sen re-engraved set SG 31-43 horizontal pairs, no gum as issued, a couple with minor blemishes, Cat £360+. The 'Kingdom' character (immediately to the left of the sun emblem at centre-top) on the re-engraved plates has a solid frame at left; on the original plates the character's outer frame has gaps at top-left & bottom-left. (Qty 26)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

JAPANESE POST OFFICES: 1914-25 Tazawa Definitives 20s claret, 25s olive, 30s chestnut, 50s chocolate and 1y green & chocolate SG 43-47 each overprinted with 'China' characters at base in black, all unused without gum, some uneven perforations, plus 1899-1908 Chrysanthemum Definitives Line Perf 11½x12 25s pale blue-green overprinted in red SG 16A * (discoloured gum), Cat £1380 for mint. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

JAPANESE OCCUPATION: Mint & used range of overprints mostly on Sun Yat-sen & Martyrs issues for Shanghai and for North China including Honan, Hopeh, Shansi, Shantung & Supeh, on exchange sheets identified by SG numbers, some duplication, condition generally fine to very fine. None are expertised so offered strictly 'as is'. (Qty 500+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100