1878-83 Large Dragon. 1878-83 Large Dragon thick paper, clean cut perfs, 1ca, 2ca and 5ca used, the 1ca and 5a with partial blue Peking seal, 3ca with indistinct black oval, the 1ca with a couple of tone spots otherwise fine to very fine. (Image)

1885-88 Small Dragon. 1885 3ca mauve, clean cut perf. 12 1/2, a fresh lightly hinged mint o.g. example; and 1888 1ca green, clean cut perf. 11 1/2, mint o.g. with only slight traces of toning at top, a fine duo. (Image)

1888 1ca perf. 11 1/2-11 3/4, featuring 'broken frames at top left & lower left" variety, in both existing shades bright green and deep green, mint o.g., fresh and rare in this choice condition. (Image)

1894 Dowager. 1894 Empress Dowager, first printing, 9ca dull green vertical TÊTE-BÊCHE PAIR with sheet margin, mint og with lower stamp unmounted, slightly toned gum, very fine and scarce (SG 22d £1'800). (Image)

1897 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress, 5ca yellow from unissued second printing, with interpane margin at left, mint og, fiagonal bend, fine and scarce. (Image)

1897 (Mar) Dowager Large Wide Surcharges. 1897 Empress Dowager, first printing, large figure, wide spacing surcharge, 1c on 1ca reddish orange mint large part og, very fine (Image)

1897 Empress Dowager large figure, wide spacing surcharge on first printing, 30c on 24ca rose-carmine, used with part Shanghai 'dollar chop', slightly heavy hinge, very fine and scarce. (Image)

1897 Dowager Empress 1/2c on 3ca, second printing wide spacing, in mint top marginal block of 12, very fine multiple. (Image)

1897 (May) Empress Dowager large figure, wide spacing surcharge on 2nd printing, unused set of 9 to 30c on 24ca deep rose-red, mostly without gum, fine. (Image)

1897 Dowager Empress 1c on 1ca, second printing wide spacing, in mint left marginal block of 8, very fine multiple. (Image)

1897 Red Revenues. 1897 Red Revenues 1c on 3c deep red showing "Large Box of central character" variety, used by part cds, very fine (SG 88a) (Image)

1897 4c on 3c, very well centred, mint o.g., a fresh and superb example; (Scott 82, $1,650). (Image)

1897 4c on 3c, mint o.g., a fresh and ver fine example; (Scott 82, $1,650). (Image)

1901 (Sept 6) Registered postcard from Shanghai to Lichtenthal (Germany), bearing 1897 'Dowager' Small Figure 5c on 5ca (no signs of perf. at base), 'Red-Revenue' Large Figure 4c on 3c and 1898 5c flesh, tied by bilingual cds on departure, franked for onward transmission with "Chine" overprinted 10c type I and 25c, tied by "Shang-Haï/Chine" cds, repeated at right, alongside Chinese and French "R" registration markings, German transit and arrival; a rare usage of the scarce 'Red Revenue' issue on registered postcard; (Benjamin Y. K. Hwa census #559). Provenance: Paul Ke-Shing Chang (Image)

1899 Revenues: 20ca, 100ca and 1'000ca money order revenues in unused lower marginal blocks of four, 100ca with some minor imperfections otherwise fine.

1912 Statistical Department Overprints, 1/2c to $5, complete set of 15 values, mint o.g., very lightly hinged, a fresh and very fine choice assembly; (Scott 146-160; $1,828). (Image)

1912 Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, 1c to $5, complete set of 12, mint o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; (Scott 178-189; $1,984). (Image)

1913 London Print Junk Issue, 1/2c to $10, complete set of 19 values, mint o.g., very lightly hinged, in outstandingly good condition; (Scott 202-220; $4,283). (Image)

1900 (July 3) CIP 1c postal stationery postcard from Sankiaopu to Shanghai, cancelled by bilingual "SANJAOPOO" circular hs, showing bilingual "KIASING" and Shanghai Local Post cds's alongside, vertical crease not detracting from this extremely rare usage of the "Sanjaopoo" postmark, in conjunction with rare Kiasing cds, a major rarity of this area. (Image)

1901 (March 13) CIP 1c postal card with unused paid reply attached to be sent to the editor of "The New press", featuring 33 plebiscite questions incl. one "Should the Council arrange a "Concert of Post Offices"?", cancelled by 'Pa-kua' handstamp with "SHANGHAI/LOCAL POST" cds alongside, very fine and interesting. (Image)

Transit mail. 1901 (Aug 12) 10c stationery card from Mons (Belgium) to Vancouver (Canada), upfranked with 1884-91 10c and 1893-1900 1c, 2c (2) & 5c (2), bearing "Singapore to Hong Kong" cds, Peking oval ds, French "SHANG HAÏ/BUR. FRANÇAIS" & "SHANG-HAÏ/CHINE", Japanese "TIENTSIN/I.J.P.O." cds's and Vancouver arrival on back. (Image)

1902 (Aug 25) Cover from Shaohsing to Vergennes (United States), franked by 1898 10c with interpanneau at right, tied by Shaohsing tombstone cancellation, Hangkow bilingual cds in transit and French cds of Shanghai alongside, bilingual Shanghai, Yokohama transits and receiver on reverse, minute tone posts, a scarce usage. (Image)

1902 (Nov 17) Registered cover from Shanghai to Fredericia (Denmark), franked by 1898 5c (2) and 20c, tied by bilingual cds on dispatch, French "SHANGHAI/CHINE" cds alongside, bs on receipt.

1903 (Aug 26) Cover to Shanghai, bearing 1902-03 1c tied by tombstone hs with extremely rare bilingual "LAO-HO-KEO" oval hs in violet on reverse, bilingual cds of Hangkow on front, Local Post Shanghai bs, some rust spots. (Image)

1904 (March 1) Cover from Nanking to Dar es Salam (German East Africa), bearing 1902-03 10c tied by bilingual cds on departure, French P.O. transit cds of Shanghai alongside, bilingual Shanghai, octagonal Ligne N, Aden and arrival datestamps on back, a very scarce destination. (Image)