East China. COLLECTION: 1942-50, 425 mint or used stamps and four postal history items, including stationery postcard, starting with fragments of Shantung issues, then Kiangsu and Anhwei stamps with further surcharges, continues with nicely presented East China People's Post issues, surcharges on Dr. Sun Yat-sen stamps and more, used items can have quality problem, nice quality overall, F/VF (Image)

East China. 1949, native cover with pre-print in green (original letter is enclosed) sent from Nanjing to Beijing, franked by black surcharge $500 on $10 brown, tied by Nanjing ''22.6.49'' date stamp, postmarked on arrival by ''24.6.49'' Beijing receiver, VF (Image)

East China. 1942, Five Pointed Star, 20c pale green, enlarged margins single printed on thin yellowish paper, minor usual foxing, no gum as issued, VF (Image)

East China. 1945, Junk, Torch and Pigeon, no value indicated stamps overprinted ''For Internal Use'', complete set of three, fresh and nice, no gum as issued, VF (Image)

East China. 1950, Shanghai surcharges $400 on $200 orange red and $1600 on $2000 apple green in horizontal pairs used on native cover from Shanghai to Beijing, tied by Shanghai ''2.2.50'' marking, arrival date stamp reads ''5.2.50'', mostly VF (Image)