1885-1935 Mint and used collection in an album including 1894 5c orange mint (thin), 1923-33 Peking printing 50c - $2 mint, 1928-33 commemoratives mint with Yunnan and Sinkiang overprint issues, postage dues, Chinese P.O in Tibet 4a mint, Manchukuo with 1932-33 sets mint, etc., also Macao with part 1911 postcard bearing 1911 provisional 1a numbered label on laid paper (S.G. 210, number "10", uncancelled but first day c.d.s on piece), and a few other foreign. S.G. £2,000+.

1967 (Apr 20) Thoughts of Mao Tse-tung, the eleven different 8f stamps including the two se-tenant strips of five with outer frames in red or gold respectively, all lightly mounted mint, the strips mounted on the two end stamps only with the three central stamps unmounted, both strips folded along the vertical perforations between stamps two and three, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. 2343/4a/9a, £6,400. (11). Photo on Page 158. (Image1)

Russian F.P.O. - Combination Cover. 1903 Cover from Tientsin (Mar 22) to England franked on reverse by China 10c, transit c.d.s of Newchang (Mar 24), a pair of Russian P.O 5k stamps then added in transit each cancelled by Russian F.P.O 13 c.d.s (used at the civil P.O at Newchang, January-October 1903), a third strike below, British arrival datestamps. Piece torn from lower right corner (with no loss to any c.d.s or writing) and minor staining but a very unusual use of the Russian F.P.O c.d.s on a combination cover.

Postage due covers. 1932 Commercial covers to Shanghai both charged upon arrival, one express delivery from Harbin bearing Manchukuo 1f pair + 4f + 5f pair with 4c + 30c postage dues applied; the other registered from Moukden with Japan 1s + 3s + 10s tied by Moukden I.J.P.O datestamps, handstamped triangular framed "T", 13c collected by 1c + 2c postage dues + 10c postage stamp, the dues on both covers tied by Shanghai datestamps. Both covers opened out with the reverse portions a little reduced in size (with no loss to any stamps or cancels), unusual. (2).

Formosa. 1895 (Sep 5) Red band envelope, the revenue bearing imperf 50c vermilion (2) and 100c purple (2), the four stamps each cancelled by violet "TAIWAN REPUBLIC / TAINAN" c.d.s.

1871-1937 Mint and used collection on pages including 1871 48m used (2), 1872-76 Cherry Blossom issues (25, seven mint or unused, one Specimen), 1899-1907 1/2s - 5s, 8s, 10s and 50s mint, 1914-25 perf 13x131/2 1y mint, etc., also covers bearing 1923 imperf issues (3), Japanese Post Offices in China overprint issues (82), and books or catalogues on Japanese stamps or language (9). A useful lot, the 1871-76 stamps not guaranteed but most appear genuine. (100s).

1935 Perf 13x131/2 Empress Jingu 10y violet on granite paper mint. S.G. 225a, £550. Photo on Page 140. (Image1)

World War One - P.O.W Mail. 1915 Stampless postcard from a German P.O.W in Kumamoto Camp with c.d.s and censor cachets; and stampless postcard and cover from Germany both to P.O.Ws in Kumamoto Camp, the cover from a soldier with cachet of Reservelazarett X at Altenburg, the postcard with Japanese censor, arrival datestamps. Scarce, Kumamoto Camp was only open for seven months from November 1914 until June 1915, the shortest time of any of the Japanese internment camps. The camp postcard with vertical fold, otherwise fine. (3).

World War Two - Australia Invasion Force. 1942 Blue stampless forces postcard with return address of the "7th Air Division, 38th Airfield Battalion, North Australia Military Force", from the forces intended for the invasion of Australia located in the area of the Macassar Strait in West New Guinea. Also an article on this card and one other recorded postcard from the North Australia Force. By late 1942 the Japanese were stopped at Guadalcanal and any idea of invading Australia was abandoned. Very unusual and rare, being the discovery item from this intended invasion force. Photo on Page 188. (Image1)

World War Two Japanese P.O.W - Philippines. 1945 (Dec 19) 2s Postcard franked 3s + 10s, posted from Takaoka to "Naoji Iwata 275, Compound No. 10 Co. No 103, Luzon P.W Camp No. 1, A.P.O No 75", with U.S Army censor, very unusual. Photo on Page 188. (Image1)

China. 1901-13 Postcards comprising arrival or transit datestamps of Tientsin (2) or Chefoo (2); 1902 cards cancelled to order with "Entry into the U.P.U" datestamps of Tientsin (3); 1906 card to Saigon with Japanese P.O 1s on the picture side cancelled at Shanghaikwan, reverse with five China 1/2c stamps tied by c.d.s, "T" handstamp, transit datestamps of Shanghai, Hangku, unusual "GENERAL POST OFFICE / HONG KONG" c.d.s (Proud D84) and Saigon; picture postcards with Japanese P.O stamps tied by single ring c.d.s of Tientsin or double ring datestamps of Canton, Nanking, Tientsin or Tangku, the last very scarce. (13).

Manchuria. 1907-15 Cover and cards with Dairen datestamps (3), and fronts with datestamps of Dairen (2), Liaoyang or Antung, the last two scarce. Also 1940 censored cover from Harbin to G.B bearing Manchukuo 20f. (8).

Korea. 1906-35 Covers and cards including 1906 stampless soldiers postcard with Cheongju c.d.s, 1910-12 covers with 3s military mail stamps (2, one with Yeongsan c.d.s), other cancels of Seoul (4, one 1906 cancel for visit of the British squadron), Hsinking, Fusan (2), Ninsen, Buhobaku scenic type cancel, etc. Also 1901 Korea 1c postcards from Sensan (stamp removed) or Chemulpo sent to or via Japan. A good lot. (15).

Taiwan. c.1895-1941 Postcards comprising c.1895-1902 1s postcards to Japan with cancels of Sui Ken (2) or Taihoku (uprated 1/2s stamp) and 1909 picture postcard to Australia with native and foreign datestamps of Tamsui, also 1937-42 postcards with commemorative cancels of Taihoku 28th Anniversary of Taiwan Government or Tainan sea day. (6).

c.1874-1900s Cancellations on covers (77), pieces and stamps, including numerical cancels (with three 1875 covers), various datestamp types with 1890 printed handcoloured cover showing flowers, scenic cancels, New Year pictorial datestamps and machines, commemorative and exhibition cancels, machines, rollers, slogan handstamps, postage paid, etc., mostly written up on pages, also a quantity of loose nineteenth century stamps and pieces, stamps include 1872-76 Cherry Blossom issues (10), 1948 Osaka and Nagoya Philatelic Exhibition miniature sheets on cover, etc. An interesting lot. (100s).

1899 2s Postcard with small printed views on the reverse, to Germany, posted on the German naval ship "Grefion" cancelled superb "KAIS. DEUTSCHE / MARINE / SCHIFFSPOST / No 38" c.d.s with a second strike on the front, unusual. Photo on Page 182. (Image1)

1902-05 Experimental timed cancellations with the time at base changed every ten minutes, the written up collection on covers or cards (16), pieces or stamps (91) with a majority of 144 possible times represented, an unusual lot. (107).

1934-74 Covers and cards with paquebot or seapost cancels (8); T.P.Os (22, also 24 proof cancels on three pieces); and airmails, mainly first flights (15), also aerogrammes (12, one with Specimen overprint) and two commercial 1952-54 covers with airmail postage paid by meter marks on card. (62).

Explanatory Handstamps. 1874-c.1980 Covers and cards with various explanatory handstamps, cancels used on stamps found uncancelled in transit, registered and express mail, parcel post, undelivered mail, etc., including Japanese chops identifying particular boxes of posting (with 1875 5r postcard uprated with 1875 1/2s), official mail, rate or class of post or routing, registration handstamps and labels (including 1926 cover to Cyprus bearing 1921 Return of Crown Prince 3s and 10s pairs), 1948 censored cover to Germany with "AV2" handstamp, explanatory marks on returned mail, bulk posting handstamps, 1918 stampless "Department of Communications of Japan" cover to the Danish P.M.G with official seal and c.d.s, 1892 parcel post form bearing twelve 2s stamps, etc. An interesting collection. (46). Photo on Page 182. (Image1)

Registered Mail. 1895-1909 Covers and cards all redirected with flimsy pieces of paper bearing new address details added by the Post Office, including 1895 cover with seven such address labels and an Officially Sealed label, 1909 cover from Transvaal to London redirected to Japan with G.B stamps added and again redirected to Manila, etc., also a postcard with similar flimsy paper added to reverse by the sender to gain additional writing space. (6).

Postage Due Mail. c.1875 1s Postcards addressed to districts not covered by a postal agency, therefore charged 1s postage due, collected by 1872-75 Cherry Blossom issue 1/2s pair or 1s, minor faults but scarce. (2). Photo on Page 182. (Image1)

1897-1959 Covers and cards sent to or via Japan including 1909 registered cover from Sianctan to USA bearing six China stamps with boxed registration handstamp, 1923 picture postcard from Ethiopia, 1906 picture postcard from Barrow, Alaska with Nome transit c.d.s (25 days from Barrow to Nome), 1905 postcard from Hong Kong with "HONG KONG / K.B" transit c.d.s of Kowloon, etc. (24).

Postal Stationery. 1874-1968 Used and unused stationery including complete 1898 4s reply card commercially used from Kobe to Germany with the attached reply half posted back to Japan, cancelled by oval German T.P.O datestamp; also later postcards with Specimen overprints, New Year lottery postcards, etc. (60).

Picture Postcards. c.1904-1930s Picture postcards in an album including Russo-Japanese War (15, with Hospital Ship "Hakuai Maru", Red Cross, Peace Conference), 1918 forces in Siberia (7), 1906 Japan-U.S Cable, Red Cross, 1921 return of Crown Prince from Europe, 1934 Manchukuo postal treaty, playing cricket at Kobe, etc., also two c.1945 photographic cards of Hiroshima devastated by the atomic bomb, some used, a few with pictorial or commemorative cancels. (105).

Postal Savings. 1903-11 Pictorial postal savings booklets each with one printed stationery stamp, unused (9) or used (2, one the second stamp page only), and a used form only with adhesive stamps. Also blocks of 15 or 20 stamps (6) and other smaller multiples or singles with various postal money order or other cancels, all superbly written up on pages.