1933-38 Shanghai overprint on Martyrs (Peking printing) 40c orange mint og block of nine with centre stamp with "DOUBLE SUN" RE-ENTRY, some minor gum toning, most stamps incl. variety mint nh, very fine and rare variety, estimated that less than 5 similar blocks exist, unpriced in Chan, ex Beckemans (Image)

1878-83 Large Dragon thicker paper, rough perf, 2 1/2mm spacing, 3ca brown-red with large part "Amoy Customs Mail Matter" oval in red, a scarce use as this mark was intended for use on stampless official mail only (Image)

1878-83 Large Dragons, thicker paper, 2 1/2mm spacing, rough perf., 1ca green, 3a vermilion and 5ca chrome-yellow, each used by part to large Peking seal in blue, small thin on 5ca, otherwise fine to very fine trio (Image)

Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1894 Dowager. 1897 Dowager Empress, unissued second printing, 1ca salmon-red mint large part og, unusually large margins, very fine (Image)

1897 Dowager Empress, unissued second printing, 6ca red-brown mint og, pencil signature on reverse, fine, cert. Experts & Consultants Ltd (2003) (Image)

1897 Dowager Empress, unissued second printing, 6ca red-brown mint part og with large slightly heavy hinge remnant, scarce
1897 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress, 6ca red-brown from the unissued second printing, large part o.g., very scarce (Image)

1897 Empress Dowager, second printing, large figure, wide spacing surcharge, 1/2c on 3ca yellow vertical pair showing error imperforate horizontally with part Shanghai Customs cds in brown, faint bend at lower right, fine and scarce (SG 57a) (Image)

Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 Customs Small Dragon Surcharged Issues. 1897 Small Dragon, large figure narrow spacing surcharge, 1c on 1ca dull green mint with large part og. fine and fresh (Image)

1897 Red Revenue large figures 4c on 3c deep red, mint og, very fine and fresh (Image)

Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897-1911 Imperial Post. 1898 C.I.P. (watermarked) group of four mint horizontal pairs imperf. between incl. 1c ochre (thin), 2c (some heavy gum toning), 10c (fine) and 30c (some toning), a scarce group of vareties (Image)

1900-06 C.I.P. $1 to $5, each stamp with punch hole (from the Waterlow file sheets), as well as $1 & $2 handstamped "Specimen." in violet with punch hole, the latter $2 with gum and the rest no gum, one with a slight thin, unusual group (Image)

Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1948-49 Gold and Silver Yuan Issues. 1949 $5000 on $100 olive Dah Tung printing, prepared for use but not issued, ungummed, very fine (Image)

1948 Shanghai Union Press Surcharge 10c on $1 olive-green, Paicheng printing, unused, an uncommon stamp which was produced in error as this surcharge was intended for the $1 Central Trust printing, very fine (Image)

1949 Dr. Sun Silver Yuan issue, Chungking Hwa Nan printing, 1c to 500c scarlet set of 9, unused as issued, 100c with natural paper flaw by head, very fine
1949 Sun Yat-sen silver yuan set of 9 to 500c scarlet, the 100c and 500c very scarce, fresh unused (Image)

1949 (May) Shensi Province "Unit" set of 6 to $7000 red-brown, unused, very fine and fresh (Image)

1949 (July) Szechwan Province Airmail Unit mint set of 6 to $50'000 on $1 apple-green (which also shows an offset of the black overprint), very fine

Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic. 1912 Republic of China Provision of Neutrality overprint on $5 myrtle & salmon, mint large part og, tiny thin at top otherwise very fine and very rare with only 52 issued, cert. Experts & Consultants Ltd (2012) (Image)

1914-19 First Peking printing $5 black & scarlet, mint hr, very fine (Image)

1922 Envelope from Shanghai to Copenhagen, franked Junk 1c and 3c (x3) tied "SHANGHAI" cds with "T" and Danish Postage Due 25o tied "COPENHAGEN" cds all alongside, unusual and a scarce usage
351.070.099: Austrian Levant. Offices. Miscellaneous (Image)

Collections and Lots. 1910-1970, Group of 10 covers and a small group of used stamps from PRC period, useful group

Communist China » East China. Shandong 1947-48 Mao $100 reddish orange unused, corner perf.added at lower left otherwise fine (Image)

Communist China » North-East China. North East China-Port Arthur and Dairen: 1949 (3 Sep) Fourth Anniversary of Victory of Japan and Opening of Dalian Industrial Fair $10 red, blue and light blue, with $10 red, blue and grey-green for comparison, unused without gum as issued, fine (Image)

Parcel Post: 1951 Railway Trains $300'000, $500'000 and $1'000'000 imperforate unused, each with large margins, the $500'000 with light horizontal creases in the top margin, a very fine and rare set (Image)

Foreign Post Offices » Japanese Post Offices. 1902, Ppc with Sochow creek view franked 5-colour Japan. P.O. 1S+1 1/2S+2S+3S+4S bearing SHANGHAI I.J.P.O. 30.4.02 cds via Victoria Hong Kong to France, v.fine (Image)

Foreign Post Offices » Russian Post Offices. URGA: 1912 Envelope sent registered to Sweden, franked on reverse with Russia Arms 3k rose (3) and 7k green (3), tied by Urga 27.2.12 cds, with a Russian reg’n label on front, very fine and a rare usage (Image)