1878, Large Dragons 1-5ca., fresh color, used, fine

1897, Red Revenue 1 $, Large Overprint, fresh colours, unused with part original gum, pressed crease at left, still fine and very scarce, certificate ECL (2013)

1930, Junk Issue 1c. on 3c. green slate as block of eight with additional frankinf tied by dotted cds. "SHANGHAI 19 11 36| 19" to front and reverse of registered cover to Munich, fine

1932, Martyr of Revolution 30 c. violet-brown, tied by bilingual cds. "TIENTSIN 6 AUG 35" to airmail envelope with full correpondence to Sining (Tibetan Ziling, actual Qinghai province), on front further strike on label "PAR AVION", due to the heavy Japanese bombings detoured via "NANJING (8 September)" and "LANCHOW (12 September)", from there final part overland; a minor envelope tear, very fine and most unusal, opinion Flack (2008)

1878/1936, interesting unused and used collection starting with Large Dragons 1-5ca. used, 3c. two singles one with red "CUSTOMS PEKING", three unused and one used Red Revenue 1-4c. etc., good condition

1898 Exceptional group of nine covers, with better multi-franked examples, good town usages and cancels, including; Ghinchow, Hwankinden, Hantau, Paoting, Kalgan and Foochow, in very fine condition, an excellent lot. 

1906/1909 Postal history collection, contained within a book folder, comprising 56 picture postcards, an original correspondence from an engineer to Ballens, Switzerland, includes Yunnan Indochina route, with better frankings, mostly China stamps, different town origins, some Indochina, one registered, noted 34 rare square irregular types of small Chinese rural chops, content refers to MA KRA TIEN, Hokow, MA FAN TIEN, Lao Kay, an exceptional group seldom offered. 

NORWAY INCOMING MAIL: 1905/12, Coiling Dragons selection of four illustrated postcards and one cover, sent from Shanghai and Peking, interesting forwardings via British and French POs, some endorsed "Via Siberia", mostly very fine, scarce destination

1894, "SHANGHAI LOCAL POST MR 28.94", blue cds. reverse on local entire letter with multicoloured drawing and red handstamp "PAID", fine, nice cover

1915, small pre-printed official envelope of the Imperial Japanese post office at Tientsin, sent locally with dispatch and arrival marks on reverse 

1897, Postal Stationery Card 1c. red with additional franking German PO China 5 Pfg. with cds. "TIENTSIN 26/4", addressed to Stetting with arrival mark, reverse with two handcolored scenes, attractive

1909, 1c. green postal stationery card with additional franking First Year 3-7c. with cds. "CHEFOO 27 SEP 29" and adhesives of 5 other countries, vertical crease, otherwise fine

1871/1976, unused and used collection containing some better values starting at classics, mostly good condition

"ULTRAMAR": 1890/1922 (ca.), unused group of 14 postal stationery cards, envelopes and reply cards with the security overprints from the Portuguese UPU postal archives for the colonies, incl. "COLONIAS"; some toning and mixed condition, a very scarce specialist group

"ULTRAMAR": 1901, 4 c. red brown on buff, unused postal stationery card, with the security overprints from the Portuguese UPU postal archives for the colonies; some very light toning, fine and scarce

1946/80 (ca.) unused/mint never hinged and used stock of over a thousand stamps, most loose in boxes and bags as well as an album, occasional covers, various condition.

1947, Masters of the Land 1 w. indigo, imperforated sheet, fresh colours, unused without gum, lightly folded horizonzally once in the middle and unobstrusive corner bend in the margin only, very light toning on the back, still very fine, scarce

1946/57, unused group of twelve complete sheets and five part sheets, most original printings except for two sheet reprints, incl. Soviet Occupation, some in complete sets like 5th Anniversary of Liberation of the Country, some occasional faults as to be expected, still mostly fine. A scarce and interesting specialist assembly.

"ULTRAMAR": 1928 (ca.), unused group of 3 postal stationery cards, incl. one reply card with the security overprints from the Portuguese UPU postal archives for the colonies, incl. one "ESPECIMEN"; some toning and mixed condition, a very scarce group

1954, Prince Bao Long, 1500 sets, mostly in muliples, unmounted mint (Mi. 91-97, ca. 50.000,-)