1870s-1940s mostly used collection with 1885-88 5ca, 1897 2c on 3c red revenue (Cat. £200), 1898-1910 Imperial Post to $5 used,1921 Air set mint (gum adhesions, Cat. £350), Sun Yat-sen 1931-37 1st & 2nd Issue to $5 mint & 1938-41 to $20 mint (2); Communist China 1949 Surcharges set to $5000 on $370 (Cat. £250); also Airs with surcharges, Sinkiang overprints, Manchukuo, Foochow & Shanghai locals, plus Hong Kong 1917-27 'CHINA' overprints to $2 mint; mixed condition, high catalogue value. (100s) (Image)

Estimate AU$450-900
Min. Bid. AU$360

1890s-1980s accumulation in stockbook with sets, part-sets & singles, pickings throughout including 1909 Temple set mint & used,1960 Long March (Cat. £120), Hungarian Liberation, Sino-Soviet Treaty, Czech Liberation & North Vietnam sets mint, 1964 Petroleum & 1965 Mountaineering used, 1980s-90s M/Ss MUH, plus provinces, locals, reprints, some Taiwan, etc; also useful Korea with South Korea 1960-70s M/Ss MUH; large quantity of material to process, so sure to reward careful inspection. (few 1000s) (Image)

Estimate AU$600-1,000
Min. Bid. AU$46

1930s-40s mint multiples including Sun Yat-sen 1931-37 Ist Issue $5 marginal pair, 1938-41 imperf $5 pane of 50 with imprint, 1941 set of 16 in marginal strips of 3 plus $5 block of 15, 1942-46 16c block of 7 (Cat. £175), 20c to $5 (ex $4) in blocks of at least 10, 1932-41 Airs in large blocks, some with imprints, plus an array of surcharges, 1940-41 Martyrs mostly in marginal blocks of 10, some with imprints, 1941 Thrift in imprint blocks of 12; odd blemish but fine MUH, Cat. £1000++. (100s)  (Image)

Estimate AU$250-500
Min. Bid. AU$180

1913-33 (SG:283-84) London Printing Entrance, Hall of Classics P14-15 $1 & $2 (tone spot), hinge remnants, part gum, Cat. £750. (Image)

Estimate AU$300-600
Min. Bid. AU$240

1931-37 Sun Yat-sen First Issue Plate 1A marginal $1 pair & $2 vertical strip of 4; Second Issue 2c to 25c in marginal strips of 5 (few short perfs 5c) plus P11½x12 $1, $2 & $5 Plate 1A or 1B strips of 4, MUH, Cat. £350++. (12 strips) (Image)

Estimate AU$200-400
Min. Bid. AU$150

1938-41 Sun Yat-sen issues in multiples including No Wmk P12½ most values to $1, $2 & $5 blocks of 18, all with sheet numbers, plus $10 corner block of 8; also watermarked Perf 14 $5 strip of 3 plus $1, $2, $10 & $20 strips of 5 plus 1940 Postage Due Surcharges $1 & $2 strips of 4, SG:D545-46; all stamps fresh MUH, Cat. £1000++. (20 items) (Image)

Estimate AU$250-500
Min. Bid. AU$180

1938-41 (SG:475) $5 Sun Yat-sen complete imperforate sheet comprising six panes of 50 each with 'DAH TUNG BOOK CO. LTD. H.K.' imprint at centre base, vertical folds through each pane, unused, Cat. £1500++. [See Gibbons footnote - sheets were looted from the printing works in Hong Kong; single panes quite regularly appear on the market, however complete sheets are seldom offered]  (Image)

Estimate AU$500-1,000
Min. Bid. AU$38

1938-41 (SG:476) No Wmk Die III $10 violet & green Sun Yat-sen marginal block of 10 (2x5), showing sheet '053' in upper margin, fresh MUH, Cat. £220++. (Image)

Estimate AU$150-250
Min. Bid. AU$120

1938-41 (SG:477) No Wmk Die III $20 ultramarine & purple Sun Yat-sen irregular block of 18, with sheet selvedge intact, showing sheet '079' at upper right, lovely fresh MUH, Cat. £900++. (Image)

Estimate AU$300-500
Min. Bid. AU$240

1940-41 (SG:498B) $5 Sun Yat-sen $5 deep green & scarlet Wmk Gibbons Type 73 complete pane of 50 (10x5) with sheet margins intact, numbered '013' at upper-right with 'DAH TUNG BOOK CO. LTD. H.K.' imprint at centre base, few sheet edge perf separations, two units gum abrasions, odd mild tone spot, quite fine overall, Cat. £600++. (Image)

Estimate AU$300-600
Min. Bid. AU$240

Communist China - 1947 (SG:NE178) Tenth Anniversary of Outbreak of War with Japan imperf M/S on watermarked, granite paper, minor peripheral aging, trivial small corner creases, without gum as issued, Cat. £750. Seldom offered. (Image)

Estimate AU$300-600
Min. Bid. AU$240

1921 (Jul 1) Shanghai-Peking First Flight PPC endorsed "TO BE DESPATCHED BY 1st MAIL OF/AERIAL SERVICE" with 30c Airmail tied to view side by Shanghai datestamp, on reverse 1½c Junk tied by Shanghai datestamp with Peking arrival datestamp alongside. Visually appealing. (Image)

Estimate AU$100-200
Min. Bid. AU$80

1919 (SG:1-16) US Postal Agency in Shanghai 2c on 1c to $2 on $1 set, few mild peripheral tonespots (key $1 & $2 are tone free), hinge remnants, without gum, Cat. £2250. (Image)

Estimate AU$500-1,000
Min. Bid. AU$38

1950 (SG:1434-35) Foundation of People's Republic $2,000 & $3,000 Mao Tse-Tung, Flag & Parade strips of 3, minor surface mark on centre unit of $3,000 strip, otherwise very fine, without gum as issued, Cat. £720+. (2 strips) (Image)

Estimate AU$250-400
Min. Bid. AU$180

1950 Commemoratives selection comprising Foundation $2,000 strip of 3 & single, First Anniversary set including $800 strip of 3 (one unit creased) and a corner pair with control number '500' (mild stains), also Soviet Treaty set plus $400 marginal strip of 4, generally fine, without gum as issued, Cat. £900+. (Image)

Estimate AU$250-400
Min. Bid. AU$180

1950-75 Mint Collection with 1950 1st Anniversary unused (Cat. £225), 1951 Rebellion, 1958 Heroes Monument M/S (Cat. £250), 1960 Chrysanthemums (Cat. £500), 1971 Paris Commune (Cat. £225),  50th Anniv set including 8f se-tenant strip, 1972 Physical Culture, Shipping and Literature & Art, 1973 Pandas & Ballet, 1974 Gymnastic & Industrial Production (Cat. £275), etc; inspection advised as a number of stamps with mild toning or spotting, some without gum as issued, otherwise MUH, total Cat. £3000+.  (Image)

Estimate AU$1,000-1,500
Min. Bid. AU$

1950s-80s disorganised array on album pages with better items including mint 1950 Foundation $2,000 & $3,000 (Cat. £240, plus range of reprints mint & CTO), 1st Anniv  (Cat. £225, + reprints CTO), 1960 Railway Station, Great Hall, 1961 Commune, 1963 Marx, 1964 Harvesting, 1965 Struggle, 1965 Tsunyi Conference; also CTO sets with 1955 Scientists M/Ss, 1960 Goldfish, Chrysanthemums, 1963 Butterflies, Hwangshan Landscapes,1964 Peonies; some toning/condition issues, many are fine, Cat. £1500+. (few 100s) (Image)

Estimate AU$400-600
Min. Bid. AU$300

1960-71 mostly mint sets mounted on album pages  including 1960 Chrysanthemums (Cat. £500), 1962 Mei Lan-fang mint (Cat. £1100) & CTO, 1963 Giant Pandas, Butterflies (some toning) & Monkeys, Hwangshan Landscapes (Cat. £700), 1964 Labour Day, Yenan Shrine, Peonies, 15th Anniv se-tenant strip & Petroleum 1970 Tiger Mountain, 1971 Communist Party Anniv, Paris Commune, Afro-Asian Friendship & Albanian Workers' Party, etc;  a few set duplicated CTO; odd tone, mostly fine, Cat. £5500+. (300+) (Image)

Estimate AU$1,250-2,500
Min. Bid. AU$

1962-78 Collection in presentation album with better issues including 1962 Bridges, 1970-71 Tiger Mountain (Cat. £200), 1971 Paris Commune (Cat. £225), 1973 Treasures, 1975 National Games, & Medical Services, 1978 Galloping Horses, very fine MUH, Cat. £700+. (115+) (Image)

Estimate AU$300-400
Min. Bid. AU$240

1980s-90s disorganised array MUH stamps and M/Ss on hagners, including 1997 Mount Huangshan M/S (2) & 1998 Reef Fish M/S (2),  generally very fine condition. (600+ stamps & 30+ M/Ss) (Image)

Estimate AU$250-350
Min. Bid. AU$200

1974-77 Selection of mint sets, often duplicated CTO, all mounted on album pages including 1972 Yenan Forum, Merchant Shipping (no CTO set), Physics Culture, Red Flag Tunnel, 1973 Giant Pandas, Ballet, 1974 Gymnastics, Acrobatics, National Day,  Industrial Production (Cat. £275), 1975 Country Women, 1976 Five Year Plan, etc; odd light tone, generally fine, Cat £2000+. (370+) (Image)

Estimate AU$400-800
Min. Bid. AU$300

1933 CNAC illustated Canton-Shanghai F/F cover with 1929 15c to 90c Air set (SG:384-88) tied by Canton '22.10.24' (Oct. 24, 1933) datestamps, few light soils, unaddressed; also Manchukuo 1933 (?) cover with 1932 ½f to 1y set of 18 (SG:1-18) tied by First Flight commemorative datestamps, also unaddressed. (2 covers) (Image)

Estimate AU$150-300
Min. Bid. AU$100

1880s-2000s Collection in stockbook with 1929 16½s, 18s & 33s Airs mint, National Parks sets mint including 1936 Fuji-Hakone x2, 1938 Nikko & 1939 Aso, also 1950-51 Air 34y, 59y, 103y & 144y Pheasants used, later issues including 1970s sets & M/Ss MUH; plus covers & postal stationery, Manchukuo 1935-37 issues in large multiples including 50f Cart block of 25, Japan POs in China, revenues, telegraph stamps, and a stray China 1960 Goldfish set used; lots of pickings, mostly fine. (many 100s)    (Image)

Estimate AU$300-600
Min. Bid. AU$240

1948-2000s Collection in stockbook with better items including 1948 KGVI P14 1c to $1 MUH, 1962-66 1c to $5 Pictorial set MUH, otherwise predominantly used with duplicated 1950s-90s commemoratives and definitives used to $10, few modern issues MUH, condition mostly fine. (many 100s) (Image)

Estimate AU$150-300
Min. Bid. AU$120