1946, C.N.C. double black surcharge $100 on Hong Kong printing of $2 light brown, left sheet margin vertical pair on paper without watermark, unused, no gum, VF and scarce in pair, Chan #A51a, SG #823a, £1,200++, Est. $700-$800 (Image)

1896, Victory in Sino-Japanese War, 2s x2 and 5s x2, complete set of four, full OG, previously hinged, VF, Sakura #C3/6, Y40,000=US$298 (Image)

Karl Lewis Illustrated Covers. 1934 (August 14), cover from Summit Post Office at Fujiyama to Pittsburgh, franked by two stamps, paying 10s for postage, cancelled by two red brown ''9.8.14'' special markings, dark ultra three- character ''To US'' handstamp, opening direction and K. Lewis chop in blue black on reverse, fresh and VF, Est. $150-$200 (Image)

Karl Lewis Illustrated Covers. 1935-37, Trans-Pacific MV ''Chichibu Maru'', two covers to NYS or Philadelphia, each one franked by three adhesives, paying 10s postal fee, tied by two red brown similar date stamps, blue three-character ''To US'' marking, opening instructions '')N('' on reverse, fresh and VF, Est. $300-$400 (Image)

Karl Lewis Illustrated Covers. 1934-35, Trans-Pacific MV ''Hikawa Maru'', two covers to Oregon or NY State, franked by four or three values, paying 10s postage, cancelled by two red brown ''27.3.1934'' or ''26.3.35'' special markings, each one with blue three-character ''To US'' handstamp, opening notes on reverse, fresh, VF, Est. $300-$400 (Image)

Karl Lewis Illustrated Covers. 1934-36, Trans-Pacific MV ''Hiye Maru'', four covers addressed to US, franked by three, four or five definitives, paying 10s postage, tied by two red brown similar illustrated date stamps, three-character marking ''To US'' in blue, opening remarks on reverse, fresh and VF, Est. $500-$600 (Image)

Karl Lewis Illustrated Covers. 1934-36, Trans-Pacific MV ''Tatsuta Maru'', three covers to US, franked by three (2) or five definitive stamps, paying 10s postage, tied by two or three red brown special date stamps, gray blue three-character ''To US' marking at left, opening remarks on reverse, fresh and VF, Est. $400-$500 (Image)

1936, black overprints or surcharge on ''Portugal'' definitives, 2a, 3a, 5a/6a, 7a, 8a, 15a, complete set of six, full original gum with minor disturbance as always, NH,VF, C.v. $233++ (Image)

NICE SELECTION: 1924-56, 15 stamps (4 postally used), including Scepter of Indra, set of 6 (less 10c), $1 perforation 10, all with invalidating perforation, 4 values of Soyombo with No.33 and definitive set of 5 from 1956, all mint stamps with full OG, NH, F/VF, Est. $300-$400 (Image)

1959, Mongolian Language Congress, 40m multicolored, right sheet margin block of four, imperforated vertically between stamps and on the right, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $300 as two pairs, Est. $250-$300 (Image)

1959, Congress of Rural Economy, 30m green, top left corner sheet margin single, imperforated on the left, full original patchy gum as always, NH, VF and scarce, Est. $150-$200 (Image)

Military stamps. 1984, 30th Anniversary of the Victory at Dien Bien Phu, group of five vertical imperforated pairs, including ''common'' imperf, pair with inverted red brown color, proof pairs with yellow or rose background, as well as with omitted yellow color, no gum as produced, NH, VF, Est. $150-$200 (Image)

1950, Gate of Heavenly Peace, the first issue, $200-$10,000, complete set of nine in horizontal or vertical pairs, no gum as issued, NH, VF, C.v. $108.50, China Post #R1 (Image)

1950, Picasso's Dove, $400, $800 and $2000, complete set of three of original printing, blocks of four, lightly folded along horizontal perforation, no gum as issued, NH, VF, C.v. $450++, China Post #C5, Est. $150-$200 (Image)

1950, Picasso's Dove, $2,500, $5,000 and $20,000, complete set of three for Northeastern Provinces, original printing unfolded blocks of four, no gum as issued, NH, VF, C.v. $260, China Post #C5NE (Image)

1950-52, Stalin and Mao, Mao Tse-tung Cameo, Picasso Dove, Lu Hsin, Peasant Rebellion and Tibet, 6 complete original issues, the total is 19 stamps, no gum as produced, NH, VF, three sets with Soviet guarantees on reverse, C.v. $364, China Post #C8-13, Est. $150-$200 (Image)

1951, Gate of Heavenly Peace, the fifth issue, $10,000-$200,000, complete set of six, postally used, F/VF centering, C.v. $1,465, China Post #R5, Est. $500-$600 (Image)

1954, Soviet Exhibition in Beijing, $800 brown on cream paper, two stamps of small and large size, no gum as issued, NH, VF, C.v. $130, China Post #C28 (Image)

1955-57, Red Cross, Sino-Soviet Friendship, Scientists, Lenin, Engels and Army, 6 complete issues, the total is 15 stamps, no gum as issued, NH, VF, C.v. $315.50, China Post #C31-35, C41, Est. $150-$200 (Image)

1957, Liberation Army, Yellow River, two complete set of four, no gum as issued, NH, VF, C.v. $224, China Post #C41, S19 (Image)

1958, Heroes Monument, souvenir sheet of 8f deep red, no gum as produced, NH, VF, C.v. $275, China Post #C47MS (Image)

1958, Heroes Monument, souvenir sheet of 8f deep red, pin point paper inclusion at bottom, removed from a souvenir book with slight trace of mounting at top, no gum as produced, VF, C.v. $275, China Post #C47MS (Image)

1958, Broadcasting, Disarmament Congress, Students' Union and National Exhibition, 4 complete issues, the total is 10 stamps, no gum as issued, NH, VF, C.v. $236, China Post #C52-55, Est. $100-$150 (Image)

1959, Labor Day and Students Demonstration, 2 complete issues, no gum as issued, NH, VF, C.v. $130, China Post #C61-62 (Image)

1959, Mao on Tribune, 20f deep carmine, five singles with neat corner cancellations, one has negligible thin, otherwise VF, C.v. $375, China Post No.C71, Est. $150-$200 (Image)