(Medical) Old Dr. Heath's Celebrated Japanese & East India Medicines. Illustrated advertising cover showing China and East India man caricatures, on light buff cover bearing 3¢ dull red (26) tied by "New York, 1859" cds to Shippensburg, Pa.; some edge wear, F.-V.F., ex-Chase (notes on reverse).
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Asia, Covers and Postcards. Of over 130 items identified and sleeved; includes Japan (40), Korea (2), PRC (46), Taiwan (39), Indochina (2), Thailand (4) and Singapore (1), includes foreign postcard usages, FDC's, hand-painted, registered and censor, etc.; worth review.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750

Est. $500-750

China, Group, 1897-1973. Of mostly Republic to the 1940's on cards, stock sheets, glassines, with a smaller haphazard selection of PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong, locals etc.; includes a handful of 1897 surcharged issues (faulty), 3 surcharged Red Revenues (damaged), nicer selection of used CIP with cancel interest, junks, SYS, Martyrs surcharged issues, some Nanking Local Post 1¢ (8), couple of PRC Taxe Percue covers, little bit of other Asian countries, overall a slightly messy accumulation in mixed condition; please inspect.
Estimate; $250 - 350. Est. $250-350

Est. $250-350

China, Accumulation, 1898-2000. Used accumulation of hundreds including. Republic of China and PRC, arranged in Scott number order on stock pages in a binder, slight duplication, some better throughout, pencil numbers on reverse of each stamp, easily erased.
Estimate; $250 - 350. Est. $250-350

Est. $250-350

China, Accumulation. And stock in 5 binders, replete with not normally seen items; includes PRC and China issues on sheetlets with First Day cancels, Yang C6, C9 (on covers), C15. C16, C18, China many 1946-47 sets, most all with duplication, Yang C23-C26 pairs and blocks, NE C29-30, C31-33 sets, NE C35 block of 4, NE C36 block of 6, C51-53 sets, C60-62 inscription panes of 10, Exercise blocks S4 mounted on page along with 9 individual blocks, couple of binders full of mint and used blocks, large multiples, part sheets, full sheets, including Airs, Dues, surcharged, 1945 Flags, Chiang Kai-shek etc, eg., Scott 785 sheets of 50 (8), multiples of semi-postal souvenir sheet B9a, binder loaded with mint and used on cards, a few Liberated areas including some Central pairs perf and imperf, North China large flags NC17-24 on page, a little bit of mint Manchukuo and some useful earlier Taiwan, and more, overall a very well-packed, eye-pleasing selection in F-VF condition with high value and very useful duplication, definitely worth the time to review.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000. Est. $2,000-3,000

Est. $2,000-3,000

China, Stock, 1970-90's. R.O.C. & P.R.C. issues, hundreds of sets in single and block format on dealer cards in stockbox, mostly sets in the $5-$20 range with occasional better; modest to slightly heavy duplication to be expected, nice fresh material throughout.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

China Treaty Ports, Collection. Approximately 140 stamps mostly mint on Palo album pages; includes Amoy (13), Chefoo (16), Chingkiang (30), Chungking (6), Foochow (11), Hankow (10) including scarce first issues, Ichang (9) with complete first issue plus shade variety, Kewgiang (24) with near complete regular issues, Wuhu (14) and Nanking (12); nice overall condition throughout, owner's 2015 S.G. cat £5,600 ($6,775), worth review.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000. Est. $2,000-3,000

Est. $2,000-3,000

China (People's Republic), Accumulation, 1949-89. Misc. lot of mostly mint NH on black stock pages in a binder, with better sets and singles including. Scott #1211-14, 1215-17 (2), 1218-21, 1228-31, 1232-8, some Northeast, East and Southwest China used, also 23 souvenir sheets and eight unlisted exhibition sheets, 12 booklets including. #1863a and 1983-89 New Years, very clean.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500

Est. $1,000-1,500

China (People's Republic), Collection. Mostly NH collection on black stock pages with better mid-range sets, including Scott #1149-54, 1181-6, 1357-62, 1389-98, 1530-9, 1547-54, 1574-81, 1603-6, 1648-53, 1665-70, 1749-60, 1824-31, 1833-7, 1840-3, 1864-71 and others, also some souvenir sheets and provinces, pencil numbers on reverse of stamps (easily erased).
Estimate; $600 - 800. Est. $600-800

Est. $600-800

China (People's Republic), Group, 1964-82. Beautiful run of material, nearly all mint NH, in a stockbook with many better sets and souvenir sheets including Scott #1104-7 (red flag canal), 1255-70 (five year plan), 1399 (horse S/S), 1483 (great wall S/S x 2), 1557-72, 1573 (flower painting set and S/S), 1761 (twelve beauties S/S) and more, lovely lot, inspection recommended.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000

Est. $1,500-2,000

China (People's Republic), Sets, 1970-78. 19 different mint NH sets, better includes 1970 Opera, 1971 50th Anniversary, 1973 Ballet, 1976 4th Five Year Plan, etc.; Scott $1,466.
Estimate; $600 - 800. Est. $600-800

Est. $600-800

China (People's Republic), First Day Covers, 1979-89. Over 400 pieces in three Showgard cover albums and a plastic bag, including. over 300 covers, 25 with/souvenir sheets and 50 event/exhibition covers, many with sets and singles, also some pre-stamp commemoratives, postal cards and envelopes, all different, high catalog value for stamps alone VF.
Estimate; $600 - 800. Est. $600-800

Est. $600-800

China (People's Republic), Accumulation, 1983-89. All mint NH accumulation of blocks of four between Scott #1885//2210, plus B1-6, B10a, post office fresh VF.
Estimate; $250 - 350. Est. $250-350

Est. $250-350

Hong Kong, 1847 (Mar. 29) Hong Kong, China to Batavia, Netherland East Indies. Folded cover from Olyphant & Co. with "Hong-Kong, 29 MR, 1847" double-arc backstamp and red "Paid-at-Hong-Kong" crown handstamp and red manuscript "4/-" rating, endorsed "via Singapore", bold red "Anjer, Zeebrief, Franco" oval handstamp and manuscript "240" rating; some ink erosion, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

A RARE 1847 HONG KONG, CHINA TO NETHERLAND EAST INDIES USE. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

China, 1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 5ca dull orange. 1895 Shanghai town cancel, bright color, Very Fine.
Scott No. 20; $500. Scott $500
(Image)

Scott $500

China, 1900, Chinese Imperial Post, 2¢ scarlet, horizontal pair. Uprating on 1¢ red postal card to Colgne, Germany, Hankow and Shanghai transits and Coln receiving postmark, reverse with multicolored hand-painted design, Very Fine.
Scott No. 112; Estimate $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

China, 1905 (Feb. 9) Amsterdam, Netherlands to Shanghai, China. Cds cancels 5c postal card showing "Shanghai, Deutsche Post, 15 / 3 05" and "Shanghai Local Post, Mar 15 05" arrival cds, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

China, 1943, Thrift Movement souvenir sheet, Russian Philatelic Society overprint. Souvenir sheet overprinted in blue by the Russian Philatelic Society to commemorate the 1943 Philatelic Exhibition in Shanghai, with additional franking by Regional Surcharges and Sun Yat-sen issues tied by Commemorative Shanghai Show cancel and Shanghai daters 28 2 43, reverse with additional show cancel and Shanghai daters, very low number sheet "0112", Very Fine, scarce cover.
Scott No. 471 footnote; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

China, 1943, Thrift Movement souvenir sheet, Russian Philatelic Society overprint. Souvenir sheet overprinted in blue by the Russian Philatelic Society to commemorate the 1943 Philatelic Exhibition in Shanghai, with additional franking by Regional Surcharges and Sun Yat-sen issues tied by Commemorative Shanghai Show cancel and Shanghai daters 28 2 43, reverse with additional show cancel and Shanghai daters, very low number sheet "0252", Very Fine.
Scott No. 471 footnote; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Tibet, Pharijong, F.P.O. No. 81, 12 MY 14. Two strikes of cds tie India 3p gray pair and 2a6p blue on manila registered cover to England, Pharijong F.P.O. No. 81 registry label affixed, Lodon (6.5) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and scarce use from the British Post Office in Pharijong.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Japan, Collection, 1872-1970's. Useful collection in Scott album; somewhat sparse starting with a few Cherry Blossom issues, used Kobans with some early mint commemoratives, later Park sets, some back-of-the-book, etc.; owner's 1989 cat $1,646, inspect.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300

Est. $200-300

Japan, Modern Mint Accumulation. Large accumulation of full sheets, souvenir sheets, a stockbook of sets and singles, Year Sets, exhibition items and more, huge face value, worth inspection.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

Philippines, Incoming Correspondence, 1903-1908. Selection of 41 covers addressed to either Major W. Fitzhugh Carter, U.S. Army or Dr. W. F. Carter, Corregidor Island, Manila Bay, Philippines, origins begin with San Diego, then from Buell, Norfolk or Charlottesville, Virginia, about equally franked by Scott 301 and 319, nearly all with San Francisco transits, one each with Washington D.C. and Seattle, and the majority with Manila P.I. and Corregidor arrival/receivers, also included an additional 6 covers 3 addressed to Fortress Monroe, Va. and Crozet, Va., F.-V.F.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Italian Offices in China, 1899-1920 Naval and Military Mail. Group of 15 postcards and three on piece items; 1899-1906 Naval Mail with "Ra. Nave Marco Polo" cds in blue, 1904 June-November on 5 postcards, four of which stampless, "Piemonte" 1903 March-July, 2 postcards during the second campaign of this battleship in China, both sent from Shanghai, one franked by Chinese Imperial Post 4c, tied by Shanghai bilingual cds and carried through the French post showing "ShangHai/Chine" datestamp, and blue "R. Incrociatore Piemonte" cds, being an unusual naval item with involvement of the Chinese and French mails; the other franked by Italy 2c tied by "Ra. Nave Piemonte" cds, "Puglia" 1904 May-1905 Feb., 4 postcards from Chemulpo (Korea) and Shanghai, franked at at 2c rate with "Ra. Nave Puglia" cds in black and blue, "Vesuvio" 1901 Aug. 22, picture postcard of Italian naval exercises from Shanghai to Florence, franked by 1896-97 2c., tied by very fine strike of "R. Nave Vesuvio" cds (The "Vesuvio" had just arrived then in Wusun to stay until 3rd September on patrol service. A very desirable item during the Boxer Rebellion; one of just five items recorded with "Umberto" issues, 1900-20 Military Mail with 1903 Sept. 29 Postcard from Shanghai to Vercelli, franked by 1901 1c pair tied by "Comando Truppe Italiane in/Cina" cds, 1904 Sept.-Nov., 2 picture postcards sent from Huang-Tsun to Palermo and Milan, carried with single frankings at 2c and 10c rates, tied by "Comando Truppe Italiane in/Cina" cds, and 1902-04 selection of three on piece items, one with scarcely used "Umberto" 25c., the other bearing 1901 5c. (2), cancelled by "Comando Truppe Italiane/Cina" cds in black and blue, the third is a portion of a Chinese postcard dispatched at Rome with "Umberto" 10c. and extremely rare "R. Truppe Italiane Nello Estremo Oriente/Comando" cachet with Royals Arms in blue at left (only two complete postcards are recorded, also dispatched in Italy), Very Fine.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Italian Offices in China, 1908-18 Marines Detachment. 4 picture postcards; scarce 1908 postcard from Peking to Tong Kou, franked on reverse with 1901 20c tied by "Distaccamento Ra. Marina in Cina" cds (Caffaz cert.), 1918 non-philatelic postcard from Shan Hai Kwan to Peking, franked by China 1913-19, ½c + 1c tied by cds,"Distaccamento Ra. Marina in Cina/Comando" violet cachet on reverse, and two 1918 postcards from Peking to Tientsin bearing "Distaccamento Ra. Marina in Cina/Comando" violet cachet, Very Fine.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500