1888 Small Dragon, 1c green, plate flaw variety showing cracked frame at left, blue cancel, v.f. (Cat No. 13var) (Image)

Est.$500

1901 (22 Feb) local Chefu postal card canceled Tientsin and used in combination with German China 3pf, sent to Germany, with Erlau arrival pmk at bottom, v.f. (Image)

Est.$150

1941 1/2c-50c overprinted Specimen, 11 different blocks of four, each stamp with security punch, n.h., v.f. (Cat No. 449-59S) (Image)

Est.$250

1963 Butterflies, complete set, unused without gum (few l.h., mostly n.h.), fine-v.f. (Cat No. 661-680) (Image)

Est.$250

1898 (19 June) registered cover from Tsintau to Germany, franked with German Offices in China 10pf carmine (two pairs), tied by Tsintau cds, with various transit and arrival pmks, fine forerunner (cancel was used for one year 1898-1899) (Image)

Est.$250

1898-1901 German "China" overprints (diagonal and steep), 11 different, each canceled on piece by Tsingtau China or Tsingtau Kiautschou cancels, fine-v.f. (Cat No. Mi.V2-6I,1II-6II) (Image)

Est.$250

1900 Tsingtau 5Pfg surcharges, selection of 40 used, mostly on pieces, various types and cancels, some signed Richter, Bothe, etc., mostly fine-v.f. (Cat No. 1-3,1a-3a) (Image)

Est.$1,000

1900 5 Pfg. on 10pf without crayon line, double surcharge, h.r., v.f., rare, signed Kosack (Mi.1IDDF, Euro 550) cat. $450 (Cat No. 1b) (Image)

Cat. $450, Est.$250

1900 5 Pfg. on 10pf without crayon line, double surcharge split at top and at bottom, h.r., v.f., rare, signed Drahn and Bothe BPP (Mi. 1IDDF, Euro 550) cat. $450 (Cat No. 1b,var) (Image)

Cat. $450, Est.$300

1900 5 Pfg. on 10pf without blue crayon, surcharge type 3, h.r., v.f., signed Bothe BPP (Mi. Euro 1,600) (Cat No. 1var) (Image)

Est.$500

1900 5 Pfg. on 10pf without blue crayon, double surcharge, one inverted, normal type 1, second inverted, type, h.r., redistributed gum as common for this issue, v.f., signed Bothe BPP, with 2018 Jaschke-Lantelme certificate (Mi.1 IIDK, Euro 900) (Cat No. 1var) (Image)

Est.$500

1900 (23 July) picture postcard to Germany franked with 5 Pfg on 10pf type "c", tied by Tsingtau cds, with Johstadt arrival pmk at bottom, some toning, otherwise fine (Cat No. 3c) (Image)

Est.$150

1900 Yacht (unwatermarked) 1m-5m high values used, fine-v.f., cat. $1052 (Cat No. 19-22) (Image)

Cat. $1052, Est.$350

1905 $2 1/2 slate and carmine, h.r., fine, cat. $1500 (Cat No. 32) (Image)

Cat. $1500, Est.$500

1905 Yacht (watermarked) $1/2-$2 1/2 high values used, fine-v.f., cat. $832 (Cat No. 39-42) (Image)

Cat. $832, Est.$350

1909 five picture postcards, each paying 2c to Germany, one with "Litsun/Kiautschou" cds, also "Mecklenburghaus Lauschan Kiautschou" alongside, others from Tsingtau, each "Via Siberia", fine group (Image)

Est.$150

1890s correspondence of 69 covers franked mostly with 2s rose, many with lovely hand painted artwork inserts, some illustrated on the outside, others with advertising inside; also four French covers used 1925-33 to Japan or Korea, generally fine-v.f. and fascinating lot (Image)

Est.$2,500

1900 (27 Dec) cover from Kobe, via Yokohama to Germany, franked with two each 1sen and 2sen, also 4sen and 10sen, endorsed "Via San Francisco" and "per str. Hong Kong Maru", fine mixed issues combination, with Lokstedt arrival pmk (Cat No. 73,77,93,103) (Image)

Est.$500

1923 first flight cover from Tokyo to Peking, with Peiping (10.9.23) arrival pmk on back, filing folds, also unaddressed picture postcard with a red first flight cancel ("Osaka-Peking Air Service"), v.f. (Image)

Est.$250

1902 UPU Jubilee, two cards with overprinted adhesives, used from Shanghai to Buenos Aires, another from Tongku to Krefeld, fine-v.f., each with arrival pmks (Image)

Est.$250

1950 Syngman Rhee and Flags, set of three imperforate souvenir sheets, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., pencil signed. Only 300 of each issued (Mi.Block 19-21) cat. €18000 (Cat No. 119-121var) (Image)

Cat. €18000, Est.$2,000

1951 50w and 100w souv. sheets, tied by Pusan 1.3.51 (First Day?) cds on unaddressed covers, v.f., rare (Mi. Block 24,25) cat. €2600 (Cat No. 124,125var) (Image)

Cat. €2600, Est.$250

1951-52 Flags, complete set of 44, including Italy without crown, sheet margin (many sheet corner margin) blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $4040 (Cat No. 132-173,154a-55a) (Image)

Cat. $4040, Est.$1,200

1952 200w and 300w souv. sheets, set of two, tied on unaddressed covers by 20.2.52 (First Day ?) pmks, v.f., rare (Mi. Block 49-50) cat. €2500 (Cat No. 183-184var) (Image)

Cat. €2500, Est.$250

1955 10h, 15h, 20h and 50h, set of four souv. sheets, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. (Mi. Block 78-80,91) cat. €1490 (Cat No. 209-12var) (Image)

Cat. €1490, Est.$500