1894 (16 Apr) cover franked with single Japan 5s ultramarine, tied by I.J.P.O. Shanghai / Meiji pmk, sent via Yokohama to Danville, N.Y., with transit and arrival pmks on back, some toning, otherwise fine (Image)

Est.US$500

1894 Dowager Issue, 1c-4c white paper, heavy hinge remnants, fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $407 (Cat No. 16-19) (Image)

Cat. $407, Est.US$200

1915 (1 Apr) cover franked with 10k Russian Semi-Postal, red "Legation de la Republique de Chine a Petrograd" cachet on back, sent to Holland, with Gravenhage arrival pmks, two different Russian Censor cachets, fine and rare item (Image)

Est.US$200

1941 three covers, one from Shanghai to London, opened by censor, another "Via Canda" from Beijing to Holland, with Shanghai transit, plus native cover franked with 30c Air Post, with Peiping arrival pmks (Image)

Est.US$150

1934 registered and flown cover, attractively franked and addressed to England, with Peiping and Chengto transit markings on back

Est.US$150

1936 (14 Feb) cover to New York, franked with six stamps tied by Canton departure pmks, with red "Delayed by Adverse Weather, Reforwarded" handstamp, plus another "Air Mail Service Postponed Forwarded by Steamer to Port for onward Transmission by Air" on back, with Marseille (16 March) transit pmk (Image)

Est.US$250

1916 cover endorsed "Sender: Interniert", sent from "Hai-Tien" camp near Beijing to Tientsin, oval "Internierungslager HAiTIEN" at bottom, with framed bilingual "Correspondance des Prisonniers de Guerre" handstamps, additional markings and arrival pmk on back, cover roughly opened at right, scarce (Image)

Est.US$150

1918 red band cover (opened for display) addressed to Shanghai, endorsed "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre, China", sent from Hailun, with bilingual departure pmks, framed "Correspondance des Prisonniers de Guerre" and additional chop alongside, with double oval "Hailun Zensur" in violet, plus two different Shanghai arrival pmks, one dated 18 July 18, fine and extremely rare cover (Image)

Est.US$5,000

1919 (8 Feb) 1c stationery card, endorsed "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre", sent by a German P.O.W. in Kirin, China, with diamond "Censor" cachet, message from officer to his girlfriend in Copenhagen, describing his recent bout with typhoid, etc. (Image)

Est.US$250

1960 Goldfish, complete set, n.h., slight overall gum toning, fine-v.f., cat. $1070 (Cat No. 506-517) (Image)

Cat. $1070, Est.US$250

1940 two covers with native markings, franked with pairs of 8s, one with Tientsin arrival (Image)

Est.US$250

1915 (Oct) picture postcard from Japan to Egmore, India, addressed to J.R. Henderson (superintendent) Government Museum, India, with "Passed by Censor" violet handstamp, also Egmore (Madras) arrival, little toning, otherwise fine (Image)

Est.US$250

1917 (23 Mar) large bank cover from Kobe to Amsterdam, franked with single 10s blue, tied by violet departure pmk, endorsed "Via Siberia", with triangle "6/6" and Russian Imperial Censor handstamp applied in Vladivostok, opened by Allied Censor with tape at left, arriving in Amsterdam on 20th April, some adhesions on back, with complete wax seal still intact. Also included is a 1916 postcard franked 1sn and 3sn, sent from Tokyo to Sweden, Petrograd censor in violet, transit and arrival pmks (Image)

Est.US$150

1928 (3 Apr) first flight cover Tokyo to Paris, violet "Raid: Tokyo a Paris / Le Pilote" handstamp, with 14 April Bourget-Aviation arrival pmk (Image)

Est.US$150

1930 First Round the World Flight Tokyo to USA cover franked with 10s and vertical strip of 3x1y, v.f., with Lakehurst arrival pmk on back (Image)

Est.US$150

1945-48 selection, including Sun Yat Sen surcharges and varieties (12 stamps on page), also Northern China, issues, 46 stamps, unused without gum as issued, plus four used 1912 Republic overprints 1c ocher (two singles and one pair), also 1/2c-20c (five different used or unused) (Image)

Est.US$750

1968-73 selection of singles and sets, complete as issued, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $2165 (Cat No. 991/1193) (Image)

Cat. $2165, Est.US$1,000

1875-1961 collection of many hundreds, neatly arranged on stock book pages, mostly unused singles and sets, with early regular issues, 1896 Chinese-Japanese victory set of four, Symbols od Korea & Japan, 1915 50th Anniversary of Japanese Postage stamps, Empress Jingo set of two and Regular issues unused (179-87,188-189), rest of the issues (UPU, etc.), including Air Post C1-2 (n.h.) and C3-7 (n.h.), Parks Issues, Kwantung (227-29),special booklet with 1925-27 issues, including regular issues, also Empress Jingo 5y and 10y stuck down), 1937-39 regular issues, including 5y and 10y Empress Jingo (254-54, n.h.), National Parks sets and souvenir sheets, later issues, Famous Men, Regular Issues, Air Post (C9-13,14-24,25-38 all n.h.), plus many others, clean and fine-v.f. collection, high catalogue value (Image)

Est.US$5,000

1939-64 souvenir sheets, collection mostly complete, including National Parks (with folders), Regular Issues, Lottery, Beauty and Flying Geese sheetlets of five, etc., n.h., fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1940-78 collection in three White Ace albums, commemoratives and regular issues, souvenir sheets, Famous Men set, issues mostly complete from 1955, generally fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$300

1950-80s extensive holding of Mihon overprints, many hundreds in two stock books and small box, all arranged by Scott number, including souvenir sheets, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1950-80 collection of 138 New Year Postal Cards, mounted exhibition-style on 73 pages, with regular cards, Mahon (Specimen) overprints, FDCancels, etc., mostly v.f. (Image)

Est.US$250

1946-55 selection of 76 imperforate stamps, including singles, pairs and blocks of four, unused without gum, fine-v.f., scarce lot (Image)

Est.US$500

1946-62 collection of 78 different FDCs, including President's Inauguration, Korean War Participants, souvenir sheets including UNESCO, New Years, Railways, etc., many unaddressed, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$7,500

1972-2005 collection on stock pages, mostly complete with regular issues, commemoratives, souvenir sheets, special issues, etc., n.h., v.f. (Image)

Est.US$1,000