(#98/1879) CHINA USED ACCUMULATION 1898-1970's, over 3000 stamps sorted in glassines, unchecked for print varieties, papers, perfs, and town cancels, minimum Scott cat $750, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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CHINA MNH 2017-2019, 13 MNH items noting 9 souvenir sheets, one booklet entire, 3 pairs, and one strip of 4, good topical value for Art, Dogs, Roosters, Trains ++, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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(#8L11) CHINA-SOUTHWEST $5000 ORANGE BLOCK, MNG superb, F-VF Scott cat $230, est ($50+ US) (Image)

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(#73/1253) JAPAN USED STOCK 1883-1970's,over 1100 stamps sorted in 75 glassines, unchecked for print varieties, papers, and town cancels, lot includes 2 early postcards and 4 covers, minimum Scott cat $300, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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MONGOLIA & NORTH-KOREA MINT, includes 24 MNH stamps from the 4 Political Leader 2011 souvenir sheets #5053-5056, also a wholesale group of 14 Mongolia 2003 souvenir sheets noting #2560 (x3), 2561 (x3), and 2625E (x8), Scott cat over $220, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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(#27/228) RYUKYUS ISLANDS MINT STOCK 1953-1972, about 2000 MNH stamps in a stockbook with 6-20 of each stamp, also a mint sheet file with 30 plate blocks and partial sheets, good topical value for fish, sea shells, flowers, birds, martial arts ++, Scott cat over $740, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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299 CHINA (PRC) FDC's 1991-1997, includes 21 different souvenir sheet frankings and 278 different single and set frankings, appears to be complete for the period, retails over $1500, VF est ($225+ US) (Image)

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1901 CHINA to ENGLAND, French Offices in China #6 and pre-UPU China #99,100(x2)102 dual country franking on cover from Kuling-Guchi on AUG22-1901 and addressed to Norfolk-England, China routing 280 miles to the French Treaty Port Post Office at Shanghai on AUG 26th where it could be entered into the UPU system + French packet via Suez to Brindisi + train to Calais + Channel packet to London + train to Norfolk via Thetford on SEP 30th, rated PAID-10c for the 280 miles from Kuling to Shanghai + the 25c UPU rate from Shanghai to Norfolk, a very scarce pre-UPU cover with great markings, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $2000, F-VF est ($500+ US) (Image)

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520 USA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1928-1950's (a few later), all are cachet covers including mostly domestic first flights, also note airport dedications, some anniversary flights, air races, airmail week celebrations, first jet flights ++, lot includes a real photo of auto maker Earl Anthony with the captain and officers of the Graf Zeppelin in his Packard Touring Car, also a real photo of the 1935 China Clipper, Pan-Am survey flights to Hawaii and Guam (worth $200 alone), 39 are legal size with good airmail frankings, lots of $25-$75 covers with total retail over $3000, F-VF est ($300+ US) (Image)

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9 ORIGINAL ARTIST PRINTS 1950-1970's, includes 2 Gihachiro Okuyama artist signed Japan woodblock prints (valued at $300-$400 alone), also 2 artist signed lithograph 7 color prints (unchecked), 2 unchecked artist signed 5-color lithographed prints both numbered "3 of 3", an original Venice watercolor painting (unchecked), 2 Ridley Schulfhess artist signed cameo prints, all are collectable art pieces with most matted and ready for framing, retails over $600, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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GERMANY BOB STOCK 1919-1999, over 2940 mint and used stamps in a large Lighthouse stockbook, includes 2100 mint and used semi-postals #B1/B861(464 different) noting #B291-B337 removed, 50 mint airmail #C1/C19 (16 different), 35 used airmail #C46/C62 (14 different), 15 mint and used military airmail #MC1, 35 mint and used Military Parcels #MQ1-MQ3, 90 Offices in China used #2/51 (15 different), 640 Officials #O2/S22 (102 different), most are lower value items unchecked for printing varieties, papers, perfs, watermarks, ink shades, and cancels, Scott cat over $1300, F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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9 GREAT BRITAIN RATES COVERS 1861-1876, all better up to $150 items sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes an 1861 to Turkey 6d rate paid by #27, 1861 to Spain 6d rate paid by #27, 1868 to Malta 6d rate paid by #50 (pl-6), 1869 Nova-Scotia 6d rate paid by #51 (pl-8) via Cunard "SS CHINA", 1869 Spain 1sh rate paid by #54 (pl-4), 1870 Switzerland 3d rate paid by #49 (pl-2), 1871 to India 9d rate paid by #49a (pl9), 1873 to Germany 4d rate paid by #43 (pl-10), 1876 to Switzerland ¼d printed matter postcard rate, listed retail price $690 (Scott 2020 cat over $1417 US), VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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1909 NORTH-BORNEO REGISTERED to USA, a nice single franking #148 pays the 10c UPU letter rate + 10c registration fee on cover from Sandakan on SEP13-1909, addressed to Syracuse-NY via Singapore on SEP 20th + London on OCT 4th + New York OCT 22nd + Syracuse arrival on OCT 23rd, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at at $200, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1943 MALAYA WWII TURNED COVER, a 1942 OHMS local FREE frank cover at Parit-Buntar-Perak, turned and registered during the Japanese occupation, a Japan provisional franking pays the 23c rate and a Japanese Censor chop on back, the 3c stamp UL corner has faulty perfs, a very scarce cover and F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1904 JAPAN ARMY TELEGRAPHERS, a rare Russia-Japan War stereoscopic card No.85 in pristine condition showing Telegraphers in front of General Nogi's Headquarters, the officer in front is Major Yamaguchi and the civilian wearing a white arm band (so as not to be shot as a Russian) is American writer and photographer Richard Barry who documented the war from the Japanese perspective, these cards are rare from a 100 card set where a complete set is not known to exist, published in 1905 by T.W. Ingersoll from a Barry photo, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1904 RUSSIA-JAPAN WAR STEREOGRAPH CARDS (x2), includes card No.29 dated OCT29-1904 from the rare Richard Barry set, shows Japan soldiers hand delivering a 500 pound shell to the Port Arthur siege battery via the captured Trans-Siberian Railway tracks, also card No.34 showing Japan recruits arriving at captured Dalny-Russia during the Port-Arthur siege, pristine condition with VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1904 RUSSIA-JAPAN WAR STEREOGRAPH CARDS (x2), includes card No.13 from the rare Richard Barry set, showing transport wagons delivering rice to the Japanese Army (10,000 pounds per day), also card No.27 showing wounded Japanese soldiers on stretchers during a rest stop enroute to transport ships to take them back to Japan, pristine condition with VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1899-1914 MILITARY POSTCARDS (x6), all better including a 1914 French Airship "Le Spiess", 1899 French Military Balloon Station at Chalons Camp, 1904 French patriotic card at Bale-Switzerland, 1907 French Artillary Training at Chalon Camp, 1911 French patriotic card showing the German-French border post at Hantz, 1906 Japan Generals meeting (celebration) after the humiliating defeat of the Russian army and navy, retails over $450, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1945 CANADIAN POW in JAPAN FUKUOKA CAMP, a POW postcard type-written by Sargent Charles W. Fletcher of the Canadian Royal Rifles from Quebec and addressed to Lac-Megantic-Que, note 4 Japanese censor chops and a SEP13-1945 manuscript receiver, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $300, rare and VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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100 ASIA COVERS 1950-1970's, all are letter size covers with mostly good airmail rates to USA, includes better better Japan, Japan cachet first flight covers, Philippines, Thailand, Ryukyus, Indonesia, China, Hong-Kong, Taiwan, a few Nepal, better registered, express, Aerogrammes, and a few FDC's, retails over $420, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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5 INDO-CHINA COURT DOCUMENTS 1908-1925, all during the French occupation period with a wide range of revenue frankings, retails over $300, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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170 SHIP EPHEMERA ITEMS 1895-1960's, includes 9 stereoscopic 1900 cards showing USA Clipper ships, 94 ship postcards of mostly USA River Steamers, River Boats, Coastal Steamers, and Ocean Vessels, ships in the Panama Canal, 1969 last voyage of the RMS Queen Mary, some Canadian ships noting the CPR Empress of China (Tuck 1905 card), Princess Charlotte, Princess Elaine, CN Prince Henry, detailed 30" x 40" and 42" x 48" plans showing the 6 passenger decks on the CPR Empress of France, 1952 BC Ferry schedule ++, retails over $800, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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5 JAPAN SHIP POSTCARDS 1905-1911, all better Art Nouveau cards with up to $75 items sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes a 1911 card showing the TENYO MARU, also two different 1905 cards showing the KUMANO MARU, and two different KAMAKURU MARU cards, listed retail price $310, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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13 BETTER TOPICAL CARDS 1885-1939, includes 3 hand tinted 1910 pretty lady artist cards with fancy hat themes, 6 are stamp cards noting 2 are Zieher 1911-1914 and 4 advertising 1874 trade cards, an 1885 Paris shoe maker advertising trade card, 1902 Egypt harem girls on postcard to Indo China, 1900 USA Medicine brochure showing the Great White Fleet ships, retails over $400, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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5 EARLY TOPICAL ARTIST CARDS 1901-1907, all better up to $75 items sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes a 1901 signed artist advertising card for the Hoffmann's Starch Factory, a 1902 Tuck Royalty Series card showing King George-II, 1905 Starch Advertising World Map Series showing a Canadian Map, 1905 Oolong Tea Japan Artist Series with a hand tinted signed card showing Samurai warrior Hazama Shinrokure, listed retail price $335, and a 1907 "HMS DRAKE" Tuck Battleship card posted at Fort-Liscum-Alaska, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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