China, Outstanding and valuable postal history accumulation, lovely selection of approximately several hundred or so items with a high percentage of premium items throughout; we note nice selections of Gold and Silver Yuan covers, excellent and extensive commemorative cancelled covers from the 1920s-'40s, several nice mixed Gold and CNC-franked covers, numerous choice North East Province covers, wonderful military covers and more; a super holding loaded with better items, Fine to Very Fine, a careful inspection invited.
Estimate HK$ 30,000 - 40,000. Est. HK$30,000-40,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$30,000-40,000

China, Excellent postal history accumulation, wonderful, substantial and diverse holding of many dozens of items, including good Foreign Offices, etc., with a couple nice 1850s French military "Armée d'orient" covers, good German covers with Feldpost and Boxer items, U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai, POW mail, a couple very nice Silver Yuan covers, lots of Junk-period covers with railway cancels, several nice Japanese Occupation items, 1920s commemorative issue-franked covers and more, Fine to Very Fine, solid lot with many premium items; inspection invited.
Estimate HK$ 10,000 - 15,000. Est. HK$10,000-15,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$10,000-15,000

China, Outstanding collection of Postage Due covers, a wonderful and diverse range of 27 covers, demonstrating a wide variety of Postage Due usages from the Coiling Dragon and Junk periods to the post-WWII years; includes a fine array of domestic or international usages, with many different Chinese Postage Dues used on cover, various postage due markings, Scott #J1-J5 in blocks of 5 or 6 accepted as postage, etc., fresh and Fine to Very Fine, a superb lot for the specialist; inspection invited.
Estimate HK$ 7,000 - 9,000. Est. HK$7,000-9,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$7,000-9,000

China, Excellent postal history accumulation, lovely and diverse selection of approximately 75 or so covers or postal stationery items; we note a used vertical format postal card used; several early commemorative issue-franked covers, including Scott #243-246 on cover and 270-273 on cover; several early PRC covers to the U.S., wartime usages, Censored covers, a few Hong Kong items, nice Junk issue covers, etc., condition varies on some, but bulk Fine to Very Fine, nice mix; examine.
Estimate HK$ 5,500 - 6,500. Est. HK$5,500-6,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$5,500-6,500

China, Interesting and diverse postal history selection, nice, varied group of approximately 75 items, including a couple nice Silver Yuan covers, several attractive early Taiwan Province covers, a few interesting Foreign Post Office items (including an 1868 letter to France, franked by 80c stamp cancelled "5104", written in English about the wine trade), lots of CNCs on "long box" surcharge covers, a few decent paquebot-cancelled picture post card usages, etc., Fine to Very Fine, some nice pickings among the ordinary; worth a careful review.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 7,000. Est. HK$5,000-7,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$5,000-7,000

China, Excellent, mostly early 20th-century postal history accumulation, wonderful group of over 60 items, most from about 1901 to the 1920s, including a lovely array of Coiling Dragon or Junk issue-franked picture post cards, nice Censor covers from the WWI years, a couple choice Japanese Occupation covers, a couple Manchuria Province covers, an excellent postally used MLO cover from Lintien to Kiun, etc.; not included in the total are 11 interesting 1860-75 missionary letters (only) from son to father, etc., Fine to Very Fine, a nice range of material; examine.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 7,000. Est. HK$5,000-7,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$5,000-7,000

China, Worthwhile postal history selection, useful and diverse selection of 21 covers the earliest being several nice Junk issue covers, then onto some lovely SYS issue frankings, nice CNC's high value frankings, a nice gold yuan cover etc., good mix, mostly Fine to Very Fine, well worth inspection.
Estimate HK$ 2,200 - 2,800. Est. HK$2,200-2,800 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,200-2,800

China, Lovely selection of 14 commemorative cancel covers, attractive group with stamps cancelled by various commemorative chops; some covers are First Day Covers with complete sets, others bear Japanese Occupation issues, with a couple more unusual items including a censored 1943 cover bearing 50c on 16c Kiangsi overprint along with three other stamps, plus a clean Canton-to-Peking First Flight, etc., Fine to Very Fine, interesting group; examine.
Estimate HK$ 1,600 - 2,000. Est. HK$1,600-2,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,600-2,000

China, Excellent 19th century to early 20th century postal card selection, 15 items, including a 1c green vertical format card used to Weert, Holland (stamp missing); a lovely 1c card uprated by pair of 2c Coiling Dragons with lunar cancels via French Post Office to Holland from Luanfu; half of 1c green vertical format paid-reply card locally used at Shanghai, with Concordia Club message; a locally used at Shanghai ROC overprinted paid-reply card; a lovely 1905 1c card usage, Shanghai to Foochow, with advertisement for calendar company, etc., Fine to Very Fine, nice lot of popular material; examine.
Estimate HK$ 3,800 - 4,200. Est. HK$3,800-4,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$3,800-4,200

China, Nice selection of 35 mint postal cards, clean, very nice quality group, including 1c red First Issue card (5), 1c green Coiling Dragon card, 1c green 1912 "Republic of China"-overprinted card (5), 1c green ROC flag design (6), 1c green Junk (5), 2c deep green Junk, plus 12 Sun Yat-sen cards, including a couple 15c red paid-reply cards, and a $50 on $10 double surcharge variety, etc., mostly Very Fine, attractive group; worth a look.
Estimate HK$ 3,800 - 4,200. Est. HK$3,800-4,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$3,800-4,200

China, Massive stock, a huge, exceptionally well-organized, mostly mint old-time stock of tens of thousands, all arranged by issue, with quantities of up to perhaps 100 or so of each, housed in Scott- and/or Chan-numbered glassines filling three good-sized boxes; China proper begins with the Coiling Dragons and includes extensive Junks, excellent Sun Yat-sen types with surcharges, Martyrs, wartime surcharges, Domestic Postage Paids with 20¢ and 50¢ Interior surcharges, CNCs, Golds, etc.; we also note strong Provinces, with quantities of Scott #29-34, 51-53, 74-89 (5 complete sets), J6-J9 (14 sets including blocks); Hunan Province complete in light quantities; Fukien with blocks of 4; extensive Sinkiang, Shensi complete in pairs and singles; North East with #47 (block of 7); Japanese Occupations and much, much more. Fresh, Very Fine, a useful, unusual lot uncommon to the marketplace these days; inspection invited.
Estimate HK$ 45,000 - 55,000. Est. HK$45,000-55,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$45,000-55,000

China, Nice, mostly used collection, 1878-1949, substantial collection on album pages, chock full of premium items such as (used unless noted) Scott #1, 2 (2), 3, 5, 7, 8 (2), 9 (2, rough & smooth perf types), plus small dragons, red revenues #78 (mint & used), 80, #52 (mint, scarce), good Coiling Dragons & overprints, Junks, 1920s commemorative issues, C1-C10 (mint) & much more. Nice lot, generally fresh and F-VF, well worth a careful review.
Estimate HK$ 28,000 - 32,000. Est. HK$28,000-32,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$28,000-32,000

China, Powerful, mostly mint selection of Imperial and early Republic issues, valuable and mostly clean selection in glassines, including quantities of mostly used Small Dragons, plus other highlights like Scott #20n, a fresh, full o.g. second print Dowager; mint #42, 62, 74 and 77, plus used #76, good quantities of mint I.C.P. and C.I.P. Coiling Dragons, #107-109, 120, 122, 159, quantities of used #73-74, #243-246 corner margin blocks of 4, #270-273 top margin imprint blocks of 6, #C6-C8 top margin imprint blocks of 6, #239 used, and much, much more, largely Fine to Very Fine, a valuable lot of popular material, worth a review.
Estimate HK$ 26,000 - 30,000. Est. HK$26,000-30,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$26,000-30,000

China, Extensive, duplicated holding, very substantial holding of thousands, comprising oftentimes duplicated China, mint or used to 1949, then mostly all mint Taiwan thereafter, all housed in Scott-numbered glassines; we note a sampling of better like used Scott #2 (2), 3, mint or used Dowagers and surcharges, 78 (2), 78b and 82, plus mint #11 (2), 25 (2), 77, 80, 423a, plus quantities of Coiling Dragons and Junks, Sun Yat-sen and surcharge issues, Back-of-the-Book issues, Japanese Occupations, Treaty Ports, Provinces, Foreign Post Offices, etc., Fine to Very Fine, a solid lot; examine.
Estimate HK$ 18,000 - 22,000. Est. HK$18,000-22,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$18,000-22,000

China, Excellent, wide-ranging accumulation of yesteryear, valuable and very diverse, substantial accumulation including scores of old glassines, packed with often-duplicated issues from the Small Dragons on, including Dowagers, Coiling Dragons, Junk issues with quantities of $20 (Scott #219), etc.; we also note #361 imperforate pane of 50, #E10 complete strip, 7¢ "Republic of China" overprint (#152) blocks of 23 and 25, ½¢ I.C.P. pane of 20, #Q20-Q22 (60 of each in blocks), 2¢ on 3¢ surcharge (#247) block of 50, several Postage Due issue panes of 25, 20¢ Interior surcharge issues in singles and pairs with "Specimen" overprints, some Shanghai and Taiwan, about seven PRC 8f Workers Issue covers with Shanghai print 12½, etc., Fine to Very Fine, wonderful mix for sure; examine.
Estimate HK$ 18,000 - 22,000. Est. HK$18,000-22,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$18,000-22,000

China, Nice, premium mint or used selection, lovely holding comprising mostly "better" items on a stockpage, including highlights such as 3c, 5c and 6c Mollendorf printings; 1ca and 5ca wide margin setting used Large Dragons; 3c and 5c thin paper Large Dragons and 3ca thick paper Large Dragon; we also note good Small Dragons, 1c and large 2c mint Red Revenues, large and small 2c used Red Revenues, mint $1 ICP, $1 and $5 Waterlow Republic of China overprints and more, mostly Fine to Very Fine, solid mix of popular material; examine.
Estimate HK$ 16,000 - 20,000. Est. HK$16,000-20,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$16,000-20,000

China, Excellent accumulation from a fine consignment, nice group of better odds-and-ends on a group of stockpages, brimming with useful sections including a lovely group of pakua cancels, some on better individual stamps like Dowager surcharges, etc., all with good to choice strikes; we also note good mint or used Postage Dues, 1912 commemorative issues mint or used to the $2, ICPs, CIPs to the $1, Statistical Department Republic of China overprints including mint $2 and $5 values, Sun Yat-sen provincial issues and more, Fine to Very Fine, lovely lot; examine.
Estimate HK$ 10,000 - 12,000. Est. HK$10,000-12,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$10,000-12,000

China, Sheet and part-sheet accumulation, substantial vintage-era accumulation of sheets, part-sheets, blocks, etc., from post-War China and PRC, including China Scott #361 (5 panes of 50); some Liberated Areas, such as #7L1-7L5 (about 300 sets in blocks), 7L19-7L23 (about 30 sets); PRC with #49-56 in part-sheets of 99; Taiwan Unit issue surcharges, etc.; we also note some Yang-listed Liuking Central China Locals, etc., o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine, interesting mix; examine.
Estimate HK$ 8,000 - 10,000. Est. HK$8,000-10,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$8,000-10,000

China, Fantastic Coiling Dragon and Junk issues & Republic of China-overprint variety selection, wonderful mint or used holding of 29 select items, including Coiling Dragon bottom, top or marginal imperforates; several Junk issue fantail varieties; six Waterlow or Statistical Department "Republic of China" overprint varieties including basic stamp, broken "one" types or retouches, missing characters, etc., Fine to Very Fine, an excellent group for the specialist; inspection invited.
Estimate HK$ 8,000 - 10,000. Est. HK$8,000-10,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$8,000-10,000

China, Valuable and diverse "caboose" lot from a powerful consignment, fantastic, mostly mint selection from a terrific consignment, with a wide range of premium items such as Scott #270-273 Specimens; Sinkiang #39-42 Specimens; China #471, 493 block of 4, unauthorized Chi Yang Gold Yuan issue, 657A, B9a, C6-C10, J1-J6, 6N20-6N29, 6N21a, 6N23a-6N29a; Taiwan #1255-1258, 1257a; Chefoo #13-15, Ichang #1-8, and more. Fresh, generally Fine to Very Fine, examine.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000. Est. HK$6,000-8,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$6,000-8,000

China, Mixed-up accumulation of thousands, substantial, mostly mint selection, comprising mostly older issues, including #C6-C10 in blocks of 4, plus loads of additional Airmail multiples, lots of early commemoratives, wartime issues, some Local Posts, and just about anything and everything else; very interesting but lacks organization, Fine to Very Fine, a solid lot; examine.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000. Est. HK$6,000-8,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$6,000-8,000

China, Substantial, wide-ranging consignment balance, interesting selection including a nice range of 1948-49 Air lettersheet usages to the U.S., a nice-sized group of post-War covers, some Taiwan and PRC First Day Covers, Russian Offices in China #66 sheet of 25, glassines with nice 20¢ Interior surcharges, plus lots of additional material including some currency notes, etc., Fine to Very Fine, nice mix, worth a careful inspection.
Estimate HK$ 5,500 - 6,500. Est. HK$5,500-6,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$5,500-6,500

China, Attractive and clean old-time back-of-the-book collection, lovely vintage collection in very nice quality, offering lots of better items such as Scott #B1-B3 mint singles, blocks varieties, plus two select covers; B9a (used); C6-C10 (2); extensive and very specialised Great Wall Airmail issues by printing, wide and narrow types; strong surcharges including #C59 (2), etc.; we also note strong Postage Dues like #J1-J6, J9-J14, J15-J16, J25-J33, J34-J42, J43-J50, J51-J58, J59-J119, etc., Fine to Very Fine or better, attractive lot, well worth inspection.
Estimate HK$ 5,500 - 6,500. Est. HK$5,500-6,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$5,500-6,500

China, Selection, useful group of material in one binder plus some album pages, etc.; bulk of coverage and value lies in PRC, which includes some mostly used earlier issues through the 1970s, plus some 1980s mint like Scott #1211-1214, 1255-1270, 1761, etc.; we also note some used issues with no great surprises, Fine to Very Fine with better, useful little mix; worth a review.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000. Est. HK$3,000-4,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$3,000-4,000

China, Substantial, mostly used accumulation of thousands, extensive old-time holding loosely arranged and housed in glassines or envelopes, with coverage apparently from the Junks on; mostly older issues present, ideal for the cancellation enthusiast or packet maker, Fine to Very Fine, examine.
Estimate HK$ 2,400 - 2,800. Est. HK$2,400-2,800 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,400-2,800