China, Massive cover accumulation, mostly 1920s-40s, vast and wide-ranging selection of over 825 (!) covers, beginning with a sampling of Junk-era usages but mostly from the 1930s-'40s with Sun Yat-sen issue frankings, Martyrs, some Golds, plus an incredible array of CNC usages, etc.; we note censors, airmail and registered usages, and much, much more, bulk generally Fine to Very Fine, a huge holding not often seen like this and a serious lot for the specialist of trader, well worth the time spent for a thorough evaluation.
Estimate HK$ 25,000 - 35,000. Est. HK$25,000-35,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$25,000-35,000

China, Excellent postal history selection, ca. 1920s-48, wonderful and wide-ranging, with approximately 210 covers, the majority used 1945 on, including lots of Postal Savings stamp issue covers, Third London Sun Yat-sen covers, First Shanghai Union surcharges, Chungking Central Print covers and others; we note a wide range of usages, frankings, town cancels, etc., Fine to Very Fine, solid lot well worth a thorough review.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000. Est. HK$6,000-8,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$6,000-8,000

China, Lovely selection of airmail and first flight covers, excellent group of approximately 38 ca. 1920s-1940s covers, including two scarce 1923 Beijing-to-Tientsin First Flights, Changsha-to-Shanghai First Flight, several Canton-to-Wuchow First Flights, several Nanking-to-Peiping First Flights, etc.; we also find numerous selected-for-interest 1930s-'40s airmail covers, with Censors, "found in ordinary mail" markings, etc., largely Fine to Very Fine, nice mix; well worth viewing.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000. Est. HK$6,000-8,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$6,000-8,000

China, Lovely Gold Yuan postal history collection, interesting and wide-ranging selection of approximately 30 Gold Yuan-franked covers, including several nice air lettersheet usages, outstanding rate and franking combinations, etc., Fine to Very Fine, excellent specialised group; well worth a close review.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000. Est. HK$5,000-6,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$5,000-6,000

China, Powerful postal card correspondence to the China Sunday School Union, Shanghai, 1915-27, lovely and heavily cancellation-oriented group of 43 postal cards, comprising Higgins & Gage #12, 16-17 and 22, some showing uprated usages, from outlying areas to Shanghai; some of the many premium origins show Chowtsun, Keiki, Stanfu, Lungyen, Wuan, Hoyang, Fancheng, Tienchowkan, Suiping, Anking, Ichowfu, Kaying, Ichow, Yuhsien, Mienchow, Shunteh, Luan and others, Very Fine, a splendid and scarce correspondence and a super specialist's lot.
Estimate HK$ 4,000 - 6,000. Est. HK$4,000-6,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$4,000-6,000

China, Clean and wide-ranging selection of CNC covers, an excellent group of approximately 80, offering an incredible range of franking combinations (some with non-CNC postage), domestic and international usages; Airmail, Express and Registered usages; lots of interesting town cancels, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine or better, nice group, well worth inspection.
Estimate HK$ 3,600 - 4,200. Est. HK$3,600-4,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$3,600-4,200

China, Chungking Chung Hwa and Dah Tung print covers, 1944-46, lovely and generally very clean selection; wide-ranging, with approximately 52 covers in all: 27 Chung Hwa and 15 Dah Tung prints; we note a stellar range of franking combinations, including some with other issues, multiples; Express, Registered and Airmail usages; a couple nice Shanghai "ED" markings, town cancels, etc.; an attractive group, Fine to Very Fine or better.
Estimate HK$ 3,600 - 4,000. Est. HK$3,600-4,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$3,600-4,000

China, Splendid group of 14 airmail covers, 1920s-'40s, lovely array, including a clean 1923 Peking-to-Tientsin flight, a 1928 cacheted Shanghai-to-Canton flight, a lovely #C6-C10 Shanghai-to-Nanking (and forwarded to Kuling) flight addressed to S.J. Mills, several lovely multi-censored WWII flights to the U.S., including BOAC missionary covers; several legal-sized colourful China National Aviation Corporation covers, etc., Fine to Very Fine, very nice group overall; examine.
Estimate HK$ 3,400 - 4,000. Est. HK$3,400-4,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$3,400-4,000

China, Central Trust and Paicheng issue covers, nice selection of about 30, offering a wide range of domestic and international usages, franking combinations, Airmail, Express and Registered usages, etc., Fine to Very Fine or better, attractive specialised group.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,400. Est. HK$2,000-2,400 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,000-2,400

China, Nice selection of eight Central Trust or Paicheng print covers, attractive, select group including several lovely domestically used Registered covers, censored Airmail covers both domestic and to the U.S., a nice postage due voided cover, etc., Fine to Very Fine, nice specialist's group.
Estimate HK$ 1,600 - 2,000. Est. HK$1,600-2,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,600-2,000

China, Distribution mark covers, ca. 1945-47, nice selection of 15, all showing trisected distribution chops, with or without receiving markings; includes a diverse range of frankings and usages, Fine to Very Fine, examine.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,600. Est. HK$1,200-1,600 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,600

China, Small selection of 13 covers, two of which are from Hong Kong; includes a couple nice flight covers, a nice Japanese Occupation cover, a U.S. Postage combination cover, etc., Fine to Very Fine, good mix; examine.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,400. Est. HK$1,000-1,400 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,400

China, Incredible 1942 surcharge of 50¢ and vertical bars specialized collection (Chan 655-662. Scott 527-528), a remarkable, superbly well-assembled and -annotated highly specialized mounted collection by province, beginning with 14 blocks of 4, all showing "SPECIMEN" overprint chops comprising black surcharges, Honan, Shensi, Kwangsi plus East and West Sezchuan; red surcharges of Hupeh, Kwangtung, Yunnan and Kweichow; plus five different Kansu types; in addition, the collection features mint and used examples, lots of mostly used perf 10½ types, a pair of Yunnan issues on domestic cover, Fukien issue on Express cover, a superb Kiangsi imprint block of 10 showing the "thin 16" variety as well as a huge surcharge shift to the right on the entire block, a wonderful Kansu irregular block of 15 (columns of 10 and 5) with bottom ten stamps the surcharge omitted variety, plus much, much more. Fresh, Very Fine, a lovely specialist lot to be sure; examine.
Estimate HK$ 18,000 - 22,000. Est. HK$18,000-22,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$18,000-22,000

China, Outstanding, high-quality specialized Silver Yuan collection, beautiful, clean and valuable mostly mint collection of stamps, covers and varieties, all nicely presented and annotated on album pages; we note comprehensive General Issues like Scott #960-962, 963-970, C63, E1, plus 10c on $1000 horizontal pair imperforate between and at left (rare; Chan #S11bii), 973-981 Hwa Nam print, 984-987 plus 10c and 16c unissued, etc.; the provincial issues are outstanding, including Kwangtung Scott #991-996 plus Chan-listed varieties #S96d, 98c-99c and 100b; Hunan, Shensi and Kwangsi complete, Yunnan and Sinkiang complete, Kiangsi complete; lovely Fukien with #1-12 complete mint and used, 13-17, 19-23, C1, E1, F1, plus 19 handstamp overprinted varieties, Very Fine, wonderful specialist's lot; inspection invited.
Estimate HK$ 14,000 - 18,000. Est. HK$14,000-18,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$14,000-18,000

China, Magnificent, highly specialized 1943 20¢ Interior surcharge collection (Chan 675-767. Scott 531-549), an absolutely stunning and very comprehensive mounted or hinged collection of hundreds, all mint, with many rarely offered gems within; begins with an amazing section of Specimen overprints including singles from Hunan, Kiangsi (5), Kwangsi (4), Kweichow (5) and Yunnan (3); from there, specialization by province is offered, including premium items like (Chan numbers) Fukien #690b top margin single, Honan #684 and 687, good Hupeh, extensive Kansu including #705a and 707b, Kiangsi #710 and 714b & 714c, Kwangsi #725c, nice Shensi, West Szechuan #760 bottom margin block of 6 with bottom stamps double surcharge varieties, and much, much more, bulk Very Fine, a fabulous study, exceedingly difficult to duplicate; specialist's delight.
Estimate HK$ 14,000 - 18,000. Est. HK$14,000-18,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$14,000-18,000

China, Excellent mint 1912 commemorative issue stock, lovely and generally clean; hundreds of stamps in all, comprising the Dr Sun Yat-sen and Pres Yuan Shih-kai issues (Scott #178-189, 190-201; Chan #184-195, 196-207), all in various quantities, and nearly all with o.g.; considerable aggregate catalogue value, mostly Fine to Very Fine, unusual lot; examine.
Estimate HK$ 14,000 - 18,000. Est. HK$14,000-18,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$14,000-18,000

China, Fantastic 1948-49 Gold Yuan specialized collection, superb, highly detailed and well-annotated collection on album pages comprising of many hundreds in all, including varieties, paper and perforation types, printing houses, etc.; highlights include Chan #G1 as strip of 3 with middle stamp upper characters omitted, G16c; G17 block of 10, position 10 with overprint partially omitted due to paper fold; G39 and G41 (each scarce), G43c, G44a, G50 horizontal pair imperforate between and vertical strip of 3 imperforate between varieties, G52 imperforate bottom margin single with double surcharge variety, G68e in a corner margin single, G71-75, G102 imperforate between, GN1 unissued value, G117-124 Hankow prints in blocks of 4, etc., Very Fine, wonderful specialist's lot; inspection invited.
Estimate HK$ 7,000 - 9,000. Est. HK$7,000-9,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$7,000-9,000

China, London and First & Second Peking print Junk series accumulation, 1913-24, lovely, fresh and very clean; 88 all mint items including $1, $2 and $5 values of London and First & Second Peking Hall of Classics; we also note some imprint strips, etc.; great colours, Fine to Very Fine or better, well worth inspection.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000. Est. HK$6,000-8,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$6,000-8,000

China, Wonderful 1945-48 surcharge by issue specialized collection, outstanding, nicely annotated and well-presented; many hundreds mint or used, neatly assembled by issue in a single volume, from the 1945 Kiaotung surcharges (Chan #893 & 896 in pairs) and CNCs, through the second Dah Yeh surcharge issues; included are varieties, perforation and paper types, multiples, etc., with loads of premium items like Chan #906 (2), 954d, 955, 957c, 958a, 1071c, 1072c, 1072d and many others, with inverts, doubles, etc., Very Fine, a wonderful, fascinating specialist's lot; inspection invited.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000. Est. HK$6,000-8,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$6,000-8,000

China, Specialized 1942 surcharge of 50¢ issues (Chan 642-654. Scott 529-530), wonderful, beautifully presented and highly specialized collection on album leaves, with multiples, scarce used examples, perforation varieties, etc.; we note items of interest such as GPO issue block of 28 showing two characters omitted and replaced by hand types, perf 11 mint and used singles plus two perf 11 blocks of 4; East Szechuan perf 11 (2) plus a used example; West Szechuan perf 11 block of 4, perf 13 x 11 mint and used copies; various premium perforation types from Kweichow and Honan including a perf 10½ block of 4, Kwangtung and Kwangsi; plus Specimen overprinted blocks of 4 from East Szechuan, Shensi, Kweichow and Kwangtung, etc., Very Fine, a superb collection; examine.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000. Est. HK$6,000-8,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$6,000-8,000

China, Select, specialized one-volume 1937-48 definitive issue collection, lovely, keenly assembled and well-annotated, accurately assembled collection beginning with the Martyrs, which include some fifth printing imperforate blocks of 4, to the New York Sun Yat-sen printings, onto extensive Central Trust and Paicheng prints, which include detailed and accurate studies of paper, inks, shades, perforations, etc.; and finishing up with the 1944-46 Chung Hwa prints, generally Very Fine, very nice study; specialist's delight.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000. Est. HK$5,000-6,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$5,000-6,000

China, Lovely specialized collections of select issues, attractive, well-annotated old-time, nice-quality collection comprising mostly specialized presentations of specific issues; we note nice "3" surcharges with numerous varieties by province, with exceptionally detailed Kansu, plus lots of double fen varieties with shades, etc., in blocks of 9; good 40¢ on 50¢ surcharges, 4¢ on 5¢ surcharges, post-War 1948 "long box" surcharges, a few commemoratives like Scott #270-273 mint, used, Specimen overprints, etc.; 2¢ and 3¢ Junk surcharges with Specimens; 1¢ on ½¢ Martyr surcharges block of 6 with Specimen overprint, etc., mostly Very Fine, lovely and certainly an interesting lot; examine.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000. Est. HK$5,000-6,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$5,000-6,000

China, Excellent, keenly assembled Anti-Bandit control chop overprint collection, lovely and substantial, beautifully presented collection comprising East and West Szechuan and Kansu provinces; includes approximately 200 used items, plus a mint block of 4 of Tsinan, Kansu, and a mint block of 6 of Tienshui, Kansu; most of the stamps are Sun Yat-sen issues, including later New York Suns, though we note dollar-value Junks and a few other issues; everything is arranged by towns—and there are many—plus a couple covers, etc. Fresh, Very Fine, a wonderful lot.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000. Est. HK$5,000-6,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$5,000-6,000

China, Lovely, vintage-era Postal Savings and Money Order stamps collection, neat and clean, nicely assembled and well-identified on homemade pages, comprising over 160 items; includes excellent Postal Savings issues by province from 1919 on up to the 1961 Taiwan issues, plus nice Money Order stamps by types, local overprints, etc., Fine to Very Fine or better, attractive, unusual lot; examine.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000. Est. HK$3,000-4,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$3,000-4,000

China, Excellent old-time mint Airmail collection, neatly assembled on beautiful homemade pages, including better like (Scott numbers) China #C1-C10, plus good later issues; Szechuan Province #C1-C6 in singles and blocks of 4, a couple nice covers, and more, Fine to Very Fine, attractive lot; examine.
Estimate HK$ 2,800 - 3,200. Est. HK$2,800-3,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,800-3,200