Group including 1901-07 Postage Dues *, 1933 Szechwan Province overprinted at Peking *, 1949 Silver Yuan surcharged Revenues mint no gum, 1960 Goldfish CTO, and Taiwan 1948 Revaluation Postage Dues (no gum as issued). Retail value $450+.
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Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 105.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 787
Symbol: **/*O
Cat No: 309-332
Collection on Hagners with 1923 Junks SG 309-332 mostly used, Sun Yat-sen array with some duplication, PRC with useful items noted, some later issues, condition mostly fine, Cat £640+.
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Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 250.00
Sold...AU$ 280.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 788
Symbol: *#
Cat No: 96-107
1897 'IMPERIAL CHINESE POST' ½c to $5 SG 96-107, a few with short perfs, the $1 with repaired perforation & re-gummed, others part- to large-part gum, Cat £5500.
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Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 2,600.00
Sold...AU$ 3,200.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 3200
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 789
Symbol: *
Cat No: 108-119
1898 'CHINESE IMPERIAL POST' ½c to $5 SG 108-119, part- to large-part gum, Cat £2100.
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Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 850.00
Sold...AU$ 1,050.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1050
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 790
Symbol: *O
Cat No: D137-D142
1904 Postage Dues ½c to 10c SG D137-D142, mint set with part- to large-part gum, and used set, plus ½c block of 12 mint (rust spots), condition variable, Cat £600.
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Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 160.00
Sold...AU$ 210.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 791
Symbol: *
Cat No: 192-206
1912 Republic Overprints Overprinted by Shanghai Customs ½c to $5 SG 192-206, plus ½c & 2c SG 216-7, part- to large-part gum, Cat £2000.
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Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 800.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 792
Symbol: *
Cat No: 218-232
1912 Republic Overprints Overprinted by Waterlows (London) ½c to $5 SG 218-232, part- to large-part gum, Cat £2000.
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Bank of Chang-Kiang 1927 (year 16) $1 blue-green & brown on yellow underprint with counterfoil ('4'), Pick Unlisted, rev. steamboats on the Yangtze River in blue, two spindle holes at left, aUnc. Very scarce.
In 1926 there was a series of maritime conflicts on the Yangtze River between British merchant shipping and regional Chinese military leaders known as the Wanhsien Incident, warlord General Yang Sen was appointed Governor of Sichuan and established the Bank of Chang-Kiang. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Jun-25-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 1268
Symbol:
1997 25¥ gold (7.78g 0.999) Panda KM 989, rev. Temple of Heaven, Uncirculated. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,300
Opening AU$ 1,200.00
Sold...AU$ 1,350.00
Closed..Jun-25-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1350
Postal History
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 794
Symbol: CPS
1942-45 Japanese Forces in World War II mail all identified as from China predominantly used to Japan comprising Postal Cards with Dove & Helmet, Samurai on Horseback (one 3s brown with handwritten Four Character label affixed over the value indicium), Star or Four Characters many with illustrations on the reverse including military & topographical scenes plus one hand-painted, also a Pictorial Fold-Out Lettercard used from a Transport regiment, two Helmet Envelopes used from a Cavalry Regiment or Telegraphic Signals respectively, an illustrated envelope used from China Expeditionary Army serviceman with Four Characters cachet & censor chops added, a few postcards including of a Japanese merchant ship used from Chibu Butasi, Shan Hai Kuan City Wall used from North China Railway Command, etc, each with Four Characters cachets & censor chops added, a wide variety of censor markings, condition a little variable but generally fine to very fine. A fascinating lot.
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Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 900.00
Sold...AU$ 900.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 795
Symbol: D
1942 (June 10) Red Cross message form from a Catholic priest in Peking who states "...Americans cannot leave city. Fathers treated excellently by Japanese...", superb triple-oval 'COMITE INTERNATIONAL/ SHANGHAI/CROIX + ROUGE' cachet in violet, very fine; and 1944 (July 12) 'MESSAGE' form from a British internee in Shanghai to a women at Lungwha Enemy Civilian Assembly Centre with telegram-like message "...Ward Road Police Hospital. Operation. Now better. Returning camp shortly...", very fine Lungwha camp cachet in rosine & unidentified han in scarlet, a bit aged.
(2) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 796
Symbol: C
1942 (Aug 16) Japanese Occupation Chapei Civilian Internment Camp, Shanghai unstamped cover from Northamptonshire to interned missionaries with Japanese censor label across British label & arrival cds of 19.3.4 (= 4.3.1944), Japanese Red Cross 'roundel' in violet on the reverse, pencilled "Chapei", opened-out for display. The camp was on the site of the former Great China University, 11km from Shanghai. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 797
Symbol: C
1942 (Dec 6) Japanese Occupation Weihsien Internment Camp, North China unstamped cover from Somerset with Weston-Super-Mare Christmas slogan, to an Anglican missionary in "Pekin", no Japanese markings but with 'CIVIL ASSEMBLY CENTRE/WEIHSIEN, SHANTUNG' redirection label affixed on the face, slightly trimmed at right on opening. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 105.00
Sold...AU$ 105.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 105
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 798
Symbol: D
1943 (circa) largely printed Vatican Secretariat of State message form with central cachet, stating 'News is desired of...' a British POW in Taiwan with brief family message at the base, Japanese cachet applied at Kinkaseki Camp No 1 in violet with han of Tahara in scarlet, surprisingly fine. Stated by Lindsay Chitty to be the only such Vatican form recorded to "the Far East", not just to Taiwan, making this a very significant item. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 799
Symbol: PS
1943 (circa) Japanese Occupation Shanghai Prisoner of War Camp Japanese POW envelope with printed 'Shanghai War-prisoner's [sic] Camp' and boxed censor cachet with han of Matsui in scarlet, typed "Section 5, Barracks 4" at upper-left, to Colorado with US censor tape, rather worn. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 800
Symbol: C
1943 (May 12) Japanese Occupation Yangchow Internment Camp, Shanghai cover endorsed on flap "Civil Assembly Centre/Pootung/Shanghai" to "Civil Assembly Centre/Yangchow" with Sun Yat-sen 16c olive tied by Shanghai cds, Chinese-language Kiangsu cds on the reverse, pencilled "C Camp" & "X8" (?) in red. There were three camps at Yangchow, designated A B & C. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 801
Symbol: C
1944 Japanese Occupation Pootung Internment Camp, Shanghai cover from an uninterned civilian in Shanghai to her husband at "Civil Assembly Centre/Pootung" with Sun Yat-sen $1.50 overprints on 3c pair tied by Shanghai cds with indistinct date, 'CENSORED' cachet in red & Shanghai postman's chop in black. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 802
Symbol: C
1944 (Jan 5) Japanese Occupation Lunghwa Civilian Internment Camp, Shanghai stampless cover from Idaho to an American civilian at "Field Post Office, Box 106, China", very fine censor handstamp in rosine & han of Matsui in scarlet, endorsed on reverse "Received June 24 44", with the brief enclosure also with the censor marks on the reverse (which was evidence the POW was permitted to retain the letter). Very attractive. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 803
Symbol: D
1944 (Feb 10) Japanese Occupation Lunghwa Civilian Internment Camp, Shanghai red/buff 'Civil Assembly Centre/Local Message' form from an uninterned Danish woman to a female friend at Lunghwa, Japanese Consulate-General Shanghai cachet in violet, pencilled "20 days Recd Mar 2nd 1945" (error for 1944). (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 804
Symbol: C/D
1944 (Feb 14; Valentine's Day) Japanese Occupation Shanghai Prisoner of War Camp cover from London to "Shanghai Prisoners of War Camp", British censor label, unusually also with Japanese censor label tied to the reverse by Japanese cds, censor handstamp in rosine & han of Matsui in scarlet, endorsed "Received 21.2.45", with the brief enclosure also with the censor marks on the reverse (which was evidence the POW was permitted to retain the letter).
(2 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 805
Symbol: D
1944 (June 6) Japanese Occupation Lunghwa Civilian Internment Camp, Shanghai Red Cross '...ENQUIRER' form from a 9 year-old boy (probably written by his mother) to a relative in Lancashire with Japanese Consulate-General Shanghai cachet, Turkish Red Cross cds of 5.12.1944 & British censor cachet all in rosine, message states "... all here very fit. Children enjoy camp life ..." (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 806
Symbol: PS
1944 (Aug 7) Japanese Occupation Shanghai Prisoner of War Camp Japanese POW postal card with printed 'BARRACK No ("2")/Shanghai War-prisoner's [sic] Camp', from a British soldier to his mother "... have received another letter from you and flowers in spring" (!!), very fine han of Matsui, light central vertical fold. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 807
Symbol: C
1945 (July 15) Japanese Occupation Pootung Internment Camp, Shanghai local cover to "British/P1018/Civil Assembly Centre/Pootung", apparently from the internee's uninterned wife in Shanghai with 4th Anniversary of Puppet Government at Nanking $5 tied by Shanghai cds, very fine large 'CENSORED' handstamp in red & small charcaters handstamp in violet. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 808
Symbol: CPS
MANCHURIA: 1942-45 Japanese Forces in World War II mail all identified as from Manchuria predominantly used to Japan comprising Postal Cards Dove & Helmet, Star or Four Characters quite a few with illustrations on the reverse including military & topographical scenes, a wide variety of censor markings, condition a little variable but generally fine to very fine. A very colourful and engaging lot.
(49) (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 800.00
Sold...AU$ 850.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 809
Symbol: C
MANCHURIA: 1943 (Sep 5) Japanese Occupation Hoten Prisoner of War Camp, plain postcard from Suffolk to a Brigadier at "Camp Taiwan/Formosa" with British censor in rosine, small boxed Japanese censor in black & han of Yoshikawa in scarlet, Kanji redirection to Manchukuo where censor in violet & han of Murata in scarlet applied, unusually fine. From the POW's wife, who signs off as "Bubbles". (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 810
Symbol: D
MANCHURIA: 1945 Japanese Occupation Hoten Prisoner of War Camp, undated pale green/buff 'IMPERIAL JAPANESE TELEGRAM' from Red Cross in Geneva to a British soldier at "Mukden Camp", Mukden arrival cds of 20.5.8 (8.5.1945), censor in violet & han of Murata in scarlet plus '.../82' cachet of unknown purpose in rosine, minor blemishes, characteristic folds. The Japanese had provided an undertaking to deliver Red Cross telegrams. However, relatively few were delivered, especially outside of Japan. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 811
Symbol: CPS
TAIWAN: 1942-45 Japanese Forces in World War II mail all identified as from Taiwan predominantly used to Japan comprising Postal Cards Samurai on Horseback 2s red x11 one uprated with Pictorials Woman 1s brown and Samurai on Horseback 3s brown, also Four Characters Postal Card with 'Rabbits' illustration, Star Postal Cards x2 different and Star Envelope, also picture postcards 'Heito District Office' building unfranked with Four Characters cachet and River Scene with Medical Barge and Pictorials Admiral 2s red, a good variety of censor markings, condition a little variable but generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 812
Symbol: PS
TAIWAN: Japanese Occupation Shirakawa Prisoner of War Camp (Camp Number 4), undated Japanese POW postal card with printed pro forma text endorsed "Taiwan Prisoners' Camp", superb strike of 'SERVICE DES/PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE' cachet in red, the reverse with camp censor in violet & han of Hioki in scarlet, to Wiltshire with superb British censor in rosine, redirected on arrival to Hampshire, minor blemishes & creased at lower-left. The sender was a Major so he was probably at Camp 4, which was a camp for senior officers. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 813
Symbol: C
TAIWAN: 1943 (July 8) Japanese Occupation Taichu Prisoner of War Camp (Camp Number 2), cover from London to "Taiwan Camp" with British censor label, directed to Camp "2" in red pencil, faint censor in violet with han in scarlet, pencilled "22.6.44" receival on the reverse. Illustrated by David Tett in Volume 6 at page 357, and stated to be the only item recorded to Camp Number 2. POWs worked on construction & maintenance projects. The camp was closed in mid-1944 after a tropical storm destroyed all local bridges. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 814
Symbol: PS
TAIWAN: 1943 (Dec 7) Japanese Occupation plain postcard with printed POW header to "Taiwan Camp", British censor in rosine & Japanese censor in violet with han of Tahara, endorsed "Received October 5th 1944". (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 815
Symbol: PS
TAIWAN: 1944 (Jan 10) Japanese Occupation Prisoner of War Camps Japanese POW postal card with pro-forma message and printed 'POW Camp in Taiwan', the reverse unusually with censor in rosine & superb han of Nishikawa in scarlet, to Hampshire with British censor in rosine, minor blemishes. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 816
Symbol: C
TAIWAN: 1944 (March 13) Japanese Occupation Taihoku Prisoner of War Camp (Camp Number 6), cover from 'BICESTER/OXON' with British censor label, to "Taiwan Camp", directed to Camp "6" in red pencil, very fine censor in violet & han of Funaoka in scarlet, endorsed "Received 9th Oct 1944" on the reverse. Illustrated by David Tett in Volume 5 at page 217. At page 164, he characterises Camp 6 as a "slave labour" camp. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 817
Symbol: PS
TAIWAN: 1944 (April 2) Japanese Occupation Shirakawa Prisoner of War Camp (Camp Number 4), British KGVI 3d violet Airmail POW Postal Card from Suffolk with British censor in rosine, to "Taiwan Camp/Formosa", directed to Camp "4" in red pencil, censor in violet & han of Murakami in scarlet, endorsed "Recd 22.7.44" on the reverse. Remarkably, less than 4 months in transit. The sender's husband is a POW & "Bubbles" writes: "... Joyce laid-up with poisoned thumb, which is a curse!"; trivial compared to what her husband was enduring. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 818
Symbol: PS
TAIWAN: 1944 (July 20) Japanese Occupation Kinkaseki Prisoner of War Camp (Camp Number 1), British KGVI 3d violet POW Airmail Postal Card to "Taiwan Camp Formosa" from Middlesex with British censor in rosine, directed to Camp "1" in red pencil, censor in violet with han of Suzuki in scarlet, endorsed "Rec Jan 23 1945", minor blemishes. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 819
Symbol: PS
TAIWAN: 1944 (July 25) Japanese Occupation Japanese POW postal card with pro-forma message and light 'TAIWAN PRISONERS CAMP, NIPPON' handstamp in violet, superb censor in violet & han of Nakajima in scarlet, to Middlesex with British censor in rosine, central vertical fold. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 820
Symbol: PS
TAIWAN: 1944 (Aug 25) Japanese Occupation flimsy black/cream Japanese POW postal card with printed 'POW Camp of Taiwan' and 'SERVICE DES/PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE' cachet in violet, the reverse with printed camp 'cachet' & superb han of Tahara in scarlet, to Norfolk with British censor in rosine, endorsed on the back "Received Jan 1st 1945", representing a very brief transit of only 17 weeks. Remarkably fine for such a fragile item. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 821
Symbol: C
TAIWAN: 1944 (Oct 8; dated on the reverse) Japanese Occupation Kinkaseki Prisoner of War Camp (Camp Number 1), envelope with large 'SERVICE DES/PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE' cachet in violet unusually at lower-left, Japanese censors in rosine or violet & superb han of Nishikawa in scarlet, also a large chop (han?) in violet across the flap, to Hampshire with British censor label, minor imperfections. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 822
Symbol: PS
TAIWAN: 1945 (Jan 6) Japanese Occupation flimsy black/cream Japanese POW postal card with printed 'POW Camp of Taiwan', Japanese censor on the reverse with han of Kawaida in scarlet, to Surrey without British censor indicating delivery after Japan surrendered on 15.8.1945. Remarkably fine for such a fragile item. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 823
Symbol: C/D
TAIWAN: 1945 (May 10) Japanese Occupation British Red Cross roneo'd 'Following is the text of a telegram received from Tokyo via Geneva' endorsed "Taiwan" & requesting return telegram, with the black/brown '.../PRISONER OF WAR/TELEGRAM' envelope to Norfolk. Plus a newspaper extract referencing this item & highlighting that this was a very unusual occurrence & stating "... the scheme is operating very slowly ... [this] should be regarded as the exception rather than the rule". All illustrated by David Tett in Volume 6 at pages 356-7, where he states that 33,000 telegrams had been sent to Tokyo from Britain but only 298 had been received from there. He adds "This is the only telegram from Taiwan known to the author".
(3 items) (Image1)
