Mint collection on hagners, strength in 1970s including sets with 1970 Taking Tiger Mountain, 1971 Paris Commune, Workers and Great Hall setenant strip of three, Afro-Asian Friendship, 1972 Merchant Shipping, Physical Culture, Red Flag Canal, 1973 Giant Pandas, 1978 Galloping Horses, etc, also some earlier used, CTO, and later M/Ss, condition variable, mostly very fine.
(100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 400.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2701
Symbol: *
Cat No: 90
1897 Surcharges on Red Revenues '4/cents' on 3c SG 90, the Lower Right Chinese Character with Break in the Left-Hand Downstroke, well-centred and very lightly mounted, Cat £1400+ for a normal stamp. (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 600.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2702
Symbol: **
1980 Monkey to 1991 Goat complete Chinese New Year issues matching imprint singles from the left of the sheets, unmounted, Cat £1540+ for normal stamps.
(12) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 1,250.00
Sold...AU$ 1,250.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1250
Coins
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 3262
Symbol:
HU-PEH PROVINCE: 1909-11 Xuantong period 'Silver Dragon' 7 Mace 2 Candareens (26.45g) KM Y128, reverse with a few chop and test marks, VF. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Sep-10-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 3263
Symbol:
1932 (year 21) $1 Birds Over Junk, KM Y344, Obv. Sun Yat-sen, small lamination on shoulder, rev. carbon spot, aEF. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 1,000.00
Sold...AU$ 4,400.00
Closed..Sep-10-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 4400
Postal History
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2703
Symbol: PS
1893 (April 28) local usage of Treaty Ports 'LOCAL POST NEWSPAPER WRAPPER/POSTAGE PAID ½ CENT' wrapper with colourless embossed 'SHANGHAI/LOCAL POST OFFICE' oval at upper-right, 'LOCAL POST/ SHANGHAI' cds cancel in blue on the face, 'SHANGHAI/B/AP 28/93/LOCAL POST' arrival backstamp also in blue, light folds & small closed tear at right. These were used in both Shanghai & Chefoo, with the respective embossed oval indicating the post office of issue. Very scarce used. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2704
Symbol: C
1898 (Nov 14) small envelope to the "China Inland Mission, Shanghai" with Coiling Dragon 2c red with Vertical Pre-Printing Paper Fold tied by very fine to superb complete strike of the Wuhu 'Dollar Chop' large bilingual datestamp, very fine 'SHANGHAI/NO 17/98/LOCAL POST' arrival backstamp, minor edge fault at top not affecting the stamp or markings. Unusual and very attractive. (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2705
Symbol: C
1898 social cover from North China to a British naval ship "HMS Arrogant/Channel Squadron/England" with 'IMPERIAL CHINESE POST' 5c rose x2 and 6-bar 'ba gua' cancel, recut '____/OCT11/98/TIENTSIN' cds ('CUSTOMS' removed) at left & Shanghai 'dollar chop' of '15OCT' on the reverse, Hong Kong QV 10c purple/red tied by British Post Office 'SHANGHAI/OC17/98', minor imperfections. HMS 'Arrogant' was equipped with a heavy-duty bow for engaging in "ramming tactics". (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2706
Symbol: C
1901 (March 11) usage of 'Coolies bringing Guns into position' vignette view postcard published by the German Printery, Shanghai showing a heavy four-wheeled artillery piece being dragged & pushed by a group of around 20 men, to "Susa/Posen/East Prussia" endorsed "Freigegeben" [Passed] so presumably from a member of the German Expeditionery Corps for the Boxer Rebellion, with Coiling Dragon 1c orange tied by largely very fine strike of 'PAOTING' dollar chop cancel, a few minor blemishes. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 105.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 105
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2707
Symbol: C
1904 (Jan) commercial cover endorsed "Lu Han Railway/Hankow" on the reverse, to "Luxembourg/Grand Duché" with 1898 'CHINESE IMPERIAL POST' 10c Dragon with Error for Chinese Character at Upper-Left and 30c Carp tied by bilingual '.../HANKOW' cds & similar Shanghai transit backstamp, largely fine 'HANKOW (CHINA)' cachet with badly worn frame, French Post Offices 'SHANGHAI/21/JANV/04/CHINE' cds on the face & partial Luxemburg arrival backstamp, minor soiling. Our vendor paid $1000. Exceptional destination. (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2708
Symbol: C
1907 (Dec) 'red' envelope on native paper from Fujian Province to Anhui Province with 'CHINESE IMPERIAL POST' 2c Dragon with Chinese-language datestamps of Cao Xi and Tun Xi, fine for such items. Scarce internal inter-provincial usage. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2709
Symbol: C/CL
1940s-1960s mostly commercial covers to Chile principally by air with a good range of frankings including Surcharges, Hyper-Inflation issues & early PRC issues, 1948 QSL ham-radio card, Printed Matter from Munchukuo, also a few from Taiwan & from Indo-China/Vietnam, generally fine to very fine.
(18) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 500.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2710
Symbol: C
1941 (mid) American Board Mission at Peking unsealed Printed Matter rate cover to Massachusetts with Sun-yat sen 10c tied by bilingaul '.../PEKING' cds, redirected to Maine with part machine cancel of 'JUN10/1941'. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2711
Symbol: C
1950 (July 10) airmail cover to South Australia with remarkable multi-issue franking on both sides including PRC Large Mao & Flag $2000 & $3000 pair, Heavenly Gates to $5000 x2, 1949 First Conference $100, North China Field Workers $5000 single & pair, and a few others all tied by bilingual '.../7.10.7.50/TSINGTAO' cds, provisional red/white R label endorsed "TsingTao", the reverse with Sydney transit of '27JY50' plus Adelaide & Renmark arrival cds of the next day, light soiling. (Image1)
