1878 1c green, 3c brown red, 5c orange, set of three used, last with a blue chop, usual perforations, fine-v.f., cat. $1400 (Cat No. 1-3) (Image)

Cat. $1400, Est.$750

1878 1c green, 3c brown red, 5c orange, set of three used, last one with a blue chop, usual perforations, fine-v.f., cat. $1400 (Cat No. 1-3) (Image)

Cat. $1400, Est.$750

1878 1c green, 3c brown red, 5c orange, set of three used, different postmarks (1c red chop), usual perforations, 3c thin, others fine-v.f., cat. $1400 (Cat No. 1-3) (Image)

Cat. $1400, Est.$750

1878 1c green, 3c brown red, 5c orange, set of three used, different postmarks, last with part manuscript, usual perforations, fine, cat. $1400 (Cat No. 1-3) (Image)

Cat. $1400, Est.$750

1878 3c brown red, neatly cancelled "Customs Chinkiang April 9 80," well centered, beautiful color, v.f. (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Est.$750

1878 3c brown red, oval Chefoo strike, fine (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Est.$250

1878 3c brown red, neatly cancelled "Customs Chefoo Sep 23 80," perfectly centered, v.f. (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Est.$700

1878 3c brown red, five copies, each with a different postmark, slight shade variations, fine-v.f., cat. $2250 (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Cat. $2250, Est.$1,500

1878 5c orange, five used examples, different postmarks, paper and shade variations, fine-v.f., cat. $2000 (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Cat. $2000, Est.$1,500

1883 1c green, 3c brown red, 5c yellow, set of three used, each with a blue postmark, usual perforations, fine-v.f., cat. $1625 (Cat No. 7-9) (Image)

Cat. $1625, Est.$1,000

1883 1c green, 3c brown red, 5c yellow, set of three used, each with a blue postmark, usual perforations, fine-v.f., cat. $1625 (Cat No. 7-9) (Image)

Cat. $1625, Est.$1,000

1883 1c green, 3c brown red, 5c yellow, set of three used, different postmarks, usual perforations, fine-v.f., cat. $1625 (Cat No. 7-9) (Image)

Cat. $1625, Est.$1,000

1883 1c green, 3c brown red, 5c yellow, set of three used, different postmarks, usual perforations, fine-v.f., cat. $1625 (Cat No. 7-9) (Image)

Cat. $1625, Est.$1,000

1883 1c green, 3c brown red, 5c yellow, set of three used, different postmarks, usual perforations, fine-v.f., cat. $1625 (Cat No. 7-9) (Image)

Cat. $1625, Est.$1,000

1883 1c green, 3c brown red, 5c yellow, set of three used, different postmarks, usual perforations, fine-v.f., cat. $1625 (Cat No. 7-9) (Image)

Cat. $1625, Est.$1,000

1883 1c green, 3c brown red, 5c yellow, set of three used, different postmarks (last one blue), usual perforations, fine-v.f., cat. $1625 (Cat No. 7-9) (Image)

Cat. $1625, Est.$1,000

1894 (30 Nov) cover franked on reverse with horizontal strip of 3x3c purple (Small Dragon), tied by chops and blue Customs (Chunking) cds, with corresponding Customs Shanghai (Dec 4) pmk alongside, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai to Germany, French 25c type Sage added on front to pay external postage, faint toning, fine usage, with Gudenhagen arrival (8 Jan) on back (Image)

Est.$3,500

1894 12c orange, h.r., usual perforations, overall toning, otherwise fine, cat. $650 (Cat No. 23) (Image)

Cat. $650, Est.$150

1936 Scout illustrated folded letter sheet with stamps inside, special cancels and handstamps, also Scout label (uncanceled). In addition, there is an unused postal card (The Boy Scouts of China Third National Jamboree), slight overall toning, rare (Image)

Est.$500

1937 1c stationery card with imperf. Scout label, special National Boy Scout Jamboree cancelations and cachets on both sides, fine (Image)

Est.$500

1937 (5 May) Scout illustrated folded letter sheet to Nanking, franked with 1/2c and a special Scout label on back, with interesting handstamp (for third district meeting with deaf, mute and blind scouts). A rare Boy Scout item, with 2005 APS certificate (Image)

Est.$500

1949 unissued Silver Yuan 10c on $1,000 Lithographed "Transportation", left sheet margin block of four, unused without gum as issued, v.f. (Cat No. Chan S11d) (Image)

Est.$200

1950 Scouts, set of three, each with red Specimen overprint, unused without gum as issued, v.f. (Cat No. 1165-67S) (Image)

Est.$250

1959 Scouts, set of three, each with black bars obliterating value (Specimen), unused without gum as issued, v.f., with 1999 Brandon certificate. A rare set (Cat No. 1232-34S) (Image)

Est.$500

1959 Scouts, 40c "Bugler and Tents" and $1.40 "Profile of Scout and Tents", two photographic essays prepared and submitted to competition by artist Wen Hsueh-ju, handstamped "25 Apr 59" on back, v.f., rare pair of essays from the artist's personal archive, signed Sismondo, with his 2007 certificates (Cat No. 1232/34E) (Image)

Est.$1,500