China, 1913 (8 June) picture postcard addressed to a soldier in the German artillery at Tsingtau bearing 1912 "Republic of China" Waterlow overprints 1c. vertical pair, 2c., and 1913 (May) Junk London printing ½c., 1c., 2c., 4c. cancelled by "Kiaochow" bilingual segmented c.d.s., probably not posted, but a very early use of the London printing Junks. Chan 170, 171, 208-210, 212.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,500

China, 1923 (5 Jan.) registered envelope to Denver, Colorado bearing Junk First Peking printing 1c., and Second Peking 4c. and 15c. Reaper, cancelled by "Peking" segmented bilingual c.d.s., possibly the earliest known usage of any Second Peking printing Reaper stamp. Chan 228, 254, 263.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,500

China, 1923 (27 Apr.) envelope to Portland, Oregon via Canton bearing on reverse Junk First Peking printing 8c. and Second Peking printing 2c., cancelled by "Shantai" bilingual segmented c.d.s., and 1923 (9 Oct.) registered envelope to Czechoslovakia (21.11) bearing Second Peking printing 20c. Reaper, cancelled by "Shanghai" bilingual segmented c.d.s., fine and early usages of the Junk Second Peking printing 2c. and 20c. stamps. Chan 252, 236, 265.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,500

China, 1924 (17 Mar.) registered envelope to London (21.4) bearing on reverse Junk First Peking printing ½c. brown block of eight, and Second Peking printing ½c. brown block of six and 4c. grey block of six, cancelled by "Shanghai" bilingual segmented c.d.s., fine mixed issue foreign mail franking of both printings of the ½c. stamps and believed to be a very early usage of the Second Peking printing ½c. stamp. Chan 227, 249, 254.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

China, 1925 (12 Feb.) "Headquarters United States Army Forces in China, Tientsin, China" corner card envelope to Washington State, U.S.A. via Shanghai (16.2) bearing 1925 surcharge 3c. on 4c. Junk strip of three and 1923 Junk Second Peking printing 1c., with "American Forces in China" violet security handstamps, and cancelled by "Tientsin" bilingual segmented c.d.s., fine and early usage of the 3c. surcharge. Chan 250, 281.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

China, 1932 (22 Feb.) unsealed printed matter envelope to Japan bearing 1932 surcharge 1c. on 3c. Junk, cancelled by Japanese "Nagasaki/Japan/Paquebot" duplex (Hosking 3254), very fine, believed to be the earliest known usage of this surcharge, which is listed in the literature as having been issued in July. Chan 284.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200

This cover and the following cover were both mailed during the Battle of Shanghai between Nationalist Chinese and Japanese forces, which may explain the paquebot usages. Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

China, 1932 (30 Sept.) double registered envelope to Kobe, Japan bearing a total of 19 different stamps including Dr. Sun Yat-sen First London printing $1 sepia and red-brown (Chan 317), cancelled by "Peiping'' bilingual segmented c.d.s., with "A.R." framed h.s. alongside, possibly the earliest known usage of the First London printing $1 stamp.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,500

China, 1933 (6 Jan.) envelope to England bearing on reverse 1923-33 Junk Second London printing 2c., 4c. olive-green vertical pair, and 1933 surcharge in red 1c. on 4c. olive-green, cancelled by "Tsingtao" bilingual segmented c.d.s., envelope has creases and opening tears (on front) not affecting stamps, fine multiple franking for foreign mail, possibly the earliest known usage of this 1c. surcharge. Chan 252, 255, 285.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,500

China, 1933 (28 Sept.) airmail envelope to Shanghai (29.11) bearing Peking Martyr 13c. and 1932 Air Peking Third printing 25c., 50c., and $1, cancelled by "Hankow" bilingual c.d.s., very early usage of the three airmail stamps, possibly a first day of issue. Chan 339, A12, A15, A18.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

China, 1933 (11 Nov.) envelope to the U.S.A. bearing 1933 Junk Second Peking printing 6c. red-brown with sheet margin at right with Peking Martyrs 3c. and 17c., cancelled by "Shanghai" bilingual c.d.s., possibly the earliest known usage of this 6c. Junk stamp. Chan 258, 336, 340.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

China, 1933 (17 Nov) registered Chinese Post Office first special airmail envelope to Canton (21.11) bearing on front and back Tan Yen-kai Commemorative $1 with Szechwan overprint 1c. strip of three and 5c. (2, one has corner fault), cancelled by "Pahsien/(Chungking)" bilingual segmented c.d.s., envelope opened out for display, fine "Two Zone" registered double rate and commercial usage of the Ten Yen-kai Commemorative high value, which was never overprinted for use in Szechwan. Chan 354, SC1, SC2.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000 Est. HK$3,000-4,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$3,000-4,000

China, 1934 (6 July) surface/airmail envelope to Germany "By Netherlands Air Mail" ("Bandoeng-Amsterdam") bearing on reverse Dr. Sun Yat-sen London Second printing 4c. green, narrow type B [Chan 313a], 5c. green, wide type A, and Peking Martyr 10c. (11, with imprint plate no. 8 strip of three), cancelled by "Shanghai" bilingual c.d.s., believed to be the earliest known usage of the London 4c. narrow type B stamp. Chan 313a, 322, 338.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

China, 1935 (16 Sept.) airmail envelope to Sydney, Australia (30.9) bearing Dr. Sun Yat-sen London Second printing 5c. with Peking Martyr 15c. block of six and 50c. low type vertical pairs (2), cancelled by "Swatow" dotted rim d.s., fine six times rate franking, believed to be the earliest known usage of the 50c. low type stamp. Chan 322, 348, 350.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

China, 1939 (16 Dec.) censored envelope to France bearing Dr. Sun Yat-sen Dah Tung printing watermarked 5c. olive-green pairs (5, one stamp damaged), cancelled by "Shanghai" bilingual dotted rim d.s., believed to be the earliest known usage of any watermarked Dah Tung stamp. Chan 418.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000 Est. HK$1,500-2,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,500-2,000

China, 1944 (23 Feb.) airmail/surface envelope to New Zealand via Kweilin (16.3) bearing Dr. Sun Yat-sen Paicheng printing typographed $1 blue-green with Dr. Sun Yat-sen Central Trust printing 20c, 30c. and $3, cancelled by "Wenling" segmented c.d.s., believed to be the earliest known usage of any Paicheng typographed stamp, regardless of denomination. Chan 550, 552, 593, 789.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500 Est. HK$2,000-2,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,000-2,500

China, 1944 (26 Dec.) registered airmail censored envelope to Ann Arbor Michigan (8.2) "By B.O.A.C. to Lagos via Calcutta, and thence by P.A.A. to destination" via Miami (6.2) bearing Dr. Sun Yat-sen Paicheng printing engraved imperf. $100 brown, cancelled by "Chungking" dotted rim d.s., showing "DHF/11" straight-line h.s. in violet adjacent, cover has diagonal corner crease at top right passing under but not affecting the stamp, rare single franking of this stamp, and possibly the earliest known usage. Chan 614.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,500

China, 1945 (9 Mar.) registered airmail censored envelope to New York (31.3) via Miami (30.3) bearing on reverse Dr. Sun Yat-sen Chungking Dah Tung printing $2 yellow-green vertical strip of three and single with Dr. Sun Yat-sen Paicheng printing engraved perf. $10 red-brown vertical pair, cancelled by "Chungking" bilingual dotted rim d.s., believed to be the earliest known usage of any of the four Dah Tung typographed stamps; most of the literature indicates this stamp's issue date as being December 1945. Chan 621, 841.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,500

China, 1945 (20 Mar.) registered airmail censored envelope from the Polish Embassy in Chungking to Trenton, New Jersey (7.4) via Miami (5.4), redirected to Riverside, N.J. (15.4) via Trenton (14.4), bearing on reverse Postal Savings Bank issue $40 with Dr. Sun Yat-sen Paicheng printing typographed $4 and Dr. Sun Yat-sen Chungking Dah Tung printing $2, cancelled by "Chungking" bilingual dotted rim d.s., showing "HA/299" straight-line h.s. in violet adjacent, believed to be the earliest known usage of any Savings Bank issue, despite the fact that the literature lists the series as issued from October 1944 onward. Chan 771, 821, 841.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,500

China, 1945 (9 July) registered airmail censored envelope to Philadelphia (17.8) "By B.O.A.C. to Accra Via Calcutta and thence by P.A.A. to destination" bearing on reverse Dr. Sun Yat-sen Chungking Chung Hwa printing $2 pair and single and Postal Savings issue $100 with Dr. Sun Yat-sen Central Trust printing $1, and Dr. Sun Yat-sen 20th Anniv. Commemorative $10 and $30 corner pair, cancelled by "Chungking" bilingual dotted rim d.s., the $2 stamps additionally tied by Chinese censor framed h.s., showing "DH/15", DHA/408" and "DH/194" straight-line h.s. in violet adjacent, believed to be the earliest known usage of both the Chung Hwa $2 Sun Yat-sen and $100 Savings Bank stamps, a total franking of $177 for the $176.80 eight times rate. Chan 555, 797, 823, 838, 840.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,500

China, 1945 (15 Sept.) envelope to the U.S.A. bearing on reverse First Shanghai Union surcharge $1 on $200 on 1c. Hong Kong Martyr vertical strip of four, cancelled by "Shanghai" bilingual doted rim d.s., believed to be the earliest known usage of any Dual-Currency surcharges, for which all the literature lists 17 September as the issue date. Chan 880..
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000 Est. HK$1,500-2,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,500-2,000

China, 1945 (1 Oct.) airmail/surface envelope to San Francisco bearing on reverse Dr. Sun Yat-sen Paicheng printing typographed $10 brown-red block of four, cancelled by "Shanghai" bilingual dotted rim d.s., possibly a first day usage of this stamp and a remarkable example of the short-lived $39 airmail rate which lasted only three days, raised to $80 on 4 October. Chan 774.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

China, 1945 (9 Oct.) registered airmail envelope to New York (8.11) via Miami bearing on reverse Dr. Sun Yat-sen Chungking Dah Tung printing $5 pair with Central Trust printing $1.50 pair and Postal Savings issue $50 (8, with block of four), cancelled by "Pingdochen" dotted rim d.s., believed to be the earliest known usage of the Dah Tung $5 green stamp, listed by catalogues as issued in December. Chan 591, 822, 842.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,500

China, 1945 (19 Oct.) airmail envelope to London bearing on reverse Dr. Sun Yat-sen Chungking Chung Hwa printing $10 claret and Dr. Sun Yat-sen Paicheng printing engraved perf. $30 purple block of four, cancelled by "Shanghai" bilingual segmented c.d.s., believed to be the earliest known usage of the Chung Hwa $10 stamp. Chan 801.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,500

China, 1945 (12 Dec.) airmail envelope to Tsinan bearing on reverse Dr. Sun Yat-sen Central Trust printing 10c. vertical strip of three with Dr. Sun Yat-sen Chungking Dah Tung printing $100, cancelled by "Siking (Changan)" bilingual dotted rim d.s., with "T" h.s. on both sides, total franking of $20.30, underpaid for the $23 rate, possibly the latest known usage of the Central Trust 10c. stamps. Chan 586, 843.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,500

China, 1946 (18 Jan.) registered airmail envelope to New York (1.2) bearing on reverse Dr. Sun Yat-sen Chungking Dah Tung printing $20 red with Postal Savings issue $50 and $100 (2), cancelled by "Chungking" bilingual dotted rim d.s., believed to be the earliest known usage of the $20 Dah Tung typographed stamp. Chan 822, 823, 844.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,500