1891 (Sep 22) Cover to London with "CUSTOMS / CANTON" backstamp, Hong Kong 2c + 5c cancelled "B62", unobtrusive opening tear at upper edge, otherwise fine.

1894-1956 Covers and cards from or to China including 1907 postcard from New South Wales to a soldier at Tientsin with Base Office and F.P.O arrival datestamps; 1904-05 cards from G.B or Switzerland with Foochow or Foochowfoo British P.O arrival datestamps; 1894 card from Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai; 1914 card from Japanese P.O at Tientsin; c.1930 Peking to Shanghai flight cover with 15c air stamp; 1934 G.B to Peking cover with red "UNKNOWN" and "REBUT" and 5c postage due pair; 1908 internal G.B cover redirected to Italy then Peking with single 1½d charge, 5c + 10c Italian dues, arrival datestamps of Chinese, French and German P.O, etc. (15).

1898 (July 20) Cover to England with China 10c (corner fault) tied by barred cancel and Hong Kong 2c vertical strip of five cancelled at Hong Kong, "TIENTSIN" Dollar Chop datestamp below, reverse with "SHANGHAI" Dollar Chop c.d.s and an arrival datestamp, minor creasing, an attractive combination cover. Photo on Page 118. (Image1)

1901-c.1970 Covers and cards including 1901 1c postcard franked 1c + 2c with boxed Ch'ang Sha Chinese cancels in combination with French P.O 10c tied by Shanghai c.d.s (horizontal and vertical folds), c.1935 "STEAMER MAIL ESCORT / No. 14" c.d.s, air mail covers, inflation period, Japanese P.O in Dairen (4), etc. (61).

1908-09 Picture postcards from G.B to Pte G.B Walker in Tientsin franked 1d (17), also one card from Walker franked C.E.F 1a, nearly all with Base Office B datestamps. (18).

1928-36 Air Mail covers from G.B to Shanghai, sent via Berlin franked 10½d, or via Moscow franked 2/- or 6d, the 1931 2/- cover torn with manuscript "Received at Post Office at Moscow in a damaged state", 1936 6d cover with scarce violet boxed "TRANSMISSION BY AIR / MAIL BEYOND LENINGRAD / AND MOSCOW REQUIRED". (3).

c.1950-68 Used issues, cancelled to order, including all 1967 and 1968 issues (S.G. 2332/2405), 1967 Thoughts of Mao se-tenant strips and 1968 Directives of Mao se-tenant strip folded along perforations, the 1967 Thoughts of Mao gold outer frame strip with stain to one stamp, otherwise all superb. S.G. £2,850+. (c.400).

1955-71 Unmounted mint selection including 1967 Thoughts of Mao (first issue) 8f (S.G. 2343), 1967 Mao Talks on Literature and Art set of three (S.G. 2359/61), 1968 Mao's Anti-American Declaration 8f (S.G. 2396), 1971 Communist Party Anniversary set with se-tenant strip of three (S.G. 2452a), etc. S.G. £1,860. (34). Photo on Pages 120, 124 & 212.

1952 (Sep 29) Large registered airmail cover from Shanghai to England bearing 1952 Gymnastics $400 set of ten in se-tenant blocks of four, creases to several stamps, the pale blue block a little soiled with tear to one stamp, 1950 $200 and $1,000 definitives on reverse, a scarce set on cover. Also three other 1952 covers to G.B, three later covers or fronts and a 5,000,000 Yuan banknote. (8).

1968-76 Covers (4), a picture postcard and fronts (3) all to England, including cover from Dairen bearing 1968 Revolutionary Literature and Art first issue set of six (S.G. 2387/92), postcard from Liao Yang franked 1974 Industrial Production 8f and 1975 Fourth Peoples Congress 8f (S.G. 2593, 2599), two fronts from Dairen (slightly reduced) together bearing 1967 Labour Day and "Our Great Teacher" sets (S.G. 2354/8, 2367/9), etc., a few faults, also a few additional stamps. (8+).