PAIR OF 'SCHAUBEK' PRINTED ALBUMS with 1949-1997 used collection. High degree of completion from 1949-1966, but 1967-70 period mostly singles and part sets. More complete coverage resumes from late 1970s up to 1997. Many better sets & singles noted throughout, but also inc. some early reprints. Ideal basis for completion. Cat. value few £1000. (Many 100s) (Image)

1923-84 AIRMAILS - COLLECTION OF MAINLY COMMERCIAL FLOWN COVERS inc. 1923 red band env. from Hankow to Shanghai with 10c junk vertical strip of three. c.1929 env. from Hankow to Shanghai with 1929 45c air and 4c junk. c.1929 env. from Shanghai with 15c air and 16c junk paying the domestic registered express rate. 1932 env. from Pahsein to Shanghai with 30c air & 5c junk. 2 May 1951 env. registered to U. S.A. with a complete air set (SG give the day of issue as 1 May 1951 - this is believed to be incorrect). Also a small range of later covers. (32 items) (Image)

1930s/40s MINT SHEETS: Large flat box holding several dozen complete sheets and some part sheets. Strength in 1950-41 Air Issue with all values to $5, with (mostly) or without wmk. With (mostly) or without gum as issued. Minimum of 189 complete sets. Lot also inc. several sheets of other issues e.g. 1940-41 Martyrs. (Few 1,000s) (Image)

1941 EXPRESS LETTER & REGISTRATION LABELS: Red & yellow Express letter labels in unused block of four and blue-green & buff Registration labels in unused block of four. Both blocks are mounted. SG E616 (£360) & R617 (£280) (Image)

1947-49 COMMUNIST PROVISIONAL ISSUES: Binder with mint & used collection of issues for Central & South China, East China, North China, North-West China & South-West China. Far from complete, but a good variety of issues represented, with some complete sets. Occasional varieties noted. Annotated in places with SG cat. numbers. (Many 100s) (Image)

1948-49 SILVER AND GOLD YUAN ISSUE COVERS: Exceptional collection of mostly inland airmail registered covers with a wide array of large multiple frankings. Includes 10 Nov. env. from Swatow to Shanghai with $50,000.00 x 24 + ½c x 3. 14 April 1949 env. from Canton to Shanghai with 10 x $200.00 on $50.00 revenue stamps plus 5 x $200.00 SYS adhesives. 10 Jan. 1949 env. to Shanghai with $3,000,000,00 in silver yuan and $1.50 in gold yuan. To illustrate just 3!! A wonderful lot mounted on display pages. (28 covers) (Image)

1939-42 JAPANESE OCCUPATION COVERS inc. Feb 1942 env from Shanghai via Siberia to UK with 1c (4) & 20c. 6 Nov 1940 env. from Shanghai to N York bearing Air $2 brown (2) and 25c with Hong Kong censor label and a fine concentric circle blue "AIR TRANSIT/6" h.s. 29 Oct 1942 env registered from Shanghai to Taingtao with air 90c &b 3c. 6 Nov 1942 postcard with 1941-42 Nanking & Shanghai air 1941-42 10c on 50c to 35c on $2. and an unaddressed env. with an unissued block of four imperf Sun Yat Sen 3rd issue 5c.(9 items). Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, JAPAN (Image)

MISCELLANEOUS COVERS inc. 1903 Macao unused 1a + 1a reply card. 1894 unused 3a on 20r provisional postcard. 1893 Shanghai Municipal posts 1c, 2c & 5c envs. used in Shanghai. plus an unused 1c env. Also Tibet modern forgery group inc. five envelopes. (22 items). (Image)

1914-2004 COLLECTION OF MAINLY PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC ISSUE COVERS AND ADHESIVES inc. maximum cards, T.P.O. cancellations, overseas destination mail, registered mail, F.D.C's, postal stationery and special commemorative cancellations. Also a small number of cigarette cards. All neatly mounted and fine. (Qty). (Image)

1902-37 PRE-REVOLUTION MAIL ETC inc. 8 Apr. 1902 PPC from Tientsin with a 1c dragon. An env.of the same date to Wuhu with a similar adhesive tied by a good oval bi-lingual Peking d.s. 1908 1c PPC of a football team used to Jameson. 3 Sep. 1910 PPC from Tientsin to Honan with a single 1c dragon. 17 Sep. 1910 PPC from Bournemouth to the China Inland mission at Sin Yein Tei. 28 Sep. 1903 1c PPC bearing dragon 1c & 2c used from Canton to London. 10 Aug. 1937 env. from London to Shanghai with GB 1d x 7 and Chinese 30c P. Dues x 9. An interesting group. (12 items). (Image)

CHINESE EMPIRE - THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN - EXPRESS LETTER ADHESIVE COVER: c.1941 A native env. sent registered express to Yunnan bearing a single letter express red & yellow adhesive. Very few recorded on cover. SG E616. Cross Reference: JAPAN (Image)

CHINA EXPEDITIONARY FORCE - RAILWAY COVER: 10 May 1901 env. to Tientsin bearing Indian C.E.F. 3p pair and China B.R.A./5/Five Cents on ½c tied by a fine "RAILWAY POST OFFICE/TIENTSIN" circular cancellation. (Image)

AMOY 1896 (9 MAY) SURCHARGES: ½c on 4c reddish brown in complete mint sheet of 40 stamps. The two outer columns affected by curling. The SG listed variety, straight foot to "2" (SG 20a £350) is present in positions 1, 13, 21 & 33. SG 20/20a Total cat. £5,700+ (40 stamps) (Image)

AMOY 1896 (9 MAY) SURCHARGES: ½c on 5c orange in complete mint sheet of 40 stamps. The two outer columns affected by curling. The SG listed variety, straight foot to "2" (SG 21a £350) is present in positions 1, 13, 21 & 33. SG 20/20a Total cat. £5,700+ (40 stamps) (Image)

1876-1960s USED/MINT COLLECTION ON PAGES - inc. 1876-86 Koban and 1899-1908 Chrysanthemum ranges, 1913 set of 11 to 1y, 1921 crown prince et of 4, 1923 imperf set of 9 to 20s, 1925 20s green & silver, mint 1936 10s grey-green Kwantung and 1937 14s magenta & brown-lake, 1938/39 parks sets of four each, then the mostly mint selection of issues to mid-1960s. (a few hundred) (Image)

SHANGHAE C.D.S. HK QV 2c PAIR TIED TO BAMBOO "CONTAINS 1 PHOTOGRF." TUBE TO DENMARK; 4 June(?) 1886 postally used short bamboo tube (with screw-in end) with attached linen address-label sent from the British P.O. in Shanghai to Copenhagen endorsed "Contains 1 Photogrf." franked by a vertical pair of Hong Kong 2c (rubbed and a little faded) tied by partly fine "SHANGHAE/C/...4/86" cds's, and also having a mainly fine Copenhagen "K/OMB.2/27 6 8[6]" cds on the linen label. Amazing survival; unique(?) example of the Printed Matter rate for a photograph rolled inside a bamboo tube! [Ex Gavin Fryer.]Cross Reference: HONG KONG, DENMARK, PRINTED MATTER BY POST (Image)

1948 SILVER WEDDING BLOCKS OF FOUR: 10c & $5 values each in unmounted mint blocks of four, the latter right-marginal. SG 31/32 £400+ (Image)

MODERN TAIWAN IN FOUR LARGE BINDERS: Collection of unmounted mint stamps on official presentation sheets plus FDCs for the period 1998-2005. Collection appears complete for the period. (Many 100s of stamps & covers)Cross Reference: CHINA (Image)