China, Shanghai - Postmark, glass support cliché of French numeral cancellation 5104 of Shanghai, China, showing reversed image and a succinct manuscript annotation at base; a previously unrecorded item within the range of Sperati’s reproduction interests. (Image)

1883, Third Printing, 3ca brown-red, opaque paper, well positioned, fine used cancelled by a scarce red Customs Kiukiang cds dated May 2nd 1885; signed Peter Holcombe. (Image)

North East Provinces. 1948 (Oct) Parcels Post $500'000 on $5'000'000 grey-lilac block of 4 fine, CTO by central Shanghai 17.11.48 cds, very fine. (Image)

Sinkiang. 1921 25th Anniversary of Chinese national Post Service set of 4 in mint n.h. blocks of four, 1c with insignificant gum bend, very fine and scarce multiples, only 2'000 of the 10c were overprinted (S.G. £400+). (Image)

1933-45, Balance of collection between S.G. 121 and 260, mostly mint lightly hinged, very high catalogue value.

1882 Letter with content (regarding Shanghai stock of Malwa and Opium) sent from Shanghai to Bombay, carried by steamer "Bokhara" (Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company). (Image)

1888 Round the world cover from Nikolajevsk bearing Russia 1884 Imperial Arms 7 kop. blue tied by faint NIKOLAEVSK (17.8.88) cds sent to HAVANT, GB with arrival (Nov 9) and new franking by Great Britain Jubilee 1887 4d. adhesive, despatched Nov 15 via Canada with Windsor Ontario (Nov 29) and San Francisco Steamship (Dec 8) transit, "US POSTAL AGENCY SHANGHAI" oval arrival (Jan 14, 1889), "SHANGHAI LOCAL POST" in blue, finally readdressed back to Great Britain registered through the German PO in Shanghai with German Empire precursor (Vorläufer Deutsche Post in China Michel V41+V42) adhesives, tied by cds "KAISERLICHE DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR SHANGHAI 15/1/89" with matching registration label alongside, transit Brindisi, Modane & "LONDON REGISTERED (Feb 18, 1889). As to be expected some light wear, nevertheless a unique usage and postmark combination that is certainly the most spectacular existing with German Forerunners used in China. (Image)

1878-83 Large Dragon. 1878 thin paper, 2 1/2mm spacing, 1ca green, 3ca brown-red and 5ca yellow, mint large part o.g., odd shortish perf, fine and fresh. (Image)

1894 Dowager. 1894 60th Birthday of Dowager Empress, set of 9 to 24ca (first printing) large part OG, the 24ca with small surface mark and most with some degree of toning; a scarce set. (Image)

1897 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress 5ca yellow from the unissued second printing, a little toned, scarce. (Image)

1897 Red Revenues. 1897 2c on 3c deep red "small" surcharge as type 21, mint large part o.g. (heavy hinge), still very fresh. (Image)

1897 Red Revenues $1 large surcharge on 3c deep red, mint part o.g. a trace of toning but well centred and good perfs. (Image)

1897-1911 Imperial Post. 1902 (Nov 24) inland postal stationery card 1c "CHINESE IMPERIAL POST" with additional franking Coiling Dragon 1c orange and 2c red, tied by perfect strike of rare non-standard circular TSINANFU handstamp (without "sun and moon"), in combination with German postal administration in Tsingtau with Kiautschou 5pf green (Mi 6) tied by "TSINGTAU KIAUTSCHOU 21.12.1905" cds, sent to Stettin, Germany with arrival (Jan 7, 1903) alongside. A very rare non-standard cancel on a Chinese Imperial postal card. (Image)

1904, Diagonal bisected Coiling Dragon 2c red on piece genuine with cancelling cds, this provisional was in use only during June 1904, Chan Cat #136B $300, very fine, added as reference a forged Foochow "Postage 1c Paid" provisional.

1907 (Jul 8) Registered picture postcard of Peking sent to Vienna, franked with a pair of 2c reds and a 10c green, tied by Peking cds , with Shanghai transit dated 13 July, with octagonal "Yokohama a Marseille" 19 July, a Beijing registered postmark is just distinguishable below the 2c stamp, with the registration number "1960", a rare usage; cert. Haveman (2015). (Image)

1945-48 Post War Inflation Period. 1946 Air CNC Surcharges $200 on $5 mint l.h. with inverted surcharge variety, very fine, only one sheet of 100 exist of this error (S.G. £600, Chan $500). (Image)

Chinese Republic. 1912 (Mar) Shanghai "Republic" overprint mint set of 15 to $5, large part o.g. with some heavily hinged, all displaying fresh colour and fine appearance, scarce. (Image)

1931-37 Dr Sun Second Issue 15c and 25c vert. pair on commercial cover sent registered from Tientsin to South Africa, fine and unusual destination. (Image)

1932-34 Martyrs of the Revolution, Peking Printing, 40c orange in mint n.h. block of 9 with central stamp showing major re-entry variety with much of the design doubled, very fine and fresh (S.G. £600+) (Image)

1930-36 Red Posts & Soviet Republic. 1932 Red Flag issue 3c green, unused no gum as issued, very fine and very rare; cert. CSS (2003) (S.G. £7'000). (Image)

1932 Postage Due (redrawn) 1c brown unused with large margins, very fine and very rare (S.G. £10'000). (Image)

East China. Central Jiangsu: 1944 deep blue (Junk) with magenta ovpt, reddish brown (torch) with magenta ovpt and red-orange (bird with envelope) with blue ovpt, unused, very fine and scarce set (S.G. £2'600). (Image)

Jiangsu-Anhui Border area 1949 (29 Apr-May) Mao Tse-tung Nantong printing $2000 green horizontal pair printed both sides fine unused without gum as issued, scarce. (Image)

Italian Post Offices. 1917 2c orange-brown with surcharge double, mint n.h., with offset on reverse of the second strike, small tone spot, fine and scarce (Sassone €3'000). (Image)

1944 (Feb 28) POW incoming postcard from the Swiss Catholic Mission sent to a Dutch citizen in Kamakura Shi on behalf of another Dutch citizen in La Haye, "RECEIVED WITH OUT STAMP / YOKOHAMA" hs and returned to sender, with the original filing card of the Mission, a rare WW2 document. (Image)