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

Est.US$250

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

Est.US$250

1878 5c orange, five used examples, different postmarks, paper and shade variations, fine-v.f., cat. $3000 (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Cat. $3000, Est.US$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.US$2,500

1897 Dowager Surcharges, 2 1/2mm below Chinese Characters, 1/2c-30c complete set of nine, both 10c values used, others unused, part original gum, overall toning, 1/2c short perfs at bottom, good colors, 10c on 12c brown orange with closed tear at bottom, otherwise fine, extremely rare, cat. $12225 (Cat No. 37-46) (Image)

Cat. $12225, Est.US$3,000

1897 Dowager Surcharges, 1 1/2mm below Chinese Characters, 1/2c, 1c, 4c, 5c, 8c, 10c on 9ca green and 10c on 12ca brown orange, seven different, unused with original gum, overall toning, 5c on 5ca and 10c on 9ca creased, 10c on 12ca small thin, otherwise fine and scarce group of Dowagers, cat. $5090 (Cat No. 56,57,59-63) (Image)

Cat. $5090, Est.US$1,500

1897 Surcharges on Shanghai Printing, 1 1/2mm below Chinese Characters, 1/2c-10c seven different, also Redrawn Designs 1/2c and 2c, unused, l.h. or h.r., occasional faint toning, mostly fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $1540 (Cat No. 65-71,73-74) (Image)

Cat. $1540, Est.US$500

1900s Official red band cover from Qing's Chinese Embassy in Berlin, addressed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, via Tianjin, with both Tianjin and Peking Wenbaoju branch handstamps on back, neatly displayed on exhibition page (Image)

Est.US$250

1903 Official Ministry of War, large Internal memo regarding dispatch of mail to Governor of Guizhou, regarding petitions to the Emperor by soldiers seeking reward for recapturing ethnic territory, written up on exhibition page (Image)

Est.US$250

1905 (6th day,10th month) Tientsin to Shanghai, large official cover with cachet "through Wenbaoju" and datestamp Baiyang wenbao Chu (Image)

Est.US$250

1906 (14 Aug) Official mail from Anhui Foreign Affairs Bureau director to the Bishop of Jiangnan. Anqing, Anhui, Xuijiahui, Shanghai, large cover dispatched by Wenbaoju, neatly written-up on exhibition page (Image)

Est.US$250

1915 (30 May) 4c carmine stationery card to Berlin, canceled by framed "Hui Zhow AO PI XU" in red, endorsed "via Waichow, East River, via Canton, China", with "Waichow" and Shanghai transits (8 June 15), lunar pmk (province Kwantung) below, fine and extremely rare example of the Huizhow pmk (Image)

Est.US$500

1945 Treaty, engraver's sample die proofs on cards, plus additional master die in black (value tablets blank), each with plate number at top, v.f., possibly unique group of seven die proofs (Cat No. 593-98P) (Image)

Est.US$2,500

1945 Pres. Lin Sen, engraver's sample die proofs on cards, plus additional two master dies in black and green (vignette only and frame only), each with plate number at top, v.f., possibly unique group of eight die proofs (Cat No. 599-604P) (Image)

Est.US$2,500

1945 Inauguration of Chiang Kai-shek, engraver's sample die proofs on cards, generally in black, two with flag in color, plus an additional master die in black (value tablets blank), each with plate number at top or bottom, fine-v.f., unique group of seven die proofs (Cat No. 605-610P) (Image)

Est.US$2,500

1947 Chinese Postal Administration, $20 black, $50 ultramarine, unissued values, engraver's sample die proofs on cards, each with plate number at top, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1947 Chinese Postal Administration, three master dies in black or green, engraver's sample die proofs on cards, each with plate number at top, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1947 Chinese Postal Administration, complete set of five engraver's sample die proofs on cards, each with plate number at top, v.f., possibly unique (Cat No. 776-780P) (Image)

Est.US$2,000

1949 Boy Scouts color print (325x167mm), fine-v.f., attractive (Image)

Est.US$250

1950 $1 green, block of four, unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f., cat. $700 (Cat No. 1007) (Image)

Cat. $700, Est.US$250

1955 First Anniversary of Re-Election, two souvenir sheets of four, unused without gum as issued, one without selvage, n.h., v.f. (Cat No. 1114a) (Image)

Est.US$200

1952 Physical Exercises, originals on thin gray paper, se-tenant blocks of four, unused without gum as issued, n.h., fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $1400 (Cat No. 141-50) (Image)

Cat. $1400, Est.US$500

1962 Mei Lan-fan souvenir sheet, n.h. but dried and disturbed gum, full size (108x142mm), fresh and without any abrasions, v.f. (Cat No. 628) (Image)

Est.US$5,000

1968 "Great Victory of the Cultural Revolution", upper right sheet corner margin single, prepared but unissued 8f value showing Chairman Mao and Lin Bin Piao before a Victory celebration in the countryside, n.h. and beautiful colors, with a private heart-shaped marginal marking matching the printing ink color, v.f., with 1995 BPA certificate, graded "VF/XF 85" and encapsulated by ASG (Authenticated Stamp Guaranty). This issue is known to have been released early by the post office in Hebei, which sold the stamp before the officially anticipated date of issue. Therefore, prior to the cancelation of this issue, a few examples actually came on the market before the entire supply of stamps was returned to Beijing. One of the rarest stamps of the Cultural Revolution and certainly one of the greatest treasures of world philately (Yang W82, HK $2,362,200) (Scott 999A footnote), cat. $300000 (Image)

Cat. $300000, Est.US$200,000

1978 Horses, souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f., cat. $650 (Cat No. 1399) (Image)

Cat. $650, Est.US$250