1897-1900 correspondence to Hamilton, Canada, group of 12 covers or wrappers, also one coverfront, sent from Kiukiang, Shanghai and Hankow, variety of franking incl. French Offices in China, Japanese Offices in China, also one from Hong Kong, plus another franked with pair of Japan 5sen, different transit and arrival pmks, usual commercial quality with wear and tear noted, many fine or better. An interesting group of covers from China (Image)

Est.US$6,000

1901 1c stationery card, additionally franked with 1c and 2c Chinese Imperial Post, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai, where 10c Chine was added for further transmission to England, card creases, otherwise fine, with London arrival (Image)

Est.US$150

1902 (2 Sep) cover franked with 4c Chinese Imperial Post, sent via the German Post Office in Tientsin to Wiesbaden, boxed "S.B. Ostas. Besatz. Brigade Eskadr. Jager Z. Pferde", arrival pmk on back, fine (Image)

Est.US$250

1905 (12 Feb) picture postcard from Peking to France, with 4c Chinese Imperial Post adhesive, sent via the French, Japanese and Russian Post Offices, with corresponding stamps added alongside, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$150

1912 selection of four native covers, each paying 6c with Chinese adhesives, 1c, 2c overprinted in black or red, tied by Urga, Mongolia departure pmks, various directional markings, slogans, mixed condition (Image)

Est.US$500

1960 World Forestry Congress, 100 souvenir sheets, unused without gum as issued, n.h., few minor wrinkles or creases, mostly v.f., cat. $2750 (Cat No. 1269a) (Image)

Cat. $2750, Est.US$500

1931 Shanghai-Berlin First Flight cover, franked with Air Post set of five and sent registered mail, with arrival on reverse, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$300

1936-37 four different first flight covers, including Canton-Hong Kong, Canton-Manila, Shanghai-San Francisco and Hong Kong-San Francisco, various cachets and frankings, occasional minor toning, mostly fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$250

1916-22 two red-band covers probably used in Mongolia, various directional markings, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$250

1924 1/2c-$20, twenty four different, l.h. or h.r., some faint gum toning, otherwise fine-v.f. (Cat No. 47/69) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1865 8c green, large margins all around, unused without gum as issued, natural inclusions and pencil notation on reverse, v.f., cat. $700 (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Cat. $700, Est.US$400

1907 Russian 3k stationery card with additional 1k franking addressed to Japan, canceled by Tsuruga 11.1.07 cds on arrival, with additional 10.1.07 transit and framed "Paquebot" handstamp, some card toning on the address portion, interesting usage (Image)

Est.US$150

1948-49 Definitives, watermarked 2y-500y (10 different), n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $1330 (Cat No. 425/36) (Image)

Cat. $1330, Est.US$500

1950-52 Definitives, watermarked 2y-500y (9 different), l.h., fine-v.f., cat. $1379 (Cat No. 511/521B) (Image)

Cat. $1379, Est.US$500

1914-21 1/2s-1y, fifteen values, h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $511 (Cat No. 33/47) (Image)

Cat. $511, Est.US$350

1921 two covers used from Tsingtao to USA, one franked with single 10sen; the other with block of 6x3s and single 2s, all tied by "Tsingtao I.J.P.O." cancels, one with Sundbury, Ohio arrival, cover flaws, otherwise fine (Cat No. 36,37,42) (Image)

Est.US$250

1946 Issue, imperforate singles, complete set of five, unused without gum as issued, v.f. (Cat No. 69-73var) (Image)

Est.US$150

1951-52 United Nations 500wn Korea - Italy (without crown) imperforate souvenir sheet of two, blue country emblems (also portions of flags and names of countries) and inscriptions inverted, red portions of flags printed on reverse, suggesting this sheet found its way out of the printers through a back door (printer's waste), some creasing, otherwise fine, very rare and dramatic error, ex-Cunliffe, Sagar collections, with 2009 Philatelic Foundation Certificate (Cat No. 154a-155a) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1950s-1997 selection of mostly complete set, early definitives, Provinces, blocks of four and larger, better souvenir sheets such as 1979 Girl with book, Flowers, Exhibition overprints, Horses, Flying Fairies, some booklets, 1980 Red Monkey, used singles and sets from the Cultural Revolution, including Poems, Ballet, three sets each of Mountains, also Goldfish, plus many popular items. In addition, there are covers, commercial and FDCs, some recent issues and more (Image)

Est.US$10,000

1985-2001 hundreds of mostly complete sets and souvenir sheets in a large stock book, one to five of each, few older issues, n.h., fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1998-2005 stamps and souvenir sheets, sheetlets, album with "Chinese Lunar Year" (other countries commemorating the events), booklets, etc. (Image)

Est.US$250

1876-1948 collection of used and unused singles, sets, souvenir sheets on pages, some better sets throughout including 1916 Ceremonial Cap 10s tied on small piece by a commemorative cancel, 1927 Map set unused, also a group of commemorative postcards, mostly fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$350

1883-1980 collection on pages, mostly unused, four volumes, with Regular Issues, scattered older Koban singles, 1914-25 to 1y, 1923 Earthquake imperfs, Empress Jingo 5y and 10y l.h. (188-89), coils and other sets, also 1948-52 both sets complete to 500y (425-36, 509-521B), Air Post complete (C1-43), Commemoratives complete from 1894, including Ceremonial Cap, also Letter Writing and Philatelic Week, National park, plus souvenir sheets, complete, including National Parks, 1936 New Year (222a, with glassine interleaving stuck to gum), Communications Day (C8), Boy, Moon (456) & Geese and Beauty sheetlets of five (422a,479a), etc. A clean and attractive collection of Japan, many n.h., mostly fine-v.f., with detailed inventory, cat. $23,885 (Image)

Est.US$4,000

1871-1980 collection in stock books, Regular issues, Commemoratives, Air Post, Souvenir Sheets (Parks, Lottery Issues, Flying Geese, Boy, Philatelic Exhibitions), Military Stamps, Offices in China, Offices in Korea, some covers and cards, few better, also FDCs, Mihon overprints (712-23S, with certificate, B12/31S, 18 different), Revenues, Postal Stationery, Booklets, occasional duplication, mixed condition, high catalogue value (Image)

Est.US$2,500

1953-1960 dealer's stock on pages, mostly unused singles, few sets, various quantities up to 10 of each, some blocks of four and larger, good variety, with many better items, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$500