1864-72 three FLs, two from Shanghai to Amsterdam, one from Hong Kong to Marseilles, various markings, including "Stemssen & Co. Hong Kong", blue Hong Kong departure, French entry and Amsterdam arrival pmks, charged "60" and "18" (decimes), two with "GB 1F 66c" and "GB 1F 62 4/10c" accountancy marks

Est.US$500

1897 Small Numerals surcharges on 3c-24c complete set of 10, l.h. or h.r., first with small stain, otherwise fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $2000 (Cat No. 28-37) (Image)

Cat. $2000, Est.US$1,000

1897 Large Figure surcharges on 1c-24c Dowagers, complete set of nine, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $2675 (Cat No. 47-55) (Image)

Cat. $2675, Est.US$1,000

1900 1c ocher, horizontal pair imperf. between, also vertical strip of three, imperf. horizontally between stamps, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogue value for hinged pairs imperf. between) cat. $700 (Cat No. 111a,111b) (Image)

Cat. $700, Est.US$600

1937 (14 May) Karl Lewis hand painted cover to Washington, franked with five different adhesives, tied by Shanghai departure pmks, with typical illustrated cachet used for covers from Shanghai, v.f., typed "N" and Lewis'' sake gourd logo handstamped in blue over the backflap, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$250

1927 1/2c-$5 overprints, "blocks of three", n.h., $1 and $5 with partial imprints, fine-v.f., scarce unhinged (Cat No. 1-20) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1911 3p-2r surcharges, complete set of eleven, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $3255 (Cat No. 1-11) (Image)

Cat. $3255, Est.US$1,500

1867 (29 Apr) FL from Yokohama, via Hong Kong and Marseille to Amsterdam, red "Poss. Ang.v. Suez a Marseille 26 June 67" French entry and diamond shaped "GB 1f26c" accountancy mark, ornamental "Carst, Lels & Co. Yokohama, Japan" forwarding agent's hs, Amsterdam arrival on back, fine letter, without any Japanese markings (Image)

Est.US$500

1876 5sen brown, horizontal pair, right stamp with a small tear, both with segmented cork cancels, tied by Yokohama Oct.9 1880 (with star) cds on cover to London, faint "via San Francisco" at bottom, handstamped "IB" (Inland Bureau), also "T" and "10d" due markings, blue crayon "2/0.50", New York transit and London arrival pmks on back, large cover tear at left, with 2007 PFC (Cat No. 59) (Image)

Est.US$500

1920s-37 selection of 24 different, regular issues, commemoratives and Air Post, n.h., fine-v.f. (Cat No. 129/269,C4/7) (Image)

Est.US$500

1937 Empress Jingo 5y gray green and 10y dull violet, n.h., post office fresh, well centered, v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) cat. $950 (Cat No. 253-254) (Image)

Cat. $950, Est.US$500

1919 1 1/2s blue, 3s rose, set of two overprints, h.r., v.f., with ISJP certificates, cat. $1300 (Cat No. C1-2) (Image)

Cat. $1300, Est.US$750

1934 Communication souvenir sheet, faint trace of a light hinge mark, fresh and v.f., cat. $1300 (Cat No. C8) (Image)

Cat. $1300, Est.US$500

1934 Communication, souvenir sheet of four, l.h., v.f., cat. $1300 (Cat No. C8) (Image)

Cat. $1300, Est.US$400

1934 Communication, souvenir sheet of four, full original gum, red Exhibition pmk, fresh and v.f., cat. $1300 (Cat No. C8) (Image)

Cat. $1300, Est.US$750

1900 Russian 4k stationery card used from Gensan, with I.J.P.O. departure and boxed "Paquebot" handstamp on reverse, fine (Image)

Est.US$350

1904 small cover from Chemulpo to France, franked with single 1c Falcon, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai where 5c and 10c Chine were added to pay for external transmission, black Naval cachet and arrival endorsement on reverse, some toning, otherwise fine and very rare mixed franking, signed Holcombe (Image)

Est.US$750

1951-52 Flags, Italy without Crown, set of two sheets of 20, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $1200 (Cat No. 154a,155a) (Image)

Cat. $1200, Est.US$250

1957 Christmas, set of three souvenir sheets, n.h., v.f., cat. $3000 (Cat No. 265a-67a) (Image)

Cat. $3000, Est.US$1,000

1923-49 collection on pages, with regular issues and commemoratives, Air Post and two souvenir sheets, good representation of issues, overprints, etc., h.r., fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$750

1940-45 specialized selection of hundreds of used and unused singles and sets, mostly Martyrs and Sun Yat-sen issues, supplied by Lee H. Hill (editor of 1995-98 Ma catalogue), all on small annotated cards, with perfs and varieties clearly identified, still in the original envelopes as purchased in the 1990s, fine-v.f., interesting lot (Image)

Est.US$2,000

1945-48 selection, including Sun Yat Sen surcharges and varieties (12 stamps on page), also Northern China, issues, 46 stamps, unused without gum as issued, plus four used 1912 Republic overprints 1c ocher (two singles and one pair), also 1/2c-20c (five different used or unused) (Image)

Est.US$400

1974-2005 collection in three Lighthouse hingeless albums, sets and souvenir sheets, some booklets and Year-set books, no rarities are included, n.h., fine-v.f.

Est.US$1,000

1913 selection of 8 attractive and exquisitely painted picture postcards of Japanese nature scenes, dated April 1913, sent from W.T Bartlett, Municipal Police in Shanghai, China to his mother in the U.K., fine-v.f.

Est.US$250

1920-59 collection on pages, sets and souvenir sheets, Commemoratives and Regular Issues, also Air Post, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$1,000