Bank of Communications 1914 10 yuan red 'SHANGHAI' Pick 118o consecutive pair x2 and consecutive run of three (light stains); and Kwangtung Provisional Bank 1931 5 yuan green Pick S2422d consecutive run of ten, Uncirculated.  (17) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Bits & pieces in stockbook including Amoy 1895 Herons set *, 1909 Temple set *, Junks & overprints, PRC 1967 Mao Writing Poem used (faults), also some Korea, Vietnam & Thailand, condition quite variable. Proceeds to charity.   (few 100) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Stockbook collection from 1962 Bridges * and 1963 Hwangshan Landscapes no gum, 1964 Yenan Shrine set **/*, 1965 Chingkang Mountains * and various 1971 sets including Paris Commune all *, then late-1980s to late-1990s issues apparently all unmounted and a bundle of year albums, plus similar period selections from Hong Kong & Macau including a few M/Ss, lots of thematic interest, condition generally fine to very fine. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Balance of collection from Treaty Ports Amoy 1895 Herons 2c blue Stone I (without extra stroke on top right chacracter) *, Chefoo 1893-94 Smoke Tower ½c green complete sheet ** with annotated varieties, and Chinkiang 1895 'POSTAGE/DUE' Overprint 2½mm above Characters ½c rose with Error 'DE' for 'DUE' both *; then China with 1894 Dowager Empress set of 9 * (24c creased but facially attractive; some others with minor aging), 1897 Small Dragons Imperial Post overprints set of 3 *, 1898-1910 Chinese Imperial Post simplified set to $1 * and 1898 set used, 1928 Chang Tso-lin set *, 1944 War Refugees M/S *, Communist issues with no gum as issued including East China 1949 Map $5 brown Imperf Between pairs x5 in a block of 10 (5x2) & North East 1947 Party Anniversary set, various early PRC issues, etc, condition quite variable so personal inspection is recommended.  (few 100) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1878-83 Large Dragons Thin Paper Narrow Spacing 1ca green SG 1 (Chan 1), well-centred, a few uneven/short perfs, large-part '[CUS]TOMS/SEP 22/80/[CHIN]KIANG' cds cancel, Cat £650 (US$350). (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1878-83 Large Dragons Thin Paper Narrow Spacing 3ca brown-red SG 2 (Chan 2), somewhat untidy character 'chop' cancel, Cat £250 (US$200). (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1878-83 Large Dragons Thin Paper Narrow Spacing 3ca vermilion SG 2a (Chan 2a), two partial character 'chop' cancels in blue, Cat £275 (US$220). (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1878-83 Large Dragons Thin Paper Wide Spacing 1ca green SG 4 (Chan 4), well-centred, slightly untidy doubled character 'chop' cancel, Cat £700 (US$350). (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1950 Political Conference $50 to $500 set SG 1408-1411 tied by commemorative cancels to Russian Philatelic Society of China illustrated First Day Cover, a couple of very minor blemishes. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1950s-90s extensive collection the earlier with no gum as issued including 1954 Russian Exhibition, 1955 Russian Treaty duo, 1957 Russian Revolution set, then predominantly unmounted with 1961 Pottery Horses ** (a few minor aging marks) & CTO, 1962 Scientists **, 1963 Monkeys Imperforate (8f creased) **, 1964 Bronze Vessels * & Industrial Machines *, 1965 Women in Industry **, 1967 Labour Day CTO, 1968 Revolutionary Literature & Art set (two values with minor aging marks) & Yangtse Bridge set, 1971 Communist Party set including se-tenant strip, 1973 Pandas, 1975 Women Teachers ** & Confucius *,  1976 Five Year Plan and College sets **, 1979 Pilgrimage to the West, Yunnan Camelias set x2 plus M/S and Great Wall set plus M/S, 1980 Opera Masks and Guilin Landscapes plus Liu Yuan Garden sets x2, Lotus Paintings set plus M/S and Qi Baishi Paintings set plus M/S, 1981 Twelve Beauties set plus M/S, etc, lots of other sets with M/Ss through to the late-1990s, plenty of thematic interest, condition generally fine to very fine.  (many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1958 People's Heroes Monument 8f red M/S SG 1749a, no gum as issued, Cat £250. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1962 Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang 4f to 50f set SG 2037-2044, a few characteristic 'fluffy' perfs, unmounted, Cat £1100. A similar set sold at our auction of 11.12.2024 for $2400 (Sale 258 Lot 1320).  (8) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1962 Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang 4f to 50f set SG 2037-2044 affixed inside China Philatelic Company souvenir booklet, some aging marks mostly clear of the stamps, Cat £1100 for unmounted. An unmounted set sold at our auction of 11.12.2024 for $2400 (Sale 258 Lot 1320). Proceeds to charity. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1962 Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang 3y M/S SG 2044a, mostly fine facial appearance with a slightly bumped corner at upper-left, aging & adhesion marks on the reverse, Cat £11,000. (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

1963 Hwangshan Landscapes set SG 2124-2139 affixed inside China Philatelic Company souvenir booklet, some aging marks mostly clear of the stamps, Cat £700 for unmounted. An unmounted set sold at our auction of 23.5.2024 for $1140 (Sale 256 Lot 2575). Proceeds to charity. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1964 Peonies 4f to 52f set SG 2185-2199, a few characteristic 'fluffy' perfs, unmounted, Cat £375.  (15) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1964 Peonies 2y Glorious Crimson & Great Gold Pink M/S SG MS2199a, minor wrinkles & small light mark on the face below the value, no gum, Cat £2000 for unmounted. A presentable space-filler. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1966 Industrial Machines 4f to 22f set SG 2304-2311, all marginal examples, unmounted, Cat £275.  (8) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1967 Communist Party 46th Anniversary 4f to 52f set SG 2362-2366 including the key 8f carmine-red, unmounted, Cat £275.  (5) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1967-68 Poems of Mao Tse-tung 4f to 10f set SG 2372-2385 including the key 8f Huichang, this and a couple of others with a few characteristic small black marks on the gum, the 10f Mao Writing with a couple of very light aging marks otherwise very fine & unmounted, Cat £3500. The last set we offered sold at our auction of 11.5.2012 for $2760 (Sale 173 Lot 877).  (14) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1968 Revolutionary Literature & Art 8f Red Detachment of Women Ballet, 8f White-Haired Girl Ballet & 8f Mao above Chorus SG 2393-2395, Cat £475.  (3) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1974 Industrial Production 8f x4 set SG 2593-2596, unmounted, Cat £275.  (4) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1978 Galloping Horses 4f to 70f complete set plus 5y M/S SG 2771-2781, unmounted, Cat £355.  (10 + M/S) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1978 Arts & Crafts 4f to 70f set plus 3y Flying Fairies Lacquerware Panel M/S SG 2805-2814 & MS2815, unmounted, Cat £239.  (10 + M/S) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1978 Highway Bridges 8f to 60f set plus 2y Hsingkiang River M/S SG 2829-2833 & MS2834, unmounted, Cat £230+.  (5 + M/S) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200