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China 1897 (Jan) small figure surcharges on Dowager Empress first printing, set of 10 to 30c on 24ca rose-carmine, SG37/46. A fine used set despite...

China 1878 5ca Orange 'Candarins', thin paper 2½mm spacing, SG3. A fine mint example with small part original gum. A pleasing example of the first ...

China 1897 (May) large figure surcharges spaced 1½mm on 'Small Dragons', set of 3 to 5c on 5ca olive-yellow, SG66/68. A fine quality mint set with ...

China 1897 (Jan) "Red Revenue" large surcharges $1 on 3c deep red, 'Large' surcharge type 20, SG91. A fine mint example with large part original gu...

China 1912 (Mar) Shanghai Commercial Press Republican overprint, set of 15 to $5 myrtle and salmon, SG192/206. A fine and very fresh mint set with ...

China 1897 "Red Revenue" large surcharge $1 on 3c deep red, SG91. A fresh quality mint example with part original gum. A scarce and popular stamp....

China 1913 London printing ½c sepia, horizontal pair imperforate between, SG268a. A fine mint pair with large part original gum. Some light gum ton...

China 1949 (Apr) Hankow Gold Yuan surcharges on 'Transport' revenue stamps, set of 11 to $5,000,000 on $20 red-brown, SG1183/93. Fine and fresh unu...

China 1932-33 Sinkiang Airmail provisionals set of 4 to 30c deep brownish purple, SG83/6. A fine quality mint set. The 5c rosy mauve and 15c deep b...

China Taiwan 1946-48 $100 on $20 scarlet, SG73, Sun Yat-sen seventh issue. A fine unused example and scarce as only 1,200 such stamps were surcharg...

China People's Republic Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Area: 1938 (Feb) 'Full White Sun' 5c brown, SGNC5A. First printing on newsprint, upper right cor...

China 1912 Commemorating the Revolution Sun Yat-sen set of 12 to $5 slate, SG242/53. A fine quality mint set other than a few gum bends which are f...

China 1949 (12 May) Yunnan province silver yuan surcharges, set of 11 to $1.20 on $100,000 sage-green, including 4c on $20 and 12c on $200 chocolat...

China People's Republic North China: Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Area 1947 $500 on $20 green Fuping surcharge, SGNC59. A fine lightly used example. ...

China 1944 (East China: Central Jiangsu) (Oct) (-) deep blue with magenta overprint, (-) reddish brown with magenta overprint and (-) red-orange wi...

China 1949 (Jan) $100 on $50 dark blue type II, Chung Ming printing, SG1146a. A lower right corner block of 4 with sheet number '039'. Very fine ot...

China Taiwan 1951 (19 July) Whistling Swans silver yuan surcharges, set of 4 to $50 on (-) blue-green, SG129/32. A fine and fresh unused set. A sca...

China 1968 People's Republic of China General Issues Directives of Mao Tse-tung, se- tenant strip of five, SG2397a. Unmounted mint with full origi...

China 1899 (9 Jan) Shanghai Wei Hai-Wei Courier Post: 5c emerald, horizontal pair imperforate between, SG4b. A fresh unused pair without gum. A few...

China Taiwan 1947 Sun Yat-sen 'Palm trees', 30c grey and $7 50 orange, prepared for use but not issued, without surcharge. Fine and fresh unused ex...

China 1895 (Shanghai) Chingkiang Local Post Postage Dues, overprint 2½mm spacing, SGD23c/29a. Short set of 6 to 6c plum, each with overprint in bot...

China 1897 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress "Mollendorf" special printing on thicker unwatermarked paper set of 9 to 24ca deep rose-red, SG16/2...

China 1934 (Jan-Aug) Manchukuo 1934 15f rosine, recess printed with inscription type C, watermark w5, SG30. A fine and fresh mint example with larg...

China People's Republic general issues 1968 Directives of Mao Tse-tung se-tenant strip of 5, SG2397/2401. A fine unmounted mint strip with full ori...

China 1899 (9 Jan) (Shanghai) Wei Hai-Wei Courier Post 5c yellowish-green block of four, SG4. A fine mint block with large part original gum. The u...

China 1942 (1 Nov) 16c olive-brown Domestic Postage Paid Yunnan surcharge, horizontal pair, imperforate between, SG688m var. A surprisingly fine qu...

China 1897 12ca orange-yellow '60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress', from the unissued second printing, SG32. A fine mint example with large part ...

China 1913 Waterlow die proof of 10c 'Junk sailing ship' in pale brownish lake with 'L' shaped guide lines above and below, on wove paper 51x69mm. ...

China 1949 (Oct) North West China-Xinjiang: Dihua People's Post surcharges, $1 on (-) orange and $3 on (-) rose-red in left marginal imprint blocks...

China 1912 (Mar) Shanghai Commercial Press Republican overprint, set of 15 to $5 myrtle and salmon, SG192/206. A fine and fresh mint set with large...

China 1895-96 (Shanghai) Amoy Local Post: "Herons in a Marsh" 2c blue (stone I) Postage Due overprint in red, SGD8. A fine mint and fresh example w...

China 1878-83 5ca orange 'Candarins', thin paper 2½mm spacing, SG3. A fine and fresh mint example with large part original gum. The Chinese Empire ...

China 1878 1ca green, 3ca brown-red and 5ca orange, 'Large Dragons', thin paper 2¼mm spacing, SG1/3. Fine mint examples with large part original gu...

China 1935 $1 black on blue grey booklet with map design on back cover, containing Yat-sen and Martyr issues, SGSB8. Overall fine mint condition de...

China 1897 'small' surcharge 2c on 3c deep red 'Red Revenue' 2c on 3c, SG93/d/f. A remarkable block of four including printing variety 'comma for s...

China 1897 12ca orange-yellow 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress from the unissued second printing, SG32. A fine and fresh mint example, exceptio...