Gift ideas under £10,000

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...

China 1912 (2 Feb) 'Provisional Neutrality' overprinted in Chinese characters Postage Dues SGD176, D179/83. A fine mint set of 6 issued values of P...

China 1878-83 5ca yellow 'Candarins', thin paper, 2mm spacing, SG3a. A fine used horizontal pair by two part Shanghai seals in black. A scarce mult...

China 1899 (9 Jan) Shanghai Wei Hai-wei Courier Post 2c dull scarlet, SG3. A fine and very fresh block of four with large part original gum. A few ...

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 1942-44 Sinkiang Thrift Movement miniature souvenir sheet, handstamp type 7 in red, SG MS220. Overprinted "Limited for use in Sinkiang provin...

China 1914-19 $20 black and yellow "Entrance Hall of Classics, Peking (first Peking printing), SG308. A fine used example by central Peking bilingu...

China 1967-68 People's Republic China (PRC) general issues Poem's of Mao Tse-tung set of 14, SG2372/85. A very fine and fresh unmounted mint set wi...

CHINA 1900-06 set of 13 to $5 myrtle and salmon, without wmk, SG121/33. A fine unused complete set, generally heavily hinged with small to large pa...

China 1952 People's Republic China (PRC) general issues Gymnastics by Radio set of 40 to $400 pale blue,  SG1543a/52a. A stunning set of 40 origina...

China 1962 People's Republic China (PRC) general issues Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang imperforate set of 8 to 50f, SG2037i/44i. A fine mint set with la...

China 1897 (Jan) $1 on 3c deep red "Red Revenue" large surcharge type 20, SG91. A fine mint example with excellent rich colour and large part origi...

Tibet Chinese Post Offices 1911 set of 11 to 2r claret and bright yellow surcharged at Shanghai, SGC1/11. A fine and fresh mint set with part to la...

China 1904 (16 Mar) 10c deep green vertical pair, with error IMPERFORATE BETWEEN, Postage Due error, SGD142a. A very fine cancelled to order used e...

China 1894 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress set of 9 to 24ca rose-carmine (First printing), SG16/24. A fine mint set with large part original g...

China 1897 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress 1ca salmon-red (unissued second printing), SG25. A fine mint example with large part original gum. ...

China 1897 (May) 10c on 9ca grey-green 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress (3rd printing) large figure surcharge INVERTED, 1½mm spacing, SG83a. A ...

China 1949-50 People's Republic China (PRC) regular issues North East China-Port Arthur and Dairen $500 on $5 yellow green and $500 on $10 yellow-o...

China 1980 People's Republic China (PRC) general issues Year of the Monkey 8f vermilion, black and gold, SG2968. A fresh unmounted mint example, wi...

China 1912 $2 claret and yellow Statistical Department Republic overprint, SG205. A very fine lower right corner block of four with sheet number '2...

China 1943 (Dec) People's Republic of China general issues $1 machine surcharge on 20c on 'Pigeon' blue, Huainan Area, SGEC185 A fine used example ...

China Taiwan 1951 (19 July) Whistling Swans with silver yuan surcharge, SG129/32. Very fine and fresh as issued mint set of 4 to $50 on (-) blue-gr...

China 1894 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress, SG16/24. A remarkable full set of 9 to 24ca rose-carmine from the first printing, in blocks of 4. ...

China 1900-06 1c ochre unwatermarked CIP, upper marginal vertical strip of five, SG122b. Showing error imperforate between stamps including between...

China 1951 North East China: Parcels Post, People's Republic China (PRC) regular issues "Steam Locomotive" $300,000 claret to $1,000,000 red, imper...

China 1943 (Dec) Huainan Area: People's Republic China regular issues machine surcharged $5 on $2 on (-) 'Aeroplane' red, SGEC188. A fine used exam...