Gift ideas under £10,000

China Taiwan 1945 (Oct) ‘Numeral’ set of 3 to 10s pale blue, SGJ1/3. A fine used set, each in a block of 4 cancelled-to-order used by native Taipei...

China 1897 (Mar) 30c on 24ca rose-carmine large figure surcharge on "60th Anniversary of the Dowager Empress" (first printing), SG56. A very fine a...

China 1948 (7 Nov) Port Arthur 31st Anniversary of Russian October Revolution set of 3 to $100 on 4f yellow-olive, SGNE45/7. A very fine and fresh ...

China 1964 People's Republic China general issues, Chinese Peonies 2y 'Glorious Crimson and Great Gold Pink' miniature sheet, SGMS2199a. A very fin...

China 1897 (Jan) 4c on 3c deep red 'Red Revenue', ‘large’ surcharge as type 19, SG90. A fine mint example with large part original gum. A challengi...

China 1897 (Jan) set of 10 to 30c on 24ca rose-carmine small figure surcharge on 60th Anniversary of the Dowager Empress, first printing, SG37/46. ...

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

China 1897 5ca yellow "60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress" from the unissued second printing, SG29. A fine and very fresh unused lower marginal e...

China 1894 60th Birthday of Dowager Empress, 'Mollendorf' special printing on thick unwatermarked paper set of 9 to 24ca rose-red, SG16/24vars (Cha...

China 1946 North China: Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Area People's Republic China regular issues $1 blue mimeographed in Ji-Lu-Yu sub-district, SGNC...

China 1949 East China-North Anhui People's Republic China regular issues,$50 on $2 deep rose-red and $100 on $2 deep rose-red, handstamped in green...

China 1948 (Nov)-49 ‘Chinese Postal Administration, Guangdong Posts & Telegraphs' $100 on 4f yellow-olive, error surcharge inverted, surcharged...

China 1949 (July) Szechwan Province registration 'unit' overprint set of 8 to $5,000 vermilion and green, SG1270/7. A very fine unused set of 8, ea...

China 1897 (Jan) set of 10 to 30c on 24ca rose-carmine, small figure surcharge on Dowager Empress (1st printing), SG37/46. A fine mint set of 10, e...

China 1897 4c on 3c deep red 'Red Revenue', large surcharge as type 19, SG90. A fine mint block of 4, lightly toned (as commonly seen) and the lowe...

China 1897 (2 Jan) 30c on 24ca rose-carmine small figure surcharge on 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress (Iast printing), SG46. A fine mint examp...

China 1897 (May) 8c on 6ca chocolate, large figure surcharge, spaced 1.5mm on first printing, SG74. A fine and fresh mint example with large part o...

China 1878 1ca green, 3ca brown-red and 5ca orange, 2.5mm spacing on thin paper, SG1/3. A fine mint set with large part original gum. An attractive...

China 1894 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress (1st printing) set of 9 to 24ca rose-carmine, SG16/24. A fine used set. The 12ca has a couple of sh...

China 1948 Port Arthur Guangdong Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition set of 2, $50 on 20f brown. Light bend, fresh unmounted mint original gum e...

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

China 1883 "Candarins" thicker paper, 2 1/2mm spacing 1ca pale green, 3ca vermilion and 5ca chrome-yellow, SG7/9. The odd small imperfection but s...

China 1897 "Imperial Customs Post' Tokyo printing $2 orange and yellow, SG106. A fine mint example of this very scarce stamp with fresh colour. ...

China United States Postal Agency in Shanghai 1919 surcharges set of 16 to $2 on $1 purple-black. Also includes 1922 2c on 1c blue-green and 4c on...

China 1949 Yunnan Province issued at Kumming, silver yuan surcharges with value in normal currency, 4c on $20 brown-purple and 12c on $200 chocol...

China 1896 (Shanghai) "Herons in a Marsh" Amoy Postage Due overprint in black, 2c blue (stone I), SGD14. A fine quality mint marginal example. A ...

China 1897 (May), Large figure surcharge, spaced 1½mm on 'Small Dragon' 2c on 3ca mauve, SG67. A fine quality example of this difficult stamp to f...

China 1949 Sun Yat-sen (14th issue), Hwa Nam printing silver yuan set of 9 to 500c scarlet, SG1348/56. The low value 1c apple green has some creas...

China 1897 (Mar) large figure surcharge, spaced 2½mm on Dowager first printing, 30c on 24ca rose-carmine, SG56. A faint bend and a hint of toning,...

China 1893 (Dec) (Shanghai), Chungking Local Post "Pagoda and Junk" 2ca red-orange, perforations 12½, SGM1. Block of twenty comprising two comple...

China 1964 People's Republic China General Issues 15th Anniversary of the People's Republic miniature sheet, (150x114mm), SG2215a. A fine unmount...

China 1878 1ca green, 3ca brown-red and 5ca orange, thin paper, 2½mm spacing, SG1/3. A fine quality mint set of the first stamp issues of the Chi...

China 1912 Commemorating the Revolution, Sun Yat-sen set of 12 to $5 slate, SG242/53. A fine quality mint and fresh set of this popular commemora...

China 1897 (Jan) 4c on 3c deep red, 'large' surcharge as type 19, "Red Revenue", SG90. A pleasing quality example. Although rather heavily hinged...

China 1897 (Aug) Tokyo Tsukiji type foundry printing, 50c deep green error of colour, SG104b. A fine quality example with large part original gum ...

China 1913 London Waterlow printing, 1c blue vertical pair with interpane margin at left, error imperforation between, SGD334a. A fresh quality min...

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...