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China 1883 3ca pale red, SG8a
£250.00| /China 1883 3ca pale red 'Candarins, thicker paper 2½mm, spacing SG8a A fine used example other than a few short perforations at top, used by large ...
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China 1946-47 North China Shaanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Area $20 on 10 jiao ($1) bright green, SGNC111
£500.00| /China People's Republic Regular Issues North China Shaanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Area 1946-47 $20 on 10 jiao($1) bright green, SGNC111 A fine...
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China 1897 large figure surcharges on 'Small Dragons', SG66/68
£2,750.00| /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 ...
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China 1897 large surcharges $1 on 3c deep red, SG91
£6,000.00| /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...
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China 1912 Shanghai Republican overprint set of 15 to $5 myrtle and salmon, SG192/206
£2,500.00| /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 ...
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China 1897 Large surcharge $1 on 3c deep red, SG91
£5,000.00| /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....
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China 1950 South West China: West Sichuan (Apr-Jun) Chengdu surcharge set of 4, SGSW52/55
£850.00| /China 1950 (Apr-Jun) South West China: West Sichuan Sun Yat-sen Chengdu surcharge set of 4 to $1000 on 16c orange-red, SGSW52/55. A fine quality se...
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China 1913 London printing ½c sepia, SG268a
£1,200.00| /China 1913 London printing ½c sepia, horizontal pair imperforate between, SG268a. A fine mint pair with large part original gum. Some light gum ton...
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China 1949 (Apr) Hankow Gold Yuan surcharges on 'Transport' revenue stamps, SG1183/93
£4,000.00| /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...
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China 1932-33 Sinkiang Airmail provisionals set of 4 to 30c deep brownish purple, SG83/6
£3,250.00| /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...
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China Taiwan 1946-48 $100 on $20 scarlet, SG73
£1,100.00| /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...
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CHINA 1938 PRC REG ISSUES Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Area: 5c brown, SGNC5A
£4,250.00| /China People's Republic Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Area: 1938 (Feb) 'Full White Sun' 5c brown, SGNC5A. First printing on newsprint, upper right cor...
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China 1883 3ca brown-red 'Candarins', SG8
£400.00| /China 1883 3ca brown-red 'Candarins', 2.5mm spacing on thicker paper, clean-cut perforations 12½, SG8. A fine used example by part seal in blue. ...
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China 1878 1ca deep green, SG1b
£800.00| /China 1878 1ca deep green, "Candarins" thin paper, 2½mm spacing, SG1b. A fine used example of the first stamp issue of the Chinese Empire with "CUS...
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China 1912 Commemorating the Revolution, SG242/53
£2,250.00| /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...
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China 1949 (20 Aug) 40c grey-green (Bronze Bull), SG1359/59a
£800.00| /China 1949 (20 Aug) 40c grey-green (Bronze Bull), SG1359/59a, block of 4, lower right stamp showing second and third characters of surcharge transp...
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China 1949 Yunnan province silver yuan surcharges set of 11 to $1.20 on $100,000 sage-green, SG1333/43
£1,250.00| /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...
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China 1947 PRC REG ISSUES $500 on $20 green, SGNC59
£2,500.00| /China People's Republic North China: Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Area 1947 $500 on $20 green Fuping surcharge, SGNC59. A fine lightly used example. ...
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CHINA 1893 (Shanghai) Postage Due Essay, SGD14PF1
£500.00| /CHINA 1893 (Shanghai) Postage Due, SGD14PF1. Perforated essay in black of frame only, on gummed paper with 'Kung Pu' watermark sideways. A very fin...
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CHINA 1944 (East China) set of three, SGEC201/3
£1,200.00| /China 1944 (East China: Central Jiangsu) (Oct) (-) deep blue with magenta overprint, (-) reddish brown with magenta overprint and (-) red-orange wi...
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China 1896 (Shanghai) Kewkiang Local Post 5c slate-blue/yellow-ochre Postage Due error, SGD27a
£600.00| /China 1896 (Shanghai) Kewkiang Local Post 5c slate-blue/yellow-ochre Postage Due overprint type D9 (D under St), error overprint inverted, SGD27a. ...
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China 1949 $100 on $50 dark blue Chung Ming printing, SG1146a
£4,750.00| /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...
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China 1958 PRC REG Issues 'Unveiling of the People's Heroes Monument' 8f carmine, SG1749
£4,250.00| /China People's Republic 1958 'Unveiling of the People's Heroes Monument' 8f carmine, SG1749. An imperforate proof in the issued colour, vertical pa...
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China 1878 3ca vermilion thin paper, SG2a
£500.00| /China 1878 3ca vermilion, thin paper, 2½mm spacing, SG2a. A stunning used example cancelled by a superb "Customs/Chinkiang" circular date stamp for...
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China 1882 3ca brown-red 'Large Dragons', thin paper, SG5
£275.00| /China 1882 3ca brown-red 'Large Dragons', thin paper paper, 4½mm spacing, SG5. A fine used example despite trivial corner crease, used by bold, lar...
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China 1912 $1 red and flesh Shanghai Statistical Dept, SG204
£500.00| /China 1912 $1 red and flesh 'Bean Goose', overprinted at the Shanghai Statistical Dept of Customs with 'Republic of China', SG204. A fine and very ...
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China 1950 PRC Regular Issues South West China: Chengdu surcharges set of 4 to $1,000 on 16c orange-red, SGSW52/55
£425.00| /China 1950 (April-June) People's Republic of China Regular Issues Sun Yat-sen issue of Nationalist China, South West China: surcharged at Chengdu s...
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China 1967 PRC General Issues Third Five Year Plan set of 2, SG2341/42
£150.00| /China 1967 People's Republic of China General Issues Third Five Year Plan set of 2, SG2341/42. A pristine unmounted mint set with full original gum...
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China 1949 PRC Regular Issues East China: 1949 Parcel Post set of 4, SGECP397/400
£140.00| /China People's Republic of China Regular Issues East China: 1949 (Dec) Parcel Post set of 4 to $50,000 on $5 red, SGEP397/400. A fine and fresh unu...
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China 1898 (Wei Hai Wei) 2c black/scarlet, SG1
£750.00| /China 1898 Wei Hai Wei Courier Post (8 Dec) 2c black/Scarlet, SG1. A fine unused example. An early Chinese rarity. Only 784 were originally printed...
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China 1950 PRC General Issues Tien an Men set of 7, SG1459/63
£200.00| /China 1950 People's Republic of China General Issues Tien an Men set of 7 to $2,000 brown-olive, People's Printing Works printing, perforations 14,...
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China 1897 Wuhu Local Post set of three to 20c pink variety, SG78/9,84var
£200.00| /China 1897 Wuhu Local Post P.P.C. black overprint on 1895 issue, 1c dull blue, 2c green and 20c pink, each showing constant printing variety 'bisec...
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China Taiwan 1951 Whistling Swans silver yuan surcharges set of 4, SG129/32
£1,200.00| /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...
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China 1968 PRC General Issues Directives of Mao Tse-tung, SG2397a
£7,000.00| /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...
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China 1899 (Shanghai) Wei Hai-Wei Courier Post: 5c emerald, SG4b
£1,500.00| /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...
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China Taiwan 1947 Sun Yat-sen 'Palm trees'
£1,600.00| /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...
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China 1895 (Shanghai) Chingkiang Local Post Postage Dues, SGD23c/29a
£1,800.00| /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...
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China 1897 60th Birthday of Dowager Empress "Mollendorf", SG16/24var
£7,500.00| /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...
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China 1934 Manchukuo 1934 15f rosine, SG30
£1,200.00| /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...
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China 1968 PRC Directives of Mao Tse-tung se-tenant strip of 5, SG2397/2401
£5,500.00| /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...
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China 1899 (Shanghai) Wei Hai-Wei Courier Post 5c yellowish-green, SG4
£1,500.00| /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...
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China 1883 5ca chrome-yellow, SG9
£15,000.00| /China 1883 5ca chrome-yellow 'Candarins', thicker paper, 2½mm spacing, clean-cut perforations, irregular 'L' shaped block of eight from setting VI ...
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China 1942 16c olive-brown error, SG688m var
£2,500.00| /China 1942 (1 Nov) 16c olive-brown Domestic Postage Paid Yunnan surcharge, horizontal pair, imperforate between, SG688m var. A surprisingly fine qu...
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China 1897 4c on 4ca pale pink 'Dowager' surcharge error, SG81a var
£45,000.00| /China 1897 4c on 4ca pale pink 'Dowager', 1½mm spaced surcharge on Dowager third printing, error surcharge inverted and showing incorrect type of C...
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China 1926 Yunnan Province set of 20 to $5 grey-green and scarlet, SG1/20
£500.00| /China 1926 Yunnan Province set of 20 to $5 grey-green and scarlet, SG1/20. A fine mint set other than the odd small imperfections, but still fine f...
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China 1897 12ca orange-yellow '60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress', SG32
£8,000.00| /China 1897 12ca orange-yellow '60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress', from the unissued second printing, SG32. A fine mint example with large part ...
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China 1913 Waterlow die proof of 10c 'Junk'
£4,250.00| /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. ...
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China 1949 North West China-Xinjiang: 1949 Dihua People's Post surcharges, SGNW90,NW92
£1,200.00| /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...
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