Postage Stamps

China 1953 (1 Aug) People's Republic of China Military Post $800 'Navy' issue, SGM1593/94. Only the orange-yellow, vermilion and red-orange was iss...

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 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 1897 (Jan) 4c on 3c deep red, 'Large' surcharge as type 19, "Red Revenue", SG90. A fine and fresh mint example with large part original gum. ...

China 1894 60th Birthday of Dowager Empress set of 9 to 24ca rose-carmine, each used by part to large part Shanghai seal in blue or black, SG16/24....

China 1949 (1 Jan) People's Republic of China Regular Issues North China surcharge on 'Ploughman' issue $5 on $1000 salmon, SGNC246. A fine mint ex...

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 Manchukuo 1934 (Jan-Aug) set of 9 to 1y deep violet, recess printing, watermark w5, SG23/31. A fine and fresh mint set with part original gum...

China 1866 (Shanghai) 12ca terracotta Antique/Roman numerals, 'Candareens' in the plural, wove paper, SG24 (Chan: LS24). A very fine unused example...

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

China 1950 (July) People's Republic of China General Issues 1950 surcharges on Sun Yat-sen North Eastern Provinces issue, basic set of 14 to $400 o...

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 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...

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 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...

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 1949 (20 Aug) 40c grey-green (Bronze Bull), SG1359/59a, block of 4, lower right stamp showing second and third characters of surcharge transp...

China People's Republic 1958 'Unveiling of the People's Heroes Monument' 8f carmine, SG1749. An imperforate proof in the issued colour, vertical pa...

China 1943 Kiangsi Province 20c on 13c blue-green, Type L, Peking printing, SG690c. A fine and fresh unmounted mint example with full original gum....

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 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 1883 5ca chrome-yellow 'Candarins', thicker paper, 2½mm spacing, clean-cut perforations, irregular 'L' shaped block of eight from setting VI ...

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

China 1897 4c on 4ca pale pink 'Dowager', 1½mm spaced surcharge on Dowager third printing, error surcharge inverted and showing incorrect type of C...

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 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 1932 North West Scientific Expedition set of 4 to 10c deep blue in lower marginal horizontal strips of 3 with imprint and plate number, SG406...

China 1948 (Oct) North East Provincial Issues, Peiping Central Print, Parcel Post $500,000 on $5,000,000 grey-lilac, SGP84, Chan NEP7. A fine block...

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 1894 (17 Nov) 60th Birthday of Dowager Empress 9ca dull green from first printing, tele-beche horizontal pair, SF22d. A fine mint pair with l...

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 1946 East China-Huaizhung, PRC regular issues, 40c on (-) blue Aircraft (Yang EC307) SGEC267. A fine used example with just a trace of thinni...

China 1949 Sun Yat-sen, Hwa Nam Printing Co., Silver Yuan currency, set of 9 to 500c scarlet, SG1348/56. Some staining on 1c (immaterial to overall...

China 1894 60th Birthday of Dowager Empress 9ca dull green, vertical tete-beche pair, SG22d. A well centred mint example of this scarce and popular...

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 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 1948 PRC regular issues , North East China-Port Arthur and Dairen: 30th Anniversary of the Red Army set of 3 to $100 on (-) blue and red-brow...

China 1913 (May) $10 black and green 'Entrance, Hall of Classics, Peking', London printing, SG286. A very fine and fresh mint example with large pa...

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

China 1897 1c on 3c deep red 'Red Revenue', SG88. A fine used example by part Kiukiang 'dollar chop' in brown. A scarce and popular stamp. In 1897,...

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 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...

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,...

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...