Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong

Foreign Post OfficesRussian Post OfficeShuntehfu: 1903 (20 Oct.) picture post card to France bearing C.I.P. 1c. (2) and 2c. tied by fine strikes ...

Foreign Post OfficesRussian Post OfficeTientsin: 1903 (29 Jan.) envelope to London via Moscow bearing, on the reverse, kitai 3k. and 7k. tied by ...

Foreign Post OfficesRussian Post Office— 1916 (5 Nov.) China Junk 1c. postal stationery card to Russia, covered by Russia 10k. which is tied by a...

Foreign Post OfficesRussian Post Office— 1917 (9 Feb.) opened-out, pink Prisoner of War printed insured envelope sent to a prisoner interned at T...

Foreign Post OfficesRussian Post Office— 1917 (30 Aug.) Red Cross Prisoner of War card bearing 1917 3c. on 3k. tied by type 5 c.d.s. with the arr...

Foreign Post OfficesRussian Post Office— 1918 (10 Apr.) prisoner of war printed wrapper bearing 1917 2c. on 2k (2), 10c. on 10k. and 50c. on 50k....

Foreign Post OfficesRussian Post OfficeIncoming Mail1905 (18 Jan.) 7k. stationery envelope, value declared and registered to "Port Tsindao" bear...

Foreign Post OfficesUnited States Post Office1885 (9 Aug.) envelope to Chicago "Via Japan" bearing 1882 5c. grey-brown cancelled by cork cancella...

Foreign Post OfficesUnited States Post Office1915-22 a group of three covers to U.S.A. with 1915 (22 Sept.) envelope to New York with unoverprint...

Foreign Post OfficesUnited States Post Office1919 (Sept.) long envelope registered to Boston bearing 1919 6c. strip of three and 10c. strip of th...

Foreign Post OfficesUnited States Post OfficeIncoming Mail: 1907 (21 June) picture post card bearing 2c. Washington tied by Honolulu duplex, addr...

East Russia1905 (12 Aug.) real photo card of four German sailors to Great Northern Telegraph Office, Shanghai "via Kiachta" bearing Russia 4k. Ar...

East Russia1918 (18 Apr.) long envelope from the Danish Consulate registered to Chita bearing Russian Arms 5k. (2), 15k. (2) and 50k. (2) cancell...

East Russia1918 (19 Nov.) picture post card of the station of Cozacks on the Baikal railway, to France and bearing Russia Arms 1k., 3k., 4k. and ...

East RussiaA selection of covers from Vladivistok, 1921-29, with a variety of frankings and destinations including registered to U.S.A.; also Kia...

Manchukuo1932 (2 Nov.) envelope to Peiping beaing, on the reverse, 1932 4f. olive-yellow tied by despatch c.d.s. with Peiping arrival alongside; ...

ManchukuoA small selection of covers and cards with some postal stationery items including 1935 commercial cover from Harbin to England, Harbin ...

MongoliaRussian Post OfficeUrga1885 (30 Jan.) red band cover to Peking bearing, on the reverse, Arms 2k. and 5k. tied by a fine strike of the typ...

MongoliaRussian Post OfficeUrga1885 (18 May) commercial red band cover to Peking bearing, on the reverse, Arms 1k. and 3k. pair tied by a good st...

MongoliaRussian Post OfficeUrga1885 (18 Dec.) red band cover to Peking bearing, on the reverse, 7k. blue tied by a good strike of the type 3c dou...

MongoliaRussian Post OfficeUrga1897 (18 May) commercial red band cover to Harbin bearing, on the reverse, Arms 7k. blue tied by a good strike of ...

MongoliaRussian Post OfficeUrga1898 (8 Nov.) commercial red band cover to Kalgan bearing, on the reverse, Arms 1k., 2k. and 4k. tied by fair to g...

MongoliaRussian Post OfficeUrga1901 (23 Mar.) commercial red band cover to Kalgan bearing, on the reverse, 1k. strip of three and 4k. tied by goo...

MongoliaRussian Post OfficeUrga1903 (16 May) commercial red band cover to Kalgan bearing, on the reverse, Arms 1k. (2) and 5k. tied by fair strik...

MongoliaRussian Post OfficeUrga1906 (15 May) commercial red band envelope to Kalgan bearing, on the reverse, 7k. and 14k. tied by light strikes o...

MongoliaRussian Post OfficeUrga1907 (23 July) commercial red band cover to Kalgan bearing, on the reverse, 7k. blue tied by a neat strike of the ...

MongoliaRussian Post OfficeUrga1908 (28 May) commercial red band envelope to Kalgan bearing, on the reverse, horizontal pair of Arms 7k. tied by ...

MongoliaRussian Post OfficeUrga1908 (28 June) envelope from the Tung-Fu-Yu correspondence to Kalgan then forwarded to a branch office in Peking b...

MongoliaRussian Post OfficeUrga1909 (1 Feb.) commercial red band envelope registered to Kalgan bearing, on the reverse, strip of four Arms 7k. ti...

MongoliaRussian Post OfficeUrga1909 (13 Apr.) commercial red band cover to Kalgan bearing, on the reverse, Arms 4k. (2) tied by very fine strikes...

MongoliaRussian Post OfficeUrga1909 (3 Aug.) red band envelope to Kalgan bearing, on the reverse, Arms 14k. tied by a fine strike of the double-r...

MongoliaRussian Post OfficeUrga1910 (9 Jan.) red band envelope registered to Kalgan bearing, on the reverse, 7k. (5) tied by the double-ring type...

MongoliaRussian Post OfficeUrga1916 (19 July) commercial red band envelope to Peking bearing, on the reverse, Arms 10k. tied by a good strike of ...

MongoliaChinese Post Office1910 (12 Sept.) red band envelope to Kalgan bearing, on the reverse, C.I.P. 1c. and 2c. tied by good strikes of the ty...

MongoliaIncoming Mail1919 (17 July) red band cover to Urga bearing, on the reverse, first Peking junk 3c. (3, one partly missing with flap) tied ...

North KoreaA small collection of first issues which includes 1949 Korean Flag 25ch. pair and 6wn. block of six, University of Pyongyang 1wn. unus...

TaiwanA small group with 1946 National Assembly set overprinted Specimen, 1947 Return of Government set overprinted Specimen, some 1949 revenue s...

TaiwanCollections and RangesA selection of 1950-52 surcharges on Flying Geese including 1950 values to $10, 1951 values to $20 (8) and $50 (3), a...

TibetA beautiful view of the Potala Palace in the sacred Tibetan city of Lhasa from volume 2 of De l'Asie (1683), by lain Manesson Mallet, handco...

TibetWax Seals: Two private letters to Nepal, each with black seal and paper ties, one still folded over the seal, the other opened out. Attracti...

Tibet— Two private letters to Nepal, with black seal and paper ties, one letter has been opened out; attractive. (2 covers) ...[more]

TibetBritish and Indian Post Office1919 (25 Sept.) envelope to Gyantse bearing, on the reverse, India K.G.V ½a. tied by large double-ring Nepal c...

TibetBritish and Indian Post Office1920 (Dec.) envelope from Lhassa to Nepal bearing, on the reverse, India K.E.VII ½a. tied by Gyantse type B4 c...

TibetChinese Post Office1911 2½a. on 10c. dull lilac with variety retouched "one" (yi) and ornament, Chan type T87, part original gum; hinge rema...

Tibet1912-50 First Issue1/6 t. dull yellow-green in a lower right corner block of six, unused without gum; also 1/3 t. dull blue in a block of si...

Tibet1933-59 Second Issue½tr. sheets of twelve (3) from setting III in yellow, setting IVb in chrome and IVc in lemon-yellow; good to fine and sh...

Tibet1933-59 Second Issue2/3 tr. in sheets of twelve (3) from setting IV with IVb, IVc and IVd showing variations in shades of deep blue, fine. (...

Tibet1933-59 Second Issue2/3 tr. in sheets of twelve (4) from setting IV with setting IVa in deep grey-blue, IVb in grey-blue and IVd in indigo o...

Tibet1933-59 Second Issue1tr. bright orange from setting III in a complete sheet of twelve, cliche 1 partly printed. Unused and fine. Photo ...[...

Tibet1933-59 Second Issue1tr. in orange, red-orange and bright orange in complete sheets of twelve from setting IV, fine to very fine. (3 sheets)...

Tibet1933-59 Second Issue2tr. dull yellow, setting II in a complete sheet of twelve; fine unused and a good sheet. Photo ...[more]

Tibet1933-59 Second Issue2tr. in complete sheets of twelve with setting IIa in bright orange plus setting IIB in bright scarlet, dull red and de...

Tibet1933-59 Second Issue4tr. complete sheets of twelve from setting II in dull green (2), deep green and yellowish green, showing different weig...

Tibet1933-59 Second Issue4tr. complete sheets of twelve from setting II, each cancelled by Lhasa postmark in shades of yellow-green, dull green a...

Tibet1950 reprint of the high value issue; 8t. rose-pink on thicker laid paper, a complete sheet of six showing the horizontal cuts at an angle. ...

TibetOfficial1950 1/3 tr. black, a vertical strip of three (thick paper) and a block of nine (thin paper) in a reconstructed sheet of twelve. Fin...

Hong KongPostal History1843 (13 Sept.) Bruce correspondence envelope and long letter from "Agincourt at Hong Kong" to his daughter in Ireland, ma...

Hong KongPostal History1844 (26 July) entire letter from "H M Steamer Spiteful, East Coast of China" to Oxford "viâ Bombay and Southampton" rated...

Hong KongPostal History1847 (28 Sept.) commercial Huth entire letter to London by "Brayanza & o'land", rated "1/1", the flap (which opens for dis...

Hong KongPostal History1872 (13 Apr.) blue entire letter to Amsterdam "Via Brindisi" rated "60" (Dutch cents) and bearing, on the reverse, Hong K...