1889/91, Definitive Issues, a selection of 13 die proofs on card, ranging between the ¼ c. to 50 p. values, some in unadopted colours, including unissued Lopez 10 p. brown (minor surface tone spot) and Funez 50 p. red on card, some values with some light toning, 30 c. light crease, otherwise fine. A rare assembly, the two high values certificate Gugliano AIEP (2025) 

1857, Second London printing 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, horizontal right margin strip of three, nice colour, the left stamp slightly touched at left, otherwise good to very large margins, at bottom into other stamps and showing parts of two neighbour stamps, tied to lettersheet by target handstamps, red "VALPARAISO 16/4/57" cds. alongside, to Copiapo. Light vertical file fold, barely touching the design. A fine and rare entire showing...

1855, 2nd London printing 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, touched at left, otherwise clear to large margins, tied by target to entire letter 1857 from Santiago to Paris, endorsed "Vapor por via de Panamá. At London struck with framed "GB / 2F 87½ c." accountancy mark, alongside '12' décimes due handstamp. A scarce and fine entire.

“COLLECT POSTAGE 04 CENTS”, excellent strike applied on arrival to unfranked postcard from “SWATOW 22 OCT 15” (Shantou) via “SHANGHAI” to Massachusetts, USA. The card with one corner crease and some light toning, scarce

1898, Coiling Dragon ½ c. brown horizontal strip of four together with 2 c. red, all tied by cds. "HANKOW JUNE 01"  to postcard to Austria with additional French PO in China Sage 10 c. black/lilac tied during transit via SHANGHAI for outbound despatch; a ½ c. with a toned perf tip and some ink soiling in the upper right corner not affecting the adhesives, still a fine mixed franking

1903, Coiling Dragon 2 c. red, pair tied on double rate redband cover by fancy type cancel from Great P.O. Tsing Laichow Province Shantung 28th year 12th month 17th day, transit mark mark Kiangchow alongside, to Weihsien with bilingual oval WEIHSIEN 7/JAN/1903 ds. and 4 x German P.O. "TSINGTAU KIAUTSCHOU 8/1/03" arrival mark, tiny crease, otherwise fine. The cover with content is forwarded by Huangyuan Yong to Tsingtau Tapautau, attractive...

1898, Coiling Dragons 1 c. ocher vertical strip of three neatly tied by bilingual cds “SWATOW 24 JUN 01” to postal stationery card 1 c. rose to Bremerhaven, Germany with additional Hong Kong 2c. green vertical pair applied in transit tied by “HONG KONG JU 25 01” and red framed “IPO” (Webb fig. 104, Swatow Type 3). The card with a minor crease running between the Hong Kong adhesive and slight toning on reverse, still fine

1 c. ocher vertical pair, 2 c. red and 10 c. green, tied by large cds “SHANGHAI” to registered postcard to Austria with additional Hong Kong 2 c. rose horizontal pair and 10 c. lilac/red tied in transit with small cds “HONG KONG NO 28 98”, handed over to French paquebot with hexagonal “LIGNE N 3 DEC 98” and registration circle handstamp “R” alongside, arrival “MAIDHOFEN 31 12 98”. The card with a vertical crease barely affecting one adhesive...

1902, Coiling Dragons ½ c. and 1 c. ochre, two singles of each value, tied by cds “KIAOCHOW 27 DEC 02” to postal stationery card 1 c. to Germany with additional Kiautschou 5 pfg. applied for foreign outbound despatch, very fine. A most appealing multicolour combination franking

1950, Soviet-Chinese Friendship, 400 d.-800 d. complete set with Postal Conference 400 d., all First Printing with additional franking to airmail envelope to Switzerland, except for some occasional minor perf toning in very fine condition, scarce

1964, 15th PRC Anniversary, 8 f. complete strip of three (folded vertically between stamps), neatly tied with additional franking on reverse to envelope to Lalitpur, Nepal with arrival cds., president Mao quote imprint at upper left “what is most feared in the world is the word serious. The Communist Party is the one that values the word serious the most”. Fine and scarce usage