1897, Empress Dowager, the Mollendorf issue, 9c bright green, right sheet margin block of four, printed on thick paper without watermark, imperforated horizontally between stamps, perfect quality item, full originalstreaky gum as always exists on that issue, NH, VF and extremely rare, only another block is known, Chan #28Ma, C.v. $50,000 as two pairs (2010), Est. $20,000-$30,000

1897, black surcharge 1c on 3c Red Revenue, top central character broken at left variety, very fresh, unused, no gum, VF and very scarce, C.v. $525++, Est. $250-$300

150.00

1897, two-line black surcharge 4c on 3c Red Revenue stamp, fresh color, large part of OG, F/VF centering, C.v. $1,650, Est. $600-$700

350.00

1897, large black surcharge $1 on 3c Red Revenue stamp, nicely centered, intact perforation and bold color, full OG with small hinge remnant, VF and rare stamp in premium quality, C.v. $8,500, Est. $4,000-$5,000

1897, Imperial Chinese Post, 50c black green, error of color, block of four with interpanneau margin at left, nice and fresh, full OG, top pair has light hinge remnant, lower right stamp is VLH, lower left - is NH, VF and veryrare, only 240 (three sheets) stamps were printed, just a handful blocks survived, C.v. $7,000 as singles, does not correctly reflect rarity of this block, Chan #100a, Est. $5,000-$6,000

1897, Wild Goose, $1 carmine and rose, a single inscribed "Imperial Chinese Post", perforation 11,part of OG, VF, C.v. $325, Est. $150-$200

100.00

1898, Carp and Wild Goose, 20c-$5, set of six high values on watermarked paper, including two of $1 values with perforation 14 or 15 1/2, full/part of OG, mostly VF, C.v. $2,480++, Est. $1,000-$1,500

750.00

1898, Carp and Wild Goose, 1/2c-$5, set of 12 on paper without watermark (no 5c rose red), but with extra 5c salmon on watermarked paper and 16c olive green of 1907, several stamps with some oxidation including $1value, nevertheless full/large part of OG (30c has shallow thin, F/VF, C.v. is over $1,900, Est. $600-$800

400.00

1900-06, Carp and Wild Goose, 20c-$5, set of six high values on paper without watermark, full/part of OG, mostly VF, C.v. $1,725, Est. $600-$800

400.00

1915, First Peking Printing, Hall of Classics, $2 blue and black, center is inverted, bold colors, intact perforation with center line at left, full OG, very light trace of hinge, VF and extremely rare, no more then 30 examples survived,C.v. $175,000, Chan #245a, Est. $80,000-$100,000

1923, Second Peking Printing, Junk 1/2c black brown, bloc of six (3x2) imperforated vertically, slight foxing, nevertheless full OG, NH or LH, VF and very scarce, Scott listed horizontal pair imperforated between, pair or stripimperf vertically is not listed, Chan #249d, Est. $500-$600

300.00

Special Delivery stamps 1914, Wild Goose, 10c green, complete strip of five parts with roulette and serial No.0553 in green, unfolded and post office fresh, no gum as produced, NH, VF, C.v. $350, Est. $150-$200

100.00

1916, Wild Goose, 10c green, complete strip of five parts with printed letters "A", "B", "C" and "D", serial No.0542 in green and additional black handstamp, unfolded and post office fresh, no gum as produced, NH, VF, Est. $150 -$200

100.00

Wuhu and Amoy Local Issues 1894-96, about 100 mint and used stamps, first and second issues with later overprints and surcharges, including 15 Postage Due overprints, full/part of OG or used, F/VF, Est. $250-$300 (website photo)

200.00