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1921 (July 1) Cover from Shanghai to Peking carried on the first Tsinan to Peking flight, franked 3c cancelled in Shanghai and Air 15c cancelled by the oblong flight handstamp in black, July 2 arrival backstamp. Photo on Page 114. £150-200
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1923 (May 23) Long registered cover with "VIA AERIAL SERVICE" printed heading, from Peking to Shanghai franked 1c, 2c on 3c, 5c and Air set of five, flown from Peking to Tientsin with arrival backstamp (May 26) and violet circular bilingual "26.5.23 / AEROPLANE SERVICE / TIENTSIN / G.P.O", vertical fold clear of all stamps, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 114. £200-300
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1924 (May 30) Cover flown from Moukden to Newchang franked 1923 3c + Air set of five, arrival backstamp (June 3), small part flap missing, otherwise fine and scarce; the air service only operated from April until June with no flight previously recorded on this date. Photo on Page 116. £200-300
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1927 Berlin to Peking survey flight, official flight postcard depicting Chinese with carts and a camel and an aeroplane overhead, posted from Shanghai (Sep 27) to Berlin franked 6c, probably from one of the pilots or crew, message in German, very scarce. £150-200
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1929 (July) Long registered cover from Canton to USA franked Junk 1c pair + 4c and Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum 4c imprint strip of five, flown from Canton to Shanghai by the French aviators Rignot and Arrachart with the flight cachet in red, Shanghai and New York backstamps, also a fine real photo postcard of the two aviators with their aeroplane. Fine and scarce, about 300 covers flown but only about forty of these to addresses outside China. (2). Photo on Page 116. £200-300
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1929 (July 8/9) Shanghai to Nanking flights, two first flight covers franked 4c + Air 15c or registered franked Chiang Kai-Shek 10c + Air set of five, and a second day registered flight cover franked Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum 10c + Air set of five, with the special propeller cancel on the air stamps only on the first flight covers, date inverted on the first day and the flight number unchanged in error on the second day, the registered covers with red bilingual "AIR MAILS", one cover opened out with the reverse folded to show the backstamps. (3). £200-300
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1929 (Oct 21) Cover (printed Chinese flag at left) from Wuchang to USA franked Chiang Kai-Shek 10c and Air 15c, carried on the China Airways first flight from Hankow to Shanghai, signed by the pilot Ernest M. Allison. A fine and scarce pilot signed cover. Photo on Page 116. £200-300
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1930 Commercial covers to the Hankow Herald newspaper, both flown from Shanghai to Hankow with blue "Par Avion" labels, one from Reuters News Agency franked 10c pair + Air 30c (vertical fold, reduced at left), the other franked 4c + Air 15c. (2). £150-200
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1930 (Dec 4) Cover flown from Canton to Wuchow on the fourth military air force flight with large red boxed cachet, 4c + Air 15c cancelled by red "carried by plane" cachet and upon arrival with Wuchow datestamps, very fine. £120-150
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1930 (Dec 23) C.N.A.C First flight cover from Wuhu to Nanking franked 4c + Air 15c, arrival datestamps, very fine and scarce, 52 covers flown. Photo on Page 116. £150-200
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1931 (Jan 16) Canton to Wuchow service flown by the military air force, first outward and return flight covers, the Canton cover with "KWANGTUNG / AIRMAILS" boxed cachet, Wuchow return flight cover with red bilingual "PAR AVION", arrival backstamps, both fine. (2). £100-150
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1931 (Mar 31/Apr 1) C.N.A.C First flight covers posted at Wuchang (3) or Shanghai, flown from Shanghai or Hankow (3) to Ichang, one franked 4c + Air 15c, the others registered franked 10c + Air 15c (2) or 10c + Air 30c (from Shanghai), two returned to Shanghai, also a cover carried on the first return flight from Ichang to Wuchang franked 4c + Air 15c, all opened out to show the backstamps, otherwise fine. (5). £250-300
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1931 (Apr 15) C.N.A.C Peking-Nanking route printed first flight covers (2) and a card with an illustration of an aircraft, Peking to Nanking envelope printed in red franked 4c + Air 15c, Nanking to Peking envelope printed in blue registered franked 10c + Air 15c and a 2c postcard printed in green franked Air 15c, arrival datestamps, fine and attractive. (3). £200-300
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1931 (Apr 15) C.N.A.C Peking to Nanking first flight covers (3) and Nanking to Peking return first flight cover, three franked 4c + Air 15c, one registered to Shanghai franked 10c + Air 15c, two with bilingual "PAR AVION", one with unusual boxed "FIRST AIR MAIL / PEIPING - NANKING", opened out with reverse folded to show the backstamps, otherwise fine. (4). £180-220
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1931 (May 2/31) Eurasia Aviation Corp. first flights to Europe via Manchouli, printed first flight envelopes, one with embossed seal on reverse only, carried on an earlier trial flight, addressed to Vienna franked by five 16c stamps + Air set of five all cancelled at Shanghai on May 2nd, datestamps of Moscow and Berlin (both May 18) and Vienna (May 19) with red "MIT LUFTPOST BEFORDERT / LUFTPOSTAMT / BERLIN C2", Chinese and Russian Air Mail labels; a second envelope unusually with embossed seal on both front and reverse, bearing 22 differing definitives to the $5 and Air set of five all cancelled to order with the special pictorial cancel. Scarce, few of these covers received seals on both sides, the early May trial flight not recorded by Starr & Mills. (2). Photo on Page 116. £250-300
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1931 (May 31/June 13) Eurasia Aviation Corp. first flights to and from Europe via Manchouli, covers from Shanghai to England franked 20c + Air 60c (2) and 90c or registered to France franked $1.80 + Air 60c, and a cover addressed in Chinese franked 4c (not flown) all cancelled by the Shanghai pictorial datestamp incorporating an aeroplane; June 5th cover to Harbin with 10c cancelled by c.d.s and Air 45c tied by the special pictorial cancel; and two June 16th first flight covers from Berlin franked 1.25m to Nanking or Wuchang with Manchouli transit datestamps. (6). £250-300
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1931 (July 13) Cover flown by Francis Chichester on the Mati to Ormoc leg of his Australia to Japan solo flight via the Philippines and China, signed by the pilot. Also a 1967 G.B Gypsy Moth IV Yacht 1/9 F.D.C signed by Chichester. 136 Covers flown. (2). £100-120
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1931-32 Commercial red band envelopes franked 5c or 10c with two 15c Air stamps, from Chungan to Shanghai or Wanhsien to Hangchow via Ichang, one with minor edge faults. (2). £100-150
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1932 (Sep 24) Von Gronau round the world flight, two covers flown from Shanghai to Manila with flight cachet, one franked 25c + Air 60c, the other unusually with 16 stamps (including Air set of three) totalling $3.70 and signed by von Gronau. (2). £100-120
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1933 (Jan-Oct) C.N.A.C First flight covers comprising Jan. 12th Shanghai to Tientsin franked 6c + two 15c Air stamps; June 1-7 Chungking - Chengtu printed envelopes carried on the June 1st trial flight franked Air 15c to Kiukiang (red "COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT CLEARANCE OFFICE / KIUKIANG CUSTOMS" handstamp) or registered to Chengtu franked 18c + 1932 Air 15c, or carried on the June 7th first regular return flight from Chengtu to Shanghai franked 17c + 1929 Air set of five; October 25th Canton to Shanghai return flight franked 1932 Air 60c, June and October covers with special cancels. (5). £250-350
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1933 Commercial flight covers, a red band envelope from Canton to Chungking franked 10c + 1929 Air 45c, possibly carried on a survey flight; and a cover from Hwaining to Kuling franked 17c + 1929 Air 15c, endorsed "Air Mail Express Letter". (2). £120-150
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1933-35 Commercial covers with violet explanatory cachets comprising 1933 cover from Changsha to USA franked 35c + 1929 Air 15c, flown to Shanghai with boxed "AIRMAIL SERVICE IN CHINA ONLY"; and covers from Shanghai to G.B, endorsed for K.L.M from Singapore franked 72c with "By Netherlands Air Mail" (faults), or endorsed for French air mail from Saigon franked $4.23 with "Par Avion Saigon - Marseille et au dela / de Marseille". (3). £100-150
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1934-37 South Western Aviation Corp. first flight covers comprising 1934 (Oct 3) Canton to Wuchow cover franked 6c + 1929 Air 30c; 1936 (July 10) Canton to Hanoi extension of the route from Shanghai, six pictorial covers from Canton to Tsinan, Hanoi, Paris or G.B, Lungchow to Hanoi, or Shanghai to G.B, three registered, three with the Canton propeller cachet (one unusually in violet), with Air stamps of the 1929 issue, 1932 issue or the two issues combined, one returned from Hanoi with red "Retourner s.v.p a l'envoyeur / par retour de courrier"; 1937 (Apr 9/10) Fort Bayard to Canton or Hanoi (2) first flights. (10). £300-350
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1935-37 Covers carried on Pan-Am first flights to or from Manila, Macao or Hong Kong (12), or carried on connecting services from China (12) including 1936-37 first flight covers from Canton to Hong Kong, Canton to Manila, Peking to Hong Kong, Taiyuen to Hong Kong, Changsha to Hong Kong, Hankow to Hong Kong (registered, two complete special delivery receipt labels on reverse), one with red "Via Hong Kong & by U.S Air Service", also 1941 San Francisco to Singapore first flight. (25). £300-350
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1935 Commercial cover from Canton to Germany franked 10c + 1929 Air 45c and 60c, inscribed for K.L.M from Bandoeng, handstamped "nachgebuhr" and charged 134pf. Also a cover from Liuchow to London with 16 different stamps, endorsed "Air Mail via Nanning - Canton - Bandoeng - Amsterdam". (2). £100-120
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1935 (Apr 1) C.N.A.C Trial flight from Chungking to Kunming, cover franked 30c with May 1st arrival backstamp, delayed for a month at Kweiyang due to fighting with the communist troops, endorsed "By First Air Mail Chungking to Yunnan", scarce, few carried. £100-120
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1935-48 Covers including Imperial Airways, 1939-40 covers from Shanghai or Chungking to USA bearing U.S Constitution set (supposedly disallowed in Japanese controlled areas), 1942-43 covers from Chengtu (4) from A.C1 E. Mitchell R.A.F to England (R.A.F censor, front and reverse separated) or to Mitchell in the R.A.F in India or Ceylon, 1948 Sky Merchant around the world flight airletter with 23 datestamps, etc. (20). £200-250
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1936 (Feb 14) C.N.A.C Canton to Hanoi printed first flight cover franked 5c + 1929 Air 45c, and a registered cover from Shanghai (Feb 12) to London via Hanoi franked 1929 Air 45c + 1932 Air 25c and 50c, both with the Canton propeller handstamp, differing "Air Mail Service Postponed Forward by Steamer" cachets and "DELAYED BY ADVERSE / WEATHER & REFORWARDED / ON 28.2.36", the cover with boxed "DESPATCHED / 6.3.1936" apparently carried to Singapore by the R.A.F who were on a goodwill visit to Canton at the time, the cover to Hanoi with "DESPATCHED / 9.3.1936" and March 13 arrival backstamp. Also covers carried by R.A.F flying boat from Manila (Feb 16) to Amoy, or Shanghai (Mar 3) to Hong Kong, with cachets. (4). £120-150
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1947 (Aug 16) Cover from Tientsin to Scotland bearing eight China stamps, a little waterstained, handstamped boxed "DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER". Recovered from the B.O.A.C flying boat from Hong Kong to G.B which crashed into the sea when landing at Bahrain on August 23rd with the loss of ten lives. £100-120
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Avianca. 1950-51 "A" Overprints, mint and used selection with varieties including inverted and double overprints, multiples with and without overprint, 1951 set of eight with overprint omitted, also 1950 set mint, 1951 2p and 5p large sunken die proofs in the issued colours without overprint, etc., several with A.P.S Certificates. (40). £100-120
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1863-1967 Mint and used collection in five albums or stockbooks and loose with many errors and varieties, specimen stamps, die and plate proofs, etc. A good lot with many unusual and scarce items. (100s). £500-700
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1889-1903 Waterlow sample stamps and proofs in unissued colours, sheets of nine with punch holes and "Waterlow & Sons Ltd / Specimen" overprints comprising 1889 1c and 5c, 1892 set of ten and 1903 20c postage due, also 1895 revenue set of sixteen printed in four composite sheets of four with the Waterlow Specimen overprint and an additional 1p - 5p sheet with similar but larger overprint in blue, and 1892 set in imperf pairs. (157). £200-250
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1901 Waterlow issue, selection including 1c mint (2), sets in unissued colours (2), similar unissued colour sets overprinted "Specimen" in singles (2 sets) or blocks of four, or overprinted "Waterlow & Sons Ltd / Specimen" with a punch hole, imperf proofs in unissued colours (2), and 1c file copy block of nine with punch holes. Also 1903 set of three in unissued colours, similar sets overprinted "Specimen" or "Waterlow & Sons Ltd / Specimen" and a 25c sheet of nine with the Waterlow Specimen overprint. (145). £150-200
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1937 First Annual Fair Air issue master die proof in green, die proofs of the set of three in issued colours and a 3c die proof in orange, all die sunk on card with the die numbers above, 151x100mm, fine and probably unique. (5). £140-180
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1944 Centenary of Foundation of San Ramon, sunken die proofs on card (150x100mm) with the die number above, comprising postage issue master die proof in blue, postage set of five and Air 15c - 10col all in issued colours, a fine group, probably unique. (14). £220-260
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1902-34 Mint selection comprising 1902-04 set, 1904-10 set with additional 10pa and 9pi shades, 1921-23 set (additional 9pi shade, no 18pi), 1924-28 ¼pi - 90pi (no 4pi), 1928 and 1934 sets. S.G. 50/71, 85/99, 103/143, £2,400. (75). £300-350
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1924-28 £5 Black on yellow, a very good forgery on Script CA watermarked paper, mint, initialled on reverse by Diena apparently as a genuine stamp, with B.P.A Certificate (2024) as a forgery. Photo on Page 98. £80-100
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Extensive mint and used accumulation in seven albums or stockbooks and on pages including 1918-19 Hradcany issue proofs (6), etc. (1,000s). £100-200
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1865-72 First and second issues, mint and used study with genuine stamps, covers (4, bearing ½r, ½r + 1r green pair, 1r green pair or 3x1r orange), reprints, forgeries, and cancellations, a useful group. (800+). £250-350
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1865-1978 Mint and used accumulation in three albums and loose, including covers, proofs specimens and sample stamps, 1930 Independence Centenary issue written up collection, air mail stamps, etc. (1000s). £200-400
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1881-87 American Bank Note Co. issues, mint and used selection with some proofs and specimens, including 1881 10c black sunken die proof, 1887 coloured die proofs on wove paper (4) or die sunk on card all with printers imprint below, other 1887 issue imperf proofs (32) and blocks of four with Specimen overprints (14 blocks), etc. (c.200). £100-200
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1892-96 Seebeck issue die proofs comprising 1892 coloured master proofs (7) and composite proofs each with three differing values (4, three die sunk); 1894 5c die sunk proof in black, 5c proof in brown endorsed "approved Oct 9", composite proofs in black or green both with three differing values; 1896 composite proofs with differing values in pairs (4) or blocks of four (2); 1896 postage due set of seven proofs in red in composite format die sunk on card. An unusual group, some apparently from the printers archives. (50). £200-250
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1892-96 Seebeck issues, mint and used issues with original stamps, covers, reprints, proofs, varieties, sample stamps, etc., also a study of the "1897 1898" handstamped overprints. (100s). £200-400
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1897 Waterlow issue, master proof and proofs of the eight values in black on wove paper, the unique set of working proofs from the printers archives, the eight 1c - 5s proofs with a die number written above, most with a second number erased or cut away, some faults. Also 10c brown and 20c yellow imperf proofs. (11). Photo on Page 126. £120-180
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1899 Waterlow issue, working master die proofs in black of the 10c and 5s frames, and the seven vignettes used for the 1c - 50c and 5s, all with the die number written above (the two frame proofs with a second number erased and punch holes), a few faults but unique. Also 1899-1901 sample stamps with "Waterlow & Sons Ltd / Specimen" overprints in various issued or unissued colours comprising imperf singles (9), perforated singles (8) and sheets of nine (6 sheets); similar imperf sample proofs without overprint (9); printers file stamps with punch holes in blocks of four (20), ten (20) or sixteen (4, official stamps) most with marginal endorsements showing order numbers, dates and quantity (no gum, a few faults); 1c black and dull blue mint pair and strip of three imperforate vertically; and 5c black and carmine block of ten with "AR" cancels. (448). Photo on Page 214. £300-400
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1907 Waterlow issue, working die proofs in black of the eight frames, with the die number written above (a second number erased, 50c with punch hole, a little soiled), unique. Also file copy blocks of four and twelve of the 3c - 1s, all with punch holes (no gum, a little soiling), the blocks of twelve with marginal endorsements showing order numbers, date and quantity. (104). Photo on Page 214. £120-180
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1915-45 American Bank Note Co. die proofs including 1915-17 2c and 50c vignette dies, other vignette, frame, master and completed die proofs in various colours, most cut out with the die number and applied to pieces cut from archival pages. A unique group, from the printers archives. (38). Photo on Pages 100 & 104. £200-250
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Postal Forgeries. 1945 Air 40c on 5c surcharges, postal forgeries used (11) including six examples on a 1945 cover to USA and a single on the reverse of a Post Office form, unusual. £100-150
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Officials. 1886-1937 Overprints, mint and used study with varieties, mainly on pages. (100s). £100-150
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Air Mails. 1929-30 Air and Official Air sets, mint and used study including unadopted 10c essays (2), photographic proofs (5), Specimen overprints with punch holes (4), 10c official imperf proof blocks of twelve and fiften, forgeries of the 10s stamp and proof, 1929 set on F.D.C, scarce 1s official with inverted overprint mint (S.G. O471a), also 1930 Mendez overprint set mint and 1s on cover, etc. (71). Photo on Page 126. £100-150
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