Markenausgaben. 1 P pale red on hard blueish paper, plate I, very well margins all around, fine cancelled, an excellent stamp for this difficult issue, certificate BPA

1935, 50 years Kongo imperforated proofs, complete mint never hinged, very fine

"Messages" souvenir sheets, cpl. set mint never hinged (!) in perfect condition

Nine different values, mint hinged, very fine and attractive

Condor. 1930, CAP ARCONA Seapost dispatch, cover addressed to Hamburg, franked with 3000 R in combination with German Reich 25 Pfg tied by DEUTSCHE SCHIFFSPOST HAMBURG-SÜD 19.6.30 CAP ARCONA H.-S.D.G, special cachet of fourth scheduled and first completed connection with Cap Arcona at Fernando de Noronha (June 14) and DLH at Las Palmas (June 19), left and right adhesive strips

Condor. 1930, registered airmail cover RIO DE JANEIRO 30.9.30 to Porto Alegre, arrival mark on reverse, franking 700 R definitive, provisionals Rs. 50 and 200 in horizontal pair each and rare "R" Rs 400, issued only a few days ago and rarely used as the October revolution forced to cease operation, very fine

Varig. 1928-1931, 8 different overprint values mint, hinged, very fine, attractive group (Scott 3CL3, 7, 9-12, E2 + F2)

Varig. 1928, Rs. 1.500/1.000 surcharge in red, se-tenant strip of three, mint light hinged, very fine, scarce item, only 50 pairs possible (Scott 3CL11a)

Centenary of Chilean Stamps 1953, imperforate souvenir sheet on thick white card paper without gum, 172 x 228 mm, very attractive and scarce

Centenary of Chilean Railways, imperforate souvenir sheet on thick white card paper without gum, 173 x 233 mm, very fine (SG 431-432, £ 2500)

10 C deep green on cover tied by SHANGHAI dollar chop with additional Hong Kong 10 C violet on red tied by SHANGHAI C JU/28/98 c.d.s. (wrong year instead of 97) to Germany and there redirected, arrival mark on reverse, vertical fold, fine and attractive

Tsingtao leporello postcard (taped and pin hole) bearing strip of four ½ C brown, 1 C ochre and 2 C red performing 5 C rate to Germany, all tied by tombstone HONGSHIYA, fine and attractive

Hankow postcard bearing CIP 4 C brown tied by bilingual KIUKIANG 5/DEC/00, additional french PO pair 5 C green tied by SHANG-HAI CHINE 8/DEC/00 to Oldenburg, Germany, with arrival mark on front, fine

Postcard "Chinese in death cages" bearing french PO pair 5 C blueish green tied by SHANG-HAI CHINE 1/JUIN/06 c.d.s. on front, addressed to Chefu, redirected to Shanghai American PO, with Shanghai Local Post marks, twoliner RETOUR A L´ENVOYOUR alongside, redirected via YOKOHAMA JAPAN 15/7/06 to TOKIO, at arrival franked with ½ S grey for tax and tied by TOKIO JAPAN 22/7/06 c.d.s, tiny crease, fine and attractive postal history

SHIP MAIL ACROSS THE STRAITS OF POHAI, PORT ARTHUR 24/11/01, decorative card to Rotterdam put on ship crossing the Strait of Pohai franked Russia Kitai issue 1 K and 3 K tied on arrival with Russian P.O. at Shanghai, Chefoo 24/11/01 transit mark denoting dispatch by ship, violet "T" in circles crossed out by blue crayon and rose boxed tax mark "2½ CTMS." alongside, Victoria Hong Kong DE/5/01 transit, fine and unusual

SHANGHAI 2 C green on postcard tied by duplex US POSTAL SERVICE SHANGHAI CHINA - 2, addressed to USA, plus Hankow Chinese Soldiers of Vice Roi postcard bearing two CIP 2 C tied by bilingual HANKOW c.d.s. via Shanghai to Schwerin with arrival mark, fine pair

Goldfish 1960, complete set of 12, mnh, only one stamp with short perforation at bottom balance, vf+ (S38).

Mao Poems four values, all mint never hinged, very fine

Science Conference Souvenir Sheet, full size 140 x 105 mm, superb mnh (J25)

3 different Souvenir Sheets, Science Conference (J25), Horses (T28M) and Highway Arch Bridge (T31M), superb cto