1924, Definitives King Edward VIII. and sailing ship, set of 12 stamps, mint, hinged with original gum (SG 10-20)

1938, George VI/Nile Crocodile, cpl. set with 11 values in blocks of four, uniform with lower margin, mint never hinged, very fine (SG 18-28)

1919, commercial envelope from Batum tied by Tresor et Postes 26/7/19 c.d.s. and triangle "T" alongside, addressed to Smyrne, some border faults and toned spots, fine and scarce usage by French Contingent in Batoum

1965, Year Of International Cooperation, cpl. set of 3 values in cpl. sheets of 25 values each, unissued, mint never hinged with all borders and usual gum toning, scarce, 7.500,-

1975, Musical Instruments, cpl. set of 8 values in cpl. sheets of 25 values each, unissued with "Khmer Republic" surcharges, mint never hinged with all borders and usual tonings, scarce, 25.000,-

1975, Musical Instruments, cpl. set of 8 values in cpl. sheets of 25 values each, unissued without surcharge, mint never hinged with all borders and usual tonings, scarce offer of this very attractive issue, 37.500,-

1900, 1 C carmine postal stationery card uprated with CIP coiling dragon 1 + 2 C, each tied by TIENTSIN 9 NOV 00, card transmitted to the German Fieldpost, then mailed via Ostasiatisches Expeditionscorps 13/11 (00) to HAMBURG 24/12 00, interesting Invitation Card/Einladungskarte with rich text on backside, f/vf

1898, 50 C and $ 1 C.I.P. Carp and Flying Geese, unused, little part of gum, well-centered with bold colour, very fine

1 C and 2x ½ C Coiling Dragon on Tientsin postcard "Deutsches Dorf", TANGKU 17 May 04, nice card

2 C dragon tied by SHANGHAI LOCAL POST H SEP 7 06 c.d.s. on coloured picture postcard, small tear, used local and adressed to "Austrian Consul ... Engine Driver A.M.S. Panther"

1908, CHEFOO from the seaside, postcard with 5 different foreign post offices, Russian, Hongkong, German, Japanese and French post office, additional the Imperial Chinese postoffice of Chefoo, rare

1908, CHEFOO from the seaside, postcard with 5 different foreign post offices, Russian, Hongkong, German, Japanese and French post office, additional the Imperial Chinese postoffice of Chefoo, very attractive

1 C Dragon with Waterlow overprint, strip of three and single stamp tied by PEKING 25.7.13 on b/w picture postcard "Revolution in Peking" (made in Japan) from an Italian sender adressed to Italy with very clear oneliner "ITALY=VIA SIBERIA"

1916, 3 C Junk on backside of (censored) cover mailed by the austrian legation guard Josef Skiess from PEKING 24 FEB 16 to K.u.K Maschinenquatiermeister Richard Wagner in TIENTSIN 24. FEB 16, slight vertical fold not affecting stamp, scarce and fine

Chinese National Anti Opium Association, cover letter on the organization's official paper and price list for new publications, in 1924 the Association was founded in Shanghai as an NGO, in addition to lobbying in parliament for a prohibition of Opium it played a crucial role in raising public awareness through its popular publications, comics and films, due to the impending second Sino Japanese war and Japan's occupation of Inner Mongolia the National Anti Opium Association dissolved in 1936, both documents pre-folded, cover letter cut with scissors on top and small tear on the left, otherwise excellent condition

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Chinesische Nationale Anti-Opium-Vereinigung, Anschreiben auf offiziellem Papier der Organisation und Preisliste neu erwerbbarer Publikationen, die Nationale Anti-Opium-Vereinigung wurde 1924 als NGO in Shanghai mit dem Ziel des Opiumverbots in China gegründet und leistete neben beratender Parlaments- und Lobbyarbeit einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Aufklärung der chinesischen Bevölkerung durch reichweitenstarke Publikationen, Comics und Filme zum Thema, mit dem heraufziehenden zweiten Japanisch-Chinesischen Krieges und der Besetzung der Inneren Mongolei durch Japan löste sich die Organisation 1936 auf, beide Dokumente gefaltet, oberer Rand des Anschreibens mit Schere beschnitten und links kleiner Einriss, ansonsten hervorragender Zustand

SHANDONG 32.3.1, letter of a girls' school to the Bishop of Yenki Abbey in Manchukuo, China Mi.Nr. 193 and transit SHENYANG 6.3.32 on reverse, arrival mark YENKI 32.3.10 on front, some stains, interesting item of inner-Chinese mail between Christian organizations

Letter to Yenki Monastery, date noted by the sender on back as 28.05., but according to the postmark only posted in Potowohen on 1932.07.01, postmark and franking on reverse, little creased and folded in the upper third

BEIJING 1932.4.21, Commissio Synodalis Beijing Office to Catholic Mission at Yenki Monastery, bearing defective Mi.Nr. 237 and glued-on paper with addressee in Chinese, transit and arrival mark YENKI on reverse, pre-folded, some creases and graze mark on stamp

Christian Mission in China, Christian Fu Jen University Beijing cover letter on official paper and regulations for summer camp 1932 with courses in psychology, social sciences and other subjects, Fu Jen University was founded by Benedictine monks in 1925 with the endorsement of Pope Pius XI to counter the Catholic Church's image of being a creed for the poor and uneducated, the goal was to make headway into the educated middle classes and urban intelligentsia formerly leaning more toward Protestantism, after getting approved by the government in 1927 Fu Jen University diversified its portfolio and also offered courses in natural sciences, it was a popular educational institution until the Communists integrated it into Beijing Unviersity in 1951, many former Christian teachers emigrated to Taiwan where in 1960 they opened a new university with the same name which today is one of Taiwan's biggest universities, both documents pre-folded, cover letter cut on the left and regulations on the top with scissors, very good condition over all

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Christentum in China, Anschreiben der christlichen Fu Jen Universität Peking auf offiziellem Papier plus Regularien für das Sommercamp 1932 mit u. a. Kursen in Psychologie und Sozialwissenschaften, die Fu Jen Universität wurde 1925 mit Billigung Past Pius XI durch die Benediktiner gegründet, um den Ruf der Bauernkirche abzuwerfen und den Katholizismus ins bis dahin eher protestantisch geprägte chinesische Bildungsbürgertum zu tragen, nach der staatlichen Anerkennung 1927 erweiterte die Universität ihr Studienangebot und nahm neben geisteswissenschaftlichen Kursen auch Naturwisschenschaften ins Curriculum auf, 1951 wurde die Universität durch die Kommunisten in die Pekinger Normaluniversität integriert, viele christliche Lehrkräfte emigrierten nach Taipei in Taiwan, wo 1960 die Neugründung erfolgte, welche heute zu den größten Universitäten Taiwans zählt, beide Papiere gefaltet und Regularien links sowie Anschreiben oben je Papierrand mit Schere zurecht geschnitten, darüber hinaus sehr gute Erhaltung dieser geschichtlich interessanten Dokumente

1931, interesting pair of 2 Fen stationery cards, Yenki Abbey to another local monastery and post restante to a monastery in Korea, used order cards for 1932 Korean and Chinese festival calenders, the cards where to be filled in and returned to Yenki Abbey by letter