1904. Howkow to France. Siam P.P.C. franked 4c brown (Sc, 113) cancelled Chinese c.d.s. (***) and bilingual one alongside. V.fine.

1902. Shanghai to Hué/Annam. PRINTED MATTER rate envelope (damaged on left side when opening), franked single 5c green yellow "ovpted"China" Peace and Commerce (SC.2) cancelled c.d.s. On reverse octogonal "Ligne N/ Paq Fr. n 4", Haiphong and Hue c.d.s.´s.

1905. Peking to Bruxelles. 2 P.P.C.´s franked 4c brown, tied bilingual c.d.s.´s with Chinese, British B.P.O. Shanghai and arrival c.d.s. on front . V.fine . One P.P.C. with a very naive kid´s game representation, highlighted in colour by hand.

1905. Tangshan to Londonderry/UK. P.P.C. bearing 4c brown (Sc. 113), tied bilingual c.d.s., also alongside, with French Shanghai and several other Chinese transits on front.

FRENCH OFFICES. 1904. Peking to Paris. Registered P.P.C. franked France 5c green and French China 15c blue type sage rough red overprint "China" pair, tied c.d.s.'s also alongside with "R" and arrival mark. Postcards registered are very scarce.

1920. Shanghai to Wenchow. Wrapper with bilingual cachet "Newspapers under special contract/Shanghai" (***) (R.R.) small type. Arrival pmk. on reverse. A most scarce item.

1917. Tientsin to Wenchow. Newspaper wrapper with large bilingual chop " G.P.O./Peking Mail matter/Undercontract/category" (R.R.R.) (***). Bilingual arrivals on reverse. Fine and most scarce.

1918(Aug 3rd). Cover from Fengtien franked by Japan 3s rose red tied by cds, used to Tientsin, China with Chinese Junk 3c blue green tied by Moukden cds in black. An unusual mixed franking. Tientsin arrival on reverse.

1939. MANCHURIA. Registered cover to Brussels, Belgium franked by 1936 7f black pair, 9f red orange and 1937 13f deep brown tied by Chinghsien cds’s, with Brussels arrival (April 3rd) on reverse with Belgian Advice of Receipt notice. A fine cover. Scott 9

1903(July 6th). Unused postcard franked by 1899 Japanese PO in China 5r grey tied by SHANGHAIKWAN violet cds. A scarce cancellation.

1897. Tientsin to Wenchow. Printed wrapper for Peking and T. Times newspaper with large bilingual chop "GPO/Tientsin/Mailmatter/Under contract/Category"(***). Transit and arrival marks on reverse. Small creases at borders, otherwise and extraordinary rare

1930. Tchenton to Shanghai. Airmail express delivery frkd. (6st) ovptd issues. Very scarce.

1851. Canton - India / Bombay. EL endorsed "by steamer SINGAPORE" and bilingual English / Arab addressing. Scarce dest mail for this town at this time. F-VF.

1908. JAPANESE OFFICES. PEKIN / IJPO to UK. Via Shanhai Kwan and "Changchun - s / IJPO" (xxx). 10sen overprinted, tied cds. Lovely envelope.

1906 (27 April). RUSIA - JAPAN War Military Mail post fkd on reverse 5c French P O China cancelled TIENTSIN / FPO to Madagascar Island in Africa. Via French Shanghai, Hong Kong BPO, Colombo (Ceylon) and Mauritius, fwded. Rare destination mail.

1887 (31 March). San Cheung Tan - USA. Hg Kg 3c card USED in mainland China. Cancelled at Hg Kg in transit on "18 Apr 87 / B / Hong Kong" cds - Arrival cds alongside. A very rare early forerunner.

1920. JAPANESE OFFICES. Amoy - USA. Multifkd env fkd Japan some China ovpt 1c, 2c x2 and 4s x3. 17 sen rate, AMOY / IJPO cds. Fine scarce multiple usage.

1909. Canton / French China office. PPC. 10c. Indochina stamp to France / "Ligne N / paq. Fr 6". Scarce. Postcard Birds´eye. Wu Chow / West River.

1896 (June 12). Shanghai local post + 1c stat card + German Post Office in same city, with 20pf blue stamp usage. Scarce interesting corner COMBINATION (see text on reverse). Arrival cds. VF.

1897 (9 Jan). HONG KONG / TREATY PORTS UIRS. BAY / German Battleship "Kaiser". HK 4c green stat card used via HK (29 Jan) + arrival (2 March) alongside.