CHINA, 20th Century Covers. 24 items, 1908-1950s, two with Coiled Dragons, including one on very large (approximately 320 x 225mm) cover from Peking to Shanghai, some with consulate corner cards, six 1937 Hong Kong-San Francisco first flight covers, some early P.R.C., one partial document with revenue stamps, a few Hong Kong and one Japan, mixed condition, all are from and old family correspondence and are offered to the philatelic market for the first time

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CHINA, 20th Century Cover Group. 30, range of commercial, airmail and postal stationery usages, including Japanese Occupation, Fine-Very Fine

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China Covers. Over 100 mostly 20th Century, many better pre-war items, including German Offices in China and Airmails, some interesting commercial mail including a few Hong Kong, early Taiwan with Flying Geese issues, in addition there are some modern first day covers in albums, slightly mixed condition, overall Fine-Very Fine with many useful covers

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China 20th Century Cover Group. Over 50 items, the more interesting includes 1947 cover to U.S. with “Headquarters of the Generalissimo” with original letter from Chiang Kai-shek’s secretary turning down a request for Chiang’s autograph, 1947 Northeastern Provinces airmail cover from Fushun to the U.S., 1917-30 Junk postal cards, a few Hong Kong, two from the U.S. postal agency in Shanghai, various Taiwan, three with Tsingtau Province 1c on $100.00 (No. 1) on unposted first day covers, and more, largely Fine-Very Fine (note the first fourteen scans on our website are the front and back of seven covers)

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China Mostly 20th Century Covers. 21, several WWII censored to the U.S., including three franked with different 50c on 16c provincial surcharges, two Hong Kong "Postage Paid" (1945 and 1946), various commercial usages, a few philatelic, mixed condition (on the PDF scan the first twelve scans are fronts and backs of six different covers)

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China 20th Century Covers. Group of 20 mostly better covers or cards, nearly all with detailed descriptions, wide range of domestic and international usages, with better rates, better frankings, Japanese Occupation, Airmail, P.R.C., etc., largely Fine-Very Fine

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China Cover Correspondence. 1922-26, 38 covers sent by YWCA official Ruth Louise Parker to family members in Brooklyn or Colorado Springs, franked with Junk issues including several London printings (from the little-known 1920 Re-issue), tied by a range of postmarks, a couple illustrated, one with U.S. postage dues added on arrival, most with lengthy handwritten letters describing conditions Parker observed during her travels to different cities, typical mixed condition

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China and Hong Kong Covers. Over 35 covers, each neatly described and individually priced, from 1920s onwards and incl. P.R.C. from 1950s-70s, few oversized items, mostly Fine or better

China Cover Group. A correspondence of 31 covers sending a periodical from Peking to the U.S. in 1967-68, using various Cultural Revolution stamps, including No. 974, Scott Retail as used stamps is well over $1,000.00, also another twelve from the same correspondence sent without stamps, plus eight covers from mainland China to U.S. in 1948-49, a few from Taiwan in the early 1950s, and a couple others, mixed condition as expected for commercial mail, a small number of stamps with faults

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China 20th Century Covers. Several dozen, includes a commercial correspondence from Shanghai to the U.S. in the 1930s, about 30 P.R.C., mostly commercial mail from the early 1960s, including a correspondence to Bulgaria, also a couple better Hong Kong, including "Hong Kong 1945 Postage Paid" handstamp, largely Fine-Very Fine

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