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Scott/Ma/Chan Catalogue Correlation China 1878-1949 Including Japanese Occupation of China, Shanghai and Manchukuo Written and Edited by Ralph Weil with Michael Rogers $20.00 |
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Postal Stationery of Shanghai & Treaty Ports by Stanley Kruger, Donald Alexander. Published 1999 by the China Stamp Society. Hardbound with bright red binding and gold lettering, 66 pages. Authoritative treatment with enlarged illustrations that greatly expand the Han #s with new CSS#s. Every variety is clearly described with most illustrated. A wonderful book. Limited Edition. |
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MA'S ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF THE STAMPS OF CHINA, VOLUME I—EMPIRE (1878-1911) An entirely new extremely specialized revision of the essential catalog for the China specialist, includes a wealth of information on stamps of the Empire. The dedicated China collector can't afford not to own it. To grasp how detailed this Ma is, the Large Dragons consume 83 pages. All cliches (25!) are described and illustrated. Every distinctive shade is noted and priced. Paper thicknesses, proofs, essays, errors, and more are here. Everything is priced. This detailing continues throughout. The attention paid to the Coiling Dragons is unbelievable. A marvelous book. Out of print. Published at $47.00. Now sale price at $25.00. |
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CHINA 1878-1949 SCOTT/MA/CHAN CATALOG CORRELATION INCLUDING JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF CHINA, SHANGHAI-TREATY PORTS, AND MANCHUKUO by Ralph Weil with Michael Rogers. 2006, second edition, Softbound. At last, a China catalogue number correlation which helps every collector who uses Scott, Ma or Chan catalogues. Its three sections offer a Scott/Ma/Chan correlation; a Chan/Scott/Ma correlation; and a Ma/Scott/Chan Correlation. While the sequences which Scott, Ma, and Chan follow in organizing their material are logical, each uses different criteria. Thus, matching Scott, Ma, and Chan numbers can be most time-consuming. Our catalogue correlation is effort-free and most helpful; we use it every time we work on China! |
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THE GREAT WALL Journal of the China Stamp Collectors Club of Australasia. This excellent journal, published from 1956 until 1962, contained many articles about the stamps of Imperial, Nationalist, and Communist China as well as Tibet, Bhutan, Mongolia, Japan, Vietnam, and Korea. There are articles by such experts as J. Singer, J. Negus, Allen Kerr, W. E. Jones, and others. The original consisted of 15 issues in five volumes that contained some 330 pages. This reproduction is in four 8½"x11" paperback books with complete text and illustrations. Portions of the CSCCA bulletin have been included along with a complete index which was not in the original. Paperbound; set of 4 books. |
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JOURNAL OF CHINESE PHILATELY Journal of the Chinese Philatelic Society of London (CSPL) Vols II, III, V, VI, VII; 304 pp. First published as the "China Section Bulletin" by the members of the CSPL, this journal has contributed much to what we know of Chinese Philately. In the past, several of the early volumes have become almost impossible to obtain, and these have been reproduced by J. M. Williams in 8½"x11" format containing all the text and illustrations of the original including the advertising. Hundreds of articles on China, Formosa, Tibet, Mongolia, foreign P.O.s, Treaty Ports, Macao, and more. This journal is one of the most outstanding reference works ever published on Chinese Philately. |
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CHINA'S POSTAL SERVICES I by Chu Chia-Hua, 1937. Softbound reprint by Michael Rogers Inc. of 112 pages in English. Acclaimed historical survey of the Ministry of Communications & Postal Administration with emphasis on postal services such as postal remittance & postal savings, stamp booklets, parcel services and how the system functions. The author was Minister of Communications and Kuomingtang Secretary-General and, after 1948, senior advisor to Chiang Kai-shek. Much information not available elsewhere. A must for any serious China collector. |
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CHINA'S POSTAL SERVICES II: COMMERCIAL AVIATION by Chu Chia-Hua, 1937. Softbound reprint by Michael Rogers Inc. of 43 pages in English. The author was Minister of Communications and Kuomingtang Secretary-General and, after 1948, senior advisor to Chiang Kai-shek. In-depth background of Eurasia, South West aviation, CNAC air companies: Routes, Aircraft, Military airmail. 1937 China Stamp Society review: "must reading". |
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PHILATELIC FOLIO. Published by L. F. Livingston 1952-53, sized 6" x 9" with in-depth essays. |
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| Vol. 1 No. 1 March 1952, 32 pp. Foochow Bisect, China: Center Inverted, Stampless Covers of Korea. | ||
| Vol. 1 No. 2 June 1952, 48 pp. 1897 Revenue Surcharges of China, Gold Yuan Issues of China, First Issue of China on Watermarked Paper, Shanghai Postal System, Hankow. | ||
| Vol. 2 No. 1-2 March-June 1953, 64 pp. Chinese Post Offices in Tibet, North China, Mengkiang, Foochow Post Office, Another Dowager Discovery. | ||
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CHINA AND TREATY PORTS by S. A. Pappadopulo. 1935, Softbound, 106 pp. 1985 reprint by Michael Rogers Inc. with essays about every key issue of China 1878-1935 plus the Treaty Ports. This handy volume helps us understand each issue's background; for example, the many Dowager issues are well explained: the normal 1894 set (Scott 16-24), those printed elsewhere (Scott 16n-24n), the Mollendorf presentation set, and how to distinguish each. Then the various small and large overprints are carefully described. Prices listed are in 1934 dollars. How we wish we could buy at those prices! |
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STAMPS OF CHINA WITH TREATY PORTS AND FORMOSA (1878-1937) by Leonard Cane. 64-page softbound reprint by J. Millard Williams. Essays and illustrations of China including unissued like the 1932 Shanghai postal strike pane. Includes Chinese provinces, PRC Soviet Zone, Treaty Ports, and Formosa. A fascinating book. Scarce. |
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Classical China by L. F. Livingston. 1956, illustrated, 34 pages, stapled. China essays on the classics, first issues, definitives, errors and varieties, production methods, forgeries and counterfeits, postal markings, covers, histories. A fascinating, rare handbook, not a reprint. |
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DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF CHINESE POSTAGE STAMPS WITH APPENDICES by Juan Mencarini, revised by Chow. 1937, 60 pages, softbound. Reprint by J. M. WIlliams. The historical source of much of the information which is quoted today. Excellent for history, stamp details like shades, quantities issued, postal stationery, Offices in Tibet. In English with two pages of Chinese. The appendices are historical documents, customs documents, platings. A fine book. |
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Postal Savings Stamps of China by William J. Marsh & J. Millard Williams, 2nd printing 2009. 42 pages, softbound text and photos. 1919-Taiwan, priced in points. Information not found elsewhere. |
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SPECIAL CATALOGUE OF THE STAMPS OF CHINA by A. Schumann. 1941, J. M. Williams publisher (reprint), Softbound, 86 pages. A classic, written in China by an expert. Many details on varieties, with illustrations. Errors and Varieties, Printing, Production, Overprints and Surcharges, Provisionals and Forerunners. |
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EMPRESS DOWAGER JUBILEE AND ITS SURCHARGES (110th ANNIVERSARY OF EMPRESS DOWAGER JUBILEE ISSUE) Edited by Shih-Jen Chen, Hardbound boxed, 368 pages. English/Chinese in full color. Studies in depth the difficult stamps & postal history 1894-7 with many photos. One of the finest handbooks available. Every facet discussed: proofs, errors, multiples, spacings, Mollendorf issue, printings, combination covers. Many photos/information unseen before. Lovely. Commendations to the editor. |
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IMPERIAL CHINA: HISTORY OF THE POSTS 1897 by Major Richard Pratt. 1998, Hardbound, 384 pp., black & white illustrations and color plates. (Note: Jacket reads "to 1897" but the book covers only the post in 1897.) Explains the watershed year of 1897 and the transition from Customs to Imperial Post. A wonderful book, full of information for even the most knowledgeable, as well as lucidly presented for the beginner. | $49.95 |
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PROVINCIAL SURCHARGES OF CHINA: A GUIDE TO IDENTIFICATION AND PRICES edited by Ralph Weil and Stephen Gates. Published by Michael Rogers Inc., 2000, 18 pages, illustrated, 4 transparencies in pocket. Place the transparency over a stamp for easy identification. Covers the 1940-43 provincial surcharges and overprints (Scott 441-48, 482-91, 525-49). Identification, errors, and varieties: Shanghai, Szechwan, Chekiang, Kiangsi, Fukien, Hunan, Hunan-Kwangtung, Anhwei, Kansu, Honan, Fukien-Chekiang, Hupeh, Kwangsi, Kwangtung, Kweichow, Eastern and Western Szechwan, Shensi, and Yunnan. | $15.00 |
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National Currency Issues of China Including Commemorative Stamps and Military Post Issues by William E. Jones. Published by J. Millard Williams in 1975, reprint edition of 25 pages, Softbound, with enlarged illustrations: China 1945-8, Overprints and Surcharges, Catalogue and pricelist going into much detail. Jones was present when these stamps were issued, so this work has a first-person view. | $20.00 |
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THE NATIONAL CURRENCY STAMPS OF CHINA 1945-48 by J. Millard Williams. 100 pages, illustrated, softbound, 1981. Unbelievably detailed, more so than Chan or Ma. Charts, illustrations, clear text, the end-all study written by the living master in America. Makes these sometimes complex issues much easier. China 1945-48. Production, Overprints and Surcharges, Errors and Varieties, Postal History, Postal Rates, Japan Occupation of China, Formosa. | $15.00 |
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THE GOLD YUAN STAMPS OF CHINA by J. Millard Williams. 90 pages, illustrated, softbound, 1977. Exceptional handbook going farm beyond Ma or Chan, this being the last word. A "one stop" for the specialist with charts and many illustrations. Clear, erudite text. Wonderful book - can't say enough nice about it. Production, Overprints, Surcharges, Monetary Systems, Rates of Exchange. | $15.00 |
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CHIU'S SUPPLEMENT: SILVER YUANS by Chiu Chee-Wan, edited/arranged by Michael Rogers. Highly detailed accounting of the Chinese Silver Yuan issues with many photos and illustrations. Softbound, 8½" x11", 63 single spaced pages noting general and province issues with stamps, postage paid marks, and labels. Errors, varieties and forgeries. An absolutely essential book. | $16.00 |
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CHINESE POSTAGE STAMP BOOKLETS by Ellery Denison. Softbound, 41 pp. A full explanation of all Chinese 1917-1936 (Junk; Sun Yat-sen) and Taiwanese 1958-1990 (Map; Flag) booklets, including background details, postal regulations, and production, using information unavailable elsewhere, with text and many illustrations. | $10.00 |
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SEALS AND LABELS OF CHINA by Ed Bohannon. 1994, Softbound, 24 pages. So much of China philately falls outside the traditional boundaries. This illustrated booklet covers quasi-postage stamps: TB, Charity, Famine Relief, Red Cross and Religious Seals, priced in points. | $10.00 |
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THE BENDIG NOTEBOOK, THE REVENUE STAMPS OF CHINA. Published by J. Millard Williams. 185 pages, 8 1/2 x 11". A clear and readable copy, crisp and sharp, unlike the reproductions in the 1960's, of this valuable work. Includes Imperial, Republic, Japanese Occupation, Taiwan, etc. Complete with extensive bibliography and detailed index. A treasure trove of information for the collector. | $50.00 |
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SILVER YUAN STAMP SERIES. Edited by Dr. Shih Hon Chan, Hardbound, 296 pages, full color, bilingual English/Chinese, 2008, Unit & Silver Stamps, provinces, local P.O., bisects, postal history, domestic postage paid chops & labels. Magnificent! | $90.00 |
| AN ILLUSTRATION OF REVENUE STAMPS OF CHINA Written and published by Chi-Wen Yen. The five volumes give a detailed illustration of Taiwan revenue stamps (before and after 1949) with illustrations of revenue stamps issued by Imperial China and Republic of China. | ||
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Part 2 Softbound, 34 pages. Illustrated in black & white. This volume illustrates judicial revenue stamps of Republic of China. Taiwan cigarette and alcohol revenue stamps, a few Manchukuo revenue stamps. Postal money order stamps from Republic of China and Taiwan. Postal saving stamps from Republic of China. | $20.00 |
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Part 3 Softbound, 44 pages. June 1977, illustrated in black & white. This volume illustrates die proofs of several issues, including varieties of local surcharges on Great Wall design and varieties of printing an perforation of Liu He temple, portrait design, etc., and Taiwan Province commodity revenue stamps. | $20.00 |
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Part 4 Softbound, 51 pages. Illustrated in black & white. This volume illustrates plate inscription of revenue stamps (I) of dragon and pearl/Great Wall/Fuxing Pass, etc. A variety of local surcharges on Great Wall/Wheat/Farmer-Scholar-Merchant-Soldier/Map-Flag design and Taiwan Province commodity Revenue stamps. | $20.00 |
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MANCHURIA IN TRANSITION 1925-34; CHANG TSO LIN TO EMPEROR KANG TEH by Robert W. Farquhar. Explores the duality of Chinese & Japanese post offices in Manchuria 1925-31, an arrangement interrupted by the "Mukden Incident" on September 18, 1931. Manchukuo stamp were issued on July 26, 1932. This hardbound, 240 pgs, full color English text book takes us through Chinese stamps overprinted Manchuria with appropriate translated town postmarks, revenues/money orders & forms, Manchukuo 1932-4 stamps mint & translated cancels, on cover, on cover to China where Manchukuo stamps were declared null & void so Chinese postage dues were applied, patriotic post cards, post office seals and more. | $90.00 |
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AIRPOST 1921-1932: AN EXHIBIT OF THE MOST ELUSIVE CHINESE FLIGHT COVERS AND MARKINGS FROM THE CHINESE CLASSICAL AIRPOST PERIOD 35 photocopied pages. An international award-winning exhibit expertly written up with great flight covers and a goldmine of information. Covers represent internal Chinese flights and the 1925 flights to Japan. Covers especially show the less common varieties of cancels; cachets; unusual frankings; pilots' autographs; and routings. The collection was sold in 1989. | $10.00 |
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COMPREHENSIVE ILLUSTRATION OF COVERS WITH SINKIANG PROVISIONAL AIRMAIL STAMPS (1932-1933) by David Lu. 2001, Softbound, 256 pp., in Chinese and English. A skillful dissertation on all aspects of these elusive flight covers. To guard against forgeries, one must know more than what standard reference works tell us. 179 genuine and 18 forged flight covers are photographed and explained. | $30.00 |
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LIST OF POST OFFICES IN CHINA 1936 Hardbound, new printing. English alphabetical translated into Chinese with P.O. status noted, province and name of the nearest telegraph station in English and Chinese. 417 photocopied pages with over 15,000 entries. Essential for postal history and postmark collecting. | $45.00 |
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HISTORY OF POSTAL CANCELLATIONS OF CHINA by Paul Chang. Most of the topics included in this 10-volume work have been heavily illustrated from Mr. Chang's own collection, either on stamps, on piece, or on covers. Since each book covers several distinct subjects, purchase of all 10 is highly recommended. |
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Volumes 8-10, Hardbound. The final 3 books of a great 10-book set. 1988 pages in English and some Chinese. |
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Volume 8: Registered Postmark; Double Registered Postmark; Mail Matter Checked Mark; Weight of Mail Matter; Mail Route; Substitute Cancels |
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Volume 9: Express Delivery Service Cancels; Value-Declared Mail Matter & Cancels; Postmarks on Airmail; "On Postal Service" Handstamp and Postal Official Seal; Unpaid & Underpaid Mail Matter; Postal Markings; "Enclosing of Banknotes and/or Coins is Prohibited" Markings; Postal Workers Sabotage in Peiping and Tientsin; Late Posting and "Arrived Late" Marks; "At the Sender's Liability" Marking; Bandit-Robbed Mail and Bandit Stamp; "Return Quickly" and " Par Avion"; "Constrained Delivery to Addressee in Person"; "Stamp Missing"; and "Broken and Officially Sealed" |
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Volume 10: Returned Postmark; Notice Sent and "Stamp Cancelled"; Exemption from Postal Charges of Items; Mail Censor's Mark and Seal; Commercial and E. D. Marks Used in Shanghai; "Sent to Office" and "Not Sent to Office"; $20 Mark; "Tales of Postman" Marks; "Small Packet" and "Parcel" Mark; "Philatelic Item" Marking; "Postmark Taking Place of Postage Stamp in Expediency"; "Mail Matter Delay by Postal Agency"; Smuggling Mail Matter by Private Letter Agency "To Be Fined" and "Late Posting Fee Paid" Markings; Custom Examined Mark; Steamer's Name Marks; Diplomatic Lunar Dates with "Peking" on Top |
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A SPECIALIZED LISTING OF THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION STAMPS OF CHINA by J.G. Nielson & R. Weil, c1995. 46 pages. ISJP Monograph 11; includes concordance listing for Chan, Ma, JSCA, Scott and Gibbons catalogues; does not include catalog prices. | $10.00 |
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STAMPS CATALOGUE OF REPUBLIC OF CHINA (ISSUED IN TAIWAN SINCE 1945) by Alex Yeh. 2009, Softbound, 288 pages, Color catalog. | $40.00 |
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OVERPRINTED "NEW TAIWAN DOLLAR" STAMPS WITH STANDARD STYLE OF WRITING OF LEAD TYPES, TYPOGRAPHED by Paul Ke-Shing Chang. 1981, Softbound, 128 pp., in Chinese and (little) English. Specialized study of the Flying Geese Issue, explains some Formosa issues (Scott #91-6, 101-3), especially the $44 Surcharges, and the Taiwan first Flying Geese set (Scott #1007-11), stamps and covers. | $50.00 |
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PRICE LIST OF FORMOSA POSTAGE STAMPS by Lyons F. Livingston. 1958. 21 pages. Consider this more a handbook than anything else. Packed with information and pictures. |
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REPUBLIC OF TAIWAN, POSTAL HISTORY AND POSTAGE STAMPS by
Ming-Liang Lee. 1995. 507 pages.
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Republic of Taiwan Formosan Republic
Taiwan Republic China Formosa Taiwan Cinderella Material Stamps
Histories 1895 Black Flag Issue Production Sheets and Panes Errors and
Varieties Color Paper Ink Chemical Analysis Forgeries and Counterfeits
Postal History Postal Markings Bogus and Forged Covers Collections
Postal Rates Bibliographies |
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YANG'S POSTAGE STAMP CATALOGUE OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 2009. Softbound. 269 pages. Yang's Full Color Catalogue, Text in English and Chinese with all C.S. N Series, Cultural Revolution Stamp, Regular Issue, T.J Series, Stamp Booklet, Postage Due, Airmail, etc. all stamp with Update Market Price in Catalogue. | $20.00 |
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YANG'S POSTAGE STAMP CATALOGUE OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (LIBERATED AREA) by Nai-Chiang Yang. 1998, 7th edition, Hardbound, 184 pages, with updated pricing. 100s of full-color photos, in English and Chinese. Call these Liberation Area or Regionals, these historic stamps are scarce and undervalued. This is a well-researched, authoritative work issued every 8 years or so. Contains maps, color photographs of fantastic covers and every stamp including the rarest. The stamps are priced in US dollars. Lists the locals which Scott does not, hence a much larger book. Knowing the history confirms legitimacy. This is a great area to collect and Yang's Liberated Area is your guide. Briefly it covers provisionals and forerunners, military, war issues, Soviet Posts, Provinces, errors and varieties. Exceptional detail, thousands of listings in English and Chinese. A classic issued infrequently. | $60.00 |
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SCOTT-YANG/YANG-SCOTT CATALOG CORRELATION OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (LIBERATED AND UNIFIED AREAS) edited by Ralph Weil with Michael Rogers. 2006, Softbound, second edition. When US-based collectors want to go beyond Scott, or overseas collectors who use Yang want to purchase from US-based auction houses and pricelists, this book is invaluable. | $20.00 |
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ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF THE LOCAL POSTAL SURCHARGE LABELS AND RECEIPTS OF HUBEI PROVINCE, PRC Editors: Charles C Ouyang and Zhu Hanchang. A catalogue on a little known area of modern Chinese philately. This book explains the surcharges levied and the various issues from each of the 60 counties of Hubei Province. In use from 1987 until 1999. Each issue illustrated. Inside & back covers with colored illustrations of usages. No evaluations, 45 pages, softbound, gloss cover, bilingual. Published in 2000 in Wuhan. | $14.00 |
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ADEN SPECIALIZED CATALOG 1987, 22 pages. Goes far beyond Scott. Fully illustrated, specialized 1937-68. Much topical appeal. |
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YANG'S POSTAGE STAMP & POSTAL HISTORY CATALOGUE OF HONG KONG by N.C. Yang. (21st ed 2009), Yang's Stamp Service, Hong Kong, Softbound, 195 pages. Color illustrations, includes Postal Markings, Pre-Adhesive Issue, QV-QEII Definitives & commemoratives, S/Ss, Booklets, BOB, BPO in China, Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong, Postal Stationery Issues, Paquebot Marks, Treaty Port Postmarks, Hong Kong First Flight Covers (1932-39), and much more. | $20.00 |
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HONG KONG SCOTT-YANG/YANG-SCOTT CATALOG CORRELATION by Ralph Weil with Michael Rogers. 2006, second edition, SB. Makes the complicated definitives a breeze by Yang. | $15.00 |
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SAKURA CATALOGUE OF JAPANESE STAMPS (2009) Full-color 376 pages in English and Japanese; prices in Yen. (Auction realizations tend to be 40% of Sakura.) Informative beyond Scott (mintage figures, FDCs, Scott-unlisted booklet panes, unissued stamps, pre 1937 NH, revenues). Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Manchukuo, Japanese Occupations. (2008 edition $12.00) | $22.50 |
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A GUIDE TO THE CHERRY BLOSSOM SERIES by Murray H. Schefer, c1969. 31 p.; illustrated; I.S.J.P. Monograph; Japan 1872-1876;19th Century Definitive Issues Cherry Blossom Issues Collecting Identification Forgeries and Counterfeits. International Society for Japanese Philately, Inc. | $10.00 |
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PAINTINGS ON JAPANESE POSTAL ISSUES by Margaret Marcus, c1972. 56 p.: illustrated; Includes indexes. Japan Designs; Definitive Issues; Commemorative Issues; Philatelic Week Issues; Postal Stationery Cards; Letter Sheets; Greeting Cards; Air Mail; Air Letter Sheets; Artists and Designers; Topical Collecting; Painting ; Art and Artists; New Year Postal Markings; Postal History; Exhibitions; Souvenir Sheets; A great achievement! | $10.00 |
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THE TOURIST SHEETS AND BOOKLETS OF JAPAN by Ron Casey, ISJP Monograph 17; October 2004, 110 pages, color illustrations; includes Wada Tourist Sheets; Maeda/Kamigataya Tourist Sheets; Imitation Tourist Sheets; Distribution and Sales; Tourist booklets; and Selected Bibliography. A great achievement! | $32.50 |
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PACIFIC CROSSINGS FROM JAPAN 1858-79 W. H. Halliburton; c1969. 31 pages; illustrated; includes indexes; Japan Maritime Mail shipping companies and Packet Service; Postal History; Transoceanic Mail Covers; Postal Markings. | $10.00 |
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THE INLAND ROUTING MARKINGS OF JAPAN IN THE 1870's by Jun Ichi Matsumoto , c2003. 40 p.; illustrated; tables ;ISJP Monograph 15; Japan Yokohama Treaty Ports Consular Mail Official Mail Postal Agencies France Offices in Japan Offices Abroad Postal Markings Used Abroad Mixed Markings Route Markings Transit Markings Covers Combination Postal Officials Post Offices Postal Service Postal Routes Postal History Transportation of Mail ca. 1870-1880 1870's 19th Century Maritime Mail Shipping Companies and Packet Service Nagasaki Hyogo Kobe Hakodate Messageries Imperiales MI Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company P&O Pacific Mail Steam Ship Company PMSS French Military Missions Second French Military Mission Tokyo Military Mail Degron-kun Markings Degron-kun Covers Ikuno Yokosuka International Mail Covers Bogus and Fraudulent Forgeries and Counterfeits United States Great Britain Bibliographies. | $18.00 |
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THE HISTORY & POSTAL HISTORY OF JAPAN'S WARS. VOLUME 1: A Brief History and Postal History of the Sino-Japanese War, Boxer Uprising, Russo-Japanese War Kenneth G. Clark (2004) Pear Tree Press, Ltd. England, Hardbound, 252 pages, black & white, color illustrations, maps. Well-written narrative of the Sino-Japanese War, Boxer Uprising, and Russo-Japanese War and postal history of same; The second half of the book presents Mr. Clark's Gold Medal (Bangkok 2003) Exhibit on The Russo-Japanese War. | $55.00 |
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THE ROMAN LETTER POSTMARKS OF JAPAN by John Gordon Bishop, c1979, 114 pages, illustrated, ISJP Monograph 7; A survey of Roman-letter cancellations: Early Large Circles (1875-1883); Small Circles (1883-1889); Medium Single Circles (1889-1892); Double Circles (1892-1905); Medium Circles (1894-1905); Comb Type (1905-1952); and Sword Guard (1952- ); Japan Offices in China and Korea; Machine Cancels, etc. (included) Addenda to Monograph 7 (ISJP Monograph 7a, 1985) by George A. Fisher, Jr. | $18.50 |
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THE KOBAN FORGERIES OF JAPAN by Kr. Wilhelmsen and Varro Tyler, ISJP Monograph 8 ,c1979. 63 pages; illustrations; detailed study of the 1s-50s engraved and lithographed Koban forgeries produced by Wada Kotaro; and forgeries by Kamigata and Spiro. | $16.00 |
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THE WADA CHERRY BLOSSOM FORGERIES by Varro E. Tyler, c1974. xviii, 92 pages; illustrated; Japan 1872-1876 Definitive Issues Cherry Blossom Issues 19th Century Forgeries and Counterfeits Forgers and Producers of Bogus Issues Wada, Kotaro Collecting Identification Production Plates and Plating Plate Blocks and Numbers Errors and Varieties. | $10.00 |
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KOREAN KINGDOM AND EMPIRE PHILATELIC CATALOG & HANDBOOK by James W. Kerr, 1990, Softbound, 86 pages, in English; the author--literate in Korean!-- skillfully guides you through these difficult issues by means of its lucid text and lavish illustrations; discusses printings, paper perfs, number printed, counterfeits, cancels, varieties; logically structured; far superior to previous handbooks & extensively revised since the 1st edition 25 years ago. | $20.00 |
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KOREAN-ENGLISH PHILATELIC GLOSSARY by Stanley S. Kim (Monograph), Softbound, 16 pages, A must for users of KPSC and KSSC. | $8.00 |
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SPECIALIZED POSTAL STATIONERY CATALOG OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA by John J. Sauer, Korea Stamp Society Monograph. |
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KOREAN POSTAGE STAMP CATALOGUE 2009-2010, 13th edition. Edited by Korean Philatelic Co., Ltd. 423 pages. Color illustrations. |
$30.00 |
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MACAU SCOTT-YANG/YANG-SCOTT CATALOG CORRELATION by Ralph Weil with Michael Rogers. 2006, second edition, Softbound. A much needed correlation making collecting easier. |
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THE LOCAL OVERPRINTED STAMPS OF MANCHURIA 1945-47 (M.L.O.s)
by Allan D. Kerr (1976), 4 Vol., Softbound, 188pp (2000 Reprint) A new printing of
the original 1975-7 work in four volumes with correction inserts. This is
the original and most comprehensive listing of these stamps available.
Includes alternative names, locations on maps, and a list of known covers.
Includes a picture index in volume IV which makes identification of the
overprints by local issue easy.
Volume I: Locations 1-79 (A Cheng to Hui Nan), 35 pages. Volume II: Locations 82-172 (I An to Pu Si), 44 pages. Volume III: Locations 173-268 (Sao Chan Ho to Yu Li Chen), 56 pages. Volume IV: Unidentified Locations, stampless covers, map and index of place names, plus easy to use identification guide for identifying the stamps found in all four volumes, 52 pages. Note: there have been many attempts to correct this work, mostly with regard to place names and the characters used for such places. Most of these efforts are mistaken! Mr. Kerr's painstaking research on the original place names and characters was based on the Japanese identifications used in the postmarks found on many of the genuinely-used stamps. |
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PART I: POSTAL STATIONERY OF THE GUNTO GOVERNMENTS (1945-1951) by Melvin H. Schoberlin and Arthur L. F. Askins, RPSS, 1978, Softbound, 88 pages, includes postal stationery of the Gunto Governments; fee-paid handstamps; validating seals, overprints, surcharge types; chronological guide; letter sheets, postal cards, air post postal cards, official business postal cards, paid reply postal cards of Amami, Miyako, Okinawa, and Yaeyama Gunto Governments. | $19.50 |
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PART II: POSTAL STATIONERY OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT (1948-1972) 1979, 222 pgs, ills, in black and white. The definitive guide to the postal stationery of the Ryukyu Islands. Contains detailed information on the postal stationery listed in the Scott Specialized as well as other non-Scott listed material. An essential reference for the Ryukyu postal stationery collector. | $16.00 |
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PART III: THE NANSEI SHOTO PROVISIONAL POSTAGE STAMPS (1945-1948) by Melvin H. Schoberlin, revised and updated by Arthur L. F. Askins, RPSS, 1983, SB, viii+148 pp, illustrated; provisional civil governments and postal systems within the four Nansei Shoto Gunto; postage stamps, revenue issues of Amami, Kume, Miyako, Okinawa, and Yaeyama Gunto; notes on KEN, TOMIYAMA, HIRATA, and MIYARA seals; concordances and scarcity ratings (1973 edition viii+54 pp, SB $12.00) | $22.50 |
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PART VII, Fascicle 3: DOCUMENTS AND SPECIALIZED MONOGRAPHS: HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNICATION SERVICE IN ANAMI OSHIMA AFTER ITS SEPARATION FROM JAPAN Shigemura Kuniyaho; translated by Nobu Vogel, preface by Arthur L.F. Askins, RPSS 1983, Softbound, viii+55 pages, includes illustrations of documents. | $9.50 |
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PART VII, Fascicle 5: DOCUMENTS AND SPECIALIZED MONOGRAPHS: BATTLE RECORDS OF THE FORMER COMMUNICATIONS EMPLOYEES OF OKINAWA: KUME SHIMA POST OFFICE PORTION Kikuzato Kyobun, translated by Nobu Vogel, preface by Arthur L.-F. Askins, RPSS 1988, 36 pages. | $9.50 |
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PART VIII, Fascicle 1: BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SOURCE MATERIALS FOR THE STUDY OF THE PROVISIONAL POSTAL ITEMS OF THE GUNTO GOVERNMENTS OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS 1945-1951 Arthur L.-F. Askins-Editor, RPSS 1977, Softbound, 27 pages. | $9.50 |
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THE JAPANESE MILITARY BURMA-THAILAND RAILROAD 1942-1945 by Herbert S. Herman, c2000. 58 pages: illustrations, facsims., maps, photos; 28 cm., ISJP Monograph 13; Prisoner-of-War and Internee Mail; Censored Mail 1942-1945; 1939-1945 Postal History Covers; Free Franks; Postal Markings; Military Mail; Postal Stationery Cards; Japan Occupation of Burma, Thailand; Thanbyuzayat-Bangkok- Railroad; Burma-Thailand Railroad Collateral; Bibliographies. | $18.00 |
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THE POSTAGE STAMPS OF SIAM TO 1940: A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOG revised by Richard Ostlie. Published by Michael Rogers, Inc. 1994, 126 pages, Softbound, A Complete revision of Frajola's work with expanded listings and more illustrations. Buy this book for the superb manner in which flow charts and enlarged illustrations clarify most difficult 1889-99 "Tical" and "Att" surcharges. Wonderful, award-winning book. | Softbound $20.00 |
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TIBET AND POSTAL HISTORY & STAMPS by Fortune Wang, 3 volume Hardbound, 1000 full color pgs, Chinese/English. Vol. 1: History, geography, culture Vol. 2: Early Postal History & Stamps Vol. 3: Modern & Contemporary Postal History & Stamps (Domestic shipping $9 for media mail or $32 for priority insured). |
$90.00 |
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SPECIALTY ALBUM OF THE GENERAL REVENUE STAMPS OF VIETNAM by T-Bar Publications. 36 pages (with three blank) punched for 3-ring binder. For National level revenues of the Bao Dai State, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Socialist Republic, with Viet Minh and Viet Cong overprints. |
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MONOGRAPHS BY MICHAEL ROGERS AND OTHER AUTHORS (POSTPAID) |
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| China: | SHANGHAI LARGE DRAGONS by Joseph Sousa & Michael Rogers. 8-page monograph with clear large illustrations of genuine and 7 forgery types. Part I (1984) or Part II (1986). | $2.00 |
| CHINA'S INTRIGUING TREATY PORT STAMPS by Michael Rogers, 4 pages. | $2.00 | |
| PROPITIOUS OMEN ON FIRST CHINESE ISSUE by Michael Rogers. 4-pages, discusses the mythology of the Chinese dragon. | $2.00 | |
| CHINA'S 1894-1897 EMPRESS DOWAGER ISSUES by Michael Rogers. 8 pages with illustrations. | $2.00 | |
| CHINA'S 1897 3¢ RED REVENUE SURCHARGES by Michael Rogers. 3-page introduction to the prized Red Revenue Surcharges. | $2.00 | |
| THE VEXATIOUS FOOCHOW BISECT by Joseph Sousa & Michael Rogers: 1984 8-page monograph of the 1903 Foochow Bisect: History, illustrations of genuine and forgeries, types 1-13. Acclaimed. | $2.00 | |
| JUNK ISSUE USHERED IN A NEW AGE FOR CHINA by Michael Rogers. 4-page reprint of 1995 Linn's article. Discusses the significance of the Junk issues as marking China's transition from an Empire to a Republic and the differences between the printings; includes full-color illustrations. | $2.00 | |
| CHINA'S ANTI-BANDIT CONTROL MARKINGS by Michel Rogers. 4-page reprint of 1990 article on the anti-bandit control markings applied to Chinese stamps from the 1920's to the late 1940's and their US 1929 Kansas-Nebraska counterparts; in color. | $2.00 | |
| CHINA'S 1932 NORTHWEST EXPEDITION ISSUE by Michael Rogers. 4-page reprint of 1990 article that tells the fascinating story of Swedish explorer Sven Anders Hedin's Northwest Scientific Expedition in China and the commemorative stamps issued to finance it; includes full-color illustrations. | $2.00 | |
| THE MEN BEHIND THE CHINESE MARTYRS SET by Michael Rogers. 4-page reprint of 1993 Linn's article on the 1932-1941 Martyrs issues and the 6 depicted revolutionaries who fought to replace the Ching dynasty in China with a republican form of government; includes full-color illustrations. | $2.00 | |
| MARTYRS GAVE RISE TO OVER 400 OVERPRINTS by Michael Rogers. 4-page, 1989 reprint of Linn's article suggesting various ways to expand from Scott's basic 169 varieties. Illustrated. | $2.00 | |
| CHINA'S NON-DENOMINATED STAMPS OF 1949 by Michael Rogers, 4-page monograph on the 4 non-denominated stamps issued in 1949 in response to the chaos of civil war and the decline of the gold yuan currency; includes full-color illustrations. | $2.00 | |
| CHINA'S CONTROVERSIAL 1949 KANSU ISSUE by Michael Rogers. 4-page reprint of 1991 Linn's article about the rare 1949 Kansu Silver-Yuan regular and airmail issues and the precarious political and economic circumstances in which they were issued. | $2.00 | |
| PROVINCIAL OVERPRINTS OF SINKIANG 1915 $1 TRANSPOSED CHARACTER ERROR by Chui Chee Wan. 4 pages. | $2.00 | |
| SINKIANG "OFFICIAL USE' PERFORATIONS by Chiu Chee-Wan, arranged and edited by Michael Rogers. 1987, 4-page monograph describing and illustrating normal, reversed, normal inverted, reversed inverted, and missing pin varieties of the perfins used by the Chinese Province of Sinkiang for official mail. Includes a chart showing all the possible basic stamps by Scott and Yvert. | $2.00 | |
| CONCERNING THE UNISSUED MENKIANG AND HWAPEI RESURCHARGED STAMPS by J. Lee Schneidman (CSS 1993). A technical illustrated article about the 1945 unissued stamps which weren't issued due to the fall of the Japanese Occupied China areas. Provides CSS numbering system. 8 pages. | $2.00 | |
| CHINESE POSTAL FORGERIES by Joseph Sousa & Michael Rogers: c1984, 8-page monograph explaining and illustrating 5 different postal forgeries 1913-49. Background info with large photos. | $2.00 | |
| NOT FOR ALL THE FAKES IN CHINA by Jim Kerr. 8 illustrated pages; an introductory discussion on the forgeries of Shanghai; China Dragons, Foochow Bisect, and Junk (Scott #230); and 1888 Formosa issues. | $2.00 | |
| COLLECTING CHINA ON A BUDGET? IT CAN BE DONE by Michael Rogers. 4-page reprint of 1989 Linn's article offering several possibilities for collecting China on a shoestring, includes full-color illustrations. | $2.00 | |
| SPECIALIZE TO RELIEVE YOUR CHINA STAMP BUDGET By Michael Rogers. Reprint of 1998 Linn's article that continues the discussion of collecting China on a budget, suggesting a strategy for specialization and the tools for doing it effectively; full-color illustrations. | $2.00 | |
| CONSTENOBLE CORRESPONDENCE by Joseph Sousa. 1987, 8 page monograph with text and photos of these Sinkiang and Belgium combination covers fabricated in the 1930's by Father Cyril Costenoble. | $2.00 | |
| HOW TO SEPARATE CHINESE STAMP PAPERS by Chiu Chee Wan. 1986, 4 pages. Describes 14 types of wartime papers. | $2.00 | |
| CONCERNING THE UNISSUED MENGKIANG AND HWA PEI RESURCHARGED STAMPS by J. Lee Shneidman. 8-page reprint from the China Clipper, March 1993. | $2.00 | |
| SCOTT'S CHINA: BEST ALBUM AVAILABLE by Michael Rogers. 3-page reprint from 1994 Linn's article. | $2.00 | |
| Peoples Republic of China: | TRANSLATIONS OF MAO TSE-TUNG'S POETRY AS THEY APPEAR ON PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 1967-8 POSTAGE STAMPS 1987, 16p., includes illustrations of the 13 stamps (Sc #967-79) with Chinese transliterations and English translations. | $2.00 |
| Republic of China-Taiwan: | TAIWAN OFFERS COLOR, HISTORY, AND NUMEROUS VARIETIES by Michael Rogers. 4-page reprint of 2000 Linn's article discussing the opportunities for supplementing one's collection with major and minor errors, printing varieties, and proofs; includes full-color illustrations. | $2.00 |
| COLLECTORS CLAMOR FOR CHIANG PRESIDENCY SET by Michael Rogers. 4-page reprint of 2005 Linn's article with color photos. Discusses the five-stamp set honoring the second anniversary of Chiang's return to the presidency. | $2.00 | |
| TAIWAN 1946-9 UNION PRESS & SAN YI SURCHARGE The 12/1/2008 Linn's article + a "working model" of the 2009 Ma's China pages for these issues, highly specialized. | $2.00 | |
| Bhutan: | CONFUSION SURROUNDED BHUTAN FIRST ISSUE by Michael Rogers. 1989, 4-page monograph on the 1955 postal fiscal set not recognized by Scott but which did frank mail. | $2.00 |
| Burma: | JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF BURMA by Jim Kerr. 8-page description of genuine and forged peacock overprints by type. | $5.00 |
| Hong Kong: | HONG KONG STAMPS WITH CHINA OVERPRINTS Reprint of 1998 Linn's article with great illustrations of GB Offices in China stamps and postal history. The article delves into the history behind the stamps and varieties. 4 pages. | $2.00 |
| 1839-42 HONG KONG OPIUM WAR by Michael Rogers. 4-page monograph with color pictures detailing British/Western origination in Canton in 1757 then to HK through postal history. Opium traffic sparked war in 1839-42, after which HK was turned over to the British. | $2.00 | |
| FASCINATING HONG KONG OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF COLLECTING CHALLENGES by Michael Rogers. 4-page reprint from Linn's article, January 2006 with color pictures. | $2.00 | |
| Japan: | JAPAN'S STAMPS AND SERIES HAVE WIDE APPEAL by Michael Rogers. Reprint of 1997 Linn's article on the appealing nature of Japan's stamps due to the great variety of commemorative and social events, culture, folklore, insects, and animals thereon, includes full-color illustrations. | $2.00 |
| Korea: | FOREIGN ROOTS AND KOREA'S FALCONS by Michael Rogers. Reprint of 1996 Linn's article on the design details of the 1903 Falcon stamps of Korea, particularly the Russian influence on the Falcon design, which appears on each of the 13 values of the set; color illustrations. | $2.00 |
| Laos: | LAOTIAN STAMPS OF 1951-75 WERE ENGRAVED by Michael Rogers. Reprint of a 1996 Linn's article with illustrations giving history, art, and printing histories of these most beautiful stamps and proofs. Some Indochina (1927). | $2.00 |
| Manchuria and Manchuria Local Overprints: | FASCINATING STAMPS OF MANCHUKUO by Michael Rogers. 3 pages. 1989 reprint of Linn's article suggesting various ways to expand from Scott's basic 169 varieties. Illustrated. | $2.00 |
| 1946-7 MANCHURIAN LOCAL OVERPRINTS by C. W. Chiu. 8-page monograph summarizing with illustrations these locals: how they were produced, the surcharges, the inks, chops, place names, and more. | $2.00 | |
| MANCHUKUO, WORLDS OF UNUSUAL MATERIAL TO PURSUE by Michael Rogers. 8 pages. | $2.00 | |
| North Borneo: | EARLY STAMPS OF NORTH BORNEO, 1883-88 by Michael Rogers. 4-page reprint of 1991 Linn's article. | $2.00 |
| North Korea: | A PROVISIONAL LISTING OF NORTH KOREAN POSTAL CARDS 1947-1950 by Joe Cartafalsa and Michael Rogers, 8 pages. | $2.00 |
| Ryukyus: | RYUKYUS' 1945 KUME SHIMA PROVISIONAL by Michael Rogers. 4 pages. Reprint of 1990 Linn's article discussing the production of the world's first mimeographed stamp; color illustration. | $2.00 |
| Singapore: | STAMPS OF SINGAPORE ARE FULL OF SURPRISES by Michael Rogers. 7-page reprint of 1999 Linn's article. | $2.00 |
| Vietnam: | A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE STAMPS OF VIETNAM by Michael Rogers. 4 pages. Reprint of 1996 Linn's article offering a brief philatelic history of this fascinating country; includes full-color illustrations. | $2.00 |
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| China 1878-1949 Formosa + Provinces, Japanese Occupation 1942-5, Shanghai, Offices in Tibet, Tibet (192 pages). 1 binder/1 slipcase. List price $159.99..............................................................................................................................Net $128.00 |
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| Japan 1871-2005 (441 pages). 2 binders/2 slipcases. List price $412.98...............................................................Net $329.60 |
| PRC 1945-2005 (451 pages). 2 binders/2 slipcases. List price $382.98.................................................................Net $250.00 |
| ROC/Taiwan 1949-2005 (322 pages). 2 binders/2 slipcases. List price $314.95......................................................Net $250.00 |
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SHANGHAI AND TREATY PORTS. 64 pages on acid-free, 80 pound stock, punched 3 hole, numbered by the Chan China Catalogue. No other Shanghai & Treaty Port album pages available elsewhere. |
$28.00 |
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JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF CHINA 1942-1945. 150 pages on acid-free, 80 pound stock, punched 7 hole to accommodate American and European binders. Numbered by the Ma China catalogue but organized by location instead of chronological as in Ma. Highly specialized (Wide vs. narrow, paper types, comb vs. line perfs, unissued stamps, etc.) |
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MANCHUKUO. 31 pages on acid-free, 80 pound stock, punched 3 hole, numbered by Chan. With booklet panes, unissued stamps, postal savings, etc. Highly specialized including errors, on heavy pages. |
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