Lot 32113 – China: 1866-1949 mint and used superb collection

China: 1866-1949 mint and used superb collection in five large Lighthouse stockbooks. Vol. 1 is up to 1939 and starts with Shanghai Local Posts incl. four genuine large dragons, Customs Posts with Large Dragons (27), Small Dragons (45), Dowager (36, incl. 19 mint with 30c x3), Imperial Posts surcharges complete in both conditions (but not SG85), red revenues (14 incl. large 1 dollar mint and used), 1897 Tokyo print set mint and used, 1898 CIP set mint, 1900/06 CIP unwkd. set used, 1912 provisional neutrality/China Republic (7, incl. 1c , 3c mint and 7c used), 1912 Commercial Press ovpt. mint and used sets incl. local types and 10 pp. ovpt. varieties specialized, 1912 Waterlow mint and used cpl., Dr. Sun mint set with a clean $2, 1913 Waterlow cpl. sets mint and used, 1915/19 Peking print mint and used cpl. sets incl. the elusive $20 with clear Harbin postmark ec.; Vol. 2 1940-49 mint and used incl. 1949 Gold yuan surcharges set of 11 mint no gum as issued (SG 1183-93, Scott 937-47) and top values (SG1191-1193, Scott 945-947) used with two certs Scheller (2022); Vol. 3 with provinces and Japanese Occupation, incl. Sinkiang with $20 mint and used, Sinkiang air mails 5c 10c mint resp. 10c 15c used each signed Pascal Scheller; Vol. 4 JO continued, C.E.F. mint largely cpl., Manchoukuo mint and used incl. 15f granite paper used;, Tibet 1911 set complete mint and used, both cert. Scheller (2022). Supplemented by Tibet 1912-50 (26) and German leasehold Kiaochow mint and used (45) up to $5. – “Swops” is an extra volume with a.o. Small Dragons used (38), Red Revenues (10 incl. four mint), extensive ICP and CIP with blocks-4 and selected postmarks (NAMTAU bilingual with handwritten date on piece), 1911 Tibet surcharges including a $1 mint. Detailed examination strongly recommended.