The collaboration started with China Post recently printing four stamps under the guidance of Danish designers.

Post Danmark is also helping with the design of a specialised training course for local stamp designers to improve their steel engraving skills – an area where Denmark is considered the best in the world, Post Danmark’s design manager, Martin Pingel, told public broadcaster DR.

1. Cyprus. SG #117a. 1928, King George V, £5 black on yellow paper, gorgeous copy, full OG, light trace of hinge, VF. Winning bid – $2600.00. (add 12.5% buyer’s premium).

2. China. 1897, surcharge $1 on red revenue 3c red, nice centering and intact perforation, large part of OG with minor scratch in the middle of stamp, previously hinged, VF and scarce. Winning bid – $1900.00.

3. China. 1962, Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang, $3 multicolored, souvenir sheet of one, fresh and nice copy without any facial defects, full OG, LH, VF and scarce in premium condition. $5000.00. Another one was sold on eBay month ago.

4. Mexico. 1935, Amelia Earhart Flight, violet overprint on 20c lake, fresh and flawless copy, full OG, previously hinged, VF, Sanabria and Kessler guarantee handstamps, RPS certificate. Winning bid – $2500.00.

5. USSR. 1957, V. Belinski, 40k multicolored, perforation L12½ instead of comb 12½x12, full OG, NH, VF and rare, this perforation variety is not listed either in Scott, Michel or Russian Specialized Catalogues. Winning bid – $2200.00.

6. Zemstvo. Bielozersk. 1908, inverted surcharge 3k on 2k yellow brown, printed on yellow paper, full OG, hinged, VF, Schmidt rank “RR”, ex-Kuznetsov. Winning bid – $3750.00.

7. Zemstvo. Chern. 1869-71, 3k lilac gray, oily printing on thick paper, full OG, previously hinged, VF and scarce, Schmidt #5, rank “RRR”. $4250.00.

8. Zemstvo. Kharkov. 1881, 5k lilac blue, some paper adhesion on reverse, probably removed from an envelope, toned gum, VF and rare stamp, rank”RRR”, Schmidt #13, rank “RRR”, reportedly six copies recorded. Winning bid – $6750.00.

9. Zemstvo. Novaya Ladoga. 1869, 5k red, error of color, fresh, unused, no gum VF, ex-Schmidt and Faberge, Schmidt #3, rank “RR”. Winning bid – $4500.00.

10. Zemstvo. Sumy. 1869, red manuscript 5(k) on 1k blue, a part of TPO cancellation, fresh, F/VF and scarce, Schmidt #6, rank “R”. Winning bid – $4250.00.

Another rare Chinese Empire stamp with surcharge was sold this month. Its a Sc#84 1 dollar surcharge. Winning bid: US $1,857.70.

CHINA EMPIRE Sc#84 MH VF $1 on 3c Scarce CV $2750

Previously sold stamp – “4 cents“.

The rare China Empire surcharge on the red revenue stamp was sold on Ebay. The Sc#82 mint highed VF 4c surcharge on 3c, was sold for US $1,145.00.

The rare modern Chinese sheet was sold for US $5,300.00! Yes, five thousand bucks! Its a 1962 year, # C94M, Stage Art of Mei Lanfang, Souvenir Sheet. This sheet was printed with many faults. The fault-free example costs US $5,000.00 (Scott catalog). Its a not joke, its a real chinese life

Catalog #: Michel # 656, Block 8, SG # MS2044a, Scott # 628.