351350 351350

340925c. purple and magenta unused and used marginal horizontal pairs from the top of the sheet showing plate number “2”, one stamp in each pair showing broken flower variety, the unused pair with gum that has partially dried into the paper, otherwise fine to very fine, used pair very fine. S.G. 126a cat. £110.

HK$ 800 - 1,000

34101935 Silver Jubilee set of four in blocks of four, all marginal (except 10c.), 20c. from the upper right corner of the sheet with sheet number, very fine and fresh unmounted mint (20c. hinged in side margin), 10c. folded vertically along central perfs. S.G. 133-136 cat. £260.

HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

34141938-52 K.G.VI complete sheet assembly comprising Definitives 1c. (requisition number L3874; preprinting paper fold variety in four stamps at upper right) and 10c. (requisition number N021298), Centenary 5c. sheet of 60 and Victory 30c. sheet of 60 (showing extra stroke variety (R1/2)), unmounted mint, the two Definitive sheets folded once, brown spots mainly on reverse, the Centenary and Peace commemorative with yellowed gum, otherwise fine to very fine. S.G. 140, 145b, 165, 169/a cat. £1450.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

34151948 Silver Wedding 10c. and $10, the $10 corner marginal from the upper right of the sheet showing sheet number “130” in the margin and the 10c. in horizontal corner marginal pair from the lower right of the sheet with plate number, unmounted mint, toned gum, fine to very fine. S.G. 171-172 cat. £330.

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

34161949 U.P.U. set of four in complete sheets of 60, the 80c. including crack in rock variety (R12/5), toned gum with brown spots (mainly confined to reverse), 10c. sheet toned, 80c. split perfs. along two vertical rows in margin at foot, otherwise fine to very fine. S.G. 173-176 cat. £4090.

HK$ 6,000 - 8,000

34171954-62 Q.E.II 5c. orange pair, variety imperf., unmounted mint, fresh, lightly creased in the margin between the stamps and tiny tone spot, very fine appearance. Yang 169d, S.G. 178a cat. £2000.

HK$ 2,500 - 3,000 Ex 3411

34111938 K.G.VI Definitives Pre-War 1c. to $10 set of 13 in blocks of four (some marginal, including the $10) unmounted mint (10c. hinged in upper pair), fresh with bright colours, the $5 and $10 with customary yellowed gum (although lighter than normally encountered), very fine, 30c. with black staining on gum on part of one stamp, 50c. block folded, $2 light natural bend crosses two stamps, a select set of these scarce blocks. S.G. 140-146, 149, 151, 153, 155, 157, 159, 161.

HK$ 15,000 - 20,000

34121941 Centenary set of six in corner marginal blocks of four from the upper right of the sheet showing requisition number, very fine and fresh mint, 2c., 4c. and $1 hinged only in margin, rest of blocks one or two (25c.) stamps hinged and hinged in margin. S.G. 163-168 cat. £360.

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

34131946 Victory set of two in unfolded complete sheets of 60, each showing extra stroke variety (R1/2), unmounted mint ($1 hinged once in margin), lightly yellowed gum with brown spots, fine to very fine. S.G. 169/a, 170/a cat. £638.

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

3418

34181962 watermark upright Q.E.II Annigoni $10 multicoloured (Arabic gum), variety watermark inverted, complete sheet of 50, unmounted mint, folded once along central vertical perfs., fresh, few tiny faint tones on reverse, very fine. Yang 196a; S.G. 209cw cat. £6500.

HK$ 10,000 - 12,000

353352 353352

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Ex 3422 (part)

Ex 3421 (part)

Ex 3420 (part)

353352 353352

34191965 I.T.U. set of two in complete sheets of 50, unmounted mint, $1.30 sheet folded once horizontally, slightly yellowed gum (with few tone spots), fine to very fine. S.G. 214-215 cat. £550.

HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

34201967 Year of the Ram set of two in complete sheets of 100, unmounted mint, 10c. split centrally (where originally folded) and few marginal imperfections, $1.30 unfolded, some tone spots on reverse (many stamps not affected). S.G. 242-243 cat. £1500.

HK$ 6,000 - 8,000

34211967 Year of the Ram set of two in complete sheets of 100, unmounted mint, 10c. split centrally (where originally folded), $1.30 unfolded, some tone spots on reverse (many stamps not affected), few marginal imperfections. S.G. 242-243 cat. £1500.

HK$ 6,000 - 8,000

34221968 Year of the Monkey set of two in unfolded complete sheets of 100, very fine unmounted mint, few marginal paper undulations as to be expected and couple tiny corner creases in margin. S.G. 245-246 cat. £1500.

HK$ 15,000 - 20,000

34231968 Year of the Monkey set of two in unfolded complete sheets of 100, very fine unmounted mint, few paper undulations as to be expected, 10c. small rust trace in margin mentioned for accuracy. S.G. 245-246 cat. £1500.

HK$ 15,000 - 20,000

34241968 Sea Craft set of six in complete sheets of 50, unmounted mint, some yellow spots (mainly on reverse), 10c., 20c., 40c. folded once vertically, 40c. faint vertical bend, 50c. mild gum abrasions, $1.30 gum disturbance/adherence on six stamps, overall fine to very fine appearance. S.G. 247-252 cat. £2400.

HK$ 12,000 - 15,000

34251969 Year of the Cock set of two in complete sheets of 50, unmounted mint, each folded once, few brown spots mainly on reverse, otherwise fine to very fine. S.G. 257-258 cat £1400.

HK$ 10,000 - 12,000

34261941-69 commemoratives complete sheet assembly, including 1946 Victory 30c. sheet of 60 (showing extra stroke variety (R1/2)), 1966 Churchill 10c. to $1.30 (10c. blue printer’s ink smear in first vertical row), W.H.O. Headquarters set of two and 1969 Chinese University, unmounted mint, most folded, brown spots on reverse (heavier generally in the earlier sheets) with yellowed gum on the Centenary 5c. and Peace 30c., otherwise generally fine to very fine, some duplication.

HK$ 4,000 - 5,000

34271970 Year of the Dog set of two in unfolded complete sheets of 50, very fine unmounted mint, 10c. biro mark in margin. S.G. 261-262 cat. £1625.

HK$ 20,000 - 25,000

34281970 Year of the Dog 10c. horizontal pair, variety imperf., very fine and fresh unmounted mint. S.G. 261 var.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

Ex 3427

Ex 3429

34291970-71 Q.E.II Annigoni PVA gum (ordinary paper) 5c. to $20 in corner requisition blocks of four, very fine and fresh unmounted mint, $5 is on glazed paper and has small biro mark in margin. Yang 198n-194n, 196n, 197n.

HK$ 6,000 - 8,000

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Ex 3433

3442

3440Ex 3439

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34323431

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34301946-72 selection of commemorative sets in unmounted mint blocks of four, including 1963 Freedom from Hunger, Churchill, 1968 Sea Craft, 1970 Year of the Dog, 1971 Year of the Pig and 1972 Year of the Rat, fresh, very fine.

HK$ 4,000 - 5,000

34311975-78 spiral watermark Q.E.II 30c. ultramarine horizontal marginal pair, variety imperf., very fine and fresh unmounted mint (lightly hinged in margin away from design). Yang 248b.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

34321976 no watermark Q.E.II 20c. reddish violet pair, variety imperf., very fine and fresh unmounted mint. Yang 262a, S.G. 342a cat. £750.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

34331973-96 selection of regular issue unmounted mint blocks of four (many with plate numbers), nearly all in apparent sets, including 1973-82 to $20 (3, one group containing only the $10 and $20), 1982 10c. to $50; also included are 1965-72 Postage Due sets in similar unmounted mint blocks, very fine.

HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

3434Postal Fiscals : 1874-1902 perf. 15½ x 15 $2 and $3 handstamped “Specimen” diagonally (Samuel type HK4), mint, fine. S.G. F1S, F2S.

HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

34371891 $5 on $10 handstamped “Specimen” diagonally (Samuel type HK4), very fine and fresh mint; also included is 1897 $1 on $2 dull bluish green handstamped “Specimen”, large part original gum, bright colour, some light staining and few light natural creases. S.G. FF9S, F11S.

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

3435

3435$10 rose-carmine, unused (regummed), nice pastel colour, small faults, fine appearing example of this rare stamp. S.G. F3 cat. £8000.

HK$ 20,000 - 25,000

34361874-1902 perf. 14 $2 and $3 overprinted “Specimen”, mint ($3 large part original gum), fine. S.G. F4s-F5s cat. £450.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

3438

34381897 $1 on $2 dull bluish green, variety both Chinese handstamps omitted, used on piece tied by “Hong Kong” c.d.s. (14.9.98), bright colour, very fine and fresh. S.G. F11a cat. £1700.

HK$ 5,000 - 6,000

3439Postage Dues : 1923 watermarked upright script crown CA 1c. to 10c. set of five blocks of four, all marginal (except 4c.) from the top of the sheet, unmounted mint, fresh, 2c. some faint edge browning at top of margin, 4c. some natural vertical bends in one stamp, very fine. S.G. D1-D5 cat. £520.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

34401938-63 2c. grey (ordinary paper) upper right corner block of four with requisition number, very fine and fresh unmounted mint. S.G. D6.

HK$ 800 - 1,000

3441Postcard Stamps : 1879 blue on white U.P.U. formular postcard bearing 5c. on 18c. lilac, unused, very fine and fresh. S.G. P2 cat. £350.

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

3442Revenue Stamps : 1946 K.G.VI perf. 13½ x 13 $25 blue and orange overprinted “B. of E.” (17½mm., small serifs with “F” with straight back) block of 12 (2 x 6) used very fine. Barefoot 103.

HK$ 600 - 800

357356 35735634553454

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344834473446

344434433441

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Postal Stationery

34431880 1c. stationery card with privately printed “Hongkong, China” scene (printed 1900c.), unused, some very light tone spots, fine and rare. Yang P4 var.

HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

34441896 (9 Sept.) surcharged in red 4c. + 4c. on 3c. + 3c. reply paid double card (both halves intact) to Amsterdam, cancelled by “Hong Kong/E” c.d.s. and “Customs/Kowloon” double ring d.s., fine to very fine. Yang P12.

HK$ 4,000 - 5,000

34471905 (18 Feb.) Q.V. 4c. reply card from Paris to Yokohama (26.3), where redirected back to Paris, with Japan Chrysanthemum 2s. (2) with “R. Schmid & Co.” security h.s. applied for the redirection and cancelled by “Yokohama/Japan” c.d.s. (27.3), remarkable and probably unique usage of the reply card. R. Schmid & Co. were major importers of European timepieces and ultimately established a manufacturer that became Citizens Watch Company. Yang P17.

HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

34481906 (10 Nov.) K.E.VII 4c. stationery card (converted into view card by laminating real photo of “Hong Kong Harbour after Typhoon”) to Apenrade, Germany, cancelled by “Victoria/Hong Kong” c.d.s., fine and scarce use of the stationery card. Yang P22.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

34491907 (26 Jan.) K.E.VII 4c. stationery card (converted into view card by laminating real photo of “Hong Kong Harbour following Typhoon”) to Apenrade, Germany, cancelled by “Victoria/Hong Kong” c.d.s., small stain on indicia, fine usage. Yang P22.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

34501910 (11 July) K.E.VII 1c. stationery card (with printed message from Club Germania, Hong Kong) locally used, cancelled by scarce “Victoria/Hong Kong” double-ring d.s. without sidebars (Proud D76 state 2), fine to very fine. Yang P21.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

34511925 K.G.V 10c. registered stationery envelopes (4) with 25c.:$2.50 fee schedule, dollar and franc compensation printed in one operation, sizes H, H2, K overprinted “Specimen” and size K unused, Specimen envelopes folded, very fine. Yang 36s, 37s, 38s, 38.

HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

34521924-38 K.G.V (2) and K.G.VI registered stationery envelopes to France, Germany and Canada, including scarce 1924 (30 Sept.) 10c. K.G.V registered stationery envelope with dollar compensation added in second printing, size G. Yang 24, 40, 57.

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

34531926-38 K.G.V registered stationery envelopes (8) to U.K. (4), U.S.A. (2), Canada and New Zealand, showing a variety of frankings, including 1930 10c. size H envelope to U.S.A., 1938 20c. size H envelope (indicia on reverse) from Kowloon to Canada with mixed K.G.V and K.G.VI franking, and 1938 20c. size G envelope (indicia on reverse) to New Zealand with mixed K.G.V and K.G.VI franking, some faults, an attractive selection. Yang 35, 39, 40, 43, 47.

HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

3445

34451904 (Dec.) Q.V. 10c. registered stationery envelope with overprinted 25c.:$2.50 fee schedule, size H, to Wakefield, England (25 & 26.1.05) via London (25.1) redirected to York (27.1) cancelled by “Registered/G.P.O. Hong Kong” c.d.s., adhesive removed, with “R/Hong Kong/China/No. 728” printed registration label (39 x 19mm.), some peripheral creasing (particularly at left), a very rare envelope and the earliest known usage of any of the provisional overprinted Q.V. registered envelopes (predating the generally accepted 1905 listing for these). Yang 6.

HK$ 10,000 - 12,000

34461903-09 K.E.VII 4c. reply card (outgoing message half) handstamped “Specimen” (Samuel type HK4a), corner faults (small part of lower-left corner reattached), very scarce. Yang P23S.

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

359358 359358

34541934 (12 Dec.) K.G.V 20c. registered envelope, size H2, to Philadelphia, U.S.A. (18.1.35) bearing 5c. violet pairs (2) cancelled by “Registered/G.P.O. Hong Kong” c.d.s., very fine. Yang 45.

HK$ 3,500 - 4,500

34551948 (13 Dec.) K.G.VI 40c. aerogram to New Jersey, U.S.A. (21.12) returned to Hong Kong (3.2.49 R.L.O.) because of no forwarding address and then returned to the sender’s return address in Macau (10.2) showing “Refugo/Macau” c.d.s. on reverse along with normal “Estação Central/Macau” hexagonal d.s., fine.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

Covers and Cancellations

34571864 (24 Feb.) incoming entire letter from Bombay to Augustine Heard & Co., Hong Kong (25.3) “Per P&O Str ‘Behar’” bearing India 4a. black (straight edge at top) tied by “Bombay/India Paid/1” duplex, with “Forwarded by/Leggatt & Co./Bombay” oval h.s. on reverse (used as sender’s h.s.), very fine usage.

HK$ 3,500 - 4,500

34581864 (28 Sept.) incoming entire letter (“duplicate”) from Bombay to Augustine Heard & Co., Hong Kong (26.10) “Per Str ‘Emeu’” bearing India 4a. black (straight edge at top and foot) tied by “Bombay/India Paid/1” duplex and blue company security h.s., fine usage.

HK$ 3,500 - 4,500

34591866 (23 Aug.) envelope to Point de Galle, Ceylon (7.9) “Per P&O Steamer” bearing 8c. orange cancelled “B62” showing on reverse “Hong Kong/C” despatch and “Galle/Unpaid” arrival c.d.s., rated “4” in Hong Kong and manuscript “1d” Ceylon charge, fine, a scarce destination.

HK$ 5,500 - 6,500

34601867 (15 Feb.) entire letter from Hong Kong to Altona, Germany (arrival c.d.s.) “via Trieste” bearing 12c. blue tied “B62”, with matching “Hong Kong/C” origin c.d.s. and “Siemssen & Co./Hong Kong” circular sender’s h.s. on reverse, rated “6” (at Hong Kong) and “6½” (“4-2/3” crossed out), fine.

HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

3456

34561955 (17 June) K.G.VI 40c. formular aerogram bearing Q.E.II 10c. with red “Aerogramme” h.s. (applied by the G.P.O.) to U.K. cancelled by “Hong Kong” c.d.s., fine to very fine, very rare, believed to be the only recorded example. The handstamp was applied to meet the U.P.U. requirement that all air letters were to be inscribed “Aerogramme”.

HK$ 15,000 - 20,000

34593458

3457

3463Ex 34623460

359358 359358

34611867 (Nov.) envelope to “D.H. Nutting, M.D., care Revd. I.F. Pettibone, Constantinople, Turkey” “Via Marseilles” and Alexandria (17.12), showing “Returned for Postage 22 cts” h.s. (Proud I227, his earliest recorded date), with on reverse “Forwarded by/Olyphant & Co./Hong Kong/14 Nov. 1867” framed h.s. and “Hong Kong/C” c.d.s. (16.11), also showing extremely rare blue “Poste Française/d’Alep” h.s. (for routing through Syria) on front, with “American Legation/Constantinople, Turkey” oval receiving h.s. (12.8.68) in blue at upper right, apparently applied after letter was sent to interior Turkish Empire past Anatolia and subsequently returned to Constantinople (nine months after the first marking on the cover), rated “3/2” (original “2/3” crossed out), original adhesives fell away or were removed before Aug. 1868 Constantinople American Legation receiving handstamp applied over where adhesives had been, fine. Envelope apparently originated in a Treaty Port (or outside Hong Kong) and was noted as having insufficient postage by the Post Office in Hong Kong. After the deficiency was corrected, it was sent off on its journey to interior Turkish Empire beyond Anatolia in search of Dr. Nutting, the addressee, who apparently was not found, so the letter was ultimately returned to the American Legation in Constantinople. Only one cover had previously been recorded from Hong Kong showing the “Poste Française/d’Alep” handstamp: an 1859 envelope to Mrs. Nutting, care of David Nutting at Diarbekir, Turkey (“Mosaic”, Interasia, 1.8.2010, lot 1733. It has been surmised that the cover was from a missionary in China to another missionary in the Near East. An extraordinary insufficiently paid cover showing this important handstamp, apparently from a Treaty Port to extremely rare interior Asian Turkish Empire destination.

HK$ 40,000 - 50,000

34621868 (Mar.) envelope to Scotland (7.5) bearing 30c. and 2c. boldly tied “B62” showing “Forwarded by/Smith, Archer & Co. Hong Kong” h.s. with “Hong Kong/C” c.d.s. (30.3) on reverse, very fine; also fine 1864 (14 Dec.) envelope to Bombay bearing 12c. (a little damaged) and 4c. and fine 1891 1c. stationery card to Osaka, Japan (3).

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

34631869 (9 Nov.) envelope (embossed “North China Insurance Company/Hong Kong Agency” imprint on flap) to Reverend James Davis, London (18.12) “Per French Mail” bearing 8c. (couple pulled perfs.) and 24c., cancelled “B62”, with matching “Hong Kong/C” origin c.d.s. on reverse, rated “1/4”, fine, from the Davis correspondence.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

34641870 (18 Aug.) envelope to Bombay (11.9) “Per Str. Deccan” bearing 8c. orange wing-margin example cancelled “B62”, with “Hong Kong/C” origin c.d.s. on reverse, rated “4”, light horizontal filing fold crosses adhesive, fine usage.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

3465

34651872 (21 Mar.) envelope to Bombay (22.4) “Per Str. ‘Ellora’” bearing 8c. orange wing-margin example tied “B62”, with matching “Hong Kong/C” c.d.s. on reverse, showing on front very fine “Insufficiently-Prepaid 4d.” h.s. (Proud I215), with “St. Bo./As. 4” [Steamer Bombay/4 annas] h.s. adjacent, envelope reduced at right on opening and some edge ageing, rare.

HK$ 8,000 - 10,000

3461

361360 361360

3478

3477

347434753473

34723470

3469

34683466

3464

361360 361360

34661875 wrapper to Bombay (20?.8) “Per Orissa” bearing 2c. brown tied “B62”, some peripheral faults and minor ink erosion in ship’s name, fine and scarce complete wrapper usage to India.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

34731891 (23 Mar.) envelope to Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (year date error in arrival c.d.s. [“8891” instead of “1891”]) via San Francisco (15.4) bearing 7c. on 10c. green (corner defect) tied “B62”, fine to very fine, very scarce short-lived 7c. U.P.U. rate effective from 1 Jan. 1891 to 30 Mar. 1891, increased to 10c. for all countries (except the U.K.) thereafter.

HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

34741896 (30 Jan.) registered envelope to England (1.3) bearing 10c. purple on red and 20c. on 30c. with additional Chinese character surcharge, both with “MC” perfin, and additional 10c. (without perfin; small perf. fault) tied by “Hong Kong/C” c.d.s., with “R/Hongkong G.P.O./No. 278” framed h.s. (Proud RL9) adjacent.

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

34751898 (10 May) Money Remittance “Chiaopi” envelope to Stockton, California via San Francisco (7.6) bearing 5c. blue pair cancelled by “Hong Kong/C” c.d.s.

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

3467

34671878 (4 May) envelope to England (17.7) bearing 16c. yellow neatly tied “B62” with matching “Hong Kong/A” origin c.d.s. adjacent, few tears in backflap from opening, fine usage of this scarce stamp on cover.

HK$ 10,000 - 12,000

34681880 (29 June) envelope (opened out for display) to Yokohama (5.7) redirected internally, bearing 5c. on 18c. (2) cancelled “B62” with matching “Hong Kong/B” c.d.s. adjacent, bearing on reverse Japan Koban 1s. block of five, vertical pair and single cancelled by bota for the redirection, roughly opened at right (damaging right adhesive) and some splitting at join at top, a very scarce stamp on cover, with Gurevitch only recording 20 in his treatise.

HK$ 5,000 - 6,000

34691883 (Apr.) printed matter envelope to Boston, U.S.A. (27.4) bearing 2c. carmine crisply tied “B62”, very fine.

HK$ 4,500 - 5,500

34701883 “China Overland Trade Report” wrapper to Copenhagen, Denmark (28.3) bearing 2c. brown tied “B62”, addressee’s name crossed through, fine usage to a scarce destination.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

34711884 (13 May) envelope to Maine, U.S.A. via London (23.6) and New York (4.7) “Per French Str. “Ava’” bearing 10c. green vertical pair tied “62B”, envelope damaged in address panel (affecting Hong Kong origin c.d.s.), very scarce “62B” usage to the U.S.

HK$ 10,000 - 12,000

34721886 (14 Mar.) incoming Hawaii 10c. stationery envelope from Honolulu to Hong Kong (30.4) via San Francisco (23.3 & 3.4), very fine.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

3476

34761898 (8 July) U.S.S. Charleston “Ship’s Letter” envelope to Virginia, U.S.A. (15-16.8) bearing 4c. tied by “Hong Kong/D” c.d.s., with “U.S. Consulate/Hongkong” violet h.s. adjacent, folded vertically, very good usage. U.S.S. Charleston participated in the blockade of Manila at this time during the Spanish-American War, with the mail carried by transport ship to Hong Kong and mailed by the U.S. Consulate. Less than ten such covers believed known.

HK$ 15,000 - 20,000

3471

363362 363362

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3488

3487

3486

34853484

3483

3482

3481

363362 363362

34771900 (26 Jan.) registered envelope to Philadelphia, U.S.A. (28.2) via San Francisco (23.2) bearing 10c. purple on red (2), tied by “Hong Kong/C” c.d.s., showing “R/Hongkong/China/No. 8018” registration label (35 x 18 mm.), central vertical and horizontal fold, early usage of registration label.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

34781901 (2 Mar.) envelope (“Reiss & Co.” imprint on flap) to Zurich, Switzerland (29.3) bearing 5c. blue tied by “Hong Kong/C” c.d.s. and “Forwarded by/Reiss & Co./Hong Kong” oval h.s. in red (used as a security h.s.) with a further example of the Reiss & Co. forwarder’s h.s. at lower left used as sender’s h.s.

HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

34811902 (19 Apr.) colour postcard (Norddeutscher Lloyd “Prinzess Irene”) to Harrismith, Orange River Colony (South Africa) (2.6) via Durban (1.6) bearing 4c. carmine tied by “Victoria/Hong Kong” c.d.s., fine to very fine, unusual destination.

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

34821903 (20 May) North Borneo 3c. (+ 1c.) + 3c. (+1c.) formular stationery reply-paid double card (both halves intact) from Sandakan to Hong Kong (5.6), fine to very fine.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

34831903 (11 June) postcard to Hamilton, Bermuda (3.8) via New York (25.7) bearing 2c. dull green vertical pair tied by “Victoria/Hong Kong” c.d.s., card affected a bit by the damp, unusual destination.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

34841903 (13 Oct.) postcard to Hamilton, Bermuda (26.11) redirected to New York (29.11) bearing 2c. dull green vertical pair tied by “Victoria/Hong Kong” c.d.s., another scarce card to Bermuda, fine.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

34851904 (8 Feb.) postcard to Salzburg, Austria (10.3) bearing 2c. dull green pair, both with “I.M.C.” (Imperial Maritime Customs) h.s., tied by “Victoria/Hong Kong” c.d.s., with “Ligne N/Paq. Fr. No. 8” octagonal d.s (9.2) adjacent, fine to very fine.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

3486Hong Kong University Post Office : 1912 (12 Mar.) K.E.VII 1c. stationery card locally used, cancelled by “Hong Kong University/Post Office” c.d.s., fine to very fine. Yang P21.

HK$ 800 - 1,000

34871912 (15 Mar.) “Graça & Co.” local envelope bearing K.E.VII 1c. (2, different colours/issues), 2c., 4c. (2, different colours/issues), 5c., 6c. and 8c. neatly tied by “Hong Kong University/Post Office” c.d.s., fine.

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

34881912 (15 Mar.) local envelope bearing K.E.VII 1907-11 1c. to 30c. plus earlier 8c. and 12c., tied by “Hong Kong University/Post Office” c.d.s., fine strikes.

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

3489Selection of pieces (12) with K.E.VII stamps (17) to 50c. showing complete “Hong Kong University/Post Office” special c.d.s. and two loose stamps with large part c.d.s., collected by date (generally without duplication of values for each date represented) from 13 March to the scarce 16 March (with one example, a 4c. on piece), very fine.

HK$ 3,500 - 4,500

347934791901 (3 Aug.) registered envelope to Singapore (9.8) bearing 2c. pair and 10c. tied by “Registered/Hong Kong” c.d.s., showing “R/Hongkong/China/No. 9581” registration label (38 x 20 mm.), very fine and early use of a printed registration label.

HK$ 6,000 - 8,000

348034801901 (3 Oct.) Perak 1c. reply paid card (outgoing message portion) from Ipoh to Gopeng, Perak, wrongly sorted and sent to Hong Kong, showing “Missent to/Hong Kong” framed h.s. (Proud I20), with “Victoria/Hong Kong” c.d.s. (19.10) adjacent and Penang c.d.s. (28.10) and Telak Anson (29.10), Kempar (29.10) and Gopeng arrival (29.10) squared-circle d.s. alongside reflecting the return trip in Malaya, light central crease, fine and rare.

HK$ 10,000 - 12,000

365364 365364 3501Ex 3500

3498

3497

34963495Ex 3494

34933491

34923490

365364 365364

34901918 (Apr.) printed “Prisoner of War Letter/Free” envelope from a German prisoner of war at Liverpool Concentration Camp, New South Wales, Australia to Hong Kong (4.5), showing Camp officer’s cachet and “Passed by/Censor, S.D” framed h.s. both in violet and on reverse “Buy War Bonds/through the/H.K. & S. China/War Savings Assn./Hong Kong” framed h.s. (Proud HS3) and framed violet “P.B.C.” Hong Kong censor h.s., postman’s beat chop on front, outstanding usage of the “Buy War Bonds” h.s. on incoming prisoner of war envelope.

HK$ 4,000 - 5,000

34911918 (27 Aug.) K.G.V 4c. stationery envelope to France, uprated with K.G.V 6c., cancelled by “Hong Kong” c.d.s., showing on reverse “Postmaster General” h.s. with adjacent special “Victoria/Hong Kong” c.d.s., few peripheral mounting square remnants on reverse, unusual.

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

34921927 (4 Jan.) O.H.M.S. “Hong Kong Government Gazette” wrapper band to the French Admiral on the China Station, showing “Official Paid/Hong Kong/E” c.d.s. in red, trivial faint diagonal crease (endemic to the light paper) mentioned for accuracy, very fine and very scarce with Proud not recording any Official Paid c.d.s. between Sept. 1920 and Apr. 1932.

HK$ 5,000 - 6,000

34931929 (24 June) registered envelope to New Zealand bearing K.G.V 1912-21 6c. and 1921-37 8c. orange tied “Registered/G.P.O. Hong Kong” c.d.s., a late usage of the surprisingly scarce 6c. on cover. S.G. 103, 123.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

34941929 (21 Oct.) “German Consulate, Hong Kong” heavy registered, insured envelope to Berlin (25.11), with Consulate wax seals on reverse, bearing K.G.V 6c. and 20c. (2, one on reverse) tied by “Registered/G.P.O. Hong Kong” c.d.s., showing “Insured/Valeur declare” pink label adjacent; together with 1932 (6 May) K.G.V 10c. registered stationery envelope, size G, to London bearing (on front and reverse) K.G.V 2c., 10c. (3), 20c., 50c. and $1 (2), also showing the pink insured label, very fine pair. Yang 39.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

34951932 (5 Dec.) airmail envelope to Scotland “Per ‘Aramis’ Air Mail Saigon-Marseilles” bearing K.G.V 20c. (7), 10c. and 5c. tied by “Hong Kong” double-ring d.s. in red, a little roughly opened at extreme top right (which has been mended), fine usage. Webb No. 21.

HK$ 3,500 - 4,500

This mail was carried on S.S. Aramis by sea to Saigon, which left on 7 Dec. to link with the French Saigon-Marseille air service.

34961933 (12 Dec.) airmail envelope from London to Hong Kong (29.12) “Via Holland” bearing Great Britain 2½d., 3d. and 1s. vertical pair tied by “London F.S.” c.d.s., the earliest recorded usage of very rare unadvertised rate. Ex Proud.

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

34971937 (10 Jan.) red-band card from Canton to Hong Kong (11.1) bearing China Martyr ½c., with Postage Due 2c. vertical pair applied in Hong Kong tied by “Hong Kong” c.d.s., showing China “T” and “T 5 centimes” h.s., very fine.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

34981938 (19 Jan.) large envelope (“Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation” paper seal on reverse) to England endorsed “Per Book Post” bearing Stamp Duty 5c. and K.G.V 2c. with “B.C” perfin strip of five tied by “Victoria/Hong Kong” c.d.s., creasing and couple spindle holes, fine and interesting usage.

HK$ 4,000 - 5,000 34991938 (29 Apr.) long registered airmail envelope to San Francisco (12.5) via Honolulu (9.5) “(by) Pan American Airways” bearing K.G.V $10 and K.G.VI 15c., 30c. and $1 tied by “Registered/G.P.O. Hong Kong” c.d.s., some envelope creasing (consistent with the heavy envelope), fine usage of the K.G.V $10 with K.G.VI stamps.

HK$ 8,000 - 10,000

3499

367366 36736635173515

351235113508

Ex 35103509

Ex 350735063505

350435033502

367366 367366

35001939 (12 Oct. & 26 Nov.) incoming envelopes to Hong Kong showing “Remember/the British War/Organization Fund” framed h.s (Proud HS5 & HS6 respectively), the former an airmail envelope from the U.K. (1s.3d. franking) and the second a censored printed matter envelope from Singapore to the Colonial Secretary’s Office (Straits K.G.VI 2c. franking), a fine pair of incoming commercial usages showing the handstamps.

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

35011939 (15 Dec.) incoming envelope from U.K. to Hong Kong, redirected (27.12) to Shanghai (2.1.40), bearing Great Britain 3d. and 1s., with Hong Kong K.G.VI 5c. (for the redirection) tied by “Victoria/Hong Kong” c.d.s., light file folds and flap faults, fine usage, scarce.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

35021940 (11 Mar.) incoming censored airmail envelope from Malta to Hong Kong (4.4) bearing Malta K.G.VI 3d. and Airmail 6d. pair, sent initially to St. Stephens College (as so addressed) in Stanley (Stanley c.d.s.) and then redirected to St. Stephens Girl’s College, showing Hong Kong censor tape at left (tied by Victoria c.d.s. on reverse) and Malta and Singapore censor h.s., light central vertical fold, fine “missent” usage.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

35031940 (Nov.) printed matter envelope to U.S.A. bearing K.G.VI 5c. tied by “Victoria/Hong Kong” c.d.s. showing “British War Organization Fund/Hong Kong” multicoloured label and triangular “Passed/Censor/Hong Kong/9” violet h.s., fine to very fine.

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

35041941 envelope from Denver, U.S.A. to Hong Kong (11.7) redirected to Chengtu (14.7) bearing U.S.A. Presidential 2c. and National Defense 3c. (corner fault) and K.G.VI 10c. (3) for the redirection, tied by “Victoria/Hong Kong” c.d.s., showing blue Hong Kong censor tape at left overstruck by “Airmail” h.s. in violet, scarce.

HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

35051941 (17 July) censored envelope to Manila, redirected to Los Angeles (10.10) and ultimately returned to Hong Kong only in 1947 (8.3 R.L.O. c.d.s.) because of the Japanese Occupation, bearing K.G.VI 30c. yellow-olive tied by “Victoria/Hong Kong” c.d.s., with various “Retour” and unclaimed markings of its journey on front and back, Hong Kong censor tape partly torn away on front, interesting and unusual mail detained abroad during the Japanese Occupation.

HK$ 4,500 - 5,500

35061945 “Australian Comforts Fund” envelope from an officer at Indian Camp, Kowloon to England, showing very fine octagonal “Hong Kong/Postage Paid/1945” h.s.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

35071946-47 airmail envelopes (5) to U.S.A. bearing various $1.30 frankings, each showing “By Air to London Only” h.s. (three unframed, two framed in violet and black respectively), three with “Air Mail” obliterated by red bars h.s. (two styles), fine.

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

35081948 (10 Jan.) aerogram datelined Peiping to Rochester, New York “Via Manila” bearing K.G.VI 20c. pair tied by “Kowloon/Hong Kong” c.d.s. (17.1), carried privately to Hong Kong where posted, sender writes “last month a bag of flour of 50 pounds was $330,000 but now it is $1,000,000 CNC. I do not know what will become of us!”, small contemporary tape seal, fine usage.

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

35091948 (30 Dec.) large lightweight incoming registered airmail envelope from Singapore to Hong Kong (3.1.49) bearing Singapore K.G.VI 20c., 50c. and $1 (2), showing Hong Kong “Officially Sealed” tape at upper right and “Received Damaged/Please Call For” violet h.s. (Proud I100, predating his earliest recorded date), few small faults, fine usage.

HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

35101951 (22 Mar.) long “AR” registered airmail envelope to England bearing K.G.VI 10c. and post-War $2 vertical pair and $5 tied by “Registered/G.P.O. Hong Kong” c.d.s., horizontal crease crosses $5; together with the accompanying “AR” card bearing K.G.VI 30c., similarly cancelled, which as often was never stamped by the receiving post office, a nice combination.

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

35111954 (12 Jan.) aerogram from Hong Kong to England from the “PAL” crash near Rome, bearing K.G.VI 20c. pair, showing Italian “Correspondenza recuperata in sequito/incidente aero del 14 Gen. 1954” h.s. and and British “Damaged in/PAL-Aircraft Crash” h.s. in violet, small part torn away at right, fine.

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

A Douglas DC-6 of Philippines Air Lines en route between Manila and London, flying the leg from Beirut to Rome, crashed on 14 January 1954 while attempting to land in heavy turbulence, which led to an engine fire. All 16 people on board the plane were killed.

35121969 (29 July) airmail envelope to U.S.A. bearing uncancelled K.G.VI $1 lilac and blue pair with a box drawn around and manuscript “Stamp Obsolete” adjacent, showing “Tsuen Wan/Hong Kong” origin c.d.s. and “T/40” h.s. (“80” inserted by hand) in violet with envelope’s airmail inscription annulled by violet bars, a very late cover bearing a K.G.VI issue (treated as unpaid), as well as showing the postage due handstamp later than recorded by Proud.

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

369368 369368

3513Circular “Paid” H.S. : 1891 (21 Sept.) O.H.M.S. “Undelivered Correspondence” envelope locally used, showing “Paid” circular h.s. in red, with “Hong Kong/C” origin c.d.s. adjacent, fine official mail usage of the handstamp.

HK$ 6,000 - 8,000

The circular “Paid” handstamp was used on official mail, circulars, invitations, cards, patterns, bills, almanacs, etc. for addresses in Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports (but not Macau) sent to the Post Office in batches of not less than ten of uniform size and weight unstamped. Postage at the rate of one cent each was paid in cash or charged to the sender’s account.

35161899 (18 May) registered envelope to New York (7.7 D.L.O.) via San Francisco (26.6) bearing 20c. on 30c. with additional Chinese character surcharge, undeliverable with “Fraudulent/Address of addressee declared fraudulent/by order of Post Office Department” violet framed h.s. and New York Registry Division “Circulation Forbidden” label likewise affixed to reverse telling reason why, also showing framed “D. Letter Office Record” and “Advertised” violet h.s., a fine and fascinating usage.

HK$ 7,500 - 9,000

35171905 (6 Oct.) O.H.M.S. “Undelivered Correspondence” local envelope from Returned Letter Office, showing “Rebuts” framed h.s. (Proud I46, his earliest recorded date) and “Victoria/Hong Kong” despatch c.d.s., minor faults.

HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

35181902 (27 Nov.) postcard from Bideford, England to Hong Kong (2.1.03), returned the following year to Bideford (14.3.04), bearing Great Britain ½d. pair, showing “Inconnu./Not Known.” framed h.s. (Proud I30, apparently his only recorded date as the listed date 28 June 04 is presumably a transcription error of this cover’s “Victoria/Hong Kong” despatch c.d.s. (28.1.04)), with violet U.K. “Undelivered for reason stated…” framed h.s. alongside, very fine and very rare.

HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

3513

3514

35141898 (16 July) envelope (“A.S. Watson & Co., the Hong Kong Dispensary” imprint on flap) to a doctor at the German Consulate, Canton (18.7), showing “Hong Kong/B” origin c.d.s., with “Paid” circular h.s. in red adjacent, fine and scarce bulk mail usage.

HK$ 6,000 - 8,000

3515Returned Mail : 1895 (28 Feb.) Great Britain 2½d. registered stationery envelope, from Helensburgh, Scotland to Hong Kong (3.4), bearing 1d. pair, showing “Décédé./Deceased.” framed h.s. (Proud I27), slight creasing through adhesives because of flimsy nature of envelope, very fine and very rare.

HK$ 4,000 - 5,000

This handstamp is only recorded in Proud for the above date. A second example from 1927 was in the Lee Scamp collection (Zurich Asia, 28.6.2007, lot 950).

3516

369368 369368

35191916 (13 Sept.) envelope from Wohlen, Switzerland to Shanghai bearing Switzerland 25c., returned to Wohlen (13.11), with Hong Kong blue-grey censor tape at top, showing Shanghai Br. P.O. “Returned Not/Transmissible” h.s. in violet, with Hong Kong framed “Returned/Not Transmissible” h.s. (with double frame lines) not recorded by Webb or Proud in violet on reverse. We had a similar Hong Kong handstamp with single frame lines in our December 2012 auction (lot 3306).

HK$ 15,000 - 20,000

35201926 (14 Jan.) envelope from Manchester to a Royal Marine Captain in Hong Kong (24.2) bearing Great Britain 1½d., showing “Retour” framed h.s. (Proud I48) and on reverse “Returned Letter Office/Hong Kong” double-ring d.s. (Proud D4; 24.2), both earlier than recorded in Proud, with Chinese beat chop on front and crayon endorsements of different addresses to try and ultimately “Left Hong Kong”, envelope opened out for display and a trifle reduced at back at top. Ex Lee Scamp.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

35211949 (16 Dec.) U.S.A. 6c. aerogram from New York to Hong Kong (24.12) showing “Return to Sender/Reason for Non-Delivery Checked…”, “GPO/Checked/1/2” and “Retour” framed h.s., with “Returned Letter Office/Hong Kong” c.d.s. (11.1.50) on reverse, fine to very fine.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

3522Cover Selections : 1867-1984 selection of envelopes, cards, fronts and adhesives loose and on piece showing a variety of usages and marks, including registered, airmail, censored and postage due, with much Q.V., as well as a small collection of Q.E.II damaged mail handstamps with a few of Proud’s earliest and latest recorded dates, a varied selection worth careful inspection (approx. 65 covers and cards + adhesives).

HK$ 4,000 - 5,000

35231936-47 airmail envelopes showing a variety of K.G.V and K.G.VI frankings, including four showing “By Air to London Only” h.s., as well first flight covers (4) with non-Hong Kong stamps, generally fine (12).

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

3519

352135203518

Ex 3523Ex 3522

371370 371370

3540

Ex 3537

Ex 35393534

35353533Ex 3532

Ex 3531

3530

3529

3528

371370 371370

3524Cancellations : 1862-63 no watermark 18c. cancelled by nearly complete fine “H62” in blue and 1863-71 12c. deep blue cancelled by large part fine to very fine “H62” in blue, the former sound and the latter with few faults not detracting from this very rare cancellation. Ex Ishikawa. S.G. 4, 12b.

HK$ 4,000 - 5,000

35251863-71 48c. rose boldly cancelled by very fine nearly complete “H62” in blue, faults, a very attractive example of this very rare cancellation. Illustrated in Webb on Plate 16. S.G. 17.

HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

35281917 (30 Nov.) unaddressed envelope bearing K.G.V 2c. green, tied by fine to very fine “St. Andrews Fair/Hong Kong” special cancellation in violet.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

3529Philippines 1875-77 King Alfonso XII 2c. rose cancelled by rhomboid of bars, overcancelled by complete “B62”, fine to very fine. Scott 52.

HK$ 800 - 1,000

Branch Offices

3530Cheung Chau : K.E.VII 2c. green cancelled by large part “Hong-Kong/CC” c.d.s. (22.8.11), very fine.

HK$ 1,800 - 2,200

35311932-41 envelopes (3) to U.S.A. showing “Cheung Chau/X” type B double-ring d.s. (RR), one K.G.V franking and the other two K.G.VI, including 1941 printed matter envelope with Centenary 5c. showing “Not Opened/by/Censor” violet framed h.s., fine to very fine.

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

3532Kowloon : 1900 4c. on 3c. stationery reply cards (2, both reply portion with “Reply” crossed out used as outgoing cards), postcard and uprated 4c. stationery envelope, all to Germany and showing “Hong-Kong/K.B.” type A origin c.d.s., fine to very fine (4).

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

35331901 (3 Jan.) Q.V. 4c. on 3c. reply card (“Reply” crossed out) to Germany (2.2) cancelled by “Hong Kong/B” c.d.s., with “Hong-Kong/K.B.” type A origin c.d.s., with index B adjacent, very fine usage. Yang P14.

HK$ 800 - 1,000

35341901 (1 May) Q.V. 10c. registered stationery envelope (25c. to $1.20 fee schedule), size H, to Geneva, Switzerland (29.6) bearing 10c. ultramarine vertical pairs (2) cancelled by “Hong Kong/C” c.d.s. with “Kowloon/K.B.” type A origin c.d.s., with index B adjacent, sender’s name and address erased and corner crease at lower right, fine and very scarce early example of registration from the Kowloon branch before the registration handstamp was sent, also unusually without a Hong Kong registration label (and showing a manuscript number instead).

HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

35351905 (18 Aug.) postcard to Shanghai (Br. P.O. and Local Post arrival c.d.s.) bearing 4c. tied by “Victoria/Hong Kong” c.d.s. with “Kowloon/K.B.” type B origin c.d.s. (Proud D2; showing dent by “H”) adjacent, fine usage.

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

35253524

3526

35261880 10c. mauve cancelled by nearly complete “2H62” in blue, very fine appearance, rare. S.G. 30.

HK$ 15,000 - 20,000

3527

35271882-96 watermark crown CA 5c. blue with inverted watermark, cancelled by “Bangkok/P/Paid” c.d.s. (27.5.87) and circle of diamond dots (21mm.) from a Siam mail steamer, extremely fine and very rare. Reference: Webb p. 256, illustrated on Plate 36. Ex Burghard.

HK$ 35,000 - 40,000

373372 373372

35361923 (5 Jan.) K.G.V 10c. registered stationery envelope, with compensation in francs with dollar compensation added in second printing, size G, to London (26.2) bearing K.G.V 4c. red (2), cancelled by “Hong-Kong/Kowloon Branch” type C c.d.s., with index F (?), showing “R/Kowloon P.O./No. 293” (Proud R3; predating Proud’s earliest recorded date), envelope opened out for display, fine usage of this very scarce stationery envelope.

HK$ 10,000 - 12,000

3537Sai Ying Pun : 1918 postcards (3) and 1918 and 1929 K.G.V 4c. stationery cards, all to overseas and showing “Hong-Kong/Sai Ying Pun” type B double-ring origin c.d.s., two of the postcards are underfranked and also show “T” in circle h.s. (Proud UP2) with one also bearing U.S.A. Postage Due 2c., while the third 1918 postcard is to Uruguay and shows magenta “Passed by Censor/No. 147” h.s., a fine and interesting group (5).

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

35381920 (22 Dec.) K.G.V 10c. registered stationery envelope, size G to London, bearing K.G.V 4c. cancelled by “Hong-Kong/Sai Ying Pun” type B double-ring d.s., with index E, showing “R/Hong-Kong/Sai Ying Pun/No. 1033” framed registration h.s., very fine. Yang 19.

HK$ 15,000 - 20,000

35391923 (12 Mar.) registered envelope to London (16.4) bearing on reverse K.G.V 2c. (3) and 4c. (2) tied by “Hong-Kong/Sai Ying Pun” type B double-ring d.s., showing “R/Hong-Kong/Sai Ying Pun/No. 424” framed registration h.s.; together with 1926 front also showing the registration h.s. and 1937 registered envelope with K.G.V 10c. vertical pair (one stamp torn) and Coronation 4c. showing “Saiyingpun” registration label (3).

HK$ 4,000 - 5,000

3540Sham Shui Po : 1939 (1 Aug.) envelope to Honolulu bearing K.G.VI 25c. tied by “Hong-Kong/Sham Shui Po” type D double-ring d.s.; also 1941 (11 Mar.) envelope to Honolulu bearing K.G.VI 5c. and Centenary 25c. tied by “Hong-Kong/Yaumati” type E double-ring d.s. with “Not Opened/by/Censor” violet framed h.s., former light wrinkling, fine usages (2).

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

3541Sha Tau Kok : K.G.V 5c. violet tied by full strike of “Hong-Kong/Sha Tau Kok” type B double-ring d.s. on piece of red-band envelope, fine.

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

35421932 (30 Aug.) local envelope bearing K.G.V 1c. brown and 2c. green, cancelled by “Hong-Kong/Sha Tau Kok” type B double-ring d.s. (RR) with postman’s Chinese beat chop alongside and “Hong Kong” c.d.s. (27.4) on reverse, very rare cancellation on cover.

HK$ 3,000 - 4,0003542

3536

3538

373372 373372

3543Sheung Shui : K.G.V 6c., 8c. and 10c. on a long piece, cancelled by complete “Sheung Shui/X” type B double-ring d.s. (2.5.35, Proud’s latest recorded date [shown as 5-2-35 in Proud, in error?]; RRR) with another very fine strike alongside.

HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

3544Stanley : 1937 (17 Sept.) registered envelope to India (1.10) bearing Coronation set of three tied by “Hong-Kong/Stanley” type A double-ring d.s., fine.

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

3545Tai Po : K.E.VII 2c. green, cancelled by large part “Hong-Kong/TP” type A c.d.s. (21.8.12; RR), fine to very fine.

HK$ 1,800 - 2,200

3546Wan Tsai : 1919 (5 Apr.) registered envelope to Chicago (10.5) bearing K.G.V 10c. (2) tied by “Hong-Kong/Wan Tsai” type A double-ring d.s., showing “R/Hong Kong/Wan Tsai/No. 388” framed registration h.s. (RRR; Proud’s earliest recorded date), sender’s return address cut out at upper left, fine to very fine strike; also included is a 1928 K.G.V registered stationery envelope, size H, from Wantsai also to Chicago with a very light worn strike of the registration h.s. showing the customary wavy frame (as opposed to the straight frame in the foregoing envelope) with the post office not legible, an interesting pair.

HK$ 6,000 - 8,000

3547Western Branch : Q.V. 2c. dull green, centrally cancelled by extremely fine almost complete “Hong-Kong/W.B” type B c.d.s. (22.12.00; RRR), with index C.

HK$ 4,000 - 5,000

35481902 (16 Aug.) Q.V. 4c. stationery card to Cologne, Germany (19.9) cancelled by “Victoria/Hong Kong” c.d.s., showing “Hong-Kong/W.B” type B origin c.d.s. with index C (inverted) (RRR; Proud type D3, his earliest recorded date) adjacent, fine.

HK$ 6,000 - 8,000 35491906-19 envelopes (2) and card from China, two franked with K.E.VII adhesives and showing the italic “Paquebot” h.s. attributed by Proud to the Western Branch (Proud SL2; one 22.11.06 predating Proud’s earliest date) to U.S.A. and Egypt respectively, and the third an incoming red-band envelope from China showing a partial strike of the scarce “Hong-Kong/Western Br.” type F double-ring d.s. (3).

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

3548

3544

Ex 35463543

35473545

3541

375374 375374

Ex 35663565

Ex 3564Ex 3563

3562

Ex 3561Ex 3556Ex 3555

355435533551

3552Ex 3549

375374 375374

35501923 (18 June) K.G.V 10c. registered stationery envelope with compensation schedule in francs, size H, to London (24.7) bearing K.G.V 2c. pair cancelled by “Hong-Kong/Sheung Wan” type H double-ring d.s., with index E, showing “R/Hong Kong W.B./No. 1088” framed registration h.s. (RRR) adjacent, fine to very fine.

HK$ 6,000 - 8,000

35511927 (2 Mar.) registered “A.R.” envelope front to Huddersfield, England, bearing K.G.V 4c. and 10c. tied by “Hong-Kong/Sheung.Wan” type J double-ring d.s. (preceding Proud’s earliest recorded date), showing framed “R/Hong Kong W.B./No. 9288” registration h.s. with “A.R.” h.s. (Proud AR1, preceding his sole recorded date) alongside, fine usage with the scarce registration handstamp and rare “A.R.” handstamp.

HK$ 1,800 - 2,200

35521927 (20 Mar.) long registered envelope to San Francisco bearing K.G.V 4c. (5) tied by “Hong-Kong/Sheung.Wan” type J double-ring d.s. (Proud’s earliest recorded date), showing framed “R/Hong Kong W.B./No. 6163” registration h.s., envelope reduced at right affecting last stamp, fine usage of the scarce registration handstamp.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

35531928 (5 Dec.) registered envelope to Lyon, France (5.1.29) redirected internally (7.1) bearing K.G.V 10c. (2) tied by “Hong-Kong/Sheung.Wan” type J double-ring d.s., showing framed “R/Hong Kong W.B./No. 2172” registration h.s., fine to very fine.

HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

3554Un Long : 1952 (15 Dec.) local envelope bearing K.G.VI 10c. tied by “Un Long/Hong Kong” type B double-ring d.s., a very early date, preceding by three weeks Proud’s earliest date (although Webb lists a 10.12 earliest date), some wrinkling, fine usage.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

3555Yaumati : 1923-35 envelopes (3) and uprated K.G.V 4c. stationery card, showing the type A (2), type C and type D “Hong-Kong/Yaumati” double-ring origin d.s., three are to U.S.A. and the fourth is a 1925 envelope to Jamaica (few worm holes) showing Proud’s latest recorded date (17.6.25) for the type A c.d.s., fine selection (4).

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

35561932 (7 July) envelope to Shanghai (11.7), bearing on reverse K.G.V 5c. violet, tied by “Hong-Kong/Yaumati” type C double-ring d.s., with index B, waterstaining at top, otherwise fine.; together with 1910 (2 Mar.) postcard to Dublin, Ireland, bearing K.E.VII 4c. carmine-red, tied by “Hong-Kong/K.B.” type B c.d.s., with index C, fine usage unusually showing the branch office c.d.s. cancelling the adhesive.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

Military Mail

3558

3550

3557

35571881 (Feb.) concessionary envelope from a Royal Marine aboard the H.M.S. Albatross at Yokohama to Scotland (30.3) countersigned by his commanding officer, bearing Great Britain 1d. Venetian red (2, one with corner fault from opening), cancelled “28” on arrival in London with “Hong Kong/C” c.d.s. (21.2) adjacent, fine and rare usage from the small contingent of Royal Marines in Japanese waters at the 2d. concessionary rate for mail sent via Brindisi (rather than Southampton). Illustrated in Webb on Plate 20.

HK$ 5,000 - 6,000

35581916(c.) envelope to Wiesbaden, Germany, showing “Post Free/Prisoners of War/P.C.” circular h.s. and “Provost Marshall/Hong Kong/No. AC” oval cachet in violet, very fine.

HK$ 3,500 - 4,500

377376 377376

35591918 (3 Aug.) postcard to Camp of Interned Belgian Soldiers, Harderwijck, Holland endorsed “Prisoner of War” showing “Victoria/Hong Kong/P.M.G.” double-ring d.s. (Proud D76 state 3), light vertical crease at extreme right, fine usage of this extremely rare mark recorded by Proud for only one date (28.8.18).

HK$ 10,000 - 12,000

35611952-55 naval mail envelopes (3, two airmail including one registered) and aerogram to U.K. (3) and Hong Kong, including a “Fleet Mail Officer/Hong Kong” mark and “Maritime Mail” cancellations not recorded prior to these covers, fine usages (4). Ex Lee Scamp.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

Marine Sorters

3562“Hong Kong/Marine Sorter/Singapore to/Hong Kong” double-ring d.s. : 1877 (3 Mar.) mourning envelope from Malta to Yokohama, Japan (18.4 Br. P.O.) bearing Great Britain 4d. vermilion pair tied by “Malta/A25” duplex, showing on reverse fine to very fine “Hong Kong/Marine Sorter/Singapore to/Hong Kong” double-ring d.s. in black (Proud type D4; 3/9.4), backflap removed (not affecting markings), fine, scarce destination for Great Britain used in Malta, from the Chamberlain correspondence.

HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

3563“Singapore/to Hong Kong” c.d.s. : 1884-99 envelopes (4) and cards (3) from U.K. (2), Germany, Barbados, Ceylon, Australia and Switzerland to Hong Kong (except one to Yokohama) showing “Singapore/to Hong Kong” marine sorter c.d.s., the two envelopes from England have been redirected from Hong Kong to Japan, few faults, Ceylon origin (to Yokohama) adhesive removed, an interesting selection (7).

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

35641888 (26 Oct.) Germany 10pf. stationery card from Hamburg to Chemulpo, Korea, showing “Singapore/to Hong Kong/A” c.d.s. (19.11) on reverse; and 1907 postcard from Singapore to U.S.A. bearing Straits 1c. (printed-matter rate) showing “Singapore to Hong Kong” c.d.s., fine to very fine, two nice marine sorter usages with destinations beyond Hong Kong and China.

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

3559

3560

35601921 (27 June) K.G.V 10c. registered stationery envelope, size F, from an officer on H.M.S. Tamar to London, bearing K.G.V 4c., cancelled on arrival by “Registered/London” oval d.s. with London registration label affixed, showing “Received from H.M. Ship/No Charge to be Raised” h.s., fine and rare. Yang 18.

HK$ 10,000 - 12,000

3569Ex 3568Ex 3567

377376 377376

3565“Singapore to Hong Kong” c.d.s. : 1905 (19 May) incoming Germany 5pf. stationery card from Hamburg to Hong Kong, uprated with Germania 5pf., showing “Singapore to Hong Kong/C” marine sorter c.d.s. in brown-red (10.6), creasing at left and short tear at top, very scarce with the marine sorter c.d.s. in brown-red recorded only between 12.5.05 and 30.9.05. Carried by “Simla” to Hong Kong.

HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

35661900-09 postcards (11) and envelopes (3) from France (7), U.K. (4), Ceylon, Malaya, Straits Settlements and Switzerland to Hong Kong (except the Ceylon card is to Manila), all showing “Singapore to Hong Kong” marine sorter c.d.s., one U.K. card shows the c.d.s. in brown and the two U.K. envelopes are to J.H. Stewart Lockhart who became Colonial Secretary, generally fine to very fine strikes (15).

HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

35671897-1909 postcards (11) and envelopes (3) from France (7), U.K. (4), Straits Settlements, Switzerland and Ceylon, two showing “Singapore/to Hong Kong” c.d.s. and the remainder “Singapore to Hong Kong” c.d.s., including 1897 Ceylon stationery card showing “Too Late” h.s. and 1899 multiple-redirected envelope to a sailor on the China Station, fine to very fine strikes (14).

HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

3568“Hong Kong to Shanghai” c.d.s. : 1904 (3 June) Great Britain ½d. (+ ½d.) + ½d. (+ ½d.) formular reply-paid card (both halves intact) from Birmingham to Tsingtau (8.7) showing “Hong Kong to Shanghai/C” c.d.s. (2.7) on reverse, small scuff affecting the marine sorter c.d.s.; also 1906 postcard from the U.K. to Tientsin showing a good customary part strike of the “Hong Kong to Shanghai/C” c.d.s. (2).

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

35691906 (4 May) postcard from Ilford, England to Shanghai bearing Great Britain K.E.VII 1d., showing “Hong Kong to Shanghai/C” c.d.s. (31.5) adjacent, fine to very fine.

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

35701908 (29 Apr.) postcard from Tournai, Belgium to Peking (9.6) via Shanghai (1.6) bearing Belgium Arms 5c. with label (on picture side) showing “Hong Kong to Shanghai/C” c.d.s. (28.5) adjacent, fine to very fine.

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

Maritime Mail

35711862-63 no watermark 24c. and 48c. and 1863-71 24c., all cancelled by large figures “5104” in lozenge of dots of the French Post Office in Shanghai, the last lightly overcancelled “B62”, fine to very fine large part strikes.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

35721874 (14 Jan.) entire letter from Hong Kong to Bordeaux, France (22.2) “Via Suez & Marseille par Str. des Messageries Mmes” bearing France perf. Ceres 40c. (5, three damaged) cancelled by anchor cancellation, with “Ligne N/Paq. Fr. No. 7” c.d.s. (15.1) adjacent.

HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

3573

35731882-96 10c. green cancelled by large part “Corr. D. Arm./Lig. N Paq. Fr. No. 6” double-ring d.s. in red (21.10.84), very fine, very rare. The No. 6 c.d.s. was unrecorded by Webb or in the Webb Scarcity Guide, with only three copies of the basic cancellation recorded in the latter (Nos. 4, 5 and 8); an example of No. 6 in blue was sold in our Feb. 2011 auction (lot 1262).

HK$ 8,000 - 10,000

35723570

3571

379378 379378

3588

3583

3580Ex 3578

3577

35763575

3574

379378 379378

35741903 (16 June) postcard to Paris bearing 2c. green, tied by “Ligne N/Paq. Fr. No. 3” octagonal d.s., pre-application crease in adhesive, carried at the printer matter rate, fine and very scarce maritime usage.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

35751903 (7 Aug.) envelope to Seattle, Washington bearing 10c. ultramarine (4) tied by “San Francisco, Cal./1” duplex, reduced at left on opening, very good and scarce maritime usage.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

35761905 (21 Aug.) postcard datelined “Thursday Island” to Ontario, Canada (13.10) via Vancouver (8.10) bearing Queensland 1d. (2) tied by “Victoria/Hong Kong” c.d.s. with “Paquebot” h.s. adjacent, fine to very fine.

HK$ 3,500 - 4,500

35771906 (18 Dec.) four-panel Hong Kong colour panorama card (Central View of Hong Kong) to Germany (19.1.08) bearing Germany Germania 5pf. tied by “Kais. Deutsche/Marine/Schiffspost/No. ” c.d.s. showing “Porto/Marine-/Postbureau” framed h.s. adjacent, fine usage.

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

35781934-35 envelopes (3) and card to U.S.A. with K.G.V frankings, all tied by “Victoria/British Columbia/Paquebot Posted at Sea” duplex, fine to very fine, with a nice mix of frankings (4).

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

Japanese Occupation

35791941 (5 Dec.) envelope to Suva, Fiji, bearing K.G.VI 15c. and Centenary 5c. tied by “Victoria/Hong Kong” c.d.s., showing “Detained in Hong Kong/by Japanese/from December 1941 to September 1945” framed h.s in violet and violet “Not Opened/by/Censor” framed h.s., a rare destination for Detained mail.

HK$ 12,000 - 15,000

35801941 (6 Dec.) envelope to Sydney, bearing Centenary 5c. and K.G.VI 15c., tied by “Victoria/Hong Kong” c.d.s., showing “Detained in Hong Kong/by Japanese/from December 1941 to September 1945” framed h.s in violet, with “Retour” and violet “No Service” framed h.s. adjacent, couple cover scuffs (one at upper left just touching the “Detained” h.s.), fine.

HK$ 6,000 - 8,000

35811942 (9 Mar.) censored envelope to Canton (16.3) bearing Japan 4s. showing rare red on white Japanese Occupation censor label at left tied by Canton c.d.s., very fine.

HK$ 12,000 - 15,000

35821942 large envelope to Shanghai (14.8) showing “Postage Paid in Full” double-ring h.s. in violet, small faults, fine and rare usage.

HK$ 15,000 - 20,000

3581

3579 3582

381380 381380

Ex 3592

Ex 3589

35913590

3587

3586

3584

381380 381380

35831943 (18 May) Japan 2s. stationery card from an internee at Stanley Camp to a “Eurasian” woman in Kowloon, uprated with Japan 1s., showing blue Japanese censor h.s. with red censor chop, very fine.

HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

35841943 (5 July) censored envelope from Toronto to Stanley Camp, Hong Kong, bearing Canada 1c. and 4c., originally addressed “via S.S. Gripsholm Repatriation Ship” which was blacked out by the Canadian authorities, showing “Postage Free/Prisoner of War Mail/c/o Japanese Red Cross/Tokyo” h.s., censor tape at right and Japanese censor h.s. and chop both in red, very scarce non-accepted “Gripsholm” mail that was instead sent through normal channels. The sender was under the mistaken impression that since the addressee was the wife of a government official, the sender could send mail via the “Gripsholm”, a neutral Swedish vessel used by agreement between the Allies and the Japanese as an exchange vessel for mail to interned diplomats and senior military officers. In addition, the letter was too late for its first voyage and too early for its second.

HK$ 4,000 - 5,000

35891900(c.) three-panel black and white panorama card showing Hong Kong Harbour with Kowloon side in the background, unused, clean, very good; also included is card-size Hong Kong black and white real photo.

HK$ 700 - 900

Documents

35901859 (16 Apr.) Port Clearance from the Hong Kong Harbour Master showing the Harbour Master’s Royal Arms h.s. in red, folded horizontally, fine and rare.

HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

35911860 (28 Mar.) Receipt from the Governor of the Victoria Gaol to Captain Waters of the ship “Industry” for “Gaol Maintenance of three men of his Crew”, fine historical document to the well-known Captain Waters.

HK$ 800 - 1,000

Collections

35921862-1946 small mint and used collection, with some cancellation interest, including 1863-71 24c. cancelled by “Amoy/Paid” c.d.s. in red overcancelled “B62”, 1880 10c. on 12c. wing-margin example cancelled by nearly complete “N1”, 1891 Jubilee 2c. variety short “U” used and 1946 Peace $1 “Extra Stroke” variety in unmounted mint corner block of four; together with a small mint and used collection of Macau, some faults, generally fine (approx. 160).

HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

35931863-1994 mint and used collection on pages, including 1863-71 perf. 12½ 4c. used and Q.E.II 1954-62 5c. to $10 mint, mixed condition in the earlier issues, later fine to very fine (approx. 300). Not illustrated.

HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

35941929-77 assembly of stamps and a couple envelopes, with Q.E.II minor printing varieties and some cancellations, generally fine (22 items). Not illustrated.

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

35951993-1997 selection of complete sheets with commemoratives in full sets, together with commemorative sets in blocks of four for the same period and 1981-1999 miniature sheets, very fine unmounted mint; also included 1963-97 collection of Q.E.II aerograms and a few Q.E.II registered stationery envelopes. Not illustrated.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

Ex 3585

35851945 1.50y. on 1s. to 5y. on 5s. set of three, very fresh and very fine mint. S.G. J1-J3 cat. £1600.

HK$ 4,000 - 5,000

35861945 (2 July) registered envelope to Canton (6.7) bearing Occupation 5y. on 5s. vertical strip of three (bottom stamp damaged at foot) and single, scarce and attractive franking. S.G. J3.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

35871945 (21 Aug.) postcard to Japan, bearing Occupation 3y. on 2s. (2, different shades) and Japan 50s. and 1y. tied by “Hong Kong” c.d.s., very fine.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

Picture Postcards

3588Black and white real photo postcards (2), produced by Messageries Maritimes and Missions-Etrangères de Paris respectively, unused, the former with some staining on the address side, otherwise very fine, scarce French postcards.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

383382 383382

36043603

3600

3599

3598

3601

Ex 3597Ex 3596

383382 383382

British Post Offices in China

35961917-21 “China” overprints watermark multiple crown CA 1c. to $10, complete set of 16, mint (some lower values unmounted), bright colours, fine to very fine. S.G. 1-17 cat. £2500.

HK$ 10,000 - 12,000

35971922-27 “China” overprint watermark multiple crown script CA 1c. to $2, complete set of 11, bright colours, fine to very fine unmounted mint, 50c. natural gum skip. S.G. 18-28 cat. £400.

HK$ 4,000 - 5,000

35981922 (20 May) registered envelope to the Hague, Holland (22.6) via London (20?.6) bearing “China” overprint 10c. pair tied by “Registered/Shanghai B.P.O./B” oval d.s., showing very fine strike of the very rare, last type “R/Shanghai B.P.O./No. 5988” framed h.s. in violet (Proud R10) with violet “Chinese/Maritime Customs/Loan/Office” oval sender’s h.s. on reverse, fine, an early date for this last registration handstamp.

HK$ 4,000 - 5,000

35991922 (22 Sept.) “Dodwell & Co.” printed wrapper to New Brunswick, Canada (with contents: their “Tea Circular No. 4, Season 1922-23”) bearing “China” overprint 2c. green, tied by “British Post Office/Foochow” c.d.s., fine to very fine and scarce, used during the final months of the British Post office in Foochow (which closed 30 Nov. 1922).

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

36001922 (30 Nov.) long envelope addressed to “Great Northern Telegraph Company, Shanghai” with “Shanghai” crossed out and “Tientsin” inserted, bearing (on front and reverse) “China” overprint 1c. (9), 2c. block of eight and pair, 4c. (9), 8c. blocks of four and six, and 10c. block of eight and pair, cancelled by “Tientsin/Br. P.O.” c.d.s., one adhesive missing, a visually striking cover from the last day of the British Post Office in Tientsin.

HK$ 3,500 - 4,500

36011930 (10 May) long registered O.H.M.S. envelope to England, bearing “China” overprint 20c. tied by “Wei Hai Wei/Port Edward/A” c.d.s., showing rare 63mm. “R/Port Edward/No. 1110” h.s., envelope folded vertically at centre, fine usage.

HK$ 15,000 - 20,000

Treaty Ports

Amoy

36021877 (11 July) envelope to Scotland “via Brindisi” bearing 16c. on 18c. lilac tied by fine “D27” with matching “A/Amoy” c.d.s. adjacent and part Hong Kong transit (14.7) and Thurso arrival c.d.s. on reverse, brilliantly coloured adhesive on clean cover, part of backflap and small part of back removed, very fine usage, the only recorded 16c. on 18c. surcharge cover from Amoy as well as a rare cover with the adhesive from a Treaty Port, an important exhibition item. R.P.S. certificate (1990). Signed Holcombe. Ex Admiral George C. Dyer, Richard C.K. Chan.

HK$ 50,000 - 60,000

36031880 (24 Nov.) envelope to Yokohama (4.12 Japanese P.O.) via Hong Kong (26.11) bearing 5c. on 18c. lilac tied “D27” with “Amoy” origin c.d.s. adjacent, small corner fault in adhesive, cover tear at top (away from adhesive) and part of backflap removed (partly affecting the Yokohama and Hong Kong c.d.s.), a rare stamp on cover (with Gurevitch recording only 20 covers in his treatise), enhanced by the Amoy origin and the Japan destination.

HK$ 6,000 - 8,000

36041893 (24 Feb.) envelope to Toronto, Canada (28.3) via Hong Kong (26.2) and San Francisco (22.3), redirected to Ingersoll, bearing 5c. blue tied by “Amoy/A” c.d.s.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

3602

385384 385384

3616Ex 3613

36123611

36083607

3606Ex 3605

385384 385384

Canton

36051837 (16 Feb.) entire letter from Canton to Massachusetts, U.S.A. showing “New York” c.d.s. (25.6), rated “18¾” (cents), endorsed “for’d [forwarded] by your obt Servant, GWJ” on reverse; also 1859 entire letter from Hong Kong to Boston showing “Hong Kong/C” origin c.d.s. and 1869 “Sassoon & Co.” envelope (with enclosed letter apparently relating to opium trade) from Shanghai to Bombay without postal markings, fine selection.

HK$ 5,000 - 6,000

36061838 (30 Apr.) entire letter from S. Wetmore, Canton to William Wetmore, London (31.10) “(per) ‘Sarah Barry’” showing framed “Deal/Ship Letter” h.s., rated “1/4”, very fine.

HK$ 4,500 - 5,500

36071845 (26 Feb. and 15 July) letters from New York to Dr. John P. Green, Canton from his sister (the latter addressed “Care Messrs. Olyphant”), both carried privately, the former notes that “a vessel for Canton is announced and I seize the moment… to write” and the latter notes that she is “preparing a line for you with the hope that a vessel may sail for China during my absence” and did not reach Dr. Green until 7 Mar. of the following year (almost eight months later), fine mail from U.S.A. to the first American missionary doctor sent to China after the First Opium War, who served in Canton from 1843-47.

HK$ 5,000 - 6,000

36081846 (22 Feb.) incoming entire letter from Aberdeen, Scotland to William Leslie, Canton “via Marseilles” showing red “Aberdeen/Paid” framed origin d.s. with “Paid” c.d.s. (23.2) and “Paid” tombstone (24.2) adjacent and on reverse “Hong Kong” double-arc d.s. (18.4), rated “2/3” (½ oz. packet rate via Marseille), very fine.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

36091854 incoming entire from Akyab, Burma to Carlowitz & Co., Canton (9.12) “P P&O Ganges” bearing India imperf. Die I 1a. red pair with vivid colour (large margins three sides, cut into at right) boldly tied by rhomboid of dots (paying the postage to Calcutta) showing “PLH Moller & Co./Calcutta” oval forwarder’s h.s. and “F. Burot & Co./Akyab” h.s. adjacent and on reverse “Calcutta/G.P.O./Ship Letter” framed d.s. (16.10) and “Hong Kong” double-arc d.s. (8.12), rated “1/-”, very fine, the earliest recorded incoming letter to Hong Kong carried by the P&O’s Calcutta Line after it was designated to carry mail, one of ten recorded Calcutta Line covers, as well as rare early mail to Hong Kong/China from Burma. An important exhibition item. Carried on the P&O “Ganges” Calcutta (17.11) to Hong Kong (8.12).

HK$ 30,000 - 40,000

With the requisitioning of a number P&O ships for the Crimean War, the bi-monthly P&O Galle to China service was reduced to once a month, beginning with the ship that would have normally left Bombay Nov. 16, 1854 for Galle and China, and the P&O’s Calcutta - Hong Kong line was officially designated to carry mail to fill the gap.

ReferenceDr. A.M.T. Cheung, “P&O Hong Kong - Calcutta Line - Additional Covers”, Hong Kong Study Circle Journal 336, 10 (2006). Illustrated.

36101857 (10 Apr.) entire from Sydney to “Augustine Heard & Co. of Canton, Hong Kong” “per R.M. Str. ‘Columbian’” bearing New South Wales Laureated imperf. 3d. yellow-green (2, clear to very large margins) cancelled by barred oval, with Sydney origin c.d.s. and “Hong Kong” double-arc arrival d.s. (22.5; both across the join) on reverse, rated “4”, very fine early stamped mail from New South Wales.

HK$ 20,000 - 25,000

3610

3609

387386 38738636243622

Ex 3621Ex 3620

3618Ex 3619

3617

3615

387386 387386

36111897 (8 Nov.) envelope to Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A. (10.12) via Hong Kong (9.11) and San Francisco (4.12) bearing 5c. blue pair tied by “Canton/*” c.d.s. (bit oily), fine usage.

HK$ 800 - 1,000

36121900 (28 Dec.) Q.V. 4c. on 3c. reply card (“Reply” crossed out; printed black and white scene (Syu-yin) on half of reverse) to Germany via Hong Kong (29.12) tied by “Canton/B” c.d.s. (“B” inverted), fine and very scarce usage of the reply card as an outgoing card.

HK$ 6,000 - 8,000

36131904-12 incoming postcards (7) to Canton from Aden (2), Ceylon, Cuba, New Zealand and Straits Settlements (2), all with Canton arrival c.d.s. (two are the scarcer large c.d.s.); also 1912 card from Netherlands Indies to Shanghai (British P.O. arrival c.d.s.) with private handstamp of Hotel Papandajan, Garoet, Java (8).

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

Foochow

36141880 (9 Oct.) Q.V. 3c. stationery card to Stratham, New Hampshire, U.S.A. via Hong Kong (13.10) and San Francisco (27.11) cancelled “F1” in black, with matching “Foochow/A” origin and “San Francisco Cal./Pd All” c.d.s. adjacent and “Hong Kong/A” transit c.d.s. on reverse, some corner creasing at upper right, fine and rare usage, particularly on a stationery card.

HK$ 25,000 - 30,000

36151886 (13 Sept.) Port of Foochow Bill of Health, bearing Consular Service Revenue $3 tied by Foochow Vice Consulate h.s., stating the named vessel “had no Infectious diseases on board [when she left port], and that no Infectious or Epidemic disease existed or was suspected to exist, in this port or its vicinity”, folds, one of which crossed the adhesive, fine usage.

HK$ 12,000 - 15,000

Hankow

36161902 (23 Jan.) Q.V. 4c. on 3c. reply card (with “Reply” crossed out) to Milan, Italy (28.2) via Hong Kong (30.1) cancelled by “Hankow/A” c.d.s.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

36171903 (20 Feb.) Great Britain 1d. stationery card from England to Hankow (4.4) redirected to Cape Town (4.6) via Shanghai (13.4), Hong Kong (17.4) and Durban (31.5) with Hong Kong 4c. applied for the redirection and cancelled by “Hankow/A” c.d.s. (9.4), card redirected again from South Africa to England with Cape of Good Hope 1d. (10.6 Cape Town c.d.s.) applied for the redirection, central vertical crease, an interesting well-traveled redirected card with frankings of three countries.

HK$ 7,500 - 9,000

36181904 (13 June) Q.V. 5c. stationery envelope to London (23.7) via Hong Kong (20.6) cancelled by “Hankow/A” c.d.s., peripheral faults (at top) and ageing.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

36191902 and 1904 Q.V. 4c. stationery cards to Italy showing “Hankow/A” origin c.d.s. and Hong Kong transit and arrival c.d.s., one with adherence in address panel, otherwise fine (2).

HK$ 800 - 1,000

36201907-09 postcards (3) to England with K.E.VII 4c. frankings showing “Hankow/C” origin c.d.s., one with adhesive (pre-application) split in half, fine usages.

HK$ 800 - 1,000

36211910 (31 May) K.E.VII 4c. stationery envelope to France (6.7) cancelled by “Hankow/A” c.d.s.; also included is 1916 envelope (some age spotting) to Scotland bearing K.G.V 4c. cancelled by “British Post Office/Hankow” c.d.s.

HK$ 800 - 1,000

3614

389388 389388

Shanghai

36221855 (7 Mar.) entire letter from Smith Kennedy & Co., Shanghai to Lyon, France (29.4) “via Marseilles” (28.4) showing small “Paid/at/Hong Kong” Crowned Circle in red (Webb type 11) with “Hong Kong” double-arc d.s. (14.3) on reverse, rated “1/-” and “1/10” with “10” (décimes) charge, fine to very fine, scarce usage of the Crowned Circle from Shanghai.

HK$ 6,000 - 8,000

36231860 (Apr.) envelope to James Woodward Scott, Royal Marine aboard H.M.S. “Queen”, Portsmouth, England (28.5) “Via Marseilles”, redirected to Malta (part c.d.s.) via London (29.5), showing “Shanghae” double-arc origin d.s. in red with “Paid” framed h.s. and manuscript “9” rating adjacent and “Hong Kong/C” c.d.s. (11.4) on reverse, from the J.W. Scott correspondence referred to in Webb (see p. 310 and Plates 66 & 67), carried by P&O “Pekin” Shanghai to Hong Kong to Galle, “Colombo” Galle to Suez and “Vectis” Alexandria to Marseille, very fine usage of the rare Shanghai mark to an unusual ultimate destination.

HK$ 25,000 - 30,000 The rare “Shanghae” double-arc d.s. appears in black as an arrival marking and in red as a departure mark, with, according to Webb, the latter found on covers between March and October 1860, with most coming from the Scott correspondence (of which seven monthly letters were known to the Hong Kong Study Circle).

36241861 (22 Oct.) incoming entire letter from Sydney to Augustine Heard & Co., Shanghai (21.12 per docketing) via Hong Kong (13.12) “pr ‘Northam’” bearing New South Wales Corbould 6d. violet tied by “Sydney 61/N.S.W.” duplex, light water stain at upper right and some bleaching, fine usage, very scarce early incoming franked mail from Australia.

HK$ 4,500 - 5,500

36251864 (5 June) envelope from Shanghai to Breslau, Prussia (Germany) (31.7) “Via Triest” showing “Shanghae/Paid/C” origin c.d.s. in red, with matching “Shanghae/C” and “Hong Kong/C” (11.6) c.d.s. both in blue on reverse, handstruck “6” (at Trieste), manuscript rated, fine.

HK$ 5,000 - 6,000

36261865 (26 May) incoming entire from London to Shanghai (11.7) “Via Marseilles by Brit Packet” bearing Great Britain line engraved 1d., 1862-64 (small corner letters) 4d. and 1865-67 (large corner letters) 1s. tied by “4” barred oval with matching London origin and blue “Shanghai/C” arrival c.d.s. on reverse, handstruck “1d” in red (Colonial charge to Hong Kong), minor non-contemporary ink marks below stamps, fine usage, unusual combination of issues (small and large corner letters), from the Buissonet correspondence. Karl-Albert Louis certificate (2007). Ex Leon Dubus.

HK$ 8,000 - 10,000

36253626

3623

389388 389388

36271873 (19 July) envelope to Aberdeen, Scotland (9.9) via Hong Kong (25.7) “p French Mail” bearing 30c. mauve wing-margin example boldly cancelled “S1” in blue, showing “Shanghae/A” c.d.s. in blue on reverse, a little roughly opened at left, very fine usage with vividly coloured adhesive.

HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

36301880 (13 Dec.) long envelope to Hong Kong (19.12) bearing 5c. on 8c. vertical pair tied “S1” with matching “Shanghae/A” origin c.d.s. adjacent and “Hong Kong/C” arrival c.d.s. on reverse, 12mm. tear in upper stamp and envelope folded vertically (away from adhesives and markings), fine usage of this rare stamp on cover (Gurevitch recorded only 14 covers in his monograph) as well as scarce interport usage.

HK$ 12,000 - 15,000

36311901 (4 May) registered envelope to Manila (10.5 U.S. Sta. No. 7, Philippine Isls./Registered c.d.s.) bearing 30c. grey-green tied by “Shanghai/C” c.d.s., with “R” in circle h.s. adjacent, few minor tape-mended tears (with cello tape on reverse), fine usage.

HK$ 3,500 - 4,500

36321902 (5 Dec.) envelope to the wife of President Ruhstrat in Oldenburg, Germany (7.1.03) bearing 5c. yellow pair tied by “Shanghai/C” c.d.s., very fine.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

36331903 (19 Mar.) envelope to the wife of President Ruhstrat in Oldenburg, Germany (22.4) bearing 5c. yellow vertical pair tied by “Shanghai/C” c.d.s., some light waterstaining at foot.

HK$ 800 - 1,000

36341916 (29 May) censored envelope from Waterwill, Switzerland to Shanghai (18.9 per pencil annotation) via Hong Kong (13.9) returned (5.10) to Waterwill (8.11) bearing Switzerland 25c., showing “Non reclame/Unclaimed” framed h.s. (Proud I9) and “Returned Not/Transmissable” violet h.s. (not recorded in Proud), with grey-blue Hong Kong censor tape at top and “PBC” violet censor h.s., censor tape removed at back (to show addressee), some faint ageing (mainly in censor tape), an interesting envelope showing two very scarce Shanghai marks.

HK$ 6,000 - 8,000

3628

36281877 (11 Jan.) envelope to Copenhagen, Denmark (26.2) “p English Packet via Brindisi” and Hong Kong (15.1) bearing 1863-71 (CC watermark) 18c. lilac wing-margin example with vivid, fresh colour, tied by light “S1” in blue, with “Great Northern Telegraph Company/Shanghai” red sender’s h.s. on reverse, a little roughly opened at top, a fine example of this rarity on cover, with Gurevich only recording ten covers in his treatise (which did not include this example). S.G. 13.

HK$ 20,000 - 25,000

36291879 (3 Sept.) envelope to France (18.10) via Hong Kong (6.9) bearing 4c. grey vertical pair tied “S1” with matching “Shanghae/A” origin and red “Poss Ang. V. Brind/A. Mod.” c.d.s. (17.10) adjacent, sent via Brindisi even though only 8c. normal postage (Brindisi premium rate 12c.), both rates short-lived, effective 1.4.79 to 18.2.80, couple light folds, fine usage.

HK$ 6,500 - 8,500

36343630

391390 391390

36323631

36293627

3633

3635 3638

391390 391390

Swatow

36351874 (9 Oct.) incoming envelope from U.S.A. to U.S. Consul Wingate, Swatow (20.11) “By Pacific Mail” bearing U.S.A. Banknote 10c. tied by cork, with matching “Bristol/N.H. (New Hampshire)” origin c.d.s. adjacent, showing “Hong Kong/A” (16.11) and blue “A/Swatow” arrival c.d.s. on reverse, adhesive with couple blunt perfs., very fine usage.

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

MACAU

3636

Wei Hai Wei

36361863-71 12c. pale blue pair cancelled by very fine part strike of “Liu Kiung Tau” c.d.s. (?.3.02), unrecorded by Proud on this value (or any others from the 1863-71 issue), listed but unpriced by Gibbons, sound, very rare, possibly unique. S.G. Z1039.

HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

36371911 (6 July) K.E.VII registered stationery envelope to Tientsin, bearing K.E.VII 4c., cancelled by “Liu Kung Tau/E” c.d.s., showing “R/Liu Kung Tau B.P.O./No. 821” h.s., trivial light age spotting, very fine usage.

HK$ 10,000 - 12,000

HONG KONG GOLD COINS

36381976-87 Lunar New Year $1,000 commemorative gold coins, complete set of 12, along with original folders, brilliant uncirculated.

HK$ 60,000 - 80,000

3639

36391835 (1 Dec.) entire letter from Canton to Macao “(per) St. George” showing on reverse “Boat Office/Macao/10 Cents” h.s. in red (just over the join), very fine and fresh example of this handstamp. This is letter no. “23” from the Russell Sturgiss correspondence.

HK$ 10,000 - 12,000

3640

36401836(c.) entire letter to Macao “(per) St. George” showing on reverse fine to very fine “Boat Office/Macao/10 Cents” h.s. in red on reverse, a good example of this handstamp, another letter from the Russell Sturgiss correspondence (although not expressly indicated Canton in the dateline, from Canton given the correspondence and the vessel).

HK$ 8,000 - 10,000

3637

393392 393392

3642 3643

Ex 3644

3652

3649

3647

3651

3646

3645

393392 393392

36411837 (26 July) entire letter from Macao to London (8.1.38) via Rotterdam (5.1.38) “p Adelaar” showing “Zeebrief/Rotterdam” oval d.s., with “British/Foreign” framed h.s. with “3/-” rating (“1/4” and “1/8”) adjacent, fine and rare early usage via the Netherlands, letter mentions sender’s going to Canton.

HK$ 20,000 - 25,000

36421859 (12 Feb.) entire letter from Macao to Cadiz, Spain, “care of Michael Power Esqr., Gibraltar” (30.3) via Hong Kong (14.2) showing on reverse a very fine strike (across the join) of the “Hong Kong” large double-arc d.s. with serifs (Webb type 7), with “Gibraltar/A” c.d.s. on front, rated “3/8”, fine to very fine, from the Matia correspondence.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

36431860 (7 Aug.) entire letter from Macao to Cadiz, Spain, “care of M. Power Esqr, Gibraltar” (29.9) via Hong Kong (9.8), showing on reverse “Hong Kong/C” c.d.s., with “Gibraltar/A” c.d.s. on front, rated “1/10”, very fine, also from the Matia correspondence.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

3644Collection of Arms issue (with a few surcharges) for Macau and the other Portuguese Colonies employing this standard design, collected unused and used, with perfs. and some multiples, along with official reprints, including Macau 1884 5r. to 300r. unused in both perf. 12½ and 13½ and three used sets (mixed perfs.), 1885 10r. to 80r. unused and used, 1885 Crown Reprints set of six overprinted “Specimen” (13½mm.) and set of six overprinted “Prova” horizontally, Angola 1870-77 100r. sheet of 28, Cape Verde 1877 5r. to 300r., Portuguese Guinea 1881-85 5r. to 300r. unused, along with Crown Reprint sets or stamps for various colonies, mixed condition with faults (including on the better stamps), many fine and fine appearing examples, careful inspection required but should be rewarded (approx. 450).

HK$ 8,000 - 10,000

36451901 (26 Mar.) registered A.R. envelope (opened out for display) to Massachusetts, U.S.A. via San Francisco (26.4) bearing Don Carlos I 1898 ½a. to 8a. and 1900 5a. and 10a. tied by “Direcção/do Correio/de/Macau” c.d.s., showing “R/China/Registado/No. 2864/Macau (di Secção)” framed red h.s. and circular “AR” h.s., ½a. soiled, fine usage. Yang 78-84, 95-96.

HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

36461904 (13 May) postcard to France (17.6) via Hong Kong (14.5) bearing Don Carlos I 1a. and 3a. (couple faults) tied by “Direcção/do Correio/de/Macau” c.d.s. with “Customs/Lappa” double-ring d.s. (13.5) adjacent, fine. Yang 79, 82.

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

36471910 (18 July) envelope from Lappa to Hong Kong (19.7) bearing 1902 Don Carlos I 6a. on 200r. blue on blue bisected vertically pair and single tied by “Direcção/do Correio/de/Macau” c.d.s., with “Customs/Lappa” double ring origin d.s. on reverse. Yang 117a.

HK$ 800 - 1,000

3648

36481911 (10 Aug.) envelope (opened out for display) to I.M. Customs, Swatow (12.8) via Hong Kong (11.8) bearing on reverse 1911 laid paper 1a. black on white label and 2a. black on white label vertical pair, uncancelled as usual, showing “Direcção/do Correio/de/Macau” origin c.d.s. on front, envelope reduced at side and couple minor edge faults, fine usage. Yang 147, 148.

HK$ 10,000 - 12,000

36491911 Don Carlos I surcharged in red and bar 5a. on 10a. dull blue entire stamp (two undivided bisects), used, very fine. Yang 146a.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

3641

395394 395394

3661

Ex 3660Ex 36593658

Ex 3657Ex 36563655

3653

395394 395394

36501911 Don Carlos I surcharged in red and bar 5a. on bisected 10a. dull blue (without “Provisorio” overprint), variety surcharge inverted, on piece cancelled by complete “Direcção/do Correio/de/Macau” c.d.s. (11.12.11), very fine. Yang 146f.

HK$ 8,000 - 10,000

36511911 2a. black on white label stamp on laid paper horizontal pair (right stamp is wide label) on large part of back of envelope tied by “Hong Kong” c.d.s. (13.8.11) with “Shanghai/Br. P.O.” c.d.s. (17.8) adjacent, very fine. Yang 148/a.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

36521913 Don Carlos I locally overprinted “Republica” 8a. grey-brown, used, well centred, fine to very fine. Yang 189.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

36531927 registered A.R. official long envelope to Paris (29.5) bearing Lisbon “Republica” overprint 18a. on 2½r. and Ceres 2a., tied by hexagonal d.s., showing red on white registration label and “AR” circular h.s. adjacent, with “Direcção das Obras Publicas/Macau” red wax seals on reverse, very scarce registered A.R. official use. Yang 234, 253.

HK$ 4,000 - 5,000

36561983 Medicinal Plants miniature sheet (5 sheets), very fine and fresh unmounted mint. Yang S8M.

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

36571983 Medicinal Plants miniature sheet (5 sheets), unmounted mint, one she