Hong Kong, Marine Sorters : 1870 (5 August) flimsy envelope (opened out for display) from England to Yang-chau (Yangchow), China, "c/o J.P. Martin Esqr, Post Office, Shanghae", "via Southampton" bearing Great Britain 1s. tied by "East Grinstead/272" duplex, showing on reverse fine to very fine "Hong Kong/Marine Sorter/Hong Kong to/Shanghae" double-ring d.s. (20/27.9; RRR), a nice example of this very rare mark, which is only recorded...
Sale #48 - Hong Kong & Treaty Ports
By: Interasia Auctions Limited
Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #48 - Hong Kong & Treaty Ports
Interasia’s November 1-4 auction of China, Hong Kong and Asian stamps and postal history will take place at the Excelsior Hotel in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong. The four day, 4,500-lot sale includes another outstanding offering of China and Hong Kong stamps and postal history, with important Ching Dynasty and Republic, substantial postal history, and large offerings of both People’s Republic and Liberated Areas. Hong Kong and Treaty Ports alone comprises over 650 lots and includes a mint Q.V. 96c. olive-bistre.
This Session is the 650-lot Hong Kong and Treaty Ports stamps and postal history and includes a rare mint Q.V. 96c. olive-bistre, the 1973 Annigoni $10 glazed paper in a requisition block of six, maritime mail, and fine Treaty Port covers and cancellations, with early mail, highlighted by a “Shanghae Post Office Paid” Crown handstamp.
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Lot #6757 - Hong Kong branch offices / maritime / marine sorters / military mail
Lot #6758 - Hong Kong branch offices / maritime / marine sorters / military mail
Hong Kong, Marine Sorters : 1901 (14 Mar.) Great Britain 2½d. stationery envelope from Glasgow, Scotland to Tsingtau, Kiautschou (23.4) showing fine "Hong Kong to Shanghai/C" marine sorter c.d.s. (14.4) on reverse, some light wrinkling at the top, fine usage.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #6759 - Hong Kong branch offices / maritime / marine sorters / military mail
Hong Kong, Marine Sorters : 1906 (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.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #6760 - Hong Kong branch offices / maritime / marine sorters / military mail
Hong Kong, Military Mail / Taiping Rebellion : 1862 (2/3 June) naval officer's envelope (with enclosed letter from H.M.S. Imperieuse, Shanghai) to Warwickshire, England (29.7 per docketing) showing "Bromsgrove" (28.7) and "Alcester" (29.7) c.d.s. on reverse, rated "1/2", fine correspondence from the Taiping Rebellion. The letter notes "the number of rebels continue to increase, and under command of their fighting king 'Chiang Wang'...
Lot #6761 - Hong Kong branch offices / maritime / marine sorters / military mail
Hong Kong, Military Mail : 1863 (21 May) envelope docketed from "Soon Kiong" from Charles George Gordon to his father Major General Gordon, Southampton, England (16.7) "Via Marseilles" showing "Shanghae/Paid/C" c.d.s. in red (21.5) and on reverse "Shanghae/C" despatch, Hong Kong (27.5) and Southampton arrival c.d.s., rated "1/2", enclosed letter (no longer present) described the capture of Taitshan, another very fine Taping Rebellion...
Lot #6762 - Hong Kong branch offices / maritime / marine sorters / military mail
Hong Kong, Military Mail : 1898 (Nov.) envelope ("H.M.S. Undaunted" imprint on flap) to England (5.12) bearing 10c. (2) tied by "H.M.S. Tamar" h.s. and "Hong Kong/B" c.d.s., some faults including roughly opened at top and horizontal fold .crosses top adhesive, very scarce usage.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #6763 - Hong Kong branch offices / maritime / marine sorters / military mail
Hong Kong, Military Mail : 1915 (25 June) envelope from a prisoner of war at Hong Kong to Shanghai (30.6 Br. P.O.) showing "Letters Prisoners of War/Free under/Convention" triangular h.s. and "Passed by/Hong Kong/Censor" framed h.s., both in violet, and "Hong Kong" despatch c.d.s. adjacent, fine.
Estimate HK$ 4,500 - 5,500
Lot #6764 - Hong Kong branch offices / maritime / marine sorters / military mail
Hong Kong, Military Mail : 1915 (15 Aug.) K.G.V 1c. stationery card from a prisoner of war at Hong Kong to Germany, cancelled by "Post Free/Prisoner of War/P.C." circular h.s., showing "Passed by/Hong Kong/Censor" framed h.s. in violet, small corner crease at lower right, very fine usage. Yang P24.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #6765 - Hong Kong branch offices / maritime / marine sorters / military mail
Hong Kong, Military Mail / Shanghai Defence Force : 1927 (29 Mar.) envelope (opened out for display) to Samos, Greece (30.4) "Via Siberia" and Hong Kong (5.4) and Harbin (13.4) bearing K.G.V 1½d. pair tied by "Field Post Office/1" c.d.s., very fine usage to an unusual destination immediately after the Force's emergency postal service during the strike at the Chinese post office in Shanghai (see the following two lots).
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Lot #6766 - Hong Kong branch offices / maritime / marine sorters / military mail
Hong Kong, 1927 Emergency Postal Service : 1927 (25 Mar.) envelope to England bearing Great Britain 1d. and 1½d. tied by "Field Post Office/1" c.d.s.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
On 25 March 1927, as a result of a strike at the Chinese post office in Shanghai, the Shanghai Defence Force military post offices were opened to civilians, who paid the foreign 2½d. rate (as opposed to the forces rate of 1½d.). The...
Lot #6767 - Hong Kong branch offices / maritime / marine sorters / military mail
Hong Kong, 1927 Emergency Postal Service : 1927 (25 Mar.) envelope ("Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation" embossed imprint on flap) to London bearing Great Britain 1d. and 1½d. tied by "Field Post Office/1" c.d.s., bit roughly opened through backflap, very fine usage.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #6768 - Hong Kong branch offices / maritime / marine sorters / military mail
Hong Kong, 1927 Emergency Postal Service : 1927 (26 Mar.) envelope to England bearing Great Britain 2½d. tied by "Field Post Office/1" c.d.s., some foxing at perfs., good usage.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #6769 - Hong Kong branch offices / maritime / marine sorters / military mail
Hong Kong, 1932 Shanghai Postal Strike : 1932 "Emergency Postal Service/Shanghai" booklet, complete unexploded booklet containing five coupons, complete and unexploded, each with "E.P.S." circular h.s. but unusually without the Municipal Council's embossed seal, fresh and very fine (faint corner hinge mark traces on reverse).
Estimate HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
Lot #6770 - Hong Kong japanese occupation
Hong Kong, Japanese Occupation : 1941 (1 Dec.) envelope to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, endorsed by "Airmail via Hong Kong. Clipper to U.S.A." bearing China Dr. Sun Yat-sen 50c., $2 (3, pair) with Anti-Bandit overprints in violet and Martyrs 40c., tied by "Chengtu" bilingual c.d.s., showing on reverse "Victoria/Hong Kong" c.d.s. (5.12) for arrival from China with framed "45" h.s. in violet alongside, and on front rare "A.V.2" h.s. in...
Lot #6771 - Hong Kong japanese occupation
Hong Kong, Japanese Occupation : 1941 (3 Dec.) unsealed envelope to Vancouver, Canada bearing Centenary 5c. tied by "Victoria/Hong Kong" c.d.s., showing very fine "Detained in Hong Kong/by Japanese/from December 1941 to September 1945" framed h.s. in black, with "Not Opened/by/Censor" violet framed h.s. adjacent, fine printed matter usage. From the Dr. Bruce J. Lewin collection.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000
Lot #6772 - Hong Kong japanese occupation
Hong Kong, Japanese Occupation : 1941 (3 Dec.) envelope from Canadian Force C Headquarters unit to Vancouver, Canada bearing Centenary 5c. and K.G.VI 15c. tied by "Kowloon/Hong Kong" c.d.s., showing fine to very fine "Detained in Hong Kong/by Japanese/from December 1941 to September 1945" framed h.s. in black, with "Passed/by/Censor/137" triangular military censor h.s. in violet adjacent, some slight edgeware, fine and scarce usage....
Lot #6773 - Hong Kong japanese occupation
Hong Kong, Japanese Occupation : 1941 (4 Dec.) envelope (embossed "Union Insurance Society of Canton /Hong Kong" imprint on flap) to Melbourne, Australia (received 25.10.45 per light pencil endorsement on face) bearing Centenary 5c. (couple small surface faults) and 15c. tied by "Victoria/Hong Kong" c.d.s., showing fine to very fine "Detained in Hong Kong/by Japanese/from December 1941 to September 1945" framed h.s. in violet, with "...
Lot #6774 - Hong Kong japanese occupation
Hong Kong, Japanese Occupation : 1941 (7 Dec.) envelope from Canadian Force C Headquarters unit to Winnipeg, Canada bearing Centenary 5c. and K.G.VI 15c. tied by "Victoria/Hong Kong" c.d.s., showing very fine "Detained in Hong Kong/by Japanese/from December 1941 to September 1945" framed h.s. in black, with "Censored JA Norris capt" endorsement adjacent and "Passed/by/Censor/137" triangular military censor h.s. in violet and Winnipeg...
Lot #6775 - Hong Kong japanese occupation
Hong Kong, Japanese Occupation : 1942 (10 Mar.) airmail envelope from his wife, Kandy, Ceylon to Sir Mark Young, Whitehall, London (18.6), redirected as a prisoner of war to Tokyo and then Shanghai, bearing K.G.VI 1r., showing British/Ceylon censor h.s. and tape at left, along with Japanese censor h.s. in blue and red censor chop, few horizontal cover folds (one of which crosses adhesive at top) and censor tape removed on reverse,...
Lot #6776 - Hong Kong japanese occupation
Hong Kong, Japanese Occupation : 1945 (16 Apr.) registered envelope to Shanghai bearing Occupation 3y. on 2s. and 5y. on 5s., fine. S.G. J2, J3.
Estimate HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
Lot #6777 - Hong Kong japanese occupation
Hong Kong, Japanese Occupation : 1945 local envelope bearing Japan 7s. Tojo vertical pair and Japanese Occupation 3y. on 2s., all annulled by red manuscript crayon x's, with "Hong Kong/Postage Paid/1945" framed h.s. applied over the pair.
Estimate HK$ 8,500 - 10,000
Lot #6778 - Hong Kong japanese occupation
Hong Kong, Revenue Stamps : 1945 5y. on 5s. brown mint, some paper adherences on reverse and corner thin, fine appearance; also fine Japan 10s. cancelled by red h.s. Barefoot 8.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #6779 - Hong Kong collections
Hong Kong, 1862-1935 extensive mint and used collection, with shades and some cancellations and sometimes with both mint and used examples, including (mint unless otherwise noted) 1862-63 no watermark 2c. to 96c. used plus 2c. unused, 1863-71 24c., 1876-77 16c. on 18c. used (3) and 28c. on 30c. used (4), 1882-96 watermark CA 2c. rose, 10c. green, 30c. (both shades), 1885 20c. on 30c. and 50c. on 48c. both unused, 1891 (without Chinese...
Lot #6780 - Hong Kong collections
Hong Kong, 1862-1976 principally used collection, including 1862-63 no watermark 2c. to 48c., 1863-71 perf. 12½ 4c., 96c. olive-bistre (few trimmed perfs.), 1891 Jubilee 2c. unused, 1912-21 K.G.V to $5 and $10, 1921-37 1c. to $5 (both, the normal and the olive-yellow back), 1938-52 K.G.VI to $10 (both), 1948 Silver Wedding $10 (2), Postcard 1879 5c. on 18c., and Postal Fiscal 1890 $5 on $10, very mixed condition including damaged...
Lot #6781 - Hong Kong collections
Hong Kong, 1863-98 principally used assembly, comprising principally an extensive range of wing margin examples of the 1863-71 CC watermark set to 96c. (5), with both left and right wing margin examples and unused or mint 2c. (4) and 4c., as well as a small group of other used stamps, with wing margin 1880 10c. on 16c., mixed condition, duplication, a very interesting assemblage (approx. 90).
Estimate HK$ 8,000 - 10,000...
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