1861 stampless envelope to Shanghai cancelled by Hong Kong/Paid d/stamp in red with Hong Kong c.d.s. on reverse and rated '8' in m/s crayon. Very fine paying the double letter rate.
Estimated Price: £70.00 - 90.00
Sale #149
By: Corbitts
Corbitts Sale #149
This auction features close to 1600 lots of stamps, covers and postcards .
The auction contains a selection of All World mixed lots followed by an All World stamps and covers from Aden to Zanzibar.
The country lots include a range of Great Britain and commonwealth, Omnibus, Germany & Colonies and much more.
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Lot #689 - Hong Kong
Lot #690 - Hong Kong
ANGLO-FRENCH ACCOUNTANCY 1862 stampless envelope (heavy horizontal crease) addressed to France dated 'Hong Kong March 14 1862' with circular c.d.s. on reverse, endorsed 'Per overland mail via Marseille' with 'GB/1f 62 4/10c' Anglo-French accountancy, routed via Suez with Reims receiver and rated '9' on arrival.
Estimated Price: £80.00 - 100.00
Lot #691 - Hong Kong
1863-1997 collection housed in clear mounts in a KA/BE album from a small selection of QV issues U, 1903 to 50c U, 1904-11 to 50c U, 1921-37 vals to $1 M & $2 U, 1922-27 CHINA opts $1 U (2), 1935 Jubilee set M, 1938-48 KGVI defins M - top vals are UM (excl. SG.161), 1948 Wedding UM, 1954 set M, 1962 set UM, fairly complete run through to 1990's commems, M/Sheets, defins etc. appear UM. Cat. xA35000 (excl. the QV). Cat. xA35700
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Lot #692 - Hong Kong
1863-71 CCC 4c slate M (pulled perf at top) & 24c green part o.g, SG.9b & 14. (2) Cat. xA3770
Estimated Price: £70.00 - 100.00
Lot #693 - Hong Kong
TREATY PORTS 1888 postal stationery card 3c brown, cancelled by Canton d/stamp addressed to the United States routed via Hong Kong with New York Paid All arrival.
Estimated Price: £60.00 - 70.00
Lot #694 - Hong Kong
1894 Advertising postal stationery 1c green card (vertical crease) Lane Crawford/Pianos, cancelled by Hong Kong/F d/stamp, addressed to Canton with Canton/star d/stamp, arrival on reverse, 1895 postal stationery 4c grey card cancelled by Shanghai/c d/stamp, addressed to London. Unusual item with inverted year date. (2)
Estimated Price: £70.00 - 90.00
Lot #695 - Hong Kong
1896 postal stationery card 4c grey cancelled by Hong Kong d/stamp, addressed to French China with Saigon Central/Cochinchine double ring arrival on reverse. Nice item of destination mail.
Estimated Price: £45.00 - 60.00
Lot #696 - Hong Kong
TREATY PORTS 1896 illustrated envelope for the artificial language 'Volapuk' addressed to New York bearing Hong Kong 10c purple/red (SG.38), tied by Amoy d/stamp with adjacent commemorative 'Volapuk' label, routed via San Francisco with arrival on reverse. Nice item.
Estimated Price: £80.00 - 100.00
Lot #697 - Hong Kong
1903 CCA 1c to $1 complete fine M SG. 62/72, (11) Cat. xA3450.
Estimated Price: £80.00 - 100.00
Lot #698 - Hong Kong
1903 CCA set complete optd. SPECIMEN fine & fresh SG.62s/76s Cat. xA32000, note- the $10 value has a small closed tear at the top.
Estimated Price: £400.00 - 500.00
Lot #699 - Hong Kong
TREATY PORTS 1906 envelope addressed to the United States bearing 10c purple & blue (SG.81) x2, tied by Canton/A d/stamp, routed via Victoria & Seattle with receiver in Tyrone on reverse.
Estimated Price: £60.00 - 75.00
Lot #700 - Hong Kong
1907 envelope addressed to England, franked 4c carmine (SG.93), tied by 'Hankow/C' d/stamp, routed via Hong Kong with Teignmouth arrival & forwarded to Shrewsbury, 1910 envelope from the 'Great Northern Steamship Co' addressed to the 'Victoria Hotel, Shameen, Canton' bearing 10c purple & blue (SG.81), tied by Victoria double ring with Canton receiver on reverse & returned back to Hong Kong. (2)
Estimated Price: £50.00 - 60....
Lot #701 - Hong Kong
1916 envelope addressed to the USA bearing Hong Kong 2c green marginal block of 8 (SG.101), tied by 'Shanghai Br. P.O' double ring (Webb Type L) sent on the steamer 'Empress of Japan.' Very fine franking from the British Post Office in Shanghai.
Estimated Price: £50.00 - 60.00
Lot #702 - Hong Kong
TREATY PORTS 1917 registered envelope to England bearing British Post Office in China 10c ultramarine pair (SG.6) tied by 'Registered/Shanghai B.P.O' with adjacent boxed 'R/Shanghai B.P.O/No' with Liverpool & London receiver on reverse.
Estimated Price: £60.00 - 75.00
Lot #703 - Hong Kong
1928-38 PAQUEBOTS group with 1928 PPC to GB, franked GB KGV 1d, 1932 PPC to Belgium franked India KGV xBDa, 1936 PPC to Netherlands, franked GB KGV, 1937 envelope to Netherlands, franked Philippines 12c and 1938 Airmail envelope to GB franked GB KGVI 1xBDd (4), all tied by Hong Kong framed PAQUEBOT h/stamp - Hosking 3110 and 1934 envelope to Berlin, franked Japan 10s, tied by both Darien & German Seapost East Atlantic Line c.d.s. with...
Lot #704 - Hong Kong
1935 Jubilee set U, 1937 Coronation set M, 1946 $1 variety 'short right leg to R' M - toned, SG.155a, 1938 $10 green & violet, VFU, SG.161, 1946 Victory set UM, Victory $1, VFU, variety extra stroke, SG.170a. (17) Cat. xA3449
Estimated Price: £70.00 - 90.00
Lot #705 - Hong Kong
1936 Airmail envelope addressed to Manila bearing 5c violet strip of five (SG.121), tied by Victoria/Hong Kong double ring. Nice destination.
Estimated Price: £40.00 - 50.00
Lot #706 - Hong Kong
1936-67 first flight covers (11) incl. 1936 March 27th Imperial Airways Hong Kong-London with cachet, another but Hong Kong-Penang, 1937 April 29th PAA Hong Kong-San Francisco special cover with cachet, 1937 June 29th Eurasia Aviation Hankow-Hong Kong, 1937 Dec 19th Imperial Airways Hong Kong-Bangkok etc.
Estimated Price: £60.00 - 75.00
Lot #707 - Hong Kong
1940 & 1941 Airmail covers to USA 1st franked $2 & $5 (SG.157 & 159), tied by Victoria H.K double ring c.d.s, sent 'Clipper' mail via Hawaii with 'Opened by Censor/Hong Kong' label in red, 2nd cover franked 50c (SG.153) x7 examples, also tied Victoria c.d.s's, by Clipper via Hawaii, similar censor label but in black.
Estimated Price: £60.00 - 70.00
Lot #708 - Hong Kong
1940 & 1941 two airmail covers addressed to Hong Kong bearing Burma frankings 1st 2a6p claret (SG.25), 2nd 2a (SG.24), 4a (SG.28), 8a (SG.29), tied by Bhamo d/stamps each cover with triangular 'Passed Censor Rangoon/7' in violet, both bear 'Opened by censor/Hong Kong' censor label in red applied in H.K on arrival. (2)
Estimated Price: £50.00 - 70.00
Lot #709 - Hong Kong
1940 KGVI 4s scarlet and 10c violet stationery postcards optd SPECIMEN fine & scarce pair. (2)
Estimated Price: £50.00 - 65.00
Lot #710 - Hong Kong
1941 Centenary set FU slightly toned, 1948 $10 Silver Wedding AV U, SG. 163/8, 172. (7) Cat. xA3160.
Estimated Price: £35.00 - 45.00
Lot #711 - Hong Kong
JAPANESE OCCUPATION 1941 envelope headed 'Societe de la Croix-Rouge du Japan/Tokio' addressed to the 'Agency for Prisoners of War, International Red Cross, Geneva, Switzerland' bearing Japan 10s carmine (Yv 269) pair, tied by Stanley c.d.s. routed via Siberia, VF.
Estimated Price: £100.00 - 130.00
Lot #712 - Hong Kong
1948 Silver Wedding $10 VFU, SG.172. (1) Cat. xA3130.
Estimated Price: £40.00 - 50.00
Lot #713 - Hong Kong
1948 Silver Wedding set VFU.
Estimated Price: £40.00 - 50.00
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