Hong Kong, 1839 (17 July) entire from Macao to Frederick Huth & Co., London (7.4.40) "Care of Messrs Grinnell & Minturn, New York" who in turn put it in the mails to the U.K. "p Patrick Henry" showing New York despatch c.d.s. (5.3) and on reverse sender's instruction "Forward p first Steamer for England and oblige your obdt Sts [obedient Servants] Bibby Adams & Co.", "Liverpool/Ship Letter" h.s. and London arrival c.d.s.,...
Sale #48 - Hong Kong & Treaty Ports
By: Interasia Auctions Limited
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Nov 04, 2014 Asia/Hong_Kong
Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #48 - Hong Kong & Treaty Ports
Tuesday Nov 04, 2014 12:30 Asia/Hong_Kong
Last date for bids:
Tuesday Nov 04, 2014 08:00 Europe/London
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 $10 glazed paper in a requisition block of six, maritime mail, and fine Treaty Port covers and cancellations, with early mail, highlighted by a “Shanghae Post Office Paid” Crown handstamp.
Showing 1 - 25 of 665
Lot #6283 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, 1843 entire letter datelined "Victoria Hong Kong 30th November 1843" to London (14-15.5.44) "Per Steamer overland via Falmouth" redirected to Leamington (16.2) showing fine to very fine "Hong Kong Post Office" Royal Arms h.s. in red with "India" oval h.s. in red adjacent and on reverse "Postage/Inward Bearing Ans. 3/Outward do. 2/5" framed h.s. (edge across the join) reflecting 5a. Indian charge, rated initially in U.K. "1...
Lot #6284 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, 1839 (Nov.)(c.) extensive eight-page letter from John Silverlock, a British merchant from Canton in Hong Kong Harbour with the other evacuees, to his father (without outer covers) describing in detail the confrontation and negotiations from late September to late October between Chinese High Commissioner Lin and Captain Elliot and the British merchants. The letter includes in full text notices from Captain Elliot, as well...
Lot #6285 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, 1852 entire with part letter to Edinburgh, Scotland "via Southampton" and London (20-21.8) showing "Forwarded by/Lyall Still & Co./Hong Kong" oval h.s. in red (listed only in black by Webb), rated "1/-" (packet rate via Southampton).
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #6286 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, 1860 (25 May) entire letter from Boston to "J. Howard Nichols, care of Augustine Heard & Co., Hong Kong" (23.7) "Via Marseilles" and London (7.6) showing "Paid" framed red h.s. and on reverse red "N. York Am. Pkt." (26.5) and "Hong Kong/C" arrival c.d.s., rated "18" and "39" with "1(d.)" colonial credit.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #6287 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, 1861 (6 July) entire to Shanghai (10.7 per docketing) showing "Hong Kong/Paid" c.d.s. in red, with "Hong Kong/C" c.d.s. on reverse, rated "8", "Reynvaan, Chabert & Co." sender's h.s., filing fold crosses the "Hong Kong/Paid" c.d.s., fine and scarce double-rate interport usage.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #6288 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, 1861 (26 Oct.) entire to Shanghai (31.10 per docketing) "p. Cadiz" showing "Hong Kong/Paid" c.d.s. in red, with "Hong Kong/C" c.d.s. on reverse, rated "4", "Reynvaan, Chabert & Co." sender's h.s., filing fold crosses the "Hong Kong/Paid" c.d.s., fine and scarce interport usage.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #6289 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, 1863 envelope to Hamburg (Germany) (16.8) "Via Marseille" (13.8) showing on reverse "Hong Kong/C" despatch (24.6) and "Hamburg Th&T [Thurns and Taxis]" arrival c.d.s., with on front framed "Paid" (indicating origin outside of Hong Kong) and "PD" and unframed "P.P." h.s., all in red, rated "2/-" ("4" + "1/8"), minor backflap faults (of little consequence), fine usage.
Estimate HK$ 8,000 - 10,000
Lot #6290 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, 1863 envelope to Hamburg (16.10) "Via Marseilles" (13.10) showing "Hong Kong/C" despatch (22.8) and "Hamburg Th&T" arrival c.d.s. on reverse, with fine "GB/1F22 4/10c" in black and "F. 39" accountancy h.s., manuscript rated, part of backflap missing and other faults, nice and scarce combination of two accountancy marks.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000
The "GB/1F 22 4/10c" accountancy handstamp was applied...
Lot #6291 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, 1864 (25 May) envelope to Hamburg (15.7) "Via Marseille" (12.7) showing blue "Hong Kong/C" despatch and "Hamburg Th&T" arrival c.d.s. on reverse, with very fine "GB/1F62 4/10c" in blue and "F. 39" accountancy h.s., rated "22", part of backflap missing (affecting Hong Kong c.d.s.) and couple tears on reverse, scarce and attractive combination of two accountancy marks.
Estimate HK$ 7,000 - 9,000
Lot #6292 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, 1864 (28 July) flimsy envelope to Hamburg (16.9) "via Marseilles" (13.9) showing blue "Hong Kong/C" despatch and "Hamburg Th&T" arrival c.d.s. on reverse, with very good "GB/1F62 4/10c" accountancy h.s. in blue on front, rated "22", a couple tears and a little crumpling on reverse (just affecting Hong Kong c.d.s.), very good and scarce usage.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #6293 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, 1864 envelope to Hamburg (26.12) "via Marseilles" (24.12) and Paris (25.12) showing very fine "GB/1F62 4/10c" accountancy h.s. in blue, with "Hamburg Th&T" arrival c.d.s. on reverse, rated "22", backflap and additional part of back removed (where despatch c.d.s. would have been).
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000
Lot #6294 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, 1863-64 envelopes (2) to Hamburg "Via Trieste" (with h.s. in red and blue respectively), the former showing "Paid" red framed h.s. and the latter Trieste handstruck "6" in grey-blue, both damaged, with 1864 envelope having upper right corner removed where adhesives could have been placed, an interesting pair with scarce Trieste routing.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #6295 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, 1865 envelope to Hamburg (26.8) "Via Marseilles" (23.8) showing blue "Hong Kong/C" despatch (12.7) and Hamburg arrival c.d.s. on reverse, with very fine "GB/1F22 4/10c" accountancy h.s. in blue, manuscript rated, very clean and attractive, fine to very fine.
Estimate HK$ 8,000 - 10,000
Lot #6296 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, 1865 (23 Aug.) envelope to Hamburg (11.10) "Via Marseilles" (8.10) "Per Messageries Imperiales Packet St. 'Donnai'" showing "Hong Kong/C" despatch and Hamburg arrival c.d.s. on reverse, with "F. 39" accountancy h.s., rated "22", fine.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000
Lot #6297 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, Anglo-French Accountancy Marks : 1862 (6 Oct.) entire to St. Etienne, France (26.11) "via Marseille" (25.11) and Hong Kong (10.10) showing fine to very fine "GB/1F22 4/10c" accountancy h.s. in grey, with "Shanghae/C" despatch and blue "Hong Kong/C" c.d.s. on reverse, "18" (décimes) charge, entire contains 22/9/1862 docketing with no place origin.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #6298 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, Anglo-French Accountancy Marks : 1863 (20 Sept.) entire letter from Shanghai to Lyon, France (14.11) "Via Marseilles" (14.11) and Hong Kong (24.9) showing very fine "GB/1F22 4/10c" accountancy h.s. in blue, with "Shanghae/C" origin and blue "Hong Kong/C" c.d.s. (across the join) on reverse, handstruck "9" (décimes) charge and "Vaucher Freres/Shanghai Chine" blue oval sender's h.s.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000 ...
Lot #6299 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, Anglo-French Accountancy Marks : 1863 (26 June) entire with part letter from Kanagawa, Japan to Lyon, France (26.8) via Hong Kong (9.7) and Marseille (26.8) showing fine to very fine "GB/1F62 4/10c" accountancy h.s. in black, with "Hong Kong/C" c.d.s. on reverse, handstruck "9" (décimes) charge. As this was put in the post in Hong Kong, the "GB/1F62 4/10c" accountancy handstamp was applied.
Estimate HK$ 2,500 - 3,...
Lot #6300 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, Anglo-French Accountancy Marks : 1864 envelope to Paris, France (14.9) "Via Marseilles" (13.9) showing fine to very fine "GB/1F62 4/10c" accountancy h.s. in blue, with "Forwarded by/E & J Meyer/Hong Kong" red h.s. on reverse, "18" (décimes) charge, some bleaching spots and light ageing, fine usage with the forwarder's handstamp, unusually without an origin c.d.s.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #6301 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, Anglo-French Accountancy Marks : 1865 (16? Dec.) entire from Yokohama to Amsterdam (13.2.66) "Via Marseille" (11.2) and Hong Kong (23.12) showing very fine "GB/1F26c" accountancy h.s. in grey with two stops under the "F" (and no stop under the "c"), with "Carst, Lels & Co./Kanagawa (Japan)" sender's h.s. adjacent and "Hong Kong/C" transit c.d.s. in grey on reverse, rated "165", very fine, very rare with accountancy mark...
Lot #6302 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, Anglo-French Accountancy Marks : 1869 (30 Mar.) entire letter from Siemssen & Co., Shanghai to Amsterdam (16.5) "Via Marseilles" (14.5) showing very fine "GB/1F66c" accountancy h.s. in black and on reverse "Siemssen & Co./Hong Kong" forwarder's circular h.s. and matching "Hong Kong/C" c.d.s. (both 5.4), rated "60", very fine.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #6303 - Hong Kong early mail
Hong Kong, Anglo-French Accountancy Marks : 1869 (7 Dec.) entire from Siemssen & Co., Shanghai to Amsterdam (24.1.70) "Via Marseilles" (22.1) showing very fine "GB/1F66c" accountancy h.s. in black and on reverse "Siemssen & Co./Hong Kong" forwarder's circular h.s. and matching "Hong Kong/C" c.d.s. (both 13.12), rated "120", very fine.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #6304 - Hong Kong issued stamps
Hong Kong, 1862-63 no watermark 2c. to 96c. plus 2c. deep brown shade, unused or mint, rich colours and fresh appearance, 24c. trivial light corner creasing at extreme lower left, 96c. crease and some small gum spots on face, a very attractive set of this difficult issue. S.G. 1-7, 1a cat. £11,050.
Estimate HK$ 10,000 - 12,000
Lot #6305 - Hong Kong issued stamps
Hong Kong, 1862-63 no watermark 2c. and 18c. unused with part to much characteristic yellowish streaky original gum, fine. S.G. 1, 4 cat. £1200.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #6306 - Hong Kong issued stamps
Hong Kong, 1862-63 no watermark 18c. lilac wing margin example, unused with much gum, couple small imperfections, fine. S.G. 4.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
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