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FINE STAMPS AND COVERS OF CHINA AND HONG KONG

FINE STAMPS AND COVERS OF CHINA AND HONG KONG

R 18 JANUARY 2015

4/F and 5/F, Hua Fu Commercial Building, 111 Queen’s Road West, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Telephone +852 3952 3000 Fax +852 3952 3038 e-mail china@spink.com www.spink.com

HONG KONG

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STAMPS COINS BANKNOTES MEDALS BONDS & SHARES AUTOGRAPHS BOOKS WINES

18 JANUARY 2015

HONG KONG

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GROUP CHAIRMAN AND CEO Olivier D. Stocker YOUR SPECIALISTS STAMPS UK - Tim Hirsch FRPSL Guy Croton Fernando Martínez David Parsons Nick Startup Neill Granger Paul Mathews Dominic Savastano Tom Smith Ian Shapiro (Consultant) USA - George Eveleth Richard Debney EUROPE - Guido Craveri Fernando Martínez CHINA - Tommy Chau COINS UK - Mike Veissid Richard Bishop Eleanor Charlotte Dix Tim Robson Edouard Wyngaard Jon Mann Barbara Mears John Pett USA - Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) Greg Cole Luke Mitchell CHINA - Kin Choi Cheung BANKNOTES, BONDS & SHARES UK - Barnaby Faull Mike Veissid Andrew Pattison Monica Kruber Thomasina Smith USA - Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) EUROPE - Peter Christen CHINA - Paul Pei Po Chow Kelvin Cheung ORDERS, DECORATIONS, MEDALS & MILITARIA UK - Mark Quayle Oliver Pepys John Hayward BOOKS UK - Philip Skingley Jennifer Mulholland AUTOGRAPHS USA - Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) WINES CHINA - Vincent Cleme Guillaume Willk-Fabia YOUR EUROPE TEAM (LONDON - LUGANO) Chairman’s Office Charles Blane Directors Tim Hirsch Anthony Spink Auction & Client Management Team Miroslava Adusei-Poku Grace Hawkins Rita Ariete Dora Szigeti Tatyana Boyadzhieva John Winchcombe Craig Bower-Parker María Martínez Maurizio Schenini Finance Alison Bennet Marco Fiori Mina Bhagat Dennis Muriu Hemel Thakore IT & Administration Berdia Qamarauli Leszek Woronowicz Liz Cones Curlene Spencer Tom Robinson Cristina Dugoni Giacomo Canzi

SALE CALENDAR 2015 STAMPS 18 January 18 January 21/22 January 26 January 27 January 27 January 28 January 29/30 January 30/31 January 31 January 25 February 25 February 18 March 16 April 7/8 May 19 May 20 May 15/16 July August

David Tett’s Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale The James F. Hudson Collection of British Africa Part I The Federico Borromeo Collection of Nevis Stamps and Postal History The “Robert Wallace” Collection of Great Britain Line Engraved East Africa from the Vestey Collection The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale The “Assab” Collection of Italian Colonies The “Lionheart” Collection of Great Britain and British Empire – Part IV Falkland Islands, The Collection formed by the late Major R. N. Spafford Rhodesia Double Head Issue from the Vestey Collection The Neville Polakow FRPSL Collection of Northern Rhodesia The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale Western Australia from the Vestey Collection Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Postal History The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale Stamps and Covers of South East Asia Sale during the International Exhibition

Hong Kong Hong Kong New York London London London London London Lugano Lugano London London London London London London London London Singapore

15016 15017 150 15011 15010 15020 15013 15030 SW1015 SW1016 15012 15029 15021 15022 15023 15024 15025 15026 15027

Coins, Banknotes, Bonds & Share Certificates of China and Hong Kong The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals

Hong Kong New York London London

15015 321 15004 15005

Coins, Banknotes, Bonds & Share Certificates of China and Hong Kong The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale World Banknotes World Banknotes

Hong Kong New York London London

15015 321 15008 15028

Orders, Decoration, Campaign Medals & Militaria Orders, Decoration, Campaign Medals & Militaria

London London

15001 15002

Coins, Banknotes, Bonds & Share Certificates of China and Hong Kong Stocks and Bonds of the Americas Bonds & Share Certificates of the World Bonds & Share Certificates of the World

Hong Kong New York Lugano London

The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale

New York

Wines, Cognacs and Other Spirits Wines, Cognacs and Other Spirits

Hong Kong Hong Kong

COINS 17 January 27 January 25/26 March 1/2 July

BANKNOTES 17 January 27 January 28/29/30 April 8/9 July

MEDALS 23 April 23 July

BONDS AND SHARES 17 28 30 28

January January January May

15015 321 SW1014 15018

YOUR AMERICA TEAM (NEW YORK) Auction Administration and Marketing & Design Sonia Alves Amit Ramprashad

AUTOGRAPHS 27 January

321

Finance & Administration Aleena Nieves Auctioneer Luke Mitchell YOUR ASIA TEAM (HONG KONG - SINGAPORE) Administration Angie Ihlo Fung Newton Tsang Sue Pui Arthur Chan Doris Lo Gary Tan

WINES 16 January 16 April

The above sale dates are subject to change Spink offers the following services: – VALUATIONS FOR INSURANCE AND PROBATE FOR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS OR WHOLE COLLECTIONS – – SALES ON A COMMISSION BASIS EITHER OF INDIVIDUAL PIECES OR WHOLE COLLECTIONS –

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拍品咨詢 Neill Granger ngranger@spink.com +44 (0)20 7563 4077 (available until 12 January) Tommy Chau tchau@spink.com +852 3952 3000

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出價競投或查詢時請列明拍賣編號為 ULANKOM -15017 競投咨詢

預展時間

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香港辦事處 地址: 香港皇后大道西111號4樓 2015年1月15日(星期四) 上午10時至下午6時 2015年1月16日(星期五) 上午10時至下午6時

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Dear Bidder, We welcome you to our auction house. Please note the points below to assist you with the registration, bidding and payment at our auctions.

EXTENSIONS (STAMPS ONLY): Prospective buyers, who wish to obtain an expert opinion on any lot other than a mixed lot or lot containing un-described stamps, are requested to notify Spink in writing no less than 48 hours before the commencement of the sale. Reason why such opinion is required must be stated together with the identity of an expert for Spink to consider such a request.

Extensions requested on account of condition will not be accepted for expert opinions.

REGISTRATION FOR BIDDING: If you are registering with us for the first time or have not bid successfully in the past, we require a deposit of HK$50,000. If you intend to bid more than HK$200,000 the deposit may be higher. The deposit will be deducted from your invoice should your bid be successful. If you are unsuccessful, your deposit will be returned by the same means by which it was paid. In addition we will ask for your bank and trade references.

We encourage new clients to register for bidding at least 48 hours prior to the commencement of the sale to allow sufficient time to process the registration.

Prior to the auction, some lots may be designated as “Premium Lots”, which means a deposit may be required before placing a bid on the item for sale. Information will be posted on our website in such an event.

Spink have the right at our own discretion to refuse admission to our premises, attendance at an auction and decline submitted bids.

BIDDING METHODS: In person You will be given a registration form that you will need to fill in providing your up to date address and contact details. Please always have your photo ID with you and, if you are bidding on behalf of a company, your business registration. ID information is collected for registration purposes only and will be kept confidential.

Submitting a bid form by email/post/fax Again please always provide your full up-to-date contact details together with the lot numbers and the amounts up to which you would like us to bid on your behalf exclusive of Buyer’s Premium/tax/postage. Should you not receive our email confirmation of your bids having been received please call our office to make sure they have been received and processed.

Submitting bids via our website To submit bids via our website www.spink.com you need to be registered and logged in. You can leave bids via this method up to 3 hours before the commencement of the sale.

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The live bidding applet can be accessed from one week prior to the sale via the Spink Live button on our homepage. You will see ‘Auction not yet started’ message that will be replaced about one hour before the commencement of the sale with the live feed. You will be able to see and hear the auctioneer live during the sale. Buyers who acquire lots on the-saleroom.com will have a fee of 3% on the hammer price added to their invoice for using this facility.

Telephone bidding We reserve this service for bidding on lots of value exceeding HK$10,000.

Bidding via agent Your agent has to inform us prior to the sale that he or she will be bidding on your behalf, and the usual sale registration has to take place. He or she has to provide a letter of authorisation signed by you.

Please place your bids following our usual bidding increments published in the Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Please note that commission and telephone bids are undertaken subject to other commitments at the time of the sale, and the conduct of the auction may be such that we are unable to bid as requested.

Since this is undertaken as free service we cannot accept liability for failure to make a commission bid.

Buy bids and plus one bids will not be accepted.

Please make yourself aware of any Saleroom notices published on lots you are interested in bidding on.

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Payments are due within seven days after the date of the sale unless it has been confirmed to you in writing since July 2013 that you are an approved credit client. If payment is not received by Day 35, the sale will be cancelled. If you are also a vendor in the sale, please note offsets are not available.

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FINE STAMPS AND COVERS OF CHINA AND HONG KONG 18 January 2015 in Hong Kong and on *

and/or SALE LOCATION

YOUR SPINK TEAM FOR THIS SALE

SPINK HONG KONG 4/F and 5/F, Hua Fu Commercial Building 111 Queen’s Road West Sheung Wan Hong Kong Tel: +852 3952 3000 Fax: +852 3952 3038

FOR YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SALE LOTS

Neill Granger ngranger@spink.com +44 (0)20 7563 4077 (available until 12 January) Tommy Chau tchau@spink.com +852 3952 3000

SALE DETAILS Sunday 18 January 2015 at 2.00 p.m.

In sending commission bids or making enquiries, this sale should be referred to as ULANKOM - 15017

VIEWING OF LOTS SPINK LONDON 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET By appointment on Monday 29 December 2014 10.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.

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SPINK CHINA 4/F and 5/F, Hua Fu Commercial Building, 111 Queen’s Road West, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Thursday 15 January 2015 10.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m.

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FOR YOUR BIDS

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Please use the QR code to visit our website, view our catalogues and other publications and place commission bids. You can download the QR Code Reader for iPhone, Blackberry and Android from App Store on your smartphone.

The Spink Environment Commitment: Paper from Sustainable Forests and Clean Ink Spink has a long history of preserving not only collectables but our planet, too. We are proud to ensure that our policy of sustainability and conservation keeps up with Spink’s growth, helping improve the environment for new generations of collectors.

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Spink recycle all ecological material used on our premises and we encourage you to recycle your catalogue once you have finished with it.

Front Cover Illustrations: 3071, 3072, 3121 (background)

Back Cover Illustrations: 2873, 2879

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Extensions Please see important changes to our Terms and Conditions for Buyers in regard to Extensions published at the back of this catalogue.

Prospective buyers who wish to obtain an expert opinion on any lot (other than a mixed lot or lot containing undescribed stamps) are requested to notify Spink in writing not less than forty-eight hours before the time fixed for the commencement of the first session of the sale. If accepted by Spink, such request shall have the same effect as notice of an intention to question the genuineness or description of the lot for the purposes of Condition 3.4 of our Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Notice of a request for an expert opinion must give the reason why such is required and specify the identity of the expert which will be subject to the agreement of Spink. All lots for which Certificates of Authenticity are desired must be submitted by Spink to the Expert Committee for choice.

Buyers are reminded that any lot(s) purchased “on extension” are subject to payment in accordance with our normal Terms & Conditions of Business. Settlement of any lots on extension should be made at the time of invoice payment. Overdue accounts are subject to interest charges.

Extensions requested on account of condition will not be accepted for expert opinions. Any Lot described as having faults or defects may not be returned should a certificate cite other faults or defects not included in the catalogue description.

Should Spink accept a request for an extension under the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the fact may be stated by the Auctioneer from the rostrum prior to the sale of the lot.

It should be noted that any stamp accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity is sold on the basis of that Certificate only and not on the basis of any other. No request for an extension will be accepted on such a stamp and the return of such a stamp will not be accepted.

Notes Concerning Descriptions GUM: Original gum should be expected on unused stamps where appropriate, unless stated otherwise in the description: mint unused with original gum showing slight disturbance caused by previous hinge, which may be present in part or entirely removed part original gum unused with original gum significantly disturbed or heavily hinged unmounted mint original gum as issued unused without gum COVERS: Should be expected to have minor nicks and tears usually from opening. Folded letters or covers normally have one or two file folds. These are not described unless of an exceptional nature and are not grounds for return. entire letter complete as sent with comments still attached to the outer address portion entire the outer portion of a folded letter but without contents cover an envelope

Symbols and Abbreviations 刂 ᔛ

刂 ᔛ អ + អ B

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var. cat. c.d.s.

unmounted mint unused used block of four block larger than four used on cover, entire letter, etc. on piece variety, varieties catalogue, catalogue value circular datestamp

d.s. h.s. ᔛ A ᔛ S ᔛ C ᔛ E ᔛ P

F R

datestamp handstamp air mail specimen cancelled essay proof forgery reprint

References Catalogue values and numbers are those taken from the latest available edition.

The use of Gibbons Specialised catalogues in Great Britain sales is clearly indicated. Where other catalogues are used they are mentioned by name.

Buyers are reminded that payment must be made within seven days from the date of sale (condition 5.2.1), and interest will be added for overdue accounts (condition 5.5.1.1).

Please note charges for credit card payments (condition 5.2.3(iii)).

Buyers are reminded that if they default on a successful bid that details relating to such default may be shared with other auction houses and live bidding platforms (condition 5.7).

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January 18, 2015 - HONG KONG Note: All buyers must read the notes concerning requests for Extensions printed on page 4 of this catalogue.

The Terms of that notice must be complied with fully under all circumstances.

Please note that bidders who acquire lots on the-saleroom.com will have a fee of 3% on the hammer price added to their invoice for using this facility. Spink is pleased to continue to offer our brand new on-line bidding platform Spink Live for no charge through www.spink.com.

SUNDAY 18 JANUARY 2015 Commencing at 2.00 p.m.

MUNICIPAL POSTS SHANGHAI

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2502

Large Dragons 2501

2502

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Printing 16: 8ca. yellow-green on semi-pelure paper, unused; fresh colour and good margins all round, fine. Livingston 3d. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

Printing 48: 1ca. light blue on pelure paper, unused; good to large margins all round, fine. Livingston 27. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

2504

2503

2503

2504

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Printing 52: 1ca. blue on wove paper, partly blurred print, unused with very large margins all round, fine and fresh. Livingston 35. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

Printing 58: 6ca. red-brown on wove paper, unused, margins touched in places.

Livingston 31. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

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FINE STAMPS AND COVERS OF CHINA AND HONG KONG Municipal Posts, Shanghai - contd.

2505 2506

Covers 2505

2506

1893 (19 Dec.) “POSTAGE PAID 1 CENT” stationery envelope with the embossed oval, addressed to the North China Daily News with part Local Post c.d.s. on the front and a complete strike, in blue, on the reverse along with some delivery notation in red crayon.

Vertical crease, otherwise fine. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

1899 (16 Sept.) newspaper wrapper of “Der Ostasiatische Lloyd” to Shanghai bearing Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. and a smudged strike of boxed “PAID”; redirected to Tientsin with C.I.P. 2c. added, tied by another Local Post c.d.s. and pa-kua with Tientsin bilingual c.d.s. at foot (20.9), the reverse bears “8” in circle examiner’s mark. Unusual. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

Amoy 2507

A small group with 1896 15c. to 25c. set of three unused, 1896 surcharge set of three used, some half cent surcharges showing surcharge varieties and a few others; first two sets are fine, the other a little toned. (15)

HK$800-1,000

Ichang 2508

A small group with 1894 unused values to 5ca. and 15ca. plus used with 1ca. vertical strip of three and 1m. deep green; fresh. (10)

HK$1,000-1,200

Collections and Ranges 2509

2510

A small, miscellaneous selection which includes Chinkiang 1894 5c. green in a mint block of twelve, Chungking 1894 2ca. used, Hankow 1893 2c. used and 20c. unused, 1894 30c. used, Wuhu with 1894 unused values to 10c. and 20c. plus others; condition is mixed in places. (55)

HK$1,000-1,200

A general collection on leaves, mostly mint, with Shanghai from Large Dragon 1ca. and 2ca. followed by later issues. Amoy 1895 set to 5c., some surcharges and Postage Dues; some Chefoo; Chinkiang 1894 values to 10c., 1895 “SERVICE” with six values to 15c. with variety overprint inverted, Postage Due values to 5c. and inverted values to 10c. and 15c.; Chungking with 1894 set to 24ca.; some Hankow; Kewkiang with some Postage Dues; some other and a few postal stationery. A clean lot

HK$8,000-10,000

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January 18, 2015 - HONG KONG

CHINA LARGE DRAGONS

———————— 2511 ————————

———————— 2512 ————————

1878 Thin Paper 2511

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1ca. yellow-green, 3ca. brown-red and 5ca. orange set of three, large part original gum; fine. Photo HK$12,000-15,000

2512

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1ca. yellow-green [1], 3ca. vermilion (thick paper) [17] and 5ca. yellow [3] set of three, unused to large part original gum; 5ca. vertical crease. Well centred, good appearance.

Photo

—————————— 2513 —————————— 2513

2514

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2516

2517

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2514

1ca green [21] (thick paper) showing broken character chin, 3ca. vermilion [23] from wide setting with part top margin and 5ca. yellow [2], each cancelled by Peking seal in blue; 1ca. with light age marks. Photo

HK$5,000-6,000

3ca. scarlet-vermilion [16] showing broken yin and break in “A” of candareens, only traces of gum; light even paper ageing. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

2515 2515

HK$7,000-10,000

2516

2517

3ca. brown-red [19] showing the variety broken dragon’s claw which appears in setting III, with part seal cancellation. Fresh and fine. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

5ca. orange-yellow [3] cancelled by part Tientsin type B seal and part Customs Tientsin c.d.s. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

5ca. orange-yellow showing large perforation holes, cancelled by a part strike of Tientsin type B seal. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

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FINE STAMPS AND COVERS OF CHINA AND HONG KONG China, Large Dragons - contd.

————————————— 2518 ————————————— 1882 Wide Setting 2518

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1ca. green [23], 3ca. brownish red [23] and 5ca. yellow-ochre [25] part original gum; 1ca. with faint tone mark from old hinge. Fresh appearance and an attractive set. Photo HK$80,000-90,000

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1ca. deep green, 3ca. pale brown-red [19] showing broken claw, and 5ca. yellow-ochre unused; with some gum in places; the 5ca. has been repaired, particularly the right margin. Fresh appearance. Photo HK$15,000-20,000

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2519

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1ca. to 5ca. set of three in horizontal pairs with 1ca. green [7-12] of setting III, 3ca. pale red [11-3] of setting V (ex David) and 5ca. yellow-ochre [6-20] from setting III; each pair cancelled by a similar Tientsin type B seal cancellation struck horizontally; a few minor perf. irregularities and one 5ca. with tiny pin hole (natural?). A rare and very attractive set. Photo HK$65,000-75,000

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January 18, 2015 - HONG KONG

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2521

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1ca. light green showing break in upper right corner, 3ca. pale brown-red [21] and 5ca. yellow-ochre [14] all cancelled by Peking seals in shades of blue; 3ca. with a few clipped perf. in upper corner, 5ca. cancelled by favour. Fresh. Photo

刂

HK$6,000-8,000

1ca. yellow-green [19] showing portion of papermaker’s watermark “KT” across the stamp, cancelled by Peking seal in blue. Fine and rare. Chan 4h. Photo HK$15,000-18,000

—————————— 2523 ——————————

2522 2522

2521

3ca. brown-red [10-17] horizontal pair unused from settings VI or VII, with gum, apparently unmounted; a few light tone spots at top. An attractive and desirable pair.

Unused multiples are scarce. Chan 5. Photo HK$35,000-40,000 1883 Thick Paper, Clean Cut Perforations

2523

刂

1ca. light green, 3ca. pale red [9] and 5ca. chrome-yellow, unused without gum or with traces of gum. Photo HK$15,000-18,000

—————————— 2524 ——————————

2524

ᔛ

1ca. dark green [9] showing deformed “C”, 3ca. deep Venetian red [10] and 5ca. chrome-yellow [16], each cancelled by Peking seal in blue; 3ca. with repaired corner, otherwise a good set. Photo

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HK$4,000-5,000

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—————————— 2525 —————————— 1883 Thicker Paper, Rough Perforations 2525

刂

1ca. bright green [12], 3ca. deep Venetian red and 5ca. chrome-yellow, part original gum; 1ca. with small tone spots upper corner. Fresh and attractive. Photo HK$20,000-25,000

————— Ex 2526 ————— Collections and Ranges 2526

ᔛ

A small group with wide setting 3ca. pale red [24], thick paper 3ca. Venetian red [10] and 5ca. chrome-yellow shades [6] and [13]; good to fine. (4). Photo

HK$4,000-6,000

—————————— Ex 2526A ——————————

2526A

A small selection with thin paper set unused (2) and wide setting set used with Tientsin seal type B; a couple of the unused stamps show small repairs. (9). Photo HK$12,000-15,000

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1885-88 SMALL DRAGONS

———————— 2527 ————————

2528

2527

刂

Perf.111⁄ 2 : 1ca. to 5ca. set of three, part to large part original gum. S.G. 13-15. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

2528

ᔛ

1887 (27 Nov.) 3ca. mauve, rough perf. 121⁄ 2 cancelled by a good strike of the “CUSTOMS/TAKU” c.d.s. in purple. A good example of this scarce postmark. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

2529 Covers 2529

1890 (12 Mar.) envelope addressed to Sandhurst, Kent (a small village) bearing France 25c. (small corner fault) tied by “SHANG-HAI/CHINE” c.d.s. with a second strike alongside and bearing, on the reverse, Small Dragon 1ca., 3ca. and 5ca. (diagonal crease) cancelled and just tied by fair to good strikes of Newchwang seal cancellation, the 3ca. additionally tied by a very fine strike of Customs Newchwang datestamp, faint Shanghai Customs (16.3), Hawkhurst and Sandhurst arrival c.d.s. (28.4); a little roughly opened at top, though the flap is still complete, and some peripheral soiling. A very attractive and important cover from Newchwang. Photo HK$100,000-120,000

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A Good Cover from the German Consulate

2530

2530

1894 (27 Oct.) large envelope from the German consulate in Peking to Berlin bearing, on the reverse, pair of 3ca. mauve, perf.111⁄ 2 pair (one with defective corner) just tied by Peking seal in blue with “CUSTOMS/PEKING”, Tientsin (28.10) and Shanghai (4.11), Berlin arrival (13.12) and three consulate wafer seals in red; the address side with Germany Reichspost 20pf. pair tied by German Post Office Shanghai c.d.s. An attractive and appealing cover. Photo HK$50,000-60,000 For 3ca. block of four used on a Maus cover, please see lot 2857

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1894 DOWAGER EMPRESS

————————————— Ex 2531 ————————————— First Printing 2531

刂

1ca. to 24ca. set of nine, part to large part original gum; mostly with fresh colours; 3ca. pulled perf. and 24ca. with light tone mark. A good set. S.G. 16-24; Chan 22-30. Photo HK$12,000-15,000

————————————— Ex 2532 ————————————— 2532

刂

1ca. to 24ca. set of nine, part to large part original gum; the colours are generally fresh and bright, the 9ca. is very pale, a couple of light bends or creases. A good set. Photo HK$12,000-15,000

————————————— Ex 2533 ————————————— 2533

刂

1ca. to 24ca. set of nine, part to large part original gum, 9ca. with large margin at top (pane 2 [1]); some paper and other hinge remainders, 5ca. and 6ca. tone spots, 24ca. with tiny split at top. Photo

HK$9,000-12,000

2533A 2533A

刂

3ca. orange-yellow varieties no watermark and imperforate between stamp and interpanneau margin, part to large part original gum with hinge remainder. Fine and a scarce combination of varieties. Chan 23eh. Photo HK$30,000-35,000 13

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————————————— 2534 ————————————— Second Printing 2534

刂

1ca. to 24ca. set of nine, part to large part original gum. Fresh and fine and a very good example of this very scarce set. Photo HK$100,000-120,000

2536

2535

2535

刂

9ca. light green with some gum; well centred. Fine and attractive. Signed Holcombe on the reverse. Chan 28S. Photo HK$40,000-50,000

2536

刂

12ca. pale orange-yellow, part original gum; centred a fraction low, but still very good for this stamp, bright colour. Fine. Signed Holcombe on the reverse. Chan 29S. Photo HK$40,000-50,000 PROVENANCE:

Paul Hock, October 1983

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ᔛ P

9ca. dull yellow-green, a perforated proof on unwatermarked paper, with some gum, a few minor perf. tones. Rare. Photo HK$30,000-40,000

———————————— Ex 2537 ———————————— Mollendorf Printing 2537

刂

1ca. to 24ca set of nine, large part original gum; brilliant colours, mostly well centred, 24ca. horizontal bend. A fine set. Each signed by Holcombe. Chan 22M-30M. Photo HK$35,000-40,000

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1897 NEW CURRENCY SURCHARGES

—————————— Ex 2538 ——————————

2539

Small Figures on Dowager First Printing 2538

刂

⁄ 2 c. on 3ca. to 30c. on 24ca. set of ten, part to large part original gum. A good set with rich colours. S.G. and Chan 37-46. Photo HK$12,000-15,000

2539

刂

1

1

⁄ 2 c. on 3ca. olive-yellow variety “/2” of 1⁄ 2 omitted, Plate B, left pane [1], large part original gum; centred low and left, light vertical crease at right. Scarce in this shade as most examples are in orange-yellow. S.G. 37e; Chan 37j. Photo

HK$5,000-6,000

2540 2540

ᔛ

1c. on 1ca. pale vermilion, variety surcharge inverted, left pane [7] showing the “1” just to left of “n”, cancelled by a neat, part strike of Hankow Dollar chop dated July 97; repaired perforation in one corner. A fresh and very attractive example of this error.

S.G. 38a; Chan 38d. Photo HK$30,000-40,000 Our records indicate that two sheets of forty were issued. So far only eleven unused and forty six used examples have been recorded. These bear Hankow postmarks dated between June and November 1897

2540A 2540A

ᔛ

10c. on 9ca. bright green, pane 2 [2] showing “imperforate” top margin, cancelled by pakua in black. Photo WWW.SPINK.COM

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2541 2541

1897 (20 May) opened-out envelope to Lieut. Bleudas on H.M.S. ‘Crescent’ serving with the North American Squadron at Halifax, Nova Scotia, bearing Small Figures 10c. on 6ca. tied by blue pa-kua with “CUSTOMS/TIENTSIN” c.d.s. alongside with Japan 5s. Koban tied by “SHANGHAI/I.J.P.O.” c.d.s.; the reverse with Shanghai Dollar chop in reddish black, Yokohama (17.6), Vancouver (30.6) and part Halifax c.d.s. There is a light horizontal crease at top which affects the adhesives. A very good cover to a scarce destination. Photo HK$90,000-100,000

2542 2542

1899 (24 May) envelope registered to Taku Forts bearing pair of 10c. on 6ca reddish brown tied by fine strikes of the Tientsin bilingual c.d.s. in blue with the large handstruck “R” in red in the lower corner; the reverse with Taku bilingual dater (24.5). A fine and attractive cover and early use of both of the bilingual daters. Photo HK$30,000-40,000 PROVENANCE: Quintin Tan, January 2007 17

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—————————————————— 2543 ——————————————————

Small Figures on Small Dragons 2543

刂+ អ

1c. on 1ca, 2c. on 2ca. and 5c. on 5ca. in blocks of four, each with margins, 5c. from top right corner and with paper adherence in the top margin, otherwise unmounted mint; some light, even toning. A very good set in blocks. S.G. 34-36; Chan 31-33. Photo HK$25,000-30,000

——————————————— 2543A ———————————————

2543A

刂+ អ

1c. on 1ca., 2c. on 2ca. and 5c. on 5ca. in blocks of four, large part original gum. Fresh and a good set in blocks. Photo HK$22,000-25,000

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A ‘Soochow’ Golden Dragon

2544

Large Figures, Wide Setting on Dowager First Printing 2544

ᔛ

10c. on 12ca. deep orange ‘Golden Dragon’ [13] showing cracked dot of yang of the right surcharge pane, cancelled by part “CUSTOMS/SOOCHOW” c.d.s. dated 30 June 1897; well centred with large margins all round. A fine and appealing example of this scarce and popular stamp, particularly desirable showing the positional variety and with readable date. S.G. 55; Chan 54. Photo HK$50,000-60,000 My recent research into this stamp indicates that there were only three sheets cancelled in Soochow. This means that there were only eleven sheets released, or 275 stamps.

———————————— Ex 2545 ————————————

Large Figures, Wide Setting on Dowager Second Printing 2545

刂

1

⁄ 2 c. on 3ca. to 30c. on 24ca. set of nine, part to large part original gum; 1c. on 1ca. variety gin broken (pane 1 [7]) and 30c. on 24ca. with crack dot of yang (pane 2 [13]). Fresh colours and a good set. S.G. 57-65; Chan 56-64. Photo HK$15,000-18,000

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2546 Large Figures, Narrow Setting on Dowager First Printing 2546

刂

8c. on 6ca. brown, large part original gum; even gum toning and centred a little high (typical of one of the sheets), otherwise well centred with generous margins. A very collectable example of this scarce stamp. Less than 400 issued. S.G. 74; Chan 70. Photo HK$15,000-18,000

2547

2548 Large Figures, Narrow Setting on Dowager Third Printing 2547

2548

ᔛ

ᔛ+ អ

2c. on 2ca. pale yellow-green variety without watermark in a horizontal strip of three cancelled by pa-kua; from the foot of the sheet; light soiling but a very scarce error from the later printings. Photo

HK$8,000-10,000

2c. on 2ca. pale yellow-green in a block of four cancelled by a fine and central strike of Tang-ku Post Office c.d.s. in blue dated 1897 (19 June). Fine and believed to be the earliest example of the narrow setting issue from this post office. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

2549 2549

1897 (6 Aug.) red band cover to Hong Kong bearing Large Figures, Narrow Setting 2c. on 2ca. dull yellow-green tied by Shanghai Dollar chop in reddish brown, with Hong Kong arrival c.d.s. (7.8) on the reverse; central folding crease, otherwise good.

B.P.A. Certificate (2010). Photo HK$35,000-40,000 WWW.SPINK.COM

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———— 2550 ————

2550A

The Redrawn Designs 2550

刂

2550A

刂

1

⁄ 2 c. on 3ca. and 2c. on 2ca., unused; 11⁄ 2 c. on 3ca. part to large part original gum, 2c. on 2ca. unused without gum. S.G. 86-87; Chan 82-83. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

⁄ 2 c. on 3ca. bright orange-yellow variety “1⁄ 2 ” 1⁄ 2 mm below the Chinese characters, large part original gum; some gum toning and repaired split in centre. S.G. 85a; Chan 82c.

Photo

HK$5,000-10,000

1

2551

Covers 2551

1899 (9 Aug.) Breitenfeldt envelope registered to Woosung bearing Large Figures, Wide Setting, second print 5c. on 5ca, Narrow Setting, third print 1c. on 1ca. with I.C.P. 1⁄ 2 c. pair with interpanneau margin between (wide margin at top showing traces of the two adjacent stamps), cancelled or tied by Amoy bilingual c.d.s. with the Amoy boxed registration handstamp and large “R” alongside; redirected to Shanghai, the reverse bears the Shanghai Registered squared circle datestamp. Fresh and fine. Photo HK$15,000-18,000 PROVENANCE:

Quintin Tan, January 2007 For a Maus cover, please see lot 2857

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1897 REVENUE SURCHARGES

2552

2553

2554

Ex 2555

2556

2557

Large Figures 2552

2553

2554

2555

刂

ᔛ

ᔛ

ᔛ

1c. on 3c. red [2] showing the dash in dai, part original gum with hinge remainders; centred left with a few irregular perforations. Fresh. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

2c. on 3c. red [5] cancelled by a readable strike of Kiukiang Dollar chop dated 26 August.

Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

2c. on 3c. red [11] well centered and with a neat cancellation across lower corner.

Attractive. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

2c. on 3c. red, a small group of three examples including [15], good colours and cancellations, some imperfections. (3). Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

2556

ᔛ

4c. on 3c. red [1] used with Shanghai c.d.s. across the lower corner; light ageing. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

2557

刂

4c. on 3c. red [17] small part original gum; well centred and strong colour. Chan 89.

Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

2558

2559

2558

刂

$1 on 3c. red [19] large part original gum with hinge remainder; good centring with large margins. A fresh and appealing example of this stamp. Chan 90. Photo HK$25,000-30,000

2559

ᔛ

$1 on 3c. red [23] cancelled by a neat and central strike of “CUSTOMS/KIUNGCHOW” c.d.s. dated 1897 (18 Mar.); there is a tiny surface scuff at foot. Well centered and very fresh, an exceptional example of this stamp. This is a rare and important stamp being one of only two recorded examples of the Kiungchow datestamp on a $1 revenue and the earliest Kiungchow datestamp on any of the Revenue Surcharges. Photo HK$40,000-50,000

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2560 2560

刂

$5 on 3c. red [19], unused without gum and shows the perforation variety 14x111⁄ 2 ; the stamp is centred well to the left and the surcharge is very low; a couple of small paper splits near the top left corner. A collectable example of this scarce stamp. Photo HK$150,000-200,000

2561

Covers 2561

1902 (8 Oct.) envelope registered to Munich bearing Large Figure 4c. on 3c. [23] with I.C.P. 1⁄ 2 c. and 1c. blocks of four plus C.I.P. 10c. cancelled by Kiaochow bilingual c.d.s. with the associated registration handstamp at foot partly covered by German Post Office Tsingtau registration label; the reverse with Kiaochow 20pf. and 5pf. tied by Tsingtau c.d.s. with two arrival c.d.s. alongside (one in blue). A fresh and colourful franking. Hwa number 581. Photo HK$100,000-120,000

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2566

2567

2569

2568

2570

2572 2571

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1897 IMPERIAL CHINESE POST

———————— Ex 2562 ————————

2563

2564

2565

2562

刂

1 ⁄ 2 c. to $5 set of twelve, part to large part original gum; $1 and $2 with some light gum toning and a couple of short perfs., other values generally good to fine. Chan 92-103.

Photo HK$15,000-20,000

2563

刂

50c. deep green or black-green error of colour, large part original gum; some gum ageing in the lower corner and centred a little low. A good example of this scarce stamp.

Chan 100a; S.G. 104b. Photo HK$10,000-12,000

2564

ᔛ

50c. deep green or black-green error of colour, used with part Dollar chop at left; a few slightly irregular perfs. Rich colour and attractive. Rare used. Photo

HK$8,000-10,000

50c. blue-green error of colour, unused without gum; faded. Very scarce. Chan 100b; S.G. 104a. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

1897 (29 Oct.) red band envelope to Canton bearing, on the reverse, 2c. and 4c. pair well tied by good strikes of the Hankow Dollar chop with the Canton arrival Dollar chop alongside (6.11) and showing Canton handstamps in red; some slight ageing does not detract from this very attractive cover. Photo

HK$5,000-6,000

2565

2566

刂

Note: there are double perforations between the pair of 4c. stamps 2567

2568

2569

2570

2571

2572

1897 (30 Nov.) Canadian Pacific Railway Royal Mail Steamship envelope to the German Consulate in Swatow bearing 4c. bistre-brown tied by a fine strike of Shanghai pa-kua with double-ring Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. below, the reverse with a good strike of the Swatow Dollar chop arrival (5.12). Fresh. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

1897 (24 Dec.) local Guinzburg Shanghai envelope bearing 1c. chrome-yellow tied by double-circle Shanghai Local Post c.d.s., with manuscript delivery notation on the reverse.

Fine. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1898 (10 Jan.) illustrated envelope to Tientsin bearing 2c. deep orange tied by Peking Dollar chop in blue and, on the reverse, Tientsin Dollar chop for the same date; light soiling. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

1898 (20 Apr.) neat blue envelope to Shanghai bearing 2c. deep orange tied by a good strike of Chinkiang Dollar chop, the reverse with Shanghai Local Post arrival c.d.s. (21.4).

A fine example of this fairly scarce postmark. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

1898 (21 May) envelope to Shanghai bearing 2c. deep orange tied by manuscript “Stamped” and a superb and upright strike of Wuhu Dollar chop in brownish black, the reverse with Shanghai Local Post arrival c.d.s. (23.5). A fine and delightful example of this scarce postmark. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

1898 (24 May) envelope to Diercking in Shanghai bearing a pair of 2c. deep orange tied by a superb strike of Soochow Dollar chop in blue, the reverse with Shanghai Local Post arrival c.d.s. (25.5). A fine and delightful cover. Photo

HK$5,000-6,000

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The Woosung Dollar Chop

2573

2573

1898 (28 Sep.) envelope to Shanghai bearing 4c. deep brown tied by Canton Dollar chop and bearing, on the reverse, a fair strike of the Shanghai Dollar chop (4.10) and a good strike of the rare Woosung Dollar chop in blue with yeardate omitted. A fine and important cover. Photo HK$20,000-25,000 The Woosung Dollar Chop is only recorded as an arrival marking and it is thought that there are only two examples in blue recorded LITERATURE: Paul Chang, History of Postal Cancellations of China (illustrated)

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1898-1910 CHINESE IMPERIAL POST

———— Ex 2574 ———— 1898 With Watermark 2574

刂

1

⁄ 2 c. to $5 set of twelve, part to large part original gum; $5 light gum toning and other values with some ageing. Chan 104-115. Photo

HK$6,000-8,000

2575 1900-06 No Watermark 2575

刂

1c. ochre variety retouched “one”, unused single (without gum) with right margin showing the distinctive plate cracks in the margin. Exceptionally fresh and fine.

A magnificent and stunning example of this rare and desirable variety. Chan 117c.

Photo HK$200,000-240,000

2576 2576

2577

2578

ᔛ

刂

ᔛ

2577

2578

1c. ochre variety retouched “one”, used with part strike of c.d.s. across the upper left corner, clear of the error; light paper ageing causing some discolouration. A rare error on the unoverprinted stamp. Chan 117c. Photo

HK$4,000-6,000

1c. ochre variety broken “one”, apparently unused without gum, faint mark in lower right corner. Chan 117d. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

1c. ochre variety broken “one”, centred left and cancelled by a small part strike of red c.d.s. Chan 117d. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

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2581A

2585

2583

2584

2586

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2580

2579 2579

2580

2581

ᔛ

ᔛ

刂

1c. ochre variety imperforate between vertical pair cancelled by lunar c.d.s.; creased between and perf. faults at right. Chan 117e; S.G. 122b. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

2c. scarlet variety retouched “two” used with Canton bilingual c.d.s. dated 1907 (11 Feb.) which is clear of the variety. A good example of this error. Chan 118b. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

20c. reddish brown, 30c. rose and 50c. green, part to large part original gum. Fresh.

S.G. 114-116

HK$1,000-1,200

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1902 (23 Feb.) red band cover bearing, on the reverse, 2c. red tied by Ngankin bilingual c.d.s. and with Chinkiang bilingual c.d.s., numbered dater tombstone in red and a light strike of tombstone in black at foot. A good combination. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

2582 2582

1902 (4 Apr.) double registered postcard to Peking (24.4) bearing C.I.P. 2c. and 10c. cancelled by a very fine strike of “Chengchow/Post Office” tombstone, also showing “Kaifengfu/Post Office” tombstone and “Paotingfu/Post Office” adjacent, as well as two “R” unframed h.s., fine and splendid registered usage. Photo HK$12,000-15,000 29

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2583

1903 (Nov.) red band cover registered to Kweihaohsin bearing C.I.P. 1c. and 10c. tied by a superb strike of Shaohing rectangular Post Office handstamp with name at top, large handstruck “R” alongside and light Hanchow bilingual c.d.s., the reverse bears wooden Shaohing number dater “6”, Suanhwafy Post Office rectangle in claret, faint Tatung Post Office rectangle in red (two strikes) and Peking bilingual oval. A fine and desirable cover with a lot of character. Photo HK$18,000-24,000

2584

1904 (Feb.) illustrated envelope of flying cranes to Mount Vernon, New York bearing pair of 5c. reddish orange tied by a fair strike of the large, double-circle “I.P.O. R.M.S./Peking/Shanhaikwan/No.1” railway cancellation, the reverse with Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. (25.2), Shanghai I.J.P.O. c.d.s. (27.2) and Tacoma, Wash (21.3) datestamps; light soiling but a collectable example of this popular postmark. Photo HK$10,000-12,000

2585

1904 (Feb.) red-band envelope to Paoting (1.3) bearing, on the reverse, C.I.P. 1c. cancelled by “Huluhsien” tombstone h.s. in black, showing “Chengting” bilingual transit datestamp (29.2) adjacent. Good markings. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

1904 (5 Apr.) large red band envelope double registered to Tsingtao bearing 4c. brown and pair of 10c. green tied by very fine strikes of Tsinan double-circle datestamps with the boxed registration handstamp at foot; the reverse with double-circle transit datestamp in blue and German Post Office arrival; vertical folding crease. Attractive. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

1904 (3 Sept.) “Urgent” red band envelope registered to Chefoo bearing, on the reverse, 2c. red and 10c. green tied by a fine strike of Tieling double-ring datestamp and bilingual boxed “REGISTERED” respectively, further strikes of the Tieling c.d.s. (7.9) and Chefoo bilingual arrival (19.10). Unusual. Photo

HK$1,800-2,200

1905 (27 Nov.) Hankow picture postcard to Belgium bearing 4c. brown tied by Hankow bilingual c.d.s., sent via Shanghai, redirected on arrival and returned, bearing boxed “REBUT” and boxed return to sender with three different Brussels c.d.s. and a good strike of German Post Office “HANKAU” c.d.s. (17.2). Much travelled. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

1906 (3 Feb.) commercial envelope to Tsingtau bearing 1c. (2) and 2c. red tied by Tsinan despatch c.d.s. and with red seal chop of Tsinan; the arrival c.d.s. in on the reverse. Fresh and fine. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

1906 (27 Feb.) picture post card (of the Philippines) to Hokow - Yunnan Province “via Haiphong” bearing 4c. brown tied by part Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. with French Post Office “SHANG-HAI/CHINE” alongside, Haiphong, Tonkin (8.3) and Hokow arrival bilingual c.d.s. (10.3). A fine and interesting card to a domestic destination using an international route. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

1907 (Mar.) envelope to London “via Bhamo” bearing 10c. tied by Tali, Yunnan datestamp with Teng Yueh (11.3 and 13.3) bilingual c.d.s. alongside, the reverse with Bhamo (19.3) and Sea Post Office c.d.s.; roughly opened at top and light soiling. A good postal route. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

2586

2587

2588

2589

2590

2591

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2587

2590

2589 2591

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2591A

2592

2593

2594

2595

2596

1908 (12 June) envelope to France and redirected to Switzerland bearing 1c., 2c. (2) and 5c. tied by fine strikes of Samshui bilingual c.d.s., a range of transit marks on the reverse including Canton bilingual and Hong Kong c.d.s. (13.6). Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

1908 (July) red band envelope to Yutze, Shansi bearing, on the reverse, 2c. green tied by Peking datestamp bearing a fine strike of Peking numbered tombstone with street insertion and other transit c.d.s. Fine and a good example of these popular postmarks.

Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1908 (5 Sept.) opened-out envelope to London “via Siberia” bearing 1c., 4c. and 5c. tied

by Shanghai datestamp and, on the reverse, 1⁄ 2 c. (10) and 5c. tied by Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. A fine and colourful franking. Photo

HK$1,200-1,800

1909 (6 June) envelope registered to Germany bearing, on the reverse, 20c. tied by Peitaiho datestamp, a second strike alongside with Moukden bilingual transit, the address side with a fine strike of “PEITAIHO - (CHINA)” boxed registered handstamp. Fine with very clear postmarks. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

1909 red band envelope bearing, on the reverse, 2c. red tied by indistinct Tangku despatch datestamp, a good strike of Tangku no.2 numbered dater and bearing a fair to good strike of Chihli, Chunliangcheng round branch box with horizontal and vertical sections, Fine and attractive. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

1910 (8 Mar.) red band envelope to Chungking bearing, on the reverse, 2c. green tied

by Wuchang datestamp partly overstruck by Hankow transit and bears a fair strike of Wuchang no.5 letterbox postmark in red. Photo

HK$1,200-1,800

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2591A

2594

2595

2593

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2596

2598

2600

2599

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2597 2597

2597A

2597B

1910 (c.) envelope to Shanghai bearing 2c. red tied by a very fine strike of Chinkiang Postal Agency No.1 double-oval; minor soiling. Attractive and appealing. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

1911 (20 May) envelope registered to Ireland bearing 1⁄ 2 c. (2), 1c. (3), 5c. and 7c. plus, on the reverse, 1⁄ 2 c. (8) tied by good strikes of Pakhoi bilingual c.d.s. with a fair to good strike of the boxed registration handstamp at left with Shanghai bilingual c.d.s and French Post Office Shanghai c.d.s. with other transit marks on the reverse; some creasing and soiling. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1912 (Jan. - Mar.) two covers from the same correspondence to Germany, both with three or four-colour 10c. frankings tied by Shenzen, Canton province lunar c.d.s., from two different lunar years, with Shanghai and Hong Kong transit marks on the reverse.

Shenzen lunar datestamps are scarce. (2 covers) HK$15,000-18,000 Bisected Values on Cover

2598

Chungking: 1904 (24 June) envelope addressed to H.M.S. ‘Kinsha’ in Chungking bearing 2c. carmine-red bisected diagonally and tied by a superb strike of the Chungking c.d.s.; there is a small fragment missing from the top of the envelope and a vertical crease at left. An appealing example of this bisect. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

H.M.S. ‘Kinsha’ was previously S.S. ‘Pioneer’, a paddle steamer 180 feet long. After being commandeered by the British consul in Chungking for the evacuation of British nationals following the Boxer uprising, she was purchased by the British Government, renamed and became the Yangtse gunboat flagship for the next twenty years. With a lot of other background information included with this lot Clubbed Mail 2599

2600

1908 (10 Oct.) Declaration of Native Clubbed Mail “late posted” to Shanghai bearing, on the reverse, 32c. I.C.P. franking tied by Swatow bilingual c.d.s. Photo

HK$8,000-10,000

1909 (7 Jan.) Declaration of Native Clubbed Mail “late posted” to Shanghai bearing, on the reverse, 28c. I.C.P. franking tied by Swatow bilingual c.d.s. Photo

HK$8,000-10,000

Collections and Ranges 2601

ᔛ

A small selection of postmarks, mainly bilingual c.d.s., also numbered dater and Wei-HaiWei plus British Railway Administration 5c. on 1⁄ 2 c. fine used; condition is mixed. (63)

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1912 REPUBLIC OVERPRINT

2602 Statistical Department, Shanghai 2602

刂អ B

1c. ochre variety misplaced overprint (13mm left) resulting in sixteen pairs with and without overprint in a block of sixty-four across the four panes, part to large part original gum; a few split perforations at top between the panes. An attractive and highly desirable example of this scarce variety. A very important block which is of exhibition calibre. Chan 167g, S.G. 193d. Photo HK$60,000-80,000

2603

刂អ B

1c. ochre in a right margin block of six showing weak overprint, particularly on the lower corner stamps; unused without gum with light aging of the paper

HK$800-1,000

2604 2604

ᔛ

10c. blue, variety overprint inverted, cancelled by part Newchwang bilingual c.d.s.; faint tone spot at top. A fine and very attractive example of this error. S.G. 199b, £3750; Chan 159b. Photo HK$15,000-20,000

2605 2605

刂

$2 claret and yellow, variety overprint inverted, with gum which has been redistributed; a couple of perf. tones. Strong colours. Chan 165b; S.G. 205a. Photo

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刂+ ᔛ អ

1c. ochre and 2c. deep green in left margin blocks of four, unmounted mint. S.G. 216217; Chan 167-168

HK$800-1,000

Ex 2607 2607

刂អ ᔛ B

1c. ochre and 2c. green in margin blocks of twenty, both showing the small handstamp in red in the margin; unmounted mint. Photo

HK$8,000-10,000

For 2c. surcharge inverted, see lot 2805

———————— Ex 2608 ————————

2609 Waterlow Overprint 2608

刂

1

⁄ 2 c. to $5 set of fifteen, large part original gum; good colours and well centred, fresh.

Chan 169-183. Photo HK$12,000-15,000 Local Overprints

2609

刂អ B

Unidentified: 1c. ochre in a left margin block of six with small, diagonal overprint in red.

Part to large part original gum. Bears similarities to either Chingping or Tsinan. Photo 37

HK$2,000-2,500

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2610

2611

2612

Covers 2610

2611

2612

1912 (19 Mar.) picture post card of the naval flag of the Republic sent to the Chinese Legation in Vienna bearing C.I.P. 1c. and 3c. tied by Huchow datestamp with Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. alongside. The message includes, “Republican succeeded”. A fine, early Republic card. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

1913 (6 May) red band cover to Hopei bearing, on the reverse, London print 3c. tied by Peking datestamp and bearing a fine strike of wooden Peking no.20 Letter Box tombstone, with various transit datestamps and examiner’s marks. Fine and scarce. Photo

HK$2,000-3,000

1913 (6 Sept.) red band envelope bearing, on the reverse, London print 3c. tied by Tientsin City c.d.s., a fair strike of Chihli Tientsin no.34 branch box circular handstamp, Hanyang c.d.s. and other markings; small part corner of the envelope missing. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1913-15 Postage Dues 2613

刂អ ᔛ B

London Print 1⁄ 2 c. to 30c. set of eight in lower right corner blocks of eight, unmounted mint but with partly dried gum. S.G. D333-340

HK$6,000-8,000

Ex 2614 1912 Commemoratives 2614

刂

Commemorating the Republic 1c. to $5 set of twelve, part to large part original gum; $2 light ageing, other values generally good to fine. Chan 196-207. Photo WWW.SPINK.COM

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1913-33 JUNK ISSUE

———————— Ex 2615 ————————

2616

1913 London Print 2615

刂

⁄ 2 c. to $10 complete set of nineteen, part to large part original gum; 1c. without gum, 3c. perf. tones, high values are fine and some lower values are unmounted mint.

A collectable set. Chan 208-226. Photo HK$20,000-24,000

2616

刂

2c. yellow-green variety imperforate between horizontal pair, large part original gum.

Good to fine. Chan 210b; S.G. 270a, £1500. Photo

1

HK$4,000-6,000

———————— Ex 2617 ———————— 2618 1914-19 First Peking Print 2617

2618

刂

刂

1

⁄ 2 c. to $10, set less $20, part to large part original gum; $5 thin under hinge, otherwise generally good to fine. Chan 227-247. Photo

HK$8,000-10,000

$1 black and ochre in a top margin imprint strip of three from plate 2, hinge remainders in the top margin; some gum redistribution and a couple of tiny gum thins. Good appearance. Chan 244, S.G. 304. Photo

HK$3,000-5,000

———————— Ex 2619 ———————— 1923-33 Second Peking Print 2619

2620

刂

刂

1

⁄ 2 c. to $20 set of twenty-four, part to large part original gum; dollar values with hinge remainders or some gum redistribution. Fresh and fine appearance. Chan 249-272. Photo

HK$7,000-9,000

1 ⁄ 2 c. to $20 set of twenty-two (less 4c. slate-grey and 6c. yellow-brown) affixed or glued to a presentation page, each stamp with a gold surround

HK$8,000-10,000

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2621 Other Issues 2621

ᔛ P

1940-41 Hong Kong Martyrs 28c. olive die proof on unwatermarked gummed paper, with large margins all around (30 x 28mm.), unmounted. Fine. Photo

HK$7,000-9,000

2622 2622

P ᔛ

–– 28c. olive die proof (28x31mm) on unwatermarked, gummed paper; unmounted. Fine and scarce. Photo

HK$7,000-9,000

2623A

2623 2623

刂+ អ

2623A

刂

1943 Provincial Surcharges - West Szechwan: 50c. on 16c. olive-brown in a right margin block of four, one stamp variety “5” missing in “50”; unused without gum. Chan 653k.

Photo

HK$1,800-2,200

1944 Domestic Postage Paid Provisional; Shensi 16c. olive-brown variety surcharge inverted, unused without gum. S.G. 688Aja; Chan 640c. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

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Chinese Nationalist Currency 2624

刂អ ᔛ B

1948 Kwangsi Provisional: $5000 on $100 crimson in a half sheet of one hundred which includes the large “5” variety [89]; fine unused. Plate number “26” and sheet number “444”. A good lot for the study of the positional varieties. Chan 980; S.G. 1048

HK$1,200-1,500

2625 Gold Yuan 2625

A ᔛ

1949 (25. Mar.) air mail envelope to New York bearing $20 on $20 carmine pair with $1000 on $10,000 parcel post (3) tied by Toishan c.d.s. with Canton transit on the reverse. A good franking. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

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2626

刂

1949 Surcharges on Revenue stamps; $500,000 on $20, $2,000,000 on $20 and $5,000,000 on $20, fine unused, without gum as issued. B.P.A. Certificates (2013).

S.G. 1191-1193. Photo HK$25,000-30,000

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Unit and Silver Yuan 2627

刂+ អ

1949 Unit Stamps, perf.121⁄ 2 set of four in margin blocks of four, unused without gum as issued; steam locomotive with imprint in margin. Fine. S.G. 1211-1214A; Chan S1-4

HK$1,200-1,500

———— Ex 2628 ———— 2628

刂

Szechwan Province - Domestic Letter Fee: $150 to $5,000,000 set of twenty-six, unused without gum as issued; occasional faint tone spot. S.G. 1244-1269; Chan S113-138.

Photo

HK$7,500-9,000

———— Ex 2629 ———— 2629

刂

–– Registered Letter: $100 to $5000 set of eight, unused without gum as issued; some with hinge remainders. S.G. 1270-1277; Chan SR1-8. Photo

HK$6,000-8,000

2630 2630

2631

2632

2633

2634

A 刂 ᔛ

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

–– Air Mail: $10,000 on 30c. vermilion-red Hong Kong print, large part original gum; a few small tone spots. Scarce. S.G. 1278a; Chan SA3. Photo

HK$7,000-9,000

1949 U.P.U. $1 brown-orange in a lower left corner block of four with imprint, fine unused without gum as issued. S.G. 1357

HK$800-1,000

––. $1 brown-orange in a lower right corner block of four with imprint and plate number, fine unused without gum as issued; small fragment of lower margin missing.

HK$800-1,000

–– $1 brown-orange with lower imprint margin, tied by Canton c.d.s. on special registered first day cover; unaddressed. Fine

HK$1,000-1,200

–– $1 brown-orange tied by Canton c.d.s. on registered first day cover addressed to Hong Kong. Fine

HK$800-1,000

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2635 Manchuria 2635

2636

1906 (Dec.) picture post card to Daitotei, Taiwan, bearing C.I.P. 1c. and 1â „ 2 c. tied by part Harbin c.d.s., alongside Newchwang bilingual c.d.s. (11.12) and Taiwan c.d.s. Unusual and attractive. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

1914-26 a group of covers bearing Junk issues with examples from Fengtien (2, one registered), Moukden (2), Chingtsientsu, Wenpao (stampless with handstamp in red), Tsinan City (registered), Changtu and Sinminfu. Most are related to Manchurian military department. (10 covers)

HK$2,000-2,500

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2637

2638

1929 (13 May) envelope to Switzerland bearing 5c. rosy mauve with Unification 1c., 4c. and 10c. plus, on the reverse, 1c. bright yellow-orange (5) tied by the despatch c.d.s. and showing a fine strike of the sender’s seal. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1932 (20 Jan.) envelope to Switzerland bearing 4c. olive-green and 10c. tied by the despatch c.d.s., backstamps include Tsitsihar and Ebikon c.d.s.; soiling

HK$2,000-2,500

North-Eastern Provinces 2639

2640

2641

2642

2643

2644

A ᔛ

A ᔛ

A ᔛ

A ᔛ

1946 (20 Feb.) envelope registered to Switzerland bearing 1946 50c. on $5, $1 on $10 and $2 on $20 tied by Liaoyang despatch c.d.s. with handstamped registration label and Chungking transit c.d.s.; Bernhardzell arrival c.d.s. is on the reverse; some creasing (one through the adhesives) and soiling. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1947 (29 Feb.) air mail envelope registered to Sydney, Australia bearing, on the reverse, President’s 60th Birthday set of six with 1946-48 $10 and $50 pair tied by ShenYang despatch c.d.s., Shanghai (5.3) and Sydney (4.4) c.d.s., the address side with registration label and air mail etiquette. Fine and an early date for the commemorative set

HK$2,500-3,000

1947 (28 May) air mail envelope to Edinburgh, Scotland bearing, on the reverse, 1946-48 $50 (5) and Return of Government $20 tied by Kaiyuan despatch c.d.s.; lower right $50 showing a small plate flaw in the right value tablet. Minor creasing and soiling.

Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1947 (3 June) printed air mail envelope to France bearing, on the reverse, 1946-48 $3, $5, $10, $20 and $50 (5) tied by Japanese style Tieling c.d.s.; good to fine. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

1948 (14 Aug.) air mail envelope to Peiping bearing, on the reverse, 1947-48 $1000 (6) with 1948 $500 on $30 (11) tied by Temporary Post Office 246 c.d.s. with Peiping roller cancellation arrival postmark along the top. A good cover. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

A collection of covers showing a wide variety of frankings with registered, express and air mail covers; included incoming (2). Typical mixed condition with some interesting frankings. (18 covers)

HK$4,000-5,000

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2637 2642

2643

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2645

2646 Sinkiang 2645

2646

刂

刂

1915 $1 black and ochre in a horizontal pair, large part original gum; showing the dividing line at foot, a couple of small bends or wrinkles and some light ageing. Chan RS16; S.G. 16, £600. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

–– $1 black and ochre in a vertical pair, large part original gum; a couple of small bends or wrinkles and some light ageing. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

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S ᔛ

1916 Hung Hsien, unissued 3c., 10c. and 50c. overprinted “SPECIMEN”; part original gum; some gum toning. Chan AP4-6. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

———————— Ex 2648 ————————

2648

ᔛ S

1916-19 Second overprint on First Peking printing 1⁄ 2 c. to $20, a complete set of twenty two overprinted “SPECIMEN”, unused with much original gum; some hinge remainders, thins on 3c., 15c. and $1. Generally well centred and fresh. Chan PS17-38S. Photo HK$15,000-18,000

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ᔛ S

1924-36 Second Peking printing $1 to $20, five values overprinted “SPECIMEN”, without gum; a couple of perf. imperfections. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

———————— Ex 2650 ———————— 2650

刂

–– Second Peking printing 1⁄ 2 c. to $20 set of twenty four, part to large part original gum.

Fresh and fine. Chan PS47-70. Photo HK$10,000-12,000

——————————————— 2651 ——————————————— Yunnan 2651

刂 ᔛ

1932-34, London Overprint (1932) on second issue; 2c. to $5 set of seven, unmounted mint; $2 with some light gum toning, the other values are fresh and fine. A very scarce set. S.G. 36-42; Chan Y36-42. Photo HK$80,000-90,000

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2654

Ex 2655

2656

2660

2664

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LIBERATED AREAS EAST CHINA

Ex 2652 2653 Kiangsu - Anhwei Border Area 2652

刂

1946 Anti-Japanese Currency stamps; 10c. on pigeon, 10c. on junk and 20c. on warships, fresh unused. Yang EC304-306; S.G. EC264-266; JPS SW4-6. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

Su-Wan Border Area 2653

刂

1948 Train and Money Order stamps; $50 on $10 red-brown variety imperforate between pair and imperforate lower margin; unused. Yang EC337b. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

People’s Post 2654

2655

刂

1950 (13 May) envelope sent air mail to Germany bearing, on the reverse, Train and Postal Runner $30 (10), Mao $500 and $5000 red (3) tied by Shanghai c.d.s. Fine and attractive. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1949 Liberation of Nanking and Shanghai $3 bright violet, imperforate between horizontal pair and between stamp and margin, two pairs in a block of four; also a block of six variety double central perforations; fine unused. Yang EC429 var.; S.G. EC57a.

Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

Postal Stationery 2656

1949 Labour Day, $5 commemorative envelope in red, good to fine unused. JPS SDE9.

Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

NORTH-WEST CHINA

———————— Ex 2657 ———————— Shensi - Kansu - Ningsia Border Area 2657

刂

1946 Yen-An Pagoda, First Print: A collection on page with the set of five with additional values to $100 (2) with $50 in both dull and deep purple, and $5 and $10 roulette, unused without gum as issued; mostly fresh and generally good to fine. Yang NW1-8; S.G. NW15A-17B. (13). Photo 49

HK$5,000-6,000

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————— Ex 2658 ————— 2658

2659

2660

2661

刂

刂

刂

—————————— Ex 2659 ——————————

1947 Surcharges on Yen-An Pagoda First Print: A collection with the small characters, three different values in singles and blocks of four; also 1948 Surcharge on People’s Currency $1 on $5 (2) and $2 on $500 (2), one showing the variety, broken frame.

Generally good to fine. Yang NW10-12, 21-22; S.G. NW21-23, 32-33. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

1948 Yen-An Pagoda, Second Print: A collection on page with the basic set of six with some shades and $500 showing broken frame; also imperforate colour trials (4) and $500 printed both sides in a horizontal strip of three; generally good to fine. Yang NW15-20; S.G. NW26-31. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

1948 Provisional Surcharge in People’s Currency: 1949 (16 June) envelope to Quinyuan, Hebei bearing, on the reverse, $1 on $5 blue and $2 on $500 rose-red vertical pair, paying the $5 letter rate, tied by Shensi despatch c.d.s. with Tsingyuai transit c.d.s. (18.6) with the arrival datestamp on the address side (30.6); the adhesives are complete but with rough margins and the envelope creased and a little soiled. Yang NW21-22. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

1949 Yen-An Pagoda, Third Issue: A collection on page with the set of six (2) with shades, an additional 10c. and blocks of four $2 and $10; good to fine. Yang NW23-28; S.G. 34-39. (21)

HK$1,000-1,500

2662 2662

–– 1949 (17 July) envelope registered to Hsinhsien bearing, on the reverse, $1 deep blue in a vertical strip of five and $5 dull green in a block of fifteen cancelled by Paoohi despatch c.d.s. and one strike of the arrival c.d.s. in blue with Siking transit c.d.s. on the address side; typical creasing and soiling. A good franking paying $40 for double rate and $40 registration. Photo Photo for lot 2660 appears on page 48 WWW.SPINK.COM

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2664

ᔛ P

1949 Yen-An Pagoda, Fourth Issue: Colour trial proofs of 50c. in bluish green and $10 in dull blue, the 50c. with top right corner margins; fine and scarce. Yang NW29a, 33b.

Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

–– 1949 (14 July) envelope express registered to Shanghai bearing, on the reverse, $10 deep violet horizontal pairs (4) tied by Siking despatch c.d.s. with large red Shanghai arrival on the address side; part of the express label covers some of the stamps. A fresh cover. Photo

HK$6,000-8,000

———————————— 2665 ————————————

2665

刂

–– A collection on page with the basic set of six (2) showing different shades, $5 in a corner block of four with paper fold variety leaving the impression of two stamps on the reverse and $1 horizontal strip of four partly unprinted due to a paper fold. Yang NW29-34, 53. Photo

Photo for lot 2664 appears on page 48 51

HK$2,000-3,000

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2677

2666

2679

2676

2678

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2666

Xian Overprint on Unit Stamps: 1950 (12 June) envelope registered to Tientsin bearing, on the reverse, overprint on block of four surface mail orange tied by good strikes of Siking despatch c.d.s. with part of the registration label below; Tientsin arrival c.d.s. on the address side. Good to fine. Photo

2670

2669

HK$2,500-3,000

Ex 2674

2667 2667

2668

刂+ អ

刂

1949 Sun Yat Sen Issue: $10 green variety overprint double in a lower margin block of four, both overprints centred right, one is at an angle, unused without gum as issued.

Fresh and fine. Yang NW42A, S.G. NW49a. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

–– a collection on album page with a set of the Xian overprint on unit stamps (each with imprint in the right margin), Sun Yat Sen set of eleven including Central Trust $20 perf.121⁄ 2 and perf.13; also Dah Tung $50 block of four with a large white band from a pre printing paper fold plus a similar error on a corner pair, probably from the same original sheet and a single $50 with overprint double. (22). Yang NW39-52

HK$4,000-5,000

North Shensi 2669

刂

2669A

刂

1949 Yannan Surcharge; $50 on $3 brown-ochre variety surcharge inverted, unused without gum; centred low and left. Yang NW53a; S.G. NW76a. Photo

HK$1,000-1,200

–– $50 on $3 yellow-brown, shades, a group of eight, including a pair, showing a range of shades from dull bistre to yellow-brown, unused without gum as issued. Good to fine.

Yang NW53, S.G. NW78. (8)

HK$800-1,000

South Shensi 2670

2671

2672

2673

2674

ᔛ

ᔛ

ᔛ

刂+ អ

ᔛ

1949 Railway Train, $50 blue-green used with part dotted circle datestamp; light aging of the paper, otherwise fine. Ex Chung Shaolu. Yang NW53; S.G. NW101; JPS SX55.

Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

1949 Mao imperf. $50 pale orange fine used with part of two dotted circle datestamps.

Yang NW58; S.G. NW105B

HK$800-1,000

1949 Mao, roulette $20 blue used with a large part c.d.s.; good. Yang NW64; S.G. NW104A

HK$800-1,000

–– roulette $50 orange in a block of four, fine, unused without gum as issued. Yang NW65; S.G. NW105B; JPS SX54B

HK$1,000-1,500

–– a selection of used with imperf. $50 and $200 plus roulette $10, $20 (unused), $50 and $300; good to fine. (6). Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

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2676

2677

2678

2679

2680

刂

A ᔛ

A collection on album page with unit stamp set of three and Sun Yat Sen set of thirteen; good to fine unused. Yang NW69-84; S.G. NW62-77. (16)

HK$1,500-2,000

1949 (8 Dec.) printed envelope registered to Peking bearing, on the reverse, pair of $500 mauve with People’s Republic Political Conference $200 purple tied by Lanchow despatch c.d.s. with Peking arrival (18.12) alongside; there is a neat registration handstamp in purple on the address side; some peripheral faults to the envelope. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1950 (9 Feb.) envelope sent air mail to Germany bearing, on the reverse, $100 brown strip of six and $5000 turquoise-blue tied by Lanchow despatch c.d.s. with Hankow and Canton transit datestamps alongside; a good and scarce overseas cover paying triple rate plus $3800 air mail few for a total of $5600. The $5000 is a very scarce value used on cover. Photo

HK$5,000-8,000

1950 (4 Mar.) printed envelope registered to Peking bearing, on the reverse, $100 pair, $1000 and $2000 tied by Lanchow despatch c.d.s. with Peking arrival; fresh and fine.

A scarce franking. Photo

HK$5,000-8,000

1950 (13 Apr.) buff envelope to U.S.A. bearing, on the reverse, $100 brown, $500 mauve (4) and $1000 blue tied by Tienshui, Kansu despatch c.d.s.; good to fine. A scarce franking showing the foreign letter rate of $3100. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

1950 (10 June) envelope Taiyuan bearing, on the reverse, $100 brown (8) tied by Dunhuang despatch c.d.s. with the arrival c.d.s. alongside; some creasing and soiling and paying the $800 letter rate. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

————— Ex 2681 ————— Sinkiang 2681

刂

2682

1949 Tihwa overprint set of nine on Sun Yat Sen and Revenue surcharges, unused. Yang NW85-91; S.G. NW79, 83-88. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1949 Tihwa handstamp on Peking Views; A small group with 15c. and 40c. in blocks of four, $1 brown-orange single plus 15c. and 40c. used (ex Lankester); good to fine. Yang NW 92-94; S.G. NW80-82

HK$1,500-2,000

2683 2683

刂

1949 Tihwa handstamp on U.P.U. $1 brown-orange, with right margin, unused without gum as issued. Fine S.G. NW82. Photo Photos also appear on page 52 WWW.SPINK.COM

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HK$1,200-1,500

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1950 (30 Mar.) opened out envelope registered to Shanghai bearing Peking Views 40c. (with smudged handstamp) plus, on the reverse, 10c. on $50,000 slate-blue and $1.50 on $100,000 deep green, both in singles (2) and blocks of four, tied by Tihwa despatch c.d.s. and with Shanghai arrival; fine and a good franking. Ex Lankester. Photo HK$10,000-15,000

————— Ex 2685 ————— 2685

1949 Tihwa Surcharge set of four unused and used; good to fine. Yang NW95-98; S.G. NW89-92. Photo

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2687

2688

People’s Post 2686

2687

2688

A collection on album page with the basic set of four unused, used in blocks of four, $50 rose-carmine in a lower margin block of nine including the $200 error of colour and $100 in a corner block of six which includes a block of four of the four different types.

Useful. Yang NW35-38; S.G. NW97-100; includes JPS SX34 C+A+B+D. Photo

HK$5,000-8,000

1950 (3 Apr.) envelope to Kiangsu bearing, on the reverse, $200 orange (lower right corner) and horizontal pair of $400 sepia tied by Siking dotted circle datestamp with the arrival c.d.s. at foot. Paying $1000 letter rate. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1950 (28 June) envelope to Sanyuan bearing, on the reverse, a block of eight $100 blue, types B (4) and C (4) tied by large Sining dotted circle datestamp with the arrival c.d.s. alongside. Paying the $800 letter rate. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

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刂

Tuenshui: 1949 $30 on $50,000 and $30 on $500,000 showing all three different types of surcharge, unused. Yang NWL10-11; S.G. NW60-61; JPA SX81-82. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

2690 2690

ᔛ

Ningsia: 1949 $50 on 4c. blue-green cancelled by a good strike of the large dotted circle datestamp; fresh and fine. Ex. Paul Hock. Yang NWL17; S.G. NW94; JPS SX89. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

NORTH-EAST CHINA

Ex 2691 Port Arthur and Dairen Luda Post 2691

2692

刂

2693

2694

2695

刂

1946 Lianning Post: A selection 20c. on 3s. blocks of four (2), $1 on 17s. block of four, $5 on zig-zag watermark pair and $5 on wavy lines watermark (3), $5 on 6s. pair and a fine used example of $5 on 40s.; mint but with occasional tone spot. Yang AD1-6. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1946 Transfer of Administration; set of three large part original gum; two with margins.

Yang AD7-9

HK$800-1,000

1946 War With Japan; set of three, unmounted mint; also $1 on 6f. block of four c.t.o.

Yang AD10-12

HK$1,000-1,200

1946 Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution $1 on 6f. red in a corner block of ten with single commemorative cancellation on the corner four stamps, without gum. Yang AD16

HK$1,000-1,500

–– $1 on 6f. variety to Chinese character, mint. Yang AD16a 57

HK$800-1,000

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2696 2696

刂+ អ

1946 Death Anniversary of Lu Xun, $5 on 6f. in a lower right corner block of four, first stamp showing second and third rows of characters transposed, mint. Yang AD20, var.

Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

———— Ex 2697 ———— 2697

刂

2698

1947 Anniversary of Red Army set of three, large part original gum; hinge remainders.

Yang AD22-24. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

1946, a group of issues with Transfer of Administration set mint and used plus covers (2), War with Japan set mint plus $5 on 2f. with misplaced overprint, Japanese Surrender set plus $5 on 1f. with overprint variety, Chinese revolution set (2) and Death of Lu Xun set mint; a few others, most are fine. (31)

HK$5,000-8,000

Ex 2699 Kwantung Post 2699

刂

1948 Red Army Day set of three, $100 unused, others part original gum. With margins, $100 showing part lower imprint. Yang AD32-34. Photo

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HK$4,000-6,000

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Postal Stationery 2700

1949 $25 stationery card with airplane design on reverse, c.t.o. with violet commeorative cancellation (20.11), very fine. $10 stationery card with junk design on reverse, bearing 4th Anniv. of Victory over Japan, cancelled by violet commemorative postmark (20.9), very fine. (2 cards.) Photo HK$10,000-12,000

SOUTH CENTRAL CHINA People’s Post 2701

刂អ B

1949 Daming Print, Soldier and Workmen, $30 grey-green variety imperforate between vertical pair, two pairs in a top margin block of four, unused. Fresh and fine. Yang CC68A; S.G. CC75 var. Photo

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HK$1,000-1,500

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2702

2706 WWW.SPINK.COM

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刂+ អ

1950 Tien An Men (R4) $800 orange variety broken roof, third stamp in a block of four, unused without gum as issued. A scarce variety. Yang R25 var. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

2703

刂អ ᔛ B

1952 Gymnastics by Radio (S4) nine complete original print sets of blocks of four with corner margins, some folding creases, otherwise fresh and fine. Yang S14-53 HK$40,000-50,000

2704

ᔛអ B

–– ten complete original print sets of blocks of four in left margin blocks cancelled by first day c.d.s. of Canton; folded between lower two rows, fresh and fine. Photo HK$30,000-40,000

2705 2705

刂 ᔛ

1953 Military Post (M1) 8f. Air Force stamp in purple, unused without gum as issued.

Yang M2. Photo HK$12,000-15,000

2706

A ័ ᔛ

1954 (14 July) registered parcel front sent air mail Sample Post, to London and bears Tien An Men R2 $10,000, R4 $3000, $5000, R5 $30,000 (2) and $100,000, R6 $1600 and R7 $100 paying $179,700, tied by Shanghai c.d.s. with the Shanghai registration label alongside. A fine and important franking. Photo HK$18,000-20,000

2707

刂អ ᔛ B

1954 Anshan Steel Works (S10) $400 and $800 set of two, (248 sets) in part sheets, without gum as issued, Yang S78-79

HK$2,000-2,500

1955 Overhead Electricity (S12) $800 deep blue (100) in a part sheet, unused without gum as issued. Yang S82

HK$1,500-2,000

2708

刂អ ᔛ B

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Ex 2709 2709

1958 People’s Heroes Monument (C47) 8f. enlarged artist’s prints of the stamp design only (173x152mm) in different colours, each is hand-coloured and with the artist’s signature and seal, one signed by the designer of the other part of the miniature sheet.

Fine and scarce. Photo (4 designs) HK$10,000-15,000

2710

2710

刂 ᔛ

1959 Tenth Anniversary of People’s Republic (C71) 20f. deep carmine, without gum as issued, unmounted. Yang C233. Photo

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刂

1962 Mei Lan Fang (C94) 4f. to 50f. set of eight in top left corner pairs, lightly mounted or unmounted mint; some age marks and a few adherences on the reverse.

Yang C307-314. Photo HK$15,000-18,000

2712 2712

1962 Scientists (C92) 4f., 8f., 10f. and 20f. in enlarged artist’s print in a proposed miniature sheet design, hand-coloured and with the artist’s signature and seal at foot.

Photo 63

HK$5,000-8,000

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Ex 2713 2713

1963 Children (S54) set of twelve on three special registered first day covers from Peking; some light soiling or edge wear. Yang S267-278. Photo

HK$3,000-3,500

2714 2714

1964 Peonies (S61) enlarged artist’s print of the miniature sheet (210x295mm) in near issued colours, with the artist’s signature and seal at foot; some light ageing. A desirable example of this ever-popular sheet. Photo HK$10,000-15,000 WWW.SPINK.COM

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刂 ᔛ

1964 Peonies (S61) $2 miniature sheet, unmounted; fine. Yang S61M. Photo

2716

刂+ ᔛ អ

1966 Lu Hsun (C122) 8f. set of three in corner blocks of four, unmounted; one block with minor bend in the corner. Fresh and fine. Yang C394-396. Photo

HK$12,000-15,000 HK$5,000-7,000

Ex 2717 2717

1967 Liu Ying-Chun (C123) set of six enlarged artist’s prints, hand-coloured with the artist’s signature and seal at foot; some light tone spotting in places. A scarce set. Photo HK$15,000-20,000 65

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Ex 2718 2719 2718

刂 ᔛ

1967 Poems of Chairman Mao (W7) 4f. to 10f. set of fourteen, unmounted mint; a couple of small imperfections including 8f. “Beidahe” with small gum disturbance and 8f. “Capture of Nanking” with small tone spot. Yang W39-52. Photo HK$15,000-18,000

2719

刂 ᔛ

1978 Arts and Crafts (T29) $3 miniature sheet (flying fairies), unmounted mint; a couple of minor internal bends. Yang T29M. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

2720

2720

刂 ᔛ

1979 Study Science (T41) $2 miniature sheet, unmounted mint. Fine. Yang T41M. Photo

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HK$9,000-12,000

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刂 ᔛ

–– $2 miniature sheet, unmounted mint; horizontal wrinkle at foot. Fresh Yang T41M. Photo

2722

2723

HK$7,000-9,000

2724

2722

刂 ᔛ

1980 Year of the Monkey (T46) 8f. unmounted mint; fresh and fine. Yang T234. Photo HK$12,000-15,000

2723

刂

–– 8f. lightly mounted mint; fresh and fine. Yang T234. Photo

HK$8,000-9,000

2724

ᔛ

–– 8f. used with central c.d.s.; some creasing in the corners. Yang T234. Photo

HK$1,500-1,800

Collections and Ranges 2725

A duplicated group of early sets with 1952 Glorious Mother Country first series unused (10) and with Canton first day c.d.s. (10), People’s Liberation Army unused (10) and with special commemorative first day cancellation (10), Glorious Mother Country second series unused (10) and cancelled by special first day c.d.s. (10), Peace Conference (10) and with special first day c.d.s. (10), Chinese Volunteer Force in Korea with special first day cancellations (10), 1953 International Women (10) and used (10), short defin. values including $250 ultramarine (10), Labour Union (10) and a few others

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HK$1,000-1,500

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Ex 2726

2726

刂 ᔛ

A group of miniature sheets with 1978 National Science Conference (light corner bend), Galloping Horses, Flying Fairies, 1979 Riccione International Stamp Fair, Stamp Exhibition, Hong Kong and Qi Bashi Paintings, unmounted; fresh and fine. (6 sheets).

Photo HK$12,000-15,000

2727

An accumulation of sheets, part sheets and blocks in seven sheet albums which includes a selection of 1954-55 values unused; the used are from 1955 and includes 1955 SinoRussian Treaty 8f. (72), 1958 Kuan Han-Ching 4f. and 8f. (80 each), International Students Union set (100), Pagodas (99 sets), Atomic Reactor set (80 sets), Trade Union Congress 8f. (100), Postal Administration Congress 8f. (100), Aviation Sports 4f. (250), 1959 Steel Production 4f. (100) and 8f. (190), Labour Day 4f. and 8f. (90), Tenth Anniversary of People’s Republic, second issue 10f. (96), third issue with four values (100), Peking Airport 8f. (100), 1961 Chan Tien-yu 8f. (100), Tibetan People 4f. (100), 1963 Table Tennis 8f. grey-green (100), plus many others. A very useful stock. (thousands) HK$15,000-20,000

2728

A general collection in three albums, 1949-70, mint or used, which includes 1962 Mei Lan Fang set of eight used (2), 1963 Giant Pandas unused and used, 1964 Peonies miniature sheet fine unused, 1967 Thoughts of Mao set fine used with both strips of five plus the 8f. red strip of five unused, 1967 Mao’s Talks on Literature and Art set used, 1967 Labour Day set of five used plus other Cultural Revolution including a cover.

Also Postage Stamps of the People’s Republic of China with 1958 Heroes Monument miniature sheet fine used. Condition is a little mixed in places. A useful lot with high catalogue value HK$25,000-30,000

2729

ᔛ

1960s-70s an extensive collection of envelopes, fronts, postcards and other postal history items such as parcel receipts and aerogrammes commercially used during the Cultural Revolution period, each well described and assembled in three Lighthouse albums; most items with Chairman Mao Instructions pre-printed and many with original enclosures.

A fine collection of this popular material (380+ items) HK$30,000-40,000

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2730

2731

1897 First Issue Coiling Dragon 2730

2731

1898 (July) card addressed to Germany uprated with C.I.P. 1c. cancelled by very fine strike of boxed Kiaochow handstamp, with German P.O. 5pf. green pair tied by Tsingtau c.d.s. (29.7) and with the arrival c.d.s. at left. A fine card with very unusual markings.

Photo

HK$8,000-10,000

1899 (9 May) 1c. card to Hong Kong cancelled by Tientsin pa-kua in blue with the bilingual c.d.s. in lower left corner, with Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. (13.5) and Hong Kong arrival c.d.s. (17.5); good to fine. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

2732 2732

2733

2733

1900 (29 Nov.) 1c. card to Berlin, marked field post and bearing a fine strike of “MARINE-/SCHIFFSPOST/NO. 31” of SMS Brandenburg; hand-coloured illustration on the reverse, unveiling of the Ilitis monument. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

1901 (13 Mar.) 1c. card used locally in Shanghai cancelled by a superb strike of Shanghai pa-kua with double-circle Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. alongside, a good strike of “A” in circle and small “22” in circle, with delivery characters. Unusual. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

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2736

2734 2734

2735

2736

1901 (26 Mar.) 1c. card to Germany cancelled by Peking dated oval, with good strikes of “K.D.FELD-POSTSTATION/NO.2” and boxed “S.B./OSTAS EXPED./II.BAT.2 INE-REGMTS”; with hand-painted illustration on the reverse. Photo

HK$1,000-1,200

1901 (2 Apr.) 1c. card to Germany, marked “Feldpost” and cancelled by a good strike of Paoting Dollar chop with “K.D.FELD-POSTSTATION/NO.7” alongside and Hamburg arrival c.d.s. in the corner (3.8); some ageing

HK$800-1,000

1902 (5 Dec.) 1c. card registered to Leeds, uprated C.I.P. 4c. and 10c. cancelled by Tsouping dated oval in purple with a fine strike of Weihsien dated oval in blue alongside and Chowtsun post office tombstone at lower left, Kiaochow bilingual c.d.s., large handstruck “R” in red and Kiaochow 30pf. tied by Tsingtau c.d.s. with the registration label alongside. Fine and appealing, scarce registered use. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

2737 2737

2738

1905 (5 Dec.) card used overseas bearing Thailand 4a. pair cancelled by Bangkok despatch c.d.s. and showing Leer arrival at left. Unusual usage. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

Second Issue Coiling Dragon 2738

1902 (26 July) 1c. card registered to Italy, uprated with C.I.P. 1c., 2c. and 10c., tied by Tientsin bilingual c.d.s. with a very fine strike of Tientsin boxed registered handstamp at top, Chinese and French Shanghai transit c.d.s. and redirected on arrival with various Italian postmarks. Fine and a scarce registered card. Photo WWW.SPINK.COM

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HK$3,000-4,000

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2739 2739

2740

1906 (5 May) C.I.P. 1c. reply card (message portion) from China Inland Mission, Laohokow to London via Hankow (12.5) and Shanghai (15.5), cancelled by “Hubei/Laohokow” lunar c.d.s. An adhesive has fallen off. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

1907 Third Issue Coiling Dragon 2740

1908 (May) card uprated 1⁄ 2 c. and cancelled by Honan c.d.s. with Shanghai bilingual c.d.s.

(29.5) and two Japanese postmarks. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

2741

2741

1908 (12 Sept.) card to Germany cancelled by large Peking English/Chinese dater with Tientsin (7.10) and Shanghai (12.10) bilingual c.d.s. plus “SHANGHAI/L.P.O.” c.d.s.

(13.10) and Berlin arrival (13.11) with large “T” handstamp and taxed 15 centimes with additional “S/2” and “E7” examiners’ handstamps. A beautiful hand-painted illustration on the reverse. An interesting card taking a long time (4 weeks) to travel from Peking to Tientsin. Photo

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HK$8,000-10,000

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2743

2742 1908 Fourth Issue Coiling Dragon 2742

1c. card fine unused, another with additional 7c. Coiling Dragon cancelled by Wuchang English/Chinese dater and with Wuchang censor handstamp; minor soiling. Unusual.

Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

1915 First Print Junk Design 2743

1916 (26 Sept.) reply section of 4c. reply card sent from Paris to Yochow “Via Siberie” then redirected to Shanghai and then to Wenchow; bears a wonderful array of transit marks with bilingual Hankow (30.10), Shanghai (4-6.11), Ningpo (7.11) and, on the reverse, Wenchow (9.11). A delightful and scarce card correctly used. Photo

2744

HK$8,000-12,000

2745

1935-39 First Issue Sun Yat Sen 2744

2745

1940 (25 May) 15c. red card to Amsterdam cancelled by Peking c.d.s. with boxed “38” in purple and two German censor handstamps alongside. Fine. Used in North China during the half postage rate (1.9.39 to 22.9.40). Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

1940 (31 May) 15c. card uprated with 15c. cancelled by Shanghai c.d.s., sent to Germany “via Siberia” and bears a good strike of the German censor handstamp in red. Han 47.

Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

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2746

Money Letters 2746

1916 (12 Apr.) Imperial China envelope (153x274mm) with light blue and red thread, to Canton bearing, on the reverse, $1.34 franking tied by Soochow despatch c.d.s. with Canton arrival (19.4) below; some light creasing and wrinkling. A scarce Imperial Post cover. Photo HK$25,000-30,000 Remittance Envelopes

2747

1943-48 (c.), a group of envelopes with various frankings, one sent air mail. (8 covers)

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COVERS AND CANCELLATIONS

2748 Air Mails 2748

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1921 Peking - Fentien Air Mail Stamps: 45c. purple in a perforated horizontal pair with right margin, with gum; some light marking on the reverse. Chan AP52. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

2749

2749

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1923 (19 Sept.) envelope registered from Germany to Peking “via Königsberg - Smolensk - Moscow” bearing 375,000 mark franking with Berlin registration label and “Mit Luftpost” etiquette. Sent during the start of German hyper inflation and with manuscript “Taxe perçu 19,200,000 M ...” - an astonishing underpayment. The reverse with Berlin, Moscow and Peking c.d.s. A fine and very interesting cover. It is thought that only 13 covers were carried on this flight to Moscow. Photo

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1925 (12 Sept.) “de Pindo” Special Flight Shanghai - Nagasaki bearing 1925 3c. on 4c. well tied by Shanghai c.d.s. and with a faint strike of the boxed “FIRST AIRMAIL/CHINAJAPAN”; without backstamp as usual for these covers. Starr 10; Muller 9. Photo

HK$6,000-8,000

Although the mail was delivered at Kagoshima airfield on 13 September and handed over to the Japanese official, it was not until March 1926 that it was finally located. By this time, only 52 of the original 70 letters were recovered

Ex 2751

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— “de Pindo” Special Flight between Shanghai and Kagoshima (Nagasaki) envelope bearing 1925 3c. on 4c. cancelled by Shanghai c.d.s. and bearing a good strike of the boxed “FIRST AIRMAIL/CHINA-JAPAN”. Signed Raybaudi and with the pilot signed certificate (rare). Starr 10, Muller 9. Photo

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2753

2754

2755

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2756

1926 (22 Dec.) special air mail envelope to Amoy bearing Germany 35pf. franking tied

by Berlin c.d.s., manuscript “Flugpost” and with “Mit Luftpost” black on yellow etiquette, the reverse with Shanghai and Amoy datestamps; a few minor peripheral imperfections.

Thought to be a scarce unofficial flight Berlin via Moscow to Amoy. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

1928 (28 June) Round the World card New Your to New York; U.S. 1c stationery card cancelled by New York duplex and bears pair of Junk 1c. tied by Moukden datestamp, the reverse with New York arrival (22.7) and printed with John Henry Mears (pilot) and the time of 23 days. Numbered “166”, Fine. Photo

HK$1,200-1,800

1928 (16 Dec.) ‘Spirit of Canton’ first flight Shanghai - Canton, buff envelope bearing 14c. franking tied by Shanghai c.d.s. with the two handstamped cachets in violet plus a faint strike of the aeroplane chop in green; addressed to France. Good. Between 392 to 471 letters carried. Starr 11, Muller 10. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

1929 (8 July) first flight Shanghai - Nanking, envelope registered to Nanking bearing $1.20 franking tied by the commemorative cancellation, with Shanghai registration label; good to fine. Starr 16; Muller 12

HK$4,000-5,000

CNAC Airlines: 1930’s illustrated timetable; fresh and fine. Photo

HK$1,200-1,800

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2759

2760

2761

2762

2763

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1931 (13 Nov.) China domestic air mail envelope to Hankow bearing second issue Sun Yat Sen 2c. (4) and 4c. (3) tied by Shanghai c.d.s. with Hankow arrival on the reverse.

A good cover used on the second day of issue of these two adhesives. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1932 (6 Jan.) envelope to Changsha bearing U.S. 5c. tied by New Haven machine postmark, readdressed to Peiping with additional Air 15c. and Par Avion etiquette cancelled by Shanghai postmarks, the reverse with Changsha and Peiping c.d.s. Unusual

HK$1,000-1,500

1933 (18 May) cover to Paris “Par Avion via Saigon” bearing, on the reverse, $3.66 franking tied by Shanghai c.d.s., the address side with “PAR AVION” and manuscript “Par Avion” etiquettes, handstamped “Par Avion Saigon-Marseille et au dela/de Marseille” in purple and boxed “Saigon-Marseille” handstamp; the reverse with additional Saigon machine postmark. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

1929 Canton - Yunnanfu, specially prepared envelope with the cachet in purple with 19c. franking tied by Canton c.d.s. with further despatch and arrival c.d.s. on the reverse.

Unfortunately the pilot was injured just before this flight and the mail delivered in the normal post. 300 covers were prepared. Starr 26. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

1934 (1 Oct.) first flight cover Canton - Lungchow, special envelope bearing 30c. air tied by commemorative Canton c.d.s. Fine. Starr 96. Photo

HK$3,500-4,000

1935 (12 July) first flight Yunnanfu - Chungking, envelope bearing, on the reverse, 30c. franking tied by the special postmark with Pahsien (Chungking) arrival c.d.s. alongside, “Par Avion” etiquette on the address side. Fine and with the original typewritten letter.

Starr 108; Muller 72

HK$1,200-1,500

1936 (18 June) trial flight Canton - Hanoi, sent registered, printed matter bearing Air 30c. tied by neat Canton c.d.s. with the registration label at foot and with the registration receipt affixed to the front; the reverse with boxed “LIGNE/AERIENNE/CANTON HANOI/1ER VOYAGE”, Canton despatch, Hanoi (19.6) and Canton return (21.6); good to fine. Muller 80; Starr 119

HK$1,000-1,500

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2765

2766

2767

2768

2769

2770

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1936 (Oct.) air mail envelope from Hooperton, bearing 92c. franking, registered to Hong Kong via air mail to Lakehurst, airship ‘Hindenburg’ to Frankfurt, air mail to Amsterdam and then to Hong Kong and redirected to Tientsin with China 25c. tied by Tientsin c.d.s. as a postage due, the reverse with Cleveland, New York, Frankfurt, Penang, Hong Kong registered c.d.s and Tientsin roller cancel, with Refused label affixed in Tientsin and returned to sender with Hoopeston (7.12) arrival c.d.s. A fine and unusual cover. Photo

HK$6,000-8,000

1937 (22 May) Paris - Shanghai first flight cover by Doret and Micheletti, the front with France 3f. and 1f.50 air tied by “LE BOURGET-AVIATION/SEINE” c.d.s. and in combination with China air 15c. tied by Shanghai (26.5). Fresh and fine. The plane crashed in Shikoku, Japan. Only 15 covers carried. Photo

HK$8,000-10,000

1937 (7 Dec.) air mail envelope from Canton to London bearing $3.80 franking tied by Canton c.d.s., the reverse with Canton and Hong Kong c.d.s. Later in 1939 (30 May) the envelope was readdressed to Hawaii with G.B. 1/3d. franking and new air mail etiquette applied over the “Par Avion” and with handstamp “NORTH ATLANTIC/AIR SERVICE”, underpaid with “T” in hexagon and “300” in blue crayon and U.S. 10c. Postage Due (6) cancelled by Honolulu ovals. Unusual with three different country stamps. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1939 (30 Oct.) envelope to Rangoon carried on the first flight Chungking - Rangoon, bearing Air 25c. and 50c. tied by the special datestamp; the reverse with Chu Chang Sing illustration on the flap and Rangoon arrival c.d.s. (31.10); good to fine. Muller 100

HK$1,000-1,200

— Ministry of Communications envelope to Rangoon carried on the first flight Chungking - Rangoon, addressed to the Chinese Embassy in London, bearing Air 15c.

(2), 50c. and $1 plus 1c. and $1, the reverse bears large “DIPLOMATIQUE.” handstamp; minor soiling. Photo

HK$1,000-1,200

1940 (8 Feb.) special air mail envelope from the Swedish Mission in Shasi to Stockholm “via Rangoon” bearing Sun Yat Sen $2 tied by Shasi c.d.s. and Chungking transit, the reverse with two 25c. commemorative stamps on the reverse. Clean and fine

HK$1,000-1,200

1940 (9 Mar.) envelope to England “Via Air to Rangoon/via IAL to England” bearing U.S. Constitution 50c. and $1 (2) cancelled by Kunming c.d.s., with turquoise Par Avion etiquette and triangular “PASSED CENSOR RANGOON/4” in purple; a few faults at top

HK$1,000-1,200

CNAC hangar at Lunghwa Airport, early 1930’s (Nancy Allison Wright) WWW.SPINK.COM

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2772

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1940 (1 Nov.) 1c. stationery card, uprated $5.70 sent air mail from Shanghai to London with manuscript “By P.A.A. via U.S.A.” and straight-line handstamp “By Pan American Airways Service, Via U.S.A.”, with Par Avion etiquette and with boxed British censor “T.131” handstamp in red; minor soiling. A good trans Pacific/Atlantic card. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

1941 (15 Aug.) air mail envelope to Chungking bearing Burma 10a.9p. franking tied by Rangoon c.d.s. and carried on the CNAC Chungking - Rangoon route. Readdressed to Hong Kong with pair of 50c. Sun Yat Sen tied by Chungking c.d.s. With numerous postal and other markings including Burma censor seal with censor “48” handstamp, Hong Kong “NOT OPENED/BY/CENSOR” handstamp, “KE2” in circle and, on the reverse, Chungking and Kowloon (22.8) c.d.s. An interesting cover, arriving not long before the Japanese expansion into the greater Asia area. Photo

HK$1,200-1,800

China Easter Railway 2773

1914 (8 Jan.) envelope from the Swedish consulate in Vladivostok to Stockholm bearing Russian 10k. tied by a good strike of CER line 264 (Vladivostok to Harbin) with a second strike alongside; the reverse with the arrival machine postmark (19.2). Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

Censored Mail 2774

2775

2776

1926 (21 April) envelope to Shanghai bearing, on the reverse, 3c. Junk tied by Chaoyang Tung despatch c.d.s. and showing a good example of the censor label with blue printing tied by two good strikes of large oval handstamp in red and Shanghai machine postmark.

Good to fine. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

1927 (16 Feb.) envelope sent express to Shanghai bearing, on the reverse, Junk 1⁄ 2 c. (8), 3c. (2) and 4c. tied by Chengchow despatch c.d.s. with the express delivery label covered by black on white censor label tied by the censor’s violet handstamp; two filing spike holes. A good cover. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

1944 (16 Mar.) envelope registered to Siking bearing, on the reverse, Japanese Occupation $1 on 8c. (3) tied by Shanghai despatch c.d.s., partly covered by the registration label and with large “0128” censor seal over the side. A good cover sent from Japanese occupied Shanghai. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

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2771

2773

2775

2776 2774

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International Censored Mail 2777

1942 (26 Feb.) commercial envelope to Bombay bearing $2.20 franking tied by Shanghai c.d.s., with red on white British censor seal at side tied by “DHC/328” in blue, the reverse with very faint 1943 (22 Feb.) arrival c.d.s. The front bears manuscript despatch date “26.2.42” underlined in blue crayon and with two exclamation marks (the recipient was obviously surprised it took nearly a year to be delivered). Some creasing and soiling.

Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

Some of the following censored covers were mailed just after the attack on Pearl Harbour and suffered long delays in being delivered

2778

2779

2780

1942 (14 Sept.) envelope to Detroit, U.S.A. bearing N.Y. print $1 tied by Shanghai despatch c.d.s. and with British censor label at side; no other postal markings. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1942 (9 Nov.) 30c. stationery card to Sydney, Australia cancelled by dotted Shanghai c.d.s. with “PASSED BY CENSOR/S 101” handstamp in violet and manuscript “an 19.7.48”; slight soiling at left and two repaired filing holes. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

1942 (19 Nov.) 30c. stationery card to Perth, Australia with additional Sun Yat Sen 30c. cancelled by dotted Shanghai c.d.s., with diamond censor handstamp in purple. No arrival notation and some minor creasing. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

Delayed Mail 2781

1941 (10 Oct.) commercial cover to Shanghai bearing U.S. 8c. tied by New York duplex with Shanghai slogan roller postmark at foot (16.1) and faint boxed Received Jan 20; the reverse with Shanghai examiner’s handstamp; light soiling. Delayed mail sent after the attack on Pearl Harbour

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2779

2780

2781

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Express Mail 2782

2783

2784

1914 (2 May) red band cover from Tsinan to Peking bearing 1913 Express Letter label (first Republic issue) number “0637”; a few minor age marks. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1921 (9 Dec.) red band cover to Shanghai bearing 1914 10c. express label (second issue) with Hochow despatch c.d.s., boxed bilingual Express handstamp and registration handstamp, the reverse with Junk 13c. franking tied by the despatch c.d.s. A good cover with these markings. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1914 (11 Aug.) red band cover to Shanghai bearing, on the reverse, 1914 10c. express label (second issue) cancelled by part Shanghai c.d.s., the address side with Chanchow despatch c.d.s. and Shanghai arrival; good. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

Incoming Mail 2785

2786

2787

2788

1899 (3 Mar.) envelope to the U.S. Consul, Chefoo bearing U.S. 5c. blue tied by Boston duplex, the reverse includes U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, Shanghai and Chefoo Dollar chops. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1904-54, a group of covers and cards which includes 1904 picture post card from Ceylon, 1906 21⁄ 2 d. franked envelope from Birkenhead, 1909 two picture postcards to Peking from Tasmania and Argentina showing different French Post Office Peking arrival c.d.s., two post cards to Hankow with different arrival c.d.s., 1940 censored envelope from Egypt with fine Postal Censor handstamp and 1954 air mail cover from Paraguay.

(9 covers)

HK$800-1,000

1906 (7 Aug.) Austrian 10h. postal stationery card to Shanghai, cancelled by Vienna c.d.s. in purple, with “SCHANGHAI/DEUTSCHE POST” arrival c.d.s. (8.9) and a part strike of Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. (9.9). Photo

HK$1,000-1,200

1931-40, a group of four covers bearing additional Chinese stamps for poste restante, with 1931 registered cover from Indiana, U.S.A. to Peiping, 20c. franking with additional 1c. Junk tied by Peiping c.d.s.; 1939 cover from Germany to Shanghai with 5c. Sun Yat Sen tied by Shanghai c.d.s.; 1939 cover registered from Switzerland to Shanghai with additional Sun Yat Sen 5c.; and 1940 envelope from Switzerland to Shanghai with additional Martyr 8c. (4 covers)

HK$2,500-3,000

Instructional Marks 2789

Country Indicated by Postage: 1940 (June) printed commercial envelope to Washington bearing 10c. on 25c. tied by Washington duplex and a fair strike of “This article was originally/mailed in the country indicated/by postage” in purple. Fine and unusual.

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2795

2797

2792

2794

2798

2790

Returned Mail: 1947 (9 Dec.) envelope registered from Vigrestad, Norway to Shanghai bearing 70ö. franking tied by the despatch c.d.s. bearing the complete non delivery label cancelled by Shanghai c.d.s. (20.2) with “RETOUR/RETURN” and “Parti/Left” plus examiner’s handstamp struck in blue with further strikes and markings on the cover.

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HK$3,000-4,000

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2792

1942 (June) envelope registered to Japan bearing, on the reverse, North China 2c. and 40c. tied by Kaifeng c.d.s. with registration label on face and Japanese censor seal; also 1938 Japanese Forces postcard to Ibaragi, Japan bearing Martyr 21⁄ 2 c. tied by Shanghai (civilian) P.O. c.d.s.; unusual. (2 covers)

HK$1,000-1,500

1945 (1 Aug.) Doctors’ Association envelope used locally in Shanghai bearing North China Anniversary of Puppet Government $5 tied by neat Shanghai c.d.s. Fresh. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

Military Mail 2793

Postal Unit 34: 1945 (29 July) envelope to Poseh bearing 1945 military stamp, 1931-37 $1 and $5 Sun Yat Sen commemorative, tied by superb strikes of Unit 34 c.d.s. Fine and very scarce. Photo HK$15,000-20,000

2794

Postal Unit 502: 1945 (5 Mar.) stampless envelope registered from military P.O. 502 in Burma, to Chengtu bearing Chungking and Chengtu dotted circle datestamps and bearing, on the reverse, bilingual “C.C.C./PASSED” censor handstamp in violet; some pin holes and other faults at right. A good cover sent from the army in Burma. Photo HK$2,500-3,000

2795

1945 (Jan.) India 1a.3p. stationery envelope uprated with India 3p. and Burma 1a. cancelled by large double-ring c.d.s., sent by a member of the U.S. forces in Liuiang to India bearing, on the reverse, “U.S. ARMY POSTAL SERVICE” duplex and Calcutta arrival, U.S. army censor tape at side.

Unusual. Photo HK$4,000-5,000

2796

A selection of mostly modern covers from 1931 G.B. 11⁄ 2 d. tied by Field Post Office c.d.s. on envelope to India (from Tientsin), a good group of K.G.VI and Q.E. covers and pieces from different F.P.O’s based in Hong Kong including 1954 “BRITISH FLEET MAIL/9” when H.M.S Newcastle was in Hong Kong; a group of W.W.2 U.S. Army Postal Service covers including from Kunming and more recent covers from Taiwan.

A useful selection, well worth examination.

(51 covers) HK$1,500-2,000 Official Mail

2797

2793

1913 (12 Mar.) “ON SERVICE” envelope from Shanghai to Mengtsz bearing a light strike of the boxed “POSTAGE PAID” handstamp, the reverse with part despatch and arrival (24.3) bilingual c.d.s. Fresh. Photo HK$2,000-2,500

Paquebot 2798

1936 (29 Dec.) ‘Empress of Canada’ envelope to Oregon bearing Mongolia 10m. tied by Shanghai Paquebot c.d.s. and large boxed datestamp of the Purser’s Office in green. Fine and an unusual combination. Photo

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Postage Dues 2799

2800

2801

2802

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1916 (28 Apr.) stampless envelope to H.G. Fletcher in Manchester cancelled by London E.C. Paid 1d. franking machine postmark in red, redirected to Customs House, Swatow with K.G.V 1d. added and tied by Manchester c.d.s. (4.5) then again redirected to Bhamo, bears 1c. pair and 4c. Postage Due tied by Teng Yueh bilingual c.d.s. (9.7) with a further strike on the reverse along with Swatow (9.6), Hong Kong (11.6) and Rangoon c.d.s. (28.6) plus large Rangoon censor handstamp in purple. An unusual and appealing cover. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

1931 (18 May) opened-out commercial envelope sent by domestic air mail from Hankow to Tientsin “Via Air Mail to Nanking” and “Via Pukow” bearing air mail 15c. and 4c.

Junk tied by the despatch c.d.s. with “PAR AVION” etiquette, bearing two fine strike of large handstruck “T” and 1915 5c. Postage Due (6, one defective) tied by Tientsin c.d.s.

An attractive cover. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

1935 (12 July) international air mail envelope to Shanghai bearing Switzerland 60c. tied

by Grindalwald despatch c.d.s., underpaid and bearing “T” in circle and the Par Avion has been crossed through and bearing, on the reverse, 1915 5c. with 1932 1c. (2) and 20c.

Postage Dues. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1948 (29 June) air mail envelope to Shanghai bearing Canada 10c. and 20c. tied by Grimsby despatch datestamps with a fine strike of “T” in bisected oval and bearing, on the reverse, 1948 C.N.C. $10,000 and $30,000 (8) Postage Dues, paying $250,000, tied

by Shanghai c.d.s. (5.7); some light soiling. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

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2800

2802

2799

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2804

Prisoner of War Mail Red Cross Message 2803

2804

1943 (28 Apr.) message sent by Gertrude Kirschfeld, a non-interned German living in Shanghai, to Berlin, with the reply dated 25th September, bearing Shanghai Red Cross double-oval in purple, two strikes of the Geneva Red Cross handstamp in red and German Red Cross datestamp. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

1943 (13 Sept.) message from Amy Jagger, a civilian internee in Yangchow Camp, working in the hospital, to a friend in Halifax, Yorkshire, with the reply dated 1944 (28.3) and showing a good array of handstamps including boxed Yangchow Civilian Assembly Centre Censored handstamp in red with Hasegawa seal, British censor handstamps “P.W.1977” and “P.W.7694”, Geneva, Ankara and British Red Cross handstamp plus unknown seal applied on the return. Typical creasing. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

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2805 Railway Mail 2805

1912 (27 Dec.) envelope to New York “Via Hankow-Siberia” from Sichuan via Chungking (31.12), Hankow (12.1) and Peking-Moukden Railway (15.1), bearing on reverse “Republic of China” Commercial Press overprint 2c. deep green, vertical pair and single with variety overprint inverted, and 2c. deep green singles (2) with normal surcharge, two stamps (one the variety) are defective due to opening of envelope which has been slightly reduced at right. An extraordinary commercial franking utilising this variety. Chan 168a. Photo HK$18,000-22,000

2806

1917 (Apr.) two envelopes from the same correspondence to the Belgian Soldier’s Home in Surbiton “Via Siberia”, the first is registered and bearing, on the reverse, Junk 2c. (2) and 8c. (2) tied by faint Chinwangtao despatch c.d.s. (very faint registration handstamp on front), a fair strike of “BUREAU AMBULANT NO.1/PEKING-MOUKDEN” (12.4), London and Surbiton arrival (12.5); the second cover bearing, on the reverse, Junk 2c. (2) and 3c. (2) tied by the same despatch c.d.s. and with the Peking-Moukden datestamp (26.4), a little roughly opened with the flap torn through the railway postmark. Both covers a little soiled. (2 covers)

HK$1,200-1,500

For Peking - Shanhaikwan, see lot 2584 and for China Eastern Railway, see lot 2773 Returned For Extra Postage 2807

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1946 (14 Feb.) air mail envelope to Liverpool bearing $120 franking cancelled by Shanghai c.d.s.; an additional $20 on 8c. has been added, this cancelled by (16 Feb.) c.d.s. and with fragment of label at left, “1. Return fo...”, the reverse with inspector’s handstamp. Some crumpling of the envelope but still very unusual. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

The deficiency in postage was $10, plus the fine of $10 Sino-Japanese War 2808

1937 (14 Oct.) official envelope to Taiyuan bearing Sun Yat Sen 5c. green tied by Pinglu datestamp and bears a good strike of “Postal Route interrupted, Mail Returned” characters in black; some wrinkling

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HK$1,000-1,500

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2807 2812

2810

2814

Sven Hedin 2809

2810

2811

2812

China: 1927 (18 June) heavy envelope to Alma Hedin “Via Siberia” bearing Junk 10c.

(6) tied by light strikes of Shansi village postal box circular postmark with transit and arrival backstamps; some soiling and ageing

HK$1,000-1,500

— 1933 (23 Jan.) opened-out envelope registered to Alma Hedin bearing 1932 North-West Scientific Expedition 10c. (5) tied by neat Peiping c.d.s. with the registration label alongside, Shanghai transit on the reverse; a few tone spots on the adhesive. Photo

HK$7,000-9,000

Japan: 1908 (27 Nov.) Swedish Legation envelope registered to Ludwig Hedin bearing Japan 6s. and 20s. Chrysanthemum tied by Yokohama c.d.s. with the registration oval alongside; faint Stockholm arrival on the reverse (19.12) and the arrival notation in red ink Sent from Yokohama on his return from Tibet Kazakhstan: 1928 (19 Sept.) envelope registered to Alma Hedin bearing Russia 18k. (2) tied by Bakhty (Ayaguz) c.d.s. with the registration handstamp with manuscript “R 8805/Bahty” added in blue ink. A good cover. Photo WWW.SPINK.COM

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Tibet: 1907 (30 Mar.) envelope registered to Ludwig Hedin in Stockholm bearing India K.E.VII 4a. tied by a good strike of “GYANTSE.TIBET/SILIGURI BASE” c.d.s. and with boxed “R/TEMPORARY P.O. Y” handstamp, with Stockholm arrival (20.4) on the reverse. Arrival notation in red ink. A fine and scarce Hedin cover from Tibet. Photo HK$25,000-30,000

2814

Uzbekistan: 1893 (16 Dec.) large envelope registered to Ludwig Hedin bearing Russia 10k. and 20k. tied by Tashkent despatch c.d.s. with a further strike alongside and dotted “R” in circle, the reverse with Moscow (2.1) and Stockholm arrival (18.1) c.d.s.

With heavy arrival notation on front. Unusual. Photo Posted on Hedin’s first trip to central Asia

HK$2,500-3,000

COLLECTIONS AND RANGES 2815 ័

2816

2817

2818

1913-35, a group of covers including registered and air mail including 1921 picture postcard from Mengtsz to Haiphong with good Hokow bilingual transit c.d.s., VIA AIRORIENT envelope, 1928 neat parcel front to Vienna with 8c. Junk; mixed condition.

(12 items)

HK$500-600

A selection of covers with C.I.P. 4c. cancelled by Kiaochow dated oval in purple, cover from to U.S.A. bearing Junk franking tied by Hanchow c.d.s.; 1924 red band cover bearing 4c. Temple of Heaven (2) tied by Tsingtao c.d.s. with registration handstamp alongside, some middle period covers including Martyrs 21⁄ 2 c. pair tied by the scarce Ninghsien c.d.s.; fair to fine. (7 items)

HK$1,500-2,000

A selection of early to modern on stock cards, stock leaves and in albums including Small Dragons 3ca. and 5ca. used, 1897 2c. Revenue Surcharge used, 1909 Hsuan Tung set unused, Junk values to $2 unused, Galloping Horses miniature sheet on cover, 1980’s commemorative sets unmounted mint including some miniature sheets, later issues with some duplication and a few Taiwan. A varied lot

HK$4,000-5,000

An early to middle period selection in small stockbook which includes Large Dragon 3ca. and 5ca. good used, 1894 Dowager values to 12ca. and 24ca. good used, 1897 Small Figures 30c. on 24ca. fresh unused with large margins, Large Figures, Wide Setting, second print 30c. on 24ca. unused showing the variety cracked dot of yang with tso shifted right (pane 1 [2]), Narrow Setting 10c. on 9ca. and 12ca. unused, Revenue Surcharge 1c. and $1 (corner thin) unused, 1923 Second Peking Print set to $10 part original gum, Sinkiang with 1924-36 values to $5 and $20 part original gum, 1932 values to $5 and some others. A most attractive lot. Stated to catalogue £21,000 HK$25,000-30,000 95

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MANCHUKUO

———————— 2819 ———————— Su Bingwen 2819

ᔛ

1932 1f., 7f. and 20f. bearing the four character handstamp, each cancelled by c.d.s.

Scarce. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

Local Overprints 2820

Liaoning - Pen Ki: Handstamp in purple; a group with 20f. on 30f. single, pair and block of four (used), 1y. on 4f, 1y. on 7f. and 1y. on 12f. block of four. good to fine. (13)

HK$1,000-1,200

Covers 2821

2822 2823

2827

2828

2829

2830

2831

2832

HK$1,000-1,500

No lot

2824-2825 2826

1934 (13 June) envelope to “Switzerland via Siberia” bearing 1932 1f. and 4f. pair tied

by Ni Ho, Hei Lung Kiang province c.d.s. and with the arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Good.

Photo

A ᔛ

A ᔛ

1934-36 a group of covers to Switzerland showing a good range of frankings and postal markings. (4 covers). Photo No lots 1936 (9 Oct.) envelope to Switzerland from the Catholic Mission in Tsitsikar bearing 1935-37 2f. paying the printed paper rate. Fine

HK$800-1,000

1937 (16 May) envelope to Germany bearing 1937 provisional 61⁄ 2 mm spacing 13f. on lithographed 12f. (lower margin) with 1932 7f. grey tied by Kirin despatch c.d.s.; fine and very scarce used on cover. S.G. 106; Chan MK102. Photo

HK$4,000-6,000

1937 (21 June) air mail envelope registered to Chungking “Via Shanghai” bearing 1935-37 8f. (5) tied by Harbin c.d.s. and an array of markings; reduced at top and some wrinkling. A scarce destination. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

1939 (2 Dec.) envelope to Switzerland from the Catholic Mission in Haising bearing 20f. franking tied by the despatch c.d.s. Good

HK$800-1,000

1940 (11 Apr.) envelope to Switzerland bearing, on the reverse, 20f. franking tied by the despatch c.d.s. Good

HK$800-1,000

1940 (18 Nov.) envelope registered air mail to Hankow bearing, on the reverse, 1936-37 4f. and 30f. with 1940 National Census 2f. tied by Harbin c.d.s., Peking transit alongside with the arrival c.d.s. and Par Avion etiquette on the address side; vertical bend. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

1944 (16 July) envelope registered to Shanghai bearing 1936-37 3f. and 50f. tied by Harbin c.d.s. with a good strike of the registered handstamp in purple, with Manchukuo censor seal at side and arrival c.d.s. on the reverse; vertical crease. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

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2827

2831

2832

Ex 2823

2828

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2833

2836

2835

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CHINA FOREIGN POST OFFICES AUSTRIA 2833

2834

1912 (19 Nov.) envelope to Austria bearing, on the reverse, Austria 10h, tied by “K.U.K. MARINE/KAISER FRANZ-JOSEPH” c.d.s. and Saltzburg arrival; from mail sent by the Austrian fleet when visiting China. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

1914 (27 May) wood envelope to Graz bearing, on the reverse, Austria 10h. well tied by a good strike of “K.U.K. KRIEGGMARINE/KAISERIN ELISABETH” in deep blue; fresh and fine.

Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

BRITISH POST OFFICE 2835

2836 ័

Canton: 1898 (21 Oct.) picture postcard from Whampoa to Germany, bearing Hong Kong 4c. grey tied by Hong Kong c.d.s. and bearing a good strike of the Canton Dollar chop at left and Hamburg arrival (22.11). Fresh and fine. Photo

HK$5,000-6,000

Chungking: 1908 (10 Mar.) parcel front to Belgium bearing C.I.P. 20c. (3) tied by Chungking pa-kua with the despatch c.d.s. alongside, bearing Hong Kong K.E.VII 10c. (two other adhesives missing) tied by Shanghai c.d.s. and some other markings.

Somewhat soiled, but still interesting. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

2837

2837

Hankow: 1898 (7 Apr.) envelope to U.S.A. bearing 10c. purple on red tied by Hong Kong c.d.s. (15.4) with a second strike alongside and a very fine strike of Hankow Dollar chop in left corner struck in reddish black, the reverse bears Boston flag postmark (21.5) and part of the Burleigh arrival c.d.s. Fresh and fine, a very appealing cover. Photo

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HK$9,000-10,000

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2838 2838

Kiukiang: 1899 (9 Feb.) envelope to Birmingham bearing C.I.P. 5c. pair with C.I.P. 2c. tied by Kiukiang Dollar chop and, on the reverse, C.I.P. 4c. pair tied by Kiukiang pa-kua and with Hong Kong 10c. purple on red pair cancelled by Shanghai c.d.s. (13.2), the reverse with part Shanghai Dollar chop (11.2) and Birmingham arrival (18.3). Quite late use of this fairly scarce postmark. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

2839 2839

Nanking: 1898 (3 May) buff envelope to U.S.A. bearing, on the reverse, C.I.P. 2c. deep orange tied by a light but crisp strike of Nanking Dollar chop with Shanghai Dollar chop alongside, the address side bearing Hong Kong 2c. carmine tied by Shanghai c.d.s. (7.5) and a good strike of unframed “DEFICIENCY IN ADDRESS/SUPPLIED BY/Post Office, Boston, Mass.�; some edge faults and fragile, nevertheless a good example of this elusive postmark. Unusually paying the printed paper rate. Photo WWW.SPINK.COM

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HK$7,000-9,000

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2840 2840

Ningpo: 1901 (6 Apr.) envelope registered to Paris bearing C.I.P. 20c. tied by a fine strike of the Ningpo bilingual c.d.s. with large “R” alongside and a good strike of the diminutive Ningpo registration handstamp in red; with Hong Kong 20c. on 30c. (large character Chinese handstamp) tied by Shanghai c.d.s., the reverse bearing Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. (8.4) and Charenton le Pont arrival c.d.s. (11.5). An attractive and appealing cover. Photo HK$15,000-20,000

2841 2841

2842

Peking: 1901 (4 May) I.C.P. 1c. stationery card to Lichterfelde, Germany (14.6) uprated C.I.P. 4c., cancelled by “Peking” oval c.d.s., in combination with Hong Kong 2c. green horizontal pair, cancelled by its faint c.d.s., showing “Shanghai” transit c.d.s., fine. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

I.P.O. Tieprints 2842

Canton: 1899 (26 Sept.) I.C.P. 1c. stationery card uprated C.I.P. 1c. and 2c. to Germany, cancelled by Canton bilingual c.d.s., with pair of Hong Kong 2c. carmine cancelled by Hong Kong c.d.s. and the small Canton type 3 tieprint (Webb rated R). Fine and attractive. Photo 101

HK$4,000-5,000

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2843 2843

Chungking: 1899 (15 May) envelope to Paris bearing C.I.P. 2c. and 4c. pair tied by a fair strike of Chungking Dollar chop and with Hong Kong 10c. purple on red tied by a superb strike of Chungking type 1 tieprint with Shanghai c.d.s. (25.5) and with part French packet octagonal datestamp; the reverse with Shanghai bilingual and Hong Kong (1.6) c.d.s. An attractive and scarce cover rated RR (ten or less recorded). Photo

HK$3,000-5,000

2844 2844

Kongmoon: 1901 (10 Nov.) envelope to Haiphong bearing a vertical pair of C.I.P. 5c. tied by fine strikes non-standard Kongmoon dater with manuscript date, used with Hong Kong 10c. blue with a strong strike of the boxed I.P.O. tieprint and, on the reverse, Victoria, Hong Kong (1.12) and Haiphong (6.12) c.d.s.; fragment of top right corner of the envelope missing and a vertical crease to the right of the adhesives. An exceedingly rare and desirable cover. This is the only recorded example of an I.P.O. cover from Kongmoon and the tieprint, although bearing some similarities to Canton 2 it is distinctly different. Unique. Photo HK$60,000-80,000 WWW.SPINK.COM

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2845 2845

Swatow: 1903 (17 Jan.) second issue 1c. postal stationery card uprated with I.C.P. 1c. and 2c. cancelled by light strikes of Swatow bilingual c.d.s., addressed to Germany with Hong Kong 4c. carmine tied by Swatow type 3 tieprint but without the box and Victoria, Hong Kong c.d.s. with Kleeburg arrival c.d.s. (18.2) alongside. Fresh and fine.

This tieprint is not recorded without it’s box. With 10c. blue and 20c. on 30c. bearing the type 3 tieprint. Photo

HK$8,000-10,000

2846 2846

2847

Tientsin: 1899 (26 June) envelope to London bearing, on the reverse, C.I.P. 10c. deep green cancelled by Tientsin pa-kua in blue and London arrival (7.8) and Shanghai bilingual c.d.s., the address side with a fine strike of Tientsin bilingual c.d.s. in blue Hong Kong 10c. purple on red with a good strike of the Tientsin type 1 tieprint in blue and Shanghai c.d.s. (3.7). An attractive cover and fairly early use of the bilingual c.d.s. Photo

HK$7,000-9,000

Shanghai Defence Force: 1937 (7 Dec.) envelope registered to England bearing G.B. 51⁄ 2 d. franking tied by good strikes of “ARMY POST OFFICE/1” c.d.s. with the special registration label at left; this lot also includes the registration receipt which is cancelled by the despatch c.d.s.

HK$1,500-2,000

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FRENCH POST OFFICES 2848

2849

刂

2850 ័

2851

2852

1902-06 Mouchon: a collection of millisime pairs with 10c. carmine (“2” and “6”), 15c. (“2” and “5”), 20c. (“2”), 25c. (“2”) and 30c. (“3”), 1907 4c. on 10c. (“6”), 6c. on 15c. (“5”), 8c. on 20c. (“2”), 10c. on 25c. (“2” two pairs), 1911-21 4c. on 10c. (“1”, “3”, “5” two pairs), 6c. on 15c. (“6”), 8c. on 20c. (“1” , two pairs), also 10c. on 25c. interpanneau block of four, large part original gum. Generally fine to very fine.

S.G. 38-42, 77-80, 85-88. Yvert 24-28, 76-79, 84-87

HK$4,000-5,000

Hankow: 1907 (15 Oct.) picture post card of Hong Kong (Gleneally) bearing French Chine 5c. “Blanc” interpanneau pair cancelled by “HANKEOU - CHINE/POSTES FRANÇAISE” c.d.s. with a further strike and “SHANG-HAI” c.d.s. alongside and faint French arrival c.d.s..

Fresh and fine. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

Shanghai: 1886 (27 Oct.) cover front and part reverse to Germany bearing France 25c.

(2, one trimmed at right) tied by “SHANG-HAI/CHINE” c.d.s. (4.11), the reverse shows part Tientsin Customs and Shanghai Customs (31.10) c.d.s. and Jena arrival (14.12); light soiling. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

–– 1911 (11 May) envelope registered to Milan bearing 1907 20c. on 50c. tied by “SHANGHAI/CHINE” c.d.s. with a second strike alongside, with red on white registration label and two Milan backstamps. Fine

HK$500-800

Tientsin: 1900 (1 Nov.) envelope registered to Germany bearing I.C.P. 5c. pair and 20c. tied by Tientsin bilingual c.d.s. in blue with large “R” in red alongside, with French “Chine” 25c. and 50c. tied by “SHANG-HAI/CHINE” c.d.s. (11.11) and the small boxed “R” with champhered corners, the reverse with Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. (10.11) and the German arrival c.d.s.; light soiling on the reverse and small split at top, horizontal fold clear of the adhesives. An attractive registered cover. Photo

HK$7,000-8,000

Collections and Ranges 2853

A good collection on leaves which includes 1894-1902 values to 5f. mint and used, unissued 50c. with red overprint, 1902-06 set to 5f. mint, 1907 set to 2pi. on 5f. mint and used; Indo-China including some Canton with 1919 20c. on 50c. double pane of fifty and block of forty-two; Hoihow 1903-04 values to 50c. and 1906 to 1f. unused; Kwangchow 1906 to 1f. plus various later issues; Mengtsz 1906 to 1f. and 1919 set to 4pi. on 10f.; Pakhoi 1906 to 1f.; Chungking 1906 to 1f.; Yunnanfu with 1906 to 1f., 1908 set to 10f., plus some used and others; Generally good to fine HK$22,000-25,000 Indo-China

2854

Szemao: 1901 (9 Dec.) registered picture post card of Haiphong bearing C.I.P. 1c. tied by a fine strike of Szemao c.d.s. (year date reversed), French Indo-China 35c. franking tied by “MUONG-HOU-NEUA/PORT LAOS” c.d.s. (27.12), Tonkin transit c.d.s. (2), Hanoi and others plus the French boxed “R” registration handstamp. There is a heavy vertical crease which has caused some splitting. A rare card. Photo

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2854

2852

2850

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GERMAN POST OFFICE

2855 2855

Peking: 1900 (23 Dept.) I.C.P. 1c. stationery card marked “Feldpostbrief” and cancelled by a good strike of the scarce “PEKING/DEUTSCHE POST” undated postmark type 6 and showing the arrival c.d.s. at foot. A fine and desirable card. Photo For Hankow, see lot 2588

HK$1,500-2,000

Military Mail 2856

1900-01, a group of field postcards to Germany bearing “DES/OSTASAIATISCHEN/ EXPEDITIONS CORPS” c.d.s. codes a and b (2); also photo postcard bearing a good strike of “MARINE-/SCHIFFSPOST/NO.43” (SMS Furst Bismarck); good to fine. (4 cards)

HK$1,500-2,000

2857 2857

1900 (1 May) Maus red band cover to Baden bearing Small Dragon 3ca. block of four and 1897 Large Figures, Wide Surcharge 8c. on 6ca. cancelled by Kiaochow dated oval, with “China” overprint 5pf. (45°) and 25pf. (56°) tied by Tsingtau c.d.s. (7.5) and the registration label, the arrival c.d.s. is on the reverse (29.6). An unusual and scarce franking. Illustrated in Tony Kwan, vol. III, B-1900-012. Photo HK$15,000-20,000 WWW.SPINK.COM

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1900-13, a group of covers and cards with 1906 envelope to Germany bearing 10c. on 20pf. tied by a very fine strike of “TIENTSIN/DEUTSCHE POST” c.d.s., 1908 2c. on 5pf. stationery card to Germany from Peking, picture post card to France from Peking, 1900 stampless “feldpost” envelope from Tsingtao to Germany and 1913 Japanese picture postcard to Germany, “via Siberia” to Germany from Tsingtao. (5 items)

HK$2,000-2,500

Kiaochow 2859

刂

1901 3pf. to 5m. set of thirteen plus 1905-18 watermarked 1c. to 21⁄ 2 d. set of ten, large part original gum. S.G. 11-23, 34-43

HK$2,000-2,500

2860 2860

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1905-18 2c. green, an imperforate plate proof on gummed paper; unmounted but small paper inclusion has been removed. Mi. 29aU, €2000. Photo

HK$8,000-10,000

Only one sheet of 100 exist, this was split up and sold by the German Postal Museum in 1997

JAPANESE POST OFFICE

2861 2861

2862

2862

Shanghai: 1894 (15 May) buff envelope to Nebraska, U.S.A., with the original contents, bearing Japan Koban 5s. tied by “I.J.P.O. SHANGHAI/MEIJI 27” c.d.s., the reverse with a good strike of “SHANGHAI/LOCAL POST” type D3 c.d.s. in blue, Yokohama, San Francisco and Lincoln datestamps. Good. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

Tungchow: 1900 (19 Dec.) 11⁄ 2 s. postal stationery card endorsed “Feldpostkarte” to Germany cancelled by a superb strike of “TUNGCHOW/I.J.P.O.” type VII c.d.s. with “PEKING/DEUTSCHE POST” (27.12) c.d.s. and boxed “S.B./ 1/1.0a. J.R.” handstamp in blue alongside; minor soiling but still very fresh and a fine example of this postmark which is only recorded from 17th December for about three months. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

This branch office of the Tientsin Post Office was opened in September 1900. From 1 May 1901 it became under the control of the Peking Post Office For 1897 Tiensin cover, see lot 2541 107

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RUSSIAN POST OFFICE

2863 2863

Peking: 1902 (24 May) picture post card of the different soldiers in China, sent to Germany and bears Kitai 7k. tied by Peking type 4 c.d.s. and sent through Mongolia, bearing a readable strike of Troitskosavsk transit c.d.s. (near Kiachta) (2.6), Degerloch arrival (13.7). A fine and important card taking the overland route through Mongolia to Troitskosavsk and then to Verkhna-Udinsk to be put on the Trans-Siberian Railway.

A very early example of a cover using the railway. Signed Holcombe. Photo

2864 2864

2867

–– 1914 (3 May) picture post card to Samarkand (west Turkestan), bearing Kitai 3k. tied by type 5 c.d.s. with a good strike of Manchouli transit (6.5) and Samarkand (18.5). Sent to an officer of the second Turkestan Regiment stationed near the Sinkiang border. Photo

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HK$5,000-10,000

HK$1,500-2,000

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2866

Shanghai: 1912 (22 Aug.) large newspaper wrapper of The National Review, addressed to London and bearing Kitai 4k. pair tied by “SHANGHAI POSTE RUSSE” serial “be”; central crease and soiled at edges. Also 1907 fragment from Edinburgh to Yungkang bearing G.B. 1d. tied by triangular “EH” newspaper cancellation, with Undelivered handstamp in purple and bearing 1904 Postage Due 1c. and 2c. (2) tied by the thick Postage Due pa-kua and Ningpo bilingual c.d.s.; creased and soiled. Unusual printed paper rate items.

(2)

HK$1,000-2,000

–– 1914 (17 Feb.) Kitai 4k. postal stationery card to Leipzig “via Siberia & Dalny” cancelled by a fine strike of “SHANGHAI POSTE RUSSE” type 6 c.d.s. with code “be” with a second strike alongside. Fresh and very fine

HK$500-800

West Turkestan 2867

New Urgench: 1909 (19 Dec.) 3k. stationery card to Goblschtadt cancelled by a good strike of type 2 c.d.s. with a second strike alongside plus a fine strike of the large type 1 datestamp alongside (Tchil. figs. 397-398); two punch holes at top. Very rare and quite possibly the only recorded cover. Photo

HK$8,000-10,000

Collections and Ranges A duplicated selection on stockcards which includes Kitai to 5r. unused (9) and used (5) with some useful multiples; surcharges with values to 5d. on 5r. unused (3) and used plus 10d. on 10r. unused (4). Condition is generally very good making a good lot. (approx.

800)

2868

HK$8,000-10,000

UNITED STATES POST OFFICE

2869

2869

1902 (3 Mar.) commercial envelope to New York bearing U.S. 5c. blue tied by Shanghai duplex type VIa, the reverse with New York machine postmark (3.4). Fine. Photo

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HK$2,000-2,500

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JAPAN 2870

1900 local cover bearing War with China 2s. with Chrysanthemum 1s. tied by Harima Aboshi bisected dater with a second strike alongside

HK$800-1,000

KOREA 2871

A mostly unmounted mint selection, strength in 1957-67 issues with miniature sheets (many with two sets of each) which includes 1956 President’s Election 20h. (tone spots), 1963 Musical Instruments (2), 1967 Inauguration of President Pak stamp and miniature sheet (2), 1967 Folklore set and miniature sheet (2), 1968 Korean Armed Forces strip of five (2), 1971 United Nations Organisations block of twenty five, some 1974 sets with sheets and many others. Mostly fine making a useful stock

HK$2,000-3,000

MACAO

2872

2872

1842 (19 Dec.) printed business letter to Chichester, England “via Marseilles”, rated at “3/6” and bears “INDIA” in oval in red; the reverse bearing a good strike of the large oval Richie Steuart & Co forwarding agent’s cachet, Received “23 Jan/43” and Forwarded “1 Feb/43” with London (13.3) and Chichester (14.3) c.d.s. A good cover. Photo

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A STUNNING “PAGO EM MACAO” CROWNED CIRCLE

2873

2873

1877 (2 Jan.) a superb envelope to Portugal displaying a magnificent strike of the rare “PAGO/EM/MACAO” Crowned Circle, straight-line Macao c.d.s. code “B”, boxed “VIA DE/GIBRALTAR” in red and handstruck “50” rate mark; the reverse with Lisbon (19.2) and Faro (21.2) arrival c.d.s. The cover has been opened at the left side and there is a tiny paper split at top, which is of no consequence. An astonishingly fresh and beautiful example of this rare mark. There are only about twelve covers bearing this Crowned Circle recorded and this must be among one of the finest. A cover of the highest exhibition quality. Photo HK$100,000-150,000

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2874

2875

刂 ᔛ

刂 ᔛ

1884 perf.121⁄ 2 100r. grey-lilac, 100r dull purple and 300r yellow-brown, unmounted mint. S.G. 7, a, 9a. (3)

HK$1,500-2,000

1884 perf.131⁄ 2 5r. black, 25r. carmine-rose and 200r. orange, unmounted mint. S.G. 10, 13a, 17

HK$1,500-2,000

2876 2876

2877

2878

1914 (Mar.) commercial envelope to Hong Kong bearing, on the reverse, 1913 Vasco da Gamma 4a. bisected vertically and tied by a fair strike of the hexagonal datestamp with Hong Kong arrival alongside. Unusual. Photo

HK$6,000-8,000

1914 (6 Apr.) picture post card to Germany bearing 1914 Vasco da Gamma 4a. tied by the hexagonal datestamp

HK$1,200-1,500

1930 (13 Mar.) local envelope bearing Ceres 1a. tied by the hexagonal datestamp and paying the printed paper rate. With the original invitation enclosure. Fresh and fine

HK$1,200-1,500

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MONGOLIA THE UNIQUE ITEM OF MAIL FROM ULANKOM

2879

Russian Post Office Ulankom 2879

1917 (25 May) address label and part newspaper registered to Petrograd (St. Petersburg) and bearing pair of 7k. arms tied by a clean and readable strike of the ‘Ulankom in Mongolia’ c.d.s. with serial letter “a” with a second strike at left. The registration label, erroneously spelt “ULANKOMA” is just tied by the first c.d.s. and manuscript “57” in green crayon. Signed by Holcombe.

The Post Office in Ulankom first appeared in the Russian Post Office Guide of 1917 and this is the only example of any mail sent from this office. A fabulous and highly important item of Mongolian postal history. Unique and desirable. Photo HK$500,000-700,000 LITERATURE: The Postal History of Mongolia, 1841-1941; Wolfgang C. Hellrigl, 2011.

Illustrated on page 66 For a 1902 card sent through Mongolia, see lot 2863 and for a 1936 paquebot cover, see lot 2798

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2880 2880

刂 ᔛ

1996-97, a massive unused accumulation of miniature sheets and stamps, comprising of both perf. and imperf. issues (most of which are not listed in the catalogue), totaling more than 200,000 pieces, most still in the original post office packs (some not even opened), including 1996 “Capex ‘96” International Stamp Exhibition, Toronto miniature sheet (5,000+), Olympic Games, Atlanta, 30t. to 400t. set of nine in complete sheets of twenty five (3,000+ sets) with two miniature sheets (around 5,000 each), 50th Anniversary of UNICEF, 250t. set of six in complete sheets of twelve (8,000+ sets) with miniature sheet (around 10,000), 1997 Trains 20t. to 600t. set of nine in complete sheets of nine (6,000+ sets) and Orchids and Butterflies 100t. to 500t. set of nine in complete sheets of nine (7,000+ sets). Scott catalogue value approximately US$ 250,000, careful examination is required for such a large holding but will be rewarded. Photo

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TAIWAN

2881 2881 ័

1886-95 Official: an early impression in black used on piece of I-Chan cover, fresh and fine. S.G. C1A. Photo

HK$3,500-4,500

2882 2882

Black Flag Republic: 1895 (12 Sept.) local red band envelope bearing die I 30 cash bluegreen, 50 cash vermilion and 100 cash purple tied by “TAIWAN REPUBLIC/TAINAN” c.d.s.

Fresh and fine. S.G. R1-3; Chan F38-40. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

Covers and Cancellations 2883

1946-49, a collection of covers, mostly used from Taipei with several to Shanghai, includes registered, air mail (7). A good group. (12 covers) 115

HK$2,500-3,000

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2884 Republic 2884

1950 (11 Feb.) air mail envelope registered to Hong Kong bearing 1949-50 5c. on $44 (3), 10c. on $44, 20c. on $44 and 50c. on $44, 1949 set of four unit stamps overprinted and Silver Yuan 15c. and 40c. Views of Peking, all tied by Taipei c.d.s. with the Taipeh registration label alongside, “R2” in circle and Kowloon arrival on the reverse. Scarce Silver Yuan stamps used in Taipei. Photo HK$10,000-12,000

2885

2886

2885

刂 ᔛ

1950 Postage Due, 40c. on $100 blue, error of characters [40], unused without gum as issued. Fine and scarce. Photo HK$25,000-30,000

2886

刂

1951 Division of Country $2 miniature sheet, unused without gum as issued; hinge remainder, a couple of minor bends. S.G. MS1288a. Photo

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2888

2887

2888

刂+ ᔛ អ

1954 (13 May) stampless envelope from Taichung to Taipei bearing a fine strike of the despatch c.d.s., large handstruck “T” and 1953 80c. on $500 Postage Due tied by Taipei c.d.s. with a second strike alongside; light vertical bend. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

1962 Ancient Chinese Paintings 80c. to $4 (second series) in top right corner blocks of four with part imprint, unmounted mint. Fresh and fine. S.G. 451-454. Photo

HK$5,000-6,000

TIBET

————— Ex 2889 —————

2889

刂

1911 3p. on 1c. (2) to 2r. on $2 set of eleven, part to full original gum; 50c. and $1 with dried gum, several lightly mounted or unmounted. S.G. C1-11. Photo HK$20,000-25,000

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2890

2891

Ex 2892

2894

2890

2891

2892

2894

1935 (6 Sept.) envelope from U.S.A. to Lhasa bearing U.S. 2c. (2) and 3c. tied by Harrisburg duplex and with Tibet 1933-60 imperf. 2⁄3t. Prussian blue tied by a dumb cancellation in dull red, part Gyantse c.d.s. (11.10) c.d.s. on the reverse; light soiling.

A good incoming cover. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

1950 (c.) air mail envelope to U.S.A. bearing 4t. myrtle-green tied by a fine strike of Lhasa cancellation, with additional air mail etiquette and bearing, on the reverse, India 1940-43 6a. and 12a. tied by Pharijong, Darjeeling machine postmark. A good combination. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

1950’s, two local Lhasa covers, one bearing, on the reverse bearing 1t. vermilion [1] from settings III or IV with 2⁄3t. indigo tied by Lhasa postmark, the front with two-line instructional handstamp; the second covers, bears on the reverse 4t. bright yellow-green [1] tied by Lhasa postmark. The second cover is somewhat soiled. (2 covers). Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1958 (8 Aug.) envelope to Kathmandu bearing, on the reverse, bearing Pagodas 8f. tied

by Lhasa c.d.s.; soiled. Photo

HK$800-1,000

For a 1907 Sven Hedin cover, see lot 2813

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2896 Postal History 2896

1861 (27 June) wrapper addressed to Hartford, U.S.A. “Via Marseilles”, the front bears manuscript “1” (for local postage), “18” crossed through and “34” added, handstruck “39” (which was used on mail from China), both of these crossed through in blue ink and “30” added (for mail received from Hong Kong), with “NEW YORK/BR. PKT” c.d.s. (28.8), the reverse with Hong Kong despatch and red London transit (15.8) c.d.s. Fresh and fine with interesting rate changes. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

—————————— Ex 2897 —————————— 1863-71 2897

ᔛ

2c. to both 96c., good to fine used; rich colours. A fine and attractive set. S.G. 8-19. (12).

Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

2898 2898

刂

18c. lilac, part to large part original gum with part hinge remainder; small cut into one perf. at top. In a rich, full lilac shade showing resplendent colour. A well centred and an astonishingly bright example of this very difficult stamp. S.G. 13, £7000. Photo 119

HK$8,000-12,000

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2900

2899 2899

ᔛ P

30c. vermilion, an imperforate, so called “imprimatur”, large to very large margins all round, with traces of gum. Exceptionally fresh and fine with strong colour. These stamps are very scarce. Photo HK$20,000-30,000 There has been some debate as to the origin of these “imprimatur” stamps, some suggested that they were liberated from the printers. The Royal collecton possesses a set of these stamps and the even distribution of numbers recorded indicates that they were released from either the printer’s or Hong Kong Post Office archives and that they were produced for registration purposes. Imperforate stamps overprinted Specimen were found in the printer’s archive and other imperforate stamps are known overprinted either Specimen or Cancelled

2900

ᔛ P

48c. deep rose-carmine, imperforate, the so called “imprimatur”, large part original gum with part hinge remainder, good to large margins. Very rich colour and a very fine example of this scarce stamp. Photo HK$30,000-40,000

2901 2901

2902 2903

ᔛ C

刂

ᔛ

2902

2903

48c. rose-carmine overprinted “CANCELLED” type D6; with traces of gum, straight edges on two sides and small paper split on both sides. Scarce. Photo The type 6 handstamp was used between 1863-66. This rare handstamp is present in the De la Rue collection and in private hands in very limited quantities. They usually appear in very mixed condition

HK$2,000-4,000

48c. deep rose-carmine, unused with some gum; well centred and a very attractive example of this distinctive bright shade. Gurevitch C3. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

48c. rose-carmine variety watermark inverted, cancelled by a part strike of the “S1” obliterator in blue; a fraction off centre. Fresh and fine. S.G. 17w, £200. Photo

HK$1,000-1,200

———————————— 2904 ———————————— 2904

刂

A small group of unused with 6c. bright mauve, 8c. dull yellow, 12c. blue and 24c. pale green, part to large part original gum; a few perf. imperfections. Brilliant fresh colours.

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1866 (26 Sept.) wrapper to Boston, U.S.A. “Via Marseilles” bearing 6c. lilac and 48c. rose-carmine cancelled by “B62” in black with “1” and “2/11⁄ 2” rate marks in red crayon, London Paid (12.11) and “BOSTON AM PKT/PAID” (26.11) c.d.s. in red with “23/CENTS” accountancy handstamp in red. The reverse bears a fine strike of the large, double-oval “FORWARDED BY/AUGUSTINE HEARD & CO./HONG KONG” in red with Hong Kong despatch c.d.s.; 48c. with a few clipped or trimmed perfs. and two light vertical folds, one affecting the 6c. Fresh and attractive, paying the 2/21⁄ 2 d. rate (54c.) to U.S.A. Photo HK$12,000-15,000

2906

2906

1868 (6 Aug.) envelope to Bombay “Per Malacca” bearing 4c. grey and 12c. blue cancelled by “B62” in black with “8” rate mark in red ink, the reverse with Hong Kong despatch c.d.s. and Bombay arrival (31.8) in red; minor soiling on the reverse and around edges. A good double rate cover. Photo 121

HK$5,000-8,000

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2907

1876-77 Surcharges 2907

ᔛអ B

28c. on 30c. mauve in a block of six cancelled by “S1” obliterators; a couple of tone spots and some creasing or wrinkling. An attractive and scarce multiple. S.G. 21. Photo HK$12,000-15,000

2908

1877 16c. Yellow 2908

ᔛ P

16c. yellow, an imperforate, so called “imprimatur”, part original gum; good to large margins. A fine example of this scarce stamp, very few examples are recorded. Photo HK$40,000-50,000

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1882-96 Watermark Crown CA 2909

S អ ᔛ B

Specimen Type D12: 10c. purple on red and 30c. grey-green overprinted “SPECIMEN” type D12, each value is in a block of six, with full original gum. The 30c. block with a few trimmed perforations at foot, otherwise superb with fresh colours. At this time these stamps were distributed by the U.P.U. only in strips of three and it is believed that these blocks are unique. Photo HK$50,000-70,000

2910

2911

1885 Surcharges 2910

2911

刂

20c. on 30c. orange-red in a horizontal pair, lightly mounted with full original gum; trivial light even gum toning. A fresh and attractive pair. Photo

HK$2,000-3,000

1887 (29 Apr.) envelope to England “Via Brindisi” bearing 20c. on 30c. orange-red tied by a neat strike of Shanghai despatch c.d.s., redirected on arrival to Newark and bears part Southwell duplex; the reverse with Hong Kong (3.4), Southwell and Newark c.d.s. Light soiling at top, a good cover and a fairly scarce franking. Only about thirty covers recorded.

Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

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2912

2913

1891 7c. and 14c. Surcharges 2912

刂

14c. on 30c. mauve variety antique “t”, part original gum with some old hinge remnants; of fresh and fine appearance. R.P.S. Certificate (2002). S.G. 44a, £2750. Photo HK$10,000-12,000 PROVENANCE:

Richard C.K. Chan, October 2003

2913

刂

14c. on 30c. mauve showing the variety “GKON” of “HONGKONG” damaged at foot, unused with only traces of gum. Fresh appearance and very scarce unused. S.G. 44b, £5500. Photo HK$12,000-15,000

2914

2915 1891 Jubilee 2914

2915

刂

刂

2916

2c. carmine [4-5] from the sixth printing including the variety wide space between “o” and “n” of “Hong”, lightly mounted with original gum; a couple of small tone spots and some light ageing plus small perf. thins on each stamp. Fine appearance. S.G. 51, f, £2175. Photo

HK$5,000-8,000

2c. carmine, a vertical pair [7/1] of the 5th or 6th printing showing broken “1” variety, large part original gum which is toned. S.G. 51, c. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

1940 Share Certificate of Noronha & Co., the printers of the overprint, two shares of $500 each, endorsed on the reverse in 1952 by the liquidator; two vertical folding creases and pin holes in upper corner. An unusual addition to a collection of this popular issue

HK$1,200-1,500

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1891 Surcharges Without Chinese Handstamp 2917

刂

50c. on 48c. dull purple in a vertical strip of three, lightly mounted or unmounted mint; light even gum toning and tiny thin spot on lower stamp. Fresh and a scarce multiple. S.G. 46. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

2917

2918 1898 Surcharges Without Chinese Characters 2918

刂+ អ

10c. on 30c. grey-green, third printing [9-10] in a block of four, lightly mounted mint with full original gum; some light, even gum ageing barely detracts from this fine and scarce block. S.G. 54. Photo HK$40,000-50,000 Only ten blocks of four have been recorded, no larger blocks are known

2919 1898 Surcharges With Chinese Handstamp 2919

刂

$1 on 96c. grey-black in a corner pair showing the current number “14”, mounted in the margin only and the is a thin patch in the corner of the margin. An extraordinarily fresh and desirable pair, the stamps being superb and unmounted. S.G. 52a. Photo HK$10,000-12,000 125

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KING EDWARD VII

——————— Ex 2921 ———————

————— Ex 2920 —————

1903 2920

2921

ᔛ S

ᔛ S

1c. to $1 overprinted “SPECIMEN” type D12, each value affixed to card which has been cut from the De la Rue record sheet “0001325”; a few imperfections from the original storage. Scarce and desirable. (11). Photo

HK$5,000-8,000

1c. to $10 set of fifteen overprinted “SPECIMEN” type D12, part to large part original gum; some thins, including on the top values. S.G. 62-76S, £1900. Photo

HK$2,000-3,000

2923

2924

2922

2922

刂+ អ

12c. green and purple on yellow in a corner plate block of four with sheet number “C00054”, from the July 1903 printing, very lightly mounted in the top margin only; some light wrinkling in the corner. Very fresh. S.G. 68. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

There were only 250 sheets in this requisition 2923

刂

$10 slate and orange on blue, large part original gum; part hinge remainder. Fresh and fine. S.G. 76, £1400; Yang 75. Photo

HK$5,000-7,000

1904-06 2924

刂+ អ

8c. slate and violet in a corner plate number block of four with sheet number “M0126”, mounted in the margin only. From the September 1907 printing. S.G. 80. Photo

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2926

2928

2927 2925

2926

刂

ᔛ

$2 slate and scarlet on chalky paper, lightly mounted mint; fresh and fine. S.G. 87a, £325.

Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

$10 slate and orange-brown on blue, chalky paper, cancelled by a very neat and part strike of Money Order Office double-ring c.d.s. Superb and a rare postmark, particularly on this value. Photo

HK$6,000-8,000

1907-11 2927

2928

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

1c. brown in a corner plate number block of four with sheet number “U0199” from the November 1911 printing, mounted in the margin only; light even gum toning and a few split perfs, in the top margin. S.G. 91. Photo

HK$800-1,000

6c. orange-vermilion and purple in a corner plate number block of four with sheet number “M1945” from the September 1907 printing, mounted in the top margin only; fine. S.G. 94. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

This is the only requisition for the 6c. stamp, 5,104 sheets were printed

———— Ex 2930 ————

2929

2929

刂+ អ

10c. bright ultramarine in a corner plate number block of four with sheet number “R06837” from the February 1910 printing, mounted in the margin only. S.G. 95. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

Collections and Ranges 2930

A collection on leaves with 1903 with values to $1 mint and used (2); 1904-06 values to $5 and $10 mint and 1907-11 Specimen values to $2; generally fair to fine. (107). Photo 127

HK$8,000-10,000

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KING GEORGE V REQUISITION NUMBERS This outstanding collection has been built up over the past forty years, which is immediately obvious, not only by the comprehensive nature of the collection but also the numerous low requisition numbers, including several from the first sheet, “001�.

The ambitious objective was to acquire an example of each possible value from all of the requisitions. The lack of availability and difficulty in acquiring these blocks means that the target of completing the set has become extremely remote. The owner feels that now is the time for other collectors to have the opportunity of adding some of these interesting, and occasionally elusive, stamps to their own collections.

Please also see further items under Postage Dues and British Post Offices in China More information about these requisitions, please refer to PHILATELIC EXTRACTS at the end of this catalogue

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2932

2933

Requisition “A”, November 1912 2931

刂+ អ

2c. bluish green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “A06520”, large part original gum; hinge remainder in the top margin, light even gum toning and a few split perforations in the top margin. Good appearance. Photo

HK$1,500-1,800

All examples from this first requisition are scarce 2932

2933

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

4c. rosine-red in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “A000015”, large part original gum, light even gum toning but still good appearance from the front. A very low requisition number for a 4c. stamp. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

6c. brown-orange in a top right corner plate block of four, sheet number “A003”, large part original gum; hinge remainder in the top margin, light even gum toning. Fine appearance and a very low number. Photo

HK$1,500-1,800

2934

2934

2935

2936

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

2935

2936

8c. greenish grey in a corner block of four, without the plate number, sheet number “A0928” original gum, mounted in the margins only, even gum toning. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

10c. ultramarine-blue in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “A0006”, large part original gum; light even gum toning. A good, low numbered block. Photo

HK$6,000-8,000

12c. deep red-brown on yellow in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “A003”, lightly mounted in the margin only. A fresh, fine and desirable block. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

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2937

2937

2938

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

2938

20c. reddish purple and sage-green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “A003”, mounted in the margin only. A very fresh and scarce block. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

20c. reddish purple and sage-green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “A661”, mounted in the margin only; light even toning and some tone spots in the margin. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

2939

2939

2940

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

2940

30c. reddish purple and deep orange-yellow in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “A003”, lightly mounted in the top margin only. Superb and desirable. Photo

HK$8,000-10,000

30c. reddish purple and deep orange-yellow in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “A399”; mounted in the margin only; some slight ageing. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

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刂+ អ

50c. slate-grey and black on blue-green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “A060”, large part original gum; there is a tiny thin spot on one where a hinge has been removed, otherwise fresh and fine. Photo

2942

2942

2943

刂

刂

HK$5,000-7,000

2943

$2 carmine and slate-grey in a corner single sheet number “A030”, mounted in the margin only; crease in the very corner of the margins. Fresh. Photo

HK$5,000-6,000

$3 greyish green and dull purple, a corner single sheet number “A12”, lightly mounted in the margin only. A scarce high value. Photo

HK$7,000-8,000

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Requisition “B”, January 1914 2944

刂

1c. brown and 4c. rose-carmine in plate control pairs, sheet numbers “B1316” and “B03547” respectively, lightly mounted mint. Fine

2945 2945

2946

2947

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

2949

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

2949A

刂+ អ

HK$1,000-1,500

2c. bluish green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “B12738”, mounted in the margin only; light ageing

HK$1,000-1,500

4c. rose-carmine in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “B14160”, mounted in the margin only; a deep shade

HK$1,000-1,500

2949

2949A

6c. yellow-orange in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “B112”, mounted in the margin only; light ageing. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

8c. slate in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “B453”, lightly mounted, large part original gum; some light gum ageing, good. S.G. 104a. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

10c. blue-ultramarine in a plate control block of four, sheet number “B4176”, mounted in the margins only; some light ageing. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

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1c. brown, a corner plate block of four, sheet number “B4272”, mounted in the margin only; light ageing

2948

2948

2946

HK$1,500-2,000

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2951

2952

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

2951

2952

12c. deep red-brown on pale yellow, white back, in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “B067”, with full original gum, mounted in the top margin only with part hinge remainder. Fresh and fine. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

12c. deep red-brown on pale yellow, white back, in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “B068”, mounted in the margin only; slight ageing. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

25c. dark purple and deep magenta, type A, in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “B233”, with full original gum, lightly mounted in the top margin only. With narrow right margin. Exceptionally fresh and fine. This is the first appearance of the 25c. Photo

HK$5,000-6,000

The purple colour is much deeper in this printing as can also be seen on the 30c.

2953

2953

2954

2955

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刂+ អ

2954

2955

30c. dark purple and bright orange-yellow in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “B018”, mounted in the margin only; light diagonal crease and slight ageing. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

30c. dark purple and bright orange-yellow in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “B235”, with full original gum; mounted in the top margin only with hinge remainder and a couple of split perfs. in the lower side margin. Fresh and fine. Photo

HK$6,000-8,000

50c. slate-grey and grey-black on blue-green, white back in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “B003” with full original gum, lightly mounted in the top margin only where there is some trivial gum thinning. A fresh and desirable block with a very low number. Photo

HK$6,000-8,000

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2956 Requisition “C”, May 1914 2956

2957

刂+ អ

刂អ B

1c. slightly orange-brown in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “C2372”, with full original gum, mounted in the top margin only with part hinge remainder; some minor gum ageing. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

2c. dull green in a block of forty-two from the top of the pane with margins on three sides, sheet number “C12277”, large part original gum, mounted on the top margin only; light even gum toning and a few split perforations. A good block

HK$4,000-5,000

2959

2958

Requisition “D”, 1915 2958

刂+ អ

50c. slate-grey and black on blue-green in a corner plate block of four, with sheet number “D077”, lightly mounted in the margins only. A fine block. Photo

HK$6,000-8,000

Requisition “F”, May 1917 (c.)

2959

刂+ អ

25c. dull reddish purple and magenta, type A, in a corner block of four, without the plate number, sheet number “F242”, very lightly mounted in the top margin only. A pristine block. Photo This is the final printing of the type A before the error was corrected

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HK$7,000-9,000

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2960

刂

1c. chocolate-brown in a corner plate number pair, sheet number “H2408”, lightly mounted mint. Fresh and fine

2961 2961

2962

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

2962

6c. deep yellow-orange in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “H3300”, lightly mounted in the top margin only; a few split perf. in the top margin. This is the final printing of the 6c. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

10c. ultramarine-blue in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “H1065”, mounted in the margin only; crease in the side margin and a pencil note on the reverse “Thick Paper”. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

2963

2963

刂+ អ

HK$600-800

2964

25c. dull reddish purple and magenta in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “H016”, large part original gum, lightly mounted in the margin, a couple of tone spots, The reverse with red handstamp of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Collection. Photo

HK$6,000-8,000

Requisition “J”, 1918-19 2964

刂+ អ

25c. dull reddish purple and pale magenta in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “J185”, mounted in the margin only, slight ageing and a couple of tone spots. Photo

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HK$2,500-3,000

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2965

2966

Requisition “K”, 1919 2965

刂+ អ

2c. bluish green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “K 12565”, mounted in the margin only; pencil note on the reverse, “Thick Paper”. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

This requisition shows the letter “K” well spaced from the number 2966

刂+ អ

4c. light carmine-rose in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “K 09499”, mounted in the margin only; pencil note in the margin, “Thick Paper”; slight ageing. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

2968 2967

2967

刂+ អ

$1 reddish purple and ultramarine on blue in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “K 229”, mounted in the top margin only. A fine and scarce requisition block. Photo HK$15,000-20,000

2968

刂

$5 pale blue-green and rosine-red on blue-green with olive back, corner single with sheet number “K 117”, lightly mounted in the top margin only. Fine and an important requisition piece from this scarce and popular shade. S.G. 115b. Photo HK$15,000-20,000

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January 18, 2015 - HONG KONG Requisition “L”, October 1920 2969

刂+ អ

2c. bluish green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “L08516”, mounted in the margin only; even gum toning and some folded perfs.

2970 2970

2971

2972

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

2971

HK$800-1,000

2972

30c. pale reddish purple and orange-yellow in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “L 228”, mounted in the margin only; ink mark on the reverse and some split perfs. in the top margin. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

50c. grey-bistre and black on emerald surface paper, corner plate block of four, sheet number “L091”, mounted in the margin only. A good block. Photo

HK$6,000-8,000

50c. grey-bistre and black on on emerald surface paper, corner plate block of four, sheet number “L456”, mounted in the top margin only; folded through the vertical perforations between and a perf. reinforcement in the top margin. A good block. Photo

HK$6,000-8,000

Requisition “M”, January 1921 - Introduction of Script Watermark 2973

刂

1c. slightly orange-brown and 4c. carmine-rose in top corner plate number pairs, sheet number “M 2811” and “M04657” respectively, large part original gum; 4c. with light even gum toning. 1c. ex Richard Chan

2975

2974 2974

2975

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

HK$1,000-1,500

8c. pale grey in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “M 464”, mounted in the margin only; light even gum toning and some split perfs in the top margin. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

10c. dull ultramarine in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “M 1377”, mounted in the margin only; light even gum toning. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

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2977

2976

Requisition “N”, 7 December 1921 2976

2977

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刂+ អ

2c. bluish green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “N03333”, mounted in the margin only; some even gum toning. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

30c. pale reddish purple and chrome-yellow in a plate number block of four, sheet number “N503”, lightly mounted mint; this block is without the side margin. Fresh and fine. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

2979

2978

2980

Requisition “O”, 19 August 1922 2978

2979

2980

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刂+ អ

刂+ អ

1c. deep brown in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “O0983”, lightly mounted in the margin only; even gum toning with some gum bubbles on the reverse

HK$800-1,000

4c. light carmine-rose in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “O13891”, mounted in the margin only; even gum toning. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

8c. pale orange in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “O0066”, lightly mounted in the margin only; even gum toning. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

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2982

2981 2981

2982

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刂+ អ

10c. ultramarine in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “O4302”, lightly mounted in the margin only; some light gum ageing. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

20c. pale reddish purple and yellowish sage-green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “O483”; the right margin has been rejoined, lightly mounted. Fresh and attractive. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

2984

2983

2983

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50c. light grey bistre and black on olive with blue-green back in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “O002”, mounted in the margin only; a few reinforced perfs. at top and minor thinning in the margin at upper left and some trimmed perfs at lower right.

Fresh and an appealing block with the very low number. Photo

HK$6,000-8,000

The watermark is Multiple Crown CA because De la Rue was using up their supply of green paper, which was still with the old watermark 2984

刂+ អ

$1 greyish purple and pale ultramarine on blue in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “O003”, mounted in the top margin only with some hinge reinforcements strengthening some split perfs. A scarce and impressive block, especially with such a low number. Photo HK$10,000-12,000

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Requisition “Q”, 1922 2985

刂+ អ

2c. light bluish green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “Q18271”, lightly mounted in the top margin only; light even gum toning The 2c. was the only value in this requisition

HK$800-1,000

2986 2986

刂+ អ

2c. light bluish green in a corner plate block of four, watermark inverted, sheet number “Q27121”, very lightly mounted in the top margin only; light even gum toning. A scarce and desirable requisition block which clearly shows the watermark error from the front.

S.G. 118ba. Photo HK$10,000-12,000 Requisition “R”, 1922

2987

2988

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刂+ ᔛ អ

1c. yellowish brown in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “R0003”, large part original gum, perf. reinforcement in the top margin and some adherences on reverse from another value and some gum toning. A good, low number block

HK$800-1,000

4c. rose-scarlet in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “R01916”, unmounted mint; light even gum toning

HK$1,000-1,500

2989 2989

刂+ អ

10c. dull ultramarine in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “R0420”. mounted in the margin only, light even gum toning. Photo WWW.SPINK.COM

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HK$800-1,000

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2990 2991 2990 2991

刂

刂+ អ

20c. reddish purple and dark green in a corner plate number pair, sheet number “R063”, very lightly mounted in the to margin only. Fine and attractive. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

25c. pale dull reddish purple and bright magenta in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “R360”, very lightly mounted mint; light gum wrinkle in the corner and a faint tone spot. A fresh and fine block. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

Requisition “S”, 1923 2992

2993

2994

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

1c. brown in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “S0005”, mounted in the margin only; even gum toning. A low number block

HK$1,000-1,500

2c. bluish green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “S20353”, large part original gum; overall gum toning and some split and reinforced perfs. at top

HK$700-1,000

4c. rose-scarlet in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “S16467”, mounted in the margin only, some even gum toning

HK$1,000-1,500

2995

2995

刂

50c. greenish black and black on emerald in a corner plate number pair, sheet number “S001”, very lightly mounted mint; there are a few small surface thins around the right margin. A fresh and desirable number 1 item. Photo This is the first 50c. requisition on Script watermark paper. The watermark on this requisition was not recorded by Halewood and Antscherl in 1995. This is from the first Script watermark 50c. sheet

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HK$5,000-6,000

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2996

2997

Requisition “U”, 1925 2996

2997

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刂+ ᔛ អ

1c. deep brown in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “U0005”, lightly mounted in the margin only; even gum toning. A low number block. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

2c. light bluish green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “U00684”, unmounted mint; slight gum ageing. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

2998

2998

2999

刂+ ᔛ អ

刂+ ᔛ អ

2999

4c. rose-scarlet in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “U00004”, unmounted mint; light gum ageing. A low number block. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

10c. dull blue in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “U5889”, unmounted mint; some gum ageing. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

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3000

3000

3001

刂+ ᔛ អ

刂+ អ

3001

20c. pale reddish purple and sage-green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “U118”, unmounted mint; some gum ageing. Fine appearance. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

25c. pale reddish purple and magenta in a corner plate block, sheet number “U099” lightly mounted in the top margin only; some gum ageing and tone spotting. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

3003 3002

3002

3003

刂+ អ

刂

30c. pale reddish purple and orange-yellow in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “U072”, lightly mounted in the top margin only; some gum ageing and a couple of tone spots. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

$1 deep reddish purple and ultramarine on blue in a corner plate number pair, sheet number “U003”, lightly mounted in the top margin only. Fresh and fine. A low number.

Photo

HK$3,500-4,000

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3004

3005

3006

Requisition “V”, 1926 3004

3005

3006

刂+ ᔛ អ

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

1c. dark brown in a corner plate number block of four, sheet number “V0003”, unmounted mint; gum toning. A low number. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

2c. bluish green in a corner plate number block of four, sheet number “V00005”, lightly mounted mint; toned gum. A low number. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

4c. rose-scarlet in a corner plate number block of four, sheet number “V00006”, lightly mounted mint; toned gum. A low number. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

3007

3007

3008

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

3008

20c. pale reddish purple and deep sage-green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “V002”, mounted in the top margin only; there are a few stamp adherences at foot and one stamp with a thin. A fresh and attractive block from the second sheet. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

30c. reddish purple and lemon-yellow in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “V002”, lightly mounted in the margin only; there are a few small surface thins on one stamp. Fresh and attractive from the second sheet. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

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3010

3011

Requisition “W”, 1927 3009

3010

3011

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

1c. yellowish brown in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “W2307”, part to large part original gum; some perf separation at top and some gum disturbance. No toning.

Photo

HK$800-1,000

2c. bluish green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “W00001”, large part original gum; some gum toning with some discolouration in the top margin. A desirable block from the first requisition sheet. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

4c. rose-scarlet in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “W00004”, lightly mounted in the margin only; light even gum toning. A good low number. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

3013

3012

3012

3013

刂+ អ

刂

10c. dull ultramarine in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “W0506”, lightly mounted in the top margin only; some light gum ageing. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

$3 blue-green and dull purple in a corner single with sheet number “W52”, lightly mounted in the margin only; some light gum ageing. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

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Requisition “X”, 1928 3014

刂+ អ

2c. bluish green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “X12567”, lightly mounted in the margin; toned gum

3015

3015

3016

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

HK$800-1,000

3016

30c. reddish purple and chrome-yellow in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “X001”, lightly mounted. A fresh and fine block from the first requisition sheet. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

50c. grey-black and black on blue-green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “X001”, mounted in the margin only; some thinning in the side margin. A fresh and desirable example from the first sheet. Photo

HK$7,000-9,000

3017

3018

3019

Requisition “Y”, 1929 3017

3018

3019

刂+ ᔛ អ

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

1c. brown in a corner control plate block of four, sheet number “Y0537”, unmounted mint. A fresh and desirable block, scarce without the usual gum toning. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

2c. bluish green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “Y00001”, lightly mounted; some gum discolouration. A desirable block from the first sheet. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

25c. dull reddish purple and light magenta in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “Y207”, very lightly mounted in the top margin only. A fresh and fine block. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

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January 18, 2015 - HONG KONG Requisition “Z”, 1930 3020

刂+ អ

2c. dull bluish green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “Z14784”, unmounted mint; rust spot and light even toning

3021

3021

3022

3023

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

3022

3025

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

3023

4c. rose-scarlet in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “Z00001”, large part original gum; light even toning. A good first number block. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

10c. deep ultramarine in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “Z0001”, large part original gum; some light even toning, some split and reinforced perfs. at foot and nick out of the side margin. A desirable first number block. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

25c. reddish purple and magenta in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “Z001”, large part original gum. A fine and desirable block from the first sheet. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

3024

3024

HK$800-1,000

3025

30c. reddish purple and chrome-yellow in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “Z001”, lightly mounted mint. A fine and desirable block from the first sheet. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

$1 purple and deeper ultramarine on blue in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “Z001”, lightly mounted mint; a gum wrinkle at foot. A fresh and desirable first sheet block. Photo HK$15,000-18,000

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3026

3027

Requisition “A”, 1930 3026

刂+ អ

1c. brown in a corner control block of four, sheet number “A0001”, mounted in the top margin only; light even gum toning. An appealing block from the first sheet. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

When the requisition letters were repeated, a nick was taken out of the plate number circle to distunguish these sheets from the first requisitions

3027

刂+ អ

4c. rose-carmine in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “A00001”, lightly mounted; light overall gum toning. A good block from the number 1 sheet. Photo

3028

3028

3029

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

3029

8c. orange in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “A00510”, lightly mounted.

Very fresh and fine. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

10c. deep dull ultramarine in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “A2344”, unmounted mint; light even gum toning. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

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HK$1,500-2,000

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3031

3032

Requisition “B”, 1931 3030

3031

3032

刂+ អ

刂+ ᔛ អ

刂+ អ

1c. brown in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “B2242”, mounted in the top margin only. Very fresh and fine. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

4c. rose-carmine in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “B03073”, unmounted mint. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

20c. reddish purple and dull yellow-green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “B001”, lightly mounted mint. A fresh and desirable first number block. Photo

HK$3,500-5,000

3033

3033

刂+ អ

3034

25c. purple and bright mauve in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “B076”, lightly mounted. An extremely fresh block. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

Note: that there is a distinct change of shade from magenta to bright mauve from this printing onwards

3034

刂+ ᔛ អ

30c. reddish purple and chrome-yellow in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “B139”, unmounted mint; a couple of tiny thin spots in the top margin. Very fresh and fine. Photo

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HK$3,000-4,000

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3035

3035

刂+ អ

$1 purple and ultramarine on blue in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “B001”, large part original gum; split perfs. between the lower right stamp and margin. A desirable first requisition number. Photo HK$15,000-20,000

3037

3036

Requisition “C”, 1931 3036

3037

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

10c. pale blue in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “C0001”, lightly mounted mint; light even gum toning and small tear in the side margin. From the first requisition sheet. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

20c. reddish purple and dull yellow-green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “C09929”, lightly mounted in the top margin only; small tear in the side margin. Very fresh and fine. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

Only the 10c. and 20c. values were in this requisition

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刂

$3 bluish green and dull purple in a top right corner plate pair, sheet number “D001”, part original gum; large hinge repairing tear on the right stamp and some reinforced perfs in the top margin. Nevertheless a good first requisition number. Photo HK$10,000-12,000 Only the dollar values were printed in this requisition and this is the final printing of the $3

3039

3040

Requisition “E”, October 1931 3039

刂+ អ

3c. deep grey in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “E04739”, lightly mounted in the top margin only. Fresh and fine. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

This is the first issue of the 3c. value

3040

刂+ អ

5c. pale greyish violet in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “E0049”, mounted in the margin only; there is a horizontal gum crease into the lower right stamp. Fresh.

Photo This is the first printing of the 5c. and only the new values of 3c. and 5c. were in this requisition

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HK$3,500-4,000

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Requisition “F”, 1932 3041

刂អ B

1c. brown in a corner plate block of six, sheet number “F2371”, mounted in the margin only; cut in the margin at the lower pair

3042 3042

3043

3044

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

3043

HK$1,000-1,500

3044

2c. bright bluish green in a corner plate block of four, requisition “F03656”, lightly mounted in the top margin only. Fresh and fine. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

4c. rose-scarlet in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “F06479”, mounted in the to margin only. Very fresh. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

10c. pale dull ultramarine in a corner, plate 2, block of four, sheet number “F0418”, lightly mounted in the top margin only. Fresh and fine. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

This is the introduction of Plate 2

3045

3045

3046

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

3046

30c. reddish purple and chrome-yellow in a corner, plate 2, block of four, sheet number “F001”, lightly mounted. A fresh and very desirable first number from the introduction of plate 2. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

50c. grey-black and black on bright blue-green in a corner, plate 2, block of four, sheet number “F199”, lightly mounted in the margin. An exceptionally fresh block. Photo

HK$4,000-6,000

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3047 3047

刂+ អ

$1 purple and ultramarine on blue in a corner, plate 2, block of four, sheet number “F001”, mounted in the margin only. Fine and the first sheet of plate 2. Photo HK$15,000-20,000

3048

Requisition “G”, 1932 3048

刂+ អ

5c. violet in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “G02086”, lightly mounted. Fresh and fine in this bright shade. Photo This was the only value in requisition “G”

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HK$3,500-4,000

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3049

3050

3051

Requisition “H”, 1932 3049

3050

3051

刂+ ᔛ អ

刂+ ᔛ អ

刂+ អ

2c. bright bluish green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “H1993”, unmounted mint. Fresh and fine. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

3c. grey in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “H3751”, unmounted mint; a couple of split perfs, in the top margin. Fine. Photo

HK$1,800-2,000

5c. reddish violet in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “H0001”, mounted in the margin only. Light gum ageing, otherwise fine and a desirable first sheet block. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

3052 3052

3053

刂+ ᔛ អ

刂+ អ

3053

3054

10c. bright ultramarine in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “H2021”, unmounted mint. Fresh colour, fine. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

10c. bright ultramarine in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “H3021”, mounted in the margin only. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

Requisition “J”, April 1933 3054

刂+ ᔛ អ

12c. paler purple-brown on yellow in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “J4524”, unmounted mint; a couple of tiny surface thins in the margin, otherwise fresh and fine.

Photo This is the only value in requisition “J” and the only printing of the 12c. on Script watermark paper

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HK$3,500-4,000

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刂អ B

2c. bluish green in a corner plate number block of six, sheet number “K0936”, mounted in the margin only; cut in the margin at the lower pair; some light gum ageing. A rare and interesting block; this requisition not previously recorded.

Requisition “K” was used for the 1935 Silver Jubilee issue

HK$2,500-5,000

Requisition “L”, 1934 3056 3057

刂+ ᔛ អ

刂+ អ

1c. orangish brown in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “L1687”, unmounted mint; light even gum ageing

HK$1,000-1,200

2c. bluish green in a top margin block of four, sheet number “L576”, large part original gum; without the right side margin

HK$600-800

3059

3058 3058 3059

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

3c. grey in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “L4731”, lightly mounted. Fine.

Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

20c. reddish purple and sage-green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “L3680”, lightly mounted, fresh appearance. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

3060 3060

刂+ អ

$2 carmine-red and slate-grey in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “L125”, mounted in the margin only. Fresh and fine. Photo HK$25,000-30,000 This is the first $2 printing on Script watermark paper 155

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3062 3061 Requisition “M”, 1934 3061

3062

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

10c. ultramarine in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “M03406”, large part original gum; a few split perfs. in the top margin and at foot, there is a light tone spot and small thin on one. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

10c. greyish ultramarine in a top right corner block of four, sheet number “M11205”; from one of the half sheets, without the plate number, lightly mounted in the margin only; some light even gum toning. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

Without the plate number, it is possible that this is from the January 1921 printing with requisition “M” Requisition “N”, 1934-35 3063

3064

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

1c. light brown in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “N1362”, lightly mounted in the margin only. Fresh

HK$1,000-1,500

2c. bluish green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “N08143”, mounted in the margin only; even gum toning

HK$600-800

3065 3065

刂+ អ

3c. pale grey in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “N08596”, unmounted mint; some light gum ageing. Photo

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HK$1,200-1,500

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3066

3066

3067

3068

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

4c. carmine-red in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “N07785”, lightly mounted in the top margin only. Fresh and fine. Photo

HK$1,800-2,500

5c. violet in a corner plate block of four, sheet number N20909”. large part original gum,.

Fresh appearance. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

20c. reddish purple and sage-green in a corner block of four, sheet number “N1050”, from the lower panes without the plate number, lightly mounted. Fine. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

3069

3069

3070

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

3068

3067

3070

25c. deeper reddish purple and bright mauve in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “N0010”, lightly mounted in the top margin only. A fine and low number block. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

$1 plum and bright ultramarine on deeper blue in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “N0973”, lightly mounted in the top margin only. A fresh and fine block in this very distinctive shade. Photo HK$10,000-15,000

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A RARE $5 REQUISITION BLOCK

3071

3071

刂+ អ

$5 bluish green and carmine-red on emerald, olive back in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “N038”, lightly mounted in the margin. A fresh and rare block. Photo HK$100,000-120,000 This is the only printing of the $5 from plate 2 and is considered to be one of the most difficult values

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A $10 REQUISITION BLOCK

3072

3072

刂+ អ

$10 red-purple and black on brick-red in a corner block of four, sheet number “N211”, from the lower half of the sheet, without the plate number, unmounted mint but with a few minor fibre adherences on the reverse; folded through the top horizontal perforations. A fresh and highly desirable block. Photo HK$100,000-120,000 This is the final printing of the $10 (from plate 2) which was still on Multiple Crown CA watermarked paper as the printers still had a supply of this coloured paper

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3073

3074

3075

Requisition “P”, 1936 3073

刂+ ᔛ អ

1c. brown in a corner block of four sheet number “P1053”, unmounted mint; some light even gum ageing. From the lower two panes without the plate number. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

This shows the introduction of the smaller requisition numbers with sans serif letters 3074

3075

刂+ ᔛ អ

刂+ អ

2c. deeper bluish green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “P10402”, apparently unmounted mint with dryish gum; light gum ageing. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

3c. pale grey in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “P06071”, mounted in the top margin only. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

3076

3076

3077

3078

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

刂+ ᔛ អ

3077

4c. carmine-red in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “P02282”, mounted in the top margin only; light even gum toning. Good appearance. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

5c. deep reddish violet in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “P05282”, mounted in the margin only; light even gum toning. Photo

HK$2,000-3,000

10c. deep dull ultramarine in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “P0916”, unmounted mint; some gum toning. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

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3079

3079

刂+ អ

3080

3081

30c. reddish purple and bright orange-yellow in a corner block of four, sheet number “P0087”, lightly mounted in the top margin only. Fresh and fine. From the lower panes without the plate number. Photo

HK$6,000-8,000

It is interesting to note the change of shade during the same printing 3080

3081

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

30c. reddish purple and chrome-yellow in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “P1266”, mounted in the top margin only, a couple of tiny tone spots in the margin, otherwise very fresh and fine. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

50c. greyish black and black on bright emerald in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “P2408”, a few small adherences on the reverse, otherwise unmounted mint.

Fresh colours and a fine block. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

3082

3082

刂+ អ

$2 carmine-red and slate in a corner block of four, sheet number “P147”, lightly mounted in the top margin only. A very fresh and desirable block. From the lower panes without the plate number. Photo HK$25,000-30,000

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Requisition “Q”, 1936-37 3083

刂+ អ

1c. light brown in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “Q1792”, unused without gum; minor wrinkling in the margin

3084

3084

刂+ អ

HK$600-800

3085

2c. grey in a corner block of four, sheet number “Q2101”, lightly mounted. From the lower panes without the plate number. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

This is the first printing of the 2c. grey 3085

刂+ អ

5c. reddish violet in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “Q13441”, lightly mounted but heavily toned gum, not apparent from the front; some wrinkling in the margin. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

3086 3086

刂+ អ

50c. slate and black on emerald in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “Q0813”, lightly mounted. Superb appearance. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

Requisition “R”, 1937 3087

刂+ អ

4c. carmine-red and 10c. deep dull ultramarine in corner plate blocks of four, sheet numbers “R01527” and “R0990” respectively, with gum which is heavily toned and with backing paper adhering on the reverse; 10c. with some split perfs. at foot. Both blocks with reasonable appearance

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HK$1,500-2,000

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3088 3088

刂+ អ

3089

3090

25c. dull purple and bright mauve in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “R4635”, with dried gum which is toned; some white fibre adherences on reverse. Good appearance. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

Requisition “T”, 1937 3089

刂+ អ

2c. grey in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “T4748”, lightly mounted mint; tiny tone spot in the margin. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

Requisition “U”, 1937 3090

刂+ អ

2c. pale grey in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “U2423”, dry gum; some toning on the left on the reverse. Good appearance. Photo

3091 3091

3092

3093

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

刂+ អ

3092

HK$2,500-3,000

3093

5c. violet in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “U12692”, large part original gum; some gum toning. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

10c. pale blue in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “U0698”, lightly mounted; even gum toning. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

20c. reddish purple and sage-green in a corner plate block of four, sheet number “U0443”, lightly mounted mint; some light gum ageing on the left side. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

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1912-21 3094

刂អ ᔛ B

1c. black-brown, variety Crown broken at right, in an interpanneau corner block of nine, unmounted mint; very slight gum ageing. S.G. 100b, £250

3095 3095

3096

ᔛ

ᔛ S

HK$1,000-1,200

3096

6c. yellow-orange variety watermark inverted used with a neat and part strike of Hong Kong c.d.s. Rare. S.G. 103w, £1100. Photo

HK$5,000-6,000

12c., 50c. and $5 in white back, overprinted “SPECIMEN”, large part original gum.

S.G. 106a, 111a, 115a S, £700. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

3097

3097

刂 ᔛ

50c. black on blue-green, olive back in a vertical strip of three, unmounted mint.

An exceptionally fresh and fine multiple of this scarce and elusive shade. S.G. 111b, £3900. Photo HK$50,000-60,000

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3100

1921-37 3098

3099

3100

S ᔛ

刂អ ᔛ B

S ᔛ

1c. to $5 set of eighteen overprinted or handstamped “SPECIMEN”; large part original gum; 10c. thin and a couple of tome spots, 12c. with backstamp of Spanish Colony.

S.G. 117-132s, £2000. Photo

HK$5,000-6,000

2c. green, variety broken crown, the centre stamp in a block of nine, unmounted mint; a few split perfs. at top. Yang 117c

HK$2,000-2,500

$2 carmine-red and grey-black handstamped “SPECIMEN” in a horizontal strip of three, lightly mounted mint. S.G. 14S. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

3101

3101

刂+ អ

$2 carmine-red and grey black in a block of four, large part original gum. S.G. 130. Photo

3102

刂

An accumulation in mint multiples with 2c. green (44), 2c. grey (20), 3c. grey (33), 4c. (72), 5c. (129), 8c. orange (99), 10c. (38), 12c. (38), 20c. (33) and 25c. (40); also a few 1935 Silver Jubilee to 10c. (24); most are unmounted but there are varying degrees of gum toning. A valuable stock HK$10,000-12,000

3103

刂

HK$3,000-4,000

Collections and Ranges

3104

A group of multiples, mainly mint corner blocks of four including 1912-21 2c. shades (3), 4c. carmine-red (3), 10c. , 12c. (3) one with white back, 20c. (sheet number cut off), 30c. and 50c. with corner block, block (2, one with part requisition “O”) and corner pair; also a range of 1921-27 with values to 10c. (19); generally good to fine

HK$4,000-5,000

A collection on leaves, unused and used, which includes 1912-21 values to $10 mint and used (2) including 50c. and $5 on olive back, 1c. broken crown in a positional block; 1921-27 to $2 mint and to $5 used (2), 4c. broken character mint and used, 25c. broken flower from plate 1 (2) and plate 2 (3); Silver Wedding set mint and used; some covers, an embossed stamp post card used plus a few others. Clean and useful HK$20,000-25,000

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KING GEORGE VI 3105

刂អ ᔛ B

1938-52 $1 dull lilac and blue on chalky paper in a complete pane of sixty, requisition “Z10671” and includes variety short right leg to “R”, unmounted mint; typical light even gum toning. From the February to June 1940 requisition. S.G. 155, a

HK$2,000-2,500

3106

3106

3107

3108

3109

刂អ ᔛ B

刂

3110

1948 Silver Wedding 10c. and $10 on illustrated C.P.A. first day cover; registered. Fine.

Photo

HK$5,000-6,000

1949 U.P.U. 10c. to 80c. set of four in complete sheets of sixty, unmounted mint; 80c. with crack in rock variety [60]. Occasional light tone spot, otherwise fresh and fine; very good. S.G. 173-176

HK$8,000-10,000

A small accumulation of values including 1937 Coronation with sheet of 4c. and values to 25c. (24), some 1938-52 values including first printing 30c. yellow-olive (5), some 1940 Centenary with values to $1 (3), 1949 U.P.U. with sheets of 10c. (3), 20c. and 30c.; a few imperfections, generally good to fine

HK$4,000-6,000

A group of first day and other covers including some 1938-52 values, 1940 Centenary plain covers (2), 1948 Silver Wedding illustrated covers (2), 1949 U.P.U. illustrated covers (2), plus a few Q.E. and others (21 covers)

HK$6,000-8,000

A general collection on leaves which includes 1938-52 selection with values to 1946 $5 and $10 in mint blocks of four, $5 yellowish green and violet, 20c. scarlet-vermilion block of eighty; 1938 5c. revenue on cover (2); 1940 Centenary set including illustrated first day cover, 1945 Postage Paid handstamp on local cover, 1946 Victory illustrated first day cover (2), 1948 Royal Silver Wedding $10 mint and used plus some others. A good lot HK$10,000-12,000

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II 3111

刂អ ᔛ B

1953 Coronation 10c. black and slate-lilac in four complete sheets of sixty, plate “1B 3B”, unmounted mint. Fine and unfolded. S.G. 177. (240)

HK$2,000-2,500

3112 3112

1954 5c. to $10 set of twelve on illustrated first day cover, registered. Fine. Photo

Ex 3113 3113

刂 ᔛ

HK$5,000-6,000

3115

–– $2 reddish violet and scarlet variety short character, centre stamp in a strip of three, three strips, unmounted mint. Also 30c. in three strips. S.G. 189a. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

3114

1962 1c. to $20 set of fifteen on illustrated first day cover. Fine

HK$2,500-3,000

3115

刂 ᔛ

1966-72 watermark sideways, 10c. reddish purple variety imperforate, a horizontal pair, unmounted mint. Fresh and fine. S.G. 223a, £1000. Photo

HK$6,000-8,000

1974 Arts Festival 10c. to $2 plus the miniature sheet (50 sets), unmounted mint.

S.G. 304-MS307

HK$5,000-8,000

An accumulation of unmounted mint blocks, etc. which includes 1974 Arts Festival (8 sets), a selection of 1973-83 definitives, 1982 lower values in good multiples, 1987-88 values to $10 to $50 (10), 1997 10c. to $50 set in the two miniature sheets (5 sets); also booklets with 1986 Hong Kong Bank (10) and 1994 Definitive Stamps (7) and a few other items. A useful stock

HK$2,000-2,500

A general collection on leaves, mostly mint, including 1954-62 set to $10 plus $10 1958 printing, 1962-73 set to $20 including 5c. variety value partly missing, 1963 Freedom From Hunger block of four, 1966 U.N.E.S.C.O. blocks of four, Chinese New Year sets, some in blocks, 1973-74 set to $20, 1982 to $50 and others; some first day covers.

A clean lot

HK$2,500-3,000

A general mint collection in Lighthouse album, apparently complete to 1996 and includes 1954-62 set to $10, 1962-73 both issues to $20, 1973-74 set to $20, 1975-82 set to $20, miniature sheets from 1974 including 1981 Housing, 1982 set to $50, 1985-87 set to $50, 1987-91 sets to $50 (5), 1990 N.Z. Exhibition min. sheet, 1992 set to $50, and others; unmounted mint. Also a similar collection of mixed mint and used

HK$5,000-8,000

3116 3117

3118

3119

刂 ᔛ

刂 ᔛ

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POSTAL FISCALS

3120 1874 3120

刂

$10 rose-carmine on thicker paper, part original gum; some clipped perfs. at left. Also Revenue 1867 3c. yellow, 25c. grey-green, 30c. brown, 50c. dull rose and $1 pale blue, with some gum some trimmed or clipped perfs. S.G. F3, £8000. Photo

HK$8,000-10,000

3121 1890 3121

ᔛ P

2c. slate-blue, watermark Crown CC, imperforate, the so called “imprimatur”, part to large part original gum; good to large margins, some wrinkling or light creasing. Very rare and apparently previously unrecorded (there is not an example in the Royal Collection).

Photo HK$30,000-50,000

3122 3122

刂

1897 $1 on $2 dull bluish green [7], perf.14, variety both Chinese handstamps omitted, mint. S.G. F11a, £2000. Photo

HK$8,000-10,000

Revenues 3123

刂អ ᔛ B

1933 10c. on 12c. purple on yellow, a right hand pane of sixty from plate 2, unmounted mint. Barefoot 136 WWW.SPINK.COM

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POSTAGE DUES 3124

1923 1c. to 10c. set of five, overprinted “SPECIMEN”, mint and used. S.G. D1-5, £550+

HK$2,000-2,500

POSTAGE DUE REQUISITION NUMBERS

Ex 3125 Requisition “A”, August 1923 3125

刂+ អ

1c. brown, 4c. scarlet and 10c. light ultramarine in blocks of four with sheet numbers “A0394”, “A1318” and “A1969” respectively; 1c. unmounted mint; 4c. and 10c. without the side margin, toned gum, 10c. trimmed perfs. on one stamp and reinforced or rejoined central perfs., 4c. blunt corner. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

2400 sheets of each value were ordered

3126

3127

Requisition “B”, June 1928 3126

刂+ អ

2c. grey-green in a corner block of four, sheet number “B0001”, lightly mounted in the margin only; some light even gum toning. An important block from the first 2c. sideways watermark printing. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

Only the 2c. and 4c. stamps were in this requisition. 2039 sheets of 2c. were printed 3127

刂+ អ

4c. scarlet in a corner block of four, sheet number “B0001”, lightly mounted mint; some light even gum toning with some split and reinforced perfs. in the top margin. A good block from the first sheet. Photo There were 2058 sheets printed 169

HK$4,000-5,000

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3129

3128 Second Requisition “B”, March-April 1931 3128

刂+ អ

6c. orange-yellow in a corner block of four, sheet number “B001”, lightly mounted in the margin only. A fine and very desirable block from the first sheet with sideways watermark.

S.G. D4a. Photo HK$20,000-25,000 The same requisition was used for this printing and is distinguished from the earlier printing by having only three numeral didgets instead of four. Only 608 sheets were sent to Hong Kong Requisition “L”, March 1934

3129

刂+ អ

6c. orange-yellow in a corner block of four, sheet number “L480”, lightly mounted in the margin only; some faint gum toning. A valuable block. S.G. D4a. Photo HK$15,000-20,000 This is part of the fourth Postage Due requisition. The requisition letters are now the same as the printings for the definitive stamps. 594 sheets were sent to Hong Kong

3130

3131

Requisition “N”, January 1935 3130

刂+ ᔛ អ

1c. deep brown in a corner block of four, sheet number “N254”, unmounted mint; some minor gum ageing. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

417 sheets were in this requisition 3131

刂+ ᔛ អ

2c. bluish green in a corner block of four, sheet number “N395”, unmounted mint 414 sheets were in this requisition

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3132 3132

刂+ ᔛ អ

4c. carmine-red in a corner block of four, sheet number “N402”, unmounted mint.

Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

3133 3133

刂+ អ

10c. dull ultramarine in a corner block of four, sheet number “N152”, lightly mounted in the margin only; some light even gum toning. S.G. D5a. Photo HK$15,000-20,000 615 sheets were in this requisition Requisition “Q”, January 1937

3134

刂+ អ

2c. bluish green in a top margin block of four, sheet number “Q 408”, large part original gum; without the side margin and with heavily toned gum There were 402 sheets were sent in this requisition making this a very high number block

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HK$800-1,000

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POST OFFICES IN CHINA REQUISITION NUMBERS

3135

Without Requisition Letter, December 1916 3135

刂

4c. carmine-red in a top left pane strip of six with the plate number and without showing any sheet number, distinctive to this requisition; large part original gum; margins on three sides, the left stamp has been separated and rejoined with hinges. Scarce from this requisition. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

Requisition Letter “A”, November 1917 3136

刂

1c. black-brown in a top margin strip of three with plate number and sheet number “A 0731”, lightly mounted in the margin only; fresh and fine

HK$800-1,000

There were 809 sheets in this requisition

3137

3137

刂អ ᔛ B

2c. bluish green in a corner block of twelve, sheet number “A 4288”, unmounted mint, some weak and split perfs. in the upper margin. Fresh. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

There were 5360 sheets were sent in this requisition 3138

刂

4c. rose-carmine in a top margin strip of three, sheet number “A 0451”, mounted in the top margin only. Fresh There were 5406 sheet in this requisition

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3139

3140

Requisition Letter “C”, April 1920 3139

刂

20c. purple and deep sage green in a top margin strip of three, sheet number “C 629”, mounted in the top margin only. Fresh and fine. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

This is the only value in this requisition, 800 sheets were sent to Hong Kong

Requisition Letter “D”, 1920-21 3140

刂

2c. green in a top margin strip of four, sheet number “D 2464” with the numerals printed in blue, mounted in the margin only. Fresh and fine. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

There were 5000 sheets in this requisition

3141

3141

刂

3142

4c. carmine-rose in a top margin strip of four, sheet number “D 899”, mounted in the margin only. Fresh and fine. Photo

HK$1,500-2,000

5000 sheets are reported in this requisition, the printer’s had stopped using the initial “0”

3142

刂

6c. orange in a top margin strip of four, sheet number “D 569” with the numerals printed in blue, mounted in the margin only. Fresh and fine. Photo There were 598 sheet in this requsition

173

HK$2,000-2,500

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3143

3143

刂

3144

8c. grey in a top margin strip of four, sheet number “D 136”, mounted in the margin only. Fresh. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

There were 500 sheets ordered in this requisition

3144

刂

10c. ultramarine in a top margin strip of four, sheet number “D 982” with the numerals in grey-blue, lightly mounted in the margin only; a few split perfs. at top. Fresh and fine.

Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

There were 5000 sheets ordered in this requisition

3145

3145

刂

50c. grey-black and black on emerald, olive back, in a top margin strip of four, sheet number “D 230” with the numeral struck in blue, mounted in the margin only. Fresh and fine. Photo There were 250 sheets in this requisition

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HK$8,000-10,000

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3146 Requisition Letter “E”, 1921 3146

刂

50c. olive-bistre and black on emerald, blue-green back, in a top corner strip of four, sheet number “E 151”, mounted in the margin only. Fresh and a desirable corner strip. Photo HK$12,000-15,000 The requisition letter was printed over the third stamp in this printing. There were only two values in this requisition. 500 sheet of the 50c. were ordered

3147

3147

刂

$1 grey-purple and blue on blue in a top margin strip of three, sheet number “E 100”, mounted in the margin only; light gum bend at left. Fresh. Photo There were 375 sheet in this order

175

HK$5,000-6,000

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Requisition Letter “F”, February 1922 3148

刂

1c. chocolate-brown in a top margin strip of four, sheet number “F 90”, lightly mounted in the top margin only. Fresh and fine

HK$800-1,000

This requisition sees the introduction of the Multiple Script watermark. There were 512 sheet in this requisition

3149 3149

刂

2c. green in a top margin strip of four, sheet number “F 2602”, lightly mounted in the margin only; folded through the central vertical perfs. Fresh. Photo

HK$1,000-1,500

There were 7478 sheets in this requisition 3150

刂អ ᔛ B

4c. carmine-rose in a block of forty eight, with margins on three sides, sheet number “F 250”, unmounted mint. A desirable block

HK$6,000-8,000

There were 5049 sheets sent with this requisition

3151

3151

刂

4c. carmine-rose in a top margin strip of four, sheet number “F 981”, mounted in the top margin and reinforced perfs. between central pair, one of the central stamps with diagonal crease. Photo

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3152 3152

3153

刂

刂

6c. orange-yellow in a top margin strip of four, sheet number “F 516”, lightly mounted in the margin only. Fresh. Photo There were 732 sheets in this requisition 8c. grey in a top margin pair, sheet number “F 143”, mounted in the margin There were 752 sheets in this requisition

HK$1,200-1,500

HK$800-1,000

3154 3154

刂អ ᔛ B

8c. grey in a block of twelve with margins on three sides, sheet number “F 170”, unmounted mint. A fine and desirable block. Photo

HK$4,000-6,000

3155 3155

刂

10c. pale ultramarine in a top margin strip of four, sheet number “F 4080”, mounted in the margin only. Fresh and fine. Photo There were 5060 sheets in this requisition 177

HK$2,000-2,500

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3156 3156

刂

3157

20c. dull purple and sage-green in a top margin strip of three, sheet number “F 221”, mounted in the margin only. Fresh and fine. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

There were 756 sheets in this requisition 3157

刂

25c. dull purple and magenta in a top margin strip of four, sheet number “F 24” and includes the broken flower variety, large part original gum; paper hinge remainder in the margins and reinforced or rejoined central perforations. Photo

HK$5,000-6,000

There were 249 sheets in this requisition

3158

3159

Requisition Letter “H”, April 1927 3158

刂

20c. reddish purple and yellowish sage-green in a corner strip of three, sheet number “H72”, mounted in the top margin only. A good corner piece. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

The requisition letter is printed above the third stamps and the numbers are smaller and without a gap. There were only 100 sheets in this order 3159

刂+ អ

50c. dark grey and black on blue green in a top margin block of four with plate number and sheet number “H81”lightly mounted in the top margin only. Scarce. Photo This is the first printing of the 50c. on Multiple Script watermark. Only 130 sheets were supplied in this requisition

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3160 Requisition Letter “I”, November 1927 3160

刂អ ᔛ B

2c. blue-green in an upper left corner block of twenty, sheet number “I. No. 1590”, unmounted mint. A fine and desirable block. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

The requisition letter is again printed over the third stamp but now the printers have introduced ‘No.’ before the numeral. Only the 2c. and 4c. stamps were ordered in this requisition, 1969 sheets were delivered

3161 3161

刂អ ᔛ B

4c. carmine-red in a corner block of twelve, sheet number “I. No. 4039”, unmounted mint. A good block. Photo There were 5930 sheets delivered in this requisition

179

HK$2,000-2,500

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3162 Requisition Letter “J”, April 1929 3162

刂អ B

1c. dark brown in a corner block of twelve, sheet number “N. 0051 J”, hinges in the top margin strengthening the perforations; small fault in the margin above the number. Fresh and fine. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

The requisition letter is now over the sixth stamp whilst the sheet numbers are over the third and fourth stamps. There were 200 sheets in this requisition

3163 3163

刂 ᔛ

25c. brownish purple and magenta in a strip of six (split between second and third stamps) with margins on three sides, sheet number “N0. 0711 J”, unmounted mint. Includes the variety broken flower [3]. Photo

HK$5,000-8,000

Records show that there were only 100 sheets sent in this requisition. The numbering suggests that the numbers ran from 0001 on the first 1c. sheet to 1400 on the last $2 sheet. The 25c. would, therefore, run between 0701 and 0800 British Post Offices in China Collections and Ranges 3164

A collection on leaves with 1917-21 values to $5 mint plus 50c. and $5 Specimen, used values to $5 (faded), 1c. broken crown variety unused and used, 1922-27 set to $2 mint plus 4c. broken character and values to $2 used. (84)

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HK$8,000-10,000

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JAPANESE OCCUPATION

Ex 3165 3165

A collection on leaves which includes the set of three mint, the set used in blocks of four cancelled by Yaumati c.d.s. plus singles used, a few covers and commemorative postcards.

A good lot. Photo

HK$8,000-10,000

Covers 3166

1943-45, a set of “da Luz” covers from the different post offices (less Kowloon and Kowloon City); fine. (12 covers)

3167

HK$2,500-3,000

3168

Prisoner of War Mail 3167

Stanley Internment Camp: 1942 (27 June) envelope from M.L. Fordham to Middlesex bearing Japan 20s. Mount Fujiyama tied by a good strike of the Hong Kong c.d.s., with U.S. “145” and British “3796” censor seals at each side; central vertical fold. An early letter out of Stanley and rare use of the Japanese stamp which was not generally employed outside of South East Asia. Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

All enemy civilians, British, Australians, Dutch, Americans, Belgians, Chinese, Portuguese, Eurasians and police officers numbering some 2,500 plus 106 children under the age of 3 were interred in Stanley Camp Post Liberation 3168

1945 (Sept.) a Missions to Seamen envelope to Shanghai bearing a good strike of “HONG KONG/1945/POSTAGE PAID” boxed handstamp with champhered corners; with three different Shanghai examiners’ marks and part label, the reverse bearing an array of Shanghai c.d.s. (6) with dates between 9 and 13 October plus a fancy circular handstamp; some light tone spotting does not detract from this very good cover. The Postage Paid handstamp is rarely found on international mail. Ex Chan Shan To. Photo HK$15,000-20,000 181

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POSTAL STATIONERY

3169

3170

Postcards 3169

3170

1879 3c. on 16c. yellow, red on white card variety surcharge shifted left. Good to fine unused. Yang P1a. Photo 1879 5c. on 18c. white card, blue printing, good to fine unused. Yang P2b. Photo

HK$8,000-10,000 HK$1,200-1,500

3171 3171

1880 3c. brown card to London, cancelled by “B62” with Hong Kong 1880 (24 Apr.) c.d.s. alongside. Fine and very early use of this card. Yang P5. Photo

HK$7,000-9,000

Collections and Ranges 3172

A selection on leaves with a selection of postcards unused with one 1c. used; envelopes with Q.V. 1c., 2c., 4c., 5c. and 10c. overprinted “SPECIMEN”; Q.V. and K.G.V 10c. registered envelopes “SPECIMEN” and K.E.VII 2c. newspaper wrapper “SPECIMEN”.

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COVERS AND CANCELLATIONS Air Mails 3173

3174

A ᔛ

A ᔛ

1933-45, a selection on leaves with 1933 and 1935 flown covers cancelled Hong Kong and Kowloon air mail c.d.s., 1935-36 U.K. to Hong Kong via Imperial Airways, 1936 Hong Kong - Penang - London first through flight (3), 1936 registered air mail c.d.s., 1937 Pan American Clipper flight and 1945 first post war flight. (12 covers)

HK$1,500-2,000

1937 (29 Apr.) first flight Hong Kong - San Francisco by China Clipper with the special handstamp in blue; also (28 Apr.) first flight envelope Macao to Hong Kong and then onto Los Angeles bearing a good strike of “PRIMEIRO VÔO/MACAU - U.S.A.” with Hong Kong backstamp. Muller 16, 5 var. (2 covers)

HK$800-1,000

3175 3175

A ᔛ

3177

1945 (20 Oct.) envelope to Chicago bearing handstamp “BY AIR TO Layte”, the reverse with $1 franking (8c. and 10c. stamps) tied by Kowloon and Victoria c.d.s.. Unusual.

Photo

HK$5,000-6,000

3176 3176

3177

A ᔛ

A ᔛ

1946 (18 Sept.) double registered envelope to U.S.A. bearing a fine strike of boxed “BY AIR TO U.S.A. ONLY” in black, “AR” and Hong Kong registered c.d.s. and the registration label, the reverse with $5.65 franking with numerous adhesived tied by Kowloon c.d.s. Fine and attractive. Photo

HK$5,000-6,000

1946 (2 Nov.) air mail envelope registered to Chicago bearing a fine strike of boxed “BY AIR TO U.S.A. ONLY” in purple, the reverse with $3.05 franking. A good cover. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

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3179

3178 Branch Office Cancellations 3178

3179

General Post Office: 1906 (20 Mar.) K.E.VII 1c. postcard to S.M.S. ‘Furst Bismarck’ cancelled by a fine strike of this c.d.s. in brownish black; light ageing, otherwise fine.

Photo

HK$3,000-4,000

Kowloon Branch: 1903 (23 Oct.) Q.V. 4c. postal stationery card to Germany cancelled

by Victoria c.d.s. and showing a very fine strike of the “K.B” type B c.d.s. code “E” with the arrival c.d.s. Fine. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

3180

3181 3180

ᔛ

Western Branch: 1906 (7 Dec.) 1904-06 20c. cancelled by a central strike of the scarce type C c.d.s.; minor soiling. Photo

HK$1,200-1,500

Insured Mail 3181

1925 (2 June) K.G.V 10c. registered envelope, uprated 29c. cancelled by Hong Kong registered c.d.s. with manuscript registration number, bearing pink label with “INSURED” in fancy capitals, various manuscript rates and weights including “Insured for $25”, with three fine wax seals of Customs House Kowloon and addressed to Harbin with large transit c.d.s on face and bilingual arrival on the reverse. Fresh and fine. Photo WWW.SPINK.COM

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HK$4,000-5,000

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3182

3183

Marine Sorters 3182

3183

1876 (28 Apr.) commercial entire letter to Yokohama “Via Brindisi” bearing G.B. 1873-80 6d. grey plate 15 and 1867-80 2/- blue tied by London duplex cancellations; the reverse bears a neat strike of type Bd “SINGAPORE TO/HONG-KONG” datestamp (MY 28/5 76) and Yokohama arrival (10.6) which opens out well for display.

An attractive and colourful franking, good use of the 2/- stamp. Photo

HK$8,000-10,000

1877 (6 Oct.) envelope to Hong Kong “Via Brindisi” bearing German Eagle 20pf. (2) tied by Weetzen c.d.s.. the reverse with a good strike of the type Bd marine sorter dated NO 12/22 77 with Brindisi (9.10) and Ambulante c.d.s. Good. Photo

HK$7,000-9,000

3184

Paquebot 3184

1905 (2 Jan.) picture post card to South Australia bearing pair of K.E.VII 2c. tied by a fine strike of boxed “PAQUEBOT” with faint Limbang (Sarawak) c.d.s. in blue in the lower corner. Fine and unusual. Photo 185

HK$1,500-2,000

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3185 3186 Official 3185

1918 (31 May) “On Active Service” stampless envelope to the Isle of Man, countersigned by the commanding officer (handstamp) and with a very fine strike of the Official Paid c.d.s. in red. A good military cover. Photo

HK$2,000-2,500

Opened by Censor 3186

1915 (5 Nov.) commercial envelope to Shanghai bearing Netherlands 121⁄ 2 c. franking tied by the despatch c.d.s., bears two Hong Kong censor labels in black on grey-blue and “RETURNED. NOT/TRANSMISSIBLE” in purple applied at foot; cut open for display. Photo

HK$5,000-7,000

3187 3187

1916 (28 Apr.) envelope to Hankow bearing German 20pf. (perfin) tied by machine cancellations, bearing boxed “P.B.C.” in purple, British and Hong Kong (2) Opened by Censor label seals (one applied in Shanghai), red German handstamp on the front and, on the reverse, Hong Kong, British Post Office Shanghai (21.9), Shanghai and Hankow bilingual c.d.s. Unusual with three different censor labels. Photo

HK$7,000-9,000

Picture Post Cards 3188

1899 (6 May) Japanese formula card with “UNION POSTALE/UNIVERSELLE” to Austria bearing 4c. grey tied by code “B” c.d.s., Ligne N Paq.Fr. No.7 c.d.s. and Trieste arrival (1.6) c.d.s. The picture side with Glenally and sedan chair. Fresh and fine WWW.SPINK.COM

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HK$1,000-1,200

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A selection of cards, mostly unused, which includes the ferry at Haw-Tak Wharf, photocard of the India draft at the barracks 1918, various civic and other buildings, Statue Square used, street scenes including photocard, occupations, prisoners, harbour scenes and some others to modern. A useful group (66 cards)

HK$2,000-3,000

Ex 3190 St. Andrew’s Fair 3190

1917 (30 Nov.) local covers bearing K.G.V 1c. (with sheet margin) tied by a good strike of the special cancellation with Hong Kong c.d.s. (2.12) in upper corner, good to fine.

Also 4c. on piece showing both cancellations, a small notice advertising Heather Day and a photo card of the winner of the first prize in the decorated car competition - a tank.

Photo

HK$8,000-10,000

Heather Day was celebrated by the Scottish Community on 30 November and 1 December 1917 at St Andrew’s Fair held at the fair grounds (Murray Parade Ground and Cricket Ground). All money that was raised at the fair was for wounded and disabled soldiers. This event was begun in 1915 and repeated the following year, but without the special postmark

Ex 3190 3191

3191

1917 (30 Nov.) a photo post card bearing 1c. dark brown tied by a very fine strike of “ST. ANDREW’S FAIR/HONG KONG” c.d.s. in violet, unaddressed. The picture side features a car entered into the decorated car competition, a side view of a tank bearing four guns.

Unusual and fine. Photo 187

HK$2,500-3,000

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3192

Typhoon Chop 3192

1948 (3 Sept.) Bank of East Asia envelope, registered locally bearing a good strike of the single-ring c.d.s. in red, code “4” for registered mail, with the registration label and double-ring registered c.d.s. timed at “2 PM”. Very fine. Photo

HK$5,000-6,000

Collections and Ranges 3193

3194

A small group with some “I.P.O.” tieprints including 1899 Shanghai tying 10c. purple on red on envelope to London, 1912 Hong Kong University special c.d.s. tying K.E.VII 2c. on local envelope, 1918 stampless “on Active Service” envelope bearing a light strike of Official Paid c.d.s. in red, some Forces Mail and a few revenues

A collection on leaves which includes “62B” (8), part “2H62” in blue on 30c. mauve, a group of Branch Office c.d.s. including Kowloontong on cover, Au Tau type B on piece dated 1934 (1 Dec.), Sha Tau Kok type B on piece dated 1933 (29 Aug.); Canton bilingual datestamp (9), Swatow (4), Macau (7), Canton steamer (6), overseas cancellations and foreign stamps cancelled in Hong Kong, Paquebot including covers (2) French mail boat datestamps plus some other items. A useful basic collection with some of the better items HK$10,000-15,000

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3196

A small selection of mostly Q.E. with first day covers, some high values, packs and others and includes 1949 U.P.U. illustrated first day cover, 1953 Coronation illustrated first day cover (6), 1961 University (2) and some other earlier issues plus many others with some duplication, commemorative stamps mint with some miniature sheets and a few used including revenues. Haphazard arrangement

HK$2,000-2,500

A miscellaneous pot pourri of items on leaves, approval pages and sorted into packets, a few interesting items noted including Q.V. 2c. cancelled Bangkok, a useful selection of Treaty Post postmarks, Postal Fiscal $5 on $10 used, 1921-37 25c. broken flower variety (11), $3 with Parcel Post c.d.s., a few first day and other covers; also some C.E.F. and a small group of Japan. Well worth inspection

HK$5,000-6,000

3197

A duplicated collection of used in large stockbook which includes 1863-71 values with watermarked 18c. lilac (3) and 96c. olive-bistre good to fine used, 24c. with misplaced watermark (CC at top), 1876-77 28c. on 30c. (3), 1880 10c. on 16c., 1880 values to 48c. brown (5), 1885 $1 on 96c. (2), 1891 to $1 on 96c. (3), 7c. on 10c. variety small “t”; K.E.VII values to $1 (3) plus unused values to 50c.; K.G.V values to $3 and $10, some China overprints; also some K.G.VI and Q.E. defins. with some higher values.

Condition is a little mixed in places with with several useful stamps making a good lot HK$10,000-12,000

3198

A general collection in Lighthouse album, early issues are generally used with 1862 values to 96c., 1863-71 including 18c. and 96c. olive-bistre, 30c. mauve is unused, later Q.V. with surcharges and Jubilee 2c.; 1903 $3 and $10 used, 1904-06 $5 mint and $10 used; 1912-21 to $10 used, 1921-37 to $5 used, China overprint with 1922-27 set to $2 mint; K.G.VI with 1938-52 values to both $10 mint, Silver Wedding $10 mint; Queen Elizabeth apparently complete to 1997 with the different definitive and commemorative sets, miniature sheets, frama labels and others. A clean lot, mostly fine HK$20,000-25,000

3199

A general collection of Q.V. on leaves which includes 1862 to 96c. (2) with some good shades, a set of Spiro forgeries in pairs, 1863-71 2c., 18c. and 96c. variety inverted watermark (18c. with one pulled perf.) and 96c. olive-bistre (2), 8c. on 1879 cover to London; 1874 Postal Fiscals to $10 rose-carmine used; duplicated 1876-77 and 1880 surcharges, one 10c. on 12c. with Japanese cork cancellation; 1879 surcharged stamps on postal stationery unused; 1882 12c. on $10 part original gum, 1891 $5 on $10 Specimen and used, 1882-96 10c. purple on red Specimen, 1891 surcharges with 14c. on 30c. antique “t” (perfin), 1891 Jubilee 2c. unused (3) and used (4) one including spaced “o n”; set to $1 on 96c. mint, 1891 both types on $1 on $2 unused (3) and used (3); 1898 $1 on 96c. Specimen, 10c. on 30c. without Chinese handstamp mint plus some others including some postal stationery including 1898 1c. with hand-painted illustration in the reverse. An attractive and generally fresh collection HK$30,000-40,000

3200

ᔛ័

An outstanding collection of K.E.VII and K.G.V in three albums with a special interest in postmarks and includes numerous Treaty Ports and scarce types. The collection commences with 1903 including Canton type Di with index A on 1c., Canton with index B inverted on 2c., Canton Chinese bilingual c.d.s. on several values, Late Fee Paid, Macao c.d.s. on several values, Haiphong, Tonkin on 10c., Canton c.d.s. in red on 10c., Port Edward boxed datestamp on many values including some complete strikes, “I.P.O.” tieprints, German Seapost c.d.s. on several values, plus values to $2 (2), $3 (2), $5 (2) and $10 (2). 1904-06 including Penang on 4c., Tientsin type A on 5c., Philippines postmarks, Thailand bamboo chop on 8c., San Francisco numeral, small Hoihow on 10c. and 20c., French packet boat datestamps, large Parcel Post c.d.s. and values to $2 (3), $3 (4), $5 (3) and $10. 1907-11 including Kowloon Branch type B on 2c. and 4c., Thailand bamboo chop on 10c., and values to $2 (2). 1912-21 includes 1c. broken Crown variety, large parcel post c.d.s. on different values, $1 watermark inverted and values to $3 (3), $5 (2) and $10 (4); 1921-37 with further steamer, paquebot and overseas postmarks, red c.d.s., 4c. broken character, Saigon c.d.s., and values to $5 (3).

China overprint with 1917-21 values to $2 (2), $3 (3), $5 (2) and $10, Script values apparently including the 50c. The condition is naturally a little mixed in places, but this does not detract from this extensive collection which has been compiled over many years.

Several hidden treasures should repay a detailed examination HK$50,000-60,000

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3201 3205

Incoming Mail 3201

United Kingdom: 1836 (9 July) Wetmore entire from Hall & Co., London “pr Tyrer” and bearing a fine strike of the boxed chop from the firm Hua-mo; the arrival notation indicating that the letter was delivered on 15th December. Usual horizontal filing crease.

Fresh and attractive. The contents give details of a shipment of cloth. Photo

HK$4,000-6,000

Outgoing Mail 3202

3203

3204

3205

Mail to the United Kingdom: 1837 (27 Oct.) privately carried double page entire Wetmore letter care on Messr Morrison, Cryder & Co., London “via St. Helena”.

The long letter includes a note of the problems arising from one of the officers smuggling a few pounds of opium and that there were large stocks of opium in China at that time.

A note on the reverse, “In the event of Mr Wetmore having left for China, this letter is to be returned to him or to Samuel Wetmore pr Canton”. A desirable letter sent via St. Helena

HK$3,000-4,000

–– 1838 (8 June) Wetmore entire to Morrison, Cryder Co., London, “1st per Tapley, 2nd overland”, rated “2/6” and with a faint strike of “INDIA” in oval and, on the reverse, London c.d.s. (10.11); usual horizontal filing fold. The contents include a note about dealing with the hongs and the opium trade

HK$1,500-2,000

Mail to U.S.A.: 1837 (26 Mar.) Wetmore entire to Philadelphia, “per Emily Taylor” rate mark in red ink with straight-line “SHIP” and Boston c.d.s. in red. A good cover carried directly to America

HK$1,200-1,500

1915 (12 Apr.) buff envelope to Canada bearing K.G.V 1c. block of four cancelled by type Eii c.d.s., the reverse with large, double-ring Hong Kong c.d.s. and Port Arthur arrival machine postmark. Photo

HK$1,000-1,200

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CHEFOO

3206 3206

1922 (July) CHINA 10c. registered envelope, uprated 15c. to Liverpool, cancelled by type C c.d.s. and bearing a good strike of the boxed registered handstamp at top left; some light soiling. A good cover. Photo

HK$4,000-5,000

FOOCHOW

3207

3207

1874 (23 Dec.) Nicholson entire letter to Melbourne “Via Galle” bearing 24c. pair tied by “B62” in black, without Foochow despatch c.d.s. and baring, on the reverse, Hong Kong c.d.s. (26.12) and Melbourne arrival (10.2); some usual light notation on the front.

A good double-rate cover. Photo 191

HK$8,000-10,000

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FINE STAMPS AND COVERS OF CHINA AND HONG KONG Hong Kong Treaty Ports - contd.

HANKOW

3208

3208

ᔛ

1914 (14 Oct.) MCA $5 purple and blue-green bearing a neat strike of type Kiii c.d.s.

Fine and scarce. Photo

HK$2,500-3,000

PROVENANCE:

R.C.K. Chan, February 2003 3209

1922 (25 Aug.) envelope to Aberdeen, Scotland, bearing “CHINA” 4c. and 6c. tied by the “BRITISH POST OFFICE/HANKOW” c.d.s. A good commercial cover.

HK$1,500-2,000

SHANGHAI

3210

Incoming Mail 3210

1880 (9 Dec.) envelope addressed to the London Mission Society, Shanghai by “French Mail” bearing G.B. 1873-80 21⁄ 2 d. rose-red pair tied by Arundel duplex, returned back to sender, the reverse with Hong Kong (20.1), Shanghai (27.1), Hong Kong (31.1), boxed red London, London and Arundel (7.3). Some tone spotting on the reverse, otherwise a charming cover. Photo

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3211 3211

1867 (20 Sept.) neat envelope to London “Via Marseilles” bearing 8c. pale dull orange and 24c. pale green tied by “B62” in black with “1/4” rate mark in red crayon, the reverse with pale despatch c.d.s. in bluish, Hong Kong (25.9) overstruck by London (16.11) c.d.s. Exceptionally fresh. Photo

HK$6,000-8,000

3212 3212

1919 (22 Nov.) printed paper rate cover to Aleppo, Syria bearing “CHINA” 4c. tied by a fine strike of the Shanghai despatch c.d.s., the reverse with large oval “FORWARDED BY/B.A. SOMEKH & CO/SHANGHAI” forwarding agent’s cachet (not listed by Rowe), Hong Kong (27.11), Port Taufiq (7.1) and Aleppo c.d.s. (12.1). An unusual cover to a very scarce destination. Photo For 1876-77 28c. on 30c. block cancelled “S1”, see lot 2907 and for an 1887 cover, see lot 2911

HK$3,000-4,000

COLLECTIONS AND RANGES 3213

A collection on leaves with Amoy from first types, Canton from “C1” (2), Chefoo, Foochow from “F1” (7) including 1902 cover to London and 1895 4c. on 3c. postcard to England (faults), Hankow from “D.29” (3), Hoihow thimble (2), Ningpo from “N1”, Shanghai sunburst and some later multiples, Liu Kung Tau ovals and later, 1894 3c. stationery card from Anping to London via Amoy (where cancelled) and Hong Kong, plus “Y1” (13) with values to 96c. Condition is mixed but a good basic collection

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4/F and 5/F, Hua Fu Commercial Building 111 Queen’s Road West Sheung Wan Hong Kong Tel: +852 3952 3000 Fax: +852 3952 3038 NAME ______________________________________________________

FINE STAMPS AND COVERS OF CHINA AND HONG KONG

WRITTEN BIDS FORM

This form should be sent or faxed to the Spink auction office in advance of the sale.

References for new clients should be supplied in good time to be taken up before the sale. Bids received later than ____________________________________________________________ one hour before the start of the sale may not be processed.

ADDRESS ____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________ YOU CAN ALSO BID IN REAL TIME ON SPINK LIVE.

POSTCODE ___________________________________________________

18 JANUARY 2015

JUST VISIT WWW.SPINK.COM, REGISTER AND

HONG KONG

SIGN UP FOR THE SALE.

SALE TITLE

DATE

CODE NAME

SALE NO.

Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong

Sunday 18 January 2015 at 2.00 p.m.

ULANKOM

15017

I request Spink, without legal obligations of any kind on its part, to bid on the following Lots up to the price given below.

I understand that if my bid is successful the Purchase Price will be the sum of the final bid and Buyer’s premium as a percentage of the final bid. The Rate of Premium is 20% of the final hammer price of each lot. I understand Spink will pursue me for payment for any successful bid. In addition, I understand and consent that Spink may share my personal details relating to the default with other auction houses and live bidding platforms to protect themselves from such defaults.

All bids shall be treated as offers made on the Terms and Conditions for Buyers printed in the catalogue. I also understand that Spink provides the service of executing bids on behalf of clients for the convenience of clients and that Spink will not be held responsible for failing to execute bids. If identical commission bids are received for the same Lot, the commission bid received first by Spink will take precedence. Please note that you will not be notified if there are higher written bids received. I understand Spink will pursue me for payment for any successful bid.

BIDDERS PLEASE NOTE OUR EXTENSION CLAUSES IN OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR BUYERS PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY IN BLOCK LETTERS AND ENSURE THAT BIDS ARE IN HONG KONG DOLLARS

Lot Number (in numerical order)

Price Bid HK$ (excluding Buyer’s Premium)

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DATE

SALE NO.

Sunday 18 January 2015 at 2.00 p.m.

15017

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY IN BLOCK LETTERS AND ENSURE THAT BIDS ARE IN HONG KONG DOLLARS Lot Number (in numerical order)

Price Bid HK$ (excluding Buyer’s Premium)

Lot Number (in numerical order)

Price Bid HK$ (excluding Buyer’s Premium)

Lot Number (in numerical order)

Price Bid HK$ (excluding Buyer’s Premium)

BIDDING INCREMENTS Bidding generally opens below the low estimate and advances in the following order although the auctioneer may vary the bidding increments during the course of the auction. The normal bidding increments are: HK$100 to HK$2,000 HK$2,000 to HK$3,000 HK$3,000 to HK$5,000 HK$5,000 to HK$10,000 HK$10,000 to HK$20,000 HK$20,000 to HK$30,000

by by by by by by

HK$100 HK$200 HK$200 or HK$300 HK$500 HK$1,000 HK$2,000

HK$30,000 to HK$50,000 HK$50,000 to HK$100,000 HK$100,000 to HK$ 200,000 HK$200,000 to HK$300,000 HK$300,000 to HK$500,000 HK$500,000 and up

by HK$2,000 or HK$3,000

by HK$5,000

by HK$10,000

by HK$20,000

by HK$20,000 or HK$30,000 at Auctioneer’s discretion

REFERENCES REQUIRED FOR CLIENTS NOT YET KNOWN TO SPINK

TRADE REFERENCES

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PHILATELIC EXTRACTS HONG KONG REQUISITION NUMBERS OF KING GEORGE V All definitive stamps issued during the reign of King George V were printed by De la Rue in England.

Although the designs remained the same throughout this period, there were changes in the watermark, shade and some colours.

When stamp supplies began to run low, the post office placed a new order, or requisition, with the printers in London for the values required and quantities needed. Each requisition was given a code letter, which applied to all stamp values included in that order. Sheets of stamps were individually numbered by hand. The requisition letter and the associated sheet number (or requisition number) was applied in the top right sheet corner. A complete sheet consisted of four panes of sixty stamps. Each sheet was split into two double panes before being shipped to Hong Kong. Occasionally, the top half of the sheet was spoilt or damaged during printing and only the bottom half was despatched with the order. On such half sheets, the requisition number was placed on the top right corner of the bottom half of the sheet. These half sheets do not contain the plate number, which was printed in the top margin.

The study of requisition numbers is considered important, especially to collectors of stamps of Hong Kong, as it allows us to identify when the different shades appeared over the various printings. During the twenty five years of the reign of King George V, over forty requisitions were made. Some of the rarer shades are associated with certain printings, promoting the study (and collecting) of the different requisitions. Some of these changes in the shades of the ink or the colour of the paper resulted from the fact that many of the printers’ dyes originated in Germany. Therefore, during the war a new source had to be found and it proved difficult to acquire exact colour matches.

Unfortunately, there is little information available about the numbers of each of the values printed.

However, the number of digits printed on the different values offers a clue about the number of sheets ordered.

At first there was little interest in collecting these requisition numbers but corner blocks have always been popular, so many requisition blocks found their way into various Hong Kong collections. Over the years, some collectors have been keen to keep different requisition numbers in their collections, among them are some of the famous names of Hong Kong philately, including Rose-Hutchinson, Jack Gee and Richard Chan. Requisition collections were no more than an interesting aside in addition to other blocks and none compare with the extensive nature of this collection.

This outstanding collection has been built up over the past forty years, which is immediately obvious, not only by the comprehensive nature of the collection but also the numerous low requisition numbers, including several from the first sheet, “001”.

The ambitious objective was to acquire an example of each possible value from all of the requisitions.

The lack of availability and difficulty in acquiring these blocks means that the target of completing the set has become extremely remote. The owner feels that now is the time for other collectors to have the opportunity of adding some of these interesting, and occasionally elusive, stamps to their own collections.

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PHILATELIC EXTRACTS The number of sheets printed or sent to Hong Kong for Requisition A are recorded as follows: 1c.

2c.

4c.

6c.

8c.

10c.

12c.

20c.

30c.

50c. $1 $2 $3 $5 $10

6660 15,443 2000 500 1000 ?

502 776 504 503 460 133 54 47 52

(06520) (00015) (003) (0928) (0006) (003) (003 and 661) (003 and 399) (060) (030) (12)

The figure in the brackets is the sheet number included in the collection. It is believed that the very low sheet number blocks were presented to officials. This would account for the several sheets numbered “003” in the above list (which would have originated from one source).

BIBLIOGRAPHY A Study of Hong Kong Definitives: King Edward VII and King George V; Nick Halewood and David Antscherl, The Hong Kong Study Circle, 1995 The Philatelic History of Hong Kong, Vol. 1: The Adhesives; Hong Kong Study Circle, 1984 The Hong Kong ‘China’ Overprints; K.L. Perrin, Colonial and Foreign Stamp Company, 1972 The Hong Kong ‘China’ Overprints, British Post Offices in China, 1917-1930; Chinaoverprint.com

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PHILATELIC EXTRACTS

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In 1933 the requisition letter was changed to match those of the general stamp requisitions

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The Shanghai Local Post was established on July 13, 1863 and issued the earliest use of Large Dragon stamps in Shanghai of China on August 2, 1865. The essay designs, trial proofs, issue stamps, variety stamps, and the postal history items of the earliest and latest usage are shown in the books for each issues of Shanghai Large Dragons, Small Dragons, Double Dragons and Municipality stamps. There has unique cover franking Shanghai large dragon stamp. The combination postal covers of Shanghai Local Post and Imperial Post of Qing Dynasty and Foreign Posts which are undeniable the precious and unique items showed in 805 exhibit pages of the books.

Written in bilingual Chinese and English by Fortune Wang of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the three volume books of deluxe edition 980 pages are printed in full color with outer box, weight 4.3 kgs. The set of books is a necessary textbook for the superior stamp collectors. The price of 3 volumes set is U$87 (HK$650) excluding postage.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR BUYERS These conditions set out the terms on which we (Spink China Limited of 4&5/F., Hua Fu Commercial Building, 111 Queen’s Road West) contract with you (Buyer) either as agent on behalf of the Seller or as principal if we are the Seller. You should read these conditions carefully.

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2

DEFINITIONS Buyer’s Premium

means the charge payable by you as a percentage of the Hammer Price, at the rates set out in clause 5.1 below;

Certificate of Authenticity

means a certificate issued by an Expert Committee confirming the authenticity of a Lot;

Expert Committee

means a committee of experts to whom a Lot may be sent for an extension in accordance with clause 3.4.3;

Forgery

means a Lot constituting an imitation originally conceived and executed as a whole with a fraudulent intention to deceive as to authorship, origin, age, period, culture or source where the correct description as to such matters is not reflected by the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the auction had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description in the catalogue. Accordingly, no Lot shall be capable of being a Forgery by reason of any damage and/or restoration work of any kind (including re-enamelling);

Hammer Price

means the amount of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer in relation to a Lot;

Lot

means any item deposited with us for sale at auction and, in particular, the item or items described against any Lot number in any catalogue;

Reserve

the amount below which we agree with the Seller that the Lot cannot be sold;

Seller

means the owner of the Lot being sold by us;

Spink Group

Spink China Limited, Spink and Son Ltd, and our associated companies.

SPINK CHINA’S ROLE AS AGENT 2.1

2.2

3

All sales undertaken by us either at auction or privately are undertaken either as agent on behalf of the Seller or from time to time, as principal if we are the owner of the Lot. Please note that even if we are acting as agent on behalf of the Seller rather than as principal, we may have a financial interest in the Lot. The contract for the sale of the Lot will be between you and the Seller.

3.3

Your Responsibility You are responsible for satisfying yourself as to the condition of the goods and the matters referred to in the catalogue description.

3.4

Extensions – Stamps only 3.4.1

If you wish to obtain an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity on any Lot (other than a mixed lot or lot containing undescribed stamps) you must notify us in writing not less than forty-eight hours before the time fixed for the commencement of the first session of the auction. If accepted by us, such request shall have the same effect as notice of an intention to question the genuineness or description of the Lot for the purposes of clause 5.9 of these Terms and Conditions and the provisions of clause 5.9 shall apply accordingly.

3.4.2

Notice of a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity must give the reason why such opinion is required and specify the identity of your proposed expert which will be subject to agreement by us. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to refuse a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity including (without limitation) where the proposed expert is not known to us.

3.4.3

If we accept a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity we will submit the Lot to the Expert Committee. You acknowledge and accept that the length of time taken by an Expert Committee to reach an opinion will vary depending on the circumstances and in any event is beyond our control.

3.4.4

We will not accept a request for an extension on account of condition. Any Lot described in the catalogue as having faults or defects may not be returned even if an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity cites other faults or defects not included in the catalogue description, other than in the case of a Forgery.

3.4.5

Should Spink China Limited accept a request for an extension under the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the fact may be stated by the Auctioneer from the rostrum prior to the sale of the Lot.

3.4.6

It should be noted that any stamp accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity is sold on the basis of that Certificate only and not on the basis of any other description or warranty as to authenticity. No request for an extension will be accepted on such a stamp and the return of such a stamp will not be accepted.

3.4.7

If you receive any correspondence from the Expert Committee in relation to the Lot, including but not limited to a Certificate of Authenticity, you must provide us with copies of such correspondence no later than 7 days after you receive such correspondence..

BEFORE THE SALE 3.1

Examination of goods You are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which you are interested, before the auction takes place. Condition reports are usually available on request. We provide no guarantee to you other than in relation to Forgeries, as set out in clause 5.10 of these Terms and Conditions.

3.2

Catalogue descriptions 3.2.1

3.2.2

3.2.3

Statements by us in the catalogue or condition report, or made orally or in writing elsewhere, regarding the authorship, origin, date, age, size, medium, attribution, genuineness, provenance, condition or estimated selling price of any Lot are merely statements of opinion, and are not to be relied on as statements of definitive fact. Catalogue and web illustrations are for guidance only, and should not be relied on either to determine the tone or colour of any item or to reveal imperfections. No lot shall be rejected on the grounds of inaccurate reproduction. No lot illustrated in the catalogue and online shall be rejected on the grounds of cancellation, centring, margins, perforation or other characteristics apparent from the illustration. Estimates of the selling price should not be relied on as a statement that this price is either the price at which the Lot will sell or its value for any other purpose.

Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and the absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others.

Other than as set out in clause 5.8, and in the absence of fraud, neither the Seller nor we, nor any of our employees or agents, are responsible for the correctness of any statement as to the authorship, origin, date, age, attribution, genuineness or provenance of any Lot nor for any other errors of description or for any faults or defects in any Lot. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his own judgment as to such matters.

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AT THE SALE 4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

Refusal of admission Our sales usually take place on our own premises or premises over which we have control for the sale, and we have the right, exercisable at our complete discretion, to refuse admission to the premises or attendance at an auction.

Registration before bidding You must complete and sign a registration form and provide identification before making a bid at auction. Please be aware that we usually require buyers to undergo a credit check. If you have not bid successfully with Spink in the past, or you are registering with us for the first time, we reserve the right to require a deposit of up to 50% of the amount you intend to spend. Such deposit will be deducted from your invoice should you be successful. If you are unsuccessful at auction, your deposit will be returned by the same means it was paid to Spink. Some lots may be designated, prior to the auction, as “Premium lots”, which means a deposit may be required before placing a bid on the item for sale. Information will be posted on our website in such an event.

4.6

Telephone Bids If you make arrangements with us not less than 24 hours before the sale, we shall use reasonable endeavors to contact you to enable you to participate in bidding by telephone, but in no circumstances will we be liable to either the Seller or you as a result of failure to do so.

4.7

Currency Converter At some auctions, a currency converter will be operated, based on the one month forward rates of exchange quoted to us by Bank of China or any other appropriate rate determined by us, at opening on the date of the auction. Bidding will take place in a currency determined by us, which is usually Hong Kong dollars for auctions held in Hong Kong.

The currency converter is not always reliable, and errors may occur beyond our control either in the accuracy of the Lot number displayed on the converter, or the foreign currency equivalent of Hong Kong dollar bids. We shall not be liable to you for any loss suffered as a result of you following the currency converter.

4.9

Bidding Increments Bidding generally opens below the low estimate and advances in the following order although the auctioneer may vary the bidding increments during the course of the auction. The normal bidding increments are:

by HK$100

by HK$200

by HK$200 or HK$300

by HK$500

by HK$1,000

by HK$2,000

by HK$2,000 or HK$3,000

by HK$5,000

by HK$10,000

by HK$20,000

by HK$20,000 or HK$30,000 at Auctioneer’s discretion

4.10 Bidding by the Spink Group 4.10.1 We reserve the right to bid on Lots on the Seller’s behalf up to the amount of the Reserve (if any), which will never be above the low estimate printed in the auction catalogue.

4.10.2 The Spink Group reserves the right to bid on and purchase Lots as principal.

Commission Bids If you give us instructions to bid on your behalf, by using the form provided in our catalogues or via our website, we shall use reasonable endeavors to do so, provided these instructions are received not later than 24 hours before the auction. If we receive commission bids on a particular Lot for identical amounts, and at auction these bids are the highest bids for the Lot, it will be sold to the person whose bid was received first. Commission bids are undertaken subject to other commitments at the time of the sale, and the conduct of the auction may be such that we are unable to bid as requested. Since this is undertaken as a free service to prospective buyers on the terms stated, we cannot accept liability for failure to make a commission bid. You should therefore always attend personally if you wish to be certain of bidding. All commission bids should be sent to 4&5/F, Hua Fu Commercial Building, 111 Queen’s Road West, Hong Kong up till 24 hours prior to the sale.

On-line Bidding We offer internet services as a convenience to our clients. We will not be responsible for errors or failures to execute bids placed on the internet, including, without limitation, errors or failures caused by (i) a loss of internet connection by either party for whatever reason; (ii) a breakdown or problems with the online bidding software and/or (iii) a breakdown or problems with your internet connection, computer or system. Execution of on-line internet bids on www.spink.com and Spink Live is a free service undertaken subject to other commitments at the time of the auction and we do not accept liability for failing to execute an online internet bid or for errors or omissions in connection with this activity. Buyers who acquire lots on the-saleroom.com will have a fee of 3% on the hammer price added to their invoice for using this facility.

Video images At some auctions there will be a video screen. Mistakes may occur in its operation, and we cannot be liable to you regarding either the correspondence of the image to the Lot being sold or the quality of the image as a reproduction of the original.

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Bidding as Principal When making a bid (whether such bids are made in person or by way of telephone bids operated by Spink, commission or online or email bids), you will be deemed to be acting as principal and will be accepting personal liability, unless it has been agreed in writing, at the time of registration, that you are acting as agent on behalf of a third party buyer acceptable to us.

4.5

4.8

4.11 The Auctioneer’s Discretion The auctioneer has the right at his absolute discretion to refuse any bid to advance the bidding in such manner as he may decide to withdraw or divide any Lot, to combine any two or more Lots and, in the case of error or dispute, to put an item up for bidding again.

4.12 Successful Bid Subject to the auctioneer’s discretion, the striking of his hammer marks the acceptance of the highest bid, provided always that such bid is higher than the Reserve (where applicable), and the conclusion of a contract for sale between you and the Seller.

4.13 After Sale Arrangements If you enter into any private sale agreements for any Lot with the Seller within 60 days of the auction, we, as exclusive agents of the Seller reserve the right to charge you the applicable Buyer’s Premium in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, and the seller a commission in accordance with the terms of the seller’s agreement.

4.14 Return of Lot 4.14.1 Once your bid has been accepted for a Lot then you are liable to pay for that Lot in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. If there are any problems with a Lot then you must notify us within 7 days of receipt of the Lot, specifying the nature of the problem. We may then request that the Lot is returned to us for inspection. Save as set out in clause 5.8, the cancellation of the sale of any Lot and the refund of the corresponding purchase price is entirely at our sole discretion.

We will not normally exercise that discretion if the Lot is not received by us in the same condition that it was in at the auction date.

4.14.2 No lot may be returned on account of condition if the condition was stated by a third party grading company (including, but not limited to PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG, PMG, WBG).

5

AFTER THE AUCTION 5.1 Buyer’s Premium In addition to the Hammer Price, you must pay us the Buyer’s Premium at a rate of 20% of the final Hammer price of each lot, a fee of 3% on the hammer price total for using the-saleroom.com and a surcharge for paying by credit card.

5.2 Payment 5.2.1 You must provide us with your full name and permanent address and, if so requested, details of the bank from which any payments to us will be made. You must pay the full amount due on your invoice within seven days after the date of the sale. This applies even if you wish to export the Lot and an export license is (or may be) required.

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5.2.2

You will not acquire title to the Lot until all amounts due to us have been paid in full. This includes instances where special arrangements were made for release of Lot prior to full settlement.

5.2.3

Payment should be made in Hong Kong Dollars by one of the following methods: (i)

Direct bank transfer to our account details of which are set out on the invoice. All bank charges shall be met by you. Please ensure that your client number is noted on the transfer.

(ii)

By cheque or bank draft made payable to Spink China Limited. Please note that the processing charges for payments made by cheques or bank drafts drawn on a non-Hong Kong bank shall be met by you. Please ensure that the remittance slip printed at the bottom of the invoice is enclosed with your payment.

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(iii) By Visa or Mastercard. A charge of 3% will be applied.

We are not responsible for any foreign exchange losses or charges that you may incur in connection with such card payments.

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5.3

Payments should be made by the registered buyer and not by third parties, unless it has been agreed at the time of registration that you are acting as an agent on behalf of a third party.

Notification We are not able to notify successful bidders by telephone. While Invoices are sent out by mail after the auction we do not accept responsibility for notifying you of the result of your bid. You are requested to contact us by telephone or in person as soon as possible after the auction to obtain details of the outcome of your bids to avoid incurring charges for late payment.

5.4

Collection, Packing and Handling of Purchases 5.4.1

Unless specifically agreed to the contrary, we shall retain lots purchased until all amounts due to us, or to the Spink Group, have been paid in full. Buyers will be required to pay for their lots when they wish to take possession of the same, which must be within 7 days of the date of the sale, unless prior arrangements have been made with Spink. Without prior agreement, lots will not be released until cleared funds are received with regard to payments made by cheque.

5.4.2

Lots may be collected from 4&5/F, Hua Fu Commercial Building, 111 Queen’s Road West, Hong Kong. In the event where a cheque or bank draft payable to Spink China Limited has been presented to us, unless we specifically agree to the contrary, no Lots shall be released before the cheque or bank draft has cleared where such funds have been credited into our bank account.

5.4.3

A purchased Lot shall be at your risk in all respects from the time of collection or the expiry of seven days from the date of sale, whichever is sooner, and neither Spink China Limited nor its employees nor agents shall thereafter be liable for any loss or damage of any kind, whether caused by negligence or otherwise, while any Lot is in or under their respective custody or control.

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5.4.4

If required our shipping department may arrange shipment as your agent. Although we may suggest carriers if specifically requested, our suggestions are made on the basis of our general experience of such parties in the past and we are not responsible to any person to whom we have made a recommendation for the acts or omissions of the third parties concerned.

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5.4.5

We shall use all reasonable endeavors to take care when handling and packing a purchased Lot but remind you that after seven days or from the time of collection, whichever is sooner, the Lot is entirely at your risk.

5.4.6

It is the responsibility of the Buyer to be aware of any Import Duties that may be incurred upon importation to the final destination. Spink will not accept return of any package in order to avoid these duties. The onus is also on the Buyer to be aware of any Customs import restrictions that prohibit the importation of certain collectibles. Spink will not accept return of the Lot(s) under these circumstances. Spink will not accept responsibility for Lot(s) seized or destroyed by Customs.

5.8

If the Buyer requires delivery of the Lot to an address other than the invoice address this will be carried out at the discretion of Spink.

Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases 5.5.1 If you fail to make payment within seven days of your stipulated payment date set out in your invoice, we shall be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights or remedies: 5.5.1.1 to charge interest at the rate of 2% per month compound interest, calculated on a daily basis, from the date the full amount is due; 5.5.1.2 to set off against any amounts which the Spink Group may owe you in any other transaction the outstanding amount remaining unpaid by you; 5.5.1.3 we may keep hold of all or some of your Lots or other property in the possession of the Spink Group until you have paid all the amounts you owe us or the Spink Group, even if the unpaid amounts do not relate to those Lots or other property. Following fourteen days’ notice to you of the amount outstanding and remaining unpaid, the Spink Group shall have the right to arrange the sale of such Lots or other property. We shall apply the proceeds in discharge of the amount outstanding to us, and pay any balance to you; 5.5.1.4 where several amounts are owed by you to the Spink Group in respect of different transactions, to apply any amount paid to discharge any amount owed in respect of any particular transaction, whether or not you so direct; 5.5.1.5 to reject at any future auction any bids made by you or on your behalf or obtain a deposit from you before accepting any bids.

5.5.2 If you fail to make payment within thirty-five days, we shall in addition be entitled: 5.5.2.1 to cancel the sale of the Lot or any other item sold to you at the same or any other auction; 5.5.2.2 to arrange a resale of the Lot, publicly or privately, and, if this results in a lower price being obtained, claim the balance from you together with all reasonable costs including a 20% seller’s commission, expenses, damages, legal fees, commissions and premiums of whatever kind associated with both sales or otherwise, incurred in connection with your failure to make payment; or 5.5.2.3 when reselling the Lot, place a notice in our catalogue stating that you successfully purchased the Lot at auction but have subsequently failed to pay the Hammer Price of the Lot; or 5.5.2.4 take any other appropriate action as we deem fit.

Failure to collect Where purchases are not collected within fourteen days after the sale, whether or not payment has been made, you will be required to pay a storage charge of HKD 30 per item per day plus any additional handling cost that may apply. You will not be entitled to collect the Lot until all outstanding charges are met, together with payment of all other amounts due to us.

Use of Default Information If you fail to make payment for a Lot in accordance with these Terms and Conditions 5.7.1 we reserve the right to refuse you the right to make bids for any future auction irrespective of whether previous defaults have been settled; and 5.7.2 you consent to us disclosing details of such default to other auctioneers and live bidding platforms, which will include your name, address, nature of the default and the date of the default.

Auctioneers or live bidding platforms who receive details of the default may rely on such information when deciding whether to enter into a transaction with you in the future.

Export License 5.8.1 You should always check whether an export licence is required before exporting.

5.8.2 Unless otherwise agreed by us in writing, the fact that you wish to apply for an export license does not affect your obligation to make payment within seven days nor our right to charge interest on late payment.

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We will not be obliged to rescind a sale nor to refund any interest or other expenses incurred by you where payment is made by you despite the fact that an export license is required.

A sale will be cancelled, and the amount paid refunded to you if a Lot (other than a miscellaneous item not described in the catalogue) sold by us proves to have been a Forgery. We shall not however be obliged to refund any amounts if either (a) the catalogue description or saleroom notice at the auction date corresponded to the generally accepted opinion of scholars or experts at that time, or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of opinions, or (b) it can be demonstrated that the Lot is a Forgery only by means of either a scientific process not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which at the date of the auction was unreasonably expensive or impracticable or likely to have caused damage to the Lot. Furthermore, you should note that this refund can be obtained only if the following conditions are met: 5.9.1.1 you must notify us in writing, within seven days of the auction date, that in your view the Lot concerned is a forgery; 5.9.1.2 you must then return the item to us within fourteen days, in the same condition as at the auction date; and 5.9.1.3 as soon as possible following return of the Lot, you must produce evidence satisfactory to us that the Lot is a Forgery and that you are able to transfer good title to us, free from any third party claims.

5.9.1.4 you must provide to us all evidence obtained by you that a Lot is a Forgery no later than 7 days after you receive such evidence.

5.8.2

In no circumstances shall we be required to pay you any more than the amount paid by you for the Lot concerned and you shall have no claim for interest.

5.9.2

The benefit of this guarantee is not capable of being transferred, and is solely for the benefit of the person to whom the original invoice was made out by us in respect of the Lot when sold and who, since the sale, has remained the owner of the Lot without disposing of any interest in it to any third party.

5.9.3

We shall be entitled to rely on any scientific or other process to establish that the Lot is not a Forgery, whether or not such process was used or in use at the date of the auction.

LIABILITY Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits or excludes our liability for:

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death or personal injury resulting from negligence; or

6.2

any damage or liability incurred by you as a result of our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION 7.1

COPYRIGHT 8.1

We shall have the right (on a non-exclusive basis) to photograph, video or otherwise produce an image of the Lot. All rights in such an image will belong to us, and we shall have the right to use it in whatever way we see fit.

8.2

The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material relating to a Lot is and shall remain at all times our property and we shall have the right to use it in whatever way we see fit. You shall not use or allow anyone else to use such images, illustrations or written material without our prior written consent.

Refund in the case of Forgery 5.9.1

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We will use the personal information you provide to us to: 7.1.1

process the bids you make on Lots (whether successful or otherwise) and other auction related services we provide;

7.1.2

process your payment relating to a successful purchase of a Lot;

7.1.3

arrange for delivery of any Lot you purchase, which will include passing your details to shipping providers and, on overseas deliveries, to customs where they make enquiries regarding the Lot;

7.1.4

inform you about similar products or services that we provide, but you may stop receiving these at any time by contacting us.

7.2

In accordance with clause 4.2, you agree that we may pass your information to credit reference agencies and that they may keep a record of any search that they do.

7.3

In accordance with clause 5.11, you agree that where you default on making payment for a Lot in accordance with these terms and conditions we may disclose details of such default to other auctioneers and live bidding platforms.

7.4

We are also working closely with third parties (including, for example, other auctioneers and live bidding platforms) and may receive information about you from them.

9 NOTICES All notices given under these Terms and Conditions may be served personally, sent by 1st class post, or faxed to the address given to the sender by the other party. Any notice sent by post will be deemed to have been received on the second working day after posting or, if the addressee is overseas, on the fifth working day after posting. Any notice sent by fax or served personally will be deemed to be delivered on the first working day following dispatch.

10 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS 10.1 Limitation of Liability Subject to clause 6, we shall not be liable, whether in tort (including for negligence) or breach of statutory duty, contract, misrepresentation or otherwise for any: 10.1.1 loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and/or similar losses, loss of anticipated savings, loss of goods, loss of contract, loss of use, loss of corruption of data or information; or 10.1.2 any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic loss, costs, damages, charges or expenses.

10.2 Severability If any part of these Terms and Condition is found by any court to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that part may be discounted and the rest of the conditions shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

10.3 Force majeure We shall have no liability to you if we are prevented from, or delayed in performing, our obligations under these Terms and Conditions or from carrying on our business by acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond our reasonable control, including (without limitation) strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes (whether involving our workforce or the workforce of any other party), failure of a utility service or transport network, act of God, war, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule, regulation or direction, accident, breakdown of plant or machinery, fire, flood, storm or default of suppliers or subcontractors.

10.4 Waiver 10.4.1 A waiver of any right under these Terms and Conditions is only effective if it is in writing and it applies only to the circumstances for which it is given. No failure or delay by a party in exercising any right or remedy under these Terms and Conditions or by law shall constitute a waiver of that (or any other) right or remedy, nor preclude or restrict its further exercise. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall preclude or restrict the further exercise of that (or any other) right or remedy.

10.4.2 Unless specifically provided otherwise, rights arising under these Terms and Conditions are cumulative and do not exclude rights provided by law.

10.5 Law and Jurisdiction 10.5.1 These Terms and Conditions and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with Hong Kong laws.

10.5.2 The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of Hong Kong shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of, or in connection with, Terms and Conditions or their subject matter.

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GROUP CHAIRMAN AND CEO Olivier D. Stocker YOUR SPECIALISTS STAMPS UK - Tim Hirsch FRPSL Guy Croton Fernando Martínez David Parsons Nick Startup Neill Granger Paul Mathews Dominic Savastano Tom Smith Ian Shapiro (Consultant) USA - George Eveleth Richard Debney EUROPE - Guido Craveri Fernando Martínez CHINA - Tommy Chau COINS UK - Mike Veissid Richard Bishop Eleanor Charlotte Dix Tim Robson Edouard Wyngaard Jon Mann Barbara Mears John Pett USA - Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) Greg Cole Luke Mitchell CHINA - Kin Choi Cheung BANKNOTES, BONDS & SHARES UK - Barnaby Faull Mike Veissid Andrew Pattison Monica Kruber Thomasina Smith USA - Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) EUROPE - Peter Christen CHINA - Paul Pei Po Chow Kelvin Cheung ORDERS, DECORATIONS, MEDALS & MILITARIA UK - Mark Quayle Oliver Pepys John Hayward BOOKS UK - Philip Skingley Jennifer Mulholland AUTOGRAPHS USA - Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) WINES CHINA - Vincent Cleme Guillaume Willk-Fabia YOUR EUROPE TEAM (LONDON - LUGANO) Chairman’s Office Charles Blane Directors Tim Hirsch Anthony Spink Auction & Client Management Team Miroslava Adusei-Poku Grace Hawkins Rita Ariete Dora Szigeti Tatyana Boyadzhieva John Winchcombe Craig Bower-Parker María Martínez Maurizio Schenini Finance Alison Bennet Marco Fiori Mina Bhagat Dennis Muriu Hemel Thakore IT & Administration Berdia Qamarauli Leszek Woronowicz Liz Cones Curlene Spencer Tom Robinson Cristina Dugoni Giacomo Canzi

SALE CALENDAR 2015 STAMPS 18 January 18 January 21/22 January 26 January 27 January 27 January 28 January 29/30 January 30/31 January 31 January 25 February 25 February 18 March 16 April 7/8 May 19 May 20 May 15/16 July August

David Tett’s Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale The James F. Hudson Collection of British Africa Part I The Federico Borromeo Collection of Nevis Stamps and Postal History The “Robert Wallace” Collection of Great Britain Line Engraved East Africa from the Vestey Collection The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale The “Assab” Collection of Italian Colonies The “Lionheart” Collection of Great Britain and British Empire – Part IV Falkland Islands, The Collection formed by the late Major R. N. Spafford Rhodesia Double Head Issue from the Vestey Collection The Neville Polakow FRPSL Collection of Northern Rhodesia The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale Western Australia from the Vestey Collection Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Postal History The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale Stamps and Covers of South East Asia Sale during the International Exhibition

Hong Kong Hong Kong New York London London London London London Lugano Lugano London London London London London London London London Singapore

15016 15017 150 15011 15010 15020 15013 15030 SW1015 SW1016 15012 15029 15021 15022 15023 15024 15025 15026 15027

Coins, Banknotes, Bonds & Share Certificates of China and Hong Kong The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals

Hong Kong New York London London

15015 321 15004 15005

Coins, Banknotes, Bonds & Share Certificates of China and Hong Kong The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale World Banknotes World Banknotes

Hong Kong New York London London

15015 321 15008 15028

Orders, Decoration, Campaign Medals & Militaria Orders, Decoration, Campaign Medals & Militaria

London London

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Coins, Banknotes, Bonds & Share Certificates of China and Hong Kong Stocks and Bonds of the Americas Bonds & Share Certificates of the World Bonds & Share Certificates of the World

Hong Kong New York Lugano London

The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale

New York

Wines, Cognacs and Other Spirits Wines, Cognacs and Other Spirits

Hong Kong Hong Kong

COINS 17 January 27 January 25/26 March 1/2 July

BANKNOTES 17 January 27 January 28/29/30 April 8/9 July

MEDALS 23 April 23 July

BONDS AND SHARES 17 28 30 28

January January January May

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YOUR AMERICA TEAM (NEW YORK) Auction Administration and Marketing & Design Sonia Alves Amit Ramprashad

AUTOGRAPHS 27 January

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Finance & Administration Aleena Nieves Auctioneer Luke Mitchell YOUR ASIA TEAM (HONG KONG - SINGAPORE) Administration Angie Ihlo Fung Newton Tsang Sue Pui Arthur Chan Doris Lo Gary Tan

WINES 16 January 16 April

The above sale dates are subject to change Spink offers the following services: – VALUATIONS FOR INSURANCE AND PROBATE FOR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS OR WHOLE COLLECTIONS – – SALES ON A COMMISSION BASIS EITHER OF INDIVIDUAL PIECES OR WHOLE COLLECTIONS –

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