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Lot Description

1156

Hankow, Exceptional Mint and Used Collection with Varieties, 1893-96, hinged on homemade quadrille pages, two collections in actuality, attractive and usefully duplicated, ranging #4//25 plus Postage Dues, with mint, used and on-piece examples along with shades; better include mint/unused #17, 18 (2), 24, 25 (left margin block of 8), J2, J3, J8a, J10b, and used #1, 3, 16, 17, 24, J4, J5, J9, J10e, J12; an appealing and valuable holding, generally Very Fine, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1)

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Est. HK$12,000-16,000
SOLD for HK$7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1157

1893, First Issue, 5¢ green on salmon (Chan LH2. Scott 2), positions 1-3-8-10, including "Broken Kow" variety, top margin vertical strip of 4, a previously unrecorded setting, fresh-faced with strong color and clean surfaced paper, o.g., hinged; diagonal crease in selvage, bottom stamp with two edge thins, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $2,200 as singles (HK$ 17,320). (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$6,000-8,000
SOLD for HK$4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1158

Ichang, Attractive and Varied Collection with Better, 1894-96, mint and used on homemade quadrille pages, a specialized holding covering this short-lived Local Post Office; includes Dies for ½ca and 1ca First Issues, lovely ranges of shades, appealing cancel types and colors, etc.; highlights include (mint unless noted) #6 (6, 3 mint), 7 (7, 4 mint), 8 (9, 4 mint), 15, etc.; well worth review, Very Fine overall, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1)

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Est. HK$6,000-8,000
SOLD for HK$4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1159

1891 (May 26) envelope from Kiukiang to Boston, via Yokohama (6.4) and San Francisco (6.23), showing "Kiukiang Customs/Mail Matter" oval handstamp in red, matching "Customs/Kiukiang" double-ring origin datestamp and black "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring transit datestamp (5.28) on reverse, bearing on front Japan Koban 5s, canceled by "I.J.P.A./Shanghai" thimble type datestamp (5.29), with arrival c.d.s. (6.29) on reverse, cover a little roughly opened at top in one place, Fine to Very Fine usage at the 5-sen preferential rate to the United States through the Japanese Post Office.

Provenance
Allen Correspondence, Harmers (London), May 5, 2005, lot 356. (Image1) (Image2)

Est. HK$16,000-22,000
SOLD for HK$10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1160

1891 (Apr. 7) envelope from Kiukiang to Paris, showing "Kiukiang Customs/Mail Matter" oval handstamp in red, matching "Customs/Kiukiang" double-ring datestamp and black "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring datestamp (4.9) on reverse, bearing on front France Peace and Commerce 25c, canceled by "Shang-hai/Chine" c.d.s. (4.10), with "Modane à Paris" c.d.s. (5.17) in red adjacent, "Paris/Distribution 1" arrival c.d.s. on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

Est. HK$12,000-18,000
SOLD for HK$6,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1161

Kewkiang, Extensive and Duplicated Collection, 1894-96, mint and used on homemade quadrille pages, solidly duplicated with printing and paper shades, overprint types, pairs and blocks, an array of cancel types and colors, and more; highlights include #4a, 6a, 8 (block of four, top stamps with pre-printing paper fold), J2b, Chan #LK16a; generally fresh and sound, though expect the occasional small fault, Very Fine overall, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1)

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Est. HK$4,000-5,000
SOLD for HK$7,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1162

1897 (Mar. 15) envelope from Kiungchow to Kowloon Customs, care of the Hong Kong Post Office, showing "Kiungchow Customs/Mail Matter" oval handstamp in black, matching "Customs/Kiungchow" double-ring origin datestamp, and bilingual "Paid" handstamp in brown, with "Hong Kong/B" arrival c.d.s. (3.20) on reverse, Fine to Very Fine and extremely rare.
Estimate HK$ 70,000 - 90,000,

Only five covers are recorded with the Kiungchow Customs Mail Matter handstamp used in conjunction with the "Paid" bilingual handstamp.

All are addressed to J. Kirkwood or W.F. Canning, "R.S. 'Likin', Kowloon Customs and Post Office or Kowloon Dock c/o I.M. Customs Kowloon, Hong Kong". Kirkwood joined the Customs Coast staff in May 1872, and died aboard the revenue ship "Chuentiao" in 1905, while serving as its Senior Engineer.

Provenance
Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman.
Richard Canman, Stanley Gibbons (Hong Kong), Oct. 19, 1972, lot 32.
Lam Man Yin, Zurich Asia (Hong Kong), Mar. 18, 2006, lot 5. (Image1) (Image2)

Est. HK$50,000-70,000
SOLD for HK$45,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1163

1894, First Issue, ½¢ black Wild Fowl, with portion of papermaker's watermark (Scott 1a var. Livingston 1A var.), the right stamp in horizontal pair with normal, fresh, sound, and wonderfully clean, without gum as issued, Very Fine. Only the second imperforate watermarked example discovered (a few perforated ½¢ stamps are known with watermark). This is the only Wuhu value where a watermark has been found. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,000-1,600
SOLD for HK$1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1164

Wuhu, Well-Filled Mint and Used Collection, 1894-97, on homemade quadrille pages with a handful of duplicates on counter book pages; largely complete mint with a useful group of used; includes #1-10, 31-41, 42a, 42f var. ("2" straight foot), 45-54 (#50 used), 65-74, J11 (used), J35a, and more; fresh and generally sound, Very Fine overall, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1)

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Est. HK$6,000-8,000
SOLD for HK$12,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1165

1898, First Issue, 2¢ black on red (Chan LWH1. Scott 1), clean with bright color, tied on piece by Large Dollar Dater; roughly separated at right but clear of design, Very Fine. Scott $700 (HK$ 5,510). (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$2,800-3,200
SOLD for HK$2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1166

1899, Second Issue, 2¢ red & 5¢ olive green and emerald green (Chan LWH3, 4, 4a. Scott 3, 4, 4c), each fresh with clean impression and sound; #4 o.g. hinged, the other two no gum, Very Fine. Scott $800 (HK$ 6,300). (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$3,200-3,600
SOLD for HK$3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction