RARE RED "HONG KONG" C.D.S. CANCELLATION ON EARLY "AIR MAIL" CARD TO IRELAND ETC: 6 Dec 1932 4c overseas rate postcard uprated with 20c & 25c adhesives to make the 49c rate, service by sea from Hong Kong to Saigon thence by air to Marseilles and onward by rail & air to London and Ireland. Cancelled with fine strikes of the RED "HONG KONG" double ring c.d.s. 1935 4c card uprated with 6c & 30c pair tied by double ring "HONG KONG/AIR MAIL" c.d.s. 7 May 1935 4c card uprated with 8c and 1935 Jubilee set used from Hong Kong via Saigon & Marseilles air service then to Paignton. 1936 2c card from Hong Kong to London with boxed "FIRST THROUGH ROUTE/HONG KONG-PENANG-LONDON/VIA IMPERIAL AIRWAYS/25 MARCH 1936" violet h.s. (4 cards) (Image)
Opening GBP 1,200.00
Sold...GBP 1,500.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1344
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THE RARE HONG KONG RED C.D.S. ETC.:4 Nov 1932 env. carried on the return flight of the La Zelee from Hong Kong to Tonkin bearing KEVII 3c & KGV 4c, 5c, & 8c tied by fine RED "HONG KONG" double ring c.d.s. Also 20 March 1936 env to Barry, Glamorgan, bearing 5c, 10c & $1 carried on the KLM flight. 20 Sept 1929 env to London carried by sea from Hong Kong and then on the 2nd flight of the fortnightly flight from Karachi. (6 covers) (Image)
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 460.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1345
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RARE RED -HONG KONG" C.D.S. - ON EARLY AIR ORIENT COVER TO U.K.:5 Nov 1932 env. to GB bearing KGV 2c, 5c, 20c pair and $1 all tied by the scarce RED "HONG KONG" c.d.s.'s and having a small blue "BY AIR MAIL/PAR AVION" label on the front. Ex Valerie Gordon-Smith. (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1346
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SCARCE SPECIAL FLIGHT BY REIN FROM HONG KONG TO MANILA:1932 (11 July) env. bearing 10c (2) from Hong Kong to Manila with small air mail label and violet oval "SECOND MADRID-MANILA FLIGHT/AVIATOR FERNANDO REIN/BUREAU OF POSTS,MANILA. P.I." d.s. A good item. (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 110.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1347
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Cat No: Collection
INTERESTING GROUP OF FLOWN AND COMMEMORATIVE COVERS:1936-77 covers (16) inc. 5 Nov 1936 env. carried on the 1st Hong Kong to Shanghai flight. 29 June 1937 E.A.C.S. 1st flight cover from Hong Kong to Hankow. 1957 July BOAC covers carried on the 1st London to Tokyo flight (3, various legs). 1961 Air France 1st flight from Hong Kong to Paris by Boeing Jet intercontinental. 1961 (Nov) Qantas 1st scheduled flight from Hong Kong to Tokyo. 1974 two aerogrammes carried on the 1st Hong Kong island hovercraft service. (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 150.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1348
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Cat No: Collection
A GROUP OF FIRST FLIGHT COVERS:27 Mar 1937 illustrated Imperial Airways cover and another each with 25c pair from Hong Kong to UK and with violet boxed "FIRST THROUGH FLIGHT/HONG KONG-PENANG-LONDON/VIA IMPERIAL AIRWAYS" d.s. 17 Feb 1936 env. From Hong Kong to Shanghai with single 25c and violet boxed "BY COURTESY AIR FLIGHT/HONG KONG CHINA JAPAN/ROYAL AIR FORCE" d.s. 2 Dec 1946 2c card uprated with 8c, 15c & 30c registered from Hong Kong and carried on the 1st CHAC flight to Manila. 19 Sept 1949 env. carried on the 1st Pacific Airlines flight from Vancouver to Hong Kong. (6 covers) (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 130.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1349
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C.N.A.C. & EURASIAN AVIATION CO. SERVICES:5 Nov 1936 env registered from Hong Kong to Amoy flown on the 1st C.N.A.C. service. Another env. carried on the Hong Kong to Canton route of the same flight. 28 June 1947 10c card uprated with 8c, 20c & 25c carried on the same companies flight from Hong Kong to Tainam, China. 30 June 1957 env. carried on Eurasia Aviation Co. 1st flight from Hong Kong to Peiping. (4 items) (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
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Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1351
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Cat No: Collection
1937 PAN AMERICAN 1st FLIGHT COVERS: 29 April 1937 1st flight from Hong Kong to Manila and another carried on the 1st return flight. 1937 (28 April) env from The Philippines to Hong Kong carried on the 1st Manila to Hong Kong flight. 2 May 1937 env. carried on the 1st Macao to Hawaii (pilot signed) flight. 26 April 1937 env. carried on the 1st Shanghai via Hong Kong to San Francisco FAM 14 flight. 29 April 1937 env from Samarang, Dutch East Indies via Hong Kong to connect with FAM 14 for Manila. All with relevant cachets. An interesting group. (6 covers) (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 150.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1352
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A MISCELLANY INCLUDING 1st FLIGHT COVERS:29 April 1937 env. carried on the F.A.M. 14 flight from Hong Kong to Guam another of the same date flown on the 1st flight from Hong Kong to Honolulu with 5c & $2 adhesive. A booklet (broken down) of Pan Am airmail labels that was issued by C.N.A.C. Also a 1946 Victory illustrated FDC and a used set in blocks of four.(5 items) (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 85.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1355
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AIR FRANCE - THE FIRST HANOI FLIGHTS:4 Aug 1938 env. from Belgium to Hong Kong with boxed "INAUGURATION/DU SERVICE AERIEN/HANOI-HONG KONG/PAR AIR FRANCE/4 AUOT 1938" h.s. 10 Mar 1939 env from Victoria bearing a single 25c to Hanoi with a fine violet boxed "FIRST AIR MAIL/HONG KONG HANOI/BY AIR FRANCE". Another cover bearing the same adhesive from Victoria to Hanoi with blue triangular framed "OVERTURE/DU/TRAFIC POSTAL/AERIEN REGULIER/HONG KONG HANOI/Per AIR FRANCE" cachet. Duncan Crewe types AF 2, 5a & 5b. (3 covers) (Image)
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1356
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A RARE $5 RATE FRONT TO THE WIFE OF AN ESCAPED INTERNEE:4 Nov 1941 env. front from Hong Kong to Scotland franked with a single $5 adhesive paying the rate introduced in June 1940 with two strikes of the red "AIR MAIL VIA/CLIPPER & TRANSATLANTIC" h.s. This air service was from Hong Kong to San Francisco and on to N. York by Pan Am, then on by their F.A.M. 18 service to Lisbon. Finally by B.O.A.C. to Whitchurch near Bristol , or by sea. Note: The writer T.J.J. Fenwick was captured and interned by the Japanese, but was one of the few who escaped in 1942. (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 95.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1357
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KAI TAK RAFPOST C.D.S.: 10 Dec 1945 env. to Macclesfield with a fine strike of the "RAFPOST/6 6/S.E.ASIA" double ring c.d.s. 15 April env from the same correspondence with a good strike of the RAFPOST/HONGKONG" c.d.s. Webb types 5 & 6. Note; each of these covers is from Sgt Fuggle, RAF 574044/S.E.A.A.F. who is mentioned on page 201 of Webb. (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 150.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1358
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KAI TAK RAFPOST S.E. ASIA C.D.S - RARE USE ON O.H.M.S. ENVELOPE - EARLIEST DATE:24 Oct 1945 O.H.M.S. env. to Calcutta with a fine strike of the double ring "RAFPOST/6 6/S.E. ASIA" c.d.s. Webb type 5. Note; the earliest date recorded by Webb is 28 Nov. 1945. (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 110.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1359
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THE KAI TAK RAFPOST C.D.S.:15 Apr 1946 env. to Workington with a fair strike of the double ring "RAF POST/130" c.d.s. 11 Feb 1946 env. to Chingford with a clear strike of the double ring "RAFPOST/6 6/S.E. ASIA" c.d.s. and another env. to Bombay with a part strike dated 30 Jan 1946. 12 Mar 1946 env to Chingford with a clear strike of the double ring "RAFPOST/HONGKONG" c.d.s. Webb types 4 to 6. (4 covers) (Image)
Opening GBP 170.00
Sold...GBP 340.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1360
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KAI TAK R.A.F. C.D.S.:29 Jan 1946 env. to Plymouth with a fine strike of the rare double ring "RAFPOST/6 6/SE. ASIA" c.d.s Webb type 5. (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 80.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1361
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KAI TAK RAFPOST C.D.S.: 15 Mar 1946 env. without adhesives to Plymouth with a fine strike of the double ring "RAFPOST/HONGKONG" c.d.s. Fine. Webb type 6 page 201. (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 80.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1362
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PART PAID AIRMAIL COVERS:14 April 1947 env. bearing 5c (2), 50c & $2 from Hong Kong to Norway with a good strike of the boxed "BY AIR TO LONDON ONLY" h.s. 21 Oc 1947 env. from the same correspondence bearing 30c & $1 with "BY AIR TO OFFICE OF EXCHANGE ONLY" h.s. 13 April 1951 env. (small portion of address panel cut away from Victoria to Bombay with a large red 60c meter mark cancelled with a violet boxed "X/BY SURFACE ROUTE" h.s. All covers with small faults but unusual. (3 covers) (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 85.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
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BRITISH P.O.s IN CHINA
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1565
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1917-21 1c to 10c (2), 12c, 20c (2), 30c, 50c (4, shades), $1 (2), $2 (2, shades), $3 & $10. Fine mounted mint. SG 1 to 17 less 9. £2,000+. (21) (Image)
Opening GBP 550.00
Sold...GBP 650.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1566
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1917-21 2c BROWN: A marginal block of nine (3 x 3) from the foot of the sheet with interpane margin, the central stamp with crown broken at right variety. Fine unmounted mint. SG 1b £400. (90) (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 260.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1569
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1917 BROWN: Block of twelve (6 x 2) from the lower right corner of the sheet with interpane margin at left and plate number "1", second stamp in row is broken Crown variety, very fine and lightly mounted mint. SG 1b. Also a matching multiple from which the block of four containing the repaired variety has detached. Gum toned and brittle. (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1570
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1917-21 25c PURPLE & MAGENTA: An unmounted mint block of eighteen (6 x 3) from the top of the sheet with interpane margin at left, some central vertical perforations split, otherwise fine. SG 9 £270 as singles. (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 85.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1571
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1917-21 $5 GREEN & RED ON BLUE-GREEN (OLIVE BLACK): A magnificent mint upper right corner example, lightly mounted on selvedge only. Very desirable. SG 16 £350. (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 160.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1572
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1917-21 $10 PURPLE & BLACK ON RED: A marginal mint example from the top of the sheet, minor natural gum skips. A rare adhesive. SG 17 £700. (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1573
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1922-27 1c (5, inc. a block of four), 2c marginal pair, 4c, 6c an upper right corner example, 8c horizontal strip from the top of the sheet, 10c, 20c marginal pair, 25c marginal pair, 50c to $2, the 25c with minor marginal toning, others fine. SG 18 to 28 £425+. (20) (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 85.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1574
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1922-27 4c CARMINE ROSE: A lightly mounted mint horizontal strip of three, the central stamp with lower Chinese character at right broken at top variety. Fine. SG 20a £32+. (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 85.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1576
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Cat No: Collection
REGISTERED ENVELOPES INCLUDING RARE LARGE SIZES: 1917 unused group of 10c violet registration envs. with sizes F, G, H, H2 & K. All with compensation tables to $2.50. The F size with small rub on reverse and the K size has been folded. Very rare so fine. (5 items) (Image)
Opening GBP 550.00
Sold...GBP 850.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1577
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REGISTERED ENVELOPES: 1928 10c violet, the scarce G & H size (very lightly spotted) with compensation type "C" to $2.00 only. (Image)
Opening GBP 280.00
Sold...GBP 400.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1579
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POSTCARDS: 1918 1½c on 1c brown, a fine unused example of this scarce card. Also 1911 2c green newspaper wrapper. Fine examples. (2 items) (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1580
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POSTCARDS: 1918 1½c orange. A fine unused example. (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 160.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1581
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POSTCARDS - THE RARE PROVISIONAL CARD: 1922 6c on 4c carmine card. A fine unused example of this very rare card. (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
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BRITISH P.O.s IN JAPAN
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1582
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YOKOHAMA (BRITISH P.O.) - BLUE DATESTAMP ON INGOING 1s-4d RATE COVER FROM G.B.; Fine 29 July 1870 EL (written in German) from London "via Marseilles" to Yokohama with GB 4d Vermilion (pl. 11) and 1s-0d Green (pl. 4) tied by London Duplexes, having v. fine "HONG.KONG" (5 Sept.) and "YOKOHAMA" (14 Sept.; in blue) on the flap. Posted just after the start of the Franco-Prussian War and delivered just before the start of the Siege of Paris. Cross Reference : OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, JAPAN (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 170.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1583
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NAGASAKI C.D.S.:1896 4c grey with large part "NAGASAKI/JAPAN" c.d.s. Fine. (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1584
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NAGASAKI C.D.S.1898 $1 on 96c grey-black with Chinese characters and "H & S/B.C" perfin, with central "NAGASAKI" c.d.s. Sound. (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 100.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1589
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RARE BLUE YOKOHAMA INTERNAL RATE; 29 Apr. 1873 E (faint folds) 'Pr Bombay' to Hong Kong franked QV 8c Orange tied by v.fine "Y1"(Yokohama) barred cancel in Blue with matched cds on rear and Hong Kong arrival cds also on rear. 'ZIEGLER & Co' oval chop on front at lower left. Attractive. Similar example (same correspondence) sold in the Lawrence auction (Sep. 2014) for £850. (Image)
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 1,000.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1590
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RARE YOKOHAMA "Y1" CANCELS ON MAIL TO FRANCE; 28 Dec. 1874 E (faint central file fold) to Lyon franked QV 24c + 12c slightly overlapped each tied by individual strikes of the "Y1" (Yokohama) bar cancels in Blue and with Yokohama, Hong Kong and Lyon cds on rear. The front also with a "P.D." h.s. and French TPO cds. Attractive example. Cross Reference : FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN (Image)
Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 1,600.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1591
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RARE YOKOHAMA "Y1" CANCELS ON MAIL TO FRANCE; 24 Jan. 1876 E (faint central file fold) 'Via Brindisi' to Lyon franked QV 12c strip of three tied or cancelled by two strikes of the "Y1" (Yokohama) bar cancels in Black and with Yokohama, Hong Kong and Lyon cds on rear. The front also with a "P.D." h.s. and French TPO cds. Attractive example. Cross Reference : FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN (Image)
Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 1,600.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
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HONG KONG
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1029
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1st OPIUM WAR - INGOING PREPAID LETTER FROM G.B. TO 98th REGIMENT ASSISTANT SURGEON; Fine 2(?) Feb. 1842/3 (year date of d.s. unclear) E from London to "Hong Kong, China Via Marseilles", prepaid "1.10 [+] 1.8 [=] 3-6" (rate applicable only from 1840 to 1 June 1843) with Charing Cross "PAID" d.s. The addressee, "Ethelbert H. Blake, Esq., M.D., H.M. 98th Regt.", served in China during the 1st Opium War and was present at the capture of Chin Kiang Foo on 21 July 1842. Such early ingoing covers to Hong Kong are seldom seen. Cross Reference : CHINA, MILITARY (Image)
Opening GBP 260.00
Sold...GBP 3,800.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 3800
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1030
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THE RARE OVAL "WESTERN/LINE/BOAT" COVER FROM HONG KONG TO CANTON; 11 Sept. 1845 EL from "Bush & Co., Hong Kong" to Heard & Co. at "Canton" with a mostly very fine oval-framed black "WESTERN/LINE/BOAT" mark (Webb Fig.203; see p.343) on the top flap beside Chinese characters (the address?). The contents mention recent shipping movements in HK, incl.; "The Huntress left for Whampoa this morning. The 'Nemesis St[eame]r' came in this morning from Borneo, but has no important news". The Nemesis was a famous ironclad paddle-steamer that had seen considerable service in the 1st Opium War and which was tasked with combating the pirates of Borneo at this date. Exhibition Item. [A similar cover, without contents, in Cavendish's Norman Bennett auction in Sept. 2004, lot 598, realised £1,000.] Cross Reference : CANTON, MARITIME MAIL, BORNEO (Image)
Opening GBP 1,800.00
Sold...GBP 1,800.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1031
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CROWNED CIRCLE (2nd-TYPE) 2/- RATE & UNPAID 2/3 RATE (VIA FRANCE) COVERS TO G.B.; 1846 env. (opened out for display) from HK to London charged "2/3" "Via Marseilles" redirected from the "Guards' Club" in London where the charge was paid and so charged only "1[d]" for redirection; plus 1849 E (faults on reverse) from HK (fine cds) prepaid "2/-" (double rate) to London "Via Southampton" with mainly very fine medium-size red "PAID/AT/HONG-KONG" Crowned Circle. Good pair, contrasting the two routes and rates. (2 covers) Cross Reference : IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 440.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1032
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CROWNED CIRCLE, 8c-RATE TRANSPACIFIC RATE WITH RED "HONG KONG/PAID ALL" C.D.S., ETC.; June 1849 EL (faults and damp-affected) ex HK to Bombay with fair 2-ring Crowned Circle, 12 Feb. 1874 env. (slightly reduced at right) to Iowa "Per [Ship] Great Republic" franked by a HK 8c dull orange tied by a fine "B62" numeral with a very fine red "HONG KONG/PAID ALL" c.d.s. (used for Transpacific mail only) alongside [ex Norman Bennett - Cavendish 23 Sept. 2004, lot 423; realised £190], and attractive 21 Aug. 1872 E (flap faults) to Shanghai with 6c+2c tied by mainly fine "B62" Numerals. (3 covers) (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1033
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CROWNED CIRCLE - PAIR OF COVERS TO INDIA WITH PRINTED CONTENT REF. OPIUM TRADE; July/Dec. 1850 pair of ELs (some wear) from the same HK firm to Bombay - by ship "Braganza" or "Achilles" respectively - with faint or partly fine sanserif red 2-ring crowned "PAID/AT/HONG-KONG" marks with red m/s "1/-" rates. Interesting printed contents. (2 covers) Cross Reference : INDIA (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 420.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1034
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INGOING O.H.M.S. COVER EX G.B. + 2s-3d RATE UNPAID COVER TO G.B.; 24 June 1851 official paid env. ex the Admiralty in London to "Lieut. Pasco, H.M.S. Royalist. Hong Kong with London crowned "PAID" cds and 7 Aug. HK backstamp; plus fine 23 July 1853 EL (small bleach-mark just clear of address) charged "2/3" to GB via France with fine HK backstamp. Early OHMS mail to HK is seldom seen. (2 covers) Cross Reference : OFFICIAL MAIL, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, NAVAL MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 110.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1035
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CROWNED CIRCLE COVER FROM PHILIPPINES TO MAURITIUS AT 1/- RATE Fine and unusual 3 Nov. 1851 EL (part printed contents ex "MANILA") to Pipon Bell & Co. in "Mauritius" carried privately to HK and posted there prepaid 1s-0d with a partly fine small red "PAID/AT HONG-KONG" Crowned Circle on the front beside a mainly very fine double-oval "PACKET LETTER/MAURITIUS" d.s. Unusual routing and attractive. Cross Reference : PHILIPPINES, MAURITIUS (Image)
Opening GBP 260.00
Sold...GBP 1,200.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1036
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CROWNED CIRCLES (DIFFERENT TYPES) ON SINGLE/DOUBLE-RATE COVERS TO INDIA; 9 Aug./28 Dec. 1858 EL (ex Jardine Matheson; faults) and env. from HK to Bombay repaid "8[d]" or "1/4" with partly fine or fine (though crossed by filing notes ) small 1-ring or 2-ring crowned "PAID/AT/HONG-KONG" marks, endorsed by ships "Singapore" or "Malabar". (2 covers) Cross Reference : INDIA (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 380.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1037
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2nd OPIUM WAR - VERY FINE "HONG KONG/PAID" C.D.S. ON CAMPAIGN COVER TO QUEENSLAND; Attractive 25 May 1860 env. (with long interesting contents from a Naval Chaplain recently involved in the naval battles on the Chinese coast; some edge wear & flap faults) prepaid from "HMS Chesapeake, Hong Kong" to "Ipswich Parsonage, Moreton Bay [District], Australia" with a very fine small red "HONG KONG/C/PAID" cds beside red crayon "4[d]" rate mark on the front and having backstamps of HK, Melbourne, Brisbane and Ipswich; a rare destination at this early date. The contents (mostly written on 25 March but concluded in May 1860) give details of the writer's involvement in the disastrous 2nd Battle of the Taku Forts on 25 June 1859, which he watched from afar; "...the Coromandel came out, bringing all the wounded; our main deck became the temporary hospital, and a sad scene it was... The Assistance eventually became the Hospital Ship for all the wounded... I was there for three months...". He ends "(6 May); the preparations for our expedition are now nearly complete; Kowloon... presents an interesting spectacle with the Sikh Cavalry and the Regiments encamped. We expect to sail on the 17th. Chusan was quietly taken possession of by our Marines...". Fine and historical cover. Cross Reference : NEW SOUTH WALES, QUEENSLAND, MILITARY (Image)
Opening GBP 850.00
Sold...GBP 1,600.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1038
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UNPAID COVER TO U.S.A. VIA G.B. WITH SCARCE BLUE "CHICAGO/AM. PKT." C.D.S., ETC.; 23 Sept. 1860 env. (flap lost and edge wear) sent unpaid from "HONG KONG" (fair cds on back) initialled by (future Admiral) "A.H. M[arkham]." and addressed to "Galesville...Wisconsin" and so with a partial London transit backstamp as well as a very fine scarce blue "CHICAGO/DEC/8/AM. PKT." cds nicely placed on the front, along with complex m/s postage due charges including "1" (credit due to HK), "12" (due to GB?) and "33cts Due [+] 3 cts Due [=] 36 cts Due". There is also a large part m/s note on reverse (from the Galesville Postmaster?) about the extra postage charged. Unusual postal marks for a cover from Hong Kong. Cross Reference : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1039
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LATE-FEE PAID COVER EX G.B. VIA FRANCE - PREPAID 3s-6d CASH + 1d RED FOR LATE FEE; Attractive 10 Aug. 1860 EL from London to HK "via Marseilles" with red m/s "3/6" (cash-paid) and 1d Red 'Stars' (cancelled by London special purposes "51" Numeral and just tied by manuscript "3" - credit due to HK?). Unusual. Cross Reference : LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1040
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INGOING MAIL EX G.S./INDIA INCL. MARINE SORTER C.D.S.s - ONE EX GUERNSEY; 19 Apr. 1861 env. (some minor wrinkling) with GB 6d Lilac (cut wing margin) tied by v. fine "GUERNSEY/324" Duplex at the Officer's Rate to a Colonel Sausmarez in HK but redirected to India, 2 July 1862 env. (minor wear) to HK with GB 6d Lilacs (2) tied by London Duplexes, 1866 piece with GB 4d+1/- and HK backstamp, battered 1875 env. ex India to HK (initially by French ship) with v. fine blue 2-ring "SINGAPORE TO/HONG-KONG" Marine Sorter cds, and 1892 usage of GB 1d Brown PC (Stanley Gibbons message) to HK with mainly v. fine "SINGAPORE/TO HONG KONG" cds on reverse. (5 items) Cross Reference : OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, GUERNSEY POSTAL HISTORY, INDIA, MALAYA - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (Image)
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 360.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1041
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TAIPING REBELLION - CAMPAIGN LETTER TO G.B. WITH CONTENTS & SMALL "HONG KONG/PAID" C.D.S.; 14 Nov. 1862 env. (slight edge wear) with original contents from a British (Naval?) Officer on "H.M.S. Imperieuse, Hong Kong" to GB via France prepaid "1/3" with partly fine red "HONG KONG/C/PAID" cds on the front. The letter gives a rare account of a recent assault on a town near Shanghai that was held by the rebels; "We left the ship at Woosung on Octr. 20th and went to Shanghai... I being in charge of a Company of Small arm men... On the morning of the 22nd we started up the creek in the direction of Kahding... [via] Nahryian... the following morning we moved on to Kahding... during the afternoon I went up & had a look at the rebels & exchanged some musket shots with them... at 5 a.m.... moved up towards the town... two breaches were made & the place stormed soon after, I got with a bridge party to the ditch... the rebels made some good shots, but our whole loss was only 3 killed & 38 wounded (2 or 3 mortally)...". Campaign letters from this period are much rarer than those from the 2nd Opium War. Cross Reference : MILITARY, CHINA (Image)
Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 4,400.00
Closed..May-11-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 4400
Sale No: 829
Lot No: 1042
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SMALL "HONG KONG/PAID" C.D.S. ON FANCY DECORATIVE COVER TO IRELAND; Unusual 27 May 1862 env. (opened out for display; some faults) to Kingstown with fine small red "HONG KONG/PAID" cds (crossed by closed tear) on the front and a fancy red Chinese design printed on the reverse; prepaid "1/3" via France, and having a superb "H & K.PACT" transit cds of the Holyhead to Kingstown Packet ship's PO. Spectacular item. Cross Reference : IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
