1863-80 A USED SELECTION: 1863-71 2c to 12c, 24c, 30c mauve and 48c. two marginal examples of each with "B62" cancellations. Also marginal 1877 16c yellow and 1880 5c on 8c with "B62" cancellations. Mostly fine. SG 8 to 12, 14, 16 & 17, 22 & 23. £435. (18) (Image)

INWARDS MAIL TO THE HONG KONG GARRISON; 4 June 1868 mourning env. 'via Marseilles' to the 'Headquarters 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment' franked 1/- (fault) + 4d tied by London EC duplexes for the ½ oz. civilian rate and with Hong Kong cds on rear. Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, MOURNING COVERS, MILITARY, SCOTLAND (Image)

AIRMAILS - INTERESTING GROUP OF FLOWN COVERS: 26 Mar 1935 env. from Hong Kong to UK bearing KGV 30c & 50c carried on MM "Aramis" to Saigon and thence by Air France to Marseilles and onward to UK. A similar env. dated 6 Apr 1935 carried on P & O "Cathy" to Singapore and thence by KLM to Amsterdam and onward to UK. 27 Mar 1936 env. carried on the 1st Imperial Airways through flight from Hong Kong to London. 30 Oct 1937 env. from Victoria to Austria carried on P.& O "Carthage" to Singapore and then by KLM to Amsterdam. 1936 envs. (4) from the same correspondence to Ireland flown by Imperial Airways (8 covers) (Image)