POSTAGE DUES: 1923-56 mint selection on an album page including 1923-56 Script CA upright 1c to 10c, pairs (2, one used with requisition numbers) and corner marginal blocks of four with requisition numbers. Generally good to fine. Btwn SG D1/11, £1,066+ (50) (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1890 (12 Mar) envelope marked 'Per S.S. Massilia' franked with 1882-96 10c green tied by 'B62' numeral and Hong Kind cds alongside, the reverse with Singapore arrival (17.3); also 1890 (17 July) envelope marked 'Per S.S. Natal' franked with 1882-96 5c blue vertical pair tied by 'B62' numeral Hong Kong cds alongside, the reverse with Singapore arrival (28.7) cds. An attractive duo. SG 35a, 37a (Image)

1912-21 MCA mint selection to $10 arranged on album leaves including singles with requisition numbers 1c to 50c with both Types of 25c (two of each), 5, blocks of four 6c (2), 25c (pane of sixty adhered to tissue backing paper), 50c (2, one a block of eight), $3 (irregular block of three), $5 (top marginal vertical block of eight). Condition mixed with foxing affecting some although many very fine. A wonderful and most interesting lot. SG 100/16. (131) (Image)

1912-21 mint selection on stockcards comprising 25c, Type A, (marginal blocks of four and eight), 50c black on emerald back (marginal pair), $2 and $5 green and red on green (white back) (top marginal single and vertical strip of four); some affected by foxing although colours generally superb). SG 108, 111d, 113, 115a, £3,880. (12) (Image)

1912-21 MCA 50c black on blue-green, olive back, top right corner marginal showing requisition number 'K112'; pre-printing paper crease in margin, fresh unmounted og (mounted in margin only). Fine colour for this rare shade. SG 111b, £1,300+ (Image)

1912-21 MCA 50c black on blue-green, olive back, top right corner marginal showing requisition number 'K113'; fresh superb og. Fine colour for this rare shade. SG 111b, £1,300+ (Image)

1912-21 MCA $1 purple and blue on blue, top right corner marginal showing requisition number 'G166' and variety 'WATERMARK INVERTED'; fresh unmounted og (mounted in margin only). Fine colour. SG 112w, £325+ (Image)

1912-21 MCA $1 purple and blue on blue, top right corner marginal showing requisition number 'G167' and variety 'WATERMARK INVERTED'; fresh large part og. Fine colour. SG 112w, £325+ (Image)

1912-21 MCA $2 carmine-red and grey-black, top left corner marginal block of six (3x2) showing plate number '1' and requisition number 'K113'; some foxing otherwise unmounted og (mounted in margin only). Lovely colour. SG 113, £1,200 (Image)

1912-21 MCA $5 green and red on blue-green, olive back, top right corner marginal block of four; some perf tones otherwise fresh unmounted og (mounted in margin only). Lovely colour of this rare shade in a block. SG 115b, £4,800+ (Image)

1912-21 MCA $5 green and red on blue-green, olive back, top right corner marginal showing requisition number 'F46'; fresh unmounted og. Exquisite colour for this rare shade. SG 115b, £1,200+ (Image)

1912-21 MCA $5 green and red on blue-green, olive back, top right corner marginal showing requisition number 'F47'; fresh unmounted og. Exquisite colour for this rare shade. SG 115b, £1,200+ (Image)

1912-21 MCA $5 green and red on blue-green, olive back, top marginal pair; pencil notation in margins and a couple of perf tones on right stamp otherwise unmounted og (mounted in margin only). Superb colour for this rare shade. SG 115b, £2,400+ (Image)

1912-21 MCA $5 green and red on blue-green, olive back, right interpanneau marginal, fresh superb og. Vibrant colour of this very scarce shade. SG 115b, £1,200 (Image)

1912-21 MCA $10 purple and black on red, top right corner marginal pair showing plate number '1' and requisition number 'U44'; fresh large part og (right stamp unmounted). Fine appearance. SG 116, £1,200+ (Image)

1922-37 Script CA duplicated mint selection to $5 arranged on album leaves including lower values to $1 in blocks mostly with requisition/plate numbers (except grey 2c and 3c), some with varieties and $2 (8, with a block of four and an irregular strip of three), $3 (3, with requisition/plate pair) and $5. Condition a little mixed with many fine. Generally with superb colours. SG117/32. (270) (Image)

1981 Public Housing 20c, upper left corner pair with cylinder number variety 'WATERMARK INVERTED'. Fine unmounted mint. SG 402w, £550 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: First Flight selection arranged on album leaves comprising 'FIRST THROUGH FLIGHT/HONG KONG-PENANG-LONDON/VIA IMPERIAL AIRWAYS/27th MARCH 1936', three envelopes two the same, one with contents, 1937 envelope to Peiping North China; also three pieces. Fair to fine. (7 items) (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1941 (6 Dec) envelope marked 'By Air Mail Clipper' franked with 25c (2), $1, $2 tied by Victoria, Hong Kong double-ring ds addressed to Victoria, British Columbia, forwarded locally, purple boxed 'NO SERVICE' and 'RETOUR' hs's, the reverse with boxed 'DETAINED IN HONGKONG/BY JAPANESE/FROM DECEMBER 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 1945' hs in black and Victoria wavy live machine cancel for 'OCT 12, 1945'; horizontal fold not detracting. Fine and scarce (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1941 (21 Apr) envelope marked 'Via Pan American Airways' franked with 50c, $2 and 1941 Centenary $1 tied by Victoria, Hong Kong double-ring ds addressed to Victoria, British Columbia, purple boxed 'NOT OPENED/BY/CENSOR' hs and overlapping latter two values, opened and re-sealed with clear 'C. 274' censored tape; horizontal fold otherwise fine and unusual (Image)

POSTAL STATIONERY: QV unused selection comprising 1c yellow, 2c green, 3c carmine, 4c lilac envelopes, 10c lilac registered envelope; also KGV 10c lilac registered envelope uprated by marginal 4c tied by 'Registered/G.P.O. Hong Kong for '7 No 25' cds. Condition variable (5) (Image)

POSTAL NOTICE: WWII leaflet entitled 'COMMUNICATION WITH PRISONERS OF WAR AND/CIVILIANS IN JAPAN AND JAPANESE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES. (Post Office Leaflet P2327B)' four page printed document explaining to address your mail explaining what you can and cannot do, together with unused 1½d Prisoner of War Post air mail card. The former with very minor foxing. Fine and most unusual (Image)

POW CIVILIAN MAIL - OUTGOING: 1942 (27 June) envelope from 'B.H.C. Hallowes/Room No.6/Bungalow "E"/British Internment/Camp/Stanley - Hong Kong' to his wife in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada franked with 20s Mount Fuji tied with good strike of Hong Kong cds, British 'C. 4771' clear censor seal, redirected on arrival to Banff, Alberta. Scarce usage of a Japanese stamp cover to foreign a destination. Fine (Image)

POW CIVILIAN MAIL - OUTGOING: 1943 (31 May) special Prisoners of War Mail card from 'B.H.C. Hallowes to Bournemouth, Hampshire, with Maejima seal, red 'P.W. 318' British censor. Fine and scarce (Image)

POW CIVILIAN MAIL - OUTGOING: 1944 (2 July) special Prisoners of War Mail card from 'B.H.C. Hallowes to Boscombe, Hampshire, with Takamatsu seal, Japanese vertical boxed cachet in purple, 'P.W. 3151' British censor and 'DES PRISSONIERS DE GUERRE' hs both in red. Fine and scarce (Image)