Shanghai, 1865 Antique numerals, Candareens in the plural on wove paper, 2ca. black, printing 6, ample margins and traces of gum, fine. Livingston 2b.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000 Est. HK$1,500-2,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,500-2,000

Shanghai, 1865 Antique numerals, Candareens in the plural on wove paper, 16ca. terra cotta brown, printing 12, small to just clear margins, vertical creasing and small tone spot, otherwise fine unused. Signed Livingston. Livingston 4c.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

Shanghai, 1865 Antique numerals, Candareens in the plural on wove paper, 16ca. terra cotta red, printing 17, pale colour, good even margins, fine to very fine and fresh unused. Livingston 4d.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500 Est. HK$2,000-2,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,000-2,500

Shanghai, 1865 Antique numerals, Candareens in the plural, error of Chinese value, mace for candareens, on pelure paper, 4ca. ochre-yellow, printing 20, good even margins, trivial wrinkling, fine to very fine and fresh unused. Livingston 5.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500 Est. HK$2,000-2,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,000-2,500

Shanghai, 1865 Antique numerals, Candareen in the singular on wove paper, 1ca. blue, printing 29, small thin at top right corner, otherwise fine unused. Livingston 10.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,500

Shanghai, 1865 Antique numerals, Candareen in the singular on wove paper, 2ca. grey-black, printing 25, final "N" of "Candareen" dropped below Candareen, good even margins, fine to very fine unused. Livingston 11a.
Estimate HK$ 2,500 - 3,000 Est. HK$2,500-3,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,500-3,000

Shanghai, 1865 Antique numerals, Candareen in the singular on wove paper, 4ca. yellow, printing 24, "Cand" below "areen", good margins all round, two diagonal creases, fine unused, neat paper hinge remainder at top. Livingston 12a.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500 Est. HK$2,000-2,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,000-2,500

Shanghai, 1866 Antique numerals, Candareens in the plural on wove paper, 16ca. vermilion, printing 62, huge margins, fine to very fine unused, light wrinkling in margin at top right corner. Livingston 34b.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,500

Shanghai, 1865-66 Large Dragons, the interesting unused balance of the collection arranged by value, comprising 1ca. printings #23 (3), #38, #64 (touched) and #69 (3, one touched), 2ca. printings #21, #40 (touched), #51 (2, one touched) and #70, 3ca. printings #45, #53 and #71, 4ca. printings #20, #42, #57, #68 (2, one touched) and #72, 6ca. printings #46, #58 (3, one touched) and #73, 8ca. printings #19, #32, #43, #59 (3, one touched) and #74, 12ca. printings #35 (touched), #47 (touched), #61 (3, one touched) and #75, and 16ca. printings #31, #62 (4, two touched, one of which only shows trace of "1" of "16"), fair to fine (77); also some reissues and forgeries not included in the count.
Estimate HK$ 10,000 - 12,000 Est. HK$10,000-12,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$10,000-12,000

Shanghai, 1866 Small Dragons with value in Cents 16c. green block of 35 from the left of the sheet with selvedge on three sides, fine and fresh unused with much original gum. A magnificent part sheet, one of the largest multiples extant. Livingston 51.
Estimate HK$ 10,000 - 12,000 Est. HK$10,000-12,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$10,000-12,000

Shanghai, 1873-77 Provisional surcharges unused, comprising 1873 (Jan. - Oct.) surcharge in blue 1ca. on 3ca. (2, perfs. 12 and 15), 1ca. on 4c. (4, with shades, one reading down diagonally), in black 1c. on 4c. (2) and in blue 1ca. on 8c., 1875 (Jan.) surcharge in blue 1ca on 6ca., 1ca. on 12ca. and 3ca. on 2c. perf. 12 (straight edge at left), and 1877 (Feb.) surcharge in blue 1ca. on 3ca. rose on rose, 1ca. on 3ca. rose (2) and 1ca. on 6ca. (used), very good to fine, and an excellent representation (16). Livingston 59-62, 64, 71, 74, 85-87.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000 Est. HK$5,000-6,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$5,000-6,000

Shanghai, 1875 (Jan.) Provisional surcharge in blue 3ca. on 2c. rose perf. 12 unused with part original gum and used (creased corner perf.), and 1877 (Feb.) surcharge in blue 1ca. on 9ca. used, fine. Livingston 73, 88.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500 Est. HK$2,000-2,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,000-2,500

Shanghai, 1877 (Feb.) surcharge in blue 1ca. on 9ca. blue, fine to very fine and fresh mint. Livingston 88.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000 Est. HK$1,500-2,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,500-2,000

Shanghai, 1893 Jubilee 2c. rose-red and black, imperforate plate proof on watermarked gummed paper, block of four from the top left corner of the sheet, fine to very fine.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,200-1,500

Shanghai, Postage Dues : 1896 (10 Apr.) envelope from London to Shanghai (15.5) via Hong Kong (12.5) bearing Great Britain 2½d., cancelled by "London…/X.P." d.s., with Shanghai Local Postage Due ½c. pair applied on arrival and cancelled by circular barred h.s., showing "To Pay" framed h.s. adjacent and "Shanghai/Local Post/J" arrival c.d.s. on reverse, fine usage of the Postage Dues on incoming mail from overseas. Livingston D14.
Estimate HK$ 15,000 - 20,000 Est. HK$15,000-20,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$15,000-20,000

Shanghai, 1894 (25 July) ½c. stationery wrapper to Tientsin (1.8), cancelled by "Shanghai/Local Post/D" c.d.s. in blue, with another fine strike on reverse and "Customs/Tientsin" double-ring arrival d.s. of "Aug 1 1894" alongside, fine.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 Est. HK$1,000-1,200 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,000-1,200

Shanghai, 1866-96, a mint or unused and used collection, including 1866 value in Cents 2c. to 16c. unused, 1867 value in Candareens 1ca. to 12ca. unused, 1876 colours changed 1ca. to 12ca. unused, 1886-88 surcharged in blue 40 cash on 100 cash with surcharge inverted unused and in red 40 cash on 100 cash with surcharge inverted unused, 1888 unframed surcharge 20 cash on 80 cash with surcharge inverted unused, 1889 (Apr.) Provisional handstamped in black and red 20 cash + 100 cash on 100 cash yellow unused, 1892 "Postage Due" overprint in black on 10c. orange perf. 12 unused, 1892 surcharge in blue 2c. on 5c. unused, and 1896 surcharged 4c. on 15c. with surcharge inverted used on piece, good to fine (approx. 250).
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000 Est. HK$5,000-6,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$5,000-6,000

Shanghai, 1873-96, a small unused and used selection (8), mostly with varieties, including perforation and surcharges inverted (6), mainly fine, one stamp defective.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000 Est. HK$1,500-2,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,500-2,000

Shanghai, Literature : W.B. Thornhill, Shanghai. With notes and publisher's prices. London: Stanley Gibbons Ltd. 1895. Original soft covers (a few cover faults with minor paper reinforcement to lower spine and a few sealed tears at back). One of the pioneering works on the Shanghai Large Dragons.
Estimate HK$ 400 - 500 Est. HK$400-500 (Image1)

Est. HK$400-500

Amoy, 1896 overprinted "Postage Due" in seriffed letters 1c. rose-red, fine mint, creased corner perf. at lower right. Livingston D14.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000 Est. HK$1,500-2,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$1,500-2,000

Chefoo, 1894 (Mar.) third issue 5c. and 10c., complete sheets of forty, and 1896 Pictorials 15c. to 25c., with both 20c. original centre design showing the double transfers (positions 40, 42 and 43-44) and 20c. re-engraved centre design, mostly with complete selvedge, the 25c. has selvedge torn away at right damaging two stamps, fine mint, the 5c. and 10c. have some tones and the 20c. original print has toning in the sheet margin at top (6 sheets). Livingston 12-14, 15, a, b, 16, 17.
Estimate HK$ 10,000 - 12,000 Est. HK$10,000-12,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$10,000-12,000

Chefoo, 1896 (Jan.) Pictorial 20c. red-brown and violet, original centre design, a complete sheet of fifty with selvedge all round, positions 40, 42 and 43-44 show the double transfers, also 20c. red-brown and violet, re-engraved centre design, a complete sheet of fifty with selvedge all round, fine to very fine mint, the former has a few light tones in margin at top and one stamp in bottom row has slight thinning. Livingston 15, a, b, 16.
Estimate HK$ 8,000 - 10,000 Est. HK$8,000-10,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$8,000-10,000

Chefoo, 1894-96, a mint or unused assembly comprised in the main of large multiples, including 1894 (Mar.) third issue 5c. and 10c. sheets of forty, and 1896 re-engraved centre design 15c. blocks of 40 and 49 (a complete sheet less the lower left stamp), 20c. complete sheet of fifty and block of 29, and 25c. block of 40 from the foot of the sheet, mainly fine, some faults (approx. 390).
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000 Est. HK$5,000-6,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$5,000-6,000

Chinkiang, 1894 (6 Aug.) first issue 1c. blue horizontal strip of three from the top right corner of the sheet, imperforate between stamps and right margin, fine mint, natural diagonal gum crease in margin at top right corner. Livingston 2a.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500 Est. HK$2,000-2,500 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,000-2,500

Chinkiang, 1894-95, a mint or unused and used collection, mainly fine (approx. 100).
Estimate HK$ 4,000 - 5,000 Est. HK$4,000-5,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$4,000-5,000