1871-74 Great Northern Telegraph Company 25c. grey, $1 orange-yellow, $3 green & $10 rose-lilac, sets of 4 both of imperf plate proofs, and of the perf 11½ stamps. Imperf 25c with 'Serie F' serial no, the other imperfs w/o serial nos, while the perf stamps all with 'Serie F' serial nos. Hiscocks 1-4 & 1a-4a, Bft 1-4 & 1a-4a. (These stamps were printed by Waterlow & Sons and depict Professor H.C. Orsted, the Danish pioneer of electromagnetism. They were prepared for use on the Great Northern Telegraph Company's telegraph network in eastern Asia which had installed telegraph lines Hong Kong – Amoy – Shanghai – Nagasaki). Superb condition, imperfs UN as made, perf stamps MNH with pristine never hinged original gum. Of the imperfs probably 2 sheets of 25 of each existed, of which only 1 of the 25c had the serial nos. While of the issued perf stamps only 1 set of sheets of 25 has ever been recorded in private hands from which these originate. We have never seen any of the issued perf stamps offered for sale anywhere ever before. Extremely important offering for either the Hong Kong or Chinese specialist, or the collector of world telegraphs. 2018 Ceremuga photo-certs. (8) (P)

Estimate AU$4,000

1880 '5 cents' opt QV 8c bright orange. F-VF UN, part gum. SG 23 cat £1100. Rare stamps. (P)

Estimate AU$300

1891 Jubilee opt QV 2c carmine, variety space between 'O' & 'N' of Hong. VFU, 'Hong Kong JA 22 91' FDI cds. SG 51f cat £750. Rare variety -certs for any of the 1891 opts can be obtained on request. (P)

Estimate AU$800

1898 '1 DOLLAR' opt QV 96c grey-black, no Chinese h/s. VF fresh MLH, with nice original gum. SG 53a cat £2750. Very rare stamp. 2015 BPA photo cert. (P)

Estimate AU$3,000

1900-01 QV set 2c-30c, opt SPECIMEN, wmk crown CA. VF M/MLH, 30c small thin. SG 56s-61s cat £600. Rare set. (5). (P)

Estimate AU$250

1903 KEVII 1c-$3, wmk crown CA. F-VF M. SG 62-74 cat £1329. (13) (P)

Estimate AU$900

1904-06 KEVII $2 Slate & scarlet, chalk-surfaced paper, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 87a cat £350. (P)

Estimate AU$350

1938-52 KGVI Defs 1c-$10, inc perf 14½ varieties & shades, 15c scarlet vertical pr, one with 'broken character', 30c olive perf 14, both $2, both $5 & $10. VF M/MLH/MNH, mainly fresh. SG 140-162 cat £1350. (31) (P)

Estimate AU$400

1938-52 KGVI 1c-$10 MNH inc 1c, 10c, 15c (3) inc marginal pr, 1 with variety 'broken character', plus top values $1, $2, $5, $10. Mostly VF fresh MNH. SG 146a, 156, 158, 160, 161 etc cat £430+. (9) (P)

Estimate AU$150

1937 Registered FFC Hong Kong-Hawaii franked KGV 30c, 50c & $1 plus Jubilee 20c tied by 'Hong Kong Air Mail 29 AP 37' cds, with flight cachet on reverse with Honolulu arrival b/s. Also 1938 use of 5c green Stamp Duty (SG F12) on cover tied by 'Victoria 18 JA 38' cds. (2).

Estimate AU$100