POSTAL STATIONERY: 1914 10c registered envelope, the reverse with printed Insurance fees in francs and dollars, addressed to England, annotated 'Insured for Eighteen hundred francs', 'INSURED for 1.800 francs' and 'A.R.' franked with 1912-21 4c, 10c, 50c and $1 cancelled by 'REGISTERED/G.P.O. HONG KONG/9 AM/6 MY/20 cds', pink printed 'INSURED./Valeur declaree' boxed label, manuscript 'No 714' registration number and unboxed 'AR' handstamp, hooded registered London arrival for '9 JU 20'. A fine and most appealing stationery envelope. H&G7b (Image)

1903 $10 slate and orange/blue, wmk CA, large part o.g. A fresh and attractive example of this key high value, SG 76 (Image)

1912-21 25c purple and magenta, wmk MCA, upper marginal with plate number 1, unmounted mint (hinged on selvedge), a fine stamp, SG 109 (Image)

1938-52 $1 yellow-orange and green, on chalk-surfaced paper, showing variety Short right leg to 'R' (left pane, R3/1), unmounted mint, very scarce, SG 156ca (Image)

1963 Freedom from Hunger $1.30 bluish green complete sheet of fifty, full unmounted o.g; crease to top left margin, otherwise very fine, rare and seldom offered in this form. SG 211 (Image)

1966 Churchill set of four to $2 bluish violet complete sheets of fifty, full unmounted o.g; some perf splitting to $2 sheet, otherwise fine, scarce in this form. SG 218-221 (Image)

1966 20th Anniversary of Unesco set of three to $2 black, light purple and orange complete sheets of fifty, full unmounted o.g; some bends to $2 sheet, otherwise fine. SG 239-241 (Image)

1968 Sea Craft set of six to $1.30 Prussian blue, black and pink complete sheets of fifty, full unmounted o.g; some corner bends, otherwise fine, scarce in this form. SG 247-252 (Image)

1969 Chinese New Year, Year of the Cockerel pair in complete sheets of fifty, full unmounted o.g; very fine. SG 257-258 (Image)

1970 Chinese New Year, Year of the Dog pair in complete sheets of fifty, full unmounted o.g; some bends, otherwise fine, scarce. SG 261-262 (Image)

JAPANESE OCCUPATION: Eight covers bearing different combinations of the Occupation overprints alongside contemporary Japanese issues cancelled at various offices, two covers bearing the 5 yen value (SG J3), an interesting group (Image)

QV to QEII mint and used, duplicated, slightly untidy accumulation in four stock books, on album leaves and stock cards, mint including 1891 $5 on $10, 1897 $1 on $2 (faults), 1948 RSW $10 (3), 1946 $10 (2), 1954 values to $10, 1962 to $20, and later commemoratives to mid-1980s, used including 1863-71 values to 96c, 1885 $1 on 96c, 1891 50th Anniversary of Colony, 1948 RSW $10, plus a few FDCs also some postmark interest. Very large catalogue value. Would suit the on-line retailer. Careful inspection will reward: condition mixed with many good to fine (thousands) (Image)

1961-70 collection of commemorative sets mostly as complete sheets, part sheet (large blocks), we note 1962 Stamp Centenary, 1963 Red Cross Centenary, 1967 Seacom and 1968 Chinese New Year, Year of the Monkey, full unmounted o.g; some perf separation, bends etc... as nearly always seen, otherwise fine, a scarce assembly, huge catalogue value. (Image)

1953-2010 (circa) Comprehensive QEII mint collection in two stockbooks and a complementary collection of booklets in pocketed album pages. 1954 QEII set to $10 (large part og), 1973 QEII set to $20 (unmounted), 1982 and 1985 QEII sets to $50 (unmounted), etc. Almost all fine unmounted mint. Booklets are largely complete from the 1965 $2 and $5 booklets to 2012. (hundreds) (Image)