1850, entire folded letter to Aberdeen/Scotland endorsed "Via Marseilles" and rated "4/6" which was double weight rate. On reverse readable dispatch dater "HONG KONG AUG 19 1850", London transit Oct. 19 and Aberdeen next day arrival. The 4/6 rate covered the British Colonial rate of 12d per 1/2 oz = 2/-, Mediterranean charge of 5d per 1/2 oz = 10d and French transit cost of again 5d per 1/4 oz = 1/8d. - Addressee Captain Forbes was the skipper of several opium clippers. Letter contents refers to remittances of £7,500 for sale of his property in Shanghai. Transit time 63 days.
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1879, QV definitives 5c surch. 18c lilac, MH, horizontal crease to the top region, otherwise fine (Michel €1400).
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1888. Stamp-less envelope (roughly opened) written from the French Consulate in Hong Kong addressed to France with cachet 'Consulat de France/a Hong Kong' with 'T' hand-stamp sent on the French paquebot 'Djemnah' with octagonal 'Ligne N Paq. Fr. No 3' with Marseille arrival '28th Nov' on reverse and bearing French postage dues Yvert 15, 10c black (2) and Yvert 18, 30c black applied and tied in Paris. Scarce combination. (Image)

1891, 'Jubilee' 2c. carmine, two singles, MH, one fine, the other thinned on top (Michel €1400).
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1891, "Jubilee" 2c carmine, variety "tall narrow K", MNH with slightly toned gum, sound example of this scarce variety (Michel €1800).
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1896, 2 C. rot 10er-Block, 10 C. und 20 C. Überdruckmarke MiF auf großformatigem Einschreibebrief (C5) ab HANKOW nach Siegen, rs. Transit-o SHANGHAI, HONGKONG u.Ankunftsstempel, min.Bedarfsspuren (Image)

1898, QV 5 C. ultra pair tied "SHANGHAI C AP 25 98" to cover via Hong Kong and Turicorin to Bombay/India and fwd. internal to "MAHABALESHWAR 18 MAY 98", toned.
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1903, KEVII wmk. CA 1 C./$10 cpl. set ovpt. "SPECIMEN", gummed w. partial paper remainders on reverse (Image)

1897, QV revenue stamp wmk. crown CC $2 olive green surcharged $1, with both Chinese handstamps omitted, MH, one horizontal crease in the upper region, various other small bumps.
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1857. Stamp-less folded letter written from Shanghai dated 'December 7th 1857' addressed to France routed via Hong Kong '12th Dec' double ring, endorsed 'via Marseille' with 'Pays Etr. V. Suez Amb. C' French entry cachet in red and Vals arrival '26th Jan 58' on reverse and rated with hand-struck '16' on face. Very fine cover from Shanghai paying the double letter rate to France. (Image)

1858. Stamp-less folded letter written from Shanghai dated '3rd Aprl /1858' addressed to France routed via Hong Kong '10 Ap' double ring endorsed 'via Marseille' with 'Pays Etr. V. Suez Amb. D' French entry cachet in red and Vals arrival 'May 28' on reverse. Very fine. (Image)

FOOCHOW: 1865, 2 C. light brown wmk. crown CC tied "B62" to wrapper to Bombay/India, on reverse "FOOCHOW FOO A OC 8 67", frontside arrival "G.P.O. BOMBAY 8 NO 67".
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Amoy, 1880 (ca.), QV 1865, 2 C. brown wmk CC canc. "D27" on Boyd & Co. Amoy envelope embossed with company logo on reverse and endorsed "Boyd & Co. Circular" to New York. Cut down on both sides to show content beeing printed circular. No backstamp usual for this class of mail. Very scarce.
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Swatow: 1907, KEVII 2 C. tied "SWATOW 15 DE 11" to small envelope to France, on reverse transit "(HONG) KONG (2)0 DEC 11" and arrival "OR(LEA)NS 19-1 12".
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1895, 4 C. on 3 C. brown + 4 C. on 3 C. brown (error OENTS)double card, canc. "HONG KONG B SE 24 95" to Germany w. arrival "AUE 26.10.95", message inside signed by black hs. POSTMASTER GENERAL (Image)

1906, registration envelope KEVII 10 C. (creases and bit unevenly opened) uprated KEVII 4 C. canc. oval "REGISTERED SHANGHAI B.P.O. JY 27 06" to London w. arrivals of Aug 30/31 (Image)

1914, registered envelope KGVI 10 C. uprated 4 C., 6 C. canc. "REGISTERED HONG KONG 13 JU 19" to Amsterdam (Image)

1938, registration envelope 25 C. size G, ovpt. on front SPECIMEN (Image)

1870, diamond shaped Anglo-French "GB / 1F. 66 C" exchange marking (Proud A27) on small envelope to Paris/France, on reverse "HONG KONG C AP 4 70", red entry marking "...SUEZ 13 MAI 70", arrival "PARIS 14 MAY 70", part of address razed and envelope corner front small part missing.
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1876/1903, mint and used collection including a good number of earlier surcharged issues, three Jubilee commemoratives MH, and a few mint issues with "SPECIMEN" overprints, partially with slight faults, $1 on 96c with thin on reverse, good catalogue value.
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1892/1997, covers and few used ppc (ca. 147 inc. 4 BFPO with 1986 BFPO1 660 Squadron AAC metered at 17d) resp. FDC 1937/76 (18), Zieher card of QV-KEVII stamps, ph. agency stampless (41 inc. 7 red PP daters 1981/82). Total 207, majority 1960f.
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1936/37, clipper and other First Flight Covers sent from Hong Kong, bearing various different frankings, including KGV definitives $2 and a number of commemoratives, also with arrival postmarks including ones of Peiping and Canton, partially with slight faults, interesting accumulation.
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1937/38, 8 mostly registered FDCs bearing Coronation of KGVI commemorative issues and KGVI definitives, tied by "REGISTERED G.P.O. HONG KONG" cds, one cover also with Canton arrival cds, and red rectangular "NON RECLAME" marking, mostly in good condition.
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1881/1922, 7 picture postcards and postal stationeries bearing Hong Kong postage used in Treaty Ports in China, including Amoy, Liu Kung Tau, Port Edward, and Shanghai, some also transit markings, also including 1 incoming postcard from the UK, with Shanghai BPO transit and Liu Kung Tau arrival markings, partially with faults, total of 8 items.
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1880/1946 (approx.), old dealer stock with approx. 160 postal stationery cards issued between QV and KGVI, mostly mint unused and in good condition, but also a few addressed and posted, and a number with "SPECIMEN" overprints, conveniently sorted by H&G catalogue numbers, ideal for resale.
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