1862 (Feb 15) Entire letter from Yokohama (Japan) to Lyon (France), struck with sender's cachet at top right, rare "GB/1F22 4/10c" Anglo-French accountancy marking in blue, with matching colour used for the small Hong Kong cds on reverse, red French Via Suez entry cds and "8" decimes charge. (Image)

1862 2c brown, pale brown and deep brown, each mint with large part original gum; fine and fresh (S.G. £2'050). (Image)

1862-63 8c yellow-buff, 12c pale greenish blue and 96c brownish grey, each locally overprinted "SPECIMEN" in black (Samuel type HK3), large part original gum; the 8c with faults though not affecting the fine appearance, rare, ex Ishikawa. (Image)

1862-63 18c lilac overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type HK2) in black, a few trimmed perfs though still a fresh and attractive example. (Image)

1862-63 48c rose overprinted “SPECIMEN” Samuel type HK3, large part original gum; fresh and attractive. (Image)

1863-71 6c lilac, 6c mauve and 6c deep mauve, fine mint with large part original gum (S.G. £1'750). (Image)

1863-71 30c orange-vermilion overprinted “SPECIMEN” in black (Samuel type HK3), large part original gum, fresh and fine. (Image)

1863-71 30c deep mauve mint with watermark inverted, large part original gum; a very fresh and attractive example (S.G. £1'400). (Image)

1863-71 48c pale rose, unused (re-gummed); very fresh and attractive (S.G. £1'500). (Image)

1863-71 48c deep rose carmine mint large part original gum, very fresh colour, fine (S.G. £1'100). (Image)

1863-71 96c brownish grey, unused (re-gummed), very fresh and attractive (S.G. £1'600). (Image)

1869 (Dec 16) Entire to USA with 1863-70 8c orange tied by 'B62' obliterator, Hong Kong PAID ALL cds in red alongside, San Francisco PAID ALL arrival alongside, fine. (Image)

1873/4 Pair of envelopes to Australia (Nicholson correspondence) franked at 24c and 48c (2x 24c), 1st routed by 'Galle', second by 'Torres Straits', both with Melbourne arrival bs, one 24c on double rate cover with defect to left margin. (Image)

1880 10c on 16c yellow, unused without gum, fresh colour; rare so fine (S.G. £4'250). (Image)

1880 10c on 24c green, unused with large part original gum, fine with very rich fresh colour (S.G. £1'500). (Image)

1884-1908 Selected group of 6 better covers mounted on leaves, 1884 red band envelope to Batavia franked 10c green tied by part '62B' obliterator, small envelope faults at right, 1900 Consular Mail to Manila franked QV 4c pair + 2c, 1905 Port Edward boxed cancel tying KE7 4c to postcard, 1906 incoming postcard from Switzerland to Foochow with Singapore to Hong Kong cds, 1907 ppc to England with 1c block of 4 cancelled in Tientsin, 1908 postcard franked KE7 2c pair tied by CHEFOO BRITISH P.O. cds. (Image)

1885 20c to $1 surcharged set of three overprinted “Specimen” type D12; only the 20c with gum (toned), fresh and attractive, a scarce set (S.G. £1300). (Image)

1885 $1 on 96c grey-olive, mint n.h., fine (S.G. £800). (Image)

1891 20c to $1 set of three with the additional 20c on 30c grey-green, fine mint (S.G. £1'475). (Image)

1891 Jubilee 2c carmine, 1st printing, pos.12, with 2nd E bent down, mint large part original gum (a little toned) otherwise fine (S.G. £475+). (Image)

1891 Jubilee 2c carmine, 2nd printing, pos.4, showing varieties cracked "J" & "E" of "JUBILEE" and missing serif of "n" in "Kong", mint large part original gum (a little toned), fine (S.G. £475+). (Image)

1891 2c carmine, mint o.g., very fresh and quite well centred, very fine (S.G. £475). (Image)

1898 $1 on 96c black mint n.h. showing variety small cut on "O" of "DOLLAR", fine (S.G. £250+). (Image)

1898 $1 on 96c grey-black locally overprinted "SPECIMEN" in black (Samuel Type HK4), large part original gum; fine and scarce. (Image)

1898 10c on 30c grey-green and 10c on 30c yellowish-green each locally overprinted “Specimen” in black (Samuel type HK4); large part original gum (a little toned); scarce. (Image)