1846 (Nov 28) Entire from Huguan, China, sent to Italy "via Overland, Southampton, France" with Hong Kong double arc and London transit bs, obverse "Colonies / & c. Art.13" Anglo-French accountancy hs and Calais transit, "1/10" rate margin and "15" decime hs, very fine. (Image)

1847 (Sep 17) Entire from Manilla, Philippines, sent to Cadiz care of an agent in Gibraltar, with very good strike of the Hong Kong crowned circle hs (medium type), with ms "1/10" rate adjacent, Hong Kong double-arc ds on reverse, very fine. (Image)

1847 (Sep 24) Wrapper to England with fine strike of the Hong Kong crowned circle hs (larger type), sent to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, with ms rate and London arrival adjacent, Hong Kong double-arc ds on reverse, very fine, ex Gordon-Smith. (Image)

1850 (Jun 21) Entire from Canton, China, to England, sent via Hong Kong "SHIP LETTER / VICTORIA HONG KONG" hs at top left (according Webb, applied on letters received by the GPO in Hong Kong from private carriers for onward despatch to or through England), rated "4/9", reverse with British P.O. Hong Kong double arc transit, London cds and Chichester arrival, very fine and scarce "pre-paquebot" marking. (Image)

1852 (Jul 20) Entire from Huguang, China, to France, with letter in Italian regarding Roman Catholic missionary work in China, sent via Hong Kong with British P.O. double arc transit on reverse along with London and Paris cds, obverse with "Colonies / & c. Art.13" Anglo-French accountancy hs with Calais transit and rate margins, very fine. (Image)

1853 (Sep 25) Entire from Canton to India, with "CANTON / PAID" undated circle (Webb type 1), reverse with British P.O. Canton and Hong Kong transit, rate markings "1/4" and "4/-" on obverse, fine and scarce, ex Lim Siu-Bee. (Image)

1858 (Jun 23) Entire from Macao to England, sent via Hong Kong showing framed "P.Paid" hs (Webb type 7b) with handstruck "6" in red denoting the postage to the UK, "via Southampton" hs at top left, reverse with Hong Kong double-arc ds, London arrival on obverse, very fine and scarce mail from Macao. (Image)

1860 (Jan 14) Entire from Hong Kong to Cadiz care of an agent in Gibraltar, with Hong Kong "PAID" cds on obverse (Webb type 14) and despatch cds on reverse (Webb type 13a, earlier than recorded), with ms "1/10" rate and blue Gibraltar arrival adjacent, fine, ex Eddie Lawrence. (Image)

1862-63 18c lilac unused, very fresh and fine (S.G. £650). (Image)

1863-71 4c grey, 4c slate and 4c deep slate, mint large part original gum; one with streaky slightly toned gum, a fine trio (S.G. £450). (Image)

1863-71 30c vermilion unused in four different shades, good to fine with large part original gum, one example with cut perfs at left. (Image)

1880 5c on 18c lilac unused, fresh colour, scarce (S.G. £1'000). (Image)

1890 (Feb 19) Envelope to Paris franked 1885 20c on 30c cancelled 'B62' obliterator, French octagonal ds alongside.

1898 10c on 30c grey-green mint showing variety figure 10 widely spaced, large part original gum; fresh and attractive (S.G. £700). (Image)

1903 $1 purple and sage-green, mint with just the merest trace of mounting, fine (S.G. £130). (Image)

1909 (Jul 22) 10c Registered envelope sent to Shanghai uprated with KEVII 4c pair tied by "REGISTERED / G.P.O. HONG KONG" double circle ds with boxed registration cachet adjacent, reverse with Shanghai B.P.O registered oval arrival, very fine. (Image)

1912 (Mar 13) Envelope sent locally with two KEVII 2c green tied by Hong Kong University Post Office hatched circle ds, very fine. (Image)

1938-52 set of values to $5 dull lilac & scarlet, mint with large part original gum, some light toning though not affecting the fresh appearance. (Image)

1946 King George VI $5 yellowish green and violet, mint h.r., well centred, very fine (SG £600). (Image)

1946 (Aug 29) Victory set of two tied to illustrated first day cover by Registered / G.P.O. Hong Kong double cds; fine and rare, plus 1937 Coronation illustrated FDC with set and 1941 illustrated FDC with set. (Image)

Postcards: Group of 16 picture postcards of Hong Kong Treaty Ports, mostly used with KEVII HK frankings incl. Tienstin Br.P.O., Shanghai Br.P.O., Liu Kung Tao, Chefoo double circle, Foochow, Amoy, etc., a very fine group.

This lot will be sold as number 60701B during the public auction.
1857 (Feb 12) Entire letter from written in Macao and sent to France, sent via Hong Kong with "Vaucher Freres" Hong Kong forwarding agent cachet at lower left, Hong Kong B.P.O. transit on reverse along with Marseille arrival, "8" decime hs, very fine. (Image)

This lot will be sold as number 60701A during the public auction.
1856 (Nov 14) Entire from Hong Kong to France with "PAID / AT / HONG KONG" single-ring crowned circle, despatch bs, Marseille arrival cds on obverse, very fine (S.G. £475). (Image)

This lot will be sold as number 60702A during the public auction.
1859 (Nov 14) Entire from Hong Kong to forwarding agent in GIBRALTAR and then on to Cadiz, Spain, with "PAID" cds (Webb type 14) on obverse, reverse with despatch cds (Webb type 13), sent by Packet Cadiz (from Hong Kong), Packet Colombo (at Galle) and finally Packet Delta (at Alexandria), prepaid manuscript 1/10, an interesting commercial letter referring to a delivery in Macau to be further dispatched to Manila (Philippines), very fine and unusual entire. (Image)