1851 (Nov.), envelope (POSSIBLY ORIGINATING FROM CHINA) to Rochester,New York ,USA (09.Feb) ms "Overland Mail via Southampton ", red London "Paid, 16 JA 1852" tombstone, ms " paid 2Sh ". Partial,lightly struck "Paid at Hong Kong" Crowned Circle h.s. in red (Webb type 8). "Br Packet/Boston/9 Feb" exchange office postmark and manuscript "due 5" for inland transmission. rated "1/8" . Reverse with "Hong Kong" double-arc date stamp (13.Nov). On reverse ms sender initials "M.B.W“. A repaired tear at mid top. Very fine and scarce usage to the USA .

1860. Envelope written from London addressed to 'Rev. C. J. Armistead, "H.M.S. Melville", Hong Kong, China' bearing Great Britain SG 40, 1d rose-red, SG 45, 2d blue and SG 68, 6d lilac tied by Leeds/147 duplex 'Oc 9 60' endorsed 'via Marseille' with Hong Kong/C single arc date stamp (Webb Type 12) and m/s 'Rec 25 Nov 60' on face. Very scarce item paying the prepaid 9d ¼ oz rate via Marseille, Suez and Galle addressed to 'H.M.S. Melville' served from 1817 until 1857 when she was converted to a hospital ship stationed at Hong Kong during the Second Opium War. the Rev. C.J. Armistead was her ships chaplain during the war. (Very few covers are known with this very rare Hong Kong cds as a dispatch or receiving cancel. This example the latest date known in Webb or Proud).
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1882/1884 QV 5c. pale blue, Wmk Crown CA, vertical strip of three, and 10c. green, Wmk Crown CA, vertical pair, all MINT NEVER HINGED, the top 10c. with a surface abrasion at left, fresh and very fine else. AN ATTRACTIVE AND SCARCE PAIR OF MULTIPLES. (SG from about £500)
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1891, QV 10 C. violet on red, a vertical strip-3 tied "HONG KONG C MY 16 99" to registered cover to Munich/Bavaria, Germany with blue backstamp "MUENCHEN 19 JUN 99", corner bend not affecting stamps.
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1904, cover from the Shanghai Club to Melbourne/AUSTRALIA, franked with 1900 QV 2c green and pair of 1903 KEVII. 4c, tied with 'SHANGHAI/JA/4/04' cds, and backstamped Melbourne (10*2*04). Little stains, otherwise fine.
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1938-52 KGVI. complete set of 23 up to both £10, mint never hinged or lightly hinged, fresh and fine. (SG £1100) (Image)

1940, KGV 1 C. (15), 4 C. orange (10), 2 C. (5) and 50 C. (3) tied "REIGSTERED HONG KONG 13 DE 38" to registered cover (274x188mm) to Norway inc. rate endorsed in pencil by p.o. staff, 4 C. some w. creases due to bumped corner. Decorative $2.15 rate. (Image)