QV PERIOD CURVED "AMOY/A" C.D.S.s AS CANCEL (10c TO HOLLAND) & BACKSTAMP (1c PC EX HK); 5 Aug. 1889 env. (most of flap missing and closed tears to reverse but attractive) to Amsterdam with HK 10c tied by very fine "AMOY/A" cds with a second v. fine strike alongside (Amsterdam backstamp; 12 Sept.); plus 27 Apr. 1894 usage of the HK 1c Blue-green P. Stat. PC (some scuffing and toning away from stamp) cancelled by v. fine HK cds addressed to the British Consul in Amoy (commercial usage ; confirmation of despatch of a "Tennis bat per parcels post") with a mainly very fine "AMOY/A" arrival cds on the reverse. Scarce pair. Plus 1910 piece with KEVII 1c(2)+2c tied by purple boxed "Cancelled" and v. fine "AMOY/A" cds's. (3 items) Cross Reference : POSTAL STATIONERY, HONG KONG, NETHERLANDS, PARCEL POST LABELS (Image)

DIFFERENT CURVED "AMOY" C.D.S.s - QV 20c ON 30c COVER TO U.S.A. & "CHINA" O.P. 2c (2) PC TO GB; 14 July 1892 env. (closed tears around stamp) to NY with HK 20c on 30c tied by v. fine "AMOY/A" cds (Webb Dii; rim damage evident - affected by closed tears); plus 6 June 1921 PPC (real photo of Manila woman) with HK "CHINA" o.p. 2c (2) tied by v. fine larger "AMOY/B" cds (Webb Jii). (2 items) Cross Reference : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)

CHINA/HONG KONG COMBINATION CARD TO AUSTRIA WITH FINE AMOY BOXED "I.P.O." TIE-PRINT; Attractive 26 May 1900 PPC (view of "Thrashing Rice") from Amoy to Vienna with China 4c Brown tied by partial bilingual "AMOY" cds, also having a HK 4c tied by a very fine Amoy boxed "I.P.O." tie-print and a fine HK cds. Good Combination franking. Cross Reference : CHINA, COMBINATION COVERS (Image)

1862-1921 COLLECTION OF ADHESIVES with a good range of different cancellations inc. 1862-63 8c with red "AMOY/PAID" c.d.s. cancelled with a fine blue "B62", 1863 4c, 8c, 1882 10c mauve & 1880 5c on 8c with "A1" cancellations, 1863-71 4c, 8c, 12c & 24c (poor) with "D27" cancellations. A group of QV values to 50c with examples of Webb type Dii (8), E (9), Fi (2), Fii (2) & G (11) c.d.s. A good range of later issues with examples of Webb types Hi (20) and Ji (11). Mostly clear selected strikes. (78) (Image)

AMOY CANCELLATIONS 1882-1916: A group of adhesives with various Amoy cancellations inc. 1882-96 10c dull mauve with "A1" in bars, 2c (2) with "D27" cancellations. 2c (2) & 5c with type "Dii" c.d.s. clearly showing dented frame. 1891 7c on 10c, 1882-96 5c & 10c green and 1871 30c mauve all with type "E" c.d.s. KEVII (5) values to 12c & KGV (values inc. "CHINA" overprints (3) to 20c with later type c.d.s. Mostly fine selected strikes. (26) (Image)

SELECTION OF ADHESIVES with Amoy cancellations inc. 1882-96 4c slate & 10c mauve with "D27" cancellations, 10c mauve & 1880 10c on 12c with "A1" cancellations. 1882-96 2c rose (two pairs), 4c (6), 5c (6) & 10c purple on red (7) plus KEVII values to 20c . All with code "A" "AMOY" c.d.s. Mostly fine strikes. (49) (Image)

RARE WEBB TYPE Hiii C.D.S.:1907-11 4c carmine with large part 22 mm "A(M)OY" c.d.s. with round "O" & wide "Y", code "C" dated 28 Aug 1909 c.d.s. (Webb type Hiii). Fine and rare. Note; Webb only records one example of this c.d.s. with an unreadable date. A small number have since been recorded in the bulletin. (Image)