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HONG KONG continued...
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
561   imageWORLD WAR I MAIL. P.O.W. COVER TO GERMANY WITH P.O.W. BUREAU LETTER REF. ITS BEING FORWARDED AS A SPECIAL CASE; c.1915 stampless env. from Hong Kong (ms note on front; "Abs[ender]. M. Heinzi, Hong Kong. Pokfullamroad. Eben Ezerschool") to Hildersheim in Germany (forwarded to "Hameln") with fine oval "PRISONERS OF WAR/[crown]/INFORMATION OFFICE" on the front as well as a red "TO BE FORWARDED TO" and 2-ring German censor mark. It also has "P.W.6" and plain paper censor labels. It is accompanied by a remarkable printed London P.O.W. Information Bureau letter "I.B/98. This letter has been transmitted by the Prisoners of War Information Bureau. But as the writer (addressee) is not an interned prisoner of war, the Bureau cannot undertake to forward any further letters of this kind, even though they may be addressed to the care of the Postal Censor...". [Ex Oct. 2017 Gaertner auction; lot 7627, realised 520 euros + BP.] Rare thus! Plus 6 Mar. 1916 PC ex Red Cross in Geneva to Breslau telling the addressee how to write to his daughter interned in "Hong Kong". (2 items) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL (Image)

Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £320.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM
562   imageWORLD WAR I MAIL. RARE EARLY CIVIL CENSORSHIP LABELS ON BLUE PAPER - DIFFERENT ("Hong Kong" or "HongKong") TYPES; Fine pair of 20 Feb. 1915 envs. sent on the same day with HK KGV 2c(2) or 10c tied by 2-ring HK "I" or "VI" cds; the first to Singapore (fine purple HK Thomas Cook 19 Feb. ds on back) with a fine partly perforated blue paper "G [Arms] R/OPENED BY CENSOR./Hong Kong." label at left, the second to San Francisco (some wrinkles; "California Barrel Co." imprint) with similar label at left but with "HongKong.". Rare pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWI (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £320.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM
563   imageWORLD WAR I MAIL. CIVIL CENSOR COVER TO SHANGHAI WITH NARROW TYPE "P.B.C." & WHITE PAPER CENSOR LABEL; Fine 17 Dec. 1915 env. (HK solicitors imprint flap) to Shanghai with HK KGV 2c pair tied by fine "III" cds having both a fine scarce white paper "G [Arms] R/OPENED BY CENSOR./Hong Kong." label at left, and also a fine purple boxed "P.B.C." (the scarce narrow type) on the reverse. [Ex Gaertner Oct. 2017 auction; lot 7455, realised 320 euros + BP.] Exhibition Quality.Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWI, SHANGHAI (Image)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £180.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM
564   imageWORLD WAR I MAIL. LARGE BOXED "P.B.C." COVERS - BLUE LABEL TO SWITZERLAND + INGOING TRIO EX US/JAPAN/INDO-CHINA; Rare 24 Mar. 1919 env. to Lucerne with HK KGV 10c tied by "+" cds with fair purple boxed "P.B.C." alongside but also with fine rare blue paper "G[arms]R/OPENED BY CENSOR" label at left; plus 1916/9 trio (PC + 2 envs.) to Hong Kong ex Japan/USA or from Indo-China (Canton) to Zurich all with fine large purple boxed "P.B.C." marks. (4 covers/card) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWI, FRENCH COLONIES (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 160

SOLD for £180.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM
565   imageWORLD WAR I MAIL. CIVIL CENSOR MAIL TO UNUSUAL COUNTRIES - CHILE, IRAN, FINLAND, SWEDEN & INDIA; 1915-1918 card & covers all from HK with KGV frankings; to Chile (1918 PC with Kobe cds & US censor), Iran (regd. to Shiraz with 2-ring Bombay censor, Finland (1916 ex Shanghai with Russian censor label + cachet), Sweden (1915; Petrograd censor) & Bombay (arrival crown circular censor). Unusual group. (5 items) Cross Reference: CHILE, SWEDEN, IRAN/PERSIA, INDIA (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £190.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM
566   imageWORLD WAR I MAIL. WWI COLLECTION BALANCE - WAR BONDS PPC TO RUSSIA, PICTORIAL LETTER-SHEET, NAVAL ITEMS, ETC.; 1917-19 cards/covers to overseas inc. 1917 PPC (showing Russian bomb production) to Russia, 1919 env. (pictorial contents + vignette to GB), 1917 OAS stampless PPC to France with superb "MARSEILLE A YOKOHAMA/No.4" octagon ds large 1918 env. regd. to US, and 3 peace celebrations PPCs. (8 items) Cross Reference: RUSSIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PICTURE POSTCARDS (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £160.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM
567   imageMAIL BETWEEN WWI & WWII. 1930s AIRMAILS - CRASH COVERS, INGOING/TRANSIT VIA CHINA, P.O. CIRCULAR, ETC.; 1937/39 Airmail covers mainly from HK to overseas inc. 26 Nov. 1937 pair from the 'Cygnus' crash - to GB with HK KGV 50c tied with purple boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER" alongside + to Germany with 4-liner French cachet and German explanatory cachet - and a good range of KGV/KGVI frankings with 9 Nov. 1937 Round-the-World fold-out card (+ relevant printed letter), 1937/9 FFs to Peiping/Paris + 1938 FFs ex France/Tonkin (3), 1938 Canton via HK to France cover (regd.), 1 Sept. 1938 GB PO slip ref. Empire Airmail to HK, and many commercial covers with rates to $1.20, etc. Good variety. (25 items) Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL, AIR MAIL COVERS, FRENCH COLONIES, CHINA (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 160

SOLD for £360.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM
568   imageMAIL BETWEEN WWI & WWII. 1930s SURFACE MAIL RATES, ETC. - METER FRANKS, PAQUEBOT, STAMP DUTY FRANKING, ETC.; 1935-39 covers/cards inc. 1938 ex Canton with China 2c+10c redirected with HK KGVI 15c to GB, unusual 1939 commercial env. regd. to GB with Victoria HK Meter Franks multiple (1c+4c+20c+20c+10c), 15 Jan. 1939 env. to Canton with HK Stamp Duty 5c tied by Victoria cds, v. fine 1935 Victoria boxed "PAQUEBOT" tying GB 1d+½d to Australia, May 1939 env. to Kobe redirected to "SHANGHAI" (purple hs; matching 3-ring Mess. Maritimes "AGENCE/DE/HONGKONG" cachet on reverse), Mess. Maritimes passengers' HK booklet, 1934 N.Y.K. Line Passenger List booklet, etc. (18 items) Cross Reference: CHINA, PAQUEBOTS (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 80

SOLD for £440.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM
569   imageWWII AIRMAILS. 1939 AIRMAIL RATES & ROUTES - INC. DAY WAR BROKE OUT SO RETURNED, HIGH RATES, ONE INGOING, ETC.; Sep.-Dec. 1939 covers all to/from/via Hong Kong inc. pair ex China ($1.25 or 75c rates ex Shanghai/Chengtu) to Berlin/Canada via HK with Victoria cds's of 3 Sept. (the day war broke out!) or 28 Sept. respectively - the first with purple hs "Reexpedie de Shanghai par voie ordinaire/apres avoir ete retourne de Londres" and the other with cancelled AIRMAIL imprint - Oct./Nov./Dec. trio to Zurich/Bombay/USA with KGVI $2.20, $1.10 or $3.05 frankings (latter regd.), and ingoing commercial Nov. 1939 env. ex France at 20f 25c rate with anti-TB label as well. (6 covers) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, MILITARY - WWII (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £190.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM
570   imageWWII AIRMAILS. UNDERPAID "RETURNED FOR POSTAGE" COVER TO SWEDEN - RE-POSTED ON SAME DAY WITH 5c+$1; Colourful 9 Mar. 1940 env. (minor faults along top) from Victoria to Stockholm "via Imperial Airways" with HK KGVI $1 & 15c tied by 2-ring "2. PM" cds's but having a very fine rare HK "RETURNED FOR POSTAGE/POSTAGE DUE [£1.05] CENTS" alongside; so reposted with additional 5c+$1 tied by "5. PM" cds's, and having the "BY AIR MAIL" imprint cancelled in transit by red bars. [Ex Willard Allman, 3/12/2019; £495.] Most attractive and of Exhibition Quality.Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, AIR MAIL COVERS, MILITARY - WWII, SWEDEN (Image)

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Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £220.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM
571   imageWWII AIRMAILS. 1940 AIRMAIL ROUTES/RATES - COVERS BY AIR FRANCE/IMPERIAL/PANAM CLIPPERS; 1940 commercial covers all with varied HK KGVI frankings inc. rates of 25c (to Hanoi), $1.15 (to India), $5.75 (Imperial 2-2½oz rate to GB), $1.15 (to GB), $1.20 (to France), $2.30 (to GB), $2.80 (to Canada), $1.20 (to Geneva; faults but with censor label), $4 (to USA regd.), and $3.50 (to USA). Good lot. (10 covers)Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, MILITARY - WWII (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 110

SOLD for £160.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM
572   imageWWII AIRMAILS. REGD. AIRMAIL MAIL COVER TO A HONG KONG EVACUEE EN ROUTE TO/IN AUSTRALIA; 6 Aug. 1940 censored airmail env. (paper clip stain & fault) at £3.70 rate from Hong Kong addressed to a "Hong Kong evacuee aboard [S.S.] Christian Huygens c/o Ministry of the Interior, Canberra" with HK KGVI $2, $1, 50c and 10c (2) all tied by partly fine "REGISTERED/HONG-KONG" cds with 'HONG KONG' reg. label on front; redirected to a Salvation Army Hostel in Sydney and with Canberra and Sydney cds on rear. Very rare WWII Hong Kong evacuee mail.Cross Reference: MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, AUSTRALIA (Image)

Starting at £ 95

SOLD for £170.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM
573   imageWWII AIRMAILS. RARE "GENERAL POST OFFICE/HONG KONG/OFFICIALLY SEALED" LABEL ON PANAM COVER EX INDIA TO U.S.; Colourful and rare long 24 Oct. 1940 commercial env. (minor wear) regd. from Bombay to Philadelphia by "AIR MAIL India-Hong Kong U.S.A." franked for the 5rs 8as rate with India KGVI $5 + 6as + 2as all tied by 2-ring Bombay "REG" cds's with blue "R" label at left along with tied Indian censor label; most unusually it also has a rare blue printed GPO HK "OFFICIALLY RESEALED" bilingual (Chinese/English) label at right (opened out for display) tied by 2-ring "REGISTERED/GPO HONG KONG" cds's (6 Nov.; Orsetti type 15; EKD?) as well as a very fine purple triangular "PASSED/CENSOR/13/HONG KONG" cachet. Exhibition Item with a scarce India franking and a rare HK resealed label.Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, MILITARY - WWII, INDIA, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £280.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM
574   imageWWII AIRMAILS. 1940/41 AIR ROUTES/RATES TRANSITING HONG KONG - EX IRAQ, BURMA, CHINA, U.S.A., INDO-CHINA, ETC.; 1940/41 commercial covers at varying rates but all transiting through Hong Kong; Saigon pair to USA, canton to GB by the Horseshoe Route with China $5 franking (5x$1 of two different issues), US to Medan (DEI) "via China Clipper", Burma KGVI 1r single franking to US by "Chungking" and then by surface mail from HK, India 2as rate to US with fine purple "A.V.2" in circle, and colourful Iraq cover regd. to US 370f rate env. by CNAC. Scarce group. (7 covers)Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, BURMA, CHINA, IRAQ (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £180.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM
575   imageWWII AIRMAILS. COMMERCIAL SINGLE $5 FRANKING COVER TO G.B. BY '2 OCEANS' ROUTE; 7 Jan. 1941 env. (from "War Taxation Dept., Hong Kong") to G.B. endorsed "Via P.A.A. and Transatlantic Service" ('2 Oceans' route via U.S. and Lisbon) franked with single Hong Kong KGVI $5 tied by a partly fine Victoria 2-ring cds without any HK censor mark. Fine example of the rare $5 single franking. Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, MILITARY - WWII (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 130

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM
576   imageWWII AIRMAILS. 1941 AIRMAIL ROUTES & RATES - CLIPPERS, C.N.A.C., 'TWO OCEANS', VIA RANGOON, 'WAR SURCHARGE', ETC.; 1941 commercial covers at varied rates all with HK KGVI frankings; Clippers to US (regd. $3.75 + late use $4.50 rate on 5 Nov.), Australia ($150 via Rangoon), India ($1.50 via Rangoon), and rates to G.B. (5; $3.65 clipper, $5.25 clipper with massive franking back & front, $1.50 CNAC via Rangoon, $1.40 regd. inc. Empire All Up surcharge, and $2 by sea to US then by air). Plus 17 Nov. 1941 "PAR AVION" flimsy env. (minimal wear) from Canton to France "By Pan American Airways Service Via U.S.A. and via Transatlantic" with China franking (3 of 4 stamps do not belong) carried on penultimate flight out before Pearl Harbour with v. fine rare purple boxed "PAR AVION/de HONG KONG A [Lisbon] Seulement". Scarce lot. (10 covers) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 160

SOLD for £340.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM
577   imageWWII CENSOR MARKS. CIVIL CENSOR MAIL EX HONG KONG INC. "CONSIGNEE'S LETTER", WHITE CENSOR LABEL, TRIANGLES, ETC.; 1939-41 commercial covers to various countries with unusually uncensored 2nd Day of War env. to GB, HK black on white paper censor label (Jan. 1940 ex Missionary to Zurich) or handstruck marks inc. purple boxed "NOT OPENED/BY/CENSOR" (1941 to US + 1941 to Philippines with giant red hs "V"), late 1939 pair with purple 2-ring types (No.6 to Singapore with HK KGVI 15c tied by fine "CONSIGNEE'S LETTER" + No.2 to Shanghai), Jan. 1941 to US with fine green triangular "13", and pair to Canada with fine turquoise Canadian "PASSED BY CENSOR" with ms "253" or with see-through Canadian "C.193" label. (9 covers) (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 65

SOLD for £320.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM
578   imageWWII CENSOR MARKS. RARE "CHEUNG CHAU" CDS COVER TO PALESTINE/JORDAN WITH 3 COUNTRIES' CENSOR MARKS/LABEL; 8 Mar. 1941 env. ex "Cheung Chau" to "Hebron, Palestine" with HK KGVI 10c pair tied by partial "[CHEU]NG CHAU" cds's and having a black on white paper "G[arms]R/OPENED BY CENSOR/HONG KONG" label at left, but redirected to "El Salt, Trans Jordan" and so also with v. fine Egyptian 2-ring "M/CENSORSHIP DEPT." and purple hexagon-framed "PASSED BY CENSOR/TRANS JORDAN/1" marks on the front. Rare P.O. of origin, and a rare pair of destinations. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: PALESTINE, JORDAN, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII (Image)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £120.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM
579   imageWWII CENSOR MARKS. CIVIL CENSOR MARKS/LABELS ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT MAIL - EX MALAYA, CHINA, INDIA, ETC.; 1940-41 covers mainly with censor labels/triangles inc. good range of transit mail; Airmails ex China to GB (6; varied rates from $2.25 to $16.20), ex Malaya to Canada, China to US, Indo-China to France, France to Philippines, India to US (2; one regd.), and Japan to Burma. Plus 1941 pair ex China/Australia (latter regd. with 29 Nov. HK arrival cds just 10 days before Jap. invasion) to Hong Kong. Good variety inc. HK white/red paper censor labels. (15 covers)Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £340.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM
580   imageWWII CENSOR MARKS. SCARCE GROUP OF NAVAL, MILITARY OR R.A.F. CENSORS ON MAIL EX HK TO G.B. AT VARIED RATES; 1940/41 covers all with HK KGVI frankings inc. censors of R.A.F. (blue circular "No.87" of Kai Tak), or of the Navy; pair with large double-oval "218" in blue or "230" in red (latter unrecorded? and beside triple-oval "NAVAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE/* HONG KONG *" ds of 23 Feb. 1940), or tombstone "FROM H.M. SHIP" type, and rare v. fine blue "CENSORED/H.M.S. GNAT" (address crossed out). Plus 1940/41 trio ex Army with rare green Honour env. to GB, OHMS with boxed "Adjutant's Office...5th Bn. 7th Rajput Regt." cachet, or large "124" triangle censor; plus ingoing 1940 env. ex India to "Heavy Battery RA". (9 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, NAVAL MAIL (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 110

SOLD for £700.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM

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