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LotNo.	Symbol	Lot Description
489	/	1901, Queen Victoria, 4¢ carmine (Scott 39. SG 57), bottom right corner margin block of 18 with control number "2", fresh and solid with rich color and attractive centering, hinged in selvage only, one hinge just touching bottom two center stamps (all others never hinged); couple gum creases affect left column and position 2, still Very Fine, an uncommon multiple—especially as a positional. (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Hong Kong 39] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$1,600-2,000 SOLD for HK$3,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
490		1904, King Edward VII, $10 slate & orange on blue (Scott 108. Yang 90), Multiple Crown CA watermark, pristine with strong colors and near-perfect centering, o.g., small hinge remnant, Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Hong Kong 108] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$4,000-5,000 SOLD for HK$5,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
491		1912, King George V, $10 purple & black on red (Scott 124), Multiple Crown CA watermark, a beauty with luxuriant color, o.g., hinged, Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Hong Kong 124] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$1,400-1,800 SOLD for HK$1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
492		1914, King George V, $5 green & red on green, white back (Scott 127), Multiple Crown CA watermark, a stunning positional with rich color, superlative centering, and full interpane selvage at right, o.g., very lightly hinged, Very Fine, the highlight of any album page. (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Hong Kong 127] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$1,400-1,800 SOLD for HK$2,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
493		1921-37, King George V, $1-$5 (Scott 143-146), lovely group with Post Office fresh colors and printing, o.g., lightly hinged; $5 with light diagonal crease, otherwise Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) Get Market Data for [Hong Kong 143-146] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$2,000-2,400 SOLD for HK$1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
494		1925, King George V, $5 green & red on emerald, olive yellow back paper (Scott 146 var. 2009 Yang 133a), Multiple Script CA watermark, delightful stamp with fresh colors; an attractive variety unlisted in Scott or Gibbons, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. 2009 Yang HK$6,000. (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Hong Kong 146 var.] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$1,600-2,000 SOLD for HK$-1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
495		1989-91, Interesting group of errors (Scott 490c//499d), comprising 10¢ (1990 date) and $1 (1989 date) Queen Elizabeth II, black printing varieties (Scott 490c, 497a vars. Yang 354a, 365 vars.), horizontal pair of each, the $1 with black text doubled, the 10¢ with black outline of city doubled, one shifted up and to the right, plus 60¢ & $1.70 Queen Elizabeth II and Landmarks (with 1991 year), black printing doubled (Scott 493d, 499d vars. Yang 384, 390 vars.), marginal horizontal pairs, each Post Office fresh, the 60¢ with text doubled horizontally, the $1.70 vertically, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, a fun group. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) Get Market Data for [Hong Kong 490c//499d] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$1,400-1,800 SOLD for HK$1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
496		1884 (Feb. 20), Cover from Canton to Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, franked by Hong Kong 10¢ violet Queen Victoria (#14), tied by one of two "A/Canton/FE 20/84" postmarks (#LCA8); reverse with next-day "Hong Kong/A" and red San Francisco "Mar. 24/Pd. All" transits; light wrinkling to stamp due to placement at top, envelope with slightly rough opening, but a scarce use to pre-statehood Wyoming—a most uncommon destination, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Hong Kong 1884.022] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$1,200-1,600 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
497		1937 (Apr. 28-29), FAM14 China Clipper First Flight Covers, group of five, matched set of beautifully printed covers all to the same Buffalo, NY address, mailed from either Hong Kong or Macau, each with multicolor franking; covers represent different legs of the flight, with Hong Kong to Manila, Hong Kong to San Francisco, Hong Kong to Guam, Macau to Hong Kong and Macau to San Francisco; clean postmarks, flight cachets and appropriate backstamps, Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1) Get Market Data for [China 1937.0428] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$1,600-2,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction