Government of Hong Kong 1940-41 KGVI $1 blue P316 Solid Serial 'B/1 999999', small hole at centre of quarter folds, gFine. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 320.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00
Closed..Sep-25-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 4401
Symbol:
1971-2014 collection in album including HSBC $5 1971, 1972, $10 1978, 1991-92 (4), $20 1991-2008 (11), $50 2003-2016 (3), $100 2003-2012 (6), plus Training Notes (20); Standard Chartered Bank $10 1993-95 (3), $20 1985-2013 (9), $50 1999-2014 (5), $100 2003 & 2012 (2) many with 'ZZ' replacement prefixes; Administrative Government $10 (7); Bank of China $20 2005-15 (3), $50 2000-2015 (4), $100 2010 & 2012; plus China 2019 10y 20y & 50y; gold foil reproductions, etc, virtually all Unc. (73 notes + others) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 650.00
Closed..Sep-25-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 650
HONG KONG
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3401
Symbol: */**O
Collection with strength in KGVI & QEII issues to 1960s also including QV Crown CC Wmk 96c used, KEVII Keyplates Crown CA Wmk set to $1 *, Multiple CA Wmk $1 purple & green * New Colours set to 50c * (ex 2c), KGV Keyplates Crown CA Wmk used range including $5 & $10, KGV Script CA Wmk $3 used and 'CHINA' overprints to $1 * plus extra $1 *, 1935 Silver Jubilee set, then 1938-52 KGVI Heads set */** including $10 green & violet * x3 (all with characteristic tropicalised gum) and used & $10 lilac & blue * x4 plus many extra shades & papers and a few blocks of 4 **, 1938 Postal Fiscal 5c green **, 1946 Victory in blocks of 4 used (the $1 with Extra Stroke on upper-right unit), 1954-62 QEII Heads set */** with extra shades, 1962-72 QEII High Values including Watermark Sideways $5 & $20 **, etc, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very fine, Cat £5000+ (with the KGVI Heads * priced per Murray Payne (2015) for mounted).
(200+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,400.00
Sold...AU$ 1,400.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1400
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3402
Symbol: */**O
Small accumulation of modern issues including unmounted mint 1973-74 QEII Heads to $20, 1974 Arts M/S, 1975 Festivals M/S (minor aging), 1985 Dragon Boat M/S x2, 1986 Comet M/S x2 plus a bundle of 1970s-80s FDCs including 1982 QEII Heads set, also a smattering of China, Japan, Taiwan including 1979 Paintings M/S, etc, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very fine. Weighs 7kg.
(100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3403
Symbol: */**O
Collection to 1960s the earlies mostly used from 1862-63 QV No Wmk 2c to 48c and 1863-71 Crown CC Wmk set (ex 18c; 12c blue *) to 96c grey (rounded corner) plus 1870 Perf 12½ 4c grey and 1877 New Value 16c yellow, also Surcharges 1876 '28/cents' on 30c mauve, 1877 '16/cents' on 18c lilac, 1880 '5/cents' on 8c orange & 18c lilac and '10/cents' on 12c blue, 16c yellow & 24c green, 1880 New Colours Crown CC Wmk set, 1882-96 Crown CA Wmk 2c carmine, 4c grey, 5c blue, 10c green, 10c purple/red & 30c green (faded) *, 1891 Jubilee overprint on 2c used, further Surcharges including 1898 '1/DOLLAR' with Chinese characters on 96c grey-black *, Postal Fiscals 1874-1902 Perf 15½x15 $2 & $3 and 1891 '5/DOLLARS' on $10 purple/red all used, then predominantly mint from 1900 QV New Colours Crown CA Wmk set, 1903 KEVII Keyplates Crown CA Wmk 1c to 50c * plus $1 & $2 (faults) used, 1904-06 Multiple Crown CA 2c to $3 * plus extras of most values to 50c * and $1 & $2 (ink strokes) used, and 1907-11 New Colours & Values set *, 1912-21 KGV Keyplates MCA Wmk to $1 * plus 25c, $2, $3 (rounded corner) & $10 used, 1921-37 KGV Multiple Script CA Wmk to $2 * plus $3 & $5 used, 1838-52 KGVI Heads set */** including $5 lilac & scarlet **, $10 green & violet * & $10 lilac & blue ** plus extras of most values *, $10 green & violet used and 25c blue, $1 lilac & blue and $5 lilac & scarlet blocks of 4 ** (some with light gum tropicalisation), 1941 Centenary set *, 1954-62 QEII Heads set **, 1962-73 QEII Heads set *, Chinese New Year duos 1967 **, 1968 **, 1969 * & 1970 **, etc, also 1973 QEII Heads & 1982 QEII Heads sets ** and Postage Dues 1923-56 Multiple Script CA Wmk set *, 1938-63 New Colours & Values set */**, 1965-72 Block Cypher Wmk set */**, and 1976 Smaller Design set **, plus 'CHINA' overprints KGV MCA Wmk $3 (faded) used & Multiple Script Wmk set * and $2 used, condition of the earlies a little variable then increasingly fine to very fine, Cat £12,000+.
(350+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$4,000
Opening AU$ 3,400.00
Sold...AU$ 3,400.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 3400
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3404
Symbol: */**#
Collection to 1980s from QV range with Crown CC Wmk 4c grey unused, Crown CA Wmk 12c blue *, "50/CENTS' on 48c purple unused and various other Surcharges, Postal Fiscals Perf 15½x15 $2 with 'HSB' perfin used and $3 used x2 one with 'SHANGHAE' cds plus 'ONE/DOLLAR' on $2 *, numerous other China Treaty Ports usages including Amoy 'A1' cancels on QV 2c rose, 6c lilac & '5/cents' on 18c lilac, 1907-11 KEVII Multiple Crown CA Wmk $2 unused, 1921-37 KGV Multiple Script CA Wmk set used, 1938 KGVI Heads set used, then apparently reasonably complete to late-1980s */** including unmounted 1968 Ships set, 1969 Chinese New Year duo, 1975 Festivals set & M/S plus many FDCs, also multiples, a few fiscal usages & Revenues, condition a little variable with some light tropicalisation/aging but many are fine to very fine, substantial catalogue value.
(many 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 725.00
Sold...AU$ 725.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 725
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3405
Symbol: O
1862-1900 QV used selection including 1862-63 No Wmk 2c brown (some uneven perfs), 12c blue, 24c green & 96c brownish-grey (fine 'B62' cancel in blue; one pulled perf), 1863-71 Crown CC Wmk 96c grey, 1876-77 Surcharges '28/cents' on 30c mauve, 1880 Surcharges '10/cents' on 16c yellow ('HSB' commercial perfin), 1885 Surcharges '1/DOLLAR' on 96c grey ('H&S/BC' perfin), plus 1874-1902 Postal Fiscals $2 olive x2 one with very fine 'SHANGHAE' 1888 cds & $3 violet, a few with minor blemishes but generally fine to very fine, Cat £1400+, also Fournier forgeries of 96c grey-brown & '16/cents' on 18c grey-lilac.
(18) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 500.00
Sold...AU$ 500.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3406
Symbol: F
Cat No: 8a (Z772
1863-71 QV Crown CC Watermark 2c brown SG 8a (Z772) wing margin example from the left-hand side of the pane with 'NCH' commercial perfin of the North China Herald, partial 'S1' cancel of the British Post Office at Shanghai. RPSL Certificate (2022). (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3407
Symbol: *
Cat No: 33
1882-96 QV Crown CA Watermark 2c carmine, 5c blue, 10c purple/red & 30c green SG 33, 35, 38 & 39 plus 1885 Surcharges '20/CENTS' on 30c orange-red SG 40 and 1898 Surcharges '10/CENTS' & Small Chinese Character on 30c green SG 55, variable centring as usual, fresh colours, lightly mounted or with small hinge remainders, Cat £600+.
(6) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 210.00
Sold...AU$ 210.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3408
Symbol: *
Cat No: 73
1903 KEVII Keyplates Crown CA Watermark $2 slate & scarlet SG 73, well-centred, fresh colours, small hinge remainders, Cat £375. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3409
Symbol: F
Cat No: 76
1903 KEVII Keyplates Crown CA Watermark $10 slate & orange/blue SG 76, very well-centred, very fine cds cancel, Cat £500. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 320.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3410
Symbol: *
Cat No: 76s
1903 KEVII Keyplates Crown CA Watermark $10 slate & orange/blue 'SPECIMEN' overprint SG 76s, fresh colours, well-centred, small hinge remainder, Cat £1400 without overprint. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 340.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3411
Symbol: *
Cat No: 87
1904-06 KEVII Keyplates Multiple Crown CA Watermark $2 slate & scarlet SG 87, fresh colours, just a trace of tropicalisation, very lightly mounted, Cat £450. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 170.00
Sold...AU$ 170.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3412
Symbol: G
Cat No: 88
1904-06 KEVII Keyplates Multiple Crown CA Watermark $3 slate & dull blue SG 88, well-centred, '.../[G.]P.O.' cds cancel mostly clear of the King's head, Cat £350. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3413
Symbol: *
Cat No: 89
1904-06 KEVII Keyplates Multiple Crown CA Watermark $5 purple & blue-green SG 89, very fresh with none of the typical gum tropicalisation, very lightly mounted, Cat £550. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 320.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3414
Symbol: *
Cat No: 90
1904-06 KEVII Keyplates Multiple Crown CA Watermark $10 slate & orange/blue SG 90, well-centred, very fresh with none of the typical gum tropicalisation, very lightly mounted, Cat £1900. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2007) states "lightly hinged original gum. Superb & fresh". (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,200.00
Sold...AU$ 1,200.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3415
Symbol: *
Cat No: 99
1907-11 KEVII Keyplates New Colours Multiple Crown CA Watermark $2 carmine-red & black SG 99, fresh colours, well-centred, lightly mounted, Cat £400. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3416
Symbol: *
Cat No: 115
1912-21 KGV Keyplates Multiple Crown CA Watermark $5 green & red/green SG 115, fresh colours, tiny hinge remainder, Cat £725. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 420.00
Sold...AU$ 400.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3417
Symbol: *
Cat No: 115a
1912-21 KGV Keyplates Multiple Crown CA Watermark $5 green & red/green with White Back SG 115a, fresh colours, well-centred, lightly mounted, Cat £650. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 290.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3418
Symbol: *
Cat No: 115b
1912-21 KGV Keyplates Multiple Crown CA Watermark $5 green & red/blue-green with Olive Back SG 115b, fresh colours, well-centred, lightly mounted, Cat £1300. (Image1)
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3420
Symbol: *
Cat No: 117-132
1921-37 KGV Keyplates Multiple Script CA Watermark 1c to $5 set SG 117-132, generally very fresh only a few of the lower values with some light typical gum tropicalisation, most with small hinge remainders, the $5 very lightly mounted, Cat £1000.
(18) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 440.00
Sold...AU$ 440.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3421
Symbol: *
Cat No: 132
1921-37 KGV Keyplates Multiple Script CA Watermark $5 green & red/emerald SG 132, fresh colours, well-centred, very lightly mounted, Cat £500. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3422
Symbol: **
Cat No: 172
1948 Royal Silver Wedding $10 carmine SG 172 block of 4 from the lower-right corner of the sheet with Plate Number '1' in the lower margin, well-centred, unmounted, Cat £1100+ for singles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3423
Symbol: **B
Cat No: MS872a
1997 QEII Definitives Classics M/Ss Nos 7, 8 & 9 plus 1997 Year of the Ox M/S SG MS872a, 872b, 872c & 878, each in 'bricks' of 100, plus Year of the Ox booklets x5, Cat £1530.
(405) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3424
Symbol: *#
Cat No: F4
POSTAL FISCALS: 1874-1902 QV Crown CC Wmk Perf 15½x15 'ONE/DOLLAR' Surcharge on $2 olive-green and Perf 14 $2 dull bluish-green & $3 dull mauve SG F4, F5 & F10, large-part gum with small hinge remainders, the first & last with light gum tropicalisation, plus Perf 14 $2 & $3 'SPECIMEN' overprints SG F4s & F5s, both with some colour transfer on the reverse, no gum, Cat £1900+.
(5) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 625.00
Sold...AU$ 700.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3425
Symbol: *
Cat No: F9
POSTAL FISCALS: 1891 QV Crown CC Wmk '5/DOLLARS' Surcharge on $10 purple/red SG F9, fresh colours, well-centred, very lightly mounted, Cat £450. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 210.00
Sold...AU$ 260.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 260
Postal History
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3426
Symbol: CPS
Interesting accumulation of covers from 1909 International Banking Co oversize front registered to USA with KEVII 4c x2, 10c & 30c, 1919 "On Active Service" envelope with 'OFFICIAL.PAID/HONG.KONG' cds in red, 1938 to England with Postal Fiscal 5c green x3, 1940s-50s British Forces mail, modern commercial mail & a couple of Flight covers, plus unused Postal Stationery x19 including Reply Postal Card QV 3c brown 'SPECIMEN' overprint, Wrapper QV 2c green 'SPECIMEN' overprint, Registration Envelope QEII 40c blue, also British POs in China 1901 postcard with QV 2c green tied by 'AMOY' cds and French 'LIGNE N' mail sorter, 1907 Reply Postal Card KEVII 4c red, to "St Croix, Danish West Indies" with 'SHANGHAI/B.P.O.' cds and 'CHRISTIANSTED' arrival backstamp, 1913 'River Paiho, Tien-tsin' PPC to Scotland with KGV 4c tied 'TIENTSIN/BR.P.O.' cds, 1919 to Sweden with KGV 10c 'CHINA' overprint tied by Shanghai cds, etc, Japanese Occupation WWII various Japan definitives tied by Hong Kong cds to philatelic covers x10, and plenty more, condition a little variable but generally fine to very fine.
(80+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 525.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3427
Symbol: C
1909 (April 27) usage of Great Northern Steamship Company envelope with 'Flag' logo on back flap and 'ALASKA-YUKON-PACIFIC EXPOSITION/SEATTLE 1909' illustrated advertising on the face, to USA with KEVII Keyplates 1c x2, 2c x2 & 4c tied by 'VICTORIA/HONG KONG' cds, a couple of minor blemishes. The foreign letter rate was 10c per ½oz. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3428
Symbol: C
1934 airmail to England via ship to the Netherlands Indies and then per KNLIM/KLM endorsed "Bandoeng-Amsterdam Airmail Service/Per S.S. Rajaputana" with KGV 5c pair, 20c & 50c tied by 'VICTORIA/ 13JY/34/HONG KONG' cds, minor edge faults at top. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3429
Symbol: C
1935 (Aug 7) Chau Yue Teng, China Buildings, Queen's Road envelope airmail to London with KGV Silver Jubilee 10c & 20c x2 plus KGV Heads 50c black/green tied by '.../AIR MAIL' cds cancels for double ½oz Imperial Airways service rate. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3430
Symbol: C
1937 Lacet & Cannan Ltd merchant envelope with Ellerman logo on face airmail to England with violet 'VIA IMPERIAL ARIWAYS' cachet on face and KGV 50c & $1 tied 'VICTORIA/12NO/37/HONG KONG' cds paying triple 50c per ½oz airmail rate, a couple of minor blemishes. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3431
Symbol: PS
1937 (March 5) usage of Postal Card KGV 2c green with lengthy message from incoming visitors including "thanks for advice about vaccination we have all been done", airmail to Shanghai, China with KGV 3c grey and 30c purple & orange added tied by 'KOWLOON' cds, 'HONG KONG' transit backstamp of 30 minutes later. The rate was 35c airmail postcard for carriage by China National Airways Corp (CNAC). (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 340.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3432
Symbol: C
1938 usage of Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen "Gneisenau" steamer cruise ship postcard airmail to Germany from passenger forwarded with 'MELCHERS & CO' cachet, KGVI 10c & 25c pair tied 'VICTORIA/ 22MY/38/HONG KONG' cds, a couple of very minor blemishes. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3433
Symbol: C
1938 WR Loxley & Co (Canton) merchant envelope airmail to China with Chinese airmail etiquette and Hong Kong KGVI 10c & 25c tied by 'VICTORIA/2JU/38/HONG KONG' cds, '.../3.6.27/HANKOW' arrival backstamp. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3434
Symbol: CL
1940 (May 10) envelope front with pre-printed 'Commonwealth Bank of Australia' address airmail to Australia with KGVI 15c red, 30c olive and $1 blue & violet x3 all with 'HS/BC' [Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank] perfins tied by Victoria cds cancels, a few minor bends. These stamps had a short period of usage before the Japanese Occupation. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3435
Symbol: C
1940 (June 28) Australia ES&A Bank airmail cover to Indiana endorsed "Australia - Hong Kong - USA" with Australia 4d Koala pair & Kangaroos 2/- maroon pair tied by Melbourne cds, censored locally and at Hong Kong (backstamp of 10JY/40), a few minor blemishes. From mid-1940, this service operated concurrently with the less expensive PanAm FAM-19 San Francisco-Auckland at 4/- per ½oz. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3436
Symbol: C
1940 (Nov 21) scarce Printed Matter cover endorsed "Greeting Card" to Ceylon with 5c University & large 'BRITISH WAR ORGANISATION FUND/HONG KONG' label on the face, scarce Ceylonese ' 4 /PASSED CENSOR' 'V'-cachet in violet. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3437
Symbol: C
1941 (Oct 28) National Trading Corporation Importers & Exporters envelope airmail to South Africa with Centenary 15c black & red (tiny closed tear at base) and KGVI Heads $1 lilac & blue tied by 'VICTORIA' cds cancel, censored on arrival with resealing label at left, minor blemishes. Carried by Imperial Airways feeder service to Bangkok, then Flying Boat service via India to Alexandria and transferred to their African service. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3438
Symbol: C
1942 (Sep 8) Japanese Occupation Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Canadian airmail cover from 'BRANTFORD/ONT' to "Civilian Internee/Prisoner of War/.../Hong Kong/China" with 'POSTAGE FREE/ PRISONER OF WAR MAIL/...' cachet, Canadian & Chinese (damaged) censor labels, Japanese Red Cross roundel in violet on the reverse and superb circular han of Takamatsu in scarlet, endorsed "A4/14" in red-pencil, opened-out for display. Full of character. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 320.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3439
Symbol: PS
1942 (Oct 26) Japanese Occupation Stanley Civilian Internment Camp irregular usage of British 2½d blue POW Aerogramme with a lengthy chatty letter from Lancashire with British censor in purple, to a woman at "Block 13 Room 61/Indian Quarters" with very fine han of Maejima in scarlet, light overall soiling. There was no airmail service to East Asia until -.3.1944. These forms were intended for POW mail to Europe. A similar but very fine example of 23.9.1942 sold at our auction of 28.8.2024 for $1405 (Sale 257 Lot 1296). (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3440
Symbol: C
1943 (circa) Japanese Occupation Argyle Street Prisoner of War Officers' Camp (Camp N) simple Japanese POW envelope to London with British censor label lifted to reveal superb han in scarlet, the reverse with rubber 'HOME POSTAL CENTRE/ R.E. /8JAN1944/A.P.O.' cds in violet and 5-line 'The original address on this letter/was incorrect or incomplete/.../War Office AG17c' cachet in rosine, redirected locally with London machine of 13JAN/1944, and again to "Bovington Camp" with 'WAREHAM/17JA/44/DORSET' arrival cds which obscures pencilled "Full unit/details not provided". (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3441
Symbol: PS
1943 (Jan 29 & Oct) inter-camp usages of Japanese 2s Warrior of Horseback Postal Cards both from Stanley Internment Camp to Shamshuipo Camp (Camp S) or Argyle Street Officers Camp (Camp N) with Japanese censor cachets & han of Maejima (very fine) or Hasagawa both in scarlet. The second is endorsed "Recd 13.1.44", showing that even local delivery of POW mail could take up to three months.
(2 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3442
Symbol: PS
1943 (Apr 2) Japanese Occupation Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Australian Red Cross POW envelope with Thick Obliterating Bar at the Base, from Armidale NSW processed through Melbourne as usual, to "Bungalow E/.../Stanley/Hong Kong" with very fine Japanese boxed censor cachet & han of Matsuda (a relieving censor) in scarlet, endorsed at upper-left "Sent 2.4.43/Recd 25.10.1944", unusually fine. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3443
Symbol: PS
1944 (circa) Japanese Occupation Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Australian Red Cross POW envelope with Thick Obliterating Bar at the Base, from Sydney processed through Melbourne as usual, to "Bungalow E4/.../Stanley/Hong Kong" with very fine Japanese boxed censor cachet & han of Sekiguchi in scarlet, endorsed on the reverse "Received 18.11.1944", minor blemishes. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3444
Symbol: PS
1944 (July 29) Japanese Occupation Stanley Civilian Internment Camp British 3d POW Air Postal Card from Sussex to a British woman at "Block A4 Room 14" with British censor in rosine, Japanese censor in violet & very fine han of Matsuda in scarlet, minor blemishes. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3445
Symbol: C
1946 On Active Service airmail cover to London with a largely fine strike of the intaglio 'FPO/No 127/4DE' mailbag seal (Proud D2; recorded 30.4.1946 to 29.12.1946 only) in use at Kowloon. Very scarce postal usage. See 'Indian Army Postal Service Volume III' at page 554. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3446
Symbol: CL
1989 express airmail to Australia with 'SPEEDPOST/HONG KONG POST OFFICE' label and QEII $5 $10 & $50 tied by 'KINGS ROAD HONG KONG/26AP/89' cds, inspected with 'CUSTOMS/SCREENER' handstamp on the face and 'RECEIVED/28APR1989/SPECIAL SERVICES/PERTH WA' time-clock arrival backstamp in red. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3447
Symbol: C
PICTURE POSTCARDS: Group including Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, Beaconsfield Arcade and the Alexandria Building, 'Praya Central & Ferry Station' with KGV 1c brown tied to face by 1913 cds but not posted, real photo of Caire Road with businesses & people, then a batch of 1950s-60s multi-coloured cards airmail to England with a range of frankings including 65c meter cancels, QEII Definitives with various 65c solos and other make-ups, Shipping, Churchill, etc, also China x6 noted 'Widows Tombs, Chinkiang' and 'Peking, Ketteler Monument' both with Coiling Dragons ½c and 1c tied to the faces by local cancels respectively but not posted, condition generally fine to very fine.
(60+) (Image1)
