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Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 3658 |
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 1908: 10 s. green & red on green, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of four, fresh and fine
appearance, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 640+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 3659 |
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 1908/11: De la Rue Colour Trial for the 5 s. value, imperforate on wmk. Multiple Crown CA
smooth surfaced paper, printed in pale blue & green, without gum. Rare and most attractive. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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Closing..May-26, 11:59 PM |
| 3660 |
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 1916 (June 1): War Tax 1 d. red, an unused example with variety "Overprint Inverted", fresh
and fine, superb large part og. Gi = £ 275. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 3661 |
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 1916 (Sept): "War Tax" London overprint, an unused vertical Proof pair, Imperforate on
watermark Multiple Crown CA paper, from the original imperforate pane of six cut up by Robson Lowe, fresh and fine without gum. See John G.M. Davis "War Tax Stamps" page 211 who states "Just three imperforate pairs exist". A rare and fine Proof, the
sole vertical pair.rnProvenance: SG, London, 5-6 March 1981, lot 313. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 3662 |
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 1921/31: Definitive issue, wmk. Multiple Script CA, the complete unused set of twenty-three,
all overprinted SPECIMEN in black (the 4 d., 6 d. and 1 s. in red; the 2 s. 6 d. perforated SPECIMEN), fresh and very fine, large part og. A rare set complete Gi = £ 450. (Image 1)
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| 3663 |
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 1937/50: Pictorial issue, the unused set of twelve values from ¼ d. brown to 10 s. blue &
carmine, perforated SPECIMEN, fresh and fine, large part og. A scarce set Gi = £ 300. (Image
1)
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Closing..May-26, 11:59 PM |
| 3664 |
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 1938/1950 (March): 'St. George's' 2½ d. bright blue, wmk. Multiple Script CA, perf. 12½ x
13½, an unused example of this rarity, fresh and very fine, superb og. Exceptionally rare, one of the most elusive stamps of George VI Colonial philately. Cert. BPA (2020) Gi = £ 11'000.rnProvenance: Bridger & Kay, London, 22-23 Sept 1980, lot
1090. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 3665 |
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 1892 (Aug): Postage Due 2 d. on 8 d. grey-brown, overprinted 2d. / SURCHARGE / POSTAGE, an
unused example of good colour and appearance, small part og. An extremely rare stamp. Cert. BPA (2020) Gi = £ 5'000.rnProvenance: Collection Willam Gross, Spink Shreves, New York, 3 Oct 2008, lot 90. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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Hongkong
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 450 |
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 Hongkong Treaty Ports 1849 (Feb 26): Envelope with full content, written from 'H.M.S. Arab,
Whampoa' and dated '24th Feb 1849', addressed to Clonee, Ireland, carried on the paddle steamer 'S.S. Canton' from Whampoa to Hongkong with "HONG KONG" transit (Feb 26) transit cds on reverse and "SHIP LETTER / VICTORIA HONGKONG" two-line handstamp
on front, rated '1/4' in manuscript with 4 d. private ship from Canton to Hongkong and 1 s. to the United Kingdom. Reverse with London transit (April 24) cds in red and CLONEE arrival (April 26) cds in blue. A fine and fresh cover, the earliest known
date of the Victoria Ship Letter handstamp, Webb gives March 29, 1849 as the first date. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF650.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 451 |
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 1851 (July 23): Stampless envelope written from Hongkong to Old Rain, Scotland. forwarded to
Aberdeen, endorsed "via Southampton" and rated '1 s.', struck on reverse with "HONG KONG" despatch cds, London transit (Sept 23) cds and framed "OLD RAIN" arrival datestamp (July 25) as well as Aberdeen arrival cds of the following day. The cover was
franked with Great Britain 1 d. red-brown imperf. (Gi 8), tied by boxed '225' numeral of Old rain for the journey to Aberdeen. An unusual and appealing 1851 cover from Hongkong bearing a British adhesive. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF380.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 452 |
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 Hongkong Treaty Ports 1854 (Sept 26): Lettersheet written by 'Reverend W. A. Russell,
Ningpo' and dated 'Sept 8th 1854', directed to Woodbridge, Suffolk and endorsed 'overland mail via Southampton', rated '6' (d.) for the British packet, reverse with "HONG KONG" transit (Sept 26) and London transit (Nov. 21) cds's. Obverse with
WOODBRIDGE arrival (Nov. 24) cds in green. Filing folds do not destract from the rarity of this Treaty Port item, as Webb records only four letters from Ningpo between 1844 and 1870. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 453 |
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 1858 (Oct 28): Envelope with full content, sent from Hongkong to Geneva, Switzerland,
endorsed "per P&O Steamer / via Marseilles", reverse with "HONG-KONG" despatch cds, obverse with clear French "PAYS ETR. V. SUEZ 13 DEC. 58" entry cds in red, reverse with Marseille and Paris transit as well as GENEVE arrival (Dec 15) cds's. A fine
cover to an unusual destination. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF340.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 454 |
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 2nd Opium War 1858: Envelope sent by "Daniel Mills Seaman / HMS Sampson China",
countersigned by his "Commanding officer" and directed to Southend-on-Sea, Essex, received a 1 d. red perf. adhesive, presumably in London where tied by oval frameddiamond '50' numeral, reverse with London and ROCHFORD transit (April 4, 1858) cds's.
Cover opened roughly at right thereby affecting the adhesive, nevertheless a rare and desirable Seaman's Fieldpost cover.rnNote: The HMS Sampson was a second class paddle frigatte launched in 1844, took part of the fighting during the Crimean War and
during the 2nd Opium War. The cover was presumably despatched on 27. February 1858 at Amoy. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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| 455 |
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 1863/71: 2 c. brown, wmk. Crown CC, a used example on 1 January 1874 complete Printed
Circular from Tientsin to Hong Kong, tied on arrival by "B62" obliterator in black. The Circular announces the take over of the late Oscar Stammann's business by E. Meyer & Co. and is endorsed "1 Jan 1874 - Circular" on reverse in manuscript. Slight
creasing but an extraordinarily early entire for stamped mail from Tientsin which had no formal British Agency prior to 1882. The letter was probably transmitted through the offices of the British Consul (James Mongan at this date) to Hong Kong.
Rare. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 456 |
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 1935/2011: Lot hundreds stamps and souvenir sheets used/unused, after 1997 in unmounted og.
condition, also fiscal adhesives with Stamp Duty $2, $3 & $10 used, 1897 $1 on $ 2 ovpt unused and postage due. Mi = € 6'000 following the consignor. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9)
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| 457 |
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 1894/1910: Lot nine interesting Hongkong - related covers incl. 1894 Hongkong stationery
postcard used from Stanmore UK via Hongkong to Shanghai, 1896 Volapük (artificial language such as esperanto) cover from Amoy to Germany, 1899 picture postcard to Germany with Hong Kong - German Empire combination franking, the adhesives tied by
German marine Fieldpost cds, 1901 cover to Hamburg with a mixed franking of Hongkong 1880 5 c. blue, 1900 5 c. yellow and German P.O.'s in China 20 pf. blue, all in pairs, tied by VICTORIA and German marine Fieldpost cds's, respectivrly, 1905 cover
USA to Canton, the receiver deceased, Hongkong Dead Letter Office handstamp and returned, 1908/10 usages at the British P.O. in Shanghai, 1905 Paquebot handstamp on Hongkong picture postcard via Sarawak to South Australia, and 1903 OHMS cover to
Paris. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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SOLD for CHF1,200.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
India
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 458 |
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 1857 (Jan 25): Mourning Envelope from an unknown office, but probably Poona to Pau, Southern
France, endorsed "via Marseilles", handwritten note "stamped 20 annas", bearing on reverse four single cut-to-shape examples 1854 4 a. blue & red, head die III or IIIa, frame die I from the third printing, 2 a. green (touched at left), 1 a. red die
III and 1856/64 ½ a. pale blue, two examples cut at top, cancelled / tied by diamond of dots and manuscript 'stamped'. Front shows indistinct framed despatch datestamp (Jan 25, 1857), framed "INDIA PAID" in red and French "PAYS ETR. V. SUEZ" entry
cds in black. Reverse with BOMBAY transit (Jan 29) and PAU arrival (March 2) cds's. Cover roughly opened on top not impairing the franking, an impressive four-colour combination. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF12,000.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 459 |
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 1857 (Nov 10): Mourning Envelope from Poona to Bath, Great Britain, endorsed "via
Marseilles", bearing cut-to-shape 1854 4 a. blue & red, head die III, frame die I from the third printing and 2 a. green, mostly with shaved margins, touched at left, tied by light '52' barred numeral and manuscript 'stamped', framed "INDIA PAID" in
red twice alongside. Reverse with POONA despatch, BOMBAY transit (Nov. 11, 1857) and BATH arrival (Dec 14) cds's, obverse shows "LONDON PAID" transit cds in red and manuscript '8' (d.) credit to Great Britain. The rate was four annas for a prepaid
letter from India and two annas for transit through France, up to ¼ ounce in the January 1857 tariff. In spite of its imperfections, a scarce and desirable mutinity period cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF1,600.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 460 |
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 1854: 4 a. blue & rose-red, Head Die III, Frame Die II, a superb used example with enormous
even margins all round, of excellent colour, crisply cancelled by "B/1" obliterator of Calcutta in black. Exceptional. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 1'200. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF1,800.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 461 |
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 1865 (April 9): Envelope from Ramandroog to Sandwich, Kent, endorsed "via Madras &
Marseilles", bearing 1856/64 2 a. yellow-buff and 4 a. black in an unusual mixed country franking with Great Britain 1 d. rose-red, plate 79, lettered T-I, all three adhesives cancelled / tied by Madras Circle type 6 "C/22" handstamp and manuscript
"Ramandroog stamped". Reverse with RAMANDROOG despatch cds, obverse shows contradicting "INDIA PAID" crescent in red, "MADRAS INDIA PAID 1865 AP 12" but also framed INSUFFICIENT in black. Reverse with octagonal BELLARY transit (April 10) datestamp
and LONDON transit (May 14) cds, both in red as well as SANDWICH arrival (May 15) cds in black. Cover roughly opened and torn at top left, a fragile item with tear and wear, nevertheless a most interesting and fascinating combination of Indian and
British adhesives to pay correctly the 6 a. 8 p. rate via France to Great Britain. Cert. BPA (2012).rnNote: On 1st June 1863 the postal rate to the United Kingdom via Marseilles was reduced from 8 annas to 6 annas 8 pies for a letter up to a half
ounce. However, until 1867 no 6 a. 8 p. stamps were available. The present cover shows a provisional combination to pay 6 annas with Indian adhesives and 8 annas equal to 1 pence with a British adhesive. In India itself was no clear opinion if this
combination was acceptable as can be seen from the contradicting handstamps on front. In Great Britain, however, the different due markings were crossed out and the cover was accepted as fully paid. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF1,300.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
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