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Hong Kong Postal stationery

Lot 1819

800.00 HKD

Sold

1902 (25 Apr) Hong Kong QV 10c registered stationery cover (size G 3-3/4 x 6 inch) to England, uprated by 4c, tied by Registered GPO cds.,

1902 (25 Apr) Hong Kong QV 10c registered stationery cover (size G 3-3/4 x 6 inch) to England, uprated by 4c, tied by Registered GPO cds., alongside with registered label. Transit London. Arrived Oldham (26 May). 1902.4.25 香港維多利亞女皇像10仙掛號郵資封（size G 3-3/4 x 6 inch）寄英國，加貼4仙，銷總局掛號日戳，旁貼掛號標籤。經倫敦，5.26抵Oldham。

Lot 1828

12,000.00 HKD

Live

1905 (18 Nov) Hong Kong QV 10c stationery cover (size H2, 4 x 9 inch) with surch insurance fee 25c to $2.5, from Dutch Consuate to England,

1905 (18 Nov) Hong Kong QV 10c stationery cover (size H2, 4 x 9 inch) with surch insurance fee 25c to $2.5, from Dutch Consuate to England, uprated by KEVII 2x 20c, tied by registered GPO cds., alongside with faint registered mark. Scarce surch H2 cover commerical usage. 1905.11.18 香港維多利亞女皇像10仙掛號郵資封（size H2 4 x 9 inch），保費加蓋改值25仙至2元5角，自荷蘭領事館寄倫敦，加貼愛德華七世2x 20仙，銷總局掛號日戳，旁鈐掛號章。H2改值掛號封實寄難得。

Lot 1829

2,400.00 HKD

Live

1900 (13 Oct) Hong Kong QV 10c stationery cover (size K, 6 x 11-1/2 inch) to England, uprated by 2c in pair + 4x 10c, tied by Hong

1900 (13 Oct) Hong Kong QV 10c stationery cover (size K, 6 x 11-1/2 inch) to England, uprated by 2c in pair + 4x 10c, tied by Hong Kong index C cds, alongside with registered label. Transit London (15 Nov). Arrived Salisbury (15 Nov). Eleven times rate example. 1900.10.13 香港維多利亞女皇像10仙掛號郵資封（size K 6 x 11-1/2 inch）寄英國，加貼愛德華七世2仙雙連 + 10仙x4，銷香港C字日戳，旁貼掛號標籤。11.15經倫敦，同日抵Salisbury。十一倍郵資例子。

Hong Kong Postal stationery

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 1830

20,000.00 HKD

Live

1906 (21 Apr) Hong Kong QV 10c stationery cover (size K, 6 x 11-1/2 inch) with surch insurance fee 25c to $2.5, from China Inland Mission,

1906 (21 Apr) Hong Kong QV 10c stationery cover (size K, 6 x 11-1/2 inch) with surch insurance fee 25c to $2.5, from China Inland Mission, Chefoo, England, uprated by KEVII 2c in pair + 10c in pair, tied by Chefoo BPO cds., alongside with circled R mark. Transit Hong Kong (30 Apr). Arrived England (30 May). Seven times rate example. Scarce usage of K surch registered cover. 1906.4.21 香港維多利亞女皇像10仙掛號郵資封（size K 6 x 11-1/2 inch），保費加蓋改值25仙至2元5角，自中國內地會寄英國，加貼愛德華七世2仙雙連 + 10仙雙連，銷煙台英局日戳，旁鈐R章。4.30經香港。5.30抵英國。七倍郵資例子。K改值封實寄相當稀罕難得。

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 2899

1,400.00 HKD

Sold

1892 Shanghai (1 Jan) to England. P&O Steam Navigation Co. cover, f.w. Hong Kong QV 2c in pair + 5c in pair at top while 5c + 2c at

1892 Shanghai (1 Jan) to England. P&O Steam Navigation Co. cover, f.w. Hong Kong QV 2c in pair + 5c in pair at top while 5c + 2c at bottom left, in total of double rate + registration fee 21c, tied by Shanghai BPO cds., alongside with R mark. Transit Hong Kong (4 Jan). Arrived London (8 Feb). 1892.1.1 上海寄英國。鐵行輪船公司封，右上貼香港維多利亞女皇像2仙雙連 + 5仙雙連，左下貼5仙 + 2仙，合雙倍重量+掛號郵資21仙，銷上海英局日戳，旁鈐R章。1.4經香港。2.8抵倫敦。

Lot 2902

1,200.00 HKD

Live

1902 Shanghai (24 Jul) to England. Registered cover, f.w. Hong Kong QV 2c + 3x 4c, in total of 14c, tied by Shanghai BPO cds,

1902 Shanghai (24 Jul) to England. Registered cover, f.w. Hong Kong QV 2c + 3x 4c, in total of 14c, tied by Shanghai BPO cds, alongside with R mark. Arrived London (27 Aug). Since 1 Feb 1902, rate from treaty port to all countries was 4c (+ 10c registration fee = 14c in this example). 1902.7.24 上海寄英國。掛號封，貼香港維多利亞女皇像2仙 + 3x 4仙，合14仙，銷上海英局日戳，旁鈐R章。8.27抵倫敦。自1902年2月1日，商埠寄所有國家均收取4仙（加上10仙掛號費用，構成此例之14仙）。

Hong Kong

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Hong Kong

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Hong Kong

Lot 2913

20,000.00 HKD

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1861 (5 August) entire letter from Amoy to London, endorsed “via Marseilles” and rated “1/-”, bearing a fine strike of Webb type

1861 (5 August) entire letter from Amoy to London, endorsed “via Marseilles” and rated “1/-”, bearing a fine strike of Webb type A “AMOY PAID” datestamp in red. The letter transited through Hong Kong and arrived in London on 27 September. This AMOY pre-adhesive cover was sent prior to the introduction of Hong Kong adhesives and the sorting practices for mails from Amoy via Hong Kong, and handled entirely within the British treaty port postal network in Amoy directly. Webb recorded only eight such pre-adhesive AMOY covers bearing this distinctive red AMOY cds, making this a rare surviving example of early British treaty port correspondence from China to Europe. A good quality pre-adhesive AMOY PAID example.. 1861年8月5日自廈門寄往倫敦的全張信函，信封左上手寫註明「via Marseilles」，並註記郵資「1/-」，封上蓋有清晰之Webb A型「Amoy Paid」紅色日戳。本件經香港中轉（8月），並於9月27日抵達倫敦。此為無貼票的前膠紙時期（pre-adhesive）郵件，屬於香港郵票尚未於廈門啟用前之運作模式，由英國條約港郵政系統全程處理。據Webb紀錄，僅知八件存世封蓋有此型廈門日戳，本件為廈門早期中國通歐英國郵政史實例之一，郵戳清晰，兼具歷史與郵集收藏價值。

Hongkong Treaty Ports

Lot 2919

3,200.00 HKD

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1922 Hankow (8 Nov) to England. Registered cover, f.w. Hong Kong KGV ovpt. CHINA 1c + 2c + 4c + 6c + 8c, tied by Hankow BPO Webb type M

1922 Hankow (8 Nov) to England. Registered cover, f.w. Hong Kong KGV ovpt. CHINA 1c + 2c + 4c + 6c + 8c, tied by Hankow BPO Webb type M cds, alongside with type R2 registered label. Arrived London (22 Dec). Commerically usage of this ovpt. China issue is rather scarce. Neil Christensen collection. 2008 (20 Jan) Spink China, lot 1316. 1922.11.8 漢口寄英國。掛號封，貼香港佐治五世加蓋CHINA 1仙 + 2仙 + 4仙 + 6仙 + 8仙，銷漢口英局Webb M型日戳，旁貼R2型掛號標籤。12.22抵倫敦。加蓋CHINA票實寄少見。Neil Christensen舊藏。2008.1.20 斯賓克中國，拍品號1316。

Lot 2922

1,000.00 HKD

Live

1903 and 1904 a pair of picture postcards from Liu Kung Tau to England, f.w. Hong Kong QV or KEVII 4c, tied by Liu Kung Tau BPO Webb type B

1903 and 1904 a pair of picture postcards from Liu Kung Tau to England, f.w. Hong Kong QV or KEVII 4c, tied by Liu Kung Tau BPO Webb type B cds. Transit with Shanghai BPO and Hong Kong cds respectively. 1903至1904年一對圖片明信片，自劉公鳥寄英國，分別貼香港維多利亞女皇像及愛德華七世4仙，銷劉公島英局Webb B型日戳。分別鈐上海英局及香港中轉戳。

Lot 2925

1,100.00 HKD

Sold

1934 HMS Medway, Weihaiwei (20 Sep) to England. PPC, sent "via Pacific", f.w. KGV 1-1/2d, tied by "RECEIVED FROM H.M.SHIPS" cachet. Sending

1934 HMS Medway, Weihaiwei (20 Sep) to England. PPC, sent "via Pacific", f.w. KGV 1-1/2d, tied by "RECEIVED FROM H.M.SHIPS" cachet. Sending via Pacific instead of Siberia. 1934.9.20 英軍戰艦Medway號自威海衛寄英國。圖片明信片，寫有批注“via Pacific”，貼佐治五世1-1/2便士，銷英軍戰艦船上投遞戳。經太平洋而非西伯利亞例子。