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Hong Kong Pre-philately

Lot 1765

800.00 HKD

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1848 Hong Kong (28 Oct) to India. Entire letter, sent "Per Steamer Braguse", applied with Webb type 8 Hong Kong Paid All circular seal,

1848 Hong Kong (28 Oct) to India. Entire letter, sent "Per Steamer Braguse", applied with Webb type 8 Hong Kong Paid All circular seal, Hong Kong double-arc cds and circled "2" h.s. 2003 (Sep) John Bull. 1848.10.28 香港寄印度。郵簡，寫有“Per Steamer Braguse”，鈐Webb 8型Hong Kong Paid All圓戳、香港雙弧日戳及“2”字圓戳。2003.9 布約翰拍賣。

Lot 1766

4,000.00 HKD

Live

1859 Hong Kong (10 Mar) to USA. Entire letter, sent “via Marseille” and rated “34” and crossed out to be “40”, appleid with

1859 Hong Kong (10 Mar) to USA. Entire letter, sent “via Marseille” and rated “34” and crossed out to be “40”, appleid with Hong Kong double arc cds on reverse. Transit London (27 Apr). Arrived USA. 1859.3.10 香港寄美國。郵簡，寫有“via Marseille”及“34”郵資，後被劃去改作“40”。背面鈐香港雙弧日戳。4.27經倫敦。抵美國。

Hong Kong Pre-philately

Hong Kong

Lot 1767

1,500.00 HKD

Live

1869 Hong Kong (15 Sep) to Melbourne, sent “via Galle” and rated “2/-”, f.w. Hong Kong QV 48c, tied by B62 obliterator. On

1869 Hong Kong (15 Sep) to Melbourne, sent “via Galle” and rated “2/-”, f.w. Hong Kong QV 48c, tied by B62 obliterator. On reverse with Olyphant & Co. forwarding agent d.s. and Hong Kong index C cds. Arrived Melbourne (26 Oct). Double rate example. With stain and creases at edges. 1869.9.15 香港寄澳洲，寫有“via Galle”及“2/-”郵資，貼香港維多利亞女皇像48仙，銷B62殺手戳。背面蓋有Olyphant & Co.,轉運代理日戳及香港日戳。10.26抵墨爾本。雙倍郵資例子。邊緣帶污漬及磨損。

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

Hong Kong Queen Victoria Collections

Hong Kong

Lot 1768

2,000.00 HKD

Live

ca 1880 Hong Kong to Persia, bearing oval “H. A. ASGER & H. ESMAIL / HONG KONG” seal. With letter sheet content. A nice and scarce mail

ca 1880 Hong Kong to Persia, bearing oval “H. A. ASGER & H. ESMAIL / HONG KONG” seal. With letter sheet content. A nice and scarce mail with only a few covers recorded. H. A. Asger & Hajee Esmail is an Indian trading house in Hong Kong, located on Holleywood Road. 約1880年代香港寄波斯。正面蓋有橢圓形“H. A. ASGER & H. ESMAIL / HONG KONG”戳記。附原信。此封珍罕難得，同類型的信件寥寥可數 H. A. Asger & Hajee Esmail是香港的一家印度商號，位於荷李活道。

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

Hong Kong Queen Victoria Collections

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

Lot 1769

1,200.00 HKD

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1862 Hong Kong QV 1st issue unwmk used complete set (Yang 1-7), tied by B62 obliterator. Hinged.

1862 Hong Kong QV 1st issue unwmk used complete set (Yang 1-7), tied by B62 obliterator. Hinged. F-VF. 1862年香港維多利亞女皇像第一組無水印舊全（楊目1-7），銷B62殺手戳。

Hong Kong Queen Victoria Collections

Lot 1770

1,200.00 HKD

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A collection of 21 Hong Kong QV used stamps, including the more valuable 1st-3rd surch issues and 50th Anniv of Colony, tied

A collection of 21 Hong Kong QV used stamps, including the more valuable 1st-3rd surch issues and 50th Anniv of Colony, tied by obliterator, Hong Kong and Shanghai BPO cds. 一組21枚香港維多利亞女皇像舊票，包含較高價值之第一組至第三組改值票及開埠五十週年票，銷殺手戳、香港及上海英局日戳。

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

Hong Kong

United States

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

Lot 1771

5,200.00 HKD

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1870s Hong Kong QV stamp colour reference sheet set of 9 in vertical pair, denominations from 2c to 96c. 8c with slight ink on surface.

1870s Hong Kong QV stamp colour reference sheet set of 9 in vertical pair, denominations from 2c to 96c. 8c with slight ink on surface. According to Marcus Samuel, these colour reference sheets were produced by De La Rue for their record of the printing plates of Crown Colonies Stamp including Hong Kong, Strait Settlements, New Zealand etc. Only 1 sheet of 240 stamps of each value of each of these colonies were printed. Please see “Hong Kong QV Plate Proofs?” by William Kwan. 1870年代香港維多利亞女皇像顏色參考票直雙連共9件，面值由2仙至96仙。8仙票面帶輕微墨污。按Marcus Samuel所述，這批顏色參考票由德納羅印製，以存檔記錄英國殖民地郵票之版式。當中包括香港、海峽殖民地、新西蘭等。每個殖民地之每款面額僅印製一版240枚。詳見William Kwan著《Hong Kong QV Plate Proofs?》一文。

Hong Kong

Lot 1784

1,100.00 HKD

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1874 US Consulate, Hong Kong (15 Jun) to USA, sent “Per SS Granada”, f.w. Hong Kong QV 8c in pair with printing shifted variety, tied

1874 US Consulate, Hong Kong (15 Jun) to USA, sent “Per SS Granada”, f.w. Hong Kong QV 8c in pair with printing shifted variety, tied by B62 obliterator, alongside with Hong Kong Paid All cds in red, matching with Hong Kong cds on reverse. Transit San Francisco (11 Jul). Since 1 Nov 1867, Hong Kong-USA postal convention rate reduced to 8c. Double rate example. 1874.6.15 美國駐港領事館寄美國，寫有郵船“Per SS Granada”，貼香港維多利亞女皇像8仙雙連，帶套印移位變異，銷B62殺手戳，旁鈐香港已付紅色日戳。背面蓋有香港日戳。7.11經三藩市。自1867年11月1日，香港-美國郵政協議郵資下降至8仙，此為雙倍郵資例子。

United States

Hong Kong

United States

Lot 1785

800.00 HKD

Sold

1875 Hong Kong (24 Feb) to Australia, f.w. Hong Kong QV 24c with wing margin, tied by B62 obliterator. On reverse with Hong Kong origin

1875 Hong Kong (24 Feb) to Australia, f.w. Hong Kong QV 24c with wing margin, tied by B62 obliterator. On reverse with Hong Kong origin cds. Arrived Melbourne (5 Apr). 1875.2.24 香港寄澳洲，貼香港維多利亞女皇像24仙，帶右寬邊，銷B62殺手戳。背面鈐香港始發日戳。4.5抵墨爾本。

Hong Kong

Lot 1786

1,800.00 HKD

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1891 Hong Kong (24 Feb) to Australia, f.w. Hong Kong QV 6th surch 7c./10c (Yang 48), tied by B62 obliterator, alongside with Hong Kong

1891 Hong Kong (24 Feb) to Australia, f.w. Hong Kong QV 6th surch 7c./10c (Yang 48), tied by B62 obliterator, alongside with Hong Kong index B cds. Arrived Melbourne (20 Mar). R N Gurevitch recorded 49 covers f.w. this stamp. 1891.2.24 香港寄澳洲，貼香港維多利亞女皇像第六次改值7仙蓋10仙（楊目48），銷B62殺手戳，旁鈐香港B字日戳。3.20抵墨爾本。 R N Gurevitch記錄貼有此票之信封存世49件。

Lot 1787

1,200.00 HKD

Live

1864 Hong Kong (14 Dec) to Bombay, f.w. Hong Kong QV 4c + 12c, tied by B62 obliterator, alongside with “8” postage and “Per

1864 Hong Kong (14 Dec) to Bombay, f.w. Hong Kong QV 4c + 12c, tied by B62 obliterator, alongside with “8” postage and “Per Str. Salsette / Forwarded by “R. Haworth & Co.” manuscript. Arrived Bombay (5 Jan). Double rate to India example. 1864.12.14 香港寄孟買，貼香港維多利亞女皇像4仙 + 12仙，銷B62殺手戳，旁寫“8′郵資及“Per Str. Salsette / Forwarded by “R. Haworth & Co.”郵船批示。1.5抵孟買。寄印度雙倍郵資例子。

Lot 1788

1,200.00 HKD

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1866 Hong Kong (30 Dec) to India, sent “P Mail Steamer” and rated;”2/-”, f.w. Hong Kong QV 24c, tied by B62 obliterator, matching

1866 Hong Kong (30 Dec) to India, sent “P Mail Steamer” and rated;”2/-”, f.w. Hong Kong QV 24c, tied by B62 obliterator, matching with Hong Kong cds and “F. Thos. Remedios” oval forwarding agent seal on reverse. Arrived Bombay (21 Jan). Since 27 Jan 1866, Hong Kong to India by British packet rate was 8c. Scarce triple rate example. Remedios was a prominent Macanese-Portuguese merchant family active in Hong Kong and Macau during the 19th century. 1866.12.30 香港寄印度，寫有“P Mail Steamer”及“郵資“2/-”，貼香港維多利亞女皇像24仙，背鈐香港日戳及“F. Thos. Remedios”轉運代理橢圓形戳記。1.21抵孟買。1866年1月27日起，自香港經英國郵船寄印度收取8仙，故此為三倍郵郵例子，少見。Remedios為十九世紀活躍於港澳之葡人商人家族。

Lot 1789

1,200.00 HKD

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1868 Hong Kong (6 Aug) to Bombay, sent “Per Malacca” and rated “8”, f.w. Hong Kong 12c + 4c in total of 16c double rate, tied by

1868 Hong Kong (6 Aug) to Bombay, sent “Per Malacca” and rated “8”, f.w. Hong Kong 12c + 4c in total of 16c double rate, tied by B62 obliterator, matching with Hong Kong cds on reverse. Arrived Bombay (31 Aug). 1868.8.6 香港寄孟買，寫有“Per Malacca”及“8”郵資，銷香港維多利亞女皇像12仙 + 4仙，合16仙雙倍郵資，銷B62殺手戳，背面鈐香港日戳。8.31抵孟買。

Lot 1790

1,200.00 HKD

Live

1870 Hong Kong (Jun) to India. Entire letter, sent “via Galle” adn rated “4”, f.w. Hong Kong QV 8c, tied by B62 obliterator,

1870 Hong Kong (Jun) to India. Entire letter, sent “via Galle” adn rated “4”, f.w. Hong Kong QV 8c, tied by B62 obliterator, matching with Hong Kong cds and Siemssen & Co. cds on reverse. Arrived India. 1870.6 香港寄印度。郵簡，寫有“via Galle”及“4”郵資，貼香港維多利亞女皇像8仙，銷B62殺手戳，背面鈐香港日戳及Siemessen & Co日戳。抵印度。

Lot 1791

3,000.00 HKD

Live

1885 Hong Kong (18 Jun) to India, f.w. Hong Kong QV 96c + 2c at top right and 10c for late fee at bottom left, tied by B62

1885 Hong Kong (18 Jun) to India, f.w. Hong Kong QV 96c + 2c at top right and 10c for late fee at bottom left, tied by B62 obliterator, alongside with Hong Kong cds. Showing "pr Str Brindisi" annotation. Arrived Bombay (9 Jul). Damage at cover left and edges but does not affect stamp and postmark. 1885.6.18 香港寄印度，右上貼香港維多利亞女皇像96仙 + 10仙，左下貼10仙作遲遞費用，銷B62殺手戳，旁鈐香港日戳。寫有“pr Str Brindisi”批示。7.9抵孟買。封左方及邊沿有損但不影響郵票郵戳。

Lot 1792

22,000.00 HKD

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1853 Hong Kong (13 Jul) to USS Saratoga via US Naval Lyceum, f.w. Washington imperf 3c, tied by Brunswick PAID cds, alongside with “U.S.

1853 Hong Kong (13 Jul) to USS Saratoga via US Naval Lyceum, f.w. Washington imperf 3c, tied by Brunswick PAID cds, alongside with “U.S. Naval Lyceum” oval seal. Flap damaged. With original letters. The U.S. Naval Lyceum was founded in 1833 by a group of Navy and Marine Corps officers. The oval handstamp was applied to mail forwarded to naval personnel from the U.S. Naval Lyceum in Brooklyn at no additional charge. 1853.7.13 香港經US Naval Lyceum寄美國戰艦Saratoga，貼無齒華盛頓3分，銷Brunswick已付日戳，旁鈐US Naval Lyceum帆船圖橢圓形戳記。封舌有損。附原信。 US Naval Lyceum於1833年由海軍及海軍陸戰隊軍官成立。若信件經US Naval Lyceum轉寄至美國海軍成員毋需另外補資，並將蓋上此戳。