1875 Swatow (23 Feb) to USA, applied with Swatow BPO Webb type B cds in greenish-blue. Showing "Financial matters / Per PMSS Co's Mails"
1875 Swatow (23 Feb) to USA, applied with Swatow BPO Webb type B cds in greenish-blue. Showing "Financial matters / Per PMSS Co's Mails" annotations. On front f.w. Hong Kong KGV 4c + 12c, tied by B62 obliterator, alongside with Hong Kong PAID ALL cds in red (24 Feb). Transit San Francisco (4 Apr). Arrived San Francisco (10 Apr). One of the 13 covers with Swatow type A cds as a backstamp on trans-pacific mail between 1868-1875 recorded by Dr. Andrew Cheung. Please see Hong Kong Philatelic Society Journal 10 (2006) and 11 (2007).1875.2.23 汕頭寄美國，背面鈐汕頭英局Webb B型綠藍色日戳。寫有“Financial Matters / Per PMSS Co's Mails”批示。正貼香港維多利亞女皇像4仙 + 12仙，銷B62殺手戳，旁鈐香港已付2.24紅色中轉戳。4.4經三藩市。為張文德醫生所記錄，1868至1875年間十三件蓋有汕頭英局B型日戳之跨太平洋郵件之一。詳見《Hong Kong Philatelic Society Journal 10 (2006)、11（2007）》
Lot 2385
24,000.00HKD
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1876 Swatow (27 Jul) to USA, f.w. Hong Kong QV 2c, tied scarce S2 obliterator in violet, matching with Swatow BPO Webb type B cds in violet
1876 Swatow (27 Jul) to USA, f.w. Hong Kong QV 2c, tied scarce S2 obliterator in violet, matching with Swatow BPO Webb type B cds in violet on reverse. Showing "Via San Francisco" annotation. Transit Hong Kong (27 Jul) with PAID ALL cds in red. Transit San Francisco (29 Aug). S2 obliterator on covers are scarce as Webb only recorded 6 covers and postcards. The earliest recorded of S2 and Swatow type B cds was 29 Aug 1875 according to Dr. Andrew Cheung.1876.7.27 汕頭寄美國，貼香港維多利亞女皇像2仙，銷少見之S2紫色殺手戳，背面蓋有汕頭英局Webb B型紫色日戳。寫有“Via San Francisco”批示。7.27經香港，鈐PAID ALL紅色中轉戳。8.29經三藩市。S2殺手戳之封片十分少見難得，Webb記錄僅有六件。而按張文德醫生記錄，最早同時蓋有S2及汕頭B型日戳之記錄為1875年8月29日。
Lot 2386
20,000.00HKD
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1877 Swatow (17 Jul) to USA, f.w. Hong Kong QV 4c + 8c, tied by scarce S2 obliterator in violet, matching with Swatow BPO Webb type B cds
1877 Swatow (17 Jul) to USA, f.w. Hong Kong QV 4c + 8c, tied by scarce S2 obliterator in violet, matching with Swatow BPO Webb type B cds in violet and "Via San Francisco" annotation alongside. Transit Hong Kong (18 Jul). Arrived San Francisco (31 Aug). S2 obliterator on covers are scarce as Webb only recorded 6 covers and postcards.1877.7.17 汕頭寄美國，貼香港維多利亞女皇像4仙 + 8仙，銷少見之S2紫色殺手戳，旁鈐汕頭英局Webb B型紫色日戳並寫有“Via San Francisco”批示。7.18經香港。8.31抵三藩市。S2殺手戳之封片十分少見難得，Webb記錄僅有六件。此封可能為汕頭英局日戳蓋於封面之最早記錄。
Lot 2387
9,000.00HKD
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1878 Swatow (3 Feb) to Foochow, f.w. Hong Kong QV 5c, tied by scarce S2 obliterator in black, alongside with Swatow BPO Webb type B cds in
1878 Swatow (3 Feb) to Foochow, f.w. Hong Kong QV 5c, tied by scarce S2 obliterator in black, alongside with Swatow BPO Webb type B cds in black. Arrived Foochow BPO (5 Feb). After 1878, S2 obliterator is found in black.1878.2.3 汕頭寄福州，貼香港維多利亞女皇像5仙，銷少見之S2黑色殺手戳，旁鈐汕頭英局Webb B型黑色日戳。2.5抵福州英局。在1878年後，開始出現黑色之S2殺手戳。
