Seychelles. (Postage Dues). 1957. Envelope addressed to Victoria bearing SG 174, 2c mauve tied by Victoria date stamp, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Seychelles postage due SG D3, 6c scarlet and bistre.
Hong Kong. 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing SG 168, $1 blue and orange (Block of 4) tied by Registered G.P.O. Hong Kong double ring with matching registered label with boxed 'Not Opened by Censor' in violet and hand-struck 'L.R.' in violet on reverse, routed via Hawaii with Princeton arrival. Very fine. Mike Mead records three large type 'LR' between 2nd July 41-9 Sep 41.
Hong Kong. (Ceylon). 1920. Picture post card of 'The Museum in Singapore' addressed to Shanghai, China bearing Ceylon SG 302, 3c green (2) tied by Colombo double ring with framed 'B.P.O. To G.P.O./Shanghai/4 July 20' on face with Shanghai Br P.O. arrival. Lovely item of incoming mail.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1857. Stamp-less envelope addressed to France dated 'Shanghai 15th Juillet 1856', routed via Hong Kong '24th July' and Suez with French entry cachet 'Pays Etr. V. Suez/Amb. H' in red on face (Salles 1868) rated '8' on arrival with Paris receiver '19th Sept' on reverse. Very fine.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1860. Stamp-less envelope addressed to France dated 'Shanghai 4th Oct 1860' routed via Hong Kong 'Oct 12' and Suez with French entry cachet, charged hand-struck '18' with Paris arrival '26 Nov' on reverse. Very fine cover paying the double letter rate.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1905. Photographic post card of 'The Fleet in Wei Hai Wei Harbour' addressed to Ireland bearing Hong Kong SG 77, 2c dull green (pair) tied by 'Liu Kung Tau/ B' date stamp (Webb Type B) routed via Shanghai with Shanghai/B.P.O. transit on face. Lovely item.
Hong Kong. (Forces On Western Front). 1917. Stamp-less envelope written from Lumbres, France addressed to Hankow, China cancelled by 'Army Post Office/S. 19' double ring '26/7' with 'Examined By Base Censor' label and oval 'Passed Field Censor/8492' with circular 'S' in red (Special treatment as overseas mail) and 'British Post Office/Hankow' double ring 'Sept 20' on reverse (Webb Type M). Very nice item of destination mail from the Western Front.
Hong Kong. (Netherlands East Indies). 1902. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery card 5c blue upgraded with Yvert 39, 2 1/2c on 3c lilac tied by Batavia squared circle with boxed 'Na Posttijd' addressed to Shanghai, routed via Weltevreden '26/12' and Dutch Post Office Singapore with 'N.I. Agent/Singapore' '29/12' and Singapore to Hong Kong/C' marine sorter (Webb Type 4) sent on the Steamer 'Chusan'. Superb combination.
Hong Kong. (India). 1941. Air Mail envelope written from Bombay addressed to Switzerland bearing India SG 254, 3a 6p blue, SG 257, 8a violet and SG 260, 2r brown and purple tied by Bombay double ring with 'passed by Censor/C 20' cachet and 'Opened by Censor' label, sent Air Mail via Victoria, Hong Kong with boxed 'Not Opened by Censor' cachet in violet and circular 'A.V.2' hand-stamp.Nice routed.
Hong Kong. (British Detachment In Siberia). 1918. Envelope written from Douglas, Isle of Man addressed to 'Drummer J. Morley, 25th Maiddlesex Regiment, G.B./Hong Kong, China' bearing Great Britain SG 360, 1d carmine tied by 'Douglas I.O.M. 9 Oct 18' machine roller, endorsed 'via Canada' and hand-stamped '25th Btn. Niddlesex Regt./ Incoming/ Lt. Col. Hohn Ward M.P/ Officer Commanding/ Hong Kong' with Hong Kong receiver '14th Dec' and forwarded with 'Forward/Deployed Siberia' in blue and framed 'British Mission/Vladivostok' on reverse. Scarce item of incoming mail to the British Military Detachment in Siberia with unrecorded cachet of the British Mission Vladivostok.
China. (Hong Kong). 1901. News Band wrapper addressed to London bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 109, 1c ochre and SG 110. 2c red (2) tied by Tientsin date stamp '19th March 01' , routed via Shanghai bearing Hong Kong SG 31, 2c carmine tied by Shanghai date stamp 'Mr 25' on face and endorsed '27th Apr 1901' hand-stamp receiver. Very rare News-Band wrapper rate from Tientsin via Shanghai to England. Exhibition quality.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1884. Envelope addressed to New York bearing Hong Kong SG 9, 4c grey and SG 11, 8c yellow/ orange tied by B/ 62 obliterator with adjacent Hong Kong date stamp 'Sp 9 78', endorsed 'per S.S. Beleji' with San Francisco transit 'Oct 11' in face and New York receiver 'Oct 14' on reverse. Short lived twelve cent rate to the United States after Hong Kong joined the UPU 1st April 1877 with the rate being reduced to 10c on 1st March 79.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1905. KEV11 Hong Kong postal stationery envelope 'one cent' brown upgraded with SG 62, 1c brown and purple and SG 64, 4c purple/red (2) tied by Canton/B date stamp addressed to France routed via Hong Kong with St Die arrival. Nice item of stationery used in Canton.
Hong Kong. 1941. Envelope addressed to England bearing SG 165, 5c black and green and SG 166, 15c black and scarlet tied by Victoria/Hong Kong double ring with framed 'Passed/ By/Censor/ 111' in violet on face.
Hong Kong. (French Indo-China). 1901. Envelope written from the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank' addressed to 'Monsieur Tanant, Lungchow' bearing Hong Kong SG 35, 5c blue (pair) tied by Hong Kong date stamp 'Fe9' routed via Langson/ Tonkin '14th Feb' and Imperial Post Lungchow arrival '18 Feb' on reverse. M. Tanant was the French Customs Officer in Lungchow. A Very nice item of destination mail from Hong Kong.
Hong Kong. (Military Internment Camp Mail). 1945. Stamp-less envelope written from Shaftesbury, Dorset headed 'Prisoner of War Post./Service des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to 'Miss Bascombe, British Civilian Internee, Military Internment Camp, Hong Hong' cancelled Shaftesbury/Dorset '26th Ju 45' with 'Opened by Examiner 7192' label with hand-struck instructional 'Returned From Abroad/Service Suspended' in violet on face with m/s 'P.T.O' and returned. Rare item of mail into Stanley Internment Camp but never received.
Hong Kong. (Airmails). 1939. Stamp-less Air Mail tag headed 'Air Mail Par Avion/ from Hong Kong to Alexandria' cancelled by Victoria/ Hong Kong double ring '24 Oc 39' with m/s 'Gross Weight "2778" Grammes'. Nice item.
Hong Kong. 1905. Registered envelope written from the 'Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank' addressed to Holland bearing SG 83, 20c chestnut and grey (HSBC) perfin tied by Registered Hong Kong double ring with framed 'R/Hong Kong/No hand-stamp and Amsterdam arrival on reverse. Very fine.
Hong Kong. (Manchuria). 1913. Picture post card of 'Chinese selling food on the street, Shanghai' addressed to England bearing Hong Kong SG 102, 4c carmine tied by Shanghai Br P.O. date stamp, endorsed 'via Siberia' with hand-struck 'Per Siberia Mail/via Dalny' in violet. Scarce hand-stamp routed via Manchuria.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1887. Envelope addressed to France bearing Hong Kong SG 37, 10c deep green (pair) tied by Shanghai date stamp routed via Hong Kong '19/3' with octagonal 'Poss. An. Paq. Fr No' date stamp on face in red and Lyon arrival '22nd Avril' on reverse. Lovely quality item paying the double letter rate to France. Scarce.
Hong Kong. (Treaty ports). 1854. Stamp-less envelope written from Canton dated 'November 10th 1854' addressed to France with Hong Kong date stamp on reverse and 'Crown/Paid at Hong Kong' in red (Webb Type 11), charged 2/-, routed via Suez and Marseille with French entry cachet and rated '20' on arrival with Paris receiver.
China. (Shanghai Defense Force). 1928. Picture post card of the 'Russian Church, Tientsin' written from the Field Post Office at Tientsin addressed to England bearing Great Britain SG 420, 1 1/2d brown tied by 'Field Post Office/1' double ring routed via Siberia. Very fine.
Hong Kong. (Seychelles). 1949. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Government House, Seychelles' bearing SG 152, 30c blue (strip of three) tied by 'Registred/ GPO Hong Kong' double ring with matching registered label and Victoria/ Seychelles arrival. Nice item of destination mail.
Hong Kong. 1912. Registered postal stationery card 'one cent' brown upgraded with SG 82, 12c purple and green and SG 91, 1c brown tied by Registered/ Hong Kong double ring with framed 'R/Hong Kong' hand-stamp addressed to Germany with Hanover arrival on face. Very scarce up-rated Registered postal stationery card.
Hong Kong. (Postcards). 1907. Triple Picture post card of 'Panorama of Hong Kong and Harbour' addressed to Switzerland bearing Hong /Kong SG 64, 4c purple/red tied by Victoria/ Hong Kong double ring with Zurich receiver. A scarce multi card used.
Hong Kong. (French Post Office In Crete). 1906. Multi-scene picture post card of 'Vladivostok' (published by Chinese company) addressed to Crete bearing Hong Kong SG 78, 4c purple/red tied by Shanghai/ B.P.O. date stamp 'Mr 12' routed via Hong Kong '20 Mar' , Egypt '12/4' and French Post Office Smyrne/ Turqui D' Asie 'Avril 21' with Candie/ Crete arrival '30th Avril'. Lovely item of destination mail.
Hong Kong. (Korea). 1906. Registered envelope written from the Consulate de France/ Hong Kong' addressed to 'The Consulate General de France, Seoul, Korea' bearing Hong Kong SG 67, 10c purple and blue (strip of three) tied by 'Registered/ GPO Hong Kong' date stamp '25th Aug' with adjacent 'R/ Hong Kong' framed hand-stamp on face with Nagasaki/ Japan transit '3nd Sept' on reverse. Scarce destination from Hong Kong to Korea.
Hong Kong. 1939. Air Mail envelope bearing SG 146, 15c scarlet and SG 155, $1 lilac and blue tied by Victoria Hong Kong double ring with oval 'Passed by Censor/218' hand-stamp in blue very fine.
Hong Kong. 1941. Censored envelope addressed to the United States bearing SG 153, 50c purple and SG 168, $1 blue and orange (3) tied by Victoria Hong Kong double ring with boxed 'Not Opened by Censor' in violet with boxed '77' censor cachet on reverse. Very fine.
Hong Kong. (Censored Mail). 1939. Air Mail envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 145, 10c bright violet (pair) and SG 155, $1 purple and blue (pair) tied by Victoria/ Hong Kong double ring with circular 'Passed By/ Censor/ Hong Kong/ No 6' in violet on face. Scarce censor so fine. Ex Goldsmith.
Hong Kong. 1912. Picture post card of 'Central Market, Hong Kong' written from 'H.M.S. Waterwatch, China Fleet' addressed to Essex bearing SG 102, 4c carmine tied by Hong Kong double ring with oval cachet in violet 'H.M.S. Waterwatch/ China Fleet/1 Apr 1912' , routed via Siberia. Very fine item as the Waterwatch was sunk soon after in a collision with an Admiralty Yacht.
Hong Kong. 1918. Censored envelope written from the 'Chief Officer, "S.S. Hias" addressed to Holland bearing 105, 10c blue tied by Hong Kong double ring with 'G Arms R/ Opened by Censor' label in blue with adjacent boxed 'PBC' in violet and Elburg arrival on reverse. Nice item of 1st War censored mail.
Hong Kong. (Treaty ports). 1915. Envelope addressed to Hong Kong bearing SG 101, 2c green tied by Canton/B date stamp (Webb Type Eii) with Hong Kong receiver on reverse. Scarce inter-port rate from Canton.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1912. Envelope addressed to Ireland bearing Hong Kong SG 92, 2c deep green (2) tied by Foochow date stamp 'Oct 28' (Webb Type H) endorsed 'via Siberia to London' with Shanghai British Post Office transit 'Nov 1' on reverse Nice item paying the printed matter rate.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1903. Picture post card addressed to France bearing SG 56, 2c green and SG 62, 1c purple and brown (pair) tied by Canton date stamp (Webb Type Dii) with Victoria/Hong Kong transit. Lovely combination, earliest known date on KE VII adhesive.
Hong Kong. (France). 1900. Envelope addressed to France bearing bearing Hong Kong SG 48, 20c on 30c green (pair) tied by Hong Kong date stamp sent on the steamer "S.S. Annam" with octagonal French paquebot on reverse and Lyon arrival. Very fine.
Hong Kong. (Registered Mail). 1903. Registered envelope addressed to France bearing Hong Kong SG 58, 5c yellow (pair) tied by 'Registered/ GPO Hong Kong' double ring 'Dec 5th 03' with 'R/ Hong Kong/ China' registration label on face and Paris arrival '2nd Jan 04' on reverse. Lovely item of registered mail.
Hong Kong. (France). 1905. Registered picture post card of 'Street scene in Canton' addressed to France bearing Hong Kong SG 62, 1c brown and purple (4) and SG 6, 5c green and brown-orange (2) tied by Registered/Hong Kong double ring with framed 'R/ Hong Kong/No' registration hand-stamp and sent on the French paquebot "Australian" with octagonal 'Ligne N Paq. Fr. No 5' date stamp (Salles 1924) with Suresnes arrival '21st Feb' on face. Registered post-card to France paying the 14 cent postcard plus registration fee. Registered postcards are very scarce.
Netherlands East Indies. (Hong Kong). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Batavia, Java bearing Hong Kong SG 149, 25c blue tied by Victoria/ Hong Kong double ring '17th Aug 40' with 'Passed by Censor/ 9' cachet in green with 'Batavia Censuur' label tied by 'Dev/ 3' in carmine on face and reverse. Very attractive cover.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1891. Postal stationery card 'one cent' green cancelled by Canton date stamp 'May 21' (Webb Type B) paying the local rate in Canton. Very fine.
Hong Kong. (Indian Field Post Office). 1946. stamp-less Air Mail envelope addressed to England cancelled by 'F.P.O. No 222' date stamp '2nd Dec 46' on reverse endorsed 'On Active Service' . Scarce item sent from the Indian Field Post Office in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong. (Malaya). 1949. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing SG 148, 20c vermilion tied by Kowloon/ Hong Kong double ring with adjacent 'Garrison Adjt/ Kowloon Garrison' in violet endorsed 'Air Liaison Section/ Kano Air Warfare/ Training Team/ RAF Station/ Kuala Lumpur/ Malaya' with Hong Kong transit on reverse. Very interesting item.
Hong Kong. (Ireland). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Cork, Ireland bearing SG 146, 15c scarlet and SG 155, $1, dull lilac and blue tied by Hong Kong double ring routed via London with 'Opened by Examiner 4696' label and bilingual Gaelic label applied in the Republic. Scarce Irish censor on mail from Hong Kong.
Hong Kong. (French Maritime Mail). 1912. Picture post card of 'Comic card 'En Mer' written from Hong Kong and addressed to France bearing Hong Kong SG 93, 4c carmine tied by 'Marseille a Yokohama No 1' date stamp '21st Oct 1912' (Webb Type M). Not recorded by Webb on the Marseille to Yokohama Line and not seen by Salles on Hong Kong stamp.
Hong Kong. (Registered Mail). 1894. Registered envelope written from the French Consulate, Hong Kong with 'Consulat de France/ a Hong Kong' hand-stamp in blue on face addressed to France bearing Hong Kong SG 36, 10c purple/red (pair) tied by Hong Kong date stamp 'Nov 22 94' with framed hand-stamp 'R/ Hong Kong G.P.O./ No' on face (Webb Type Riv), French entry cachet 'Modane a Paris' in red and Paris arrival. Lovely item with the difficult first boxed type only in use 4 months in Webb.
China. (Hong Kong). 1903. Picture post card of 'The Cathedral, Shanghai' addressed to France bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 111, 4c brown tied by Woosung date stamp routed via the Imperial and British Post Offices Shanghai bearing Hong Kong SG 56, 2c green (pair) tied by Shanghai date stamp with Marne arrival. Very fine.
Hong Kong. (China). 1914. Picture post card of the 'Bell Tower, Peking' addressed to the 'French 16th Regiment, 4th Company, Tien-Tsin' bearing SG 101, 2c green tied by Imperial Post Office Peking date stamp. Scarce postmark on Hong Kong stamps in card.
Hong Kong. (Singapore). 1887. Registered envelope addressed to Singapore bearing SG 37a, 10c green (pair) tied by B62 obliterator with adjacent Hong Kong cds and oval hand-struck 'R', sent on the steamer 's.s. Tai-Sang' with Singapore arrival on reverse. Nice destination item.
Hong Kong. 1921. Registered KGV postal stationery envelope 10c violet (Yang H20) upgraded with SG 124, 10c ultramarine tied by Registered/GPO Hong Kong date stamp with matching registered label addressed to Saigon Cochinchine with arrival on reverse. Nice destination on stationery.
Hong Kong. (Air Mail). 1936. Air Mail envelope addressed to Canton, China bearing Hong Kong SG 121, 5c violet and SG 127, 30c purple and chrome yellow tied by Hong Kong/ Air Mail double ring '5th Nov 36' endorsed 'via C.N.A.C./ First Flight/ Hong Kong-China' with Honglok and Canton receiver. Very fine.
Its a real pleasure to add a magnificent selection of French Colonies from Africa, Asia, The Caribbean and Oceania. Very fine pre-stamp, British Post Office, Charged Mail, Advice of Receipt, Printed Matter and postage due mail. A lovely selection of censor mail, some with five or six censor cachets and labels, routed Trans-Africa, two Ocean or over the Atlantic with some unusual destinations.
A few items from the Dr. Edward Grabowski collection, this amazing sale sold in three parts by Spink. Also interesting Tahiti and New Caledonia from Tony Eastgate's life time work.
Over the next few months we hope to add many items to grace the finest collections.
A strong area of stock is our China from Imperial to WW2 with many fine censor covers and Air Transits. A good selection of the overseas Post Offices, Austrian, British, French, Japanese and Russian with offices in Manchuria. Many mixed combinations, I.P.O's .
Coming soon the John Marc Sitarek accumulation of China, French Post Office and Indo-China with magnificent French Detachment in the Boxer Campaign covers.
John Marc also had a fine selection of the Chinese Labour Force which are not often seen, he built this selection over thirty years. One of the darker aspects of World War One was the plight of 12,000 Chinese workers who were recruited by the British Army from the North of China in 1916 to serve on the battle front in France as labourers, trench diggers, munitions carriers, mine disarmers and corpse bearers under often inhumane conditions. A large number were also struck down by the devastating Spanish flue of 1918.