Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1908. Picture post card of 'Chinese girls on Wheel barrow' addressed to Shanghai bearing Hong Kong SG 62, 1c purple and brown and SG 95, 10c ultramarine tied by Shanghai /Br. P.O. date stamp (Webb Type K). Attractive.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1907. Picture post card of 'Officials with their train going to the Palace, Peking' addressed to France bearing SG 93, 4c carmine tied by Tientsin/Br.P.O.date stamp (Web Type B) endorsed 'via Siberia'. Very fine.
Hong Kong. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1945. Stamp-less envelope written from Shaftesbury, Dorset headed 'Prison of War Post./Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to 'Miss Bascombe, British Civilian Internee, Military Internment Camp, Hong Kong', cancelled Shaftesbury /Dorset '24th July 45' with 'Opened by Examiner 3104' label with hand-struck 'Returned from Abroad/Service Suspended' in violet on face with m/s 'P.T.O.' and returned. Scarce item sent to a British Civil Internee, Military Internment Camp (Stanley), Hong Kong arriving after the Japanese surrender on 15th August 1945.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1900. Postal stationery card 1c green upgraded with SG 33, 2c carmine (pair) tied by Shanghai /C date stamp addressed to Germany with Wiesbaden arrival on front. Very fine.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1904. Picture post card of ( Chinese Farmer on his way to work) addressed to France bearing SG 64, 4c purple / red tied by Canton date stamp (Webb Type Dii) routed via Victoria /Hong Kong. Nice item, latest date known on KE V11 adhesive. Card sold by ''Graca & Co, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong. ( Boxer Rebellion ). 1905. Picture post card of the Boxer Rebellion addressed to France bearing SG 64, 4c purple/red tied by Victoria /Hong Kong date stamp with Craponne arrival in France. Very fine item, nice card from the Boxer Campaign.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1904. Picture post card of ( Chinese women and child) addressed to France bearing SG 64, 4c purple / red tied by Canton date stamp (Webb Type Dii) routed via Victoria /Hong Kong. Nice item, latest date known on KE V11 adhesive. Card sold by ''Graca & Co, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1904. Picture post card of the 'Beach, Chefoo' addressed to Scotland bearing SG 64, 4c purple / red tied by 'Chefoo/ British P.O.' double ring (Webb Type A) routed via Hong Kong.
Hong Kong.(Military Mail). 1899. Picture post card written from 'The Officers, Royal Marine Artillery, Hong Kong' addressed to Portsmouth bearing Hong Kong SG 34, 4c grey tied by Hong Kong date stamp. Very Very fine.
Hong Kong.1900. Postal stationery card 4 cents on 3c brown (red overprint reading down to right) cancelled by Hong Kong date stamp addressed to Germany sent by English steamer 'S.S. Massilia' addressed to Germany with Hamburg receiver on front. Scarce overprint variety only 10 copies recorded.
Hong Kong. (Forces On Western Front). 1917. Stamp-less envelope written from Lumbres, France endorsed 'On Active Service'addressed to Hankow, China cancelled by 'Army Post Office/S. 19' double ring '24/10' with boxed 'Crown/Passed by Censor/No 2454' in red with Imperial Post Shanghai on reverse and forwarded to Hankow '20/12'. Very nice item of destination mail from the Western Front.
Hong Kong. (Forces On Western Front). 1917. Stamp-less envelope written from Lumbres, France addressed to 'The British Consulate, Hankow, China cancelled by 'Army Post Office/S. 19' double ring '22/10' with 'Examined By Base Censor' label and boxed 'Crown/Passed by Censor/No 5343' in red and oval 'Passed Field Censor/5014' with Shanghai arrival 'Dec 10' and forwarded to the 'British Post Office / Hankow' double ring arrival 'Dec 20' on reverse (Webb Type M). Very nice item of destination mail from the Western Front.
Hong Kong. (India). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing India SG 250, 1a carmine, SG 252, 2a6p bright violet, SG 256, 6a turquoise (2), SG 258, 12a lake and SG 259, 1r brown and grey tied by Madras double ring with 'Opened by Censor' label and triangular 'Passed by Censor/D/10' routed via Hong Kong with Victoria /Hong Kong transit and triangular 'Passed Censor/Hong Kong/20' in blue. Very fine.
Hong Kong. (India). 1940. Air Mail envelope written from Calcutta addressed to Philadelphia bearing India SG 247, 3p slate (2), SG 250, 1a carmine, SG 255, 4a brown, SG 256, 6a turquoise and SG 259, 1r brown and slate (2) tied by Calcutta double ring, endorsed 'via India-Hong Kong- USA' with 'Opened Censor' label with framed 'Not Opened/Censor' cachet routed via Hong Kong with 'Passed censor / Hong Kong /9' on face in green. Very fine.
Hong Kong. (India). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing India SG 253, 3a yellow /green, SG 257, 8a violet and SG 259, 1r grey and brown (2) tied by Calcutta double ring with boxed 'Not Opened by /Censor/A/ 5' routed via Hong Kong with Victoria /Hong Kong transit and triangular 'Passed Censor / Hong Kong / 9' in blue. Nice routing.
Hong Kong. (Sub Post Office). 1908. Picture post card of 'Hong Kong Club' published by 'Kingshill' addressed to South Africa bearing SG 93, 4c red tied by Victoria / Hong Kong double ring with adjacent 'Hong Kong /K.B.' date stamp (Webb Type B), sent on the steamer 'China' with Lower Paarl arrival in Cape colony. Superb item.
Hong Kong. 1901. Picture post card of 'Opium Smokers, Hong Kong' addressed to France bearing Hong Kong SG 34, 4c grey tied by Hong Kong date stamp with La Teste arrival. Lovely card published by 'Graca & Co, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Picture post card of 'Hong Kong'. Very attractive mint card published by 'Fleetway Press, Holbein'.
Hong Kong. (Postcards). 1908. Picture post card of 'View of Peak Tramway, Harbour and Kowloon' addressed to Belgium bearing Netherlands Indies SG 123, 2 1/2c green (2) tied by Gabang squared circle with Gand arrival. Nice coloured card published by 'M. Sternberg. Hong Kong'.
Hong Kong. (Post cards). Circa 1920. Picture post card of 'Rickshaw Coolies in Rain coat, Hong Kong'. Card published by 'Komor & Komor, Alexandra Buildings, Hong Kong'.
Hong Kong. (Postcards). 1908. Picture post card of 'A Chinese high class lady, Hong Kong' addressed to France bearing SG 93, 4c carmine tied by Victoria/Hong Kong double ring. Nice card published by 'M. Sternburg. Hong Kong'
Hong Kong. 1907. Picture post card of 'Multi Scene' addressed to France bearing Indo-China SG 33, 5c green tied by 'Modena a Paris' ambulant. Nice card published by 'Sternberg, Queens Road, Hong Kong'. Ex Desrousseaux.
Hong Kong.( Post Cards). Circa 1920. Picture post card of 'East Point, Hong Kong'. Card published by Daidutsu, Hong Kong'. Nice colored card.
Hong Kong. 1905. Picture post card of 'Chinese Farmer on his way to work' published by 'Graca & Co, Hong Kong' addressed to the United States bearing SG 78, 4c purple / red tied by Victoria / Hong Kong double ring. Nice card.
Hong Kong. (Post cards). Circa 1920. Picture post card of 'The Flower Market, Hong Kong'. Card published by 'K.M. & Co, Hong Kong'. Nice colored card.
Hong Kong. (Postcards). 1908. Picture post card of 'Chinese court of justice, Canton' addressed to France bearing SG 93,4c carmine tied by Victoria / Hong Kong double ring. Nice card published by 'The Hong Kong Pictorial Co'.
Hong Kong. 1906. Picture post card of 'Chinese Joss House, Hong Kong' addressed to the United States bearing SG 78, 4c purple /red tied by Victoria / Hong Kong double ring. Very fine card.
Hong Kong. 1917. Picture post card of 'Pottinger Street, Hong Kong and Chinese Junk, Kowloon' published by 'M. Sternberg, Queen's Road, Hong Kong' addressed to the United States bearing SG 102, 4c carmine tied by Hong Kong double ring. Scarce divided card.
Hong Kong. 1910. Picture post card of 'The Naval Yard, Telegraph and H.K. Club' published by 'The Hong Kong Pictorial Postcard Co' addressed to the United States bearing SG 77, 2c dull green (4) tied by Victoria /Hong Kong double ring. Nice card.
Hong Kong. (Post Cards). Circa 1920. Coloured picture of 'The Post Office, Hong Kong' addressed to Holland. Nice card.
Hong Kong. (Post Cards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Bay View, Hong Kong' published by ''M. Sternburg, Hong Kong''.
Hong Kong. (Post Cards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Watering Cart, Hong Kong' published by ''K.M. & Co, Hong Kong.''
Hong Kong. (Post Cards).1923. Photographic post card of ''S.S. Shun Tak'' on Green Island, Hong Kong' scene of the August 28 1923 Typhoon in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong. 1908. Picture post card of 'Panoramic view of Hong Kong' published by 'Sayce & Co, Fung Ping' addressed to the united States bearing SG 79, 5c green and orange tied by Victoria/ Hong Kong double ring. Scarce item card.
Hong Kong. 1922. Picture post card of 'View from Robinson Road, Hong Kong' published by 'K.M. & Co, Hong Kong' addressed to the United States bearing SG 102, 4c carmine tied by Hong Kong double ring. Scarce card.
Hong Kong. (Post Cards). 1923. Photographic post card of ''S.S. Chung On'' scene of the August 28 1923 Typhoon in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong. (Post Cards). 1923. Photographic post card of ''S.S. Tai Lee'' scene of the August 28 1923 Typhoon in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong. (Post Cards). 1923. Photographic post card of ''S.S. Shun Tak'' on Green Island, Hong Kong' scene of the August 28 1923 Typhoon in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong.1906. Picture post card of 'View of the Peak and the Water Tanks, Hong Kong' published by 'M. Sternberg, Hong Kong' addressed to the United States bearing SG 78, 4c purple/red tied by Victoria /Hong Kong double ring. Very fine card.
Hong Kong.1921. Coloured four-fold Picture Post Card Panoramic view of Hong Kong taken from the Peak. A fine item.
Hong Kong.(Post Cards). Circa 1920. Picture post card of 'Praya Central, Hong Kong'. Card published by 'M. Sterburg, Hong Kong'.
Hong Kong. 1920. Picture post card of 'Kowloon Ferry Station, Hong Kong'. Nice card.
Hong Kong. 1926. Picture post card of the 'Peak Tramway, Hong Kong' published by 'K.M. & Co, Hong Kong' addressed to the United States bearing SG 102, 4c carmine tied by Hong Kong double ring. Nice card.
Hong Kong. 1911. Picture post card advertising the 'Hamburg-Amerika Linie' with view of Hong Kong Harbour bearing German 5pf green addressed to Belgium. Nice card.
Hong Kong. ( Treaty Ports).1913. Picture post card of 'The British Concession, Hankow' addressed to London bearing Hong Kong SG 93, 4c carmine tied by 'Hankow/A' date stamp (Webb Type Ki). Scarce postmark on cover.
Hong Kong. 1905. Photographic card of 'The Stocks with Indian Policemen' from photo by 'Mee Cheung' addressed to the United States bearing SG 77, 2c dull green (2) tied by Victoria /Hong Kong double ring. Scarce card.
Hong Kong. 1922. Photographic card of 'Typical Street Scene, Hong Kong' published by 'Brewer & Co, Hong Kong' addressed to the United States bearing SG 102, 4c carmine tied by Hong Kong double ring. Very fine card.
Hong Kong. 1920. Picture post card of 'Slave girls carrying children, Hong Kong' published by 'The Graeco Egyptian Tobacco Store, Hong Kong'. Scarce card.
Hong Kong. (Post Cards). 1920. Picture post card of 'View of Bowen Road, Hong Kong' addressed to Holland bearing SG 102, 4c carmine tied by Hong Kong double ring.
Hong Kong. (Postcards). 1908. Picture post card of 'Grant Triumphant Arch, to welcome the American President to Hong Kong' addressed to Germany bearing Hong Kong SG 94, 4c carmine tied by Hong Kong date stamp.
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.