U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 20-21, 2018

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Lot #687
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1862 Queen Victoria first issue (unwatermarked), 2c pale brown, 8c buff, 12c blue, 18c lilac, 24c green, 48c rose and 96c gray, complete set of seven, unused with part original gum, h.r., 2c, 18c and 48c stained, others with minor gum toning, 24c with short perfs at upper right, generally nice colors, fine appearance (SG 1-7)
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Catalog #1-7
Catalog Value £10,300
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #688
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1862 12c pale blue, unused, usual color and centering, rare (SG 3)
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Catalog #3
Catalog Value £650
Unsold
Lot #689
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1862 18c lilac, unused, good color and perforations, minor toned spot, still fine, rare (SG 4)
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Catalog #4
Catalog Value £650
Unsold
Lot #690
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1862 24c green, 48c rose, blue "B62" duplex pmks, good color, fine (SG 5,6)
O
Catalog #5,6
Catalog Value £470
Unsold
Lot #691
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1863 2c brown, 4c slate, 6c lilac, three different, unused, with full original gum, h.r., fine (SG 8a,9b,10)
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Catalog #8,10,12
Catalog Value £700
Unsold
Lot #692
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1863 8c brownish orange, 12c pale greenish blue, unused, with small faults under regumming, scarce (SG 11a,12)
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Catalog #13,15a
Catalog Value £1,600
Unsold
Lot #693
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1863 18c lilac, 30c vermilion, fine used (SG 13,15)
O
Catalog #17,19
Catalog Value £314
Unsold
Lot #694
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1863 24c green, unused, fine (SG 14)
(*)
Catalog #18
Catalog Value £650
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #695
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1863 30c orange vermilion, unused, fresh and fine example of this scarce stamp (SG 15a)
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Catalog #19a
Catalog Value £900
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #696
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1863 30c mauve, 48c rose carmine, unused, fine (SG 16,17a)
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Catalog #20,21
Catalog Value £1,225
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #697
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1863-74 single correspondence consisting of eight covers to Bombay, each franked with 8c Victoria and tied by "B62" duplex, variety of ship endorsements incl. "Lombardy", "Columbian", "Bengal", "Ellora", "Glen Artness" and "Orissa", diff. markings incl. "Steamer Letter G.P.O. Calcutta", etc., some toning, mostly fine-v.f., scarce lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #698
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1863-80 96c gray, heavy h.r., fine (SG 19)
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Catalog #24
Catalog Value £1,500
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #699
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1874-91 Postal Fiscal Stamps $2 sage green, also $5 on $10 violet, red, h.r., well centered, v.f. (SG F1,9)
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Catalog #26,60
Catalog Value £825
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #700
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1882 2c green, 4c carmine rose, 5c yellow, 12c blue and 30c brown, five different, first one n.h., diagonal crease, others regummed, fresh and fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #37/48
Catalog Value £825
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #701
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1885-91 50c on 48c lilac, barest trace of a hinge, fine (SG 46)
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Catalog #54
Catalog Value £300
Unsold
Lot #702
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1885-91 $1 on 96c olive gray, heavy h.r., fine (SG 42)
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Catalog #55
Catalog Value £750
Unsold
Lot #703
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1891 Surcharges, 20c on 30c, 50c on 48c and $1 on 96c, set of three with Chinese handstamps, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 48-50)
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Catalog #61-63
Catalog Value £585
Unsold
Lot #704
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1898 10c on 30c gray green, without Chinese Surcharge, l.h., v.f. (SG 54)
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Catalog #69b
Catalog Value £600
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #705
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1902 (20 Jan) cover from Shanghai to the commandant of the US Naval Station, Cavite, Philippines, franked with 10c Victoria, with "U.S.S. Wilmington" rooster embossing on back, also Victoria departure and Manila and Cavite, Philippines arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #706
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1903 KEVII 1c-$10 complete, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 62-76)
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Catalog #71-85
Catalog Value £3,000
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #707
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1904 Japanese Propaganda (Russo-Japanese War) picture postcard ("The Third Attempt to Block Port Arthur"), franked with 4c Edward, tied by boxed "Port Edward Wei-Hai-Wei, 10 Sep. 1904" datestamp and sent via Shanghai (Sep.13) to England, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #708
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1912-14 George V, 1c-$10, set of 16 (complete according to Scott's), mostly l.h., fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #109-124
Catalog Value $2,111
Unsold
Lot #709
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1912 $10 black & violet, red, small h.r., very fresh, fine (SG 116)
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Catalog #124
Catalog Value £600
Unsold
Lot #710
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1919 (17 Sep) cover with "The Missions to Seamen" corner cachet in blue, red "Official Paid - Hong Kong" cds (Webb type C) and same day Kowloon Branch dispatch cds alongside, sent to England, endorsed "On Active Service" on top, with the commander's signature at left side, minor cover tears, otherwise fine example of this rare late military usage of the "Official Paid" cds
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

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