| The following seven lots are cancelled by the "AMOY/PAID" c.d.s. in red overstruck by "B62" in blue. | |||||||||||
| 241 | 1862 8c, 12c and 18c, fine to very fine strikes of the c.d.s., two have faults, pleasing appearance. SG.Z2-4. (3). | £240-£300 | |||||||||
| 242 | 1862 96c Brownish grey, deep colour, centred to top right, light centrally struck c.d.s., fine. SG.Z7. PHOTO | £300-£400 | |||||||||
| 243 | 1863-71 2c Brown, variety watermark inverted, centred to top, central c.d.s., very pretty. SG.Z8w. PHOTO | £200-£240 | |||||||||
| 244 | 1863-71 6c Mauve, horizontal pair cancelled by two very fine almost complete strikes of the c.d.s. of "MR 19 66". SG.Z10a. PHOTO | £300-£400 | |||||||||
| 245 | 1863-71 18c Lilac, bold central c.d.s. (1866 year date), very fine for this and quite rare. SG.Z13. PHOTO | £500-£600 | |||||||||
| 246 | THE 96c OLIVE-BISTRE WITH "AMOY/PAID" DATESTSAMP AND "B62" NUMERAL; 1863-71 96c Olive-bistre, excellent colour and quite well centred, central c.d.s. neatly overstruck by "B62", two shortish perfs. at top, very fine and appealing. SG.Z18. PHOTO | £1,000-£1,200 | |||||||||
| 247 | 1863-71 Selection, good to fine strikes, faults or small defects. SG.Z9, Z10, Z12, Z14, Z15. (5). | £150-£180 | |||||||||
| 248 | 1880 5c on 8c to 10c on 24c, the selected set of five cancelled by upright strikes of "A1" barred obliterator, the 5c on 18c and 10c on 16c have thins, otherwise fine to very fine. SG.Z23-27. PHOTO | £240-£300 | |||||||||
| 249 | The choice selection of "A1" cancellations, including 1863-71 2c on 24c, 30c mauve (two, one cancelled in blue), 48c, 1876-77 16c on 18c (two, one with space between "t" and "s" in "cents") and 28c on 30c, and 1877 16c yellow; also USA 1893 Colombus $2 (faults) cancelled much too late. A few faults. (17). | £300-£400 | |||||||||
| 250 | POSTAL STATIONERY USAGES TO DENMARK/GERMANY, INCL. CHINESE BOXED REGD. MARK.; 23rd June 1890 usage of the Hong Kong 3c brown PC to Copenhagen cancelled by a very fine Type E "A/AMOY" c.d.s.; plus a 1901 Combination usage of the HK 4c red P. Stat. env. (several Chinese stamps sadly removed from back & front) to Germany endorsed "Registered", cancelled by the 2-ring "REGISTERED/G.P.O. HONG KONG" c.d.s., but also with a superb Chinese P.O. "R" mark, boxed "AMOY/No. [E.302]" and matching bilingual "AMOY" c.d.s. all on the front. The imprinted stamp is also cancelled by the Amoy boxed "I.P.O." mark. Scarce pair. (2 covers). PHOTO | £300-£400 | |||||||||
| 251 | THE VERY RARE 2-RING "H.B.M. POST OFFICE/R/AMOY" MARK ON KEVII COVER TO NOVA SCOTIA; 29th Jan. 1906 env. (open on 2 sides and with minor creasing) to Halifax (N.S.) franked for the 26c-rate by KEVII 12c pair and 2c, all tied by near fine Type Hi "AMOY/A" c.d.s.'s, with a 60% strike of the very rare Type Riii 2-ring "H.B.M. POST OFFICE/R/AMOY" registration mark (only 4 examples known) alongside. Very rare destination and markings. [The similar 1907 "Norman Bennett" cover with this rare "R" mark was sold at Cavendish (25th May 2002) for £3,680]. Exhibition Item. PHOTO | £1,500-£2,000 | |||||||||
| 252 | KEVII & KGV 4c-RATE COVERS & POSTCARDS TO U.S.A./G.B.; 1908-13 group of envs. (2) & PC's (3) to U.S.A. or G.B. (4), all franked by a single 4c red of KEVII (3) or KGV (2); all tied by mostly very fine Type Ji (2) or Hi (3) "AMOY" c.d.s.'s, all with code "A". (5 covers). | £120-£150 | |||||||||
| 253 | REGISTERED 20c-RATE COVER WITH "CHINA" OVERPRINTS REGISTERED TO TRANSVAAL; Unusual long 26th May 1922 env. (slightly reduced at foot, central vertical crease affects one 1c & opened out for display) to Pretoria franked (on the front) by CHINA o.p. 2c & 4c (2) and (on the back) by CHINA o.p. 1c strips of 3 & 6 and a single; all tied by mostly very fine 2-ring "BRITISH POST OFFICE/AMOY" c.d.s.'s (code "-F-"), with a superb rare black boxed "R/AMOY:B.P.O./No." mark (Webb Riv; few examples known) on the front. Endorsed as being from "Kulangsu, Amoy, China" on the front. Rare thus. PHOTO | £800-£1,000 | |||||||||
| ANPING POSTAL HISTORY, 1889-1892 | |||||||||||
| 254 | THE 1889 USAGE OF THE 1882-3 10c GREEN CANCELLED BY THE RARE "ANPING/A" DATESTAMP; 1882-83 Watermark Crown CA 10c green, centrally cancelled by "Anping/A" c.d.s. of "JY 29 89" (interestingly almost identical to the stamp on the famous cover sold in our first Richard Chan auction, Lot 120), extremely fine and choice. RPSL Certificate of Genuineness (2001). SG.Z123. [Ex Ishikawa]. PHOTO | £600-£800 | |||||||||
| 255 | THE 1891 PIECE WITH 1882-91 2c CARMINE AND 5c BLUE CANCELLED BY THE "ANPING/A" DATESTAMP; 1882-91 Watermark Crown CA 2c carmine and 5c blue on piece, cancelled by superb full strike of "Anping/A" c.d.s. of "AU 10 91", rare and quite exceptional. RPSL Certificate of Genuineness (2001). SG.Z120, Z121. [Ex Houston and Ishikawa]. PHOTO | £1,500-£2,000 | |||||||||
| 256 | THE VERY RARE 1892 USAGE OF THE 1882-91 5c BLUE BLOCK OF FOUR WITH THE RARE "ANPING/A" DATESTAMP; 1882-91 Watermark Crown CA 5c blue, block of four cancelled by two part strikes of "Anping/A" c.d.s. of "No 25 92", very fine and an outstanding multiple. Illustrated in Webb, Plate 36. SG.Z121. [Ex HBR Clarke and Burghard]. PHOTO | £1,500-£2,000 | |||||||||
| CANTON POSTAL HISTORY, 1809-1921 | |||||||||||
| 257 | THE EARLIEST RECORDED POSTAL COVER TO THE U.S. - WITH PHILADELPHIA "SHIP" MARK, ETC.; 24th Nov. 1809 EL (some reinforced folds; folded neatly to show internal heading beside the address panel) from "Canton", addressed to "Providence, Rhode Island" and endorsed "Pr. Brig Hibernia, Capt. Singleton via Phila"; having a superb claret-purple "PHI/13/AP" transit c.d.s. and a fair matching curved "SHIP" mark on the front, with manuscript "36" charge. We have not recorded any earlier mail from Canton to the U.S. with postal marks. Beautifully written contents ref. cargoes being sent with thousands of chests of many different kinds of China tea. Rare and attractive Exhibition Item. PHOTO | £300-£400 | |||||||||
| 258 | EARLY SHIP LETTER TO THE U.S. LANDED AT, AND ADDRESSED TO, PHILADELPHIA; 9th Feb. 1819 EL (neatly folded to show the heading inside beside the address-panel; contents ref. trade in silk and "Nankins") from "Canton" to "Philadelphia, U.S. Ama." endorsed "[Per Ship] Benj[ami]n Rush", and with a fine small claret-red handstruck "6" arrival charge-mark of Philadelphia P.O. on the front. Rare thus. PHOTO | £240-£300 | |||||||||
| 259 | Similar Prestamp cover to New York; 9th Dec. 1832 EL (neatly folded to display heading inside beside the address-panel) from "Canton" to "New York, U.S.A., Pr [Ship] Atlanta", having only a very fine black encircled "6" New York P.O. arrival charge-mark on the front. Good contents with amusing comment on trade (ref. "Chinese grass" - a possible substitute for flax - window blinds, hand-made flowers, etc.), including comments on a rival called "Napier", who was presumably the English Lord Napier (1786-1834) who subsequently arranged the first Canton Post with the rare "CHINA" marks, and was Britain's Chief Superintendent of Trade from 1833; "That man Napier is out here again, and is getting up something or other. His last wrinkle, hats, did splendidly. We do not speak. He came up to me to shake me by the hand when he came out, but I wasn't glad to see him, & have cut him dead since."!! PHOTO | £200-£260 | |||||||||
| 260 | 1st OPIUM WAR - EARLY NEWS OF THE UNREST AMONGST THE CHINESE AT CANTON DUE TO THE APPEARANCE OF THE BRITISH SQUADRON; 15th Aug. 1838 EL (some reinforced folds, but complete) from "Canton" to Scotland, endorsed "P. [Ship] Anna Robertson", with a partly fine red downward-step-type "SHIP LETTER/DEAL" on the top flap, charged "1/10" with a faint London "_" Mail Tax Mark. The letter, written by a British merchant in Canton to his banker brother back in Scotland, gives a fascinating analysis of recent problems in China between the Chinese authorities and the British merchants/navy, which were to lead directly to the 1st Opium War:-"....in the last letter...I alluded to the most hostile position in which we and our most noble Master, the Viceroy, are now placed....the Admiral's retirement to Toonkoo has been far from sufficient to restore confidence among the Mandarin host...[they are] almost daily adding to interruptions and annoyances that threaten of themselves merely to bring the trade in reality to a stand still. For instance they have not allowed one of the Ships that came through the Bogue while the Squadron was at Chuen Pee (?) to commence discharging...they have been torturing and examining all the Pilots that brought them up to ascertain if they had any of the Officers from the Men of War. The Bogue merchants have also, at their directions, sent us an order requiring all ships' boats to call & be searched at no less than three Chop houses on the way from Whampoa, & if they are not obeyed they tell us plump that they will stop the refractory ship's trade. At Macao they now grant passes to the schooners which they are required to display at the Bogue, or submit to be turned back." He goes on to describe a ship's Captain bribing his way out of the blockade, discusses the supposed evils of the Opium Trade, and criticises his American competitors in the China trade. Rare and Historical glimpse of the crucial moments that started the hostilities that became the First Opium War. PHOTO | £500-£700 | |||||||||
| 261 | INGOING PRESTAMP COVER VIA HONG KONG WITH "SINGAPORE/Paid" DATESTAMP; 11th/12th March 1847 EL from "Singapore" to Canton endorsed "[Per] Braganza" with a fair oxidised red boxed "SINGAPORE/Paid" datestamp on the top flap, overstruck by a partly fine 23rd March 1847 "HONG-KONG" c.d.s. Rare origin and destination at this date. PHOTO | £150-£200 | |||||||||
| 262 | PRESTAMP COVER TO U.S.A. SENT VIA G.B. WITH A LONDON FORWARDING AGENT'S CACHET; 23rd April 1847 EL from "Canton" to New York initially endorsed "Overland" but then posted prepaid from London and so endorsed "Pr. Britannia", having a very fine red London "PAID/L[ombard] S[treet]" d.s. and red manuscript "1/-" on the front, with a very fine red oval "FORWARDED BY/FORBES, FORBES & Co./LONDON" F.A.C. across the join on the reverse. The letter was charged 7c Ship Letter rate on arrival with a very fine small New York red handstruck "7" in circle mark on the front. Unusual routing for a Canton letter to the United States at this date. PHOTO | £150-£200 | |||||||||
| 263 | 2s-3d RATE COVER TO G.B. VIA HONG KONG & FRANCE; 13th June 1847 EL (toned filing crease, but neatly folded to show internal heading beside the address-panel) to London "via Marseilles", posted from Hong Kong (fine 22nd June c.d.s. on the flap, but overwritten) charged "2/3" on arrival. | £100-£140 | |||||||||
| 264 | "8/-" RATE COVER TO INDIA WITH THE RED "CANTON/PAID" DOUBLE ARCS MARK; 22nd Aug. 1852 long hand-made env. (faults clear of postal marks) addressed to "Bombay", having a superb red double-arc "CANTON/PAID" mark (Webb Type 1) on the front, with mostly fine black "CANTON" (22nd Aug.) and "HONG-KONG" (23rd Aug.) c.d.s.'s on the reverse; charged "8/-" in red, which is one of the highest Prestamp rates from a Treaty Port that we have recorded. PHOTO | £240-£300 | |||||||||
| 265 | PRESTAMP COVER TO U.S.A. VIA SOUTHAMPTON; 13th Feb. 1858 brown paper env. addressed to "Mystic River, Conn., US", having an overstruck "CANTON" c.d.s. and a near fine "HONG-KONG" transit c.d.s. (14th Feb.) on the reverse together with a fine large "BOSTON/BR. PKT." c.d.s.; charged "28" on arrival and then with a very fine scarce Boston handstruck "33" charge-mark for the full rate from China via Southampton. Rare thus. PHOTO | £150-£200 | |||||||||
| 266 | 24c-RATE COVER TO G.B. "VIA SOUTHAMPTON" WITH "B62" CANCEL AND BLUE "CANTON" DATESTAMP; 27th Nov. 1872 env. (top flap lost and some edge-wear) to Yorkshire franked by HK 24c green tied by a light "B62" numeral, having a fine bright blue straight-name "A"-code "CANTON" c.d.s. (Type B) on the side-flap. This c.d.s. is very uncommon in this colour; neither Webb nor Pearson record this c.d.s. in blue, although a single "C1" cancel in blue is recorded on cover in contrast to the 30 black examples known. PHOTO | £300-£400 | |||||||||
| 267 | RARE 20c-RATE "C1" COVER TO U.S.A. WITH THE VERY RARE RED OVAL "REGISTERED/CANTON" DATESTAMP; 18th/20th June 1878 env. (roughly opened & opened out for display, but with long contents with interesting mention of postal matters) to "Huntingdon...U.S.A." endorsed "Per S.S. City of Tokio" and "Registered"; franked by Hong Kong 8c orange (2) and 4c slate all tied by mostly fine "C1" numerals, but most importantly also having a light but readily legible strike of the very rare red oval "REGISTERED/CANTON" datestamp (Webb Type 126; one of only two recorded examples) on the front. There is also a part strike of the similar and rare red oval "REGISTERED/HONG KONG" datestamp on the reverse (part lost with part flap). Arguably the Most Important of all "C1" covers and a Major Exhibition Item. PHOTO | £6,000-£8,000 | |||||||||
| 268 | RARE LOCAL 2c-RATE "C1" COVER TO HONG KONG; Fine 14th Dec. 1878 env. to the U.S. Consul at Hong Kong, franked by a 2c Brown tied by a partly fine "C1" numeral, with a nearly fine "A/CANTON" c.d.s. (Type B) alongside, with v. fine HK c.d.s. of the same day on the reverse. [Expertised by Peter Holcombe.] PHOTO | £1,200-£1,600 | |||||||||
| 269 | RARE DOUBLE RATE (4c) LOCAL "C1" COVER TO HONG KONG; 6th June 1882 long env. (filing fold well clear of stamps and cancels; slight spotting) to Hong Kong, franked by horiz. pair of the scarce 1882-3 2c rose-lake both tied by partly fine "C1" numerals. Rare franking. There is a 7th June Hong Kong arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. PHOTO | £1,500-£2,000 | |||||||||
| 270 | 10c-RATE "C1" TRANSPACIFIC COVER TO THE U.S. WITH THE RARE 10c ON 24c SURCHARGE; 9th Oct. 1880 env. to New Jersey "Per O & O S.S. Oceanic" franked by the scarce Hong Kong 1880 "10/cents" on 24c green Surcharge tied by a fair "C1" numeral with a very fine "A/CANTON" c.d.s. (Type B) alongside. There is a partial red 6th Nov. [1880] c.d.s. on the reverse. Rare stamp on cover; Gurevitch only records nine covers bearing this 10c; very few can be from the Treaty Ports. Exhibition Item. [Ex Houston]. PHOTO | £2,400-£3,000 | |||||||||
| 271 | VERY FINE "C1" NUMERAL (LATEST RECORDED DATE) ON 10c-RATE COVER TO U.S.A. ; 23rd Oct. 1883 env. (flap lost) to "Arkansas, U.S. of America" endorsed "Via Yokohama and San Francisco", franked by a single 1882-3 10c dull mauve (faded and with perf. faults) tied by a very fine (rare thus) "C1" numeral, with a fine "A/CANTON" c.d.s. (Type B) alongside. Webb only recorded 20 "C1" covers/cards (Pearson only recorded 10 more by 1990), of which this is the latest recorded date. Rare and attractive. With RPSL Certificate of Genuineness (1990). [Ex Ishikawa, 1980, lot 484, £900]. PHOTO | £1,500-£2,000 | |||||||||
| 272 | 10c-RATE "C1" U.S. CONSULATE COVER TO NEW BEDFORD; 12th July 1882 env. (minor faults and opened out for display) to U.S. "P. Oceania" with attractive "United States Consulate at Canton, China" imprint at top left of address, franked by 10c mauve tied by a very fine (rare thus) "C1" numeral with an equally fine matching "A/CANTON" c.d.s. (Type B) alongside, with HK and SF transit c.d.s.'s on the reverse. [The similar cover from this correspondence in the First Cavendish "Chan" auction, lot 136, realised £2,990]. PHOTO | £1,500-£2,000 | |||||||||
| 273 | 1862 18c, 1863-71 2c to 48c (no 30c vermilion), and 1876-77 16c on 18c and 28c on 30c cancelled "C1", fine to very fine strikes for these, stamps mainly sound. (11). | £200-£260 | |||||||||
| 274 | SCARCE USAGE OF THE HONG KONG 4c ON 3c BROWN "REPLY" POSTCARD TO INDIA; 22nd Aug. 1904 usage of the QV "REPLY" half (that word crossed out) of the "4 CENTS" surcharged 3c brown Postal Stat. PC to Bombay cancelled by a fine "B"-code Type Dii "CANTON" c.d.s. Scarce thus. PHOTO | £240-£300 | |||||||||
| 275 | KEVII & KGV COVERS/CARDS TO FRANCE, HONG KONG, G.B. AND U.S.A.; 1907-15 covers/cards with KEVII/KGV 4c (3), 6c or 10c tied by mostly fine strikes of the "CANTON" c.d.s.'s, types Eii (4; all code B) and Type Ei (rare code A; addressed to US - 10c on Consulate env.), France, HK or G.B. Plus Dec. 1914 front (faults) to G.B. franked by KGV 10c (2) + 6c (all creased) tied by Eii c.d.s.'s, with fine boxed "R/CANTON:B.P.O./No." mark. (6 items). | £120-£150 | |||||||||
| 276 | KGV COVER CANCELLED BY RARE CHINESE C.D.S., HAVING THE VERY RARE "CANTON/I.J.P.O." BACKSTAMP; 9th/10th Jan. 1921 env. to Philadelphia franked by Hong Kong unoverprinted KGV 10c blue tied by a fine Chinese bilingual "CANTON" c.d.s., with a mostly very fine, very rare, Japanese 2-ring "CANTON/10.1.14/A.M./I.J.P.O." c.d.s. on the reverse. Presumably posted on the steamer from Hong Kong to Canton, but very rare to have been handled by the I.J.P.O. PHOTO | £300-£400 | |||||||||
| CHEFOO POSTAL HISTORY, 1903-1917 | |||||||||||
| 277 | Q.V. FRANKED POSTCARD WITH DOUBLE-RING DATESTAMP; 15th Nov. 1903 PPC addressed to "Kowloon, China" franked by HK QV 4c red tied by a mostly very fine "C"-code "CHEFOO/BRITISH P.O." "C"-code c.d.s., with scarce "HONG-KONG/K.B" c.d.s. alongside. Rare thus; few Chefoo QV frankings have been recorded because the P.O. was not opened until early 1903. PHOTO | £150-£200 | |||||||||
| 278 | Q.V. POSTAL STATIONERY CARD USED LOCALLY; 1st Nov. 1904 usage of the HK 1c green outgoing Reply PC (some toning and edge-wear) to "Beach Hotel" (no message) cancelled by a very fine 2-ring "CHEFOO/BRITISH P.O." "C"-code c.d.s. Rare thus. PHOTO | £100-£150 | |||||||||
| 279 | Q.V. POSTAL STATIONERY POSTCARD USED TO THE U.S.; 25th April 1903 usage of the HK 4c red Postal Stat. PC (some toning and edge creases; commercial message) from "Port Arthur" to New York cancelled by a very fine (8th June ?) 2-ring "CHEFOO/BRITISH P.O." C-code c.d.s., with a very fine 15th June "SHANGHAI" transit c.d.s. on the front. Rare thus. PHOTO | £120-£160 | |||||||||
| 280 | KEVII PERIOD - INGOING (FROM SWITZERLAND) & OUTGOING CARDS; 1906 pair of PPC's from Lugano/Zurich both addressed to "Cheefoo" with Swiss 5c greens, each with a fine 2-ring "CHEFOO/BRITISH P.O." "C"-code arrival c.d.s.; plus June 1909 PPC to G.B. with KEVII HK 4c red tied by a very fine 2-ring "C"-code "CHEFOO/BRITISH P.O." c.d.s. Scarce trio. (3 cards). | £100-£150 | |||||||||
| 281 | THE VERY RARE SINGLE RING 1907 C.D.S. ON KEVII 10c; 1905 KEVII Watermark Multiple Crown CA 10c purple and blue on blue, cancelled by single ring "Cheefoo/C" c.d.s. (Webb Type B) of "OC 7 07", fine and one of only a few known examples of this rare cancellation of which Webb only recorded four. BPA Certificate of Genuineness (1956). SG.81. PHOTO | £1,500-£2,000 | |||||||||
| 282 | 1917 "China" overprint $3 green and purple vertical blocks of six (2), possibly from the same sheet, cancelled by "Chefoo/British P.O./C" double-ring d.s. (Webb Type A) of "27 AP 20" and "30 AP 20" respectively, a few small faults or pinholes. A remarkable pair. SG.15. PHOTO | £1,000-£1,200 | |||||||||
| 283 | 1917 "China" overprint $5 green and red on blue-green, a rejoined block of four centrally cancelled by "British Post Office/Chefoo" double-ring d.s. (Webb Type C") of "30 SP 21", fine and rare. SG.16. PHOTO – ABOVE LOT 282 PHOTO | £500-£600 | |||||||||
| FOOCHOW POSTAL HISTORY, 1856-1908 | |||||||||||
| 284 | EARLY PRESTAMP LETTER TO THE U.S. VIA HONG KONG, FRANCE & G.B.; Fine 2nd Oct. 1856 EL (folds neatly to show internal heading beside address-panel) from "Foochow" to New York "Via Marseilles" with a partly fine "HONG-KONG" c.d.s. (10th Oct.?) on the top flap, having a very fine black U.S. "53" arrival charge-mark and a matching mostly fine "NEW YORK/AM. PKT." c.d.s. on the front. Exhibition item. Webb (p.267) notes that there were less than 60 Europeans in Foochow at this date and that overseas mail prior to 1860 is rare. PHOTO | £200-£260 | |||||||||
| 285 | BLUE "FOOCHOWFOO" BACKSTAMP WITH "B62" CANCEL ON 24c-RATE COVER TO AUSTRALIA; 25th Jan. 1874 env. (filing note across part of address) to Melbourne "Via Galle" franked by a Hong Kong 24c green tied by a fair "B62" numeral, having an almost very fine blue "FOOCHOWFOO" c.d.s. and a fine "HONG·KONG" (29th Jan.) c.d.s. on the reverse. PHOTO | £150-£200 | |||||||||
| 286 | Similar 29th Aug. 1874 Triple-Rate EL to Melbourne (family contents ref. tea trade, etc.) with blue very fine "FOOCHOWFOO" c.d.s. on the reverse, franked by a Strip of Three HK 24c green (wing margin at left; minor bend and one stamp with perfs. stain) tied by light "B62" numerals, also having a bold red manuscript "3/-" on the front. Scarce higher rate. PHOTO | £300-£400 | |||||||||
| 287 | BLACK "F1" CANCEL ON HONG KONG 3c BROWN POSTCARD TO G.B.; 9th Dec. 1880 usage of the HK QV 3c Brown Postal Stationery PC (small corner scuff at bottom right) to G.B. cancelled by a light "F1" numeral (only 15 examples recorded in black by Pearson to 1991) with a mostly very fine matching "FOOCHOWFOO" c.d.s. alongside. "F1" covers to any address apart from Melbourne are very scarce. Rare thus. PHOTO | £240-£300 | |||||||||
| 288 | 1863-71 96c Brownish grey, cancelled by "F1" barred obliterator, fine. SG.Z324. PHOTO | £120-£150 | |||||||||
| 289 | A selection of "F1" cancellations, including 1862 18c, 1863-71 8c vertical pair cancelled in blue, 1876-77 16c on 18c and 28c on 30c, and 1877 16c yellow, fine to very fine strikes, a few faults. (26). | £400-£500 | |||||||||
| 290 | 7c-RATE COVER TO G.B. WITH BLACK "FOOCHOWFOO" C.D.S. USED AS CANCEL; 4th July 1891 env. (several creases, but clear of stamps) to Surrey franked by HK QV 2c red & 5c blue tied to each other by a single very fine "A"-code c.d.s. Attractive. PHOTO | £100-£140 | |||||||||
| 291 | COMMERCIAL USAGES OF THE 4c GREY POSTCARD TO FRANCE & TO G.B.; 7th Oct. 1899 & 26th Sept. 1898 usages of the Hong Kong Postal Stationery PC (former with closed tear & creases; latter with small collector's label) addressed to France and Scotland, each cancelled by partly clear "FOOCHOWFOO" c.d.s.'s, and each showing the "VIA BRINDISI & LONDON" imprints crossed through. Scarce pair. (2 cards). | £120-£160 | |||||||||
| 292 | 10c-RATE COVER TO FRANCE; 19th Nov. 1900 env. (Playfair consular cachet at lower left of address) to France franked by a HK QV 10c blue tied by a mostly fine "FOOCHOWFOO" c.d.s. PHOTO | £100-£140 | |||||||||
| 293 | 10c-RATE COVER TO FRANCE BY "LIGNE N" VESSEL; 19th Feb. 1900 env. (opened out for display, fault at top right and with Playfair cachet) to France franked by a HK QV 10c purple on red tied by a very fine scarce Type E "FOOCHOW/A" c.d.s. and by the edge of a mostly fine 2-ring "LIGNE N/PAQ. FR. No.1" c.d.s., having an uncancelled China 10c green on the reverse. PHOTO | £100-£140 | |||||||||
| 294 | ALL DIFFERENT "FOOCHOW" DATESTAMPS ON KEVII/KGV MAIL TO US/G.B./H.K.; 1904 env. to US with KEVII 10c purple & blue tied by v. fine Type E c.d.s. (code "A"), 1908 PPC to GB with KEVII 2c tied by fine Type H c.d.s. (code "C"), and 1915 env. to Hong Kong "Per s/s Haiching" franked by KGV 4c red tied by fine Type I c.d.s. (code "B"). Scarce trio. (3 covers). PHOTO | £120-£160 | |||||||||
| 295 | SCARCE KEVII PRINTED MATTER RATE WRAPPER TO U.S.; c.1908 address wrapper (attached by stamp to part printed "FOOCHOW MARKET REPORT" contents) to New York franked by KEVII 2c green tied by a fair Type I "FOOCHOW" c.d.s. (code "E"). Scarce cheap rate to overseas. PHOTO | £100-£140 | |||||||||
| HANKOW POSTAL HISTORY, 1878-1922 | |||||||||||
| 296 | EARLIEST RECORDED COVER WITH RARE "D.29" NUMERAL USED TOGETHER WITH SHANGHAI "S1" NUMERAL; 19th Oct. 1878 env. (minor creasing) addressed to Munich, franked by a Hong Kong 6c lilac (a second stamp has been removed) tied by both a fine "D.29" Hankow numeral and part of a very fine Shanghai "S1" numeral, with a very fine "HANKOW/A" c.d.s. alongside; there are mostly very fine backstamps of "SHANGHAE" (23rd Oct.), "HONG-KONG" (28th Oct.), "NAPOLI" (4th Dec.) and "MUNCHEN" (6th Dec.). This is the earliest "D.29" cover of the five covers, 1 damaged front and 2 postcards recorded by Webb (this item is recorded, in this condition, in his list on p.274); Pearson only added two covers & two PC's to this list by 1991, and none appear to be dated earlier than this cover. Important "D.29" item; rare in any condition. PHOTO | £500-£650 | |||||||||
| 297 | VERY RARE COVER WITH LONE "D.29" CANCELLATION (LATEST RECORDED DATE) ON 10c DULL MAUVE - THE 10c RATE TO GREAT BRITAIN; 29th Dec. 1883 env. (worn around edges) to Edinburgh "P. Mail Str." franked by Hong Kong 1882 (CA wmk.) 10c dull mauve, tied by partly very fine "D.29" numeral with a very fine "HANKOW/A" c.d.s. alongside. On the reverse there are "SHANGHAE" (2nd Jan. 1884; very fine), "HONG·KONG" (near fine; 5th Jan.) & "EDINBURGH" (part lost; Feb.?) c.d.s.'s. This Important Cover is more than two years later than the eight dated "D.29" items recorded by Webb (p.274) and one of only three such covers recorded with the "D.29" cancel on its own and not overstruck by the "S1" numeral. Important Exhibition Item. [The similar 1881 cover to France listed by Webb sold for £15,840 in Zurich in 1987]. PHOTO | £5,000-£6,000 | |||||||||
| 298 | 1863-71 2c Brown and 8c deep orange (small thin at right) on fragment, cancelled "D29" overstruck "S1". Clear RPSL Certificate of Genuineness (2002). SG.Z427, Z430. PHOTO | £300-£400 | |||||||||
| 299 | 1876-77 16c on 18c Lilac, variety split "1", cancelled "D29" overstruck by "S1" in blue, rounded corner at lower left, otherwise fine. RPSL Certificate of Genuineness (2002). SG.Z439 var. PHOTO | £150-£200 | |||||||||
| 300 | Q.V. FRANKING ON 10c-RATE COVER TO G.B.; 25th Oct. 1894 env. to London franked by HK QV 10c purple on red (slightly rubbed) tied by a partly fine Type Hii "HANKOW/A(?)" c.d.s. Very scarce; pre-1900 Hankow covers are surprisingly elusive.PHOTO | £120-£160 | |||||||||
| 301 | RARE HANKOW USAGE OF THE HONG KONG 4c GREY POSTCARD TO ITALY WITH "DESTINAIRE INCONNU" MARK; Unusual 15th/16th Nov. 1896 usage of the HK 4c grey Postal Stationery PC ("VIA BRINDISI & LONDON" imprint deleted) from "Hanyang" (small town very near to Hankow) to Genoa cancelled by an unclear "HANKOW" c.d.s. (only part of the date apparent, but the correct 21_mm diameter for the Type E 1892-4 c.d.s., and of the unusual watery Hankow ink similar to the cancel on the cover in the previous lot). There are 20th Nov. "SHANGHAE" & 24th Nov. HK transit c.d.s.'s (on back & on front), and 23rd Dec. 1896 "GENOVA" arrival c.d.s. on the front. The addressee could not be found, so there is a very fine Genoa "DESTINAIRE INCONNU" mark on the front, and a 28th March 1897 "HONG·KONG" final transit c.d.s. on the reverse. Rare returned item that was 4 months in transit. PHOTO | £150-£200 | |||||||||
| 302 | HANKOW USAGE OF THE HONG KONG 1c GREEN OUTWARD REPLY-CARD TO SHANGHAI; 12th Oct. 1906 genuine usage of the outward portion of the 1c+1c green QV PC (toned & minor wear) to Shanghai, cancelled by a fine Type Ji "HANKOW/A" c.d.s. with a very fine "SHANGHAI/B.P.O." c.d.s. alongside. Rare thus. PHOTO | £150-£200 | |||||||||
| 303 | KEVII MAIL TO G.B. - DIFFERENT HANKOW DATESTAMPS/FRANKINGS; 1904 PPC with 4c purple on red tied by fine "HANKOW/A" Type Ji c.d.s., 1910 env. (creasing) to London "Via Transiberia" with 4c red tied by very fine code "C" Type Liii c.d.s., and 1912 PPC with 4c red tied by partly fine code "A" Type Ji/Kiii(?) c.d.s. (3 covers). | £150-£200 | |||||||||
| 304 | Similar group of KEVII/KGV franked PPC's to G.B.; 1910(?) KEVII 2c pair with mostly very fine Type Ji "A"-code c.d.s., 1911 KEVII 4c with mostly fine Type Liii "C"-code c.d.s., and 1913 KGV 4c tied by very fine Type Kiii "C"-code c.d.s. Good trio. (3 covers). PHOTO | £150-£200 | |||||||||
| 305 | REGISTERED 38c-RATE KEVII FRANKING ON BOOK-POST FRONT TO G.B.; 23rd Mar. 1911 front (creasing barely detracts) to Edinburgh endorsed "Registered Book only, Hankow", franked by KEVII 30c dull green & black + 8c slate & violet (both scarce used from Treaty Ports) tied by very fine Type Liii "HANKOW/C" c.d.s.'s with a mostly very fine rare boxed "R/HANKOW B.P.O./No. [183]" mark nearby. Rare franking, rate and markings. PHOTO | £100-£140 | |||||||||
| 306 | RARE KGV "CHINA" OVERPRINT REGISTERED ENVELOPE WITH RARE PROVISIONAL "R/HANKOW B.P.O./No. [28]" LABEL; Very fine 27th Nov. 1922 commercial usage of the Size H (200x126 mm) KGV 10c lilac regd. env. (opened slightly roughly at left) to Hong Kong uprated with a KGV 6c grey, both cancelled by superb 2-ring "BRITISH POST OFFICE/HANKOW" Type M c.d.s.'s (dated after the supposed closure-date of the P.O., which this commercial cover tends to disprove), with a small provisional label glued on at right with a superb strike of the boxed "R/HANKOW B.P.O./No.[28]" mark. Very rare and of Exhibition Quality. [Cavendish sold a similar 1919 example of this "R" label, but merely on a plain cover, in the "Norman Bennett" sale of 25th May 2002 for £977]. PHOTO | £1,200-£1,500 | |||||||||
| HOIHOW POSTAL HISTORY, 1894-1917 | |||||||||||
| 307 | RARE REGISTERED USAGE OF A "SHANGHAI/LOCAL POST" 2c RED FRONT FROM HOIHOW TO G.B.; Remarkable 26th March 1894 usage of the front of a Shanghai Local Post 2c red env. (minor faults; uncancelled) franked by Hong Kong 5c blue pair and 2c red all tied by fine to very fine strikes of the scarce small "C"-code Type D "HOIHOW" c.d.s. with a very fine "R" in circle mark (Webb Type R1) alongside. Colourful and rare item. PHOTO | £150-£200 | |||||||||
| 308 | 1897 China Red Revenue surcharged for postage small figures 2c on 3c red cancelled "Hoihow" thimble c.d.s. (Webb Type D), very good appearance, various defects. Peter Holcombe Photo Opinion (1991). PHOTO | £500-£600 | |||||||||
| 309 | HOIHOW USAGE OF THE HONG KONG 4c GREY POSTCARD TO G.B., REDIRECTED TO GERMANY; 12th Sept. 1898 usage of the 4c grey PC (with "VIA BRINDISI & LONDON" crossed through) to London cancelled by a light but legible "A"-code Type E "HOIHOW" c.d.s.; redirected from London to Frankfurt at no extra charge. Rare usage. PHOTO | £100-£140 | |||||||||
| 310 | INGOING USAGE OF THE KGV 1c BROWN PC REDIRECTED TO HANOI; Unusual May 1913 usage of the Hong Kong 1c brown Postal Stationery PC (from the HK "Ice Company") from Hong Kong (fine c.d.s. cancel) to Hoihow, redirected to "Hanoi" with a very fine Type Hi "HOIHOW" c.d.s. (code "C") struck on the front. Rare thus. PHOTO | £100-£140 | |||||||||
| 311 | THE RARE BOXED "R/HOIHOW B.P.O./No.[203]" MARKING ON REMARKABLE COVER ADDRESSED TO A SOLDIER IN MALTA HOSPITAL; 16th Oct. 1915 env. (understandable wear and opened out for display; laid down on card but complete) addressed to a soldier with the "Mediterranean Expeditionary Force" (based in Egypt) - from the same correspondence as the similar 1916 env. sold for £805 in Cavendish's first Chan auction, lot 188. Franked by a KGV 4c red tied by a fine "D"-code Type Hi "HOIHOW" c.d.s. (a second stamp - a 10c blue - has fallen off in transit during this cover's 3-month journey around the battle-fields of Europe), with a very fine boxed "R/HOIHOW B.P.O./No.][203]" mark (few examples known) alongside. The letter was endorsed "VIA SUEZ CANAL" and has various Egyptian backstamps, but the addressee appears to have been wounded and so there are various endorsements:- "Dardanelles" (deleted), "Hospital" (deleted) and finally (on the flap) "All Saints Camp, Malta, 2-1-16". Remarkable Campaign Item. PHOTO | £500-£600 | |||||||||
| 312 | RARE HOIHOW USAGE OF THE KGV SIZE H REGISTERED ENVELOPE TO U.S. WITH BOXED "R/HOIHOW B.P.O./No.[117]" MARK; Fine 1916 usage of the Hong Kong Size H (200x126 mm) KGV 10c lilac regd. env. to California uprated with KGV 6c+10c all tied/cancelled by very fine Type Hi "D"-code "HOIHOW" c.d.s.'s, with a very fine strike of the rare boxed "R/HOIHOW B.P.O./No.[117]" mark alongside. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO | £500-£600 | |||||||||
| 313 | RARE HOIHOW USAGE OF THE VERY LARGE K SIZE KGV "CHINA" OVERPRINT 10c REGD. ENV. TO U.S.; 8th Aug. 1917 usage of this rare large (284x153 mm) "CHINA" o.p. Hong Kong regd. env. (very minor wear; with interesting original contents) addressed to California, uprated with "CHINA" o.p. KGV 4c red & 10c blue (pair + single) all tied/cancelled by very fine Type Hi "D"-code "HOIHOW" c.d.s.'s, with a very fine boxed "R/HOIHOW B.P.O./No.[28]" mark alongside. Few examples of this elusive size of regd. env. are known used. PHOTO | £1,200-£1,500 | |||||||||
| KIUNGCHOW POSTAL HISTORY, 1885-1896 | |||||||||||
| 314 | 1863-71 48c Rose-carmine, lovely deep colour, ideal central "D28" cancellation, very fine. SG.Z549. PHOTO | £500-£600 | |||||||||
| 315 | 1876-77 16c on 18c Lilac, well centred, centrally cancelled "D28", small corner crease at top left, very fine. RPSL Certificate of Genuineness (1980). SG.Z552. PHOTO | £400-£500 | |||||||||
| 316 | 1876-77 28c on 30c Mauve, with large part complete "D28" cancellation, slight thinning and corner creasing at top right, nevertheless very fine. Clear RPSL Certificate of Genuineness (2002). SG.Z553. PHOTO | £400-£500 | |||||||||
| 317 | 1877 10c on 16c Yellow, fabulous deep colour, cancelled by fine upright strike of "D28" barred obliterator, one short perf. at right, nevertheless extremely fine and choice. Clear RPSL Certificate of Genuineness (2001). SG.Z554. PHOTO | £800-£1,000 | |||||||||
| 318 | 1880 5c on 8c Orange, cancelled by "Kiungchow/A" c.d.s. of "SP 22 80", centred to top left and a couple of shortish perfs. at top, very fine. Only 15 examples recorded in the Webb Scarcity Guide. SG.Z555. [Ex Houston and Burghard]. PHOTO | £800-£1,000 | |||||||||
| 319 | 1880 10c on 12c Blue, with superb "Kiungchow/A" c.d.s. of "MY 20 80", extremely fine appearance, thin and repair in margin only, at lower right corner. SG.Z557. PHOTO | £240-£300 | |||||||||
| 320 | 1880 10c on 16c Yellow, centrally cancelled by "Kiungchow/A" c.d.s. of "JY 3 80", very fine appearance, 4 mm. tear atfoot and small defect there, very rare and appealing. SG.Z558. PHOTO | £400-£500 | |||||||||
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