| 401 | BLACK "S2" CANCELLATIONS ON DOUBLE-RATE TRANSPACIFIC COVER TO U.S.; 28th April 1882 env. to New York "Via San Francisco per S.S. Oceanic", franked by Hong Kong 5c blues (4; Strip of Three + single) all tied by mostly fine black "S2" numerals with a fine matching "A/SWATOW" c.d.s. alongside, with Hong Kong (29th Apr.) and New York (6th June) c.d.s.'s on the reverse. Rare and spectacular franking. With Peter Holcombe Certificate of Genuineness (1986). PHOTO | £2,000-£2,600 | |||||||||
| 402 | THE RARE USE OF THE SWATOW DATESTAMP CANCELLING A STAMPED COVER; 28th Sept. 1885 env. to Hong Kong "Per S.S. Oapack (?)", franked by Hong Kong 5c blue tied by a very rare Type B "A/SWATOW" c.d.s. with a second very fine strike immediately alongside. Attractive and very rare thus; Webb only recorded one other cover with this datestamp as cancellation and noted that it is rarer than the "S2" cancel; this may therefore be one (and the earliest) of only two recorded covers with this cancellation (at least two examples are recorded as cancellations of Postal Stationery). Exhibition Quality. PHOTO | £750-£1,000 | |||||||||
| 403 | THE RARE "DATE ABOVE" SWATOW DATESTAMP ON HONG KONG 3c POSTCARD TO U.S.A.; 27th Jan. 1888 usage of the HK 3c PC (minor faults and crayon "X" across the address) to Boston "Via San Francisco" cancelled by a very fine "JA 27/SWATOW/8[8]" Type D c.d.s. The message is an interesting analysis of the "Latest Missionary Statistics from China", giving a total of 1,040 "Foreign Missionaries" in China in 1888. Rare; Webb had only recorded two covers (at least one being a 3c PC similar to this) with this distinctive datestamp. PHOTO | £400-£500 | |||||||||
| 404 | Similar "DATE ABOVE" C.D.S.-CANCELLED 1c GREEN POSTCARD; 31st Aug. 1891 commercial usage of the Hong Kong 1c green PC to Shanghai cancelled by a mostly very fine strike of the Type D "AU 31/SWATOW/91" c.d.s. with a very fine "SHANGHAE/C" arrival c.d.s. alongside. Rare and attractive. PHOTO | £400-£500 | |||||||||
| 405 | ALL-DIFFERENT SWATOW DATESTAMPS ON QV/KEVII COVERS; 7th Aug. 1899 env. (Playfair cachet on front; uncancelled China 10c on reverse) to France with QV 10c purple on red tied by mostly fine "*"-code Type E c.d.s., 1910 usage of the Hong Kong 4c red PC (toned & corner fault) to the US with v. fine larger "C"-code Type Hiii c.d.s., and 1912 env. (minor creasing) to G.B. with KEVII 4c red tied by partly fine Type Fii c.d.s. Good trio. (3 covers). PHOTO | £150-£200 | |||||||||
| TIENTSIN POSTAL HISTORY, 1865-1916 | |||||||||||
| 406 | VERY EARLY LETTER FROM "TIENTSIN" TO HONG KONG VIA SHANGHAI WITH "B62" CANCELLATION; 14th Nov. 1865 env. (minor creasing) with original contents headed "Tientsin", addressed to Hong Kong and franked by HK 8c pale orange (slightly faded) just tied by a mostly very fine black "B62" numeral struck on arrival at Hong Kong, having a fine blue "SHANGHAE/C" transit c.d.s. (24th Nov.) and a partly fine black "HONG-KONG" arrival c.d.s. (28th Nov.) on the reverse. Rare thus; few early letters such as this have been recorded from Tientsin; it is likely that they were handled by the British Consul in the Port who had them sent to Shanghai himself. PHOTO | £300-£400 | |||||||||
| 407 | THE RARE 2-RING "TIENTSIN/BR. P.O." DATESTAMPS ON KEVII POSTCARDS TO THAILAND/FRANCE; Oct. 1906 & Feb. 1907 PC's cancelled by fine to very fine strikes of this elusive Type A c.d.s.; one franked by KEVII 2c green to France; the other a 1907 usage of the Hong Kong KEVII 1c green Postal Stationery PC sent to "TSINGTAU-TAPAUTAU/ KIAUTSCHOU" (v. fine arrival c.d.s.; address and message all in Chinese characters). Rare pair. (2 cards). PHOTO | £150-£200 | |||||||||
| 408 | Similar pair of PPC's with the rare 2-ring "TIENTSIN/BR. P.O." c.d.s. cancel; Nov. 1906 PPC (minor crease well clear of stamp and marks) to Bangkok franked by KEVII 4c purple on red tied by a mostly fine strike of the Type A c.d.s.; plus Jan. 1907 PPC (from a French soldier in "French Barracks" at Tientsin) to France with KEVII 1c (2) & 2c tied by fine to very fine strikes of the same Type A c.d.s. Rare pair. (2 cards). PHOTO | £120-£160 | |||||||||
| 409 | KEVII/KGV COVERS WITH SINGLE-RING "TIENTSIN/BR. P.O." DATESTAMPS; 1911-4 covers (4; varied condition) with all-different codes in mostly very fine Type B datestamps (codes "B", "C", "D" & "E"); 3 envs. to G.B. (single or pair of KGV 4c's or single KGV 4c) and a 1913 usage of the Hong Kong KEVII 4c red env. (sellotape stain) with additional KEVII 6c purple & red tied by the c.d.s. Scarce lot. (4 covers). | £120-£160 | |||||||||
| 410 | THE RARE RED BOXED "R/TIENTSIN B.P.O./No." MARK ON COVER TO G.B.; 7th Jan. 1916 env. (opened out for display; minor faults - printed "BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO" imprint at top left of address) to London "Registered Via Siberia", franked (on reverse) by HK KGV 2c green + 3x4c reds all tied by near fine Type B "TEINTSIN/BR. P.O." c.d.s.'s with a further v. fine strike on the front, along with a light but legible strike of the rare boxed "R" mark in red. Rare thus. PHOTO | £160-£200 | |||||||||
| JAPANESE POSTAL HISTORY, 1863-1912 | |||||||||||
| 411 | KANAGAWA - RARE HONG KONG "GB/1F224/10c" DIAMOND ACCOUNTANCY MARK ON PRESTAMP COVER TO FRANCE; 29th Oct. 1863 EL (long contents in French) to Marseille from "Kanagawa" - with v. fine blue oval "CARST. LELS & Co./KANAGAWA (JAPAN)" firm's cachet on the front - having a fine strike of the rare blue diamond-framed "GB/1F224/10c" Accountancy Marking of Hong Kong on the front (overstruck by mostly very fine red French 2-ring "PAYS ETR. V. SUEZ/MARSEILLE" 7th Jan. 1864 transit c.d.s.), matching the very fine "HONG-KONG/C" c.d.s. across the join on the reverse. Charged "8" [decimes] on arrival; the letter was delayed by the P&O steamer "Rangoon" running aground off Aden. Rare thus and of Exhibition Quality. PHOTO | £500-£650 | |||||||||
| 412 | NAGASAKI – THE BLUE "N2" NUMERAL CANCELLING 4c TOGETHER WITH 28c ON 30c; 1863-71 4c Grey with wing margin at right, tear at left, and 1876-77 28c on 30c mauve originally used together and cancelled by two strikes of "N2" in blue-black, very fine and a rarity. Illustrated in Webb, Plate 53. SG.Z17, Z29. [Ex Rose-Hutchinson and Ishikawa]. PHOTO | £3,000-£4,000 | |||||||||
| 413 | NAGASAKI – THE BLUE "N2" USED WITH BLACK "S1" NUMERALS CANCELLING 4c AND 16c ON PIECE; 1863-71 4c Grey (top left corner repaired) and 1877 16c yellow on piece, crisply cancelled by complete centrally applied "N2" in blue neatly overstruck "S1", an astonishing piece of the utmost rarity and desirability. Clear RPSL Certificate of Genuineness (2001). SG.Z17, Z30. [Ex Houston and Ishikawa]. PHOTO | £2,400-£3,000 | |||||||||
| 414 | NAGASAKI - 1898 10c on 30c Grey-green, with additional Chinese character surcharge, "kiss print" and figures "10" spaced 1_mm. apart, cancelled by "Nagasaki/..." c.d.s., very fine. SG.55. | £100-£120 | |||||||||
| 415 | NAGASAKI - A selection of Nagasaki/Japan c.d.s. including 1880 5c on 18c with additional "Ship" h.s. and 1901 10c pair cancelled in violet, mainly fine. (9). | £300-£400 | |||||||||
| 416 | NAGASAKI - COVER WITH HONG KONG STAMPS CANCELLED BY THE C.D.S., ALSO WITH BILINGUAL "PAQUEBOT" MARK; Long commercial 11th Oct. 1912 env. (247x120 mm; slightly reduced at left & minor creasing) to San Francisco "per S.S. Chiyo Maru", franked by HK KEVII 4c red (2) + 20c green & purple all tied by very fine 2-ring "NAGASAKI/JAPAN" c.d.s.'s with a partly fine rare bilingual "PAQUEBOT" mark alongside. Rare thus. Plus a tragic 24th Nov. 1864 EL from "Nagasaki" to London via Marseille (3 stamps removed) with Shanghai & HK backstamps. (2 covers). PHOTO | £300-£400 | |||||||||
| 417 | YOKOHAMA - EARLY INGOING 3-COLOUR FRANKING COVER FROM G.B.; 26th Nov. 1867 EL from London to "Yokohama, Japan" franked by G.B. 2d Blue (pl.9), 4d vermilion (pl.9) and 6d lilac (2; pl.6) all tied by London double "49" numerals for the 1s-6d rate via France and Ceylon, having very fine "HONG-KONG/C" and fine (though overstruck; 7th Jan. 1868) "YOKOHAMA/A" (20th Jan.) c.d.s.'s on the top flap. Rare and attractive early letter from G.B. to Japan. PHOTO | £200-£260 | |||||||||
| 418 | THE UNIQUE (?) ON-COVER USAGE OF THE 30c MAUVE "SHORT ...G KON.." VARIETY - FROM YOKOHAMA WITH BLUE "Y1" CANCEL; Remarkable 7th Oct. 1872 env. (minor opening tears at top do not detract) to London "Via Brindisi", franked by a single Hong Kong 1863-71 30c mauve, clearly showing the very rare Position No.53 "Short ...G KON.. in HONG KONG" Variety at top (see Webb p.10; he had only recorded one example on cover, and that was with the 28c surcharge; he described this as "the most noticeable [variety] in any of the early issues"); the stamp is well tied by a light blue "Y1" numeral matching the fine blue "YOKOHAMA/A" c.d.s. on the reverse, beside a fine 90% oval "FORWARDED BY CHARLES E. L[EGGA]TT & Co./YOKOHAMA" cachet. Exceptional Cover; one of Richard Chan's most unusual and important discoveries. PHOTO | £750-£1,000 | |||||||||
| 419 | Similar single-rate cover to G.B.; 17th Sept. 1872 env. (several closed tears affect address side; faults on reverse) to London "Via Brindisi" franked by a Hong Kong 30c mauve (minute tear at top) tied by a very fine blue "Y1" numeral matching the partly fine "YOKOHAMA/A" c.d.s. on the reverse, beside the very fine black oval "FORWARDED BY CHARLES E. LEGGATT & Co./YOKOHAMA" firm's cachet. PHOTO | £200-3260 | |||||||||
| 420 | YOKOHAMA - 60c-RATE BLUE "Y1" COVER TO G.B. "VIA BRINDISI" WITH BLUE "Y1" CANCELS; 11th Jan. 1875 env. (overall perimeter creasing clear of stamps) with printed address to London endorsed "Via Brindisi" franked by a pair of Hong Kong 30c mauve (one with tiny fault at top) tied by mostly fine "Y1" numerals in blue and by the red London arrival c.d.s. (1st March). Scarce double rate and an attractive franking. [Ex Dyer, 1985]. PHOTO | £500-£650 | |||||||||
| 421 | YOKOHAMA - THE RARE 1876/7 28c ON 30c MAUVE SURCHARGE ON COVER TO G.B. VIA BRINDISI WITH BLACK "Y1" CANCEL; 5th Feb. 1877 env. (minor edge-wear and small opening tears just clear of stamp) to London "Via Brindisi" franked by the short-lived 1876/7 28c on 30c Surcharge tied by a very fine black "Y1" numeral, matching the very fine "YOKOHAMA/A" c.d.s. on the flap. This is a rare stamp on cover; only a handful of examples used on covers from the Treaty Ports are known. Exhibition Item. [Ex Dyer, 1984]. PHOTO | £2,400-£3,000 | |||||||||
| 422 | YOKOHAMA - THE UNIQUE 16c YELLOW COVER TO INDIA WITH BLACK "Y1" CANCEL REDIRECTED WITH FIVE INDIAN STAMPS TO G.B.; The Extraordinary Oct. 1879 env. (minor opening faults along top; flap lost along with Yokohama P.O. c.d.s.) to "Bhagalpour, Bengal, India" and endorsed "Per P. & O. Steamer"; franked by the scarce Hong Kong 16c Yellow (wing margin at left; rare on cover and very rare on cover from a Treaty Port) tied by a fine black "Y1" numeral. There is a very fine oval "WILKIN & ROBISON/YOKOHAMA" firm's cachet on the reverse beside fine "HONG-KONG" (8th Oct.) and "LONDON SW" (6th Dec.) datestamps. On arrival in India the letter was redirected to London and so it also has a colourful additional franking of India 4a green (2) and _a blue (4) all tied by complete or partial very fine "BHAGALPUR/C-10" duplexes (8th Nov.), making this (as far as our records show) a unique mixed franking cover with India along with Hong Kong used in a Treaty Port. Marvellous Exhibition Item. [Ex Ishikawa, 1981]. PHOTO | £3,000-£4,000 | |||||||||
| 423 | YOKOHAMA – THE RARE 30c BLOCK OF FOUR WITH BLUE "Y1" NUMERALS; 1863-71 30c Pale vermilion, block of four cancelled "Y1" in blue, toned and top pair has some creasing, rare block. SG.Z39. [Ex Dyer]. PHOTO | £3,000-£4,000 | |||||||||
| 424 | YOKOHAMA – THE UNIQUE BLUE "Y1" NUMERAL ON 96c OLIVE-BISTRE; 1863-71 96c Olive-bistre, excellent colour and characteristic centring to lower right, cancelled by "Y1" in blue, very fine, (and according to our records the only known example of the olive-bistre used in Japan). SG.Z42 (unlisted). PHOTO | ||||||||||
| PHOTO – ABOVE LOT 423 | £2,000-£2,400 | ||||||||||
| THAILAND – THE BANGKOK CANCELLATIONS, c.1870-1920 | |||||||||||
| 425 | 1863-71 8c Orange, cancelled by very distinct part strike of "British Consulate Bangkok" Royal Arms h.s., numerous faults. SG.10. | £120-£150 | |||||||||
| 426 | 1882 2c Rose-lake, with very large part complete "Bangkok" c.d.s. of "SP 19 84", very fine. SG.32. PHOTO | £200-£240 | |||||||||
| 427 | 1882 2c Rose-lake, cancelled by part strike of "Bangkok" c.d.s., a little rubbed. SG.32. | £100-£120 | |||||||||
| 428 | 1882 10c Dull mauve, cancelled by part strike of "Bangkok" c.d.s., fine. SG.36. PHOTO | £200-£240 | |||||||||
| 429 | The selection of KEVII (12, two pairs) and KGVI (2) cancelled by Siamese Bangkok c.d.s. and some also with additional straight-line "Bangkok" h.s. in red including nice strike on a pair. (14). | £300-£400 | |||||||||
| MACAO POSTAL HISTORY, 1834-1911 | |||||||||||
| 430 | UNRECORDED (?) MANUSCRIPT "10 Cents" ENDORSEMENT IN PLACE OF "BOAT OFFICE" MARK ON COVER TO CANTON; 26th Sept. 1834 E from Macao (pencil note) written by "John Seffler (?)" and addressed to W.S.Wetmore at "Canton"; there is the usual Chinese endorsement on the reverse, but also a bold claret-red "10 Cents." endorsement on the flap; the latter is clearly intended to show the rate via the Boat Office, which is usually shown with a strike of the large Type 1 "Boat OFFICE/10 Cents/MACAO" mark. We can find no record of this manuscript mark, though it is earlier than all of the securely dated strikes of the circular Boat Office mark that we have recorded. Presumably this is a forerunner (or an emergency) hand-written charge in the absence of the handstamp. In either case, this is an important addition to the record. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO | £400-£500 | |||||||||
| 431 | Similar 27th Sept. 1834 E from Macao (pencil note) - written by "Joseph Archer" - also addressed to Wetmore at Canton, but there is only the Chinese annotation on the flap and no Boat Office mark or endorsement. Fine and attractive. PHOTO | £150-£200 | |||||||||
| 432 | THE PREVIOUSLY UNRECORDED 2nd-TYPE RED 2-RING "MACAO" DATESTAMP ON COVER TO PORTUGAL VIA EGYPT; 26th/28th July 1861 E (minor reinforcing in places) from Macao to Lisbon "Por Alexandria" with a mostly very fine strike of the very rare red 2-ring "MACAO/[28/7]/18[61]" partly manuscript datestamp on the top flap, very slightly overstruck by the Lisbon arrival d.s. (25th Sept.). While this c.d.s. closely resembles Webb's 1853 Type 8 (of which only one example has been recorded, dated 24th Dec. 1853; see his Plate 58), close examination reveals that this mark is different from Webb Type 8; it has radial divisions in place of the asterisks, and the word "MACAO" is much shorter than that in Type 8, although both marks have the same 24mm diameter. One other example of this new mark (which should be Type 8a) is known, also dated 1861 and also from this correspondence (see Frazao, p.338). There are also very fine Lisbon handstruck "300" and boxed "POR ALEXANDRIA" marks on the front. An Important Addition to the Record, and one of the Rarest of all Macao marks; only two examples recorded. Exhibition Quality. [Ex Ishikawa, 1980]. PHOTO | £3,000-£4,000 | |||||||||
| 433 | THE VERY RARE BRITISH POST OFFICE USAGE OF A CROWNED CIRCLE WITH PORTUGUESE WORDING - THE "PAGO/EM/MACAO" CROWNED CIRCLE ON COVER TO PORTUGAL VIA EGYPT; 4th Feb. 1873 EL (minor faults and small ink marks barely detract) from "Macao" to Lisbon "Per via Suez" with a superb strike of the very rare British P.O. "PAGO/EM/MACAO" Crowned Circle mark, nicely placed on the front along with a matching very fine British P.O. "B/MACAO" c.d.s. (Webb Type B; very rare), with a fine black "60" Lisbon arrival charge-mark. There is also a blurred March 1873 Lisbon arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Few examples of this attractive mark - used by the British P. O. in Macao but with the wording in Portuguese - have been recorded (Frazao illustrates only 10 covers and does not record this one). It is interesting to note that the Macao P.O. was run by the British right through until 1884 (see Webb p.293.), although it used a few marks with Portuguese wording. One of the rarest of all Crowned Circles; a Spectacular and Important Exhibition Item. PHOTO | £8,000-£10,000 | |||||||||
| 434 | MACAU 1911 PROVISIONAL BISECT COVER TO HONG KONG VIA "CUSTOMS/LAPPA"; 4th Dec. 1911 env. (flap lost, small corner fault & opened out for display) to Kowloon franked by a diagonal bisect of the 4c red (with "2/Avos" overprint), tied by fine Type D Macau c.d.s., having a fair HK and a very fine scarce 2-ring "CUSTOMS/LAPPA" c.d.s. on the reverse. Scarce thus. PHOTO | £200-£260 | |||||||||
| 435 | Similar 5th Dec. 1911 env. from the same correspondence with the same franking and markings including a very fine 2-ring "CUSTOMS/LAPPA" c.d.s. on the reverse. Scarce thus. PHOTO | £300-£400 | |||||||||
| NORTH BORNEO/LABUAN POSTAL HISTORY, 1864-1904 | |||||||||||
| 436 | THE FAMOUS AND UNIQUE 2-RING "LABUAN" DATESTAMP COVER WITH HONG KONG ADHESIVES TIED BY "B62" NUMERALS - ADDRESSED TO NEW ZEALAND; The Spectacular 27th July 1864 envelope (minor wear; top right corner cut away) from the "Stafford" Correspondence, sent from "LABUAN" (superb and very rare 2-ring red "JULY.27/1864" c.d.s. nicely placed on the front) to "Nelson, New Zealand, Via Hong Kong", and therefore correctly franked by a Hong Kong 8c pale orange pair, each cancelled by five red ink-strokes and also tied by two superb blue Hong Kong "B62" numerals (a further stamp - presumably a third 8c - has been cut away from the top right of the cover well over 50 years ago, but the marvellous appearance of this cover is hardly affected). There are two blue "HONG·KONG" c.d.s.'s of 8th Aug. 1864 on the reverse, and there are fine to very fine c.d.s.'s of "AUCKLAND/NEW ZEALAND" (4th Nov.) and "NELSON/NEW ZEALAND" (10th Nov.) on the front. Under the flap is a P.S.; "I have only shot two pigs since I came here."! This is the only recorded Labuan cover with Hong Kong adhesives cancelled with the "B62" numerals, and it is a Highly Important Exhibition item for both Hong Kong and Labuan collectors. It has been illustrated in numerous handbooks/articles, including in Webb (Plate 37). Only three other covers and one front are recorded with this Labuan datestamp; at least one has Indian stamps cancelled in Singapore, and those with Hong Kong stamps do not have B62 cancels (one is illustrated in Webb, Plate 37). This is One of the Most Famous Items of Hong Kong Philately. [Ex Burghard, Angus Parker & Milo Rowell]. PHOTO | £5,000-£6,500 | |||||||||
| 437 | KUDAT DATESTAMP CANCELLATION; Hong Kong 1863-71 2c Pale yellowish brown, cancelled by "(KU)DAT/A" c.d.s. (c.1870) in red, blunt lower right corner, otherwise very fine and rare. Illustrated in Webb, Plate 37. SG.8b. [Ex Burghard]. PHOTO | £240-£300 | |||||||||
| 438 | UPRATED KUDAT USAGE OF THE 3c BROWN POSTCARD TO U.S. VIA HONG KONG; 31st July 1904 usage of the North Borneo 3c Postal Stationery PC (rare early photo view of "Native building at Langkor Estate near the River") to New York, uprated with a "BRITISH/PROTECTORATE" o.p. 1c tied by a very fine "KUDAT" c.d.s. overstruck by a very fine 2-ring "VICTORIA/HONG·KONG" transit c.d.s. (16th Aug.) with other very fine Kudat and "LABUAN" datestamps all on the front. There is a 19th Sept. New York arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Rare Early Picture Postcard Usage. PHOTO | £150-£200 | |||||||||
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