** 161 $2 carmine-red and grey black from the top of the sheet showing plate number "1", unmounted mint, faint traces of foxing. SG. 113, Cat. £130+. Photo £100
** 162 $2 carmine-red and grey-black block of four from the right of the pane, fine mint, lower pair unmounted. SG. 113. Photo £500
** 163 $3 green and purple from the top right corner of the sheet showing requisition number "A12", fine mint, mounted on margin only. SG. 114. Photo £200
** 164 $3 green and purple block of four from the lower right corner of the sheet showing plate number "1", fine mint, folded along last vertical row of perfs. SG. 114. Photo £800
** 165 $5 green and red on green showing slightly broken "O" in "Kong", fine mint. SG. 115, Cat. £550. Photo £180
** 166 $5 green and red on green showing coloured spot in medallion behind King's head, very fine mint. SG. 115, Cat. £550. Photo £180
** 167 $5 green and red on green from the top pane, very fine unmounted mint. SG. 115, Cat. £550. Photo £300
** 168 $5 green and red on green block of four from the top left corner of the sheet, very fine mint, top pair is unmounted, slight paper adherence at lower left. SG. 115. Photo £2000
** 169 $5 green and red on green with white back block of four, very fine mint, lower pair unmounted. SG. 115a. Photo £2400
** 170 $5 green and red on green with white back, cancelled by "British Post Office/Hankow" double ring d.s. (10.11.16 Webb Type M), fine and rare. SG. 115a. Photo £120
** 171 $5 green and red on blue-green with olive back, showing pale scratch in medallion in front of King's nose, very fine mint. SG. 115b, Cat. £1,000. Photo £360
** 172 $5 green and red on blue-green with olive back from the top of the sheet showing plate number "1", fine mint, thin in margin at top. SG. 115b. Photo £500
** 173 $5 green and red on blue-green with olive back pair, very fine unmounted mint, horizontal gum streak across top. SG. 115b. Photo £1000
** 174 $5 green and red on blue-green with olive back block of four, extremely fine unmounted mint, a gem example of this rare block. SG. 115b. Photo £5000
** 175 $5 green and red on blue-green with olive back, variety watermark inverted, fine mint and believed to be one of only two recorded examples. SG. 115bw, Cat. £2,750. Photo £1500
** 176 $10 purple and black on red from the top of the sheet, very fine unmounted mint, mounted in margin only. SG. 116, Cat. £600. Photo £300
** 177 $10 purple and black on red from the foot of the sheet, extremely fine and fresh unmounted mint, usual small gum bubbles. SG. 116, cat. £600. Photo £300
** 178 $10 purple and black on red, a magnificent example from the top right corner of the sheet showing requisition number "N016", strong colour, fine and fresh mint, mounted in margin only, diagonal gum crease just crossing top right corner of the stamp. SG. 116. Photo £800
** 179 $10 purple and black on red showing small plate crack running through crown and top of head, very fine unused with much original gum. SG. 116, Cat. £600. Photo £240
** 180 $10 purple and black on red (1936 printing) block of four from the top right corner of the sheet showing plate number "2" and requisition number "N010", deep rich colour, natural black spot in paper on reverse and light gum crease at lower right, very fine int and one of the highlights of the collection. SG. 116 Photo £5000
** 181 $10 purple and black on red cancelled by bold unframed "Customs/Deposit" h.s., rare. SG. 116. Photo £80
** 182 $10 purple and black on red, block of four cancelled "Hong Kong" c.d.s., fine. SG. 116. Photo £200
** 183 $10 purple and black on red, block of four on piece, cancelled by "Victoria/Hong Kong" (Webb Type O), fine. SG. 116. Photo £180
** 184 1919 (25 June) piece bearing 4c, 40c, 50c, $2(3), $5 and $10, cancelled by "Hong Kong" c.d.s., fine and remarkable franking. Photo £180
** 185 1930 (2 Aug.) piece bearing 6c, 30c(2) and $10(4, originally forming block of four), cancelled by "Hong Kong" c.d.s., fine and attractive. Photo £150
** 186 1934 (13 July) piece from postal ledger book, bearing 20c, $1(3), $3, $5 and $10(20), cancelled by "Hong Kong/P.P" (parcel post) c.d.s. Fine and a spectacular piece. Photo £400
** 187 1935 (12 Jan.) piece bearing 4c, 20c vertical pair, $5 vertical strip of four and $10 vertical strip of four, cancelled by "Victoria/Hong Kong" c.d.s. Fine and rare franking. Photo £180
1921-37 MULTIPLE SCRIPT CA ISSUE
** 188 1c to $5 overprinted or perforated "Specimen", very fine mint, the $3 and $5 are unmounted. SG. 117s-132s, Cat. £1,600. Photo Photo 2 £600
** 189 1c to $5 (marginal) overprinted or perforated "Specimen", fine unused with much original gum, some gum a little yellowed and $5 has toned perfs. on reverse at right. SG. 117s-132s, Cat. £1,600.Photo Photo 2 Photo 3 £360
** 190 A choice mint or unused selection of plate flaws and varieties mainly contained in multiples including cigar flaw (9) with $1 block of four, short Chinese stroke in block of four and corner block of ten, spot on eye (18), broken flower, damaged crown (2), broken Chinese character (5), thick crown (6) and high nose, inverted watermark (3) and dry print, mainly fine. (200+ stamps). £400
** 191 A mint or unused selection of values (19) complete from 50c to $5 (few trivial brown spots), mainly fine unused with much original gum. Cat. £750+. £180
** 192 A selection of plate varieties on both watermarked issues (21), 32 stamps with broken nose (7, with MCA 6c requisition number single) high nose (3), spot on nose (2), beard flaw (4), spot in forehead, spot under "C", and 2mm. cut in scalp. Mainly fine unused with much original gum. Photo £100
** 193 1c to $5 with additional shades of 50c olive black (unmounted) and $5 olive black, the $5 is marginal and unmounted, fine to very fine mint. SG. 117-132, Cat. £1,200. Photo Photo 2 £400
** 194 A mint or unused selection of pairs (32) with all values to $3 represented and some shades with 50c olive back vertical marginal pair (mounted in margin at top on perf. tips), mainly fine mint, a few have brownish gum. SG. 117-31. Photo £240
** 195 1c to $5, the choice set of pairs from the top right corner of the sheet showing plate and requisition numbers with additional shades of 50c olive black and $2 carmine and grey-olive both plate 2, extremely fine and fresh mint, the 3c, 8c grey and 25c are in blocks of four, a number unmounted including the $5, while the others are mounted in the margin only except for one $2 which has light rust spots. A rare and exceptional assembly. SG. 117-132. Photo Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 £2400
** 196 THE MAGNIFICENT SET OF PLATE AND REQUISITION BLOCKS OF FOUR; 1c to $5 blocks of four from the top right corner with plate numbers and requisition numbers, the $5 is the rare olive black shade, fine to very fine unused with much orignal gum, some gum disturbance as usual, a remarkable and exceedingly rare set. SG. 117-132. Photo Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6 Photo 7 Photo 8 Photo 9 £5000
** 197 8c orange block of twenty-eight from the right of the sheet, unmounted mint, one stamp has rust on reverse and some splitting between first two rows of stamps, nevetheless fine. SG. 123. £150
** 198 25c to $5, fine mint. SG. 126-132, Cat. £750+. Photo £240
** 199 30c purple and chrome-yellow irregular block of thirty-eight with block of four to form reconstructed block of forty, the larger block is unmounted mint and the block of four (reinforced) unused with much original gum. SG. 127. Photo £200
** 200 30c purple and chrome-yellow block of six (3x2) with watermark inverted, very fine unused with much original gum, rare variety in a multiple. SG. 127a. Photo £800
** 201 $1 purple and blue on blue showing large blank spot behind King's head probably due to a foreign body on the plate, quite striking, unmounted mint. SG. 129. Photo £100
** 202 $2 carmine-red and grey-black pair from the top right corner of the sheet showing plate number "1" and requisition number, very fine mint, mounted in margin only. SG. 130. Photo £240
** 203 $2 carmine-red and grey-black pair from the top right corner of the sheet showing plate number "1" and requisition number, very fine mint, mounted on top right corner of margin only. SG. 130. Photo £240
** 204 $3 green and dull purple pair from the foot of the sheet, very fine mint, right stamp unmounted. SG. 131, Cat. £320+ Photo £120
** 205 $5 green and red with olive back, fine and lightly mounted mint. SG. 132, Cat. £450+. Photo £150
** 206 $5 green and red on emerald, pair from the top of the sheet showing plate number "1", fine unmounted mint, light red offset dots and minor adherences on one stamp. SG. 132. Photo £600
1935 Silver Jubilee (SG 133-136)
** 207 3c to 20c perforated "Specimen", unmounted mint, the 3c has minute white spot of gum disturbance. SG. 133s-136s, Cat. £350. Photo Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 £100
** 208 3c to 20c blocks of four from the top right corner of the sheet showing requisition numbers, fine mint. SG. 133-136. PHOTO - see plate no. £150
** 209 3c ultramarine and grey-black block of four from the top right corner of the sheet showing requisition number, with the lightning conductor variety, fine mint. The variety and two others are unmounted. SG. 133, a. £150
** 210 3c ultramarine and grey-black complete sheet of fifty, fine mint, mounted in margin only. A few small areas of gum missing and one stamp at top has thin. SG. 133. £80
** 211 5c green and indigo pair from the lower left corner of the sheet, top stamp variety extra flagstaff, very fine unused with much original gum. SG. 134a, Cat. £300. Photo £100
** 212 5c green and indigo block of four from the lower left corner of the sheet, top left stamp is the extra flagstaff variety, fine unused with much original gum. SG. 134, a, Cat. £334+. £120
KING GEORGE VI DEFINITIVE ISSUES
** 213 1938-46 1c to $10, the two issues complete comprising twenty-three values plus an additional 1946 shade, perforated "SPECIMEN" mint, 50c with short tear at top and a few with gum toning. A scarce set. SG. 140s-162s. Cat. £2,250+. (24). Photo £600
** 214 THE RARE 1938 UPU SPECIMEN MULTIPLES STUCK TO THREE PIECES: 1938 1c, 5c, $2 red-orange and & green, $5 dull lilac & scarlet & $10 green & violet horizontal strips of three stuck to a single piece ( x mm), 10c violet, 15c scarlet, 30c yellow-olive & 50c purple, vertical strips of three stuck to a single piece ( x mm), $1 dull-lilac and blue, an inter-panneau (probably unique) mounted on a single piece. All perforated "SPECIMEN". Some overall toning and a little faded, but a very desirable assembly as all "SPECIMEN" multiples are rare. Photo Photo 2 Photo 3 £2400
** 215 1938 8c carmine strip of three and pair, 1946 25c sage, 30c blue, $1 orange & green, $2 violet & red, $5 yellow-green & violet and $10 deep-violet & blue pairs, all perforated "SPECIMEN". Fine lightly mounted and very fresh. (17). Photo £500
** 216 1938-52 Selection of mint multiples with 1c brown (brown gum), upper right corner block of ten (2 x 5) and a marginal block of four in a slightly deeper shade, 2c grey marginal block of four and a corner block of four in a deeper shade, 4c orange (brown gum) block of six (2 x 3), 5c green, marginal and corner blocks of four, 8c red-brown corner block of eight, 10c violet, three blocks of four inc. one paler shade, 15c scarlet, corner plate "1" block of eight. 20c black, two corner blocks inc. one with plate"1" number, 25c blue, block of four, 30c blue, four blocks of four inc. three corners, 80c rose, corner plate "1" block of six and marginal block on chalky paper, 50c purple, five blocks of four inc. a marginal block from the 1938 printing (brown gum) and another on chalky paper. $1 dull lilac & blue on chalky paper, upper left corner block of four. 1946-52 25c sage, three blocks of four inc. two lower left corner examples, $1 orange & green upper left block of four and $5 yellow green & violet on chalky paper inter-panneau strip of three from the foot of the sheet. A fine lot mostly being on white gum. (32 multiples). £650
** 217 1938-52 The mounted (a few unmounted) mint collection of shades with 1c (3), 2c (5), 4c (3), 8c, 10c (7), 15c (2), 20c, 25c, 30c (5, inc. one perf. 14 and one 1941 wartime printing), 50c (6), 80c (2), $1 lilac & blue (2) $2 red orange & green (foxed), $5 dull lilac & red, $10 green & violet (2, inc. one with scarce white gum). 1946-52 20c (2), 25c sage, 30c (2), $1 orange & green (2), $2 violet & red (2), $5 green & violet (2) and $10 violet & blue (5). All are of exceptional colour and mainly have white gum. (58). £700
** 218 1938-52 Original colours, corner blocks of four from the lower right of the sheet with plate number "1" comprising 1c brown, 2c grey (2, one with toned gum), $1 pale lilac & blue, upper left plate number "1" 10c violet (2, one with typical toned gum), 8c red-brown (2 distinct shades inc. one with toned gum), 15c scarlet (2, inc. one with requisition number "Z"), 20c black, 50c red purple (2, inc. one on chalky paper), lower right plate "1" 4c orange & 15c scarlet. Also 5c plate"2" lower right (2) and upper left (2, inc. one with requisition number "Z"). Mostly unmounted or mounted on selvedge only. (19 blocks). £500
Queen Elizabeth II Issues
** 219 1938-52 Original colours plate blocks of four with upper left plate number "1" 10c pale violet, 15c scarlet & 20c grey-black, lower right plate "1" 2c grey, upper left plate "2" 5c green (3, inc. two with requisition number "Z"), plate "1" top marginal 50c red-purple (2, inc. one 1938 shade), plate "2" top marginal 10c lilac and lower marginal plate "1" 25c blue. Some with brown gum, mainly mounted on selvedge only. (11 blocks). £200
** 220 COMPLETE SHEETS: 1938-52 Original colours 1c deep brown (requisition "L") 1c pale-brown (requisition "R"), 2c slate-grey (requisition "K"), 5c pale green (requisition "Y"), 8c red-brown (requisition "B", brown gum & split perforations) & 15c scarlet. All in a complete unmounted mint sheets of 120 with plate number "1". The 15c very fine, others with varying degrees of foxing. (6 sheets). £300
** 221 REQUISITION NUMBER BLOCKS OF FOUR: 1938-48 Original colours top right requisition number blocks of four with 1d brown (3 all "E"), 2c grey ("E") and a top left requisition "Z" block of four), 4c orange x 2 ("B"), plus two right side marginal requisition "Z" blocks of four, brown gum), 5c green ("K" foxed), 8c red-brown (2, "D" and "E"), 10c lilac shades (5, "C" x 2, "F" and "L" x 2), 20c black (3, all "D"), 50c purple (3, "E", "F" & "K" on chalky paper, one foxed), 80c carmine (2, "H" & "K" one foxed) and $1 dull lilac & blue "C" on chalky paper. (27 blocks) £600
** 222 1953 1c sepia-brown unmounted mint block of four with two clearly showing retouched hair variety. Fine. Photo £150
** 223 1938-48 2c grey, a complete plate "1" sheet of 120, some divided perforations and overall gum toning. 10c pale violet, a part plate "4" sheet comprising a complete left pane of 60 plus the attached right pane less the top row and selevedge, gum a little toned and gutter creases. Also 50c violet with white gum, a plate "1" complete left pane of sixty plus the first two right vertical rows of the sheet. £240
** 224 1941-46 8c red-brown (shades) three complete plate "1" sheets of 120 from requisitions "B" (1941), "D" (1946) and "E" (1946). Some divided perforations,the odd foxed spot and usual toned gum. Scarce survivors. £240
** 225 1938 10c REDDISH VIOLET - A COMPLETE PANE FROM THE RARE JUNE/OCTOBER REQUISITION "W": 1938 10c bright violet,pane of sixty (6 x 10) from the left of the sheet with typical toned gum, mounted on one stamp and a single hinge remainder on selvedge. A stunning item from the scarce "W" requisition of June-October 1938. Photo £2400
** 226 1938 10c bright violet, a lower right plate "1" block of six with white gum. Unmounted mint. Photo £240
** 227 1938 10c bright violet, an unmounted mint inter-panneau block of four from the top of the sheet in a slightly intenser shade than the previous lot. £200
** 228 1948 (February) 10c bright violet, an unmounted mint top right corner block of four with white gum. A very distinctive shade from the "J" requisition. PHOTO - see plate no. £200
** 229 1948 (April) 10c bright violet (requisition "K"), 1949 (April) 10c bright violet (requisition "L" slightly duller than requisition "K"), 1950 (February), 1950 (August) 10c pale dull violet (requisition "N") and 1952 (February) 10c violet (requisition "R"). All in a mint pane of sixty with relevant plate numbers. Usual toned gum and some foxing. A rare reference group. £400
** 230 1938 15c scarlet-red unmounted mint block of four from the left of the pane with inter-panneau margin attached, one [pos. 66] with the lower three value characters damaged (State 1). Usual brown gum. Fine and rare. Note: This variety only occurs on the first three requisitions having been repaired on requisitions Y & Z. Photo £200
** 231 1946 (February) 20c black, a complete unmounted mint plate "1" sheet of 120. 1948 20c deep scarlet (requisition "K"). A complete unmounted pane of sixty from the right of the sheet with usual toned gum of this issue. Some minor rust spotting on reverse, but with a stunning overall brightness of colour. £140
** 232 1938 25c ultramarine, a complete plate "1" pane of sixty from the right of the sheet, typical brown gum which has "skipped" in places, a few divided perforations and mounted on top selvedge only. £200
** 233 1938 30c OLIVE-GREEN -A SPECTACULAR COMPLETE PANE OF SIXTY FROM THE FIRST REQUISITION: 1938 (April-June) 30c olive-green, a complete pane of sixty with requisition number "V0003". Unmounted mint. Photo £5000
** 234 1938 (June-October), 30c olive-green, an upper left requisition "W" unmounted mint block of four and 1941 (August-December) 30c deep olive-green, an upper right requisition "C" corner block of four from the printing not issued to The Colony until 1945, mounted on selvedge only. Both with toned gum and the later with small facial stain in top margin. An interesting pair clearly showing the differences of impression of these two issues. Photo £600
** 235 1938 30c yellow-olive, a marginal mint block of four from the top of the sheet, mounted on selvedge only. Some gum toning and a minute stain in the upper left margin. Good colour. Also 1946 30c blue, an unmounted mint top marginal block of four. Fine. SG.151 & 152. Photo £500
** 236 1938 30c yellow-olive, an unmounted mint left marginal block of six (2 x 3). Very fine. SG.151. Cat. 900+. Photo £800
** 237 1938 30c yellow-olive, an unmounted mint block of four, two small natural gum "skips" and a small area of thicker toned gum on one. Fine colour. SG.151.Photo £400
** 238 1938 30c yellow-olive, an unmounted mint block of four, traces of red ink on reverse which appear to have been from another sheet of stamps stored below this 30c block. Fresh colour. SG.151. Photo £360
** 239 1938 30c yellow-olive, a left marginal mint block of four, the lower pair unmounted in a slightly more olive shade than the previous lots. The typical brown gum has "skipped" in two places. SG.151. Photo £400
** 240 1945 $1 pale reddish-lilac and blue, an unmounted mint block of eighteen (3 x 6) with streaky brown gum from the same requisition as the previous lot with one [pos 81] with "short right leg to R" variety, four perforations on one thinned. £300
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81-160
161-240
241-320
321-400
401-480
481-560
561-640
641-643
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