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GUATEMALA GUATEMALA: 1886 Envelope to Nova Scotia, Canada franked 1881 2c. green and yellow brown horizontal strip of 5 folded around the envelope with cork cancels, slightly reduced at left, San Francisco transit and Halifax arrival backstamps, Philatelic address.GUATEMALA GUATEMALA: 1886 Envelope to Nova Scotia, Canada franked 1881 2c. green and yellow brown horizontal strip of 5 folded around the envelope with cork cancels, slightly reduced at left, San Francisco transit and Halifax arrival backstamps, Philatelic address.

GUATEMALA

Covers and stamps / Guatemala

GUATEMALA: 1886 Envelope to Nova Scotia, Canada franked 1881 2c. green and yellow brown horizontal strip of 5 folded around the envelope with cork cancels, slightly reduced at left, San Francisco transit and Halifax arrival backstamps, Philatelic address.

£275

GUATEMALA GUATEMALA: 1890 Postal stationery 3c. + 3c. international reply card miscut with the card upright at the top of a. pair with the blank back of the adjoining card underneath. Mute cancel in blue otherwise fine unused. A rare item not recorded in the G2 handbook. ex Brian MoorhouseGUATEMALA GUATEMALA: 1890 Postal stationery 3c. + 3c. international reply card miscut with the card upright at the top of a. pair with the blank back of the adjoining card underneath. Mute cancel in blue otherwise fine unused. A rare item not recorded in the G2 handbook. ex Brian Moorhouse

GUATEMALA

Covers and stamps / Guatemala

GUATEMALA: 1890 Postal stationery 3c. + 3c. international reply card miscut with the card upright at the top of a. pair with the blank back of the adjoining card underneath. Mute cancel in blue otherwise fine unused. A rare item not recorded in the G2 handbook. ex Brian Moorhouse

£75

GUATEMALA GUATEMALA: 1893 (Feb 24) Stampless envelope cancelled octagonal POSTA LOCAL/GUATEMA datestamp and oval FRANCA, both in ultramarine with BANCO INTERNACIONAL imprint on backflap, faint central fold.GUATEMALA GUATEMALA: 1893 (Feb 24) Stampless envelope cancelled octagonal POSTA LOCAL/GUATEMA datestamp and oval FRANCA, both in ultramarine with BANCO INTERNACIONAL imprint on backflap, faint central fold.

GUATEMALA

Covers and stamps / Guatemala / Pre stamp

GUATEMALA: 1893 (Feb 24) Stampless envelope cancelled octagonal POSTA LOCAL/GUATEMA datestamp and oval FRANCA, both in ultramarine with BANCO INTERNACIONAL imprint on backflap, faint central fold.

£65

GUATEMALA GUATEMALA: 1917 (15 Feb) Registered picture postcard ‘PLAZA ANTIGUA’ to Switzerland franked Waterlow 1902-07 20c. vertical strip of 3 cancelled Guatemala duplex cancel with manuscript ‘R 15. feb 1917’ in red.GUATEMALA GUATEMALA: 1917 (15 Feb) Registered picture postcard ‘PLAZA ANTIGUA’ to Switzerland franked Waterlow 1902-07 20c. vertical strip of 3 cancelled Guatemala duplex cancel with manuscript ‘R 15. feb 1917’ in red.

GUATEMALA

Covers and stamps / Guatemala

GUATEMALA: 1917 (15 Feb) Registered picture postcard ‘PLAZA ANTIGUA’ to Switzerland franked Waterlow 1902-07 20c. vertical strip of 3 cancelled Guatemala duplex cancel with manuscript ‘R 15. feb 1917’ in red.

£55

GUATEMALA GUATEMALA: 1936 Postal Stationery 50c. psc optd for official use with ‘AVISO DE RECEPCION’ opt and printed form on the reverse (h/bk PC16) used locally in Guatemala City with added 5c. rare. ex Brian Moorhouse.GUATEMALA GUATEMALA: 1936 Postal Stationery 50c. psc optd for official use with ‘AVISO DE RECEPCION’ opt and printed form on the reverse (h/bk PC16) used locally in Guatemala City with added 5c. rare. ex Brian Moorhouse.

GUATEMALA

Covers and stamps / Guatemala

GUATEMALA: 1936 Postal Stationery 50c. psc optd for official use with ‘AVISO DE RECEPCION’ opt and printed form on the reverse (h/bk PC16) used locally in Guatemala City with added 5c. rare. ex Brian Moorhouse.

£155

GUATEMALA GUATEMALA: Illustrated postal stationery 3c. 1901 (Sep 13) card depicting arena with crowds and a horse rider in blue uprated 6c. yellow green cancelled octagonal OFICINA POSTAL DE QUEZALTENANGO ds in violet, Hamburg arrival alongside, endorsed via Puerto Barrios, New Orleans, New York fine, Thematic interest: horse and flag.GUATEMALA GUATEMALA: Illustrated postal stationery 3c. 1901 (Sep 13) card depicting arena with crowds and a horse rider in blue uprated 6c. yellow green cancelled octagonal OFICINA POSTAL DE QUEZALTENANGO ds in violet, Hamburg arrival alongside, endorsed via Puerto Barrios, New Orleans, New York fine, Thematic interest: horse and flag.

GUATEMALA

Covers and stamps / Guatemala / Picture Stationery

GUATEMALA: Illustrated postal stationery 3c. 1901 (Sep 13) card depicting arena with crowds and a horse rider in blue uprated 6c. yellow green cancelled octagonal OFICINA POSTAL DE QUEZALTENANGO ds in violet, Hamburg arrival alongside, endorsed via Puerto Barrios, New Orleans, New York fine, Thematic interest: horse and flag.

£115

HAITI HAITI: 1781 (July 31) Entire to Port au Prince hs curved LACQUEMEL (Jacmel), charged ‘1c’ for internal rate, fine and scarce.HAITI HAITI: 1781 (July 31) Entire to Port au Prince hs curved LACQUEMEL (Jacmel), charged ‘1c’ for internal rate, fine and scarce.

HAITI

Covers and stamps / Haiti

HAITI: 1781 (July 31) Entire to Port au Prince hs curved LACQUEMEL (Jacmel), charged ‘1c’ for internal rate, fine and scarce.

£155

HONG KONG HONG KONG - British Post Office in China: 1915 (AU 7) Registered printed envelope to Switzerland franked 10c. blue (3) + 2c. green tied by CANTON cds’s with boxed registration alongside, violet framed P.B.C. alongside, Registered G.P.O Hong Kong dispatch and Basel arrival on reverse, printed V.SPALINGER / CANTON / CHINA on backflap, fine. HONG KONG HONG KONG - British Post Office in China: 1915 (AU 7) Registered printed envelope to Switzerland franked 10c. blue (3) + 2c. green tied by CANTON cds’s with boxed registration alongside, violet framed P.B.C. alongside, Registered G.P.O Hong Kong dispatch and Basel arrival on reverse, printed V.SPALINGER / CANTON / CHINA on backflap, fine.

HONG KONG

Covers and stamps / Hong Kong

HONG KONG - British Post Office in China: 1915 (AU 7) Registered printed envelope to Switzerland franked 10c. blue (3) + 2c. green tied by CANTON cds’s with boxed registration alongside, violet framed P.B.C. alongside, Registered G.P.O Hong Kong dispatch and Basel arrival on reverse, printed V.SPALINGER / CANTON / CHINA on backflap, fine.

£495

HONG KONG HONG KONG / CHINA Combination Cover: 1898 (17 JUL) Envelope to Holland franked China CIP 10c. green tied by KING large dollar chop, HK 5c. blue pair tied by SHANGHAI C cds, Shanghai large dollar chop on reverse, Haarlem arrival backstamp, fine.HONG KONG HONG KONG / CHINA Combination Cover: 1898 (17 JUL) Envelope to Holland franked China CIP 10c. green tied by KING large dollar chop, HK 5c. blue pair tied by SHANGHAI C cds, Shanghai large dollar chop on reverse, Haarlem arrival backstamp, fine.

HONG KONG

Covers and stamps / Hong Kong

HONG KONG / CHINA Combination Cover: 1898 (17 JUL) Envelope to Holland franked China CIP 10c. green tied by KING large dollar chop, HK 5c. blue pair tied by SHANGHAI C cds, Shanghai large dollar chop on reverse, Haarlem arrival backstamp, fine.

£395

HONG KONG / CHINA HONG KONG / CHINA: 1899 Cover front registered to England franked China 1898 20c claret tied by WEI HAI WEI bi-lingual cds, unframed and framed Rs from Chinese and British POs, further franked Hong Kong 1882-91 5c ultramarine pair + 10c violet on red pair tied by Shanghai AP 14 99 cdss (SGZ798/801), tied by 2 different IPOs.5c pair initially tied by IPO of Chefoo. In Shanghai the 10c pair added as underfranked with a different local tieprint. One of only 2 known such covers. Splendid rarity.

HONG KONG / CHINA

Covers and stamps / Hong Kong

HONG KONG / CHINA: 1899 Cover front registered to England franked China 1898 20c claret tied by WEI HAI WEI bi-lingual cds, unframed and framed 'R''s from Chinese and British PO's, further franked Hong Kong 1882-91 5c ultramarine pair + 10c violet on red pair tied by Shanghai AP 14 99 cds's (SGZ798/801), tied by 2 different IPO's.5c pair initially tied by IPO of Chefoo. In Shanghai the 10c pair added as underfranked with a different local tieprint. One of only 2 known such covers. Splendid rarity.

£1245

HONG KONG HONG KONG / CHINA: 1901 (Apr) German military card (Feldpost) franked China 4c. oxidised, tied by bilingual Swatow cds in combination with HK 4c. grey tied by Hong Kong cds and red boxed IPO of Swatow with Shanghai Deutsche Post cds alongside, addressed to S.M.S. Hertha Woosung, Shanghai treaty ports backstamp, fine.HONG KONG HONG KONG / CHINA: 1901 (Apr) German military card (Feldpost) franked China 4c. oxidised, tied by bilingual Swatow cds in combination with HK 4c. grey tied by Hong Kong cds and red boxed IPO of Swatow with Shanghai Deutsche Post cds alongside, addressed to S.M.S. Hertha Woosung, Shanghai treaty ports backstamp, fine.

HONG KONG

Covers and stamps / Hong Kong

HONG KONG / CHINA: 1901 (Apr) German military card (Feldpost) franked China 4c. oxidised, tied by bilingual Swatow cds in combination with HK 4c. grey tied by Hong Kong cds and red boxed IPO of Swatow with Shanghai Deutsche Post cds alongside, addressed to S.M.S. Hertha Woosung, Shanghai treaty ports backstamp, fine.

£415

HONG KONG / PERSIA HONG KONG / IRAN: 1880 Hong Kong to Persia, bearing oval “H. A. ASGER & H. ESMAIL / HONG KONG” seal. A nice and scarce mail with only a few recorded. H. A. Asger & Hajee Esmail is an Indian trading house in Hong Kong, located on Hollywood Road.HONG KONG / PERSIA HONG KONG / IRAN: 1880 Hong Kong to Persia, bearing oval “H. A. ASGER & H. ESMAIL / HONG KONG” seal. A nice and scarce mail with only a few recorded. H. A. Asger & Hajee Esmail is an Indian trading house in Hong Kong, located on Hollywood Road.

HONG KONG / PERSIA

Covers and stamps / Hong Kong

HONG KONG / IRAN: 1880 Hong Kong to Persia, bearing oval “H. A. ASGER & H. ESMAIL / HONG KONG” seal. A nice and scarce mail with only a few recorded. H. A. Asger & Hajee Esmail is an Indian trading house in Hong Kong, located on Hollywood Road.

£275

Hong Kong HONG KONG : 1851 entire written from Canton to Georgetown, D.C., USA endorsed “Via Southampton” bearing central , somewhat faint Paid Crown Circle, to left of this two-line ‘SHIP LETTER/ VICTORIA-HONGKONG’, Red British PAID cds overstruck New-York 5cts cds, reverse with faint Hong Kong cancel; some oxidised reddish ink staining, an unusual combination of Ship Letter and Crown circle.Hong Kong HONG KONG : 1851 entire written from Canton to Georgetown, D.C., USA endorsed “Via Southampton” bearing central , somewhat faint Paid Crown Circle, to left of this two-line ‘SHIP LETTER/ VICTORIA-HONGKONG’, Red British PAID cds overstruck New-York 5cts cds, reverse with faint Hong Kong cancel; some oxidised reddish ink staining, an unusual combination of Ship Letter and Crown circle.

Hong Kong

Covers and stamps / China / Hong Kong / Crown Circles / Maritime / Ship letters / Transatlantic Mail

HONG KONG : 1851 entire written from Canton to Georgetown, D.C., USA endorsed “Via Southampton” bearing central , somewhat faint Paid Crown Circle, to left of this two-line ‘SHIP LETTER/ VICTORIA-HONGKONG’, Red British PAID cds overstruck New-York 5cts cds, reverse with faint Hong Kong cancel; some oxidised reddish ink staining, an unusual combination of Ship Letter and Crown circle.

£985

HONG KONG HONG KONG POSTAGE DUES: 1899 (3 NOV) Japanese style picture postcard entitled ‘HARBOR HONGKONG’ franked HK 4c. grey tied by fine octagonal YOKOHAMA A MARSEILLE L.N. NO 8 datestamp. Fine & scarce.HONG KONG HONG KONG POSTAGE DUES: 1899 (3 NOV) Japanese style picture postcard entitled ‘HARBOR HONGKONG’ franked HK 4c. grey tied by fine octagonal YOKOHAMA A MARSEILLE L.N. NO 8 datestamp. Fine & scarce.

HONG KONG

Covers and stamps / Hong Kong / Postage dues

HONG KONG POSTAGE DUES: 1899 (3 NOV) Japanese style picture postcard entitled ‘HARBOR HONGKONG’ franked HK 4c. grey tied by fine octagonal YOKOHAMA A MARSEILLE L.N. NO 8 datestamp. Fine & scarce.

£175

HONG KONG HONG KONG POSTAGE DUES: 1987 se-tenant imperf interpanneu pairs of 10c. + 20c., $5 + 50c., $1 + $10 fine unmounted mint. SG D31/36

HONG KONG

Covers and stamps / Hong Kong / Postage dues

HONG KONG POSTAGE DUES: 1987 se-tenant imperf interpanneu pairs of 10c. + 20c., $5 + 50c., $1 + $10 fine unmounted mint. SG D31/36

£300

HONG KONG HONG KONG POSTAGE DUES: 1987 set less the 50c. value in unmounted IMPERF blocks of 4 unmounted mint, the top 3 values marginal with just a trace of slight wrinkling. Fine Sg D31/6var.

HONG KONG

Covers and stamps / Hong Kong / Postage dues

HONG KONG POSTAGE DUES: 1987 set less the 50c. value in unmounted IMPERF blocks of 4 unmounted mint, the top 3 values marginal with just a trace of slight wrinkling. Fine Sg D31/6var.

£350

HONG KONG HONG KONG: 1848 (26 Apr) to France. Entire letter applied with Webb type 8 crowned PAID AT HONG KONG h.s., type 9 double-arc cds and scarce type AAi framed TOO LATE cachet. Transit Marseilles (18 Jun). ex Chazen.

HONG KONG

Covers and stamps / Hong Kong

HONG KONG: 1848 (26 Apr) to France. Entire letter applied with Webb type 8 crowned PAID AT HONG KONG h.s., type 9 double-arc cds and scarce type AAi framed TOO LATE cachet. Transit Marseilles (18 Jun). ex Chazen.

£1145

HONG KONG HONG KONG: 10c. registered postal stationery envelope to Austria uprated 5c. yellow with KEVII 1c., 4c. and 10c. cancelled by Hong Kong registered c.d.s with new type (type 3) black on white registration label “2394” and Ligne N no.2 transit (23.2), the reverse bearing Vienna arrival; a few light tone spots. Good to fine.HONG KONG HONG KONG: 10c. registered postal stationery envelope to Austria uprated 5c. yellow with KEVII 1c., 4c. and 10c. cancelled by Hong Kong registered c.d.s with new type (type 3) black on white registration label “2394” and Ligne N no.2 transit (23.2), the reverse bearing Vienna arrival; a few light tone spots. Good to fine.

HONG KONG

Covers and stamps / Hong Kong

HONG KONG: 10c. registered postal stationery envelope to Austria uprated 5c. yellow with KEVII 1c., 4c. and 10c. cancelled by Hong Kong registered c.d.s with new type (type 3) black on white registration label “2394” and Ligne N no.2 transit (23.2), the reverse bearing Vienna arrival; a few light tone spots. Good to fine.

£395

HONG KONG HONG KONG: 1839 (9 Sept.) Entire letter from J.R. Morrison on board the Fort William to his sister in London HONG KONG HONG KONG: 1839 (9 Sept.) Entire letter from J.R. Morrison on board the Fort William to his sister in London

HONG KONG

Covers and stamps / Hong Kong

HONG KONG: 1839 (9 Sept.) Entire letter from J.R. Morrison on board the 'Fort William' to his sister in London "pr Overland Mail" bearing an indistinct oval postmark overstruck by London datestamp (13.2), redirected tô Stoke Newington with "Fenchurch St./1py.P.Paid" handstamp plus "1/8" rate mark in red crossed through; the reverse with Singapore boxed Paid datestamp (25.10), faint London arrival (13.2) and manuscript calculation of postage totaling 1 rupee; vertical folding crease. The long letter gives and account of Capt. Elliot's attempts to buy food and provisions, and the conflict that ensued. He also describes the evacuation of Macao resultant upon the unwillingness of the Portuguese to let the British remain and the feeling of the Chinese that the British were protecting the opium trade. With transcript. A very important and historic letter which is thought to be the earliest recorded being sent from Hong Kong His father, John Morrison, was the first protestant missionary in China. After his death, John Morrison replaced him as Chinese Secretary and Interpreter to the Superintendents of British Trade in China, John Morrison was appointed Chinese Secretary to the British East India Company on behalf of the British Government. He was involved in diplomacy during the First Opium War in which he held responsibility for the translation of the Treaty of Nanking.In 1843 he was appointed as Acting Colonial Secretary and a member of the Executive and Legislative Council

£8750

HONG KONG HONG KONG: 1853 (Sept 25): Manila envelope to Bombay, endorsed HONG KONG HONG KONG: 1853 (Sept 25): Manila envelope to Bombay, endorsed

HONG KONG

Covers and stamps / Hong Kong

HONG KONG: 1853 (Sept 25): Manila envelope to Bombay, endorsed "per Formosa" bearing fine example of red undated "CANTON / PAID" handstamp, reverse with double arc CANTON datestamp (Sept 25) and similar type "HONG KONG" transit (Sept 26). Rare.

£985