

HONG KONG: 1905 (12 1) souvenir picture postcard of a collage of vignettes franked KEVII 2c to Pola cancelled Austrian Maritime 'ELIZABETH' cancel, rare.


HONG KONG: 1905 (23 N00 KEVII 4c red postal card to Germany cancelled Victoria HK cds with HK K.B. cds alongside with painting of Chinese Junk bottom left, 28/12 arrival cancel, decorative


HONG KONG: 1906 (31 7)Pre-printed long envelope to USA franked KEVII 5c pair + 10c pair + strip of 3 tied by MOJI JAPAN cds, with boxed PAQUEBOT, printed 'S.S.'above franking with typed ship name 'AKI MARU', backflap missing, Seattle (AU 16) arrival bs, attractive and scarce franking.


HONG KONG: 1906 (AP 24) Registered envelope to Germany with pre-printed KRUSE & Co on backflap franked 1903 20c slate & chestnut tied by Registered GPO HK cds, with boxed segmented Reg. cachet alongside, Hamburg arrival bs (22 5), fine.


HONG KONG: 1906 (AU 2) picture postcard entitled ‘Wheelbarrow’ printed by Max Nossler & Co franked KEVII 4c. tied by LIUKUNGTAU cds, with Shanghai B.P.O (AU 6) and London arrival alongside, on the front fine and rare blue oval cachet IT. M. VICTUALLING DEPOT / WEI-HAI-WEI.


HONG KONG: 1907 (11 Sept.) QV size F envelope to Foochow uprated with KEVII 5c., 20c. and 50c. cancelled by large Registered Hong Kong cds, a good strike of the boxed registered handstamp type RL8 and marked, at the side, “Insured!!!”, fine.

HONG KONG: 1907-11 Watermark Multi Crown CA 10c bright ultramarine mint horizontal strip of 4, toned gum. small perf. separation at right but a scarce multiple SG.95 Cat. £ 260+


HONG KONG: 1913 (FE 12) Registered ‘AR’ envelope imprinted on the backflap ‘The Asiatic Petroleum Co. Ltd / Hankow to the USA from Hankow bearing 4c., 6c., 10c. KEDVII adhesives tied ’Hankow/ Fe 12 13’ cds, oval ‘Registered/Shanghai B.P.O/ FE 17 13’ datestamp & light ‘Hankow’ registration handstamp on front: San Francisco & Saginaw backstamps. Scarce.


HONG KONG: 1918 (29 Oc) Printed envelope to Holland franked 10c blue with boxed 'P.B.C.' violet cachet on front, Gravenhage arrival bs.

HONG KONG: 1930s: International Reply Coupon, London type design, Proof for 40 c. imperforate in block of four, very fine unused, believed to be unique.


HONG KONG: 1933 (23 No) GB 1. stationery card addressed internally redirected to Hong Kong, wealth of cancels including boxed Refused / Refuse, boxed RETOUR, boxed ‘UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED / RETURN TO SENDER in violet, hexagonal ‘T 10’ on reverse HK POSTAGE DUES 1c. + 6c. applied cancelled out by boxed violet cachet, RETURNED LETTER OFFICE HONG KONG cds applied and taxed 1d. in England, some creasing, full of character.


HONG KONG: 1935 (5 Mr) large preprinted envelope 'R.CONSOLATO GENERALE D'ITALIA /HONG KONG' insured for 'Thirty Dollars' addressed to Chinese Maritime Customs, Amoy, Fukien, China franked KGV 10c blue (7 - 3 on reverse), ms '45 1/2 grs', Swatow transit (7/3), Szeming Amoy (9/3), fine & very scarce INSURED./Valeur Declaree label alongside, 5 large intact consulate seals on reverse


HONG KONG: 1c green postal stationery card illustrated on reverse with street scene entitled 'CHINATOWN,HONGKONG', few specks on reverse, otherwise fine.


HONG KONG: SHANGHAI 1898 (AU 25) 3c. stationery reply card intact surch. 4 CENTS in red tied by fine SHANGHAI C cds, used internally, very fine.


HONG KONG: Undated QV 1c. green stationery card written from Singapore to Argentina, uprated US Philippines 1c., both tied by blue oval ‘FRAGATA ESCUELA / PRESIDENT SARMIENTO cachets, decorative and philatelic. Very fine.






ICELAND: UNIQUE COURVOISIER PROOFS for 1958 Flora values in progressive sets of 4 or 5 , some duplication with subtle colour differences, top value with 2 sets of 5, one with red line through it (73 proofs), very fine


INDIA - FRENCH INDIA: 1873 (MY 3) Folded cover to France franked on reverse 1863 8p. purple pair + 1866 4a strip of 3 tied by PONDICHERRY’III’ duplexes, oval Sea Post Office datestamp, Ex Bombay c.d.s. and Bordeaux arrival alongside, on obverse hexagonal MADRAS FRONTIER T.P.O MY25 datestamp and red French entry mark, minor staining at top, otherwise fine.


INDIA / AUSTRIA: 1902 (26 4) picture postcard of Elphinstone College Bombay sent to Trieste franked India QV 1a tied by IMPERATRIX OE LLOYD cds in blue, with ms endorsement 'Per SS Imperatrix', rare usage.


INDIA / CHINA: 1907 (15 JY) Registered envelope to England pre-printed 'British Railway Administration' franked India 1904 1a carmine rose (SGC13) single on front and horizontal pair on reverse, cancelled F.P.O. No 4 with boxed F.P.O. No 4 on the front, Base Office B Reg cds, red hooded London Registered and Harrow arrival all on reverse, slight peripheral edge wear. Very fine and scarce, especially on a reused B.R.A. imprint cover. F.P.O. No 4 was located in Tientsin from May 1901 thru Mar 1908.


INDIA FEUDATORY STATES - JAMMU & KASHMIR: 1889 (4 Nov) 1/2a. stationery entire envelope from Kashmir to Amritsar, franked on back with three different Jammu & Kashmir locals, used in combination with India 1/2a.., 1a. and 2a.Queen Victoria, all tied by grid cancels, mostly intact wax seals and arrival pmk, two slightly extending over the edge of cover otherwise fine and colourful combination, cover tear on reverse.