Macau
Covers and stamps / Macau / Portuguese Colonies / Crown Circles
1883 (MY 1) small envelope to Lisbon showing framed ‘PER FR. PACKET’ handstamp at top on front, whilst on reverse fine condition double-ring Macao cds and PAGO/ EM/ MACAO crown circle plus arrival cds of 11 Jun. The vast majority of mail from Macao to Europe was routed via Hong Kong, and transported in one of the P&O Steamers, only occasionally was mail handed to the French packets.
£9750
Macau
Covers and stamps / Macau
1911 (20 Oct) cover to Lappa Customs, endorsed “Book post” and franked 1a. on 5r fiscal stamp tied cds, reverse with fine double-ring Customs Lappa cds of same date.
£75
Macau
Covers and stamps / Macau / Registered mail
1913 (24.11.) registered cover to employee of Siemssen & Co., Hong Kong bearing single franking green REPUBLICA overprinted 18 avos on 75r. tied by somewhat unclear hexagonal date stamps, Registration handstamp, Registered arrival backstamp
£245
Macau
Covers and stamps / Hong Kong / Macau / Censored mail
1941 (21.II) cover to Hong Kong "British possession/ in St China", franked on reverse with four 1a tied hexagonal date stamps which is repeated on front, red censor tape that is tied on reverse with framed violet number handstamp, Victoria Hong Kong cds of same date, timed at 9am