Sale 27: The Autumn Sale

Lot 604    

Hong Kong, 1902-32 Hong Kong Corner Card Covers. 12 covers; red hand-stamps (9), black (1), and printed (2) to Chinese addressees in US and Canada (2), one black handstamp from Canton, 1) QV 10c with "Wing Long", 1902. 2) QV 10c with "Sam Yick", 1903. 3) KE 20c with "Soy on Chong" printed on front and red negative seals on back, 1904. 4) KE 4c (underpaid to US, or printed matter) with "Kwan Tong Chong", 1904. 5) "Yun on/Sunning Canton" (in black on back), with Chinese 2c (3) and Hong Kong KE 10c (strip of 4), 1906, back-stamped: native Chinese, Canton bilingual, Canton French PO, Hong Kong, and San Francisco. 6) KE 10c block of 6 and single with "Mang Sang Lung", 1906. 7) KE 10c with "Sing Hing", 1908, back-stamped: "Lake Charles La." Flag cancel. 8) KE 10c with "Wah on Chong", 1912. 9) KGV 4c to Canada, with "Kung Yick Cheung", 1924. 10) KGV 2c and 4c (2), with "Sing Chong Lung", 1929. 11) KGV 2c and 10c to Canada, with printed "Jong Yuen Hing" in corner, 1932. 12) KGV 20c with printed "Go Bang" in corner, F.-V.F., a colorful and eye-appealing group.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 605    

Hong Kong, 1902-37 Canton Outward and Inward (Steamer Box). 2 covers; 1) Small envelope (small tone spots) bearing French Indochine 25c, cancelled French Post Office "Canton 21 Mars 02, to San Francisco with "Victoria Hong Kong Mr 22 02" transit cds on back. 2) brown envelope with Chinese corner cachet printed in red, addressed in Chinese, bearing KGV 5c cancelled 26 mm. bilingual "From Steamer Box Canton" applied on arrival, Hosking type 3059, only recorded 1937. Also with 32 mm. double-circle, all-Chinese marking, similar to special cancel used for Canton - Lungchow first flight in 1934 (Chang type 26-30-1), F.-V.F.
Estimate    $200 - 250.

Realized: $350

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Lot 606    

Hong Kong, 1903 Shanghai Combination Card To France. Postcard bearing Chinese 4c on back, cancelled bilingual "Woosung 17 Apr 03" (Chang #84), also bearing on front Hong Kong QV 2c pair, cancelled "Shanghai Ap 20 03" (BPO), and bilingual "Shanghai 17 Apr 03", F.-V.F.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $375

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Lot 607    

Hong Kong, 1903-06 Hong Kong Postal Stationery Envelopes. 3 entires, local and to Germany (2); 1) QV 2¢ green, size A, with 8¢ KEVII stamp (S.G. 66 issued Feb. 1903) added for 10¢ rate to Berlin, cancelled "Victoria, Hong Kong, 18 Au 03", "19/9 03" arrival cds on back, 2) QV 5¢ lilac, size B, cancelled "Victoria, Hong Kong, 23 Oc 03", addressed "Present", scarce local use with 5¢ overpaying 2¢ local rate, 3) KEVII 2¢ green, size A, with additional 8¢ KEVII stamp, cancelled "Shanghai B.P.O. My 10 06", "Lubeck 13 6 06" arrival cds, 8¢ KEVII stamp was used over a year earlier from Shanghai than recorded by Proud: 14 Nov 1907, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $500

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Lot 608    

Hong Kong, 1903-11 King Edward VII Issues. An interesting lot of 39 covers, one front & 36 post cards all with various frankings of the King Edward VII issue, most of the covers with 10c or multiple 10c rates (one cover with a #98 is noted), some with 4c rates, card with 1c, 2c & 4c franking, some interesting postmarks & several covers with colorful merchant handstamps in red, few minor faults, worth careful inspection.
Scott No. 71//98    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $2,600

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Lot 609    

Hong Kong, 1904 Hong Kong to Seattle, Washington. Legal-size M.J. Connell preprinted cover, bearing KEVII 5¢ green and orange block of four with vertical gutter, cancelled "Victoria Hong Kong 8 Ju 04" cds's, "Seattle, Wash Jul 4 1904" receipt cds on back; some minor cover tone spots, F.-V.F., less than five KEVII gutter pair or block covers have been seen.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $400

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Lot 610    

Hong Kong, 1907-41 Hong Kong Commerical Corner Card Covers. 8 covers, mostly illustrated; to U.S. (6), Shanghai and England, 1) "Peak Hotel" and adjacent Peak area, brown on cream envelope, 10c KE, 1907. 2) "Astor House Hotel" brown on gray, 10c KGV, circa 1914. 3) "The Kowloon Hotel" black on cream, 8c and 12c KGV cancelled "Kowloon 19 Jan 34", with clear Hong Kong herring bone back-stamp. 4) "Kwong Sang Hong Ltd." blue on brown, 10c KGV, 22 FEB 13. 5) "RKO Radio Pictures of China" with colorful Mickey Mouse picture, KGVI, registered, 1938. 6) "Graca & Co. Stamp Dealers" black on cream, KGVI, registered to Shanghai, 1938. 7) 1930s "Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company" brown on cream, fold-out envelope with photos of Kaiser-I-Hind, and her first class dining room, KGV 8c postcard rate. 8) "Nederlandsch Indische Handelsbank" black on cream, KGVI, 20c surface rate to GB, 1941, Very Fine overall.
Estimate    $200 - 250.

Realized: $725

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Lot 611    

Hong Kong, 1908-41 Hong Kong Branch P.O.'s. 8 items; to GB, China, Germany, South Africa, and U.S. (4), 1) Post card to US bearing KE 4c cancelled "Victoria Hong Kong 16 Au 06", with "Hong Kong K.B 16 Au 06" origination cds (Kowloon Branch, Proud type D2: 1902-15). 2) Post card to South Africa bearing KE 4c cancelled "Victoria Hong Kong 4 My 07", with "Hong Kong K.B My 4 07" origination cds. 3) 1c QV postal card to GB bearing KE 1c stamps (2), cancelled "Hong Kong K.B 23 Sp 12" (Proud type D2. 4) Red-band envelope addressed in Chinese, with all on the back: KE 5c green and orange (Scott 91), cancelled "Victoria Hong Kong 16 Mr 08", red "Kwong on Kee" merchants hand-stamp, "Hong Kong Western Br 16 Mr 08" origination cds (Proud type D6: 1907-17), and 2 different all-Chinese daters, one also tying the KE stamp. 5) Envelope with senders address printed in Chinese, bearing KGV 4c cancelled "Hong Kong Kowloon 24 Jan 33" (Proud type D11: 1930-36) to Germany. 6) Opened-out envelope with KGV 12c pair, KGVI 4c block of four and 10c definitives, and 2c centenary issue blocks of four, front and back, plus 2 more singles on back, all cancelled "Kowloon Hong Kong 14 Au 41" (Proud D16 state 2: 12 Oct 37 - 8 Dec 41). "R Kowloon No." registration label, latest recorded use (Tsang type KLG3: Feb - Aug 41), and violet "Free of Duty U.S. Customs Los Angeles, Cal." On the back: "Registered Gpo Hong Kong 15 Au 41" without time, and San Francisco and Los Angeles registry cds. 7) Centenary issues cancelled "Kowloon Hong Kong 28 Apl 41" (Proud D12: 1930 - 41), with Hong Kong rectangular "Not Opened By Censor" mark. 8) Pair of 15c centenary issue cancelled "Sheungwan Hong Kong 24 Oc 41" (Proud type D19: 1938 - 41), with "Not Opened By Censor", F.-V.F.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $425

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Lot 612    

Hong Kong, 1909-18 Hong Kong Security Marking covers. 2 covers & 2 postcards; 1) envelope (tear at bottom) with pair of KEVII 5¢ stamps cancelled "Victoria, 18 Fe 09, Hong Kong" cds & purple "Siemssen & Co., Hong Kong" security marking (Orsetti type 124i, not recorded on cover), "via Siberia" to Paris with "Shanghai, Fe 23 09 B.P.O." transit backstamp, 2) KGV 12¢ stamp, apparently overpaying 10¢ for up to one ounce UPU rate, cancelled "Hong - Kong, 21 Ap 14" cds, "M & C" perfin (Melchers & Co. logo on back flap, Orsetti type 43a, only recorded 1914), to Tschita (Siberia), reverse with "Kobe, 27.4.14, Japan" bridge-type transit cds and "23 4 14" Cyrillic arrival cds, 3) postcard with KGV 4¢ (Scott #90) tied "Hong Kong 5 Jun 12" cds, adjacent Cyrillic "Vladivostok, 3 6 12" receiving cds (Robinson type 268.4), to "Capt. Halvorsen, S.S. Tungur, K & A Co.", 4) Otto Zeitmier postcard to Boerne, Tex. with colorful illustration of an array of Hong Kong QV and KEVII stamps, bearing KGV 4¢ gutter margin stamp cancelled "Hong Kong, 7 Ja, 18" cds, Very Fine overall.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $325

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