HK036 - Main catalogue

1916

1917

1916 1944 (24 June) A Japanese 2s red stationery card with Japanese lady 1s brown, tied by “HONG KONG’ Japanese type cancel, from Military Internment Camp to Hong Kong locally, with Japanese censorship frame chop in blue alongside. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,500 1917 1946 (4 June) A HK Chinese restaurant commercial cover to Macau, readdress Tsinshan, bearing KGVI 4c in pair, tied by ‘HONG KONG’ cds, with printed advertising on reverse and bilingual ‘TSINSHAN/6.6.46’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 500 - 700

1919

1918

1918 1952 (16 May) A cover to Taishan, bearing KGVI 10c, tied by ‘KOWLOON’ roller machine cancel, with private commercial slogan in red frame. On reverse with char. ‘GUANGDONG/SHUIBU/19.5.52’ ( 水步 ) arrival cds. With contents. Photo HK$ 700 - 800 1919 1968 (28 Feb.) A local registered cover to Hong Kong, bearing Red Cross 10c and QEII per-stamp 50c red which has been cut from the official aerogramme, a good example of the aerogramme stamp accepted as official postage, roughly opened at left. Photo HK$ 500 - 800

1920

1921

1920 1970 (25 May) A cover to Bombay, India, via S.S.China, bearing HK QV 8c bright orange, tied by ‘B62’ Killer cancel in black, manuscripted rate ‘4’ in red, matching the ‘HONG-KONG/25.5.70’ cds on reverse, Webb type B, ‘IM/BOMBAY/18.7.70’ and ‘BOMBAY/18.7.70’ arrival cds. roughly opened at the back and affecting the transit and one of the arrival cds. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 1921 A small selection of the QV issues on cover x 3, including 10c blue tied by Canton ‘I.P.O’ cancel in small cachet. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

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