HK036 - Main catalogue

1932 1902 (21 Apr.) A printed Shanghai Club cover from Shanghai registered to Australia, bearing HK QV 4c carmine x 5, tied by ‘SHANGHAI’ Br.P.O cds, Webb type Gii. Alongside, with unusual 37 x 17.24mm ‘R/SHANGHAI/226’ registered frame chop in black, on reverse with ‘MELBOURNE/29.5.02’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,500 1933 A small selection of the classic Worldwide incoming covers x 5 to Shanghai, each with ‘HONG KONG’ transit postmark, mainly from the late 19th century, good to fine. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 2,500 1932 Ex. 1933

1934

1934 1898 (27 July)An incoming registered letter fromCape of Good Hope to Shanghai, via Durban, bearing the Cape of Good Hope 2 1/2p ultramarine strip of 3 (Sc57) tied by ‘REGISTERED/EAST.LONDON’ oval cancel, alongside large ‘R’ black oval registered chop mark. On reverse with ‘DURBAN/29.7.98’, ‘HONG KONG/10.9.98’ transit and the unusual ‘SHANGHAI/REGISTERED/14.9.96’ arrival frame chop in British type. Most of the incoming letters to British China Concession were tied by the British Post Office Treaty Ports cancellations, this kind of British type arrival marking is scarce, and also a rare incmoing cover fromAfrica, very rare. Photo HK$ 7,000 - 8,000

Hong Kong collections

Ex. 1936

Ex. 1935

1935 A small group of HK QV different printing pre-stamp stationery postcards x 13, all commercially used to overseas, mainly from 1900’s, good to fine. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,500 1936 A small range of the commemerically used covers x 28, all defin on covers from 1910’s to 1950’s, mostly sent to overseas, with nice branches cancellation. Average. Photo HK$ 500 - 600

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