TO COMMEMCE SHORTLY AFTER 'THE EDDIE LAWRENCE' SALE (768).
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QV MINT & USED COLLECTION ON LEAVES inc. 1862-63 values to 48c used (mixed condition) plus 96c unused, 1863-71 set to 96c brownish-grey (less 96c olive-bistre) used, 1876-80 surcharges (7), 1882-96 set to 30c green mint (10c blue-green is used), 1885-1900-01 set to 30c brown mint plus a few used. Also an attractive 1902 cover ex Victoria, H.K. to Batavia with manuscript endorsement "p. French Mail". (57 plus 1 cover and a piece) £300
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1871 7c on 10c green with 'double surcharge' variety used at Swatow SG 43b Cat. £1,300 with [1991 RPS Certificate]. PHOTO - see page 9. £400
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1876 28c on 30c mauve with variety "GKON" of "HONGKONG" damaged at foot, used, SG 21a Cat. £1,000. PHOTO - see page 9. £240
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SMALL MINT & USED COLLECTION of 1885-1901 surcharges inc. 1885 set of three to $1 on 96c olive-grey used, 1891 7c on 10c green & 14c on 30c mauve mint, 1898 10c on 30c grey-green (2) mint and 1898 $1 on 96c black with additional Chinese characters SG 52 (8) £120
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1891 surcharge set of three to $1 on 96c purple/red mint SG 45-47 Cat. £1,185 (3) see page 9. £260
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1891 surcharge set of three to $1 on 96c purple/red with additional Chinese characters mint SG 48-50 (3) see page 9. £150
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1891 2c rose 'Jubilee' issue mint. SG 51 Cat. £475 PHOTO - see page 9. £120
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1898 surcharge $1 on 96c grey-black opt. "SPECIMEN" mint SG 53as £600. PHOTO - see page 9. £150
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1903 Crown CA wmk. set to $3 value mint on album page. SG 62-74 Cat. £1,200+ (13) PHOTO - see page 9. £300
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1907 Mult. Crown CA wmk. set to $2 mint plus various values inc. 50c & $1 of the 1904-06 issue. (15) p.9. £260
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1912-21 Crown CA wmk. set to $3 mint with 25c both Die types & range of shades inc. 4 x 50c Cat. £1,200+ (23) £300
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1912-21 1c brown in mint marginal block of nine showing the 'Broken Crown' variety SG 100b along with a similar block of the 1921 1c brown showing the 'Repaired Crown' (18) PHOTO - see page 9. £120
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1912 Crown CA wmk. $5 green & red/green mint SG 115 Cat. £700 PHOTO - see page 9. £220
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1914 Crown CA wmk. $5 green & red/green (white back) mint SG 115a. Minor toning on reverse. £150
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1912-21 Crown CA wmk. $10 purple & black/red mint SG 116 Cat. £600 PHOTO - see back cover. £200
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KGV USED COLLECTION inc. 1912-21 Crown CA wmk. set to $10 (less $5), 1921-37 Script CA wmk. set to $5. Good variety of shades for most values present. (c.65 plus 8 pieces) £150
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1912-21 Crown CA wmk. issues optd. "SPECIMEN". 12c, 50c & $5 (2, white back & olive back types). Mint. Cat. £1,400 (4) PHOTO - see page 9. £360
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1921-37 Script CA wmk. set to $5 mint SG 117-132 (19) PHOTO - see page 9. £360
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KGV DEFINITIVE FLAWS: Group of listed & unlisted flaws of the 1921-37 issue inc. 5 mint marginal blocks of six (1c, 2c, 4c, 8c & 10c values) each showing an example of the "Cut on scalp" variety, 5 mint marginal blocks of four, each showing an example of the "Cigarette" flaw, 4c carmine with "Broken Chinese Character" flaw in mint marginal block of nine SG 120b, 25c purple & magenta with the "Broken Flower" flaw (2, one in a plate number strip of three) SG 126a, plus various other types inc. white dot, double medallion & damaged crown, etc. A remarkable lot. (77) PHOTO - see page 9. £300
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KGV PLATE BLOCKS: 1921-37 mint group of lower values (1c, 2c, 5c, 20c & 25c) in pairs, blocks of four, etc. with plate & requisition numbers. (40) PHOTO - see page 9. £120
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1935 SILVER JUBILEE FLAWS: 1935 3c SG 133c in mint corner block of four displaying 'Lightning Conductor' flaw and 5c SG 134a in unmounted mint corner block of four showing the 'Extra Flagstaff' flaw. (8) see page 9. £240
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BOXED LIGHTHOUSE ALBUM with the excellent used collection, 1935-1997. High degree of completion from 1935 Silver Jubilee onwards inc. all the KGVI & QEII definitive sets. Good study of KGVI cancels plus Centenary & Victory sets on illustrated FDCs. Various mini. sheets amongst the later issues. £260
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KGVI MINT COLLECTION: The special issues on leaves inc. 1941 Centenary set with additional 2c & 5c values in imprint blocks of ten, 1946 Victory, each value in blocks of four with further blocks showing the 'Extra stroke' flaw, Lot also includes 1935 Silver Jubilee set & 1924-34 Postage Due set plus a quantity of KGV definitives inc. 6c orange plate block. PHOTO - see page 10. £180
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KGVI DEFINITIVE STUDY: Extensive study of the 1938-52 definitive issue with mint values to $5 (5) & $10 (3) noting several plate blocks, the 15c red & 20c black each in blocks of 60, various requisition numbers, paper varieties, numerous shades inc. 30c yellow-olive, etc. & 15c red in block with 'Broken character' flaw. (c.280) £500
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QEII 1954 DEFINITIVE STUDY: Comprehensive unmounted mint study of this issue with values to $10 (4) inc. all shades and listed varieties i.e. $1 with short "R" in plate block of four SG 187a, also $2 in pair with "short character" SG 189a plus other unlisted flaws. (48) £200
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QEII UNMOUNTED MINT COLLECTION, 1961-1995: Two boxed Lighthouse albums with the virtually complete collection of issues from 1961 University to 1995 Movie Stars, majority of issues being in Traffic Light or Cylinder blocks of four. Abundance of mini. sheets & sheetlets, machine labels, coil stamps, booklet stamps, Postage Dues, etc. throughout. (Many 100's) £450
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QEII ERRORS: Range of both listed and unlisted flaws, varieties, etc. on unmounted issues 1961-1980 inc. University, UN, Stamp Centenary, UNESCO, Churchill Human Rights etc., many in blocks. (Approx. 195) £150
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'ANNIGONI' DEFINITIVES FIRST & SECOND PRINTINGS, 1962-73: Two albums with a comprehensive, largely unmounted mint study of this issue. Wide range of paper, gum & wmk. varieties represented with high values in abundance inc. $20 mint (8). We also note 1965 booklets $2 & $5 (2), numerous minor flaws & varieties clearly identified plus a quantity of commercial covers. Also included is a similar study of 1968-73 65c & $1 definitive pair. (Few 100's) £500
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BOOKLETS: Collection of booklets, 1965-1997 inc. six early QEII types. (39 booklets) £150
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1969 'CHINESE NEW YEAR' ERROR: 'Year of the Cock' 10c value unmounted mint, with 'missing red' variety SG 257a Cat. £400. Lot also includes same value, and also the $1.30 with colour shifts. (4) PHOTO - see page 10. £150
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FISCALS: Collection of mint and used QV-KGV Fiscal types on album leaves inc. 1867 & 1874 types to $10 used, the $2 olive-green & $10 rose carmine (Cat. £700) postally used with "B62" cancels, 1890-1902 $2 blue-green mint & 1897 $1 on $2 olive-green mint, 1903 issue to $3 used, 1912 issue to $6 used and also to $6 used with "B of E" opts. (51) PHOTO - see page 10. £300
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AIR MAIL COVERS: Box file with the varied selection of Air mail covers, FDCs, Registered mail, etc.. We note 1932 uprated card ex London via Marseilles, Saigon& Haiphong; 1935 Reg. cover to Germany, 1937 to Philadelphia with $3, $1 & 20c franking, 1937 to Chungking, etc. Good range of First Flights inc. 1928 Manila to HK, 1933 Canton to Shanghai, 28 Apr. 1937 F.A.M.14 HK to San Francisco (2 covers), Apr. 1937 US to China, 1937 Peiping to HK, and various other routes from USA & Europe to the Far East. Also noting two 1914 Reg. covers to UK & some early QEII/KGVI FDCs. A fascinating lot. (Approx. 70 covers & pieces) see inside back. £500
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FIRST DAY COVERS: Two boxed Lighthouse albums with the collection of mainly 1954-2001 FDCs, commemorative & 'last day' covers, etc. Many good early QEII covers with some duplication. (Approx. 300 covers/cards) £260
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MARITIME COLLECTION: Album leaves with the collection of covers, cards & stamps with a varied selection of cancels inc. Hong Kong Paquebot cancels on North Borneo (6), Singapore Paquebot cancels on Hong Kong (6), China Steamer Box cancels (19), French Mail Boat cancels (8), Macau Steamer Box cancels (9) Hong Kong Paquebot cancels on China (22) and French Indo-China 15) & Post Office "MARITIME MAIL" cancels (9 plus 1 cover). Also a range of U.S. Ship cancels inc. U.S.S. Chaumont, Henderson, Barker, Bulmer, Astoria, Edsall, Gold Star, Sacramento & Mindanao. Many of these ships later to be sunk. (92 plus 12 covers) £150
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POSTAL STATIONERY: Collection of postcards, letter cards, printed envelopes, wrappers, aerogrammes, etc. 1873-1996 inc. QV (50 inc. 26 Shanghai Local Post items), KEVII (12), KGV (16 inc. 6 B.P.O.s in China), KGVI (12) & QEII (34) items. Comprehensive selection with abundance of "SPECIMEN" opt. types and scarce QV surcharges inc.1895 4c +4c on 3c + 3c surcharged in red both upwards & downwards, 1890 4c on 3c, 1918 11/2c on 1c (China opt.), 6c on 4c (China opt.), etc. A very good lot. (c.124 items in total) £300
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POSTMARK STUDY: The collection of mainly KGV & KGVI issues on and off cover with a wide variety of 'district' & sub-office, etc. cancels inc. British Fleet Mail, H.K. Air Mail c.d.s. on KGV to $3 & $10 pair, Kowloon types A-K, Cheung Chau, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon City, North Point, Sai Ying Pun, Sham Shui Po, Stanley, Wan Tsai, Western Branch, Sheung Wan, Un Long, Yaumati, General P.O., H.K. University, Webb type, Herringbone type, etc. (Qty,) £300
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POSTCARDS: Lighthouse album with the collection of mainly early 20th Century coloured, black & white and real photo type PPCs both used and unused. Wide range of themes inc. Street scenes, Tramways, Military, Harbours, etc. Also includes some China (Tientsin) & Singapore. Attractive & interesting lot. (Approx. 200) £150
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REGISTERED LETTERS 1900-1982: Collection of unused registered envelopes inc. QV, KEVII, KGV (6), KGVI (4) & QEII (22) types. £120
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U.S. NAVY ASIATIC FLEET: Album with the collection of commemorative covers, Navy Day, Independence Day, etc. 1928-47 the great majority with Hong Kong or China cancels. We note a wide range of Asiatic Fleet vessels inc. U.S.S. Asheville, Augusta, Barker, Black Hawk, Beaver, Bulmer, Canopus, Chaumont, Edsal, Finch, Guam, Heron, John D. Ford, John D Edwards, Luzon, Israel, Mindanao, Monocacy, New York, Oklahoma, Paul Jones, Pecos, Pigeon, Peary, Pillsbury, Sacramento, Stewart, Tulsa, Wyoming, etc. (c.150 covers/cards) £260
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COLLECTION OF COVERS & CARDS: 1942-45 range of commemorative covers & cards bearing Japanese adhesives, several with commemorative cancels in various colours. (23 covers/cards) £120
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CHINA EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: QV-KGV mint collection on leaves inc. 1900 set to 1r, 1904 1 anna, 1904 set to 1r, 1909 1/2a & 1a pair, 19134-21 set to 1r, etc.. Also a quantity of unused Postal Stationery items. (37 plus 8 Postal Stationery items) £100
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1920 Crown CA wmk. 50c black/blue-green (white back) SG 12c mint. Cat. £1,200. PHOTO - see page 9. £500
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1917-21 Crown CA wmk. $5 green & red/blue-green mint. PHOTO - see page 9. £120
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1917-21 Crown CA wmk. set to $2 mint. Good range of shades inc. 50c (4) & $1 (2). (24 stamps) £180
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1917-21 Crown CA wmk. $3 green & purple mint SG 15 Cat. £1,000. PHOTO - see page 9. £340
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1917-21 Crown CA wmk. 1c, 4c, 6c, 8c, 10c, 20c, 50c, & $1 values in unmounted strips or blocks of four. Also a quantity of lower values of the 1921-37 issue inc. 1c in plate block of 25 and 2c & 6c both in plate blks. of 40 (150) PHOTO - see page 10. £200
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1917-21 Crown CA wmk. $10 purple & black/red mint. Cat £950. PHOTO - see back cover. £300
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1922-27 Script CA wmk. set of Hong Kong optd. "CHINA" to $2 mint, with additional shades of 1c, 2c, 20c & 25c. (15) PHOTO - see page 10. £150
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ALBUM with the extensive collection of different cancellation types on 1862-1921 issues of Hong Kong & B.P.O.s in China. We note Amoy (23), Canton (84 plus 1 cover), Chefoo (89 plus 2 covers), Foochow (56), Hankow (34), Hoi How (12), Ning Po (9), Shanghai (238 plus 2 covers), Swatow (49), Tientsin (43) & Wei Hai Wei (63). Lot also includes cancels used in Yokohama (21), Macau (13) & Singapore (20). Stamp totals include those on piece. £600
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THE BETTINI - HONG KONG | |
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COLLECTION WITH CANCELLATION INTEREST: 1863-1915 The collection of mainly lower value adhesives with a good range of cancellations inc 1900 10c blue & 1903 4c (2) with part Singapore c.d.s. I.P.O. and Company security cancellations, "D.P." overprints (16), 2c & 4c used in Macao. Fiscal values used to $1. (100+) £300
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