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1938-52 $1 dull lilac and blue on chalky paper in a complete pane of sixty, requisition "Z10671" and includes variety short right leg to "R", unmounted mint; typical light even gum toning. From the February to June 1940 requisition. S.G. 155, a HK$2,000-2,500
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1948 Silver Wedding 10c. and $10 on illustrated C.P.A. first day cover; registered. Fine. Photo HK$5,000-6,000
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1949 U.P.U. 10c. to 80c. set of four in complete sheets of sixty, unmounted mint;
80c. with crack in rock variety [60]. Occasional light tone spot, otherwise fresh and fine; very good. S.G. 173-176 HK$8,000-10,000
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A small accumulation of values including 1937 Coronation with sheet of 4c. and values to 25c. (24), some 1938-52 values including first printing 30c. yellow-olive (5), some 1940 Centenary with values to $1 (3), 1949 U.P.U. with sheets of 10c. (3), 20c. and 30c.; a few imperfections, generally good to fine HK$4,000-6,000
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A group of first day and other covers including some 1938-52 values, 1940 Centenary plain covers (2), 1948 Silver Wedding illustrated covers (2), 1949 U.P.U. illustrated covers (2), plus a few Q.E. and others (21 covers) HK$6,000-8,000
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A general collection on leaves which includes 1938-52 selection with values to 1946 $5 and $10 in mint blocks of four, $5 yellowish green and violet, 20c. scarlet-vermilion block of eighty; 1938 5c. revenue on cover (2); 1940 Centenary set including illustrated first day cover, 1945 Postage Paid handstamp on local cover, 1946 Victory illustrated first day cover (2), 1948 Royal Silver Wedding $10 mint and used plus some others. A good lot HK$10,000-12,000
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1953 Coronation 10c. black and slate-lilac in four complete sheets of sixty, plate "1B 3B", unmounted mint. Fine and unfolded. S.G. 177. (240) HK$2,000-2,500
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1954 5c. to $10 set of twelve on illustrated first day cover, registered. Fine. Photo HK$5,000-6,000
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–– $2 reddish violet and scarlet variety short character, centre stamp in a strip of three, three strips, unmounted mint. Also 30c. in three strips. S.G. 189a. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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1962 1c. to $20 set of fifteen on illustrated first day cover. Fine HK$2,500-3,000
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1966-72 watermark sideways, 10c. reddish purple variety imperforate, a horizontal pair, unmounted mint. Fresh and fine. S.G. 223a, £1000. Photo HK$6,000-8,000
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1974 Arts Festival 10c. to $2 plus the miniature sheet (50 sets), unmounted mint.
S.G. 304-MS307 HK$5,000-8,000
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An accumulation of unmounted mint blocks, etc. which includes 1974 Arts Festival
(8 sets), a selection of 1973-83 definitives, 1982 lower values in good multiples,
1987-88 values to $10 to $50 (10), 1997 10c. to $50 set in the two miniature sheets
(5 sets); also booklets with 1986 Hong Kong Bank (10) and 1994 Definitive Stamps (7) and a few other items. A useful stock HK$2,000-2,500
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A general collection on leaves, mostly mint, including 1954-62 set to $10 plus $10 1958 printing, 1962-73 set to $20 including 5c. variety value partly missing, 1963 Freedom From Hunger block of four, 1966 U.N.E.S.C.O. blocks of four, Chinese New Year sets, some in blocks, 1973-74 set to $20, 1982 to $50 and others; some first day covers.
A clean lot HK$2,500-3,000
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A general mint collection in Lighthouse album, apparently complete to 1996 and includes 1954-62 set to $10, 1962-73 both issues to $20, 1973-74 set to $20, 1975-82 set to $20, miniature sheets from 1974 including 1981 Housing, 1982 set to $50, 1985-87 set to $50, 1987-91 sets to $50 (5), 1990 N.Z. Exhibition min. sheet, 1992 set to $50, and others; unmounted mint. Also a similar collection of mixed mint and used HK$5,000-8,000
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$10 rose-carmine on thicker paper, part original gum; some clipped perfs. at left. Also Revenue 1867 3c. yellow, 25c. grey-green, 30c. brown, 50c. dull rose and $1 pale blue, with some gum some trimmed or clipped perfs. S.G. F3, £8000. Photo HK$8,000-10,000
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2c. slate-blue, watermark Crown CC, imperforate, the so called "imprimatur", part to large part original gum; good to large margins, some wrinkling or light creasing. Very rare and apparently previously unrecorded (there is not an example in the Royal Collection). Photo HK$30,000-50,000
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1897 $1 on $2 dull bluish green [7], perf.14, variety both Chinese handstamps omitted, mint. S.G. F11a, £2000. Photo HK$8,000-10,000
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1933 10c. on 12c. purple on yellow, a right hand pane of sixty from plate 2, unmounted mint. Barefoot 136 HK$3,000-4,000
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1923 1c. to 10c. set of five, overprinted "specimen", mint and used. S.G. D1-5, £550+ HK$2,000-2,500
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Requisition "A", August 1923 | |
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1c. brown, 4c. scarlet and 10c. light ultramarine in blocks of four with sheet numbers "A0394", "A1318" and "A1969" respectively; 1c. unmounted mint; 4c. and 10c. without the side margin, toned gum, 10c. trimmed perfs. on one stamp and reinforced or rejoined central perfs., 4c. blunt corner. Photo HK$4,000-5,000
2400 sheets of each value were ordered
| Requisition "B", June 1928 | |
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2c. grey-green in a corner block of four, sheet number "B0001", lightly mounted in the margin only; some light even gum toning. An important block from the first 2c. sideways watermark printing. Photo HK$2,500-3,000
Only the 2c. and 4c. stamps were in this requisition. 2039 sheets of 2c. were printed
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4c. scarlet in a corner block of four, sheet number "B0001", lightly mounted mint; some light even gum toning with some split and reinforced perfs. in the top margin. A good block from the first sheet. Photo HK$4,000-5,000
There were 2058 sheets printed
| Second Requisition "B", March-April 1931 | |
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6c. orange-yellow in a corner block of four, sheet number "B001", lightly mounted in the margin only. A fine and very desirable block from the first sheet with sideways watermark. S.G. D4a. Photo HK$20,000-25,000
The same requisition was used for this printing and is distinguished from the earlier printing by having only three numeral didgets instead of four. Only 608 sheets were sent to Hong Kong
| Requisition "L", March 1934 | |
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6c. orange-yellow in a corner block of four, sheet number "L480", lightly mounted in the margin only; some faint gum toning. A valuable block. S.G. D4a. Photo HK$15,000-20,000
This is part of the fourth Postage Due requisition. The requisition letters are now the same as the printings for the definitive stamps. 594 sheets were sent to Hong Kong
| Requisition "N", January 1935 | |
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1c. deep brown in a corner block of four, sheet number "N254", unmounted mint; some minor gum ageing. Photo HK$1,000-1,500
417 sheets were in this requisition
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2c. bluish green in a corner block of four, sheet number "N395", unmounted mint HK$1,500-2,000
414 sheets were in this requisition
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4c. carmine-red in a corner block of four, sheet number "N402", unmounted mint. Photo HK$4,000-5,000
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10c. dull ultramarine in a corner block of four, sheet number "N152", lightly mounted in the margin only; some light even gum toning. S.G. D5a. Photo HK$15,000-20,000
615 sheets were in this requisition
| Requisition "Q", January 1937 | |
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2c. bluish green in a top margin block of four, sheet number "Q 408", large part original gum; without the side margin and with heavily toned gum HK$800-1,000
There were 402 sheets were sent in this requisition making this a very high number block
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4c. carmine-red in a top left pane strip of six with the plate number and without showing any sheet number, distinctive to this requisition; large part original gum; margins on three sides, the left stamp has been separated and rejoined with hinges. Scarce from this requisition. Photo HK$3,000-4,000
| Requisition Letter "A", November 1917 | |
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1c. black-brown in a top margin strip of three with plate number and sheet number
"A 0731", lightly mounted in the margin only; fresh and fine HK$800-1,000
There were 809 sheets in this requisition
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2c. bluish green in a corner block of twelve, sheet number "A 4288", unmounted mint, some weak and split perfs. in the upper margin. Fresh. Photo HK$3,000-4,000
There were 5360 sheets were sent in this requisition
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4c. rose-carmine in a top margin strip of three, sheet number "A 0451", mounted in the top margin only. Fresh HK$800-1,000
There were 5406 sheet in this requisition
| Requisition Letter "C", April 1920 | |
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20c. purple and deep sage green in a top margin strip of three, sheet number "C 629", mounted in the top margin only. Fresh and fine. Photo HK$1,500-2,000
This is the only value in this requisition, 800 sheets were sent to Hong Kong
| Requisition Letter "D", 1920-21 | |
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2c. green in a top margin strip of four, sheet number "D 2464" with the numerals printed in blue, mounted in the margin only. Fresh and fine. Photo HK$2,500-3,000
There were 5000 sheets in this requisition
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4c. carmine-rose in a top margin strip of four, sheet number "D 899", mounted in the margin only. Fresh and fine. Photo HK$1,500-2,000
5000 sheets are reported in this requisition, the printer's had stopped using the initial "0"
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6c. orange in a top margin strip of four, sheet number "D 569" with the numerals printed in blue, mounted in the margin only. Fresh and fine. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
There were 598 sheet in this requsition
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8c. grey in a top margin strip of four, sheet number "D 136", mounted in the margin only. Fresh. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
There were 500 sheets ordered in this requisition
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10c. ultramarine in a top margin strip of four, sheet number "D 982" with the numerals in grey-blue, lightly mounted in the margin only; a few split perfs. at top. Fresh and fine. Photo HK$2,500-3,000
There were 5000 sheets ordered in this requisition
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50c. grey-black and black on emerald, olive back, in a top margin strip of four, sheet number "D 230" with the numeral struck in blue, mounted in the margin only. Fresh and fine. Photo HK$8,000-10,000
There were 250 sheets in this requisition
| Requisition Letter "E", 1921 | |
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50c. olive-bistre and black on emerald, blue-green back, in a top corner strip of four, sheet number "E 151", mounted in the margin only. Fresh and a desirable corner strip. Photo HK$12,000-15,000
The requisition letter was printed over the third stamp in this printing. There were only two values in this requisition. 500 sheet of the 50c. were ordered
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$1 grey-purple and blue on blue in a top margin strip of three, sheet number "E 100", mounted in the margin only; light gum bend at left. Fresh. Photo HK$5,000-6,000
There were 375 sheet in this order
| Requisition Letter "F", February 1922 | |
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1c. chocolate-brown in a top margin strip of four, sheet number "F 90", lightly mounted in the top margin only. Fresh and fine HK$800-1,000
This requisition sees the introduction of the Multiple Script watermark. There were 512 sheet in this requisition
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2c. green in a top margin strip of four, sheet number "F 2602", lightly mounted in the margin only; folded through the central vertical perfs. Fresh. Photo HK$1,000-1,500
There were 7478 sheets in this requisition
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4c. carmine-rose in a block of forty eight, with margins on three sides, sheet number
"F 250", unmounted mint. A desirable block HK$6,000-8,000
There were 5049 sheets sent with this requisition
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4c. carmine-rose in a top margin strip of four, sheet number "F 981", mounted in the top margin and reinforced perfs. between central pair, one of the central stamps with diagonal crease. Photo HK$1,000-1,500
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6c. orange-yellow in a top margin strip of four, sheet number "F 516", lightly mounted in the margin only. Fresh. Photo HK$1,200-1,500
There were 732 sheets in this requisition
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8c. grey in a top margin pair, sheet number "F 143", mounted in the margin HK$800-1,000
There were 752 sheets in this requisition
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8c. grey in a block of twelve with margins on three sides, sheet number "F 170", unmounted mint. A fine and desirable block. Photo HK$4,000-6,000
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