Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine showing flat 8 in 1841 [10], mint with uniformly aged gum, fine to very fine. S.G. 51 cat. £474.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
Sale 70 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports
By: Interasia Auctions Limited
Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 70 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports
The 500-lot sale of Hong Kong and Treaty Ports includes an extensive Queen Victoria offering with the iconic mint 96c. olive-bistre, a magnificent mint Postal Fiscal $10 rose-carmine (ex the Royal Collection) and two mint copies of the $10 grey-green, as well as specialized 1891 Jubilees replete with multiples and errors (including two of the five recorded complete panes of this quintessential Hong Kong stamp). The postal history is highlighted by an 1856 “Shanghae Post Office Crown” cover to France, a marvelous example of this first postal marking of Shanghai, and includes Philppe Orsetti’s marvelous collection of security marks and perfins on cover. Macau concludes the auction and includes a very rare usage British "Crown/Macao" double-ring origin datestamp.
Interasia’s June 16-18 Auctions
Interasia’s June 16-18 auctions of China, Hong Kong and Asian stamps and postal history will take place at the Excelsior Hotel in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong. The three-day, 2,500-lot sale includes another outstanding offering of China and Hong Kong stamps and postal history, with important Ching Dynasty and Republic, substantial postal history, Taiwan, Tibet, and a large offering of People’s Republic and Liberated Areas. Hong Kong and Treaty Ports alone comprises 500 lots, while the Other Asian Countries includes another significant North Korea offering.
Coming on Interasia’s tenth anniversary, the auctions feature the two iconic stamps of China and Hong Kong - the 1897 Red Revenue Small One Dollar and the mint 96c. Olive-Bistre. Completing Interasia’s “trifecta” is the earliest recorded cover bearing the stamps of Imperial China - the October 5, 1878 envelope from Peking to Shanghai bearing a Large Dragon 5 candarin pair and single - anticipated to realize the highest price ever for a Chinese cover (presale estimate US$900,000-1,150,000).
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June 16, 2018 |
9:30 AM |
Auction 68 |
Olsson Collection of the Large Dragons of China |
1-36 |
June 16, 2018 |
10:15 AM |
Auction 71 |
China: Ching Dynasty and Republic |
37-820 |
June 17, 2018 |
9:30 AM |
Auction 69 |
People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas |
1001-1490 |
June 17, 2018 |
2:00 PM |
Auction 71 |
China: Ching Dynasty and Republic, Local Posts, Foreign PO, Provinces, Japanese Occ, Manchukuo, Taiwan, Tibet, Mongolia |
2001-2658 |
June 18, 2018 |
9:30 AM |
Auction 70 |
Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, Macau |
3001-3488 |
June 18, 2018 |
2:30 PM |
Auction 71 |
Other Asian Countries |
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Lot #3076 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Lot #3077 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine showing flat 8 [10], unused with gum that has dried into the paper, together with used (3) comprising short "U" in Jubilee variety (2nd to 6th printings [1]), nicked J and gap in "o" of Kong (with Mar. 91 c.d.s.) and broken H [9], fine. S.G. 51, 51b.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #3078 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine, used (2) showing nicked B (2nd to 6th printings [3]) and nicked J and gap in "o" of Kong (2nd to 6th printings [8]), very fine. S.G. 51 cat. £260.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #3079 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine vertical pair, upper stamp nicked I [11] and lower stamp bevelled J [5], cancelled by small "B62", fine to very fine (from the 4th or 5th printing, given the nick in the "g" of Kong on [11]). S.G. 51.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #3080 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine horizontal strip of three with margin at foot, left stamp nicked J and gap in "o" of Kong (2nd to 6th printings [8]), centre stamp broken H and bevelled L [9] and right stamp flat 8 [10], cancelled by first day c.d.s. (22.1), very fine and fresh. S.G. 51.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
Lot #3081 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine block of four [8 -9/2-3], upper left stamp nicked J and gap in "o" of Kong (2nd to 6th printings), upper right stamp broken H and bevelled L, lower left stamp thick B and lower right stamp nicked B, cancelled by "Hong Kong/A" c.d.s. (23.1), fine to very fine. S.G. 51.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Lot #3082 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine vertical strip of five with margin at foot [11/5], showing nicked I (1st, 3rd and 5th stamps) and bevelled J (2nd and 4th stamps) cancelled by "Hong Kong/B" c.d.s. (24.1), very fine and scarce. S.G. 51.
Estimate 5,000 - 6,000
Lot #3083 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine block of six from the 5th or 6th printing [8-10/2-4] showing slightly worn overprint with bottom centre stamp showing broken "K" and bottom right stamp much damage to the "N" in Kong, in addition to the constant breaks associated with the respective positions, cancelled by first day c.d.s. (22.1), fine and attractive multiple. The bottom right stamp shows the cracked "J" almost completely broken...
Lot #3084 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine horizontal pair, left stamp short "U" in Jubilee (2nd to 6th printings [1]) and right stamp thick B and bevelled L [2] cancelled by "Hong Kong/B" c.d.s. (26.1, a scarce date), fine to very fine and fresh (probably from the 2nd printing, given the very slight crack in the "8" of 1841 on the left stamp). S.G. 51/51b cat. £330.
Estimate 1,800 - 2,200
Lot #3085 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine horizontal pair with margin at left, left stamp broken "1" in 1891 (5th and 6th printings [7]) and right stamp nicked J [8], cancelled by first day c.d.s. (22.1), few customary tiny surface imperfections, fine to very fine and fresh. S.G. 51/51c cat. £330.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #3086 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine block of four [1 -2/7-8], upper left stamp short "U" in Jubilee (2nd to 6th printings [1]) and lower left stamp broken "1" in 1891 (5th and 6th printings [7]), cancelled by first day c.d.s. (22.1), trivial faint short edge wrinkle at right (non-variety stamp) noted for accuracy, very fine and fresh block (probably from the 5th printing given the crack in the "8" [1] does not break through). S.G. 51/...
Lot #3087 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine block of four (1st printing [3-4/9-10]) on piece cancelled by "Hong Kong/B" c.d.s. (24.1.91), the upper left stamp showing tall narrow "K" in Kong variety, the upper right with broken P (n of Kong) and broken 2nd E, lower left broken H and beveled L, and lower right stamp flat 8, very fine with scarce postal usage c.d.s. S.G. 51/51d.
Estimate 7,000 - 9,000
Lot #3088 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine block of eight (2 x 4) [1-2/7-8] showing short "U" in Jubilee (first stamp of 1st and 3rd rows) and also including nicked J and gap in "o" of Kong, cancelled by first day c.d.s. (22.1), few hinge-reinforced separated perfs., fine to very fine (probably from the 2nd printing given the very slight crack in the "8" of 1841 on [1]). S.G. 51/51b.
Estimate 8,000 - 10,000
Lot #3089 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine block of eight [7-10/1-4] showing short "U" in Jubilee (extreme lower left stamp) and also including cracked J [4] and nicked J and gap in "o" of Kong [8], cancelled by first day c.d.s. (22.1), unobtrusive small scuff on 3rd stamp in bottom row, very fine block (probably from the 2nd printing). S.G. 51/51b.
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000
Lot #3090 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine block of eight (2 x 4) [1-2/7-8] showing short "U" in Jubilee (first stamp of 1st and 3rd rows) and broken "1" in 1891 (first stamp of 2nd and 4th rows) as well as thick B and bevelled L [2] and nicked J and gap in "o" of Kong [8], cancelled by first day c.d.s. (22.1), rich colour, small thinning on one non-major variety stamp and light creasing on reverse, very fine appearance, a nice block probably...
Lot #3091 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine block of eight [6th printing 2-5/8-11] showing space between "o" and "n" of Hong major variety at upper right and also cracked J (to its immediate left) and nicked J (lower left corner), cancelled by first day c.d.s. (22.1), fine to very fine and fresh multiple, trivial faintest rust traces on few perfs. on reverse noted for accuracy, lovely and rare block with the important error. S.G. 51/51f. ...
Lot #3092 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine, variety overprint double with second overprint displaced approx. 0.2mm. above nicely showing the doubling, from position 12 (Bent E) cancelled "B62", paper hinge remnant, fine to very fine, a very nice variety. R.P.S. certificate (2017 noting as a "kiss print"). S.G. 51 var.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Lot #3093 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine, another almost coincident overprint double with second overprint displaced approx. 0.1mm. above and fractionally to the right, mint, fresh, surface abrasions, otherwise fine appearance. S.G. 51 var.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Lot #3094 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine, complete pane of 60 from the 3rd printing from the upper right of the sheet with margins at top and left, showing the major short U variety [1] in each setting of 12, along with the stroke between the "8" and "4" [4] definitively ascribing the sheet to this printing, cancelled by first day c.d.s., customary light uniform ageing on reverse, inconsequential light vertical fold in margin at top from...
Lot #3095 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine, complete pane of 60 from the 4th printing from the lower right of the sheet with margins on all four sides, showing the major short U [1] and short J [6] varieties in each setting of 12, cancelled by first day c.d.s., customary light uniform ageing on reverse, few stamps with surface abrasions, buckling in central horizontal row of perfs. where folded with almost coincidental light horizontal crease...
Lot #3096 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, Plate Flaws : 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine, showing large colour spot below and just to left of "H" of Hong on the basic stamp (NE pane R2/1, [7] of the overprint setting of 12), fine to very fine and fresh mint, very scarce constant plate flaw (from 2nd to 4th printing in light of overprint characteristics and absence of the broken 1 variety). S.G. 51.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
Lot #3097 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, Plate Flaws : 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine vertical strip of five with sheet margin at top, showing severely distorted/damaged lower right corner constant plate flaw in the second stamp (NW pane R2/3), strip shows positions [3] and [9, broken H and bevelled L] of the overprint setting, cancelled by "Hong Kong/B" c.d.s. (24.1), fresh, stamp 4 trivial faint horizontal crease on reverse and stamp 5 rounded corner at lower...
Lot #3098 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, Plate Flaws : 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine used (3), together with unoverprinted 2c. carmine (2) and Postal Fiscal 2c. "S.D." overprint mint (surface faults with small part painted in), all showing the NW pane R2/3 corner flaw, with the unoverprinted stamps illustrating stages of the flaw, faults (two of the Jubilees are fine), a rare group that took the seller years to assemble. S.G. 33, 51, S2.
Estimate 4,000...
Lot #3099 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, Plate Flaws : 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine used (2) both showing the same constant plate flaw of break in frame lines at lower right producing in effect double frame line, very good to fine; also unoverprinted 2c. carmine (3, including one in pair) showing similar plate flaws. S.G. 33, 51.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #3100 - 5: Hong Kong Queen Victoria
Hong Kong, Seventh Printing : 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine, variety space between "o" and "n" of Hong believed to be the 7th printing (showing different overprint characteristics from the normal catalogued 6th printing variety), cancelled by "Hong Kong/A" c.d.s. (24.1), fine to very fine and rare. S.G. 51 var.
Estimate 5,000 - 6,000
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