Hong Kong, 1870 (Jan. 31), 3¢ orange Queen Victoria Fiscal used on partial document, lovely 3¢ thin paper type, cancelled manuscript 31/1/70 on receipt for quarterly insurance premium, P&O Steam Navigation Company, Fine to Very Fine, Queen Victoria Fiscals on documents tend to be extremely rare.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000.
Auction #23
By: Kelleher & Rogers, Ltd.
Kelleher & Rogers, Ltd. Auction #23
Kelleher and Rogers, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daniel F. Kelleher auctions, America’s oldest philatelic auction firm, proudly announces their Fall 2017 sale to be conducted at the firm's new Hong Kong offices located at 1802 Perfect Industrial Building, 31 Tai Yau Street, San Po Kong, Hong Kong on November 17-18, 2017. The two day sale will feature over 800 lots.
Day one consists of stamps, postal history and collections of China, from the Municipal Posts through the Imperial issues and continuing on through the Republic era, Provinces, Occupations, Taiwan and the People's Republic .
Day two consists of non-China areas of Asia, including Japan, Indochina, Korea, Laos,Thailand and Vietnam.
Our current auction will be held 17-18 November 2017 in Hong Kong. The two day sale will feature over 800 lots.
Day one consists of China, including stamps, postal history and collections, ranging from Imperial issues including Local Posts through Republic issues, Taiwan and the People's Republic.
Day two consists of Hong Kong, including specialized sections of cancellations and Treaty Ports, followed by Japan and other Asia countries.
Important note: the buyer's premium for this sale is now 20%. However there is a 2% discount from the hammer price if payments reach us within 15 days after the sale date.
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Lot #518 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Lot #519 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, 1872 (July 4), cover with Type B1 "B62" killer, used Hong Kong to Swatow, neat and clean cover from the Consul Wingate correspondence, with 8¢ dull orange Queen Victoria tied by full, bold strike of the rare Type B "B62" killer; reverse shows Hong Kong Type B c.d.s. dated JY 4/72 (later than recorded), along with blue Swatow JY 5/72 receiver, fresh, Very Fine, with the Type B1 "B62" incredibly rare on cover, ex-"...
Lot #520 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, 1882 (Mar. 23), cover from Hong Kong to U.S. Consulate in Shanghai, franked by 5¢ Hong Kong Queen Victoria, tied by Type C5 "B62" killer, which predates the Webb listing by 2 years!; reverse shows "Shanghae/MR 28/82" receiver, fresh, Very Fine, scarce.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #521 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, 1892 (Oct. 21), forwarded postage due cover to Malden, Massachusetts, franked by 2¢ and 5¢ Hong Kong Queen Victoria issues, tied by Type D "B62" killers and "Hong Kong/E/OC 21/92" c.d.s.; front additionally shows "T" in circle, U.S. 3¢ Postage Due added and "U.S. CHARGE TO COLLECT 3 CENTS" 2-line handstamp; reverse notes San Francisco Nov 13 receiver; slight reduction at bottom, Fine to Very Fine, scarce.
Estimate HK...
Lot #522 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, 1899-1905, lovely selection of 8 picture post card usages, excellent and diverse group, including an 1899 short-paid postage due card to England, a lovely 1903 card to Hanoi, a beautiful 1903 card to France franked with strip of 4 of 1¢ King Edward VII, a rare 1902 Graca & Co. card to Paris with Peak Tram view, a 1903 mixed reign franking to Vienna, etc., some lovely views included; fresh, Very Fine.
Estimate HK$ 3...
Lot #523 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, 1899 (Feb. 14), interport rate cover from Canton to Wuchow, franked by a 5¢ Victoria issue, tied by bold "Canton/14 FEB 99" large dollar chop, with reverse showing lovely "Imperial Post Office/16 FEB 1899/ Wuchow" oval (Chang Type 4-I, which he recorded only in blue) a mere 14 days after the inception of the I.P.O. on Feb. 2, 1899, Very Fine, a spectacular example of an interport usage; a showpiece.
Estimate HK...
Lot #524 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, 1899 (July 5), inland postal rate cover from Canton to Wuchow, 2¢ rose Hong Kong Victoria issue, tied to immaculate small red band cover by bold "Canton 5 Jul 99" bilingual c.d.s., fresh, Very Fine, a most attractive and uncommon usage, with 2009 B.P.A. photo certificate.
Estimate HK$ 2,600 - 3,000
Cover was posted onboard, and entered the Chinese mail stream at Canton and was carried upstream to the inland...
Lot #525 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, 1900, 1¢ yellow, 5¢ lilac and 10¢ blue Queen Victoria envelopes, "Specimen" overprints (Yang EN1, EN8-EN9), each fresh and near pristine, Very Fine, a scarce and lovely trio.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,600.
Lot #526 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, 1902 (July 10), unsevered 1¢ paid reply card used to Germany, pristine complete card, uprated by 2¢ Queen Victoria issue, tied by dual strikes of "General• Post• Office/2 Postmaster/JU 10/02/Hong Kong" c.d.s.'s (Webb Type H); reply portion attached but unused, Very Fine, a delightful card, Pearson rarity: 100 (less than 50 known for all reigns).
Estimate HK$ 1,800 - 2,200
Webb described Type H as "...
Lot #527 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, 1906 (Dec. 14), 5¢ postal stationery entire, used Canton to Bombay, Yang #EN5, sent "Per Str. Devanha"; cancelled by Canton Type Du, Index B, with single-digit year cancel for ½oz 4¢ letter rate among U.K. and Empire countries, thus overpaid by 1¢; reverse shows Victoria 15 DE 06 transit and Bombay 30 DE receiver, Very Fine, scarce usage.
Estimate HK$ 2,400 - 2,800.
Lot #528 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, 1940 (ca.), Swatow to Hong Kong civilian censor cover, a lovely cover carried outside the mail, but paying the Chinese inland letter rate, franked by a pair of 4¢ King George VI definitives cancelled by violet triangular 12 Hong Kong Censor chop (Norton Type 6), fresh, Very Fine, an exceptionally rare cover of the wartime "consignee" mail.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot #529 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, 1941 (Nov. 14 & 19), pair of metered covers marked "Returned to Sender/Service Suspended", lovely pair of meter-franked covers, the first a legal-size envelope from Rahway, NJ, the second from New York showing censor tape at left, each bearing the violet 2-line handstamp, fresh, Very Fine, scarce pair.
Estimate HK$ 1,800 - 2,200.
Lot #530 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, 1941 (Dec. 2), "Detained in Hong Kong" cover to New York, 5¢ and 25¢ King George VI adhesives tied by "Victoria/6.30./2 DE/41/Hong Kong" c.d.s. to New York, showing bold "Retour" in black, plus "no service" handstamp in violet, with matching boxed "not opened by censor" handstamp; front additionally shows a wonderful strike of "Detained in Hong Kong/by Japanese/from December 1941 to September 1945" in black handstamp, fresh...
Lot #531 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, 1986 (Jan. 19), incoming postage due cover from the PRC to Hong Kong, franked by 8f PRC issue, Scott #1180 with origin c.d.s., onward to Hong Kong where 10¢ (2 pairs) 50¢ and $1 (pair) Postage Dues were added, cancelled "Kowloon Central/29 JA/86" - one year before the listed example in Chiu & Tsui handbook; Dues are overstruck with square "Charge not/collected/in Kowloon" with "Return to sender" instructional marking,...
Lot #532 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, Massive and rambling Queen Elizabeth II cover collection, comprising approximately 400-500 covers of all makes, models and varieties; includes Official covers, First Day Covers of the 1970s, New Year covers with better cancels such as Repulse Bay and Wung Tai Sin; extensive cancels from the 1970s and 1980s from small and Branch Post Offices, including Gillies Avenue, Mongkok, Changsha Street, Tsim Sha Tsui (including a...
Lot #533 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, Splendid and valuable Queen Victoria postal history selection, a superb group of 17 select Queen Victoria items, including a 1903 red band cover to Saigon, an 1886 10¢ green Queen Victoria cover to Washington, a pair of 10¢ red Queen Victorias on Registered cover to England, a lovely 1895 cover to the U.S. with 5¢ postage due, a pair of 10¢ blue Queen Victorias on red band cover to Samarang, a 2¢ green Queen Victoria strip...
Lot #534 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, Beautiful selection of 8 Queen Victoria covers cancelled by "B62" types, a lovely and valuable group of 8 items, including an 8¢ 1879 usage to Maine, U.S., an 8¢ 1875 cover to San Francisco with Hong Kong "Paid All" and "Chs. J. Gaupp & Co." firm chop, two 8¢ covers (1869 and 1871) used to Bombay, a 10¢ Queen Victoria on 1891 cover to Cincinnati, 4¢ & 12¢ on "ladies envelope" (trimmed at top) used to Italy (ex-Rowell...
Lot #535 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, Interesting postal history selection, comprising approximately 29 items, including an 1859 stampless cover to Bombay, several nice King George VI covers including a couple Executive Order 8389 marked covers, a couple nice postal card usages including a lovely handpainted design, "Great East Asia War" picture post cards, 4 nice Macau items and other select items of interest, diverse group, Fine to Very Fine or better, well...
Lot #536 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, Specialized selection of Queen Victoria-era postal stationery, a wonderful and diverse array of 16 Queen Victoria stationery items, comprising postal cards, sections of message/reply cards, plus 1 entire; all used and all cancelled by "Hong Kong" c.d.s. types; we note 1¢ usages locally and to Macau, a 1¢ Hong Kong card used Calcutta to Germany, 4¢ on 3¢ surcharges used to Japan, with firm chop (a 44-day usage to Washington,...
Lot #537 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, Excellent selection of vintage picture post cards, a wonderful, clean selection of 19 picture post cards (ca. 1900-1920s) of Hong Kong scenes or landmarks, with several used (including one with Honolulu paquetbot c.d.s.), etc.; we note a superb 4-part "Panorama of Hong Kong" card, outstanding in every respect; a gorgeous multi-color Tucks card depicting "The Filter Beds", plus views of Happy Valley race course, HSBC bank,...
Lot #538 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, First day cover collection, 1935-97, a great selection of covers, some pedestrian but many premium, including 1935 Silver Jubilee (Yang #C2) and continuing - many with Hong Kong Registry labels - with #C3 (2), C4 Registered to Florida, C5 (2, 1 with Registry label indicating "K"), C7 HKPS cachet, C8 (3), C9 (2, 1 with Yuen Long), C12, C13, C14, C15, C16 (6), C17 (2), C18 (2), S1, S3, S4 S5 (3), C34M (2), etc.; also noted...
Lot #539 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, First flight collection, 1936-60, 16 covers, each individually sleeved or wrapped and with copious notation; begins with a margin-number 10¢ Jubilee on cover from Hong Kong to Shanghai, with a double-boxed "By Courtesy Air Flight/Hong Kong China Japan/Royal Air Force/Feb. 18th 1936." cachet; includes numerous First Flight Covers, among which are Hong Kong-San Francisco (1937, F.A.M. 14) with numerous cachets, one of which is...
Lot #540 - 6: 06: Hong Kong Misc. Postal History
Hong Kong, King George VI postal history collection, 1937-52, interesting amalgamation of approximately 45 items covering a broad spectrum of usages and types, all individually sleeved or wrapped, nearly all with detailed notes: Registered, Airs, several Air Letters (both mint and used), commemoratives and definitives; note c.d.s. and slogan cancels, "Not opened by Censor" handstamps, Dollar-values on cover, a couple "First Anniversary...
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