Treaty Ports, Lovely Selection of 6 Covers, nice group of 5 Queen Victoria items and 1 King Edward VII, including an 1894 red band cover with 20¢ surcharge issue to Batavia with various instructional markings, etc., from Amoy, a nice 1¢ postal card used Swatow to Hong Kong, a 1900 Hong Kong picture post card used Swatow to Paris, a 1903 picture post card used Hankow to Paris, an 1895 Foochowfoo to Germany, a nice King Edward VII...
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 #634 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Treaty Ports, Outstanding cancellation selection, valuable specialist's selection of approximately 65 items, the bulk of which were selected for quality of strike; highlights include a choice "S2" cancel on 2¢ wv brown; 5 outstanding Hoihow examples, each well struck; 15 lovely Liu Kung Tau/Pt. Edward examples; good Canton from "C1" on, plus Foochow, Hankow, etc., mostly Very Fine, excellent group which should be viewed for full...
Lot #635 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Treaty Ports, Specialized King Edward VII-King George VI cancellations collection, interesting specialized collection neatly assembled and identified on album pages by Webb numbers, including examples from Amoy, Canton, Chefoo B.P.O., Hankow, extensive and lovely Foochow, Swatow and Tientsin; we also note some interesting items like a King George VI block of 4 with perfect Kowloontong c.d.s., Kowloon branch markings, etc., Fine to Very...
Lot #636 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Amoy, 1886 (Mar. 2), cover to New York, franked by 10¢ green Victoria, tied by 1 of 2 choice strikes of "Amoy/A/MR 2/86" c.d.s.'s (Webb Type Dii); reverse shows Hong Kong Mar 5 transit, New York Apr 12 arrival and Brooklyn Apr 13 destination c.d.s.'s, all nice quality strikes, Very Fine+, a splendid example from the Culbertson correspondence.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,600
42 days in transit .
Lot #637 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Amoy, 1886 (Nov. 29), cover to Brooklyn, NY, franked by 10¢ blue green Victoria issue (Yang #36a), tied by 1 of 2 clean strikes of "A/Amoy/NO 29/86" c.d.s.'s (Webb Type E); reverse shows Hong Kong DE 1 transit, New York Jan 1 transit and Brooklyn Jan 2 receiver, fresh; the Hong Kong DE 1 transit (Webb Type Fi) showing an earlier usage than recorded in Webb, Very Fine, another lovely example from the Culbertson correspondence....
Lot #638 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Amoy, 1888 (Feb. 1), 6¢ "Book Post" rate wrapper front to Philadelphia, clean portion of outer wrapper franked by a pair and single of 2¢ carmine Queen Victorias, cancelled by "Amoy/A/FE 1/88" c.d.s.'s, with manuscript "Book Post" on front, fresh, Very Fine, a very lovely example of this elusive use and rate, which weighed 6 oz., as few examples have survived, rare.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #639 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Amoy, 1895 (May 29), forwarded cover to New York, franked by 10¢ Victoria issue, tied by "Amoy/A/MY 29/95" c.d.s. (Webb Type Dii), with front showing violet "FORWARDED" handstamp; reverse notes San Francisco JUN 23 transit, Brooklyn JUN 29 transit and Haines Falls, NY, receiver dated JUL 11; minor opening tears on left side reverse, Fine to Very Fine, Pearson rarity: 100 (50 or fewer known), a lovely example from the Culbertson...
Lot #640 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Amoy, 1900 (Mar. 5), I.P.O. tieprint cover to Northampton, England, neat, attractive cover, franked by 10¢ Coiling Dragon tied by bilingual Amoy origin c.d.s., with 10¢ Hong Kong Queen Victoria added and cancelled "Hong Kong/A/MR 5/00" c.d.s., along with a bold, superb strike of the Amoy I.P.O. chop; reverse shows Northampton April 5 receiver, fresh, Very Fine.
Estimate HK$ 2,600 - 3,000.
Lot #641 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Amoy, 1901 (Feb. 20), 1¢ Chinese postal card usage from Hong Kong to Germany, message datelined at Amoy on Feb 18, but entered the mailstream in Hong Kong with pair of 2¢ Hong Kong Queen Victoria issue, cancelled by "Hong Kong/B/FE 20/01" c.d.s.'s, with each stamp also tied by bold, violet "AMOY" handstamp; overall toning, Fine to Very Fine, a most unusual and scarce usage, quite possibly used as a security chop.
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Lot #642 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Amoy, Remarkable specialist's cancellation collection, an extensive and superb collection comprising approximately 80 items, all selected for interest or quality of strike, each fully annotated on 102 cards; begins with 4 lovely Webb Type A red "Amoy Paid" chops (including uncommonly bold examples), then onto 10 examples of "A1" and 8 "D27"s - nearly all superb, etc.; from that point, there are 59 examples of the various Webb-listed c....
Lot #643 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Anping, 1882, Queen Victoria, 5¢ pale blue (Scott 40. Yang 34), Crown CA watermark, an exceptional example, cancelled by very bold, 80% strike of "Anping/A/AP 18/92" c.d.s., Very Fine, rare; Pearson rarity: 100 (fewer than 50 exist).
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000.
Lot #644 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Anping, 1882, Queen Victoria, 5¢ pale blue (Scott 40. Yang 34), Crown CA watermark, cancelled by 50% strike of Anping cancel (Webb Type A), with stamp showing partial firm chop "…Wright/…aiwanfoo" with large Chinese characters in center, Very Fine, Pearson rarity for Anping Type A: 100 (fewer than 50 known); scarce combo.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #645 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Bangkok, 1880 (ca.), 2¢ rose Queen Victoria, cancelled by large part and lovely strike of "British Consulate/Bangkok", a splendid example showing "…nsulate" plus crown, shield, unicorn and right hand motto scroll, all clear and identifiable, which by itself is exceptional thus! fresh, Very Fine, rare; Pearson rarity: R (about 10 to 25 known).
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000.
Lot #646 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Bangkok, 1880 (ca.), 12¢ blue Queen Victoria, sharply cancelled by "British Consulate/Bangkok" Royal Arms handstamp, a crisp, uncommonly sharp strike of this difficult handstamp, fresh, Very Fine, a select example of this desirable cancel, Pearson rarity: R (about 10-25 known).
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000.
Lot #647 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Bangkok, 1884 (Sept. 24), 10¢ green Queen Victoria, cancelled by full strike of Bangkok c.d.s., a magnificent example of a 10¢ Queen Victoria tied to small piece by full, maximum strike of "Bangkok/SP 24/84" c.d.s. (Webb Type A), Very Fine+, Pearson rarity: 100 (50 or fewer known); rare this nice, ex-Hartley, Lee collections.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000.
Lot #648 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Canton, 1900 (Feb. 19), 1¢ Chinese postal card with Type 3 I.P.O. tieprint, used to Austria, 1¢ Chinese card uprated by 1¢ and 2¢ Coiling Dragons, tied by Canton Feb 19 c.d.s.'s; front shows nice pair of 2¢ Hong Kong Queen Victoria stamps, cancelled by Hong Kong FE 20 c.d.s.'s, along with 2 bold strikes of Type 3 Canton I.P.O. chops, lovely, attractive card, Very Fine, signed Raybaudi.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000.
Lot #649 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Canton, 1900 (Mar. 25), small flimsy piece with Type 3 I.P.O. tieprint, small, neat piece bearing 50¢ and $1 Coiling Dragons tied by bilingual "Canton/24 MAR/00" c.d.s.'s, along with 50¢ and $1 Hong Kong surcharges each with bold, clear I.P.O. chops, Very Fine, lovely, high franking piece.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #650 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Canton, 1901 (Mar. 14), picture post card with Type 1 I.P.O. tieprint sent to Germany, interesting card showing a view of Robinson Road, Hong Kong, bearing Canton 14 MAR bilingual c.d.s. with 4¢ Hong Kong Queen Victoria added and tied by Hong Kong MR 15 c.d.s. along with unframed Canton Type 1 I.P.O. chop, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000.
Lot #651 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Canton, 1884 (Apr. 24), 1¢ postal card usage to Berlin, beautiful, very fresh 1¢ card, uprated by 2¢ Hong Kong Queen Victoria, each tied by spectacular strikes of Canton straightline (Webb Type B) AP 24/84 c.d.s.'s; reverse shows "Hong Kong/A/AP 25/84" c.d.s. with "AUSG./ 3/6" receiver; tiny pinhole of no significance, Very Fine, a lovely card.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000.
Lot #652 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Canton, 1890 (Aug. 13), cover to Washington, Ohio, franked by 2 copies of 5¢ Hong Kong Queen Victoria definitives, each tied by "A/Canton/AU 13/90" c.d.s.'s (Webb Type B), with reverse showing Hong Kong AU 14 90 transit and Washington C.H.O. "Rec'd/SEP/22/9am/1890" receiver, fresh, Fine to Very Fine, neat little cover.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #653 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Canton, 1895 (Aug. 14), registered cover "per English Mail" to Colchester, England, splendid, eye-appealing cover, franked with 10 copies of 2¢ carmine Hong Kong Queen Victoria issues, all tied by Canton with Star Webb Type C cancels dated AU 14/95 on reverse, along with "Hong Kong/A/AU 15/95" transit and bold "Colchester/J/SP 14/95" receiver; front shows red "London/13 SEP/95" transit, fresh, Very Fine, a lovely cover.
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Lot #654 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Canton, 1871, 30¢ violet Queen Victoria, cancelled by pefect strike of blue "C1" killer, a spectacular example of this ultra-rare cancel, perfectly struck with bold, vibrant color, choice, Very Fine, a showpiece, Pearson rarity: RR (less than 10 examples known).
Estimate HK$ 2,600 - 3,000.
Lot #655 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Canton, 1871, 30¢ violet Queen Victoria, cancelled by excellent strike of blue "C1" killer, lovely, fresh stamp, cancelled by somewhat lightish, but sharp and clear "C1" in blue, Fine to Very Fine+, rare thus; Pearson rarity: RR (less than 10 known).
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,600.
Lot #656 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Canton, 1905 (May 14), 2¢ green Queen Victoria, Webb Type Div cancel, showing inverted, single-digit year date, along with being a very rare index A type; additionally, this shows a fairly late usage of a Queen Victoria issue in Canton, Very Fine, rare and striking combo.
Estimate HK$ 1,400 - 1,800.
Lot #657 - 6: 06: Hong Kong treaty ports
Canton, 1882-1902, 5¢ ultramarine Queen Victoria, cancelled Canton & Star (Webb Type C), a striking variety cancelled June 24 and showing "MR" (March) inserted for year date! Very Fine, rare.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
This exact variety is noted in Schoenfeld, but is the first we have seen .
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