Hong Kong, 1912-21 K.G.V Stamp Duty used assembly with most on piece showing complete or almost complete embossed seal cancellation with values to $40 (2), $50, $100 and $200 (on 1925 piece) and a number of pieces showing combinations of values, an overall fine assembly (approx. 80).
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000
Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau
By: Interasia Auctions Limited
Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau
Interasia’s June 23-24 auctions of China, Hong Kong and Asian stamps and postal history will take place at the Habour Plaza North Point in Hong Kong. The two day 2,000 lot sale includes another offering of China and Hong Kong stamps and postal history, with important Ching Dynasty and Republic, substantial postal history with an original missionary correspondence, Taiwan, Local Posts, People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas, Hong Kong with a specialized study of Postal Fiscals and Revenues, Treaty Ports, and Macau.
Day 1: 23 June 2019
Day one (June 23) commences with the early postal history of the Customs and Imperial Post periods (lots 1-35), featuring two rare examples of mail matter from Taiwan and Korea. Among the Large Dragons (lots 36-61) is what is considered to be the rarest and most remarkable of the essays and proofs: the unique complete sheet of the 5 candarins brownish ochre with trial perforation, originally owned by Sir Robert Hart, later Sir Percival David, and ultimately the Beckemans. There are also four Large Dragons covers in the auction, the undoubted highlight of which is the Large Dragon-Small Dragon mixed franking sent from Chinkiang to Denmark through the French Post Office in Shanghai. Among the Small Dragons (lots 62-70) is the remarkable double rate combination cover from the Chinese Imperial Post Office in Seoul. The 1894 Dowager Empress Birthday (lots 71-111) features the magnificent set of the Second printing in marginal or corner blocks of four offered intact. The 1897 New Currency surcharges (lots 112-245) are replete with rare multiples and varieties, including the small figures surcharge 10c. on 9ca. with surcharge double and a fresh marginal mint example of the famous “Golden Dragon”, the only such recorded with sheet or interpane margin. Two Red Revenue usages on postal stationery cards (lots 272-273) comprise a taxed usage to London and a registered mixed issue usage with the large figures 2c. on 3c. and various other values including C.I.P. 1c. horizontal imperforate between pair. A stunning mint set of the 1914-19 Junk Peking printing in blocks of four and the 1923 surcharged 2c. on 3c. with surcharge inverted are representative of the later issues, but one should also mention the eight exquisite 1942 die proofs in black of the Dr. Sun Yat-sen London printing (lots 400-407).
On the same afternoon and early evening (June 23), there will be a diverse offering of Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, and Macau. The stamps of Hong Kong (lots 1018-1114) include a mint example of the Queen Victoria 96c. olive-bistre and a further offering of modern varieties, with 1983 Hong Kong by Night $1.30 variety silver omitted in a complete sheet and the 1988 Peak Tramway miniature sheet with black omitted in a booklet. We are privileged to offer the renowned collection of Revenues and Postal Fiscals formed by Philippe Orsetti (lots 1115-1225), whose monograph represents the definitive catalogue of this subject. Macau (lots 1451-1613) includes early mail, an extensive offering of “Specimen” overprints, modern varieties, and a specialised collection of postal stationery cards (lots 1549-1587).
Sale 76
China and other Asian Countries
Sunday June 23, 2019 09:30 and Monday June 24, 2019 09:30
Sale 77
Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau
Sunday June 23, 2019 15:00
Sale 78
The People’s Republic of China and Liberated Areas
Monday June 24, 2019 13:30
2019-06-23, 9:30am
Session 1: Lot 1 - 493, China and other Asian Countries
Session 2: Lot 1001 - 1613, Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau
2019-06-24, 9:30am
Session 3: Lot 2001 - 2463, The People's Republic of China and Liberated Areas
Session 4: Lot 3001 - 3454, China and other Asian Countries
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Lot #1176 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.V Revenue Stamps
Lot #1177 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.V Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, K.G.V Bill of Exchange used collection, together with uses of multiple values on piece, and perfin and company handstamp studies (approx. 150).
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000
Lot #1178 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.V Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1938 K.G.V "Contract Note" $40 green and orange, cancelled by h.s. and punch, fine and very scarce. Barefoot Contract Note 149; Orsetti 144cA.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #1179 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.V Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, K.G.V postage stamps fiscally used for customs deposits showing the three types of cancellations with values to $5 and $10, very good to fine (12).
Estimate HK$ 800 - 1,000
Lot #1180 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.V Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1915 (31 March) portion of mortgage first page bearing K.G.V Stamp Duty $10, $25 and $100, cancelled by embossed seals, some creasing and small tears in the document, fine usage of the scarce $100.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #1181 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.V Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1928 (16 Oct.) land assignment bearing K.G.V Stamp Duty $25, $100 and $200 pair and single, cancelled by embossed seals, $200 at left with possible slightest rubbing at foot, fine and very scarce usage of the high values on a complete document. Property of Another Vendor.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000
Lot #1182 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.V Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1930 (5 Sept.) mortgage first page bearing K.G.V Stamp Duty $20, $50 (small faults) and $200, cancelled by embossed seals, ageing and peripheral faults in the document, fine usage.
Estimate HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
Lot #1183 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.V Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1908 land assignment first page bearing K.G.V Stamp Duty $3, cancelled by embossed seal, with drawn-in circle inscribed "Stamp/$50/22.4.08" adjacent, and 1930 mortgage part first page with embossed "Stamp Office/Hong Kong/Adjudication/Fee Paid" bearing K.G.V Stamp Duty $2, $5 and $25, small document faults, fine.
Estimate HK$ 800 - 1,000
Lot #1184 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.V Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1913-34 stock transfer certificates (14) bearing K.G.V Stamp Duty values to $10, each folded in half (as customary).
Estimate HK$ 1,800 - 2,200
Lot #1185 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.V Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1914-40 insurance and shipping documents (6, plus one part document and one piece) bearing K.G.V Stamp Duty adhesives, few faults, very good to fine.
Estimate HK$ 800 - 1,000
Lot #1186 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.V Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1929 bank drafts (7) bearing various K.G.V Bill of Exchange values along with Indochina fiscal stamps, along with one Chinese draft with Chinese Revenues (2) and K.G.V Bill of Exchange 10c., some faults and ageing, very good usages (8).
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #1187 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1938-41 K.G.VI Stamp Duty 50c. green and yellow complete pane of 60, unused, folded once along central vertical perfs. with a little reinforced splitting there (principally in top margin), patch in margin at plate number, fine and scarce. Barefoot 167; Orsetti 157.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #1188 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1938-41 K.G.VI Stamp Duty 15c. (2), 50c (3, including pair), 40c. (2, one unused), $1, $2 (2), $3, $4, $10, $20, mint, couple small faults, very good to fine.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #1189 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1938-47 K.G.VI Stamp Duty used selection with values to $200, showing both pre-war embossed seal and post-war Stamp Office (with punch) cancellations, with many on piece including a couple combinations of values, duplication, overall very good to fine (approx. 40).
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #1190 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1946 Stamp Duty imperf. frame plate proofs of 15c. in violet on thin brownish wove paper and 50c. marginal pair on thick off-white card, few trivial (on these) small faults.
Estimate HK$ 800 - 1,000
Lot #1191 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1946 Stamp Duty imperf. frame plate proofs of 15c. in violet on thin brownish wove paper marginal block of four and $1.50 red-violet on thick card marginal pair, 15c. faint creasing consistent with the very thin paper, fine.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #1192 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1948 K.G.VI Stamp Duty new colours perf. 14 used to $500 (including $100 and $200), cancelled by Stamp Office c.d.s. (with punch), with a number on piece, fine (15).
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #1193 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1950 K.G.VI Stamp Duty new colours perf. 13 to $50 and $200, cancelled by Stamp Office c.d.s. (with punch), with a number on piece, $50 slightly soiled and faults on few other values, overall very good to fine (14).
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #1194 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1938 K.G.VI Stamp Duty 50c. green and yellow overprinted "B oF E" with serifed letters and large F (4mm.) in "of" (Orsetti type M), cancelled by "American Express/Hong Kong" purple h.s., some slight soiling (not uncommon on yellow stamps) and a little stray overprinting ink at left, fine and extremely rare. Illustrated in Orsetti Part II, p. 27. Orsetti 157 M.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000
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Lot #1195 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, K.G.VI Bill of Exchange ("B of E") overprints on pre-war K.G.VI Stamp Duty stamps used collection, with values to $20 (3) and $25, very good to fine (approx. 80); also included are a small group of principally unused unrecorded overprint types (of unknown status).
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #1196 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, K.G.VI Bill of Exchange ("B of E") overprints on post-war K.G.VI Stamp Duty stamps used collection, with values to $40 and $50 (4), including 1949 bank draft advice showing a mix of issues and values including type J1 $5 (19; illustrated in Orsetti Part II, p. 38) and 1949 part advice including $25 (6) and other values, good to fine (approx. 170 + advice/part advices (3) with multiple-stamp frankings).
Estimate HK...
Lot #1197 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, K.G.VI Bill of Exchange provisional surcharges (Orsetti sets 29-31) used collection, including 1949 "Fifteen Cents" on perf. 14 "B of E" (type E3) 20c. (Orsetti 177p E3, illustrated in his monograph) and 15c. on 40c. (set 31) showing partial light doubling of the surcharge, a fine and interesting assembly (31).
Estimate HK$ 1,800 - 2,200
Lot #1198 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, K.G.VI Bill of Exchange ("Bill of/Exchange" in unequal lines) overprints used collection, including $2 type S1 partial double overprint, 20c. type S0 blue overprint (set 35) and 1951 bill of exchange with type S2 15c. (illustrated in Orsetti), good to fine (approx. 45 + 2 bills of exchange).
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #1199 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, K.G.VI Bill of Exchange ("Bill of/Exchange" in equal lines) overprints used collection, including $25 type S horizontal overprint block of four and 25c. type T showing partial doubling of the overprint, very good to fine (approx. 60).
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #1200 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1945-47 "Contract Note" overprints on K.G.VI $1 dull lilac and blue postage stamp used selection, including type B overprint 10c. to $1 (last very scarce) and type C overprint 10c. to $1 with additional 10c. showing short R variety in basic stamp, few tones on a couple (including variety), fine assembly (15).
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
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