Hong Kong, K.G.VI "Contract Note" overprints on K.G.VI Stamp Duty stamps used collection with values to $40 (4) and $50 (2), including a number of usages of two or three stamps on piece (with a few combinations with K.G.VI $1 "Contract Note" surcharges), very good to fine (approx. 85).
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
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 #1201 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Lot #1202 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1950 "Contract Note" 10c. on 40c. to $10 on $20 surcharges set of four (2), one set cancelled by company h.s. and the other with punch, some short or blunted perfs., very good to fine, scarce group. Barefoot Contract Note 243-256; Orsetti set 52, 180a-191a cp H.
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #1203 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1947 (18 Oct.) land assignment bearing K.G.VI 1938-41 $5 and 1947 $50 and $100, cancelled by "Stamp Office/Hong Kong" c.d.s. (20.10.47) and punch, with 1948 perf. 14 $500 (2) subsequently applied for Stamp Duty adjudication and similarly cancelled (26.5.48), a very fine complete document containing the scarce $500 black applied after the original recording. Property of Another Vendor.
Estimate HK$ 7,000 - 9,000...
Lot #1204 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1948 (11 Apr.) land assignment first page bearing K.G.VI perf. 14 Stamp Duty $200 blue block of four, $100 red, $50, $40 and $5 cancelled by "Stamp Office/Hong Kong" c.d.s. (10.4) and punch, $200 block and $100 faults at top from placement at edge and extreme upper left corner of page torn off, very good usage of the high values.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #1205 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1948-49 mortgage first pages bearing K.G.VI Stamp Duty perf. 14 $200 blue and $20 orange and green respectively, along with 1950 indemnity bearing K.G.VI Stamp Duty perf. 14 50c. vertical pair, document filing punch holes on last, fine usages (3).
Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Lot #1206 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, Selection of documents showing a range of K.G.VI Stamp Duty, Bill of Exchange and Contract Note frankings with many showing multi-value frankings (30).
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #1207 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, Selection of documents showing a range of K.G.VI Stamp Duty, Bill of Exchange and Contract Note frankings on various types of documents, with many showing multi-value frankings (35).
Estimate HK$ 3,500 - 4,000
Lot #1208 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, Selection of documents showing a range of K.G.VI Stamp Duty, Bill of Exchange and Contract Note frankings, with many showing multi-value frankings, including a few Bill of Exchange frankings in combination with PRC and other countries' stamps, faults, an interesting assembly worth careful examination (38).
Estimate HK$ 4,000 - 5,000
Lot #1209 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : Q.E.II Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1954-67 Q.E.II Stamp Duty issues used collection, together with unusual unmounted mint 30c. strip of three and single and script watermark 75c. strip of three (not issued unoverprinted), some duplication, fine (32).
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #1210 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : Q.E.II Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1955 Q.E.II "B. of E." (type A overprint) 10c. to $50 set of 20, used, including the very rare $40, as well as 30c. broken M variety and 1964 piece bearing 50c. vertical strip of four and $1 block of 12, fine. Orsetti set 5, 271sA-290sA.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #1211 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : Q.E.II Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, Q.E.II Bill of Exchange principally used collection, commencing with Orsetti set 6, with varieties and few multiples, including set 8 10c. (3) and set 11 $1 double overprints, set 9 $2 missing most of "OF" in pair with normal, and set 17 $1 (inverted watermark), fine (approx. 200).
Estimate HK$ 4,000 - 5,000
Lot #1212 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : Q.E.II Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1955-72 Q.E.II Contract Note used collection, comprising Orsetti sets 27 through 33, with varieties and some multiples, including double overprints, shifted overprints, inverted watermarks and broken and joined letter overprint varieties, some duplication (including in the varieties), a fine and very interesting collection worth careful examination (approx. 210).
Estimate HK$ 4,000 - 5,000
Lot #1213 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : Q.E.II Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1972-80 Q.E.II Contract Note used collection, comprising Orsetti sets 34 through 38, with varieties (including a number in multiples), including 1972 (set 34) $10 overprint misplaced horizontally block of four, $40 inverted overprint (6), 1973-80 (set 37) $20 double overprint (one diagonally) (3) in strip of four with normal, $60 double overprint (3), another fine assembly collected over many years by one of the leading...
Lot #1214 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : Q.E.II Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1980 Q.E.II "Contract Note" 1st Provisional Issue (Orsetti set 39) $25 (2, one showing bars slightly misplaced lower), $40, $50, fine to very fine used, an elusive set. Orsetti 288sA N1a-290sA N1c.
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #1215 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : Q.E.II Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1980 Q.E.II "Contract Note" 2nd through 8th Provisional Issues (Orsetti sets 40 through 53), used collection with blocks of four and varieties, including broken letter and double and triple bar varieties, set 45 $20 on 25c. (two blocks of four) and set 46 $4 on 25c. oblique overprints, a fine specialised collection of these interesting issues (approx. 250).
Estimate HK$ 1,800 - 2,200
Lot #1216 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : Q.E.II Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, IR Design : 1981-91 IR Design revenue stamps mint and used study including different watermark positions (upright, sideways, inverted), blocks and large multiples including $3 to $1200 (less $100 and $200) and $2.50 and $10 surcharges upper left corner requisition blocks of 16, as well as usages on documents (approx. 45), a substantial assembly of this often-overlooked modern issue.
Estimate HK$ 1,800 - 2,...
Lot #1217 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : Q.E.II Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1987-88 Provisional Meter Labels, nearly all on documents, comprising 39 of the 42 values listed by Mr. Orsetti and often in combination with IR Design adhesives, a very difficult to assemble almost-complete set of these seldom-seen, short-lived meter stamps and a rare opportunity to acquire such a comprehensive range (approx. 40 documents).
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
In summer 1987, due to a boom...
Lot #1218 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : Q.E.II Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1954-62 Q.E.II 5c. orange (3) on small piece, cancelled by the signature of H. Conception, Chief Post Office Clerk, fine and very unusual. S.G. 178.
Estimate HK$ 600 - 800
Lot #1219 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : Q.E.II Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1955 (8 Dec.) Bank of Tokyo bill of exchange with Japan fiscal stamp, paid at Bank of Tokyo, 3.1.1956, showing on reverse K.G.VI "B. of E." 30c. and Q.E.II "B. of E." 15c. cancelled by "The Bank of Tokyo" violet circular h.s., few light horizontal folds (predating application of the Hong Kong fiscal adhesives) and couple corner folds with few peripheral staple holes, fine, believed the earliest recorded usage of a Q.E...
Lot #1220 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : Q.E.II Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1956-75 selection of bills of exchange, cheques and other documents showing Q.E.II Bill of Exchange frankings, including a number showing 1955 first set adhesives with a few in combination with other countries' or K.G.VI adhesives (35).
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
Lot #1221 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : Q.E.II Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1973 (2 Mar.) stock transfer receipt bearing on front and reverse 1971 "Contract Note" (type L) 40c. (70), $1 (4) and $5 (4), faults including wrinkling, but an extraordinary franking; together with 1972 piece bearing "Contract Note" $4 (10), $6 (27) and $10 (5). 1973 receipt illustrated in Orsetti Part III, pp. 60-61.
Estimate HK$ 800 - 1,000
Lot #1222 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : Q.E.II Revenue Stamps
Hong Kong, 1956-81 stock transfer receipts bearing an array of multi-value Q.E.II "Contract Note" frankings, a fine and very colourful lot with a range of issues (approx. 60).
Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
Lot #1223 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : Japanese Occupation / Multi-Reign Selections
Hong Kong, 1942-45 selection comprising Japan Revenue (unoverprinted) 50y. unmounted mint complete sheet of 20, few mint and used Hong Kong Occupation Revenues (7), and documents (9) bearing Japanese Revenue adhesives used in Hong Kong, printed frank or Occupation Revenue stamps, mixed condition particularly in the documents.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Lot #1224 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : Japanese Occupation / Multi-Reign Selections
Hong Kong, 1908-55 mint and used assembly of Numeral stamps, 1933 K.G.V "Stamp Duty" 10c. on 12c. surcharge, and Numeral and K.G.VI "Receipt Stamps" including usages on documents (over 60) and multiples, with K.G.V "Stamp Duty" 10c. surcharge and Numeral "Receipt Stamp" 15c. surcharge corner plate blocks of six and four respectively.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
Lot #1225 - 2: Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : Japanese Occupation / Multi-Reign Selections
Hong Kong, 1934(c.)-91 assembly of used stamps and usages on piece and complete documents, including K.G.VI 1948 Stamp Duty to $100, K.G.VI "B of E" perfins including 10c. marginal block of ten, Q.E.II postage stamp fiscal usages, Q.E.II "Contract Note" pieces showing various brokers' h.s., Q.E.II Stamp Duty $4 "white eye" variety on 1982 piece, and Stamp Duty and Bill of Exchange meter frankings (approx. 30 documents plus an...
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