1891, black surcharge $5 on Postal Fiscal $10 purple on red paper, fresh and flawless copy, full OG, VLH, VF, SG #F9, ?325

200.00

1891, black handstamped Chinese Characters over $1 on 96c purple on red paper, nice copy, full OG, light trace of hinge, VF, SG #50, ?450

250.00

1891, 50th Anniversary of the Colony, black overprint on 2c rose, very fresh copy with intact perforation, full OG, previously hinged, VF, SG #51, ?475

300.00

1898, surcharge (without Chinese characters) $1 on 96c black, fresh and strong color, full OG, previously hinged, VF and scarce in this pristine condition, SG #53, ?3,250

1898, surcharge (without Chinese characters) $1 on 96c gray black, excellent centering, a gorgeous copy, full OG, previously hinged, VF and scarce, SG #53a, ?2,750

1912-14, King George V, complete set of 17, including both 25c stamps, watermark Multiple Crown CA, several with sheet margins including the high value, fresh and nice, full OG, LH or previously hinged, F/VF or better, SG #100/16, ?1,900
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1921, King George V, 25c red lilac and dull violet, watermark Multiple Script CA, top sheet margin horizontal pair, right stamp with "broken flower" variety, full OG, NH, VF, SG #126, a, ?53 as hinged singles

60.00

1935, Silver Jubilee issue, complete set in bottom right corner margin blocks of four, block of 10c in two pairs, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, SG #133/36, Scott C.v. $800++

350.00

1941, King George VI, Centenary of the Colony, complete set of six, full OG, NH, VF, SG #163/68, ?85

50.00

1992, Chinese Opera, $1.80 multicolored, gray color (name of the country and denomination) at the bottom of stamp, as well as "1992" is shifted to the top, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, a common stamp is added for comparison, Yang #C379a, HK$4,000

250.00

Postage Due stamps

1923, Postal Scales, 1c-10c, complete set of five, watermark Multiple Script CA, full OG, NH, except stamp of 6c is VLH, VF, SG #D1/5, ?130 as hinged

120.00

1923, Postal Scales, 1c-10c, complete set of five, sideways watermark variety, full OG, NH, VF, SG #D1a/5a, ?225 as hinged

200.00

1938-47, Postal Scales, 2c-50c, complete set of seven, printed on ordinary paper, full OG, NH, VF, SG #D6/12, ?138

100.00

Postcard stamps

1879, Queen Victoria, black surcharge 5c on 18c lilac, imperforated on the right copy, affixed over white postcard, inscription in blue, fresh, unused, VF, SG C.v. ?350

250.00

British Post Offices in China

1922-27, King George V, stamps of Hong Kong overprinted "China" in black, 1c-$2, complete set of 11, full OG, LH or previously hinged, F/VF, SG #18/28, ?400

300.00

Clean Collection

1935-68, 38 mint never hinged stamps, representing 14 complete issues, including common design types, such Silver Jubilee, both Coronations, Victory, UPU, Freedom from Hunger, Red Cross, Churchill Memorial, UNESCO and etc., fresh condition, full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $730
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250.00