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Auction: 11025 - Dr. Robert Towers Collection of British Empire
Lot: 343

Hong Kong Treaty Ports A Q.V.-K.G.V collection of loose adhesives from various Offices, neatly mounted on pages and comprising Amoy (63) with one Amoy Paid, "A1" (4) and "D27" (5, one on Postal Fiscal $2), and 1905 card to England; Canton (45) with "C1" (2) and 1897 envelope to France with Ligne N d.s.; Chefoo (2); Foochow (73) with "F1" (15), and 1911 card via Shanghai to Ireland; Hoihow (13, one cancelled "D28"); Hankow (29) with "D29" (3); Ningpo (17) with "N1" (4); Shanghai (99) with Sunburst (3), "S1" (36, one on perf. 12 1/2 4c.) and c.d.s. with Postal Fiscal $2 and $3 (2); Swatow (79) with "S2" (4, one on Postal Fiscal $2) and with the c.d.s. including Q.V. 2c. block of eight, strip of four and K.E.VII 2c. block of fifteen, and 1897 4c. card to Germany; Tientsin (21), 1911 envelope to France franked at 10c. and 1912 envelope to England; Wei Hai Wei (27 with three showing boxed d.s. in violet), 1904 and 1907 cards to England, and Yokohama (27 cancelled "Y1" on a range of values to 96c. including perf. 12 1/2 4c.); generally good to fine and a most appealing lot Estimate £ 800-1,000

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