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Auction: 8002 - Stamps of Hong Kong & China
Lot: 1181

Hong Kong Covers and Cancellations Branch Offices An extensive collection on leaves with Aberdeen 1924 (15 Jan.) large part strike of type A c.d.s. on 1921-27 2c. blue-green; Cheng Chau with complete strikes of type B on pieces dated 1924, 1933, 1938, and four loose stamps to 1937 4c.; Kowloon Branch in a fine study with a fair strike of the type A, large "K.B." c.d.s. on Q.V. 4c. grey, an outstanding group of type B, small "K.B." on K.E.VII 1c. (10), 2c. (9, one on piece), 4c. (2), 10c. (2) and 50c. (rare) and K.G.V 2c. (2) and 4c. plus a 1906 picture postcard with the c.d.s. correctly applied on the cover, the stamps cancelled by Hong Kong c.d.s., type Ei on 1930 Hamburg-Amerika Linie envelope, type Eii on 1930 (17 June) and early date (Proud D10), type F on 1936 cover, type I on cover plus many stamps and pieces; Kowloon Tong with 1935 (6 Aug.) envelope registered to London bearing 1921-27 20c. (3) tied by a fine strike of the type A Kowloontong c.d.s. with the special registration label alongside; also a selection of stamps, blocks and pieces and a further selection of Kowloon City; Stanley 1933 (10 Sep.) type A c.d.s. tying K.G.V 3c. grey on piece (ex Dyer) plus examples on K.G.VI (3, two pieces); Tai O 1933 (21 Jan.) a superb strike of the type B c.d.s. tying K.G.V 3c. grey on piece; fine and scarce {Ex Dyer); Tai Po a small selection with 1933 (24 Jan.) a complete strike of the double-ring "TP" type B c.d.s. tying 1921-37 3c. grey on small piece, type C pieces (2, one ex Dyer) and single plus type D pieces and single (2); a good group with two K.G.V items. Also Un Long type A (4); Wantsai with type A c.d.s. (2), type B on uprated 4c. stationery card to Tokyo plus other examples on singles, blocks and pieces plus a few others. (31); Western Branch with type A c.d.s. on Q.V. 2c. (2) and 10c., type C (2), a good range of type D (38) including block of six and values to $1, type E (6) with values to 50c., type F (22) including a fine 20c. block of four, type G on cover (3), type I on cover and many others including K.G.VI 1c. corner block of four requisition "Y0163" cancelled by type N c.d.s. and Yaumati with examples of type A c.d.s. (4), type B, type C (5), type Di including 1934 cover and piece (ex Dyer) and others; generally fine and an exceptional lot Estimate HK$ 20,000-30,000

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