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Auction: CSS31 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 3158

Hong Kong
King George VI Requisition Numbers
Requisition "F" April 1947
50c. bright mauve, sheet number "F08861" in a very distinct shade, pencil note in margin, "New stamps arrived 14/3/47", a top right corner block of four, mounted in the margin only. An intriguing block, the reason for this different shade is unknown and the date is earlier than the suggested release date. Photo

Sold for
HK$1,200