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1912 EDVII Coloured postcard (Scene on the Canton river after a typhoon) bearing 1c brown pair and 2c green tied HONG KONG CDS cancels on obverse. Addressed to Paris, few small marks, written in English.
1915 (29 Jun) Folded cover to Alloa Scotland bearing Hong Kong GV 2c green pair tied SHANGHAI Br. P.O. / V cancel. J P Bisset Shanghai monogram on envelope flap. Few faults.
Collection in a binder QV to QEII incl some earlier to middle values, QEII 1976 to $20 mint, later defins to $50 used, 1935 SJ set used, 1941 Centenary set to $1, 1949 UPU set used, 1978-1993 commem sets mainly U/M, 100s.
Postal Fiscal: 1938 5c green three singles on shortened cover to Scotland (typed addr) tied Victoria 14th Jan 1938 CDS's. These were authorised for postal use between 11th & 20th Janaury 1938 due to a shortage of of 5c. Cat £204 on cover. Nice genuine use.
1951 (6 Oct) 80th Anniv. of First Hungarian Postage Stamps set of three miniature sheets used on illus. Exhibition regd covers each with separate M/S tied special cancels, two are FDI addr to Italy. Vertical wrinkles but does not detract, nice set 3, SG MS 1199a.
1975 Stamp Day Imperf setenant strip of 4 with imprint both sides unmounted mint, very fine, Scott retail $125, (SG Cat 2979/2982).
1876 20a violet fine used neat Reykjavik part CDS, well centred but short corner, mainly fine, Facit 14 Cat Skr 4,400. (SG Cat £900).
1855 Die I 1d red in a fine pair with good to large margins on three sides, just touching on right side, neatly cancelled two strikes of dotted diamond postmark, fine. Scarce multiple. SG 12.
1855 Die III ½a blue in a fine strip of three with good to large margins on three sides, just touching on middle stamp, neatly cancelled three strikes of 158 diamond barred numeral, scissor cut vertically into first stamp margin otherwise fine. Scarce multiple. SG 8a.
1894 2a blue registered postal stationery envelope uprated on the front with another 2a ultr. both cancelled with unusual dotted circle cancel with dotted REG. DEHRA 15 OCT 94 cancels, with boxed R / DEHRA DUN in black, addr to Bombay. Scarce cancel, uniquely made by the postmaster?, short period of use?
1905 China Expeditionary Force Peking picture postcard to Bombay Residency India bearing QV 3p carmine neat used FPO 1 cancel of Peking with BASE OFFICE B cds alongside, then transit TUTIOORIN and KIRKEE cds's on obverse.
1973 25p brown Ghandi defin (17 x 20mm) in a complete unmounted mint sheet of 100, pencil mark in margin otherwise very fine and fresh, SG 732a Cat £750.
