Lots 1522 - 1529, Catalogue of Auction #99 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
 
HONG KONG
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
1522  128
1919, King George V, 25c red lilac and dull violet, type II without short vertical stroke on the top character at left, watermark multiple Crown CA, large part of OG, VF, C.v. $250, SG #109, £300
(Ph)
100.00
1523 **   154-66A
1938-52, King George VI, 1c-$10, complete set of 23, clean and flawless unit, full OG ($10 green and violet with very fresh patchy gum), NH, VF, C.v. $1,200, SG #140/62, £1,100
(Ph)
500.00
1524 **   166
1938, King George VI, $10 green and violet, right sheet margin (interpanneau strip) block of four, usual patchy full original gum as always on the first issue, NH, VF and rare multiple, SG #161, C.v. £3,000++
(Ph)
800.00
1525 **   174-75, var
1946, Victory issue, 30c and $1, complete set of two in top left corner sheet margin blocks of four, upper right stamp of each block has extra stroke of the left shield character (position R.1/2), full OG, NH, VF, SG #169-70,a, C.v.£298as singles
(Ph)
120.00
1526 **   178, var
1948, Silver Wedding issue, 10c purple, top right corner sheet margin plate No.31237 block of four, lower left stamp with spur on "N" in "KONG" variety (position R.2/9), full OG, NH, VF, SG #171, a, C.v. £110 as singles
(Ph)
50.00
1527 **/U B  
     Large Accumulation on Pages and in Stock Book
1862- 2006, 217 mostly mint stamps, 175 mint never hinged souvenir sheets (modest duplication) and 42 stamp booklets, starting with early unused and used Queen Victoria and Kings stamps, nothing very expensive, but includes King George VI two $10 (VLH) and Centenary issue (NH), then NH from Red Cross and UNESCO issues, nice and clean unit overall, generally full OG, NH or used, F/VF, C.v. is well over $2,000
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(Ph)
400.00
1528  
     Literature
1961, The Philatelic and Postal History of Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, by F.W. Webb, reprint of 1991 by permission of the Royal Philatelic Society, 397 pages with additional black-and-white illustrations and Scarcity Guide, perfect condition, VF and rare item
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(Ph)
100.00
 
British Offices in China
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
1529 **/*   19, var
1922-27, King George V, black overprint "China" on 4c carmine rose, watermark Multiple Script CA, block of six (3x2), middle stamp of the bottom row with broken lower character at right, full OG, NH (error and four other stamps) or LH, VF, SG #20, a, C.v. £435 as hinged singles
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(Ph)
200.00

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