Lots 520 - 524, Catalogue of Auction #97 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
 
HONG KONG
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
520  166
1938, King George VI, $10 green and violet, nicely centered, bright colors, the "key" value of the set, full OG, VLH, VF, SG #161, £750
(Ph)
150.00
521 **   271 var
1972, Silver Wedding issue, 10c multicolored, bottom sheet margin single with gold omitted, full OG, NH, VF and rare, SG #279a, £1,100
(Ph)
400.00
522 **   380 imp
1982, Port of Hong Kong in the Past, 20c multicolored, top sheet margin vertical imperforate pair, tiny gum wrinkle on the bottom stamp, nevertheless full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare, only one sheet of 50 stamps has been produced, Est. $800-$1,000
(Ph)
500.00
523 **   147/258
     Selection of Better issues
1935-70, 62 mint stamps, including Silver Jubilee of 1935, King George VI set commemorating Centenary of British Rule, Victory, UPU, Annigoni definitives, Common design and Chinese New Year issues, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. is over $800
(Ph)
200.00
524 **   180/977
     Collection in Stockbook with Many Extras
1949-2002, over 500 stamps and more then 90 souvenir sheets, representing well completed unit from 1970's, nice topical material, all Chinese New Year issues, Year Packs of 1985, 1994-2000, definitive sets of 1992, 1997 and 1999 in HK Post booklets and etc., perfect quality material, in addition group of approximately 150 used stamps (not counted in C.v.), full OG, NH, VF, C.v. is about $2,500
(Ph)
300.00

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