343 / März 2011

Hongkong: 1863, Victoria 8 c. pale dull orange tied by the barred oval "B62" to cover with tax "4" to Bombay with arrival mark

96 c. olive/bistre extremely fresh deep colour, wing margin cut at left, fine perforation at 3 sides, unused without gum; a rarity in this condition, certificate Scheller; no.34 in the listing of Ng Kwai Lung Provenance: Robson Lowe (July 1963)

1891, 20 CENTS on 30 c. and 1900/02 10 c. blue (with security marking "MELCHERS & CO.") , both tied by 2 clear strikes "DEUTSCHE SEEPOST OST-ASIATISCHE HAUPTLINIE c 10/6 02" to cover to Germany with arrival mark, fine and very scarce

50th Anniversary of colony 2 c. carmine, horizontal pair with sheet margin at left, used, fine

1900/01, 2 c. green used on main part of double card 3 c. brown with 3 strikes "DEUTSCHE SEEPOST OST-ASIATISCHE  HAUPTLINIE e 27 6 02" (steamer 'Hamburg') to Germany with arrival mark; very rare and attractive

4 c. carmine, horizontal pair with security marking "MELCHERS & CO" as additional franking on envelope 2 c. green from "VICTORIA HONGKONG AU 7 02" to Germany, endorsed "Per 'Kiautschou'"

1907/11, 10 c. ultramarine, tied by "SWATOW B JY 6 11" to reverse of small red band cover to Bangkok with transit mark of Victoria and 2 different arrival marks, very fine

1888/1962 (ca.), 15 Briefe, Karten und Ganzsachen, einige mangelhaft