Great Britain & British Empire 2025

Great Britain & British Empire December 8 & 9, 2025 at 10:00 CET

Lot n°

Symbol(s)

Estimate (£)

164 | Great Britain & British Empire

Hong Kong

50667

F / 158

1856 (Jul 23) envelope to France with very fine strike of the Crown Circle “PAID / AT / HONG KONG” (SG

type CC3) in red, ms “4/-”, French arrival ds and despatch on reverse, minor soiling, fine (S.G. £550).

150 - 200

50668

F 

1869 (Mar 9) stampless entire from Hong Kong to France with “GB / 1F66c” diamond accountancy hs

and French “20” decimes tax hs, reverse with Hong Kong cds and Toulouse arrival, tropicalised condition.

80 - 100

50669

50672

50675ex

50669

C 

S.G. 51d

1891 2c Jubilee showing tall narrow ‘K’ in ‘Kong’, mint with overall gum toning, a little discolouration at

top and a crease at top left, a scarce variety; cert. Philatelic Federation of South Africa (2012).

200 - 300

50670

C 

S.G. 54b

1898, 30c grey green surcharged 10 CENTS showing the very rare variety double surcharge, mint

hinged, very fine, an extremely rare variety; cert. BPA (2020) (S.G. unpriced).

4’500 - 7’000

50671

F / 158

1906 (Apr 30) 10c Registered envelope sent to Germany uprated with KEVII 1904-06 4c pair and

1c pair tied by “REGISTERED / G.P.O. HONG KONG” double circle ds with boxed registration cachet

adjacent, reverse with Leipzig arrival, fine.

100 - 150

50672

C S 

S.G. 100-116

1912-21 Wmk Mult Crown CA set with additional white backs 12c, 50c. and $5, all overprinted

SPECIMEN, fresh appearance but have dried gum from storage, the white backs are hinged mint.

400 - 500

50673

F 

1912 (Mar 15) Envelope sent locally with two 1907-11 1c brown tied by Hong Kong University Post

Office double circle ds, very fine. Note that this temporary post office only operated for six days.

100 - 150

50674

C S Collection 

Specimens: Collection on pages with 1935 Silver Jubilee and 1937 Coronation perforated SPECIMEN,

1925 $5 overprinted Specimen, KGV 2c., 3c., 5c. and 12c perforated SPECIMEN and incomplete KGVI

set of 18 but including all high values, all housed in separately wrapped plastic mounts, fresh hinged mint

300 - 500

50675

C 

S.G. 140-162

1938-52, Definitives mint complete set plus different shades (S.G. approx. £2’000).

400 - 500