Hong Kong STAMPS FOR SALE
HONG KONG 1997 defin set plus both m/s SG 848/863 + MS864/5, NHM (16+2 m/s)
HONG KONG 1982 complete definitive set, SG 415/430, never hinged mint (14)
HONG KONG 1938 30c yellow-olive, SG 151, vf mint.
HONG KONG 1912 $3 green and purple, SG 114, very fine mint.
HONG KONG BRITISH PO’s IN CHINA 1922-27 $2 carmine-red and grey-black with “CHINA” overprint, SG 28, fine used.
HONG KONG 1938 $5 yellowish green and violet, Geo VI, SG 160a, very fine and fresh mint.
HONG KONG 1937-1952 VERY FINE USED COLLECTION presented on a pair of album pages that includes the 1938-52 definitive set plus some additional shade & perf interest, 1941 Stamp Centenary set, Victory set as vertical pairs with top stamp in each pair bearing “EXTRA STROKE” varieties. Fine & fresh condition (45 stamps)
HONG KONG PO’S IN CHINA 1917-21 1c black brown with “CROWN BROKEN AT RIGHT” flaw, SG 1b, fine used with the variety clear. Cat £400.
HONG KONG 1938-52 $5 yellowish green & violet chalky paper, SG 160ab, NHM
HONG KONG 2000 $50 New Millennium, SG 1001, NHM SHEETLET of 4
HONG KONG 1999-2002 Landmarks & Attractions complete set,SG 973/88,NHM (21)
HONG KONG 1921 – 1937 4c carmine-rose ‘top of lower Chinese characters at right broken off’, SG 120b, NHM with toning, lower marginal block of 6.
HONG KONG 1938 30c yellow-olive, SG 151, mint.
HONG KONG 1947 $10 reddish violet and blue on chalk surfaced paper, SG 162b, very fine mint.
HONG KONG 1903 30c dull green and black, SG 70, vf mint.
HONG KONG REVENUES (STAMP DUTY) 1880 “12 CENTS” on $10 rose-red, Barefoot 11, fine used with “HONG KONG / PAID ALL” fiscal cancellations.
HONG KONG 1907-11 6c orange-vermilion & purple “SPECIMEN” opt, SG 94s, mint
HONG KONG 1948 Royal Wedding complete set, SG 171/72, vf cds used (2)
HONG KONG 1863-71 30c mauve WMK INVERTED, SG 16w, fine used
HONG KONG 1928-34 Postage Due sideways wmks set, SG D1a/5a, fine used. (5)
HONG KONG 2004 Armed Forces premium booklet, SG SP10, in unopened pack
HONG KONG 1975 Festivals set and m/sheet, SG 331/333 & MS 334, NHM (3+ m/s)
HONG KONG 2002 Cultural definitive sets complete, SG 1119/1136, NHM (20)
HONG KONG 1984 Lanterns set, SG 458/461, as NHM control blocks of four (4)
HONG KONG 1990 $10 New Zealand Stamp Exhib mini-sheet, SG MS646, VFU
HONG KONG 1912-21 $3 green & purple, SG 114, fine used, nice colours
HONG KONG 1882-96 10c purple/red WMK INVERTED,SG38w,fu,a few shortish perfs
HONG KONG 1882-96 (wmk Crown CA) 2c carmine, SG 33, VFM.
HONG KONG 2001 Exhibition mini-sheet, SG MS1051, NHM in special folder
We sell Hong Kong stamps, collections, complete sets, errors and varieties
Hong Kong Stamps – The first Hong Kong stamps were issued on 8 December 1862. Printed by De La Rue the small elegant design depicting the Queen with both European and Chinese characters remained constant throughout the 19th Century despite the many changes in colours, values and watermarks. They were also regularly surcharged and on one occasion overprinted for the 1891 50th Anniversary of the Colony. The rarest Hong Kong stamp is the 1865 96c bistre (not to be confused with the cheaper brownish grey version!) in mint condition, We last sold an example in the 1990s and it now catalogues around £80,000.
20th Century Stamps
The early 20th Century stamps include many expensive higher values, especially in mint condition plus some highly sought-after inverted watermark varieties, the issues of KGVI were interrupted by the Japanese Occupation (who only issued 3 stamps for Hong Kong) and the 1946 Victory set was conceived by the Postmaster General of Hong Kong while in the Stanley Internment Camp for Civilians.
From 1st July 1997, the stamps have been inscribed “Hong Kong. China” and have remained popular amongst stamp collectors for their beautiful blending of Western and Oriental styles.
The postmarks are extremely popular, especially the cancellations from a wide range of British Post Offices at the Chinese Treaty Ports and areas leased from the Chinese have proved to be a fascinating collecting area and an excellent list of which Hong Kong stamps can be found with which postmark can be found at the back of the Stanley Gibbons Hong Kong catalogue. The postal history of this period involves the Opium Wars and much foreign involvement with Chinese affairs & trade and is as popular as it is fascinating.
