The 2023 Summer Auction - Sale 340
24 – 28 June 2023
1899 card tied by K.B. cds which was the first postal branch office in Hong Kong and was opened on 1 Jul 1898. Sender was C.E. Sachen of Kowloon Customs. 1904 card, was sent from Kwai Chung. An early example of postal sub-office in New Territories.
1890 card from Germany to Kowloon Customs, probably before the relocation of Kowloon Customs from Victoria to Lai Chi Kok in 1890. 1895 registered cover from Kowloon Customs to USA, f.w. Hong Kong QV surch 20c on 30c with Chinese character, tied by Hong Kong cds., overstruck by faint Customs Kowloon cds.
indicia of front portion tied by Wilhelmshaven cds, along with Singapore to Hong Kong marine sorter transit. Reply portion uprated by Hong Kong QV 5c, tied by Hong Kong cds (Nov 1), along with Chinese word "Customs" annotation by crayon, probably in Lai Chi Kok. J. Kirkwood's correspondance. J Kirkwood was the first engineer of revenue cruisers Kai Pan and Fukin.
addressed to A. Diercking, tied by Hong Kong cds.
former tied by Kowloon Customs cds. while latter tied by Hong Kong cds which probably indicated that junk from Kowloon City (substation of Kowloon Customs) via Lung Tsun Stone Bridge to Hong Kong was employed. A good pair for comparison. One card with corner crease and thin on rightside. F-VF.
f.w. Hong Kong QV 2c, tied by Kowloon Customs cds and Hong Kong cds. On reverse with Germany arrival. After The Convention of Extension of Hong Kong in 1898, Lai Chi Kok came under British administration.
tied by Kowloon Customs cds. (in Kap Shui Mun). Sender P. Brossman was the launch officer of the customs criser Kwan Tin.
written by P. Brossman, f.w. Hong Kong QV 5c in pair and 10c in pair, tied by Kowloon Customs cds （in Kap Shui Mun） and Hong Kong cds., along with circled R mark.
addressed to P. Brossman, f.w. CIP 4c in strip of 3, tied by Swatow dollar cds. On reverse with Hong Kong arrival (May 3) cds. CIP example addressed to Kowloon Customs are rare.
sent by P. Brossman, f.w. Hong Kong QV 4c x 2 and 12c, tied by Kowloon Customs cds (in Kap Shui Mun) and Hong Kong cds., along with circled R mark. On reverse with Germany arrival (Jul 19). This cover was sent on the same day when Kowloon City substation of was forecibly closed by the British Hong Kong authority.
sent by P. Brossman, f.w. Hong Kong QV 5c x 2 and 10c, tied by Kowloon Customs cds. (in Kap Shui Mun) and Hong Kong cds., along with circled R mark. On reverse with Germany arrival (Aug 6). It is the latest recorded cover used before the closure of Kowloon Customs in Oct 1899.
f.w. Hong Kong QV 5c on reverse, tied by Kowloon Customs cds. (in Kap Shui Mun) and Hong Kong cds, along with oval Wuchow Imperial PO arrival. Kap Shui Mun station was only operational from 1897 to Oct 1899.