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In 1877, Hong Kong joined the Universal Postal Union. [2] In 1891, the first commemorative stamp was issued to celebrate the Hong Kong's 50th anniversary as a British colony. It was a limited edition of the 1883 two-cent carmine Queen's head, overprinted with "1841 HONG KONG JUBILEE 1891".
Hong Kong's first revenues were issued in 1867. A set of nine stamps from 3c to $10 was issued portraying Queen Victoria. In 1873 a 2c value was added in a smaller format, and this is a very rare stamp. In January 1880, a stamp from the 1867 issue was surcharged, and this was valid for both postal and fiscal use.
Yang's catalogue is one of the three stamp catalogues published by Yang's Philatelic Trading Co. Hong Kong: Yang's Postage Stamps and Postal History Catalogue of Hong Kong Ming Yang, Tak Yang (25th ed 2018) Yang's Postage Stamp Catalogue of The People's Republic of China (Liberated Area) Nai-Chiang Yang, 1998, 7th edition
Hong Kong Martyrs issue, p. 178-190; New York Print, p. 191-202; Thrift Commemorative Issue, p. 203; 30th Anniversary of the Republic of China Commemorative Stamps, p. 204-205; 7 cents on 8 cents, p. 206-207; 1 cent on 1/2 cent, p. 208-217; Special Stamps for express and registered mails, p. 218-219
Hongkong Post Stamps was a division set up in 1974, charged with promoting and popularising stamp collecting, to meet the ever-increasing demand for Hong Kong stamps by collectors. The division conducts three main areas of work:
Initially letters were simply bagged in these cities and carried to Hong Kong, where they were cancelled "B62"; later (1860s/70s) each office received its own postmarking devices. Postage stamps of Hong Kong were used from 1862 on, but after 1 January 1917 the Hong Kong stamps were overprinted "CHINA". The initial overprinting including 16 ...
The Perry Hansen Collection of U.S. Stamps and Covers Anonymous Robert A. Siegel, New York [31] $1,269,000 $970,000 Red Revenue: Qing China: 1897 32 known 2013: Anonymous Anonymous Interasia Auctions, Hong Kong [32] $1,200,000 $600,000 2-cent unused Hawaii "Missionaries" stamp Hawaii: 1851 1 (unused) 15 (total) November 7, 1995
In the period between 1862 and 1935, Hong Kong published only definitive stamps and issued new stamps every time there was a new British monarch who presided over Hong Kong. [4] The stamps featured images of the monarchs such as King Edward VII in 1903, King George V in 1912, and King George VI in 1938. [ 4 ]
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