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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1930.

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ON SALE,

BOUND VOLUMES. of

HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS January to June, 1020...

WITH INDEX, PRich—87.60. HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

THE DAIRY FARM

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POSTAGE STAMPS.

WEEKLY NOTES FOR COLLECTORS.

· FAULTY-OVER-PRINTING. ·

Typographical Errors.

I have already stated that the majority of the peculiarities de- veloped during the process of print. ing. I mean by this that certain letters or Sgurch wore broken which

HONG KONG JUBILEE ISSUE. brought about the varieties, but thoro are others of outstanding scarcity which were entirely due to wrongful setting of the type at the beginning. The errors were soon observed and corrected, hence it of the peculiarities plated did not will readily be seen that the whole

the plating merely shews where the appear at the same time, and that

[BY W.8.],

varieties existed, when they did

exist.

In commemoration of the Colony's Jubileo special overprint was applied to 80,000 of the 2 cent stamps, and inued to the public on January 22 and 24, 1901. Need- less to say, every stamp was sold. This overprint has been already re-tics in this overprint which are not There are other errors and varie ferred to as an unnecessary one, mentioned above, and some, by the but it should be understood that the remark was made purely from cular is the error of year 1341.ap way, are very rare. One in parti- a postal point of view. The opinion in formed that no reasonable-minded person could take exception to this overprint, since its purpose is to

of this rarity, which now enriches perpetuate the significance of the specialised collection of a local period of colonial importance. Un gentlemen, who also posseiden an necessary, but extremely desirable.

my mind, no better course could exceptional copy with double over- have been adopted to commemorate print. I believe he possesses the the occasion than the one resorted finest lot of Jubilee stamps in exist to, and, far from lowering the

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он

THURSDAY, OCT.

COMMENCING AT 11 AM.

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A QUANTITY OF VALU- ABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE.

pearing instead of 1841. I have ON VIEW From WEDNESDAY, the

only seen and heard of one specimen

dignity of our Postal Administra-ence, full of interest and variety, tion, has gone

long way towards coupled with superb condition. placing it in the forefront of colonial postal services.

The design of the overprint is known to most collectors, but is given here for the benefit of those who may not be acquainted with it, and for the benefit of those who may not be acquainted with it, and for the purpose of illustration:---

1841

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The work of over-printing waa performed by the local Government printera and, as has been clearly proved by Surgeon-Captain G. T. by five applications to a pane of sixty stamps, the setting of the type being arranged to print twelve atamps at a time in two rows of aix. It will be interesting to review the circumstances on which the proof is based, and in doing to, I would make it clear that the infor mation given is due to the findings of the gentleman already named

On the Track.

A special issue of stamps is to be made by the Chilean Government in connection with the celebrations

of the nitrate centenary which are to take place shortly. They will be of values between 5 and 70 centavos. The cheaper stamps will bear the design of a woman gather- ing heads of corn, and the mors expensive will carry the drawing of labourer scattering nitrate over a field.

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national Stamp Exhibition recently held at Berlin, a gold-medal, has been awarded to a British collector, Mr. Edwards Seymour for his collection of British stamps which the jury held to be unique.

The highest prize of the Inter-

FLOWN COVERS."

AIR MAILS AND THE. COLLECTOR.

1st Ocross, 1980.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, COMMENCING AT 2.30 PM,

AT TAME SALES ROOM, DODDELL STREET,

A LARGÉ QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

Comprising

Chesterfold Couches and Armohairs, Teak Hatstands, Glass Cabinet Deaks, Gramaphotos and Records, Pictures, Carpets, Ruge, Pinto, Wardrobe Trunke, Electric Table Fan, Cloisonne Vases, Carior,.. Ornaments, Wall Clock, eto, eto,

Teak Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Aideboarda with Bevelled Mirrors, Dinner Waggon, Ice Chest, Dinner Crookery, Glass Ware, Ten Sote, Flower Pots, Busin, Gas Cooking Banger Screen,, Slove, Underwood and Remington Typewriters, Office Chair, Baby Pram; Enamelled Bath,

It was the description of a com- plete paue of these stamps sold in London in July, 1926, which set Surgeon Captain Bishop thinking, it being stated that the short occurred five times alternately down. the left, vertical row of the panc. possession he found that not only Upon examining some blocks in his did the short "U" occur, or recur, in alternata rows, but other varie tics also recurred on alternate vor tical stamps. This evidence alone was sufficient to allow it to be in-lopes (with original stamps show ferred that twelve different sets of ing first fights) which have been type were put up in order to over-carried in air mail. The most print twelve stamps at a time. valuable are those which have been There is, however, further, evidence.

A new form of collecting is taketes, etc. ing the imagination of those who

collecting of what are called "flown are interested in flying. It is the

covers." The phrase comes from America, and describes the enve

Teak, Brass and Iron Bedsteads,

Book Case, Aviary, Wash Stand with Wardrobes with Bovelled Mirrors, Dressing Tables, Chest of Drawers, Bevelled Mirror, etc, etc.

and

A QUANTITY OF BLACK- WOOD FURNITURE

··Including ----

If vertical stamps be examined it in a mail where & famous pilot will be found there is more or

Joss Tables, Curio Cabinet, Tea has made & first flight and has Poya, Jardinieres, Opium Stools, less variation with regard to the carried a small mail and rigned the Cheat, Desk, etc., eta, position of each vertical pair of the overprints on their respective stampa, It might be accepted, therefore, that the inference is a fact,

Plating Stamps.

covers.

وملة

They are being bought both as One 5-Valve Gecophone (Old Modal). an investment and as a hobby, and One 4-Valvo Radio Fet with Loude women and men alike are buying.

Speaker. them at prices ranging, according Ox View From THURSDAY, the

2ND OCTOBEE, 1980.

A very interesting branch of philately is the plating of stamps to rarity from 15. 6. to £10, Miss where suficient facts are known to Johnson carried no mail on her enable this to be done. In plating flight to Australia, or that would the Jubileo over-printed stamps the position has been made easy by the have been among the prized covere. guidance given through Surgeon and those of Sir Alan Cobham, Mr. Bert Hinkler did, and his mail Captain. Bishop's possession of a number of blocks large enough to dotermine the exact place in which the varieties appeared. It is, how ever, necessary to bear in mind that not one variation was constant for the whole printing, and that the majority of the peculiarities which form the following plating must have developed during the process of printing.

7

3

4

K

B

7

8

0 10 11

12

Colonel Lindbergh, and Ross-Smith, and the mail carried in the. Graf Zeppelin on her flight to America and the Mediterranean are among the covers being bought. Some celebrities carried no mail in their fights, and others carried a good deal.

The amount carried,, na well as the importance of the flight, sets the value of the cover. If 50 letters

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LAMMERT BROS.,

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THE

Undersigned here received Instructions:

TO SELL BY

·PUBLIC AUCTION,

were carried the covers would be TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7,

"mora valuable than if 200 were

carried Covers in great variety

are for sale; 'the first діт mail

from

COMMENCING AT 9.30 AM.

ROYAL ARMY DEPOT, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST

Wand

London to Windsor in 1911, and (Interval between 12 Noon and Irm) The above figure is a diagram mails from the United States, South representing two adjacent rows of America, Japan, Scandinavia, and six stamps, and the following list outlying parts of the British Em will enable any collector desirouspiro showing first fights for these of forming an interesting page in fren or six months, when atamp things sprang up during the past a collection to consign each stamp.collectors to its correct

became air-conscious 2.Short Portion

top of "B" Flown covers, to mult, and the bought for rather flattened.

the most part by -The

"L" of JUBILEE is small boy who cannot afford thei

is contenting himself with unused bovelled away at the top to air-mail stamps, which are issued fron, Stool, Ziar, Blankets, Mosquito the left.

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3-Tall "K" in Kong.

-4-Defective right foot in

of Kong,

8.-Spaced "Ho ng."

a-Bhort J.

7--Broken " I” in 1891.

6-The tail of gin Kong is

detached...

-The left foot of "H" is de

fectivel 10-Tail of "g" in Hang very thin where, it joins upper part of letter (a very slight do fect),

JUBILEE Is rounded. 12The top bar of second

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The following GOVERNMENTSIOBZE;—

Ground Sheets, Tentage, Oil, Brass, Copper, Gunmetal Wrought

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STORES

Canada, India, and Malta all have Engineer and other OxDNANCE their nir-mail stampa, but, so far, Great Britain has only the little Catalogues can be obtained from blue cachet, to be used in conjune the Chief Foreman's Office, Arsenal tion with her ordinary, stamps. Yard, Queen's Road East, or from the

How great is the interest in flown Austioneer. covers can be seen from tho¦auma being spent on them. At Sel- fridge's, in London where a fine collection has been on view in con nection with their educational ex

worth: They are certainly a good investment, as many of them are

In Jubileo is thinned and already very rare and are going up,

slightly bent down..

in value!

TERMS OF SALE-Cash on delivery. All faults and errors of descriptions at purchasers' risk on the fall of the hammer. All Tota to bo

LAMMERT BROS. AUCTIONEERS,