Contents
INTRODUCTION 17
HONG KONG DESTINATIONS
Local Mail 33
HONG KONG - CHINA
Hong Kong to Amoy 33
Hong Kong to Canton 33
Hong Kong to Canton 34
Hong Kong to Canton 35
Hong Kong to Foochow 35
AFRICA
Hong Kong to Kurrachee 36
AUSTRALIA
Hong Kong to Melbourne 36
CEYLON
Hong Kong to Trincomalee 36
Hong Kong to Trincomalee 37
ENGLAND
Canton to London 37
Canton to London 38
Hong Kong to England 38
Hong Kong to Sheffield 38
Hong Kong to Wakefield 39
Hong Kong to London 39
Canton to London 40
Shanghai to London 40
Canton to London 40
Shanghai to Lancashire 40
Hong Kong to London 40
Hong Kong to London 41
Hong Kong to Colchester 41
Hong Kong to London 42
Hong Kong to Nottingham 42
Hong Kong to Cornwall 42
Hong Kong to Plymouth 42
Hong Kong to England 43
Hong Kong to Manchester 43
Hong Kong to England 44
Hong Kong to Congleton 44
Shanghai to Mortlake 45
Hong Kong to England 45
Hong Kong to Richmond 45
FRANCE
Hong Kong to Amiens 46
Hong Kong to Paris 46
Hong Kong to Rheimes 46
Shanghai to Lyon 47
Canton to Paris 47
Hong Kong to Marseilles 47
Hong Kong to Reims 47
Hong Kong to Marseille 48
Shanghai to Nantes 48
Hong Kong to Bordeaux 48
Hong Kong to Nantes 48
Hong Kong to Paris 49
GERMANY
Hong Kong to Mainz 50
Hong Kong to Breslau 50
Hong Kong to Greifenhagen 50
Hong Kong to Neuwied 51
GIBRALTAR
Hong Kong to Gibraltar 51
GUATEMALA
Hong Kong to Guatemala 51
NETHERLANDS
Hong Kong to Amsterdam 51
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
Hong Kong to Pressbourg 52
Hong Kong to Budapest 52
INDIA
Choosan to Calcutta 52
Hong Kong to Bombay 52
Shanghai to Bombay 53
Shanghai to Calcutta 53
Shanghai to Soerabaya 53
Hong Kong to Bombay 53
Hong Kong to Bombay 54
Hong Kong to Tuticorin 54
Hong Kong to Madras 55
Hong Kong to Basara 55
ITALY
Hong Kong to Leghorn 55
IRELAND
Hong Kong to Ireland 56
Hong Kong to Stonyford 56
Hong Kong to Newbridge 57
Hong Kong to Ireland 57
JAPAN
Hong Kong to Nagasaki 57
Hong Kong to Yokohama 58
JAVA
Hong Kong to Soerabaja 58
MADEIRA
Hong Kong to Maderia 58
MALAYSIA
Hong Kong to to Singapore 59
PERSIA
Hong Kong to Bushire 59
PERU
Hong Kong to Lima 59
PHILIPPINES
Hong Kong to Manila 60
SCOTLAND
Hong Kong to Edinburgh 60
Shanghai to Aberdeen 61
Hong Kong to Bathgate 61
Hong Kong to Edinburgh 61
SPAIN
Hong Kong to Cadiz 62
Hong Kong to San Sebastian 62
SWEDEN
Hong Kong to Sweden 62
Hong Kong to Stockholm 62
SWITZERLAND
Hong Kong to Geneva 62
TURKEY
Hong Kong to Diarbekir 63
Hong Kong to Constantinople 63
U.S.A.
Hong Kong to Dorchester 63
Hong Kong to Massachusetts 64
Hong Kong to Philadelphia 64
Hong Kong to the U.S.A. 64
Hong Kong to Baltimore 64
Hong Kong to New York 65
Hong Kong to Massachusetts 65
Hong Kong to Boston 65
Hong Kong to Wisconsin 66
Hong Kong to Bristol 66
Hong Kong to Ellingston 66
Hong Kong to New York 66
Hong Kong to New Jersey 67
Hong Kong to Cincinnati 67
Hong Kong to Bristol County 68
Hong Kong to San Francisco 68
Hong Kong to Wilmington 68
Hong Kong to New York 68
Hong Kong to San Francisco 69
HONG KONG TREATY PORTS
Postal History 69
AMOY
Canton via Amoy to Chinchow 70
Boston via London to Amoy 71
Amoy to England 71
Amoy to Scotland 71
Amoy to Philippines 71
Amoy to the U.S.A. 71
Amoy to Hong Kong 72
Amoy to the U.S.A. 73
Amoy to Hong Kong 73
Amoy to England 74
Amoy to Scotland 74
Amoy to Canada 74
Amoy to Canada 75
Amoy to Germany 76
CANTON
Canton to India 76
Canton to the U.S.A. 77
Canton to India 77
Canton to the U.S.A. 78
Canton to Scotland 78
Canton to Philippines 78
Canton to Switzerland 78
U.S.A. to Canton 79
Canton to Phillippines 79
Canton to India 79
U.S.A. to Foochow 79
Canton to France 80
Canton to India 80
Canton to the U.S.A. 81
Canton to Hong Kong 81
Canton to Germany 81
Germany to Canton 82
Canton to Italy 82
FOOCHOW
Foochow to Channel Islands 82
Foochow to Germany 82
Foochow to Tasmania 83
Foochow to the U.S.A. 83
Foochow to Australia 83
Foochow to Germany 84
Foochow to the U.S.A. 84
Foochow to Australia 85
England to Foochow 85
Foochow to England 86
Foochow to Germany 86
HANKOW
Hankow to England 87
Hankow via Venezuela to Austria 87
England to Hankow 88
Hankow to Korea 88
HOIHOW
Hoihow to Germany 88
NINGPO
Ningpo to England 89
Ningpo to Germany 89
Ningpo to France 90
Ningpo to England 90
SHANGHAI
Shanghai to the U.S.A. 91
Shanghai to Malta 91
Shanghai to Prussia 92
Shanghai to the U.S.A. 92
Shanghai to England 92
Shanghai to France 92
Japan via Shanghai 93
Shanghai to England 94
Shanghai to France 95
Shanghai to Hong Kong 95
Shanghai to New Zealand 96
Shanghai to Scotland 96
Shanghai to England 96
Shanghai to England 97
Shanghai to France 97
Shanghai to Germany 97
SWATOW
Swatow to the U.S.A. 98
Swatow to Foochow 98
Swatow to England 99
Swatow to Germany 99
Swatow to Persia 99
WEI HAI WEI
Liu Kung Tau to England 100
Port Edward to England 101
Port Edward to Liu Kung Tau 101
YOHOHAMA
Yokohama to Italy 102
Yokohama to France 102
Yokohama to Shanghai 103
Yokohama to the U.S.A. 103
Yokohama to Italy 104
Yokohama to Hong Kong 104
Yokohama to France 104
Yokohama to Ireland 105
Yokohama to Prussia (Germany) 106
BANGKOK (SIAM)
Bangkok to the U.S.A. 107
HONG KONG CUSTOMS PERIOD & I.P.O. TIE-PRINTS
AMOY
C.P.O. Amoy - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Austria 107
C.P.O. Amoy - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Switzerland 107
C.P.O. Amoy - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Austria (I.P.O. tie-print) 107
C.P.O. Amoy - B.P.O. Shanghai to Belgium 108
C.P.O. Amoy - B.P.O. Hong Kong to England (I.P.O. tie-print) 108
C.P.O. Amoy - B.P.O. Hong Kong to the U.S.A. (I.P.O. tie-print) 108
C.P.O. Amoy - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Germany (I.P.O. tie-print) 108
C.P.O. Amoy - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Austria (I.P.O. tie-print) 108
C.P.O. Amoy - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Siam (I.P.O. tie-print) 109
CANTON
C.P.O. Canton - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Germany 109
C.P.O. Canton to the U.S.A. 109
C.P.O. Canton - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Switzerland 110
C.P.O. Canton - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Austria (I.P.O. tie-print) 110
C.P.O. Canton - B.P.O. Shanghai to (I.P.O. tie-print) 110
C.P.O. Canton - B.P.O. Hong Kong to France (I.P.O. tie-print) 111
C.P.O. Canton - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Germany (I.P.O. tie-print) 111
C.P.O. Canton - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Honolulu (I.P.O. tie-print) 111
C.P.O. Canton to the U.S.A. (I.P.O. tie-print) 112
C.P.O. Canton - B.P.O. Hong Kong to the U.S.A. (I.P.O. tie-print) 112
C.P.O. Canton - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Switzerland (I.P.O. tie-print) 112
C.P.O. Canton - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Germany (I.P.O. tie-print) 113
C.P.O. Canton - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Tonkin (I.P.O. tie-print) 113
C.P.O. Canton - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Germany (I.P.O. tie-print) 113
C.P.O. Canton - B.P.O. Hong Kong to the U.S.A. (I.P.O. tie-print) 114
C.P.O. Canton - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Germany (I.P.O. tie-print) 114
C.P.O. Canton - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Hawaii (I.P.O. tie-print) 114
C.P.O. Canton - B.P.O. Canton to Italy 115
CHEFOO
C.P.O. Chefoo - B.P.O. Hong Kong to England 115
C.P.O. Chefoo - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Austria (I.P.O. tie-print) 115
C.P.O. Chefoo - B.P.O. Shanghai to England (I.P.O. tie-print) 115
C.P.O. Chefoo - B.P.O. Shanghai to Canada (I.P.O. tie-print) 116
C.P.O. Chefoo - B.P.O. Shanghai to Singapore (I.P.O. tie-print) 116
C.P.O. Chefoo - B.P.O. Shanghai to Philippines 116
CHINKIANG
C.P.O. Shanghai - B.P.O. Shanghai to the U.S.A. 117
C.P.O. Chinkiang - B.P.O. Shanghai to the U.S.A. 117
C.P.O. Chinkiang - B.P.O. Shanghai to France 118
CHUNGKING
C.P.O. Chungking - B.P.O. Shanghai to Germany 118
C.P.O. Chungking - B.P.O. Shanghai to Ireland 119
C.P.O. Chungking - B.P.O. Shanghai to Germany 119
C.P.O. Chungking - B.P.O. Shanghai to England (I.P.O. tie-print) 119
FOOCHOW
C.P.O. Foochow - B.P.O. Shanghai to Germany 120
C.P.O. Foochow - B.P.O. Shanghai to the U.S.A. (I.P.O. tie-print) 120
C.P.O. Foochow - B.P.O. Hong Kong (I.P.O. tie-print) 120
C.P.O. Foochow - B.P.O. Shanghai to Singapore (I.P.O. tie-print) 120
C.P.O. Foochow - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Philippines (I.P.O. tie-print) 121
C.P.O. Pagoda Anchorage - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Germany 122
C.P.O. Pagoda Anchorage - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Austria (I.P.O. tie-print) 123
C.P.O. Pagoda Anchorage - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Germany (I.P.O. tie-print) 123
C.P.O. Pagoda Anchorage - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Germany (I.P.O. tie-print) 124
C.P.O. Foochow Kin Ling Fu - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Ireland (I.P.O. tie-print). 124
HANKOW
C.P.O. Hankow - B.P.O. Shanghai to Austria 125
C.P.O. Hankow - B.P.O. Shanghai to Germany 125
C.P.O. Hankow - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Germany 125
C.P.O. Hankow - B.P.O. Shanghai to England 126
C.P.O. Hankow - B.P.O. Shanghai to Germany (I.P.O. tie-print) 126
C.P.O. Hankow - B.P.O. Shanghai to Belgium (I.P.O. tie-print) 126
C.P.O. Hankow - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Germany (I.P.O. tie-print) 127
C.P.O. Hankow - B.P.O. Shanghai to England (I.P.O. tie-print) 127
ICHANG
C.P.O. Ichang - B.P.O. Shanghai to England 128
C.P.O. Ichang - B.P.O. Shanghai to Scotland (I.P.O. tie-print) 128
KIUKIANG
C.P.O. Kiukiang - B.P.O. Shanghai to England 128
C.P.O. Kiukiang - B.P.O. Shanghai to Switzerland 128
C.P.O. Kiukiang - B.P.O. Shanghai to Finland (I.P.O. tie-print) 128
KIUNGCHOW
C.P.O. Kiungchow - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Austria 129
C.P.O. Kiungchow - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Germany 129
C.P.O. Kiungchow - B.P.O. Hong Kong to the U.S.A. (I.P.O. tie-print) 129
C.P.O. Kiungchow - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Germany (I.P.O. tie-print) 129
KOWLOON
C.P.O. Kowloon to Taiwan 130
C.P.O. Kowloon - B.P.O. Hong Kong to the U.S.A. 130
C.P.O. Kowloon - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Shanghai 131
C.P.O. Kowloon - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Austria 131
NANKING
C.P.O. Nanking - B.P.O. Shanghai to England (I.P.O. tie-print) 131
NEWCHWANG
C.P.O. Newchwang - B.P.O. Shanghai to Germany 131
C.P.O. Newchwang - B.P.O. Shanghai to Java (I.P.O. tie-print) 132
NINGPO
C.P.O. Ningpo - B.P.O. Shanghai to England (I.P.O. tie-print) 132
PAKHOI
C.P.O. Pakhoi - B.P.O. Hong Kong to the U.S.A. 132
C.P.O. Pakhoi - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Austria (I.P.O. tie-print) 132
C.P.O. Pakhoi - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Germany (I.P.O. tie-print) 133
C.P.O. Pakhoi - B.P.O. Hong Kong to France (I.P.O. tie-print) 133
C.P.O. Pakhoi - B.P.O. Hong Kong to England (I.P.O. tie-print) 133
C.P.O. Pakhoi - B.P.O. Hong Kong to France (I.P.O. tie-print) 134
PEKING
C.P.O. Peking - B.P.O. Shanghai to Austria-Hungary 134
C.P.O. Peking - B.P.O. Shanghai to Germany 135
C.P.O. Peking - B.P.O. Shanghai to England (I.P.O. tie-print) 135
SHANGHAI
C.P.O. Shanghai - B.P.O. Shanghai to Germany 135
C.P.O. Shanghai - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Denmark 136
C.P.O. Shanghai - B.P.O. Shanghai to the U.S.A. 136
C.P.O. Shanghai - B.P.O. Shanghai to Germany 136
C.P.O. Shanghai - B.P.O. Shanghai to Austria 136
C.P.O. Shanghai - B.P.O. Shanghai to Germany 137
C.P.O. Shanghai - B.P.O. Shanghai to Austria 137
C.P.O. Shanghai - B.P.O. Shanghai to Sweden (I.P.O. tie-print) 137
SOOCHOW
C.P.O. Soochow - B.P.O. Shanghai to Germany (I.P.O. tie-print) 137
C.P.O. Soochow - B.P.O. Shanghai to Switzerland (I.P.O. tie-print) 137
SWATOW
C.P.O. Swatow - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Scotland 138
C.P.O. Swatow - B.P.O. Hong Kong to the U.S.A. (I.P.O. tie-print) 138
C.P.O. Swatow - B.P.O. Hong Kong to France (I.P.O. tie-print) 138
C.P.O. Swatow - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Germany (I.P.O. tie-print) 138
C.P.O. Swatow - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Persia (I.P.O. tie-print) 139
C.P.O. Swatow - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Germany (I.P.O. tie-print) 139
C.P.O. Swatow - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Austria (I.P.O. tie-print) 140
C.P.O. Swatow - B.P.O. Hong Kong to England (I.P.O. tie-print) 140
C.P.O. Swatow Hsingning - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Germany (I.P.O. tie-print) 140
TAKU
C.P.O. Taku - B.P.O. Shanghai to Germany (I.P.O. tie-print) 141
TIENTSIN
C.P.O. Tientsin - B.P.O. Shanghai to France 141
C.P.O. Tientsin - B.P.O. Shanghai to Germany (I.P.O. tie-print) 141
C.P.O. Tientsin Petaiho - B.P.O. Shanghai to the U.S.A. (I.P.O. tie-print) 142
WHAMPOA
C.P.O. Whampoa - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Germany 142
WEI HAI WEI
C.P.O. Wei Hai Wei - B.P.O. Shanghai to Germany (I.P.O. tie-print) 143
C.P.O. Wei Hai Wei - B.P.O. Shanghai to Turkey 143
WOOSUNG
C.P.O. Woosung - B.P.O. Shanghai to Germany 143
WUHU
C.P.O. Wuhu - B.P.O. Shanghai to England 144
C.P.O. Wuhu - B.P.O. Hong Kong to Tonkin (I.P.O. tie-print) 144
HONG KONG INCOMING AND TRANSIT MAIL
ARGENTINA
Argentina to Germany, Hong Kong and Argentina 145
ENGLAND
England to Canton 145
England to Hong Kong 145
England to Shanghai 145
England to Manila 145
Hong Kong to England 146
England to Shanghai 146
England to Hong Kong 146
FRANCE
France to Hong Kong 146
Hamburg to Hong Kong 147
Altenburg to Hong Kong 147
GERMANY
Kiel to Hong Kong 148
Hamburg to Hong Kong 148
INDIA
Madras to Foochow 149
Calcutta to Canton 149
Bombay to Hong Kong 149
KOREA
Seoul to Hong Kong 149
PHILIPPINES
Manila to Canton 150
Manila to Canton 151
Manila to Spain 152
Manila to Germany 152
Manila to the United States 152
U.S.A.
Boston to Canton 153
Philadelphia to Hong Kong 153
New York to Hong Kong 154
New York to Shanghai 154
Boston to Hong Kong 154
Boston to Shanghai 155
Poughkeepsie to Shanghai 155
Boston to Hong Kong 155
Stratham to Swatow 155
Stratham to Swatow 156
Lewisboro to Hong Kong 156
HONG KONG REDIRECTED MAIL
France, Hong Kong & U.S.A. 157
Germany, Hong Kong & South Australia 157
U.S.A., Egypt & Hong Kong 157
Germany & Hong Kong & U.S.A. 157
Hong Kong & Great Britain 158
Round the world 158
Switzerland & Hong Kong 158
Hong Kong & Germany 158
Hong Kong & Queensland/Australia 159
Korea & Hong Kong 159
Germany to Port Said 160
Germany to Shanghai 160
U.S.A. to Hong Kong 160
China to England 160
Germany to Hong Kong 160
HONG KONG BRANCH OFFICES
Cheung Chau 161
Tai Po 161
Western Branch 161
Yaumati 161
HONG KONG STAMP DUTY & POSTAL FISCALS
POSTAL FISCALS
"3 cent" 162
"2 cent" 162
"$1 on $2" 162
STAMP DUTY & STAMP OFFICE 163
HONG KONG UNUSUAL MARKINGS ON STAMPS
MARITIME
Deutsche Seepost Ost-Asiatische Hauptlinie 164
Lloyd Austriaco XXXIII 165
Ligne N No. 2 & Late Fee Paid 165
Ligne N No. 6 & Late Fee Paid 166
Ligne N No. 8 166
Paquebot 166
PRIVATE MARKINGS
CBIAC 167
Quan Yick & Co. Commission Merchants Hong Kong 167
MUTE CANCELLATIONS
Flower design 168
Circle of diamond dots 168
MISCELLANEOUS ENTIRES
Paid 168
Honolulu H.I. Oahu (Hawaii) 168
Tibet Postal History 169
To Pay 169
Missent to Hong Kong 169
Advice of Receipt 170
Indo-Chine 171
Taiwan 171
Advice of Receipt 171
MACAO DESTINATIONS
Local Mail 172
MACAO - CHINA
Macao to Canton 172
Macao to Wuhu 173
Macao to Peking 173
Macao to Kiautschou 173
Macao to Island Hainan 174
Macao to Nanning 174
Macao to Swatow 174
Macao to Tsinshan 174
MACAO - HONG KONG
Macao to Hong Kong 175
AFRICA
Macao to German East Africa 178
Macao to German New Guinea 178
ARGENTINA
Macao to Argentina 179
BELGIUM
Macao to Anvers 179
BOSNIA
Macao to Sarajevo 179
CHANNEL ISLANDS
Macao to Guernsey 180
ENGLAND
Macao to London 180
Macao to Liverpool 180
Macao to Chichester 181
Macao to Wellington 181
Macao to London 182
Macao to London 183
FRANCE
Macao to Paris 183
Macao to Lyon 183
Macao to Lyon 184
Macao to Paris 184
GERMANY
Macao to Berlin 185
Macao to Leipzig 185
GIBRALTAR
Macao to Gibraltar 186
HAITI
Macao to Port-au-Prince 187
INDIA
Macao to Bombay 187
JAPAN
Macao to Yokohama 187
JAVA
Macao to Batavia 188
PORTUGAL
Macao to Lisboa 188
Macao to Porto 188
SCOTLAND
Macao to Aberdeenshire 188
Macao to Warthill 190
Macao to Scotland 190
SIAM
Macao to Bangkok 190
SPAIN
Macao to Cadiz 190
SWITZERLAND
Macao to Richterwil 190
U.S.A.
Macao to Philadelphia 191
Macao to New York 191
Macao to San Francisco 191
MACAO INCOMING MAIL
Canton to Macao 192
Scotland to Macao 195
Manila to Canton 195
USA to Macao 195
Hong Kong to Macao 196
Germany to Macao 196
FORMOSA TAIWAN
Tamsuy to Ireland 197
Taiwan to England 198
Kelung to France 199
Taipei to Anping 200
Anping to the U.S.A. 201
Fukien to Tamsuy 201
Taipei to Tainan 201
INCOMING MAIL
France to Takao 204
FORMOSA BLACK FLAG REPUBLIC
Taiwan to Amoy 205
Tainan to Amoy 206
Tainan to Swatow 206
Tainan to Hong Kong 207
IMPERIAL CHINESE POST OFFICES IN TIBET 1909-1911
Lhasa to Calcutta 208
Lhasa to Shigatse 208
Gyantse to Lhasa 209
Lhasa to Gyantse 209
Lhasa to Yatung 209
Phari to Yatung 210
Gyantse to Lhasa 210
Lhasa to Darjeeling 211
Lhasa to Peking 212
Shigatse to Gyantse 213
Lhasa to Gyantse 213
Yatung to England 213
Gyantse to Yatung 214
Yatung to England 214
Yatung to Phari 215
Lhasa to Shanghai 215
Yatung to England 216
Gyantse to England 216
Yatung to Phari 216
INDEX 217
AUCTION DATES 225