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A specialised collection on leaves, carefully sorted by the different types of datestamp used to cancel Hong Kong adhesives of as a transit mark and includes 20½mm octagon "COL.FR./PAQ.FR.NO.4" (type EE) on pair of 10c. green, 1908 card bearing 1c. tied by 22mm octagon "LIGNE N/PAQ. FR. NO.3" (type F), No.4 cancelling 4c. on 1908 picture post card, No.10 cancelling 4c. on 1907 picture post card; 1899 envelope to Kent bearing 10c. tied by a fine strike of 23mm octagon "YOKOHAMA A MARSEILLES/L.N.NO.6" (type H); 1934 envelope to Hong Kong bearing 20c. tied by a very neat strike of 26mm octagon "MARSEILLES A KOBE/NO.7", the only recorded example of 20½mm octagon "CORR.D.ARMEES/PAQ FR.NO.7" on 10c. green, 1873 cover to Paris with three-colour, 36c. franking cancelled "B62" and showing "POSS.ANGL.V.BRIND/A.MOD" c.d.s. in red used in transit. An outstanding collection with several rarities