Get in on the China stamp boom via Hong Kong

Will you get in on Hong Kong stamp boom with these four distinguished, historic rarities?

The market for China-related stamps has been exploding for a while - it's one of the biggest stories in the hobby.

Take a look at these beautiful stamps, whose condition and significance could mean an investment payback.

According to US National Public Radio, when Queen Elizabeth died in September 2022 there was a surge of British-nostalgia shopping in the territory.

The most recent edition of the Stanley Gibbons catalogue for Hong Kong reports:

"Prices have been carefully revised to reflect the strong market for this area."

Each item here is philatelically significant in its own right.

And together they take you on a journey from a Victorian outpost of Empire to the dawn of the Chinese Revolution.

Come here now to see our full Hong Kong collection

Hong Kong 1863-71 96c brownish grey, SG19

Look at the wonderful condition of this stamp, classified as "brilliant mint".

High denomination stamps are often scarce, and this was the most valuable face-value on the first set of Hong Kong stamps ever issued.

We can date this example to post 1863 because of its watermark. De La Rue's London print workers carved the blocks to produce Chinese characters recording the value and the city's name - it translates as something like Fragrant Harbour.

Beating the Stanley Gibbons catalogue value of £1,600, you will pay only £1,500 for this exceptional stamp.

Click here to own the 1863 96c now

Hong Kong 1903 mint set of 15 to $10, SG62/76

Isn't this an extraordinary sight? Now, picture this set in your own collection. What a highlight.

It's 1903 and Victoria's son Edward VII sits on the throne back in London, his face the guarantee that these 15 stamps will provide the service they promise.

Well integrated into a world-wide administrative system, Hong Kong stands in contrast to mainland China, where foreign powers still dictate their own terms to a weak Qing monarchy.

The condition is key to the value of this set. They are "brilliant" and though they have been mounted it has had little impact.

A set that must be on the wish-list for any Hong Kong collector.

It's available to you now for £3,000.

Click here now to secure the 1903 mint set

Hong Kong 1935 Silver Jubilee 5c green and indigo variety, SG134c

These handsome commemoratives from George V's jubilee can be placed specifically on sheet number "32545" from vignette plate "3".

The lower left stamp has the "Lightning conductor" variant. Look for the extremely fine vertical line above one of Windsor Castle's towers.

These are unmounted mint examples and the gum is untouched.

The £450 price is enticing.

Click here and this block of 1935 Silver Jubilee stamps is yours

Hong Kong 1948 Royal Silver Wedding $10 carmine, upper marginal, SG172.

There's no doubting the pristine condition of this beautiful stamp.

Many Britons will immediately recognise Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, in this fine portrait to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her wedding to George VI.

This stamp is basically untouched, with its gum all in place.

Certainly any Hong Konger wanting to celebrate the territory's associations with the UK will find this stamp interesting.

We match the Stanley Gibbons catalogue value of £275. And delivery is always free.

Secure the 1948 Silver Wedding Commemorative for only £275 now

1863, when the oldest of these stamps was issued was just 3 years after the 2nd Opium War, one of the defining events of China's so-called Century of Humiliation.

In 1935, when our third stamp is issued, Mao's Red Army completes its Long March into safety in the mountains of Shaanxi province.

By 1948, as the British royals tell Hong Kong of a silver wedding, the Chinese Civil War that would end in victory for the People's Liberation Army and the foundation of the People's Republic of China is grinding to its end.

Emergency plans were made to evacuate Hong Kong, but the communist troops stopped at the border.

Geopolitics might be a long way upstream of stamp collecting, but the ripples of these events always spread into the hobby.

Among the effects of China's recent meteoric economic growth has been an influx of money into collecting.

Imperial powers looted China. Now, Chinese people have the means to buy back the national treasures that were lost.

That's put money into all China-linked markets. Including stamps.

And, as we've seen, Hong Kong's - sometimes troubled - return to the Chinese state has put a nostalgic glow on the Union Flag for some.

I think that makes these items potentially strong investment buys.

We want you to enjoy your stamps with the minimum of stress.

That's why secure delivery worldwide is free.

That's why you get a 28-day, no-questions-asked return guarantee.

And that's why there's a personal lifetime guarantee of authenticity - or your money back - from company founder Paul Fraser.

So there's nothing to worry about. Apart from getting to these rare stamps first.

To do that simply call me on +44 (0)117 933 9500, hit reply on this mail or send a mail to info@paulfrasercollectibles.com.

Or shop our Hong Kong collection on site now

Until next time,

Owen
Paul Fraser Collectibles

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