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Hong Kong
8th December 1862
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| Hong Kong #1 |
perf 14, wmk, typographed
Printed by De La Rue, London
| Description | Scott# | SG# | Mi# | Y&T# | Notes | |
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| BREAKER | ||||||
| 2 cents pale brown | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2c deep brown | 1a | 1a | 1863 | |||
| 8c buff | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 12c blue | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 18c lilac | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 24c green | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 48c rose | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 96c grey | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
The simple design of Queen Victoria in profile, with English and Chinese in the horizontal and vertical panels respectively, continued (with watermark and colour changes) through to 1903 and then with subsequent British royalty for 100 years when the definitive design was 'modernised'. De La Rue printed the stamps throughout the 100 years, with a few exceptions during WW2.
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Edward VII |
George V |
George VI |
Elizabeth II |
Elizabeth II |
| 1903 Sc71 SG62 | 1912 Sc109 SG100 | 1938 Sc154 SG140 | 1954 Sc185 SG178 | 1962 Sc185 SG197 |
Hong Kong
1st July 1997
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Asia | 22 |  |
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Chinese Administration |
| 1997 Sc793 SG900 |
Control of Hong Kong reverted to China in 1997.