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 Lot 1451 - 3: Macau early mail - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and MacauMacao, 1830 (3 Feb.) entire letter from Macao to Lisbon showing very fine "Coro. Maritimo" h.s. in red with handstruck red "G.M." oval h.s. on reverse, rated "240" reis, fine and scarce. Ex Christopher D'Almada. Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau3: Macau early mail |
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 Lot 1453 - 3: Macau early mail - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and MacauMacao, 1837 (20 May) entire letter from S. Wetmore, Macao to his wife, c/o Wetmore, Hoppin & Co., New York, endorsed "politeness of SH Gordon Esq", carried privately (with internal endorsement "(per) Osage"), showing "6" U.S. charge with "Forwarded by/Wetmore, Hoppin & Co./New York" oval red h.s. (not recorded by Rowe) on reverse, fine and scarce Wetmore letter from Macau to U.S.A. Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau3: Macau early mail |
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 Lot 1454 - 3: Macau early mail - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and MacauMacao, 1837 (1 Aug.) entire letter from William Leslie, Macao to his father in Warthill, Scotland "p. Andelaar" "to Rotterdam via Batavia (Java)" (per internal endorsement) showing fair "Zeebrief/Rotterdam" red oval d.s., with "British/Foreign" and "½(d.)" framed h.s. adjacent and London and U.K. arrival d.s. (8/10. 1.38) on reverse, rated "4/1". Leslie writes about his arriving in Macao from his sojourn in India. Fine and rare early usage via the Netherlands, as well as very early Leslie correspondence letter. Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau3: Macau early mail |
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 Lot 1456 - 3: Macau early mail - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and MacauMacao, 1841 (17 Apr.) entire letter from Macao to London (6.9) "(per) Herald" showing superb "Shipletter/Montrose" framed h.s., with Montrose (4.9) and London c.d.s. on reverse, rated "8". The letter advises of "the reopening of the Trade at Canton. The arrangement for so doing was promptly carried into effect and the trade is now going on under the protection of the Guns of H.M. Ships of War… none of the large traders has yet returned - probably waiting to hear the Emperor's reply to the Mandarins advising him of the trading arrangements." Very fine letter with important historical eyewitness account. Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau3: Macau early mail |
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 Lot 1455 - 3: Macau early mail - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and MacauMacao, 1841 (27 July) entire letter from William Leslie, Macao to London (29.10) "via New York", carried privately to New York and posted by the New York forwarder (light "Davis Aroonson" red oval forwarder's h.s. on reverse) showing "Liverpool/Ship" framed d.s. (28.12; across the join) and arrival c.d.s. adjacent, rated "8", fine and very scarce usage via U.S.A. Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau3: Macau early mail |
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 Lot 1457 - 3: Macau early mail - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and MacauMacao, 1849 (30 Apr.) entire letter from Russell Sturgis, Manila to Canton showing very fine "Correio/Macao/23 May 1849" h.s. (Webb type 6a; Frazão type 1.1) with "Hong Kong" double-arc d.s. (24.4) adjacent, rated "1/4", reinforced splitting along seams, fine usage of this rare mark. Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau3: Macau early mail |
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 Lot 1458 - 3: Macau early mail - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and MacauMacao, 1851 (26 Sept.) entire letter from Macao to Cadiz, Spain "care of H.L Glynn Esq., Gibraltar" "via Suez" showing on reverse very fine small "Correio/Macao/26 Sep. 1851." h.s. (Webb type 6b) and "Hong Kong" double-arc d.s. (28.9), rated "4" in red manuscript (prepayment from Macau to Hong Kong) and "1/10" (rate from China [other than Hong Kong] to Gibraltar), very fine and choice letter with this rare datestamp from the Matia correspondence. Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau3: Macau early mail |
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 Lot 1459 - 3: Macau early mail - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and MacauMacao, 1857 (Jan.) envelope to Bombay (22.2) "p. Ottowa" showing very fine framed "P.Paid" h.s. in red (Webb type 7b), with small "Paid/at/Hong Kong" Crowned Circle in red (Webb type 11) adjacent and "Hong Kong" double-arc despatch d.s. (28.1) on reverse, handstruck "1/4" ratings in red at either side, fine and unusual usage with the crowned circle. Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau3: Macau early mail |
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 Lot 1460 - 3: Macau early mail - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and MacauMacao, 1861 (Mar.) entire to Cadiz, Spain (28.4) "Via Gibraltar" (26.4) showing very fine "Hong Kong/C" (13.3), San Roque (27.4) and arrival c.d.s. on reverse, handstruck "4R" charge to recipient, fine and scarce unpaid usage to Spain directly (and not through Gibraltar forwarder). Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau3: Macau early mail |
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 Lot 1461 - 3: Macau early mail - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and MacauMacao, 1868 (18 Sept.) envelope (with original letter) from Hong Kong to Macao (19.9) bearing 8c. orange neatly cancelled "B62" showing "Hong Kong/C" despatch c.d.s. on reverse and "B/Macao" arrival c.d.s. (19.9), rated "4", very fine and very early example of the Macao c.d.s. normally associated with the Pago em Macao Crowned Circle but also known as an arrival marking, showing Proud's earliest recorded date (predating Webb's by over two years). Interasia Auctions Limited Sale 77 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports and Macau3: Macau early mail |
