Sale #43 Asia, Overseas, Air & Ships, Mail, Spain, Day 4

Hongkong - Treaty Ports: 1855. Stamp-less folded letter written from Canton dated '13th April 1855',
1855. Stamp-less folded letter written from Canton dated '13th April 1855', charged '1s' in m/s, addressed to France cancelled by 'Crown / Paid at Hong Kong' in red on face, endorsed 'via Marseille', routed via Hong Kong with 'Indes/Marseille' French entry cachet in red and Lyon arrival '29th May' on reverse, rated '20' on face. Interesting text 'Tea and Silk' report and talking of the wreck of the "Countess of Seafield".
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