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Interasia Auctions Limited

lot # 3024 - 5: Hong Kong early mail

Wednesday Dec 12, 2018 09:30 Asia/Hong_Kong

Hong Kong, 1860 (15 Feb.) flimsy envelope to James Scott, Royal Marines, H.M.S. Queen, Portsmouth (26.3) "via Marseilles", redirected to Lisbon and ultimately returned to Portsmouth (20.4 per docketing) showing "Paid" framed h.s. in red, with "Hong Kong/C" despatch, initial Plymouth arrival (26.3) and London (27.3) c.d.s. on reverse.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500


Mr. Scott is believed the largest recipient of covers showing the scarce "Shanghai" double-arc datestamp, with this cover likewise in all likelihood originating in Shanghai as it is part of that same correspondence and immediately predates the covers with the double-arc datestamp.


Estimate: HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

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