Sale 74 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports

Canton, 1848(c.) envelope from Cumsingmoon to Philadelphia, U.S.A. carried privately (or under cover of another envelope) from Hong Kong to London showing on reverse "Forwarded by/Drinker & Co./Hong Kong" red oval h.s. with "Lemeul Goddard/London" blue oval forwarder's h.s. adjacent and Boston transit c.d.s. (19.11), rated "68", mended tears on reverse (including one touching the Hong Kong forwarder's mark), fine and rare usage sent through two forwarders.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 2,500