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lot # 4347B - hongkong

Monday Oct 15, 2018 10:00 Europe/Berlin

Hongkong: 1851 (Nov.), envelope (POSSIBLY ORIGINATING FROM CHINA) to Rochester,New York ,USA (09.Feb
1851 (Nov.), envelope (POSSIBLY ORIGINATING FROM CHINA) to Rochester,New York ,USA (09.Feb) ms "Overland Mail via Southampton ", red London "Paid, 16 JA 1852" tombstone, ms " paid 2Sh ". Partial,lightly struck "Paid at Hong Kong" Crowned Circle h.s. in red (Webb type 8). "Br Packet/Boston/9 Feb" exchange office postmark and manuscript "due 5" for inland transmission. rated "1/8" . Reverse with "Hong Kong" double-arc date stamp (13.Nov). On reverse ms sender initials „M.B.W“. A repaired tear at mid top. Very fine and scarce usage to the USA .
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