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Auction: 11025 - Dr. Robert Towers Collection of British Empire
Lot: 341

Hong Kong Covers and Cancellations 1872 (27 Nov.) envelope "via brindisi" to Copenhagen, Denmark, rated "1/4" and bearing 1863-71 2c. brown, 6c. lilac and 24c. green each cancelled "B62", showing "p.d." h.s. in red and with despatch and two indistinct Danish arrival c.d.s. on reverse; the envelope a little soiled and with other small imperfections though a rare destination being the earliest of the sixteen covers recorded to Denmark. Photo Estimate £ 300-400

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