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Auction: 12005 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 1778

Hong Kong Treaty Ports Canton 1838 (20 Feb.) Wetmore entire to London, carried on the "´Copeland´", rated "1/2" and bearing, on the flap, and light strike of double oval "ship letter/folkstone" and part London arrival (16.7); horizontal fold. The contents note the amounts shipped by the company to Great Britain as being, "Black teas ... 15,865,066 lbs; green teas ... 2,256,932 lbs and raw silk 1,389 piculs" as well as information on other ships and business in Canton Estimate HK$ 2,500-3,000 Note: a picul is 133 1/3 pounds

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