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Auction: 12005 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 1779

Hong Kong Treaty Ports Canton 1838 (14 Mar.) pair of Wetmore entire letters, original and duplicate, to London, the first sent "pr ´Orixa´", rated at "1/4" with a light strike of step-type "deal/ship letter" on face with, on the reverse, London arrival (21.7); the second sent on the "´Walmer Castle´", rated at "1/6" band bearing, on the reverse, step-type "ship letter/weymouth" partly overstruck by London arrival (10.8); both with horizontal fold. The contents refer to a shipment of 800 bales of cotton from Calcutta and the problem encountered without the original bills of lading. (2 covers) Estimate HK$ 6,000-8,000 It is always interesting to have two brother letters, sent by different routes to ensure one arrives as quickly as possible. Here the second letter arrived nearly three weeks later, despite costing more to send

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HK$3,500