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Auction: 14011 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong with Japan and Korea
Lot: 2450

Hong Kong Treaty Ports
Canton
— 1855 (12 Nov.) entire letter from Augustine Heard to New York "Via Marseilles", rated "54" in black ink and with a good strike of handstruck "96" in black and "new-york/am. pkt." c.d.s. (24.32), the reverse with Hong Kong type 9 c.d.s. and faint London transit (4.2); light horizontal filing crease. A fresh and attractive example of this short-lived rate. Photo

Sold for
HK$2,200