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Auction: 19056 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - Part III
Lot: 5091

Hankow
British Consular Post
1869 (3 Dec.) half of a Rainbow wrapper addressed to Hankow "viâ Marseilles" bearing G.B. 1867-80 6d. violet plate 8 and 10d. red-brown, both with wing margins, tied by London "106" duplex and bearing, on the flap, a good strike of the Hong Kong to Shanghai marine sorter type 6 dated 1870 (13 19 Feb.). A good example of this scarce marking. Photo

Sold for
HK$1,600