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Auction: 21042 - The Opium Wars Collection
Lot: 110

First Opium War
French Involvement
Post Nanking Treaty
1844 (7 Mar.) and entire, stampless letter from Port of Spain in Trinidad, addressed to a member on board the corvette 'la Sabine' in Reunion. rated "2/1" (1/8d. plus 5d.), the address panel with "P-D" in oval, London Ship Letter datestamp and Paid c.d.s. (8.4), the reverse with British P.O. Trinidad despatch, Mauritius transit (24.7) and St. Denis, Ile Bourbon c.d.s. (30.7) but the ship has already left for the China Station and the letter forwarded to Hong Kong with type 7 c.d.s. (8.10). Exceptionally clean and fine; a delightful cover

Late in 1843 the French sent a second mission to China, initially to acquire a naval station en route but also instructed to obtain a treaty between France and China, similar in terms to the Nanking Treaty. The naval escort consisted on two frigates of 52 gun, three corvettes and a small steam warship


1844年3月7日從千里達的西班牙港寄給駐留尼汪島 (非洲) 的“la Sabine”號護衛艦上的一名成員. 遞送費為1s8d 加5d, 遞送地址旁有橢圓形 "P-D" 戳, "London Ship Letter" 日期戳及4月8日"郵資已付" 戳. 函背蓋千里達英國P.O.的遞出調度戳, 7月24日毛里裘斯中轉戳及7月30日St. Denis 的Ile Bourbon 到達戳. 但船而離開港口往中國艦隊駐地. 這信函轉發香港並於10月8日並蓋7 型到達戳. 保存良好, 罕見.

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