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Auction: 3034 - Meiso Mizuhara The Exhibition Collections - United States Post Offices in China
Lot: 10

†1852 (30 July) buff envelope (light soiling) addressed to Foochow "Via Southampton, overland mail" bearing a superb strike of New Bedford despatch c.d.s., straight-line "paid" and "45" rate mark, London Paid transit c.d.s. in red and two additional manuscript rate marks, the reverse with Hong Kong type 9 c.d.s. dated 10th October 1852. Ex "Opening of China", November 1987. 45c. British packet rate via Southampton (July 1849 to December 1854) Estimate £ 150-180

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£110