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Auction: 3034 - Meiso Mizuhara The Exhibition Collections - United States Post Offices in China
Lot: 24

1862 (24 Oct.) commercial entire letter from New York to Augustine Heard & Co in Shanghai "p Hansa & via Marseilles" bearing 1861-62 24c. brown-lilac and 90c. blue paying the double rate, tied by barred circles in black and "n.york.am.pkt./paid" in red with manuscript rate marks "72" in magenta and "2" in red plus London Paid transit c.d.s. and Hong Kong transit on flap. Fine and a rare franking. Scott 70a, 72 The 57c. rate (1/2oz.) via Marseilles applied between December 1861 to June 1863 Estimate £ 15,000-20,000 provenance: Herman Toaspern Leon Hyzen, October 1987

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£11,000