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Auction: 5023 - Important Great Britain, British Post Offices Abroad, Crowned Circles & B.E.
Lot: 673

x HONG KONG Issued Stamps 1863-71 Watermark Crown CC 24c. pale green pair (one with faults at right) tied by "B62" in black on 1874 (13 July) blue "Nicholson" entire written in Foochow and addressed to Melbourne, marked "Per 'Jeddah'.S." and showing, on reverse, a good strike of rectangular "forwarded by/bourjau & co./hongkong" (38x15mm) in blue (not recorded by Webb or Rowe) along with the despatch and arrival c.d.s. which are struck on the flap and would open for display. Contents give detail of a tea shipment and the weather Estimate £ 200-250

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£250