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Auction: 5023 - Important Great Britain, British Post Offices Abroad, Crowned Circles & B.E.
Lot: 829

x HONG KONG Treaty Ports Amoy 1879 (11 Jan.) envelope to Uxbridge, marked "By first mail", bearing 1863-71 4c. deep slate and 12c. blue tied by good strikes of "D.27" in black with the despatch c.d.s. below; the reverse with Hong Kong and arrival c.d.s. Roughly opened resulting in tear at top left and small segment of flap missing. Attractive and scarce Estimate £ 10,000-12,000 provenance: George C. Dyer, April 1985

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£7,000