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Auction: 5023 - Important Great Britain, British Post Offices Abroad, Crowned Circles & B.E.
Lot: 835

x HONG KONG Treaty Ports Foochow 1876 (9 May) entire letter ex the "Nicholson" correspondence to Melbourne, marked "Via Galle", bearing 1864 24c. green tied by fine "F1" obliterator in blue and showing, on reverse, "foochowfoo" despatch (in blue), Hong Kong (13.5) and arrival (24.6) datestamps (the first and last crossed by tear) Estimate £ 3,000-4,000 provenance: C. D'Almada, November 1990

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