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Auction: 7001 - Fine Stamps & Covers of Hong Kong
Lot: 1212

Hong Kong Postal Stationery Registered Envelopes 1900 10c. envelope, size H2, uprated with 1898 $1 on 96c., 1900-01 4c. and 1903 12c. cancelled by Hong Kong Registered c.d.s. dated 1903 (28 Mar.); sent from H.M.S. Tamar to Kent and "Insured for ninety six pounds" with "insured" label at left and arrival registered oval; the reverse with London registered c.d.s.; some soiling, particularly around flap and part of reverse cut off. Scarce insured mail. Photo Estimate HK$ 20,000-25,000

Sold for
HK$19,000