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Auction: 7001 - Fine Stamps & Covers of Hong Kong
Lot: 966

Macau 1850 (11 Mar.) commercial entire from Peele, Hubber & Co in Manila to Augustine Heard in Canton, carried on the ´Cometa´ and bearing, on the reverse, a very fine strike of the unframed "correio/macao/28 mar. 1850." with smaller letters "macao" and would open to for display, the face with manuscript "16" rate mark in black ink; light vertical folding crease does not detract from this rare cover which is of exhibition quality. Webb 6b. Photo Estimate HK$ 25,000-30,000Note that Webb records only five examples of the type 6b and nine examples of the type 6a

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HK$17,000