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Auction: 7015 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1119

United States of America 1859 (25 June) 3c. stationery envelope addressed to an Officer on board U.S.S. Hartford at Boston, redirected to Hong Kong, uprated with 1851 3c. and 10c., the envelope cancelled by unclear circular datestamp, the 10c. with "paid" in circle of bars and 3c. with manuscript cross, showing fine oval "Forwarded by/Thos Hunt & Co/Hong Kong" cachet and, on reverse, Boston Br. Pkt. (18.7), London (25.7) and Hong Kong (7.9) datestamps. A most attractive and unusual franking Estimate £ 1,800-2,200

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