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Auction: 8002 - Stamps of Hong Kong & China
Lot: 1301

Hong Kong Treaty Ports Canton 1883 (15 Oct.) cover front to the Commander of U.S.S. ´Enterprise´ in Shanghai bearing 10c. light mauve tied by a good strike of "C1" with type B despatch c.d.s. and illustrated handstamp of "u.s.ship/´juniata´" in blue; some peripheral faults, appealing. Neil Christensen collection. Photo Estimate HK$ 12,000-15,000 provenance: Admiral George Dyer, April 1985 Christopher D´´Almada, November 1990 literature: Webb, plate 40

Sold for
HK$8,500