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Auction: CSS102 - The ‘Connaught’ Collection of Hong Kong, Part 1
Lot: 6112

Hong Kong
1863-67 Watermark Crown CC
Covers
1866 (12 Apr.) blue envelope to Philadelphia "via Marseilles" bearing 4c. (2), 24c. and 96c. grey-black cancelled by "B62", straight-line handstamp "insufficiently prepaid ..." with "3/6" changed to "5/4", the letter having been rerated "84" cents; with London Paid c.d.s. (28.5) and Philadelphia arrival (11.6). The reverse with part Shanghai c.d.s. in blue and Hong Kong (12.4) c.d.s. The stamps have slight faults and the cover slightly trimmed at top. The envelope is marked at left "Kiu Kiang, China, April 4 1866". An interesting, underpaid quadruple 53c. rate

provenance:
Ryohei Ishikawa, December 1980

Sold for
HK$38,000

Starting price
HK$11000