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Auction: CSS102 - The ‘Connaught’ Collection of Hong Kong, Part 1
Lot: 6164

Hong Kong
1880 Provisional Surcharges
Covers
1880 (18 Sept.) envelope to London "Via Brindisi" bearing horizontal pair of 5c. on 8c. bright orange-yellow tied by "B62" with code "B" despatch alongside, the reverse with London arrival (28.10) and Morris & Ray Ship Brokers company handstamp in blue; some light soiling around the edges. The earliest recorded cover for the 5c. on 8c. surcharge stamp

Sold for
HK$7,000

Starting price
HK$4200