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Auction: CSS102 - The ‘Connaught’ Collection of Hong Kong, Part 1
Lot: 6251

Hong Kong
1891 Surcharges With Chinese Handstamp
Covers
1892 (12 May) long commercial envelope to Melbourne "Per S.S. 'Changsha'" bearing 50c. on 48c. dull purple cancelled by "B62" and with "J.M.& Co." security handstamp in purple with Hong Kong code "C" despatch c.d.s. alongside and "forwarded by/jardine, matheson & co/hong kong" in the lower corner, the reverse with indistinct Melbourne arrival (7.6). Believed to be the earliest recorded cover bearing this adhesive

Sold for
HK$3,200

Starting price
HK$1200