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Auction: CSS109 - The ‘Connaught’ Collection of Hong Kong, Part 2
Lot: 6405

Hong Kong
Postal History
The China Expedition
1843 (25 Apr.) officer's letter from Chek Choo to Oxford and redirected to Bath, marked "Per Overland Mail via Bombay" and "Chinese Expedition" bearing a superb strike of the Hong Kong Coat of Arms in red, "8" rate mark changed to "1" and Oxford transit (23.11), the reverse flap bearing boxed "portsmouth/india letter", London (22.11), Oxford and Bath c.d.s. A delightful and important letter

Sold for
HK$50,000

Starting price
HK$22000