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Auction: CSS109 - The ‘Connaught’ Collection of Hong Kong, Part 2
Lot: 6418

Hong Kong
Anglo-French Accountancy Marks
1861-65
GB/1f62 4/10 c: 1864 (28 Apr.) blue commercial wrapper to Finland "Via Marseilles & Hamburg" with a fair strike of the type H accountancy handstamp, boxed "forwarded by/bourjau hubener & co/hongkong" in blue, a superb strike of "F.| 38" (article 38 of the 1858 Prussian Convention) accountancy handstamp in black, Marseille transit c.d.s. and rate marks in blue crayon; the reverse with despatch c.d.s., Aachen transit and Bjornborg arrival (in Russian characters).

Also 1863 (11 Oct.) wrapper from the same correspondence but sent "Via Trieste & St. Petersburg" bearing a fine strike of the boxed "paid" in red, handstruck "6" and various rate marks in blue or red crayon, the reverse bearing despatch and arrival c.d.s. A marvelous pair of covers by different routes to a highly unusual destination. (2 covers)

provenance:
The Opening of China, November 1987

Sold for
HK$35,000

Starting price
HK$7000