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Auction: CSS109 - The ‘Connaught’ Collection of Hong Kong, Part 2
Lot: 6471

Hong Kong
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Pacific Route: 1873 (27 Aug.) envelope to New York "
pr 'China'" bearing 4c. grey and 12c. blue tied by "B62" with Hong Kong Paid All code "C" c.d.s. alongside, a further 12c. in the lower corner pays the late fee; the reverse with large Forwarded by Olyphant & Co dated handstamp and San Francisco Paid All (11.10) c.d.s. An attractive double-rate cover. Note that the Late Fee was 12c. for sailings on a Sunday

provenance:
E.E. Yates, November 1939

Estimate
HK$4,000 to HK$6,000

Starting price
HK$3000