Auction: CSS109 - The ‘Connaught’ Collection of Hong Kong, Part 2
Lot: 6478
Hong Kong
Postal Rates
Second U.P.U. Rate
1879 (19 Apr.) envelope to Edinburgh then redirected to London bearing 8c. orange tied by "B62" with code "A" c.d.s. alongside plus Edinburgh duplex (26.5), the reverse with Edinburgh, London and Paddington datestamps; some peripheral wear, mostly confined to the reverse. Early use of this new postal rate
This rate ran from 1 April 1879 to 17 February 1880
Sold for
HK$900
Starting price
HK$900