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Auction: CSS109 - The ‘Connaught’ Collection of Hong Kong, Part 2
Lot: 6589

Hong Kong
Maritime Mail
P & O Mailboat Service
On Naval Mail
"A83" (?): 1864 (23 Aug.) blue envelope to Enniskillen from a seaman on board H.M.S. 'Racehorse' at Yokohama bearing G.B. 1d. Stars tied by "A83" and another barred oval, the reverse with Hong Kong and the arrival c.d.s. (21.10). Pays the 1d. concession rate and is countersigned by the Commanding Officer. Webb RRR

provenance:
Ryohei Ishikawa, July 1981

Sold for
HK$18,000

Starting price
HK$18000