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Auction: CSS109 - The ‘Connaught’ Collection of Hong Kong, Part 2
Lot: 6605

Hong Kong
Maritime Mail
French Mailboat Service
Ligne N: Number 9; 1897 (23 June) red band envelope to France bearing Hong Kong 2c. carmine (3) and 4c. grey tied by fine strikes of the Ligne N octagonal datestamp with a further strike alongside. Redirected on arrival, the reverse with part Murel, Cetter a Bordeaux and Gevrey, Ohambertin (23.7) c.d.s. One 2c. with small surface scrape. Posted on board S.S. 'Natal'. Thought to be unique

provenance:
J Riddell, March 1974

Ryohei Ishikawa, December 1980

Sold for
HK$12,000

Starting price
HK$7000