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Auction: CSS109 - The ‘Connaught’ Collection of Hong Kong, Part 2
Lot: 6732

Hong Kong
Ship Letters
Ship Letters
Victoria: 1850 (17 May) entire letter from San Francisco to Batavia, carried to Hong Kong (22.7) thence by private ship to London with arrival c.d.s. (29.9) on the flap; the address side bearing a very sharp impression of "ship letter/victoria hong kong" in black, rate marks from "1/4" to "2/2" and "2/4", a good strike of boxed "Detained for Postage..." struck in red and London Paid datestamp of 1851 (25 Feb.). Generally fine, an interesting cover

Sold for
HK$3,000

Starting price
HK$1200