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Auction: CSS109 - The ‘Connaught’ Collection of Hong Kong, Part 2
Lot: 6896

Hong Kong Treaty Ports in Japan
Nagasaki
Routed via Shanghai
1867 (11 Feb.) blue entire to Yokohama "per Nepaul" bearing 1863-71 8c. dull orange tied by "S1" in blue with "schmidt, spahn & co/nagasaki" company oval in blue; the flap (which opens for display) with a very neat strike of unframed "forwarded by/telge nolting & co/shanghai" struck in blue with Shanghae code "C" c.d.s. (13.2) in blue alongside; light horizontal folding crease. A fine cover and an unusual routing

Sold for
HK$15,000

Starting price
HK$3500