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Auction: CSS109 - The ‘Connaught’ Collection of Hong Kong, Part 2
Lot: 6901

Hong Kong Treaty Ports in Japan
Yokohama
"Y1" Obliterator
1873 (29 Dec.) blue entire to Switzerland "via Brindisi" bearing 1863-71 24c green tied by a fine strike of the thin "Y1" in blue with unframed "P.D." in red; an array of backstamps with the dated company oval, Yokohama code "A" despatch in blue, Hong Kong, Brindisi and arrival (16.11) c.d.s. (two adhesive tape stains on the reverse)

provenance:
Christopher D'Almada, November 1990

Sold for
HK$16,000

Starting price
HK$7000