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Auction: CSS129 - The Philatelic Collector's Series
Lot: 202

China
Foreign Post office
British Post Office
1861 (10 Dec.) an entire letter (silk price list) from London to Shanghai, bearing three QV Halfpenny Rose and QV Surface one shilling, tied by Barred Numeral Obliterator "89" and with London No.6 cds. On the reverse with Hong Kong transit (24.1.62) cds and British Post Office in Shanghae serif letters Proud D2 (3.2.62) cds as arrival.
There are less than eight examples of this handstamp and mostly on outgoing letter, important item in any Treaty Port collections.

Estimate
HK$20,000 to HK$40,000

Starting price
HK$2000