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Auction: CSS46 - Fine Stamps of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 6616

Hong Kong
Postal History
Forwarding Agents
H.A. Asger & Esmail: 1875 stampless envelope to Iran bearing a fine strike of the bilingual, double-oval "h.a.asger & h.esmail/hong kong" forwarding agents handstamp, with the original contents. A very fine example of this scarce mail, very few such covers recorded. Photo

H.A. Esmail & Co were merchants at 28 Peel Street. We have records of only three of these covers, all from the same correspondence

Sold for
HK$2,400