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Auction: 22014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 54

(x) Cambodia
Royal Mail
1868 (5 Dec.) letter from Somdach Prea Norodom, the King of Cambodia, on royal stationery with handstamp in red and large embossed seal, from the Palace of Phnom-pimb to Dr. House in Bangkok and written in English enquiring whether the gift of two boxes had been received; complete with yellow silk envelope, which enclosed the letter, showing part of the wax seal (detached) though the address label has ben lost. Also a copy of Dr. House's response explaining the difficulty of getting a reply and goes on to mention the installation of telegraphs in Cambodia along with the transcript of the previous letter from the King. A rare group. Photo

provenance:
Spink Singapore, June 1999

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Estimate
£6,000 to £8,000

Starting price
£4800